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WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE. 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA 



AND 



WASHINGTON COVNTY, OHIO 



AND 



REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS, 



EDITED AND COMPILED BY 

MARTIN R. ANDREWS. M. A. 

DOUGLAS PUTNAM PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AXD POLITICAL SCIENCE. 
MARIETTA COLLEGE. 



Histofy is PHiloBophy Teaching by Examples. 
I700-1900 



PUBLISHED BY 

BIOGRAPHICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, 

Geopge Richmond, Pres.; S. Harmer Neff, Sec'v.; C. R. Arnoi.d, Treas 

Chicago, Illinois. 

1902. 



Preface. 



TN preparing this history- of Washington County, we have kept in view the fact that since 
any former histon* was written a generation has passed away. The 19th century has 
been completed with all its records. It is therefore fitting that a histor}", which extends 
over parts of three centuries, should devote a larger proportion of space to the first half 
of the 19th centur}-; to that period, when the various elements of our population were blend- 
ing into one people. 

In the early part of the last centun,', the great lessons to be learned were not how to 
repress a savage foe, but how to make our county a productive economic unit in our State 
and nation. We have, therefore, devoted much space to a description of the attempts to 
establish various forms of industrv" and of the long struggle to secure lines of commerce by 
water and land. In this, as well as in the history of political contests, we have given the 
stor\' as far as possible in the ver\" words of contemporaries. Washington Countv" is verv- 
fortunate in having within her borders many persons who have carefully preserved manu- 
scripts, newspapers, and other documents bearing upon the early histor\\ From these w^e 
have copied ven," freely. In these records, we believe, the descendants of those who took an 
active part in making the historj" of Washington Count}" in the 18th and l&th centuries have 
no reason to be ashamed of the stor\ . 

It is impossible to name all the kind friends who have assisted us in the preparation of 
this work. Mr. Archer B. Hulbert, who has already won distinction in the historical field, 
contributed the first and second chapters and assisted in the compilation of some of the 
others. For the revision of the chapter about the bench and bar, we are indebted to Mr. J. 
A. Gallaher; for the historj- of the early judician,", to Mrs. Lillian T. Wood: for the chapter 
on the press, to Mr. George M. Cooke; and for the chapter on Marietta in the past two 
decades, to Mr. John W. Lansley. Mr. S. J. Hathaway has carefully revised his elaborate 
militan." histor\', which he prepared 25 vears ago, and has brought it up to date, adding a 
concise histon." of the Spanish-American War. We are indebted to Mrs. Bertha G. Ballard, 
for a sketch of Belpre; to Mr. John D. HoUinger, for a description of Adams to\\-nship; to Mr. 
A. D. Hopper for a description of Matamoras; and to Miss Virginia V. Dodge, for many items 
concerning both the early and the later history of Waterford township and the town of Beverly. 

The biographical department, over which the historical editor had no supervision, will 
in his opinion prove hereafter the most valuable part of the whole book. Could we have such 
complete biographies of all the men who came to the Muskingum before 1800 it would be 
worth many times the cost of this volume. The biographies prepared in this volume have 
been carefully revised by friends or relatives and their pages will increase in value as the years 
pass by. The Author. 

November, 1902. 



NOTE. 

All the biographical sketches published in this volume were sub- 
mitted to their respective subjects or to the subscribers, for whom the 
facts were primarily obtained, for their approval or correction before 
going to press; and a reasonable time was allowed in each case for the 
return of the typewritten copies. Most of them were returned to us 
within the time allotted, or before the work was printed, after being 
corrected or revised; and these may therefore be regarded as reasonably 
accurate. 

A few, however, were not returned to us; and, as we have no 
means of knowing whether they contain errors or not, we cannot vouch 
for their accuracy. In justice to our readers, and to render this work 
more valuable for reference purposes, we have indicated these uncor- 
rected sketches by a small asterisk ("), jslaced immediately after the 
name of the subject. They will all be found on the last pages of the 

book. 

Biographical Publishing Co. 



TsLble of Contents. 



CHAPTER I. 



Prehistoric (ArcMr B. Enlbert) 

The Old West — Its Primeval Rivers, Forests and Animals — The Mound-Huilders — Mounds of Mar- 
ietta — The Great Battle Ground of America — The Hunting-Grounds of the Iroquois — Weakening of the 
Iroquois Confederacy — The Story of the Delawares, Shawanese and Wyandots — Notes. 

CHAPTER II. 
Three Flags in the West (Archer B. Ilul/icrl) 



French Explorations and Establishment of Frontier Forts — Arms of the King of France— French and 
English Character Contrasted— French and Indian War — Pontiac's Rebellion— The Revolutionary War 
in the West — Massacre of Gnadenhutten — Note. 

CHAPTER III. 

MOVKMENTS OF THE PIONEERS 47 

Depreciated Currency and Impoverished Public Credit— P.ounty Lands -Ohio Company of Associates 
— Work of General Rufus Putnam and Rev. Mana-sseh Cutlei"- Ordinance of 1787— Landing at the 
Mouth of the Muskingum— Industry and Courage of the Pioneers— Odier Near-by Settlements— Notes. 

CHAPTER I\'. 

War With the Indians "" 

St. Clair's Defeat— Massacre at Big Bottom— Belpre and Beverly— Forts at Marietta and Harmar— Far- 
mers' Castle and Fort Frye— Ohio Company Affairs at Low Ebb— Joseph Kelly— General Wayne's 
Successful Campaign— Dawning of a Brighter Era for (Jhio Colonists— Capture and Escape— Reminis- 
cences of War Times and of Later Years— The Indians in Ohio— Letters of General Putnam— List of 
the Pioneers at the Forts During the Indian Troubles— Pioneers Killed bv the Indians. 

CHAPTER V. 

Politics in Early Times 98 

Washington County Created— Governor St. Clair with a Legislature on His Hands— Chillicothe vs. Mar- 
ietta -A State Constitution— Slavery— Despair of the Federalists and Exultation of the Republicans— 
Harman Blennerhassett— Local Questions Cease to be the Point of Difference Between Political Parties 
— The Era of Good Feeling--New Questions. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Politics From 1820 to I860 l^^ 

Democrats and Whigs— Slavery— Underground Railroad— Campaign of 1840— Newspaper Extracts 
Pertaining to the Politics of the Period— Celebration in Marietta— Rotation in Office— Contests of 1836 
and 1840— Campaign Songs of 1840— Washinf ton County Colonization Society— Anti-Abolition and 
Anti-Slavery Meetings — Public Sentiment in 1837— The Ohio Kidnaping Case -Later Views of the Ohio 
Kidnaping Case. 

CHAPTER VII. 

Education ''*''' 

Early Teachers and Schools— Tiie First School Houses— Improvements in School Houses— Agitation 
for Better Educational Facilities— The First Schools— Examiners of Common Schools— Educational 
Notices— School Directors— Teachers' Institutes- -Washington County School Association Minutes- 
William Slocomb— Township High Schools— Other Means of Education— Was-hington County Bible 
Society— The Marietta Library Association -The Marietta Lyceum- First Mechanics' Lyceum— A Hint 
on Home-Training— Sabbath-Schools— Society for the Promotion of Temperance- Marietta Female 
Seminary— Art— Schemes for the Betterment of Mankind Edward Postlethwayt Page -Washington 
County Children's Home— History of Children's Homes. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VIII. 
Higher Education I8fi 

Early Academies— The Marietta Infant School — Institute of Education— Manual Labor Association — 
The Marietta Collegiate Institute — Marietta Female Seminary — Marietta College — Historical Sketch of 
Marietta CoUege^Teachers and Educators — Artists. 

CHAPTER IX. 
Economics and Social Progress. 1788-1830 213 

Mills — Clothing — Saltl — Boat-building — Marietta in 1809 — Imports from the East — Steam Mill — In- 
dians — Trade Stimulated by the War of 1812 — Withdrawal of Specie to the East — Hard Times — Search 
for .Silver — The Scotch Immigration — Change of Method in Taxing Land — Improvements — Temperance 
Movement — A Change in the Population of the County — Humane Society — Agricultural Society — Grand 
Circus Hunt — Wool and Wolves— Phenomena — General LaFayette — Steamfooat Building — The First 
Steamboat up the Muskingum — Navigation of the Muskingum~-Navigation of the Ohio — The Town in 
1826 — Marketing — Ministerial Lands— Washington County Agricultural Society — Marietta Fair — Rail- 
road to Ohio — Baltimore and Ohio Railroad — Health of Marietta— Silk Culture — The German Immigra- 
tion. 

CHAPTER X. 

Forty Years of Advertisements 244 

CHAPTER XI. 
Com mercial Development 270 

Improvement of the Muskingum — Railroad History — Navigation of Uuck Creek — County Court House 
— Old Established Business Houses — Marietta Post Office — City Hall — Marietta Township in 1838— 
Washington County in 1834 — Wolves — Emigrant Association — Public Spirit — Roads and Turnpikes — 
Improvement in Horses — Rapid Transit in 1839 — Passing of the Stage Coach. 

CHAPTER XII. 
Towns and Townships of the County 291 

Adams Township — The Town of Lowell — Aurelius Township — Barlow Township — Belpre Township — 
The Town of Belpre — Decatur Township — Dunham Township — Fairfield Township — Fearing Town- 
ship — Grandview Township — The Town of New Matamoras — Independence Township — Lawrence 
Township — Liberty Township — Ludlow Township — Marietta Township — Muskingum Township — New- 
port Township — Palmer Township — Salem Township — Warren Township — Waterford Township — The 
Town of Beverly — Watertown Township — Wesley Township. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

Town and County Societies 348 

Historical Societies — Agricultural Societies — Fraternal and Secret Organizations — Civic and Industrial 
Societies. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

History of the Churches 354 

Report to the Ministerial Trustees— Baptist Churches— St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church— The Cen- 
tral Christian Church — The Christian Union Church — Congregational Churches— St. Luke's Protestant 
Episcopal Church— St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church— Methodist Episcopal Churches— The 
African Methodist Episcopal Church— The Wesleyan Hethodist Church— The First Presbyterian 
Church— The First Unitarian Society in Marietta— The Universalist Society— The First United Brethren 
Church. 

CHAPTER XV. 
Th e Press ( George M. Cooke) 398 

CHAPTER XVI. 
Banks and Banking 410 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XVII. 

The Oil Industry (H. E. Smith) 41,'J 

The History since Cow Run — Operations in Each Township — Drilling — Shooting — Pumping Acci- 
dents — Operation — Leasing Capital Invested in Washington County — The Future Prospects. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

Civil History of the County 42;i 

Establishment — Statistics of the Population — Changes in Extent- County .Seat — Court House- Infirm- 
ary — Our Early Judiciary — Roster of County Officials. 

CHAPTER XIX. 
Bench and Bar 436 

CHAPTER XX. 

Physicians of Washington County 4()0 

Attempts to Control the Practice of Medicine — The Twelfth Medical Society —Personal Sketches. 

CHAPTER XXI. 
Later History of the Ohio Company 474 

CHAPTER XXIL 
Reminiscences by Col. Joseph Barker 480 

Sketch of Colonel Barker's Life — The Early Courts — Store Supplies — Ship-building — The French Emi- 
grants — Indians Dissatisfied — Scarcity of Food — Why the Indians did not Keep the Treaty of Harniar — 
Building of the Block-houses — Big Bottom Massacre — Wolf Creek Mills — Provisions for Defense — 
Indian Alarm — The Garrison at "The Point" — Indian Troubles — First Enlistment of Men for the Indian 
War — Cultivation of Land Encouraged — Belpre — Upper and Lower Settlements — Reminiscences of 
Prominent Persons of the Early Settlements. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 
Reminiscences by Hon. George M. Wooubridge 500 



Sketch of Mr. Woodbridge's Life — A Watch Night Meeting of ¥'\hy Years Ago — Early Floods in the 
"Ohio Basin" — Revolutionary Record — A Report of the Early Burials in Waterford Township — Some 
Distinguished Visitors During the Past Century — Recollections of Some Men of Former \ears — Some 
Early Recollections — Mound Cemetery — Monument to Mark the First Landing of the Pioneers — The 
Old Court House — Corn Husking Times — A Hunt in 1832 — The Past — The First .Sunday-school- A 
Genuine Pioneer — Defense of the Pioneers and Their Successors. 

CHAPTER XXIV. 
Commercial Develop.ment of Marietta in the Past Two Decades (John W. Lansley) 



Commercial Growth Prior to 1880 — The Awakening — Annexation of Harmar — Water Works — Paid Fire 
Department — Electric Light Plant — Street Paving and Sanitary Sewers — Electric Street Railway — 
Telephone Companies — Railroads — Natural Gas — Increased Activity in the Oil Industry — Building 
Operations Enlivened — Growth in the City's Business — Suburbs — New Public Buildings- Bridge Across 
the Ohio — New Projects — Improvement of the Ohio — Tax Levies and Valuations in Marietta for the 
Past Decade — Roster or City Officials. 

CHAPTER XXV. 
The War of 1812 (Sei/mour J. Hathaway) 

Cause of the War — Attitude of the Federalists — Situation in Washington County — Why the Draft was 
Resorted to — Battle of Tippecanoe — Expedition of General Hull — Surrender of Hull Call for Troops — 
Expedition of Gen. Edward W. Tupper — Companies from Washington County — Siege of Fort Erie — 
Perry's Victory — Proctor and Tecumseh Defeated by Harrison — Battle of New Orleans and Treaty of 
Peace — Rolls of Washington County Companies — Biographical Sketches of Officers. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXVI. 
The Civil Wak (Seymour J. Hathaway) 



Causes of the War — Leaders, North and South — Political Campaign of 1860 — Position of the People of 
Washington County as to the War — The Union ISlues Respond to the Call for Troops — The Militia 
System of Ohio — Appeal to the Governor for Aid — Camp Putnam Established — Governor Dennison's 
Plan of a Campaign Successful — M. & C. Railroad Guarded — Grim-visaged War — The First Great Call 
to Arms — Eirst Three Years' Company from the County — Camp Tupper Established — Military Com- 
mittee Appointed — Beginning of Governor Tod's Administration — First Volunteer Killed in Battle — 
Shiloh — Washington City in Danger — Parkersburg Threatened — The Draft — Camp Marietta Estab- 
lished — Corinth, Antietam and South Mountain — Department of West Virginia Established at Marietta 
— Emancipation — Union League — ChancellorsviUe — Gettysburg — Vicksburg — The Morgan Raid — Buf- 
fington's Island — The Militia — Chickamauga — Ohio National Guard— Atlanta Campaign — March to the 
Sea — Shenandoah Valley — Battle Year, 1864-1805— Celebration of the Fall of the Rebellion. 

CHAPTER XXVH. 

The Civil War— Continued {Seymour J. Ilathairay) 613 

Women's Work m the War — Union Soldiers' Relief Association — Soldiers' Aid Society of Harmar — The 
Marietta Military Hospital — Short Sketches of the Military Organizations from the County — Battery C, 
F'irst West Virginia Light Artillefy— Battery H, First Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery— Battery K, First 
Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery — Battery K, Second Ohio Heavy Artillery — Company L, First Ohio Vol- 
unteer Cavalry — Company H, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry — Company B, Ninth Ohio \'olunteer 
Cavalry— Company F, Second Virginia Volunteer Cavalry — Company V, Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer 
Infantry—Companies A, P" and G, Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteers —Companies H and F,Thirty-ninthOhio 
Volunteers — Sixty-third Ohio X'olunteer Infantry — Company F, Seventy-third Ohio Volunteers — Seventy- 
seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry— Ninety-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry — The Silver Grays— The 
"Pony Section" — One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry — Biographies of Officers of the 
War of the Rebellion. 

CHAPTER XXVIH. 

The Civil War— Continued (Seymour J. Uathmray] 732 

Roll of Honor — The Soldiers' Monument. 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

The Spanish-American and Philippine Wars (Seymour J. Ilothaicay) 853 

Spanish-American War — Philippine War — Gen. Harrison Gray Otis. 

CHAPTER XXX. 

Sketches of Pioneers 860 

The First White People in Ohio— Gen. Rufus Putnam— Rev. Manasseh Cutler, LL. D.— Gen. Benjamin 
Tupper— Commodore Abraham Whittle— Col. Robert Olivr— Maj. Haffield White— Col. Ebenezer 
Sproat — Col. Return Jonathan Meigs— Arthur St. Clair— Ichabod Nye— Mrs. Rebecca Ives Gillman — 
Mrs. Mary Lake— Isaac and Rebecca Williams— Col. William Stacy— Maj. Anselm Tupper— Col. Benja- 
min Tupper— Gen. Joseph Buell — Rev. Daniel Story — John Mathews — Ephraim Cutler— David Putnam — 
Nahum Ward. 

Biographical 895 




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Bistory of marietta 

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lUasbmgton County, Ohio 



CHAPTER I. 



PREHISTORIC 

The Old West — Its Primeval Rivers, Forests and Animals — The Mound-Builders — 
Mounds of Marietta — The Great Battle-Ground of America — The Hunting- 
Grounds of the Iroquois — Weakening of the Iroquois Confederacy — The 
Story of the Delawares, Shawanese and Wyandots — Notes. 



the old west. 

It must be next to im])os?iljlc fur one in 
this day to realize what a tangled wilderness 
this West was a century and a half age. "The 
thing which puzzles us," writes W. H. H. 
Mnrray, "is not the past. Init the future : not 
the door '\\-liich has been shut. 1jut the strange 
door which has never been opened. * * * 
For who, though knocking with reddened 
knuckles against it, may start even an echo?" 
True words, indeed ; yet were the task put to 
us. it is to be seriously doubted if we of un- 
trained imagination could not draw a truer pic- 
ture of this land as it will appear a century 
hence than we could conjure up of the land as 
it ajjpeared a century ago. Suppose tlie latter 
picture could be true to the dense growth of 
bush and tree, the wallowings of the plunging 



buffalo, the ways of the wihl animals tunneled 
through the tangled maze of bush and vine — 
true, in short, to the groundwork, would it 
faithfully picture the tangled tops of the giant 
trees, where a more intricate network of Na- 
ture's handiwork might have been seen than 
on the ground? Who, init one acquainted with 
primeval forests, cait picture the straggling 
branches of the giant trees reaching out into 
the ethereal battle ground to a last death grap- 
ple with its hoary rivals, both weighed down 
by luxuriant masses of moss and tangled vine? 
Records of early pioneers aflirm that when 
this forest was first invaded by the woodman's 
ax it was found to be one tiling to cut a tree's 
trunk, Init quite another thing to dislodge its 
top from the network of forest overgrowth, 
from wliich giant trees ha\'e lieen known to 
hang su.spended in mid air after their trunks 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND ]VASHIXGTON COUXTV. 



\Yere severed. Felling of trees often loegan at 
the top : boys were sent up to strip the branches 
ijefore the trunk was cut. Where are the trees 
the like of which (Washington found on the 
Ohio near the Great Kanawha with a iliameter 
of over 14 feet? 

What a sight the wouillaml rivers must 
have beeri! Think of the plunder of the for- 
ests which the Wabash and Kentucky at flood- 
tide must have carried on their boiling bosoms. 
Picture the gigantic gorges of f(3rest trees, 
blocked in their wild course down the Alle- 
ghany and piled in monstrous and grotesque 
confusion from bank to Ijank, fnrcing even 
the river itself to find a new course 
through the forests. And so the vistas 
seen on our rivers tn-day could not have 
])een so beautiful in the old days: perhaps 
thev were never visible ou the lesser streams. 
For the c<.)ntinuous falling of the solid walls 
of trees which lined both banks must have well- 
night roofed our smaller stieams completely 
<n-er. and the venturous trapper in his canoe 
must have found the fear of falling trees added 
to his other fears. When Gen. Moses Cleave- 
land attempted to ascend the Cuyahoga in a 
l)oat from Lake Erie, the great quantity of fall- 
en trees compelled him to- desist from the un- 
dertaking. An early pioneer to Kentucky, in 
giving directions to prospective voyagers down 
the Ohio River, warns them against rowing 
at night, as the noise of the oars would jire- 
\ent them hearing the "riffling" of the water 
a1;ijut the rocks and sunken logs which made 
liver tra\'eling, especiallv on swift streams, dif- 
ficult and dangerous. 

Xor have our ri\ers always held the posi- 
tion in respect to size which they relatively 
bold to-day. It is doubtful if one who knew the 
swift !\lonongahela would recognize the placid, 
turbid, faithful river which ibears that name 
to-day. As though these streams of ours recog- 
nize in SdUie way that they must needs con- 
form to the state of civilization which they 
see about them, and may Udt run wild and 
free as when amenable only tn the caprice of 
a savage aborigine! Of cnurse the greater 



difference would be discoverable in such riv- 
ers as have been bound in locks and dams, and 
deepened by the dredge. Such was the rapid- 
ity of the current of many of our streams that 
the time now made by swift packets is more 
than double the time taken iby canoes in the 
days before slackwater navigation. With the 
damming of these streams local history, in all 
our States, has lost many landmarks well 
knowni in the earliest days of navigation. (Jn 
the Alleghany River, as on the Susquehanna 
on the eastern side of the mountains, rocks upon 
which the Indians inscril>ed their hieroglyphics 
are now so embedded that these inscriptions are 
visible only at low tide, and indeed in some cases 
are never seen above the surface of the water. 
Of all streams the majestic Ohio, alone, moves 
on much as of old; and, though many islands 
have passed from sight, there is hardly a mile 
in all her course which does not recall, in name, 
the days when that ri\er was the great high- 
way through the hunting ground of the Iro- 
quois and of the race of "men who wore hats" 
who came upon its tides to found the empires 
which today exist along its sweeping shores. 
And yet the Ohio is soon to undergo great 
changes wbicli will materially alter its aspect. 
Surveys for dams are l)eing made, Avhich, 
when completed, will give a nnninnim depth 
of six feet between locks. 

The animal life of the forests one can fancy, 
perhaps, with more accuracy than any other 
characteristic, for the deer and turkey, the wolf 
and buflalo o'f that day have their antitypes in 
ours. And }et here one mig'ht fall short, for 
few recall the vast flocks of pigeons which 
swarmed above the primeval forest, even dark- 
ening the heavens as though a cloud had 
passed, and liligliting the trees in which they 
spent a night. .Vn early traveler in the West 
has left record that from a single hollow tree 
several wagon-loads of feathers have been ex- 
tracted. 

THE MOUND BUILDERS. 

The historv of this West is a long; his- 



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tory of war, from tlie earliest days CA-en to 
our own century. This territory between the 
Alleghenies and the Mississippi is one of the 
greatest battlefields in the world. It is certainly 
the oldest and most renowned in our America. 
The tirst of our race to enter it looked 
with wondering eyes upon the monstrous 
earthen forts of a prehistoric race whom we 
have named from the relics they left behind 
the "Mound Builders." Of this race the In- 
dians knew nothing, sa\-e what the legend.? 
handed down by their fathers told of a race 
of giants which was driven out of the Central 
West, and sent flying down the Ohio and Mis- 
sisippi to reappear no nmre in hunian history. 
Antiquarians find that these furts and mau- 
soleums reveal little in addition to the Ijloody 
storv told by crude implements uf war. of 

Old. unhappy, far off things 
And battles long ago. 

In certain instances great piles of human 
liones are found at strategic revetment angles 
where heaviest attack was made and stoutest 
resistance encountered. Here bones are some- 
times found pierced by death-dealing arrow- 
heads. \\'hat power hurled the flints of these 
warriors of prehistoric days? The Indian 
legend, that they were giants in strength, is 
easily bclie\-ed. Nowhere else on the continent 
are fouTid such forts as were 'built by these an- 
cient defenders of the Central West. 

MOrXIKS AT M.\RIETT.\. 

The ancient works at Marietta occupied 
the "plain" and were included within the terri- 
torv north of Putnam street and east of Third 
(with the exception of the gratled way, ex- 
tending down to the lower river terrace, at a 
])(>int between Second and Fnmt streets). 

These works consisted originally of two 
enclosures (irregular .squares, one of which 
contained about fijrty and the other 
twenty acres), together with several trun- 
cated pyramids or elevated platforms of earth, 
the graded way. the great mound iiow en- 
closed in the cemeterv. several emlxinkments 



flanking it, and numerous lesser tumuli. The 
portions of this interesting group of works 
remaining on the two tnnicated pyramids 
known as Oiiudranaon and Caipitolium, and 
tlie mere bed or Ijottum of the graded way. 
Sacra I'ia. 

When the settlement was made at Marietta 
these works were covered with a heavy for- 
est. "When I arrived," .says Dr. Cutler, "the 
ground was in part cleared, but many large 
trees remained on the walls and mounds. The 
only possijjle data for forming any prolja'ble 
conjecture res])ecting the antiquity o.f these 
works, I conceived, must be derived from the 
growth n]jon them. By the concentric circles, 
each of which denotes the annual growth, the 
age of the trees might be ascertained. For this 
purpose a number of trees were felled; and 
in the presence of Governor St. Clair and 
many other gentlemen, the number of circles 
was carefully counted. The trees of the great- 
est size were hollow. In the largest of those 
which were found there were from three to 
fof.r hundred circles. One tree, somewhat de- 
cayed at the center, was found to cwitam at 
least 463 circles. Its age n-as undoubtedly 
more than 463 years. Other trees in a grow- 
ing state were, from their appearance, much 
older. There were likewise the strcMigest 
marks of a previous growth, as large as the 
present. Decayed stumps could be traced at 
the surface of the ground, on dift'erent parts 
of the works, which measured {nnn six to eight 
feet in diameter. In one of the angles of a 
s([uare a decayed stump measured eight feet 
in diameter at the surface of the ground ; and 
though the body of the tree was so m,ouldered 
as scarcel\- to be perceived above the surface of 
the earth, we were able to trace the decayed 
wood under the leaves and rubbish for nearly 
a hundred feet. A thrifty beech, containing 
13C1 circles, appeared to have first vegetated 
within the space that had been occupied by an 
ancient pre<leccssor of a dift'erent kind of 
wood." 

L'pon the hypothesis that the growth which 
he saw had occupied 463 years, and that it 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AXD WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



had been preceded by one of equal size and 
age, Dr. Cutler estimated tbat at least 900 
years had elapsed since the works had been 
deserted by the people who constructed them. 

We may remark in this connection that 
Clavigero, in his "History of Mexico," says 
that the cmigratiiai of the Toltecs commenced 
from their nati\e country about the middle of 
the Sixth century. 

The larger of the two square (or nearly 
square) fortifications, of which we have 
spoken, was commonly called by the early in- 
habitants of ]\Iarietta "The Town.'' The walls 
were, at the time when first c>bserved and 
measured, from six to 10 feet in height, and 
from 25 to 35 feet broad at the base. Through 
these ^^•alls there were, upon three sides, three 
openings or gateways, of which the central 
ones were the largest. The central one in the 
front, facing the [Muskingum, was 150 feet 
wide. Immediately in front of this great gate- 
',vay, and leading from it toward the river, its 
walls running at right angles to those of 
"The Town," was the* immense graded way, 
sometimes called the covert, or co\'ered way, 
and named uy some pioneer, of classical educa- 
tion, Sacra Fia. This was a broad avenue, 
excavated so as to descend by a perfect grade 
to the lower or latest formed terrace of the 
Muskingum, at the font of which it is sup- 
posed the stream flowed when the work was 
construclod. The grade remains, but the walls 
thrown up at either side have long since been 
demolished. They began at a distance of 60 
feet from the gateway, were exactly parallel, 
and 680 feet long. They were 150 feet apart 
at their bases, J30 feet at their summits, and 
the Ijroad "way" between them was rounded 
and raised like a modern city street. At the 
base of the grade the Walls were 21 feet in 
perpendicular lieight, measuring from the in- 
side, while at the same iioint upon the outside 
they Avere from eight to jo feet high, and 
much less at the upper end of the avenue. This 
portion of the Marietta works alone would lie 
a slu]X'ndous piece of construction, even in vhi.^ 
age: and in the era when it was executed must 



have been a marvel of engineering and have re- 
quired the patient, long-continued toil of a vast 
nunjber of men. Not less remarkable were 
the four squares or truncated pyramids (of 
which the two principal ones ha\e Ijcen pre^- 
ser\e<I), enclosed within the walls of the an- 
cient town. The largest of these, the Oiiadra- 
lutoii, the location of which is now best de- 
scribed bv saying that it is upon the west side 
of Fourth street, north of Warren, was in the 
northwest corner of the great enclosure. It 
v.'as descriljed by Squier and Da\'is in 1847 as 
being 188 feet long by 132 feet wide, and 10 
feet high. Its apparent height is now a little 
less than this figure. It contains more than a 
quarter of a million cul>ic feet rif earth. At 
the center of each of the four sides the earth 
jirojects, forming gradual and easy ascents 
to the top. The elevated square, next in im- 
])ortance, is the the Capifoliiiiii. which is situ- 
ated upon the northwest corner of Washington, 
and Fifth streets. The southern wall of "The 
Town" originally extended along Washington 
street, very near the Ca\pito!iimi. This elevated 
square is 150 feet long by 120 feet wide, and 
is about eight feet high. Upon three sides are 
projections or inclined ways leading to the 
level platform, hut upon • the south side the 
graded ascent is a recess, the mpasurements of 
wdiich are equal to those of the projections, 
or about 20 feet in width bv 40 feet in length. 
East of this square there was originaK' another 
and a smaller one, which was known in earlier 
days as .S7. Cecelia. It was a truncated p}Ta- 
mid. similar in general characteristics to the 
Oiiailranaoii and Capitolimn. 120 feet long 
by 50 teet wide and fi\'e or six feet high. It 
had graded ascents onl_\- ;it the ends. In the 
northern angle of the encbjsure was another 
rectangular elevatiou, which was ne\-er of as 
great a heigh*: as the others, and. unlike them. 
had no ascents. 

The purpose for which these elevated 
squares and the great graded wav leading 
down to the ]\Iuskingum can. of course, 
only lie conjectured. The former, it has 
been generally thought liy students of arch:e- 




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MOUND-BUILDERS' EARTHWORKS ON THE SITE OF MARIETTA. 



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ology, were designed as the sites of tem- 
ples, and were originally so occupied, luit with 
edifices which, having hecn constructed of per- 
ishable material, long since crumhled into dust. 
The surface of the elevated squares which we 
have described is perfectly level, except where 
it has been upheaved by the roots of falling 
tres, or burrowing animals. The squares bear 
a close resemblance to the Tcncalli of Alexico, 
upon which temples still stand. In Ohio there 
are but few of these peculiar formations in 
connection with the great groups of works, 
and, in fact, besides the Marietta squares there 
are none, except at Portsmouth, Newark, and 
in the vicinity of Chillicothe. At no one of 
these localities are the squares as large as those 
we have here degcribed. A\'orks oi this kind 
occur more frequently in the South, and in- 
vestigators, who ha\-e traveled down the Valley 
of the Mississippi and thence into IMexico, re'- 
port that there is exhibited quite a uniform and 
constant increase in the size of the squares until 
they lead up to the mighty temple-crowned 
TcocaUi in the land of ilontezuma. Upon the 
other hand, as we journey southward we find 
a decrease in the size and in the number of 
enclosures of similar nature to those which 
abound in Ohio. 

We have so far said but little of the smaller 
of the two enclosures which existed at Mari- 
etta. As we have said, its are-a was about 20 
acres. This area is now about equally di- 
vided north and south b_\- Wooster street, and 
lies above Fourth street. This enclosure, 
which formed the connection in the great 
system of the Marietta works, between 
the larger enclosure and the great mound, 
was many years ago obliterated. Its walls 
were never as high as those of the larger 
enclosure called "The Town." There were 
openings or gateways at the center of 
each side and at the corners, which were de- 
fended by mounds. It is conjectured that these 
two enclosures were not designed for defense, 
although they may of course have ser\-ed that 
]iurpose. The ditch or fosse which often oc- 



curs in connection with the walls of similar 
enclosures was wanting here, but it is not im- 
probable that palisades were planted upon the 
top of the embankments. 

The most reasonabe hypothesis to be 
adopted in accounting for the construction of 
the so-called "forts" is that they were simply 
enclosures designed to protect the temples and 
the sacred altars of th.e ancient people from 
the profane gaze or touch of an alien race, or 
to guard them from desecration by animals. 
They ma_\- also ha\-e served as the place for 
great civic or religious asseniiblages, or the 
practice of something analagous to the Olym- 
pian games. \'ery likely they contained the 
residences of the priests or rulers of the people. 

Most of the earth of which the so-called 
"forts" were constructed must have been taken 
evenly from the surface of the ground within 
and around them, although excavations com- 
monly designated as "dug holes" were at an 
e.arly d;iy observable in several places not far 
from the works. Several of these have been 
supi)oscd to be wells, funnel-shaped like those 
in eastern countries, so that the water carriers 
could go down into them. 

The large mound now inclosed in the ceme- 
tery, the most interesting feature of the Alari- 
etta gnjup of works, remains to be described. 
It is not larger than some others in Ohio, but 
is proljably higher in proportion to its base 
measurement, and is nni(|ue in its accessories 
of embankment and fosse. It is 30 feet in 
heighth and its base is 115 feet in diameter. It 
is surrounded by a ditch about 15 feet wide 
and four feet deep, outside of which is a wall 
about lou.r feet high, and twenty feet or more 
in breadth. There is an opening in this wall 
upon the north side and a lilling in the fosse, 
each about 20 feet in width. The surrounding 
wall and ditch do not form a perfect circle, but 
an ellipse, the longer diameter of which is 230 
feet, and the shorter 215 feet. Originally 
there were a number of fragmentary walls of 
slight elevation west and south of the great 
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There was also a wall extending from a point 
near the tilling of the fosse toward the south 
eiiibankment of a smaller enclosure. 

The mound was described 'by Squier and 
Davis in 1847 as being truncated. It so ap- 
pears at present and the memory of the oldest 
inhabitant cannot recall a time when it was 
otherwise. The writer, however, has reason 
to believe that the mound, as originally con- 
structed, was a perfect mammalian. The Mari- 
etta mound is, doubtless, a sepulchral mound, 
and it is probable that it contains (or did once 
contain) two chambers like the great mound 
at the mouth of Grave Creek, in West Virginia 
— one chamber being situated upon a level 
with the surrounding plain, and the other mid- 
way between the base and the ape.x of the 
mound. The flattening of the top may have 
been caused by the crushing in of one or Iwth 
of these cham'l:)ers (the chambers arc in most 
cases constructed of timlier), -jr by the up- 
rooting of the great nak which IJr. Cutler's 
journal tells us stood upon the top in 178s. 
It is not generally known that the mound has 
been partially excavated, but such is the fact. 
Dr. Cutler, as ([noted by j\lr. Harris, says that 
"an opening being made at the summit of the 
great conic mound" (and it is wnrthy of note 
that he uses the word conic ) "there were fnund 
the bones of an adult in a horizontal position, 
covered with a iiat stone. Beneath this skele- 
ton were three stones placed vertically at small 
and different distances, but no bones were dis- 
. covered. That this venerable monument might 
not be defaced, the opening was closed without 
further search." The skeleton found was 
doubtless not lower down than the middle of 
the mound, that is to say, 15 feet from the 
apex. In everv one of the few large mounds 
excavated, which lKi\e a chamber near the top, 
there has been fonnd another at the base, and 
hence there is presumptive evidence that the 
bones of some mighty personage of the ancient 
race lie as they were originally deposited in 
an unknow'n age, amidst the pomp and splai- 
dor of strange ami superstitions rites. While 
this mound i> undnnbtedlv monumental in 



its character, its unic[ue accessory formations 
— the fosse and wall — would suggest that the 
builders had in view some other purpose than 
the rearing of a massive sepulchre. It may 
have been utilized as a place for the observance 
of religious ceremonies. 

Small mjounds are usually to ibe found upon 
the hills overlooking the larger works in the 
valleys. These are not wanting at Marietta. 
Harmar Hill and the other eminences in the 
vicinity of the great group w'e have described 
are crowned with them and they occur at in- 
terA-als along the whole length of the Muskin- 
gum Valley, and also those of the Tuscarawas 
and the Ohio. It is conjectured that these 
mounds served the purpose of coignes of van- 
tage from which the approach of an enemy 
could be descried, and also that they were sig- 
nal stati(jns from which beacon lights have 
flashed forth at night and columns of smoke 
arisen in the daytime as warnings of impend- 
ing danger, i-r the means of conveying quickly- 
other information.. It will be found that from 
one of these mounds upon the valley wall, 
another similar m,ound can nearly always be 
seen, and that the second commands a third, 
and so on. It is probable that these mounds 
formed systems extending- along the valleys 
and across the country. 

There are in \Vashington County many 
small works and mounds, the most interesting" 
(_)f which are mentioned in the histories of the 
localities in which they occur. It is scarcely 
necessary tO' say that there are none which ap- 
proach in magnitude the ancient remains at 
^^larietta. 

The pioneers of [Marietta exhiljited a laud- 
able disposition to oreser\-e the strange monu- 
ments left by a prehistoric people, and although 
much has necessarily Ijeen swept from exist- 
ence, the most interesting portions of the great 
system have been preserved, and nearly in the 
condition in which they were found. While 
the Goths and Vandals at Circleville were raz- 
ing tO' the ground the wonderful works which 
ga\-e their town its name, the citizens of Mari- 
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the inimeiliate r)])literati(in of the remains 
within the tnwn plat, hnt to secure tlieir pro- 
tection for all time. The name.s which have 
heen used in this chapter, Oiiadrauaou, Capi- 
toliuuh and Sacra Via, were l>estowed upon 
the several works durinji' the vear 1788. A 
Httle later the Ohio Company passed the fol- 
lowing resolution, which was the first measure 
adopted looking toward the preservation of the 
ancient works : 

Rrsohrtl. l'h;u Colonel Battclle. Colonel Crary, 
and Major Ser.geant be a committee to lease the public 
squares (lo Samuci H. Parsons, Rufus Putnam and 
Griffin Gr»ene. csqs.), the ones on which the great 
mound stands, the Quadranaou and Capitoliuin, for so 
long a time as they are not wanted for the uses for 
which thev were reserved. The committee are to 
point out the mode of improvement for ornament, and 
in what manner the ancient works shall be preserved, 
and al-^o to a'^ocrtain the amount of wliat is to be given. 

In ]Mai-cIi, 1 79 1, the Company decided to 
lease Public Square No, i (Marie Antoinette), 
containing the great mound, to Rufus Putnam 
for 12 vears, on condition that he shotild set 
out trees and make other improvements. On 
similar terms it was iirop'ised to lease Square 
\o. J ( Capildlliini) . lo Dudley Woodhridge 
for eight _\-ears. and Scpiare No. 3 {Oiiadra- 
uaou). to Benjamin Tuijper for 10 A'ears. It 
was resolved at the same time that Sacra Via 
he not leased, but that General Putnam should 
retain control of it, seed.it down, plant trees 
upon it, etc. It was specified that the trees 
to he set out on the ancient works were to 
he of native growth. Subsequently Rufus Put- 
nam. Paul Fearing, and Dr. Jabez True were 
a])pointed trustees to take charge of the pub- 
lic squares until the town should become in- 
corporated, and lease them tn proper persons, 
the avails of the rent to be applied to the 
education of indigent orphans. 

The large trees growing u])on the Quadra- 
naou are all of second growth and were set out 
in accordance with the reciuirements of the 
Oliio Comijau}-. This work, or rather the 
question O'f its preser\-ation and the right of 
the lessee to ol.iliterate or deface it. was the svtb- 
ject of a very warm controversy in 1820. The I 



stpiare contaiiu'ng the Oiiadrauaou had been 
leased to D. Hartshorn and he had transferred 
the right of possession to Ue\-. Joseph W'illard. 
lie began plowing down the truncated pyra- 
mid and the citizens protested. Caleb Emer- 
.siHi, who was a member of the Council, was ac- 
tive in opposing Willard's action. The Council 
remo\-ed the square front Willard's possession 
and leased it to C. D. G. Bonny, and a num- 
l>er of citizens turned out and repaired the 
damage done by the plowing. A discussion 
of the merits of the case was c:u-ried on for 
some months in the newspajjcrs between a 
writer who signed himself "Fair Play," and 
Mr. AN'illard. and the case was carric<I into 
the court, where it was decided in favor of the 
town. The Council claimed the scpiare as a 
reservation granted to t!ie town for public 
works, or public buildings, and for the benefit 
of indigent orphan children. 

The THiblic squares had not been fenced, ui> 
to 1837, and some dannage had been caused to 
the ancient works. Ijut in the year mentioned 
the citizens raised a sufficient sum of monev 
to repair the injuries effected and to build 
fences around the scpiares. Ichabod Xye and 
Thomas X'inton were appcjinted 'bv the Council 
as a committee to make the needed improve- 
ments and restorations. The large mound has, 
perhaps, been injtired more than either of the 
other remains, the water liaving washed the 
sides where the earth was loosened by the feet 
of climbers. The une\-en places were filled, the 
defective trees cut down, and the entire sur- 
face of the mound sown with grass. In order 
that the symmetry of the mound should not 
again be intpaired by the displacement of eartn 
consequent upon many persons climbing up its 
steej) sides, a flight of stoue stejjs was con- 
structed by which the summit could be easily 
gained. The mound has since lieen kept, by 
occasional slight lalior bestowed upon it. in 
the best possible condition, as have also^ the 
other remains. 

Till-: t;KK.\T i;.\TTi.F.-(;Kou.\n ok .\Mi;iacA. 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



was a continual battle-ground. To it both 
France and England, in turn, clung with 
equal determination, and ])oth tested the fool- 
ish experiment of attempting to win it back, 
when once it was lost, by means of the Indians 
who made it their lair. 

THE HUNTING GROfNDS OF THE IROQUOIS. 

W'lien the first explorers entered the West, 
earlv hi the i8th century, it was found to be 
the princely hunting ground of the Iroquois, 
better known as the Six Nations. Of all 
American Indians the Iroquois were ever pre- 
eminent, invincible. The proud races of the 
furthest South had felt the weight of their 
tomjahawks and the nations that camped about 
the shores of Lake St. John "kept their senti- 
nels puslied well southward in dread of their 
fierce invasion." As conquerors of half a con- 
tinent, the choicest hunting grounds were 
theirs, and so the forests, divided by the Oyo 
(Ohio), which took its rise in the Iroquois 
homeland south, of Lake Ontario, was the na- 
tion's choice. 

The hunting grounds of an Indian nation 
were not, in the nature of the case, located near 
the nation's homeland. The forests near In- 
dian villages soon became devoid of game, and 
the hunters were compelled to seek it at an in- 
creasing greater distance from home. And so 
it became customary for the stronger nations 
and confederacies to obtain by concpiest or un- 
opposed occupation, great tracts of distant for- 
ests which should be their own peculiar prop- 
ert^• and into which vagrant hunters of other 
nations came only on peril of their lives. These 
hunting grounds were as stable and well de- 
fined as a nation's homeland itself, and, as 
among the Bedouin nations of the Le\-ant, the 
degree of the conqueror's \ictory nver his 
ath'ersary w&s measured by the number of 
sheep and camel purloined, so the victory of 
one Indian nation over another was measured, 
in part, Ijy the extent of new hunting grounds 
in which it might thereafter roam without 
challenge. The hunting grounds were an In- 
dian nation's pride and came first in the na- 



tion's category. And so the "Happy Hunting 
Ground," alive with game, wliich no ruthless 
conquerer conld wrest away, was the red man s 
happiest conception for a life everlasting. 

Still, during Iroquois sovereigiity over the 
Central West, it is not probable that they alone 
knew of the treasures of bufl:'alo and turkey and 
pike which the land and its streams con- 
tained. In the far ^^'est the Iroquois left the 
^liami's nation undistuiijed in their old home 
between the Miami and the Wabash. Ottawas, 
"traders" frrmi the North, who had never 
built a fire beside more splendid streams than 
the Central A\'est contained, were at times 
vagrant, frightened, visitors to the lands be- 
tween the Great Lakes and the Oyo. Other 
scattered remnants of Indian nations are ru- 
mored to have built fires in the hunting- 
grounds of the Iroquois; if so they hid their 
charred emhers in the leaves, to obliterate all 
proofs of their sly incursions. 

Ever and anon, from tlie Iroquois home- 
land, came great armies into the West in 
search of game. Launching their painted 
canoes on the headwaters of the Oyo (now 
the Alleghany and Ohio), they came down 
wiith the flood tides of the spring and fall and 
scattered into all the ri\'ers of the forest, — the 
Kanawha. .Mnsking\im, Scioto, Kentucky, 
Miami and ^^'aI>ash. Other canoes came up 
Lake Ontario to Lake Erie and passed up the 
Cuyahoga and down the rvluskingum, or up 
the Sandusky and down the Scioto, or up the 
Miami-of-the-Lakes and down the Wabash. 
Then were the forests filled with shouting, and 
a hundred great fires illuminated the primeval 
shadows. After the hunters came the warriors 
in brightly colored canoes, their paddles sweep- 
ing in perfect unison. And woe to* the arro- 
gant southern nation whose annual tribute had 
failed to come! Down to the South the war- 
riors sped, to return with terrible proofs of 
their prowess, lea\-ing upon the rocks in the 
rivers bauglitx' s}-mbols of their \ictories. 

WEAKENING OF THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY. 

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Six Nations was challenged, and the territory 
over wliich they were masters h-egan to grow 
smaller instead of greater. The white men 
came to America. Their "new" empires were 
being erected on the continent. "New Spain" 
arose to the south; "New Sweden" was spoken 
of and "New Amsterdam," on Long Island 
Sound; "New England" was heard of between 
the St. Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean, and 
"New France" was founded amid the Cana- 
dian snows, with its capital on the tumbling 
river of St. Laurant. 

Though both came from l)eyond the same 
ocean the Iroquois found that there was a 
great difference between the founders of "New 
England" and the founders of "New France." 
The former settled down (|uietly, bought land, 
cleared it and raised ci'ops. They treated the 
Indian very respectfully — paying little atten- 
tion to him or his land. The French, however, 
were different. There was no end to their 
running about. Their arrival was scarcely 
noised abroad before they were seen hurry- 
ing up the inland rivers on missii.ms of various 
import. 

And so the Iroquois came to hate the 
French, especially after their first encounter 
with them on the shores of Lake Champlain, 
when the white captain fired off a horrid arque- 
buse which killed two chieftains and wounded 
another, and liked to have scared the whole 
Indian army to death. Tliis hatred was aug- 
mented as the French made friends with the 
Algonquin tribes of tlic lower St. Lav.rence 
who, having fled from before the Iroquois v,-ar- 
riors like dust before the wind, now, in re- 
venge, piloted the French up tlie Ottawa and 
showed them a way to enter the Great Lakes 
of the Iroquois by the back door, Georgian 
Bay! Once acquainted with the five Great 
Great Lakes, the French were even less satis- 
fied than before, and down into the hunting 
grounds of the Iroquois they plunged in searcli 
of a great river and a sea which would lead to 
China. Already they had named the portage 
around one of the St. Lawrence Rapids "La 
Chine." Iielieving that the river led "to China" 



— a country of wdiich the farthest western na- 
tions, tlie fierce Chippewas and L)acotahs, even, 
had never heard ! 

As the iSth century grew older the Iro- 
cpiois became too busy with affairs of war and 
diplomacy and trade to come each year to their 
western hunting grounds and guard them with 
the ancient jealousy. Situated as they were 
between the J'"rench and English settlements, 
they found a neutral role difficult to maintairi 
and' they became fitfully allied now with the Al- 
Inmy, now with the Quebec governments, as 
each struggled to gain possession of the great 
Northern fur trade which was under the domi- 
nating influence of the Si.K Nations, who con- 
tnilled the Ottawa, St. Lawrence and all the 
New York ri\ers. 

THE STORY OF THE DEL.\W.\RES, SH.VWANESE 
AND WV.-\NI)0TS. 

The hunting grounds of the Iroquois were 
too delightful a "land to remain long unoccu- 
pied. Had Providence willed that these for- 
ests in and west of the Appalachian mount- 
svstem should have continued to be unoccupied 
until the white man came to possess it, many 
of the darkest pages of American histor}- could 
never have been written Rut the very reverse 
of this happened. Not only was it filled with 
Indians, but there came to it from far distant 
homes, as if chosen by fate, three of the most 
desiderate Indian nations on the continent, each 
having been made ready, seemingly, by long 
vears of oppression and tyranny, for the bloody 
work of holding this \'\'est from the white 
man. The three nations found by the first 
explorers in the abandoned hunting grounds of 
the Iro<iuois had been fugitix'es on the face 
of the earth for half a century, bandied about 
between tlie stronger confederacies like out- 
casts, denied refuge everywhere, pursued, per- 
secuted, half destroyed. The story of any one 
of them is the story of the other two — a^sad, 
desperate tale at the best. 

'Hiese nations were the Shawanese, Dela- 
warcs and W'vandots. The centers of popula- 



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tii»n wliich they furmeil were on the Scioto. 
[Muskingum and Sandusky rivers, respecti\-ely. 
And, with the fierce Mianiis and the remnants 
of the Iroquois, these tribes fought the longest 
and most successful war ever waged by the 
red race in the history of the continent. P"rom 
their lairs on the Alleghany, Scioto and ]\Ius- 
kingum, they defied the white man for half 
a century, triumphing terrihlv at Braddock's 
defeat and St. Clair's, the greatest victories 
over the white man ever achieved by the red. 
The first of tliese nations to enter the old 
liunting ground of the Irn(|uois was the W'van- 
dot. Their home was aliout Sandu:-ky Ba}'. 
and along the shores cif the Sandusky Iviver. 
Originally the \\'yan(l()ts dwelt on the ujiper 
St. Lawrence, and were neighbors of lhe 
Seneca tribe of the Six Nations. As the re- 
sult of a quarrel ()\'er a maiden, as legend has 
it. Imt mure likely as the result of Iroquois 
conquest, the Wyandots were driven fn-in their 
homes, vanishing westward into the lan.l of 
the Hur(jns, who li\'ed by the lake w hich bore 
their name. Here the brave Jesuit missionaries 
found them, where they were known as tlie 
"Tobacco Nation." The coufederation of the 
Irofpiois as the Six Nations sounded the doom 
of the Hurons, .and with the Senecas at tiic 
head of the confederac}-, onl)- ruin stared the 
fugitive Wyandots in the face. By the be- 
ginning of the 1 8th century they had again lied 
westward, hopelessly seeking a new refuge. 
Some of the nation continued journeying' even 
beyond the Sioux and Dacotahs to the "Bctck- 
bone of the World," as they called the Rocky 
JNIountains. There, tradition states, they 
found wanderers like themseh'es, whc; spoke 
a familiar language — Wyandots who had come 
hither long before to escape the revengeful 
Senecas! But the maioritv of the nation l)uilt 
great rafts and set alloat on the Detroit River. 
This was a reckless alternati\e to choose. Imt it 
brought the persecuted nation to their long- 
souglit place of refuge. .\s thev iia.^seil the 
present site of Detroit, they saw with amaze- 
n;ent an arra\ of white tents and soldiers 
diessed in white keeping watch. The Wyan- 



dots had found the French building De Troit, 
a.nd fear of the Senecas ^■anished. On the 
shores of neighboring Sandusky Bay on Lake 
Erie the Wyandots built their fires, and the 
relations between them and the French were 
most cordial. The year of this memorable 
Wwandot hegira is given as 1701, wlucli, for- 
tunately, corresponds with the founding of De- 
troit. 

When "Mad Anthony" \\'ayne was wag- 
ing his last campaign against the Western In- 
dians in 1794, he once summoned to him a 
know^ing fi'ontiersman and asked him if he 
could ni:t capture an Indian in order to get 
some information concerning the enenty. 

"Can you m ,t capture one near Sandusky?" 
asked the General, as the man hesitated. 

"No. not SandtTsky," was the ready reply. 

".\nd -A n\' not at Sandusky?" 

"There are only Wyandots at Sandusky." 

"Well, why won't a \\'yandot do?'' insisted 
the irrepressible \\'a_\iie. 

"Because, sir," reidied the woodsman "a 
W)'antIot is ne\er captured alive. 

The story is typical of the \\'yandots 
throughout all their history for a centur_\- — for 
it lacked but five years of a century when they 
signed the treaty at Greenville after Genera! 
Wayne's caiupaign. Allied in the beginning, 
as we ha\-e seen, to the French, the \A'yaiidots 
fought sturdil}- for their cause until New 
Fraix'e was a])andoned. Lnder Pontiac they 
ji>ined in the plot to dri\-e out the English from 
the West and win hack the land for France. 
In turn the\ became attached to British inter- 
ests at the breaking out of the Revolutionary 
War, and thev were as true to the very last 
to them as they had l)ectn formerly to the 
Freiich. Idirough their aid England managed 
to retain forts Sandusky, Miami and Detroit 
for 20 years after the close of the Revolution, 
despite the solemn pledges given in the treaty 
of Paris. 

The \\'yandots came from the far North. 
The second nation to enter the Alleghany for- 
ests was the Shawanese, who came from the 
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American Indians who liad e\en so much as a 
tradition of having come to tliis continent from 
across the ocean. Like that of the savage 
W'yandots, tlie Iiistory of the Sliawanese Ix'fore 
they settled downi on the swift Scioto is a 
cheerless tale. Too pnjud to join one of the 
great Southern confederacies, if, indeed the 
opportunity was ever extended to them, the}- 
sifted northward through the forests from 
Florida until they settled l^etween the Cumber- 
land and Tennessee rivers. Here the earliest 
geographers found them and classified them 
as the connecting hranch. lietween the Algon- 
Cjuins of New England and the far .\nrthwest, 
so different were they fnun their !<nuihcrn 
neighbors. They remained but a shdrt time 
by the Cumberland, for the Irotiudis swept 
down upon them with a fury ne\er exceeded 
by the Cherokees or ^lobilians, and the fugi- 
tives scattered like leaves eastwanl toward the 
Alleghanies, By permissiun of the govern- 
ment of Pennsxlvania, 70 families, perhaps 300 
souls, settled down upon the Susquehanna 
at the beginning of the 1 8th century. By 1730 
the number of Indian warri(_>rs in T'ennsx Ivania 
was placed at 700, one-half of whom were 
said to be Shawanese. This w^ould indicate a 
total population of perhaps 1,500 Shawanese. 
^^'ith the approach of the settlements of the 
white man and the opening of the bloody 
French and Indian \Var. they left, the Susque- 
hanna and pushed straight westward to the 
Scioto River valley beyond the Ohin. 

The Shawanese have well been called the 
'"Bedouins of the American Indians." The 
main Ixxly of the nation migrated from Florida 
to the Cumberland and Susquehanna and 
Scioto rivers. Fragmentary portions of the 
nation wandered elsewhere. Cadwallader Cob- 
den said in 1745 that one tribe of the Shaw- 
anese "had gone quite down to New Spain." 
'When La Salle wished guides from Lake On- 
tario to the Gulf of Mexico in 1684, Shawan- 
ese were sujiplied him, it being as remarkalole 
that they were Shawanese so far north 
(though they may have been prisoners among 
the Iroquois) as it was that they were ac- 



quainted with the Gulf of Mexico, In the 
lilack Forest the Sliawanese gained another 
and a well-earned reputation — of being the 
fiercest, most uncompromising Indian nation 
with which the white man ever dealt. They 
were for the half century which the Black 
Forest was their home and the W'yandots their 
allies, ever first f(jr war and last for peace. 
Under their two terrilile well-known chieftains, 
Cornstalk and Tecumseh. thev were allied 
both with the b'rcnch and with the British 
in the vain attemjit to hold back the tide of 
civilization from the river valleys of the Cen- 
tral West. .Missionary work among them 
proved a failure. They made treaties but to 
break them. .\ni an acre of all the land which 
lay south of them, Kentucky, but was drenched 
i/y blood they spilt. Incited by such hell- 
hounds as the (iirty boys, there was no limit 
to wJiich the Shawanese could not be ])ushed, 
and for it ;dl they had been trained by instinct 
and tradition through luinvberless vears of des- 
perate ill-fortune. 

The W'yandots and the Shawanese came 
from the North and South. The third nation 
which made the hunting grounds of the Iro- 
(juois its homeland came from the Eastern sea- 
board. The legendary history of the Lenni- 
Lenapes cannot be equaled, in point of ro- 
mance in Indian history. Tradition states that 
they lived at a \ery earh- period west ()f the 
Mississi[)i)i River. L'niting with their neigh- 
l)ors, the Inxpiois, the two nations began an 
eastward conquest which ended in driving the 
giant .Alleghans, the ]\k)und-Builders, from the 
alluvial valleys of the Scioto, JNIiami, Muskin- 
gum, Wabash, Ka.skaskia, Cahokia and Illi- 
nois, where their mounds and ring forts were 
found, and di\-iding between them the .\tlantic 
sealxiard, the Injquois taking the north and 
the Lenni-Lenapes settling in the valley of 
the Delaware, where they took the name of 
Delawares. But not long after this division 
had been effected, the spirit of jealousy arose. 
The Iroquois receiving arms from the Dutch, 
who founded New Amsterdam (New Yorkj, 
became expert in the acconiiilishments of war. 



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The Delawares adapted themselves to peaceful 
modes of living, and their laden maize fields 
brought them rich returns for their labors. 
\\"\i\-\ the confederation of the Iroquois tribes 
intc:» the Six Nations, the doom of the Dela- 
wares \\-as sealed. By treachery or by main 
force the upstart "uncles" from the North fell 
to c[uarreling with their Southern "nephews.'' 
Seeing that nothing but ruin stared them in 
the face the Delawares began selling their land 
to the Dutch, the friends of their "Good jMig- 
non" Penn. "How came you to take upon 
yourselves to sell land?" was the infuriated 
cry of the Iroquois, who sent by their (irator, 
Cawassatiego, their ultimatum in the weak- 
ened Delawares. "You sell land in the dark. 
Did you ever tell us you sold land to them? 
* * * \\"e tind you are none of oau" lilood. 
Therefore we charge you to remove instantly. 
\\'e assign you two places to go, either to Ugo- 
man or Shamokin : Go!" 

Dismayed, disgraced, the Delawares re- 
tired fromi the green maize fields which they 
loved and fell back, a crowd of disordered fugi- 
tives, into the Alleghany forests. Sifting 
through the forests, crowding the Shawanese 
before them, they at last crossed the Alleghany 
and settled down on the upper ^luskingum 
about 1740. Here they lived for half a cen- 
tury, fighting with Villiers and Pnntiac and 
Little Turtle. Here they were visited by 
armies and by missionaries who did noljle wor1< 
among them. The Delawares later fought 
against the armies of Harmar, St. Clair and 
'\^'ayne, after they abandoned the valley which 
was first their home, and then sank hopelessly 
into the general rout of the liroken tribes 
moving westward after the battles of Fallen 
Timbers and Tippecanoe. On the Kansas 
River and its tributaries the remnant of the 
once powerful Lenni-Lenapes range today o\-cr 
a territory of a million acres, still dreaming, 
it is said, of a time when they will again as- 
sume their historic position at the head of 
the Indian family. A great mass of tradition 
lives with them of their eastern conquest, the 
homes on the Delaware, Alleghany and Mus- 



kingum, where the poet had Evangeline visit 
them in her search for Gabriel. And still the 
massacre of Gnaderibrutten is told to wonder- 
ing children in Delaware wigwams which dot 
the Ozark ■Mountains as titey once dotted the 
Alleghany valleys. 

The total number of Indians in the hunt- 
ing ground of the Iroquois would be difficult 
to estimate. During the Revolutionary War, 
when the Central \A'est was filled with an hun- 
dred fugitive tribes, a United States Commis- 
sioner reported the number of Indian war- 
riors affiliated with the Iroquois as 3,100, 
divided as follows : \\'yandots 300, Mingoes 
600, Senecas 650, Mohawks 100, Cuyahogas 
220, Onondagas 230, Oneidas and Tuscarawas 
400, Ottawas 600 ; the other nations were given 
as follows : Chippewas 5,000, Pottawatomies 
400; scattering, 800. Considering the Indian 
family as consisting of four persons, the total 
Indian population of the Central West would 
be 40.000, probably a very liberal estimate. 



On the Plan of Ihc .-liiciciit Earllix^'orks. 

General Putnam has left very explicit notes 
about the plan of the ancient works as he found 
them in 17SS. He says, "There are at least 
three kinds of works at Marietta as described 
on the plan, and designed for very difTerent 
purposes. The walls A B C D and E F G H 
(the two large quadrangles covering the 
greater part of the high ground and lying be- 
tween Putnam and Montgomery streets) were 
evidently erected for defense, and whoever 
views the figures i, 2, &c., which are as level 
on top as a mosaic pavement, will not hesitate 
to pronounce that on them once stood some 
spacious buildings, and whoever considers the 
other figures, although he may be at a loss 
with respect to their use, he will have no dif- 
ficulty in Iielieving they were for purposes 
very different from either of the other kinds of 
work. Thus far, everyone who has viewed 
them, and, I will venture to say, whoever shall 
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spect to other matters everyone has his conject- 
ures and I will give you mine. 

"The chasms or openings in the walls l^y 
many are supposed to be intended for gate- 
ways, and no doubt but that they served partly 
for that purpose; but I think it highly probable 
that both these and the openings at the angles 
were supplied with wooden works, probably 
with something like bastions or projecting 
towers for the lodgment of the troops assigned 
for the defense of the place as well as the 
better to flank the curtains. It is observable 
in the square A B C D that from one opening 
to another the distance is no more than from 
1-4 to 20 perches, the half of which distance 
must be the necessarj- flight i)f an arrow in 
order for a complete flank fire. 

"As to the antiquity of these works they 
e.xceed all calculations, the size of trees grow- 



ing on them being the same as on the other 
land. 

References. 

"A ]) C D is the remains of an an- 
cient wall or rampart of earth whose base 
is from 25 to 36 feet, and its height from four 
to eight feet. Figs. 5 and 6 are two parallel 
walls (if earth distant from each other, from 
center to center, 14 perches, at c and f their 
perpendicular height is 21 feet and base 42 
feet ; at g and /; their height is eight feet. This 
height was taken on the inside or between the 
tw'o walls. On the outside they are nowhere 
more than five feet high. 

"E F G H are walls or banks of earth. 
Their height and base were not taken by 
measure but they appear to be about 20 feet 
base and from three to five feet high." 



CHAPTER. II. 



THREE FLAGS IN THE WEST 

French Explorations and Establishment of Frontier Forts — Arms of the King of 
France — French and English Character Contrasted — French and Indian 
War — PoNTiAc's Rebellion — The Revolutionary War in the West — Massacre 

OF Gnadenhutten. — Note. 



FRENCH explorations ANU ESTABLISHMENT 

OF frontier forts. 

In the year 1540, Jacijues Cartier raised a 
white cri.iss crowned with the flciir c!c lis of 
Fi'ance upcm an improvised altar of crossed 
canc-e paddles at Otiebec, bearing the inscrip- 
tiiin "Fraiiciscus primus, Dei gratia, Franco- 
nun Rex Rcguat," and formally took posses- 
sion of a new ciintinent. Two centuries later, 
in the dawn of early morning, Biritish sol- 
diers wrested from the betrayed ^^lontcalm the 
mist-enshrouded height where tliat emblazoned 
cross had stood and N'ew France fell — "amid 
the proudest monuments of its own glory, and 
on the \ery spot of its origin." 

All the American Indians sonn found, as 
the Iroquois had, that nothing would do Init 
these newly-come Frenchmen must run about 
over all the countrw Each river must lie as- 
cended, the portages traversed and lakes 
crossed. Every hint of further ri\'ers and 
lakes resulted forthwith in a thousand ques- 
tions if not in the immediate formation of an 
exploring e.xpeditiou. 

And yet there was method in the madness 
of this running about. In the first place log 
forts were founded at \-arious points, and 
when the world came to know e\en a fraction 



as nnuch as the French did about the West, it 
found that these forts were situated at the 
must strategic points on the continent. For 
instance, there was Fort Frontenac, near the 
narrowing of Lake Ontario into the St. Law- 
rence. This fort commanded that river. Then 
there was Fort Niagara, which commanded 
the route to Lake Erie. There was Foil De- 
troit, which commanded all access from Lake 
Erie to lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior. 
There were forts I-a Boeuf, Venango and Du- 
quesne tO' hold the Ohio, Fort Sandusky to 
hold the Sandusky River, Fort Miami at the 
head of the rapids on the Miami-of-the-Lakes 
to hold that ri\er, and the portage to the \\'a- 
bash, and \'incennes and Kaskaskia in the Illi- 
nois C(juutr_\-. 

The Indians did not oljject to these forts, 
i.)ecause they found that they were really no 
forts at all, Ijut rather depots and warehouses 
for th.e great fur trade, where their stacks of 
beautiful otter and sable and beaver skins could 
be exchanged for such splendid colored ribbons 
and tinkling bells and powder and lead and 
whiskey ! Each fort became a trading post 
where the Indians gathered frequently for en- 
tertainments of various character. 

Fancy if you can the emparadising dreams 
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ernor of Xew France, as lie sui'Ncyed willi 
heaving lireast the vast domains of t!ie .Missis- 
sippi Valley, comprising four inillinn M|uare 
miles of delecta'ble land, and fancied the mighty 
empire it would some day sustain — outrivaling 
the dreams of a "Grand Monarque.'' Picture, 
if you can, the great ]io])es of the builder of 
Quebec who could see the infant city holding in 
fee all the great system of lakes besides whose 
sea-outlet it stood — the Gibraltar of the new 
continent. Fancy the assemblies of notables 
which met when a returned Jesuit or forgot- 
ten courcnr dc bois came hurrying down the 
Ottawa in his canoe and reported the finding 
of a mighty river, yet unchronicled, filled with 
thousands of beaver and otter ; a new bright 
gem in the Bourbon crown. 

And so, we may suppose, such assemblies 
referred mockingly to the stolid Englishmen 
living along the Atlantic seaboard to the 
South. How the French must ha\e scorned 
England's conception of America! Long af- 
ter the French had passed from Quebec to the 
Great Lakes and down the Mississi]5pi to the 
Gulf of Alexico, the English had a boat built 
at home which could be taken apart on the 
tipper waters of the James River, carried across 
the mountains on wagons to be put together 
on the shores of the Pacific Sea! How the 
French must have laughed when they heard 
•of this; we can imagine them drinking hilari- 
ously to the portable boat stranded in the .Mle.- 
ghany forests three thousand miles from its 
destination ! 

And so it was that the wily emissaries of 
the Bourl)on throne incorporated the fast-fill- 
ing hunting grounds of the Iroquois with Xew 
France. It was an easily acquired country 
since they, brought nothing into it tliat was 
not wanted, and took nothing away — but furs! 
Though of these furs they were mighty ]);irlic- 
ular respecting the number and the fpiality, 
and especially that traders from the English 
settlements over the nmunlains should not 
come and get them. 

But it turned out that the English not only 
came, but even .claimed for themsehes the 
Ohio couiitrv which lav bevond the .Mlegbanv 



mountains! If Cabot and Drake discoxered 
the continent, did they not discover its inter- 
ior as truly as its seaboard? Moreover, the 
English had l)y treaty acquiretl certain rights 
from the Iroquois which held good, they main- 
tained, wherever the Iroquois had carried their 
irresistible conquests from Labrador to the 
Everglades of Florida. And who could then 
say that this did not hold good beyond the Ai- 
leghanies, where the Iroquois for so long hatl 
been the acknowledgeld mastea-s? 

Thus it was that slowly, naturally and 
with the certainty of doom itself, there drew 
on the terrible war which decided whether the 
destiny of the new continent should be placed 
in the haiuls of a Teuton or a Ciaelic civiliza- 
tion — whether Providence should hold the de- 
scendants of the founders of Jamestown or of 
Quebec responsible for its mighty part in the 
history of human affairs. This war has re- 
ceived the vague name of the French and In- 
dian War. By this is meant the war Eng- 
land and her cohmists in America fought 
against the French and Indians. 

It is remarkal)lc enough that this war, 
which was to settle so much, began from a 
spark struck in the West. The explanation of 
this is found in the fact that a great expanse 
of forest separated the English settlements on 
the .Atlantic seabt)ard and the great line of 
French settlements, 3,000 leagues in length, 
which stretched from the*, mouth of the St. 
Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico. The nearest 
points of contact were in Virginia and Penn- 
sylvania, for here the rivalry of French and 
English traders had l)een most intense. 

\"irginians found it a very acceptable part 
to play — this trying the test case with France 
to decide who was the real master of the land 
o\-er the mountains. In 1749 a company of 
Viriginian gentlemen received from the King 
of England a royal charter granting them pos- 
session of 200.000 acres of the P)lack Forest 
between the Monongahela and Kanawha 
ri\ers. 

The astonishment and anger of the French 
on the St. Lawrence knew no bounds! Im- 
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set on foot plans which Avould result in the 
withdrawal of the English colonists. 

Looking- back through the years, it may 
seem A-ery strange tliat the go\-ernors of New 
France never anticipated a clasli with England 
on the Ohio and prepared for it. but it appears, 
that, of all the West. Lake Erie and the Ohio 
River were ihe least kno-ie'ii to the French. 
This can be understood from the following 
romantic story of French exploration: 

On a wild October day, Cartier who raised 
the altar at Quebec and claimed the new con- 
tinent stood on ]\Iount Royale, looking wist- 
fully westward. Behind Iiim lay the old 
world throbbing with an intuition of a north- 
west passage to China and India. Before 
him shimmered two waterways in the sun. 
As we know them now the southern was the 
St. Lawrence, the western the Ottawa. 

It was a strange Providence which led the 
Algoncjuins to induce Cartier to set the tide of 
French trade and exploration o\-er the Otta- 
wa rather than up the St. Lawrence. By this 
France lost, we are told, the Hudson Valley 
— the key to the Eastern half of the conti- 
nent — but gained the Great Lakes. This tide 
of trappers, merchants, Jesuits, and adven- 
turers went up the Western river, across into 
Georgian Bay, through the lakes, down the 
Wisconsin, Illinois and ^Mississippi. Some 
few braved the dangers of traveling in the 
domains of the Iroquois and went up the St. 
Lawrence to Lake Ontario, thejn across to 
Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay. The impor- 
tant result was that Lake Erie was the last of 
all the Great Lakes to be discovered and the 
country south of it was the last to be explored 
and claimed by the French. Lakes Ontario 
and Huron were discovered in 1615, Lake Su- 
perior in 1629, Lake ^Michigan in 1634. Lake 
Erie was not discovered until 1669 — half a 
century after the two lakes which it joins. 
And then fur a hundred years it was a mystery. 
Champlain drew it on Ids map as a widened 
river, and other majJS of the day make it a 
bro'jk, river, strait ur lake, as tlieir authors 
fancied. One drew it as a river, and, in per- 



plexity over its outlet, ran it into the Susque- 
hanna and down into Chesapeake Bay. And 
late as in the map of Celeron, in 1750, is writ- 
ten along the southern shore of Lake Erie — 
"This shore is almost unknown." 

.\RMS OF THE KING OF FR.VNCE. 

It is a custom peculiar to the French ta 
declare possession of a land by burying leaden 
plates, upon which their profes-.ions of sov- 
ereignty are incised, at the mouths of its riv- 
ers. This has been an immemorial custom, 
and has been done in recent times in the Pa- 
cific Ocean. La Salle buried a leaden plate 
at the mouth of the Mississippi in 1682, claim- 
ing possession o^ that river and all streams 
emptying into it and all lands drained by them. 
But, now, more plates were needed. And so 
Celeron de Bienville, a gallant chevalier of 
St. Louis, departed from Quebec in the fall of 
the same year with a detachment of eight sub- 
altern officers, six cadets, an armorer, 20 sol- 
diers, 180 Canadians, 30 friendly Iroquois 
and 25 Abenakis with a load of leaden plates 
to be buried at the mouths of all the rivers in 
the Central West. Two plates were buried in 
what we now call the Alleghany River and one 
at the mouth of Wheeling Creek, the Muskin- 
gum (W'ashington County), Great Kanawha 
and Miami rivers. (See Note.) At the burial 
of each plate a given formality was observed. 
The detachment was drawn up in battle array. 
The leader cried in a loud voice "Vive le 
Roi." and proclaimed that possession was ta- 
ken in the name of the King. In each in- 
stance, the Arms of the King, stamped upon 
a sheet of tin, were affixed tO' the nearest tree, 
and a process verbal was drawn up and signed 
bv the officers. Each plate bore the follow- 
ing inscription : 

"In the year 1749. of the reign of Louis 
the XV, King of France, We, Celeron, com- 
mander of a detachment sent by Monsieur the 
Marcpiis de la Galissoniere, Governor General 
of New France, to re-establish tranquility in 
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buried (here a space w'as left for the date of 
and place of burial) this plate of lead near 
the ri\'er Ohio otherwise Belle Riviere as a 
monument of the renewal of possession we 
have taken of the said river Ohio, and of all 
those which empty into it, and of all lands on 
both sides as far as the sources of said rivers, 
as enjoyed by the Kings of France preced- 
ing, and as they have there maintained them- 
selves by arms and treaties, especially those 
of Ryswick, Utrecht and Aix-la-Chapelle." 

Ah ! but leaden bullets were more needed 
in the West than leaden plates! This Celeron 
found out before he had gone a dozen leagues. 
Hostile Senecas dug up his first plate and hur- 
ried with it to the English at Albany. At 
Logstown. near the present city of Pittsburg, 
he found some detested English traders, and a 
strong anti-French influence. He drove off 
the intruders with a sharp letter to their gov- 
ernor, but here his Iroquois and Abenakis In- 
dians deserted him, and, on their way north, 
tore from the trees the Arms of the King. 
Celeron hurried homeward liy tlie shortest 
route — up the Miami River and down the 
Maumee and through the lakes — and ren- 
dered his alarming report. It was decided im- 
mediately to fortify Celeron's route. The en- 
terprising successor of Galissoniere — Govern- 
or Duquesne — sent a detachment from Que- 
bec with orders to proceed to Lake Erie and 
begin the building of a line of forts do\m the 
Ohio frontier, from Lake Erie to the Ohio 
River. This party, under the command of 
M. Marin, landed near the present site of Erie. 
Pennsylvania, and raised a fort. 

The ruins of this fort in the West are still 
perceptible within the limits of the city of 
Erie. It was a strong work built of chestnut 
logs, 15 feet high and 120 feet square, with 
a block house on each side. It had a gate to 
the .southward and one to the northward, but 
no port holes. It was first called Fort Du- 
quesne, but later was named Fort Presque 
Isle from the promontory which juts out into 
the lake. From Fort Presque Isle M. Marin 
hewed a road southward, a distance of 13 



miles, 21 feet in width, to the Riviere aux 
Roeufs — river of Buffaloes — later named 
French Creek by Washington. This was the 
first white man's road — military or otherwise 
— ever made in the Central West. It was 
built in 1753 and though it has not been used 
over its entire length since that day it marks, 
in a general way, the important route from the 
important route from the lakes to the Allegha- 
ny and Ohio rivers, which became early in the 
igth century the great thoroughfare for freight 
to and from the Ohio Valley and the East. 
For a distance of seven miles out of the city of 
Erie, the old French road of a century and a 
half ago is the main road south. At tiiat dis- 
tance from the city the newi highv.-ay leaves 
the old French route, but the latter can he 
followed without difficulty until it meets the 
Erie-Waterford plank road. 

At the end of this road was erected Fort 
La Boeuf on the north bank of the West Fork 
of Riviere aux Boeufs, at the intersection of 
High and Water streets in what is now the 
town of Waterford, Penns3-lvania. Being an 
inland fort it was not ranked or fortified as a 
first-class one: yet as a trading fort, it was 
of much' importance in the chain from Oucbec 
to the Ohio. 

Late in the summer of 1753, M. Marin 
sent 50 men to erect a third fort in the chain 
from Lake Erie just below the junction of 
French Creek and the Alleghany River, on the 
present site of Franklin. Pennsylvania. 
Possession was taken of the site by 
Capt. Chabert fie Joncaire wlio spent 
the winter in a trader's hut. lun'ing 
been opposed by Indians' who said that the 
land was theirs, and that they would not have 
them liuild upon it. In the spring, ho-.vever, 
machinery for a sawmill was brought froin 
Canada and oak and chestnut trees were cut 
down and sawn into timbers for a new fort 
which was completed in April. It was not an 
elaborate work but answered its purpose as 
an entrepot for goods .going down to Fort Du- 
quesne. It was named Furt Machault from 
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financief and politician and favorite of La 
Pompadour. The fort was a parallelogram 
about 75 by 105 feet with bastions in the form 
of polygons at thel four angles. The gate 
fronted the river. It contained a maga/.ine 
protected by three feet of earth and five bar- 
racks two stories high furnished with stone 
chimneys. The soldiers" barracks consisted of 
44 buildings built around the fort on the north 
and east sides. 

Thus, strong in her resources of military 
.and civil centralization, France moved swift- 
ly into the West at last. In this, her superior- 
ity over the English colonies was as marked 
as her success in winning her way into the 
good graces of the Indians. 

TRENCH AND ENGLISH CH.\R.\CTER CON- 
TR.\STED. 

French and English character nowhere 
show more plainly than in the nature of their 
contact with the Indian as each met him along 
the St. Lawrence, the Alleghany and the Great 
Lakes. The French came to conciliate the 
Indians, with no scruples as to how they might 
accomplish their task. The coiireur-dc-bois 
threw himself into the spirit of Indian life and 
very nearly adopted the Indian's ideals. The 
stolid English trader, keen for a I)argain. just- 
ly suspicious of his white rival, invariably 
distant, seldom tried to ingratiate himself into 
the friendship of the redman. The z'oyagcur 
flattered, cajoled, entertained in his wild way. 
regailed at tables, mingled witlmut stint in 
Indian customs. Sir Guy Carletrm writes : 
"France did not depend nn the numlier of her 
troops. ])ut on the discretion of her officers 
Avho learned, the language of the nati\-es. '■' * 
* * * distributed the King's presents, ex- 
cited no jealousy and gained the affections of 
an ignorant, credulous but bra\'e people, 
whose ruling jiassions are independence, grat- 
itude and revenge." The Englishman little 
affected the conceits (if the red man, seldom 
opened his heart and was less commnnly fa- 
miliar. He ignored as much as [jossible In- 



dian habits ; the Frenchman feigned all rev- 
erence for them, with a care never to rupture 
their stolid complacency. The English trader 
dressed like a ranger or trapper, making as lit- 
tle use of Indian dress as practicable. The 
vo\<agenr adopted Indian dress commonly, or- 
namented himself with vermilion and ochre 
and danced with the aborigines before the fires ; 
he wore his hair long-crowned with a coronet 
of feathers ; his hunting frock was trimmed 
with horsehair fringe and he carried a charmed 
rattlesnake's tail. "They were the most ro- 
mantic and poetic characters ever known in 
American frontier life. Their every move- 
ment attracts the rosiest coloring of imagina- 
tion. We see them gliding along the streams 
in their long canoes, shapely and serviceable 
as any water craft that man has ever designed, 
and yet buoyant and fragile as the wind- 
whirled autumn leaf. We catch afar off the 
thrilling cadences of their choruses floating 
over the prairie and marsh, echoing from for- 
est and hill, startling the buffalo from his 
haunt in the reeds, telling the drowsy deni- 
zens of the approach of revelry and whisper- 
ing to the Indian village of gaudy fabrics, 
of trinkets and of fire-water." This was not 
true alone of the French voyagcur. it was more 
or less true of the French soldier and officer. 
Such conduct was not unknown among Eng- 
lish traders but it must have been compara- 
tively rare. Few men of his race had such a 
lasting and honorable hold upon the Indian as 
Sir William Johnson and we cannot be wrong 
in attributing much of his power (of such mo- 
mentous value to England through sn many 
vears) to the spirit of comradeship and famil- 
iarfty which underlay his studied deportment. 
"Are ydu ignorant," said the French Gov- 
ernor, Marquis Duquesne, to a deputation of 
Indians, "of the difference between the King 
of France and the English ? Look at the forts 
which the King had built ; you will find that 
under their very wlalls the beasts of rhe for- 
ests are hunted and slain ; that they are, in 
fact, fixed in places most frequented by yriu 
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cessities. The English, on the contrary, no 
■sooner occupy a post, than the woods fall be- 
fore their hand — the earth is subjected to cul- 
tivation — the game disappears — and your peo- 
ple are speedily reduced to combat with starva- 
tion." M. Garneau, the French-Canadian 
historian, frankly acknowledges that the Mar- 
-quis here accurately described the chief dif- 
ference between the two civilizations. In 1757 
M. Chauvignevie, Jr., a 17-year-old French 
prisoner among the English, said that at Fort 
La Boeuf the French plant corn around the 
fort for the Indians, "whose wives and chil- 
•dren come to the fort for it, and get furnished 
.also with clothes at the King's expense." 

Horace Walpole, speaking of the French 
and English ways of seating themselves in 
America said : "They enslaved, or assisted 
the wretched nations to butcher one another, 
instructed them in the use of fire-arms, brandy 
and the New* Testament, and at last, by scat- 
tered extension of forts and colonies, they 
have met to quarrel for the boundaries of em- 
pires, of which they can neitlner use nor occu- 
pv a twentieth part of the included territory." 
"But," he sneers elsewhere. "7cc do not mas- 
sacre: we are such good Christians as only to 
cheat." 

But, while the French mn\-ed down the 
lakes and the Alleghany, and the English 
•came across the mountains, what of the "poor' 
Indian for whose rich /ands both were so anx- 
ious ? 

An old Delaware sachem did not miss the 
mark widely when he askefl the pathetic ques- 
tion : "The French claim all the lands on 
one side of the Ohio, and the English on the 
other; now where does the Indian's land lie?" 
Truly, "between their fathers, the French, and 
their brothers, the English, they were in a fair 
way of being l(ivingly shared out of the whole 
countrw" 

FRENCH .AND INDIAN' W.\R. 

In 1744 the English paid -^^po to the repre- 
■sentatives of the Six Nations for assuming to 



cede to them tlie land between the Alleghany 
Mountains. But, as we have seen, the Six 
Nations had practically given up their .Mle- 
ghany hunting grounds to the other nations 
who had swarmed in, — the Delawares (known 
to the French as the Loiips, "wolves") and 
the Shawanese. So, in a loose way, the con- 
federacy of the Si.x Nations was friendly to 
the Engli,sh, while the actual inhabitants of 
the land the Six Nations had "sold" were 
hostile to the English and usually friendly to 
the French. Besides these (the Delaware and 
Shawanese nations) many fugitives from the 
Six Nations, especially Senecas, were found 
aiding the French, as the momentous struggle 
was preciiMtated and as Washington. Brad- 
dock, Shirlev and Montgomery fought in vain 
at Fort Necessity, Braddock's Fiekl, Niagara 
and Oue])ec. 

Almost nothing of this war occurred wes» 
of the Ohio River and it wias won by England 
in the capture of Quebec in 1759. 

r0NTI.\c's REBELLION. 

With the fall of Quebec, New France 
passed away and all French territory west of 
the Jklississippi, save only a fishing station on 
the island of Newfoundland, came into the 
possession of the English crown. But the 
war which brought all this about was fought 
entirelv in the nordieast. Of it tlie West and 
its re(l-skinne<l inhabitants knew nothing. 
Fort Niagara was the most westerly fort 
which had succinnbed to an English army, 
though Fort Duquesne had been evacuated. 
The story of successive defeats of the French 
were, perhaps, hardly heard of in the 
West, or, if communicated to the faith- 
ful Indian allies there, the lugir.al con- 
clusion was not forced upon their at- 
tention. So far as they were con- 
cerned, France was never more in the pos- 
session of their lakes and forests than then. 
Was not the blundering Braddock killed and 
his fine army utterly ])ut to rout? Were not 
the French forts in tlie West — Presque Isle, 



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Venango, La Boeuf. ;Mianii and Detroit, se- 
cure? Fort Duquesne could be re-occupied 
whenever the French would give the signal. 
The leaden plates of France still reposed at 
the mouths of the rivers of the West and the 
Arms of the Kiilg of France still rattled in 
the wind which swept the land. 

Fancv the surprise of the Indians, then, 
when little parties of red-coat soldiers came 
into the West and, with quiet insolence, took 
possession of the French forts and of the In- 
dian's land! And the French moved neither 
hand nor foot to oppose them, though through 
so many years they had boasted their prowess. 
and though lo Wyandots could have done so 
successfully. Detroit was surrenderd to a 
mere corporars guard, and the lesser forts to 
a sentry's watch each. It remained for the 
newcomers to inform the Indians of the events 
which led to the changing of the flags on these 
inland fortresses — to tell them that the French 
armies had been utterly overwhelmed, and the 
French capital captured, and French rule in 
America at an end. 

But these explanatious, given glibly, no 
doubt, bv arrogant English officers, were re- 
peated over and over by the Indians, and slow- 
ly, before a hundred, yea. a thousand dim fires 
in the forests. \\'e can believe it was not all 
plain to them, this sudden conquest of a coun- 
try where not a l)attle had been fought for 
eight years and that battle the greatest vic- 
torv ever achieved liy the red man. Perhaps 
messengers were sent back to the forts 
to gain casually. additional informa- 
tion concerning this marvelous conquest. 
French traders as ignorant, or feigning 
to l)e. as the Indians, were implored to 
explain the sudden forgetfulness of the 
"French Father" (if the Indians. 

It was inexplicalile. The news spread 
rapidly ; "The French have surrendered 
our land to the Englisli." Fierce Shawanese 
around their fires at Chillicothe on the Scioto 
heard the news, and sullenly passed it on west- 
ward to the Miamis, and eastward to the Del- 
awares on the Muskingum. The Senecas on 



the upper Alleghany heard the news. The 
Ottawas and Wyandots on both sides of the 
Detroit River heard it — and before the fires 
of each of these Jierce French-loving Indian 
nations there was much silence while chief- 
tains pondered, and the few words uttered 
were stern and cruel. 

Cruel words grew to angry threats. By 
what right the chieftains asked, could the 
French surrender the Black Forest to the Eng- 
lish ? When did the French come to own the 
land anyway. They were the guests, the 
friends of the Indian — not his conquerors. 
The French built forts it was true, but they 
were for the Indian as well as for the French, 
and were forts in name only and the more of 
them the merrier! But now a conqueror had 
come, telling the Indian the land was no longer 
his, but belonged to the British King. 

Threats soon grew into visible form. 
Where it started is not surely known — some 
say from the Senecas on the upper Alleghany 
— but soon a fearful "Bloody Belt" went on a 
journey with its terrible summons to war. It 
passed to the Delawares and to the Shawanese 
and Miamis and Wyandots. and where it went 
the death halloo sounded through the forests. 
The call was to the Indians of the Black For- 
est to rise and cast out the English from the 
land. If the French could not have it. cer- 
tainly no one else should. The dogs of war 
were loosened. The young warriors of the 
Alleghany, and Muskingum, and Scioto, and 
?\Iiami, and Detroit danced merrily before the 
fires, and the old men sang their half-forgot- 
ten war chants. 

The terrible war which now burst over the 
West has never been paralleled by savages the 
world over in ])oint of swift success. This 
may be attril)nted to the fact that a leader was 
found in Fontiac. a chieftain in the Ottawa 
nation, who, fur daring and intelligence, was 
never matched bv a man of his race. He had 
the courage of sweeping and patriotic convic- 
tions. He saw in the English occupation of 
the land the dotmi of the red man. Indeed, he 
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an oppcjrtunity tn put his coinictions to a pub- 
lic test. The liuhan was hecdining a clianged 
man. The iniplenienls and utensils of the 
white ntan were adopted by the red. The in- 
dependent forest arts of their fathers were be- 
ginning to be forgotten. Kettles and blank- 
ets and powder and lead were taking the place 
of the wooden bowls and fur robes and swift 
flint-heads. In another generation the art of 
making a living for himself in the forest would 
be forgotten Ijy the Indian, and he would 
henceforth be alisolutely dependent upon the 
foreigner. All this Pontiac saw. He felt 
commissioned to lead a return to nature. The 
arts of the white man must be discarded and 
the Indians must come back to their primitive 
mode of living in dependence upon their own 
skill and ingenuity. 

And so Pontiac waged a religious war. 
At a great convention of the savages he told 
them that a Delaware Indian had, w'hile lost in 
the forests, been guided into a path which led 
to the home of the Great Spirit, and, on com- 
ing there, had been upbraided by the Master 
of Life himself for 'the degenerate state to 
which his race was falling. The forest arts 
of their fathers must be encouraged and re- 
lied up. The utensils of the white man must 
be banished from the wigwams. Bows and 
arrows and tomahawks and stone hatchets 
should not be discarded. Otherwise the 
Great Spirit would take away their land from 
them and give it to others. And so, much of 
the furv which accompanied the war was a 
sort of religious frenzy. "The Master of 
Life himself has stirred us up." said the war- 
riors. 

Pontiac's plot — undoubtedly the most com- 
prehensive military campaign ever conceived 
in a red man's brain — was discovered by the 
British at Fort Miami, on the Maumee River, 
in March, 1763, four years after the fall of 
Quebec. There the "Bloody Belt" was found 
and secured before it could be forwarded to 
the Wabash with its murderous message. By 
threats and warnings the untutored English 
officers thought to (luell the disturbance. Am- 



herst. His [Majesty's cnmmanding general in 
America, haughtily condemned the signs of 
revolution as "unwarranted." Moreover, he 
gave his officers in the West authority to de- 
clare to the Indian chieftains that if they 
should conspire thev would in his eyes make 
"a contemptible ligure!" Time passed and 
the garrisons breathed easily as quiet reigned. 
It was but the lull before the storm. On 
the 7th of May. Pontiac. who led his Otta- 
was at Braddock's depot, appeared before, 
Detroit — the metroijolis of the northwest — 
with 300 warriors. The watchful- 

ness of the brave Major Gladwin, a well- 
trained i)ui)il in that school on liraddock's 
Road, and the failure of Pontiac to capture 
the fort b\ strategy, though his warriors were 
admitted witliin its walls and lia<l shortened 
guns concealed beneath their blankets, was 
the dramatic beginning of a reign of terror and 
a war of devastation all the way from Sault 
St. Marie to e\'en beyond the crest of the Al- 
leghanies. Pontiac immediately invested 
Detroit and throughout the Black Forest his 
faithful allies did their Ottawa chieftain's 
will. On the \(\i\\ of ]\Iay. Fort Sandusky 
\sas surrounded by Indians seemingly friend- 
ly. The British commander permitted seven 
to enter. As thev sat smoking, by the turn of 
a head the signal was given and the command- 
er was a prisoner. As he was hurried out of 
the fort lie saw. here one dead soldier, there 
another — victims of the mas.sacre. Nine days 
later a band of Indians appeared before the 
fort at the mouth of the St. Joseph. "We are 
come to see otu- relatives," they said, "and 
wished the garrison good morning." Within 
two minutes after their entrance, the com- 
manding officer and three men were prisoners 
and II others were murdered. Two days 
later the commander of Fort Miami, on the 
Maumee River, came, at an Indian mother's 
pitiful plea, to the Indian village to bleed a 
sick child. He was shot ill his tracks. Four 
days later the commander of Fort Onatianon, 
on the Wabash, was inveigled into an Indian 
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fortlnvith. Two days later Indians gathered 
at Fort Michilimackinac to engage in a game 
of lacrosse. At the height of the contest, the 
ball was thrown near a gate of the fort. In 
the twinkling- of an eye the commanding of- 
ficer who stood watching the game was seized, 
and the Indians, snatching tomahawks from 
under the blankets of the squaws who were 
standing in proper position, entered the fort 
and killed 15 soldiers outright and took the 
remainder of the garrison prisoners. Sixteen 
days later Fort La Boeuf, on French Creek, 
where Washington deliverefl his message to 
the haughty^ St. Pierre a decade before, was 
attacked by an overwhelming army, of sav- 
ages. Keeping the enemy ofT until midnight, 
the garrison made safe its escape, unknown to 
the exultant besiegers wdio had already fired 
one corner bastion, and fled down the river to 
Fort Pitt. On their Avay they passed the 
smoldering ruins of Fort Venango. Two 
days later Fort Presque Isle was attacked. In 
two days the commander senseless with terror 
struck his flag. The same day Fort Ligonier, 
in the foothills of the Alleghanies, was in- 
vested by a besieging army. 

Thus the campaign of Pontiac, prosecuted 
with such swiftness and such success, bade fair 
to end in triumph. "We hate the English,"' 
the Indians sent word to the French on the 
Mississippi, "and wish to kill them. We are 
all united: the war is our war, and we will 
continue it for seven years. The English 
shall never come into the West!" 

But Fort Detroit and Fort Pitt stood firm. 
For months Pontiac beleaguered the Northern 
fortress, gaining advantages whenever the 
garrison attacked him, but unable to reduce 
the fort. All summer long the eyes of the 
world were upon Detroit — and the gallant de- 
fense of Fort Pitt, w-as comparatively forgot- 
ten. But the maintenance of this strategic 
point was of incalculable importance to the 
West. The garrison felt this. And here, if 
anywhere, was courage shown in battle. 
Here, if ever, brave men faced fearful odds 



with unshaken courage worthy of their Saxon 
blood. 

In planning his campaign, Pontiac dele- 
gated the Shawanese and Delawares to carry 
Fort Pitt. If they could not do it. he might 
be assured that the position was impregnable. 
They were his most reliable warriors, and, once 
given the task of carrying out the second most 
important coup of their great leader's plan, 
could be trusted to use any alternative savage 
lust could suggest, or trick savage cunning 
could invent in order to accomplish their por- 
tion of the terrible conquest of the \\^est. The 
defense of Detroit was brave; but Detroit was 
on the great water highway east and west. 
Succoff wias possible, in fact probable, in time ; 
if not. there was a way of escape. At Fort 
Pitt neither could be expected. Moreover the 
fort had never been completed. On three 
^ides the flood tides of the rivers had injured 
it. Ecuyer. its valiant defender, threw up a 
rough rampart of logs and palisaded the in- 
terior. And in this fragile fortress, hardly 
worthy of the name, behind which lay the 
darkling Alleghanies and about which loomed 
the Black Forest, were gathered some 600 
souls, a larger community, probably, than the 
total population of Detroit. And around on 
every side were gathered the lines of ochred 
warriors preparing for another charge even 
to the very blood-bespatered walls. The 
garrison might well ha\-e believed itself be- 
yond the reach of succor, if. indeed, succor 
could avail before need of it had vanished. 
The bones of Braddock's 700 slain lay scat- 
tered about the forests only seven miles away. 
How could another army come even that far? 
Little wonder that the Shaw-anese and Dela- 
wares were already- flushed with victory- as 
they renewed their unavailing attacks. 

But Braddock made a death-bed prophecy. 
Before he died he said : ■ "We shall later 
knowlii how to deal with them another time." 
And tlie British did : for an army from Phila- 
delphia relieved Fort Pitt. While General 
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and. with much Inmgling, reasserting English 
authority along the lake shore, an intrepid 
successor of the headstrong Braddock was do- 
ing, with greatest credit to himself and the 
brave men who constituted his army, what 
Braddock failed to do. 

This notable expedition was put under the 
command of General Forbes' efficient officer. 
Col. Henry Bouquet, who had a good seven- 
years' record as an Indian fighter and was 
more crafty than many a redskin. 

Bouquet marched westward from Phila- 
delphia o\'er Forbes' old road and at Bushy 
Run fought one of the decisive battles of 
America. From this hard-fought field he 
marched to Fort Pitt. 

The year following Bouquet led across the 
Ohio the first English airmy that ever crossed 
into what is now Ohio and on the upper Mus- 
kingum he brought the Delawares to terms 
and ended then and there Pontiac's dream of 
an Indian empire. 

THE REVOLUTIOX.XRV W.\R IX THE WEST. 

History was making fast in the West when 
the Revolutionary struggle reached the crisis 
in 1775 at Concord and Lexington. South 
of the Ohio River. Virginia's new empire was 
filling with the conquerors of the West. The 
Mississippi Valley counted a po])ulation of 13,- 
000, 3,000 being the population of New Or- 
leans. St. Louis, in Spanisli jiossession, was 
carrying on a brisk trade with the Indians on 
the Missouri. Viincennes. the British port on 
the W'abash. had a population of 400 whites. 
Detroit, the metropolis of the West, numbered 
1,500 inhabitants, more than double the num- 
ber in the dashing days of Gladwin only a dec- 
ade before. The British flag also flew at Kas- 
kaskia, on the Mississippi, and at Sandusky. 
This fringe of British forts on the North 
were separated 'from the American me- 
tropolis of the West, Pittsburg, and from 
the first fortresses built in Kentucky, by 
leagues of forests, dark as v.hen Bouquet 
pierced them, and filled with sullen Indian na- 



tions awed for the time being by Dtinmore's 
invasion, but silently abiding their time to 
avenge themselves for the loss of the meadow 
lands of Kcn-ta-Kcc. 

Such was the condition of affairs when, in 
.April, 1775, the open struggle fur independ- 
ence (if the American colonies was roughly 
precipitated at Lexington. It might seem to 
the casual observer that the colonists who were 
now hastening by way of the Wilderness Road 
or the Ohio River into the Virginian Kentucky 
could not feel the intense jealousy for Amer- 
ican interests which was felt by the patriots in 
the East. On the very contrary, there is evi- 
dence that these first pioneers into the West 
had a profound knowledge of the situation and 
a sympathy for the struggling patriots which 
was enhanced, even, by the distance which 
separated them and the hardships they had en- 
dured. Not a few of them too had known 
personally of the plundering British officials 
and the obnoxious taxes. It is the proud 
boast of Kentuckians that in the center of their 
beautiful blue-grass country was erected the 
first monument to the first dead of the Revolu- 
tion. A party of pioneers heard the news of 
the battle of Lexington while sitting about 
their camp fire. Long into the night the 
'rough men told and retold the electrifying 
news and before morning named the new set- 
tlement they were to make. "Lexington." in 
honor of N'ew England's dead ! 

It was not at all evident at first what the 
war was going to amomit to in the West. 
Scarce!}- more was known in the \\'est of the 
Revolutionary War than had been known two 
decades before of the French and Indian War. 
But at the outset it was plain that there 
was to be a tremendous struggle on Ijoth 
sides to gain the allegiance, as the British 
desired, of the Indian nations which lay 
between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes. 
For two years the struggle in the East went 
on. engrossing, the entire attention of both 
combatants. During 1776 and 1777 the his- 
tory of the West is merely the continuation of 
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Dunniore's campaign. Slowly the Indians 
forgot Lewis' crushing \-ictory at Point Pleas- 
ant and their solemn pledges at Camp Char- 
lotte, and jvere raiding the t'eehle Kentucky 
posts with undiminished relish, or giving the 
"Long- Knives" of the Alonongahela country 
plenty of provocation fur the harbarities of 
■which they are known to have ht^n guilty. 

And so. early in the struggle, far-sighted 
ones saw signs cf the growing despicable alli- 
ance of the savages to British interests, and 
"before the bloody year of 1778 opened, it was 
only a ciuestion of hr)w nuich England wanted 
of the savage allies who were crowded about 
their forts along the lakes. It is a terrible 
Llot on the history of British rule in America 
that when led to the same bitter trough, Eng- 
lish officers in the West used every means of 
retaHation for the use of which they so round- 
ly condemned French officials a quarter of a 
century before. American officers employed 
Indians as guides and scouts and were guilty 
of provoking inter-triljal war, but they did not 
pay Indians for bringing in British scalps, or 
praise them for their murderous successes and 
equip them for further service. As a brave 
American officer said, "Let this reproach re- 
main on them" — and the people of the West 
will never forget the reproach nor forgive! 
They rememlier and always will the burning 
\viords of Washington written mure than 10 
years after the close of the !\e\-iilutiiin. "All 
the difficulties tcv eiienuuter with tlie Iiidiaiiis, 
their Iinstilities, the iiiiirtler of Iielfilrss zco- 
tncu and children tdung (dl our frontiers re- 
sults from the conduct of the agents of Great 
Britain in this country." Around the hearths 
of hundreds of homes of descendants of the 
pioneers in the West w-ill be found today mem- 
ories of the inhuman barl)arities of British of- 
ficers during the Revolution, which will never 
tie forgotten and which will never fail to pre- 
judice generations yet unborn. The reproach 
zvill remain on them! 

At the outbreak of the war. chiefs of the 
Indian nations were invited to Pittsburg where 



the nature of the struggle was explained to 
them in the following parable: 

"Suppose a father had a little son whom 
he loved and indulged while young, but, grow- 
ing up to be a youth, began to think of having 
some help from him : and making up a small 
pack, he l)id him carry it for him. The boy 
cheerfully takes this pack up. following his 
father with it. The father fin(Hng the boy 
wiilling and obedient, continues in this way ; 
and as the boy grows stronger, so the father 
makes the pack in proportion larger ; yet as 
long as the boy is able to carry the pack, he 
does so without grumbling. At length, how- 
ever, the boy having arrived at manhood, 
w bile the father is making up the pack for him, 
in comes a person of an evil disposition, and. 
learning who was to lie the carrier of the pack, 
advises the father tO' make it heavier, for sure- 
ly the son is able to cany a larger pack. The 
father listening rather to the bad adviser than 
consulting his own judgment and the feelings 
of tenderness, follows the advice of the hard- 
hearted adviser, and makes up a lieaA-y load 
for his son to carry. The son. now grown 
up, examining the weight of the load he is to 
carry, addresses the father in these words : 
'Dear father, this pack .is ton hea\-y for me to 
carry, do^ pray ligliten it: I am willing to do 
wdiat I can, but am unable to> carry this load.' 
The father's heart having l^y this time become 
hardened, and the bad adviser calling to him, 
'\\'hip him if he disobeys,' and he refusing to 
carry the pack, the father orders his son to 
take up the pack and carry it oft' or he will 
whip him. and alreadv takes up a stick to beat 
him. 'So.' says the son. 'am I to be served 
thus for not doing what I am unable to do? 
Well, if entreaties avail nothing with you. fa- 
ther, land it is to be decided by blows, whether 
or not I am able to carry a pack so heavy, then 
I have no other choice left me, but that of re- 
sisting your unreasonable demand by my 
strength, and thus, by striking each other, 
learn who is the strongest.' " 

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in tlie struggle tliat was opening. Impossible 
as such a course would have been to men who 
loved war Ijetter than peace, certain tribes 
promised to maintain neutrality. In a few 
months, however, most of the nations were 
in open or secret alliance with British officers. 
Even the better element of the Delaware na- 
tion, led by Captain White Eyes, eventually 
sacrificed their lives in attempting to play the 
impossible role. England was aJways handi- 
capped in her use of the American Indian be- 
cause of the want of men who could success- 
fully exert control over him. Even when the 
forts of the French in the West ])assed into 
British possession, Frenchmen were retained 
in control since nO' Englishman could .so w"ell 
rule the .savages who' made the forts their ren- 
dezvous. The beginning of the successful 
employment of the Indians against the grow- 
ing Virginian empire south of the Ohio and 
against the multiplying cabins and forts of 
the "Long Knives" may^ loosely be said to have 
begun in the spring of i77cS. wlien three North- 
em renegades Simon Girty. Matthew Elliott 
and Alexander McKee eluded the Continental 
general. Hand, at Pittsburg, and took service 
under Lieutenant-Governor Hamilton at De- 
troit. Bred to border warfare and well known 
among the Indians from the Susquehanna to 
the Missouri, these three men were the "most 
effective tools for the purpose of border war- 
fare" that the British could ha\-e secured. 
Hamilton immediately began to plan the in- 
vasion of Pennsylvania and the conquest of 
Pittsburg. The campaign was condemned by 
his superiors in the East and was forgotten by 
its originator when the news of a bold inva- 
sion of his own territory bv a Virginian army 
suddenly reached his ears ! 

The Transylvania Company, which had 
erected a proprietary government south of the 
Ohio, came suddenly to an end when the Ken- 
tuckians elected George Rogers Clarke and Ga- 
briel Johni Jones members of the Virginian 
Assembly, as the assembly erected the county 
of Kentucky out of the land purchased by 
Henderson at Fort Watauga in 1775. Upon 



bringing this alxiut, Clarke, a native of Virginia 
and a hero of l.)unmore"s War, returned to 
Kentucky nourishing greater plans. \\'ith 
clear eyes he saw the increasing affiliation of 
Indian and British interests meant that Eng- 
land, even though she might be unsuccessful in 
the East, could keep up an interminable and 
disastrous warfare "a;long the rear of the col- 
onies" so long as she held forts on the North- 
ern edge of the Black Forest. Clarke sent 
spies northward who gained information con- 
firming his suspicions and then he hm'ried 
eastward with his bold plan of conquering the 
"strongholds of British and Indian barbarity." 
Kaskaskia, Vincennes and Detroit. He came 
at a fortunate time. The colonies were re- 
joicing over the first great victory of the early 
^var. Saratoga. Hope, eveiTwhere. was high. 
From Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia, 
Clarke received two orders, one to attack the 
British post Kaskaskia. He at once set out for 
Pittsburg, to raise, in the West (where both 
Dunmore and Lewis raised their armies) 
troops for the most brilliant military achieve- 
ment in W^estern history. Descending the 
Ohio to Kentucky, where he received re-in- 
forcements, Clarke marched silentlv through 
the forests with 135 chosen men to Kaskaskia, 
which he took in utter surprise July 4, 1778. 
"Keep on with your merriment," he said to 
revetllers whom he surprised at a dance, "but 
remember you dance under Virginia, not under 
Great Britain." Clarke brought the news of 
the recently made alliance between France and 
the United States into the Illinois country 
and used it with telling effect. A Frencli 
priest at Vincennes ran up a Virginian flag 
over that fort, telling the inhabitants and the 
Indians that their "French Father" had come 
to life. In October Virginia incorporated the 
"County of Illinois" within her Western 
empire — the first portion of the land north of 
the Ohio River to come under the administra- 
tion of one of the States of the Union. 

Contemporaneously with Clarke's stirring 
conquest, an expedition was raised at Pitts- 
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neighborhood of the British fort at Sandusky 
— ^possibly to counteract the rumored attempt 
to invade Pennsylvania by Hamilton at De- 
troit. Troops and supplies were to be assem- 
bled at Fort Pitt \\ihere the famous route of 
Bouquet \\"«s to be followed toward the lakes. 
The expedition was put in charge of Gen. 
Lachlan Mcintosh. Distressing delays made 
the half-hearted Indians who were to guide 
the army staff and Mcintosh started before 
his stores arrived, fearing longer delay would 
alienate his friendly Indians, among whom 
was the Delaware, White Eyes, now turned 
from a neutral course. At the mouth of the 
Beaver River, Mcintosh built the fort which 
bore his name — the first fort built by the 
Americans on the Northern side of the Ohio. 
Advancing westward over Bouc|uet's track 
with 1,200 men he reached the Muskingum 
(Tuscarawas) River in 14 days, arriving No- 
vember 19, 1778. The result, of this attempt- 
ed invasion is best described perhaps by Gen- 
eral Mcintosh liimself in a letter written to 
General Washington the year following : 

"A letter by express from Lieutenant-Col- 
onel Campbell, a little afterward, informed 
me that no supplies came yet, and w'e had very 
little tO' expect during the winter, nor could he 
get the staff to account for, or give any reas- 
ons for their neglect and deficiencies, which 
disappointed all ni}- flattering- prospects and 
schemes, and left me no other alternative than 
either to march back as I came without effect- 
ing any valuable purpose, for which the world 
would justly reflect upon me after so much ex- 
pense, and confirm the savages in the opinion 
the enemy inculcates ofi our weakness, and 
unite all of them to a man against us, or- to 
build a strong stockade fort upon the Muskin- 
gum, and leave as many men as our provisions 
would allow to secure it until the next season, 
and to serve as a bridle upon the savages in the 
heart of their owln country: which last I chose 
with the unanimous approbation of my prin- 
cipal officers and we were einployed upon it 
while our provisions lasted." 

But Lieutenant-Governor Hamilton, learn- 



ing of Clarke's seizure of Kaskaskia and the 
treachery o-f the fickle inhabitants of Vin- 
cennes, set about to reconquer Illinois. De- 
parting from Detroit on a beautiful October 
day the expedition descended the Detroit Riv- 
er and entered the Alaumee. The weather 
changed and it was 71 days before the Ameri- 
can captain Helm at VincenueSi surrendered 
his wretched frirt, and became a prisoner of 
war. Hamilton was unable to push on; to 
Kaskaskia because of the lack of provisions, 
and sat do\\-n to watch the \\'inter ont where he 
was. Thus the s]5ectacular year of 1778 
closed — Clarke at Kaskaskia watching his an- 
tagonist feasting at Vincennes; Mcintosh's 
little guard at Fort Laurens undergoing con- 
tinual harrassing and siege. In the East the 
evacuation of Philadelphia, the battle of Mon- 
mouth and the terrible Wyoming Massacre 
were the events of the year. 

But the year 1779 was to witness as brill- 
iant a military achievement in the West as 
the East was to witness in the capture 
of Stony Point. This was the recapture 
of Vincennes by Clarke. Joined b_v an experi- 
enced adventurer. Col. Francis Vigo, former- 
!\- of the Spanish service, Clarke was persuad- 
ed that he must capture Hamilton or Hamilton 
would capture him. Accordingly, on the 5th 
of February. Clarke set out for Vincennes with 
170 trusty men. In 12 days they reached the 
Embarras River, which was crosed on the 
2 1 St with great bravery, the men wading in 
the water to their shoulders. On the 25th, 
Hamilton, the most surprised man in the 
world, was compelled to surrender. Within 
t^vo weeks he was on his way to \'irginia 
where, being found guilty of I)uying Virgin- 
ian scalps of the Indians, he wtis imprisoned 
but was exchanged the year following. 

In Jul};, while returning from New Or- 
leans with supplies. Colonel Rogers and party 
of Kentuckians were overwhelmed by Indians 
under Girty and Elliott on the Ohio River. 
In a terrible running battle, 60 Kentuckians 
were killed. The sad news spread quickly 
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called loudly for reveng^e. In response ^lajor 
Bowman led 300 volunteers up the Scioto Val- 
lev and attacked the Shawanese capital. There 
was bungling somewhere and a retreat was or- 
dered before victory was achieved. 

During this sinnmer the conqueror of Illi- 
nois expected to complete his triumph by the 
capture of Detroit. A messenger from Thomas 
Jefferson, Governor of Virginia, brought tid- 
ings that troops for this expedition would be 
forthcoming from Virginia and Kentucky and 
wlould rendezvous at Vincennes in July. When 
the time came, Clarke found only a few soldiers 
from Kentucky and none at all from Virginia. 
The Detroit expedition fell through because 
of Virginia's povertv in monev and in men, 
though artillery, ammunition and tools had 
been secured for the cltmpaign from Fort Pitt, 
at Washin^gton's command. But with master- 
ly foresight Governor Jefferson secured the es- 
tablishment of a fort on the Mississippi River 
in the Illinois country. During this summer 
the little garrison which General Mcintosh left 
buried in the Black Forest at Fort Laurens 
fled back over the "Great Trail" to Pittsburg. 
Nowhere north of the Ohio were the scenes, fre- 
quently enacted in Kentucky, reproduced so 
vividly as at little Fort Laurens on the upper 
IMuskingum. At one time 14 of the garrison 
were decoved and slaughtered. At another 
time an army numbering 700 warriors invested 
the little half- forgotten fortress and its in- 
trepid defenders. A slight embankment may 
be seen today near Bolivar, Ohio, which 
marks one side of the first fort erected in what 
is now Ohio, those near the lake shore ex- 
cepted. Thus closed the year 1779 — Clarke 
again in possession of Vincennes, as well as 
Kaskaskia and Cahokia, but disappointed in 
the failure of the Detroit expedition ; Hamilton 
languishing in a Virginia dungeon, 1,200 
miles from his capita'1-fort, Detroit ; Fort Lau- 
rens abandoned, and the Kentucky country 
covered with gloom over Rogers' terrible loss 
and Bowman's inglorious retreat from the val- 
ley of the Scioto. On the other hand, the 
East was glorying in "Mad .\nthony'' 



Wayne's capture of Stony Point, Sullivan's 
rebuke to the Indians and Paul Jones' electri- 
fying victory om the sea. 

Four expeditions set forth in 1780, all of 
them singular in character and noteworthy. 
The }-ear ])efore. 1779, 'Spain had declared 
war upon England. The new commander at 
Detroit took immediate occasion to regain 
control of the Mississippi by attacking the 
Spanish town of St. Louis. This expedi- 
tion, under Captain Sinclair, descended the 
Mississippi from Prairie du Chien. The at- 
tack on St. Louis did not succeed, but six 
whites were killed and 18 taken prisoners. 

At the time oi Bowman's expedition 
against the Shawanese, the year previous, a 
British officer. Colonel Bird, had assembled a 
noteworthy array at Sandusky preparatorv to 
the invasion of Kentucky. News of the 
Kentucky raid up the Scioto Valley set Bird's 
Indians to "cooking and counselling" again, 
instead of acting. This year Bird's invasion 
materialized and the fate of the Kentucky set- 
tlements trembled in the balance. The in- 
vading army of 600 Indians and Canadians 
was armed with two pieces of artillery. There 
is little doubt that this army could have bat- 
tered down ever\- "station" in Kentucky and 
swept victoriously through the new settle- 
ments. Ruddles' station on the Licking was 
first menaced and sf.rrendered quickly. Alar- 
tin's fort also capitulated. But here Bird 
paused in his conquest and withdrew north- 
ward, the barbarit'- of the Indian allies, for 
once, at least, sho<-king a British commander. 
The real secret of the abrupt retreat lay no 
doubt in the fact that the increasing immigra- 
tion had brought such vast numbers of peo- 
ple into Kentucky that Bird feared to penetrate 
further into the land for fear of a surprise. 
The gross carelessness of the newly arrived 
inhabitants in not taking the precaution to 
Ijuild proper defenses against the Indians un- 
doubtedly appeared to the British commander 
as a sign of strength and fortitude which he 
did not have the courage to put to the test. 
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annihilated every settlement between the Ohio 
and Cumberland Gap. 

In turn Kentucky sent an immense army 
north of the Ohio in retaliatiijii, a thousand 
men volunteering under Clarke, the hero of 
Vincennes. A large Indian army was routed 
near the Shawanese town, Pickaway. ]\Iany 
towns with standing crops were burned. A 
similar expeclition from Pittsburg under Gen- 
eral Brodhead burned crops and villages on 
the upper Muskingum. 

In retaliation for the attack on St. Louis, 
the S[)anish commander at that point sent an 
expedition against the deserted British post of 
St. Joseph. Upon declaring war against 
England in the year previous, Spain had oc- 
cupied Natchez, Baton Rouge and Mobile, 
which, with St. Louis. ga\-e her conwuand of 
the Mississippi. But His Catholic Majesty 
was Imilding other Spanish castles in Amer- 
ica. He desired the conquest of the British 
Northwest to ofYset the British capture of Gib- 
raltar. This "capture" of St. Joseph led to 
an amusing but ominous claim im the part 
of Spain at the Treaty of Paris when, with it 
for a pretext, the Spanish crown clamied all 
lands west of a line drawn from St. Joseph 
southward through what is now Ohio, Ken- 
tucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Mis- 
sissippi ! The Mississippi River boundary was, 
however, stoutly contended for and obtained 
by the American commissioners. 

In this year the first "gunboat" to \Ay Wes- 
tern waters was built under direction of Brig- 
adier-General Clarke. It was a galley armed 
with light artillery. This queer looking craft 
soon fell in.to disuse., though it became a ter- 
ror to the Indians who continually infested the 
lower Ohio. It was relished little better by the 
militia, who- disliked service on water. But 
it stands as a typical. illu.stration of the enter- 
prise and devotion of the "Father of Ken- 
tucky" to the cause for which he had done so 
much. 

The vear following, 17S1, saw the termin- 
ation of the Revolution in the East wdien 
Cornwallis' armv marched down the files of 



French and American troops at Yorktown to 
the melancholy tune — "The World's Turned 
Upside Down." The Treaty of Paris was not 
signed until 1783, and in the meantime the 
bloodiest year of all the war, 1782, was adding 
its horrors to all that have gone before. 

M.\SS.\CRE OF GN.-\DENHUTTEN. 

^^'hilc the East was rejoicing-, the Central 
West saw the terrible massacre of Gnadenhut- 
ten, the more terrible because committed by 
white meui themselves. 

Half a decade before the Revolutionary 
War, the heroic Moravian missionary, David 
Zeisberger, had located three Christian Indian 
towlns o« the uppier Muskingum in what once 
was Washington county. To these towns a 
mmiber of Christian Indians * had been de- 
ported from their former homes in Pennsyl- 
vania by the Moravian Church. Throughout 
tlie war the situation of these towns was most 
desperate, located as they were in the center of 
the forests between Fort Pitt and Fort De- 
troit and near the bloody "Great Trail," the 
highway through the Central West. Before! 
long, the Delawares, among whom the Chris- 
tian Indians were permitted to settle, became 
affiliated with the British or Americans. The 
Moravians still attempted the impossible role 
of neutrality. 

Before long, they became suspected by both 
British and Americans. This suspicion gained 
ground rapidly, but at last, in 1781. 300 war- 
riors under command of Captain Pipe and the 
British captain Elliott, appeared on- the Mus- 
kingum and ordered the removal of the Chris- 
tian village to the Sandusky River, as a 
measure of safety. With a broken heart the 
venerable Zeisberger. now in his 60th year, 
put himself at the head of his persecuted flock 
and led them from their homes to the wilder- 
ness of the Sandusky. 

Here in their new habitation the greatest 
hardships overtook the Moravians. In the 
midst of this terrible experience, the mission- 
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charges brought against them. In the court 
martial held there, they were acquitted hon- 
orably of all charges, and the British govern- 
or treated them with marked kindness. They 
wer allowed to return ti) their converts on the 
Sandusky. When the year of 1782 came, the 
food supply was exhausted and a party of 100 
converts was permitted to return to the Mus- 
kinginn to gather a crop of corn which had 
been left standing. 

In recounting the awful massacre which 
followed, one cannot refrain from accepting a 
charitable explanation of it. Undo-ubtedly 
the borderers of the Monongahela, always suf- 
fering from the savage inroads of the Ohio 
Indians, looked with deep suspicion upon this 
returning band of Indians: and there seems to 
be little doubt that Indian brigands, through 
trickery, succeeded in bringing upon these in- 
nocent wayfarers strong circumstantial evi- 
dence of participation in the border raids, by 
concealing in their homes plunder taken from 
the borderland. While the Christian Indians 
were collecting their supply of corn, a posse 
of enraged borderers appeared among them. 
Plain evidences of their guilt were found in 
their homes. The leader of the expedition 
put the question : "Shall the IMoravian In- 
dians be taken prisoners to Pittsburg or be 
put to death?" A small fraction of the posse 
favored the former course, but a large pro- 
portion voted for the Latter. The women and 
children were placed in one luiilding, the men 
in another, and the awful tragedy was enacted. 

"My arm fails me," said the leader as he 
knocked his 14th bound \-ictim on the head, 
"to go on in the same way ; I think I have 
done pretty well." And that night, as the 
moon arose, its weird light shone down upon 
96 corpses of murdered Christian Indians — 40 
men, 22 women and 34 children — and upon 
the carnival of bears and panthers, fighting 
' in the ghastly light for the bodies. The 
Gnadenhuttcn ^lassacre took place March 8, 
1782. . 

In May, 1782, the atrocities of the Brit- 
ish-encouraged savages along the Pennsyl- 



vania and Virginian border becoming unbear- 
able, an expedition was raised in the Iklonon- 
gahela country to penetrate to the Indian in- 
fested country on the Sandusky River. Vol- 
unteers, 400 in number, all mounted, rendez- 
voused on the Ohio, near Mingo Bottom, and 
elected as commnader Col. W'illiam Crawford, 
an experienced officer in the Revolutionary 
War, following his friend Washington faith- 
fully through the hard Long Island and Del- 
aware campaigns. Crawford struck straight 
through the forests, even avoiding Indian 
trails, at first, in the hope of taking his foe 
utterly by surprise. But his wily foe com- 
pletely outwitted him and the Indians and Brit- 
ish nevv' well each day's progress. The bat- 
tle was fought in a prairie land near the San- 
dusky River in what is now Crawford County, 
Ohio and though not a victory for eidier side, 
an American retreat was ordered during the 
night following. Colonel Crawford was cap- 
tured, among others, and suffered a terrible 
death at the stake, perhaps the saddest single 
atrocity committed by the red men in W'estern 
history. This gray-haired veteran of the 
Revolution gave his life to appease the In- 
dians for a massacre of Christian Indians per- 
petrated by savage borderers from the ^lonon- 
gahela country the year previous. 

Kentuckv had witnessed minor activities 
of the savages during the spring. In August 
a grand Indian army asseml)led on the lower 
Scioto for the purpose of invading Kentucky. 
The assembly was harangued by Simon Girty 
and moved southward and invested Bryant's 
station, one of the strongest forts in Kentucky. 
After a terrible day during which re-inforce- 
ments kept arriving, only to be compelled to 
fight their way into the fort or flee. Girty at- 
tempted to secure capitulation. Outwitted, 
the renegade resorted to a strategem as cun- 
ningly devised as it was terribly successful. 
In the night the entire Indian army vanished 
as if panic stricken. Meat was left upon the 
spits. Garments lay strewn al)0ut the encamp- 
ment and along the route of the fugitive army. 
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wliich was suon in full cry on the trail scented 
the deception, but the headstrong hurried on- 
ward in the liope of revenge. At the crossing 
of the Licking, near the lower Blue Licks, the 
Lidian ambush received the witless pursuers 
with a frightful burst of flame, and the battle 
of Blue Licks became a running fire, a liead- 
long rout and a massacre. 

A thousand men joined Clark for a retal- 
iatory invasion of the North and the usual de- 
struction of villages and crops was accom- 
plished. This may be considered the last mil- 
itary event in the Revolutionary War in the 
West. And here it is proper to call particu- 
lar attention to this and the preceding similar 
invasions from south of the Ohio River. 

Though judged by ordinary military stan- 
dards the numerous invasions from Virginia 
and Kentucky amounted to little, such was not 
the case. Tiie Lrdians could ever retreat hel- 
ter-skelteil into the forests and avoid more 
than a skirmish with an advancing army. But 
they could not take their crops and the de- 
struction of every maize and corn field was a 
victory for tlie invaders as it compelled the 
Lidians to live more largely upon game. As 
game grew scarcer the hunters were compelled 
to go further and further awjiy. Thus by do- 
ing nothing more than burning villages and 
crops, the wdiites were sure in time of con- 
quering the trans-Ohio land. And this was 
just what was happening, almost without the 
knowledge of the conquerors of the West. 
Each invasion which left a smoking land be- 
hind it helped to complete the conquest — 
though it had retired in disgrace. By this 
process one river valley after another in the 



West, north of the Ohio, came out of the 
sphere of Indian and British influence. Be- 
fore the end of the Revolutionary War, the 
Muskingum Valley w-as practically abandoned 
by the Delawares. Li 1782 Crawford was 
not opposed until he struck the Sandusky 
River. The depredations of the Indians on 
the Ohio^ continued through the decade 1780- 
1790, but were confined almost exclusively to 
the lower Ohio, or below the mouth of the Sci- 
oto. Traveling on the Ohio between the Scioto 
and the Monongahela was comparatively safe, 
compared with the dangers between the Sci- 
oto and the \\'abash. This show-s the west- 
ern mr>vement of the Indians. As will lie 
seen, there was a corresponding northward 
movement of tlie tribes. By the end of the 
decade 1790- 1800, the Scioto and Sandusky 
\-alleys were practically abandoned by the 
Shawanese and Wyandots. And when the 
final blow was to l>e struck, it was struck due 
northwest from the first great battle-field in the 
west, where the blundering Braddock fell. 

NOTE. 

The plate buried by Celeron at the mouth 
of the Muskingum was discovered after the 
freshet of 1798, projecting from the river bank 
in front of the spot where the Fort School 
now stands. Before its \-alue was known, 
part of its lead had been cut up and molded 
into bullets. Paul Fearing rescued it and 
William Woodbridge translated what re- 
mained of the inscription. It was sent to 
Governor DeWitt Clinton who presnted it to 
the Antiquarian Society of ^Massachusetts. — 
.S^rr Pioneer History, Page 20. 



CHAPTER. III. 



MOVEMENTS OF THE PIONEERS. 

Depreciated Currency and Impoverished Public Credit — Bounty Lands — Ohio Com- 
pany OF Associates — Work of General Rufus Putnam and Rev. Manasseh 
Cutler — Ordinance of 1787 — Landing at the Mouth of the Muskingum — In- 
dustry and Courage of the Pioneers — Other Near-by Settlements — Notes. 



The settlement of Ohio differs from that of 
Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee in 
tliis important particular, that the government 
of the territory and the tenure of land were 
provided for before the first party of settlers 
landed on the banks of the Ohio. Hence not 
only the date of the first settlement but the 
record of the negotiations which led to that 
settlement have Ijeen carefully preserved. The 
beginning may be found in the consultations 
among the officers and soldiers of the Amer- 
ican Army in that long period of waiting be- 
tween the surrender of Cornwallis and the 
final departure of the British from Xew York. 

depreciated currency and impoverished 

PUBLIC credit. 

After the Continental currency had depre- 
ciated until it was not received for more than 
two and a half cents on a dollar, the step to 
final repudiation was easy. The Congress of 
the Confederation had neither money nor 
credit. All they could give the officers and 
soldiers were certificates of final settlement. 
These certificates were soon in the market at 
the rate of eight dollars of the face for one 
•dollar of Spanish silver. At this rate there 



was little chance for those who had been many 
years in the army to return to their old homes 
and go into business. Naturally they liegan 
to look to that vast regiim west of the Alle- 
ghanies which had l^een wrested from the 
British possession 'b_\- the \alor and endur- 
ance of American soldiers. Some of the col- 
onies held shadowy claims to portions of this 
territory and Congress was too weak to resist. 
That these claims hatl no good legal founda- 
tion is evident from this, — that all the terri- 
tory between the Ohio and Mississippi had by 
Act of Parliament, in 1774, been annexed to 
Canada. It was legally a part of that prov- 
ince until captured by the forces of the United 
States. This temi^orary title by virtue of con- 
quest was confirmed, thanks to the wise fore- 
thoug'ht of Franklin, by the treaty of peace 
with Great .Britain. Tims the legal title to 
this vast empire, from wliich live States have 
been formed, passed to the United States in 
their collective capacity. L^nfortunately, 
however, these States were then held together 
by a mere rope of sand : Congress had no pow- 
er to resist the absurd claims of different 
States, nor to enforce the treaty against the 
British who for many years continued to hold 
the tcrritorv south of the Great Lakes. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



BOUNTY LANDS. 

As a result of these deliberations, 285 of- 
ficers, nearly all of whom were from England, 
signed a petition bearing date of June 16, 
1783, praying the Honorable Congress that 
the bounty lands promised to officers and sol- 
diers of the Revolutionary Army be located 
in the territory between the Ohio River and 
Lake Erie an(U extending westward 24 miles 
beyond the mouth of the Scioto. It seems 
strange that Congress did not at once grant 
a request which carried with it the assurance 
of protection on the exposed frontier. But 
there were many excuses for delay, the chief 
one being that different States laid claim to 
parts of "the territory. Nearly a year later 
(April 5, 1784), General Rufus Putnam, im- 
patient of the delay, wtote from Rutland, 
Massachusetts, to General \\'ashSngton and 
reciuested him to name some member of Con- 
gress who would favor the movement. He 
confesses that he dared not expect aid from 
the Massachusetts or New York delegates, 
since these States had land of their own to 
sell. He urges haste because the poverty of 
the returned soldiers would force them to set- 
tle in some place without delay. 

Ci'ncr,!! Kufus Pnlnam to Cciu-rul ll'asliiiigfon. 

RuTLAN-n, April the 5th, 17S4. 
Dkar Sir: Eoiiig unavoidahly prevented from 
attending the genera! meeting of the Cincinnati at 
Fliiladelphia as I had intended, where I once more 
expected the opportunity in person to pay my re- 
spects to your Excellency, 1 can not deny myself 
the honor of addressing you by letter, to acknowl- 
edge with gratitude the ten thousand obligations 
I feel myself under to your goodness, and most 
sincerely to congratulate you 'on your return to do- 
mestic happiness, to enquire after your health, and 
wish the best of heaven's blessing may attend you 
and your dear lady. 

The .settlement of the Ohio country. Sir. en- 
grosses many of my thoughts; and much of my 
time, since I left caanp. has been ejnployed in in- 
forming myself and otJiers with 'respect to the 
nature, situation and circumstances of that country 
and the probability of removing ourselves there, 
and if I am to form an opinion on avhat I have seen 
and heard of this subject there are thousands in this 
quarter will emigrate to that country as soon as the 
honorjbk Ci.ngress makes provision for granting land 



there, and location and settlement can be made with 
safety, unless such provision is too long delayed, I 
mean till (a) majority turn their views another way, 
which is the case with many more.^ 

You "re sensible of tlic necessity as well as the 
propriety of both officers and soldiers fi.xing themselves 
in business ' somewhere as soon as possible, as many 
of them are unable to lie longer on their ears waiting 
the decision of Congress on our petition, and therefore 
must unavoidably fix themselves in some other quarter, 
which wdien done, the idea of removing to the Ohio 
country will probably be at an end with respect to most 
of them. Besides, the Connnonwealth of Massachu- 
setts have come to a resolution to sell their Eastern 
Country for public securities, and should their plan 
be formed and their proposition be made public be- 
fore we hear anything from Congress respecting our 
petition, and the terms on which the lands petitioned 
for are obtained, it will undoubtedly be much against 
us by greatly lessening the number of Ohio associates. 
Another reason why we wish to know as soon as 
possible what the intentions of Congress are respect- 
ing our petition is the effect such knowledge will prob- 
ably have on the credit of the certificates we have re- 
ceived in settlement of accounts. Those securities 
are now selling at 0.0 more than three shillings and six 
pence and four shillings on the pound, which in all 
probability might double, if no more, the moment it 
was known that government w'ould receive them for 
land in the Ohio country. From these circrmstances 
and .nany others which might be mentioned, we are 
growing quite impatient and the general inquiry now 
is. when are we going' to Ohio? Among others. Brig- 
adier-general Tupper. Lieutenant-colonel Oliver, and 
Major Ashley have agreed to accompany me to that 
country the moment the way is opened for such an 
undertaking. 

I should 'have hinted these things to some members 
of ■Cougre'^s, but the delegates from Massachusetts, 
although exceeding worthy men and in general would 
wish to promote the Ohio scheme, yet if it should 
militate with the particular interest of this State, by 
draining her of inhabitants' especially when she is 
forming the ph'u of selling the Eastern Country, I 
thought they would not be very warm advocates in 
our favor, and I dare not trust myself with any of 
the New York delegates with whom I am acquainted, 
because that goverr.ment are wisely inviting the Eastern 
people to settle in that State, and as to the delegates 
of other States. I have no acquaintance with any of 
them. 

These circumstances must apologize for my troub- 
ling you on this subject and requesting the favor of 
a line to inform us in this quarter what the prospects 
are with respect to our petition and what measures 
have or are likely to be taken with respect to settling the 
Ohio country. 

I shall take it as a very particular favor. Sir, if 
you will be kind enough to recommend me to some 
character in Congress acquainted with and attached 
to the Ohio cause with whom I may presume to open 
a correspondence. 

I am. Sir. with the highe-t re-^pect, your humble ■ 
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General \\'ashington"s reply to these in- 
quiries of his old comrade is (me (if the most 
precious autographs preserved at ^Marietta. 
It cdutains so many points of interest that we 
gi\-e all the letter that concerns this subject. 

Mount Vernon, 2nd of June, 1784. 

Dfar Sir : I could not answer your favor of the 
Sth of April from Philadelphia because General Knox, 
havnig mii^laid, only presented the letter to me in 
the moment of my departure from that place. The 
sentiments of esteem and friendship which breathes in 
it are exceedingly pleasing and Haltering to me, and 
you may rest assured they are reciprocated. 

I wish it was in my power to give you a more 
favorable acc't of the officers' petition for lands on 
the Ohio and its wavers than I am about to do. After 
tliis matter and Information respecting the establishment 
for Peace were my inquiries as I went through An- 
napolis solely directed, but I could not learn that any- 
thing decisive had been done in either. On the latter 
I hear Congress are differing about their powers, 
but as they have accepted of cessions from Virginia 
and have resolved to lay out ten new States boun.ded 
by latitudes and longitudes, it should be supposed that 
they would determine something respecting the former 
before they adiourned; and yet. I \ery much (juestiiin 
it, as the latter is to happen on the tl.ird — that is 
to-morrow. 

.As the Congress who are to meet in November next 
by the adjournment will be composed from an entire 
now choice of Delegates in each State, it is not 
in my power nt this time to direct you to a proper 
correspondent in that body. I wish. I could — for per- 
suaded I am that to sotnt such cause as you have as- 
signed may be ascribed the deby the petition has en- 
countered, for surely if justice and gratitude to the 
armj- — and general policy of the Cnion were to gov- 
ern in this case there would not be the smallest in- 
terruption in granting its request. I really feel for 
these gentlemen who by these unaccountable delays 
Cby any other means than those you have suggested) 
are held in such an awkward and disagreeable state 
of suspense and I wish my endeavors could remove the' 
obstacles. At Princeton (before Congress left that 
place) I exerted every power I was master of, and 
dwelt upon the argument you have used to show the 
propriety of a speedy decision. Every member with 
whom I conversed acquiesced in the reasonableness 
of the petition — all yielded, or .«eemed to yield to the 
policy of it, but plead the want of cession of the land 
to act upon. This is made and accepted and yet mat- 
ters las I'ar as they have come to my knowledge) re- 
main in f.ati' q'lo. * * * 

( The rest of the letter is concerning some 
land in Western A'irginia belonging to Gen- 
eral Washington.) 

oino co>rp.\xv oi" .\ssoci.vtes. 

Even in that earlv dav there were patriots 
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more ready to look after personal or hical in- 
terests than the general g(wn\ ; there were rep- 
resentatives from Massachusetts who would 
starve their own soldiers in the hope of com- 
pelling them to settle in the "Eastern Country" 
- — that is, the District of Elaine — and there 
were other members from Xew "S'ork who 
were equally selfish in their desire to hasten 
the settlement of the Western part of their 
own State. Hence the soldiers who wished 
to begin a settlement northwest of the Ohio 
cottld not obtain land on favorable terms. 
After much negotiation continued for three 
years, a bond was signed October 27, 1787, 
between Samuel Osgood, ^^'alter Livingston, 
and Arthur Lee the "Bond of Treasury" for 
Congress and Manasseh Cutler and Winthrop 
Sargent for the "Ohio' Company of Associ- 
ates," in which the payment of $500,000 by 
the company was acknowledged and promise 
i was given that when as much more should be 
paid a deed should be given for 1,500,000 
acres of land. This tract was to extend along 
the Ohio Ri\-er from the western boundary line 
of the 7th range to the western boundary of 
the i7tli range and thence noirthward far 
enough to include the specified amount. 

That this was for the times a very hard 
bargain is evident from the subsequent action. 
The land was yet in dispute, still claimed by 
Indians who were incited by British agents to 
prevent any settlement nortli of the Ohio : the 
first movement, even if there were no enemy, 
must have been the most expensive for the 
emigrants: yet afteil this time the land on 
wdiich ^ Cincinnati now stands was sold at 
about 17 cents an acre and even after Wayne's 
victory and the treaty of peace, a township of 
better land was sold in New* Connecticut at 
15 cents an acre. In 1790 it was proposed 
in Congress to sell land in Ohio at 20 cents 
an acre. The certificates which the Ohio 
Company used in pa\'ing for their land were 
the hard earnings of the soldier and Con- 
gress should therefore have received them at 
face value. 

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"Avho were actually jealous of the \'eterans who 
had fought for independence; they denoimced 
the Order of the Cincinnati as something dan- 
gerous and through their representatives forced 
the soldiers who had spent many years in the 
thankless task of defending the country to 
accept a hard bargain. Congress actually 
Ijought up its own promises to pay at 80 per 
■cent, belowl par, and the soldiers were ci^m- 
pelled to bear the loss. 

It may be asked, — Why did the ])ioneers 
select a tract aboijt the mouth of the Muskin- 
gum? We must remember that in the wilder- 
ness the large streams were the nnly liigh- 
ways. From the point they selected, the Ohio, 
Muskingum, Little Muskingum. Duck 

Creek and the Little Hocking formed the 
radii of two-thirds of a circle. Besides, the 
pioneers knew something of the land they 
were buying. John Mathews, a nephew of 
Gen. Rufus Putnam, had been a surveyor en- 
gaged iri laying out the first seven ranges from 
the Pennsylvania boundary. His letters and 
journal show that he had also learned much 
about the land along the Muskingum and 
Hocking rivers. ( Note A. ) Captain Hutch- 
ins, Geographer General of the L^nited States, 
who had gone through the Eastern part of 
this territory, also ad\-ised a selection of land 
on the Muskingum. 

There was yet another I'eason : Fort Har- 
mar had been erected in 1785 by United States 
troons under Major Doughty on the west bank 
of the Muskingum at its iunction with the 
Ohio. Part of this s]iot is now iiccu])ied bv 
what is known as the "Fort School" where 
fi\'e or six hundred children of Marietta are 
trained to be intelligent and useful citizens. 
Thus this sacred ground still serves as a de- 
fense of the republic. The school teacher has 
taken the place of the soldier and assumed 
some of his duties. 

So much of the land once ci)vered by the 
fort has been washed away that even the well 
which is supix)se(l to have stood near the mid- 
dle is now marked liy a heap of stones that lie 



far out in the river and are onlv \isil3le in very 
low water. 

But let us return to New, England and 
learn what this Ohio Company of Associates 
was, and what steps had been taken to organ- 
ize a settlement. On the 25th of January, 
1786, there was published an article signed by 
General Rufus Putnam and Benjamin Tupper 
"io inform all officers and soldiers who ha\e 
served in the late war and who are by an ord- 
inance of the Honorable Congress to receive 
certain tracts of land in the Ohio Country, and 
also all other good citizens wbo wish to be- 
come adventurers in that delightful region : 
that from personal inspection, together with 
other incontestable evidences, they are full}' 
satisfied that the lands in that quarter are of 
a much better quality than any other known to 
New England people." (Note B.) 

The suggestion was made that delegates 
from each county of Massachusetts meet to 
form an association. Accordingly on the ist 
of March, 1786, 11 men. — ^Winthrop Sargent. 
John Mills, Manasseh Cutler. John Brooks. 
Thomas Gushing, Benjamin Tupper. Crocker 
Sampson, Rufus Putnam, John Patterson, 
Jahlaliel Woodliridge and Abraham Williams. 
— met at the Bunch of Grapes tavern in the 
town of Boston. General Putnam was elected 
chairman and Major Sargent, secretary. Thus 
in true American fashion the meeting was or- 
ganized and the original record written in a 
neat legible hand remains to this day in the li- 
lirary of Marietta College. 

.\rrangements were made for organizing 
a companv of i.ooo shares. Each share was 
to represent a paid-up capital of $1,000 in sol- 
diers' certificates and $10 in gold or silver. 
The certificates were to be used in the purchase 
of land ; the specie, in meeting current ex- 
penses. 

ORDINANCE OF I "87. 

Business moved slowly in those days. 
One year later. March 8, 1787, there was a 




OHIO COMPANY LAND OFFICE. 




FIRST ACADEMY BUILDING. 

lUSKINGl'M ACARF-MV WAS TORN DOWN IN 1887.) 



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meeting of the Ohio Company at Bracket's 
ta\'ern in Boston, at whicli time it was re- 
ported that 250 shares had heen subscribed. 
Of the five directors provided by the articles 
of agreement, three were then elected : Gen. 
Samuel H. Parsons. Gen. Rufus Putnam and 
Rev. Manasseh Cutler. The most important 
work of that board of directors was left with 
Rev. Mr. Cutler. In the summer of 
1787 he went to New York, where he met the 
members of Congress and had many confer- 
ences about the business of the company. On 
the 13th of July, Congress passed that cele- 
Ijrated "Ordinance for the Government of the 
Territory of the United States Northwest of 
the River Ohio." There have been many hot 
disputes concerning the authorship of this his- 
toric paper. It contains provisions suggested 
long before by Jefferson : it was j^resented b\' 
Nathan Dane, with whom Dr. Cutler was in 
<:onference the first day after reaching New 
York, and the bill before it was passed was 
shown ti) Cutler who suggested many amend- 
ments. .\11 but one of these amendments 
were adopted. In its final form this great 
ordinance secured this territory forever to the 
Union : it provided that the land should be 
free from the contaminating touch of slavery, 
and that there should be religious freedom. 
It also contained these words which should 
be familiar to every pupil in Ohio: "Relig- 
ion, morality and knowledge being necessary 
to good government and the happiness of man- 
kind, schools and the means of education shall 
forever be encouraged." The same month an 
ordinance was passed, authorizing the sale of 
a large tract of land which, if full payments 
had been made as originally contemplated, 
would have been bounded by a line beginning 
on the Ohio River about seven miles above 
Marietta, thence northward almost to the 
northeast corner of Guernsey County, thence 
west to the Scioto River in Delaware County, 
thence down the Scioto and up the Ohio to the 
place of beginning. In fact only about one- 
fifth of this tract was sold to the Ohio Com- 
pany, the northwest corner of whose ]nnxhase 



is a little to the east of Logan, Ohio, including 
all of Athens and Meigs counties, the greater 
part of Washington and Gallia and small por- 
tions of adjacent counties. From this tract, 
two townships, six miles square, were reserved 
for the support of a university, section 16 in 
each township wlas devoted to the maintenance 
of schools, and section 29 was "to be appropri- 
ated for the purjxjses of religion." Three 
sections in each towiiship were reserved for 
the future disposal by Congress. 

Many insinuations against Rev. Manas- 
seh Cutler ha\-e been made because he consent- 
ed to the proposed ordinance for the purchase 
of nearly /).ooo,ooo acres when the organiza- 
tion of the Ohio Company provided for the 
investment of but $r, 000.000 in land. The 
most that can be charged against him from 
the evidence is a case of "log-rolling." which 
has not yet been i>roved a criminal act in it- 
self. He found it impossible to secure the 
consent of Congress to the purchase about the 
Muskingum unless his company would nomi- 
nally assume the purchase of a much larger 
tract, the greater part of wihich was reallv to 
be bought by another organization, afterward 
called the Scioto Company, in which he savs 
in his diary "many of the principal characters 
in .\merica are concerned." At that time 
when the Ohio Company was making the pur- 
chase of a million and a half acres about the 
Muskingum, it seemed good policy for them 
to encourage another settlement near 
their own. It also seemed equally advanta- 
geous to the poverty-stricken general govern- 
ment to take this ready way of paying off a 
part of its debt by the sale of a larger tract of 
waste land. The subsequent disasters which 
befell the Scioto Company cast a reproach 
upon all its tran.sactions, but its early history 
gives no proof of intent to defraud the gov- 
ernment. 

The records of the Ohii) Company show 
that the general plan of a city to be located at 
the mouth of the Muskingum had been adont- 
ed before the pioneers left Massachusetts. 
But the direction and position of the streets 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



and squares were ex'identlv moditied liy the 
discovery that another city lay Ijuried l)eneath 
the dense forest. Rectangular and circular 
mounds, long lines of earthworks, proved that 
a race well advanced in civilization and nu- 
merous enough to co-operate in ^'ast undertak- 
ings had once lived about the Muskingum. 
With something of awe, the hardy surv^eyors 
looked at these relics of a people whose very 
name had been forgotten and when they laid 
out the new city, they so arranged the streets 
as to leave the largest mounds untouched. 
Three of these yet remain in lots reserved for 
the public; the circular mound gives its name 
to the cemetery in which General Putnam, 
Commodore Whipple and many other heroes 
now rest ; the two platform mounds have been 
reserved as parks. About a mile from the 
Ohio, there were two parallel lines of earth- 
work, apparently constructed to protect the 
passage from the fortified town to the Mus- 
kingum. This has been called in modern 
times the Sacra J la. but it has not been held 
sacred enough to save the old walls of earth 
from the shovel of the vandal. 

LANDING AT THE MOUTH OF THE MUSKIN- 
GUM. 

In tlie fall of 1787, Gen. Rufus Putnam 
was selected to lead the first party from Mas- 
sachusetts to Muskingum, as the new country 
was then called. The task was no easy one. 
First, he must collect a hardy band who could 
be builders, boatmen, surveyors, woodmen, 
hunters, farmers, or soldiers, as occasion de- 
manded. These must gn by land to the head- 
waters of the Ohio, there Iniild their own 
boats and then ])roceed down the river to their 
destination. ( Xote C. ) Xo wonder, then, 
that the trip and the luiilding took the entire 
winter and that the nioncers did not reach 
their new home until the 7th of April, 17S8. 
(Note D. ) This dav is celebrated year by 
year at r^Tarictta. and the very spot where the 
first partv of 48 men landed has been marked 



by a neat monument, the patriotic work of the 
New Century Historical Society. Xo women' 
or children came until July, 1788. 

The list of the first party has been pre- 
served in the handwriting of Gen. Rufus Put- 
nam and the names have been carved on the 
monument erected whei;e thev landed. Gen- 
eral Putnam has also left the record of the 
men who came within the first year — 89 in all 
— a few of whom brought their families. The 
ne.xt year the whole number of men who came 
to settle was 153 and in 1790 there were 165 
men and 31 families. (Notes E and F.) 
For the next four or five vears there was little 
increase in the number of permanent settlers. 
The total population, scatetred for 30 miles 
along the Muskingum and Ohio, from Water- 
ford tn Belpre, probably did not, at the end 
of seven years, e.xceed 1,000. It was a hard 
task to transplant New England to what was 
then the far West 

Of these settlers General Washington said, 
"Xo C'llony in America was ever f(iunded un- 
der such fa\-orable auspices as that which has 
just commenced at the Muskingum. Inform- 
ation. ])roperty and strength will be its char- 
acteristics. I know manv of the settlers per- 
sonally, and there ne\er were men better cal- 
culated to pnnnote the welfare of such a com- 
nnniity." 

At least 50 of these pioneers had been sol- 
diers in the Revolution. First among them 
was Rufus Putnam, one of the junior officers, 
who by faithful service from Bunker Hill to 
the close of the war had risen from the rank 
of lieutenant-colonel to that of brigadier-gen- 
eral. For nearly 40 years he was the most 
prominent figure in local history. Hither 
came also a son and grandsons of Maj.-Gen. 
Israel Putnam, whose descendants haxe liorne 
an honorable part in the history of our State 
and country. 

Xe.xt among the leaders was Commodore 
\\'hipple. the first naval commander of the 
Revolution and the first to sail a ship downthe 
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ler also sent a sun to tliis \\'estern colon\', 
among' whose descendants are manv who ha\e 
honorahly served the State and tlie nation. 

INDUSTRY AN'D COURAGE OF TH K PIOXEERS. 

As the leaders of tliis jiarty were soldiers, 
some of them well accmainlecl with the treach- 
erous character of the Indians, it was natural 
that they would seek a suitahle sjxit and fortify 
it. Such a place they found where the hig-h 
ground approaches the Muskingum Ri\'er at 
what is now the corner of W'aslhngton and 
Second streets in Marietta. Here they erect- 
ed the Campus Martins, a stockade or parallel- 
ogram of vertical logs set so deep in the earth 
that some of the pieces ha\'e heen dug up in 
recent years and preserved as relics. Veter- 
ans have seen such defenses arouufl Knoxville, 
Tennessee, and in Alexandria, Virginia. The 
position chosen could not have heen defended 
against artillery from the towering hill on the 
other side of the ^luskingum but the pioneers 
knew what kind of an enemy they had to 
meet ; so they selected a position close to the 
river, their only highway. Within this stock- 
ade they built cabins and offices. Here Rev. 
Manasseh Cutler in August and September of 
that year conducted divine services ; here the 
first court was opened September 2. 1788: 
here also the first school was taught by Maj. 
Anselm Tupper and the first Sunday-school, 
by IMrs. Mary B. Lake, whose grave at Rain- 
bow was covered a few years ago Ijy a mound 
of flowers placed there by the Sunday-school 
Association of Ohio. A monument, the gift 
of the Sunday-schools of this State, now 
marks her grave and commemorates her work. 

A task of e(|ual importance with that of 
preparing for defense, was the providing of 
the means of subsistence. With three uten- 
sils the pioneers could provide for their wants 
in the wilderness : with the rifle they could 
find game; with the axe they could construct 
their houses, fortifications, and boats, with it 
they could also girdle the larg-e forest trees, and 
with the hoe thev could dig out the smaller 



bushes and prepare the soil for planting corn. 
Iheir diligence in this work was often men- 
tioned by the officers and soldiers at Fort 
Harniar. Before many weeks a hundred 
acres had been cleared and planted in what 
was then known as the "big cornfield" and 
which lay in the bottom land between the 
Campus Martins and the Ohio. A triangular 
piece of land on the east side of the ]\Iuskin- 
gum at its mouth was also protected by a log 
fence or st(jckade and thus the New Athens 
had its Xew Piraeus but there were no long 
walls to connect them — nothing m fact but 
the Muskingum River and a rough path along 
its bank. 

For mure than six years there was no mail 
route and n<t ])ost-office. Letters could only 
be sent by pri\-ate messenger. One settler, 
will) had made so much jirogress in farming 
that he wished to ]ia\e a }(ike of oxen, could 
fintl 111) other way of procuring them than to 
l)uy them in Xew England and have them 
driven all the way to Ohio. .At first the new 
region wasi known as Muskingum, and the 
little town as Adelphi. but in the summer of 
1788 the officers of the Ohio' Company adopt- 
ed the name of Marietta in lionor of "Tier 
Majesty of France"' Marie Antninette. (Xote 
G.) 

The long road through the wilderness 
did not deter the pioneers from transplanting 
the best they could find in X^ew England. We 
have seen how they brought the school and the 
church with them. They also brought law 
and order, for the Ordinance of 1787 provided 
for a temporary government which had power 
to adopt laws from any State, and Governor 
St. Clair was sent as the highest executive 
officer. (Xote H.) 

Many officers and soldiers who came to 
Marietta had been members of a : raveling 
lodge of Freemasons which, chartered in 
Massachusetts in 1775, had kept up its or- 
ganization to the close of the war. Work 
was resumed at Marietta and so it hai^jiens 
that American L^nion Lodge of Marietta is 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



A few years ago George Dana showed the 
^vriter a hardy old apple tree which, he said, 
was the parent of all the Putnam or Roxbury 
russets found in Dhio. This hardy variety 
has proved to be one of the strongest to resist 
the ravages of the pests which have destroyed 
many of the more rapid growers. 

The settlers also brought with them the 
old-fashioned method of account in pounds, 
shillings, and pence, which they continued 
to use in hook accounts, at least, until the be- 
ginning of the next century. These pounds, 
shillings, and pence were not the sterling kind, 
but the money of account used in the colonies 
and a shilling in one colony meant a very dif- 
ferent thing from what it did in another : thus 
to know whether it was one-sixth, one-eighth 
or two-fifteenths of a; dollar, we must first 
learn from what one of the old colonies the ac- 
count comes. Usually the Pennsylvania rate 
prevailed in the new settlement : that is. a Span- 
ish dollar was counted at seven shillings and 
six pence, or 90 pence. Hence as the pioneers 
began to translate their accounts into Jeffer- 
son's new-fangled money they would reduce 
the bill to pence and divide by 90. Thus a 
workman charged General Putnam one dollar 
and thirty-fi\'e ninetieths a hundred for some 
lumber, and in 1796 the Ohio Company paid 
John Matthews one hundred and twenty-one 
dollars and eighteen ninetieths. It took the 
people a long while to learn the new way of 
counting by the decimal system. ( Xote I.) 
In fact, it made \'erv little difference to the 
pioneers whether they wrote dollar or shil- 
ling for they rarely saw either. The most of 
their trading was done by l)arter. The first 
library bought by the settlers on Federal 
Creek was called the "Coonskin Library," be- 
cause it was purchased with the furs which 
the young men had collected for that purpose. 

In our day when even in the country dis- 
tricts the neighboring store can furnish us ar- 
ticles of necessity or luxury from every quar- 
ter of the globe, when car-loads of tropical 
fruits are as common as wheat or corn, it is 
hard to realize Imw destitute the pioneers were 



of some of the simplest necessities of life. .\t 
first the salt, which was brought over the 
mountains on pack-horses and ,then by boat 
down the Ohio, was sold to those who could 
afford to buy it, at $8 a bushel. After a few 
years a salt spring near Chandlersville, in Mus- 
kingum County, was discovered, and a com- 
pany was formed to purchase kettles and con- 
vey them to the place. These the sharehold- 
ers could use in rotation and the surrounding 
forest furnished an abundance of fuel. Even 
then it was a long, tedious process to boil down 
the weak solution, so that .salt was still worth 
$4 a hundred. At these primitive salt-works 
the Duke of Orleans, afterward known as 
Louis Philipp, spent a night, as the guest of 
Ephraim Cutler. This same Mr. Cutler gives 
a vivid picture of his mode of travel in i799' 
from what is now Ames township of Athens 
County to Wolf Creek Mills. 

"By the first of May we had cut down the 
trees standing on about one acre, and had the 
logs ready for a cabin, when a rain fell sufti- 
cient to raise Federal Creek so as to admit 
large pirogues to come within two miles of my 
place. I started at once with my two men 
and Samuel Brown for Waterford, with the 
purpose of having our goods brought round by 
water. When we came to Wolf Creek on our 
way, it was so swelled by the late rains as to 
be impassable. We found a large bitter-nut 
hickory tree standing near the creek, which 
we cut down, and peeled off the bark from 
about thirty feet of the trunk; and with the 
bark of the leather wood, which grew there 
in abundance, we sewed up the two ends ; then 
smeared the slipperv inside with earth, so that 
we could stand up in it, and launched it into 
the creek. We made some paddles of the 
wood of the hickory tree, and went aboard our 
craft. Finding it a better boat than we ex- 
pected, instead of crossing the stream, as we 
at first intended, we concluded to use it to con- 
vey us down to Wolf Creek Mills, fifteen 
miles below. The current bore us on at a 
good speed. Presently we saw a bear nw the 
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rifle on board, we shot liim and. landing-, 
carefully placed our prize in our frail canoe. 
This, with four person.s, was rather too 
heavy a load, and the leatherwood strings 
threatened to give out. 1 laid myself down 
and, grasping- my hands around the i)ow of 
our boa*-, remained in that position, holding it 
firmly together, until we arrived with our car- 
go safely at the mills."* 

These times of suffering often ])rought out 
the nobler traits of humanity. 

As long as they lived, the first settlers 
used to recall with gratitude the kindness of 
Isaac Williams, who settled in \'irginia oppo- 
site Fort Harmar, in the site that now bears 
the name of Williamstowm. In thel fall of 
1789 an early frost had so injured the corn 
that the next spring was a time of great priva- 
tion. Mr. Williams had a surplus. This he 
refused to sell to speculators who were eager 
to buy up his corn at $1 a bushel, but to each 
family he w-ould sell a few bushels at half the 
price he had been offered. 

OTHER XE.\R-BV SETTLEMENTS. 

Following close upon the settlement on the 
Muskingum was another between the Great 
and the Little Miami. In 1787 John Cleves 
Symmes made a contract with Congress for 
the ijurchase of 1,000,000 acres between these 
two rivers. He failed to pay for the whole, 
and therefore secured patents for a little less 
than one-third of the proposed amount. The 
first party to occupy land in this j^urchase was 
led bv Maj. Benjamin Stiles. They landed 
at the mouth of the Little Miami in November, 
1788, and founded the town of Colun-ibia. A 
second party, under Matthias Denman and 
Robert Patterson, landed opjiosite to the 
mouth of the Licking in December, 1788, and 
some one ])riiposed the name of Losanteville 
for a town which was nc\er laid out. The 
etymologv of the name is variously interpreted. 

The third party was led by John Cleves 

*Froni "L'fe and Tinic> of Ephraini 'Cutler," by 
his granddaughter. Miss Julia Perkins Cutler. 



Symmes. He landed at North Bend. The 
names Symmes was proposed for the town 
about to be built there but it has ever since 
been known as North Bend. In June, 1789, 
a detachi-nent of soldiers under the same Ma- 
jor Doughty who had built Fort Harmar came 
to the "land oi)posite the mouth of the Lick- 
ing" and built Fort Washington. .V.round 
this fort grew up the town which soon bore 
the name of Cincinnati in honor of that order 
of "embattled farmers" founded by the officers 
of the Revolutionary Army. It has been as- 
serted that the name was suggested by Gov- 
ernor St. Clair. For nine years the two towns 
Marietta and Cincinnati were the only county- 
seats in wdiat is now Ohio, and the only coun- 
ties were ^^'ashington and Hamilton. In the 
Northwest Territory there were two others: 
Knox, now the State of Indiana, with seat of 
justice at Vincennes: and St. Clair or Illinois, 
with Kaskaskia for its county town. 

Almost from the beginning of the settle- 
ment betwieen the Miamis, the settlers were 
harrassed iby Indians. \\'ithin the first year 
the savages niade three attacks, killed four 
men. wounded others, captured one prisoner 
and carried off much plunder. 

The next settlement was made at Gallipo- 
lis. a name suggested in France before the col- 
onists started from their fair borne. The 
misfortunes of these colonists, enticed into the 
wilderness by the roseate pictures of the wily 
promoter Joel Barlow, demand for their vivid 
portrayal the genius of another Longfellow. 
To understand the history of Gallipolis we 
must go back to the Scioto Companv. This 
companv had in 1788 sent Barlow to Paris to 
sell 3,000.000 acres of land and induce French 
settlers to come over. In Februarv, 1790. 
a1)out 600 emigrants sailed from Havre for 
Alexandria, Virginia. Thence their route 
lay through Winchester, Virginia, and 
Brownsville, Pennsylvania. When their ves- 
sels arrivcfl at .Alexandria, they learnefl a lit- 
tle of tlic perils -which confronted then-i and 
that even the title to the lands thev had i)ur- 
chased was not good. 



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In despair some gave up the journey and 
settled in the East. About 400 crossed the 
mountains and found quarters at Gallipolis in 
the cabins, prepared under the direction of 
Maj. John Burnham, who had been sent thither 
by General Putnam. The centennial anni- 
versary of that event was fittingly celebrated 
at Gallipolis, October 19, iiSgo. Among the 
French settlers were many workmen whose 
skill excited the wonder of the hardy frontiers- 
man. There were goldsmiths and watchmak- 
ers, sculptors and glassblowers. Some of 
their work went down the river to Xew Or- 
leans and other choice pieces were brought up 
the Ohio. The beautiful gardens and vine- 
yards were greatly admired by General Put- 
nam and John Heckewelder. who visited Galli- 
polis in 1792. But there was an accumula- 
tion of disasters to blight the fair prospects of 
the settlement. First, the Indian war dis- 
turbed it as had also happened on the Miami 
and the ]\Iuskingum. Then the French Revo- 
lution, the greatest of all political and social 
revolutions, had destroyed tlie property of 
some who had promoted the French emigra- 
tion, and their losses hastened the financial 
failure of the Scioto Company. Many of the 
settlers at Gallipolis moved away. A few 
came to Marietta where their descendants still 
live. So many French settlers had deserted 
Gallipolis before 1795, .that when General 
Putnam was called to divide and allot the 24.- 
000 acres of land of the "French Grant," — a 
tract on the Ohio above the mouth of the Sci- 
oto, — only 93 persons over 18 years of age 
reported to draw their share. A very inter- 
esting history of the Gallipolis settlement has 
recently ])een published by Hon. William G. 
Sibley. 

A little later. General Putnam was directed 
to survey and locate another settlement — one 
which had been begun in 1773 but which had 
been destroyed in 1782, and remained utterly 
destroyed for about 16 years. 

At a time when some cold-blooded and 
weak-headed people are so ready to sneer at the 
laliors of the missionary, it is worth while to 



recall the heroism of the Moravians who came 
to the upper waters of the Muskingum long 
before the settlement was begipi at Marietta. 
As early as 1762 John Heckewelder com- 
menced his missionary career about the heads 
of the Tuscarawas. In the spring of 1773 he 
came down the Ohio with a party of Christian 
Indians, who in 22 canoes were seeking a 
peaceful home ibeyond the reach of the savage 
frontiersman. They went up the ^Muskingum 
beyond the present site of Coshocton and 
founded Gnadenhutten (The Tents of Grace). 
Unfortunately they were between the British 
and Americans in time of a Iiitter war — a war 
in which many Indians were taking part on one 
side or the other. Hence the poor Christian 
Indians were persecuted by all parties, and 
at last in 1782, at the very time when a British 
officer was sending orders for them to leave 
their pleasant corn-fields, the crowning atroc- 
ity of the war was consummated J:)y a party of 
Americans from Mingo who murdered 93 un- 
resisting prisoners. 

In 179S the self-sacrificing missionary 
Zeisberger returned with a little band of 
Christian Indians to the banks of the Tusca- 
rawas, where Congress had granted them 
12,000 acres of land. About the same time 
Heckewelder and many Moravians from Penn- 
sylvania returned and made new homes at 
Gnadenhutten, where i)n the 12th of August, 
1900. tlie ^Moravian Church of that place cel- 
elirated its looth anniversary. Tuscarawas 
is a good Indian name; vet when we recall the 
noble heroism of missionaries and martyrs, 
we regret that the legislature did not adopt 
for that country the name first proposed, Mo- 
ravia. (Note J.) 

NOTES. 

Note A.— 

SURVEYING IN OHIO IN 1 786-S7. 

(Extracts fi'niii tlu journal of John Matlwics. The 
viaiiuscript is in the frizutc ioih\tioi'. of R. M. Stiiii- 
son. of Marietta. Ohi,:) 

General Rufus Putnam, was sent In- his uncle 
The writer of this journal, a nephew of 



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in the summer of 1786 to assist in the survey 
of the lands lying west and north of the Ohio 
Ri\cr. }vlr. Alathews was to receive for his 
services two shilling's — about 25 cents — a day 
and rations. Evidently he was not there for 
the w^ages alone. He had a keen eye for good 
farming land and he noted very carefully 
where it could be found as he tramped across 
the territory that now forms Carroll, Colum- 
biana, Harrison, Jefferson and Belmont coun- 
ties. 



Sauirdny, (July) 2yth. .Arrived at P:Ust)urg about 
3 o'clock P. M., found the surveyor had genu down the 
Ohio to Little Beve Creek. Received directions from 
Gen'l Tupper by Col. Shairman to go down the river, 
Col. Shairman being to set out immediately for Beaver 
Creek. We cross the Monongehala and road about a 
mile and yi and put up for the night. 

Sunday, 30th. Proceeded down S. E. side of the 
Ohio river for Beaver Creek, put up at within 4 
miles of camp. 

Monday, .ilst. .\rrived at camp on the E bank of 
the Ohio this morning where the surveyors are waiting 
for the troops from ^lingo wdio are (to) assist them 
on their survey. 

.August isth. Crossed the river this day with 
Capt. Hoops to begin the 2nd raing of townships. 
Camp'd •■; miles from the river — on the E and W line. 
On coming the line I found the land hilly and uneven 
e.xcept near the Ohio and of an excellent quality many 
of the side hills most fit for grazing and the tops 
of the ridges level and excellent for 'wheat. 

On the 25th of August their line leads them 
across the "X fork of Yellow Creek." 

Sept. 1st. 1786. Major PIoops having been for 
some time in a bad state of health and growing more 
unwell, concluded this morning to leave the line and 
return to camp at Little Beaver. Accordingly de- 
camped at 9 a. m. and .got as far as the 5lh mile post 
on the N boundary of the 2 raing. 

Saturday. Sept. 2nd. Arrived at Little Beaver at 
.3 o'clock P. M. Found the surveyors had all left 
camp except Gen'l. Tupper, Capt. Morris and Mr. 
DufTcy. 

On the 6th he started westward with Gen- 
eral Tupper and passed north of the present 
site of Carrollton. 

Monday, nth. The second mile is through a large 
swamp coming from the S. E. and running north- 
westwardly. The soil deep and mirey in many places 
but when cleared it will make excellent low medow. 



Mr. .Xnselni (Tupper?) came to us about 10 o'clock 
and he and my^rlf carry the chain. 

I4th. 3 o'clock ,A. M. Mr, Tupper and myself 
w-ith a hunter left Major Sargent's camp in order to 
fall in with Gen'l. Tupper on the geographers' line 
who we found encamped near the end of the 6th raing. 

15th. Moved to the westward about 5 miles where 
we found the geographers' camp on Sandy creek, a- 
large branch of the "I'uskarawas. 

ifith. The north bounds of the "th raing not be- 
ing completed, Gen'l. Tupper could not enter upon 
business this day. 

Si.mday. 17th I went to a camp of Indians who 
were returning from Fort Mcintosh to their town. 
They were encamped 80 rods above us on the creek. 
Tliey were about eighteen in n'.miber, men and women. 
They had rum with them and had a drunken frolic 
the night before, but appeared decent and friendly. 

Monday. iSth. 10 o'clock Genl. Tupper began his 
raing and our camp moved to west about 3 mile* to 
another large branch of the Tuskarawas, called 
Nimeshilling, After we had run y^ ai s. mile an ex- 
press arrived from Major Hamtramck's camp at Little 
Beaver and brouglit information that the Indian.^ were 
assembling at the Shawanees towns and intended mak- 
ing a general attack on the surveyors. Capt. Hutchens 
and Gen'!. Tupper thought it unsafe to proceed any 
further. Information 'was inmiediately sent to Capt. 
Morris who had got about one mile and a half on the 
west boundary of the 7th raing. 

igth. Decamped and marche-d for Little Beaver. 
Our whole party consisted of about fifty men about 
.^6 of which was trcops. 

On the 25th and 26111 Mr. ^Mathews was go- 
ing down the Ohio to see his friend. \Vm. 
Greathouse, who seems to have lived on the 
Virginia side, not far from Mingo. 

27th. .\rrived at Mr. Greathouse^ about one 
o'clock P. M. He has a good farm and lives de- 
cently. The ccmitry through which I came is hilly 
except on the river and creek bottoins but in general 
rich and capable of producing Indian corn, hemp, flax, 
■wheat, rye, oats, barley, etc.. likewise large quantities 
of excellent good mowing. It is considerably settled 
and though the inhabitants do not yet live in afflu- 
ence they have p great plenty of the immediate neces- 
sities of life. 

Ocf. 3rd. 1786. This day I had an offer of teaching 
:i school the ensuing winter and considering the im- 
probability of the surveyors going to business again 
this year I though best to accept it. 

5th. r went to Esqr. McMachans (which is about 
six miles below Mr. Greathouses) and found that the 
surveyors were principally collected there and were 
determined to continue part of the rainges and was to 
be escorted by the whole of Maj. Hamtramck's de- 
tachment. Having an inclination to take another tour 
in the w-oods and a school house not being ready, I 
engaged to go with Major Sargent to the 5th raing. 

iilh, to o'clock .\. M., crossed the Ohio one mile 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



below the old iMingo town and took tl;e route of 
Crofford"s trail which leaves the river at the upper 
end of the Mingo bottom. Encamped at night about 
2 miles from Mingo town. Our party consisted of the 
kiTveyor and his assistants and a captain and 24 men 
as escort. The Mingo bottom contains some thousands 
of acres and is very fine land. Indian Cross 
Creeiv runs through it. After ascending the point of 
the ridge from the bottom the land is exceedingly rich, 
and forms gentle inequalities and most beautiful sit- 
uations for farms. 

I2th. Proceeded still by the route of Crofford's 
trail in nearly a N. W. direction. 

For the next two weeks they were stir\ey- 
ing on the branches of the Stillwater and 
slowly "working southward. 

,?oth. About noon our packborsemen returned from 
looking after their horses and informed that they were 
not to be found and that the Indians had stolen them 
(except one poor horse) which was evident from se\ - 
eral corroborating circumstances. The Indians who stole 
our horses were alxjut si.x in number. They lay par: 
of the night within about 80 rods of camp and we sup- 
pose took our horses about eleven o'clock in the 
evening. They likewise stole a buckskin out of a 
brook within one hundred yards of camp. It was evident 
they had been lurking round us for several days. On 
information of our horses being stolen, Capt. Heart im- 
mediately began building a l)lockhouse on the most 
advantageous ground in the vicinity of our camp. 

3IS.L We dispatched a man thi.s morning for Major 
Hanuramck on Indian Weeling rivulet informing of 
our situation and requesting more horses so that we 
might proceed on our raiiig. 

Nov. .3d. The man who was sent to Major Ham- 
tramck's camp arriv-ed with only three horses, which 
will not be sufficient to move our baggage without go- 
ing twice. Major Sargent proposes proceeding on the 
south boundary of the township on the morrow. 

4th. Major Sargent this morning concludes to leave 
the wood as ."oon as he has run the south boundary of 
the ~ih township. Tlie land we run this day is level 
and excellent wheat land, principally timbered wirh 
white loak. The waters are the branches of Mc- 
Machan's rivulet which empties into the Ohio be- 
low Weeling. 

Nov. 7th. After dinner I left Weeling in company 
with Capt. Hutchens to go to Esqr. McMachans whicli 
is about 10 miles above Weeiing. 

8th. -\l suiidown we arrived at the nmuth of 
Buffalo one mile from Esqr. McMachan's. Ca])!. 
Hutchens camped at the river and I went to Esqr. 
McMachan's where I tarried all night. 

nth. I went to Mr. tlarmon Greathcuses. father 
of my good friend Mr. Wm. Greathouse, where I found 
a number of the neighbors seated in social glee round 
a heap of corn. The inspiring juice of rye had en- 
livened their imaginations and had given their tongues 
such an exact balance that 'they moved with the 
greatest alacrity, while relating scenes of boxing, 
wrestling, hunting, etc. At dusk of evening the corn 
was finished and the company retired to the house 



where ma_iiy of them took such hearty draughts of the 
generous liquor as quite deprived them of the use of 
their limbs. Some quarreled, some sung, and others 
laughed, and the whole displayed a, scene more divert- 
ing than edifying. At 11 o'clock all that could walk 
went home and left three or four round the fire hugging 
the wdiiskey bottle and arguing very obstinately on 
religion, at which i left them and went to bed. 

Nov. 22nd. This day Gen. Tuppcr left this pla;e 
for Massachusetts, by whom I had the pleasure of send- 
ing a number of letters to my friends. 

On February 4th, 1787. Mr. Mathews 
went to Fort Steuben, to act as commissary, 
He had to issue supplies to about 100 men and 
this duty seems to have left him little time to 
keep a journal, but there are brief entries, 
chiefly aliout the weather, until April 21st, 
when the record closes abruptly. In April, 
1788, he was one of the pioneers to begin the 
settlement at the inouth of the Muskingum 
and in 1796 he removed to what is now Mus- 
kingum countv. 

Note 5.— 

"Oh the 23th day of January, 1786, ap- 
pearetl in the ]>ublic prints a piece styled "In- 
formation," with signatures of the Generals 
Putnam and Tupper, of the late American 
army, in substance, as follows: 

INFORMATION. 

1 he subscribers take this method to infoirm all 
officers and soldiers who have served in the late war, 
and who are by an ordinance of the Honorable Congress 
to receive certain tracts of land in the Ohio CDuntry, 
and also all othei good citizens who wish to become ad- 
venturers in that delightful region; that from per- 
sonal inspection, together with other incontestable evi- 
dences, they, are fully satisfied that the lands in that 
quarter are of much better quality than any other 
known to New England people. That the climate, 
seasons, produce, etc., are, in fact, equal to the most 
flattering accounts which have ever been published 
of them. That being determined to become purchasers, 
and to prosecute a settlement in this country; and de- 
sirous of forming a general association with those who 
entertain the .same ideas, they have to propose the 
following plan, viz.: That an association by the name 
of the Oliio Company be formed of all such as wish 
to become purchasers, etc.. in that country (wdio re- 
side in the commonwealth of Massachusetts only, or 
to extend to the inhabitants of other States, as shall be 
agreed on ) . 

Th^I in o'-der to bring such a company into e.^ist- 
enoe, the subscribers propose, that all persons who 
wish to promote the scheme should meet 'within their 
respective counties (except in two instances herein- 
after mentiored), at ten o'clock A. M. on Wednesday 



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the I5lh of February next ; and that each comity or 
meeting, there assembled, choose a delegate, or dele- 
gates, to meet at the Bunch of Grapes tavern in Boston, 
Essex. At Captain Webb's, in Salem, Middlesex ; at 
Bradish's, in Cambridge, Hampshire; at FV.meroy's, in 
North Hampton, Plymouth; at Bartlttfs, in Plymoutii, 
Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties; at How- 
land's, in Barn.stable, Bristol ; At Crocker's, in Taun- 
ton, '^'ork ; at VVoodbridge's in N. York, Worcester : 
at Patch's, in Worcester. Cmnberland and Lincoln; at 
Shattuck's, in Falmouth. Berk^ihire; at Diljble's. m 
Lenox. 

Rl'FUS P;iT,\AM, 

Benja.min Tri'i'ER, 
RuTL.\.\D. January lo, 17S6. 

"Ill consequence of the foregoing, on tlie 
1st day of Marcli. 1786. convened at the Bunch 
of Grapes tavern, in Boston, as delegates from 
several of the counties of the Commonwealth 
of Massachusetts, to consider of the expedien- 
cy of forming an association or company to 
purchase lands and make a settlement in the 
western country, the gentlemen whose names 
are underwiritten : 

County of Suffolk— WnUhrop Sargent, John Mills. 

County of Kssex — Manasseh Cutler. 

County of Middlesex — John Brooks, T!:omas Cnsh- 

County of Hampshire — Benjamin Tupper. 
County of Plymouth — Crocker Sampson. 
County of Worcester — Rufus Putnam. 
County of Berkshire — John Patterson. Jahlalicl 
Woodbridge, 

County of 15arnstable — .\braham Williams. 

"Elected General Rufus Putnam, cliairman 
of the convention, and Major Wintlimp .Sar- 
gent, clerk. 

"From the very pleasing descri])ti(in nf the 
western country given hy Generals I'utnam 
and Tupper and others, it a])pearing expe- 
dient to form a settlement there, a motion was 
made for choosing a committee to ])repare the 
draught or plan of an association into a com- 
pany to the said purpose, for the inspection and 
approhation of this convention. Resolved in 
the afifirmative. 

"Also, resolved, That this committee shall 
consist of five. General Putnam, Mr. Cut- 
ler, Colonel Brooks, Majf>r Sargent, ;nid Cap- 
tain Gushing were elected. 

"On Friday, the 3d of March, the conven- 



tion met, and the committee reported as fol- 
lows : 

.\riicles of agreenient entered into l)y the sub- 
scribers for constituting an association by the name 
of the Ohio Company. 

The design of this association is to raise a fund 
in C;intinental certificates, for the sole purpose, and to 
be appropriated to the entire use of purchasing lands 
m the Western Territory (belonging to the United 
States), for the benefit of the company, and to pro- 
mote a settlement in that country. 

.■\rti'cle isf. — That the fund shall not exceed one 
million of dollars, in Continental specie certificates, 
exclusive of one year's interest due thereon (except 
as hereafter provided V and that such share or sub- 
scription shall consist of one thousand dollars, as afore- 
said, and -il.--o ten dollars in gold or silver, to be paid 
into the hands of such agents as the subscribers may 

Article 2d. — That the whole fund of certificates raised 
by this association, except one year's interest due there- 
on, mentioned under the first article, shall be applied 
to the purchase of lands in some one of the proposed 
States, northwesterly of th» river Ohio, as soon as 
those lands are surveyed, and exposed for sale by the 
commissioners of Congress, according to the ordinance 
of that honorable body, passed the 20th of ?v[ay, 1785; 
or on any other plan that may be adopted by Congress, 
not less advr.ntageous to the company. The one year'i; 
interest shall be applied to the purpose of making a 
settlement in the country, and assisting tho-e who may 
be otherwise unable to remove themselves thither. The 
gold ar.d silver is for defraying the expenses of those 
persons employed as agents in purchasing the lands, 
and oiher contingent charges that may arise in the 
prosecution of the business. Thf surplus, if any. to 
be appropriated as the one year's interest on the cer- 
tificates. 

Article .v\. — That there shall be five directors, a 
treasurer ami secretary appointed, in maimer and for 
the purposes hereafter provided. 

.Article 4lh.— That the prosecution of the company's 
designs mav be the least expensive, and at the same 
tmie, the subscribers and agents as secure as possible, 
the proprietors of twenty shares shall constitute one 
trrani division of the company, appoint their agent, and 
m case of vacancy by death, resignation, or otherwise, 
shall fill i' up as immediately as can be. 

.Article .sth. — That the agent shsll make himself ac- 
countable to each subscriber for certificates and moneys 
leceivc'd bv duplicate receipts (one of which shall be 
lodged with the secretary) ; that the whole shall be 
appropriated according to those articles of associa- 
tion, and that the subscriber shall .receive he's just 
divided according to quality and quantity of lands 
purchased, as near as possibly may be, by lot drawn in 
person or through proxy; and that deeds of conveyance 
shall be executed to indieidual subscribers, by the 
asrents, .■imilar to those he shall receive from the 
directors. 

Article 6th. — That no person shall be permitted to 
hold more than five shares in the company's funds, 
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be arlnutt'.'d ; br.t 'thi'^ is not meant to prevent those 
who can not, or choose not. to adventure a full share 
from associating among themselves, and by one of their 
number subscribing the sum required. 

Article /th. — Tiiat the directors shall have the sole 
disposal of tlie company's fund, for the purposes be- 
fore mentioned ; that they shall, by themselves, or such 
person or persons as they may think proper to entrust 
with the business, purchase lands for the benefit of 
the company, where, and in such way, cither at -public or 
private sale, as they shall judge will be most advan- 
tageous to the company. They shall also direct the 
application of the one year's interest, and gold and 
silver mentioned in the tir.st article, to the purposes 
mentioned under the second article, in such way and 
manner as they shall think proper. For these pur- 
poses, the directors shall draw on the treasurer from 
time 10 time, making themselves accountable for the 
a,pplication of the moneys, agreeably to this association. 
Article Sth.— That the agents, being accountable to 
the subscribers for their respective divisions, shall ap- 
point the directors, treasurer and secretary, and fill 
up all the vacancies which mriy happen in these offices 
respectively. 

.\rticle qth. — Tliat the agents s'hall pay all the cer- 
tificates and moneys received from subscribers into 
the ipMids of the treasurer, who shall give bonds to the 
agents, jointly and severally, for the faithful discharge 
of his trust; and also, on his receiving certificates or 
money? from any particular agent, shall make himself 
accountable therefor, according to the condition of his 
bonds. 

Article loth — That the directors shall give Ijonds. 
jointly and severally, to each of the agents, conditioned 
that tlie certificates and moneys they shall draw out of 
the treasury shall be applied to the purposes 'stipu- 
l.ited in these articles: and that the lands purchased for 
the company shall be divided among them within three 
months, from the completion of the purchase, by lot. 
in such manner as the agents or a majority of them 
shall agree: and that, on such divisions being made, 
the directors shall execute deeds to* the agents, respec- 
tively, for the proportions which fall to their divisions, 
correspondent to those itbe directors may receive from 
the comn)issioners of Congress. 

Article nth. — Provided, that v>diereas a sufficient 
number of subscribers may not appear to raise the fund, 
to the sums proposed in the first aiticle. and thereby 
the number of divisions may not be completed, it is 
therefore agreed that th-; agertts of divisions of twenty 
shares each shall, after the 17th day of October next, 
proceed in the same manner as if the whole fund pro- 
posed had been raised. 

Article 12th. — Provided, also, that whereas it will 
be for the common interest of the company, to obtain 
an ordinance of incorporation from the Honorable 
Congres:,, or an act of incorporation from some one 
of the States of the Union (for which the directors 
shall make application), it is therefore agreed, that in 
case such incorporation is obtained, the fund of the 
company (and. consequently, the shares and ciivisions 
thereof) may be extended to any sum, for wdiich pro- 
vision shall be made in said ordinance or act of incor- 
poration, any thing in this association to the contrary 
notw-ithstanding. 



.Article 13th. --That all votes under this association 
may be given in person, or by pro.xy, and in numbers 
justly proportionate to the stock holden, or interest 
represented. . 

After adopting the articles of association, 
which constituted the Ohio Company, a com- 
mittee of three was appointed, "to transact 
the necessary husiness of the company until 
the directors are chosen." 

Note C— 

At a meeting of the agents and directors 
of the Ohio Company, held at "Cromwell's 
Head" tavern, in Boston, the 21st day of No- 
vember, 1787. it was resolved, among other 
things, "That the house lots shall consist of 
ninety feet front and one hundred and eighty 
feet in depth," and "that the centre street cross- 
ing the citv he tme luindretl and fifty feet 
wide." At this meeting it was (irtlered "That 
no more subscriptions for shares be received 
after the first of January ; and that they ad- 
journ tn the first Wednesday in March next, 
to meet at Prox'idence, Rhode Lsland, for the 
purpose lit drawing the eight-acre lots, which 
are directed to he surveyed by that time." 

At a meeting of the directors of the Ohio 
Company, at Bracket's tavern in Boston, No- 
vember 2^. 1787, it was ordered, "that four 
surveyors be employed, under the direction of 
the superititendent, hereinafter named ; tiiat 
twenty-two men shall attend the surveyors ; 
that there be added to this number twenty 
men, including six boat builders, four house 
carpenters, one blacksmith, and nine common 
workmen, in all forty-eight men. That the 
boat builders shall proceed, on Monday next, 
and the surveyors rendezvous at Hartford, 
the 1st (lav of Januarv next, on their way to 
the ^Muskingum: that the boat builders and 
men, with the surveyors, be proprietors in the 
company ; that their tools, one axe and one 
hoe to each man, and thirty pounds weight of 
baggage, shall lie carried in the company's 
wagons, and that the subsistence of the men 
on their journey be furnished by the company; 
that upon their arrival at the place of destina- 
tion, and entering upon the business of tlieir 
I employment, the men shall be subsisted by the 



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63 



company, aufl allowed wages at the rate of four 
dollars (eachj per month, until discharged : 
that they be held in the com])any's service un- 
til the 1st day of July next, unless sooner dis- 
charged ; and if any of the persons employed 
shall leave the service, or wilfully injure the 
same, or disobey the orders of the superinten- 
dent, or others acting under him, the person 
so oflfending shall forfeit all claim to wages ; 
that their wages shall be paid the next autumn 
in cash, or lands, upon the same terms as the 
company purchased them ; that each man fur- 
nish himself with a good small arm. l)ayii- 
net, six flints, a powder horn and pouch, prim- 
ing wire and brush, half a pound of powder, 
one pound of balls, and one pound of buck- 
shot. The men so engaged shall be subject to 
the orders of the superintendent, and those he 
may appoint as aforesaid, in any kinds of busi- 
ness they shall be employed in, as well fnr bnat 
building and surveying, as for building houses, 
erecting defenses, clearing land, aiid planting 
or otherwise, for promoting the settlemem. 
And as there is a possibility of interruption 
from enemies, they shall also be subject to or- 
ders as aforesaid in military command, dur- 
ing the time of their employment. That the 
surveyors shall be allowed twenty-seven dol- 
lars per month and subsistence, while in act- 
ual service, to commence upon their arrival at 
the Muskingum; that Colonel Ebenezer Sproat, 
from Rhode Island, Mr. Anselm Tupper. and 
Mr. John Mathews, from Massachusetts, and 
Colonel R. J. Meigs from Connecticut, be the 
surveyors; that General Rufus Putnam be the 
superintendent of all the business aforesaid, 
and he is to be obeyed and respected accord- 
ingly; that he be allowed for his services forty 
dollars per month and his expenses, to com- 
mence from the time of his leaving home." 

To enable General Putnam to execute the 
business of the company, the directors furn- 
ished him with a commission, embracing full 
power to do and transact all matters necessary 
for the ])rogress of the settlement. A meet- 
ing of the directors and agents was held on 



the 5th day of March, 1788. at Rice"s tavern, 
in Providence. Rhode Island. 

The agents then present represented 1.000 
shares and they proceeded to draw for the 
eight-acre lots which had been surveyed in the 
vicinity of the new) city, at the mouth of the 
Muskingum Ri\er. .At this meeting it was 
resolved, that a committee, composed of Rev. 
Mr. Cutler, General Varnum and Colonel 
May, "consider and report upon the expedi- 
ency of employing some suitable person as a 
public teacher, at the settlement now making 
by the Ohio Company." They reported — 
"That the directors he requested to pay as 
early attention as possible to the education of 
youth, and the promotion of public worship, 
among the first settlers ; and that for these im- 
portant purposes, they employ, if practicable, 
an instructor eminent for literary accomplish- 
ments, and the virtue of his character, who 
shall also superintend the first scholastic in- 
stitutions, and direct the manner of instruc- 
tion, and to enable the directors to carry into 
execution the intentions expressed in this res- 
olution, the proprietors, and others of benevo- 
lent and liberal minds, are earnestly requested 
to contribute by voluntary donation to the 
forming a fund to be solely appropriated there- 
to." 

Under this resolution the <lirectors au- 
thorized Mr. Cutler to search out and employ 
some suitable person to fulfill the intentions 
of the company. He engaged Rev. Daniel 
Story, then a young man who had been but 
a short time in the ministry, to go on to Ma- 
rietta, as a preacher of the gospel, where he 
arrived in the course of the next vear. 

Note D.— 

General Ihtrmur io Gci'cial Knox. 

Fort Pitt, .April 26. 1788. 
Six: — I am now upon my tour to Venango, and 
.^hall ascend the Allegliany to-morrow, in order to 
visit Captain Heart's post. I left Muskingum on the 
6th instant and on the "th met Genera] Putnam and 
part of the Ohio Company. Be assured, Sir, that every 
assistance and protection that is in our power shall 
he rendered to this company. I make not the least 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



doubt but ;i flourishing settlement will soon take place, 
as the> are industrious, and quite a dii^erent set of 
people from these frontier men. I waited with great 
impatience for the arrival of General Putnam, and it 
would have afforded nic peculiar pleasure to have 
been personally present with him. but Major Doughty, 
who commands during my absence, will (agreeably to 
your letter of instructions') give them every necessary 
as SI stance. 

V ***** * 

I have the honor, etc.. ■ 

Jos. H.\RM.\R. 

General Piitiiaii: to A'ci'. Maiuissch Cutler. 

.\r)Ei.i'Hi, May i6. 1788. 

Your favor of the 20th of February came to hand 
a few days since, and I find by its contents that Mr. 
Plumer has alarmed the people with respect to the 
Indians very much, and perhaps he is not to blame, 
for had i given Jieed to the opinion, at least pretended 
opinion, ^f people at Pittsburgh and its vicinity. I 
certainly should noi have come down without an army 
for my protection. Plawever, we made no delay on that 
account: that the Indians are dissatisfied on account 
of Congress or the Commissioners of Congress at the 
several treaties which have been held conlsidering 
these lands as the property of the United States in 
consequence of the part the Indians took in the war 
and the treaty of peace with Great Britain is true ; 
t'hcy have told Congress so in a spirited, manly letter 
addressed to that honorable body by Joseph Brant, 
ill which he assures them that unless the wrongs are 
redressed and the lands fairly purchased, the Indians 
will certainly go to war (and I believe they will be as 
good as their word). 

In consequence of this application of Brant"s, Con- 
gress has promised them a treaty which was to have 
i)een holden about this time, but I am tcid that the 
Indians have informed Governor St. Clair that they are 
to hold a great council among themselves about the 
middle of June near St. Dusky. From these circum- 
stances it is probable Governor St. Clair will not be 
able to see them till July, when I have no doubt every- 
thing will be settled to general satisfaction. 

At present we ilo not think ourselves perfectly se- 
cure from them on account of a few lawlcjss banditti 
made up of Mingoes, Shav/nees and Cherokees who 
reside at present on the waters of the Scioto. .They 
are a set of thieves and murdering rascals, but from 
any ether quarter we are under no apprenhension at 
pesent. The Delawares aiwl Wiyandots visit us al- 
most very day and appear very friendly ; relying on 
it. as I believe, that Governor St. Clair at the treaty 
will liave power and inclination to do them coinplete 
justice. 

You wish to be informed if it will be prudent for 
families to move on in the spring and summer. I 
answer, by all means; (or let the treaty end how it 
may. the sooner they get in the way of cultivating 
their land and raising provisions the better. The 
eonstart coming in of new settlers and the troops 
which will be kept in the country by Congress will 
^ivc us a good market for many years. The little 



scouting parties of Indians, if they are never won to 
be our friends, can never do any con.siderable in- 
)ury; on the other hand, should there be a general 
Indian war this will be a place of general rendez- 
vous for an army. So that in all human probabil- 
ity the settlement can never fail of the protection of 
government. 

It will give you pain and me no pleasure to de- 
tail our march over the mountains or our delays 
afterward on account of the bad weather or other 
misfortunes. I shall only observe that 1 arrived at 
Major White's on the Youghiogheny River the 14th 
of February, no boats built, no boards or plank in read- 
iness, no per.son capable of building a house, much less 
a boat, among the party, mill froze up and no boards 
to be had. He had, however, three canoes, -such as they 
were, on the stocks and live of his men sick with the 
smallpox, which they took by inoculation. 

C^n the first day of April in the afternoon we left 
the Youghiofflieny. and arrived at Fort Harmar the 
7th. being obliged to f ] at Harmar and Buf- 

falo Creek on oi'r way to take in provisions, etc. Our 
■Ahole fleet consisted of the Union Galley of 45 tons 
iiunthen designed to pass and repass fiom between 
this and Buffalo or Cross Creek to bring down letters, 
the Adelphi ferry boat, burthen 3 tons, for the use 
of the settlers at the port, and three log canoes of 
different sizes. 

On our arrival here the surveys commenced im- 
mediately, bi'.t a series of rainy weather and being 
obliged to survey so much more than we expected 
in order to obtain lands suitable to cue purpose, pre- 
vented our completing our plans till yesterday. The 
city lots will be ready to draw by the first Wednesday 
of July, as proposed, but the others will not. It was 
Gen'l. Knox's advice and I shall not presume to sur- 
vey any more till after the treaty. 

The men have most of them been employed these 
odd days in clearing land for themselves, which they 
will plant next week. The rest have been doing the 
same for the company. The whole quantity of corn 
planted I expect will be about 100 acres. ,As soon as 
this work is over we shall turn our attention to build- 
ing houses, and boats suitable to prosecute the survey 
with. 

As to the mode of conveying letters, I have hit 
on none yet to convey from this to Philadelphia or 
from thence to this place that could be depended on. 
Perhaps we may find out some in the course of the 
summer. 

The exi)ense has rose much beyond our calcula- 
tion and if the treaty concludes favorably the sur- 
vey must no doubt be pushed till late in the fall. Of 
oonsenuence more money will be wanted, but I ex- 
pect Generals Parsons and Varnum will be on soon: 
will therefore not propose anything on the subject. 

The men are generally in good heal'h and, I be- 
lieve, much pleased with the country: tliat I am so 
myself you may rest assured. 

The winter in this quarter was severe, indeed, the 
most so known for many years. But I can only add 
the situation of the city plat is the most delightful 
of any I ever saw. and those traces of ancient walls, 






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LIST OF THE FIRST PARTY OF PIONEERS. 
TOGRAPH List of Gen. Rufus Putnam, which is in Marietta Collec; 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



67 



mouiiu*, etc.. are 
painting gives biit 
when on the spot. 



truly surprising. Mr. Sargent's 
J faint idea of what is to be seen 



The letter of General Putnam is dated 
from Adelphi, tlie proix>sed name of the town 
at the mouth of the Muskingum. In some 
printed copies of this letter as well as in some 
local histories the name is spelled AdclpJiia. 
and this is said to be the form which had been 
suggested by Manasseh Cutler, but General 
Putnam writes it very distinctly in a number 
of places "Adelphi." For a long time the set- 
tlements in what is now Washington County 
were known by the general name of Muskin- 
gum. This name often appears on tlie dates 
and superscriptions of old letters and was oc- 
casionally used by writers in the East, well on 
into the present century. 

Note E.— 

A LIST OF THE EMIGRANTS OF 1/88. T "89, .VNO 
1790. 

( The list docs not iuclmic the iiieinbeis of tlie first 
pioneer party lelio arrived .Ipril ytli. -lehieh appear on 
the eiiaraviiig of the autograph list of Gen. Kiifus Put- 
nam, herewith presented.) 

1788. 
Bryant. Bazaleel. 
Battelle. Ebenezer, family. 
Gushing. Xataniel. family. 
Converse. James, 
Crary, Fredrick. 
Cheever, Lot, 
Coburn. .\sa, family. 
Dana. Luther, 
Denney, Samuel. 
Dunham. Daniel, family ( I/Sq) 
Dorrenie. .Samuel. 

Eldridge. Sylvanus, , 

Fuller. Oliver. 
Greene, Richard, 
Greene. Charles, family. 
Goodaie, Maj. Nathan, familv. 
Gridley. William, family. (1789) 
Kart, Selah, 

Ifoiland, . 

Kimble. F.phraim. 
Knight. Theophilus. 
Lasa, John. 
Lunt. William 1".. 
Lord. Thomas. 
Mmot. James. 
Mitchell. John. 
Matthewsoii, Jeffrey, 



McGuflFcy, Neil. 

Owen. James, family. 

Pierce. Stephen, fanuly (1789) 

Oliver. Robert, family. 

Oliver. Launcclot, 

PuUiam, Israel. 

Rice. Oliver. 

Stratton. John, 

Skinner. John,- 

Stanley. Klias. 

Stacy. Col. William, family (1789) 

Tupper. Gen. Benjamin, family. 

Tyler, Dean. 

Tupper. Edward W.. 

V'arnum, James, (died January. 1789) 

Woodward, Levi, 

Whittemore, Ebenezer, 

Backus. James. 

Brajmian. James. 

Converse. Benjamin, family. 

Crary. Archibald. 

Cheever. Joshua. 

Chouchip. Jeffrey, 

Coburn. Asa. Jr.. family. 

Dana, William, family. 

Dana. Edmund. 

Dicks, Nathan. 

Oelano. Cornelius. 

Elliott. Richard. 

Fearing. Paul. 
Greene. Grihhi. family. 
Greene. Philip, 
Gilbert, Jonathan, 
Cjoodale. Tiniotliy. 
Hurlburt. Benoni. fatnily. 
Hutchinson. Thomas, 
Ingersoll, George. 
Knowle*;. Charles, 
Kerr, Ham.ilton. 
Lunt. Ezra. 
■ Leach. James. 

Laugluon. Dick, (half Indian) 
Miller, John, (half Indian) 
Mitchell. .Samuel. 
Mathews, .^bel. 
Moody. Nathaniel, family. 
Nye, Ichabod. family. 
Parsons. Samuel H.. 
Pierce, Israel, family. 
Oliver, Alexander, familv. 
Oliver. William. 
Putnam. Waldo A , 
Sargent. Winthrop. 
Stratton, Samuel. 
Stone. Jonathan, family (1789) 
Stebbins. Samuel, 
Shipman. Joshua, familv. ( 1789) 
True. Jabcz, 

1 upper. Judah (died in war) 
Tupper. Benjamin. Jr.. 
Wright, Simeon 
Webster. Andrew, family. 

t/v all Kg .•.■!-;■. mabing. teilh the first parly of 48, 
a total of 137 arrivals during the year.) 



68 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 





King, Zebnlon. (killed I78g) 


i-Sq. 


Leavens. Joseph, family. 




Lathbe. John, 


Ayres. Klienezer. family. 


Lucas, Isaac, , 


Brown David, family. 


Leavens, John, 


Babcoci<, Abijah, 


Lord, Elisha, 


Baker, Thadcleus, 


May, John, 


Bull. Howell. 


JiJcClure, Andrew, 


Breck. William, 


Mitchell, Robert, 


Biieli. Joseph, family (1790) 


Mixer, L'^aac, 


Bradford, Robert, family. 


Mills, William, 


Bullard, A?a, 


Aliller, Edward, 


Baldwin. Abel, 


Meigs, R. J.. Jr.. family, (1791) 


Bull. Aaron, 


Munscll, Levi, family. 


Bent, Silas, family. 


Miles, Ben.iamin, family. 


Bent. .Silas, Jr., 


Mayo. Daniel. 


Beadle, Benjamin, 


Maxon, Richard, family. . 


Barker, Joseph, family. 


Mervin, Picket, 


Baldwin, Davis. (Galiipolis) 


Mitchell, John, 


Barker. Isaac, family. 


Mills, Charles, 


Blake, David, family. 


Miles, John, 


Blake, Simeon, 


Morse, Moses, 


Burnham, William, 


Newton, Sylvanus, family. 


Baldwin, David, 


Newell, Samuel, family. 


Baker, Benia-miu, 


Newell, William, 


Bullard, F.leazer, 


Oaks, Joel, 


Bagley, Henry, 


Fatten, James, 


Cummins. Joseph, 


Putnam, Ezra, Jr,, 


Cald, Arnold, 


Putnam, David, 


Casey. Wanton, 


Pierce, Phineas, 


Cady. Scp-iire. 


Parson, Enoch, 


Cushing. F.liiah. 


Patterson, James, family. 


Cogsw^ell. Daniel, family. 
Clark, Arnold, 


Patterson. Nathaniel, 


Porter, Ebenezer, family. 


Clough, .Aaron, 


Porter, Thomas, family. 


Corey, Thomas, 


Prime, Joseph, family. 


Clark Joseph, 


Parker, William, family. 


Dodge John, family. 


I'latt, Smith, 


Delano, Cornelius. 


Plummer, Jonathan, 


Devol. Gilbert, iisquire, family. 


Phillips, Ezra, 


Devol, Wanton, family. 


Russell, John, 


Devol. Gideon, 


Rouse, Michael, 


Devol. Jonathan, 


Rouse, John, family. 


Drown. Solomon, 


Rowel, Daniel. 


Davis, William. 


Smith. James, family. 


Dodge. John T., 


Sprague. Joshua, family. 


Davis. Samuel 


Story. Daniel. 


Dunham. Daniel, Jr., 


Story. Josepli. 


Flagg, Gershom, family. 
Foster, Paul, 


Strong. Joseph, 


Shepherd, Enoch, family. 


Farley, Thomas. 


Shepherd. Enoch. Jr., 


Fairchild. Major, 


Shiner. William, 


F'earing, N'nh, 


Story, William, 


Greene, John, 


S' ^cumb. Benjamin, family. 


Greene, Abraham, 


o,a..y. William, Jr., 


Gibson, Thomas, 


Stacy, Joseph, family. 


Gilman. Joseph, family. 


Stacy, John, 


Gilnian. Benjamin, family, (1790) 


Stacy, P'hilip, 


Giiffin, Caleb, 


Smith, John, 


FTamilton, Nathaniel, 


Story, .Andrew, family. 


Haskell, Jonathan, 


Sawyer, Nathaniel, family. 


Kelley, James, family, (killed, 1791) 


Sprague, William, family. 


Knight. Thcophilus, 


Stone. Isreal, family (1790) 


Kinney, Nathan, 


Sprague, Jonathan, 



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69 



Stanley, Thomas, family. * 


Bebee, Frederick, 


Springer. Peltg, 


Beau, Daniel, 


Smith, Jonathan, 


Call, David, 


Stacy. Rufus, 


Cat son, David, 


Smith, Stephen. 


Cushman. Nathaniel, 


Smith. Benjamin, 


Choplv. .Aiitoine, (French) 


Sh:i\v. Thonfas, family (i/Qo) 


Comas, Lansnett (French) 


Thompson. Joseph, 


Choate, Francis, 


Tilas, Eliphalct. 


Choate, Isaac, 


Tilas. Alexander, 


Choate, Joshua, 


, Daniel, 


Chopman, Joseph, 


Tuttle, Joel, family. 


Carroll, Michael, (Gallipolis) 


Tuttle, Linus, 


Caldwell, Janies, 


White. John, 


Camp, John (killed at Big Bottom) 


Woiidhury, Nathan, 


Comas, John, 


\\'i)o(Jhriclge. Dudley, family. 


Caller, (French) 


WVlister, Luke, 


Calnn. (French) 


Walker, James, 


Chevektt, (French) 


Whiting, Eli.^hf,, 


Christophe. (F'rench) 


\\'arren, Elijah, 


Crage. William (French) 


Winsor. Christopher, family, 


Dudley, Asa. 


WePls, David, family. 


Davenport, Gould, 


Wilson, George, family. 


Dorsey, Janies, 


Wilson, Williatn, family. 


Day, John 


Wilson, Jereiniah, family. 


Drawi;, -John, 


Whipple, Abraham, family. 


David, (French) 


Whipple. John H., 


Dcnnit, ( French ) 


Weils, Thomas, 


Delatre, (French) 


(Tiic total nuuibcr of nun zvho arrived during 
1^89 i^'is 153, and tlic number of families, 5I-) 


Devol, Christopher, 

Dodge, Abraham, (Gallipolis) 

Demsey, Isaac, (Gallipolis) 




Diinlay, William, 


1790. 


Finley, John, 




Farmer. Jacob, 


Allen, Justus, 


Ford, William, family. 


Allison, Robert, family. 


Ford, William, Jr., 


Andre, (French) 


Frothingham, Peter, 


Arvin, (French) 


Frye. Joseph, 


Applegate. Joseph, 


F'ustlay, (French) 


Athone, (Fr,;nch) 


Fulham. John, 


Anthony, (French) 


Farewell, Jonathan, 


Andrews, John, (Gallipolis) 


FTeming, Aride, (Gallipolis) 


Eack-us, Elijah, 


Fleming. Andrew, (Gallipolis) 


Baker, Timothy. 


Gilbraith. Thomas, (Gallipolis) 


Bethel, Edward, 


Gollsmith, Zaccheus, (Gallipolis) 


Bailey, Caleb, 


Griffin. Asahel. 


Buck, John, 


Guthrie, Ste])hen, 


Baldwin, Jonathan (Gallipolis) 


Guthrie, Elias, 


Blackburn, Andrew, 


Guthrie, Truman, 


Bliss, Am.os, family. 


Guthrie, Joseph, family. 


Bureau, Peter, ^ French) 


Greene, Casey, 


Begnear, (French) 


Goodenough. Daniel, 


"P.adwell, Elijah. (Gallipolis) 


Henderson. Edward, 


Barber. Ezekicl, family. 


Hart. William. 


Bent, Rufus. 


Hackney. Joseph, 


Browning, Williaiu, '^1 • 


Harris. Edward, family, 


Barnes. Samuel, " ■ "" 


Hawkins, Christopher, 


Burlin.game. Christopher, family. 


Hinckley, Nathaniel, 


Bridge. William, 


Harris. John, 


Bridge, Samuel, 


Hamnton, Zoath, family. 


Brown. David. Jr., (Gallipolis) 


Harte. John (Gallipolis) 


Brown, Aaron. (Gallipolis) 


James. John, family. 


Brow. Nathaniel, 


James, John. Jr., 


Eatchftider. Gideon, (Gallipolis) 


Janies, William, 


Butler, David, 


Jennings, Joshua, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHIXGTON COUNTY, 



Isliam, Russell, 


Slih, Thomas, (Gallipolis) 


Jordan and Son, (French) 


Sergent, Roger, (Gallipolis) 


Jowrdom (French) 


Sheldon, Jonathan, (Gallipolis) 


Kerr, Matthew, (killed in 1791) 


Safford, Robert. (Gallipolis) 


Lewis, Samuel, (Galhpolis) 


Sholes. Richard, ((iallipolis) 


Loring. Daniel, family, 


Snow, David, (Gallipolis) 


Loring. Isreal, 


Smith. Joseph, (Gallipolis) 


Lake, Thomas, family. 


Semans, Samuel, 


Lake, Archibald, family, 


Smith, William. 


Lewis, (French) 


Simonds, Joseph, (wounded 1792.) 


Lake, Andrew, 


Stephens, Jacob. 


Lake, William, family, 


Sparhawk. Noah. 


Little, Nathaniel, family. 


Spragne. Nchemiah, 


Little, Nathaniel, Jr., family, 


Smith, John. 


Lygnum, Joseph, 


Shepherd, John, 


Lynot, William, 


Simkins. David. 


Luxumburgh (French) 


Slioemann, fanniy, (French) 


l.alorccy, (French) 


Scott, Alexander, 


Lcggett. Alexander, 


Tenner, George, family. 


Llyod, David, 


Thomas, Samuel, family. 


Labello, Francis, (French) 


Thierry, Francis, family (French) 


Label, (French) 


T-Uitroff, Antoine, (I-'rcnch) 


Maynard, Daniel. (Gallipolis) 


Troop, Zebulon. (killed at Big Bottom) 


Moor. John. (Gallipolis) 






McElwce. John. 


('iter, Joseph, family, 


Mills. Benjamin, 


l-'ttcr. .Samuel, 


McCulloch, William, 


L'lter, Reuben, 


'McNemarre, John, 


Vaiimctre, William, 


Mc Lei and. Samuel 






McTntosh, Nathan, 






Merrill, Simeon, 


Venard, Pierre. (French) 


Miller. Joseph. 


Waterman. John, 


Mark. (French) 


Waterman, Sherman, (killed in 1794.) 


Meacham. (French) 


Worth, John. 


Meron, (F'rench) 


Weight. Jonathan. 


Ncaly, Thomas, 


Waldovv, Zachariah, 


Nye, Ebenezer, family, 


Wiser, Jacob. 


iN'eiswanger, John, family 


Wood. Joseph, 


Olney. Coggswell. family. 


Worth, George, 


O'Brien. Ichabo'i. 


Wangh. Joseph. 


Ovrey, (French) 


W iss.iii. William. (Gallipolis) 


Putnam. Ezra, fanuly, 


W.irlh. Robert, (kdled in 1791) 


Porter, Samuel. 




Patter.son. Benjamin, family. 


{'I'll,- Infill iiiiiiihii- ,if arnvaU (men) in lygo ^vas 
-'Oj?- -cnVj/.s-rv nf i!ir /■rcnrli. i6fi — niinihrr nf luniilus 


Potts, James, 


Potts, Robert, 


Potter, Rouse. 


31. Of III,- '.i'li..h- nuiiibi-r of frcncli /'Co/'/i-. J.V nun 


Petal, Joseph, (French) 


and two finnilicx ronniiicj some tiinr at Mniicttti.) 


Pamey, Jean. (French) 




Plana. (French) 


Xolc F.— 


Pierre, Jean, (French) 




Potter, William. (Gallipolis) 




P.-ige. Nathan. (Gallipobs) 


I^ROM l-iUTL.\NM), M.ASSACHUSETTS, TO MARIET- 


Proctor, Jacob, (Gallipolis) 


T.\, OHIO. 


Potter, Benjamin. (Gallipolis) 




Palmer. Frederick, (tiallipolis) 


(From .■lulohio^i^raf'liv of Hcnjamin r. Stone. 


Randall. Ebenezer. (Galhpolis) 


j/^j-iS/s.) 


Richardson, Phineas, ((Gallipolis) 




Rue, I<euben, (Gallipolis) 
Rogers. Joseph. (Ciallipolis) 
Reed. Enoch, family. 


I rememlier tlie iiiorniiiCT of our starting 
for Oliio'. Mr. lUirlingame's family (and I 


Rue. llarrv. 


was one of them) went to (General (Rufus) 


Roder. '- — . (FrcnclO 

Ran^ford. Joseph, family. 
Rolibni>. Uaac, 


Putnam's the evening- l)efore. This was in 
September, 1790. 



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It seemed, even to tlie old folks, a vast en- 
terprise to go Soo miles into a savage coun- 
try, as it was then called. There were three 
o.x-wagons with twn yoke of o.xen to each, and 
General Putnam's twohorsc carriage and one 
saddle horse. 

We were eight weeks on the journey. I 
was then eight },-ears old — too young to re- 
memher much about the journey. I think 
we did not travel on the Sabbath, for I dis- 
tinctly rememl)er that we tarried at Bethle- 
hem. Pennsylvania, and attended public wor- 
ship. This was a settlement of penple of the 
Moravian Church. 

Xear Simrell's Ferry, on the Youghioghe- 
ny River, we waited a few days till the boats 
were finished, which General Putnam had en- 
gaged the summer previous when he was re- 
turning from Ohio to New England. 

It was slow tedious work on the river — 
often getting aground, when all the men from 
both boats had to unite to shove the boat over 
the shoal place. 

At length we arriveil at Marietta aljout 
nine o'clock in the morning — T cannot tell the 
dav. The first resident of Marietta that I knew 
was Colonel Bent. He came into the boat to 
welcome us. His house was on I'ront street, 
though the streets were not distinguished from 
other parts of the great cornfield which cov- 
ered most of the town. Large girdled trees 
were standing all along from the Point to 
the Campus 3\Iartius. 

Note G.— 

The records of the Dliio Company show 
when and where the official name Marietta 
was given in honor of Queen Marie Antoin- 
ette. "At a meeting of the Directors of the 
Ohio Company on the 2n(l day of July, 1/88, 
and continued by adjournment to the 14th day 
of August, on the banks of the Muskingum 
and near the confluence of that river with the 
Ohio," among many other resolutions passed 
Avas the following: 

Resolved. That the citv near the connivence of the 



Ohio anil Muskingnm be called Marietta. That the 
Directors write to Hi.< E.xcellency. Compte Moiistiers, 
informing him of their motives in naming the city, 
and requesting his opinion whether it will be advis- 
able to present Her Majesty of France a public square. 

Kolc H.— 

On the 9th day of July, Governor St. 
Clair arrived at h'ort Harmar, escorted by a 
detachment of troops under Major Doughty, 
wh() had gone up to Pittsburg some days 
before for that ])urpose. He was received 
with military honors, and a salute of 14 
guns. The 15th of July, as appears from 
the journal of Paul Fearing, was agreed upon 
for his first appearance before the citizens of 
the territory. At five o'clock, P. M., he came 
over from Fort Harmar in the government 
barge, escorted l>y the officers of the garrison, 
and the secTetary, W'inthrop Sargent, Esq. 
He was received in the bowery by General Put- 
nam, the judges of the Territory, and the prin- 
cipal inhabitants of the new colony. The sec- 
retary read the ordinance of Congress form- 
ing the Northwest Territory, the governor's 
commission, the judges', and his own. He 
was then congratulated on his welcome ar- 
rival at the seat of government by General 
Putnam, and three cheers closed the ceremon- 
ies of the <lay. 

COMMISSION OK THE GOVKRXOR. 

The United St;iles in Congress assembled to 
.Arthur St. Clair. Esq. 

We. reposing special tru-t and confidence in your 
integrity, prudence, and ability, have constituted and 
appointed, and by these presents do constitute ami 
appoint you, the said Arthur St. Clair. Governor, in 
and over the territory of the United States of America, 
northwest of the river Ohio: and conrmander-in-chief 
of the militia therein ; to order, rule, and govern the 
same, conformably to the ordinhncc of the i,?th of July, 
1787. entitled, ''an Ordinance for the Government of the 
Territory of the Unitod States, Northwest of the River 
Ohio." which i,s hereto affixed ; and we do hereby give 
and grant to you. the said .Arthur St. Clair, all the 
powers, authorities, and prerogatives assigned to the 
governor of the said territory in and by the said or- 
dinance. .And we do strictly enjoin all persons to pay 
due obedience to this, our commission. This commis- 
sion to take effect from the 1st day of February, 1788, 
and to contiinie in force for tlic term of three years 
thereafter, unless sooner revoked by Congress. In 
testimony, &c. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



COMMISSION OF O.VE OF THE JUDGES. 

The United States in Congress assembled to Sam- 
uel Holden Parsons, Esq. 

We, rcprosing special trust and confidence in 3'our 
wisdom, uprightness and integrity, have constituted and 
appoint, and by these presents do constitute and ap- 
pointed you, the said Samuel Holden Parsons, one of 
the judges in and over the territory of the United 
States northwest of the river Ohio, with full power and 
authority, in conjunction with one or more of the 
.judges of .said territory, to form a court, with all the 
powers and authorities incident to a court having a 
common law jurisdiction, and to exercise all such 
powers, and perform and execute all the duties directed 
by the ordinance of the 13th July. 1787, entitled, "an 
Ordinance for the Government of the Territory North- 
west of the River Ohio," which is hereto affixed; 
giving to you, the said S. H. P., all the powers and 
authorities assigned to a judge of the said territory, in 
and by the ordinance aforesaid; and we do enjoin all 
persons to pay due obedience to this our commission. 
This commission to continue and be in force, during 
arood behavior, or during the existence of the govern- 
ment established by the ordinance aforesaid. You 
residing within ihe said territory. In testimony, &c. 

The two dthei- judges were James Mitch- 
el Varniim, from Philadelphia, and John 
Cleves Symmes, of Xe\\1 Jersey. Mr. Symmes 
had not arrived, but was expected on soon. 
Winthrop Sargent, secretary of the territory, 
was a native of Boston, but latterly a citizen 
of New Hampshire. 

The judges who succeeded these in the 
Territory, were S. H. Parsons and J. C. 
Symmes, re-appointed by the President, with 
the advice and consent of the senate, and Will- 
iam Barton, in place of J. M. Varnum, de- 
ceased, August 20, 1789. In September, 

1789, George Turner was appointed, Mr. Bar- 
ton having declined the office. On March 31, 

1790, Gen. Rufus Putnam succeeded S. H. 
Parsons, deceased. Joseph Gilman was made 
a judge in place of General Putnam, who had 
received the ot¥ice of surveyor general of 
United States lands, December 22, 1796; Feb- 
ruary I J, 171,18, K. J. ]\reigs, Jr., in the place 
of G. Turner, resigned. Judges Symmes, 
Gilman and ]\Ieigs were in office when the 
General Assembly of the Territory convened 
in September, 1799. (Chase's Stat, of Ohio.) 

The first laws for the governtiient of the 
Territory were published by the governor and 



judges at [Marietta. The more important of 
these early acts were : "A law regulating and 
establishing the militia," July 25; 1788; also "a 
law for establishing general Courts of Quarter 
Session of tli,e peace ( and therein of the powers 
of single justices), and for establishing County 
Courts of Common Pleas (and therein of the 
powers of single judges, toi hear and deter- 
mine upon small debts and contracts) ;" also a 
law for the establishing of the office of sheriff, 
and the appointment of sheriff's. The Court 
of Quarter Session was held four times a year 
in each county, and was composed of the jus- 
tices of the peace, nominated and commission- 
ed by the governor. Not less than three, nor 
more than five of these justices were especially 
named in a general conimission, for holding 
the said Courts o'f Quartet- Session. Three of 
them might hold special courts when required, 
one of them being of the quorum. In the year 
1790, the number of justices was increased to 
nine in a county, and it recei\-e(l authority to 
divide the counties into townsliips, to appoint 
constables, overseers of the poor, clerks of 
townships, and to establish public roads. 

The County Courts of Common Pleas were 
composed of not less than three nor more than 
five persons, commissioned by the governor, 
and authorized to hold and keep a court of rec- 
ord. This court convened twice a year, in 
each county, at the place where the Quarter 
Sessions were held. In 1790 the periods were 
increased to four in a year and the judges to 
seven. A sheriff was appointed by the gov- 
ernor for each county, \\'ho took the oath of 
allegiance to the United States, and of office, 
and gave a bond of $4,000. He had ample 
authority to suppress riots, keep the peace, 
arrest criminals. S:c. (Pub. Aug. 23. 1788.) 
A -Court of Probate was established, composed 
of a single judge for the settlements of es- 
tates, recording of wills. ^K-c. This court was 
opened four times in a year, and oftener if 
necessary. .(Pub. Aug. 30. 1788.) 

The general court, for the territory of the 
United States northwest of the River Ohio, 
held four sessions in a vear for civil and crim- 



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inal suits, at such points in the Territory as 
the judges deemed most conducive to the pub- 
lic good, they giving timely notice of their 
sitting. The periods were the first Mondays 
of February, May, October, and December. 
Process, both civil and criminal, could be re- 
turned to this court at anv place in the terri- 
tory, where they might be convened. Tliey 
were not obliged to hold more than one court 
a year, in any one county. (Pub. at Marietta, 
Aug. 30, 1788; Chase's Stat, of Ohio.) 

The law respecting crimes and their pun- 
ishment, published on the 6th of September, 
1788, shows that the principles of justice, mor- 
ality and good order, were deeply impressed 
on the hearts and mind.i of the Governor and 
judges. The section for the suppression and 
prei\-ention of profanity, irreverent and ob- 
scene language, with the closing one for the 
sacred observance of the Christian Sabbath, 
are worthy of all praise, and the particular 
motive of modern law makers. In accordance 
with the usage of that period, the punishment 
for theft and minor ofYenses consisted of fines, 
whipping, confinement in the stocks, and bind- 
ing out to hard labor for a limited time, where 
the offense had been often repeated and the of- 
fender unable or refused to make restitution. 
For this purpose every county was provided 
with a pillory, whipping post, and stocks, in 
addition to the jail. These emblems of jus- 
tice were continued in ^Marietta, as a terror to 
evil-doers, as late as the year 181 2. or until 
the period of the introduction of the present 
penitentiary system. 



Note /.- 



OLD-TIME CfRKEXCY. 



Bundles of bills and receipts written more 
than a hundred years ago do not seem very in- 
viting to the general reader, but a little care- 
ful study of these old papers will help us to 
■understand the confusion of currency prevail- 
ing in the United States before the decimal 
system came into genera! use. This system 
was recommended bv Jefferson as early as 



1783 and in July. 1785, the (Spanish) dollar 
was adopted as the unit. Tiiat tliis dollar was 
familiar to the pioneers, in Ijoth their old home 
and tlieir new, is evident from many papers, 
of which the following is a fair example: 

Coventry. .'Xpril 23d, 1770. 
For Value Rcccivcl in rash and obligations of 
my mother I. the subscriber, do promise to pay Father- 
In-I.aw William .•\nthony, two hundred and fifty good 
Silver Spanish JNIill Dollars on demand with interest 
till paid. Witness my hand, 

Griffin Greene. 

In the new settlement in Ohio, Arnold 
Clarke and John Tracy enter into a contract 
January 31. 1789. Clarke agrees to clear lots 
123 and 136, plant them as specified, and hoe 
the cro]). For this ser\-ice Tracy promises to 
pay "twentv Spanish mill dollars." to find the 
seed, and to "pay the customary rate for hoe- 
ing and weeding." 

A few other coins were brought with the 
emigrants. In an inventory of the property 
left by Gen. James Varnum taken at Mari- 
etta. Jaiuiary 24, 1789, under the item "Cash" 
we find 

3 hall' Johannes 
3 F.nglish Guinea 
Eight Dollars. 

About the same time, proljably a few days 
later, the following note was sent to Mr. 
Greene, who had charge of the estate, l)y an 
Indian trader, Thomas Gibson : 

Dear Sir: T am much pressed this morning for 
somt hard cash and if you would be so good as to 
lend me three half Joes for a few days I will be much 
obliged to you and have sent by the bearer some Ohio 
Orders as a deposit until I pay you. 
I am, Dear Sir. 

Your Obedient Serv't, 
G. Green'e, Fs.i. Tho. Gibson. 

The Johannes, an old Portuguese coin, 
was worth at that time about eight dollars, 
but in the inventory quoted above, a "half Jo- 
hannes" is estimated at that amount. Per- 
haps they were really half-doubloons. 

It was a long time, however, before private 
accounts in Ohio were kept in dollars and 



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cents. Until the close of the century, the us- 
ual "money of account" was in pounds, shil- 
lings and pence. For example, here is a bill 
presented by General Varnum's physician : 

M.VKIETT.N, Xov. 28th, 1788. 

Ho.v. Jas. M. Varnl'm. 

Tn Solomon Dkown, Dr. 

To attendance and medicine o 3 o 

2C»th, To attendance, powders, &c 029 

Dec. 4th. To attendance in consultation witli 

Dr. Farley 2 o 

Dec. I2th, To attendance, and plasters sev- 
eral times o 2 6 

10 3 

1789 

Jan 2^0, Received of Mr. Griffin Greene '/< 

bushel corn 4 6 

Feb. nth, Received of do. ,'i bushel I r n 

Mar. 4th, Received K bushel S 

Received payment in full, 
Solomon Drown. 

In January, 1792, Griffin Greene charges 
Daniel Mayo for boarding 52 weeks, 19 pounds 
and 10 shillings. The bill is paid in flour at 
30 shillings per barrel, in laibor at 3 shillings 
per day, in corn at 2 shillings per bushel, and 
in wheat at 4 shillings 6 pence. In these two 
accounts, pounds, shillings, and pence merely 
served on paper as a convenient and familiar 
form of memorandum, while the real ex- 
changes were made by barter. When it came 
to the settlement of accounts with merchants 
in the Eastern cities, the process was not so 
simple. For example, John Mathews receives 
a bill from William Duer of New York, Octo- 
ber II, 1 79 1, amounting to 89 pounds, 2 shil- 
lings, which is translated, since Mr. Mathews 
is a public officer, into United States curren- 
cy, as $222.'/4 — at the rate of eight shillings 
for a dollar. On Noveinber 29th of the same 
year a bill from Mr. Frank of Philadelphia, 
calling for 19 pounds. 13 shillings, is translated 
$52.46 — at the rate of 7 shillings 6 pence for 
a dollar. 

A bill of D. W(«xll)ridge. Jun.. & Co.. for 5 
pounds 13 shillings is paid February 11, 1800, 
by Griffin Greene with a county order for 
$18.84 — at the rate of six shillings for a dol- 
lar. To understand this seeming confusion 



we must go back to colonial history. Through 
the abuse of credit, the accounts kept in 
pounds, shillings, and pence hail depreciated 
at different rates. 

Thus it happened that — 

In New Y(jrk and North Carolina 8 shil- 
lings were one dollar. 

In Pennsylvania, 7 shillings 6 pence were 
one dollar. 

In New England and Mrginia, 6 shillings 
were one dollar. 

In South Carolina, t,2 shillings 6 pence 
were one dollar. 

Hence, when an account was received from 
an Eastern market, it was necessary to trans- 
late the pounds, shillings, and pence accord- 
ing to the standard of the State from which it 
came. Fifty years ago the arithmetics used 
in this State still contained rules for translat- 
ing this State money of account into United 
States currency. 

Although the official acc()unts were made 
out in the newily devised decimal system, the 
writers continued to think in pounds, shillings 
and pence, not of the sterling kind, but in the 
New York, Pennsylvania or Virginia money 
of account. This can be proved by the form 
of many old records, but a few will serve as 
illustrations : 

At a Justice's Court held in Marietta this first 
day of October. 1780. Benjamin Tupper and others as 
supervisor; of highways complainant;; against Josiah 
White and Lake Wehsiter for not working on the high- 
ways a warrant beir.s; granted, the said White and 
Webster -were brought before Griffin Greene and Isaac 
Pierce, two of the Ju>tices for the County of Washmg- 
lon in the Western Territory^ — and after hearing the 
parties with their evidence, do adjudge that the said 
White and Webster pay sixty-ninetieths of a dollar 
each as a fir.e to be laid out in work on the highways, 
and Cost of Court Taxed at three dollars and thirty- 
>;ix ninetieths to be paid equally between them and to 
stand committed until costs is paid. 

Why ninetieths of a dollar? Evidently 
the worthy justices mentally placed the fine 
at fi\"e shillings Peimsvlvania currencv, in 
which 7 shillings 6 pence, or 90 pence, are 
equal to one dollar. This is no conjecture. 
On the back of a bill for hauling goods in 



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1/95, at the rate of i6 shillings a hundred, the 
"full solution," as the examiners say, still ap- 
pears. The shillings are multiplied by 12, the 
result divided by 90 and the quotent is given 
as dollars. 

In February, 17S9, Hezekiah Flint pre- 
sents a mill for "Two hundred and fifty-seven 
feet of boards at One Dollar and thirty-five 
ninetieths per hundred feet." 

In a- letter written by Gen. Rufus Putnam 
to his nephew, John Mathews, Malrch 10, 
1796, he says the agents of the Ohio Company 
had resolved, "That the balance due from John 
Mathews, 'being one hundred and twenty-one 
dollars and eighteen ninetietlis, be remitted as 
some compensation for losses liy the Indians 
while surveying for tlie Ohio Company." 

Even when the tran^^lation was made, our 
grandfatliers found the decimal system jniz- 
zline and vexatious. 

Hence, in an inventory of January, 1789, 
the items are thus recorded: 

E. D. d. c. m. 

Casli 5 I 

.■\ Ealtl Eagle or opt'u'r of Cincinnati.... 2 5 

A purse .1 3 3 

.•?6p lbs of Beef at 4 d per 11) 14 7 6 

Thus bv rlow steps the grown-u]) bo_\-s of 
the last century learned to use our decimal 
currency. We need not wonder at this 
when we see how easy and simple metric sys- 
tem' is neglected by the English-speaking na- 
tions, who will not give up the antiquated meth- 
ods of weighing and measuring inherited from 
the dark ages. Even now the English suprem- 
acy in trade is threatened in some places on 
account (if this ultra conservatism. 

Note /.— 

Among the papers left by (icneral I'utnam 
is a "Plan of a Tract containing 4,155 acres, 
viz. : 4,000 acres being a Grant to^ the Societj' 
of United Brethren for jjropagating the Gos- 
pel among the heathen, and 155 acres being the 
waters of the river Muskingum, within which 
tract is included the old antl the new towns of 
Schoenlirun with the cornfield and so forth. 



formerly inhabited and occupied by Christian 
Indians." 

The field notes of the survey arc in the 
handwriting of General Putnam and i)rove that 
he laid out the land in person. 

Sec'cliiry Tiiiiolliy I'ickciing to Gen. Rufus Putnam. 

l'inL,\DELPHi.-\, March 17, 1797. 
Df.,\k Sik: Bisliop Eltvvein, President of the in- 
corporated Society of Brethren in the United States, 
as-iociated for propagatnig the Gospel among the 
Heathen, has written nie on the nth instant, that the 
Directors of the Society, being very desirous to have 
surveyed the lands granted to the Society on the Mus- 
kingum, comprehending the Christian Indian towns of 
Salem, Gnadenhutten and Schoenbrun, that those In- 
dians may resume their .settlements there without delay, 
have appointed Messrs. John Heckevvelder (whom you 
know I and William Henry, Esq. (a member of the 
Society and a veiy worthy man), their deputies to 
attend the survey of those lands and the subdivision 
thereof to accommodate the settlers. 

About the same time P>ishop Ettwein wrote 
to General Putnam : "The said Society ha\-ing 
some material concerns in the locating of the 
lands on the M'uskingum, I beg lea\'e to- inform 
\-ou of some few facts respecting the same. In 
the year 1788 the Honorable Congress then 
assembled gave to the United Brethren, by their 
ordinance, in trust for the Christian Indian 
Congregations, the tlu^ee desolated Indian 
towns, viz. : Schoenlxun, Gnadenhutten and 
Salem, with a certain quantity of land to each 
of them, as by the said ordinance, of which 
you will rccci\e a copy per Mr. Heckewelder, 
will appear. .\t the same time the proper offi- 
cers of Congress infornTed me and some otiier 
gentlemen then with me, that, in behalf of the 
said Christian Indian Congregations, we had 
not only a prior right, but indeed a positive 
right by former possession to locate the lands 
so allotted by Congress to Kich of the said 
towns, as we thought ])roper, provided it wa.** 
run in straight lines." 

Ji)h:i Hcckcwcldcr to Ccn. Rufus /'utiunn. 

BETHI.EHENr, Oct. 26th, I796. 

De.\r Sir: I accidentally met this moment a Mr. 
Wilson on his way home to Muskingum, with wdiom I 
wish to inform you that our society here are desirous 
of commencing a settlement on their lands on said 
river as speedily as possible. .X few weeks ago I men- 



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tioncd tliii to the Sec'y of State Col. Pickering request- 
ing him to advise us unto whom we were to apply to get 
these lands surveyed. His answer (yet ccnfidentially) 
was, that a Commission of General Surveyor of the 
T/estern and military lands was now on the way to 
Gen. Putnam at Marietta. 



Now. as we ore all in hopes that you have accepted 
the appointment, we wish you 'to let us know at what 
time and place I and such as are to attend the sui-vey 
may set out and meet you. I do not expect that we 
need leave home during the w-inter, neither could my 
constitution admit me to endure winter fatigues. But 
at any time in the spring I should be ready. My nearest 
way would be from Wheeling, where I would need but 
encatup one night in the woods between that and 
Gnadenhutten, it being no more than 50 miles. 

The Ordinance of Congress of 1788 directs the 
three Moravian towns to be first surveyed before the 
military grants, .■'nd the intention of that Congress was 
(and so they directed it to be done) that we should 
have the lands surveyed so as it suited us best for set- 
tlement, even in Parallelograms, with the river running 
through each tract, but the lines were all to be north, 
east, south, and west. It was also under.stood by Con- 
gress last session that the river was to run through 
each tract, and we \\\-?h. upon the whole to have it sur- 
veyed to best advantage. 



From John Hecke-i'cldcr to Ccn. Ritfiis Putnam, 

[Extrsct.] 

Bethlehem, Jan. 7, 1797. 
I entertain some hopes ithat Gnadenhutten and 
Salem may be joined together. I fear we shall not get 
one good mill site on the three tracts; those streams 
falling within the tracts being small and nearly dry 
half the summer. Sugar Creek above the upper town 
is an excellent mill stream. White Water, though a 
large stream, is too deep and dead. I shall await your 
further orders respecting setting out and meeting you. 

My. Heckc'Li\'ldcr to ■ . 



Bethlehem, Feb. i6th, 1797. 
PTaving understood of Mr. Carey from Marietta, 
who passed through this place yesterday, that it was 
possible Gen. Putnam would be m Philadelphia soon, 
and having a great desire to meet the (General in 
Philadelphia in order to consult him with respect to 
some matters respecting our Muskingum grants, I 
would take it as a kmdness if you would inform him 
of this and request him to send me a line by post 
from Philadelphia on his arrival; as also the place he 
lodges at. Our people are anxious to commence a set- 
tlement on the Lands on Muskingum, and I hope the 
dissatisfaction prevailing at present among the Indians 
on account of the bad goods they received (as related 
to me by Mr. Carey) will soon be done away. 



CHAPTER. IV. 



WAR WITH THE INDIANS. 

St. Clair's Defeat — Massacre at Big Bottom — Belpre and Beverly — Forts at Ma- 
rietta AND Harmar — Farmers" Castle and Fort Frve — Ohio Company Affairs 
AT Low Ebb — Joseph Kelly — General Wayne's Successful Campaign — Dawn- 
ing of a Brighter Era for Ohio Colonists — CAP;f"URE and Escape — Reminis- 
cences of War Times and of Later Years — The Indians in Ohio — Letters of 
General Putnam — List of the Pioneers at the Forts During the Indian 
Troubles — Pioneers Killed by the Indians. 



ST. CL.MR S defeat. 

The second year of the ^Muskingum settle- 
ment was one of extreme want; the third wa?i 
the beginning of a long and bloody war. In 
the fall of 1790 General Harmar led an expe-. 
dition against the Indians at the head of the 
Wabash River. He destroyed their towns and 
cornfields but accomplished little. Tlie next 
year General St. Clair advanced with an ill- 
disciplined crowd that hardly deserved the 
name of army, although it contained many true 
soldiers. In what is now Alercer County the 
Indians attacked him and won the greatest vic- 
tory ever achieved by them. On the i8th of 
November, Capt. George Ingersoll wrote to 
General Putnam and gave some account of the 
battle. He wrote of the ill health of the aged 
commander. General St. Clair, who was evi- 
dently physically unfit to command an anny 
or to perform active sen-ice. 

We quote from the manuscript of Captain 
Ingersoll's letter, which we have not seen in 
print : 

"Colonel Darke, who was in Braddock's de" 
feat, and has been in many other actions, de- 



clares on his honor they are but faint in de- 
scription compared tO' what may be (said) of 
this campaign, if justice be done." 

The Colonel (or General) Darke here men- 
tioned is the one in whose honor Darke County 
was named. 

St. Clair's army had some good ofhcers, but 
the men had been hastily gathered tog'ether, 
were poorly equipped and without discipline. 

massacre at big BOTTOM. 

Meanwhile the settleniient on the JM^us- 
kingum had suffered. The little band at Big 
Bottom, 40 miles alx>ve Marietta, was attacked 
on the 2nd of January', 1 791, and 12 of them 
were killed. There was great alarm at Mari- 
etta, but no general attack was made by the 
Indians, who lurked about the forts, killed one 
man, and drove away the cattle. At this time 
there were only 20 soldiers at Fort Hamiar and 
in all the settlements near it there were but 
287 settlers capable of bearing arms. Many of 
these were ver}- poorly equipped for service. 
From the letters written by the pioneers in 



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that year, it is evident tliat they felt themselves 
neglected by the general g'overnnient : but in 
truth that government was too weak to give 
much help. 

BELPRE AND BEVERLY. 

The majority of the pioneers who came to 
Marietta were farmers and good judges of 
land. Hence, we observe that they selected for 
their first settlements the wide bottoms. In 
making their assignment tO' individual settlers, 
the section lines oi the original survey were 
disregarded and the land was laid out in long 
strips, giving each settler a frontage on the 
river, which was thai the highway, and, what 
was still more important giving tO' each a fair 
share of hill and bottom land. Hence, it hap- 
pened that the settlers at Marietta were soon 
attracted by the advantages of the "Beautiful 
Meadow,"' lying opposite the mouth of the 
Little Kanawha. Aboiit 40 of the pioneers 
made a settlement on this land in the winter 
of 1788-S9, drawing lots for their portion. 
This settlement was distributed along the Ohio 
River in three. ]>arts, known as the Upper Set- 
tlement, the Middle Settlement and Newberry. 
On account of the beauty of the land it was 
called Belle Prairie — Belleprie — and at last 
Blelpre or "Beautiful M'eadow." 

Tliev' suffered severely from the famine, 
caused b}- the early frost of October, 17S9, 
which almost destroyed their com crop and 
that winter they also shared in the kindness of 
Lsaac Williams, from whom Williamstown de- 
rives its name. Nearly all the men wlio set- 
tled at Belpre had been soldiers in the Revo- 
lutionary Army and the majority had been offi- 
cers, but all were shrewd, intelligent fanners. 

In the winter of 1789 a second association 
of 39 members moved 20 miles up the Mus- 
kingum and occupied the wide plain in the 
vicinity of the present site of Beverly, but a 
few went to the west side of the river to bnild 
a mill on ^\'olf Creek, a description of which 
is found elsewhere. This settlement was first 
called Painfield, afterward Waterford^ a 
name still borne by the township, and later the 



town received the name of Beverly. This set- 
tlement was more fortunate than the one at 
Belpre in that it had a fair crop of corn in the 
fall of 1789. 

In the winter of 1 790, 36 men went tO' Big 
Bottom and began a block-house on the east 
side of the Muskingum, about a mile below the 
present site of the Stockport bridge. The re- 
mains of the block-honse have been discovered 
in recent years and the site marked by a stone. 
The block-house was never finished, for here 
the first attack upon the pioneers was made by 
the Indians and 12 men were killed, as men- 
tioned in another place. The settlement at 
this place was then abandoned until the close 
of the war. 

FORTS .\T M.\RIETT.\ .\ND H.A.RMAR. 

St. Clair's defeat and the attack im the ad- 
vance post at Big Bottom warned the settlers 
that they must for the time concentrate their 
forces and prqiare for defense. At Marietta 
there was the Campus Martins, already liegun 
and now hastily strengthened, and the "Stock- 
ade," at what was known as the "Upper Point," 
that is the territory bounded by the Ohio' River, 
the lower part of Front Street, a line running 
to the M'uskingum, about half way between 
Butler and Green streets, and the ^Muskingum 
River. This was protected by a stockade of 
logs and b}' the cabin walls. On the opposite 
side of the Muskingum River was Fort Har- 
niar, still garrisoned with a few soldiers, but at 
times during the war almost deserted. 

FARMER.S" CASTLE AND FORT FRYE. 

The old soldiers in the Belpre settlement 
concentrated at a point on the Ohio below the 
bluff, nearly opposite the middle of what is 
now called Blennerhassett's Island, and there 
built a fort which was known as "Farmers' 
Castle." The settlers at Painfield built a stock- 
ade near the Muskingum River, a short dis- 
tance below the point where the Beverly bridge 
now stands. They also built a small block- 
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work. The mill, mentioned elsewhere, on 
Wolf Creek was unprotected but was not de- 
stroyed, although visited at differait times by 
the Indians. 

It is said that Jabez Barliiw, who had lived 
a few months in the trunk of a hollow syca- 
nVore and who had afterward built a cabin, per- 
sisted in remaining on his farm after the war 
had begun, saying that he had "never harmed 
the Indians."' but he was finally chased into 
the fort. 

It is hard for us to appreciate the trials and 
privations of the settlers thus gathered together 
in the garrison. For the next four years, 
farming, trading and \-isiting could only be car- 
ried on at the risk of capture or death. 

OHIO COMPAXY AFl-WIRS AT I.OW EBB. 

In the midst of the Indian war, the colon- 
ists were so discouraged that many were readv 
to abandon the settlement. The Ohio Com- 
pany had in the first four years sjient $30,000' 
in specie for the general welfare and defense; 
no more land could be sold and evai those \\ ho 
had received donation tracts of 100 acres were 
thinking of removing to safer quarters ; the pay- 
ment of the other half million dollars was due 
and the company had no means of meeting 
their engagement. 

In these straits they sent a petition to Con- 
gress on the 2nd of March. 1792. asking for 
better terms than those extorted 1)\- the Con- 
gress of the Confederation. In this petition 
they said : 

"The resident proprietors sensiljly feel the 
great loss of men and property wliich they 
have sustained as well as the extreme distress 
and suffering they endured the last year. There 
is every reason to believe that, unless the)' are 
relieved from that state of suspense and un- 
certainty respecting their title with which their 
minds have so long exercisetl, they will make 
ni> further exertions to defend a settlement 
from which they are at any time liable to be 
driven, that if the tomahawk and scalping 
knife do not prevent an escape, they will im- 
mediatelv retreat to some place of greater se- 
curitv." 



In 1792 the Indians on the \Val>ash were 
detached from the other tribes by the labors of 
General Putnam who made a treaty with them, 
after a great deal of ceremony and the judi- 
cious distributian of trinkets. The letters re- 
ceived by him while on this mission give pa- 
thetic glimj)ses of the darker scenes in pioneer 
life. i\. wife seeks a husband and a son cap- 
tured in what is now Jefferson County. A 
husband seeks a wife who iiad been carried off 
from the mouth of Harding Creek. Many par- 
ents seek their lost children, and one poor Ken- 
tuckian asks for the return of three slaves. 

JOSEPH KELLY. 

Thirty years ago there lixed in Marietta 
an old man, Joseph Kelly, who. when about 
six years of age, was captured by the Indians, 
tied on the back of a stolen cow. and thus con- 
veyed to their village on the Maumee. Here he 
was kept for five years, long enough to forget 
his mother tongue and to become thr/roughly 
accustomed to the savage life. After Wayne's 
treaty, he was rescued through the exertions 
of Colonel Meigs and brought back to Mari- 
etta. But the widowed mother could not again 
see the face of her boy. The awful .spectacle 
of a husl>and murdered and a child snatched 
aw ay by savages had actually blinded her eyes. 

\\'hen Mr. Kelly grew to manhood some 
of his Indian playmates visited him. They 
remembered that he was a fieet runner. So 
they picked one of their own numlier and call- 
ing Mr. Kelly by his Indian name said. "Lala 
run." H'e did run a race and beat their cham- 
pi<>n. He always defended the Indians and 
saicl thev were more sinned against than sin- 
ning. 

GENERAL WAVXe's SUCCESSFL'L CAMPAIGN. 

As soon as possible President \\'ashington 
sent the hero of Stony Point. General Wayne, 
to repair the disaster and restore confidence 
in the settlements. He had the task of creating 
an anny and transporting it through a wider- 
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but he protected the settlements as he advanced, 
and made no mistakes. In the sunmier of 1792 
he cohected his army near Pittsburg; in the 
spring of 1793 he moved to Fort Waslnngton ; 
thence he proceeded northxrard and in Decem- 
ber of that year lie built Fort Greenville in 
A\-hat is now Darke County. The next year 
(1794) he built Fort Recovery and here in 
June, 1795, he was attacked by the Indians 
under Little Turtle. The red men were de- 
feated and in August of the same year Wayne 
himself ad\'anced to the attack and chased the 
Indians to the shadow of the fort of tlieir Brit- 
ish allies. \A'ayne then rested at Greenville, 
where in 1795 the representatives of 13 tribes, 
or the "thirteen fires." as they were called, 
made a treaty which had a great influence upon 
the subsequent history of Ohio. If we re- 
turn to a county map of this State we nray ob- 
serve that the northern boundaries of Tuscar- 
awas and Knox counties do not extend in a 
line due east and west but that a part of their 
boundary falls on a line extending from near 
Loramie in Shelby County. Tuscarawas and 
Knox counties have thus preserved in their 
northern boundaries a part of the treaty line 
agreed upon in 1795 between General Wayne 
and the Indians, all land south of this line be- 
ing ceded to the whites. 

DAWNING OF A BRIGHTER ERA FOR OHIO COL- 
ONISTS. 

This treaty marks the beginning of a new 
era in the settlement of the Northwest. The 
settlers no longer remained clustered atout a 
few militaiy posts, but pushed forward to se- 
lect the best tracts of land wherever they could 
be found. Hence, the year 1796 marks the be- 
ginning of permanent settlements in many 
places. Tw;o deserve special mention. , When 
Connecticut pretended to surrender her ficti- 
tious claim to \\'estem lands — a claim already 
disallowed by parliamentary action in Eng- 
land and by judicial decisions both in England 
and America — she retained what was for a 
time known as New Connecticut and is now 
called the Western Reser\e. In this tract, 



now rescued a second time from the British, 
Moses Cleaveland settled in 1796, at the mouth 
of the Cuyahoga. 

The State of Virginia had also reserved the 
tract between the Scioto and Little Miami. To 
this region Col. Nathaniel Massie led a large 
party in 1796 and in the fertile plain on the 
Scioto founded the town O'f Chillicothe. The 
settlements grew rapidly and from them' came 
the men who were destined in a great measure 
to manage the affairs of the new State for 
the first half century of its existence. Thus, 
with courage and fidelity the group of pioneers 
at the mouth of the IMuskingum had laid a 
foundation cemented by religion and morality. 
It remained for another group of soldiers and 
statesmen, those on the Scioto and Miami, to 
erect the superstructure; but in every line from 
floor to pinnacle of the fair edifice we can see 
evidence of the wisdom and strength of the 
first builders. 

CAPTURE AND ESCAPE. 

(Extract from the auti<bio^rafliy of Benjamin F. 
Stone.) 

In 1792, ?vIoses Hewitt, a young man of 
Neal's Station, one mile up the Little Kanawha, 
was taken prisoner by the Indians. They kept 
him closely tied or closely watched; but one 
day, on the way, when they were letting him 
walk untied, they discovered a bee-tree and 
stopped to tal<e the honey. Tiliere were three 
Indians. One started off some distance to 
fetch some water, leaving his gun at the bee- 
tree; one climbed the tree with his tomahawk 
to cut away an opening to the honey ; the third 
stood by the guns. 

Hewitt pretendeil ti> be very anxious about 
getting the honey, but he had high hopes tliat 
the time of his escape was drawing near. He 
thought that the Indian would have tO' climb 
up to hand the tin pail to the other to- put the 
honey in. In that case he thought he could 
easily shoot both, and have a loaded gun left 
with which he could kill the other as he should 
return with the water. But as soon as the In- 
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from his poucli a long string and, liolding one 
end, let the other down to be fastetied to the 
pail. So all Hewitt's hopes were crossed. 

Continuing their march, the party met 
some Indians and stopped and talked awhile. 
Hewitt la\' down and pretended to be asleep. 
Drawing one hand over his face he could hear 
some words and see their gestures, as Ihey 
pointed to him. He was convinced they meant 
to bum him when they should arrive at their 
towns. 

TItcv left him at their camp, safely tied, as 
they thought. As soon as they were out of 
sight he commenced struggling to get his 
hands loose. After several hours he succeeded. 
They had left a small piece of jerked meat in 
the camp. He took that and started, shaping 
his course as well as he could for the left branch 
of the M'uskingum. 

He traveled all that day and night and till 
dark ne.Kt night. He then lay down, fell asleep 
and when he awoke the sun was an hour high. 
\\'hen he had reached the left branch of the 
Muskingum, he made a little raft of dry sticks 
on which he hastened down stream till within 
sight of Fort Frye at Waterford. He went 
ashore, and carefully advanced till he was 
wiithin speaking distance of the sentry. He 
was supplied with clothing and food and as 
soon as he was sufificiently recruited he re- 
turned to his friends at Little Kanawha. I re- 
member seeing him soon after at our garrison 
(in Btelpre) and hearing him relate the whole 
story. 

REMIXISCEXCES OF WAR TIMES AXD OF LATER 
YEARS. 

By Col. Josc/'l'. Barker, a jwthr of Xnc Market, New 
Ilaint^shi'V. 

In Jamiary, I7()0, a new arrangement was 
made in the militia. A company of artillery 
was formed, commanded by Capt. \\'illiam 
IMills, of Marietta, Lieut. George Ingersoll, of 
Belpre, and the late Gen. Joseph Buck, orderly 
sergeant. The infantry company was com- 
manded by Alaj. Nathan Goodale, of Belpre, 
and Lieut. Anselm Tupper, of Marietta. 



Early in the spring 1 was transferred from 
the artillery and made orderly sergeant of the 
company of infantry, and it became my duty 
to keep a roll of every person amenable to mili- 
tary service; to attend at the place of public 
I worship with my roll; call every man's name; 
examine his arms and ammunition, and see 
1 that he was equipped according to law. I had 
also to note down and report all delinquencies. 
1 The territorial militia law made it the duty 
I of the troops to assemble on Sunday morning 
at lo o'clock for inspection. Those who at- 
! tended public worship, and there were few who 
) did not, after inspection marched from the pa- 
rade ground to the room where sen-iice was 
held, preceded b}- the clergyman and Colonel 
I Sproat, the commandant at the Point garrison, 
I with his Re\-olutionary sword drawn, and by 
j General Putnam and General Tupper at the 
Campus Martins. The citizens generaliy fell 
j into the ranks, and the procession mo\ed in 
militaiy array, to wait on divine serx'ice; the 
fife and drum supplying the place of the churclr- 
going bell in the Eastern States. 

In case of an alarm on the Sabbath that por- 

I tion of the congregation who were armed 

! rushed out of the meeting to face the danger, 

or pursue the Indians, which several times 

I happened. 

I Before the arrival of Rev. Daniel Story, 
who was the stated pastor, Thomas Lord, Esq., 
of Connecticut, who had been educated at Y'ale 
College, and studied theology preparatory to 
the ministry, officiated as clergyman for the 
settlement, but Dr. Story arrived in 1789 and 
was the regular clergyman after that time. 
Col. Ebenezer Battelle ofliciated and held read- 
ing meetings at Belpre and at ^\'aterford. 

Previous to the commencement of hostili- 
ties, 1)}' this weekly inspection (when most of 
the citizens were at home on Sunday, who 
were awa}- during the week) the coinmandruit 
was informed what proportion were armed and 
equipped to defend the settlement; emigrants 
frequently arrived without arms, so that the 
number of guns fell short of the number of 
men and the deficiency could not be mfeide up in 
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were known to have arms, were proceeded 
against as delinquents. A short time previous 
to the war, Colonel Sproat had been authorized 
by the Secretary of \Var to enlist a company of 
men into the United States service, out of the 
settlers, to be entjiloyed in guarding and de- 
fending the settlements, and to superintend and 
distribute them to those points, which most 
needed their assistance, and to appoint a com- 
mittee to furnish subsistence for these troops. 
\\"illiam Fearing was appointed such a commit- 
tee. Colonel Sproat was considered comman- 
der-in-chief of the military and his aid was 
solicited to procure arms for the citizens, who 
were deficient ; he sent immediately to Pitts- 
burg to the commander of the old United 
States fort, whO' sent down about 30 old sol- 
dier's muskets, wliich had been thrown by as 
unfit for use, and very rusty and more or less 
damaged. The blacksmith was set to repair 
them, W'hich were then distributed where the 
service most recjuired ; jxjwder and lead wfere 
furnished and cartridges fixed to suit each 
caliber, and deposited in the block-house, ready 
to be distributed in the first emergency. 

It was not until June, 1792. that Colonel 
Sproat recei\ed two' boxes, containing 25 stand 
each, of United States muskets, with bayonets, 
new from the factory, w'hich were dealt out 
to the soldiers and inhabitants, on their sign- 
ing a receipt to return them, when called for, to 
Colonel Sproat. These arms were never called 
for aiid are now extant in the county. 

The county was now considered well armed, 
many rifles were procured and brought into 
the cmnt}-. Most of the Northern men previ- 
ous to coming here were unacquainted with 
the ritles and the woods ; but by practicing upon 
the example of those who had been educated 
among the woods and the Indians, they soon 
l)ecame good hunters and expert woodmen ; 
those wbo were well armed anil were good 
marksmen were commonly selected as sentinels 
for the working parties, and were always ready 
to start upon any discovery or pursue an Indian 
trail. Thus by being familiar with danger and 
inured to the hazard of a re-encounter with 
their enemy, thev had gained that confidence in 



themselves which promised, in case of meeting 
an Indian, the odds of battle in their own favor. 
Many followed hunting continually, others 
were out with the spies, or in small parties, so 
tliat it was difficult for an Indian to make a 
track within five miles of a garrison without 
being detected. Now a large portion of the 
inhabitants beconne fearless of danger from the 
Indians, and preferred some employment or 
some aiterprise outside of to being confined in 
and about the g^arrisons. \\'hich is evident 
from the fact that nearly the whole of the 100,- 
000 acres of donation land had been surveyed 
and deeded away, and improvements made — 
cal>ins, girdling and clearings — previous to 
Wayne's treaty, and of those whose lands bor- 
dered on large streams, many had moved and 
mail}' more had lieen ready to move on to their 
farms ere the news of peace. Esquire Putnam 
had built a block-house opposite me. the fall be- 
fore the treaty, and kept hands at work there. I 
cleared and fenced two and a half acres of 
land and set out 50 apple trees. Six months 
previous tO' the peace, a block-house was built 
at Cat's Creek, and another at the south branch 
of Wolf Creek, where Sherman Waterman 
Was killed. The word that land was to be given 
for settlemjent on the M'uskingum had spread 
through the upper country and had induced 
many persons to come into the settlement, and 
to gain a residence, which would entitle them 
to a loo-acre lot. After old residents were sup- 
plied, those who had families, and those who 
could furnish some evidence of becoming- per- 
manent settlers, had the first choice, then a 
month's residence would entitle one to a lot. 
Finally, an}-one who would pay $5, the price O'f 
sur\-eying, got a deed for 100 acres. Any ac- 
tual settler by paying the expense, could obtain 
any lot not given away, by getting an_\' person 
wlio had not taken a lot in his own name, to 
take a lot and convey it to the settler. .-VJl the 
lots along the Ohio Ri\-er below the Mus- 
kingum belonged to the Ohio Company's pur- 
chase. 

It is an axiom with militaiy men, that 
spies are the eyes of an army. It proved true 
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of employing spies was adopted jireviolis to the 
commencement of hostilities. Spies were sta- 
tioned at Marietta and Waterford, three 
months before the massacre at Big Bottom. 

The necessary number of spies for the 
different settlements were taken into the serv- 
ice and paid by the United States — $i per day; 
and as not only the safety of the property, but 
the lives of the inhabitants, depended on the 
faithfulness and vigilance of the spies, none 
were selected whose characters were not filled 
out with these qualifications ; 

Hamilton Kerr, afterward Major Kerr of 
Meigs County, was a:bout 25 years of age, a 
native of Pennsylvania. His person a little 
above the average size (his physical and men- 
tal powers far above his contour), was strong, 
athletic and beautiful, and his countenance, the 
index of candor, penetration and manly dig- 
nity. His faithfulness and vigilance in guard- 
ing the settlements couMiianded the esteem and 
confidence of all who knew him. 

Edward Henderson, a native of Rutland, 
Massachusetts, about 30. years of age, almost 
six feet in height, strong, athletic and brave. 
He also- was a \-igilant and faithful spy. 

Capt. Joseph Rogers, a native of Pennsyl- 
vania, age about fifty, above the middle size. 
He was a gentlemanly, brave and humane old 
soldier. He was an officer in General Mor- 
gan'e rifie company, at the taking of Bur- 
goyne, ha\ing served honorably through the 
Revolution. He resided some time with his 
friends, but having cast his liread upon the 
\\1aters of the Revolution, he with many an 
old soldier marched toward the. setting sun 
in' hopes to find it in the West. Temperate 
and brave, his heart was the fountain of 
human kindness. 

I Neil MicGuffey, a nati\'e of New Hamp- 
shire. alx>ut 50 years old, large and robust. He 
had been a subaltern in the Revolution, an ar- 
dent and reputable soldier, and left the land of 
granite for the alluvial plains of the West to 
find a home, better suited' to the wants of a 
growing family. .\ faithful and vigilant spy. 

Peter Xeiswanger, a strong athlete, six 
feet tall. A Pennsvlvania Dutchman, formid- 



able not only to his enemies but sometimes to 
his friends, but ;i i)retty good spy. 

Capt. William. McCulloch, of Wheeling, 
was for some time a spy at Marietta, but left 
tlie service l^efore the conclusion of the war. 
A most excellent spy and an amia1>le man. 

Andrew McClure, from Rhode Island, 25 
years of age. A fine, straight, six-foot, enter- 
prising, faithful, persevering spy — at Water- 
ford. 

The spies were not alw ays stationary. They 
were frequently shifted from one garrison to 
another by their own request. Sometimes, one 
retired and another was employed. 

KVillianr Halbert, . from Pennsyh-ania, 
landed with his family, who afterward removed 
to Belpre, and was killed by the Indians at the 
miouth of the Little Hocking, early in the set- 
j tlement. He was an elderly nfan and em- 
ployed as a spy, when killed, 
i Two men, , Benjamin Patterson and John 
Shepherd, from the State of New York, were 
employed as spies, three of the first years in 
Belpre and then mi>\'ed down the river. 

At the time of the ctintro\-ersy between 
Pennsyh'ania and Connecticut, relati\'e to then- 
conflicting land -claims, on the Susquehanna, 
the State of Pennsylvania appointed Timothy 
Pickering, .at Salem, Massachusetts, the old 
honest Federalist, to go u])on the ground and 
meet others and try to adjust the difference. 
While there, this same Ben Patterson was (jne 



of two or three who took Pickering from his 
bed in the night, and conveyed him three miles 
into the woods and bound him fast to a white 
oak sapling and left him there to starve to 
death. But after two or three days, Patterson 
relented and went and unlxnnid him and set him 
at liberty, from which place he fled to the State 
of New York, and from there to Marietta. It 
was not infrequent that similar characters 
called upon ovu^ settlements, iiut finding neither 
plunder nor speculation, and finding their vic- 
tims pursuing, they floated down the river. 
Likewise Cornelius Delano, Joel Oaks were 
early employed as spies at Belpre and continued 
to do service durin.g the war. Tlie\- were in- 
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curitv and satisfaction to tlie settlements. Their 
route was from the mo^uth of the Little Kana- 
wha to the Little Hocking. 

^\'hen the Ohio Company first canre out, 
e\-erv person found in this region \\-as a woods- 
man, a hunter of game and Indians, knew their 
customs and habits of warfare, and was always 
ready and proud of imparting his information 
to whoever would listen to his teaching. The 
Yankees placed in the school for hunting and 
fighting Lidians were apt scholars and soon be- 
came able to practice, with skill acquired, iipon 
the precqjts and examples, and compete with 
their monitors, and before the close of the war 
we had rarely any other rangers or hunters for 
the surveying parties but Yankees. 

To the plan early adopted of employing 
rangers, may be attributed the general safety 
and success of the first settlement of this co'Un- 
ty. It was' first adopted by General Putnam 
and the Ohio Company and afterward pursued 
by the United States. The Indians finding 
themselves so closely watched by men whO' 
were iheir compeers in their own arts of war- 
fare, and mjire vigilant and untiring soldiers, 
become indifferent to enterprises where they 
■were likely to meet with more kicks than cop- 
pers, and which probably might result in dis- 
asters far exceeding any benefits likely tO' be 
obtained. 

The hope of reward is the great spring of 
human action. Men who are not paid and fed 
and clothed may make good citizens for a short 
emergency, but never make .good soldiers. 
Their patriotism soon cools and their "courage 
oozes out of the ends O'f their fingers." The 
hope of plunder is the main stimulus with the 
Indians, therefore they crossed the Ohio' below 
and above and passed by us, and went a hun- 
dred miles onto the waters of the Monongahela, 
where there was moire plunder and less watch- 
fidness. Re\-enge is sweet, but must not be 
sought too dear ; small parties of from 50 to 
100 braves, who came in to attack us, seldom 
hung about more than a week. And the large 
parties of a thousand or more, such as defeated 
General St. Clair and attacked Fort Recovery, 
could not keep together but four or five days. 



Tlie Turks could not repulse the Russians, nor 
the Arabs the French, because they had no 
financial system to provide for the family of 
the soldier while he fights the battles of his 
country. 

It is estimated that in seven years previ- 
ous to our war in 179 1, the Indians on the 
frontier south of the Ohio River killed and 
took prisoners 1,500 persons, stole 2,000 horses 
and other property to the amount of $50,000. 
This was the declared object of the party that 
killed Colonel Carpenter and, subsecpiently, the 
family of Annstrong. 

The first physician who came to settle in 
Marietta was Dr. Thomas Farley, a son of 
General Farley, of old Ipswich, IMassachu- 
setts. He had been educated for a physician 
and studied \\-ith old Dr. Holyoke, and walked 
with him (as his friends said) three years in 
the streets of Saleml He was a modest, ami- 
aJble young man, always leady to obey the calls 
of humanity and had the good will and confi- 
dence of all who- knew him. But as there were 
few people, and those young and healthy (ex- 
cept the disease of an empty purse), his prac- 
tice must have been very. limited, and he was 
not prepared for any other business ; his me- 
dium exhausted, he tarried until the fall of 
1790, when he returned home and did not re- 
turn. I have been particular because he was 
from old Ipswich, where I had some acquaint- 
ances, and being acquainted with the Manning 
family, of which my mother was one, born in 
Needham, 15 miles from Boston. 

Dr. True was here in 1789 and Dr. Mcin- 
tosh in 1 79 1. They were both appointed as- 
sistant surgeons in the spring of 1791 ; Dr. 
True at Marietta, Dr. Mcintosh at Waterford, 
at $22 per month, for three months, as ne^v 
appointments took place every three months. 
These appointments were made in contempla- 
tion that an attack might be made upon some 
of the garrisons and to provide timely aid for 
such an event. 

To get the appointmerit of a subaltern and 
surgeon's mate at $22 per month were 
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about a titlie as much as shin plasters, and the 
precious metal as scarce as sn(nv in harvest. 
Even a sergeant at S8 and a soldier at $2 per 
month were sought tor and in fact, as they 
created credit to that amount, constituted for 
the greater part the floating capital in the set- 
tlement. 

Dr. Sumner, from Connecticut, and Dr. 
Scott, from Pennsylvania, who were surgeons 
with General Harmar, were said to be men of 
ability in their profession; and were amiable, 
kind and diligent men. Tliey were always 
ready and cheerftil to render their aid and pro 
fessional services tO' any of the citizens, who 
required their assistance, without pay, saying 
they felt it their duty to be always ready to al- 
leviate and relieve all those cases of sickness 
and distress incident to a new country, isolated 
as we were. I have known them to jump into 
a cancje and go to Belpre to administer to sick 
persons they had not known before. 

Dr. Sanniel Barnes, of Massachusetts, 
came in 1792 and was employed as a surgeon at 
Belpre and -Marietta several times. He was 
surgeon for the United States troops in the 
winter of 1792. In 1793 he married Cynthia 
Goodale, daughter of Major Goodale, and re- 
sided in Marietta until the close of the war. In 
the winter of 1792-93, a general inoculation 
took place in consequence of th.e smallpox be- 
ing brought into some of the settlements, but 
the infection did not take in any instance. A 
second inoculation succeeded : but many per- 
sons continued a severe dieting for two weeks, 
reduced the system too far. and had the disease 
very severely; while others who made little al- 
teration in their diet had it light and nwjderate. 

After the war Dr. Barnes moved to Athens, 
where he died leaving a wife and three daugh- 
ters. The family moved to Franklinton. ^Irs. 
Barnes later miarried Col. James Kilbom-n. 
One daughter is the wife of \\"illiam Joel But- 
ler, and one the wife of M,r. Demus Adonis. 
of Columbus — all rqiutable and wealthy. 

In January, 1790. a boat on the wav to 
Kentucky put on shore a ver\- sick man and his 
family b}- the name of Welch. He was taken 
to the house of James Owen, called the "Bos- 



ton House."' It was built by some half dozen 
yotnig men from B(>st(.)n. Scnne were gaitle- 
men and some artisans; but as there were no 
arts absolutely necessary, but the art of han- 
dling an arrow, a.x, and no emiployment but 
clearing land, the contrast was too great be- 
tween those emp!o\-ments which are necessary 
and lucrative in the commercial and manufac- 
turing city of Boston, and the wild, wilderness 
city of i\larietta. The purse got empty, and 
they returned and left their house, which was 
a long, narrow cabin, and stood on that comer 
where the bank now stands (I then lived on 
the opposite corner of Market Square, where 
the Post Office now stands) ; it was occupied 
by a family brought on b}- General Harmar 
(and I think where he died) l>y the name of 
Owen. Mr. Welch's disorder proved to be the 
smallpox. As the smallpox had not been in 
Marietta, a town meeting was called ; a small 
house w:as built not far from', where Marietta 
College now stands, to which he was removed 
with necessary attendants, but he lived only a 
few days. 

A town nieeting was called, and lield in 
the northwest block-house at the Campus Mar- 
tins, at which it was decided that all persons 
wiliO' had not had the smallpox should accom- 
ntfxlate themselves with houses back on the 
plain and there be inoculated. Dr. Farlev pro- 
cured matter and inoculated and tended the 
whole. One house at the upper end of the big 
cornfield had 23 cases. Other houses were 
strung along down the plain. Colonel Stacy 
had a house near the creek below M'r. Printers, 
cKCupied by his two sons and son-in-law and 
families — nearly 20 person.s. Old MIrs. Stacy, 
aged alxwt 70, and an elderly lady, Mrs. W'in- 
sor from the Campus ^lartius, were the only 
two lost by inoculation. 

A numl>er of families bad not left Marietta, 
wlio soon after moved out to Belpre and Wat- 
er ford. 

The intermittent, (jr the fever ague, was the 
fashionable disorder among all classes along 
the streams the first, second or third year after 
their arrival. It commenced about the first of 
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sap run in the spring. ^Nlaple sugar in the first 
:settlement formed a \-alual>le constituent in 
man\- famiUes, where solid foxl was scarce 
and dear, and in fact not to he iiad (in particu- 
lar where there was no money), and sugar was 
a substitute for many things. It \vas used 
freeh- and sometimes profusely, and when the 
humid su]tr\- season arrived the sugar was 
gone; and the fever and ague set in. Remitting 
fevers were occasional but by nrj means pre- 
valent: they were not prevalent until a long 
time after the war. Until the close of the war, 
the emagrants who came into the settlements 
were mostlv young or middle aged. Industry 
and temperance were the precaution of most 
disorders, and a remedy for many more. 

Dr. Jewett. who resided at Belpre about 
the Ijeginning of the 19th century, became fa- 
mous for curing the fever and ague. He first 
cleansefl the stomach, and succeeded this with 
a diet nf light food: <>n die approach O'f the 
chill, he gave large doses of laudanum: when 
the fe\er wore off he gave the most stimulating 
and nourishing fi:iod the stomach would bear, 
and so repeated until the fits subsided, wdiich 
commonly occurred in about four or five days. 

General Putnam was in the habit of relat- 
ing an anecdote of his own experience in the 
fever and ague. After concluding a treaty of 
peace with the Wabash and Illinois Indians in 
September, 170-. he was attacked with the 
fever and ague, in his superb barge, rowed by 
United States, soldiers. He had a surgeon on 
hoard, who undertook to pirescribe for his dis- 
■c>rder. The latter debarred the General from 
all kinds o,f stimulating food and drink. When 
thev got this side of Gallipolis, they landed at 
night-fall at a camp of hunters on the banks 
of the Ohio. They had a profusion of bear 
meat, venison and turkey, and feasted them- 
sehes and made every person welcome, 
but General Putnam was interdicted from 
the camp kettle ( the many fum'es of which were 
a feast) by his physician, but he lay down as 
peaceablv as the craxdng of hunger would admit 
and when the party were all asleej) he crept to 
the camp kettle and feasted his ap]:)etite on the 
fat bear meat and venison as long as he dared 



indulge and after that he experienced nothing 
of the fever and ague. 

Our settlements so far as I recollect were 
considered health}-, and nothing like an epi- 
demic prevailed (the fever and ague excepted ) 
until that of 1807, of wdiich you are accjuainted. 

Thcreasons : It is the opinion of most peo- 
ple with whom I have conversed on the sub- 
ject, that our winters, generally, were more 
moist and mild before the land was cleared 
than they have been since, and our summers 
more humid and sultry. 'I never knew the 
ground to freeze in the bottoms in winter, 
where it was covered with leaves. All the allu- 
vial lands were covered with a dense forest 
which kept off the wind and sun. Tlie moisture 
was retained much longer than in cleared land. 
An exhalation was generally seen rising from 
those forests in winter, when not prevented by 
hard frosts or snow. These vapors, when it 
was not too cold, seemed to ameliorate the air, 
and render it more mild. The banks of the 
streams being lined with a h.eavy forest of 
trees prevented the wind from sweeping over 
the bottom's and carrying oft' the warm \-apors. 
There were, uniformly, m^jre or less back of 
the bottoms, strips of wet land called slashes 
or swamps, which were kept open the greater 
part of the winter, and which retained the 
warmth of the earth or gave it out moderately 
and prevented those sudden and violent changes 
such as we have experienced within a m(inth 
past. We had very cold weather and deep 
snows, but they were steadier and lasted longer. 
In the fore part of January, 1796. we had a 
se\ere cold turn, the ice froze nine inches, and 
immediately the snow fell two feet dee]). We 
had a good solid road o^•er the Muskingum. 
o\er which wc hauled walnut logs to General 
Putnam's mill for two or three weeks (as we 
could make a teaut) and. as there were no roads 
without crossing the river at every bend, the 
snow path was improved from Waterford' to 
Miarietta for nearly a month, and in 1799 we 
had a .similar winter. Tbe cold set in and the 
snow fell early in January, and we had good 
sledding across the waters until the 23rd of 
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]\Ieigs delivered an oration on the death of 
Washington (who died the Decemher before), 
and ne;u"ly all of the people along the river, 
from: W'aterford down, passed down and up, 
across the river, on sleds and sleighs. 

But we had an early spring. In the winter 
of 1801-02. Captain Devol finished the ship 
"IVIuskingum." On the ist of November the 
snow fell three inches, and there was a very 
hard frost ; after that the winter was so ojjen, 
that a frost hard enough tO' bear a man was 
rarely seen through the winter and spring. 
When the earth is cloaked with a forest, the 
sun and wind are measurably shut out from the 
surface and prevented from carrying off the 
warmj vapors that arise, which diminish the 
tendency to sudden antl violent changes. While 
the constant exhalation from the \alley fur- 
nishes material for snow and rain, the snow 
falls more copious and lays longer upon the 
ground, and keeps the temperature steadier, 
milder, and free from so many vicissitudes. 

This has been the case in New England : 
they ha\-e but but about half as much good sled- 
ding now as they had 50 years ago. It is said 
that it was so in Italy, when the Romans first re- 
deemed that country from the barbarians, and 
before the earth was scoured of its forests, that 
thw had deep snows and steady winters : now 
they have little snow and much changea])le 
weather. They arc a little mirtli r,\ us. 

I ha\'e attributed our former warm and 
sultry weather in summer to the great humid- 
ity of the atmosphere, which was occasioned 
by the moisture retained by the trees, shrubs 
and high weeds in the night and given out in 
the daytime, along the ];uttoms. Not s^ on 
the hills, there being little or no underbrush, 
the air had a free passage, but so soon as the 
field got up in the range, the dews were heavy 
and retained until alxnit 10 < /clock. My 
theory may be very erroneous, but it jirobalil}' 
will be very harmless, except giving you the 
trouble to read the reasons. 

The first flood after I came was in March, 
1790. It was about six feet deq) in my house, 
\\ihere the Post Office now stands. There 
was no otlier high fiocnl for several vears. It 



was not until 1804 ^'i^t the water came over 
my lK)ttonx land. 

Our ri\-ers \vere plentifully stored with 
fish, while the kuiks were co\-ered with trees, 
and perishing vegetables, and insects, and 
were easily caught by a proper mode, the sin- 
gle ixKik and trot-lin.e in deep water, or the 
spear in clear shoal water. Judge Gill>ert De- 
vol, of W'aterford, late in the fall, when the 
water had got very cold and clear, found a 
deep hole in the river, in which he judged 
there must be fish. He made some very long 
gig poles, and went to the place and by strik- 
ing down promiscuously, soon loaded his ca- 
noe. This was practiced with some success 
in after }ears. 

The black cat and the pike were the larg- 
est, fish, the yellow cat next, the salmon, the 
Iniffalo, the perch and sturgeon, next, the 
su'cker. last. I saw a black cat, caught by 
James Patterson, in 1790, which weighed 96 
pounds. He fished for a living. He anchored 
his canoe out in the river, in the evening, 
threw out his hooks, and wra])])ed his blanket 
and laid down and slept. This fish got fast 
to his line, and had power to drag his light 
anchor down into deep water, and then floated 
down to near the island, where he found him- 
self when he awoke. The yellow cat attains 
the size of 50 pounds, but a 20-pounder is the 
Ijcst size for eating. They were very fat, and 
if a little corned and smoked were almost 
e(|ual to salmon and would keep drv a long 
time. The sturgeon, which were plenty, if 
cured a little were esteemed a good fish. 

But the pike is the king of fish in our wat- 
ers. Judge Gilbert Devol took a pike from 
the INIuskingum \\hich weighed 96 pounds, on 
the 2nd of July, 1790. He was a tall man, 
and when he had the pike on his gig pole ancl 
the pole on his shoulder, the pike dragged on 
the ground. This fish was cooked for the 
Fourth of July dinner (1790), which was 
celebrated with an oration by Judge Varnum 
and attended by all the inhabitants and Gen- 
eral Harmar and many of his garrison. This 
large fish was taken with a gig, or spear. Tlie 
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in the nioutli uf the Aluskingum, and was used 
as a sort of st(jre boat, and particularly for 
keeping lish. The offal being thrown over 
alongside, the fish were seai to come and 
feed on the offal of the small fish — shy at first, 
but becoming more taniie and accustomed to 
seemg and hearing people about the boat. 
Judge Devol and his son Gilbert prepared 
theniselves with a proper canoe and gigs and, 
when informed, started the pike up the Mus- 
kingum and pursued him by his wake (mean- 
ing to tire him down) above the Campus Mar- 
tius ; they then got above him and drove him 
back, as the fish are very short-winded and 
soon tire when pursued. They were able to 
press himi and, before he could reach deep 
water in the Ohio, he flagged and the}- came up 
and got him. 

This practice is followed by all our lads 
who understand gigging fish. In New Jersey 
they ride the fish down in shoal water and gig 
them. Most of our fisln were caught upon the 
trot-line. I ha\e known half a barrel tO' be 
caught of a nig-ht. They baited with all kinds 
of w^orms, fresh meat, crawfish, minnows and 
small fish kept in a gourd in which they had 
asafetida, tobacco or any strongly scented sub- 
stance, which would be carried down with the 
stream and intluce the fish to^ follow up to the 
bait. 

The Indians had a mode of catching large 
pike, which is now practiced by our sportsman 
along the banks on both sides oif the Ohio. 
They catch small fish, say of one or two 
pounds ; then they fasten with a stick a strong 
hook — with a line that can not easily be bitten 
off — into the mouth and through the body and 
out near the tail. They go to the miouth of a 
creek, where tlie pike are waiting for small 
fish to come out, and throw this 'bait as far as 
possible OiUt into the river, and haul it in sud- 
denly SO' as kee]i the bait jumping on top of the 
water, as if in the act of nmning from an en- 
emy. If there is a j)ike near, he will dart out 
and swallow- the small fish and is sure to be 
hooked. 

Previous to the landing of the Ohio Com- 
jianv, wild game had been very plenty in the 



neighborhood of iMarietta : deer and turkeys, 
and occasionally elk and buffalo. In the winter 
of 1792, ]\Ir. Kerr and ]Mir. Neiswanger killed 
six or seven buft'aloes on Duck Creek about 
Cedar Narrows. They were fat and a fine 
quality of beef. Judge Ciilnian said, better than 
any beef he ever ate. 

It is admitted by beef-eaters that beef fat- 
ted on the range is higher fia\-ored and jucier 
than if fatted in a pasture, and beef fatted on 
our pastures is much better than that raised 
upon the prairies of the \\'est. The Indians 
wdio were in at the treaty concluded on the 9th 
of January, 1789, had destroyed, wasted and 
drove back the deer so that they were very 
scarce for a year or tw-o. 

But in the fall of 1790, the beech and other 
mast were plenty on the bottoine, which 
brought in turke_\-s in abundance, so many that 
people w-ere obhged tO' secure their com be- 
fore it was ripe, and, if there were any shocks 
(_)f oats or wheat, they were obliged tO' cover 
them thick w-ith brtish, to prevent their being 
destroyed. The turkeys were killed in all w-ays. 
One man killed 40 with a rifle one day. They 
were trapped, killed with clubs and dogs until 
a^ turkey would not sell for a fip, because the 
people were cloyed and they tould not be used. 
In the winter of 1792-93 Messrs. Kerr, Hen- 
derson and Neiswanger started from Marietta, 
went to the White Oak settlement, and killed 
45 deer and hung them up ; they came home 
next morning and got some horses they kqjt 
in garrison, and brought all the deer in. 

In a few years the deer got back to our 
neighborhood and I presume we ha\-e been 
better supplied with venison in the hills than 
in the more level country. 

That the turkeys should beat in in search 
of beech mast, is not surprising; but that the 
scpiirrels by millions should. simultaneo'Usly. 
become itinerant, taking their course, sw-im- 
ming large waters, without apparently seeking 
for food, but, like the locust in Africa, stopping- 
long enough to destroy ex-erything they could 
eat. which fell in tb.eir way. and perhaps be- 
fore cold weather would turn and con-ie back 
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They would get in, and before people were 
aware the side of the cornfields west of the 
woods would be destroyed, and the field must 
be immediately gathered. When 1 was at Bel- 
pre. _Captain Dana had got about two^ bushels 
of uncleaned hemp seed and wheat a few r(jds 
from the house ; when we came back from din- 
ner it was so completely covered with squirrels 
that nothing could be seen of the hemp seed. 
N'o one who had not seen them cou-ld have any 
correct idea of the numbers. 

There were bears and panthers through the 
hills, but not so plenty, daring, or impudent as 
the wohes and wild cats. They all liked hogs 
and pigs, but the bears and panthers were more 
shy and did not repeat their visits like the 
wolves. 

A panther killed a hog belonging to Isaac 
Barker, at the Upper Settlement, Belpre. and 
carried him 60 rods through a snow nine inches 
deep, leaving the trail of the hog. and buried 
him by the side of a log. The panther was fol- 
lowed in the morning about two i>r three iniles' 
found on a hill and killed. 

The woh-es were very troublesome, where 
tlie\- becamfe well acquainted. Tp preser\'e 
3-our hogs a fence must be built, so high they 
could not get o\-er, or you must cover your 
pen with logs, so large as not tO' be thrown 
ofif. Large lots of hogs could defend them- 
selves. 

There were some few beaver, after the In- 
' dian left their waters : Isaac Williams used to 
go trapping for them up the ]\Ih.iskingum and 
Duck Creek. There were a few small families, 
after we came up the ^luskingum, one at Ca])- 
tain Devol's Island, and some at the ntnuth of 
the Rainbow, opposite me. 

THE INDIANS IN OHIO. 

From the letters and reports of the soldiers 
and pioneers, it appears there were two sources 
of trouble with the Indians — the lawless char- 
acter of many of the hunters on the frontier, 
and the constant ij^lotting of 'British agents 
from Detroit. 



In 1787 John Matliews. the commissary at 
Fort Steuben (Steubenville), wrote to his 
brother-in-law, Ca])tain Stone, of Mas.sachu- 
setts : 

"I anv as much enamoured with this coun- 
try as e\-er. 1 have watched vegetation with 
considerable attention and have observed 
everything flourish with the greatest luxuri- 
ance. I still entertain some h(7[)e of seeing 
you agreeahl)- settled in this country. Should 
a number of families fonn a compact settle- 
ment, I do not apprehend any danger from the 
Indians. 

'"The Indians lia\e latel}- nnu'dered two 
families in this quarter, one family alxnit 20 
miles below this, the other, 40. From the 
best accounts I can get this action was the 
result of ]5ersonal resentment. 

"The present inhabitants of this country 
and the Indians will e\-er be at variance. The 
truth is, they are both savages. Though there 
are man\- good people. )et the number of worth- 
less fellows that flock to the frontiers, and 
who live by hunting, will ever keep them in a 
broil. These will kill an Indian if they can get 
the ad\-antage. will steal his horses and plun- 
der his camp. The Indians will always retali- 
ate without discrimination and an inntxent 
family fall victims to their revenge. 

"The troops at this garrison are mo.stly 
gone to the mouth of the Muskingum, and the 
remainder are to go soon. It is su])]josed they 
are going further down, but their destination 
is not known." 

The Delawares who lived on the ujiper ]jart 
of the Muskingum were at first regarded as 
friends by the pioneers. General Flarmar had 
ciuite a high opinif>n of their chief, Captain 
Pipe. Some other officers seem to have formed 
a \evy dift'erent o]«nion about this noble sav- 
age, even before he took part in the war of 
1791. The following letter, written by Gen. 
Rufus Putnam to Fisher Ames, who was the 
first member of Congress from the Boston dis- 
trict of Massachusetts, after the adoption of 
the Constitution, gives a vivid picture of the 
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Marietta, Jan. 6th, 1791. 
Dear Sir: 

Our prospects are much changed. Instead of 
peace and friendsliip with our Indian meighbars, a 
horrid savage war stares us in the face. The Indiansi, 
instead of being humbled by the destruction of the 
Shawnee towns and brought to beg for p€ace, appear 
determined on a general war in which our settlements 
are already involved. On the evening of the 2nd inst. 
they fell on a new settlement about 40 miles up the 
Muskingum, surprised a block-house, killed 12 persons 
and carried of? three others. The persons killed are 
John and Pliilip Stacy, sons of Col. Wm. Stacy, from 
New Salem. Ezra Putnam, son of Major Ezra Putnam, 
from Middletown. in 'Massachu.sctts, John Camp from 
the same place, Jonathan Farewell from N. Hampshire, 
Zebulon Troop from Berne. William James from Con- 
necticut, Joseph Clark from Rhode Island, a man by 
the name of Meeks with bis wife and 2 children from 
Virginia; these were all killed in and at the block- 
house. 



What number of Indians were concerned in this 
mischief or from what tribes we know not, but from 
those Indians who till lately used to visit our settle- 
ments every day withdrawing themselves entirely from 
our sight ever since ;he expedition against the Shaw- 
nees. there is little reason to doubt but the Delawares 
and Wyandots as well as others have had a hand in the 
business. 

It is impossible for me to give you a just idea of 
the di.stress into which the. evenit has thrown the in- 
habitants, especial! those of the settlements. 

For my own part I have for some time been of the 
opinion that the spring would open with a general at- 
tack on the frontier, in which event I did not expect 
we shooild escape unless government should timely send 
troops for our protection. 



We purchased our lands under an idea that they 
had been fairly obtained from the natives, for gov- 
ernment tol-i us so by their public acts. This, how- 
ever, the Indians on our own arrival in the country 
told us was not true, and if the treaties with them 
prior to our coming are consulted, I believe it will ap- 
pear the Indians are right, and that the lands were 
rather wrested than fairly purchased from them — at 
least the Indians considered it in this light. The treaty 
made by Governor St. Clair at Ft. Harmar wears a 
different form and by it the business seems pretty well 
patched up and I had hope that we should have had 
little or no trouble with them on that account, notwith- 
standing that some of their chiefs discovered that they 
were not very well satisfied and that several chiefs 
among the tribes who treated with Governor St. Clair 
were not present and never consented to what was done. 

It \va.s afterward learned that Philip Stacy 
had been captured bv the Indians, and not 
killed. 



Letter to General Putiuiut from Fisher Ames. 

Philadelphia, Feb. 22, 1791. 

Dear Sir: It was impossible to read your letter 
giving an account of the attack of the savages on the 
.settlement at Big Bottom without feeling a strong 
sympathy with you under the peculiar distress of your 
situation. However your fears may have interpreted 
the seii.se of the country towards you. I am happy to 
preceive that they are not indisposed to giving you 
effectual protection, though it will cost money. That 
circumstance too often throws cold water on the nat- 
ural emotions of the public towards tlieir distressed 
brethren. 

You know that iny opinion of the proper policy of 
Congress is, to manifest a fixed resolution to protect 
the n^ost remote parts of the Union, to nurse the 
weak and to console the suffering remote settlements 
with a degree of tender solicitude proportioned to 
their defenseless condition. Congress has little oc- 
casion to make itself known to them except by acts 
of protection. 

The most successful way to banish the ruinous 
idea of th.e future independence of the Western coun- 
try is by doing good to the settlers, to gain their 
hearts. Our sun will set whenever the Union shall 
be divided. But it is not necessar>- to notice the idea 
further. The measures of the present session of Con- 
gress, I think, will satisfy you that because you are 
remote you are not forgotten, and will not be abandoned 
«o tlie savages. I enclose a letter to my old school- 
fellow and townsman. Mr. Battelle. Will you please 
to convey it to him ? 

Please to accept my sincere wishes for your health 
and prosperity. 

Sanniel H. Parsons, in December. 1785, 
wrote from "Fort Finney." at the mouth of 
the Miami, to Capt. Jonathan Hart, in which 
he made this report about Indian affairs : 

"The Miami is a large fine river on which 
the Shawnees and other nations live. 

"Since we have been here every means has 
been taken to bring in the Indians. Tlie Wy- 
andots and Delawares are here; the other na- 
tions were coming. 

"The British agents, our own traders, and 
the inhabitants of Kentucky, I am convinced, 
are all opposed to a treaty and are using every 
means to pre\-ent it. Strange as this may 
seem, I have very convincing proof of its 
reality. 

"Parties of Cherokees are now out to war. 
These Cherokees are but a name for all 
rascals of every trilie. We are informed by 
the Shawanese that they have driven these peo- 
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Paint Creek up tu the Scioto and are alxxit 
one iiundred in number." 

At a later date General Putnam expressed 
the same opinion as Judge Parsons of the In- 
dians on the Scioto, and urged the government 
to huild a fi>rt and station a small garrison 
near the mouth of that river. 

In these letters there is abunilant evitlcnce 
of the conscious w eakness of the general gov- 
ernment. The admlinistration was beset wid: 
dangers not only from the Indians and the 
almost open iiostility of British and Spaniards, 
but also from the indiscreet zeal of the set- 
tlers south of the Ohio. In 1787 General Har- 
mar made this report to the Secretary of \\ ar: 

"It is a mortifying circumstance that, w hile 
under the sanction of the Federal authority, 
negotiations and treaties are holding with the 
Indians, there should be such presumption in 
the people of Kentuck)- as to Ije forming ex- 
l^editions against them." 

Even after the adoption o^f the Constitution 
and the inauguration of Washington, there was 
doubt and perple.xit\- in dealing with the In- 
dians. In 1792 (jeneral Putnam was sent to 
Vincennes on a mission which is explained in 
his private notes of a letter written to General 
Knox from Fort Washington, July 22nd : 

[It is] "highly probable; that the principal 
chiefs from nearly all the western tribes with 
a great number of warriors and others may 
be collected at Vincennes. * * By a proper 
management they may be detached from the 
tribes which liave originated the war." 

A few days later he wrote from; the same 
place: "I am in some hopes of being ad- 
mitted to speak with their high mightinesses, 
the Shawanese and other hostile tribes." With 
the Western triljes he concluded a treaty, but 
the Indians within the present limits of Ohio 
were l^ent on war. On his return from \'in- 
cennes to Marietta he made this report to 
General Wayne : 

"On the 7th of Octoljer I sent a speech to 
the Dellawares and other hostile triljes inviting 
them to send some of their wise men to this 
place to speak with me on the subject of peace, 
but I hear nothing from them vet nor have I 



ever had much expectatian that they would 
hearken to the invitation. I shall however 
wait to the loth or 15th of January [1793] 
and then set out for Philadelphia and endeavor 
to convince, as far as my opinion and influence 
extends, all the advocates for treaties that noth- 
ing but a severe whipping will bring these 
proud savages to a sense of their interest." 

From these letters it is e\ident that the 
officers of the general government were con- 
scious of their wealaiess. The States, no less 
thai: liostile British, Spaniards or Indians, re- 
sented any display of Federal power. Hence 
it was impossible to act with vigor in repress- 
mg the Indiana in Ohio. Even after the attack 
on the settlement at Big Bottom, January 2, 
1 79 1, General Putnam complains that they had 
received no assistance from the United States 
forces "until the middle of July." Even when 
the troops were sent, the poverty of the gov- 
ernment so restricted their numbers that tiie 
w'ar dragged on for many years. If we bear 
in mind the [x>sition of Washington and his 
cal)inet we can more easily understand the fol- 
lowing letter of the Secretary of War, General 
Knox to General Putnam : 

War Dep.vrt.ment. Feb. 11, 1793. 
Sir : — I beg leave to request to be infonred by 
jou in what sense the Fourth Article of the Treaty 
made by you with the Wabash Indians, on the 27th 
day of September, 1792, was understood by you and by 
them at the time of forming tlie same. — That is, 
whether it w'as understood that any other power than 
the United States Iiad the right of purchasing when 
the Indians should be disposed to sell their lands? 

The same question arose with reference tc 
treaties made with the Cherokees. Can we 
conceive it iwis^ible that a Secretary of War 
within the Ia«t 40 years would seriously ask 
whether the Sioux or Dakotas, for example, 
liad reserved any right to sell their lands to 
the British government, or whether the Utes 
could sell to }.fcxico? Indeed our general gov- 
ernment, through the personal influence of 
'Washington and the genius fif Hamilton, grew 
from such small beginnings that it is hard for 
us to realize how weak and almost helpless it 
was in those early years. 



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To tlie aliove letter General Putnam sent 
the following answer : 

Philadelphia, Feliruary nth, 1793, 
Sir : — Tn answer to your question of this day. I 
reply that it was never contemplated by me nor the 
Indians who met me in council at Vincennes that the 
United States conceded to them the right to sell their 
lands to any other power than the Government of the 
Union, under whose protection they then freely ac- 
knowledged t'hemseives to be. 

E-\'en after many defeats the executive was 
eager to lessen the military force and thus 
reduce expenses, as is shown by an extract of 
a letter writt'en bv Secretary Pickering tO' Gov- 
ernor St. Clair ; 

War Office, March 26th, 1795. 
***** Upon the whole, 

considering the change of disposition in the Indian 
triljes aiKl that in consequence of our negotiations with 
Great Britain, they will no longer be stimulated by 
British Agents to continue their hostilities, I am inclined 
to think the services of your militia may be dispensed 
with. 

LETTERS OF GEXERAL PUTNAM. 

<7c'». Rill IIS Piitiuiiii to General Knox. 

Marif.tT'S, March ij|jth, 1791. 

Sir: My last letter w'as of the 5th instant. On 
the nth early in the morning, the Indians fired on two 
lads near Lieut. Gray's post (20 miles up the Muskin- 
gum), one of which is badly wounded. Twenty-five 
of the enemy appeared in view and in insulting manner 
invited thf people to come out and ifight them — they 
killed eleven cattle and drove 'off as many more — the 
same morning two men were fired on near the post at 
Belleprie but they made their escape unhurt. 

(Yesterday evening as Capt. Rogers and Mr. Hen- 
derson (two persons employed as spies for this town) 
were returning from a tour in the woods, about one mile 
from Campus Martius, they were fired on by the In- 
dians. Rogers was killed and a ball went through 
Henderson's .s'hirt and grazed his groin. Two other 
Indians fired on him as he ran off, and on his way in 
he met four others, but he happily made his escape from 
them all. We are taking every means in our power 
for a vigorous defense but I fear our cattle will be all 
killed or driven off, for we are too weak to detach 
parties to oppose them out of our works, .especially as 
we can never ascertain their numbers ; have all the 
reason in the world 10 fear a decoy and ambush, and 
the loss of a small party from any of our posts would 
expose the p'ace to almost certain destruction. You 
■will readily perceive that our situation with respect 
to carrying on our farming business is little better than 
if wc were closely besieged: nor can it be better till 
the government shall release us, which we flatter our- 
selves will be sooil. by detachments pushed forward 



for Gi'r immediate protection till such times as the 
general operations of our army shall take place. 

Gen. Riifiis Putnam to General Knox. 

Makietta, -A-Ug. 22nd, 1791. 
Dear Sue 

I embrace the present opportunity to thank you for 
your letters of the 24tli of March and 7th of April last 
and [ also thank you that notwithstanding we have no 
assistance but our own people till the middle of July, 
and the Indians in small parties continually harassing 
of us. yet since the death of Capt. Rogers we have lost 
but one man killed and one taken prisoner and we have 
lost a number of horses and upward of fifty head of 
cattle. On our part we have killed one Indian, whose 
body we recovered, and have reason to believe some 
others were killed or wounded. 

We have collected most of our English grain with- 
out loss and we have a prospect of a sufficient crop of 
corn for the support of the inhabitants of the coming 
year. 

Gen. Rufns Piifiiaai to Geii'l Knox. (Exiraet.) 

Fort Washixuton, July 26th, 1702. 
Sir: 

I herewith enclose a duplicate of my letter of the 
22nd instant, with the copy of some speeches, wdiich 
is connected with the business mentioned in that let- 
ter. Dispatches to Major Hamtramck on the subject 
went oft' yesterday by e.xpre.ss. I have requested him 
to forward the speech to the Wabash chiefs and sim- 
ilar ones to as many other tribes as he shall think 
proper. I have considerable expectation from this 
business. Mr. Wells, the interpreter, tells me that the 
chief to whom my speech is directed on the Eel River 
is a very sensible man. . That the British account him 
the best speaker among all the Indian nation, that he 
is the grea)test chief and has more influence than all 
the chiefs in the Wabash country, tbat when he (Mr. 
Wells) left Eel River in June last, this chief was gone 
to the council on the Omee, but Mr. Wells thinks he 
is disposed to peace and as he has two sisters who are 
prisoners here and some other relations, Mr. Wells 
has no doubt but on my message he will come to the 
treaty, ahhongh he declined last winter on Major 
Hamtramck's invitation. 

Through the inlluence of this man, I am yet in some 
hopes of being admitted to speak with their high 
mighline.S'.es the Shawanese and other hostile chiefs. 

Gen. Rufiis I'utiiain to General Knox. (Extracts.) 

Fort Washington, July 22, 1792. 
I ihink there is the highest reason to believe that 
Freeman, Truman and Harden are all murdered and all 
the people who went with them except one wdiom they 
considered as a servant or person of no consequence 
and for that reason spared his life. 

****** 

It is highly probable that the principal chiefs from 
nearly all the w-estern tribes with a great number of 
warriors and o'hers may be collected at Vincennes. 
****** 

By a proper management they may l)e detached from 
the tribes which have organized the war. 



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Gen. Riifii.'! Pnfv.am to General H'ayne. (Extraets.) 
Pittsburgh, January 21, 1793. 
Mr. William Wells, who I sen<t with some Eel 
Creelc Indian- to the liostile tribes with a speech dated 
at Pert Vincent, the 6th of October. I fear has shared 
the fate of poor Truman, otherwise he would have been 
at Muskingum before I left. The only hope is that he 
may have made his escape back to Port Vincent. 
****** 

But whether he be dead or alive, confident I am 
that the tiibes to whom he was sent have not listened 
to the voice of peace nor do I believe they ever will 
until they get a good \\ hipping. * * * 

I know they are under the influence of the great- 
est villains in the world. 

Ar.\RiCTT.\. May 17th. 1797. 
Sir: 

Please to deliver the Dellaware woman, widow of 
the murdered Indian, such goods as she shall choose to 
wipe away her tears to the amount of five dollars. 

RUFUS PUTX.\M. 

To 

Grifkin Greene. Esq., or 
Chari.f.s Greene. 

This Indian was killed by a white man in revenge 
for som€ old injurv. 

S. P. H. 



LIST OF THE PIONEERS AT THE FORTS DURING 
THE IXni.\X TROURLES. 

Names of the heads of families wlio lived in the 
Cainftis Martins at the Period of the zi'ar, and began 
the settlement of Marietta: 

Governor St. Clair, son and three daughters 
Gen. Rufus Putnam, wife, two sons and six daugh- 
ters 

Gen. Benjamin Tuppcr, wife, three sons and two 
daughters 

Col. Robert Oliver and wife: two .sons. William and 
Robert; two daughters. Nelly, married to Thomas 
Lord. Esq., the other to Capt. William Burnham 

Thomas Lor.i. Esq., with two apprentice boys, Ben- 
jamin Baker and Amos R. Harvey 

Col. R. J. Meigs, wife and son. Timothy 
R. J. Meigs. Jr., and wife 

Col. Enoch Shephard. wife and nine children — 
sons. Enoch, Daniel, Luther and Calvin : daughters, Es- 
ther. .-\nna, Rhoda, Lorana and Huldah 

Charles Greene. Esq.. wife and three children: 
Sophia, Susan and Charles; Miss Sheffield, sister to 
his wife, lived with him 

Col. Ichabod Nye. wife and two or three children 
Mai. Ezra Putnam, wife and two daughters 
Maj. Haflfield White and .son, Peletiah 
Joshua Shipman. wife and three children 
Captain Strong, wife, two sons and a daughter 
Captain Davis, wife and five children 
James Smith, w'fe and seven children 
John Russell, who married a daughter of Mr. Smith 
,'\rchihaid Lake, wife and three sons — Thomas, An- 
drew and John 



Eieazer Olnev. wife and 14 children 

Major Olney. and two sons — Washington and Dis- 
covery 

Ebenezer Corey and wife 

Richard Maxon. wife and several children 

James Wells, wife and 10 children 

Major Coburii, wife, two daughters — Folly married 
lO Gilbert Devol. jr.. Susan, to Capt. William Mason 
— and three sons. .A.sa, Phinehas and Nicholas 

Joseph Wood. Esci., wife and one child 

Capt. John Dodge, wife and two sons — John and 
.Sidney 

Robert .•Mli'ion. wife and three sons. Charles. An- 
drew and Hugh 

Elijah Warren, wife and one child 

Cer<hnm Flagg, wife and several children 

Widow Kelly and four sons 

The single men recollected were — Maj. .\n5clm 
Tupper. E. W. Tupper. Benjamin Tupper. Rev. Daniel 
Story. Thomas Hutchinson, William Smith, Gilbert 
Devol. Jr.. Oliver Dodge, Alpheus Russell. Thomas 
Corey and .'\;^ar'ah Pratt 

.\'ames of the heads of families tcho lived in and 
near to Fort llarmar. Jnring the war: 

llim. Joseph Gilman and wife 

B. j. Gilman (.squ of preceding) and wife, with one 
or two children 

Paul Fearing, Esq. 

Col. Thomas Gibson 

Mezekiah Flint 

Gould Davetiport 

Mrs. W'elch and three or four children 

Preserved Seaman, wife and four sons — Samuel, 
Gilbert. Preserved and Benajah 

Benjamin Baker, wife and one child 

George Warth. wife, five sons and two daughters 

Jo.seph Fletcher, who married Catharine Warth 

Picket Meroin, who married Polly Warth 

Francis Thiery and wife, with two children — Pierre 
and Catharine 

Monsieur Cookie 

Mon.s. Le Blond 

Mons. Shouman, wife ami son 

Alons. Gubbeau 

N-jmes of the heads of families in the garrison at 
"the point," in 1792: 

William Moulton, wife, two daughters and one 
son. Edmond : Dr. Jabez True boarded with them 

Captain Prince, wife and two children 

Moses -Morse and wife 

Peter Nciswanger, wife and two or ll'.ree childr-;n 

William Skinner and J. MeKinley 

R. J. Meigs, Jr., wife and one child: Charles Greene 
lived with them 

Hon. Dudley Woodbridgc, wife and children 

Capt. Josiah Munroe. wife and two children 

•Capt. William Mills, wife and one child 

Capt. Jonathan Haskell 

Hamilton K<-rr 

Col. Ebenezer Sproat, wife and daughter 

Co;nniodore Abraham \Miipple, wife and son 



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Joseph Biiell. wife and two children, with Levi 
Muiisell and -wife 

William Stacy, wife and two or three children 
JoieplT Stacy, wife and two or three children 
James Patterson, wife and child 
Nathaniel Patterson, wife and children 
Capt. Abel Mathews, wife and six children 
Thomas Stanley, wife ar.d three or four children 
Eleazar Curtis, wife and a number of children 
Simeon Turtle and family 

A list of the famiiics zvliich lived in "Farmers' Cas- 
llc," at lyelfc. in the year J792: 

Col. Ebenezer Battelle, wife and four children — 
Cornelius. Ebenezer, Thomas and Louisa 

Capt. William James, wife and 10 children — Susan, 
Anna, Esther, Hannah, Abigail, Polly, William, John, 
Thomas and Simeon 

Isaac Barker, wife and eight children^ — Michael. 
Isaac. Joseph, W.illiam, Tnnothy, Anna, Rhoda and 
Nancy 

Daniel Cogswell, wife and five children — John, Abi- 
gail. Peleg, Job and Daniel 

Capt. Jonathan Stone, wife and three children— 
Beniamin Franklin, Samuel and Rufus Putnam. 

Col. Nathaniel iCushing. wife and six children- 
Nathaniel. Henry, Varnum. Thomas, Sally and Eliza- 
beth 

Capl. Jonathan Devol, wife and six children— Henry, 
Charles. Barker. Francis. Sally and Nancy; with them 
also lived a nephew. Christopher Devol 

Isaac Pierce, wife and three children,— Samuel, 
Joseph, Plicebe. 

Joseph Barke*-, wife and child. 

Nathaniel Little, wife and child. 

Maj. Nathan Goodalc. wife and seven children,— 
Betsey, Cynthia, iSally, Susan, Henrietta, Timothy, and 
Lincoln 

A. W. Putnam, wife and child 

William Pitt 

D. Loring, wife and seven children.— Israel, Rice, 
Jesse, Luba. 'Bathsheba. Charlotte, and Polly 

Maj. Oliver Rice 

Capt. Benjamin Miles, wife and five children,— Ben- 
iamin Buckminister, Hubbard, William, Tappan, and 
Polly 

Griffin Greene. Esq.. wife and four children. — Rich- 
ard, Philip. Griffin and Susan 

John Rouse, wife and eight children. — Michael. 
Bathsheba. Cynthia. iBetsy, Ruth. Stephen. Robert and 
Barker 

Maj. Robert Bradford, wife and three or four chil- 
dren 

Capt. John Levins, wife and si.x children, — Joseph, 
Nancy, Esther. Matilda. John, and Fanny 

Capt. William Uana. w'ife and 10 children — Luther, 
William. Edmond, Stephen, John, Charles, Augustus, 
Betsy, Mtry and Fanny 

Mrs. Dunham, with one or two daughters 

Capt. Israel Stone, wife and 10 children — Sardine, 
Israel. Jasper, Augustus, Columbus, Betsy, Matilda, 
Lydia, Polly and Harriet 

Benjamin Patterson, w-ife and six children; with 



if the garrison), 
-Phine- 



him also lived John Shepherd, George Kerr and Mat- 
thew Kerr 

Benoni Hurlburt. wife and four children . 

Col. Alexander Oliver, wife and nine children — 
Launcelot. Alexander. John, David, Lucretia, Betsy, 
Sally. Mehala and Mary 

Col. Daniel Bent, wife and four children — Nahum, 
Daniel. Dorcas and a daughter 

Joshua Fleehart, wife and four children 

Unmarried men at "Farmers' Castle" — Jonathan 
Waldo, Daniel Mayo, Jonathan Baldwin, Cornelius 
Delano, Joel Oaks, James Caldwell. Wanton Casey, 
Stephen Guithric. Truman Guthrie, Captain Ingersoll, 
Ezra Phillips, Stephen Snuth. Howell Bull, Samuel 
Gushing. William and John Smith, Jonas Davis, Dr. 
Samuel Barnes. 

Xaines of settlers anil garrison at Fort Prve in 
1791: 

Capt. William Gray (commander 
wife and two children 

Ma'. Pliinehas Coburn. wife and three sons- 
has. Nicholas and Asa 

Judge Gilbert Devol. wife, two sons — Gideon and 
Jonathan — and one daughter 

Wanton Devol. wife and one child 

Allen Devol, wife and 'three or four children 

Andrew Storer, wife and five children 

Widow of B. Converse, and eight children 

George Wilson, w-ife and two children 

Jeri-niah Wilson, two sons and two daughters 

Benjamin Shaw, wife and three children 

Nathan Kinney and 'wife 

Joshua Sprague, wife and two children 

Maj. John White and wife 

William Sprague, wife and two children 

Noah F'earing, wife and .several children 

Andrew Webster and son 

Ilarry Maxon and wife 

Daniel Davis, w-ife and two sons — William and 
Dani.d 

Davis Wilson, wife and one child 

Benjamin Beadle and wife 

Single men — William McCulloch, Neil IMcGuffey, 
Andrew McClure. William New-el, Samuel Gushing, 
William Lunt, Jabez Barlow. Nathaniel Hinkly, Dr. 
Thomas Farley and Dr. Nathan Mcintosh 

PIONEERS KILLED BY THE INDIANS. 
1789. 

May r, Capt. Zebulon King, near the middle settle- 
ment of Belpre. 

August 6. Mr. P'atchen. assistant of John Mathews 
in surveying land for the Ohio Company. Killed on 
the north side of the Ohio River, near the mouth of the 
Big Kanawha, probably by the Shawanese. 

1791, 

Killed at Big Bottom. January 2 — John Stacy, Ezra 
Putnam, John Camp. Zebulon Throcp. Jonathan Fare- 
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Meeks, wife and two children killed at Rig Rotten, 
Philip Stacy died in captivity. 

March 13 — Capt. Joseph Rogers, a scout. Killed on 
the ridge north of Marietta, about a mile I'r.j.n th:; 
Campus Martins. 

March 15 — Pers'^us Dunham, Airs. Brown and (wo 
children, at Newbury below Belpre. 

June 17 — ^Matthew Kerr, while in a canoe near the 
island which now bears his name. 

September 28 — Benoni Hurlburt, while huntin; on 
the river Hocking, near its mouth. 

October 4 — Nicholas Carpenter and son. George 

Logger. Burns and Ellis, killed "" the 

Virginia side, near what is now called Carpenter's Run, 
about six miles above Marietta. TecuiThseh is said to 
have been the leader of the party. 



March i — Maj. Nathan Goodale was capture<l at 
Belpre and died in captivity. 

1794- 

May IQ — Robert \Vanh, on the plain between Fort 
Harniar and the hill. 

June — Abel Sherman, on w^hat is now called Sher- 
man's Run. not far from the mouth of Olive Green 
Creek. 

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June I- — Sherman Waterman, on the south branch 
of Wolf Creek. 

September — Jonas Davis, about three miles above 
Belpre, near the Ohio River. 



CHAPTER. V. 



POLITICS IN EARLY TIMES. 

Washington County Created — Governor St. Clair with a Legislature on His 
Hands — Chillicothe vs. Marietta — A State Constitution — Slavery — Despair 
of the Federalists and Exultation of the Republicans — Harman Blenner- 
hassett — Local Questions Cease to be the Point of Difference Between Po- 
litical Parties — The Era of Good Feeling — New Questions. 



WASHINGTON COUNTY CREATED. 

On Saturday, July 26. 1788, Artiuu- St. 
Clair, who hntl recently come to ^^larietta and 
entered upon his duties as Governor of the 
Niorthwest Territory, created the first covinty 
in this region and fittingly named it Washing- 
ton. At first it included more than one-half 
of what is now Ohio. Its northern boundary 
was Lake Erie from the Pennsylvania line to 
the mouth oif the Cuyahoga, its southern bound- 
ary extended to the rooiuth of the Sciota, and its 
western followed that river far north of the 
present site of Columbus. By the erection of 
Jefferson County in 1797, of Fairfield in 1800 
and of Belmont in 1801, Washington County 
had lost at least half of her original territory, 
but it still contained, until the State Constitu- 
tion was adopted, the most of the Tuscarawas 
and Mfuskingum valleys and extended along 
the Ohio almost to the Scioto. 

To the Territorial- Legislature it sent two 
representatives, or one-eleventh of the whole 
number; to the Constitutional Convention 
which consisted of 34 members, it sent four. 

The government of the "Territory North- 
west of the River Ohio" from 1788 to 1798 
had lieen simple. The governor and the three 
judges enacted such laws as they deemed nec- 



essary, giving meanwhile the scattered settle- 
ments a measure of local self-government. 
The plan has been imitated since in Louisiana, 
in Hawaii, Porto Rico, and in the Philippines. 

governor ST. CLAIR WITH A LEGISL.\TURE 

ON HIS hands. 

In 1798 it appeared th.at the Territory had 
5,000 free male inhabitants. According to the 
Ordinance of 1787, it was then time to or- 
ganize a representative government. Governor 
St. Clair ordered the election of 22 represent- 
tatives, who met in Cincinnati September 16, 
1799. Five of these members came from ter- 
ritory not within the present boundaries of 
Ohio. Then his trouWes began in earnest. 

The old soldier who had fought with Wolfe 
at Quebec, who had served his country through 
the Revolution and for the last 10 years in 
most arduous labor on the frontier, had very 
strict ideas of honor and duty. Perhaps his 
long militaiw experience was not the very best 
kind of a training for civil service, but it can 
he truly said that it made himi scorn all 
schemes that had the least appearance of dis- 
honesty. The county seat Ijoomer who had 
wished tO' speculate in new sites, selected not 
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found the old Goxernor an obstacle in his 
path. 

No other proof is needed of the sterling 
honesty of Governor St. Clair than the fact 
that after half a century of faithful ser\-ice, 
much of the time in very responsible positions, 
he retired a poor man. Even the tardy pension 
given him in his old age was taken to pay debts 
contracted in the government service. 

In the Washington County, rqjresented in 
the first and second Territorial Legislature, 
the population was chiefly along the Jargeii" 
water courses. From tinadenhutten on the 
Tuscarawas to Marietta, and along the Ohio 
from Newport to Gallipolis, there w'ere tiny 
settlements on the best bottoms, and a few 
openings in the wilderness on the Hocking and 
on Duck Creek. There had been little increase 
in population until after the close of the In- 
dian war and Wayne's treaty of 1795; even 
in 1800 the population was only 5,427. This 
estimate of the enumeration probably did not 
include the squatters who' had long ere this 
taken summary possession of man\- tracts wlhich 
they sometimes held in defiance of the lawful 
o Winers. 

In the beginning of the period l>etween 
1798 and 1803, the pei>ple in this countiy knew 
\'ery little about politics. Gen. Rufus Put- 
nam tells one of his eastern friends long before 
this time that some of the Kentucky settlers 
had the "maggot in their heads"' of separation 
from the Eastern States, but he thought it had 
not troubled the people on the Muskingum. 

The New England traditions had been 
transplanted to the new colony, and the old 
social order : first in rank were those who 
brought with them the military and naval titles 
they had won in the Revolutioii. Theii there 
were a few professional men and the sons of 
the officers: These were reported in the Court 
of Quarter Sessions with ''Esq." or "Gentle- 
man" after their names, a distinction which 
some of them wore with honor. For e.\ample. 
Ephraim Cutler, a son of Manasseh Cutler, 
would come four times a year all the way from 
what is now Ames townslii]) of Athens C<iunty 
to attend his judicial duties at .Marietta. 



Often in his journey to and from the court, 
he w as compelled to hobl)le his horse and pass 
a night in the woods with a tree for shelter, 
i'or this arduous labor he received no salary, 
and no other remuneration than his share oi 
cost.s — frequently not enough to pay his board 
bill, 'i'hese men, who were classed in the rec- 
ords as "Gentlemen," seem' to have realized 
that their position brought with it certain re- 
sponsibilities. Tlrere was another class known 
on the records as "yeomen," and it is worthy 
of note that some of those who were classed 
as "yeomen" in documtents written in New 
England were enrolled as "gentlemen" in tire 
IMuskingum settlement. New occasions liad 
taught them new duties and their duties well 
performed liad given them new honors. 

There were otliers classed as "yeomen"' 
e\'en here, who have borne an honoraljle part 
in our history. For example John Brough, 
"Yeoman," the father of the War Go\-ernor, 
in 1797 and again in J798 gives a bond for 
$200 "to be of good behavior aiid abser^'e all 
the laws and ordinances which are or shall be 
made, or be in force, relating tO' inn or tavern 
keepers." He seems to have borne a good 
rqnitation as inn-keeper and four years later 
he is enrolled in the "First Religious Society 
of ^Marietta as John Brough, Esq. James Ala- 
son, of Waterford, also a "yeoman," gives a 
1x>nd about the same time to "keep a good 
tavern"' and offers as security Daniel Converse, 
a xoung- man who was then canning the mail 
on horseback between Alsarietta and Zanesville. 
Mr. Converse was already well known in the 
settlements on account of his capture bv the 
Indians and his subse(|uent escape through 
Canada. 

For the first 10 years of our history, the 
chcjfice of leaders did not vex the minds oi the 
settlers. Tliey were too busy in building up 
homes. In 1798, at the first election for rep- 
resentatives from Washingto4i Countv in the 
Territorial Assembly, Paul Fearing was elected 
by almost unanimous vote, and his colleague 
was Return Jonathan Aleigs, Jr., who a little 
later belonged to a different party. With tlie 
meeting of this Legislature at Cincinnati, in 



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1/99, the disciples of Hamilton and tlie lullow- 
-ers of Jefferson came into conflict. 

The Legislative Council, consisting of live 
members appointed by President Adams, was 
of course in harmony with Governor St. Clair. 
Its duties ^^■ere similar to those of our State 
Senate. In this Council sat Col. Robert Oliver 
until 1803. But in the House there were the 
representatives of a new order — men who were 
destined to be leaders of the new State. In 
the Ross County delegation were Nathaniel 
Massie, Edward Tiffin and Thomas AVorthing- 
ton. Tliey were the champions of a "New 
Revolutiou." I'llie friends of Jefferson looked 
to France rather than to Old or New England 
for their political models. For its second ses- 
sion this Legislature met at Chillicothe by the 
direction of Congress, which had then erected 
the Territor)' of Indiana. 

Before the second Assembly of the Terri- 
tory was called together, Paul Fearing had 
gone to Washington as delegate and Return 
Jonathan Aleigs, Jr., had been appointed judge 
of the Supreme Court of the Territory. Will- 
iam Rufus Putnam, a son of Gen. Rufus Put- 
nam, and Ephraim Cutler, whom we have al- 
ready mentioned, were elected to fill the vacan- 
cies. 

The writings of Mr. Cutler, which have 
been preser\-ed in a very interesting book writ- 
ten by his grand-daughter, Miss Julia P. Cut- 
ler, give a pretty full account of the proceed- 
ings of this last session of the Territorial Leg- 
islature. Evidently Washington County had 
able representatives at this time. 

If we look closely at a township map of 
Ohio we shall find two systems met at the Sci- 
oto. On the eastern side, the land is laid out 
in squares and rectangles with mathematical 
precision — an emblem of the Federalist love of 
order. On the western side the township and 
farm lines are zig-zag and crooked, suggesting 
the Republican love of freedom for the individ- 
ual. Throughout Washington County the 
ideas of Hamilton prevailed; in Ross and 
Adams the Virginia settlers had brought with 
them Jefferson's ideas of personal liberty — at 
least for the white man. In Hamilton County 



the Federalists rallied about Governor St. 
Clair, but they were fighting a defensive battle 
and soon the Federalists of Washington Coun- 
ty were left with none to help them but the rep- 
resentatives from Jefferson and Trumbull coun- 
ties, in the north and east, and those from the 
district about Detroit, which was then known 
as Wayne County. 

The Jeffersonians wished to get rid of the 
Wayne County delegation by assigning all its 
inhabited territory to Indiana. The counter 
movement of the Federalists was not exactly 
a secession, but the formation of a new State 
east of the Scioto, which would include about 
the original area of Washington County. Al- 
though this would have made a State larger 
than those once proposed by Jefferson for the 
Northwest Territorj^, we may now rejoice that 
the Buckeye State was not created with such 
restricted boundaries. 

1 CHILLICOTHE VS. M.\RIETT.\. 

The proposal was especially distasteful to 
Chillicothe, which applied to become the per- 
manent capital. The toast of William R. Put- 
nam expressing the wish that "the Scioto may 
have the borders of two great and flourishing 
States'' was especially displeasing, for it was 
apparent that neither of these prospective 
States w^ould choose a town on the border for a 
capital. This proposal for a division of what 
is now Ohio seemed to meet the approval of all 
the leading citizens of ]\Iarietta, even of Judge 
Meigs and others who were afterwards consid- 
ered Repuiblicans. In Chillicothe the feeling 
was so bitter against the movement and also 
against Governor St. Clair and his friends 
that there were attempts to incite a riot. We 
will let some of the witnesses of these events 
describe in their own language the acts and 
feelings of those days. It was a period when 
parties were forming and political disputes 
were separating old friends. 

Mr. Cutler says : 

"A mob collected and attacked Gregg's 
house, where the Governor, Judges Burnet and 



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Sibley. Colonel 01i\-er. General Schenk, and 
the Detroit and Washington County members 
boarded. An entrance was forced into Gregg's 
house, in the hall of which a citizen of Chilli- 
cothe (^Michael Baldwin) met and struck Mr. 
Schieft'elin, who immediately drew his dirk, 
and would assuredly have wounded the man, 
had not his arm been caught by some friends 
who were near." 



Deak Sik; 



Robert Oliver to CrifUn Greene. 

Chillicotul, 29th Dec. 1801. 



Wc have passed a law declaring the assent of the 
Territory to an aheration of the original houndary 
lines for States which I dare say you have had a par- 
ticular account of. This has offended the counties of 
■i^oss, Adams aiii part of Fairtield and we had like 
10 have hrought an old hou^ie over our heads. Tlie 
grand jurors of ithe county of Adams have presented 
the Gov. and Council as nuisances in the Territory (a 
copy of which I am informed b\- Cutler he forwarded to 
you) ; however, that is not all, for on Christmas Eve, 
Mr. Baldwin was purposing to burn a barrel of tar 
before the house of Capt. Greggs where the Governor 
and a large number of the members of both Houses 
who gave their voice in favor of the above bill lodged, 
and to burn the Govr. in effigy and if any opposition 
was made to wliip those that made it. However, by 
Col. Worthington and some others (they) were pre- 
vented, but on Saturday night (which you may recol- 
lect was the night after) a number of men being half 
drunk were, as we believe, determined to abuse sonic 
nf the members down at their quarters, but three of 
them a little dri.mker than was necessary came down 
licfore the others (as we believe) were ready. i\[r. 
Schieffelin, a member from 'Wayne, being some irri- 
tated from what had been heard, gave them some warm 
words so that one collared him but Schieffelin drew 
his dirk and. I have reason to believe, if it had not 
been for Capt. Gregg, he would have put it into hiin 
up to the hilt. Tliey w'ere immediately separated but 
all tho arms in the hou-e v.'tre soon loaded and wc 
were determined to defend tlie house. It being a 
brick house we think we should have made a good de- 
fense. Hov,'ever. nothing further happened, but we 
hear they heave out now and then threats, but I think 
there is no danger except at tlie close of the session, 
\vhen we are .separated, the devil and whiskey may en- 
ter into them, but we shall keep a good lookout. I 
know not what will be the end of these things but am 
persuaded that the Assembly will never sit at this 
place again. The members from the county of Wash- 
ington (William Rufits Putnam and Epliraim Cut- 
ler) have done themselves honor this session. When 
thc>- speak (they) are always listened to. Vou wdio 
put them into office need not be ashamed of your 
vhoice. 



Expect tile session will close in about two weeks, 
therefore will not trouble you with any more of this 
matter, 

But am with respect and esteem, your friend. 

R. Oliver. 

Junes Burnet to Paul Fearing. 

Chii.i.icothe, Jany lejtli. iSoj. 
Di;.\u Sir : 

Saturday next is proposed as the day for closing 
the most turbulent session of the Legislature that we 
have yet had. It appears to me that popularity is the 
governing motive of many of the members of the 
House and that they calculate that the most effectual 
way of gaining their point is to make as much noise 
as possible, and to condemn everything that is at- 
tempted. 

I rejoice that the hot;r is at hand, when I am to 
retire front this scene of confusion to the serene 
pleasure of my own family. Your friends here who 
have written you often are apprehensive that tlieir 
letters have been suppressed, as they have not heard 
of your receiving them. 

On account of this insult to its members, 
the Legislature resohed to hold the second 
session in Cincinnati. Although this session 
was never held, since a State Legislature took 
its place, the remembrance of the riot probably 
had much to do with the choice of another 
place for the seat of government. Even while 
waiting for permanent quarters at Columbus, 
the inajority of the Legislature chose to meet 
for a time at Zanesville rather than in Chilli- 
cotlie. The following extract from a letter of 
Gen. Rufus Putnam to "Paul Fearing, Es- 
quire, Member of Congress, City of Wash- 
ington," casts some light on the subject : 

"One thing I will \'enture to suggest — 
Lancaster ought to be the place a])pointed for 
the meeting of the convention not only from 
its central position but because of the aversion 
which a great portion of the inhabitants have 
to Chillicothe on accf)unt of the treatment the 
Legislature met with there the last session. 
If we are to form a Constitution, let every ob- 
stacle to union and harmony l^e removed as 
far as possible. I think it not impossiJjle to 
bring Col. W^orthington into this meaure — - 
he owns the falls of the Hockhocking and is 
largely interested at Lancaster — he must be 
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to l>y the great body of the people — that fix- 
ing upon Chillicothe \x\\\ appear to be an act 
of power and revenge without any regard to 
justice." 

This "aversion" to Chilhcotlie and to the 
group of leaders who favored it had an in- 
fluence upon the politics of Washington Coun- 
ty for many years. 

As late as October, 1811, the Western 
Spectator, a Federalist paper of Marietta, dis- 
cussed the question of a State capital and very 
strongly favored Zanesville. The editor said, 
— "Let it remain at Zanesville until the pro- 
gress of population and so forth shall render us 
able to judge more accurately on the subject. 
\\'e think no place at present has better claims 
— nor do we think these claims will appear 
diminished after a lapse of several years." In 
January, 1812, it has these significant words 
"to sav' about its p€t enemies, the Chillicothe 
clique: "The Senate (of Ohio) have notified 
the House that they are ready to receive pro- 
posals retspecting the seat of government — in 
other words to "sell it to the highest bidder." 
The accession of Thomas Jefferson to the 
Presidency gave the Republicans a new point 
from which to attack Governor St. Clair. They 
would secure his removal and if they could 
not succeed in this they would form a State 
and thus get rid of "Arthur the First," as they 
called him. 

The Federalists retaliated by dubbing Col- 
onel Worthington "Sir Thomas" and tried to 
postpone the change from Territory to State. 
The letters passing to and from \\'ashington 
tell of plots and counterplots. 

Jaiiirs Burnet to "Honhlc. Paid Fearing, in Congress 
Jl'asliinglon City." 

Chillicothe, Jan. 12, 1802. 
I am r.ot surprise] ihcit the Presid<Mit lias expressed 
his disapprobation of the Governor's communication 
to both Houses as his dislike of the man and of 
his principles would naturally be followed by such a 
consequence. The collection of persons of a particu- 
lar sort from dififerent parts of the Territory now in 
the Federal Cit}- iiiduces me to think that various ex- 
ertions are making to supplant the Old Gentleinan. 

Your friends in this place have too much reason 
to fear that their letters are all suppressed by the post- 
master before they leave this place. 



J'olin Clci'cs Syiumes to Griffin Greene. 

Washington City, 21st of January, 1802. 

Dear, Sir : — There lis much business at present before 
the President and before Congress respecting our N. 
VY. Territory, for the reason of our own paltry squabbles 
and parties among ourselves in the Territory we 
make ourselves cheap and even ridiculous in the eyes 
of the general government. In my opinion the Gov- 
ernor may fairly be charged with all the blame. If 
he has not iri a direct manner, like Samson, spread the 
flame; of discontent and wrangling by means of his 
300 mischievious animals sent through the Territory, 
yet he has never acted like a father to and friend of 
ihe Territory generally. 

I beheve the Governor will soon have his own 
hands full ot contention and vexation. He pretends 
'.c be wisQ enough to dictate to others — let him see 
whetiier he be wise enough to acquit himself of crimes 
and malpractices in his office, of which he is now 
charged by Col. Worthington and Mr. Baldwin. The 
complaint is now before the President. 

****** 

I think our territory will not be divided by Con- 
.^ress. a majority of whom are wishing us to l>ecome a 
free State, as they presume. If Governor St. Clair, 
the old aristocratic sinner, was once out of the way, 
we should all be honest and w'ise enough to make good 
Republicans. Nothing has presented since I came 
to this city whereby I could serve you, sir, but in rec- 
ommendir,g you to the Postmaster-general as a proper 
person to til! the office of postmaster at Marietta. In 
this I succeeded and Jndge Meigs infornis me you 
have received' the appointment. I wish it may be of 
use to you. Mr. Granger asked of me ziilictlicr your 
l-olitics lucre federal or Republican. I answered 
that I could not define your politics, but even suppos- 
ing that you might have been Federal in times past, 
yet I had such an opinion of your honor and integrity 
that I would pledge myself to him for the faithful 
performance of every duty required from a post- 
master. 

Governor St. Clair to Paul Feaiing. 

"CiiiLLicoTHEY," 15th Jan., 1802. 

Sir : 

♦ s: .* * * * 

Whether any of those letters have got to j'our hands 
is not known, and whether they ever will, or any that 
may be sent to you thro' this postoffice is very uncer- 
tain. Many of us have long- thought that many im- 
proper practices prevailed in it during the last session 
ut the Legislature, for the communications between the 
rielegiites ond me came to the hands of each very ir- 
regularly, as well as those of Mr. Burnet with them, 
ind some of them were even suppressed. 

Mr. Worthington and Mr. Baldwin must have been 
lit Washingiton for some time. Mr. Miller will not 
set out to meet them till the 25th; and it seems to be 
uncertain whether Mr. Tod will go or not. 

I have good reason to think that new efforts will 
be n.aae by the agents from this place to secure my re- 



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103 



movnl. and from their conduct on tlie way to Wash- 
ington (for I have heard of them from several places 
on their way) no falsehood or calumny that malice 
C(in invent will be spared. 1 trust in the integrity of 
my conduct, and to the good ofKccs of those few who 
know me. to counteract them : and yours. 1 trust, will 
not be refused. 



Vour obedient 



ervar.t. 



St. Ci..\ir. 



In the letter he gives an account of the 
mob at ChilHcothe which does not cHffer ma- 
terially from that found in the letter of Colo- 
nel Oliver. The Governor also gives credit to 
Colonel W'orthington for earnest efforts to 
repress all violence. 

Bcnjami:< Ives Gibnaii /<> Paul Faring. 

M.\RIETT.\, Janv. 14th. 1802. 
«■ * * * *■ * 

I jhould not be the least surprised if the person 
vou mentioned should be appointed Governor. He will 
be at Washington before this reaches you. ready to pay 
adulation at the Shrine of the Democratic Idol. Yon 
know that I was ever moderate in politics and wisht 1 to 
see Mr. Jefferson unite all candid Republicans and 
Federalists throughout the United States. His in- 
augural fpeech promised it but since that lime what a 
sad falling off. Seme of the late measures of the 
present administration have destroyed all my confidence 
and hopes. Of the late alteration of postmaster at this 
place, I v.-ill only say. that it is the most pitiful, dirty 
measure that ever was undertaken and reflects dis- 
grace on all concerned in the removal. 

You w;ll doubtless receive from ChilHcothe ample 
details of the proceedings of our Legislature. In 
to-day's paper you will find two angry notes of Gov. 
St. Clair to Col. Findlcy. I fear the Govr. has shown 
too much temper. 

I am very anxious to have an office for the clear- 
ance of vessels at this place by the middle of March. 
A petition will be for<varded by next mail. 



The person referred to as the probable suc- 
cessor of Governor St. Clair was Return Jo-;- 
athan Meigs, Jr., whose defection was greatly 
resented by the Federalists. 

Mr. Gilman grew more indignant against 
the new administration, as is e\'ident from a 
letter written the next month. 

Hrnjniiiin Itcs Gilmun to Paul Fearing. 

MARtF.TT.v, Feby. 4th. 1802. 

Mi. Jefferson certainly had it in his power to have 

united the moderate and best men of the United States. 

but instead of pur.= uing that dignified line of conduct. 

we see him the head cf i; party and the patron of men 



who are despised by all good citizens. Nothing is 
wanting in my hund)le opinion to complete the climax 
01 infamy but the return of Paine, the apostate Bar- 
low, to our coniitry under executive patronage. 

* "* * Vou will know that I thought favorably 
of Mr. Jeffer-ron before he came into office. But when I 
see foreign minions, who deserve the gallows, enjoying 
posts of profit an<l Revolutionary characters neglected, 
my soul abhors the man who is instrumental in bringing 
such disgrace on the .'■Vmcrican character. 

David Putnam is as well calculated for naval offi- 
cer as any man in town— but other quesdons than "Is 
he capabk ? Is he honest r" are yet to be asked m 
filling even the most trifling ofl^ices. 

* '•' " Mr. Silliman is married to Miss Dclibv 
Coss. 

With senifimejits of e.-teem. 
I am. dear sir. 
^'our sincere frierid and huiuble Servt. 

Hk.vjamix Ivks Gilm.w. 

in justice to Air. Gilman, it must be con- 
fessed that for some excuse or other Mr. Jef- 
ferson made a general rem<jval of federal of- 
fices in \\'ashington Count}-, and in subse- 
quent appointments the current of presiden- 
tial favor flowed only on Repul^lican lines and 
to those "persons of a jjarticular sort"' men- 
tioned by Mr. Burnet. The change which 
especially disgusted the Federalists of Wash- 
ington County was the removal of Rufus Rut- 
nam from the office of sur\eyor general. 

Xo thorough-going Federalist of that day 
could be made to believe that the cause for this 
removal was anything else than Jefferson's 
bitter hatred of one who had been a friend to 
Washington. I'.ut the man whom Jefferson 
appointed to succeed Putnam — Jared Mans- 
field — was not a politician but a scholar, an 
instructor in the West Point Academy. His 
son, F. D. Mansfield, who spent part of his 
boyhood in Marietta, a ])o]itical writer not 
likely to be unduly prejudiced in favor of 
Jeft'erson, says in his memoirs that Putnam had 
not sufficient scientific training to establish 
meridian lines and that for this reason Jeffer- 
son sought a specialist who neither sought nor 
desired the office. 

J. Darlington, a representative from 
Adams County, in a letter dated Manchester, 
29th of March, 1802, writes this letter to 
Paul Fearing: 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



"I have the pleasure to inform you that I 
have this day rec'd your letter of 9th inst.. 
in reply to which I observe that the county of 
■Clairmont I believe is bounded on the east by 
the west line of the county of Adams, there- 
fore I believe that none of the inhabitants in 
the census taken were included in the county of 
Clairmont. So far as I can collect the sense 
of this county on the report of the commit- 
tee on the subject of an admission into the 
union, they- are unanimous in favor of it, and 
■congratulate themselves in the prospect of hav- 
ing it soon in their power to shale off the fet- 
ters of aristocracy, and in the downfall of the 
Tory party in this Territory, and hope the day 
may soon approach when they shah be gov- 
•erned by a constitution founded by true Re- 
publicans chosen by tlie people free from the 
■ control of an arbitrary chief." 

When the Jeffersonian Republican of that 
•time was speaking of his political opponents, 
"Tory" and "Aristocrat" wetfe his favorite 
epithets; when the Federalist retaliated with 
names, "Democrat," "Jacobin" and "Robes- 
pierreian" were in his speech synonymous 
terms. 

William Jackson to GrifHn Greene. 

Chillicothe, Jnn. 13th, iSo.j. 
I dm also sorry that he (Judge Meigs) could not 
liave the appointment of Major-general which was in- 
tended for him 'by a large majority of members until a 
constitutional objection took place. Then Colonel Oli- 
ver was proposed but could not be taken up by as 
many as would carry him in opposition to Colonel 
Spro'at, whom the Federal party was using every in- 
fluence to support. Others were mentioned but it was 
found that none was as likely to succeed as Major 
Buell. v.'ho is elected by a respectable majority. From 
■vvliat 1 have yet discovered. Mr. Backus seems to be 
an open and decided Republican. Party spirit prevails 
.=0 much, chiefly by the influence of two or three mem- 
iiers, that business progresses very slow. Please to 
favor me by next mail who you would wish might be 
■appointed .\ssociate Judge in place of Major Buell 
and whether you would wish Judge Wood continued 
and if not who you would recommend in his place. 

A ST.\TE CONSTITUTION. 

Tn August, iSoj, the two political parties 
had become so well defined that two tickets 
for delegates to the Constitutional Convention 



were presented to the electors. The friends 
of Jefferson, or Republicans as they called 
themselves at that time, nominated Return 
Jonathan Meigs, Jr., Griffin Greene, William 
Skinner and William Wells. The Federal- 
ists nominated Gen. Rufus Putnam, Benjamin 
Ives Gilman, Ephraiin Cutler, and John Mc- 
Intire. The Federalist ticket was elected by 
a large majority. 

It is suggestive of the estimate of the dis- 
tribution of population in the county that three 
candidates on each ticket were from the south- 
ern part and one (Mr. Wells for the Republi- 
cans and Mr. Mclntire for the Federalists) 
from the upper Muskingiun. 



At this time the question of slavery in the 
proposed State was discussed with a great deal 
of earnestness. It was claimed that even Jef- 
ferson was in favor of permitting slavery for 
a limited period in the hope of thus hastening 
its ultimate extinction in Virginia as well as 
Ohio. In the convention the clause prohib- 
iting slavery was adopted by a majority of 
one. Even that majority was gained through 
the labors of Mr. Cutler, who convinced some 
wlio favored a limited slavery that such a pol- 
icy was a violation of the compact made in the 
Ordinance of 1787. At this time there were 
slaves held in the Territory ; two had that year 
been reported by the "lister" among the per- 
sonal property held in Belpre township, and 
a few years later Blennerhassett sent a sla\'e 
to Marietta to be hired out by the year. 

Although "Arthur the First" had been re- 
moved from his position as governor, the Re- 
publicans in the convention were in such haste 
to be rid of his friends that they would not 
wait to have the State Constitution ratified by 
a popular vote. It is an example of political 
paradox that the Constitution w'hich began 
with "We, the people" was not referred to the 
people at all. That which wa's the fundamen- 
tal law of our State for half a century was 
adopted by the vote of 27 men. Against this 
form of adoption were the votes of Putnam, 



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105 



Cutler, Oilman, and Updegraff of Jefferson, 
and John Reily of Hamilton. 

Lciiii Belt to "Paul Fearing, Esquire, Federal City." 

Chillicothe, (sic.) 3rd Dec. 1802. 
* ' * The Constitution was signed on Mon- 
day last. 

It begins with we the people and if we may judge 
from the judiciary article few constitutions were ever so 
bepeopled as it is throughout. * * * 

W'e are to have a Supreme Court of Appeals to 
consist of three Judges, and instead of making them 
as respectable and independent as the situation of the 
State would admit of, they have not only confined the 
Legislature to a parsimonious pittance, but the Judges 
are to travel like peddlers, once a year at least, into 
every county of the State. * * * j think it 
will be well for us lawyers. It will be well for clients 
if they get their causes through in seven years unless 
they pay well. 

. Mr. Belt's prediction concerning the Su- 
preme Court has hardly pro\ed true. As the 
increase of the State in population made it 
necessary for the Supreme Court of Ohio to 
hold all its sessions at the capital, the people 
have found it expedient to create nine Circuit 
courts each consisting of three judges. These 
judges travel from county to county in t!ieir 
circuit and thus sa\'e great expense to litigants. 
The duties of the Circuit judges of today are 
therefore similar to those prescribed for the 
Supreme Court in the days when the population 
of the whole State was much less than that of 
a single circuit of the present time. This plan 
ridiculed by Mr. Belt was devised by Ephraim 
Cutler and by his influence carried in the con- 
vention. 

DESP.\IR OF THE FEDERALISTS AND EXULT.\- 
TION OF THE REPUBLICAXS. 

^Vith the adoption of a State Constitution. 
the leader.ship in Ohio passed from the pio- 
neers of the Aluskingum to those of the Scioto 
and the Miami. The memory of Governor 
St. Clair's vetoes caused the convention to fear 
the executive, and thus it hajjpens that in Ohio 
the governor even yet does not have the veto 
power. As we read the letters of those days 
we find the Repuljlicans lioj^eful and exultant 
might be expected. The Federalists are ut- 



terly despondent. They think the country 
has gone a long way on the road to destruc- 
tion. 

Tlie spirit of the stout Federalists is vigor- 
ously expressed a little later than this time by 
Stephen Jones in a letter to Rufus Putnam : 

"I noticed in the public prints, a few years 
since, that T. Jefferson iiad honored you, by 
removing you from an office (surveyor gen- 
eral) besto\\'<ed upon you by the great and vir- 
tuous Washington, the real Father of his 
country. ***** 

"The numerous removals of honest, ca- 
pable men from office, and, in many instances, 
the vacancies so made by T. Jefferson filled 
again by him with d — d rascals, has excited 
my warmest indignation." 

Heiijamin Ives Cilmaii to Paul Fearing. 

MARtETT.\, Fcby. 14th. 180,3. 
* * * * ^ ou have undoubtedly had .'in ac- 
count of the issu'; of our election — the result is enough 
to disgust me with a Republican government. If the 
people will believe lies in preference to truth, if hon- 
est men are neglected and rogues promoted, what 
will be the issue? Despotism, I fear. 

Could you have believed that Wyllys Silliman and 
William Jackson would be elected Representatives — 
and Bow en, Coroner? Greater disgrace never fell on 
a people. 

No opposition is made to Tiffen for Governor, and 
I am well satisfied that he became the eifhcr rather 
than to hold a six years' seat in the Senate, as was 
first contemplated by the Democrats'. * s » 

I am ompletely disgusted with the politics of the 
times; and confess that I have little expectation of any 
alteration for the better. 

You saw Backus' attack on .your character. It was 
answered by one of your friends, since which the 
mighty censor has been isilent. This man's conduct 
has been mean in the extreme and he appears to be 
unpopular with all. Nevertheless so uncertain is the 
sovereign will, thai he may be one of our Senators 
next October. 

Silliman has given up the paper and Backus becomes 
sole editor. 

What is Mathews after? Is it possible that he will 
become a pliant Democrat for the sake of office? I 
am told that he discovered some symptoms of change 
before he left this place. 

Yesterday Capt. Barker laun.rhed Mr. Woodbridgj's 
brig and Ned Tupper's schooner. We have ha>I a 
very severe winter. We have not yet heard anvthing 
respecting the proposals made b}- our conveniion to 
Congress. 

The Wyllys Silliman here mentirmed had 
been associated since iSoi with Eliiah Back- 



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us ill pul)lishing the Oltio Gazette and the Tcv- 
ritorial and Virginia Hcvald. When Mr. Sil- 
liman withdrew from the jjartnership, lie re- 
moved to Zanesville and President Jefferson 
■appointed him register of the land office. In 
1824 he was a candidate for United States 
Senator, and for this position he received 
hearty recommendations from Colonel Con- 
verse' and John 2^Iathews. Mr. Mathews had 
married Miss Sally Woodbridge and removed 
to Springfield, opposite Zanesville. afterward 
named Putnam in lii)n(jr of Gen. Rufus Put- 
nam and now a part of Zanesville. He after- 
ward reijresented Muskingnni County in the 
House in 1807 to 1808 and his district in the 
State Senate in 18 jo. 

That he had not deserted his old political 
faith is e\ident from the following letter which 
he wrote in 1824 to Ephraini Cutler: — 

"I take the liberty, as an old Federalist 
Avriting to an old Federalist, to electioneer a 
little for a renegade Federalist, W'yllys Silli- 
man, who will be a candidate for the Senate 
of the Cnited States. 

"I lia\-e long ago furgi\en him and feel some 
zeal in adding my mite to promote his election. 
Silliman has never l)een a sneaking Demo- 
crat, Horn-blower, nr anything of the kind; 
in point of talents, I think (he) will not be be- 
hind any other candidate." 

William Henry Harrison was elected and 
in the whirligig of politics, he soon afterward 
became the successful leader of the very party 
that had formerly opposed him. 

Thomas Dwight ( a member of Congress ) 
wrote in this dolorous fashion t<i (ien. Rufus 
Putnam, from Washington, D. C, on Febru- 
ary 2, 1805 : 

"Of politics I am mc st heartily weary, and 
the more so as I foresee the Robespierreian 
system fast approaching. At the end of this 
Congress I retire from public life to a private 
station which I consider in these days as the 
only post of lioniir. 

"W'e might possibly get into a war with 
France by fiur trade to St. Domingo, if certain 
great men did not ]irefer creeping and crawl- 
ing with peace to war on any terms and for any 



cause. What Bonaparte c mimands respecting 
our concerns will I believe be most scrupulous- 
ly obeved. W'e shall jiass an act to restrain 
the trade." 

The contest between Washington C(3unty 
and its neighbors was only an incident con- 
nected with our emergence from a provincial 
to a national State. At first each little group 
of settlers had its prejudices against all other. 
The New England emigrants did not like the 
settlers from \'irginia or the Scotch-Irish 
from Pennsylvania, and both X'irginians and 
Pennsylvanians hated the Yankees. Alaiiy 
years ago an old lad}', whose parents had 
brought her in childhood to a part of Ohio al- 
most exclusively settled by Pennsylvanians, 
used to gi\'e this amusing incident of her first 
visit to one of her new neighbors. After she 
had been in the cabin a little while and had 
been \er\- curiously surveyed by a ring of chil- 
dren, one of them exclaimed, "Mother, get her 
a piece of l)read. \\'e want to see a Yankee 
eat. ' It took a long time to wear away these 
provincial prejudices and teach each little 
group that they could learn some useful lesson 
trom the other. 

Puritan ideal of union, i.rder and na- 
tionality seemed for a time to be supplanted 
by the Jeffersonian doctrine of equality and 
personal liberty. But we have learned that the 
two are not antagonistic. By the fusion of 
the coI(jnies the best in each of them has sur- 
vived. 

When General Putnam was striving to 
keep the C(jnstitutional Convention away from 
Cliillicothe, he little thought that his own great- 
grandson would make that town his home. 
Rufus Putnam is now on honored citizen of 
Chillicothe and has no fear of riot or insult 
from his fellow townsmen. The Scioto di- 
vides neither State nor people. The contend- 
ing elements have blended to build up a grand 
commonwealth. It is not strange that Ohio 
has given to the nation such a rich treasure of 
jewels — that illustrious group of soldiers and 
statesmen. Every section of the older settle- 
ments gave some of her noblest sons and 
daughters to subdue the Ohio wilderness aiid 



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HARMAN BLENNERHASSETT. 

FkOM a MiNlATl-KE PRESENTED BV HIM TO DlDLEV WoODBRIDGE.) 



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build up a uew empire. In the last half cen- 
tury Oliio has been repaying that debt with a 
generous interest. 

H.^RMAX BLEXXERH.\SSETT. 

This romantic episode in the history of 
pioneer times ga\-e brightness and Ijeauty to 
those years of toil, but the tragic end which 
awakened the interest and sympathy of the 
wiiole country was the direct result of political 
strife. 

It is not strange that the story of this trag- 
edy on the Ohio has been treasured with so 
much interest. When the white settlers came 
to the valley of the Ohio, there were scarcely 
anv red men along its banks ; the home of the 
tribes was far tcj the North or away on the 
waters of the Tennessee. The story of that 
other race who once inhabited this region was 
buried in their mounds and ramparts and the 
scenes of their busy life covered again with a 
dense forest. Hence, the new race found no 
stories associated with the beautiful sites 
which they had chosen. Tbe Ohio had along 
its bank works as old, perhaps, as the Roman 
towers on the Rhine, but there had been no 
continuity of race to preserve and build up its 
traditions. Xo wonder, then, that the sad 
story of the Blennerhassetts has touched the 
hearts of all who live in this region. Many 
of <jur readers, no doubt, will eagerly read 
this vivid r&telling of an old but always inter- 
esting story. 

Harman Blennerhassett, born in Hamp- 
shire. England, at some date between 1764 
and 1767, educated in Ireland for the profes- 
sion of the law, came to Marietta with his 
family in 1797 and the next spring purchased 
the upper lobe of the island which still bears 
his name. It is in the Ohio, 14 miles below 
the mouth of the Muskingum. Here he fitted 
up a home luxurious and grand for those times 
— a veritable palace in comparison with the 
plain homes at Marietta and Belpre. In this 
beautiful place he lived until 1807. In 1805 
the tempter and destroyer came. 

The fascinating Burr won the heart of the 



genial Blennerhassett and persuaded him to 
invest his fortune in a venture wliicli even yet 
has in it something of mystery. Init which at 
the time promised wealtli and fame to the 
sanguine promoters. 

A filibustering scheme to seize some of the 
Spanish territory of Texas — a scheme no bet- 
ter and probably no worse than that of Lopez 
in 185 1, of Walker in i860, or of many others 
that have been favored by Americans — was 
interpreted l)y the sycophantic worshipers of 
the reigning Jefferson, and especially by the 
drunken General Wilkinson, into a plot to de- 
stroy the Union. That Burr was not unwill- 
ing to see the W'est become an independent 
empire is probable, indeed almost certain. 
There were many true men in Kentucky and 
Tennessee who felt even at the beginning of 
the igtli century that Spanish misrule in 
Xorth America should be ended, if necessary 
by force. Senator Blount, who was expelled 
from the United States Senate for entering 
into a plot in 1796-97 very similar to that 
formed liy Biv'r 10 years later, did not for 
that reason lose any of his popularity in Ten- 
nessee. But Jefferson could not neglect the 
opportunity to crush his hated rival. Aaron 
Burr. Governor Tiffin detained the boats 
which had been built on the Aluskingum ; the 
V^irginia militia ravaged the b-eiautiful island 
home ; Burr and Blennerhassett were taken to 
Richmond and there, after a tedious trial, re- 
leased. A little later Blennerhassett's beau- 
tiful home land was seized by a creditor and 
the family with a small remnant of their prop- 
erty went tr> Mississippi. Nothing remains 
of his buildings, which were destroyed by fire 
in 181 1 : e\'en the foundations were dug up 
long ago, and part of the site is now covered 
by a bowling alley and dancing hall erected 
for picnic parties. 

In the eight years of his residence on the 
Ohio it was natural that a man of Blenner- 
hassett's culture and intelligence would have 
intimate social and business relations with his 
neighbijrs at Alarietta. In ])rivate collections 
and in the library of Marietta College are pre- 
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of his island home. Among his intimate 
friends were Dudley Woodbridge, a prominent 
merchant of those times, with whom he 
formed a business partnership for the sale of 
imported (Enghsh) goods, Paul Fearing, a 
representative in Congress, Griffin Greene, a 
cousin of the American gaieral, and David 
Putnam, the first preceptor in Muskingum 
Academy. When Blennerhassett first came to 
Marietta, he brought the following letter of 
intro<luction to INIr. Woodbridge: 

PiTTSBUKG, July 31, 1797- 
Sir: 

Presuming upon a short acquaintance I take the 
liberty of introducing to you my friend Harman 
Blennerhassett, Esq., a gentleman from Europe who 
wishes to become a resident of the Western Country. 
He visits Marietta and the adjacent settlements for the 
purpose of observation. Any information you may 
pleajse to show him will be fully compensated by his 
acquaintance and gratefully acknowledged by 
Your very Humble Serv't 

D' \V D Turner 

In the numerous letters from his Western 
home, there is revealed the genial, hospitable 
gentleman, honorable in his dealings, hope- 
ful in the midst of discouragements. The 
following letter to Gril^n Greene, Esq.. is typ- 
ical of many which he wrote in his quiet, peace- 
ful days : 

Be\u Pre Isi..\xu, Sepr 22A g8 
Dear Squire : 

In pursuance of your letter I enclose you my Dft 
for the amt of your Demand on the score of our last 
Dealing as by our Friend's Capt D'hebecount's accts 
returned to me which I take it for granted are correct : — 
1 have mot particularly cNamined them yet for want 
of time, biit rest persuaded that should any error ap- 
pear at any time, you and I shall be equally forward on 
both sides to rectify it. 

I have since a week or ten days past entertained a 
hope that your occasions would not press for my Dft 
till things looked up better at Philadelpliia where every- 
thing is so deranged by the common calamity that for- 
eign bills of e.xch. I find must suffer a heavy deprecia- 
tion. This consideration however. I have made give 
way to your necessities. 

On the subject of the Boat I wish to have a little 
unreserved conversation with you. I therefore beg of 
you to slip down and give me the week you have prom- 
ised uie. Let me add, among your older acquaintance 
perhaps you have not one disposed towaid you with 
more friendly sentiments than 

Dear Squire 
Your Obliged 

Hble Servt, 

n..\R'N BlENNERH.\SSETT. 



The '"common calamity" was the war act- 
ually begun by France. It will be recalled by 
the student of history that in 1798 Washing- 
ton had been called to the command of the 
army and that the general expectation of the 
people was that the war with France would 
be continued. Hence foreign bills of exchange 
were subject to an unusual risk: they could 
be sold only at a heavy discount. 

We will pass over the eight quiet years 
and give another letter written shortly before 
the outbreak of the storm. This letter ad- 
dressed to Dudley Woodbridge, gives us a hint 
of the way in wliich slave labor might some- 
times be used even in the territory reserved 
for freedom : 

Mav 20. 1806. 
De.\k D'y. 

I forgot to mention to a small business I wish you 
to transact for me at Mar'a viz — to place Kager for a 
year or by the month with Lincoln or Allen. The latter 
k. tells me offers at the rate of no Drs. a year. But 
Mr. L first spoke of hiring him. I want 120 Drs. 'if 
I am to find bis clothing, birt will take the above offer 
if Mr. L wil' not give my demand. I wish you would 
take the trouble to write or get written a few lines by 
way of an article or oblig'n as security for the wages 
.specifying the time an owner of a slave may safely 
hire one there. Whenever Kager ishall earn for me 
j\ years wages I mean to set him free. [Then follow 
directions about some produce he had sent to Marietta 
to be sold.] Yours &c.. 

H.\R Br HASSExr. 

We have seen but one letter from ]\Irs. 
Blennerhassett. and that is only a fragment, 
supposed to have been written December 12, 
1806. We are indebted for this and other 
jjapers to Mrs. J. .\. Gallaher, a granddaugh- 
ter of Mr. Woodbridge, to whom the letter 
was addressed : 

Our runawa}-s have just arrived and would start 
immediately off in the wherry if they c.iuld only get 
a supply of biscuit. I enclose the order of Mr. B. to 
get it from Jones & I wish also to have your keel boat 
loaded & sent down with as much provisions of all 
sorts as it will carry, also to get another keel boat of 
Mr. Miller's which lies at Colonel Lord's, and load 
it and send them down with as many hired hands as 
can be got. Mr. Elliott was to have -Muneel's bill 
discharged and two coils of rope got which he left at 
MunceFs. I wish to settle all accounts with Miller. 
My mind is so distracted I scarcely know what I 
write but hope to see you. 

Yours. M. Blenxerhassett. 



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On the 2d of December, 1806,. the Ohio 
Legislature met in secret session at Chillicothe 
to discuss the movements of Burr and Blen- 
nerhassett. The following orders show the 
result of the deliberations : 

The State of Ohio. 
To Joseph Buei.l. Esq.. Major General of the Third 

Division of the Militia of the State of Ohio. 

You are herehv authorized and required, with such 
of the Militia of your Division as you may think nec- 
essary to arrest and secure Harman Blennerhassett 
Esq if he may be found within the jurisdiction of 
the State of Ohio, to answer to the following charges 
to-wit: that he the said Harman hath fitted out and 
is attempting to fit out, and hath procured to be fitted 
out on the 'Muskingum river within the Jurisdiction 
of this Slate a number of Batteaux. with the Intention 
that such Batteaux shall Iv- employed to disturb the 
oeace atjd tranquility of the United States, all of which 
Doings of the said" Harman Blennerhassett are con- 
trary to an act of the State of Ohio entitled "An .\ct 
to p'revent certain Acts hostile to the peace and Tran- 
'iuilit>- of the United States, within this State. 

And you are further authorized and requirea to tak« 
possession ot and detain the Batteaux aforesaid, to- 
o-ether with all their Tackle, Apparel, and furniture 
and the ssme secu.rely to keep according to the pro- 
visions of the fourth section of the alxive recited Act. 

Given under my Hand and Seal at .Marietta, in the 
State of Ohio, this Tenth day of December. Anno 
Domini One Thrjusand Eight Hundred and Six^ 

Reti-kn Jon.\th.\n Meigs, Jr.. 
.-\gent commissioned by the 
Governor of the State of Ohio. 

Mariett.v, i6th December, i8o6. 
Captain Timothy Buell, Greeting 

Vou are herebv authorized and empowered to raise 
by voluntary enlistment two sergeants, one corporal, 
o'ne drummer, one fifer and * * * privates for the 
service of the United States to be stationed in the 
Countv of Washington. They will receive such pay 
and rations as the iroops of the standing amiy. 
By authority. 

Joseph Buell, 
Mir. Genl. 3d Div Militia, State of Ohio. 

The num'ber of privates was given in the 
commission but the figures are no longer leg- 
ible. In the roll of the company, which has 
been preserved, there are 35 names. Dr. S. 
P. Hildreth states that they were posted near 
the mouth of the Muskingum during the win- 
ter of 1806-07, and that many amusing scenes 
occurred during this period. 

The following letter addressed to Mr. 
Fearing gives us a little hint of Henry Clay's 
opinion concerning the relations of Burr and 
Blennerhassett : 



Lexington, Aug. 2nd, 1807. 
Dear Sir, 

On inquiry ! tind it will be in your favor to attach 
the Debt due by. Gen. llcaucl [ Buell | on the Virginia 
side as ti;e property of Burr. Clay is of the opinion 
it will do. You will therefore by some means get him 
over and have a writ served on him. If any difficulty 
should arise co.ioerniiig bail you will please apply to- 
Mr. McXeill, who, I presume, will oblige me therein. 
In the meantime I suppose the other attachment need 
not be altered or relinquished. Clay thinks that as the 
whole expedition was fitted out for Burr, although 
Brht. was the person who paid for these boats and' 
cargoes, yet it is probable that he can be consiidered 
in no other light than as the friend or agent of Burr. 
Perhaps \-ou can obtain some information from Barker 
respecting the person who required them built and gave 
directions as to their form, number, &c. You may find 
sufficient evidence to prove that Blennerhassett said 
they were for Burr. I will expect to hear from vou 
shortly. 

Y'r Obt Servt 

Robert Miller. 

The attempt to attach under \'irginia pro- 
cess the boats and cargoes seized by General 
Buell under orders from the Governor of Ohio 
was not successful. The property which had 
not been lost or destroyed was sold at public 
auction in Marietta. One can hardly read 
these old letters without being c(>n\-incefl that in 
equity Ohio and Virginia owed a large debt to 
Blennerhassett for property wasted or reck- 
lessly destroyed. In the light of subsequent 
events there is something pathetic in the fol- 
lowing appeal to Dudley Woodbridge: 

N.VTCHEZ. Feby 23. 1807 

De,\R DlDI.EV. 

Amidst the various conjectures that may have 
arisen in your mind out of the friendship I long thought 
yon had for mc. respecting the situation of my family 
and the destiny that awaits me. it will not be indifferent 
to you to hear that we have sought an aslyum here 
Crom the persecution that has pursued us. where we 
shall remain in expectation of collecting so much of the 
wreck of our property as we can receive, thro' you and 
others. 

Your letters therefore will be anxiously looked for 
and t'lie earliest statement and remittances you can for- 
ward of the property or its proceeds which I paid for 
before I came away. 

I need not advi.se you of the dilapidated static' of 
my affairs or suggest the narrowness of my means to 
resettle my family. Your punctuality and industry will 
save both ; and the temper of the times however big 
with terror and alarm will not cover in your mind with 
the 'garb of treason or conspiracy the operations of Inly- 
ing or selling provisions here or at Marietta. I allude 
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Marietta I will bona fide sell at this place. — unless some 
new law shall previously conipel me to engage by 
what months they shall be eaten or drunk. I am very 
desirous to receive my ace. with you together with 
your order in my favor on Capt. Ellis and Shaw. You 
will all use e\ery intelligence you can collect to inform 
me how far mv family may hope for indemnity from 
the govt, of CHiio and Virginia for any part of my prop- 
erty Ictained or destroyed. For myself. 1 ain satisfied 
to abide any chance of consideration for actions I 
never comimitted in which il will always be ready 
to e.Kculpate you from any participation ot/ierwise than 
as a mcrcliant having no interest or concern in any 
views that ha\e been attributed to Col. Burr injurious 
to the U. S. 

I write to Col. Cushing and Mr. Jas. Wilson to re- 
tiuest their special exertion to collect and forward to 
me here for the use of my family every article of my 
properly that will be worth transportation. 

Col. C. will inform you of the situation in which I 
am placed here under charge of being an as-^ociate of 
Col. Burr, who has substracted himself from the treach- 
ery of his friends and the persecution of his enemies. 

It would astonish you to witness the prosperity of 
this country arising out of the cotton business. If 
you could visit this place you would not hesitate to take 
your stand amongst merchant; selling from 200 to 
200,000 dollars worth of goods with an average profit 
of 50 per cent. 

For further particulars I will refer you to Col. 
dishing and the Ijetter information I shall hereafter 
collect and with our best wishes for vour-elf and familv 



I r.T.ia 



Dear Dudlev 



cere friend, 
H,\R. Ble.\.\eeii.\ssett. 



P. S. 



S. The want of our negroes and horses con- 
stitutes our greatest embarrassment. If you can suc- 
ceed by any means to get them all down on Mr. Jones' 
\esscl or any olher the earliest opportLUiity yon will 
confer a si.gna' obligati'iri upon nic. H. P>. 

Mr. \\'ij(i(ll>ri(lge was unalile to carry "Ut 
lilenncrliassett's wishes cimcerniiig- credits and 
other personal property, for everything which 
Burr"s creditors could seize was tied up In' le- 
gal processes in the Virginia and Ohio courts. 
Although property amounting to many thous- 
ands of dollars was wasted or destroyed, 
IMennerhassett seems to lia\-e met every legal 
obligation in an hondrahle \vav, rmd after a 
delay (if six }ears ^Ir. \\ ciiulhridge was per- 
mitted t(^ pa\' him the lialance, $330.20, due 
him on goods. 

In a letter to David Putnam, dated "St. 
Catharines near Natchez, July 15, 1S08," 
Blennerhassett gives many directions about 
the sale of his property and especiallly of the 
island which he offers "for 30 prime hands. 



allowing two boys or girls not under 13 to go 
for a hand." 

Of his (_)wn work he rejiorts, "With a force 
of but 8 or 9 hands in the field and with an 
overseer on a farm I rent for $300 my cotton 
crop will fetch me $2200. A negip bought 
here will clear himself in two years.'" 

From a long list of articles bought at pub- 
lic sale for Robert Miller, one of Burr's cred- 
itors, we select the following items: 

6 Mahogany chairs $11 00 

2 Ci-'ucave gla.s.ses 2 00 

I Barometer 3 00 

I M icrosope 10 00 

I Telescope 5" 00 

I Quadrant 10 00 

I Case of instruments ... 6 00 

7 Vols. Repertory of arts 4 00 

I Luciad • 2 75 

I Decameron 00 

I Doz. wine glas.ses 75 

1 Decanter i 00 

2 Goblets I 00 

IMr. Miller had previously given directions 
from his home in Kentucky to bid on such 
articles as could conveniently be brought down 
the ri\er hut not to offer more than half the 
real \-alue. 

In Bleiuierhassett's letters, written after 
the tragedy that robbed him of his beauti- 
ful home, there is no trace of bitterness. 
E\-en the scoundrel w ho had betrayed him and 
then "subtracted himself," is dismissed with 
a single line. iHow careftilly, too, he pro- 
tected the reputation of his Marietta friends, 
who for years had known him as a neighbor 
yet had no knowledge of any scheiue for seiz- 
ing Spanish territory ! 

That Blennerhassett had formed no polit- 
cal plot with the citizens of Marietta to pro- 
mote disunion is evident from the fact that 
among- his most intimate friends and business 
associates were many ardent Jefifersonian Re- 
publicans. It is true that, as he himself ad- 
mitted, he (lid publish in the Ohio Gazette, a 
Marietta newspaper, "a series of short es- 
says calling the attention of the people of the 
Western Country to a subject that might en- 
gage their interest * * * * setting forth 
motives of right and e.xpediencv which should 



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induce the countr_v west of tlie mountains to 
seek a separation from the Atlantic States in a 
peaceable and conslitntiond manner." These 
articles were answered by "Regulus," who de- 
nounced the thought of separation and defend- 
ed the administration of Jefferson. "Regulus" 
was the Jared Mansfield already mentioned as 
the successor of General Putnam in the office 
of surveyor general. 

Neither Federalists nor Republicans of 
Marietta had at any time the least sympathy 
with disunion. 

That Burr was at one time engaged in plots 
illegal, if not treasonable, is probable. One 
can easily believe such charges when preferred 
against the first great Tammany boss and the 
murderer of Hamilton. Yet even he was not 
proved' guilty in the United States court. 
Against his victim. Harman Blennerhassett, 
not one word of the charges uttered under the 
authority of an administration noted for its 
sonorous proclamations, has been substantiat- 
ed. All that can be truthfully said is that he 
risked his fortune in a wild speculation and 
in the \-enture lost. 

LOC.\L QUESTIONS CE.^SE TO B.E THE POINT OF 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POLITICAL PARTIES. 

The point of division lietween jiolitical ])ar- 
tics in this county for the period between 1803 
and 1 8 12 turned from local to international 
questions. The Napoleonic wars awakened the 
interest of all .Xmericans and men were di\-i(led 
into two ])arties, one of which admired Na- 
poleon while the other feared and hated him. 

The \eterans who had spent the best years 
of their youth in resisting the aggressions of 
the Tories of England and the prime of their 
manhood in erecting a bulwark against English 
armies in the West, resented the imputation 
of being Tories, but they were filled with hor- 
ror at the atrocities conilmitted liy a Corsican 
sa\-age who had ruined France in his ruthless 
efforts to reduce all Europe to his despotic 
sway. It is not strange that the patriots who 
hafl fought to establish a free countrv would 
symjpathize with the power that had struggled 



to liberate Portugal, Spain and Germany, rath- 
er than uilh the tyrant who had crushed out 
liberty in Ibvlland and Switzerland and de- 
luged Europe in blood, yet they recognizeil that 
both France and England had in their strug- 
gle committed many outrages upon our neu- 
tral Commerce. 

Both ha(' \i()latc(l international law ir; 
many ways with an arrogance which no self- 
respecting power would now tolerate. We had 
abundant cause for war with France and Eng- 
land at any time between 1804 and 1S12, but 
the Federalists and ]^e]nib]icans could not 
agree which score should be settled first. We 
could not very well fight them both at the 
same timie. The Federalists said. "France is 
nur w-orst enen-^y :" the Re]jublicans said, "Eng- 
land is doing us the greatest mi.schief," and the 
fact that England had so recently been holding 
a part of our State and inciting the savages to 
hostility made the people of Ohio believe that 
the Republicans were right. 

The Western Spectator, a Federalist paper, 
in its "Carriers' New Year's Address" has this 
to sa}- of Napoleon : 

The Gallic despot rules alone, 

.And nation.s crouch heneath his throne, 

\o more hlithe commerce plies her oar, 
.\nd independence quits her shore. 

Poles, Germans, Prussians, kiss the rod. 
E'en Austria dreads the tyrant's nod. 

Italia fawns henealh his throne, 

Turl»s. Russians, tremble at his frown — 
Where freedom wilh the Switzer trode 
And mid«t his clilTs found sure abi.)dc, 
The blood-stained Gallic eagles rise. 
.\nd liberty and virtue dies! 

\\'hen war with England was threatened 
in 18 1 2 the 11 'est em Speetalar finds fault with 
the administration for not sooner arming 
against France, Init it finds no excuse for the 
aggressions and outrages cotnmitted by Eng- 
land, and as early as Mtiy of that year gives 
the following news : 

"The corps of volunteers, which assem- 
bled at Zanesville imder the command of Col- 
onel Cass, arrived at this place on Saturday last 
and were saluted by the discharge of cannon. 
Thev were joined bv Colonel Sliari) with the 



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volunteers from this county, and tlie whole, 
amounting to about 250. tciok their departure 
the next morning." 

On the Fourth of July, 1812, the Spectator 
issued this "manifesto:" 

"As war is declared, we must necessarily 
wish success to the army of our own country; 
of that countr\' in whose welfare is embarked 
the \\elfare of all we hold dear in the world. 
But a state of war is the last situation in which 
we will be induced to be silent on the acts of 
an administration which we deem unfit tO' 
manage the concerns of our country." 

In another column appears the following: 

Caution. 

Federal managers are desired to be cautious, while 
residing in Marietta, of speaking disrespectfully of 
Poor Madison and his Cabinet, as it is reported that 
the Governor of the State of Ohio, on the evening of 
the reioicing for the war. gave out as his opinion that 
a coat of Tar and Feathers ought to be given to all 
lho?e who sport an opinion derogatory to volunteering 
or who shall venture to repeat Jno. Randolph's asser- 
tion in Congress, that the present war was an evi- 
dence of French inHuence. No doubt the Governor's 
understrappers will profit by the hint, and we under- 
stand the price of Tar and live geese feathers is ad- 
vancing, in consequence of the prospect of a great con- 
sumption. 

Again the editor says, "We detest the 
wrongs of Britain, but fear above all things an 
alliance with France." 

A few weeks later the editor said : "A 
great number of groundless reports against the 
Federalists are circulated in this county. Ev- 
ery good man should repel them." 

In August these lines were quoted with ev- 
ident approval : 

Tom Jefferson next (a known servant of France) 
As .\merican's Ruler did proudly advance ; 
With ambition and treachery seated the throne 
Where his base disposition was presently known. 
Your Navy was sold. Embargoes were laid. 
Your money by millions to Napoleon conveyed: 
No commerce allowed, your produce must rot. 
You must obey Bojiaparte, let it suit you or not. 

I \\"e give below some other extracts from 
the same paper showing the popular feeling at 
different dates : 



July .'5, iSi3— 

On Monday last the militia of the regiment in this 
county were assembled in Marietta, by request of 
Brigadier-General Tupper, for tThe purpose of obtaining 
volunteers to supply our quota of the 5,000 militia to 
be detached from this State. There is no doubt that 
a sufficient number were disposed to offer their services, 
but were prevented by the influence of certain (not 
Federalists, by the bye). It was industriously circu- 
lated that as more Democrats than others would go, it 
would be improper to encourage volunteering ; proba- 
bly on account of the October elections. In this man- 
ner, for sheer party purposes, has the patriotism of our 
citizens, particularly of Grandview, Ibeen repressed, 
and the draft, which may call into the field those upon 
whom their families depend for daily subsistence, must 
be 'substituted in place of volunteering, by which more 
than a sufficient number could have been raised of 
persons whose circumstances do not render the leaving 
of their homes inconvenient. Times are changing. 
We have been told that the Governor, wdien attempting 
to raise volunteers in "April, declared those who dis- 
couraged the good work to be no better than the 
Tories of the Revolution. 

Scf'fcitihcr fi. 1S12. 

Members of the Ohio Volunteers have passed this 
place on their way home. They are all inclined to stig- 
matize General Hull as a traitor. We will wait for his 
defense, if he has any. 

ScfcnJu-r S. i.fw. 

At a meeting of the citizens of Marietta and its 
vicinity spontaneously assembled at the Court House 
on Monday the 2nd of September. 1812. by reason of 
the recent arrival of intelligence that the Northwest- 
ern Anny had surrendered — and for the purpose of 
considering of the course proper to be pursued in re- 
lation to that event. 

Gen. Joseph Wilcox was chosen chairman and Levi 
Barber, clerk. A committee consisting of William 
Woodbridge, Robert Williamson, Samuel P. Hildredth, 
Caleb Anderson. Alexander Hill and Levi Barber, 
reported that in their opinion there was little danger 
that the enemy would invade the interior of our State. 
Vet urged the formation of volunteer companies, evcti 
of those beyond the military age. They also deplored 
the lack of firearms and recommend a thorough iiT- 
spection of all that were to be found. They reported 
that there were not in or about Marietta one-half 
the number of niuskets or other firearms requisite for 
the equipment of those citizens capable of using them. 

In Septemher, 1812, the candidates for the 
October election were thus reported : 

Pf..\ce TicKf.T. W.\R Ticket. 

Represent.^.tives. 

Williani R. Putnam Sardine Stone 

Moses Hewitt Jehiel Gregory 

Sheriff. 
Joseph Bark-, r Timothy Buell 

Coraner. 
Nathaniel Dodge Alexander Hill 



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In A'pril, 1813, the JVestcrn Spectator was 
discontinued and in its place appeared the 
American Friend, an earnest advocate for a 
vigorous prosecution of the war against Eng- 
land. The Jirst editor, David Everett, who 
had alread}- won some reputation as an editor 
in Boston, intended to write a "History of 
the Present \\'ar," but before the end of that 
war death had closed his earthly labors. 

The political historj- for the next few years 
can best be given in the form of extracts from 
the American Friend. 

In May, 1813, there appears a poem signed 
by C • on "The Times."' The editor ex- 
plains that the lines on slaveiy have been 
omitted from this poem because "The Ameri- 
can Friend has subscribers in two neighboring 
States."' 

A "Back Woods Man" vents his spite on 
the people of Boston on account of their oppo- 
sition to the war with England. He is es- 
pecially bitter against the clergy. His article 
begins with what he calls a "Russian" adage, 
but it makes plain English to one who reads 
it backwards: "Snoiton ollufera; sklofn O 
Tsob!"' 

At a meeting of "Republican delegates 
from the different townships"' held at Marietta 
September 20. 181 3, it was resolved that "at 
the present crisis, when our country is beset 
by the savages of the forest and by the civil- 
ized savages of Great Britain, it becomes the 
imperious duty of e\ery good citizen to exert 
himself." William Woodbridge was nomin- 
ated for State Senator; Sardine Stone and 
Elijah Hatch for Represaitatives. John 
Sharp was president of the convention and S. 
P. Hildreth, secretary. The candidates nom- 
inated were all elected. 

February 24, iSis — Gener.\l Postoffige. 

Febru,Try 14, 1815. 
.\ treaty of peace was signed at Ghent on the 2.4th 
of December. Signed by the Prince Regent on the 
30th and arrived here this day. 

In haste, 

R. J. :Meigs. 

In 1S15 the "Repulilican citizens of Mari- 
etta"' were invite<l to meet and make arrange- 



ments for celebrating the Fourth of July. Jos- 
eph Holden, Levi Barber, J. B. Regnier, S. P. 
Hildreth and R. C. Barton were the committee 
of arrangements. Oration by D. PI. Buell. 
Dinner was served at the house of John 
Brough, where Joseph Wood presided. The 
toasts were distinctly "Republican"" in the par- 
tisan sense, but number fifteen in the list re- 
vealed the new condition which was soon to 
cause a new alignment of parties : 

Domestic Manufaclitrcs. — Let not the strong arm 
of ingenuity and industry relax at the sound of Peace, 
but let us rather strive to double our resources against 
a future day of adversity. 

At a meeting oi Republican delegates con- 
\-ened at the Court Plouse. September 9, 1815, 
the following gentlemen were nominated : 

Commissioner, William Skinner. 

Senator. John Sharp. 

Representatives. Hcnr\- Jolly. Robert Linzee. 

The Federal candidates were : 

Commissiimer, Caleb Emerson. 

Senator, William R. Putnam. 

Repre.-^entatives, Joseph Barker, .^Ivin Bingham. 

The Republican ticket was elected by a 
large majority. 

The American Friend of 1S15 has much to 
say about the "genius, generosity and renown" 
of Xapoleon and seemed to lament his down- 
fall. 

American Friend, 1816. — 

The Fourth of July will be celebrated in this town. 
Republican citizens, generally, are requested to attend 
in front of the Court House on said day, at ten o'clock, 
when a procession will be formed, and conducted to 
the Methodist Meeting House, where the ceremonies 
will be performed; from thence they will proceed to a 
Bower on the plain, where a dinner will be prepared. 

There was a toast to "James Mom-oe, our 
ne.xt ])resident"' — not then elected — and the 
following to General Jackson : "While the 
God of Rivers continues to roll its flocxls to the 
.\tlantic, the gallant Jackson and the 8th of 
January, 181 5. will be remembered and cher- 
ished l)y the Democratic citizens of the United 
States."'" 

In .\ti2;ust. 1S17, nian\- k:nlumns of the 



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Aiitcricaii Frioui are taken up in charges of 
exclusively cruel actions committed by cine 
Oliver H. Perry, of whom we have all heard 
something in our school histories. These 
charges sound very much like the report of a 
senatorial committee on the Philippines. 

THE ER.\ OF GOOD FEELING. 

In 1817 the "Era of Good Feeling" seems 
to have reached Marietta in advance of the 
date usually assigned by historians, for the 
invitation to celebrate the Fourth of July is ex- 
tended to the "citizens of ^Marietta" and there 
is no restriction of party lines. 

In the American Friend for July 11. 1S17, 
it is announced that President Alonroe had ar- 
rived in Springfield, Massachusetts, and that 
"great preparations ha\e been made for his 
reception at the patriotic town of Boston, " 
that "the Blue Lights have been extinguished 
and party spirit laid aside," and that "more 
ammii'.nition will he ex]5ended in this quarter 
on this occasion than there was during the 
whole war." 

"Seneca" in the same paper calls attention 
to the change which had taken place in public 
sentiment as shown in the toasts on the last 
Fourth of July. It i.s no longer "Free Trade 
and Sailors' Rights" but "Domestic Improve- 
ments and Manufactures." He complains that 
the short war of 18 12- 14 had so demoralized 
the count}' that more robberies and murders 
had been committed in the three years past 
than in 20 years before. 

"Seneca." by the way, was a resident of 
Virginia, and a few weeks later he paid his re- 
spects to his own State in this fashion: "It 
is a fact no less strange than true, that nearly 
two-thirds of her white male population have 
no share, either in the administration of her 
government, or in the election of officers." 
Strangely enough he dates his letter from 
JJ'est Virginia. 

In the fall of 181 7 a "Friend to Order" 
warns the Reiniblicaris against the "disorganiz- 
ing Jacobins" who are seeking to run an in- 
dependent ticket and divide the party. The 



appeal has a \"erv modern sound. The "dis- 
organizers" seem to have had their own way, 
for there were four tickets in the field with 
former Jeffersonian Republicans and Hamil- 
tonian Federalists mixed up. One ticket, hav- 
ing William Skinner for Senator, Col. Joseph 
Barker for Representative and Daniel Goodno 
for Commissioner, is preceded by this an- 
nouncement, probabh" written by Xahum 
Ward: "Be It known to all Jacobins and 
Blue-lights whether of Federal origin or Dem- 
ocratic origin, that their day is past and gone 
— the sword of party is slieatbed." This ticket 
was not elected but a selection fnmi the other 
three. 'Mv. Skinner announced before the 
election that his name had been published with- 
out his permission and that he was not a candi- 
date. Colonel Barker also made a similar an- 
nouncement. 

February 21, 1818. a meeting was held in 
the Court House to express an opinion about 
the recent increase of compensation of Con- 
gressmen, which had been fixed at. $8 a day and 
$8 for every 20 miles of travel. A vote of 
thanks was given to William Hemy Harrison 
and Samuel Herrick f(.)r ba\'ihg" opposed the 
measure. 

In August of that year all legal voters were 
requested to meet in their respective townships 
and select delegates to a nominating conven- 
tion and in the ensuing nominations Federal 
and Republican lines seemed to be l>njken up. 

NEW QUESTIONS. 

On the fifth of July (since the fourth came 
on Sunday), 1819, resolutions were passed 
expressing the hope that party might soon die 
and lie forgotten, that domestic manufactures 
might be encouraged, and that there might be 
no more Slave ,States. New questions were 
coming fast. 

In 1819, when there was some discussion 
about holding a convention to make a new Con- 
stitution, some people in this county were 
afraid such a convention would adopt slav- 
ery. One who was opposed to calling a con- 
vention said: "If the Constitution should be 



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changed, tliere will be a strenuous effort to 
prevent a prohibition of slavery. Those \\'ho 
lia\e lixed near the Slave States must be both 
deaf and blind, if they have not heard and 
seen, that this is conhdently expected. We 
know that our legislative body is composed of 
at least one-fourth X'irginians. It would be 
next to madness to believe, at such a time, 
there is no danger of trusting the Constitution 
out of our own hands." 

In the ensuing election 26 votes in this 
county were cast in favor of a constitutional 
convention, and 880 against it. Although there 
\\-ere many objections to the proposed re\-ision 
of the State Constitution. -the fear that slav- 
ery might be permitted in Ohio caused the 
vote in this county to be almost unanimous 
against the calling of a constitutional conven- 
tion. From this time the discussion against 
slavery is bold and aggressive, especially on 
the part of those who had formerly been Fed- 
eralists. In 1820. when threats of disunion 
had been made liy a few men in the South, a 
writer in the Aincricaii Friend giz'cs them this 
warning : 

"If vou intend to beguile the good people 
of Ohio, and tlie other Western States, to 
join in your unhallowed attempt to dissohe 
the Union, and establish slavery on a still 
broader basis, you will be woefully mistaken ! 
For rest assured that the Western States un- 
derstand the value of liberty to<i well to aid or 
assist in depriving others of that invaluable 
inheritance. If a dissolution of the Union 
( w'hich we dejirecate) is to take place, let it be 
on the principles of the Friends of Liberty or 
the Friends of Slavery — we belong to the 
former : whereveh- her standard floats there 
ours shall xi'ave." 

On the Friurth nf July this toast was of- 
fered at the celeln'atiiiii in ^Marietta: 

Missouri. — Her admission into tlie Union '.vithout 
r?stricling ■slavery is irreconcilable with the first "Scll- 
evidcnt truth" expressed in our Declaration of Inde- 
pendence, "that all men are created equal." 

In 1819 the Legislature of Ohio passed 
w hat has since been known as the "Crow Bar 
Law." levving a tax of $;o.ooo on each branch 



of the United States Bank doing business in 
Ohio, and authorizing the Auditor of State to 
go into each room or \'ault of such banking 
house and seize th.e money necessary to pa\ 
the tax. Acting on this law. the collectors for 
the Auditor entered the branch of the United 
States Bank at Chillicothe and seized $ioo,ocx3 
in specie and bank notes. This act of nullifica- 
tion was greatly resented in some other States 
l)ut the American Friend thus justifies it: 

"It is wit'.i the deq^est regret that we ol> 
ser\e a rancorous and persecuting spirit 
ex'inced in the Eastern prints against our State 
for ha\ing presumed to carry into effect the 
law of the last Legislature, levying a tax on 
the branches of the United States Bank at 
Chillicothe and Cincinnati. Ohio presumes she 
knows her rights. An aristocracy has been in- 
troduced among her Republican institutions — 
she has recpiired a tribute from it — and the 
Eastern editors have raised the hue and ciy 
against her, I'ecause she has resisted the rapid 
strides and destructi\-e effects of this mam- 
moth institution. The people are the proper 
and only tribunal to decide whether an insti- 
tution leading to oppression and tyranny is 
agreeable tO' our Constitution or not." 

At the Fourth of July celebration held in 
Marietta in 1821. among the toasts were the 
following: 

Domestic Manufactures. — Instead of talking about 
patriotism, let us praolicc it, by consuming our own, 
2nd by discouraging tiie consuipptiou of foreign fabrics. 

Roads and Canals.— The cement of the Union. — 
May Congress and the undivided States persevere in 
the promotion of improJements so desirable. 

About this time the word "Dough Face" 
appears as a nickname of those Xorthern men 
who were supposed to be subservient to the 
slaveholders. 

.\t the liancjuet on the Fourth of Jidy 182 1, 
"only domestic productions" were oft'eretl the 
guests, and among the toasts were these: 

Foreign I>iif>orlations. — The great cau^c of present 
distress. We have seen our folly, may our future 
steps be guided by wisdom. 

77i.? State of Ohio. — Good markets for her raw 
materials will be found in her manufactories, lehen es- 
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On the same day, at the liouse of S. D. 
Buell, in .Ajdams township, more than a hun- 
dred guests were served at tables "loaded with 
a magnificent profusion and extensive variety 
of articles of domestic origin." After an ad- 
dress bv Cyrus Spooner many toasts were 
drunk, one of which was prophetic : 

Shivery. — It? origin is in barbarism. In its effecti 
on the United States, pernicious as "the pestilence that 
vvalketh at noonday." Let the lovers ot "equal and 
exact justice" to all men be active in abolishing the 
degrading practice. 

Sentiments of similar imtport, but milder 
in form, were also expressed on that day at a 
celebration held in District No. 5 of Fearing 
township where Joel Tuttle was the orator. 

In January, 1822, Representative Buell 



and eight others voted for an examination into 
the practicability of connecting Lake Erie with 
the Ohio, but there were 59 votes in the Ohio 
House of Representatives against the motion. 
These extracts show that the memories of 
a war that had ended ten years before both in 
America and Europe could no longer serve as a 
dividing line for parties. Those who hated 
Napoleon and those who worshipped might 
heartily agree on questions oi currency, tariff, 
internal improvements and slaver^-. From 
1824 onw^ard the political thought of Washing- 
ton County blended with the stream' of national 
interests. Only a few incidents more demand 
special mention on account of local interests 
and they will be discussed in the following 
chapter. 



CHAPTER. VI. 



POLITICS FROM 1820 TO 1860. 

Democrats and Whigs — Slavery — Underground Railroad — Campaign of 1840 — News- 
paper Extracts Pertaining to the Politics of the Period— Celebration in 
Marietta — Rotation in Office — Contests of 1836 and 1840 — Campaign Songs 
OF 1840 — Washington County Colonization Society — Anti-Abolition and Anti- 
Slavery Meetings — Public Sentiment in 1837 — The Ohio Kidnaping Case — 
Later Views of the Ohio Kidnaping Case. 



democrats and WHIGS. 

' As we have said in the last chapter on poH- 
tics, in the period of whicli 1820 may well be 
considered the central p<mit, following the 
"Era of Good Feeling." and tlie obliteration of 
old party lines, there was a new parting of the 
Ways. Alfter this time, we see men who- had 
worked together since the early years of the 
centnry grouped in two rival camps. The pol- 
icy of a national bank and a protective tariff 
was now dividing formier political friends ; but, 
as the discussion of these questions had little 
or no local color, they need in a county history 
only brief mention. The question of internal 
iniiprovements also attracted the attention of 
the people in this region, at that time so far 
from the markets of the world. Oiu" citizens 
were especially interested in the improvement 
of the Ohio River by the national government. 
At times we find that public-spirited citizens 
of W'ashington County ha\'e unVlertaken at 
their own expense to improve the facilities for 
navigation in the Ohio, and especially to re- 
move obstructions fromi the channel between 
Kerr's Island and the Ohio shore. But it was 
felt that this his^hwav of the nation, which 



flowed by so many different States, should 
properly be cared for by the central authorities, 
which had the control of the connnercial rela- 
tions. 

In State politics, the question of the im- 
provement O'f navigation in the Muskingum 
was long a \ery important one, and it was only 
through an agitation continued for alx)ut 20 
years that anything important was accom- 
plished. In 'the discussion of this question 
there was frequent evidence that the embers of 
the old strife between the citizens on the JNI'iis- 
kingunn and tiie Scioto was not entirelv dead, 
and that a little breath of sectional ])artisan- 
ship could fan them into a blaze. 

In the new division of parties new names 
appeared. The Jeffersonian or Democratic 
Republicans, as they were called for the first 
two or three decades of the century, began in 
the time of President Jackson to be known as 
the Democratic party, or as the "friends of 
Jackson." Those, who in 1825-56, had been 
known as the "Friends of the Administration," 
that is, of John Ouincy Adams, began under 
the leadership of Henry Clay to be known as 
National Republicans, and after 1834 they 
called themselves Whigs as a protest against 



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what they ciinsiderecl the arljitrary acts of Pres- 
ident Jackson. 

The temperance question first appeared as 
a moral mo\'emlent to persuade men to^ avoid 
drunkenness, next as a plea for total abstinence, 
and later as an effort to restrain or prohibit 
entirely the traffic in intoxicating liquors. Op- 
position tO' freemasonry resulted in the forma- 
tion, in 1832, of the Anti-Masonic Society of 
W'aterford. which endeavored to wield a politi- 
cal influence. 



The friends of each of the questions strug- 
gled to make their favorite the paramount is- 
sue. But in 1840 another question appeared, 
not as a little cloud, but sounded as a peal of 
thunder in a clear sky, with a crash so sharp 
and discordant that it frightened the venerable 
Jeft'erson in his retirement. Long before tire 
tempest lxu"st upon us in its fury, the sky con- 
tinued to flash,, and the earth rumbled and 
trenfbled, with the approach of the impending 
storm. In \ain the optimfist in his love for 
the Union strove tO' convince the people that 
the slavery" question could not lead to disunion 
or ci\'il war: the g'reat question would come 
U'P' for a settlement. 

There were two reasc;ns why the majority 
of the people in Washington County for many 
years deprecated strife or even discussion about 
slavery. The pioneers were nearly all soldiers 
of the Revolution who had fought side by side 
with their brethren from the South, and under 
their beloved commander, Washington, wdio 
was himself a slave-owner. Again, ere the ma- 
jority^ of these pioneers had passed away, a sec- 
ond war with England brought 'the eneiny 
within the borders of our own State and many 
of the soldiers who drove the invaders back to 
Canada, were volunteers fron^ Virginia, Ken- 
tuckv and Tennessee. 

It seems to be ex'ident that until about 1854 
a large majority of the people in this county 
was opposed to slavery agitation, not because 
they were in favor of slavery, for by their votes 
and acts they had shown the contrary and had 



especial!}- shown that they wouUl not permit 
its extension into Ohio ; yet they looked upon 
the question as settled by constitutional com- 
promise \\lhich they w^ere in honor bound to 
respect. But at all times there was a minority, 
small but steadily increasing as the years went 
on, conscientiously opposed to slavery in any 
part of our Union. They were earnestly in 
faA'or of free soil, free men and in the advocacy 
O'f their opinions they demanded free speech. 
Tlie}" showed their opposition to the peculiar 
institution, which after 1820 was practically 
restricted to the Southern States, by speak- 
ing and writing to arouse public sentiment. 
This agitation caused on the southern side of 
the Ohio a nervousness which finally changed 
to a feeling of resentment. Good men in Vir- 
ginia felt that this agitation was imperiling not 
only their property but even the lives of their 
families. Belie\ing themselves threatened 
with such serious ex'ils, through what they con- 
sidered as the unjustifiable interference of peo^- 
ple from other States, they sometimes resorted 
to means of repression which would hardly 
bear the test of a legal examination. Perhaps, 
they believed that self-protection was the high- 
est law. They determined to keep all incendi- 
ary publications and speakers outside (vf their 
borders. 

Within 40 miles of Marietta there lives an 
elderly gentleman in a respectable community 
of \\ihat is now West Virginia, who saw a 
party of his neighbors, a few years before the 
Civil War, take his copy of the Nciv York 
Tribune from the post office and with noisy 
demonstration put it in a Ijonfire. which they 
had kindled bef(_ii'e his house. A club of young 
men of Wheeling, Virginia, alxiut the same 
time, were receiving their Tribunes from the 
Britlgeport post office because they could not 
get than from their own office in Wheeling. 
For miore than 20 years before the war John 
Stone, of Belpre, dared not go far beyond the 
south bank of the Ohio, lest he be arrested on 
account of his anti-sla\'ery agitation, and at one 
time in those ante-tellum days, Mr. Burgess, 
a passenger on an Ohio River packet, a short 
distance below Marietta, was threatened with 



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Ivnching by his fellow passengers for the crime 
of expressing anti-sla\'ery sentiments. John 
Brown's raid to Harper's Ferry intensified 
this bitterness of feeling. 

Unfortunately at that time there was at the 
head of affairs in Virginia one, of whom 
George D. Prentiss, of LxDuisville, has said, 
"The tallest man I ever knew was called Short, 
and the largest one \vas Small, and the Gov- 
ernor of Virginia is called Wise." This Gov- 
ernor, who was "called Wise" (Henry A. 
Wisej, had a section of artillery planted on 
the bank at Parkersburg to threaten any in- 
\-aders from Ohio. The good people of Belpre^ 
not to be oritdTHie by this wise Governor, in a 
display of patriotic fervor, prepared to defend 
their own shores from the fire-eating forces 
and confropted the artillery with a huge churn 
mounted upon a cart. 

For 20 years or more before the war the 
agitation of the slavery question had reached 
the ears of the slaves themselves and some of 
the more active and \-enturesome among them 
began tO' seek for liberty in Canada. 

UNDERGROUND R.\ILR0AD. 

Joseph Smith, of A'incent, estimated that 
there passed through Washington County on 
their way to liberty, between 1850 and 1S60, 
about 600 fugitives. Some of these came from 
the Cotton States, but the majority were from 
\'irginia and Kentucky. These fugitives went 
northward from the Ohio River by what was 
poi>ularly known as the "Underground Rail- 
road" — a railway which future historians can 
never accurately trace, for its tracks were as 
devious and numerous as the by-roads of 
Washington County. The means of transixir- 
tation were as x-aried as the routes, but they 
were all used with the same end in view — the 
rescuing and concealment of the fugitives, the 
circumventing and discomfiture of the pursuers. 
Men yet live in our county who in their boy- 
li(X)d took part in those exciting scenes, and 
they tell man_\- amusing stories of their expe- 
riences. 

Sometimes the fugitives ])assed from David 



Putnam's house in Harmar to Mr. Ridgway's 
at Rainbow, and thence through Salem to the 
Palmers; but more frequently they crossed 
the river to Belpre township and thence north- 
ward through the western townships, where 
friends of the fugitives were very numerous. 
It is now impossible to name a tithe of those 
who were ready to receive the wanderers. In 
conveying the fugitives northward, no' uniform 
method was followed. Son^etimes it was found 
expedient to keep the fugitives in concealment 
for many days or even weeks near one place, 
while the pursuers were wasting their time and 
energy in going farther northward. 

B. B. Stone relates that at one time some 
fugitives were concealed for a time on the \^ir- 
ginia side, opposite Belpre, and that one of 
his sisters, since the crossing by one of the 
men might create suspicion, had crossed the 
river to Virginia and taken a supply of food 
to the fugitives. Sometimes the one who had 
received and concealed the fugitives would 
himself convey them to the next "station," 
but a safer way, and one probably more fre- 
quently followed, was to conceal the fugiti\'es 
in some convenient place and then to send word 
to some friends 10 or 15 miles away, to come 
and get them by night. Mr. Stone says that 
he has l)een sent on such an errand in his boy- 
hood to tell Bert Hil)bert that some fugitives 
were concealed in a certain field belonging to 
Mr. McKay. 

Maj. Jewett Palmer tells how he had been 
sent when a toy to feed a fugitive, concealed 
in the woods near his father's house and that 
this was his first sight of a negro. 

The greater mass of the people regarded 
these escapades as something amusing with 
which they had little or no concern, but there 
were a few people in the county who fancied it 
was their duty to help the pursuers, and it was 
the great delight of the managers of the Un- 
dergmund Railroad to bring these spies, as 
they regarded them, to grief and mortification. 

A story is told of some boys in Salem town- 
ship, whose names can nf>t be recalled at this 
late date, but Moses Blake and Thomas Porter 
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pared a ]>lan for the especial Ijenefit of one of 
their neighl>ors, who had made himself ob- 
noxious by aiding the pursuers. Some of the 
boys went to this Southern sympathizer and 
told him that a re^vard had been offered for the 
apprehension of three negroes who had recently 
escaped from Virginia: that these slaves were 
concealed in the township and that if he wDuld 
take his team they would help him to catch 
them and take them to jNIarietta and share with 
]iim the reward. He readily assented and went 
A\'ith the boys who soon found the supposed 
fugitives, who happened to be three of their 
own companions with faces blackened for the 
occasion, and easily caught them, put them in 
the wagon and started to ^Marietta. Pretty 
soon one of the fugitives leaped from the wag- 
on and disappeared in the woods, then another 
followed his example. In his desperation the 
slave catcher called to his supposed helpers. 
"Hold on to the little one, he'll pay expaises." 
But even the little one with, his captors soon 
disappeared in the woods and the slave hun- 
ter was obliged to go home without his ex- 
pected reward. For a long time the saying, 
"Hold on to the little one, he'll pay expenses." 
was heard among the boys of Salem township. 
At one time a Mr. Brown who lived not 
far from Amesville had some fugitives con- 
cealed on his farm. The pursuers came in 
the evening and were kindly received by M'r. 
Brown, and dieir horses well cared for in his 
conmiodious stable. Before the guests retired 
for the night, they were warned by Mr. Btown 
not to go out of the house at night without 
calling him, as a savage dog might attack them. 
Late at night the boys of the family took the 
horses of the pursuers out of the stable and 
used them to convey the fugitives 15 miles 
from the place. Before daylight they returned 
and left the horses in the stable. At anotlier 
time, when one who had concealed a fugitive 
near his house learned that a spy was observing 
his movements, he took the fugitive in daylight 
from his place of concealment and took him 
to a tnbacco b.ouse. The spy observed this and 
soon his horse could be heard galloping away 
to bear the news to the pursuers. At once the 



negro was taken from his hiding place in the 
tobacco house and conveyed to another station. 
S<X)n the spy returned with the pursuers u'ho 
went ,in the tobacco house but found nothing 
more than a volume of smoke, for the fires had 
again been lighted. The sequel to the story 
is that the pursuers after that regarded the spy 
as- a traitor to their cause and unworthy of 
further confidence. 

James Lawton, \\'illiam S. Heakl, Jonathan 
Lee, Thomas B. Hibbard and many of the 
fam;ilies oif the Smiths took part in helping 
away the fugitives. 

On Putnam street in Marietta lives IMrs. 
John Eells, who many years ago in Oberlin 
entertained Lewis Clark, the original of M^rs. 
Stowe's George Harris in her celebrated novel. 
"Uncle Tom's Cabin." Mr. Clark's sister was 
also the original of Eliza. Mrs. Eells relates 
that she and her husband supplied Lewis Clark 
with provisions for a trip to Kentucky, whence 
he conducted his brother to- freedom. ]\Irs. 
Stowe afterward met Lewis near Boston and 
there gathered from his lips many of the inci- 
dents which were woven into her story. His 
stormy life is now ended, but before its close 
he had an opportunity to- greet in Marietta 
liis two friends, Mr, and Mrs. Eells, and to 
thank them for their kindness to a needy wan- 
derer. He lived to see the day when the slave- 
dri\er's whip was no longer feared on the 
banks of the Ohio. 

Tlie old homesteadi of Air. Ridgway, a con- 
venient station for fugitives coming into Ohio 
by way of Harmar or Marietta, stood near the 
Rainbow Ferry. It was torn down five or six 
years ago. In this house there was a large 
basemjent ami back of it a "blind" cellar which 
served as a very useful place of concealment 
for fugitives when the pursuers wiere close at 
hand, since the opening to this cellar could be 
closed in such a way as easily to escape discov- 
ery. There is a tradition that at one time five 
fugitix'es were here concealed, one of them be- 
ing a \'er}- young child, and iMr. Ridgway 
feared that its crying might reveal the hiding 
place. In the early evening, by design (ir ac- 
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the basement for a prayer meeting ; while they 
were thus assembled, the pursuers came and 
asked pemiission to search for fugitives, a per- 
niission which Mr. Ridgway promptly gave, 
but requested thenl not to disturb the prayer 
meeting. It is said that while the pursuers 
were thus searching, the singing was very loud 
and demonstrative, but it was wholly unneces- 
sary, for the child did not reveal by any sound 
the place of concealment. Mr. Ridgway' s 
neighbor, Benjamin F. Dyar, who lived on the 
east side of the ]Muskingum, often joined in the 
w ork of helping away the fugitives. 

Between the Free Soiler who regarded lib- 
erty as the inalienable right of every man, 
whether black or white, and the Southern plan- 
ter who regarded the sla\-e as his property as- 
sured to him by constitution and law, it was 
difficult to find an}- room for compromise. The 
conflict was indeed irrepressible. 

The climax in the strife between the sla\'e 
hunters and the Free Soilers came on the night 
of July 9, 1845, ^vhen three citizens of De- 
catur township, Peter M. Garner, Creighton J. 
Loraine and IMordecai E. Tliomlas, were seized 
on the Ohio side of the river near Hall's Land- 
ing for the crime of assisting some fugitive 
slaves, who had escaped from Virginia. The 
three prisoners were taken to Parkersburg and 
lodged in jail. Bail was refused them. They 
were tried in Virginia for an alleged offense 
committed in Ohio. It was natural that tlK» 
people of \\'ashington County of every politi- 
cal faith should be indignant at this outrage 
committed upon citizens of Ohio, within her 
own boundaries. At one time, it is said, that 
the Governor of Ohio actually contemplated an 
armed rescue of the prisoners, but better coun- 
.sels prevailed. Samuel F. \'inton was sent 
from Ohio to argue the question of jurisdiction- 
His argument,reported in Volume 4 of the Ohio 
.\rchaeological and Historical Society, proves 
Ijeyond reasonaljle douirt, not only that the ar- 
lest of the prisoners on the north bank of the 
Ohio was a high-handed outrage, but also es- 
tablishes the right of Ohio tf) the territory as 
far as the middle of the channel of the ri\er. 
Virginia's absurd claim to the whole of tlie 



Ohio River, a claim contradicted by the best 
authorities in international law, was in danger 
of lx?ing successfully disputed. The authori- 
ties in Virginia were unwilling to have the 
question of territorial jurisdiction again 
brought before the United States court. They 
were, therefore, glad to release the prisoners 
in Januar}', 1846, on bail, the lK>ndsman being 
a man from Ohio, and so the case ne\er came 
up for final settlement. The details of the 
story are told in the extracts from the news- 
papers of the time, ajjpearing at the end of this 
chapter. 

CAMP.MGN OF 184O. 

The contest between the Whig and Demo- 
cratic parties on the questions of tariff and cur- 
renc\- reached a picturesque climax in the great 
campaign o-f 1840 — a campaign which elderly 
men still recall as one of the great ev.ents in 
their lives. It is said that on the 22nd of Feb- 
ruary, 1840, 20,000 people assembled at Co- 
lumbns, at the \\'h.ig Convention, when Harri- 
son and Tyler were accepted as the standard 
bearers of the Presidential ticket, and Thomas 
Corwin nominated as candidate for Go\ernor. 
A delegation of more than 50 went to Colum- 
bus from' Washington County. The whole 
summer and fall was busy with the excitement 
of the political campaign. There were great 
meetings, with speeches and singing, and free 
dinners at Marietta, at Beverly, on the Little 
Muskingum, at Newport, and probably at other 
places. Thomas Corwin. the "Wagoner Boy," 
as he was called, was the star orator of the 
Whigs, and John Brough, or "Jack." as he was 
familiarly styled, formerly of }ilarietta. was the 
leader on the Democratic side. 

A can\-as ball 13 feet in diameter, carried 
on a four-horse wagon, came through Mari- 
etta from Dresden, where it had been built, and 
was sent on its journey to Xashville, Tennes- 
see, in charge of Capt. Horatio Booth, Cjeorge 
^I. Woodbridge and Joseph Hunter, who were 
appointed a committee on the part of the Wash- 
ington County Whigs to take the ball to Cin- 
cinnati by ri\er. The water l^ing very Icnv. 



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they mounted tlie l)all on the "Ferry Flat" and 
starting at daylight succeeded in reaching Par- 
kersburg by noon. Here they found the side 
wheel steamboat "Boston," which being una- 
ble to get farther up the river because of the 
low water was about returning down the river. 
The captain, being an ardent Whig, begged 
the privilege of tow ing them to Cincinnati. His 
proposition they gladly accepted- and they were 
treated royally by the captain and crew. Every- 
thing was free to tb.em that the boat could 
furnish. 

On their arri\al at Cincinnati, they were 
met bv what seemed tn lie the whole popula- 
tion of the citv. The levee was black with peo- 
ple. A committee was on liand to receive the 
ball and also one to meet and entertain then! 
They were taken to the Broadway Hotel, then 
the chief hostelry of the city, and were enter- 
tained there free of charge during their stay. 
Thev were taken to General Harrison's rooms 
and introduced to him. He seemed very cor- 
dial but seemed weak and almost sick from the 
worr_\- and work of the campaign. 

A crowd of enthusiastic Whigs embarked 
on a steamboat to attend a meeting at Chester 
in ;Meigs County, it is said that the boat 
stuck nn a bar, but the passengers leaped out 
mti) the shalldw w.ater and helped the boat 
over the obstruction. 

The campaign resulted as we know in a vic- 
tory for the \Vhigs, but a barren victory it 
proved, since Cienera! Harrison died a few 
weeks after his inauguration and Vice-Presi- 
dent Tyler succeeded to his place. In a county 
historv it is unnecessary to pursue further the 
history of the struggle Ijetween these two 
great parties. About the middle of the decade 
before the Ci\il War, Washington County in 
common with all other parts of the country had 
her grotesque ex])erience with the "Native 
Americans," or, as thev were more commonly 
called. "Kncjw Xuthings," or the "Dark Lan- 
tern" part}". Its sh(irt-li\ed existence, which 
for a little while seemed tn threaten us with a 
renewal i.f the old-time crmtlicts between 
churches and ra.ces. fortunately lasted for so 
short a time, that its whole history partakes 



more of the grotesque and comic than of the 
tragic. 

The writer distinctly remembers an inci- 
dent which shows how easy it is to be fright- 
ened about nothing. At a little Catholic cem- 
etery, the Irish laborers had recently Ixiried 
one of their comrades : somehow, the story was 
whispered about that the burial was a humbug 
and that the real errand of the supposed mourn- 
ers was to convey a lot of arms and conceal 
them at the chapel. It required the interference 
of some O'f the cooler heads to prevent the ex- 
cited neighbors from making a raid to dis- 
cover the concealed arsenal. On the other side, 
the excitement was equally as great and quite 
as unreasonable. A quiet, industrious German 
farmer, a Catholic from Bavaria, was so fright- 
ened by the reports of the Know Nothings that 
he procured from a blacksmith huge bars of 
iron to barricade his doors and protect him- 
self and his family from the midnight attacks 
of the Know Nothing lodge. The unreasoning- 
hates and fears of those times \cry quickly 
passed away and German and American Cath- 
olics and Protestant boys of Washington Coun- 
tv were found enlisted under the same banner 
in defe«ise of a coml-non country. Fnim that 
tm-je onward, the political history of Washing- 
ton County has little in it that is peculiar or 
local. It is Ijlended w-ith the great stream of 
national life. 

XEWSr.\PER EXTR.\CTS PERT.\INING TO THE 
POLITICS OF THE PERIOD. 

(Chic'Hv from the .-! 'lu'ricn Fricinl. Marietta Gaacttc 
and Marietta Intelligeiieer.) 

CIRCULAK. 

August 7. i8_'o. 

At a meeting nf the eitizens of the count.v, friendly 
to Internal Improvements and Domestic Industry, at 
ibe Court House in Marietta, on the 4th of Aitgust 
instant, the undensigned were appointed a committee 
to correspond with the several townships in the county 
on the subject ot the approaching election, and to re- 
quest thofe citizens who are friendly to Internal Im- 
provenients, &c.. to convene at an early period, and 
appoint two delegates to meet in convention at the 
Court House in Marietta, on the 28th day of August, 
at one o'clock. P. M.. to nominate suitable persons for 
candidates at the next October election. The officers 
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Congress, one representative in the State Legislature, 
one sherii¥. one commissioner, and one coroner. 

RovAL Prentiss, 

S. P. HiLDKETH, 

Levi Barber. 
I'. S. — The committee would suggest to the several 
townships that Saturday, preceding the meeting of the 
convention, will be a suitable lime for the choice of 
delegates. 

APMI.VISTRATIOX MEETING. 

November 23, 1827. — 

At a meeting of the citizens of Washington county, 
Ohio, friendly to the present Administration, held at 
the Court House in Marietta, agreeably to present no- 
tice, on Thursday the 22d. instant,- for the purpose of 
electing delegates to a convention to be held at Co- 
lumbus, for the formation of an electoral ticket for the 
State, &c, David Putnam, Esq., was appointed chair- 
man, and A. T. Nye, stcrttary. 

Whereupon William R. Putnam, Arius Nye, Samuel 
P. Hildreth, David Putnam, John Cotton and Joseph 
Barker, Jr.. were appointed delegates to represent the 
friends of the administration in th.is county, in the 
proposed convention. 

By order of the meeting. 

A. T. NvE, Secretary. 

CELEBRATION OF THE VICTORY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN 
M \RIETTA. 

1828.— 

The Jacksonian Committee of Arrangements give 
this general invitation to all persons in Washington and 
the adjoining counties, who are friendly to General 
Jackson, and the 'victory gained by him over the 
British at New Orleans, and who may please to assem- 
ble at the New Court House, on the 8th day of Jan- 
uary next, at 10 o'clock .\. M. for the purpose of cele- 
brating said day. An address will be delivered on the 
occasion by Doct. Morris German, and a Dinner pro- 
vided.- with the necessary seasoning, vS:c. — Fres of Ex- 
pense. 

Silas Cook. 

Lewis Anderson, 

A. V. D. Joline, 

Notley Drown, 

Sampson Cole. 

Moses McFarfand, 

Timothy Buell. 

Committee cf Arraiigemetits. 



FOURTH OF JULY CELEBK.XTIO.V IN MARIETT.\. 
182S.— 

"Tlie anniversary of onr Xational Inde- 
pendence was yesterday celelirated in this town 
in a spirited and patriotic manner. The day 
was ushered in by the discharge of cannon, 
ringing of the bell, etc. At half past 1 1, a pro- 
cession was formed near the Court House, un- 



der the direction of Capt. B'illy Todd, and 
moved to the First Society's :\Ieeting House. 
Tflie religious exercises were performed by the 
Re\-. ;Mr. Sweet. The Declaration of Independ- 
ence was read by William P. Skinner, and an 
excellent oration was delivered In- David Bar- 
ber. Songs and odes were sung by a choir of 
singers. After the exercises were o\-cr, the 
procession was again formed as before, and 
proceeded to a bower where a large number 
ijartook of a dinner prepared for the occasion. 
During the day the spirit of "party seemed to 
be forgotten, and our citizens, among whom 
were a few survivors of the Revolution, ap- 
peared to enjoy themselves with a full sense 
of the great and glorious achievements that the 
day is calculated to recall to mind. 

•'After the cloth was removed the following 
toasts were drank : 



1. The (lav we celebrate :— May it acquire addi- 
tional liHtre with every revolving year. 

2. The Constitution of the United States:— The 
ark of our political safety:— May it endure forever. 

3. The memory of Washington (Drank standing). 
.]. The President of the United States. 

5. Our Fathers of tlie Revolution :—^L^v they 
never be forgotten. 

6. The heads 01 Department. 

7. The Governor of the State of Ohio. 

8. Domestic Manufactures and Internal Improve- 
ments :— The guaranty of national wealth, prosperity 
and independence. 

9. The Great and Good Lafayette. 

10. The Baltimore and Ohio R'ail Road :— Mav the 
wisdom of its Directors so lay down this national' belt, 
as to clasp the mouth of the Muskingum. 

11. The Navy : — The boast and pride «f our country, 
and the admiration of the world. 

12. The Army:— Efficient but not headless. 

13. The .American Fair:— "Our hearts' joy, wihat'er 
our sorrows be, They cease and vanish on beholding 
thee" 

14. l'oIunleers:~By Dr. S. P. Hildreth :— The 
memory of Hon. R. J. Meigs :-Amongst the first in 
changing the wilderness into a fruitful iield. so was he 
also the first to defend it from its enemies :— Ohio will 
long remember him, as one who has reflected lustre 
on her name, and added not a little to her character 
and dignity as a State. 

I J. By Arius Nye, Esq. — .A government of law^: — 
.\s we enjoy these, may we know how to preserve 
them. 

16. By George Dana. Esq. — Honest diflferences in 
political opinions: — May they never, in this happy coun- 
try, bo thought incompatible with private friendship. 

17. By Mai. Alexander Hill— Henry Clay. Secretary 
of State: — .\ patriot and statesman :— His elevated 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



mind scorns bribery, disdains liattery, and spurns the 
invective threats of his enemies : — He is entitled to the 
confidence of the American people. 

i8. By Royal Prentiss — Education: — The surest 
pledge of national virtue and independence. 

19. By Nahum Ward, Esq.— The Presidential con- 
test — South, 

"The air's too hot; 
It steams, it scaldK, we can not bear this furnace! 
Stand otf, and let the Northern wind have way." 

20. By Col. Ichabod Nye— The rising generation:— 
May they protect what the patriots of the Revoltition 
have wou. 

21. By John Brown— Henry Clay :— The firm pa- 
triot and generous Republican— though misrepresented, 
slandered, persecuted, posterity, at least, will do him 
justice, and place his nauie on the brightest page in the 
iist of the immortal worthies of this great Republic. 

22. By William Hall— Health to the President, pros- 
perity to the people, and may our Congress direct their 
endeavors to the public good rather than indulge in 
party distinctions. 

23. By Maj. Jesse Hikicbrand — General Washing- 
ton •— He who changed the name of General Corn- 
walis to that of Cob-Wallace by shelling the corn off 
him. 

"Several other volunteer toasts were drank 
which have n^jt heen handed in fur puhlication. 

"On the evening previous to the 4th, the 
cannon, which was intended to he used at the 
celebration, was spiked by a ruffian under the 
hope that it would be rendered useless for the 
Jay — during the night, however, the hole was 
drilled out — again in the fore part of the day 
the same villian again spiked the cannon, which 
wias after much labor again drilled out — and 
due precaution used to prevent another at- 
tempt. • 

"The name of the person who has com- 
mitted this outrage will hereafter be presented 
to the public, that he may receive the reward 
such conduct merits." 



ROT.VTION IN OFFICE. 



1829.- 



'In our paper to-da)' ^\■ill be seen a long 
list of appointments and removals by the Pres- 
ident; antong them is one in our own town — 
David C. Skinner, Receiver of PuibHc Monies, 
in the place of John P, Mayberry, removed. 
This, under the Jackson definition of the term 
is "reform,' but we conceive, in this instance, 
that it is simply a change, as a, reward for a 
friend, and a punishment for exercising the 



republican freedom od' opinion and speech. We 
know both gentlemen — they are both respected^ 
rich and men of integrity — both could do very- 
well without the office, and both, of course, 
could do well with it — but the vast difference 
between them is, that Mr, Skinner advocated 
the election of Jackson, and ]\Ir. Mayberry op- 
posed it. There is no other ground of com- 
plaint. The doctrine of 'rotation in office' will 
not sound consistently here — for there is also 
in this place a Register of the Land Office who 
has held that office for fifteen years or up- 
\Vards, and he has been re-appointed by Jack- 
son. 

"\\'e notice these things to show the con- 
sistency of the Jackson hue-and-cry of 'reform,' 
'rotation in otlice,' etc. The gentlemen who 
formerly held these offices have done well — 
one has been removed, the other retained, with- 
out any cause of complaint against the one^ — 
or any extraordinary meritorious acts in the 
others, save and except that of 'being a favorite 
of Jackson. 

Saturday, November 21, 1828. 

"More Reform! Dr. ]\Iorris German, a 
'whole hog' Jacksonian, a resident of Point 
Harmar, Marietta, has been appointed Post 
Master at Point Harmar, in the place of Col. 
Levi Barber, punished. 

"The cause of this removal is the same as 
that of other removals that have taken place 
since the reign of terror commenced. Colonel 
Barber was a friend to the former administra- 
tion, on republican principles — of course op- 
posed to the elevation of the General ; he was a 
substantial and consistent Jeffersonian Republi- 
can, and therefore did not change his princi- 
ples. The oftice which he filled, it is true, was 
of little consequence to him, but he was faith- 
ful in the performance of his duties — no< fault 
had befen found by those of his neighbors, in 
his vicinity, or at a distance — all were satis- 
fied. But he did not throw up his hat and 
'huzza for Jackson,' nor did he deliver an ora- 
tion on the 8th of January — and this is cause 
sufficient why he should be punished. 

"Since the reign of terror commenced, there 
have been three removals within tiiis small 



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town, and we believe that these are all, except- 
ing the Register of the Land Office, that comes 
within the power of the General Government, 
viz. : 

"John P. Mayherry. Receiver of Public 
^Monies, to make room for David C. Skinner. 

"Daniel H. Buell. Post Master, Marietta, 
to make room for Aaron V. D. Joline, editor 
of the Pilot. 

"Ahd Levi Barber, Post ]\Iaster, Point 
Harmar, to make room for Morris German. 

"The Register of the Land Office, in the 
Marietta Land District, for reasons that were 
undoubtedly satisfactory to the General, was 
re-appointed — and this is the only instance in 
which the people here were satisfied with the 
exercise of power under the new order of gov- 
ernment. Although he came out a Jacksonian, 
it would ha\e been regretted had he been re- 
moved. 

"All the gentlemen removed from the 
.offices atove named, were old Jeffersonian Re- 
publicans — honest and capable — but their firm 
and undeviating course was not to be passed 
over lightly — they were markerl. and when 
their turns canie, they were punished." 

PREPAR.\TI0NS FOR THE COXTEST OF 1836. 

"At a meeting of the citizens of Washing- 
ton County, opposed to Martin \'an Buren 
and Richard M. Johnson, held pursuant to 
public notice, at the Court House in Marietta, 
on Saturday, the 30th ult.. at 2 o'clock, P. M., 
Geo. Dana, Esq., of Belpre. was appointed 
chairman, and Levi H. Goddard, of Marietta, 
secretary. 

"On motion of .\rius Xye, Esq., seconded 
by Joseph Barker, Jr., Esq., it was 

Resolved, Tliat this meeting will appoint five dele- 
gates to the Whig State Convention, to be holden at 
Columbus on the 22d of February next. 

"The meeting then proceeded to consider 
the following resolution submitted by Joseph 
Barker, Jr., Esq., and after remarks there- 
upon, from various gentlemen present, passed 
the same bv a unanimous vote. 



Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting Dan- 
iel Webster of Massachusetts is a statesman pre-emin- 
ently qualified to fill the Presidential chair, and that 
we would hail his election to that station as an event 
well calculated Ig restore the government of the United 
States to its primitive purity, — and that the delegates 
from this comity be requested to use their utmost ef- 
forts to procure his nomination; — but that in case o£ 
failure, they may e.xercise a discretionary power." 

About this lime a convention at IMcCon- 
nelsville, declared in favor of Gen. William 
Henry Harrison. 

WHU; XO.\IIX.\TIOXS. 

August, 1836. — 

"At a countv convention held at the Court 
House, in Marietta, on Saturday, August 6, 
1836, for the purpose of nominating officers 
for the next October election, agreeable to the 
"notice heretofore gi\en. 

"George Dana. F.sq., of Belpre. was ap- 
pointed chairman, and Douglas Putnam, sec- 
retary. 

"The conventiijn proceeded to nominate 
candidates for the several offices at the next 
October election, and the following ticket was 
unanimously chosen : 

For RepresentTtive, Joseph Barker. Jr. 
Sheriff. Benianiin M. Brown. 
Commissioner. Daniel II. Buell. 
Coroner. Francis Dcvol. 

"The following named persons were ap- 
pointed to act as town.ship committees in the 
several townships : 

Fearing— Thomas h. Stanley. Jewetl Palmer, and J. W. 

L. Brown. 
Belpre— George Dana, John Stone. J. M. .\mes, and 

F.rr.stus Guthrie. 
Marietta— .-\ugustus Stone. William Holden. and John 

Milier. 
Union— Levi Bartlett, S. N. Merriam, Thomas Ridg- 

way, Francis Devol. 
Barlow— Henry E. Vincent, John Houghland, arw! Jesse 

I-awton. 
Roxbun' — H. Dunsmoor. James Rogers. Joseph Leo- 
nard, and G. P. Frisby. 
Weslej — Edward H. Goddard. Philo Mathews. Peter 

B. Lake, and Jacob Myers. 
Watcrford — Rotheus Hayward. Boylston Shaw, and 

Benjamin Soule. 
Xewport — Jacob Middleswart, Oliver Woodard. Jr.. and 

Ehenezer Battelle. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



W'atcrtown — David Deniing. John D. Chamberlain, 

Jabesli F. Pahner, Charles G. Culver. 
^\'arren^— O. Newton, P. Cone, and R. D. Hollister. 
Ludlow — Peter Flint. 

Salem — Daniel Gould, Daniel Stanley, and Rufus; Payne. 
Aurelius — lohn S. Corp, William Mcintosh, and Mr. 

St. John. 
Lawrence — Thomas Dye, Elisha Rose, and Daniel 

tiardncr. 
Adams — Richard H. Dodge. E. Short, E. Rector, and 

Jonas Mason. 
Grandview — Bemont Hubbard. Esau f)ai!v, and Charles 

Talbot. 

I'csolvcd. That the Central Committee be author- 
ized to fill any vacancies which may occur in the 
electoral ticket, and in the several committees appointed 
by the convention. 

DINNER TO MR. EWIXG. 

Angurt 2.1, 1837. — 

-•^ dinner will be given at Marietta on Saturday 
the 2rl of September next, to our late Senator, the Hon. 
Thomas Ewing, of Lancaster, Ohio, from whom an 
address may be expected. The citizens of VVasbiiigton 
and other counties are respectfully invited to attend. 
Henry Fearing, Levi P.arber. 

Wm. Holden, K. Johnson. 

A. L. Guitteau, W. R. Putnam. Jr., 

David Putnam, Jr., T. \V. Evart. 

J. H, Greene, ^. S. Nve, 

Jes^e Hill, E. \V. T. Clark, 

N. L. Wilson. 

Coiinnittcc of Arrangciiiciits. 



DEI EG .\T ION' TO THE WHIG STATE CONVENTION. 
1838.- 

Aurelius- William W. Mcintosh. 

Adams— E. Short, R. H. Dodge. 

Belpre — William Pitt Putnam. O. R. Loring. George N. 

Gilbert. 
Barlow — John Brown. Levi Heald. 
Decatur — Hiram Fairchild, Sylvester Haynes. 
Fearing— John Collins. Silas Hobby, John Young. 
Grandview— Charles Talbot, E. Proctor. 
Lawrence— Thomas Dye. Samuel H. Dye, 2nd., William 

Chambers. 
Liberty — Andrew Cline. 
Marietta— .\bii ah Brooks. Harlow Chapin. George M. 

Woodbridge. Levi Barber, H. Fearing, E. W.. T. 

Clark, N." L. Wilson. William Holden, Robert 

Johnson. Colonel West. 
Newport— Ebeiiezer Battell-f. Jr., Charles Dana, Edwin 

West 
Roxbury — Hiram Gard, John Breckenridge, Henry 

Corns. 
Salem— Ephraim Gould, S. N. Merrian, W. P. Allen. 
L'nion — F. Devol, Thomas Ridgway. 
Warren — William P. Cutler. Charles Bailey. 
Wesley— Dr. Meyers. William Pitt Goddard, 
Watertown — Julius C. Deming, John D. Chamberlain. 
Watcrford — J. W. Dana. James Bowen, John Dodge, 

Bovlston Shaw. 



WASHINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC MEETING. 
1839.- 

"Agreealjle to puljlications, a large and re- 
spectable meeting- of the Democratic citizens of 
Washington Connty, was convened, on the 
2 1 St inst., at the Court House in Marietta, 
when Silas Cook was called to the chair, and 
A., Larzelere appointed secretary. On mo- 
tion 

Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed 
to draft and report resolutions for the consideration 
of this meeting. 

"A. V. D. Joline, Hugh Hill, C. B. Flood, 
and Stephen Hildreth, were appointed said 
committee. On motion, 

F':esok'cd, Tb.at a delegate from each township be 
appointed to represent this county in the convention to 
be held at Columbus on the 8th of January, 1840, for 
the purpose of settling upon a candidate for the ne.xt 
Governor, and an electoral ticket for the next Presi- 
dential election. 

"The following persons from their respect- 
ive townships were appointed : Adams — An- 
drew i\llison: Aurelius, — William S. Royley; 
Belpre, — A. G. Hollister; Barlow, — Benjamin 
Palmer; Decatur, — Philip Schroder; Fearing, 
— John Darling; Grandview, — E. H. Collins; 
Lawrence, — John Hill ; Liberty, — Matthew 
Gray; Ludlow, — Horace Hallun; Marietta, — 
A. Humphrevs, William Whittlessey, A. V. D. 
Joline, C. B. 'Flood J. P. Wightman, E. Gates, 
A. Larzelere; Newport, — G. W. Gale; Rox- 
bury, — L A. Palmer; Salein, — James Enis; 
Union, — George W. Barker; Warren, — J. J. 
Hollister; Waterford, — Robert Leget; Wes- 
ley, — Hapgood Goddard ; Watertown, — T. C. 
M'cClanathan. 

"The committee on resolutions reported 
the following: 

Resolved, That our confidence lin the administra- 
tion of Martin Van Burtn remains undiminished, and 
that in his messages and public acts we see that same 
devotion to Democracy which led him into the Senate 
of New York, to defend the administration of James 
Madison, and the last war, as well as to defend the in- 
tegrity of Daniel T. Thompkins when assailed by his 
Federal adversaries. 

Resolved, That in Col. R. M. Johnson, of Ken- 



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tucky, we see the well tried soldier and statesman, and 
friend of the people, and that as presiding officer of 
the United States Senate, he has. by his kind and coii- 
ciliatorv manners, gained the esteem of all.— IIis re- 
election to that station is demanded by the best mter- 
est^ of the Democratic party. 

Resokcd, That we hail with feelings of pride and 
pleasure the late message of Governor Shannon— be- 
lieving that it contains the true doctrine of the Demo- 
cratic party, and although our adversaries affect to 
be pleased with his reconiinendatioiis in regard to bank 
reform, yet their acts prove this to be mere affecta- 
tion, for they have, as a party, systematically opposed 
every message recommended by the Governor. 



A NLW SONG TO AX OI.D TfN'E. 

{By J. Grciner.) 
1840. — 

Come ai! ye Whigs of Washington. 
And bring your friends along. 
And to a good old tune I'll sing 
To you another song. 

To you another song, my boys, 

A word 1 have to say. 
Oh. never split your tickets, boys. 
Upon election day. 

Our candidate for Governor. 
'Tis everywhere allowed. 
That of her gifted "w-agon boy." 
The Buckeye State is proud. 

The Buckeye State is proud, my boys. 

Let Shannon keep away. 
Oh. never split your tickets, boys. 
Upon election day. 

The I 0C05 know for Congressman. 

The Whigs they can't withstand, 
The friil foundation of their House, 
I built up.>n the sand. 

It built upon the sand, my boys, 
Which Morris sweeps away. 
Oh. never split your tickets, boys. 
Upon election day. 

Wr want a Representative 
On whom v,-e can rely: 
And v<ell do Locoiocos know 
Whit cannot run with Nyt. 

Whit cannot run with Xye. my boys, 

The forfeit he must pay. 
Oh, never split your tickets, boys. 
Upon election day. 

The Locofocos to a man 

A lesson we will teach: 
For Boswonh will Recorder be. 
In spite of Jo D. Beach. 

In spile of Jo D. Beach, my boys. 
Three years he'll longer stay; 
Oh. never split your tickets, boys, 
Upon election day. 



1 fear that Mclntire will 

Dave reason to complain. 
He cannot i/c Commissioner, 
For John D. Chamberlain. 

For John D. Chamberlain, my boys. 

Will never go astray; 
Oh. never split your tickets, boys. 
Upon election day. 

.'Vnd lor the Sheriff', you may put, 

McClar.athan at rest : 
For he cannot the office fill. 
As long as we have Test; 

As long as we have Test, my boys. 

Rogues cannot get away ; 
Oh, never split your tickets, boys. 
Upon election day. 

We know it often has been said 

Consistency's a jewel; 
Therefore for State's Aitorney, we 
Can't have Charles F. Buell. 

We can't have Charles F. Buell, boys. 

For Barber's in the way ; 
Oh, never split your tickets, boys, 
Upon election day. 

And when the Loco party dies. 

'Ihe Coroner will burjs 
And thev must have a jury case, 
'Twill be si.ch fun for Larry. 

'Twill be such fun for Larry, boys. 

In Warden Willis' way ; 
Oh. never split your tickets, boys, 
Upon election day. 

Now all ye Whigs and Straight-outs, too. 

Wherever you are found ; 

Be at the polls on Tuesday next. 

Be early on che ground. 

Be early on the ground, my boys, 

And do not stay away. 
Oh. do not split your tickets, boys. 
Upon election day. 

PARTING SONG. 

(r„iir—-!v.lii Liiiig Sync— By J. Griincr.) 

iS.to— ^ , , ■ ,. 

\s sung hx the Washington County delegation at 
McConnelsvillc. at the adjournment of the con- 
vention.) 

Ye Whigs of good old Morgan now. 

We leave you with regret; 
The kindness you have shown to us, 

We never will forget. 

CHORUS. 

But we must part with grateful hearts. 

Our bosoms long will swell : 
Accept our warmest heartfelt thanks. 

We bid vou farewell. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



We think that you may truly state, 

A good day's work i-! dime. 
For Shugert is a niau of weight. 

And Curtis well can run. 

But we must part, 6cc. 

We found the latch strings hanging out. 

And every man will say. 
He never met with kinder friends, 

Than we have met to-day. 

But we nnist part. itc. 

But friends 'tis time that we should part. 

We must no more delay. 
We hope to find a chance some day 

\ our kindness to repay. 



But 



part. &c. 



THE I'KOPl.K S MEETING. 



(.\t Xewport. Ohio. .Sept. 15. 1S40.) 

.\ugust 29. 18 }o. — 

The citizens of Old Washington, and the adjoining 
counties of Ohio, also the citizens of Wood and Tyler 
counties. Va.. are ^■espcctfully invited to meet at Ner^v- 
port. Washington County, Ohio, on Tuesday, the 15th 
of September, 1840, at 10 o'clock, A. M. at which time 
and place the Hon. Thomas Corwin. Democratic Whig 
candidate of the people for Governor will address the 
assemblage. The Hon. Calvary Morris, member of 
Congress, and the Democratic VVhi'g candidates for re- 
election, Hon. Thomas Ewing, Hon. Samuel F. Vinton, 
and other distinguished statesmen from abroad, have 
been invited, and are. expected to be in attendance. 
One or more bandis of music will favor the meeting by 
their attendance. The ladies of the surrounding country 
Kre especially .solicited to honor the occasion by their 
attendance. Let all who believe that the rights of free 
American citizens are worth preservmg, come, see, 
hear, and judge. Extensive arrangements are making 
for a free dinner — all will be made welcome. 
George Greenwood. E. Battelle. Jr., 

E. Battelle, Wni. Dana, 

John Green, lohn Rowland, 

Jacob Middleswart. Ira Hill, Jr., 

Charles Dana, Jnhn Chambers, 

T. Barker. Jr., Willi.-im Rowland, 

P. F. Dana, Charles Little, 

Chrislcplur Green. 

Cuiiiinittcc of Arraiigcincnts. 

WA.SHINGTON COUNTY COLONIZATION SOCIETY. 



1833-— 

"Ota Wednesday evening last the Rev. Mr. 
Sehon. agent of the American Colonization 
Society, delivered an address upon the subject 
of African colonization, at the Congregational 



Meeting House in this place (Marietta), in 
pursuance of the notice previously -given. The 
meeting was attended by a large number of our 
citizens who listened with attention, to a lu- 
cid and eloquent exhibition of the claims of 
the American Colonization Societv, upon the 
confidence and support of all the friends of 
humanity and religion. 

"After the address, a collection was taken 
up in behalf of the Colonization Society, 
amounting to $34. 

"A society was formed as an auxiliary to 
the parent society at Washington, with the 
name of the "Washington County Coloniza- 
tion Society ;'" and the following gentlemen 
were chosen as officers, until the annual meet- 
ing, which is to be held on the 4th day of July 
next : 

David F'utnam. Esq.. President. 
James Wliituey, ist Vice-President. 
William Slocomb, 2d Vice-President. 
Dudley Woodbridge. Treasurer. 
Wiilliam A. Whittlesey, Secretary. 
S. P. Hildreth. Weston Thomas, David C. Skinner, 
Robert Crawford. Charles Bo^'worth. Managers. 



June :2H, 18.34. — 

The annual meeting of this Society, liy tlie con- 
stitution, is to be holden on the 4th day of July an- 
nually. By reason of another meeting which has been 
announced to be held at 1 1 o'clock on that day, for the 
purpose of celebrating the anniversary of .American 
Independence, the Colonization Society will meet at 
the meeting house of the First Religious Society, in 
Marietta, at 3 o'clock, P. M., at which time an address 
may be expected by the Rev. Mr. Bingham; and at 
which the citizens of the county, and all others who are 
friendly to, or disposed to aid the objects of the Colo- 
nization Society, are invited to attend. 

.At the close of the exercises, a collection or sub- 
scription will be taken up in aid of the objects of the 
society: and the olficers tor the ensuing year will be 
elected. 

All persons who are dispo.sed to join the .society 
will have an opportunity to do so, by subscribing to 
tlie Consititution, and on paying fifty cents will thereby 
become members. 

Those gentlemen in the respective townships in 
the county, to whom the circular of the directors and 
a subscription paper were adressed, are requested to 
make a return of their respective subscription papers 
to the directors, or the treasurer, at the annual meet- 
ing. 

D-WID Pl-t.v.\m, 
D. WOODBRIUUE, 

W. Thomas, 
Coinniittcc of Arrangements. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS'. 



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ANTI-ABOLITION MEETINGS. 
1835-— 

"At a large and higlily respectal)le meeting 
of the citizens of Washington County, con- 
vened agreeahly to public notice, at the Court 
House in Alarietta, on Alontlay evening, the 
23d inst., A. V. D. Joline, Esq., was called to 
the chair, and L. Chamberlain was appointed 
secretary. After the objects of the meeting 
had been stated by the chairman 'the following 
preamble and resolutions were adopted : — 

Whereas, the time has arrived when it iiccomes 
the moral duty of the people of Marietta, for the pur- 
pose of freeing their good name from the stigma of 
interfering with the property of our neighbors of the 
slave-holding States, to let tl'eir sent'ments on the (jucs- 
tion of the immediate and unconditional abolition of 
slavery be known. 

A:id vidicreas. it is a duty we owe to our neighbors 
of the South, to the preservaition of our Union, and to 
ourselves, thv->t we should lend our feeble aid in puting 
down those incendiaries who are now using all their 
efforts in arraying a portion of this Union against the 
West, and in disturbing the peace and quiet of the 
once happy community. 

And whereas, believing that the .A.nti-Slavery So- 
ciety, in agitating the question of slavery, and in filling 
the minds of the black population of our country with 
notions of liberty and equality with the whites, w'hich 
can never conic to pass, are doing the negroes an es- 
sential iniury. Therefore 

1st. Resolved, That we deprecate any intermed- 
dling, on the part of our citizens, with the slave; and 
slave- holder^ of the South as unjust, unwise and im- 
politic: as dangerous in its tendency, and incendiary in 
its character. 

2d. Resolved, That the citizens of a Free State 
have no right to interfere with the proi>erty of the 
slave-holders, and much as we depreciate 'the evils of 
slavery, wc yet dislike the doctrine of speedy and un- 
conditional abolition more, and that of the two evils 
we will choose the least. 

3d. Resolved, That 'we view with indignation the 
efTorts of those fanatics calling themselves Abolition- 
ists, whose doctrine, if carried into effect, would have 
a direct tendency to dissolve the Union. 

4th. Resolved, That the great mass of the people 
are, and we trust, ever iwill be, opposed to the fanati.;al 
doctrines of the .Abolitionists. 

5th. Resolved, That the professors and trustees 
of the Marietta College be requested to discountenance 
the students from imbibing the doctrines of the .Anti- 
Slavery Society, by expelling the refractory, or other- 
wise, as to them may seem most proper. 

6;h. Resolved, That the members of this meeting 
pledge themselves, individually and collectively, to op- 
pose all -Mxilitionisls. in promulgating their doctrines. 
by every means which to them may seem lawful and 
iust. 



7th. Resolved, That neither Congress, nor the non- 
slave holding States have a right to interfere, directly 
or indirectly, with the slaves and slave-holders of the 
South ; and that any such interference would be at 
variance with the spirit of our Constitution, and ought 
not to be tolerated. 

.Sth. Resrlt-ed. That the efforts of the .Abolition- 
ists, in this State, 'will have a direct tendency to en- 
courage the migration and settlement here, of swarms 
of free blacks and runaway slaves, from other States, 
thus evading the laws of Ohio, pa.ssed for the sole pur- 
pose of preventing their emigration and settlement in 
this State. 

- gth. Resolved, 'I'hat it has become the duty of 
the Northern and Western States to let their senti- 
ments on this all absorbing subject be known, and that 
we recommend to the citizens of other counties in Ohio, 
to hold meetings, so as to give a firm an.l decided ex- 
pression of public opinion against the doctrine of im- 
mediate and unconditional emancipation of all the 
slaves. 

loth. Resolved. That the proceedings of this meet- 
ing be signed by the chairman and secretary, and be 
published in the Demoaat and Gazette. Marietta; and 
that the editors of the Enquirer and Whig, Richmond, 
the fSnniirr, Charleston, the Globe and Telegraph. Wash- 
ington City, and Refiiblieait. Parkersburg. and other 
papers in 'N'irainia. l)e requested to copy the same. 

In 1836. the following year, a meeting of 
the citizens of Washington County was held at 
the Court House of Marietta, on October 15th, 
Hugh Trevor presiding, and William Alcock, 
F. Buell and C. B. Flood were ajipointed a 
committee to open a correspondence with the 
president or the officers of the Washington 
County Anti-Slavery Society for the purpose 
of dissuading them from holding a meeting 
on the following IMonday. October 17th. The 
meeting adjourned to the following Monday, 
when the committee made the following re- 
port : "That they had, in performing the 
duties assigned, met together and agreed upon 
the following letter, which was dispatched at 
as earlv an hour as possible, and from the in- 
sulting manner in which their note had been 
received, it was jiresumed that there would be 
no answer." Fullowing is the letter: 

To Mr. DeJI'itt. Presidr^<t. nr Snmitel Hall. Seeretary, 
of the Washineton Co. , hiti-Slavery Society. 

ATahirtt.\. O.. Oct. 17. 18,36. 
SiR:--.\t a larore and highlv respectable meeting of 
the citizcris of Wadiington County, onposed to the 
speedy and unconditional abolition of slavery, held at 
the Court House on Saturday evening last, the under- 
signed were appointed a committee to open a corres- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



pondence with the president, or other officers of the 
Washington Connty Anti-Slavery Society for the pur- 
pose of endeavoring, if possible, to dissuade them rroni 
holding a meeting on Monday next. 

In fulfilling the duty thus imposed upon us by our 
fellow citizens, « e would observe that after so decided 
an e.xposition of public opinion, that the Anti-Slavery 
Society, in yielding to the wi-hes of so large a majority 
of their fellow citi/.eus. would show the world that the 



would implore you. to desist from a purpose, which 
we would not a.sk of you, did we not know that you 
could do so with honor. 

Many of your society, on a late occasion, were wit- 
nesses to the excitemenf produced by a discussion of 
those doctrines wh'ch are viewed by the great mass 
of people, as having a direct tendency to dissolve the 
Lnion. we must be alioued to say. we fully concur. 
It is true that the la.vs of our connnon country pro- 




®©iB7iai? iii>©Wi335 As^rffi) ^mrnn ^s 



■MFA) ©sn®, swoSjW nits' as'^^c. 



charges so often made against them, of setting the opin- 
ions of niankind at defiance, can have no foundation in 
truth. 

We cannot see any good that can result from the 
society meeting, at the time specified in their adver- 
tisements: for it will ere long, have a direct tendency 
further to exasperate the people against them, and 
experience hath shown the dangers oi such excitements. 
As men professing good will to all mankind, ave would 
ask you, if it would not be better for your societj' to 
desist from their purpose than to proceed, and again 
convulse the community ; and again create discord 
among those (who would otherwise be friends. We 
would not wish to intimidate you, for an attempt would 
be chddish in the extreme: but we would entreat, we 



tect yuu m your meeting together, and =0 far your meet- 
ing Vtould be a lawful one, yet, lawful as it is, we 
would ask you if it would not be better for you to ad- 
journ your meeting to some place where the people 
have not so deep rooted an antipathy to your doctrines, 
than to persist, and brave, as it were, the popular will, 
deliberately expressed. We are among those who be- 
lieA-e that many of your society are actuated by pure 
and patriotic motives, and we confess to liberate the 
enslaved Africans wou'd be the first wish of our hearts, 
and the hearts of those we represent. Yet when we re- 
flect that in so doing, we break through that solemn 
compact entered into by our Revolutionary forefa- 
thers, wdto acknowledged the right of holding this 
species of property, and when we rc.fiect that the laws 



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13; 



A our common country guarantees to the slave-hold- 
ers its protection in thus holding men in bondage, and 
ivhen we know that to wre^t this property from them 
would rouse our happy Union — cemented as it is, by 
the blood of '76 — to crumble to pieces, we turn with 
horror from the contemplation of such a state of 
things. The Slave States would not remain in the 
Union one moment longer than they formed the laws 
adequate to their protcct'on. If the Union is dissolved, 
anarchy will reisjn supreme, aiid libertj- will be sifted 
in. the fall of this great and growing republic. 

We have thus, sirs, given you our opinions, and 
thus have we fulfilled the duty imposed upon us. But 
ere iwe report our proceedings, to those who appointed 
us as their organ, we would enjoin you by eveo' feel- 
ing of philanthropy, to yield to the wishes of the ma- 
jority. In doing so there is.no dishonor. It will have 
a most beneficial effect on society, for good fellowship 
will again be restored,, and all those feelings which now 
agitate and distract the public mind will of themselves 
die away and be succeeded by feelings of a more Chris- 
tian character. 

As we.- have to report our proceedings at nine 
o'clock to-day, your immediate answer, before that hour, 
through the Post Office, is hereby requested. 

With a fervent wish that you will accede to our 
requ>-,:, We remain. 

Respectfully yours, 

Wm. .A.lcock, 

F. BfELL, 

C. B. Flood. 



After adopting tlie committee's report, tlie 
Anti-Abolition meeting then adopted among 
others tlie followino" resohitions : 



Resolved, That we do not recognize the majority 
of tho members of the Washington County .\nti- 
Slavery, or .Abolition Society, as citizens, but as inter- 
lopers, alike destitute of conmion sense and of a knowl- 
edge ot what conduces to the peace and good order of 
society, as they are of a knowledge of the true interest 
of the slaves. 

Kcsoh'cd. That the members of the ,\nti-Slavery 
Socittv. from their standing in the community, and 
from their general character as men of information, 
are beneath the rotice of the good citizens of Marielt.i, 
and our remonstrance, dissuading them from their 
course, would be like "turning a fool from his folly." 

Rcxolved, That in justice to ourselves, we are 
bound to treat these deluded youngsters with silent 
contempt. 

Absolved, That the citizens of Marietta consider 
the abolition of slavery altogether out of our sphere of 
action, living as we do, in a free State, and we do ap- 
prove of the trite saying, "every man mind his own 
business,"' and we will leave the white negroes of the 
Xorth and the black negroes of the South, to manage 
their own concerns. 

Resolved. That the laws of Ohio, relative to the 
introduction of, and residence among us, of free blacks. 
^hould l>e enforced, and every one, who fails to give 



the security required by law, should be dealt with as 
the law directs. 

Rrsok'cd, That if the .Miolition Society continue 
to hold meetings in this town, it will be in insolent de- 
fiance of this meeting, and of public opinion. 

ANTI-SLAVERY MEETIXGS. 

The Wa>hington C(.)unty Anti-Slavery 
Society held its meeting cm the 17th of Octo- 
ber, 1836, in the Baptist :Meeting House in 
Marietta. A committee that had been ap- 
pointed to prepare a petition to Congress, re- 
specting slavery in the District of Columbia, 
made its report. A committee was then ap- 
pointed to circulate the petition in the county, 
being constituted as follows : ^Marietta,- — T. 
Post, J. C, McCoy, L. Temple: Fearing, — J. 
M. Amlin ; Salem, — D. G. Stanley; Lawrence, 
— William Hill; Ludlow, — John Newton; 

Wesley, — Philo Mathews: Adams, 

Garrard ; Aurelius, — H. Jackson ; Barlow, — 
James Lawton ; Union. — T. Ridgway ; Deca- 
tur, — ^J. Haynes ; Watertown. — Joseph N. 
Ford; Waterford, — Thomas H. Corey; Bel- 
pre, — John Stone; Warren, — ^J. J. Hollister; 
Grand View, — Charles Talbot; Newport, — 
William Green; Roxbury, — Nathan Proctor, 
Among the resolutions adopted at this meet- 
ing were the following: 

Rc.tolz-ed, Tliat the past success and the present 
prospects of the .-\nti-Slavery cause should inspire us 
with renew'etl confidence in its principles and measures. 

Rcsok ed. That the Society disclaim and intention 
to treat disrespectfully any person or any communica- 
tion addressed to them as a Society ; and therefore 
recommend to the officers of this society to pursue a 
concili?tory course. 

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to draft 
a memorial to Congress for the grant of a tract of land 
for the free people of color. 

Resolved, That the deepest gratitude and highest 
praise is dtie to our worthy Mayor, Anselm T. Rye, 
for the noble and patriotic stand taken by himself on 
this occasion in protecting us from the lawless violence 
while in the exercise of our dearest rights, guaranteed 
to us by the Constitution and laws of our land, inas- 
much as his example is among the foremost of such a 
redeeming spirit in our country, from the all devouring 
vorte.'C of pro-sla\€ry proscription. 

The second annual meeting of the Wash- 
ington County Anti-Slavery Society was held 
in Fearing in 1837. Rev. Luke De Witt pre- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



siding. Tlie cijnstitution was amended, so 
that "The Soi^iety shall hold an annual meet- 
ing on the third 'Wednesday of October, at 
which time the officers of the Society for the 
ensuing years shall be chosen, and a quarterly 
meeting on the third Wednesday of January, 
April and July." 

The committee appointed at the last meet- 
ing of the Society, to draft a petition to Con- 
gress for the grant of a piece of land for the 
people of color, reported, which report was 
accepted, but not adopted. Among the resolu- 
tions adopted at this meeting were the fDllow- 



Rcsoh'rd, That every member of this Society, and 
every friend of the Anti-Slavery cause ought to make 
.strenuous exertions to make known the evils of slavery 
in the Northern States, as they exist in the South. 

h'rsolvcd, That the alarming extent to which mobo- 
cratic violence has spread calls loudly upon the friends 
of gL'od government to take a decided stand in the 
favor of the laws. 

Kcsok'cd. That the right to discuss every measure 
of the government is essential to its w'ell being, and that 
;iny system 'vhich requires the suppression of discus- 
sions is dangerous and ought to be abolished. 

J\'.'solz\'d, That the daring attempts which have" 
been made to prohibit .'Xnti-Slavery discussions, by law- 
less violence, only strengthen our previous conviction 
of the incompatibility of slavery with our free insti- 
tutions, and the necessary of its immediate abolition. 

The officers elected for the ensuing year 
were as follows : 

J. C. McCoy, President. 

b. G. Stanley, Vice-President. 

L.. Temple. Secretary. 

Thomas Wickham, Treasurer. 

Col. Harry Hill, Salem; J. M. Anilin, Fearing: 
Rev. B. Roberts. "Watertown ; Tames Lawton. Barlow ; 
John Stone, Belpre; Thomas Ridgw^ay, Union; Seth 
Hart. Harmar ; Rev. A. Dana, Newport ; T. Post, Rev. 
L, DeWitt, Marietta. Directors, 

PUBLIC SEXTIMEXT IX 1837. 

"The way it works. Whatever may have 
been the errors of all or any of those who late- 
ly have been engaged in canvassing 'Southern 
Institutions," we are satisfied the cause of 
emancipation is progressing more rapidly than 
at any former period within the last half cen- 
tufv. There are strange illusions abroad on 



this subject. Some in the South suppose that 
the main portion of the North are Anti-Abo- 
litionists, and some that the Anti-Slavery 
feeling is the common one in the non-slave- 
holding States. The last opinion is the true 
one. Put out of the question the men, whose 
opinions or pretensions in favor of Southern 
institutions are influenced by interesting ties 
of trade and politics, and the champions of 
those institutions would be ^•ery scarce. 

"On the other hand, it seems generally 
supposed in the Free States, that great unan- 
imity of feeling and ojjinion exists in the South 
in regard to those cherished institutions. This, 
we are assured, is an utter mistake. The 
number of those who follow 'Mv. Jefferson, in 
this regard, is \-ery great. Mr. Clay saj's 
decidedly and emjihaticallv that slavery is a 
most enormous e\'il. And so would say mul- 
titudes of the best men of the South, if they 
were compelled to utter their sentiments. The 
following extract of a letter, dated May 5, 
1837. and published in an Eastern paper, con- 
tains, we believe correct views on the sub- 
ject. The writer in giving an account of 
some conversations with a venerable and dis- 
tinguished minister of the Baptist denomina- 
tioji, in North Carolina, says : — 

C!i course I had a conversation with Fatlier C. on 
the subject of slavery. He says he believes the North- 
ern Abolitionists are, many of them, honest, though 
misguided, men; and also that he knows of no man ni 
North Carolina, who, like Messrs. McDuffie, and Cal- 
houn of .South Carolina, regards slavery as good. He 
considers it as an evil, and wishes the land was delivered 
of it. His views of the subject are like those of thou- 
sands in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina. Tennessee 
•imd Kentucky. I hope to see these five States added 
to the number of Free States. The discussions of the 
last five years hsvc awiakened the consciences of thou- 
sands, and the issue will be favorable to the slave and 
to the cause of freedom. 

"It seems to us that the Abolitionists are 
exceedingly indiscreet in the harsh and indis- 
criminate censure they pour forth upon all 
salve-holders and upon the entire South. If 
their rebuke and their agitations, in their 
opinion, are necessary, still intemperance, not 
to say injustice, does not subserve any good 
cause. But let none suppose th.at the rebukes 
ni the North are unheard. A citizen of one of 



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the Free States, not many months ago, ob- 
served to a distinguished Soiitherner, tliat the 
operations of the Al)()litionists were impeding 
the cause of emancipation — or to that effect; 
— 'Sir,' said the Southerner, 'you are mistaken. 
Depend \\\k)\\ it, these agitations lia\e put the 
slave-holders to a very serious thinking.' '" 

THE OHIO KID.\.\P1XG C.\SE. 
(From the Mmirtta Iutflli«cnccy.) 

July 24, 1845.— 

"On the night of the 9th inst., Creighton 
J. Loraine. Peter M. Garner, and ^lordecai E. 
Thomas, all citizens of Decatur township, in 
this county, were seized on the Ohio shore by 
a body of men from Virginia taken by force, 
and without process of law, to Parkersburg, 
where they were committed to jail. On the 
iSth inst.. they were examined before a called 
County Court, and committed for trial before 
the Supreme Court to be held in September 
next — bail for their appearance having been 
refused. The facts that led to the abduction 
of these men are these : 

"On the evening of the 9th. six negroes. 
claimed as the slaves of John H. Harwood, 
living 12 miles below Parkersburg, made their 
escajje into Ohio. Mr. Harwood having 
knowledge of their purpose, secured the ser- 
vices of some of his neighbors, who came over 
in advance of the negroes, and concealed them- 
selves near the bank. Soon after midnight 
the negroes came over, and were met on the 
bank by Loraine, Garner, Thomas, and four 
others, who were aiding them in the removal 
of their baggage from the canoe when the 
tlnxe above-named were seized, as above stat- 
ed, and taken to Virginia, together with five 
of the negroes. 

"With the defense of these captured men, 
or of those who may aid slaves when escaping 
we have nothing to do. If the offenses are 
committed against the laws of \''irginia, with- 
in her jurisdiction, let the ofTenders lie legally 
demanded of the Governor of Ohio, the crim- 
inals reinoved by legal process, and the penalty 
of the violated law inflicted. 



"The claim that Virginia sets up is, that 
citizens of Ohio, and who have never set foot 
on Vjrginian soil, are amenable to her laws ! 
That is bad enough — too bad — so bad that a 
Kentucky jury upon their oaths would not, 
and we trust a Virginia jury will not, sanc- 
tion. But in this case, Ohio citizens are 
seized upon their own soil, and without pro- 
cess of law removed by people of another State 
from our territory by violence, under a pre- 
tense that they have committed a crime — 
where? not in Virginia, but in their own 
State, to whose laws alone they are amenable, 
and where alone they can have a constitutional 
trial — viz.: by a jury in the county where tiie 
act was done. 

"And will the citizens of Ohio, will the 
authorities of the State, quietly submit to such 
indignities? The\' will merit the scorn of all 
men if they do. If our laws will permit a 
foreign mob to seize free men, citizens of Ohio, 
and violently carry them as felons into a for- 
eign jurisdiction, let not henceforth be said 
that they are made for our protection. 

" 'Ah, but these were fanatics, meddling 
with what was none of their business — incen- 
diaries, negro stealers!' Tell us not that; for 
if they were, and we care not what beside, the 
right to kidnap them confers the right to kid- 
nap the best citizens in the State, and whoever 
would himself be safe must repel the principle 
as unjust, unholy, and full of wrong." 

INVASION (IF OHII). 

"Capture of Ohio Citizens in Ohio by 
Virginians — Transportation across the Ohio 
River — Incarceration and detention by \'ir- 
ginia Judicial Authority in Parkersburg Jail — 
Bail refused. 

"(Our readers will recollect that in gi\'ing 
an account last week, of the outrage by Vir- 
ginians, we gave the absence of the editor as 
a reason of its not being noticed in our previ- 
ous number. The first part of the following 
communication was written fo-r our last, but 
not seasonably received. W'e note this lest 
any who should read this without having seen 
our last, might infer that we had not noticed 
the affair ]>re\'iousIy to this time. — Ed.) 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



"On the yth of July, 1845, 'i" aniied force 
crossed over from Wood County, Va., and 
placed itself in an ambush above the mouth of 
the Little Hocking. They say they came in 
the employ of John H. Harwood, to prevent 
the expected escape of his slaves. They saw 
several men pass down the road. Some time 
after midnight they heard the paddles of a ca- 
noe coming from Virginia. They heard 
voices from it, and, as they supposed, responses 
from the Ohio shore. The waylayers hurried 
from their ambush among the pawpaws, passed 
down the road on the bank and descended, 
but found they were too low ; re-ascended, till 
they were opposite the canoe — saw it was filled 
anil floating" away — saw a crowd mi shore 
which they met at some distance from the wa- 
ter, seized three white men, two of whom were 
carrying baggage — took five negroes — one 
woman, three children and an old man. One 
negro man was suffered to escape, but the three 
white men, Loraine. Ganrer, and Thomas, were 
forcibly taken across the Ohio River to Park- 
ersburg — committed to jail by Gardner and 
another magistrate — refused intercourse with 
their Ohio friends excepting one with a Vir- 
ginina attorney ; which attorney, for himself 
and junior colleague, demanded $450 for de- 
fending them, and finally obtained from citi- 
zens of Ohio $50 for appearing before the 
Call Court on Friday, July 18, 1845. 

"Three attorneys of Marietta were em- 
ployed by citizens of Ohio to appear at that 
court in the defense. They were told by the 
younger of the Virginia counsel that the pris- 
oners did not wish any attorney from Ohio to 
interfere in their case. One of the counsel 
from Ohio requested permission to appear in 
vindication of the rights and jurisdiction of 
Ohio. This was refused. After the promise 
of $50 was obtained from a citizen of Ohio, by 
the elder Virginia counsel, he invited Mr. 
Whittlesey of ^Marietta to assist — retaining 
the examination of witnesses in his own hand. 

"There was undoubtedly a plot laid in Vir- 
ginia to entrap men in Ohio. Harwood, with 
a professed knowledge that his slaves would 
escape across the Ohio on a certain night, em- 
ploys men — not to retain the slaves in Virgin- 



ia, but, professedly to stop them on the Ohio 
side. Harwood swears that the negroes took 
with them his property to the amount of $100 
to $150. Harwood knew they were going 
and suffered them to take this property (prob- 
ably their own clothing principally), including 
a saddle and a martingale. 

"The Supreme Court of the United States 
decided, about a quarter of a century ago, that 
low-water mark was the boundary of the 
States northwest of the Ohio. That court is 
the only tribunal which could settle that boun- 
dary — and yet it is claimed by Virginia — at 
least in Parkersburg — that some dictum of a 
Virginia Judge Smith coutervails that deci- 
sion. 

"Nothing was done by the prisoners with- . 
out the jurisdiction of Ohio. But it was ex- 
pressed, claimed and insisted upon, by the 
prosecution before the Call Court, that the 
captors had a right to take those prisoners in 
Ohio and have them tried in Virginia. The 
prisoners were detained by the examining 
court for trial in the Superior Court of Vir- 
ginia ; and furthermore, the examining court 
refused to admit them to bail, though the 
counsel for the prosecution allowed they had 
the power tO' do so. . 

"We think it is time for Ohio to vindicate 
her right. Funds should be raised to employ 
counsel, obtain the best legal advice, and pros- 
ecute legal measures for the release of our 
captured citizens, the assertion of our rights, 
and the maintenance of our peace and dignity. 

"Our call is not confined to the citizens of 
Washington County, Init it is addressed to all 
citizens of Ohi(^ who unite with us in opinion 
on this subject." 

Many a Buckeye. 

WHAT THFY PAY IK l'ARKEKSnc;RC. 

(Fro-.n the Parkersburg Ga::ette of July I7< 1S45.) — 

Arrest of Abolitionists. — For several years past 
slaves have been escaping from tbeir masters, and al- 
tliough in every instance pursuit has been made, yet in 
very few instances has it been of any avail. This is 
owing to the fact that there is in Ohio an organized 
band, who have provided hiding places and a line of 
covered wagons in which the runaway slaves are trans- 
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line. The laws of Ohio have winked at these proceed- 
ings, if indeed the late- legislation of that State on the 
subject has not operated to favor the plans of the 
Abolitionists. The consequence is that three citizens 
of Ohio are now confined in the jail at this place on 
a charge of .carrying away or aiding the escape of slaves 
from this county and Commonwealth. 

The facts, as we are informed, are as follows: 
Information w'as recently received that the slaves of 
John H. Harwood. Esq.. living at Washington, this 
county, about 12 miles below this place, would attempt 
an escape on the night of Wednesday last. Si.x 
gentlemen of that neighborhood crossed the river after 
dark and concealed themselves on the Ohio side. About 
two o'clock on the morning of Thursday, six of Mr. 
Harwood's negroes came across and were received by 
a party of whites at least seven in number ; and while 
the latter were engaged in assisting the former and 
their baggage from the canoe, the concealed Virginians 
made a descent upon them, and after a severe struggle 
.succeeded in capturing and securing five of the blacks 
and three of the whites. The latter were brought to 
this place, and after an examination before William S. 
Gardner and John Stephenson. Esquires, were fully 
committed. 

.\s the offense of which these men are accused is 
a felonv under our laws, an examining court has been 
sunrmoned for Friday next (i8th inst. ). W'e forbear 
comment at least until the result is known. .'Mthough 
our citizens have been greatly exasperated by the events 
of the last few years, of which the one which gave 
rise to these remarks is the last, every disposition is 
manifested to give the accused a fair trial and. if found 
guilty, to leave them in the hands of the law. 

"The emphasizing is ours. There was no 
evidence before the Call Court that the prison- 
ers assisted 'the negroes and tlieir baggage 
from the canoe.' 

'Tt is evident frotn this Parkersburg article 
tiiat the Virginia gentlemen invaded Ohio to 
make tlie capture here. That they have 
knowingly and intentionally captured 'three 
citizens of Ohio' — transported them to Park- 
ersburg Jail to be punished in order to intim- 
idate the people of Ohio. 'If found guilty,' 
these prisoners are magnanimously to be 'left 
in the hands of the law' ! — if not, we hear, — 
and this article rather 'gives color tO' the idea' 
— that they are to be assigned to the tender 
mercies nf Jtulge Lynch." 

THE 1 Ai.i. <:oi;rt. 

(Frnin the Parkcrsbwg Gazette, of July 34. 1^45-) — 

The trial of Garner, Thomas and Eoraine. con- 
fined in jail here, under the charge of aiding the es- 
cape of slaves of the county and Crnin"inwcalth. oc- 
curred on last Friday, in the presence of a considerable 
assemblage of person^: from the country on thi- and 
8 



the other side of the Ohio River. Messrs. Stringer and 
Spencer of this place appeared for the prisoners, and 
of two gentlemen of the bar of Marietta, w'ho attended 
for the purpose of assi.sting in the defense, the prison- 
ers accepted one (Mr. Whittlesey), constituting to- 
gether a very able and faithful defense, as was ad- 
mitted on all sides at the .close of the trial. 

In the absence of Gen. J. J. Jackson, the attorney 
for the Commonwealth in the county, the prosecution 
was conducted with a high degree of fairness and 
ability, by P. J. Van Winkle. Esq., of this place. The 
result was the remanding of the prisoners for further 
trial at the Circuit Superior Court on the first of 
Sq)tember. We may have a word to say about this 
matter on its merits, at some future time, but not now ; 
because our citizens intend that the final trial shall 
be, as it is on all sides admitted that the trial before 
the examining court has been, a fair one. .^nd they 
intend firmly to abide by its issue, be it wdiat it may. 
So that we purposely refrain from going into the ques- 
tion at this tune, and until after the final trial. The 
Court expressed themselves desirous to admit ihe 
prisoners to bail, but regretted that it did not consist 
with their duties to do so. 

"The "high degree of fairness and ability' 
evinced by the prosecution, liowever, it may 
he accepted by some Virginians — we would 
iiope not verv many — would have ]>een held 
quite otherwise, had the like occurred in Oliio. 

"The prisoners had been denied free and 
unrestrained intercourse with friends and kin- 
dred from Ohio — were excessively intimidated 
— and were cajoled into the Ijelief that they 
could not safely admit the counsel — tliree, not 
'two' — sent by their friends in Ohio to aid in 
their defense. P. G. Van Winkle, Esq.. ob- 
jected to counsel appearing in behalf of the 
violated rights of Ohio, unless formally au- 
tiiiorized by the Governor of Ohio.. He dwelt 
much oil the limited power of the Court, and 
advanced the most ultra sophistical and offen- 
sive pretensions of the rights and dominion 
of Virginia 'Northwest of the River Ohio.' 
We cannot well suppose that Virginia will 
concur in these assumptions. 

"We hope the newspaper press of Ohio 
wiill pay that attention to the subject which its 
unspeakable imjiortance demands. It is evi- 
tlent that Virginians are quite prone to view 
the ])eople of Ohio as too spiritless to vindicate 
their rights. Let them now be vindicated, le- 
gally, peaceably, but firmly, and infinite mis- 
chief mav be prevented from occurring here- 
after. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



"We give extracts from the Ciiicinnati 
Gazette — 

.1/i())_r a Buckeye. 

OIIIOANS CAPTUREJ ! GREAT EXCITEMENT! 

On the evening of the oth. three men from Ohio. 
Mr. C. Loraine. Mr. Garner, and Mr. Thomas, all of 
Washington County, Ohio, were seized on the Ohio 
shore, by a body of men from Virginia, and lodged 
in jail at Parkersbur,g, upon the charge that they had 
aided the escape of slaves. 

We have nothing to say in defense of any man, or 
yet of men, who will entice slaves away. If caught, 
let the law have its course.' But we have something to 
say against our citizens being seized on their own soil, 
and without process of law, by people of another State, 
Jo be tried before the tribunals of that State. ' They 
may be wrong everv way ; bad at hear: and bad in 
conduct; but they should not be troubled if Ohio has 
the means or the power to protect them. The law of a 
State is limited to the territory of the State. Beyond, 
it is a dead letter, and if for slavery, or for anything 
■else, this principle is violated, our State governments 
are in effect annihilated. If this were allowed. Ohioans 
may =eize Virginians for oeing slave-holders, and 
punish them, just as Virginians may seize Ohioans for 
aiding the escape of slaves. Such a state of things 
woul;l result in anarchy — and if general would des- 
troy the government. 

We wish OUT friends in Ohio to lie firm, but cool, 
Mahan was seized on the same grounds, and in the 
same way nearly: but a Kentucky court and jury ac- 
quitted him without a moment's hesitation. The ap- 
peal in tliis case is to the law. Let it be fairly met. 
and we do not believe the result doubtful. No jury 
■upon their oath? — no judge — no law — would sanction a 
principle so fatal in all its consequences, as that neces- 
sary to convict and punish these Ohioans, \iz. : that the 
laws of Virginia extend into Ohio. See that the best 
counsel is obtained in Virginia, and to that add the 
ablest men of our State, Indeed, in all such cases we 
would, if practicable, have the State speak and act 
through her highest officers, so that her citizens may 
feel everywhere that they are protected in all their 
lioine riglits," 

"Tlie abduction of Oliio citizens is such 
an aggravated offense upon the rights of men, 
and against the sovereignty of the State, as to 
excite, as it ought, great and general indigna- 
tiiin. \\"e have spokai freely upon the sub- 
ject, and the press of the State, and of other 
States, almost universally re-iterates our lan- 
guage or speaks, in still stronger terms. We 
cannot copy manv evidences of the spirit of the 
press, but here is an extract we find, with re- 
marks ( if approval, in the National IntelUgcn- 
I'cr. copied from the Cincinnati Gazette, which 



shows a State pride as well as personal indig- 
nation : — 

These Ohioans have been kidnapped on our and 
their soil, and w'hile violating no law of home, by peo- 
ple n-om a foreign State, and are now held as felons 
in a foreign jail. It will never do to tolerate the idea 
that the people of any State may invade our territory 
by force, and by force capture and imprison our citi- 
zens. We shall be despised, and ought to be despised, 
as poltroon in s^pirit, and coward at heart, if we 
sluggishly fold our arms and say nothing and do 
nothing to meet wrongs of so outrageous a character. 
No man need to talk to us of the character of the 
men seized in this particular case. None need speak 
of what they attempted to do, or did. The right to 
seize the poorest and meanest citizen of Ohio by force, 
confers, if not resisted, the right to seize the best 
citizen of the State. Let us see whether there be vir- 
tue in the writ of habeas corpus, or the law, and let 
us know, too, speedily whether the citizens of Vir- 
ginia, or any other State, may invade our soil, bear 
away our people, and doom them as felons, against 
justice, right, and law, without any remedy on our 
part, except the last remedy which God and Nature 
liave put into our hands. 

The editor of the Parkersburg Gazette has made a 
bitter personal attack upon the writer of an article in 
our paper of the .31st ult., to which the gentleman has 
replied ; but as we do not wish to O'CCupy our space 
with the two column article of the Gasette — which he 
wished to appear in connection with his reply — prin- 
cipally because we thought public attention ought not 
to be diverted from the original offense to a consider- 
ation of comparatively personal matters, — he has pub- 
lished it in the Buckeye. We annex some extracts 
from liii Cfjnmentary on the Gii:ctte's article: 

NOT TRUE 

'Tt is not true that the citizens of Virginia, who 
made the capture, crossed the river for that purpose, 
or Willi tliat expectation. They went for the sole pur- 
pose of intercepting the slaves, as they had a perfect 
right to do ; and until they had actually seized the 
whites supposed the whole were negroes." — Parkers- 
burg Gazette. 

A "mighty" likely story that — isn't it now? They 
expected the negroes were about to leave their homes 
in Virginia — but they couid not think of stopping them 
there ! No : they had a perfect right to invade Ohio, 
and they would do it — Ohio being their lawful hunting 
ground. The Parkersburg Gazette remembers to for- 
get a few items. These night hunters placed- them- 
selves in Ohio — where they could watch, not the river, 
but the road from Decatur. They saw men pass in the 
night, but wouldn't suspect they were going to help the 
negroes ! They heard the negroes answered from the 
Ohio shore — but thought 'twas negro answering negro! 
The Parkersburg Gazette says there was evidence (by 
these gentlemen) that the prisoners assisted the negroes 
and their bagga.ge from the canoe — but when they 
"seized the whites'' they supposed them all negroes. 
Now don't this make un a mighty likely story? 



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MOST SCRPRISINCLV SURPRISIN'C. 

"We have seen with much surprise in the Marietta 
Intelligencer, a communication entitled 'Invasion of 
Ohio.' * * * We are surprised that the editor of 
that paper should have admitted such an article to 
his columns. * * * W'c must again express our 
.surprise that any respectable journal should give it 
publicity."- — I'arkcrsbiirg Gaccttc. 

The Farkcrshurg Gacctte seems to disremember 
that Ohio is a Free State. There is so much freedom 
in Ohio that we dare to be fair and publish what the 
Gazeiie says against us — the like whereof we suppose 
the Parkcrshitrg Gazette dares not do. We have be- 
come so far free in Ohio that even abolition lectures 
are now seldom molested. Pro-slavery lecturers have 
scarce ever been interrupted. The intimation of the 
Riclmi-jiiH Enquirer, that West Virginia was becoming 
free, is e.Kcecdingly grievous and surprising to the /-'. 
Gazette. 

A FIXE CH.\N(JE. 

"If a fair trial can be had. tlie priMniers will have 
it. and, as heretofore, every indulgence will be extended 
to them which circumstances permit. We have heard 
no desire expressed that they should be convicted un- 
less the law, as applied to the facts, fully warrants it." 
—P. Gazette. 

Well, what by Virginia construction, is the law? 

Vv hy according to Mr. Van Winkle, "That Vir- 
ginia, or ?ny other State has a right to pass a law de- 
claring the punishment of an offense committed 
against her citizens or their property although com- 
mitted out of her limits, and may punish the offender 
if brought before her tribunals, and that the law under 
which these men -are prosecuted is such a law !" 

We want to add a word : If this is a sound doctrine, 
why may not Ohio pass a law' against slave-holding 
and under it arrest any Virginians who may be guilty 
of what she pronounces a crime? The Virginians 
ought to see that this may prove liad doctrine for them. 

PLTLIC MEETING. 

A meeting of the citi'zeiis of Washington 
County was held at the Court House in Mar- 
ietta, by adjournment, August i6, 1845, to 
take into consideration further measures for 
the hberation of Ohio citizens then in the 
Parkersburg Jail, and for tlie vindication of 
the rights of Ohio. 

Xahum Ward, James Lawton, A, T. Nye, 
Judge Loring, and William West were ap- 
pointed a committee to report resolutions for 
the action of the meeting; the committee sub- 
mitted the following resolutions which were 
unanimously adopted : — 

Resolved That the forcible abduction and detention 
in the Parkersburg Jail of our citizens, Creighton J. 



Loraine, Peter M. Garner, and Mordecai E. Thomas, 
by Virginians, constitutes a most alarming trespass on 
the rights of Ohio. 

Re.iolved, That in the opinion of this meeting, 
peaceable and legal measures should be adopted and 
pursued, with untiring enrg)-, not merely for the lil)era- 
tion of the prisoners, but also security from similar 
assaults hereafter on the peace and dignity of Ohio. 

Kesohcd, That application should be made in 
proper form to t^he Governor of Ohio, for his active in- 
terference in this case, to the litmost of his power and 
authority vested in him for the promotion of the wel- 
fare and vindication of the rights of Ohio. 

Resolved, Tliat it is highly expedient and essential 
to the peace of the States bordering on the Ohio River, 
that Ohio should as-crt and strenuously maintain her 
rights of State Jurisdiction to low-water mark, as 
established in 1820 in the case of Handley's I.essee 
vs. .Anthony, et al., by the Supreme Court of the 
United States. 

Resolved, That it is highly expedient and essential 
that laws should he passed by the National Legislature 
securing to persons seized, carried away, and detained 
from their own territory, the privileges of the writ 
of Habeas Cor|)us. and the protectifm of the Federal 
Judiciary. 

Resolved, That the following named citizens of 
Washington County be and they are hereby appointcl 
a committee to carry the foregoing resolutions into 
effect, seven of whom shall be a quorum, and the citi- 
zens of this meeting shall sustain them in so doing: 
Nahum Ward, Caleb Emerson, Walter Curtis. G, W. 
Barker. Hiram Gard, Job S. King. Dr. G. N. Gilbert, 
James M. Amlin. R. K. Ewart, John Collins, William 
R. Putnam, Jr., A. T. Nye, J. D. Chamberlain, Daniel 
Davis, Ira Hill, Elisha Allen, Joseph Barker. William 
P. Cutler, Simeon Deming, Jr., and William R. Brown- 
ing. 

THE TRIAL .^T P.VRKERSIiURt;. 

September, 1845 — 

B. Gates, Esr|.— On Monday, the 1st inst.. the Cir- 
cuit Superior Court of Virginia commenced its fall 
session in Wood County. A large number of the citi- 
zens of Washington County repaired hither to attend 
the '.rial of the three Ohio citizens confined in the 
Parkersburg Jail on the charge of aiding the escape 
of pri.soners. As an eye-witness I proceed to give 
a sketch of the proceedings of the Court. 

On Monday, the grand jury, having been em- 
panneled and sworn, retired to their chambers, and 
after a few hours deliberation, returned with an indict- 
ment jointly found against the prisoners. Peter Vt. 
Garner, Creighton J. Loraine and Mordecai E. Thom- 
as, charging them with enticing and assisting, in the 
county of Wood, six negroes, the property of Mr. 
Harwoo'd. to escape into Ohio from servitude. The 
indictment contained four or five counts, each vary- 
ing the charge to suit the various sections of the 
statute At nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, the 
prisoners were brought within the bar of Court, and 
the indictment immediately read to them, to which 
each answered severally not guiltv. Counsel for the 
pri-oners— Mesrs. Vinton, and C. H. Brough, of Ohio, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



and Vv'. A. Harrison and J. G. Stringer, of Virginia. 
Mr. Jackson, the attorney for the Commonwealth, here 
stated to ihe Court that in consequence of an attack 
of the erysipelas he should be compelled, in following 
the advice of his physician, to decline the prosecution 
cf the case — not without hope, however, that other 
members of the bar could be induced to fill his place ; 
but in case other attorneys should not be employed. 
he should be compelled to move the Court for a con- 
tinuance of the cause until the next term. The Court 
thereupon appointed Messrs, Fisher and Van Winkle, 
but the fonner of these gentlemen declined. The lat- 
ter consented to engage only on the condition that 
Mr. Fisher would lead the prosecution — this, however. 
Air. Fisher peremptorily declined. The question then 
recurred upon the contmuance of the case. 

Mr. Vinton arose in opposition. He appeared (he 
said) in the cause, not strictly as counsel for the 
prisonrrs, but at the request of the Executive of Ohio 
in defense of the rights of the State. It was of the 
highest importance that no right, however great or 
small, should be violated between the sister States 
of Virginia and Ohio. Thus far two sovereignties had 
continued to flourish, one at the side of the other, 
and not an incident had transpired to war against the 
mutual amity and friend-hip which had ever existed 
between them. And feeling a conviction that if this 
cause should come to a speedy termination the intense 
cx,:!tcmcnt now existing in either State w'ould at once, 
and quietly, subside, he could not but argue upon the 
Court the propriety of an immediate trial. Delay, he 
thought, would only heighten the unhappy excitement. 
Should the trial proceed, and the result be an ac- 
quittal of the prisoners, the pec^ple of Ohio would 
at once "rub out' all harsh and unfriendly feeling; 
but should the result be otherwise and a continuance 
be had, he was sure that an indictment would be found 
at the next term of the Court of Washington County 
against the Virginia citizens who had seized and 
brought here the prisoners, and that a requisition upon 
the Virginia Executive would follow, and if a sur- 
render was made of these citizens, they would prob- 
ably be sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary under the 
statute of the State to prevent kidnaping. It was im- 
possilile to determine the extent of the dififictdties that 
would eventually spring up under such a state of cir- 
cumstances. All interference by the people of Ohio 
with the property or rights of the citizens of Vir- 
ginia was to be deprecated and condemned as unwar- 
ranted and in violation of the good faith which should 
ever exist, under our admirable constitution, between 
the two sovereignties. Laws had been enacted in Ohio 
against anv such interference, but it being shown that 
Congress alone had the power of enacting laws rela- 
tive to fugitives from labor, the Ohio acts wei'e re- 
pealed. He furtb.er alluded to the operation of the 
Constitution and laws of the ITnited States, and also 
of the laws of Ohio and Virginia and urged the citi- 
zens of both States to a strict and faithful observance 
of them. He appeared, he repeated, in behalf of the 
State of Ohio : but should it be ascertained that the 
prisoners had, at any time when in the commission 
of the crime charged, been within the jurisdiction of 
Virginia, he would immediately abandon the defense 
and leave them to rely upon other counsel. 



Mr. Harrison thought that were the Court to take 
a recess, counsel for the prosecution might be obtained. 

Mr. Stringer made some remarks in a low tone 
which were not distinctly heard. 

Mr. Jackson, further in support of the motion, said 
that the Commonwealth could not under the circum- 
stances be fairly rejiresented in the cause, as other 
counsel than those assigned would act without prep- 
aration. The question of boundary he thought a high- 
ly important one and required an elaborate investi- 
gation in order to settle it fairly and firmly. It should 
not be settled in haste. He hoped the prisoners would 
have the fairest possible trial, and he should not ask 
their conviction unless they were proven clearly within 
the territory of Virginia at the time of the commis- 
sion of the acts charged, 'Twas true that much ex- 
citement existed on both sides of the river, but none 
but citizens of Virginia knew how to feel for the in- 
juries which their rights were daily sustaining. The 
prisoners he thought were guilty, and as they now had 
them in their pow'er he hoped they would be pun- 
ished in an exemplary manner. The people of V'ir- 
ginia had rights which should be sustained if possible. 

The Court after the close of the arguments granted 
the motion and fi.xcd upon the 17th of November next 
for a special session to try the issue. The prisoners 
were admitted to bail in $500 each, or were to stand 
committed until trial, in case no bail could be had. 
They will, however, probably be able to secure the 
necessary bail withm a few days. It is much to be 
re.gretted that circumstances are such as to prevent 
the attendance of Mr. Vinton at the tinte fixed upon 
for the Special Court. Good feeling and harmony 
prevailed throughout. It is worthy of remark, per- 
haps, that the Court repeatedly expressed a deter- 
mination to afford the prisoners a fair and impartial 
trial. Th.'; only exceptional feature of the proceedings 
T observed was the' degrading treatment shown the 
prisoners when taken to and from the jail. No one 
had a remote idea that any effort would be made to 
release them — yet each prisoner was collared by two 
self-important sub-ofticers and dragged along among 
a crowd of two or three hundred, as if they w^ere the 
blackest criminals in Christendom. Yours, etc. 

.//; nitioan. 

"It is certainly a hard matter for the pris- 
oners to he dealt with thus. They were, ready 
for trial. The prosecuting attorney has been 
out of health for some time, and it was under- 
stood weeks ago that he might not be able to 
conduct the case. In these circumstances no 
counsel, it appears, was secured to aid him. 
The prisoners must remain in jail more than 
two months longer, or give ibail. Suppose 
Mr. Jackson is then sick, and there is the same 
neglect about assistance, or difficulty about 
procuring it, must thes^ men be again sent to 
jail ? 

"There is one sigular fact in this case, — 



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The ablest counsel in Virginia are willing to 
ajjpear in lielialf (if the prisoners, hut nobody 
but Mr. Jackson is desirous of appearing 
against them. 1 f the State had a good case, 
there would i)rol)al)l_\' he no difficulty of this 
kind. — Editor." 

The Ohio Slate Journal, in an issue of 
September. 1845, after copying the account of 
the trial at Parkersburg as contained in the 
Mariclla Intelligencer, comments as follows: 

* * * * "We are convinced that there is 
no probability of the conviction of the prison- 
ers, and that this is understood by those in the 
prosecution. But, as we intimated several 
weeks since, the final discussion of the question 
on its merits, is put of¥, in order to punish the 
prisoners before they are tried. They have 
alreadv been retained in prison for some time, 
and unless they should get the bail will be re- 
tained for a longer period. Even if they get 
bail, the rod will be held over their heads, and 
thus, it is supposed, others will be deterred 
from following the example set by them, in the 
matter with which they stand charged. If 
we are correct in this supposition there is cer- 
tainly just room for complaint against the 
course of proceedings. * * * * 

"We learn from gentlemen at Parkersburg 
that the very serious illness of Mr. Jackson, 
the prosecuting attorney for Virginia, did not 
prevent his attending to other business the 
whole week. It is not so much a matter of 
surprise that the grand jury should have found 
a bill as that they should have found it upon 
such additional testimony as was presented. 
It has been stated that the grand jury would 
not have found a bill but for new and impor- 
tant facts that came to their knowledge, in ad- 
dition to what were presented at the called 
court. And \vhat were they? Wiiy, a wit- 
ness testified that when the kidnaped Ohioans 
reached Virginia, it was found that they had 
water in their shoes, and as the boat in which 
they were taken over was dry. it was conclud- 
ed that they might have got their feet wet in 
Virginia water — probably when helping the 
negroes out of their boat when it reached this 
shore! Well. su])pose thev did "get their feet 



wet' there, thev were not within the jurisdic- 
tion of Virginia. They had not been within 
five rods of low-water mark, and did not get 
there until carried by an armed force. 

"A word about the bail: Bail was re- 
quired in Virginia. A number of citizens of 
Ohio, men of wealth and high character, of- 
fered to become responsible to any citizen of 
Virginia who would bail the prisoners. The 
indemnifying bond was signed by a large num- 
ber of our wealthy citizens, and besides this 
one of the signers offered to give his individ- 
ual note for the whole amount of the bail to a 
citizen of Virginia if he would enter into re- 
cognizance for their appearance. Two gentle- 
men of Virginia consented to give bonds if a 
third man cotild be obtained to engage jointly 
with them. A young gentleman of undoubted 
pecuniary responsibility voluntarily offered to 
do so, but as he was not a freeholder (his 
property being, at least a portion of it, in bank 
stock), he was refused. The sum total of the 
matter is, that after the most importunate en- 
treaties and althou_gh undoubted and abundant 
security was offered, bail in the sum of $1,500 
could not he olvtained in Virginia : and our 
citizens, kidnaped by lawless ruffians, must re- 
main in jail till the middle of Xovemljer before 
they can be 'tried — for acts done in this State! 
Whether they will be tried even then, will 
probably depend on the health or disposition 
of the prosecuting attorney." 



ADMITTEU TO E.ML. 



January, 1846. — 

"Judge McComas passed down the Ohio 
on Monday, on board the steamboat 'Colum- 
bia." A special term of the Court was held in 
Parkersburg yesterday, and Garner, Loraine 
and Thomas were admitted to bail in the sum 
of $100 each. Asa Harris of Harmar entered 
into recognizance for them all. 

"We have now only space to mlake this an- 
nouncement, but may, at our leisure, have 'a 
word or two to say' about the amount of bail 
required at the term of the Court held in Sep- 
tember last — the impossibility of obtaining the 



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kind of bail then required — the comparatively 
easy terms now offered, and sundry other mat- 
ters connected with the history of the affair. 

HURRAH roK GENERAL JACKSON. 

"Not the General of New Orleans mem- 
ory, but Gen. John J. Jackson, the commander 
of the guard what shot the Parkersburg Town 
Bull — mistaking it for a posse of Ohioans ! 
Just read this and tremble, all 'Ohio Aboli- 
tionists !' 

"The IV inchest cr (Va.) Republican says, 
'That Gen. John J. Jackson, of Parkersburg, 
has applied to the Governor of Virginia for 
300 stand of arms and authority to- eimbody 
troojis to repel and invasion the 'Ohio Aboli- 
tionists' may attempt !' 

"Now then, 'I^ib-a-dul)^ — rub^a-dub-dul), — ■ 
who'll enlist in the Parkersburg town guard?' 
It will be a bloodless one unless the town has 
bought another bull ! 

"Seriously, though, an attack upon Park- 
ersburg is already planned, and we advise the 
valorous gentlemen of 'the guard' to prepare 
themselves with three days' rations of bull- 
beef, scour up their guns, and be prepared 'to 
repel the invasion' — for we hear that an 'In- 
dependent Comipany' of nearly 20 Ohio' boys 
has been formed, and they have unanimously 
resolved to fill their pockets with buckeyes and 
hickory nuts, storm Parkersburg^ pelt General 
Jackson to death, and drive the town guard 
out oif Wood County !" 

LATER VIEWS OF THE OHK.) KIDNAITXO CASE. 

(From the Ohio RcKtslcr. 1893.) — 

"On the night of the 9th day of July, 
1845, tlitee 'citizens of Ohio — 'Oreighton J. 
Loraine, Peter M. Garner, and Mordecai E. 
Tjhomtis — wtre seized on the no^rth bank of 
the Ohio River, just above the mouth of the 
Little Hocking, and forcibly carried across the 
river, and imprisoned in the jail of Wood 
County, Virginia, at Parkersburg, their cap- 
tors being citizens of Virginia and their of- 
fense, 'carrying away' the slaves si.K in numll:)er, 
of John H. Harwbod, a resident of Washing- 
ton Bottom, nearly opposite the scene of cap- 



ture. Half a century hath wrought many 
changes, and few that witnessed the exciting 
scenes and incidents of that eventful period 
are left to relate to the younger generation the 
story of what transpu'ed on the border of Ma- 
son and Dixon's Line in those early days. 

"On the night named, certain citizens of 
Decatur township residing some four or five 
miles up the Little Hocking, met the slaves of 
Harwood at the river, and were assisting them 
in getting their scanty luggage out of the ca- 
noe and up the bank, when the three men above 
named were pounced upon by concealed Vir- 
ginians, who, in their eagerness to capture 
their Abolition foes, permitted the slaves to 
escape, and on the following day the six chat- 
tels were con\-eyed across the country in the 
\icinity of Plymouth in open wagons, with 
the stars and stripes proudly waving i)\-er the 
suddenly freed and happy people. 

"The exasperated Virginians now had 
S(jmething tangible on which to wreak their 
vengeance, and the three prisoners were made 
to feel the wrath of an outraged and indignant 
people. They were denied all the ordinary 
comforts and conveniences of prison life in the 
Old Dominion. They were confined with the 
fugitive slaves, but denied even the meagre 
fare accorded to these, and when bail was prof- 
fered, they were indignantly denied their lib- 
erty on any terms. 

"As may he supposed, excitement ran 
high on both sides of the river, and when the 
Go\'ern(,r of Virginia called out her State 
militia to defend her border and i)re\ent the 
rescue of the prisoners, the people of Ohio 
were just as ready to march to the rescue at 
once, and Governor Bartley was appealed to 
in thunder tones to call out the militia or ac- 
cept volunteers and resent the insult, and re- 
dress the wrong, even if rivers of blood ran 
as a result. But wiser counsels prevailed, and 
the authorities determined to appeal to the 
courts, and to this end the Govelrnor appointed 
Hon. Samuel F. Vinton, the ablest legal talent 
of the State, to present the claims of Ohio, 
while very able and eminent counsel appeared 
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"The case finally reached the State court 
of last resort at Richmond, Virginia, at the 
December session, 1845, ^"*1 '^^''^^ so ably pre- 
sented and fairly discussed that the prisoners 
were discharged, and thus ended a most exict- 
ing and deeply interesting period in the State's 
history and to a person now looking back to 
the eventful time, it scarcely seems possible 
that bloodshed was averted and quiet restored. 
The question in the case, relied upon by Mr. 
Vinton, was whether these prisoners committed 
any offense against the laws of Virginia, as 
the canoe was some 50 feet within the shore 
from low-water mark, and hence within the 
borders of Ohio, and beyond the jurisdiction 
of Virginia courts. 

"The State militia was vigilant and alert, 
and no human being, black or white, could 
evade the sentry's stern command to 'halt,' or 
enter the exicted village without a pass en- 
dorsed by men good and true to the iiitcresis 
of slavery. Even the town bull was reported 
to have lost his life by his persistent and buH- 
headed refusal to obey the command on a dark 
Xovember night, when the unerring aim of a 
chivalrous guard laid him low in death. Th'i 
militia were prone to add insult to injury, and 
soon after their occupation of the village, they 
ran out a brass field-piece to the river bank, 
with its Ixisiness end threateningly pointed 
across the border toward Belpre, where many 
pesky Abolitionists were supposed to dwell." 

Mr. Editor: The irticle in the Register of Aug. 
.Wth on the Garner case is in error in stating that the 
prisoners were dischprgec'. by the Virginia Court, if 
it means tliat the Court decideJ the case. The fol- 
lowin-? letter written hy Rorden Stanton to William 
P. Cutler gives the facts. It is dated Little Hocking, 
April 22, 1846: 

"l"he prisoners Loraine, Garner and Thomas are 
bailed in a bond of $100 each. Asa Harris was taken 
for the thr;.-c. No Virginia bail was asked; it is my 
opinion that Virginia never intends to decide the case. 
Judge McComas lold a citizen of Ohio whom he 
thought tri!stvvorthy that he did not~ suppose that pris- 
oners ever would come back and if they did not their 
bond never would be sued: if they appeared at the 
March term and renewed their cognizance there, in 
that case the Court at Richmond in June would de- 
cide that the act was done in Virginia, and if they 
again appeared in September, sentence would be passed 
upon them, and a petition immediately got up for a 
reprieve, signed first by Judge McComas and then 



by all the influential men in Wood County and then 
to be .sent to Ohio for signatures, and have them re- 
prieved before anything further can be done, and there 
they suppose the matter will rest. The men are ready 
to do anything that is thought best and wish your ad- 
vice whether to appear in March or not." 

This appears to have been the end of the case which 
never reached a final decision. Mr. Vinton, in his 
argument in behalf of Garner, Thomas and Loraine, 
gave due prominence to the fact that they were taken 
on the Ohio shore, ''fifty feet within the shore from 
low-water mark." but that was not the point he re- 
lied on. He denied absolutely that Virginia had any 
jurisdiction beyond the middle of the Ohio River. He 
maintained this proposition in an argument which 
seeiTis conclusive. 

E. C. Da'fes. 

"In the issue of Tuesday, the writer stated 
that the three prisoners, Loraine, Garner, and 
Thomas, confined in the Parkersburg Jail 
were discharged but failed tO' give details as to 
how they were discharged ; not deeming it of 
interest to the general reader. 

"The facts were, that the Court of last re- 
sort at Richmond, not desiring to commit it- 
self on the question raised in the case, de- 
sired that the prisoners be discharged, on mere 
nominal bond, which was done and the Court 
never did decide the case, because the prisoners 
were never again called to appear. 

"For soiiie reason the State and Federal 
courts have nearly always found it convenient 
to dodge the question of the Southern bound- 
ary of the Northwest Territory between Ohio 
and Virginia, which boundary is fixed, under 
the grant of the State of Virginia, to all the 
territory 'northwest of the River Ohio.' The 
question which has vexed the courts is what 
is meant by the 'river Ohio?' Is it the center 
of the navigable stream, the north side at low- 
water mark, or does it extend to high-water 
mark? If to the latter mark, then these men 
were in Virginia, and amenable to her laws ; 
but the Court shrank from giving this much 
desired construction (desired Ijy Virginians) 
and had it so decided, the able counsel for de- 
faidant ould have carriekl the case to 
the Supreme Court of the United States, 
where a settlement of the question would no 
doubt have released the prisoners, and then 
rendered the commonwealth and its officers 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



and probability tbe \'irginia courts were glad 
to avoid by withholding' their decision. 

"In later years, we have had some deci- 
sions in interior courts of the States which 
would scarcely pass muster as sound doctrine. 

"In one instance, a Common Pleas judge 
in Ohio held that a burglary committed by 
breaking into, a wharf-boat moored to- the O'hio 
shore was not within the State of Ohio, be- 
cause the breaking was on the outer side of the 
boat, next to the channel of the river; and a 
West Virginia case from Jackson County was 
even more absu.rcl than this: in that case 
the sale of liquor on board a slianty-lx)at. 
moored to the Ohio shore at high-water line 
opposite Ravenswood, West Virginia, was 
held to be a violation of the laws of West Vir- 
ginia, but these cases scarcely rise to. the dig- 
ity of strong precedence. 

"So much for the legal aspect of the case. 
Now, as to the unfortunate victims of the il- 



legal imprisonment, and what became of them. 
Mordecai E. Thomas soon became blind after 
being released, and still lives at Quaker City, 
Ohio. Peter M. Garner died at Columbus. 
Ohio, many years ago, and Creighton J. Lo- 
raine died at Franklin County, Nebraska, last 
winter. They all left the filthy and damp 
prion much impaired in health, and never fully 
regained their i'ormer strength. 

"Had they, for the time being, forgotten 
their Quaker extraction, on the memorable 
night, and vigorously used the weapon Nature 
ga\'e them, as did some of their comrades, the 
Virginians would have gone home with both 
e}'es n mourning and empty-handed. 

"Other parties were present 'on that occa- 
sion : just how many we know not, 'but we 
think Titus Shotwell, Borden Staunton, Ham- 
ilton Cottle, Jonathan Plumley, and others, 
most of whom are now dead, could give some 
facts if living." 



CHAPTER. VII. 



EDUCATION. 

Early Teachers and Schools — The First School Houses — Improvement in School 
Houses — Agitation for Better Educational Facilities — The First Schools — 
Examiners of Common Schools — Educational Notices — School Directors — 
Teachers' Institutes — Washington County School Association Minutes — Will- 
iam Slocomb — Township High Schools — Other Means of Education — Washing- 
ton County Bible Society — The Marietta Library Association — The Marietta 
Lyceum — First Mechanics' Lyceum — A Hint on Home-Training Sabbath-Schools 
— Society for the Promotion of Temperance — Marietta Female Seminary — Art 
Schemes for the Betterment of Mankind — Edward Postlethwayt Page — Wash- 
ington County Children's Home — History of Children's Homes. 



If education be, as some have defined it, 
the conscious influence of one generation upon 
the next to produce conformity to an ideal, 
then education, intellectual, moral and relig- 
ious, began as soon as Xew England families 
had settled in the Northwest Territory. Among 
these settlers were many who had been well 
educated for the day. even enjo\ing a liberal 
education. 

early teachers .\xd schools. 

John Mathews, one of the pioneers, had 
at one time been engaged to teach in the 
Virginia settlement near Wheeling: but oth- 
er duties called him away before he had be- 
gun his school. In the colony the division 
of labor soon began, and one was employed to 
teach the children, while the rest continued 
the farming and the building. 

From the best attainable evidence, it ap- 
pears that the first school in the new settlement 



was taught in the northwest block-house by 
Maj. Anselm Tupper, in the winter of 1788- 
89. Dr. Jabez True also taught in the block- 
house and Jonathan Baldwin, who afterward 
settled at Waterford. Bathsheba Roush, of 
Belpre, was the first recruit in the great army 
of earnest women who have labored for the 
education of the youth of our country. She 
taught at Belpre in the summer of 1789. Dan- 
iel Mill, a graduate of Cambridge University, 
taught for some years at Farmers' Castle. 
Jonathan Baldwin, who has already 'been men- 
tioned, also taught in the same place before 
he removed to Waterford. 

The schools of that day and those that were 
kept u\) for many years later were sup- 
ported almost exclusix'ely bv the subscrip- 
tion of the patrons. For a long time there 
were no houses built exclusively for school 
purposes. At an early day Mr. Curtis taught 
a school at Marietta in a cooper shop. The 
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was taught in a room in tlie house of Ephraim 
Cutler in iSoi. William Slocumb and Benja- 
min F. Stone were among the very early teach- 
ers at Marietta. 

There was a little revenue for school pur- 
poses arising from the rent of Section 16 and 
perhaps the earliest corporatioii( created by 
legislative enactment was one to take charge 
of the revenue arising from these lands. For 
a long time school laws in Ohio were simply 
permissive; the township might create dis- 
tricts, and the districts might build school 
houses but there was no obligation to do this 
unless the people of the township took thein- 
itiati\-e. The people, not only of Washing- 
ton County, but also of the whole State, owe 
a debt of gratitude to Ephraim Cutler and Dr. 
S. P. Hildreth for their untiring efforts to se- 
cure means for popular education in every dis- 
trict. M'r. Cutler especially labored to secure 
better school laws while he was a member of 
the General Assembly, and Dr. Hildreth was a 
member of a committee to prepare a report on 
education for the consideration of the Assem- 
bly. 

THE FIRST SCHOOL HOUSES. 

The first school houses built were rude 
log structures, very similar to those in which 
the majority of the settlers were then living. 
One end of the school house was almost entire- 
ly occupied by the huge chimney, where great 
roaring wood fires were kept in the winter 
time. The best of these had a single hori- 
zontal row of panes of g-lass to ser\'e for a 
window. Against the wall beneath this win- 
dow, a long board supported by wooden pegs 
drivem into the wall served as a desk for the 
older pupils who were learnig^ to write. This 
long desk was not exactly reversible, but the 
pupils were, for by clambering over the bench 
on which they sat they ccmld reseat them- 
selves and have the edge of the board as a 
support for their backs. Houses substantial- 
ly of this form continued to be used in some 
parts of this county within the memory of 
men still livins:. 



In the other means for public instruction, 
designed not simply for the youth but for the 
whole community, the pioneers were ever alert. 

In February, the agents and the proprie- 
tors passed the following resolution : 

Resolved, That the 7th day of April be forever con- 
sidered as a day of public festival in the territory 
of the Ohio Company, as their settlements in this 
country commenced on that day; and that the direc- 
tors request some gentleman to prepare an oration to 
be delivered on the next anniversary. 

From the first year, the Fom-th of July 
was celebrated with due ceremony and usually 
an oration was delivered to perpetuate in the 
hearts of the young the sentiments of patriot- 
ism, which had inspired so many of the found- 
ers and ner\'ed them to offer their lives in de- 
fense of independence. It was also provided 
that the memorials of another race should be 
carefully preserved for the instruction of fu- 
tiu'e generations. The elevated squares, the 
mounds, the Sacra J'ia were to be preserved 
for public use. Early attempts were made to 
secure libraries, and it is worthy of mention 
that the books selected for these libraries, or 
owned in families, were of a serious nature — 
historical and theological works. Life with 
the pioneers was a serious matter and they had 
no time or taste for lighter literature. Even 
the poetical works read by them were of a se- 
rious and contemplative character. 

IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOL HOUSES. 

The second grade of school Iniildings. such 
as were standing in this county about the mid- 
dle of the 19th century, were a little better 
than the first; both in size and in furnishings. 
A typical example of the school house of 1850 
is recalled by one of the boys, who learned in 
it his first lessons in reading and writing. It 
stood by the roadside near a spring. It was 
Iniilt of hewed logs and contained three win- 
dows, each having eight small panes of glass. 
Instead of the huge fireplace, a coal stove 
stood in the middle Of the room. The board 
for a desk still decorated three sides of the 
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were three lon^ low benches on which the 
smaller scholars sat and very often roasted, 
especially if the weather was very cold. 

The chinks between the lo^s were filled 
with mud, from the road, which had been 
thoroughly kneaded by the horses and vehicles, 
and one of the tasks which tlie boys especially 
enjoyed was that of patching up the walls and 
filling the crevices, on some mild winter day, 
when the road had been thawed. The only 
ventilation afforded in this room was caused 
by the accidental breaking of a window pane, 
and as the school house was a long way from 
town it usually happened that two or three such 
apertures were to be seen. In extremely 
cold weather, these were sometimes stopped 
up with a hat or a piece of paper. 

Another picture of a school house of that 
time is given by Miss Harriet Warren: 

TH'' 01 n .SCHODI. HOUSE. 

O'er sh;i(!n\ved by tlie lofty trees, 

Where happy birds are singing ever, 

.And wild flowers scent the summer breeze 
Beside a gently flowing river — 

.An ancient cabin stands alone, 

Its roof with moss and grass o'ergrown. 

For three scorf years that time-worn pile 
Has firmly braved the wintry l)Iast, 

And three score springs with merry smiles, 
-And sunny days too bright to last — 

Have showered their sweetest offering there 

In wild profusion rich and rare. 

When the first rustic latch I rai>ed. 

And then the door I opened quite : 
So many eyes upon n'le ga/;ed, 

I wondered at the curious sight, 
Then took my seat with bashful look, 
.Ana studied in my spelling book. 

With school-mates there so dearly loved 

I .-pent full many happy hours. 
At noontimes through the woods we roved, 

.And hunted for our favorite flowers, 
With merry laugh and joyful song, 
While swiftly flow the hours along. 

That little band is scattered now 

Upon the world's oft changing stage, 

Some wear fame's laurel on their brow, 
The poet, statesman, and the sage, 

.And some have found a peaceful grave 

Where bending willows sadly wave. 



Fond memory often brings to mind 
The image of my teacher dear. 
With smiling face and actions kind 

In heart and word alike sincere. 
But I will check the rising sigh, 
A rich reward she reaps on high. 

The old school house — I love it well. 

'Twas there' in early days 1 met 
With one who words of love did tell, 

.\nd one who truly loves ine yet. 
The dear companion of my way. 
Through life's prolonged and weary day. 

Deserted now, its tottering walls 

Into decay arc falling fast, 
.\nil oft when twilight's shadows fall, 

I haste me there, and on the past 
I muse, until it all doth -ccm 
A beautiful, l;ut fleeting dream. 



.XGIT.ATKJX FOR BETTER EDUC.\TI()X.\L F.VCILI- 
TIES. 

In i8j2, G()\erfiiir Trimble appoiiUed Ca- 
leb Atwater, Lloyd Talljot, Dr. S. P. Hildreth, 
J. Barber. N. Guilford, James Hoge and John 
Collins as commissioners "to collect, digest, and 
to report to the next Genera! Assembly a sys- 
tem of education for common schools." 

This committee made a report to the State 
Legislature of 1822-23 in which they speak of 
the "]M'ejudice wiiicli narrow-minded and ava- 
ricious men will endeavor to excite against any 
system of education whicli will compel the rich 
man to pay more towards defraying the e.x- 
penses of erecting sch(3ol houses. &c,, than the 
man who is not worth a dollar." but they ex- 
l)ress the hojie that familiarity with the plan 
proposed "will Ije the great means of removitig 
all hostility to its adoption.'" 'i'hey call atten- 
tion to the fact that the ])opulation of Oliio rep- 
resents almost every part of the world and that 
many of our fellow citizens are unacquainted 
with any system of pul)lic education. 

A few months later "Philodemas" in tlie 
American Friend discusses the subject and de- 
plores the fact that while Ohio has within 30 
years risen from nothitig to be the fourtli State 
in the Union, "the progress of literature has 
not kept pace with her other acquirements." 
He complains that the frequent change of 
teachers prevents any continuity of work and 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



thinks that "witli proper instructors and proper 
books it is possible for the scholars to learn 
grammar, geography, geometry and algebra, 
in the same time which they now waste to ac- 
quire a smattering of reading, writing and 
arithmetic." He commends the educational 
labors of Noah Webster but thinks that "Web- j 
ster's Spelling Book." now in general use in 
the county, "is not at all adapted to the use of 
beginners." 

At a meeting of the Ohio Annual Confer- 
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, held 
in Marietta in September, 1822, three repre- 
sentatives of the Wyandot Indians — John 
Hicks, Monoque, and Between-the-Logs — 
were present and made short speeches. They 
thanked the conference for the school estab- 
lished among their people and for the unselfish 
labors of Rev. James B. Fruley. This mission 
originated in the pious efforts of a colored 
Methodist named Stewart, who had gone from 
Marietta to the Indians in 181 7. About the 
same time Cyrus Kingsbury writes to his 
friends in the Marietta Congregational Church 
(who had helped to support his work), telling 
of his schools among the Choctaws, of the 
hearty support he was receiving from the 
chiefs, and of the sneering way in which some 
members of Congress spoke of the missionary 
work as a farce. 

Perhaps some of us in 1902 have heard a 
little of the same kind of talk. Those who 
steal from the Indians do not wish to have mis- 
sionaries or teachers on the reservations. 

THE FIRST SCHOOLS. 

It is difficult to state with absolute certainty 
when the first school was established in each 
township, for the reason that, the organization 
being so simple, no records have been kept. 
When two or three families of settlers had te- 
gun work in the wilderness, they soon fotind 
it convenient to have one of their comlmunity, 
perhaps, an older son or daughter, make a be- 
ginning at a school. A room was found some- 
where or somehow and this school was begun. 
The teacher received perhaps not more than 
one dollar or two dollars a week for sen-ices. 



The first school reported in Adams township 
was taught by Enoch Wing in his own cabin 
in 1797. In Aurelius township Nancy Button 
was teaching in 1809 and 1810. The first 
school house, a log one of course, was Vnult 
near where Dexter now stands, in 181 5. The 
first school house was built in Barlow township 
in 1808 and the first teacher was John T. Dem- 
ing. Oliver Root was one of the pioneer teach- 
ers in Dacatur township, bu tthe date of his first 
school is not known. In Dunham toiwnship. a 
.school was built on the Goddard farm in 1814 
— Ethelinda Clark taught here in 1816. In 
Fairfield township, a school house was built in 
1 819. in which Oliver Miller was teacher. 
Charles Shipman taught a school in Fearing 
township about 1804. As early as 1810 a small 
circulating library had been purchased, which 
served a very useful purpose for a few years; 
finally the lx)oks were distributed among the 
share owners. One of the earliest school 
houses in Grandview township was at the 
mouth of Mill Creek, taught by ]\Ir. Edington, 
and about the same time or a little later Mr. 
Flack taught at Grandview. The first school 
house in Independence township was built in 
1835. '^"'^ William Gathers had taup-ht a sui> 
scription school in that community about 1823. 
The first school house in Lawrence townshij). 
near the mouth of Cow Run on the Little M'us- 
kinguni. in iSio. had for its teacher. Mi". 
Dunkin. Miiss Doffet taught a subscription 
school in Liberty township, but the first log 
school house was not built until 1838. In Lud- 
low township Miss Daily taught a school in 
1S16. In Muskingum township. Miss Levings 
first taught in a log school house at an early 
date, but the exact time is not known. Caleb 
Greene taught a school at his own home in 1801, 
in Newport township. In another part of that 
township, in what was then known as the "hill 
neighborhood." Miss Annie Plumer was the 
first teacher. In 1805 and 1806 in a cabin 
Ijuilt for a dwelling but not occupied, Russel 
Darrow taught the first school in what is now 
I Palmer township. John True taught a school 
j in Salem in 1807. In 1809 John Brown taught 
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The next year a log scliool house was built in 
that (Warren) township. In W'atertown 
township, which was then known as W'ooster, 
Nathaniel Gates taught a private school as 
early as 1799. The first log school house in 
IWesley township was built in 1819 — ]Miss 
Hewitt was the first teacher. 

The law of 181 7 permitted the forming of 
districts in the townships and the building of 
school houses. Some of our townships speedily 
availed themselves of this permission ; in others 
a beginning was not made for more than a 
quarter of a century. 

As in all other counties, the supporting 
of the schools was gradually assumed by the 
public. .Alt first the patrons furnished the 
school house, such as it was, with all its equip- 
ments, that were necessarily very meager, and 
l)aid the wages of the teacher. If any parents 
were too^ poor to pay the expenses of tuition, 
it was provided for by private benevolence and 
at a very early date we find that in son-«e town- 
ships a committee was appninted tu collect do- 
nations to meet such cases. 



Jainiary rg. 1827. — 

The Meeting of the Citizens of Marietta, for the 
purpose of forming a Society to aic! in educating in- 
digent children stands adjourned to Friday evening 
next (2d Feb.) 6 o'clock, at the School house in the 
1st District. ;;t which time .-\rticles of Association will 
be reported, .^s it is contemplated to extend the ben- 
efits of the Society throughout the Township, it is 
hoped a general attendance will be given. 

James M. Booth. Clerk. 

A little later the funds from the rent of 
Section 16, and still later the money collected 
hy special local taxation, were applied toward 
jjaying a part of the teachers' wages. The re- 
mainder was made up by the pa}'ment of the 
patrons in proportion to the minrber of days 
school received, and one of the tasks of the 
teacher between 1830 and 1850 was the com- 
putation of the amount due from each of these 
patrons, and the collection of the same. Some- 
times the public money was expended in paying 
the teacher for a \ery sh<irt term, perhaps not 
more than two nvmths ;ind the teacher was 
then permitted to continue the sclio<il for the 



benefit of those who chose to subscribe for the 
same. 

EX.\MINERS OF COMMON SCIIOOI.S. 

As we have shown in another part of this 
chapter, some of the earliest teachers were men 
liberally educated in the East, and as settle 
ments multiplied it was impossible to find 
thoroughly qualified teachers for all the schools. 
The following notice, first appearing April i, 
1825, marked a new step in the educational 
progress of this county : 

In pursuance of the law "Tu provide ior the sup- 
port and better regulation of Common Schools.'" 
passed at the last scsion of the Legislature of this 
State, the following gentlemen were appointed Ex- 
amir.ers of Common Schools for the County of Wash- 
ington, at the late term of the Court of Common Pleas, 
viz. : 

Mr. William Slocomb. of Mari.nia. 
Mr. William P. Putnam, of Belpre. 
.-Vnselm T. Nye, Esq.. of Waterford. 

The section of the law requiring this appointment 
makes it their duty to examine every person wishing 
to be employed as a teacher, and i'f they find such 
person qualified and of good moral character, to give 
a certificate to that effect. 

We are requested to state that the 1-^xaniiners of 
Common Schools propose meeting at the Muskingum 
.■\cademy in M.irietta, on Saturday the Oth of .\pril 
next, at one o'clock, P. M, : and subsequently on 'he 
third day of each term of the Court of Conmion Pleas 
for tliis county. 

When it was first propoesd tO' add English 
grammar to the list of enumerated branches 
required of teachers in puhlic schools, one of 
the best teachers then in the county said that 
it would be impossi1)le to supply the schools, 
if this requirement were rigidi}- exacted. 
However, from 1825, a county certificate has 
been demanded oi those teachers who were to 
draw from the public funds, except for the 
short period when by the law of Ohio every 
township was permitted to elect its own ex- 
aminers. 

.March, ^ii2(K— 

".\n act to ])ro\idc for the sup])ort and 
lietter regulation of Common Schools," passed 
February 5, 1825, makes it the duty of the 
trustees of each incorj^orated township to lay 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



off the sanile into one or more school districts. 
It also provides, that no township shall be 
entitled to receive any part of the monev'S 
collected for school purposes, until the same 
shall be laid off into districts, etc. We would 
suggest tO' the trustees of townships that have 
not con-y>lied with the law in this respect, the 
propriety of causing the same to be done as 
soon as practicable. It is essential to the in- 
terests of the rising generation that the requi- 
sites of this law be strictly attended to." 

— Ohio Stoti' Journal. 
1831-— 

At a meeting of the Examiners of Com- 
mon Schools in Washington County, held at 
the 'court House in Marietta on the first day 
of Novemfl^er, 1831, there were present, Will- 
iam Slocomb, William: Pitt Butnam, John 
Brown, John D. Chamberlain, Caleb' Emer- 
son of Douglas Putnam. William Slocomb 
was appointed chairman and Douglas Putnam, 
clerk. 

The following regulations for the go\ern- 
ment of the Examiners were adopted: 

1. The Board of Examiners will hold an Annu.il 
Meeting at Marietta, on the second day of the Fall 
Temi of the Conrt of Common Pleas in each year. 

2. The Examiners for the several Townships shall 
meet for the examination of Teachers on t!ie fir-;t 
Saturday in April. June and October, 

3. Each E.vaminer shall keep a record of all per- 
sons to whom he shall grant certificates and of the 
several branches in which they aie authorized to teach: 
and shall return a Report of the same to the Clerk 
of the Annual Meeting. 

4. Every person applj;^ing for examination, who is 
not personally known to the Examiners, shall produce 
satisfactory evidence of good moral character, 

5. Every person shall apply to the E.xaminer or 
Examiners in the Township where he or she may re- 
side, or where he or she proposes to teach school ; 
and in case there is no Examiner in sucli Township, 
then application shall be made to the Examiners in 
one ol the Townships adjoining. 

6. No Examiner shall grant a certificate to a per- 
son from a Township where any other E.xaminer re- 
sides, unless said 'certificate shall be first signed by 
the Examiner in such Town; or unless sufficient cause 
is shown to rerder such examination necessary. 

7. The Examiners shall require from all Teachers 
the following qualifications, viz.., a knowledge of 
Reading, Writing ?.nd .■Irithmetick, at least so far as 
to comprise the Rule of Three. 

8. The Examiners shall visit the Schools in their 
respective Townships from time to time as they shall 



deem expedient : and ia ordinary cases, at least as 
often as once in each quarter. 

9. These regulations may be altered or amended 
at any .Annual Meeting of the Exatniners by a vote 
of a majority of the Examiners present. 

It was decided that for the current year, 
the Examiners of the several townships 
should meet on Saturday, the 19th of No- 
vember, for the examination of teachers. It 
was ruled that teachers might be examined 
either at the Annual Meeting, or at the quar- 
terly meetings Oif the Examiners in the several 
townships. 

NOTICE. 

1834-— 

In pursuance of the provisions of "An act to pro- 
vide for the support and better regulation of Com- 
mon Schools," the Board of School Examiners, for 
the County of Washington, at their meeting held at 
the Court Elouse. in Marietta, August 5th, 1834, pro- 
ceeded to appoint the following persons to be exam- 
iners of Female School Teachers, in the several town- 
ships of Washington County, viz. : 

Belpre — Jesse M. Ames. 

Barlow — John Brown. 

Adams — Enoch Rectjr. 

.•\urelius — John Smithson. 

Decatur — Sylvester tiaynes. 

Fearing — Joel Tutde. 

Grand view — XA'illiam Proctor. 

Lawrence — Joseph S. Ruggles. 

Ludlow — Porter Flint. 

Newport — Cornelius Battelle. 

Marietta — Anselm T-. Nye. 

Ro.xbury — Hiram Card. 

L'nion — George W. Barker. 

Warren — Isaac Humphreys. 

Wesley' — .Abner C. Dunsmore. 

Watertown — John D. Chamberlain. 

Waterford — Jacob Lindley. 

John T. Wheat, Chairman. 
L. H. Goddard, Secretary. 

COMMON SCHOOLS. 

.•\t the last session of the Court of Common Pleas 
for Washington County, Jonas Moore, Win. Slocomb 
and Douglas Putnam, were appointed Examiners for 
Teachers O'f Common Schools, 

Being vested by the late school law, with author- 
ity to appoint Examiners in distant townships, the 
Board have appointed Doct. G. N. Gilbert, of Belpre, 
Doct. George Bowcn. of Waterford, and Mr. Ebe- 
nezer Baltelle. Jr., of Newport, Examiners for the 
term of one year. 

The regular quarterly meetings of the Board will be 
held at the Library Hall in Marietta, on the first 
Wednesdays in September, December, March and June, 
at 10 o'clock A. M. 

By order of the Board. 

Wm. Slocomb, Clerk, 

Marietta, Aug. 7, 1838. 



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COMMON SCHOOLS OF VVASHINCrON COUNTY. 

Seplember, 1841. — 

The undersigned, having been appointed Examiners 
of Common School Teachers for Washington County, 
deem it proper to state the general principles by 
which they will be governed. 

1st. In regard to certificates of good moral char- 
acter. We shall in ail ca.ses require that such certifi- 
cates be from persons of known probity, and as far 
as practicable, from magistrates or other public func- 
tionaries. This rule is necessary to prevent imposi- 
tions, which have sometimes been practiced. 

2d. In regard to literary qualifications. The law 
requires that the teacher should be qualified to teach 
reading, writing and arithmetic. We can not regard 
any person as qualified to teach reading, who is not 
well acquainted with the elementary principles, as the 
sound of words, modulations of the voice, pauses, 
etc. — or who can not give evidence of his knowledge 
of these principles by his own manner of reading. 

The following gentlemen are appointed Exannners 
of Female Teachers — and are authorized to grant the 
certificates: Doctor G. N. Gilliert. of Eelpre; Doctor 
Campbell, of Waterford ; and Rev. Allen Darrow, of 
Newport. 

The Board recomtnended the following books for 
the Wf of all the Schools in the county: 

Eclectic and Webster's Elementary Spelling books. 
■do. Readers — and Porter's Rhetorical Reader. SIo- 
conib's and Adams' Arithmetic, and Colburn's First 
Lessons, Smith's, Pond's and Murray's Grammars, 
Mitciiell's and Smith's Geographys, and we earnestly 
recommend that a lesson be read from the Bible in 
all schools at least once a day. 

The quarterly meetings of the Exannners will be 
held on the first Wednesdays of October, January, April 
and July, at the counting room of Slocomb and Buck, 
in Marietta, at 2 o'clock P. M. 

Wm. Slocomb, 
Hiram Gear. 
E. B. Perkins. 



EDUCATION.\L NOTICES. 



MUSKINGUM AC.\DEMY. 

The Trustees give notice that Mr. Levi Keyes has 
this day opened a school in the Muskingum .Academy 
in which will be taught the following branches, viz. : 
Latin. Greek. Matheniaticks. Rhetoric. Logic. Chemistry, 
Natural and Moral Philosphy, Astronomy. Grammar, 
Geography, Reading, Writing and .'Vrithmetick. 

The price of tuition depends on the branches taught. 
Application for admission may be made to Mr. 
JCeyes at the Academy. 

David Putnam, 
S. P. Hildrcth, 
Nahum Ward, 
D. Wcodbridge. 

Trustees. 
Marietta, 8th March, 1827. 



The annual meeting of the Education Society of 
Marietta will be held at the Brick School House in 
the 1st District on Monday the 3d day of September 
next, at half past 6 o'clock P. M., when a report will 
be made of the proceedings of the Society. A gen- 
eral attendance of the members, and all others friendly 
to the Society is requested. 

By order of the Managers, 

J. Shipman. See'y. 

Marietta. August 28th. 1827. 

EUUC.NTION. 

The Subscriber proposes to teach a small class of 
"/oung Ladies at his own house, commencing about the 
1st of May next. Besides the common English branch- 
es, he will teach Projecting maps. Natural Philosophy, 
Astronomy, etc. He has the various optica! glasses 
and other apparatus, necessary to exemplify the 
philosophy of vision, colors and several other sub- 
jects connected with the above studies. 

Wm. Slocomb. 

April T,i\. 18,30. 

A c.\Rn. 

The Suliscriber gives notice that his School is now 
open for the reception of pupils of both sexes. The 
course of instr'tction includes all the branches usually 
taught in Common Schools: and (if desired) Natural 
Philo.sophy. Bellesletters. Latin language, &c, &c. 

The school room is pleasantly situated — is spacious 
and v.'ell arranged for the accommodation of pupils. 
No e.vertion on the part of the instructor will be 
spared to render the school worthy of patronage. Jno. 
PeaTce. 

References. 

Dr. Cotton. Mr. Joseph Holden, 

Dr. Hildreth. .Xrius Nye, Esq. 

Marietta. 14th May. i8,w. 

vouNc; L-\L)it;s v.riting school. 

ff'/iy lavish nil our gifts on busy men? 
Come, li-.'ing art. and guide the Ladies' Feu. 

Thic undersigned having taught several classes of 
Males, with success, sufficient fas he hopes) to estab- 
lish his qualification as a teacher of Penmanship, now 
pri~|K)ses to instruct a class of Young Ladies. 

The Ladies are too often deficient in this indispen- 
sable branch of Education, in wliich they might so 
easily and so eminently e.<cel. To remove this de- 
fect, and enable them to write with neatness and fa- 
cility, the undersigned (if patronized) promises to de- 
vote his most assiduous exertions. 

J. Chancy. 

Oct. .-?oth, 18,30. 

V0C.\L MUSIC. 

Samuel Hall 
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ill ibc cultivation of Musical Science, that he pur- 
poses opening a school on Monday evening Jan. yth, 
for iiiftruction in the theory and practice of singing. 

For further particulars please apply at the base- 
ment story of the Library Hall. 

December 2?-, 1S32. 

JUVENILE SINGING SCHOOL. 

The subscriber proposes to open a school for the in- 
struction ot the youth and children of Sabbath Schools 
embracing those from eight to sixteen years of age, 
in the principles and practice of vocal music. 

It IS a false notion, entertained by many, however, 
that the gift of an "ear for music" is limited to a itv/ 
happy ones, while the great majority are wholly in- 
capacitated by nature to learn the art. There is no 
more difficulty, nor near as much, in learning a child 
to sing correctly as there is in learning him to talk, 
or read. Indeed all languages are only different sys- 
tems of intricate sounds, that recjuire much time, prac- 
tice and patience in their combination to express ideas; 
and let the same, or even the tenth part of the time, 
patience and practice spent in the acquisition of a 
language be devoted to music, either vocal or instru- 
mental, and ninety-nine hundredths of the pupils would 
make equal progress toward the complete mastery of 
the science. Nothing is more common than to hear 
individuals complain ''they have no ear for music, and 
can not tell one sound from another." But let the 
same persons have spent as little time and trouble in 
learning t-o talk, or read, as they have in learning to 
sing, and any language on the face of the earth would 
be to thtm only urantelligible gibiierish — they would 
have no ear for it, and could not distinguish one word 
from another. 

Should sufficient encouragement be given, a course 
of instruction, comprising sixty lessons, of two hours 
each, from three, till five o'clock P. M. on five days 
of the week will be commenced. 

Terms^two dollars per scholar — one-half payable 
in advance. Names may be left at the printing office. 

Sanniel Hall. 

Marietta. Sept. 22, 1836. 



C. B. Guthrie has opened a School in the Brick 
Sch( o! House 01 the first district of Marietta, in which 
will be taught ail the branches of a common English 
education, viz.: Orthography, Reading, Writing, 
Arithmetic, Geography. English. Grammar, History, 
Rhetoric .and tlomposition. From his experience in 
teaching and liberal terms, he hopes for a share of the 
patronage of the inhabitants of the glace. 

Terms. 

(Orthography. Reading and Writing, $2.00; Arith- 
metic, Geography, Grammar, &c., $2.50. 

N. B. — The school is open to those living out of 
the district, by paying the additional sum of 42!/: cents, 
for the use of the room. 

November 7, 1835. 



Mr. Theo. Scott's third term of teaching will com- 
mence on Monday the I2tn inst., in the new school 
house in District No. 5 and continue twelve weeks. 
Tuition. $3.00. 

Argahis Pixie v, 
Nath'l Clark, ' 
Jon. Dye. 

School Directors. 
M.-irietta, June 8, 1S37. 

SCHOOL DIRECTORS, 
1838.— 

"As tlie season has arrived when our win- 
ter school should commence, it may not be 
amiss to make a few suggestions to those who, 
in an important sense, have the direction of the 
education of our youth. 

"In the first place, it is very important that 
the directors should employ persons to teach, 
who are well qualified to discharge the impor- 
tant duties entrusted to them. If this part of 
their duty be neglected, attention to all other 
parts will be comparatively useless. 

"Directors should take care that the house, 
in which the school is to be taught, he rendered 
as comfortable and pleasant as possible. 

"Proper seats, and writing desks that are 
firm and steady, should be provided. Care 
should be taken that these be of different 
heights, to accommodate the different ages of 
the pupils. The proper lieight for a writing 
desk is, when the right arm rests easily upon 
it, and the body being nearly erect. Seats for 
small scholars should always be furnished with 
backs, the practice of furnishing seats for schol- 
ars with no support to the back, and often too 
high for the feet to reach the floor, is highly in- 
jurious in its tendency. 

"It is the business of the Directors to fur- 
nish a good supply pf fuel, and see that it is 
properly prepared for use ; so that the room 
may be comfortably warm at the proper hour. 
A want of attention to this part of their duty 
will be attended with more loss and incon- 
venience than is generally supposed. Direc- 
tors can render an essential ser^-ice to their dis- 
tricts by ascertaining what books are needed in 
school, and by procuring such as are necessary 
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different classes. Parents sometimes feel that 
they cannot afford to purchase the necessary 
books ; wiiereas, they should feel that they can- 
not afford to do without them, and thereby lose 
much of the benefit which they might otherwise 
derive from the school. 

"Directors should also sustain the teacher 
in the government of his school. To do tliis 
effectually, the school should be frequently vis- 
ted by some one or all of them. This should 
always be done at or near the commencement 
of the term ; when the scholars should be plain- 
ly told that no improper conduct could be al- 
lowed — that if any of them should disobey the 
requirements of the teacher they would, if un- 
reclaimed by proper admonition, be dismissed 
from the school. It would be well for the Di- 
rectors, at each subsequent visit, to make in- 
quiries relative to the deportment of the schol- 
ars, and publicly admonish those who mani- 
fested a spirit of insubordination. If teachers 
would, keep a daily register of the punctual 
attendance, and recitations of the scholars, to 
be exhibited to the Directors at each visit, much 
good would result. A knowledge of the fact 
that the Directors will faithfully discharge all 
of these duties will go far towards promoting 
the best interests of the school. 

"Directors should hold free and frequent 
intercourse with the teacher in private, for the 
pur])ose of learning the particular state of the 
schoi)]. and for devising plans for its improve- 
ment. This will inspire him with zeal to pros- 
ecute his work with diligence. It is often the 
case that teachers commence their school with 
a good degree of ambition faithfully to dis- 
charge their duty. L>ut soon find that they 
have the co-operation of no one. If faithful 
or unfaithful, no one is likely to know nijucli 
about it. They soon become discouraged, and 
the temptation is strong to get through the 
((uarter as easily as possible, and call it a l)ad 
iob well over. Whereas, could they have had 
the co-operation of the Directors, the whole 
state of things woulil have worn a dift'erent 
aspect. 

"The following school books are recom- 
mended for use in the schools in this county, 
viz : 



Kclectic Speller and Readers. 
Smith's Geography and Grammar. 
Colburn's First Lessons. 
Sloconili's Ai ithinctic. 

"I!y order of the Bnard of Examiners for 
Washington County. 

"W'm. Slocomb, Clerk. 

1839.— 

"Ihe school law makes it the duty of this 
ofiicer, before the spring election of township 
officers, to ascertain what sum of monev is re- 
quired to keep a free school in the township the 
ensuing year for at least six months. He is 
then to satisfy himself what amount of public 
funds will be furnished from the State Treas- 
urer, from taxes and from lands, and, if from 
all these sources there is not money Enough to 
support the schools free at least six months in 
each year, he, the township clerk, is bound by 
law and by his oath (because he is sworn to 
execute the law) to give public notice before 
the spring election of the amount of deficiency 
of school funds, and cause a vote to be taken 
by the people on the question whether the addi- 
tional funds shall be raised by a tax on the 
property in the township or not. 

"So far as information has reached me, a 
great majority of the townships where the vote 
was taken. ha\-e agreed to raise the money, and 
I hope that next spring every townshi]j clerk 
in the State will present the question as re- 
quired by law to the people, s(j that they can 
vindicate tlieniselves from the cliarge of being 
hostile to universal education." 

— .lincricar. I-riciul. 
TEACHEKS' IXSTITUTES 

Under some name have been held in this 
county since 1837, as the following minutes 
will show : 



COU.VTY CONVENTIOX OK THE FJ^IEXIJS OF COMMON 
SCHOOLS. 

Marietta, Xovcmber 7, 1837. 

.Agreeably to previous notice, a large and respectable 
aiidieiice assembled in Convention at the Baptist Meet- 
ing House, at half past si.\ o'clock P. M. 

Tli<; object of the meeting briefly explained by Caleb 



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Eincr=on, Esq., Mr. Win. Slocomb was chosen Cliair- 
niaii. and Royal Prentiss, Secretary. 

The exercises were opened by prayer by the Rev. 
Hiram Gear. Prof. Jewetl offered a resolution for 
the appointment of committees to report on the fol- 
lowing subjects: — on which the chair named the gentle- 
men below : 

1. On the expediency of forming an association 
for promoting the interests of Common School Edu- 
■cation ; and, if thoug'ht expedient, to present a con- 
■Stitution for the same. — Prof. Jewett and Dr. S. Fnller. 

2. On the best method of teaching the elements of 
Tieading. — Mr. L. Tenney. 

3. On the best method of teaching Grammar. — Mr. 
'Theodore Scott. 

4. On the introduction of Vocal Music into Com- 
mon Schools. — Rev. Mr. Haensel. 

=;. On the Construction of School Houses. — Mr. 
T. Scott. 

The Chairman then delivered an address on the 
idefects of Common Schools. 

A discussion then ensued on the following ques- 
tion: — Ought our Common Schools to be wholly sup- 
ported by ptiblic funds ? In which Messrs. Emerson, 
Gear, Haensel, and Jewett took part, deciding in the 
negative. 

The convention adjourned, to meet to-morrow at 
half past nine o'clock. 

November 8, 1837. — The convention met agreeably 
■to adjournment, was opened by Professor Allen. The 
Keport of the "Construction of School Houses" was 
read and accepted. 

The following question was then presented for dis- 
cussion, Chight the Legislature now to raise the stand- 
ard of qualifications for Teachers? After a debate, in 
which Messrs. Allen. Emerson, Douglas Putnam, and 
Maxwell participated, it was voted that the further 
discussion of the question be postponed. 

Rev. Mr. Gear addressed the Convention on the 
importance of the co-operation of parents with the 
teachers of their schools. Adjourned; two o'clock 
Nov. 8, 

.'\fter prayer by the Rev. Mr. Haensel. the report 
on "the best method of teaching the elements of Read- 
ing." was presented and accepted. 

The report on "the introduction of Vocal Music into 
Common Schools" was presented and accepted. 

The Committee aopointed above, reported in favor 
of the expediency of forming an association for pro- 
moting the interests of Cohimon School Education, and 
presented a ^constitution for the same. The consti- 
tution was read and adopted. 

On motion the convention proceeded to organize the 
■association, which was done by the election of the fol- 
lowing officers : — 

President. William Slocomb. 

Vice-president. Theodore Scott. 

Se-cre'ary, Thotpas W. Ewart. 

M. P. Jewett. Shnbcl Fuller. Charles Emerson. L. 
Tenney. .Airgalus Pixley. Marietta: E. Marsh. Water- 
ford : Wm. P. Putnam. Belpre : Wm. 'R. Browning, 
Belpre : Joseph Barber, Newport ; Wm. Dana. New- 
port : R. Scott, Ludlow: Isaac Proctor. Grandview: 
Geo. Templeton, Lawrence: Thomas F. Stanley, Fear- 
ing: John True, Salem: Wm. W. Mcintosh. Aurebus: 



Matthew Gray. Liberty: P. B. Buell, Adams: Joseph 
Barker, Union; S. Deming, Jr.. Watertown ; Hiram 
Gard. Roxbury ; Vincent Smith. Wesley : Jesse Lawton, 
Barlow: Judson J. Hollister. Warren; Eli Gilbert, De- 
catur : Directors. 

Tlie convention then adjourned till half .past 6 
o'clock. 

At half past 6 o'clock the convention met. Prayer 
by Rev. Mr. Gear. 

The report on "the best method of teaching Gram- 
mar" was read and approved. 

Rev. Dr. Linsley delivered an address on "the re- 
latioi! of College to Common Scliools." 

The following resolutions were presented by Pro- 
fessor ,\nen and adopted. 

Resolved, That this convention recommend to the 
several townships within this county to form associa- 
tions within their respective limits, auxiliary to the 
"Washington County School Association." 

Resolved, That the co-operation of parents, with the 
teachers of their schools, is essential to successful ef- 
forts tor the benefif of the scholars. 

Resolved, That in the opinion of this convention the 
introduction of Vocal Music into our Common Schools 
would b-:; highly conducive to the intellectual advance- 
ments, the moral elevation, and the individual and so- 
cial happiness of the pupils. 

Resolved, That the teachers of common schools 
throughout the county be especially invited to become 
members of this association. 

Voted, That the thanks of this convention be pre- 
'ented to the Baptist Society for the use of their 
Meeting House during its sitting. 

I'oled, Tiiat the proceedings of this convention be 
published in all the newspapers printed in tliis county. 

Adjourned sine die. 

Wm. Slocomb. 
Chairman. 

Roynl Prentiss. Seerctary. 

\V.-\SHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 
MINUTES. 

Tlie first semi-annual meeting of the 
^Vashing"ton County School Association was 
held at the Baptist Churcii in Marietta, he- 
ginning" Tuesday evening. May i, 1838. The 
president having briefly explained the objects 
of the A.^sociation, Hou. Ephraim Cutler 
made a report on the application of the public 
school fund bv the districts, which report was 
accepted. The following resolutions, offered 
by Professor Jewett, were adopted : 

Resolved . That no speaker shall occupy the floor 
more than 15 minutes at a time. 

Resolved, That no speaker shall have the door a 
second time while any gentleman who has not spoken 
may desire to do so. 

Resolved, That no vote shall be taken on the ques- 
tions debated before the .Association, bm the discus- 




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sion shall at any time be arrested by a vote to lay on 
the tatle. 

The question "Ought corporal punish- 
ment to be entirely discarded from our Com- 
mon Schools?" was discussed by Messrs Slo- 
•comb, Jewett, Lionel Tenney, Lewis, Reed, and 
Hollister. 

Dr. S. Fuller made a report on physiology 
as a branch of common school instruction, and 
the following question was discussed : "Ought 
emulation, as it generally exists in our Com- 
mon Schools, to be encouraged?" jNIessrs. 
Gear, Lionel Tenney, and Emerson were ap- 
pointed a committee to report on "What mo- 
tives are proper to be used in our schools in ex- 
citing scholars to study?" 

The question "Ought the Legislature now 
to raise the standard of the qualifications of 
teachers?" was discussed by Messrs. Allen, 
Douglas Putnam, Lewis, Emerson, Hollister, 
and Linsley. An address was delivered by 
Professor Jewett on "the use of the Bible in 
our Common Schools." Lionel Tenney made 
a report on "the best method of teaching Eng- 
lish Grammar." After an address by Sam- 
uel Lewis, Esq., State Superintendent of Com- 
mon Schools, the following resolutions were 
adopted, after which the meeting adjourned to 
meet in Belpre the first Tuesday of November 
following: : 



Resokcii. That a committee of three be appointed 
to report at the next meeting of the Association 
whether it would be expedient to establish State insti- 
tutions for the ed'.ication of Common School Teach- 
ers — if it be deemed expedient, then to report on the 
practicability of the measure, and present a detailed 
plan for establi.shing and regulating such institutions. 

Professor Jewett. J. M. Booth. Esq., Rev. Mr. 
Haensel. Committee. 

Resolved, That a like committee be appointed to 
report on the subiect of School Libraries for townships 
or districts with a plan for estnblisliing and regulating 
san;e. Lionel Tenney, Dr. S. Fuller and David Deming. 
Committee. 

Rcsoh?d, That a like committee be appointed to re- 
port what further improvements are required in Com- 
mon Schools to insure for them the attention and 
patronage of ^hose citizens who now neglect such 
schools, as well the wealthy as all others. Professor 
Allen, T. Scott. Profes.sor Maxwell. Committee. 

liesohcd. That a like committee be appointed to 
report on the expediency of circulating a Monthly 
Periodical at the expense of tlie State for all the school 



districts of the State. Douglas Putnam, Rev. H. Gear, 
J. J. Hollister, Committee. 

Resolved, That in the opinion of this Association a 
firm and salutary discipline may ordinarily be main- 
tained in our schools ijy the skillful employment of 
moral persuasion ; and that the teacher should resort 
to corporal punishment only in cases of extremity and 
w-hen all other proper modes of inlluencing the pupil 
have failed of success. 

Resolved, That this Association highly approve of 
the measures adopted at the last session of our Legis- 
lature for promoting the interests of our Common 
Schools, especially that which secures the labors of an 
able and efficient Superintendent. 

The following rules for the regulation of 
the Board of Directors of the Washington 
County School Association were adopted at the 
meeting of the Board January 12, 1838: 

1. It shall be the duty of the Board to cause at 
least two weeks public notice to be given before the 
holding of the semi-annual or annual meeting of the 
Association. Also to assign the topics and subjects 
for lectures and discussions to the several speakers 
whom they may engage at least twenty cays previous 
to the meeting of the .Association. 

2. All resolutions offered shall at the re(|Uest of 
any member be reduced to writing. 

3. It shall be the duty of tlie Secretary of the 
Board to keep ?. record of their proceedings. .M.so to 
put on file all instruments of writing which may be 
.submitted to him either by any member of the Board 
or of the society for their consideration, and read the 
same in connection witli the proceedings of the last 
meeting. 

It will be noticed that the Board of Direc- 
tors were required to assign topics and subjects 
for lectures and discussions to the several 
speakers whom they would engage. There- 
fore, preceding the meetings of the Associa- 
tion, meetings of the directors were held for 
this purpose. 

The annual meeting of the \\'ashington 
County School Association was hekl in the 
Presbyterian Church in Belpre. beginning 
Tuesday evening Xovember 6, 1838. 

An address was delivered by Joseph Bark- 
er, Esq.. giving a history of common schools 
in the early settlement of the country. Be- 
man Gates made a report on "the introduction 
of Vocal Music into Common Schools." A 
discussion of the subject followed the accept- 
ance of his report, in which Messrs. ^\'illiam 
R. Browning, L. Lewis, E. .\dams. J. J. Hol- 
lister, George Dana. Judge Lo\iiig, and the. 



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president participated. An addre?? on "the 
influences of education upon the mind" was 
delivered by W. \\\ Hartwell. Rev. :Mr. 
Jolly made a report on "introducing moral 
and religious instruction into Common 
Schools," which report was accepted, and then 
its subject matter discussed liy Joseph Bark- 
er, Esq., William ¥. Putnam, L. Lewis, 
George Dana, Caleb Emerson, Rev. Mr. 
Kingsbury. J. J. Hollister and the president. 
The president of the Association delivered 
an address on "School Discipline." Profes- 
sor Allen, Rev. Mr. Gear, Theodore Scott, 
Caleb Emerson, William P. Cutler and the 
president were appointed a committee to pre- 
pare articles on the subject of common school 
education for the political pajjers of the coun- 
ty. Theodore Scott reported on the liest meth- 
ods of promoting common school instruction 
by the Association. A general discussion was 
had on the impro\ements necessary in com- 
mon schools to insure for them the attention 
and patronage of every class of citizens, in 
which Professor Allen, Caleb Emerson, Pro- 
fessor Maxwell, William P. Putnam, C. 
Ames, Joseph Barker, Jr., Judge Loving, Rev. 
Air. Jolly and George Dana participated. On 
motion of L. Lewis it was, 

Rcsoh'cd. That teachers generally lin the Coun- 
ty be recjuested to deliver lectures on tlie subject of 
Common School Education in ibeir several school dis- 
tricts and that they forward tlie same to the Committee 
of Publication. 

The following officers and directurs for the 
ensuing year were elected : 

President. William Slocomb 

Vice-F'resident. George Dana 

Secretary, Beman Gates 

Directors, Jonas Mason, Adams 

William W. Mcintosh, — Aiu'elius 
William P. Putnam and W. R. 

Browning. — Belpre 
James Lawton, Jr., — Barlow. 
Sylvester Haynes, — Decatur 
Silas Hobby, — Fearing 
Charles Talbot, — Grandview 
John H. Dye. — Lawrence 
Richard Scott, — Ludlovv 



Theodore Scott, Lionel fentiey, Ar- 
galus Pixley, D. H. Allen and 
Douglas Putnam, — Alarietta 
E. Battelle, Jr.. and Josei.li Barker, 

Jr., — Newport 
David Deming, — Watcriown 
Hapgood Goddard, — Wesley 
William P. Cutler, — Warren 
John Hemphill, — Roxbury 
Andrew Cline, — Liberty 
Joseph Barker, — Union 
Daniel G. Stanley, — Salem 
Rotheus Hay ward, — W'aterford 
The second semi-annual -meeting of the 
Washington County School Association \\as 
held in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 
Newport, beginning May 7, 1839. Gordon 
Battelle delivered an address on "the Univer- 
sality of the claims of Education." Rev. 'Mv. 
Gear delivered an address on tlie connection 
between intellectual and moral culture. Air. 
Andrews delivered an address on the general 
subject of "School Instruction." :v.ij\ Beman 
Gates, on retpiest, made some remarks on the 
subject of "Vocal Music,'' with a ])lan of 
teaching the same in public schools. Rev, Air. 
Strickland made a report on "the use of 1ixed 
questions in text books," \vhich was discussed 
at length by Rev. Air. Gear, Joseph Barker, 
Jr.. George AI. Woodbridge, W. W. Hart- 
well, Caleb Emerson. Lionel Tcnney. Air. 
Kenney, Air. Andrews and others. \\'. \\". 
Plartwell presented a repijrt (jn "the use of the 
Iilackboarcl." and in the discussion that fol- 
lowed, Calel) Emerson, Judge Barker, Profes- 
sor Allen, Joseph Barker, Jr.. Lionel Tenney 
and Air. Kenney participated. Lionel Ten- 
ney presented a report on "the best method ot 
teaching Geography." E. Kinney jM-esented a 
report on "Alental Arith;netic," which was dis- 
cussed at length ])y members of the Associa- 
tion. The meeting adjourned to meet in Alari- 
etta the first Tuesday in November. 

At the meeting of the Board of Directors 
held October 11. 1839. addresses and reports 
were assigned to different members of the As- 
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inform teachers where they could obtain situ- 
ations, and to inform (hstricts where teachers 
could be obtained. 

The Washington County School Associa- 
tion met at the Baptist Church in Marietta 
November 5, 1839. for its annual meeting. 
An address on "the benefits of School Associa- 
tions as a means of promoting the interests of 
Common Schools," prepared by Judge Barker, 
was read by George M. W'oodbridge. Caleb 
Emerson delivered an address on the subject 
of '"General Education." and Prof. Henry 
Smith gave ar\ address on "the influences of 
popular education on our civil and religious 
institutions." E. Kinney presented a re- 
port on "Composition in Common Schools," 
and in the discussion that followed. Rev. Mr. 
Gear, William Slocomb, George M. \Vood- 
bridge, Lionel Tenney and G. Dana partici- 
pated. William Slocomb, Rev. Joel H. Lins- 
ley. Rev. A. Darrow, George Dana, William 
A. Whittlesey, Beman Gates and Julius Dem- 
ing were appointed delegates to the State Ed- 
ucation Convention. Theodore Scott present- 
ed a report on "School Discipline," which 
was followed by a discussion. E. Adkins pre- 
sented a report on "the evils of a want of 
punctual attendance in "Common Schools," 
which brought out a full discussion. Lionel 
Tenney reported on "the introduction of appa- 
ratus into our "Common Schools." The fol- 
lowing resolutions were adopted at this meet- 



Rcsolz'cd, That tlic Directors of this Association be 
requested to employ a person to lecture on the sub- 
ject of "Common Schools" in all the Townships in this 
County, and take measures to defray the expenses by 
subscription or otherwise. a<_may lie deemed most 
proper. 

Resolved, That this .Association recommend to the 
several school districts of this County, to purchase a 
box of apparatus for the use of their schools. 

Resolved, That the several clergymen laboring with- 
in the cor.nty be requested to deliver addresses as they 
may have opportunity, on the importance of Common 
School instruction ; and also to use their influence in 
obtaining full meetings to attend the meetings of tlie 
lecturers appointed by the Directors. 

The officers elected for the ensuing year 
were : 



C. Spooner. — .-Vdams 
William P. Putnam, 



Dr. S. Fuller, 
Woodbridge, — 



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President, William Slocomb 
Vice-president, George Dana 
Secretary, Beman Gates 
Diicctors, K. Short and Dr 

William K. l!rnwning am 
— Belpre 

Freetnan 1-Satcheider, — Decatur 

Thom.as Stanley. — Fearing 

Robert K. Ewart, — Grandview 

Joseph Cay wood, — Lawrence 

Jacob Flint, — Ludlov.' 

.'Andrew Cline. — Lilierty 

Theodore Scott, Lionel Tenney. 
A^. L. Wilson and George M 
Marietta 

Joseph Barl<er, Jr.. and F.. Battelle, Jr., 
port 

Daniel G. Stanley, — Salem 

Joseph Barker and Franklin Dyer. — L'nion 

David Deming. — Watertown 

William P. Cutler, — Warren 

Hapgood Goddard. — Wesley 

j ohn Dodge,' — Waterford 



The third semi-annual meeting of the 
Washington County School .Vssociation met at 
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Bever- 
h', commencing Tuesday, , May 7, 1840. A re- 
port, prepared by John Woodbridge, on "the 
expediency of introducing the Bible into com- 
mon schools" was read by Rev. Mr. Strick- 
land. Professor Andrews offered the follow- 



Resolv.'d, Tlval the introduction of any one mode of 
school government into our Common Schools should 
be a serious detrhnent to the cause of education. 

Which, after a discussion, was laid on the ta- 
ble. Dr. S. Fuller delivered an address on 
"the influence of exercise and diet on the 
mind." The question, "Ought the Legislature 
now to raise the standard of qualifications of 
teachers?" was discussed by Professor An- 
drews. W'. W. Hartwell, Rev. Mr. Strickland, 
S. B. Robinson, Dr. Baldwin. ]\Ir. Prentiss and 
President Slocomb, and was decided in the 
affirmative. The question, "Is it expedient 
for teachers of Common Schools, in order to 
produce the greatest amount of usefulness, to 
deliver lectures upon the principles of civil 
government?" was discussed by Caleb Emer- 
son and Mr. Cutler, and was decided in the 
affirmative. .\ lecture was delivered by Pres- 
ident Slocomb on "the responsibilities and du- 



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ties of teachers." The following resolutions 
were adopted : 

Rcsohcd. That the introduction of any one mode 
of school government into our Common Schools would 
be a detriment to the cause of popular education. 

Resolved. That writing compositions ought to be 
introduced into our Common Schools. 

The annual meeting of the \\'asliington 
County School Association for 1840 began 
Tuesda}' evening, November loth. An ad- 
dress was delivered by President Siocomb on 
"the duties and responsibilities of teachers." 
Addresses were also delivered by Caleb Em- 
erson, William D. Emerson and Lionel Ten- 
ney. The address of William D. Emerson 
was on "the influence of education on the per- 
petuity of our republican institutions." The 
following reports were presented : "The Ju- 
risdiction of Teachers," by Amos Viller ; "Im- 
provements in Teaching," by Lionel Tenney; 
and "Rhetorical Reading" by Professor An- 
drews. "The relative importance of the study 
of English grammar in our Common Sciiools 
and High Schools" was discussed by Messrs. 
Perkins, Gear, Siocomb and Emerson. Will- 
iam Siocomb. Beman, Gates, Re\-. H. Gear, 
Arius Nye, George M. Woodbridge, William 
P. Cutler and William R. Putnam, Jr., were 
appointed delegates to the State Convention to 
be held in Columluis the following December. 
The following officers and directors were elect- 
ed for the ensuing year : 

President, William Siocomb 
Vice-President, William Dana 
Secretary, Beman Gates 
Directors, Alfred Dana and Daniel Da- 
vis, — Adams 

William R. Browning, George Dana 
and William P. Putnam, — Belpre 

, Decatur 

James Dutton, — Fearing 
Robert K. Ewart, — Grandview 
Joseph Cay wood, — Lawrence 
Jacolj Flint. — Ludlow 
Andrew Cline, — Liberty 
Theodore Scott. Lionel Tenney, Dr. 
S. Fuller, E. B. Perkins and 



George M. Woodbridge, — Mari- 
etta 
Joseph Barker, Jr., and E. Battelle, 

Jr.,— Newport 
Daniel G. Stanley, — Salem 
Joseph Barker and Thomas Ridg- 

way, — Union 
David Deming, — Watertown 
William P. Cutler, — Warren 
Hapgood Goddard, — Wesley 
John Dodge and Abel Vinton, — Wa- 
ter ford 
The fourth annual meeting of the Wash- 
ington County School Association was held 
in the Baptist Church in Marietta, commenc- 
ing November 2. 1841. The following ad- 
dresses were delivered: "Qualifications of 
Teachers," by Prof. John Kendrick of Mari- 
etta College ; "Importance of the connection 
of moral with intellectual instruction in our' 
schools and colleges," by E. B. Perkins. 
William D. Emerson reported on "Improve- 
ments in Teaching," which was discussed at 
length by Rev. H. Gear, E. B. Perkins, Caleb 
Emerson, President Siocomb, A. Spaulding 
and Lionel Tenney. Professor Andrews re- 
ported on "the influence of different kinds of 
reading for the young," and the subject mat- 
ter of the report was discussed at length by 
Caleb Emerson, E. B. Perkins, Professor Ken- 
drick, Professor Maxwell, Rev. H. Gear, Pro- 
fessor Andrews and Lionel Tenney. A re- 
]3ort was read on "the state of Coinmon Schools 
in Wasliington County" by Joseph Barker, Jr. 
After its acceptance the following resolution 
was adojjted on motion of Mr. Barker : 

Resolved. That five solicitors he appnir.ted to ob- 
tain funds which shall be applied under the direction 
of the directors in the employment of agents to visit 
the different towns and di-tricts in the county and 
deliver lectures on the subject of "Coninidn School 
Education." 

Joseph Barker, Jr.. E. B. Perkins. Lionel 
Tenney. William P. Cutler, and A. Spalding 
were appointed as the five solicitors. 

William Siocomb. Joseph Barker and Ca- 
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petition the Legislature tO' pass an act to pro- 
hibit any German school being taught to the 
exclusion of English in any district. Messrs. 
Gear, Emerson and Kendrick were appointed 
a committee "to report at the next annual 
meeting on tiie proper books to be used in the 
Common Schools of the County, with a list of 
the books they may recommend, and their reas- 
on for preferring them." It was decided that 
the next meeting would be held in Watertown, 
in the Presbyterian Meeting House, on the 
third Tuesday of May following. The fol- 
lowing officers and directors were chosen for 
the ensuing year : 

President. William Slocomh 

Viee-presi(Ie»t. ,Ju<la;e Barker 

Secretary. K B. Perkins 

Directors. .Alfred Dana and E. Short. — .\danis 

William R. Browning and George Dana. — Bel- 
pre 

Thoni-is F. Stanley, — Fearing 

Robert K. Ewart. — Grandview 

Joseph Caywood. — Lawrence 

Jacob Flint. — Ludlow 

Theodore Scott, Lionel Tenney. T. Wickes. S. 
Maxwell and William D. Emerson. — Marietta 

Joseph Barker. Jr., P. Crandall and E. Bat- 
telie. Jr., — Newport 

Daniel G. Stanley. — Salem 

David Deming. — Watertown 

Georsje W. Barker. ]\L Wood and T. Ridgway. — 
Union 

William P. Cutler.— Warren 

John D. Dye and .Abel Vinton. — Waterford 



Xovem1:)er i, 184. 
The Association 
resolution : 



adopted the following 



A'i'.«"/;'C(/. That in the opinion of this .Association 
it is desirable that the study of Natural Sciences be 
introduced into our Ommuin Schools. 

Septeml)er 9. 1843. 
On motion, it w-as 

R^'^nlved, That a committee of three be appointed 
to .correspond with other School Associations and 
friends of education, in iirder to secure their co-opera- 
tion in petitioning the Legislature to provide some 
tuore efficient mode than the one now adopted of vis- 
iting Common Schools. 

John Kendrick. E. B. Perkins and Beinan 
Gates were appointed. 
May 13. 1845.— 
The following fpiestion was taken up for 



discussion : — "Are teachers' drills practicable, 
and ought they to be encouraged at the present 
time, and recommended to the consideration of 
teachers?"' Messrs. Teimey, Burgess, Cutler, 
H. IMcClure, Kendrick, Emerson and J. J. 
Hollister participated in the debate. 

On motion, the question was so amended 
as to substitute in place of the words "Teach- 
ers' drills," the words "Teachers' Associa- 
tions for mutual improvement." The ques- 
tion as amended was then put to a vote, and 
carried in the affirmative. 

November 4, 1845. — 

The officers and directors elected at the 
annual meeting held on this date were as fol- 
lows : 

President. E. K. Perkins 
Vice-President, I. W. .Andrewis 
Secretary, Beman Gates 

Directors, Jonas Mason and Daniel Davis. — .Adams 
William R. Browning and O. I?. Loring. — Bclpre 
Rev. R. Tenney and Thomas F. Stanley. — Fear- 
ing 
Theodore Scott. C. Shipuian. John Crawford, 
Wiiliaiu Slocomh and Douglas Putnam. — 
Marietta 
Charles, Dana nn«t E. Battelle, Jr., — Newport 
Ephraim G<.nild. — Salem 

David Deming and Rev. James Holmes. — Wat- 
ertown 
George W. Barker and Benjamin F. Stone. — ■ 

Union 
William P. Cutler and R. D. Hollister.— Warren 
B. Shaw and John \V. Dana. — Waterford 
Hiram Gard. — Roxburv 
Joseph Caywood. — Lawrence 

May 5. 1846.— 

G. Dana, Jr., iiUrciduced the following res- 
olution : 

ktsohc'l. That the Sciei:cc of .\griculli;rc ought to 
be introduced .'is a study into our Common Schools. 

AVhich was referred to a committee of 
three, — G. Dana, Jr., William P. Cutler, and 
J. J. Barker, to report at the next meeting. 

November 3, 1846. — 

Professor .Vndrews introduced the follow- 
ing resolutions: 

R-soh'cd. That this .Association regards with great 
favor the introduction of the study of the Natural 
Scienc<?s into our C'onunon Schools. 

Resolved, That it regards "Raschenbergcr's Sci- 



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ence" a^ well adapted fur the purpose of inslruction 
and woulfl rccr'nimciid its gradual introduction into 
the Common Schools of this County. 

Resohed, That in the judgment of this Association 
no teacher ought to be considered as possessing the 
qualifications necessary to give instruction in the best 
Common Schools unless he can pass an examination 
in these sciences. 

These resoluti(jns were discussed by 
Messrs. Slocomb, Burgess, Caleb Emersoir, 
Andrews, Kendrick, Tenney, Heath, Perkins 
and Smith. The first two were adopted, and 
the third laid on the table. 

May, 1847. — 

The attention of the Association was called 
to the July meeting of Teachers" Institutes as 
now conducted in some portions of the State, 
and as recommended b}' the Secretary of 
State. On mution it was, 

Resohed, That the Kxaniiners of the County, to- 
gether with D. E. Gardner, William P. Cutler, G. Dana 
and I. W. Andrews, be requested to make inquiries 
concerning the establishment of such a one at Mari- 
etta the coming fall. And should they deem the plan 
adxisable, to lake the necessary measures for carrying 
it into operation. 

November 3, 1847. — 

The following resolutions were introduced 
and passed : 

Resok'ed. That this Association respectfully and 
earnestly request the Board of Commissioners of 
Washington County to make the necessary appropria- 
tions for the suppo'rt of a County Superintendent of 
Conuiion Schools and a Teachers' Institute, the ensu- 
ing year, provided r.n act should be passed by the Leg- 
islature authoriz-ng the same. 

Resohed. That the Secretary be instructed to pre- 
sent .said resolution to the Commissioners at their 
Spring Session and urge the motives for complying 
with its request. 

Mr. Gardner also introduced the following 
resolution which was made the order of the 
day for the adjourned meeting of the next 
morning : 

Resolved. That this Association request our 
Senator and Representative in the General Assembly 
of the State of Ohio, to procure the extension, to the 
County of Washington, of , the provisions of an act, 
entitled ''An act to provide for the appointment of 
Cormty Superintendent of Common Schools, etc." 
passed February 8, 1847. And also an act entitled "An 
act to encourage Teachers' Institutes," passed Feb- 
ruary 8, 1847. 



September 30, 1848, — ■ 

Hon. \\illi:ini P. Cutler, Hon, R. E, Harte 
and Prof. John Kendrick were appointed a 
committee "to present the subject of appoint- 
ing a County Superintendent before the Coun- 
ty Commissioners — in case of failure of an ap- 
propriation from that source, said committee 
to endeavor to raise funds by subscription for 
the purpose." 

Professor Andrews made a report on un- 
ion schools, showing the great advantages of 
the system over the ordinary isolated districts, 
after which remarks on the same subject were 
made by Messrs. Kendrick, Slocomb and Per- 
kins. 

The officers and directors elected for the 
ensuing year were as follows : 

President, Hon. William P. Cutler 
Vice-president, Rev. Gideon Dana 
Secretary, Prof. I. N. Andrews 
Directors. Dr. Blackledgc, — Adams 

John Corpe, Esq., — Atirelius 

Rev. D. C. Perry,— Barlow 

William R. Browning and George Dana. Jr., — 
Belpre 

Mr. Schroeder, — Decatur 

L. F. Star.ley. — Fearing 

Rev. L. L. Fay,- — Lawrence 

William Slocomb, John Kendrick, R. E. Harte, 
Lionel Tenney, Rev. T. Wickes, Beman Gates, 
* George M. W'oodbridge, — Marietta 

Hon. T. Barker and E. Battelle, Jr., — Newport 

Rev. ^Ir. Tenney. — Salem 

Thomas Ridgway and George W. Barker, — 
Union 

Rev. Mr. Smith and A. D. Hollister,— Warren 

I. n. Robinson, — Waterford 

David Deming, — Watertown 

November 12, 1851, — 
Professor Andrews offered the following 
resolutions, which were adopted : 

Resohed. That the best interests of education in 
Ohio demand ? thorough supervision of our schools; 
and that we hereby earnestly urge upon the attention of 
the Legislature the importance of the appointinents of 
a State Superintendent, and such Assistant District 
Superintendents as froiu time to time may be neces- 
sary. 

Resohed, That copies of the above resolution be 
transmitted to the Senator and Representative from 
this District, anrl that they be respectfully, yet earn- 
estly, .solicited to use their influence for the accom- 
plishment of the object therein mentioned. 

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schools in Ashtabula County, was invited to 
address the Association. Mr. Bailey took for 
his subject : "Examination of Teachers," and 
showed the importance of having examinations 
conducted by the whole Board of Examiners, 
of having stated times, and of conducting the 
examinations mainly by written questions. 

In \'olume 1, ot the Ohio Journal of Edu- 
cation, the Teachers' Institute, beginning at 
Marietta, November 10, 1851, is reported as 
having enrolled 104 members. The instruc- 
tors, who in that dav served without pav, were, 
E. D. Kingsley, P. R. Kendal, Rev. H. Bates, 
Beman Gates, I. W. Andrews and L. An- 
drews. Since that day, at the annual meeting 
of the \\'ashington County Institute, the teach- 
ers have received instruction and encourage- 
ment from teachers widely known throughout 
the State and nation. For the last 35 years 
the fees received from teachers* examinations 
have furnished the funds sufficient to procure 
lecturers and instructors of the first class. For 
this means of support to the institute, the 
teachers of Ohio are largely indebted to the 
wise forethought of Hon. E. E. White, who 
now lives in Columbus. Besides the annual 
meeting, which has usually been held in Mar- 
ietta, the teachers have had many local meet- 
ings, sometimes under the direction of the 
county committee; sometimes under the spe- 
cial township committee. In these, practical 
questions have been discussed and many teach- 
ers have found them even more profitable than 
the larger annual meeting. 

WILLI.MI SLOCOMB. 

Hon. George M. Woodbridge gives us this 
picture of one of the early teachers : 

"Across the street was the home of Will- 
iam Slocomb, the veteran school teacher, and 
his brothers, Silas and John. But we must 
not pass with the mere mention of the name of 
William Slocomb. For many years he was 
the instructor of the youth in the upper part 
of the town. His place for teaching was in 
the old Academy building, which stood, until 
a few years ago, immediately north of the 



Congregational Church building. His pun- 
ishment of scholars in those days was of the 
old-fashioned kind, by feruling the hand and 
using the switch. But opinions sometimes 
change, and so did those of Mr. Slocomb, upon 
the subject of school government. Later in 
life he became the advocate of the abolition of 
corporal punishment in schools and the gov- 
ernment of even the most unruly by moral sua- 
sion. We will here be allowed to relate an in- 
cident which occurred at a teachers' conven- 
tion in Newport, after Mr. Slocomb's change 
of views. In a talk, of an hour's length, he 
denounced the whipping of scholars and advo- 
cated milder means. After the completion of 
this talk, a young man, who had once been his 
scholar and many times felt the weight of the 
ruler and the sting of the switch, had the tem- 
erity to speak of this and to make light of the 
change of views of the old gentleman. Among 
other things, he said that within the radius of 
an eighth of a mile of the old Academy build- 
ing there could not be found a straight limb, 
as in the early growth of the trees switches 
had been plucked for the use of the teacher. 
Aroused by this unwarranted attack of his 
former scholar, the old-time teacher arose and 
excitedly remarked : 'Yes, I well remember 
the school boy days of the last speaker, and 
never until now could determine whether I 
punished him too much or too little. But this 
much I do know, that in this case either was a 
failure.' " 

TOWXSHIP HIGH SCHOOLS. 

The most improved forward step made in 
our district schools has been the organization 
of the township high school with the principal 
as superintendent of schools. In 1888 Mari- 
etta township, which included all the terri- 
tory of the township outside of the separate 
districts of Marietta and Harmar, resolved to 
build a high school at Sand Hill. Fortunately 
for this Board of Education, John T. Duff, a 
superintendent who had had much experience 
in grading and managing public schools, was 
by his ]M-ivate business called back to this coun- 
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schools of this township and in a very short 
time he had the high school in good running 
order and the district schools well graded. 
One of the patrons of this school said, that at 
the close of the first year he had saved enough 
in the board and traveling expenses of his 
children to pay for the entire cost of the high 
school. His successors have been H. E. Smith, 
H. C. Frye, C. C. Smith, L. E. Booher and 
F. L. Maury. Already a small library has been 
collected in each sub-district. 

Waterford township followed the good ex- 
ample set by Marietta and established a high 
school in 1894 with C. S. Joseph as principal 
and superintendent. Mr. Joseph taught the 
school five days in the week, from Tuesday to 
Saturday inclusive and spent Monday in visit- 
ing the district schools, making the task a 
heavy one for him, but he discharged his du- 
ties in a creditable manner and left the schools 
of all grades in good order for his successor, 
L. E. Booher. 

Belpre and Decatur townships have made 
some beginning at the organization of schools 
of a higher grade than the sub-districts. 

It is said that Wesley township is also 
about to adopt the plan of a township high 
school, with the veteran teacher, Patrick 
Henr\-, as principal. 

In some other townships, the separate dis- 
trict or the village school has served the pur- 
pose of a central high school, especially since 
the law has been so framed, as to recjuiring the 
payment of tuition for those pupils who have 
passed the common school examination. Low- 
ell, in Adams township, has a graded school 
with a high school course. It has been re- 
]x>rted in the State Commissioner's Report 
since 1888; Supts. J. L. Jordon and D. A. 
Leake. 

The same year, Macksburg appears in the 
state report with F. P. Wheeler as superinten- 
dent. W. E. Ellison and C. C. White have 
been his successors. 

Barlow township has two graded schools. 
Barlow village, reported since 1896, has had 
four superintendents, A. ]\I. Farlow, John 
Lawton, T- R. Franklin, and G. W. Perkins. 



Vincent, a separate district, has had two 
principals,- — F. B. Shaner and A. M. Farlow. 

In Belpre township what was probably the 
first circulating library in the Northwest Ter- 
ritory was established. The books were prob- 
ably brought by Col. Israel Putnam in 1795. 
For many years this library of formidable 
books was a very improved educational factor 
in that township. At last they were distributed 
among the shaje-owners and it is said that 
some of them are preserved to this day. Bel- 
pre school as a separate district was first re- 
ported in 1872; the following names appear 
in the list of superintendents, in the order here 
given,- — E. S. Cox, L. D. Brown, W. N. Spen- 
cer, C. K. Wells, J. G. Schofield, C. E. Keyes, 
Frank P. Ames, J. C. Barnes, E. D. Albright, 
C. E. Githeus, E. K. Barnes, M. L. Fearnow, 
and S. E. Weaver. * 

In Fearing township, Stanleyville, near 
the center, is a separate district and contains 
a school partially graded. In Grandview sep- 
arate district, first reported to the State Com- 
missioner in 1884, P. L. Topie, R. K. Walton, 
and J. F. Hannun, have successively served 
as superintendents. Newport separate dis- 
trict appears in the State Report after 1885 
and its superintendents have been : G. W. 
Welty, J. W. McDaniel, L. E. Booher, F. J.' 
Bailey, H. C. IMcKinney, and W. E. Seabock. 
Their first union school building was de- 
stroyed by fire, but they now have a new and 
commodious structu-re amply sufficient for the 
growth of the town. 

New Matamoras has the following list of 
superintendents, beginning in 1889: John H. 
Martin, A. D. Hoffer, D.>. Grier, C. C. Mid- 
dleswart, S. A. Wiggins. C. W. True, and C. 
E. Caldwell. Tliey have a large and commodi- 
ous building and a school attendance next to 
Marietta. 

Harmar, as a separate district from 1866 
to 1890. reported the following superinten- 
dents,- — J. F. Lukens, M. R. Andrews, John 
T. Duff, N. ]\I. McLaughlin, Jefferson Hes- 
ton, J. D. Phillips, H. A. Meyers, and J. L. 
Jordan. Since that time it has been a part of 
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Beverly began as a separate district in 1854 
with John Tarbell as teaclier of tlie upper 
grades. It liegan the formation of a district 
Hbrary witlr the State donation in 1885. Its 
superintendents have been : Z. G. Budee, 
Jefferson Heston, T. C. Ryan and the present 
incumbent, J. F. Wagner, who has been in 
service in that position since i88g and is there- 
fore in years of service the ranking superin- 
tendent in the county. 

\\'atertown separate district has lieen re- 
ported since 1895. L. E. Booher and G. W. 
Perkins have been superintendents. 

The plan of union schools adopted by Ak- 
ron in 1847 was quickly followed by other 
townships in the State. In May, 1849, the 
schools of ^Marietta were organized on the un- 
ion plan. The very name is suggestive of a 
change which those of the present generation 
can hardly understand. Why union schools? 
Simply because at that time there were five 
separate districts in Marietta, each with its 
own ungraded school, having no more connec- 
tion one with the other than do the sub-districts 
in a township. In fact, not nearly so much as 
the sub-districts now have under the present 
law. These five separate districts were united, 
that is, formed into a union of schools, 
which rendered graded schools possible. 
The first Board of Education consisted of 
Dr. I. W. Andrews, T. W. Ewart. R. E. 
Harte. Lucius Brigham, E. H. Allen, and 
Robert Crawford. Theodore Scott, who 
for many years taught a private school in 
Marietta, was the first teacher of the grammar 
schools. As a natural result of a system of 
graded schools, a high school was found nec- 
essary and organized in 1850 with E. D. 
Kingsley as principal of the school and su- 
perintendent of all the schools. In 1855 Hon. 
M. D. Follett took charge of the schools, teach- 
ing in the high school until 1857, when he re- 
signed to begin the practice of law. 

For many years Marietta had no general 
superintendent of schools but the principal of 
each school building had general charge over 
the group of schools in his building, while 
the ])rincipal of the high sc1k)i)1 examined pu- 



pils for promotion to that grade. This sys- 
tem would hardly have been possible had not 
such members of the School Board as Dr. I. 
W. Andrews, Dr. John Boyd and others, per- 
formed many of the duties in the general man- 
agement which nijw devolves upon a superin- 
tendent. 

In 1873 Sui)t. E. A. Jones, of Massillon, 
was called to take chaj-ge of the ^larietta 
schools but after two years of very successful 
service he returned to his former home where 
he is still superintendent of schools. From 
1879 ""'^il 1891 C. K. Wells was superinten- 
dent. He was succeeded by W. W. Boyd and 
he in turn by H. G. Williams in i8y8. In 
1902 Mr. Williams resigned his position to 
accept that of dean of the new Normal 
School connected with (_)hio Universitv and 
J. \'. [McMillan was elected in his place. 

OTHER -MEANS OF EDUCATION. 

W^\SHINGTON COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY. 

The Ohio Bible Society was organ- 
ized at IMarietta. October 22, 1812, with 
Gen. Rufus Putnam, president; Rev. Lyman 
Potter (of Steubenville) vice-president; Da- 
vid Putnam, treasurer; and Samuel P. Rob- 
bins, secretary. 

We give extracts from some of their reports 
to show what this society did for education in 
this county: 

"Report of the directors of the Washing- 
ton County Bil)le Society, presented at the an- 
nual meeting, on Fridav evening, Tanuarv 4, 
1828.— 

"The directors of the Washington County 
Bible Society, in presenting their sixth annual 
report, would express their grateful acknowl- 
edgements to the Father of all our mercies that 
they have been spared to meet the members 
of the Society at this anniversary. In review- 
ing the operations of the [)ast year, the Direc- 
tors deeply regret that they have effected so lit- 
tle in the great cause in which they are en- 
gaged. Our labors have been far dispropor- 
tioned to the wants of the destitute. While we 



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believe that the operation of the Society has 
not been without its lienefits, we must at the 
same time confess that the exertions, which 
have been made for tlie circulation of the Scrip- 
tures within the County, have been far less than 
what our ability and our duty requires of us. 
We have looked forward with pleasure to this 
annual meeting, as a new era in the history of 
tRir (jperatif>ns, or those of our successors, and 
we believe that tmr expectations will not be 
disappointed. 

"At the time of our last annual report, the 
Society had funds to the amount of $18.45, 
and a small supply of Bibles and Testaments. 
Since then we have purchased of the Ohio 
Bible Society 71 Bibles and 96 Testaments, at 
a cost of $88.98. There have been issued from 
the depository during the past year, 60 Bibles 
and 102 Testaments, making tlie whole num- 
ber since the commencement of the institution 
316 Bibles and 465 Testaments. Some prob- 
ably yet remain in the hands of agents, but the 
exact number we cannot state. Twenty-five 
Bibles and 19 Testaments have been distribut- 
ed gratuito'usly since the last annual report. 
The receipts into the treasury during the past 
year have amounted to $106.12 1-2 of which 
$39.50 were received on subscription, and 
$66.62j/2 for sales of Bibles and Testaments, 
and from the estate of the late treasurer. We 
have at present on hand 17 Bibles and ^(^ Test- 
aments, and funds to the amount of $35.59." 

The following is taken from the seventh 
annual report of the directors of the Washing- 
ton County Bilile Society, made in Januarv, 
1829.— 

"At the meeting of the directors last Feb- 
ruary they made the necessary arrangements 
for the purchase of Bibles, and appointed two 
of their number as the general agents of the 
Society, one on the east, and the other on the 
west side of the Muskingum, to whom was 
entrusted, imder the direction of the Board, 
the power and duty of appointing subordinate 
agents in such parts of the county as they 
might think fit, and supplying them with Bi- 
bles for distribution. In the execution of this 
business, your Directors and general agents 



have met with many difficulties, but none such 
as materially to retard the work. Tliey have 
great reason to be thankful to God, that the 
difiiculties have not been greater, but that the 
work has been accomplished to the extent that 
we have previously mentioned. In our last 
annual report (we eistimated the number of 
families in the county, destitute of the Bible, 
at 300; a number then thought by many, to 
have been far too great; but so far from hav- 
ing been so, it falls far short of what has been 
found to be true. The number of Bibles dis- 
tributed by our agents in several townships, 
by donation, sale for cash, and on credit, is as 
follows : 



A (lam 5. 23 
Aureliiis. 14 
Barlow, 9 
Belpre. 18 
Decatur, 7 
Fearing, 18 
Lawrence, 3;} 
Grandview. 35 
Ludlow, 25 



Marietta. 79 
Newport, 18 
Roxbury, 35 
Salem, 23 
Union, 10 
Warren, 19 
Waterford, 46 
\Vatertown, "^2 
Wesley, 18 



"In addition to the above, a considerable 
number have been sold and distributed direct- 
ly by the general agents. The number of Bi- 
bles donated is about 120; of the balance, a 
large proportion have been sold on credit, and 
for many of which the Society will never re- 
ceive the payment. We have not the means of 
stating the exact number of families, who were 
found to be destitute, as in some cases the 
agent sold Bibles to those who were previous- 
ly in possession of one, but we feel safe in 
sa}-ing that the number exceeds 450. In the 
township of Grandview, the number of desti- 
tute families was estimated by our agent there 
at 10. It will be seen above that 35 have 
been distributed there, nearly, if not quite, all 
of which were among the destitute. 

"The manner in which these Bibles have 
been received, tliough in some cases such as 
to cause Christians to mourn, have, in others, 
been attended with pleasing circumstances. 
One of our agents states that in many instances 
the Bible was received with evident tokens 
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while in otliers, but few cases, with the most 
marked oppositiun." 

I'UIXTC NOTICE 

Is hereby givei! that a meeting of the friends of moral- 
ity and religion will be held on Thursday c\ening, the 
22nd inst., at 6 o'clock, in the Methodist Meeting 
House, for the purpose of organizing a Union to pro- 
mote the observance of the Christian Sabbath. The 
attendance of all the fiicnds of the Sabbath is re- 
spectfully invited. 

Also, uotice is given that the same evening a Com- 
mittee will make report upon the necessity and ex- 
pediency of forming a Sncety for the promotion of 
ti-mperanc'-'. 

THE M.XRIETTA LII!K.VRV A.SSOCI.\TION. 

1833-— 

"Is one which hears no Hght testinmny tn 
the standard of literature in this tuwn. The 
Association is composed generally of mem- 
bers resident in town, who are stockholders. 
They possess an excellent library, containing 
none but choice and valuable works, compre- 
hending histor}-, biograi)h_\-, travels, belle 
lettres, natural and moral philosophy, stand- 
ard works on the arts and sciences, the most 
authentic aiul genuine authors on law, medi- 
cine, and theology; as also files of the ablest 
reviews, and journals of the present day, while 
at the same time 'light reading." in general, is 
reiected. Here may be found a rich repast 
for all who love a mental feast. And much 
credit does it reflect on ^Marietta, that to the 
\'aluable collections now in use. new and im- 
portant additions are constantly being made. 
A very neat and commodious building con- 
taining three ronms ; two offices which are 
rented, and the Lilirarv Hall, the de].iository 
of the library: the up])er story forming one 
large arched room, which is occupied by the 
Marietta Lyceum, as also by two of the reli- 
gious societies of the town. Long niay this 
institution flourish, and continue to pro\-e of 
interst and improvement to all. 

"Another instance of the taste for litera- 
ture, whicli ^Larietta possesses, may be noticed 
in the fact that the L'niversalist Societv devotes 
tlie projierty which annually accrues to its 
treasury, to the acquisition of an extensive and 



valuable library. The collections of books is 
large, and the selection of them has Ijeen able 
and well judged. 

THE M.XKIETTA LYCEUM 

"Is an institution well calculated for the 
extensive diffusion of useful knowledge. It 
was founded nearly three years ago, and has 
at present on its register the names of 85 mem- 
bers. Regular meetings are held, at which 
are occasionally delivered lectures on chemis- 
try, and other subjects connected with natural 
philosophy and history, with the improve- 
ments constantly making in the arts, and dis- 
coveries in the sciences, and on many other 
subjects of interest and importance. Discus- 
sions are regularly held for the improvement 
and pleasure of the members. The Lyceum 
has in its possession a handsome electrical ap- 
paratus ; and measures ha\-e been taken to de- 
sign a map of iNIarietta and vicinity, which will 
probably Ije jiublished at a futin-e period by 
this institution. 

"We might refer to other societies of less 
note, which, like small rills, tend in their con- 
sequence, to help pour fortli their tribute of 
knowledge and learning in the common cause 
of education, and point out the 'Phila-Mathe- 
sian Society,' and the 'Society of Intpiiry," — 
both formed and sustained by the young gen- 
tlemen ])ursuing their collegiate studies at the 
Institute, but we hesitate to intrude fiirtlier on 
our readers" attention at this time.'" 

1"IRST JIECHANICS' LYCEUM. 
March. i8.?8.— 



To Incorporate the First Mechanics' Lyceum of Mar- 
ietta, in the County of Washington. 
Sec. I. Be it enacted by the General .Isseiul^ty of 
the Stale of Ohio. That John Grainer. Robert John- 
son. Marcellus J. Morse, Hugh Hill, Roliort Smith, 
George Lee, Lewis S. Greuzard. Francis H. Johnson 
and their associates, and those who may be associated 
with them hereafter, be, and they are hereby. creat':;cl 
a body corporate and politic, by the name and style 
of the ■■'First Mechanics' Lyceum o: Marietta;" and 
bv such name shall have perpetual succession, be capa- 
i hie of suing and being sued, pleading and being im- 
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a conimon seal, and they may break or alter the same at 
pleasure. 

MR. EDITOR : — Attracted by curiosity, I 
have several times attended the discussion of 
various subjects, by the members of this so- 
ciety (Mechanics' Lyceum), and I can assure 
you that I have spent but few evenings more 
pleasantly. As its name indicates, it is com- 
posed exclusively of mechanics, mostly of 
young men, who in their debates evinced a de- 
gree of skill and eloquence worthy of praise. 
The frecjuent reference to historical authors 
shows that the art of public speaking is not the 
only good to be derived from a society of this 
kind. To furnish arguments for debate re- 
quires much study, and the amount of useful 
information thereby obtained can never be lost. 
It is indeed a cheering sight to see our young 
men, instead of partaking of the sinful pleas- 
ures of the card table, or the chequer board, 
instead of wasting their time at the grocery or 
the tavern, thus wisely devote their leisure 
hours to the pursuit of knowledge. To the 
originators of this society too much praise can- 
not be awarded, and under difficulties, which 
to many appeared insurmountable, they pre- 
served and complete success has crowned their 
efforts. The society, I understand, numbers 
about j^ members, who for intelligence and 
polemic skill are unequalled by any lyceum 
which it has been my fortune to \isit. These 
few remarks, thus loosely thrown together, 
may serve to call the attention of our citizens 
to this society, which has sprang into existence 
as if by magic, and which is capable, and I 
doubt not will produce beneficial resuhs. So- 
cieties of this kind should be encouraged by 
every means in our power, and I am confident 
will lie bv the citizens of Marietta." 



There will be a public debate at the Masonic Hall, 
on the evening of the- 7th day of April, commencing 
at 6 o'clock, when the following question will be dis- 
cussed, viz. : "Have the Catholics been more perse- 
-cuted than all other denominations combined (the 



Jews excepted) .''" Ladies and gentlemen are invited 
to attend. 

By order of the Mechanics' Lyceum. 

Matthi.\s Moot, Secretary. 

Marietta, .^pril t,. iSjS. 



March ,30, 1839. — 

A Concert of Instrumental and Vocal Music will 
be given by the Marietta Town Band, under the direc- 
tion of their instructor and leader, at the Presbyterian 
Qiurch on Monday evening, .A.pril 8th, commencing 
at 7 o'clock. The assistance of a first rate Pianist 
is engaged for the occasion. 

An address on the subject of Music, will be de- 
livered by Mr. Beman Gates. Further particulars of 
the performance will be made known by a bill. 
Tickets at twenty-five cents each may be had of the 
Treasurer at the store of Messrs. Edgerton & Wood- 
bridge. 



.\ HINT ON HOME TR.VINING. 

March 7, 18J9. — ■ 

"Air. Prentiss — You will oblige a friend of 
the youth of our town and county by publish- 
ing the following — which is for the particular 
notice of parents, guardians and instructors, 
and is well worthy of their consideration. 

"We believe that the slight regard in which 
strict truth is held among mankind is princi- 
pally owing to the li^s which are told tO' chil- 
dren by their parents during the first few 
years of their lives. Then is the time that 
permanent impressions may be as well made 
a,s at any later period. It is then, probable, 
that wfliat is called the natural propensity of 
a child is unfolded. Many persons who have 
a great abhorrence of lying, and whip their 
children if they detect them in it, yet make 
no scruple of tellitig and acting tO' them the , 
most atrocious falsehoods. There are but a 
few parents wflio dO' this in a greater or less 
degree. though doubtless without dream- 
ing they are guilty of criminal deception. 
With many the whole business of managing 
their children is a piece of niere artifice and 
trick. The}' are cheated in their amusements, 
cheated in their food, cheated in their dress. 
Lies are told them to do anything that is dis- 
agreeable. If a child is to take physic, the 



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mother tells him that she has something good 
for him to drink;, if reluctant, she says she 
will send for the doctor to cut off his ears, or 
l)ull his teeth, or that she will go away and 
leave him, and a thousand things of the same 
kind, each of which may deceive once and an- 
swer the present purpose. Parents are too 
apt to endeavor to pacify their children hy 
making promises of a ride, or a walk, or some- 
thing else which will please them, but without 
any intention of gratifying them. Tliis is 
lying, downright lying. People think nothing 
of breaking their promises to children, if the 
])erformance be not perfectly convenient. But 
they are the last persons to whom promises 
should be broken, because they can not com- 
prehend the reason, if there be one. why they 
are not kq)t. Such promises should be scru- 
pulously redeemed, though at a great incon- 
venience, and even when inadvertently made. 
For the child's moral habit is of inrtnitelv more 
consequence than any such inconvenience can 
be to the parent." 

CAKLEY. FURDY & WRTGHt's MENAGERIE. 

September 11. 1830. — 

This extensive -collection of foreign animals may 
be seen in ^larietta, near Mr, Cole's Hotel, on Satur- 
day, i8th of September. 

Tt consists of the Asiatic 'Lion and Lioness. 
African Camels, male and female, Hunting Leopard of 
Asia, N. American Panther and Pantheress. Brazilian 
Tiger, Peruvian Llamas, male and female. Hyena of 
Etihopia. African Lion. Kangaroo, of New Holland, 
Zebra from the Cape of Good Hope, Prairie Wolf, and 
a large \ariety of small Animals. 

At 11 o'clock A. M. and 4 P. M. the keeper of the 
Asiatic Lion and Lioness will enter their respective 
cages! Immediately preceding -which the Camels, 
Ponies, Jlonkies and Llamas, will be e.xercised in the 
ring. At 5 P. M the Lions will be fed in the presence 
of the audience. 

The whole wili be exhibited under a Pavilion — 
Scats will be prepared for the Ladies — good order en- 
forced, and every exertion used by the Proprietors to 
.imuse and accommodate all visitors. 

'Hours of e.K'hibition from 10 A. M. until 6 P. M. 

Admittance 25 cents, Children under 12. half price. 

GERSrAX I.A.\"CL'.\GE. 

May 16, 1839.— 

Jfr. Meyer, respectfully informs the Ladies and 
Gentlemen of JIarietta, that he designs, if sufficient 
encouragement be given, to estalili^li liinisclf in this 
town, as a teacher in German. 



All persons wdio are desirous of embracing this 
opportunity of obtainijig a knowledge of the German 
Language, will please meet at the Library Hall, on 
Monday evening at seven o'clock. 

'l'cr)ns: — $6, in advance per quarter, embracing 
fifty lessons. 

/•^lYr'V/U'Cf .'--Prtsideul Linsley. Prof. Smith. 

.S.\BI!.\TH-SfH0OLS. 

The S<jciet_\- in Marietta for the Promotion 
of Good Morals, organized in 1814, made a 
long report of its work in 1819. From this 
report we make a few quotations : 

"Jn A])ril, 1817, the Scxnety resolved to 
patronize Sunday-schools, and apix>inted a 
committee to establish and superintend two or 
more Slmday-schools iii the town. On the 
nth of May, 1817, three schools were organ- 
ized and opened in Marietta ; one, at Buell's 
school room, under the superintendence oi 
\\' illiam Slocomb ; one at the Muskingum 
Academy, under the care of E. Huntington : 
and one at Point Harmar, under the charge of 
Dr. Cotton. To each of these schools several 
young gentlemen and ladies were engaged and 
attached as assistant teachers. 

"The learners were employed in reading 
the Scriptures, committing portions to mem- 
ory, and in such other lessons as are usually 
taught in such institutions. Several com- 
menced with the alphabet and made good pro- 
ficiency. The schools were continued 20 Sab- 
baths, to the last in Se])temher, when the sea- 
son rendered it incomeiiient for the children 
to asseniiile. (.ni account of the distance some 
of theml had to go. 

"In 1818 only two schrM>ls were opened: 
one at the Muskingum Academy, under the 
care of Mr. Slocomb, and the other at Point 
Harmar under the superintendence of Mr. 
Judson. To the school in the Muskingum 
.Academy 130 were admitted and to the one 
at Point Harmar, 78. 

"The sch(x>ls this season, as they were the 
last. ha\'e been composed of adults and chil- 
dren, msile and female, white and black. 

''Simniiary: The whole number of schol- 
ars in the two schools. 208 : the whole num- 
ber of \-erses learned in bnth schools, 45,784; 



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highest number committed to memory by one 
scliolar, 3.517." 

The report is signed by David Putnam. S. 
P. Hikh'eth, and John Cotton. 

They also make note of the fact that ^Mrs. 
Hannah Mathews had through the summer 
of 1 8 19 maiintained a Sunday-school on the 
JMuskingum, six miles above Alarietta, and that 
Mliss Sophia Barker had done the same not 
far away on the other side of the river. 

Proceedings of the Board of Commission- 
ers for Schools in the county o^f Washington 
at their annual meeting held October 4, 1820, 
and Exhibition O'f the Sabbath-schools : 

"The members of the Board and of the Sab- 
bath-school Committee convened at the Con- 
gregational JNIeeting House in ^Marietta where 
the following report was read and accepted, 
viz. : 

Report of tile Sabbatli School Committee. 

[t ii deemed unnecessar}' by your committee in 
making tlieir repoit, to address any arguments to prove 
the utility of Sabbath-schools. This would be en- 
deavoring to produce a point which has repeatedly 
been established, and may we not add, of which you 
have had ocular demonstration. 

Vour committee made the necessary arrangements 
for opening the school in the town early in the season, 
which commenced on the third Sabbath in October. 
William Holyokc has had the charge of the school at 
the Muskingum Academy, William Slocomb, on Point 
Harniar, and Wyllys ?!all and Miss Sally Emerson 
at the upper point. The number of scholars who have 
regularly attended through the season is about 175. 

Owing to the propensity which has existed in 
the schools generally to commit more to memory than 
would be done in a proper manner, your committee 
were induced to recommend that 25 verses be con- 
sidered a day's lesson 

"A ci.mrmunication was received from 
Rev. William; Boies. >A A\'aterford. stating 
that during the summer months four. Sabbath- 
schools had been kept at Waterford. and three 
at 'VA'ooster. 

"It was further stated that much satisfac- 
tion was felt at the flattering success that had 
attended the first attempt to establish Sab- 
bath-schoo^ls in that vicinity, and that strong 
desires had Lieen expressed that they should 
commence earlier in the opening of another 
spring." 



SUNDAY-SCHOOL NOTICE. 

1S29.— 

The friends of Sunday-schools in the County of 
Waghnigtcn are imfornied that a County Sunday- 
school Union, has been formed auxiliary to the Amer- 
ican Sunday-School Union, for the purpose of aiding 
m the establishment of Sunday-schools in the several 
townships within the County, and furnishing suitable 
Books for Libraries. 

Any Township, or District Union, on becoming 
auxiliary to tne County Union, and paying o\K dollar 
into its treasury, will be furnished with Books at re- 
duced prices, and also be entitled to a loan from the 
Library of Books, to half the amount of those pur- 
chased. ' 

It i- hoped that all who are interested in the in- 
struction of the rising generation in useful knowledge, 
will avail themselves of the facilities now offered for 
accomplishing that benevolent object. 

Applications for Books should be made to Mr. 
Satnuel Shipman, Agent of the Union. 

S.VBBATH SCHOOL CELEDRATION, FOVRTH OF JlLYj 18.38. 

July 29, 1838.— 

The Sabbath Schools connected with the various 
denominations iu (Marietta and the surrounding* coun- 
try are invited to unite in celebrating the anniversary 
of our National Independence, on the 4th of July next. 
The Schools are rcqu.^sled to meet at the Court House 
in Marietta, at 10 o'clock A. M. precisely, where a 
procession will be formed immediately, and accom- 
panied by a Band of Music will proceed to the First 
Con.gregational Church, where the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence will be read, and addresses appropriate to 
the occasion wmII be delivered; after which the pro- 
cession will be agairt formed, and repair to the grove 
on Second street, where suitable refreshments wdl be 
provided. 

Douglas Putnam, 
JuNLA Jennings, 
d. p. bosworth, 
Thos. W. Ewart, 
Chas. Humphrev.s, 
WvLLVs Hall. 
Committee of Ayrangcments. 

SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTIOX OF TEMPER.AXCE. 

COXSTTIUTION OF THE MARIETTA SOCIETY FOR THE PRO- 
JIOTION of TEMPERANCE. 

June 7, 1*20. — 

Preamble. — Believing that the use of intoxicating 
li(|Uors for persons in health, is not only unnecessary, 
but hurtful — being iniurious to health and vigor of 
body, the property, reputation and happiness of indi- 
viduals ancl families, as well as to the moral character 
of sojiety in general; therefore, resolved, that both for 
our own good and the benefit of the community in 
which we live, we the subscribers form ourselves into 
a .'ociety and adopt the following Constitution: 

Article I. The Society shall be known by the name 



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of the Marietta Society for tlie Prcniotion of Tetn- 
perancc. 

Article 2. The Society jhall consist of all tho^e 
persons of sixteen years old and upwards, who will 
sign this Preanible. Constitution and Pledge. 

Article 3. The officers oi the Society shall be a 
President, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and Treas- 
urer, an Executive Committee of four members, who 
together shall form a Board to devise such means 
and prosecute such measures as they may deem ex- 
pedient to promote the general objects of the Society 
as expressed in this Constitution, with power to fill 
all vacancies in their own body. 

Article 4. It shall be the duty of the President, 
and in hi.s absence, a Vice-President, to preside at all 
meetings of the Society, and of the Board, and to call 
special meetings when requested by the Board or any 
five members of the Society. 

Article 5. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to 
keep a copy o*' the Constitution in a book for that 
purpose, record the names of the oflficers and members, 
record also fhe transactions of the Society, and con- 
duct its correspondence. 

.\rticle 6. The Society shall meet annually on the 
second Monday in .\pril when the Officers shall be 
chosen by ballot. 

Article 7. Nine members of tshe Society shall con- 
stitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 

Article 8. We, the subscribers, pledge ourselves 
to abstain entirely from drinking ardent spirit.s, except 
as a medicine, and that, in all suitable ways, we will 
lend our influence for the promotion of temperance. 

Article 9. This Constitution may be altered or 
amended by the concurrence of two-thirds of the mem- 
bers oresent at anv annual meeting. 



"The Society of Marietta fnr the Promo- 
tion of Temperance was ofganized .\ipril 13, 
1829. Tiie foregoing constitution had been 
adopted as the constitution of the Society at a 
very large and respectable meeting of the cit- 
izens of tliis place previously held. The num- 
lD€r of members at present is about 125, with 
the prospect that many more will \et be added. 
The success of the Society thus far has tran- 
scended our most sanguine expectations. A 
great change has been wrought and is still 
taking place in relation to the subject of tem- 
perance and the high importance of using ev- 
ery means to promote it among ourselves 
and in the community in general. And we 
are nut alone. A general e.xcitem'ent prevails 
upon this subject throughout our land. The 
nation l)egins to awake to the evils which 
threaten its as a ])eople. Encjuiry is aroused 
— public opinion is undergoing a rapid change 
ind tlie press has become a most powerful 



auxiliary to the good cause. Societies have 
been formed in almost every part O'f the Union 
for the promotion of temperance, with a view 
of checking the evils of intemperance which 
have come in upon us like a flood and which 
have threatened to sweep away the bulwarks 
of our free institutions. The only safety of 
our republic is in her public \irtuc. Without 
this our government must fall. With out this 
our belox'ed land will become (nie wide waste 
of moral and political desolation. The appeal 
of the temperance cause is to the very heart 
of every patriot and every lover O'f his coun- 
try and of her free institutions, because its 
sole object is to din^inish the causes that 
threaten to undermine and ci irrupt the virtue 
of the community. 

"We understand that three uther temper- 
ance societies are already formed in this coun- 
ty. W'e hope other places will follow imme- 
diately the example, until one is formed in 
every townsh.ip in the county. Other counties 
in this State are moving forward nobly to 
this work : and surely Washington — the old- 
est county ill the State — should not be the last 
in a cause which commends itself to the a])pro- 
Ijation of every thinking man. 

"Let but the community in general awake 
to the importance of this whole subject to the 
vital interest of the ])resent airtl future genera- 
tions, and the five hundred societies which al- 
ready exist would sonii be increased tt) five 
thousand — and five times five thousand. 

"The Board of Directors of the Marietta 
Temperance Society ha\'e taken measures to 
procure some of the alilest productions on the 
subject of temperance whicli have been lately 
puljlished, and probably will be able to fur- 
nish individuals or societies with a few cop- 
ies, aside from those which they hope to cir- 
culate anioiii;- their own fellow citizens." 



Jidy to. i8.p. — 

.■\ special meeting of the Marietta Society for the 
Promotion of Temperance, will be held at the Method- 
ist Meeting House on Wednesday. July 14. 18,50, at 
five o'clock, P. M. .\n address will be delivered. 
Members are requested and citizens invited to attend. 
E. Emerson, President. 



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July 31, 1830.— 

"It was found upon thorough and minute 
investigation, that, during the year which 
preceded the formatioin oif this Society, ac- 
cording to the most accurate estimate that 
could he made, not less than 790 barrels of ar- 
dent spirit were sold by wholesale and retail 
to the inhalntants of this town and county, 
■and were 'consumed within these limits. The 
-ivholesale cost of this amount of ardent spirit 
•vs'as estimated at not less than $5,600. 

^'In this estimate no account was made 
«)f the ardent spirit sold at retail in the gro- 
ceries and taverns of the town. If this had 
been reckoned there is no doubt the quantity 
cost of the whole would have been very irkucl'.. 
increased. We have reasons to doubt that the 
estmiated amount of sales was much below tlie 
truth as it was then reported. 

"Within a few days last past the Board 
have taken measures to have a minute and 
very exact investigation of the amount of sale> 
Avit'hin the last year to the town and county, 
from all stores^ taverns and groceries in Mari- 
etta who deal in the article; and from the 
most accurate estimate, that can be made, the}' 
find that the whole nun-iber of barrels sold to 
the ti>\vn and county within the last year is 
310. The cost of the whole, reckoning it an 
average wholesale price, nameh". 20 cents a 
gallon, the same price at which the former es- 
timate was made, is $2,170, showing a reduc- 
tion in the sales of $3,430. And they have 
reason to believe that this whole sum has been 
actually saved to this town and county within 
the past year." 

MARIETT.\ FEMALE SEMIN.XRV. 

December 18, 1841. — 

"We know not when we have passed a 
miore agreeable hour than on the morning O'f 
Tuesday last, at the school room of our friends, 
Mir. Lionel Tenney and his accomplished 
ladv, the distinguished principals of the Fe- 
imie Seminarv of this city. We had availed 
ourselves of the courtesv of an invitation to 



be present at the Examinati(rtT with no slight 
anticipation of pleasure ; for we had heard 
many things to the credit of the institution; 
but \ve must confess we were by no mieans 
prepared for much that we listened to and wit- 
nessed. Did our limits permit, it would afford 
us pleasure to detail in order all the exercises 
of the Examination. As is the case, 'how- 
ever, we have space to^ refer only to the "Scrap 
Book," in wliich were recorded some of the 
literary productions of the young ladies of 
the Seminary, -both in verse and in prose; and 
we niust be permitted to observe, that some of 
the articles to which we listened would orna- 
ment the columns of any periodical in the 
land. The subjoined, which we are suffered 
to lay before our readers, and for which we 
are sure of their thanks, is a perfect gem, in 
its way. It is hardly inferior to the celebrated 
lines of Caroline Bowles on a subject similar. 
It is from the pen of a young lady of J:his 
city who, if she choose, may w<in a bright and 
enduring fame. Our columns are always 
open to her. 



Suggested by tlic Corfsc of a Motherless Infant. 

They have closed his .mild eyes — his sad wailings are 

o'er, — 
He will need the kind watching of strangers no more: 
They have laid him asleep in his coffin to rest. 
With his little cold hands .gently clasped on his breast. 

His fair brow wears a sadness so chastened and mild. 
One \sould know that he gazed on a motherless child. 
Oh ! why was that mother thus hurried away. 
From the tender mercies that courted her stay? 

Had Love's power no magic to loosen the clasp 
That was freezing her heart by its withering grasp' 
Could not that babe's wailing the mother have staved: 
No! the sunmions had come and it must be obeyed. 

With a calm resignation she yielded her breath. 
And triumphantly trod the "dark valley of death." 
Like a fair smilin.e blossom she passed in an hour. 
.And the bud in its freshness soon ifollowed the flower. 

Me thought as it breather its young spirit away. 
That a fair bright-win.ged seraph bent over his clay: — 
That she tuned in its ear a glad song of the blest. 
.\nd then bore the sweet cherub away on her breast." 

— Flor.\. 



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Exliibition of Miss Martin's Paintings. 

August 21. 1S41. — 

The public of Marietta. Harmar. and vicinity, are 
respectfully informed that on Monday next, August 23d, 
the exhil)ition of Miss A. M. Martin's Paintings will 
comnienci* in Marietta, in the house lately occupied by 
Charles Sullivan. Es<i.. on Second street, where it will 
continue for a short time only, pre\ious to proceeding 
down the river. The rooms will be opened every day, 
between tho hours of 10 and 12 A. M. and 2 and 4 P. M. 
There will also be an evening exhibition twice a week, 
on Mondays and Thursdays, from y till 9, when Music 
will be in attendance. 

Admission tickets, 25 cents during the day. 37,'4 
cents for the evening. 

September 4, 1841. 

{For the Gacette.) 

"Mr. Editor: — I liad the pleasure, the oth- 
er eveninif. of visiting Miss Martin's ])aintings. 
which are now being exhibited in tliis place. 
I had heard them spoken of in terms of high 
■commendation before, and of course was pre- 
pared to expect a delectable treat. But I must 
admit that my anticipations were more than 
realized. The singular!}- judicious taste with 
W'hich they were got up — the neat arrangement 
— together with all the minute shades and col- 
orings of the various parts — display ingenui- 
ty and skill (if I should be the judge), rarely 
surpassed, especially for one of her years and 
oi)lK>rtunitics — or rather want of opportuni- 
ties. 



SCHEMES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF M.\XKIXD. 

From time to time the public have been 
enlightened about various schemes for the bet- 
terment of mankind. On the 14th of June, 
1825, Robert Owen, an enthusiastic philan- 
thropist and a friend of the poor and toiler, 
arrivefl in ^Vlarietta. By request he delivered 
a discourse at the Court House, which was 
very interesting. He explained, as much as 
possible in the limited time, his new system of 
society which he was about to introduce into 
this country. Mr. Owen at that time was 
about to found a new societv • at Harmonv 



where all mjght have equal advantages. The 
design was worthy of the generous founder, 
but human nature with its sloth and selfish- 
ness proved stronger than his benevolent theo- 
ries. 

EDWARD rOSTLETHW'.WT P.\GE. 

In the intellectual development of a com- 
munity, the eccentric genius who is usually 
considered a "crank"' may sometimes perform 
a useful service. He may at least awaken 
curiosity. The following is a fair sample of 
notices which were published by Mr. Page in 
1822; and occasionallv for man_\- years there- 
after : 

KF.VJOX .VO THE.\SOX. 

I have consecrated a free churcli in Marietta by 
bow ing seven times to the intellectual Sun. I invite 
a general attendance of enrolled members at the Court 
House every Sunday and Wednesday evening at early 
candle light. Controversy is inadmissible: but cacli 
member in rotation may (unless he declines it) sing, 
preach, or read from any book he pleases, and in union 
with any religious opinions, he may entertain, during 
his fifteen minutes. The church government is a pure 
democratic level. Much and various music is expected. 

Given under my hand and seal of charity at 
.Aurora's Temple of Knowledge opposite the Elevated 
Square (of Truth). 

Edward Postlf.thw avt Page. 

another new theory. 

August 16. 1826. — 

There is at present a person in this city, calling 
himself by the name of Edward Postlethwayt Page, who 
wears a long and ample black gown, an unshaven 
beard, and subsists after the manner of tlie priests of 
Brahma, upon cold vegetables and water. He professes 
the sciences of .Astrology, Magis and Geometry, and 
is confident he can remove the thick veil of ignorance 
which has been iheld l>efore the eyes of the world for 
centuries. He lays great stress upon his discoveries 
of the numerical exposition of the Chaldee Astrologer's 
."Mphabet, in his opinion the most grand and invaluable 
anystery of the famous Zodiac of Dendera. We have 
been favored with several of his essays, which however 
we have declined pii.blishing. l.-ecausc we are not willing 
to lend currency to that which is beyond tihe limits of 
our comprehens'on. He terms himself. "High Priest 
of Nature." and holds a regular or irregular doctrine 
termed "The Eleucinian Code." .\U the truths which 
the ancient Egyptians knew, he professes to untlcrstand. 
He has latdy been traveling over the U. States, 
last at the new settlement of the Valley Forge, making 
converts, and intends journeying on in his work with 
patience and industry. He is about to publish several 
works, to which several learned and scientific profes- 
sors of \ew York and Philadelphia have subscribed; 



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amongst others, we observe one with the following 
title — "The Jew's Harp of Nature — opening the Sibil — 
our Bible's terrible Books — announcing the death of 
Chrrstendom in seven years." Mr. P. himself informed 
us, the results of his sciences are so terrible in their 
nature, that we desire to learn nothing more of them. 
The world has now something else besides Capt. 
Symnics to t:ilk of. — Pliilaiirlhliin Fricinan's Jtturnal. 

March 12. 182S.— 

Mr. Prentiss:— In 1824 ;i little prior to Rober. 
Owen's first arrival in .America. I went to Washington, 
distributed my printed memorial -to each member of 
that Congress, for a grant of a million acres of land in 
East Florida ''n behalf of my "Scientific Common- 
wealth." When read in the Senate, it expired for need 
of breath. I then embarked for St. Domingo, intend- 
din.g to petition Boyer ; but was wrecked by a gale and 
lost $650, With the remainder of my damaged cargo, 
I visited South .America, and found it a paradise for 
comn;unit'es. But those superstitious people could not 
estimate how unity gives knowledge; knowledge, 
we^.lth ; wealth, power and felicity. 

The "Scientific Commonwealth," over which I pre- 
side (and Sol. like the 'bead o>f anybody, must guide the 
rest of the planet-), has commenced at Emblem Town, 
seven ni'les from Marietta, between Duck Creek and 
Muskingum River ; and several families are now in 
t'uil co-operation, one for all : — all for one ! — My school 
begins this week. We receive scholars to board. &c.. 
on moderate terms: mutual in.struclion our method, 
with its monitorial discipline. — But we inculcate no 
other religion than that of nature, and reverence to the 
Great Spirit of the Universe; by wdiich wc learn to 
love each other, and do all the good we can. 

-Do me the favor to publish this communication. 
Not that we seek members. Too many, alas ! will seek 
us. The Community I was three .months associated 
with at Valley Forge, near PhiladelpJiia. was over- 
whelmed by a rush of importunate applicants, and there 
was not fortitude enough to refuse them. All that 
liave failtd have been surcharged in the commencement. 
Einv.SKi) P. P.\(;e. 

IN BEH.ALF Of THE FI.EUC1.N"E.\.V COM MON WE.\LTH. 

August .?o. 1828 — 

By my refraining from all hot and animal food; 
and from milk, butter, chee.se. eggs, inebriating bever- 
ages, foreign tea, coffee, and all tobacco, I prove, that 
this diet is best for the stud'ious (if their wdieat bread, 
like mine, lie coarse or brown) : I ordain the reviival of 
Prmce Triptolemtis's Eleucmean Mysteries as explana- 
tory of Symbol Divinity.- — Our College is forming, not 
amid the noxious fogs of Ohio's water-courses; — but 
on my healthy and level hill farm, called Emblem 
Place, by the new road, five miles from Marietta, ex- 
actly. I shall apply lor a charter. I grant to this Col- 
lege near 500 acres of land in Fearitig Township, (150 
imder fence) during my natural life, rent ifree. Each 
member works half the day and studies the other half. 

I invite from among all nations the youths of either 
sex, who by thi ; diet are eligilile. 

El)W.\RU POSTLETHW.WT P.NCE. 

(Life President nf this E: C:) 



August, 1828. 

T'. S. Surely all newspaper editors wdl obbge me 
by giving this publicity. E. P. P. 

May, 1820. — 

As introductory to the establi.--hment of Halls of 
Science tlnroughout Ohio, similar to Miss Frances 
Wright's at New York. I shall deliver her Oration, 
adapted to all such occasions, at the Court House (if 
those in charge of the same permit), on Monday next, 
at sun down. 

Edw.vrd p. P.\ge. 

.\ C.VRD. 

1830.— 

E P. Page to the Public— Greeting,— With the will 
of God ( who-e Church our priests and priestesses of 
Theism are about to establish) — on each future Sunday, 
during the hours of the divine service, I shall appear at 
the School-house nearest our Town Point ; then and 
there to officiate as high priest of the Theists. — The 
Bible will be read in due order, a Latin verse first, and 
then its English verse. (The great John Locke said, 
that a mother might teach herself and children Latin 
by such a method.) The prayers, psalms, and hymns, 
and sermons will be cautiously selected from other 
Churches, that no trumpery trasJi may be imposed upon 
the audience. Music when practicable. Astrology and 
iVlagis are purely t'he science of analogy, applied tp the 
Emblems, or picture language of nature. But the tre- 
mendous depth of this science forbids that the vulgar 
should be taught it until they can understand it. On 
these riccasions I shall exclude these twin si.sters. They 
appertain to our initiated memliers. 

To the Fenilly ,./ Maiietlci College. 

Gentlemen: — My regard for good manners, arising 
.nore. I think, from a native benevolence, than from 
adventitious circumstances, has checked my movements 
toward you, at least until your college became, as now, 
an established instituiion of learning. 

Lukewarm I permit you no longer to be towards 
my discovery. Either declare it true or false in a pub- 
lic and official manner. 

Justice to S-.^'ence — justice to the public, to your 
scholars, and to me, demands that ere I leave Marietta 
to impart my system, I obtain of you some credential 
as a testimonial that my s-cience of sciences is genuine, 
and is a part of the ancient oracles, that was lost and is 
found. 

In the name of Truth, I e.xhort you to investigate 
my Oracle of the Millenium, now in the Press; and if 
by remissness and a cold indifference, you indirectly 
omit to perform that sacred duty to your God. your 
country, and to mc. — Then I pled.ge myself to declare 
wair against your college, ?s unworthy the station it 
has assumed. 

As individuals 1 esteem yon: — liut as a collective 
body, 1 only respect you when conservators of science. 
I have been patient long enough. Is my astronomical 
discoveries true or false? .Answer that. 

If you say false, prove it, — If you say true, then I 
demand a letter to that purport from you collectively, 
addressed to the Faculty of every other college. There 
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With due respect and high consideration. I have 
the honor to he yonr obedient humble servant. 

Enw.xKu P. P.\Gi;. 
Mariett;i, March -'^rd. 1S40. 

Our tjenial aiul public spirited friends. Dr. 
H. B. Sliipman. \\lio has recently been called 
away from us. has left the following sketch 
of Mr. Page: 

"There died in Marietta ]\lay 17, 1857. a 
man of fine presence, robust, sturdy and purely 
English in physique, of liigh culture and fitted 
bv education to adorn any society, hut hope- 
lesslv insane on figures. 

"Edward Postlethwayt Page, High Priest 
of Xature and Emperor of the Sun and Moon, 
was a remarkable man. A gentleman in e\'- 
ery respect, affable, courteous, exceedingly 
kind and polite, an intelligent talker on almost 
all subjects, until suddenly he \\r)ul<l strike off 
upon his one absorbing topic, squaring the cir- 
cle and its accompanying vagaries. 

"In early life he had gone to Calcutta in 
the employ of the East India Company and 
there, of full habits, he was stricken down 
with sunstroke. He had a purely mathemat- 
ical mind and was much given to the study of 
Brahmanic and occult science. As the result 
of this sunstroke, Mr. Page became' what we 
knew him here for manv vears. a wreck of a 
bright intelligent man. 

"His home was on the corner of Sixth and 
^^'arren streets, under the shadow of that mag- 
nificent elm tree still standing. He called it 
'Emblem Place.' 

"His wife, too, was insane, and for years 
he kept her confined in a small brick house 
standing back of the dwelling. The writer of 
this article well remembers her rushing into 
the College Chapel with disheveled hair and 
the clanking of chains (for she had an iron 
clasp about her ankle and a chain attached), 
poorly dressed and heseeching us to protect 
and hide her. Slie was followed by her hus- 
band, who almost rudely took her away, scold- 
ing and upbraiding her. 

"This unhappy wife soon after died and 
Mr. Page in later years married Miss Jane 
Carter. This last union proved a Iiappy one. 

"Sometime, perhaps in 1856. conscious of 



the infirmities of age and wishing to continue 
the autiio.rity and title he claimed for him.self 
he called together a few of his best friends 
ahong the young men. and in the bookstore of 
\V. H. Gurley formally alidicated his great 
office of High Priest of Nature and conferred 
the title upon the blu.shing writer of this ar- 
ticle. It was done with gowns, caps and 
cowles and in a dark room, the do(ir guarded 
by one of the numljer with a musket. 

"Mr. Page was a man of more than ordin- 
ary poetic talent and of fine imagination. This 
was evident in all his conversation, liowever 
erratic, and if once he saw your appreciation 
and pleasure, he became doubly interesting 
from this sense O'f your recognition. He was 
uncommonly genial and pleasant, especially 
when, as he thought, he had discovered some 
new idea in his mystic lore. Then all of his 
nature flamed out and his conversation was 
ra])iil ;md excited, often running intu poetic 
and fanciful ci)U|)lets. 

"At a time in his earlv life in Marietta (I 
cannot get the exact date of it ) he wrote an 
amatory poem. "The L<)\e i>f Xatiu'e." quite a 
long one in six cantos and in which ;ire some 
really fine things, though occasionally drop- 
ping into his eccentric language and figures. 
It was impossible for him to cfmtinue a sus- 
tained. sensil)le thought. 

"His i>ortly figure, fine presence and genial 
manners, courtly ever, made him a distinguish- 
ed person u]5on our streets for manv vears. 

"He was born in England. July 13. 1782. 

WASHINGTON COUNTY CHILDREN'S HOME. 

The citizens of Washington County have 
for many years taken a just ])ride in the beau- 
tiful Children's Home on the Muskingum, a 
mile above tlie city. lUit not all of them are 
aware that as a county home, it is the pioneer 
of all similar institutions in the State. Its in- 
ception is due to the unselfish labors of one 
whose life is briefiy sketched by Seymonr J. 
Math.awav in the fcillowing : 

Memorial Address. 
Catharine Fav Ewing. familiarlv known 



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as "Aunt Katie Fay," was born at Westboro, 
Massacbusetts, in the year 1822; she was mar- 
ried to A. S. D. Ewing in 1862; died April 
4, 1897. If there was nothing more to say 
of Mrs. Ewing than to give these dates and 
state that she hved a noble, religious life, or 
that she was a woman of a benevolent turn and 
determined purpose in life, if this was all, 
there would be no reason for my standing 
here today to speak of her career. No, my 
friends, what we want to know is not the sim- 
ple annals of a well spent life. We want to 
know what this woman has done to advance 
the condition of humanit}-, or what addition 
she lias made to the tijtal sum of human pro- 
gress. 

TUKXING POINT IN HER LIFE. 

Her ancestors hailed from Plymouth R^ck. 
Her family came to Ohio when she was a child. 
At the age of 20, she became a missionary 
among the Choctaw Indians, where she la- 
Ijored for 10 years. While engaged in this 
work, a tragic incident occurred, causing the 
death of a homeless child, which aroused all 
the sympathies of her nature, and she resolved 
to do what she could to rescue dependent chil- 
dren from suffering and degradation. 

She left the mission field and went to Ken- 
tucky to teach school. Aftefr teaching two 
years, she came back to Ohio with what money 
she had earned, determined to begin her work 
as soon as -possible. Alx)ut this time an uncle 
and an aunt left her two small legacies. 

With the money thus accumulated she 
bought 15 acres of land near Marietta and 
built what she was pleased to call, her "Chil- 
dren's Home." and she so named it, to indi- 
cate its character and what she proposed it 
shfjuld be — a homt for homeless children. 

ORIGr.\ OF THE TERM — CHILnRFK'.S HOME. 

This was the first time the term was used 
to designate a child-saving institution. Prior 
to that "Orphan Asylum" had been the accept- 
ed designation, but since that never "Oi'phan 
Asylum" but always "Cliiildren's Home." 
Even the reformatories for children are now 



called "Industrial Homes." However, it 
makes little difference whether this was the 
first time the term was used or not. It was 
left for Aunt Katie Fay to illustrate what such 
an institution should be and thereby induce a 
great State to adopt her systeiu. 

Mark right here the tone, the fine tone, if 
I may be allowed the expression, of her char- 
acter, her utter unselfishness, the splendid 
abandon of her purpose ! What would most 
people have done under the circumstances? 
Devote legades, long in expectancy, together 
with lliard earnings, to save other people's chil- 
dren ? No, money that comes in such a way 
is carefully laid by, to tide over possible dis- 
asters in life. Not so, however, did Catharine 
Fay. She devoted her money and her life to 
absolutely their noblest uses, and left every 
other contingencv to take care of itself. 



HILUKEN" IX 



: rV IXFIKMARIES 



Soon after her arrival in Marietta, she vis- 
ited the Washington County Infirmary. What 
doi you suppose she found there? Well. I'll 
tell you. She found what could have been 
found, in the year 1857, in every poorhouse in 
the land. Dependent children of all ages as- 
sociated with and creeping on .the floor, among 
the old, decrepit and vicious inmates. To ful- 
ly realize what that means, you should visit 
a count}- infirmary and became somewhat fa- 
miliar with the surroundings, see the righteous 
poor and the vicioiis poor, the driveling idiots, 
the trifling meanness of human nature as 
shown in underlings and half-wits of a com- 
munity, gathered together and mingling in- 
discriminately, all at the end of life's ambi- 
tions, no hope, no expectation, nothing beyond 
but death and the pauper's grave. Truly you 
might write over the portal of such a place as 
this : "Let him abandon hope who enters 
here," and yet up to the day that Catharine 
Fay visited that infirmary, throughout all the 
States and Territories of the land, such a place 
as that was deemed good enough for children 
who by the accidents of birth, but through no 
fault of their own, had been left destitute and 
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She found 26 children in the Washington 
County Infirmary, and she registered a vow in 
Heaven that if her hfe was spared, such a state 
of diings sliouid not long exist. If the plight 
of these innocent children did not touch the 
hearts of any others, she would take up their 
cause single-handed and dedicate her life and 
property to their rescue. And what has been 
the result? Through all the fair State of 
Ohio it is now against the law to keep children 
in the county infirmary. 

OTHEK GRE.\T REFORMERS. 

How singular was Catharine Fay's motive 
and disposition to tiiat of Florence Nightin- 
gale, who visited the hospitals and saw the 
miserable condition of the inmates. It touched 
her heart and she resolved to do something to 
reform the methods of conducting hospitals. 
She devoted her life and means to the work, 
and what has been tlie result? The reform 
has progressed u'.itil now we have the most 
perfect appliances that man can devise for the 
alleviation of suffering and the cure of dis- 
ease. 

So with John Howard. He visited the 
prisons, and the woeful condition moved him 
so deejjly that he determined to devote his life 
and fortune to the work of reforming prisons, 
and now what has been the result ? \Ve have 
the most humane and enlightened prison meth- 
ods prevailing the world over. 

So with Clara Barton, the great philan- 
thropist. She hears of a fearful calamity, 
such as lately overtook the Amienians, and it 
appeals so strongly to her and arouses her so 
thoroughly that she goes half around the 
world to dispense the relief that a Christian 
civilization gives in money and supplies for the 
hungry and destitute in that distant land. The 
work of such self-sacrificing benefactors of hu- 
manity does not die with them. 

Xor will the work of Catharine Fay Ew- 
ing die with her. The time is coming when 
there will not be a State in the Union where 
it will not be against the law to keep a depen- 
dent child in a countv infirmarv, and when 



every State will provide by law for the saving 
of homeless children. 

coxniTioN.s IN 1S57. 

In the year 1857, ''s at present, most peo- 
ple were too busy with their own affairs to 
give much attention to the rescue of dependent 
children. They had children of their own. 
They, no doubt, said to themselves, when they 
gave the subject any attention at all, somewhat 
as follows : "The poorhouse children may 
not have a veiy good time, but that was better 
than nothing, and the taxes collected from all 
alike paid for their support, and it was not the 
taxpayers' fault that tb.e children were in 
the poorhouse. Let those who are paid for 
keeping the infirmary care for them and don't 
bother honest, hard-working people with the 
woes of these little paupers. \Ve liave children 
of our own to support." Such heard-headed 
and you might say cruel logic held sway in the 
year of our Lord, 1857. 

To better understand the subject, let us in- 
quire what were the conditions in regard to 
child saving that year. I refer to the year 
Catharine Fay began her work. Xot a single 
State in the Union had acknowledged the re- 
sponsibility of the State for the saving of home- 
less children. Xo general law stood on the 
statute book of any State, providing for the 
establishment of child-saving institutions, the 
dependent children of these great common- 
wealths were relegated to the tender mercies of 
the poorhouses. If there were such laws I 
have failed to find thenr. At all e\'ents they 
were of such half-hearted kind that their rep- 
utation ne\er got very far from home, and not 
until the year 1866, the date of the passage 
of the Ohio Children's Home Act, did any 
such law, worthy the name, appear on the 
statute lxx)k of any State. 

THE FIRST HO.ME. 

After buying the land, putting up the 
buildings, and getting the children from the 
County Infirmary, Miss Fay's work began. 
Twentv-six children to be cared for, fed and 



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clothed, not for one month only, but for 12 
months in the year, and she continued right 
along for 10 years. She found homes for her 
children in private families as fast as she could 
and followed them up year by year. Her ca- 
reer in this resiject shows how a determined 
spirit makes way for itself. When people 
saw she was making a success of the move- 
ment, they came to her aitl, and the county au- 
thorities helped her. 

l)F,VEI.O"i;ii INTO .\ bPATE I.XSTITCTKIN. 

Now witness how events developed this 
first Children's Home into a State institution. 
The directors' of the County Infirmary, hav- 
ing no power outside O'f what the law gave 
them, had for a number of years been paying 
Miss Fay money from the public funds to help 
support the children taken from the Infirmary, 
and they had no law authorizing them to do 
it. Then toward the close of the War of the 
Rebellion, slie had 35 soldiers' orphans in the 
Home, and she thought it was a shame that 
these children should not have better support 
than she could give them. So she conceived 
of the idea of asking the Legislature to make 
her Home a regular county institution, sep- 
arating the children entirely from poorhouse 
contrfjl. The county authorities approved of 
the plan because it would legalize what they 
had before been doing illegally. The patriot- 
ic citizens of the community approved of it 
because of the humiliating situation of the sol- 
diers' orphans, who, although committed to the 
care of Miss Fay, were \-irtually inmates of the 
Infirmary. Mrs. Ewing resolved to make the 
effort to induce the State of Ohio to adopt her 
system and pass a general law authorizing any 
county in Ohio to establish a Children's 
Home. 

Here was the supreme effort of her life 
crowned with success. This was the turning 
point in the history of the great movement, 
which made it permanent and handed her name 
down to fame. For her Cbildren's Hbme, 
and the benign purposes it involved, if left to 
itself, in the ordinary course of events might 
have died with her ; but when her Children's 



Home was adopted by the great State of Ohio, 
that established it forever. It also estab- 
lished the idea that the State is responsible for 
the homeless child — a great victory for civili- 
zation. The Ohio law of 1866 was the first of 
its kind, and the example of Ohio has been 
followed li\- other States until now it is the 
e.Kception to iind a State that still allows de- 
pendent children ti> lie kept in the poorhouse, 
and nearly e\ery State has now a general law 
proA'iding in one way or another for the sa\- 
ing of homeless children. 

HISTORY OF children's HOMES. 

(By ■■Aunt Katif F^iy' Ewiuii.—Rcad hrfurc the Chil- 
dren's Heme CiinvLntiun. ) 

In the fall of 1853 I was laboring as a 
missionary among the Cboctaw Indians, when 
one day a physician called to see me to visit 
a poor fam'ily just across the line, where the 
mother had died, leaving a family of five sni^ill 
children. These little ones she had commit- 
ted to his care, and he ,was trying to find 
homes for them, llie mother was a New 
Eingland woman, and for the first years of 
her married life everything went well ; but the 
husband became a drunkard ; and poverty fol- 
lowed as the sure result. They removed 
from one place to another, until these last days 
of trouble overtook them on the frontiers of 
Arkansas. A few days before, the husband 
had taken the only axe they had, and leaving 
the family without any wootl, or any way of 
getting any, had deserted them. h\ this sit- 
uation our good doctor had found them, and 
he soothed the last hours of the woman with 
the promise that he would provide for the chil- 
dren. He had now found homes for all but 
a little one, two years old, as lovely a child as 
the sun ever shone on. My heart was drawn 
to her at once, and I longed to take her and 
give her a home. For days I prayed over it, 
and tried to devise mean,s to accomplish it; but 
I found it was impossible, for I was but a poor 
teacher and hundreds of miles from my own 
home. 

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his wife, who soon after began to sell whis- 
key to the Indians. One day as they were 
drinldng, they ended in a fight, and tlie dar- 
ling child was thrown upon the steps of the 
house and killed. The distress of mind 1 suf- 
fered o\-er this sad afifair so affected my 
health, that I was obliged to leave my work 
among the Indians, and return home; but the 
desire and purpose had arisen in my heart to 
have a home where I might care for such or- 
phaned and homeless children. After this 
every effort was dijected toward that object, 
every dollar was laid up with miserly care. 
For two years I taught in Kentucky and with 
the means thus obtained purchased 15 acres 
of land, and on this began to Ijuild my home. 
Tdie Lord, knowing mv needs, sent me two 
legacies : one from my uncle and one f romniy 
aunt. My aim at first was to have a home 
where I could take children and support them 
myself; but one day ] went to our Infirmary 
where I found 26 children of every condition 
amid older people of the vilest and most pro- 
fane characters. To see these children, made 
in God's image, polluted Iiy such contact, was 
more than I could bear. I went at once to the 
trustees of the Infirmary, and got their con- 
sent to give me the children at $1 a week. 
They were to find them one pair of shoes and 
two suits of clothes : they were to pay one-half 
the doctor's bills, and all funeral expenses, and 
I was to do the rest. I had begun in the fall 
of 1857 to build a house upon my place; but 
there was a small frame house of two rooms 
on the farm when I bought it. In this I es- 
tablished myself, and on the first day of April, 
1858, I recei\ed there nine children sent to me 
fromi the Infirmary. They were all under 10 
years of age, four of them mere bahies. These 
children, with my hired girl, and the men who 
were building my house, made a family of 19. 
The Lord wonderfully pro\-ided for us. One 
barrel of flour, given to me by Jasper Sprague. 
lasted our large family three months, when 
I had nothing to get more with, and we had 
enough, too. 

Our neighbors, many of them, were nut 
friendly, and had strange ideas concerning mv 



work. They thought there could be no good 
moti\-e in taking children to keep as I was do- 
ing, and that 1 must be making money out of 
it, and out of them, too, as the\- helped pay the 
taxes. So they tried every way they could 
to injure me. Our gates would be opened 
at night, and hogs and cattle let in upon our 
garden and fields. Our chickens were often 
killed. Once when I went away to take one 
of the children to a home, 1 found when I 
came back that all but eight of our 60 chick- 
ens were dead. 

In my agreement with tl\e trustees, I was 
to send the children \.o school. Nothing was 
specified, how or where, but my plan was to 
have them taught at home during the winter, 
and send them to a district school in sunimer. 
When the term began. 1 took all the children of 
the proper age, fi\'e in number, and went with 
them to the school house. I found however, 
that the trustees of the school had left word 
that none of them could remain, as they were 
paupers, and could not be in the same school 
with their children, so I took them home. 

But I did not intend to l)e scared out of 
this thing. So, taking two of the children by 
the hand, I led them all into the school house, 
gave the teacher the children's books, and left 
them there. As I went out one of the trus- 
tees met me at the door, went with me through 
the men and then left me to go home alone ; 
thanking (iod that he had ])rotected me from 
harm. 

As soon as possible I went into town; and, 
by the advice of friends was made guardian 
of all the children large enough to go to school. 

The next Monday I took them to the school 
house, and there I found the trustees. I 
showed them the jjroof of my guardianship 
and told them to reject the children if they 
could. They had not thought of all this and 
did not know what to say. So 1 left the chil- 
dren there. .About ten o'clock they came 
home crying, and said they had been sent home 
and asked me if I was okl "Goody-poor-house"' 
for that was what they called me at the school. 

The next week the trustees summoned me 
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from my home, where there was sickness, and 
no one there but hired help. One of the chil- 
dren died the third day after I got back. The 
case was decided in my favor, and I was al- 
lowed to send the children tO' school. So 
passed away with many trials the first and 
second years, and after that things began to 
brighten. In August, 1858, my house was 
finished and we moi\ed into it, much rejoiced 
to have at last room enough for the family. 

In June of i860, my family was attacked 
with diphtheria, and we were not free from 
sickness from that time till November. 1 was 
taken sick among the first, and before I was 
able to be up, both of my hired girls left me. 
The day the last one went away I crawled 
down stairs, and found things in a dreadful 
condition. The children gathered around me 
so pleased to have me with them again, and 
with the help of the two oldest, a girl of 12, 
and a boy of 13, I went to work to get things 
in order ; but soon the sick up-stairs needed my 
attentinn. 1 was too' weak tn walk. I had to 
creep ui) on my hands and knees. There lay 
six dear children very sick, one of whom died 
the next day. Thus it went on for three 
weeks. No help could be hired, for all were 
afraid of contagion. All the help I had in car- 
ing for these 23 children, eight of them sick, 
was the aid the children themselves could give 
me, though Mrs. Clogston, a neighbor, came 
and did the washing and ironing for me as a 
favcir. Many days I had no one to speak to 
but the children. The hardest time came one 
evening when I knew that one of the little ones 
could not live through the night. I dreaded 
to be alone, and just at night I sent one of the 
boys to ask a neighbor to come and stay at 
least a part of the night with me. — She told 
the boy to go back and tell "old Kate she was 
paid for taking care of the children, and now 
she might do it." When the boy told me this, 
I broke down and cried until one of the chil- 
dren came ftnd put his arms around my neck, 
and said: "(iod can take care of us." "So 
he can," said I, "I will trust in Him." Nor 
did I trust in vain, for before dark Dr. Beck- 
with came, bringing his wife with him. When 



I told them what had happened, we all three 
cried together, and after the doctor had prayed 
with us, his wife offered to stay till he came 
again. I shall never forget that night, 
or the kindness of Mrs. Beckwith in staying 
with me. Four of the children died during 
this season of sickness. There were many ex- 
tra expenses, too, during this time, and then 
came the laying in of winter stores and pro- 
viding winter clothing, so I was very grate- 
ful to the trustees of the poor when they sent 
me a present of $50. During the winter 12 
of the children had scarlet fever, but by God's 
blessing onlv one died. Hardly were we 
through with that, when the measles ap- 
peared and 2t were sick with that at once, one 
of them m\ main dependence for help. But 
the Loi'd helped me through with it all, and 
gave me strength according to m}- day. 
Many kind friends He raised up for me, who 
by gifts of money, donations of clothing and 
provisions helped me to supply our wants. 

About this time, however, the war broke 
out, and people's thoughts and sympathies 
were so enlisted for the soldiers that we did 
not receive so many donations, while prices 
were so high, that one dollar only went as far 
as fifty cents had ■ befare. The number of 
children, too, increased, as so many of the sol- 
diers' families were left destitute. I felt com- 
pelled to ask from the commissioners, 25 cents 
more a week, and in August, 1864, this was 
granted. The farm supplied us with many 
things for our food, and in one of these hard 
years of the war, our crops were nearly double 
what they usually were, while all about us 
were \ery poor. We had cows to supply us 
with nnlk. and a few sheep given to us helped 
to furnish the warm stockings needed for the 
little ones in the winter. The health during 
these later years was better, though often 
those who came into the family were in poor 
physical condition, and some times did not 
live long after they came under my care. No 
child, however, as late as 1866 had died who 
had been at the home over a year. 

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cistern, and building a school house, where 
during the winter months the children were 
taught. To meet the expense of these things, 
I had, at first, ^t,/ given to me by friends for 
the well ; but a debt remained hanging over me 
for some time, causing me much anxiet)', but 
$150 given me by friends in Harmar, and 
$250 raised by an entertainment in Marietta, 
furnished the means that cleared me of debt, 
so that on my birthday in 1865, I could say, 
"I owe no man anything." 

Among the pleasant things that the kind- 
ness of friends brought to me was a visit to 
some oi the benevolent institutions oif our State 
at Lancaster antl Columbus, the comlmissioners 
paving my expenses, and the ladies of Mari- 
etta supplying my outfit. 

As the number of children increased dur- 
ing these years, and the expenses were so 
much greater, it became more and more ap- 
parent that the means of support at my com- 
mand were inadequate t(3 the necessities of the 
case. The connection it held with the poor- 
house, too, was undesirable. It put the chil- 
dren under a kind of stigma that w,as hurtful, 
as well as unpleasant to them. So many of 
them;, too, were soldiers' children ( at one time 
two-thirds of the whole number. 35 being of 
this class), and these I felt deserved something 
better of their coimtry than had yet l)een pro- 
vided. 



I became greatly desirous, therefore, that 
we might be made entirely separate in name 
and fact from the poor house, and have a dis- 
tinct fund appropriated to our use. So early 
as 1864 I conferred with the commissioners 
about the expediency of applying to the legis- 
lature to bring about this change. A bill to 
this effect was therefore presented to the Legis- 
lature by William F. Curtis, but owing to some 
misunderstanding in the State institutions, it 
was laid aside. The next year it was presented 
again, but rejected. In the year 1866 the mat- 
ter was again brought forward by S. S. 
Knowles, who in March of that year wrote to 
me to announce that his bill providing for the 
Children's Home had passed the House by a 
vote of 72 to 10, and was now a law. So the 
plan which I had thought of only as a relief for 
our own Children's Home, became in God's 
good providence the means by which such in- 
stitutions have been multiplied all over our 
State. 

The home where I started in was about 10 
miles from Marietta. This was thought to be 
too far away, after it became a county institu- 
tion, and a place was bought for it two miles 
and a half from town. Thither on the 3rd of 
April, 1867, the children were removed, but as 
my health was poor, I resigned m}- post, and re- 
mained at the old place. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



HIGHER. EDUCATION. 

Eakly Academies — The Marietta Infant School — Institute of Education — Manual 
Labor Association — The Marietta Collegiate Institute — Marietta Female 
Seminary — Marietta College — Historical Sketch of Marietta College —Teach- 
ers AND Educators — Artists. 



early academies. 

The private school and the academy liave 
performed a very important service for educa- 
tion in Washington County, as they have in all 
the earlier settlements in this State. First 
among these was Muskingum Academy, found- 
ed in 1797, from which Marietta College is 
directly descended. 

In 1844, Harmar Academy was l)uilt on 
the corner of Franklin and Maple streets. Stu- 
dents to the number of 166 were in attendance 
in this academy in 1847. R^^'- Henry Bates 
for a long time was principal. John Crawford, 
Henry Fearing, Douglas Putnam, Harlow 
Chapin and Silas T. Jewel were the trustees. 
When the system of union schools was adopted 
the Academy building was used for the high 
school department, and when the high school 
was discontinued on the west side of the river, 
it was still used as a public school building until 
1 891, when it was destroyed by fire, and the 
Fort School was erected on the site of Fort 
Harmar. 

The Western Liberal Institute was organ- 
ized by the Universalists of Marietta and char- 
tered in 1850. The first trustees were G. W. 
Barker, Owen Franks and James M. Booth. 
Paul Kendal was first principal. It afforded, 
for about 10 years, instruction in the higher 
branches to many students of this and adjoin- 



ing counties. The building occupied by the 
Institute was on the southwest corner of Sec- 
ond and Butler streets. 

Of Beverly College or Academy, for in its 
time it has been called by both names, we Irave 
an interesting description in the sketch of the 
Dodge family, found in Chapter XII. It was 
formally opened in November, 1842, with J. 
P. Whitten as president ; Charles B. Barclay, 
professor of rhetoric : Rev. Milton Bird, pro- 
fessor of moral science; and J. Loitland, pro- 
fessor of languages. \\'hile the institution 
was under the charge of Prof. E. S. Cox, who 
has since won a wide reputation as a city super- 
intendent and a specialist in English, Beverly 
Academy sent to colleges and universities a 
large number of very well prepared students. 
The writer can recall two valedictorians of 
their respective classes who received their train- 
ing under the care of Professor Cox. A few 
years later, when under the charge of Principal 
R. J. Smith, the Academy won an enviable rep- 
utation for the large number of well prepared 
teachers that went from its class rooms to the 
county examinations. 

Bartlett Academy was organized in Wesley 
township in 1856. Joseph Penrose, Joseph K. 
Bucy, Isaac Emmons and James King were the 
first Board of Trustees, and Jefferson M. Hes- 
ton was the first principal. For many years a 
large number of students were gathered here, 



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many of whom afterward became teachers. Z. 
G. Bumly was for a long time instructor in 
Bartlett Academy, also WilHam Eldridge. 

For a few years Prof. Samuel Maxwell 
taught an academy where the Children's Home 
now stands. Of Mr. Tenney's academy a 
description is found in contemporary extracts 
from the American Friend, appearing in this 
and the preceding chapter. 

All these institutions served a useful pur- 
pose in their day ; in fact, they were indispensa- 
ble to the intellectual development of the com- 
munity in which they stood, and it is no re- 
proach upon their public-spirited founders and 
teachers that they have given place to a wider 
system of public education, which is free to all. 
Without this preliminary work of the private 
school, the seminaries and the academy, the 
public high school of today would never have 
existed. 

Muskingum Academy had a history which 
is unique. At first it was an academy and 
house of worship, the only one in the commun- 
ity ; then it was rented at a nominal rate to 
some person or persons who would teach there- 
in a private school of higher grade. About 
1830 the teachers who had used this building, 
finding their quarters straitened, began to seek 
other accommodations and we hear of an "In- 
stitute of Education." with primary and higher 
departments, anil with some hints of Pestaloz- 
zian theory and practice. We hear of globes 
and apparatus, of nature study, in fact, al- 
though they did not them call it by that name. 
There was a manual labor department, too, and 
for a long time great expectations were built 
upon this new plan of education. The subse- 
quent changes from the ^Marietta Collegiate 
Institute to the Marietta College of 1835 are 
told in the extracts taken from papers of that 
day and from the history of Marietta College 
which follows. 

THE M.\RIETT.\ INF.WT SCHOOL. 

April 10. 1830. — 

"Mr. Prentiss, 

"Dear Sir: — It is nothing strange, after an 
acquaintance with vou of more than four years, 



that I have discovered that you are always 
interested in those institutions which promise 
to be a public benefit. On this account I feel 
the more at liberty to address you on the sub- 
ject which stands at the head of this hasty no- 
tice. For the want of time I must confine my- 
self to a mere passing notice. I hope to be 
able to take up the subject of the analytical 
method of instruction, which is introduced into 
this school, in some of its practical details in 
the succeeding numbers of _\-our paper. 

"At present I can only say that the Infant 
School in this place is in successful operation, 
with abdut se\'enty-five pupils. tJie present 
number. 

"It is now open for the reception of schol- 
ars both from the town and from the country, 
if any parents abroad should feel a sui^icient 
interest to send their children. Some have 
already applied for the admission of their chil- 
dren, who live themselves out of the township. 

"The terms are two dollars and fifty cents 
per quarter. Scholars will be received of any 
age. between three and twelve years. Some 
even older than this will lie received, if their 
previous education dues not unfit them for 
l>eing benefited here. Also some have been 
and will continue to be received younger than 
three years, if the health and maturity tif the 
pupil seem to justify it. 

"The branches which are taught will be 
more particularly defined hereafter. It is sufii- 
cient now to say that at least all the branches 
of education, taught in our best common 
schools, will be taught here, but on a principle 
which imparts knowledge far more rapidly to 
the mind of the learner, and suited to make a 
much more deep and abiding impression. It 
is a primary object in this section to endeavor 
to impart distinct and vivid impressions to the 
mind by the means of sensible objects. For 
this purpose an extensive apparatus is provided^ 
suited to the several kinds of instruction given 
— spelling, reading, defining and the elements 
of Natural History, Geography, Arithmetic 
and Grammar. To this I also e.xpect a very 
considerable addition in the present month. 

''Every Wednesday, in the forenoon, the 
school will lie open for the reccj)tion of \-isitors. 



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All persons are invited on these occasions to 
attend, who feel any interest in this exceed- 
ingly important and interesting subject. 

"The school is under the superintendence 
and instruction of Miss Phebe Battelle, of 
Newport, and Miss Eliza Buck, of this place; 
assisted by Archibald Cowan, a lad eight years 
old, a pupil of Mr. Bacon. It is hoped that 
Mr. Bacon himself will spend a few days in 
the school, the latter part of this month. 

"I am happy to say that the Infant School 
meets with the very general approbation of our 
citizens, and has already secured the confidence 
of the community in general. If any have 
doubts, I am fully persuaded that they will van- 
ish with one hour's personal observation of the 
operations of the school. 

"The mode of instruction is entirely new ; 
but not more new than the plan of government 
which is adopted, and which is found to be 
more efficient than an_\ other. All corporal 
punishments are excluded. 

"It is my intention, if ever the school more 
than pays the expenses already incurred and 
the salaries of the teachers to whom I am per- 
sonally responsible, to expend any surplus 
funds in adding continually to .the apparatus 
for the benefit of the school. 

"The above remarks I have been obliged 
to make in the greatest haste, and hope to be 
able to satisfy the minds of inquirers on any 
points of interest at another time. 

"Yours with much respect and esteem, 
\ "L. G. Bingham. 

"P. S. — The founder of the Infant School 
system in the United States gives it as his 
■opinion that the most desirable number of pu- 
\)\\s for a school is one hundred and fifty. None 
need therefore hesitate about sending their chil- 
dren on account of the present number." 



A TliAVKLER i 



]\Iarietta, June 12, 1830. — 

"Having this day attended the examina- 
tion of the Infant School in this place, I deem 
it doing an act of public utility to report its 
conditions and prospects. Of the many schools 
which I have visited in other States, none have 



I found conducted in a manner better suited to 
impart knowledge, to strengthen the mind by 
exercising its various powers, and to correct 
an}' wayward disposition. This school has 
been in operation one quarter only. It com- 
mends itself. To become satisfied of this, it 
is needful only to become fully acquainted with 
the manner in which it is conducted. In this 
short time the school has attended to reading, 
spelling, defining, arithmetic, grammar and 
geography. The examination in these branch- 
es was highly creditable. In addition to these, 
they had attended to several others which are 
not usually taught, and which are suited to 
exercise and improve the understanding and the 
judgment, as well as the memory. Among 
these were the classification of Natural objects, 
Chronology and Astronomy. The school read- 
ily answered questions on the first, respecting 
some articles which they had not before seen, 
and told the origin of the several parts, whether 
it was animal, vegetable or mineral. _ In 
Chronu'logy they ga\'e the general divisions of 
time, the periods, principal events and dates. 
In Astronomy, they gave the names of the 
primary and secondary planets, their distance 
from the sun, magnitude, and times of revolv- 
ing, &c. These things were explained to them 
by means of a simple orrery. It was truly 
gratifying to see these children, in their ready 
answers, manifest so much knowledge on these 
subjects. But it was in Geometry that their 
answers most struck me with surprise. They 
defined the terms, and applied them in trian- 
gles, circles, arcs, chords, cubes, cones, pyra- 
mids, &:c., with astonishing readiness. On the 
review of the whole, I am confident that these 
children had acquired a greater amount of 
knowledge in one quarter than is usually ac- 
quired in common schools in twice or thrice 
the time. Do any ask how this can be done? 
Let them come and see the means and they will 
cease tO' wonder. Besides the teacher. of writ- 
ing, they \\\\\ find three teachers in constant 
attendance. They will find an extensive and 
beautiful apparatus by which the teachers ex- 
plain many things which could not be explained 
without it. They will find that children here 
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common in other schools, however good. 
They will find also a system of government 
suited to produce the happiest results. It is 
strictly parental and free from all corporal pun- 
ishments. Good order is maintained, not by 
severe appeals to the bodily senses, but by 
bringing the motives to right conduct to bear 
on the child's sense of what is proper and right- 
Thus the foundation is laid, by leading the 
school to act in view of rectitude, for the most 
happy results to its members and to society. 
This is done by the peculiar tendency of this 
system to cherish the most kindly affections 
toward each other, toward their teachers and 
the human family." 

A Travch-r. 

THE MAKIEIIA INKANT SCHOOL. 

June. 1830. — 

The next quarter or term of tbis Sclviul will com- 
mence on Thursday, the 24th of the presetjt month.' 
The public examination of the School will be held the 
day previous, at which all who are intere.^ted are re- 
spectfully invited to attend. 

The price of tuition for the next cjuarter will be 
two dollars, for each scholar. 

A system of writing and drawing simple objects, 
will be introduced into the School next quarter, and 
an additional charge of fifty cents will be made on 
those. 

The next term wili be eleven weeks, and the School 
will be held on Wednesday afternoon, which will make 
the time employed in instruction same as twelve weeks 
upon the present plan. 

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION' 



Comfirisinq Four Ucfurtuiciits. 

Sqitenil>er, 1830. — 

"i. The Infant School.- — In this department 
scholars will be received from two years old 
and upwards, who will attend to spelling, de- 
fining, reading, first principles of Geography, 
Arithmetic. &c. An extensive apparatus has 
been provided for the use of this department. 
Parents are at no cost for the means of instruc- 
tion, such as books, maps, charts, spelling 
cards. Natural History, prints and other means 
of illustration. These are purchased for the 
School. Charges $2.50 a term. 

"2. The Primary School. — Promotions 



will be made from the Infant School into the 
Primary School, and others will be admitted, 
whose advancement in elementary knowledge 
has l>een such as qualifies them to attend x>> 
higlier studies by the use of Ixioks. The same 
general methods of -teaching and illustration 
will be employed here as in the Infant School by 
the aid of suitable apparatus. The pupils will 
attend to spelling, reading, Grammar, Geog- 
raphy, Xatin-al History, &c. Parents will pro- 
vide such books, slates, stationery, &c., as shall 
be prescribed in the course of study. Charge 
$3.00 a term. 

"3. The Hl;ih School. — Promotions will 
be made from the Primary School into the 
High School and others will be received, who 
are qualified to enter. It is intended that this 
school shall be equal to the best Academies and 
High Schools of the East. For this purpose 
an extensive apparatus has been purchased for 
this department, at an expense of about $200, 
comprising: 

One set of Chemical .\pparatus. 

One set of Geometrical .\pp;iratus. 

One set of Astronomical .Apparatus, 

One set of Philosophical Apparatus, including 

The .'Vir Pump. 
One set of Large and Elegant Maps. 

the most recent and complete that ha\-e been 
offered to the public, and exhibiting the entire 
surface of the Earth. The map of the United 
States is the most \-alual)le that has ever been 
published, and exhibits all the recent surveys, 
railroads, canals and internal improvements, 
together with views of seven of our largest 
cities and maps of their environs and many 
items of information. Other articles of appa- 
ratus have been procured which need not be 
added to this list. In the High Schools all 
tliose branches of Education will be taught 
which are common to schools of this kind; 
such as Geograph}-, by the use of maps. Globes 
and the Blackboard; Arithmetic, English 
Grammar, Elements of Geometry, Astronomy, 
Rhetoric, Logic, Natural Philosophy, Chemis- 
try, Composition, the Latin and Greek Lan- 
guages. &c. -A. Classical Teacher will be always 
in employ for this department. Pupils will be 



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at their uwn cost iox such books as shall be 
prescribed for the class to which they belong. 
Charge in English Studies, $4.00; in the 
Languages, $5.00. 

"4. TJic Young Ladies' School. — Promo- 
tions will be made from the female members of 
the High School into the Ladies' School, and 
others will be admitted of suitable qualifica- 
tions. The studies of the High School will be 
pursued and perfected here, and others intro- 
duced which are peculiarly suitable and impor- 
tant in Female Education. No pains will be 
spared to make this department worthy of the 
patronage of the public. The apparatus of 
the High School will be also for the use of the 
Ladies" School. All experiments will be per- 
formed before the two schools combined, but 
in all other respects the institutions will be en- 
tirely distinct, and they will occupy apartments 
which have no necessary connection with each 
other. Pupils will furnish such books as shall 
be prescribed for the studies which they pur- 
sue. Charge $5.00 a term. Added to these 

"A Writing School will be taught in a room 
fitted up for the purpose as a distinct branch of 
instruction. The system which has been intro- 
duced and taught with so much success the 
past quarter will be continued, and a well quali- 
fied teacher of Penmanship will be constantly 
employed in this department. Pupils will fur- 
nish their own stationery. The charge to 
members of the Schools, fifty cents for this 
quarter, wliether they continue a week or a 
term — to others, $2.00 for thirty lessons. 
When the advantages of this department are 
known, the charge to members of the Schools 
will be considered a mere pittance. The pro- 
ceeds of this department at these prices have 
not half paid the expense of its support. 

Rci^iilaiioiis. 

1. Nc Scholar will be received into any department 
for less than a half quarter. 

2. In .ordinary cases, no Scholar will be admitted 
into the Writing School under ten years of age. 

3. No deduction will lie made for lost time, except 
in case of illness of more than a week's duration. 

4. It is desirable, when cnnvenient that payments 
be made in advance. 

5. Visitors will be admitted into the Schools on 



the first Wednesday ot every month, between the hours 
ot g and 12. 

"The next term will cimimence the 23d of 
September and continue eleven weeks. A 
spacious and commodious building will be 
fitted up for the Schools. The pupils will be 
divided into classes, and four rooms will be 
occupied for study, three for recitation, and 
one for writing. Six teachers will be em- 
ployed. Some will be engaged in the rooms 
for study; others in the rooms for recitation. 
A graduate of Ohio University of competent 
qualifications will conduct the recitations of the 
High School and the illustrations. 

"N. B.— It may appear at first that these 
charges are too high. But when the expense 
and the advantages of this school are known, 
it will be seen that they are very moderate. 
The system not only contemplates but effects 
a real saving of time and money to its patrons. 
To myself, it promises nothing, for the present 
at least ; but the opportunity of doing some- 
thing for the much neglected cause of e*luca- 
tion — as may appear from the fact that the 
avails of the Lifant School hitherto have fallen 
short of meeting the expenditures by more 
than one hundred dollars. It will be obvious 
that in pursuing the present plan the expendi- 
tures will be very much increased. 

"L. G. BlNGH.-XM." 

]\Iarietta, Feb. 28, 1S31. — 
(hor the Gazctti'.) 

"Dear Sir : — I have recently received a po- 
lite invitation to attend the examination of the 
vari(jus departments of instruction in the "Insti- 
tute of Education' in this town — and really the 
exercises were conducted in such a manner 
that the highest honor and credit are due both 
to the enterprising and indefatiga]>le instruc- 
tors, and also to the interesting pupils commit- 
ted to- their charge. 

"Aly first visit was to the Infant and Pri- 
mary School. The children (some apparently 
not more than four years old) answered ques- 
tions that have puzzled many an aged mind. 
Theyi drew maps, read, sung, and in short per- 
formed the whole of their duty with surpris- 
ing accuracv and facilitv." 



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MANUAL LABOR ASS0CL\TION. 



CONSTITUTION' OF THE MANUAL LABOR ASSOCIATION OF 
THE YOUNG IIEN'S HIGH SCHOOL. 



July, I S3 1.— 

1. This Association shall be called the Manual 
Labor Association of the Young Men's High School 
at Marietta. Ohio. 

2. The object of the Association shall be the pro- 
motion of health and vigor, both of body and mind, by 
a regular system of manual exercise. 

3. The officers shall be a President. Vice-Presi- 
dent. Secretary. Prudential Committee. Monitors and 
a Committee of Appeal, all of whom shall be chosen 
the last Saturday of every term. 

4. The President, and in his absence the Vice- 
President, shall preside in all meetings, and call special 
meetings whenever it shall be necessary. 

5. The Secretary shall record the proceedings of 
the .-Association. 

6. The Prudential Committee shall consist of 
three: the Pretidcnt. Vice-President, and Secretary, 
whose dutv shall be to provide stock and materials for 
the shop, make contracts, set the daily valuation upon 
the labor nf each member, manage all the business and 
finances of the Association, and make a report of their 
proceedings at each stated meeting. 

7. The number of Monitors shall depend upon the 
livisions. vvh'ch the Association may make from time 
to time for the convenience of labor. 

8. It shall be the duty of the Monitors to collect 
a fine of i2;/2 cents for every absence and 654 cents 
for every tardiness ; unless the delinquent shall assign 
one of the following excuses, viz. : Sickness, absence 
from town, or comnany from out of town: the Moni- 
tors shall pay the fine thus collected to the Prudential 
Committee. Their duties shall be confined to their 
respective divisions. 

9. The Committee of Appeal shall consist of three, 
whose duty it shall be to remit fines, when the e.\cuse 
of the delinquent is satisfactory to them, though it 
may have been rejected by the Monitor. They shall 
also have power to judge of the reasonableness of any 
other excuses than those named in the preceding ar- 
ticle. They shall audit the accounts of the Prudential 
Committee. 

10. Any individual who may be proposed to the 
Association by the President, may become a member 
by vote of the majority of the members, by signing 
the constitutfon. 

11. Any individual, not in debt to the Association 
bv fines or otherwise, may be dismissed by vote of the 
majority of the members, and all shall cease to be mem- 
b'?rs of the .Association, when they ^oease to be mcin- 
bers of the Institute of Education. 

12. If any individual through carelessness or in- 
attention, or inditiference to his work, shall be con- 
sidered by the Prudential Committee unprofitable to 
the .Association, such member, on motion of the Pru- 
dential Committee, may be dismissed, by vote of two- 
thirds of ihe members, from the .Association. 

13. \'o member, durnig the appointed hour of ex- 
ercise, shall perform any other labor, than that assigned 



them, by the Chairman of the Prudential Committee, 
or some one employed by them as Superintendent, 
nor at any other time except by special permission from 
this Committee. 1 hey may also assign and take an 
amount of labor out of the shop, according to their 
discretion. 

14. Every member shall labor for the Association 
tw'o hours of every day, when study is prosecuted in 
the Institute, at such hours as may be fixed by resolu- 
tions and by-laws. 

15. A_ delay, of five minutes, beyond the time 
for commencing labor, shall be accounted tardiness, 
and fifteen minutes, absence. 

16. No tools shall be carried out of the shop, or 
removed from the benches to which they belong, ex- 
cept by direction of the Prudential Committee or one 
chosen by them to act as superintendent, whom they 
may appoint at their discretion. 

17. No individual, not a member of the Associa- 
tion, shall be permitted at any time to use the tools, 
for labor in the shop, or enter the shop during the 
hours of labor. 

18. A valuation or estimate shall be made of the 
labor of each member at the close of the hour^ for 
exercise, every day. ,'by the Prudential Committee, 
which shall be entered m a book kept for that purpose 
to their credit. 

iq. .At the close of each quarter a dividend shall 
be made of the monies received, to each member, ac- 
cording to the credit he has received for labor by the 
Prudential Committee, whose duty it shall be to make 
this apportionment. Before the apportionment is made, 
the Prudential Committee shall pay off the expenses of 
the Association. 

20. By-laws and Resolves, not inconsistent with 
this Constitution, may be adopted by a vote of a ma- 
jority of the members. 

21. No alteration or addition shall be made to this 
constitution, without a vote of three-fourths of the 
members of the Association, nor uinil such alteration 
has been proposed one week. 

22. Every member shall feel it his duty to do all 
in his power to promote the interests of the Associa- 
tion, and chcerully submit unto its rules. No conversa- 
tions shall be allowed in the shop, except such as re- 
lates necessarily to the work, and that in a very low 
tone of voice. Each member shall I)e intent upon his 
work in the hours of labor, and not interfere or con- 
cern himself w-ith the work of others. 

2.^. Every member of the Young Men's High 
School in the Institute of Education shall be eligible to 
be elected members of the Manual Labor .Association, 
without distinction of age. 

UY-t,AWS Of THE MANUAL LAIiOR .\SS0CIATION. 

1. The hours of labor shall be from five to seven 
in the afternoon. 

2. Every member shall be governed and directed 
in his labor by the Superintendent of the Prudential 
Committee. 

3. The Prudential Committee shall make an esti- 
mate of the labor of every member, immediately after 
the close of the last hour of each day. at which time 
every other member shall retire. 



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4. Every tool slmll have its particular place, and 
each member shall replace ever)- tool which he has 
used, at the close of labor. 

5. If any member shall fail to observe the above 
by-law, he shall forfeit three cents for each failure, to 
be deducted out of the estimate of his day's labor. 

6. Every member shall report to the Prudential 
Committee, at the close of each week the amount, he 
has carried out of the shop, a record of which shall be 
made by the Secretary. 

7. Any member may work in the shop out of 
the ordinary hoi'rs of labor, by permission. 

8. No member may take any of the stock for any 
private purpose. 

Q. It slisll be the dutv of the Prudential Commit- 
tee or .Superintendent to lay out the work of each 
member. 

10.. The Prudential Commitltee shall make all 
contracts and sales of articles made by the Association. 
It. No member shall grind a tool without permis- 
sion from the Prudential Committee or Superintendent. 
Prudcniial Committee, 

Charles Deterly, President, 
Wiilliam H. Bay, Vice-president, 
Alonzo Bingham. Secretary. 
Committee of Appeal, O. A. .Miller, Nathaniel P. 
Chariot and William Allen. 

RUI.E.« OF THE IXSTIfUTE OF EDUCATIOX. 
1832.- 

1. Every scholar on entering the school room, in 
the morning and at noon, shall innnediately commence 
his or her studies vvithout making any communica- 
tions whatever with others. 

2. 'Nc scholar may be absent from his or her 
boarding house on any evening after the ringing of tlie 
study-bell, wiithout permission from a Teacher, or a 
requisition from a parent. 

,S. Every scholar is expected to attend the ordin- 
ary exercises of some place of religious worship on the 
SabU-ith. 

4. No scholar may be absent at any time from 
the ordinary exercises of the school. 

5. No profane or indecent language may be used 
by any scholar. 

6. Every scholar must honestly report daily two 
and a half hours study out of school. 

7. No scholar may say aught against the official 
character of the Monitors except to tlie Teachers. 

8. It shall be the duty of every scholar who knows 
anything detrimental to the interests of the school — or 
of a schokir disobeying any rule vvithout acknowledging 
it — toniake known the facts to some one of the Teach- 
ers, if re<|uired. 

Q. If a scholar fails of complying with any one of 
these rules, an excuse must be rendered in writing on 
the first entrance of the scholar nito the school room. 

"The object of the above rules is not to 
abridge the privileges of scholars, but to se- 
cure to them the objects their friends had in 
view in sending them to the Institute, 



"W'e wish it to be distinctly understood by 
those who resort here for the purpose of study, 
that a strict adherence to all the rules of school 
is indispensable. 

"It may be expected that some one of the 
teachers will always be present at the social 
visits of the students. 

M.\NU.\L L.\B0R. 

"Hitherto many of the young men, by 
laboring a short time everi. day in the Manual 
Labor Shops connected with the Institute, have 
been able -to defray in some instances all, and 
in others nearly all, the expenses of board. All 
are encouraged to labor for their health. We 
have received a considerable amount of dona- 
tion to furnish the students with tools and the 
means of defraying their expenses. 

"\'oung ]\Ien in the \\est, who are destitute 
of the means of obtaining sufficient education 
to transact the common business of life, or to 
become teachers of Common Schools, iTiay re- 
sort here with the assurance that by industry 
and application, they may defray nearly all 
their expenses while attending to their stud- 
ies."' 

INSTITUTE OF EDCC.VTION. 

"At a meeting held at the Institute of Edu- 
cation in ^larietta, in pursuance of a notice 
previously gixen bv the Proprietors, on Thurs- 
day evening, March 15, 1832, Dr. S. P. Hil- 
dreth was appointed Chairman, and Douglas 
Putnam, Secretary. 

"Mr. M. French read to the meeting a 
paper, submitting to their consideration cer- 
tain propositions in regard to the Institute of 
Education. 

"Rev. L. G. Bingham, at the request of the 
Chairman, made an interesting statement in 
relation to the general interests of the institu- 
tion and the cause of education. 

"The meeting was addressed by C. Emer- 
son, Esq., A. Nye. Esq., and Dr. Cotton. 

"On motion, it was Resolved that the com- 
munication of Mr. French, and the matters 
contained therein, be referred to a committee 
of seven members. 



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"The following members were chosen as 
this committee : Calelj Emerson, Arius Xye, 
T. Cotton, D. Protsman. \\'. Thomas, Robert 
"Crawford and James Whitney. 

"Rcsoli'cd. Tliat when this meetino- dues 
adjourn, it adjourn until Friilay e\"ening of 
next week. 

"ISieeting adjourned. 

Friday Et'cniiig, March 2j;. 

' "Meeting held at the Institute of Educa- 
tion, agreeably to adjournment. 

"The Committee appointed at the last meet- 
ing presented this report, which was read : 

The Committee, appointed by a meeting of the 
citizens of Marietta, held in pursuance of request and 
notice published by the proprietors of Marietta Insti- 
tute of Education, beg leave to submit the following 
report : 

Wr are fully impressed with the importance of im- 
proved establishments for education. The political in- 
stitutions of our country, and the spirit of the age. 
can only be well sustained by an enlightened popula- 
tion. While it is admitted that the people of our 
country are comparatively enlightened, it must also be 
conceded that the average standard of intelligence 
among us is far below what it ought to be. 

Every citizen of our country should be so taught 
and educated as to put him within reach of any station 
to which his native talerlts and the want of the com- 
munity might call him; and beyond the reach of quack- 
ery, whether political, religious or professional. 

To the attainment of the most important end, it 
is highly requisite that a class of men. hardly to be 
found at present, should be raised up and qualified — we 
mean, teachers by profession — persons who are taug'ht 
to teach — who will devote their time and their energies 
to the business of instruction. 

When due improvement shall have been made in 
the number and qualifications of teachers, and in the 
modes of instruction, a large portion of the time spent 
by children in school, and especially in more advanced 
periods of youth, when their. labor is profitable, will be 
saved. 

To these general and particular objects, it is under- 
stood, the Marietta Institute is' to be particularly de- 
voted. 

That Marietta is a favorable situation for an e.\- 
tensive establishment for editcation. will be doubted 
by no one, who is acquainted with its pleasant and 
healthful location, and who sees that it is the center of 
an important region, in Virginia and Ohio, to which 
the channels of communication, by land and water, so 
favorably converge. 

On the immense advantage of such an establish- 
ment, not only to the vicinity, but to the surrounding 
region, we need not enlarge. The success of the pro- 
prietors in founding and sustaining a well arranged 
and well conducted Institute, capable of embracing 



present and prospective improvements and on a scale 
oommcnsurate with the wants of the surrounding coun- 
try, would most eminently conduce to the best inter- 
ests of tlint community. 

h is highly satisfactoi-y to learn tliat the Marietta 
Institute, during the short period of exisence. has been 
successful beyond the anticipation of its friends, has 
acquired a reputation abroad, highly conducive 10 its 
future prosperity ; and tliat the number of applications 
for admission, to the higher departments especially, is 
likely far to exceed the present accommodations. In 
order to make room for the number of students, which 
may be expected to apply for admission, the erection 
of a building, beyond the present means of the proprie- 
tors, seems abs,_^lutely requisite. While in submitting 
this matter to the consideration of their fellow citizens, 
the proprietors are not understood to expect any defin- 
ite pledge of support, they are desirous of ascertaining 
the actual bearing" of public sentiment in this neighbor- 
hood, in relation to the enterprise — it being understood 
that the present and probable means of the proprietors 
are deemed adequate, or nearly so. to the construction 
of the walls and outer finishing of the building, say in 
dimensions seventy-five by forty feet,' three stories in 
height — we should a))preheiid the undertaking to be 
one of favorable aspect, and likely to attract attention 
and aid from a munificent and enlightened community. 

It is well known that the attention of our Eastern 
fellow citizens, at this time is keenly directed to the 
progress and prospects of the mighty West. — There are 
man}' men — and men of substance too — who are de- 
sirous of removing hither; not for their own sakes, 
but for the benefit of their children. Enlightened statcs- 
ineii and philanthropists, there, can not but see clearly 
that the pov.'er of the Union is fast concentrating in 
the great valley of the Mississippi. In the older States 
of the East, with all the advantages of increased ca- 
pacity for population, conferred by the existence of 
large manufactories, the people find their limits far too 
strait for them — and turn their eyes to the West, as 
the grand receptacle of their surplus population — as the 
home of their posterity. 

In vifw of these considerations, it is not v.'onder- 
f'll to find, that our Eastern brethren feel an intense 
interest in the prosperity of the VV'est ; and that they 
contribute with a munificent hand to the furtherance of 
any and every enterprise, calculated to advance the 
light cf knowledge, and the moral and intellectual ele- 
vation of its inliabitants ; nor should we deem it chi- 
merical to hope that a well-directed Institute of Ed- 
ucation, at Marietta, would be generously cherished by 
Eastern liberalily. Independently of all pt'Sitive dona- 
tions, much nii.ght be expected from the Eastern pa- 
tronage, to such an establishment, in the enlargement 
i of its number of students. There arc. it is believed, many 
Eastern parents, who are desirous that their sons should 
be located in the West; and with this in view, would 
gladly embrace the opportunity of placing them here 
to prosecute their studies, and, at the same time, to 
learn the manners, customs, and prospects, and become 
inured to the climate of the West. 

When the misapprehensions regarding the health 
of Marietta shall have been dissipated and the exist- 
ence and success f>' the Institute are eminently condu- 
cive to this result: — when the reputation of this place. 



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abroa-l shall, in this respect, equal its imputed eleva- 
tion, in intellectual and moral points of view; — which 
it shall be generally known (.contrary to recent reports), 
that Marietta has abundance of pleasant building 
ground, far above the reach of all modern floods — 
there is reason to believe it will have very considerable 
accessions of valuable population ; provided, more es- 
pecially, that the Institute shall grow and prosper in 
any degree commensurate with the present prospects. 
Kamilies may be expected to locate themselves here, 
for the express purpose of enjoying the advantages of 
the Institute for the education of their children. It 
may also become a favorite resort for the Summer resi- 
dence of families from the lower regions of the Miss- 
issippi. 

It seems a prevailing opinion of the present time, 
that establishments, like the one in question, are best 
managed, in their practical details, by individuals di- 
rectly interested in their immediate and prospective suc- 
cess. Nevertheless to become extensively useful, they 
must partake of a publi.c character — more especially 
when aided by publtc benefactions, or donations for 
public benefit. In this view.it is highly proper that the 
proprietors should pledge themselves and their succes- 
sors to a correct, liberal and expansive plan of opera- 
tions, divested of all partisan influence and aiming to 
advance the general interests of society. 

In case, also, that donations, of considerable amount 
shall liberally be made to aid in the erection of the 
proposed building, it is proper that measures should be 
taken to secure the building and appendant lands and 
fixtures, for the objects intended by the donors — or 
such an interest at least, as would be proportionate to 
the donations. 

The objects last named may both be attained,' it is 
believed, through the instrumentality of the board of 
trust of which we are about to speak. 

We beg leave, here, to notice a su.ggestion of the 
propiietcrs of the Marietta Institute, namely, that when 
desired by the donors, the said proprietors, for every 
ten dollars donation, would stipulate the gratuitous 
instruction of one scholar for one quarter in the High 
School or Youn.g Ladies' Seminary, as calculated to be 
viewed in a very acceptable light by men of liberal 
minds — inasmuch as they may thereby be enabled to 
promote the education of .children, less favored in re- 
gard to property, and at the same time to advance and 
sustain an establishment highly conducive to the public 
utilitv. 

In the expectations of receiving donations in aid 
of the erection of the contemplated building, and other 
objects connected with the Marietta Institute, the pro- 
prietors have S'Ug.gested the expediency of having a dis- 
interested Board of Trust, constituted for the purpose 
overseeing and reporting the application of all such 
funds. In this the Committee concur, and recommend 
the approval, bv this meeting of seven persons, nomi- 
nated by the proprietors, to constitute such Board ; who 
shall be competent to fill vacancies in their own body. 

And to secure siuch pledge for a corrfct, liberal, and 
expansive plan of operations divested of partisan in- 
fluence, and aiming to advance the general interests of 
socic'iy. .IS already stated, we recommend, that the as- 
sent of said proprietors to such stipulations or general 
rules, in relation to this subject, as may be agreed upon 



between said proprietors and said contemplated Board, 
be digested and made public. 

All which is respectfully submitted. 

On motion it was Rcsolz^L'd, That the proprietors 
of the Institute, be requested to sign the report, and 
express their concurrence in the views suggested by the 
committee. 

As proprietors of the Institute of Education in 
Marietta, we express our full concurrence in the views 
and measures recommended in the above report. 
L. G. Bingham. 
Mansfield French. 

"The proprietors then nominated the fol- 
lowing persons to act in accordance with the 
report of the committee, as a Board of Trust 
of the Institute of Education in Marietta — who 
were approved by the meeting — viz : 



Caleb Emerson, 
James Whitney, 
S. P. Hildreth, 
John Cottor.. 



Arius Nye. 
W. Thomas. 
Douglas Putnam. 



"On motion, Rcsolz'cd, That a certified 
copy of the proceedings of this meeting be de- 
posited with the chairman of the Board of 
Trust, and that a copy be furnished to the pro- 
prietors of the Institute. 

"Rcsoh'cd. That the proceedings of this 
meeting be pultlished in the newspapers of this 
town. 

"S. P. Hildreth, Chairman. 
"Douglas Putnam, Secretary." 

THE MARIETTA COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. 

September, 1832.— 

"It will be seen by an examination of the 
Catalogue of the Marietta Collegiate Institute, 
just published, that the number of pupils for 
the past year was 230. Of this number 117 
are inserted as being from abroad. Eight 
different States have been represented in the 
Institute, viz : Massachusetts, Vermont, New 
York, Pennsyh-ania, Maryland, Virginia, 
Ohio and Kentucky. In the High School ^^ 
have been in the Languages. 

"A very considerable number of those who 
have been pupils of the Institute are now en- 
gaged as Teachers in Common and Select 
Schools in different parts of the county. It 
has an object, which is steadily kept in view. 



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to raise up qualitied Teachers who may go 
abroad to do good wherever the)- may find a 
field to be occupied. The demand for Teach- 
ers of a high order is increasing very much 
throughout the West. We hail this as a iiappy 
and auspicious omen of good to the land. A 
great change for the better has taken place 
within the last five years. 

"The Institute is designed to afli'ord the 
means to both males and females of qualifying 
themselves for the various walks of usefulness 
in life. It is understood that the next term 
will open under far more favorable auspices 
than ever, as it regards the number and qualifi- 
cations of the Teachers in the Institute. On 
this account it is expected that the advantages 
will be greater than they ha\'e been at an_\' form- 
er period. It will be evident to any one who 
will refiect a moment, that the expense of car- 
ing forward the operations of such an institu- 
tion, employing so many teachers, must be 
very great. It is hoped that an enlightened 
and liberal public will appreciate the advan- 
tages of this institution, to the town and all the 
surrounding country, and will bestow upon it 
a liberal patronage. 

"It is the entention of all concerned to take 
early measures to make the Marietta Collegi- 
ate Institute an entirely public institution, so 
as to perpetuate its advantages on a permanent 
basis. This, it will require some time to ac- 
complish, and thus carry out the original de- 
sign and wishes of the founder. But this, de- 
sirable as it is, cannot be done until the Insti- 
tute has taken a strong hold upon the public 
mind, and the importance of possessing and 
cherishing such an institution is deeply felt. 
Its influaice has been already seen' in this 
town. It has given new life to business. It 
has enhanced the value of property and waked 
up in some measure the spirit of improvement. 
It has brought into the town and put in circu- 
lation a considerable amount of money. But 
there are influences, which belong to the mind 
and lieart, of a far greater value, and advan- 
tages, the worth of which is not to be estimated 
in dollars and cents."' 



MA.VU.'.I LAr.OR DEr-.\RTME.NT. 

August. 1883. 

"It is a fundamental principle of this insti- 
tution, that each male student be required to 
laljor three hours of fi\-e days of the week ; and 
in order to secure uniformity in this Depart- 
ment, the parents and guardians of those 
classes will be required to secure from those, 
under their care, the same amount of labor at 
home, as if they boarded in the Institute. The 
avails or profits of labor will be credited to 
each student according to the estimate <if the 
steward. 

"The Department of Manual La1)or is 
deemed of peculiar importance in a Literary 
Institution. 

"I. As a means of diminishing the ex- 
penses of the student, and enabling him to 
contribute materially. Ijy his own efforts, to 
the cost of an education. 

''2. As tending to f<irm l)usiness haliits, 
and prepare young men fnr the duties and avo- 
cations of life. 

"3. The principal benefit, however, ap- 
pears to us in its tendency to preserve the 
health of the student, while engaged in literary 
pursuits; it is the only effectual mode of pre- 
serving a sound mind in a sound body, while 
engaged in a long and lalmrious c<iurse of 
study and mental effort. 

"4. In this point of view, the INIanual La- 
bor scheme commends itself as an invaluable 
appendange to a Literary Institution." 

1883.— 

ffar tl'.r Maricltn Caccttc.) 

Mes>rs. Editors : — 

I am one of lliose who are sensible to the great 
beauty of ^Tarietta, and of the kindness and politeness 
of its citizens. I have become acqtiainted. too. with 
much refinement of taste displayed here: — ^and per- 
ceiving this, have been induced to believe that a few 
remarks addressed to you would be acceptable. The 
obiect of them would be merely to call your attention 
to the improvement which may yet be made in the culti- 
vation of "la belle science" Music, 

There is much musical talent latent fif so I may 
speak of it), much, that if called forth into action, 
would prove to be of a high order. Why cannot this 
be effected? All that is wanting is a concert of opinion 



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and action. In ordpr to bring this about, why may we 
not form an T-Iarnionic Club? Let all the musical talent 
be collected, and SMrely the re.mlt must be productive 
of iTiclody. 

Thui;, suppose ten or twelve only should meet ; — 
two or three might pcrfor-.n well on the flute, others 
on the violin, or piano, or violoncello, or flageolet, or 
clarionet. Now can we not. by a union of all these in- 
struments, with the exercise of a little patience and 
perseverance, form an Orchestra, which may be pro- 
ductive of pleasure and usefulness. 

1 believe, Messrs. Editors, that you arc musical 
men. Will you not then aid me in attempting to effect 
tile imiirMVfuient of music here. My ideas on this sub- 
ject. I will readily admit, are crude; but such as they 
are. I re-pect fully -iibiuii them, hoping that they may be 
matuied ;ind carried into effect. Am.\teur. 

"Ill answer to mir correspondent Wnia- 
teiir.' we ackiiuwleilge oureslevs to Ije admir- 
ers of what lie terms 'la belle science," and 
should be happy to see tlie young gentlemen of 
this town join hand in hand in order to efTect 
this object. We .shall hold ourselves in read- 
iness to take our part in the promotion of this 
object : and shall be glad indeed to Avitness the 
performance of the 'Orchestra,' if ever one can 
be formed. We think with 'Amateur," that 
an Harmonic Society would be a source of 
pleasure and usefulness tij all its members."' 

PfBLIC MEETING. 

The citi.^ens of Marietta and its vicinity are re- 
!;pectful!y informed that a public meeting in behalf 
of the 'Marietta Institute will be held at the Hall of the 
Marietta Librarv. on Wednesday, the 6th, of Februarv, 
at 6 o'clock, P. M. 

It may not be generally known that this Institution 
■which has hitherto been under the exclusive control of 
Messrs. Bingham and French, has been recently in- 
corporated by the name of the "Marietta Collegiate 
Institute, and Western Teacher's Seminary," and placed 
under the direction of a Board of Trustees, appointed 
by the Legislature, with a view of rendering it a Pub- 
lic Institution, and thus enlarging the sphere of its 
operat'ons. and e.v tending its usefulness. 

In pursuance of this design, the Trustees have 
thought it expedient to call a public meeting of the citi- 
zens, m order to lay before them the plans of the Board 
for their consideration. As it is believed that the 
growth of this infant institution is intimately associated 
with the advancement of useful knowledge in the 
Western Country, and especially with the prosperity of 
this placf, a ceneral attendance is earnestly solicited. 
J'. Cotton, 

L. G. BiNGH.'.M, 

Jonas Moore, 

DoUGL.iiS PuTNAJt. 

Coiuiiiiltrc of Board of Tnislrcs. 
Marietta, January 24th. 18,^3. 



INSTITUTION OF EDUCATION. 
1883.- 

"Below will be seen an acc(junt of the pro- 
ceedings of a meeting of the citizens of Mari- 
etta and vicinity, on Wednesday evening last, 
on the subject of the Institute of Education, 
together with the plan, furnished by the Board 
of Trustees, of its general arrangement. The 
Institute of Education, heretofore, has been a 
private institution, in the hands of individuals, 
and although conducted with much propriety 
and usefulness, and highly beneficial to the 
public, it has been found to be entirely too 
much cramped for the requirements of the 
^\"est, especially as the Alanual Labor Plan is 
one of the great advantages of its establish- 
ment. In order to extend its usefulness, and 
open a door for the youth of our country, who 
are unable to educate themselves by pecuniary 
means, the institution has been made public, 
and a charter obtained from the Legislature of 
Ohio now in session : and other steps are tak- 
ing, as fast as time and circumstances will per- 
mit, to make it permanent, and a highly useful 
institution. To the consideration of the en- 
lightened and benevolent citizens of our coun- 
try, the proceedings of the citizens and plan 
of the Board of Trustees is submitted, under 
the impression, as it has already met with the 
hearty support and encouragement of all who 
have been made acquainted with its general 
principles and arrangements, that it will find 
many more friends in 'the far \\'est.' 

"The following are the proceedings of 
Wednesday evening : — 

"A large and respectable meeting of the cit- 
izens of Marietta and vicinity, in behalf of the 
Institute, was held agreeably to notice, in the 
Library Hall, on Wednesday evening. After 
a short address from the chairman, stating the 
objiects for which the meeting was convened, 
eloquent addresses were made by Rev. Mr. 
Spaulding. and Rev. Mr. McAboy, on the prac- 
ticability and importance of elevating the stan- 
dard of education in the West, as connected 
with the great and interesting objects proposed 
by the B(jar(l of Trustees. Rev. Mr. Smith, 
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addressed the assembly in an eloquent and ap- 
propriate manner on that peculiar and impor- 
tant feature of the proposed plan, the educa- 
tion of Teachers for Common Schools in the 
Valley of the ilississippi, especially as con- 
nected with manual labor. He was followed 
by Rev. Mr. Vail of Lane Seminary, near Cin- 
nati, who exhibited in a peculiarly striking and 
lucid manner the advantages of the ^lanual 
Labor Plan, and illustrated and enforced the 
whole subject by a great variety of facts, cal- 
culated to show the practicability of the plan, 
and the certainty of its ultimate adoption. by all 
the literary institutions in our land. Mr. Vail 
then presented a plan for the present institute 
as adopted by the Board, the entire completion 
of which will require the sum of $20,000 — and 
stated his conviction that if eight or ten thous- 
and dollars could be raised in the Town and 
vicinity, the remaining balance might be pro- 
cured in the Eastern Cities. 

"The following resolution was then pre- 
posed and unanimously adopted : That with 
a view to carry into effect the plan proposed by 
the Board, a special effort be made, to raise 
the sum of $20,000 in the East and West with- 
in twelve months. 

"A second resolution was then proposed 
and adopted : That an effort be made to raise 
the sum of eight or ten thousand dollars, in the 
Town and vicinity within three months. 

"It was then proposed that a book for sub- 
scriptions be presented to the assembly, and in 
a few minutes between six and reven thousand 
dollars were subscribed by individuals pres- 
ent. 

"It is believed a deep interest was felt in 
the proposed object by all present — an object 
which manifestl}- has an important hearing on 
the highest interests of this Town and vicinity, 
and on the intellectual and moral condition of 
the Western Country. 

"The plan proposed by the Trustees is as 
follows : — 

"i. An English Department, in which 
young men can obtain a thorough English ed- 
ucation, to prepare them, in the most perfect 
manner, for the avocations of life; and espe- 



cially, to train Teachers for Common Schools 
in the Western Country. 

"This Department is believed to be of the 
highest importance. 

"2. A Classical or Collegiate Department, 
combining all the advantages to be found in 
the l)est Colleges in the W'estern Country. 

"3. An iVcadcmic Department, to ])re- 
pare young nien for either of the two higher 
departments and for other purposes. 

"The Female Department, it is designed 
to render as extensi\-e and useful as practica- 
ble. 

"A peculiar and highly important feature 
in the plan of the Institute i'S that of manual 
labor. It is expected that e\-ery male student 
will engage in manual labor three hours per 
day, and all the avails of such labor will he 
placed to his credit. Experience has shown 
the immense value of this feature in a literary 
institution. 

"i. It tends to preser\e the body and 
mind of the student in a sound and vigorous 
state, and enables him to prosecute a long and 
laborious course of study without, in the small- 
est degree, impairing tlie vigor of his consti- 
tution. 

"2. It prepares young men in an eminent 
degree for the active duties of life, and ren- 
ders them much more efficient and useful mem- 
bers of society than they would otherwise be- 
come. 

'\^. As it enables young men to defray, 
for the most part, the expenses of an educa- 
tion, it opens a wide door for all who are de- 
sirous of acquiring useful knowledge. 

"There are hundreds of thousands of youth 
in our lantl, shut out from our Colleges and 
Academics, from want of the requisite pecun- 
iary means, who by the adoption of this plan 
will be enabled to educate themselves, and be- 
come qualified for eminent usefulness in the 
church and world. 

"This is a' liricf and imperfect sketch of 
the general plan for the Institute, which the 
Trustees propose to adopt as soon as it shall 
be found practicable : a plan replete with many 
and great advantages, and which presents a 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND jrASHINGTON COUNTY., 



reasonable and just claim to the patronage and 
support of an enlightened and Christian pub- 
lic." 

AN OLD ADVERTISEMENT.* 

April 27. 1833.— 

Bedsteads, 
Of good quality. 
Constantly manufactured and for sale by stu- 
dents, 
At the High School 

MARIETTA FEMALE SEMINARY. 
1836.— 

"At nine in the mtjrning, the school is 
opened with reading the Scriptures, and pray- 
er, succeeded by a Bible lesson. Here, some 
historical part of the Bible is taken ; simple 
Cjuestions are asked ; interesting points freely 
discussed, and such incjuiries answered, as the 
ladies propose. After a recess of ten minutes, 
the whole school is divided into three sections, 
for mathematical recitations. One in Play- 
fair's Euclid, one in Adams' Arithmetic, and 
one in Colburn's Mathematical Arithmetic. 

"After another recess, twenty minutes are 
allctttecl to calisthenics, a course of exercise, 
promotive of physical health, and easy and 
graceful manners. The remaining time till 
noon is occupied by composition and spelling. 

"At the commencement of school in the af- 
ternoon, twenty minutes are spent in repeat- 
ing items of intelligence from periodicals, and 
in attention to such general things as require 
attention. 

".Ml are then engaged in a grammatical 
exercise, which is followed liv a recess. 

"A part then study, while a larger part 
form a class in writing. After another re- 
cess, the school is again formed into three sec- 
tions, for recitations in Smith's Anatomy, 
Watts on the Mind, and \^'oodbridge's Geog- 
raphy. The daily accounts are then taken, 
such as communications in school, tardiness, 
hours of study, out of school, &c. 

(Note — This advertisement evidently referred to 
the Manual Labor Department of the Marietta Collegiate 
In!:titirte. In th-it day the In^titl1te was sometiimes 
called the High .Sch:.ol. 



"The school is closed ^^■ith passag'es of 
Scripture, being repeated by the young ladies, 
singing and prayer. 

"The plans of the school are such as com- 
mend themsel\-es to the good sense of the pu- 
pils, and usually secr.re their hearty co-opera- 
tion." 

MARIETTA COLLEGE. 
1838.— 

"1 he annual Commencement of this insti- 
tution was held on Wednesday last. The de- 
gree of A. j\I. was conferred on the following 
young gentlemen : Abram Blakely of Wilks- 
ville, O., John T. Cotton of Marietta, O., Sam- 
uel Hall of Nbrwich, Mass., and Hubliard 
Lawrence, of Stanstead, Lower Canada. 

"The exercises, which occupied the whole 
day, were very interesting to the. numerous 
and attenti\e audience, and were conducted in 
a way that ga\'e, we presume, general satisfac- 
tion to all concerned. The graduates acquit- 
ted themselves not only with much honor, but 
in a manner which reflects the highest credit 
on the Institution and the abilities of the Fac- 
ulty, as well as their own indefatigable exer- 
tions in the acquirement of a liberal educa- 
tion ; as did also the other young gentlemen 
who participated in the exercises on this occa- 
sion. 

"The inauguration of the President of the 
Institution, Rev. Joel H. Lindslev, D. D., took 
place in the afternoon, pre\'ious to the confer- 
ring of degrees. 

"As a place for acquiring a good education 
the advantages of location, salubrity of cli- 
mate, picturesque scenery, pleasantness and 
healthfulness of the place, and the moral and 
religious tones of its society. Marietta is cer- 
tainly secontl to no town west of the moun- 
tains. 

"For the purjiose of illustrating the truth 
of the assertion, that the location of this town 
is much more advantageous than many other 
places where public institutions are located, we 
remark that although we mav reiterate that 



(Note — One of the graduates here named — Dr. John 
T. Cotton — is still living. In 1900 he was present at 
the Commencement.) 



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which has been before stated, still it is a mat- 
ter of no inconsiderable importance and is 
worth a repetition — that INIarietta is accessible 
by water in three directions, besides stage ac- 
commodations. We are induced further to 
remark, as a proof of our assertion of the pre- 
ferable facilities of this place, over many oth- 
ers, for the conveyance of young ladies and 
gentlemen, and their baggage, to and from our 
Seminaries of learning located here, that on 
the morning after the close of the session, iif- 
ty-four or five young ladies and gentlemen 
( ])rincipally young gentlemen) emljarked on 
board the steamer 'Roanoak,' downward 
bound." 

»IARtETT.\ COLLEGE. 

July 20, 1839.— 

"The annual Commencement of this Insti- 
tution occurs on the last Wednesday (the 31st 
inst.) of the present month. 

"On the evening of Tuesday preceding, 
there will be exercises in declamation, by mem- 
bers of the Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman 
Classes, in the manner of prize speaking as 
practiced in several of the older Colleges of the 
country. It is believed that these e.xercises 
will e.xcite no inconsiderable interest ; and 
should they secure public favor here, as they 
have done elsewhere, they may probably be per- 
petuated, and prizes be annually awarded to 
the best speakers. 

"In addition to the usual e.xercises of the 
graduating class, a Baccalaureate address will 
be delivered to the class, by the President. 

"An Inaugural address will also be deliv- 
ered by Prof. I. \V. Andrews, recently elected 
to the chair of oMathematics & Xatural Philos- 
ophy. 

"In the evening, an address before the So- 
ciety of Inquiry is expected from Pres. ]\Ic- 
Gnffey. of Cincinnati College." 

inST0RIC.\L SKETCH OF M.\RIETT.\ COLLEGE. 

The Xew England people who settled Mar- 
ietta were strong believers in higher educa- 
tion. The presence in the town of a high-grade 



Christian College is no accident, but the di- 
rect outgrowth of the efforts and sacrifices 
made by the settlers almost from the lieginning 
to secure for their children the advantages uf a 
classical training. 

-MrSKIXGL-M .■\C.\DEM\. 

Two years after the close of the long In- 
dian war. which for four years had absorbed 
the resources and energies of the pioneers, 
measures were taken to establish a school of 
higher education. On April 29. 1797, a meet- 
ing of interested citizens decided upon the erec- 
tion of a building, and the same year the old 
Muskingum Academy was built, which stood 
on Front street, just north of the Congrega- 
tional Church. There, for more than a quar- 
ter of a century, the classics and other high 
school branches were taught. The first pre- 
ceptor of the Academy was David Putnam, 
a grandson of Gen. Israel Putnam and a grad- 
uate of Yale College in 1793. Out of this 
Academy, as a lineal descendant, came, after 
a time. ^larietta College, which is proud to 
acknowletlge these deep-laid roots. Muskin- 
gum Academy was in continuous use under va- 
rious preceptors until 1832, when the building 
was sold and used as a dwelling until 1887. 

COLLEGL\TE IXSTITl'TE. 

In the \-ear 1830 there was established by 
Rev. Luther G. Bingham the "Institute of 
Education." It embraced four departments ; 
the two higher htmg known as the High 
School and the Ladies' Seminary. In April, 

1831, Mansfield French became associated with 
Mr. Bingham as proprietor. In the spring of 

1832, after the High School had been in op- 
eration about a ^-ear and half, at the instance of 
RIessrs. Bingham and French an advisory 
board of trust was apjiointed, consisting of Ca- 
leb Emer.son, James Whitney, Dr. S. P. Hil- 
dreth, Dr. John Cotton, Arius Xye, ^^'cston 
Thomas and Douglas Putnam. 

On November 22. 1832. a meeting was 
held at which steps were taken fur the incor- 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND JVASHINGTOX COUNTY, 



poration of tlie institution under the name of 
the "Marietta Collegiate Institute and West- 
ern Teacliers' Seminary," and the charter 
was obtained December 17th. The Board, of 
Trustees consisted of nine men ; Dr. Ji ihn 
Cotton, Douglas Putnam, John IMills, Luther 
G. Bingham. Caleb Emerson, Arius Xye, Jo- 
nas ^loore, Anselm T. Xye, and John Craw- 
ford. 

On the 1 6th of January the organization 
took place by the choice of John Cotton. M. D., 
president : Douglas Putnam, secretary : and 
John JMills, treasurer. At the same meeting 
a resolution was adopted asking ^lessrs. Bing- 
ham and French to state the terms on which 
they would transfer their Institute property to 
the Trustees. A few days later these terms 
Were accqjted, and the property was duly trans- 
ferred, though the former proprietors were re- 
guested to continue in charge until the close of 
the school year. 

Before the institution was opened in the 
fall of 1833, fo^ii' young men had been ap- 
pointed to the work of instruction., all mem- 
bers of the Theological Seminary at Andover. 
Two of these, Henry Smith and D. Howe Al- 
len, had been teachers in the High School at 
Marietta. The first of these was made profes- 
sor of languages; ]\Ir. Allen, professor of 
mathematics ; Alilo P. Jewett, professor in the 
Teachers' Department ; and Samuel Maxwell 
principal of the Preparatory Department. Air. 
Smith was a graduate of Middlebury College; 
Messrs. Allen and Jewett, of Dartmouth ; and 
Mr. Maxwell, of Amherst. When the Insti- 
tute was opened, October i6th. Messrs. Smith 
and Maxwell entered upon their" work of in- 
struction, while the other two remained in New 
England, presenting the claims of education 
and religion in that region. The beginning of 
a iiew educational year was a change in two 
respects. Before, the place of instruction was 
the Library Hall on Front street ; now it was 
a large new building on the College Campus. 
Then it was one of a group of educational en- 
terprises under the direction of private own- 
ers ; now it was a public institution, under the 
control of a chartered corporation. 



THE NEW CHARTER. 

The charter obtained in December. 1832, 
was defective in giving no power to confer de- 
grees, and in having a clause allowing the Leg- 
islature to repeal it. In February, 1835, a 
new charter was granted by the State, giving 
the necessary power to confer degrees, and 
without the objectionable clause authorizing a 
repeal. The name was also changed from the 
^Marietta Collegiate Institute and Western 
Teachers' Seminary to Marietta College. 

In the spring of the same year. Rev. Joel 
H. Linsley, then pastor of the Park Street 
Church, Boston, Massachusetts, was elected to 
the presidency. Thus when the fall session 
of the institution was opened as Marietta Col- 
lege in 1835. the faculty consisted of five mem- 
bers : a president, who had charge of the de- 
partment of moral and intellectual philosophy ; 
a professor of the Greek and Latin languages ; 
a professor of mathematics and natural philos- 
ophy ; a professor of rhetoric and political 
economy ; and a principal of the Preparatory 
Department. 

.\ CHRISTI.-\X COLLEGE. 

The College was' founded in the interests 
of religion as well as of education. From the 
first it was intended to be a Christian college. 
The trustees, in their first published statement, 
August, 1833, say: "The Board wish it to 
be distinctly understood that the essential doc- 
trines and duties of the Christian religion will 
be assiduously inculcated, but nO' sectarian pe- 
culiarities of belief will be taught." In their 
annual report, issued September, 1835, they 
say : "The honor of originating Marietta 
College is not claimed by the Board of Trust ; 
its existence cannot properly be ascribed to 
them or to any combination of individuals, but 
to the leadings of Divine Providence." The 
trustees seem to have been influenced liy con- 
siderations of duty from the beginning, and 
their earnest, unceasing and self-denying la- 
bors, with the remarkable generosity shown 
in their oft-repeated gifts, prove that they re- 
garded themselves as ens'ao'ed in a work laid 




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upon tlieni by the Great Head of the Church. 

This broad Cliristian attitude has been 
maintained ever since. The College is dis- 
tinctly non-sectarian ; four different denomin- 
ations are represented in its Board of Trus- 
tees and four in its present faculty. On the 
other hand, the Christian ideal is held most 
hrmly and endeavor is made to influence posi- 
tively young people \vho study here. 

THE BLILriNCS. 

The present Dormitory building was begun 
by Messrs. Binghajn and French in 1832 and 
was completed by the trustees of the College 
Institute in 1833. Until 1850 it served all the 
purposes of the institution, and it has been in 
continuous service up to the present day. The 
original campus consisted of a strip 150 feet 
wide, running from Fourth to Fifth streets, a 
little south of the center of the square. There 
were then three dwelling houses on the Fourth 
street side of the square, besides a brick mill 
on Putnam street. In the winter of 1834-35 
the house of Billy Todd, near the corner of 
Putnam and Fourth, was purchased. It was 
used until 1870 as the president's house, and 
for students' rooms until 1874, when it was 
taken down. The lots south of the original 
college yard, with a brick dwelling house built 
in 1817, were purchased in 1836. The house 
was used by the Preparatory Department from 
1870 until the erection of Andrews Hall, in 
1 89 1. Before that, this department had oc- 
cupied the brick mill building on Putnam 
street, which was taken down in 1869. Er- 
win Science Hall, begun in 1845. '^^'^^ fi^'^t oc- 
cupied by the College in 1850. The Library 
or Alumni [Memorial building was erected in 
1870, and Andrews Hall, in 1891, All of 
these buildings were built almost excltisively 
with home funds. The first money raised at 
IMarietta was to purchase the Institute prop- 
erty. \Miat was obtained abroad was used for 
the support of the professors and other kindred 
purposes. The college property was further 
enlarged by the purchase of the athletic field 
in 1890, and of the Observatory and adjoining 
lots on Fifth street in 1892, 



_ _ In the spring of 1882. William Chamber- 
lain Gurley, having given up business and re- 
turned to ^Marietta on account of ill-health, in- 
terested a number of gentlen:en in the study of 
astronomy. A company was formed, and an 
observatory built the same year. This passed 
into the possession of the College in 1890, and 
was afterward removed to its present site. Mr. 
Gurley became the director in 1891, holding 
the position until his death, in 1898. 

THE COLLEGE LliiKARV 

Dates from the beginning of the College it- 
self. The first catalogue issued in 1838 states 
that the Library "contains about 3,000 vol- 
umes embracing an extensive and choice se- 
lection of Philological works, procured by the 
Professor of Languages on his recent visit to 
Europe.'' That the trustees so early should 
devote so large a sum, $1,000, to the purchase 
of classical books is an indication at once of 
their broad conception of what the College 
should be and of their generous spirit. The 
money used for this first large purchase of 
books came from the estate of Samuel Stone. 
The growth of the Library has been steady 
since that time; in i860 there were 17,000 vol- 
umes; in 1885, 33,000; today there are over 
60,000, including some 7,000 in the two socie- 
ty libraries, making it the largest institutional 
library in Ohio, and excelled by only five west 
of the Alleghanies. The books have come 
from many sources — College purchases, gifts 
by many individuals, donatious from the Unit- 
ed States government, this library being one 
of its designated dqjositories. Three collec- 
tions are worthy of special remark. 

In 1850. Dr. Samuel P. Hildreth, a prom- 
inent physician of the city, in connection with 
his donation of fine museum collections gave 
several hundred scientific books to the Library, 
to which he and his son, Dr. George O. Hil- 
dreth, afterward made considerable additions, 
including a number of manuscript volumes of 
correspondence with scientific men in this conn" 
try and abroad, as well as letters pertaining to 
the early history of Ohio. 

A secontl collection, the gift of a living 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



donor, who is still adding to it, consists of i.- 
400 volumes in the realm chiefly of philosophy, 
psychology, science and literature, carefully se- 
lected and of great value. 

A third collection is the magnificent gift 
reci\'ed in June, 1900, from Hon. Rodney Met- 
calf Stimson, who was librarian of the Col- 
lege from 1 88 1 to 1892 and treasurer from 
1 88 1 to 1900. ^ This collection of 19,000 vol- 
umes is especially rich in the history of the 
Northwest Territory, and in this field is ex- 
celled by only one collection in America. Other 
"lines are represented in die collection, partic- 
ularly curiosa. 

From the library of Dr. Asa D. Lord, for 
many years prominently connected with educa- 
tional work in the State, his widow gave to the 
College 1,000 volumes and 500 pamphlets, 
mostly of an educational character, including 
many rare journals and reports. 

The manuscript materials of the Library 
are numerous and of great value. They in- 
clude the records of the Ohio Company and 
many journals and letters, belonging to the pio- 
neer days. The most of these came from the 
estate of William R. Putnam, lineal descen- 
dant of Gen. Rufus Putnam. 

During these years of progress, the Library 
has more than' once outgrown its cjuarters ; 
and now again it is difficult to find a place for 
a new hook, so crowded are the shelves. 

The Museum has been the result of slow 
accretions from many sources, the most nota- 
ble single contributions being those of Dr. 
Samiuel P. Hildreth and Dr. and Mrs. B. 
Frank Hart. It is now of great interest and 
\'alue, although lacking' sufficient space for 
proper display. 



FI.N.VXCI.i.I. HISTORY. 



The College was founded liy men \\ho be- 
i-'f>ved it was needed and who were ready to 

yf, their faith by their works. The first ef- 
fort to raise funds was made in 1833, when 
$8,000 was given in Marietta, half of the sum 
coming from the trustees, who assessed each 
other, Messrs. Mills, Moore and Bingham giv- 
ing $1,000 each. From tliat tiiue onward, 



friends in Marietta have gi\-en more than half 
of the total sums raised for the support of the 
College and for the erection of buildings. The 
College has been the pride of the city and has 
never been allowed to utterly fail in spite of 
many trying experiences. It would be impossi- 
ble to name even a majority of the host of giv- 
ers ; a few are conspicuous by reason of the 
size of their gifts : Samuel Train of Medford, 
Massachusetts ; Thomas W. Williams of New 
London, Connecticut; Truman Hillyer of Co- 
lumbus ; Cornelius B. Irwin of New Britain, 
Connecticut : Daniel B. Fayerweather of New 
York, together with Douglas Putnam, Col. W. 
R. Putnam and Col. John IMills of ]\Iarietta. 

Special mention should be made of the gift 
of Dr. Daniel K. Pearsons of Chicago, which, 
though not very large in itself, $25,000, was 
the incentive for raising nearly $125,000.00 
for the College in iSc/j, putting the College 
out of debt and adding a most sulistantial sum 
to the endowment. 

In this connection mention should lie made 
of those who have, as trustees and officers, 
given time and thought, as well as money to 
the College, who in dark days and bright have 
held to high purposes and have carried the in- 
stitution to success. The service of Douglas 
Putnam, as secretary of the corporation from 
1833 to 1894, is perhaps without a parallel in 
America. 

The College was ne\-er in so good condi- 
tion financially as at present, although needing 
much more to provide adequately for its main- 
tenance and growth. 



THE I'RESIPENTS 



Dr. Linsley guided the affairs of the young 
College for 1 1 years. Much of his time was 
given to securing the funds for the endowment 
of the institution, but he made a lasting im- 
press upon College and community through 
his great power as a preacher. His successor 
Rev. Henry Smith, was one of the first pro- 
fessors, and was connected with the College 
for 22 years, ser\-ing as president from 1846 
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fessor in Lane Seminar}-. He was a man of 
the finest scliolarship and of most commanding 
eloquence, with an unusual fidelity to obliga- 
tions and loyalty to convictions. The high 
ideals cherished by the founders is shown by 
their liberal policy in giving Professor Smith, 
after he had been here two years, a leave of 
absence for a year from July i, 1835, for study 
abroad. The evait has proved this act wise, 
for one of the fruits of that year was the issti- 
ing some years later by Professor Smith of an 
edition of "Curtius' Greek Lexicon." And 
the publication of that lexicon was the means 
of bringing to Marietta as a student Rodney 
ISL Stimson, who has proved one of the most 
devoted officers and generous donors the Col- 
lege has had in all its history. 

The third president was Rev. Israel Ward 
Andrews who. like President Smith, had been 
connected with the College from the begin- 
ning. He came to jMarietta in 1838, and for 
a full half century gave his life and thought, 
his work and his sympathy, to the College. 
He served as president for 30 years, from 1855 
to 1885. He was most careful and exact as a 
scholar, with high ideals to which he clung 
tenaciously. To him and to President Smith 
chiefly, although their colleagues share in it, 
is due the credit of holding the College un- 
flinchingly to high standards of scholarship in 
times when many another lowered its recjuire- 
ments in weak concession ot a popular clamor. 
Dr. Andrews, being a man of strong personal- 
ity, left a deep impression upon the character 
of many generations of Marietta students. 
His historical address at the semi-centennial 
of the College is the basis for much of the 
present article. 

President John Eaton came to the College 
from the post of United States Commissioner 
of Education, and served from 1885 to 1891. 
Pie was followed after a year by Rev. John \V. 
Simpson, who led the College for four years, 
to 1896. Prof. Joseph H. Chamberlin, as 
dean, acceptably performed the duties of pres- 
ident until the election of Rev. Alfred T. Per- 
ry, in June, 1900, as the sixth president of the 
College. 



THE PKOrESSORS. 



It would be impossible to speak of all the 
worthy men who have in these 66 years com- 
posed the teaching force. Many of them have 
won national reputations through their work 
here and elsewhere, which brought honorary 
degrees from the best colleges in the country, 
and many more have won the love and respect 
of their students for both character and schol- 
arship. Notable for length of service, as well 
as the quality of their work, are Professor 
Kendrick, with his t^T) years, from 1840, as 
active, and 16 years longer as emeritus pro- 
fessor, to his death in 1889; Professor Rosset- 
er, with his 13 years, from 1869, is still re- 
membered with affection ; Professor Beach 
served 11 years, from 1869. To these must 
be added, of the living. Prof. John L. Mills, 
16 years, from 1865; and from the present 
faculty. Professor Biscoe, who has served now 
2^ years ; Professor Andrews with his 22 
years ; Professor Chamberlin with 20 years ; 
and Professor Phillips with 17 years. These 
long professorships, which tie together the 
generations and preserve the continuity of col- 
lege ideals, are of inestimable value to any in- 
stitution. Others who have served a shorter 
time have been not less worthy of honor and 
have done their share in advancing the interests 
of the College by labor and sacrifices. The 
salaries paid have always been so meager as 
to make sacrifice, though gladly made, a matter 
of real necessitv. 



THE STUDENTS 



When the new charter was given the Col- 
lege in 1835, there were two classes organ- 
ized for work. One of these graduated in 
1838, and since that time there has been an un- 
broken succession of classes. No year has 
failed to send out its new alumni at Com- 
mencement time. The total number of grp '•■" 
uates in the 64 classes, from 1838 to 190 '■ '■« 
824, an average of about 13. The first class 
numbered four, and is the smallest class. There 
have been eight classes over 20. The class of 
1898 numbered 28. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



The graduates of a College make its rep- 
utation, and Marietta has reason to be proud 
oi the record of her sons. Although there 
have been no Presidents of the United States 
among her alumni, there are two governors, 
William Irwin. Governor of California, iS^^S 
to 1879, and A. B. White, '78, now Governor 
of West Virginia. Four have been members 
of Congress, and 10 members of State legisla- 
tures. Goshorn, '54, Director-General of the 
Centennial Exposition; Loomis, '83, Minister 
to Venezuela ; Dawes, '84, Comptroller of the 
Currency, are illustrations of high political 
advancement in other lines. 

While in later years an increasing propor- 
tion of graduates here, as elsewliere, have gone 
into business, many of -them to win distin- 
guished success, still the professions have 
claimed by far the larger part. Two hundred 
and seven have become ministers, 117 lawyers, 
68 physicians, 104 teachers. We note among 
them 36 college professors, eight college pres- 
idents, among whom are Dr. Joseph H. Tut- 
tle, '41, president of Wabash for 30 years, 
1862-1892, and William G. Ballantine, '68, 
president of Oberlin, 1891-96: George H. 
Howison, '52, professor of philosophy. Uni- 
versity of California; E. B. Andrews, '42, Da- 
vid E. Beach, '59, professors in Marietta. 
Seven of our lawyers have reached the bench. 
Wilson, '46, in Oregon, and Follett, 'i,^, in 
Ohio being judges of the State Supreme Court. 
Through her graduates the influence of Mar- 
ietta has gone out to the ends of the earth, 
more than 20 of them having been foreign 
missionaries,- — John F. Pogue, '42, 2i?> years in 
the Hawaiian Islands ; Dr. John H. Shedd, 
'56, 33 years in Persia; and Dr. Charles A. 
Stanley, '58, 39 years in China, having served 
the longest. \Y\i\\ these should be mentioned 
Dr. John P. ^^'illiamson, who served as mis- 
sionary to the Indians in the \\'est for 41 years. 

M.\RIETTA IK THE WAR. 

Located so near the border, it was inevft- 
able that the issues of the war should be warm- 
Iv discussed in the halls of Marietta and that 



enthusiasm should run high. Of the 42 grad- 
uates in the four classes, 1860-64, 3^ entered 
the Union Army, to say nothing of those who 
left the college before their course was com- 
pleted for the same purpose. Marietta was 
represented in the Union Army by 87 alunmi, 
39 of whom won commissions. Warner, '45, 
became major-general; Fearing, '56, Dawes, 
'60, and Newport, '60, brigadier-generals. Our 
roll of honor includes Captains Waldo. '53, 
Greenwoodj '59, and Whittlesey, "61 ; Lieu- 
tenants Condit, "60, and Turner, "02, who 
were killed in battle. Ninety-four non-gradu- 
ates served in the Union Army in addition to 
the above. What college can equal this rec- 
ord ? Six Marietta alumni served in the Con- 
federate Army, Col. Henry Fitzhugh, '47, be- 
ing a Commissioner of the Confederate States 
to England. 

Considering the total number of graduates, 
the figures cjuoted here and in the section 
above are indicative of the real power of the 
College in the past to give an adecjuate train- 
ing and a high purpose to its students. 



THE LITERARY SOCIETIES. 



In the first years of the College there exist- 
ed a society under the supervision of the fac- 
ulty, known as the Philomathean Society, 
which, however, was divided into two divi- 
sions. Dissensions in these led to the disrup- 
tion of the society and the formation of the 
two present societies Alpha Ka]ipa and Psi 
Gamma, in 1839. From that day these have 
furnished the opportunity for literary and or- 
atorical training of the greatest value to: the 
students. They have engaged in joint debates 
and contests in friendly rivalry, and have co- 
operated in the editing of the Olio and other 
similar enterprises. 



THE VOCNG WO.MEN. 



In 1890, Rev. John L. IMills, fur many 
years a professor in the College, established 
Elizalieth College for Women. It was always 
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1893 passed into the control of tlie College as 
the ^larietta College for Women. On ac- 
count of the expense involved in the mainten- 
ance of two independent institutions under one 
management, a consolidation was effected in 
1897, the young women being admitted to the 
College, which then became co-educational in 
the strict sense. 

THE .\C.\DF.MV. 

From the beginning it has been necessary 
to ha\e a Preparatory Department connected 
with the College, because the schools of the 
region do not give adequate preparation for 
a college of this high grade. This has shared 
the fortunes of the College, being always con- 
sidered an integral part of the institution. 
Connected with it there has been at times a 
Commercial Department, or an English course 
or a Xormal course, not fitting for college, but 
for the most part, it has limited its work to 
courses leading up to the College doors. At 
tiie beg"inning a department of Manual Labor 
was instituted, which, however, proved quite 
unpopular with the students, and after a few 
years was given up. 

THE C0LI.E(;E !>PIRIT. 

When an institution has been described in 
its buildings, its professors, its students, after 
its external history has been traced in its every 
detail, there still remains a something — the 
atmosphere, the spirit, the real soul of the in- 
stitution — which has not been m'entioned. It 
is difficult to describe this, and Vet this is a 
most important part of a college. Its source 
and its growth cannot be specifically identified. 
It can be said, however, that this intangible 
character which belongs to ilarietta College 
is recognized as sweet and wholesome and in- 
spiring. Its traditions are good, its customs 
sober and cultivated, and those who study here 
receive a corresponding uplift. 

THE COLLEGE OF TOD.W. 

It is the purpose of those who control the 
atifairs of the College to maintain its high 



scholarship, its thorough training, its Chris- 
tian atmosphere, its non-sectarian spirit. Al- 
though there have been many changes in the 
06 years, they have not been departures from 
these essential principles. Students now do not 
attend chapel by candle-light at 5 a. m., which, 
however profitable to the spirit, was certainly 
irksome to the flesh; but the Christian service 
is a daily exercise still. Alanual labor is not 
exacted of each student as at the beginning; 
but self-help is a recognized feature of to-day, 
and the student who works his way loses noth- 
ing in college society because of that fact. The 
course of study has been broadened, the elec- 
tive system has been introduced, but the es- 
sential ideal of the College has been main- 
tained of a training for right livitig. The 
classes are somewhat larger than at 'times in 
the past, yet not so large as to destroy that 
personal contact between professor and stu- 
dent which is the glory of the small college. 

The College, which has been so closely 
identified with the life of the community in all 
these years, is bound to it now by close ties. 
The College has received a generous support, 
far tiie largest part of its buildings and endow- 
ment having come from Marietta people. It 
has returned to them a service not measured 
in dollars — the educational o])portunity, the 
holding up of high ideals, the elevating influ- 
ence of culture. May the ties binding the two 
together grow stronger with the years, and 
may the service each renders to the other be 
more full of blessing! 

RO.\RD OF TRUSTEES. 



Rev. Alfred Tyler Perrv. M. A.. D. 


D,, President. 


*Hon. Alfred T. Goshoru, LL. D. 


Cinciiinati 


Col. Doiislas Putnam, 


.\shland. Ky. 


John Means, Esq., 


Ashland, Ky. 


Hon. Martin D. Foilett. 


Marietta 


Rev 'Corneiius E. Dickinson. D. D. 


Cincinnati 


VVillia-n VV. Mil's. Es^v, 


Marietta 


Rev. Georse R. Gear, D. D., 


Marietta 


Tohn A. Gallaher. Esq.. 


Marietta 


Rev, Edwin Knox Mitchell, D, D,, 


Hartford. Conn. 


Hon. Edward S. Wilson, 


Ironton 


Hon. Rodnev M, Stinison. 


Marietta 


Rev. Wiilliani E. Roe, D. D,, 


Marietta 


•Died. February 19, 1S02. 





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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



BOARD OF TRUSTEES. — CONTINUED. 



Hon. Charles G. Dawes, 
Rev. John R. Nichols. U. D., 
Thomas H. Kellev. Esq., 
Rev. Henry Riimer. D. D., 
Charles Penrose. Esq.. 
Charles Hall Turner, Esq., 



Evanston, 111. 

Marietta 

Cincinnati 

Parkersburg, W. Va. 

Marietta 

Marietta 



OFFICERS OF THE BOARD 



William W. Mills, 
Charles H. A'ewton, 



Secretary and Treasurer 
Auditor 



ADVISORY BOARD 

The iollowing ladies have been appointed to exer- 
cise general oversight of matters relating exclusively 
to the young women : 

Mrs. W. W. Mills. Chairman ; Mrs. Lydia Putnam. 
Mrs. Helen G. Curtis. ^Irs. Sarah E. Norton, Mrs. 
John A. Gallahcr, Mrs. Alfred T. Perrv. and Mrs. 
Charles JI. Turner, of Marietta: Mrs. C. C. Clark, of 
Ironlon, and Miss Susan M. Sturgis, of Mansfield. 

FACULTY 

Alfred Tyler Perry, AT. .\.. D. D., President. 

Professor of i'liristian Evidence and Soeiology 
Tho.u.\s Dwigi^t BrscoE. LL. D. 

Professor of Biology. 
Jo.sErH H.\NSON Ch.^mberlin, Litt. D. 

Hillycr Professor of English Lileialure uiid of 
Lathi; Dean of the College. 
Edward Emerson Phillip.';, Ph. D. 

Henderson Professor of Philosoplty. 
(Endowed by. etc.) 
Thomas Emery McKinney, M. A. 

Professor of Mathematics, and Lee Lecturer on 
.4slronoiny. 
Wilson Forsyth Monfort, M. A. 

Erun'n Professor of Chemistry and Geology. 
Martin Register Andrews, M. A. 

Douglas Putnam Professor of Political Scier,ec 
and .History; Registrar of the Faculty. 
Joseph Manley, M. A. 

Professor of the Greek Lar.guage and Liter- 
ature. 
Charles Goi^rlay Goodrich. B. Ph. 

Acting Professor of Modern Languages. 
John Lewis Barbol-r, Capt. U. S. A. 

L'rofessor of Military Science and Tactics. 
Eliz.vbeth Anderson, M. A, 

Instructor in Rlietoric and English Literature. 
George T. Hamilton, 

Instructor in Public Sf^eaking. 
Rodney .Metcalf Sti.mson. M. A. 

Librarian Emeritus. 
Minnie M. Orr, 

Librarian.. 
Elmer Ellsworth Wolfe. M. A.. Ph. D. 

Prnripal of the .-[cadcmy and Instructor in 
Latin and Physics. 



R.ALPH V. D. McGoffin, M. a. 

Physical Director and Instructor in Greek. 
Robert S. Poxd^ 

Instructor in Mathematics and Science. 
Mrs. Carrie S. Wolfe, 

Instructor in English Language and Literature. 
Rebecca Schwesinger, 

Instructor in German and History. 
Rerth.a Dicki.vson .Metcalf, 

Instructor in Organ and Paino Playing. 
Ja.mes Bird. 

Instructor in Vocal Music. 
Katharine Parr Nye, 

Instructor in Draiving and Painting. 
JIrs. Janette Robson, 

Matron of Ladies' Home. 

TE.\CHERS AND EDUCATORS. 



We liave already mentioned some of the 
pioneer teachers in district or neighborhood 
schools. The first teacher in a school of 
higher grade was David Putnam, a graduate of 
Yale College, and grandson of Maj.-Gen. Is- 
rael Putnam. He became preceptor of Mus- 
kingum Academy in 1797, wiinm less than 10 
years after the beginning of the settlement and 
only two years after the close of the long and 
harrassing Indian war. From this school, Ma- 
rietta College has been the natural development 
and we might almost say that the same is true 
of Ohio University at Athens; since the men 
who were most active in the founding of Mus- 
kingum Academy also took a prominent part 
in the founding- of both of these institutions 
for higher education. 

David Putnam's son, Douglas, was for 
more than 60 years the secretary of Marietta 
Collegiate Institute, or, as it was afterward 
named, Marietta College. Until 1894 every 
diploma issued by that institution bore his sig- 
nature and was presented from his hand. Of 
his munificent benevolence to Marietta College 
a benevolence which inspired him not only to 
give many thousands of dollars in money but, 
what w(as better, his \\'ise counsel and guid- 
ance, and the warm affection of his heart, 
every former student and every instructor has 
grateful recollection. 

In the early period after school houses had 
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before adetjuate provision had been made for 
the supiKiri of teachers, it was the custom of 
the directcjrs to engage a teaciier for a speci- 
fied term, giving the teacher tlie privilege of 
charging each pupil a specified rate of tuition. 
Pupils from other districts might be a<hnit- 
ted on condition of paying in addition to the 
tuition a certain sum per month or week, 
for the use of the school room. Among 
the noted teachers thus employed we may 
mention William Slocomb, of wliom Mr. 
Woodbridge tells a pleasing story in the pre- 
ceding chapter, and Theodore Scott, who con- 
tinueil to teach very successfully a private 
school, long after the establishment of the un- 
ion system, in which he had taken an active 
part. 

Perhaps the best known teacher of common 
.schools in our county for about 40 years in 
the latter half of the last century, was John 
Dean Phillips, a graduate of Marietta College 
in the class of '54, and a teacher from that time 
until 1888, when he died at the age of 56. In 
1859, he was called to take charge of the 
Greene Street grammar school, at that time 
considered a vefy difficult position for any 
teacher, yet he proved himself at once a mas- 
ter in his chosen profession. It is safe to esti- 
mate that in the 34 years which he devoted to 
teaching, not less than 3,000 pupils received 
from him ])ersonal instruction in the common 
English branches. Almost from the first his 
school was crowded, since students came to 
him from every part of the county. In 1868 
the enrollment was 145, and the average daily 
attendance, 92. He seemed to delight in the 
size, as well as in the order of the school : be 
\v2iS, never more happv than when he was 
crowded against the wall by tlie throng of pu- 
pils, and be declined every ofifer of assistance. 
In 1879 he accepted the superintendncy of the 
Harmar public school but continued to devote 
the greater part of his time and attention to 
the grammar school grades, where the same 
sticcess attended him and even larger numbers 
thronged to his instruction until the room 
could IkjUI no more. \\'hen in the summer of 
1888 failing health warned him that it was 



time for him to rest, he offered his resignation ; 
but this was not accepted until he made it per- 
emptory. He did not live long to enjoy the 
rest ;md retirement he sought: he was called 
home August 14, 1888. It will be a long time 
before his enthusiastic labors will be forgotten 
by his grateful pupils. 

Mrs. Jane Russell, who taught for many 
years in the Washington Street school build- 
ing, is remembered with pleasure and gratitude 
by hundreds of people in Marietta, who as 
boys and girls were so fortunate as to sit with- 
in the circle made light by her presence and en- 
thusiastic sympathy. It was truly said that 
to have gone to school to IMrs. Russell was to 
have obtained the best start possible to acquire 
an education. In 1868 Mrs. Russell was mar- 
ried to Col. E. S. Mcintosh, one of the most 
prominent business men of Washington Coun- 
ty. She died in Beverly, June 26, 1902. She 
was a daughter of Maj. John Clark. 

Dr. Henry Smith, the second president of 
Marietta College (1846-1855), performed a 
great educational service to this community, 
and indeed to the State, througl: the collection 
of books which he purchased in Europe for the 
library of Marietta College, as well as through 
his subsequent donations and legacies to the 
endowment. Few people understand the true 
value of the first important addition to the li- 
brary. The books which he, as agent for the 
trustees, purchased in that early day could not 
now be bought for 10 times the amount which 
be )wid for them. Among those books are 
Aldine copies of the Latin classics, printed bv 
the celebrated Manutius in Venice before 
Shakespeare was born. 

President I. W. Amlrews. connected with 
the College as tutor, professor and president 
for a full half century (T83S-1S88). was in- 
strumental in securing larger additions to the 
endowment and equipment of the College than 
any other man of his time. 

Beman Gates, whom we of the present gen- 
eration remember chiefly as the quiet, cultivat- 
ed man of business, railroad director and bank 
president, has done much in the educational 
work of this county, as a teacher of music, 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



leader of a band (one of the first in the coun- 
ty), as leader in the choir in the First Congre- 
gational Church, as secretary of the Washing- 
ton County School Association, whose minutes 
are pubHshed in another part of this volume, 
as editor of the Marietta IiitcHigeuccr, and as' 
trustee of Marietta College, to which he was a 
generous donor and in wdiose management he 
took a very active part. Among these gifts 
was the beautiful lot upon wliich the College 
Observatory now stands. 

Hon. Rodney Metcalf Stimson. who is 
still with us, has been his own executor in the 
collection, arrangement and cataloguing of 20,- 
■000 volumes, which he has given to Marietta 
College. The richness of this collection, es- 
pecially in American history, is only beginning 
to he appreciated. Students and specialists 
■are coming from a distance to consult the rare 
volumes, printed and manuscript which are 
found in tlie Stimson collection. Dr. S. P. 
Hilch'eth, who was one of the couianittee ap- 
pointed at an early day (as mentioned in an- 
otlier chapter), to prepare a report on the sub- 
ject of education for the use of the General 
Assembly of Ohio, has in many ways contri- 
buted to the educational wealth of the country. 
He was a close observer and carefully record- 
ed his observations. Among the older writers 
of scientific subjects, Sir Charles Lyell and his 
contemporaries, Dr. Hildreth is frequently 
quoted as an original authority, and his col- 
lection Oif manuscript, including, as it does, 
autogra]>h letters from so manv of the leading- 
men in the first half century of our national 
existence, can hardly be overestimated. Every 
cha])ter in this book, except those exclusively 
devoted to more recent affairs, is indelited to 
tlie wise forethought of Dr. S. P. Hildreth and 
to the filial piety of his son. Dr. George O. Hil" 
dreth, who in his 90th year still manifests a 
lively interest in the subject to which his atten- 
tion from childhood has been directed. For 
some time Dr. George O. Hildreth has been 
thinking of preparing a new edition of his fa- 
ther's publications, but we fear that this pur- 
pose cannot be carried out on account of his 
feeble health. 



Among the principals of the Marietta High 
School, George Rosseter, afterward professor 
of mathematics in Marietta College, is remem- 
bered by his grateful pupils for his enthusias- 
tic, sympathetic spirit. Judge M. D. Follett 
and Rev. George R. Gear are remembered as 
principals of the High School, as active mem- 
bers of the Board of Education, and as trus- 
tees of Marietta College. 

The pioneers brought with them their New 
England habits and traditions. Books and 
papers were to them among the necessities of 
life. Hence the early founding of libraries. 

In 1823 Mr. Wilcox kept open a reading 
room which was supplied with many eastern 
papers and also with the Edinburgli and North 
American Rez'ieziis — an important step in pop- 
ular educatio^i. 

Terms of subscription. — To citizens gener- 
ally, $5 per annum. To clerks and students, 
$3, and to apprentices, $2. 

I'.VTKONS OF THE RE.\nlNr, ROOM IN 1824. 

B. P. Putnam, 
R. J. Meigs. 
Dr. M. German, 
W. B. Barnes, 
J. M. Booth, 
R. Crawford, 
John Mills, 
I). C. Skinner, 
Royal Prentiss, 
A. V. D. Joline, 
Silas Cook, 
A. Fisher. 
Capt. D. Greene, 
J. English, 
Rev. J. McAbov, 
Rev. E. Maltbv. 
H. P. Wilcox, 
Dr. S. P Hildreth, 
T. K. Cooke. 
Nahtmi Ward, 
J. Wood, 
W. A. Whittlesey, 
Dr. J. Cotton. 
Caleb Emerson, 
Dudley Woodbridge, 
William Knox. 
S. H. Gates, 
N. Holden, 
L. T. Reno. 
Josenh P. Wightman. 
E. Cockburn, 
Rev. D. Limerick. 

This reading room was a kind of a literarv 



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club room ; for it was announced that, "Gentle- 
men visting Marietta will always find a wel- 
come reception in the Reading Room — espe- 
cially when invited and introduced by a sub- 
scriber."' 

This attempt at co-operation among the 
readers and students was continued by the 
Marietta iMagazine Club which, organized in 
1842, has continued to the present day. One 
honorable name, that of John Mills, descend- 
ing from father to son, has been connected 
with this educational enterprise nearly 80 
years. In the Magazine Club, the magazines 
are passed from member to member around a 
definitely appointed circle. The fee for many 
years has been $3 per annum. The example 
of this pioneer magazine club has led to the 
formation of the Lotos Club and of others, not 
only in Marietta, but in other towns and even 
in distant places. 

The character of the reading matter which 
was found in ^Marietta in the first half century 
of its historv mav be inferred from the follow- 



LIST OF !;OOKS FOR SALE .-M THE STORE OF D. WOODBRIDr.E. 

Encyclopaedia. 2^ volunie>. 

Briti>h Essayist!;. 45 volumes. 

Watson's Tracts. 6 volumes. 

Hunter's Sacred Biography. 3 volinncs. 

Village Sermons. 4 volumes, 

Mosheim's Church History. 6 volumes. 

.Sterne's Work. 6 volumes. 

Locke's Works. 4 volumes. 

Blair's Lectures, ^ volumes, 

Good's Study of Medicine, 5 volumes. 

If Mr. Woodbridge had anv light litera- 
ture, he does not mention it although he does 
offer flour. New Orleans sugar, and whiskey. 



Tlie education of a community is not com- 
plete unless there be added to the moral and 
intellectual training some cultivation of the 
aesthetic side of humanity. Early in our his- 
tory, traveling portrait painters paid us visits, 
but very few of their works remain to the 
present da\-. .\s early as 1830, Charles Sulli- 



van of Marietta was an amateur landscape 
painter and one of his paintings, now hanging 
in a room of the First National Bank of Mar- 
ietta, has been photographed for this volume. 
It is chieflv valuable for the history which it 
tells. 

Miss A. M. Martin, who taught herself the 
use of pencil and brush and whose first effort^ 
at portrait painting with charcoal on the kitch- 
en wall were the delight of her actjuaintances, 
gave promise of wonderful success, but her 
best friends must confess that she made the 
great mistake of her life when she refused to 
take lesso-ns from the 'best masters. She 
went to New York many years ago and there 
won some reputation as a portrait painter but 
not that wide renown of which Iter earlier 
productions gave so fair a promise. 

The earliest portrait painter who lived 
among us was Sala Bosworth, the father of 
Mrs. (Major) E. C. Dawes of this city, and 
C. H. Bosworth, president of the Chicago, Pe- 
oria & St. Louis Railroad. In many a fam- 
ily in this city and in other counties, the por- 
traits painted by him in his early manhood are 
the most highly prized heirlooms. Born in 
Halifa.x, Massachusetts, September 15, 1805, 
he came to this county with his family in 1816. 
He studied painting at the Art Academy in 
Philadel])hia in 1826 and was the artist to 
whom the public are indebted for the portraits 
of Gen. Rufus Putnam, Judge Ephraim Cut- 
ler. Ciil. Joseph Barker, and many nf the jjio- 
neers. 'Hie pictures of the "Cam,])us Mar- 
tins," "I'^irniers' Castle at Belj^re."' "Wolf 
Creek ]\lills," "The Blennerhassett Mansion." 
and "Marietta at the Point in 1792," — orgin- 
ally printed in "Hildreth's Pioneer History" 
and in numerous other works, were all copies 
from his drawings, made from data supplied 
to him'from the pioneers. He held various of- 
fices, as county auditor, and postmaster at 
IMarietta under Lincoln. He died Decemlier 
22. i8yo, in his 86th year. He was gentle, 
unselfish and much beloved. 

The artistic talent seems to remain in the 
Bosworth family. \\'illiam Bosworth, a Mar- 
ietta boy, a grandnephew of Sala, was the su- 



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pervising a!rchitect tO' Avliom the people are 
greatly indebted for that vision of beauty re- 
vealed' in the Pan American Exposition, and 
who is now busily engaged in devising plans 
for the exposition at St. Louis. 

In the art of music, although Washington 
County can boast of no great genius who has 
won a national reputation, yet we may be 
thankful that there has been such a wide dif- 
fusion of musical culture as has added much 
more to the refinement and happiness of the 
whole community than could have been con- 
tributed by even the greatest isolated genius. 
We may even hope, with good reason for our 
expectations, that one native of Marietta, Mas- 
ter Francis McMillan, who received his first in- 
spirations and lessons in music from his gifted 
mother, an amateur of no mean ability, will 
soon win that world-wide renown of which his 
youthful performances give fair promise. 

The reports of the Washington County 



School Association, from \\-hose manuscript 
records we have made long cpiotations, show 
that a very large number of farmers and other 
intelligent business men took a very active part 
in educational affairs. Not only Ephraim Cut- 
ler and Dr. Hildreth, but business men from 
ever_\- part of the county were as much interest- 
ed in education and progress as the few profes- 
sional teachers. It was a farmer of Belpre whO' 
founded what was perhaps the first library in 
the great Northwest Territory, and he was 
soon followed by the settlers about Amesville. 
TJie schools were placed upon a broad and solid 
foundation because all the intelligent citi- 
zens took an active interest in the work. The 
perpetuation of the educational institutions, 
and their atjaption to the changing needs of 
successive generations will ever demand the ac- 
tive co-operation of the patriotic citizens as 
well as of the professional teachers. 



CHAPTER. IX. 



ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL PROGRESS. 1788 1830. 

Mills— Clothing— Salt— Boat-Building — Marietta in 1809— Imports from the East — 
Steam Mill-;-Indians — Trade Stimulated by the War of 18 12 — Withdrawal 
OF Specie to the East — Hard Times — Search for Silver — The Scotch Immi- 
gration — Change of Method in Taxing Land— Improvements — Temperance 
Movement — A Change in the Population of the County — Humane Society — 
Agricultural Society— Grand Circus Hunt — Wool and Wolves — Phenomena — 
General La Fayette — Steamboat Building — The First Steamboat up the Mus- 
kingum — Navigation of the Muskingum — Navigation of the Ohio — The Town 
in 1826 — Marketing— Ministerial Lands— Washington County Agricultural 
Society— Marietta Fair — Railroad to Ohio — Baltimore and Ohio Railroad — 
Health of Marietta— Silk Culture — The German Immigration. 



The isolated position of the pioneers soon 
taught them to depend upon their own labors 
for almost every form of food, shelter and 
clothing. For meat they depended principally 
upon the game to be found in the forest, the 
supply often proving very scant. The streams 
were more plentifully stocked with fish. The 
only grain they could raise in considerable 
quantities before 1796 was Indian corn. 



Tlie grinding of corn in a hand mill was so 
laborious that the citizens of Belpre began to 
look for a site for a water-mill. They found 
one, which appeared suitable, on the Little 
Hocking a mile and a half from the Ohio and 
here Griffin Greene and Robert Bradford em- 
ployed the millwrights Baldwin and Applegate 
to construct a dam and a mill. The work was 
interrupted by the Indian war, but in 1791 
Capt. Jonathan Devol, with the advice and as- 



sistance of Griffin Greene, erected a floating 
mill which consisted of two boats fastened 
near each other, side by side, with a water- 
wheel l)etween them which was turned by the 
current of the river. Thus power was secured 
for putting in motion the mill which stood in 
the larger of the two boats. It is said that 
from one to two bushels of corn could be 
ground every hour after the boats had l^een an- 
chored in the channel between Farmers" Castle 
and what is now called Blennerhassett's Island. 

A mill of similar construction was built for 
the use of the settlers at the Campus Martins in 
the time of the Indian war but the current of 
the Muskingum was hardly sufficient even 
when the boats were taken to a riffle above the 
fort. For a time they depended on hand mills, 
when they could not spare a large party to 
take the corn to the Wolf Creek Mills. As 
for wheat, no consideralile amount was raised 
before 1796. 

In 1790 Robert Potts began a dam and 



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grist mill at Mill Creek, twomiles up the ^Ilis- 
kingum, hut the work was interrupted by the 
war of 1791-95. 

While the settlers at Plainfield (afterward 
Waterford, now Beverly) were planting and 
building, Col. Robert Oliver, i\Iaj. Haffield 
White, and Capt. John Dodge, began to erect 
a water mill on Wolf Creek about a mile from 
its mouth, thus with wise forethought provid- 
ing a ver_\- important utility for the second as- 
sociation wliich had moved out from the main 
colony. Tbis mill was so necessary to the set- 
tlers that even in the time of the Indian war 
armed parties would go to the mill, and while 
one party would grind the corn the others 
would stand guard against the enemy. 

CLOTHIXG. 

For clothing, they early learned to make 
use of deerskins, which, when well dressed, 
proved comfortable and durable. Flax was 
raised almost from the first and this the house- 
wives of that day knew how to spin and weave. 
Even a little cotton was raised for clothing but 
the summers proved too short for its success- 
ful cultivation. Soon the few sheep that had 
been brought over the mountains increased into 
little flocks. The wool was carded, spun, and 
woven at the homes for a number of years un- 
til woolen mills could be built at the streams. 
In the second decade of the last century these 
had sprung up at different places in the county 
as will be seen by those who look over the list 
of advertisements found in the succeeding 
chapter. As early as ijc;] a tannery was 
erected by -Col. Ichabod Xye, on the Plain 
some distance northward from the Campus 
Martins. 

For many years hemp was raised in consid- 
erable quantities, and rope-makers were busy 
in supplying the ships that were built at this 
place. 

S..\LT. 

In 1794 the scarcity of salt prompted Grif- 
fin Greene, Robert Bradford and Joel Oaks to 
start out from Farmers" Castle under the guid- 
ance of Peter Anderson, John Coleman, and 
Joshua Dewey, in quest of a salt spring which 



was said to be on the waters of the Scioto. 
They found such a spring about 25 miles from 
where Chillicothe now stands, and saw abund- 
ant evidence that it had often been visited by 
the Indians. A rumor about the existence of 
this spring had caused the Ohio Company to 
pass the following resolution to prevent the 
formation of a salt trust : 

^Vlle^cas, It is believed that the great "salt springs" 
nf the Scioto lie within the present purchase of the Ohio 
Companj"; therefore, 

Resolved, That this sixth division of land to the 
proprietors is made upon the express condition and re- 
serve, that every salt spring now known, or what shall 
hereafter be found, within the lands that shall fall to 
the lot of any proprietor, they be and are hereby re- 
served to the use of the oompany. with such quantity 
of land about them as the agents and proprietors shall 
think proper ti) assume for general purposes, not ex- 
ceeding three thousand acres ; the person on whose land 
they are found, to receive other lands of equal value. 

Later sur\'eys proved that this spring was 
not within the Ohio Company Purchase, but the 
settlers found another supply not far from 
Duncan's Falls, as noted in another chapter. 

B0.\T-BUILDING. 

One industry, boat-building in one form or 
another, begun with .the settlement, has con- 
tinued until the present time, and although 
there have been seasons of depression, is now 
a prosperous business. The progress of this 
industry is descrilied Ijy Maj. Jervis Cutler, one 
of the 48 pioneers, in a book published in Bos- 
ton in 1812, but proba])ly written by him in 
1809 or 1810. 

MARIETTA IN 1809. 

(As described hx Maj. Jems Cutler.) 
Passing down the Ohio from Wheeling to 
Muskingum, there are only scattering settle- 
ments on the rich lands near the river. 

The town of Marietta, situated at the con- 
fluence of the Muskingum with the Ohio, has 
greatly increased in population and wealth. 
Before the settlement commenced, the ground 
on the eastern side of the Muskingum was laid 
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and lots of 90 feet front and 180 feet rear. 
The squares were oblong, separated by spacious 
streets, whicli intersect at riglrt angles. A 
large square was reserved for a market, and 
several others, in different parts of the city, 
for public uses, or pleasure ground. There 
are now, on the city ground, more than one 
hundred houses, and about one si.xth part are 
built with brick and stone. Many of the 
houses are large and built in a handsome style. 
The form in which the town is built adds much 
to its elegance, and the gentle rising of the city 
ground back from the Ohio affords an extend- 
ed and delightful prospect of the rivers and dis- 
tant hills, which is greatly heightened and en- 
livened by the shipping and various kinds of 
water craft floating on the streams. A part of 
the town is built on the op^xisite side of the 
^Muskingum, and the houses not inferior in 
elegance to those on the city ground. 

Marietta is the seat of justice for the coun- 
ty of Washington, and has a Court House and 
Jail. There are two religious societies ; the 
largest is Congregational, who have erected a 
handsome meeting house. It has an academy, 
which is also improved as a house for public 
worship. 

Within the area of the gr(jund laid out for 
a city, at the northeast part of it, are a num- 
ber of the ancient works so frequently found 
in the Western Country. They consist princi- 
pally of two large oblong squares and an ele- 
vated mound, in the form of a cone. The larg- 
est scpiare contains forty acres, and the small- 
est, twenty. They are enclosed by walls or 
ramparts of earth, without any ditches, from 
six to ten feet in height, and about thirty feet 
in breadth at the 1)ase. with twelve openings, 
or gateways, at regular distances from each 
other. From one of the angles of the largest 
square nearest the Muskingum, is the appear- 
ance of the walls of a covert way, leading to- 
wards the river. The highest part of the re- 
mains of these walls is twentv-one feet, and 
fortv feet in breadth at the base. The mound 
of earth, in form of a sugar-loaf, is thirty feet 
in hei'ght, and the base 115 feet in diameter. 
It is situated at a little distance from the small- 



est square. These works are included in pub- 
lic squares and have been carefully preserved; 
but a small opening has been made in the conic 
mound and found to contain human bones. 
Although these ancient works fill the beholder 
with astonishment, others have been discov- 
ered of far greater magnitude. On a branch of 
the Muskingum, about ninety miles from Mar- 
ietta, there are these ancient works extending 
al)out two miles in length, and the ramparts 
and nmunds of a much greater height than 
those found here. Vestiges of ancient works 
of different forms and sizes, and at small dis- 
tances, are to lie found over the whole State, 
and in nian\ other parts of the Western ("oun- 
try. 

Marietta is favorablv situated for com- 
merce and manufactories. The depth and 
gentle motion of the water, in the mouth of 
the Aluskingum, and the cheapness of excellent 
ship timber render this one of the best places 
for ship-building on the Ohio river. A number 
of large ships and brigs were l)uilt in a short 
time, and the employment was rapidly pro- 
gressing until a stop was put to it by the em- 
bargo. Three rope-walks, of nearly a thous- 
and feet in length, were erected, and the num- 
erous mechanic branches, connected with the 
highly important employment of ship-building, 
were established. The Muskingum ( which 
means, in the Indian language, "Elk's Eye") 
is of immense importance to this town. The 
current is moderate, rarely overflowing its 
banks, and may be navigated with keel-boats 
and other craft, during the summer as far as 
Zanesville. sixty miles from M'arietta. There 
are falls, Ixit happily formed for erecting water 
works of every description. Above the falls 
the river is again navigable, not only in the 
main stream, l)ut in many of the numerous 
branches which meander through a rich and 
level country in their way to the river. The 
largest branch is the Tuskarawa, which, with 
onlv a portage of seven miles and a half, com- 
municates with the Cuyahoga River, emptying 
into Lake Eric. TJ.ie immense cpiantity of 
Ijroduce which this fertile tract of country is 
capable of yielding for the market, and the easy 



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transportation, cannot fail of rendering Mari- 
etta a convenient place of sale or deposit, from 
whence, by ships bnilt here, it may be sent 
abroad. Materials for many different man- 
ufactories may be procured here with so much 
facility, and from the well known spirit of in- 
dustry and enterprise prevailing among the 
people, there can be no doubt of their estab- 
lishment in process of time. A liank was es- 
tablished here in 1807, with a deposit of 
100,000 dollars, from which essential benefits 
have been derived. There is a post office, two 
printing offices, and two weekly papers. 

Ascending the Muskingum from Marietta 
at the distance of fi\-e miles, is Captain DevoFs 
shipyard, where a number of large \essels have 
been built, and one nf them of uKire than twn 
hundred tons. The workmanship and timl)er 
of these vessels are said not to be inferior to 
any that have been built in the United States. 
Their frames were black walnut, which is said 
to be as durable as the live oak and is much 
lighter. The plank of these vessels are said 
to be (if an unusual length and firmness. The 
forests here abound with the l>est timber, such 
as white oak, black walnut and locust, and the 
prodigious height and size of the trees admit 
of the selection of any dimensions which can 
be wanted. Excellent masts of yellow pine 
are easily procured. Iron ore is found, in 
places, in almost every part of the State and 
a sufficiency of liar iron can be obtained with- 
out difficulty. But the want of a greater num- 
ber of furnaces and forges keeps up the price 
higher than it otherwise would be. As much 
tar as can be wanted is brought down the Alle- 
gheny River. The people can with ease, raise 
as much hemp and flax as would be sufficient 
to sujjply the whole of the United States. 

The lands on the Muskingum above Mari- 
etta are rich, thickly settled and well cultivat- 
ed. At a distance of twelve miles is the town 
of Adams, and twenty-three miles, bv water, is 
the town of Waterford, within the purchase of 
the Ohio Company. At a small distance above 
this purchase, the bottom lands are narrow, 
and the hills are many of them steep, tufted 
with pine, for about thirty miles. They then 



begin to recede from the river, and bottoms in- 
crease in w idth to Zanes\'ille: at the distance of 
a few miles west of the ri\er the face of the 
country is swelling hills, with a rich soil, and 
the growth principally beech and oak. 

The hills on this river abound with coal, 
and nuich of it of an excellent quality. It is 
said a vein oi coal has been found crossing 
the bed of the river, remarkable for its purity. 
The pieces of the coal have the appearance of 
varnish, somewhat resembling japan, and 
when laid on the fire, a kind of fusion is pro- 
duced, which cnntinues until it is consumed by 
evapdration, with out disagreeable smell, and 
deposits scarcely an}' cinder or ashes. Coal 
has been sold at Marietta at about three cents 
the bushel, and is much used by the inhabi- 
tajUs for fuel, in preference to wood, when 
wood can be purchased at one dollar per cord. 

Descending the Ohio, at the distance of 
ten miles below Marietta, is Zelpre. This 
l^eautiful village is several miles in length, ex- 
tending to the Little Hockhocking River. The 
people are principally farmers. The good 
management and excellent culture of their 
farms have lieeni much admired. An early 
attention is paid to raising different kinds of 
fruit trees. Orchards of apple trees af large 
extent have been planted, which are now be- 
coming extremely productive. The fruit is of 
\ arious kinds and of the best flavour. Prodi- 
gious quantities of cider are made, and when 
the fruit is properly collected and carefully 
made, the liquor is of the first quality. They 
have likewise large peach orchards for mak- 
ing peach brandy. In this part of the State 
apple trees and all garden fruit trees thrive 
surprisingly, and the flavour and size of the 
fruit are considered superior to that of the 
Atlantic States. The gardens yield all the 
culinary plants in high perfection. The vari- 
ous sorts of melons are delicious and grow to 
a large size. 

Opposite to Belpre is the beautiful island 
owned by Mr. Blennerhassett. The name of 
this unfortunate man, whom Colonel Burr by 
his artifices seduced to engage in his nefarious 
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some description of this beautiful seat tiie more 
interesting. The foHowing was written by a 
gentleman, on a tour from I'hikulelphia, and 
published in the Ohio Navigator. — 

"Blennerhassett's Island. — On ascending 
the bank from the landing (a quarter of a mile 
below the eastern end), we entered at a hand- 
some double gate, with hewn stone scjuare 
pilasters, a gravel walk, which led us about 
one hundred and fifty paces to the house, with 
a meadow on the left, and a shrubbery on the 
right, separated by a low hedge of privy-sally, 
through which innumerable columbines and 
various other hardy flowers were displaying 
themselves to the sun. The house is built of 
wood, and occupies a scpiare of about fifty-four 
feet each side, is two stories high, and in just 
proportion ; it is connected with two wings, by 
a semi-circular portico, or corridor, running 
from each front corner. The shrubbery well 
stocked with flowering shrubs, and all the vari- 
ety of evergreens natural to the climate, as 
well as se\-eral exotics, surround the gar- 
den, and has gravel walks, labyrinth fashion, 
winding through it. The garden is not large, 
but seems to have had every delicacy of fruit, 
vegetable and flower, which this fine climate 
and luxurious soil produces. In short, Blen- 
nerhassett's Island is a most charming retreat 
for any man of fortune fond of retirement, and 
it is a situation j)erha])s not exceeded for 
beauty in the world. It wants, however, the 
variety of mountain, precipice, cataract, dis- 
tant prospect, and so forth, which constitute 
the grand and sublime." 

From Belpre to the Great IIockliDcking the 
country is uneven, and some high hills near 
the Ohio, but the soil is generally good and the 
growth is large. Excellent farms are made 
back from the Ohio on both the Hockhock- 
ings, and on their branches where there are 
large lyottonis, and rich swelling hills. 

On the Great Hockhocking. thirty miles 
from the Ohio, are the two college t(iwnshii)s 
granted by Congress to the Ohio Comjiany for 
the endowment of a university. Athens, one 
of these townships, is beautifully situated on a 
bend of the ri\er, commandin"- an extensixe 



prospect. The settlements commenced in 
^797- i'lic town is laid out in regular form; 
the never-failing springs of excellent water are 
numerous; and the soil extremely rich and fer- 
tile. The number of families in the town is 
supposed to be about one hundred. An act 
incorporating the university was granted in 
1801. A builiHng has been erected for the 
instruction of ynuth, who are at present under 
the care oi a percejjtor. The bottom lands on 
this ri\er arc more extensive and of a better 
(|ualit\- than those on the Muskingum. 

IMl'ORT.S FROM TIIE E.\ST. 

After all these efforts to make this little 
community a self-supporting economic unit, 
there yet remained numerous articles of prime 
necessity to a community such as that about the 
Muskingum, utterly unattainable except by 
importation from the East. Books were 
indispensable to a colony from New England; 
glass, iron and steel in various forms were 
also necessar}- ; all these must be brought in 
wagons over the mountains from Philadelphia 
to Pittsburg and down the Ohio in keel-boats, 
or from Baltimore by the way of Winchester 
in Virginia. A little later the most important 
thoroughfare was the National Roatl from 
Cumberland, Maryland, to Wheeling. 

In payment for these commodities the pio- 
neers could send to the East furs and ginseng 
from the forest, and to New Orleans or the 
West Indies corn, pork, potatoes, lumber and 
flour. The traces of this Southern trade were 
seen in the Spanish coins which were abundant 
in this country un.til 1859-601. These coins 
stamped with two pillars, supposed to be the 
origin of our conventional dollar mark ($), 
included not only halves and cpiarters, but also 
eighths and even sixteenths of a dollar. These 
last two coins, called respectively the "levy" 
and the "fip," were often used as the measure 
of prices. Hence in the old-time price lists such 
rates as 6>4 cents, 12^, 18^, 3134; etc., were 
very connnon. Congress at last got rid of 
these coins in the \ears just before the Civil 
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making them a legal tender for less than their 
bullion value. For example, the quarter, 
which fr<jm long wear had lost weight, had an 
average value of about 23 cents. They were a 
legal teniler for but 20. As a result of this 
legislation, the Spanisli coins were sent to the 
mint for re-coinage. 

So persistent, however, is the force of habit 
that our grocers still make use of 123/2 cents as 
a favorite price, but in practice the bu_ver usu- 
ally finds that it means 13. 

The products for New Orleans were usu- 
ally floated down the river in flat-boats which 
were sold as well as their cargoes. At least 
two generations of boys in this county used to 
look forward with eagerness to the time when 
they would be large enough to go "down the 
river" on a flatboat. At first the return trip 
was a long and dangerous one overland through 
Mississippi. Tennessee and Kentucky, but a lit- 
tle later thev could come on a steamboat. 

STEAM MILL. 

It was not alone in ship and boat-building 
that the pioneers showed enterprise. A steam 
mill was erected in 181 1 and began work early 
in 181 2 ; apparently the first mill of the kind in 
this part of Ohio. The following account of 
this work is gi\-en in the American Spcctatur: 

Marietta, December 14, 181 1. — 
"We are happy to announce that the build- 
ing of the Steam Mill Company has been com- 
pleted, and that the engine, having been put in 
motion on the evening of Saturday last, was 
fciund to operate fully to the satisfactioin of the 
engineers and proprietors. The millstones are 
not as yet received and some apparatus is yet to 
be prepared, but we believe the mill is expected 
to be in operation at no verv distant day. 

'On Tuesday, the 7th instant, the steam 
mlill was put in operation for the first time, and 
its success met the most sanguine expectations 
of the proprietors. It was built by William 
Green, of Zanesville, and is universally al- 
lowed, by good judg-es, to be far superior in 
workmanship to the one at Pittsburg. There 



is as yet but one pair of stones in operation, 
which were taken from the banks of Raccoon 
Creek, in this State. Tliey will grind a bushel 
of grain in three minutes. It is said that steam 
mills of similar construction will be erected the 
ensuing summer in the towns of Steubenville, 
St. Clairs\'ille and Cincinnati." 

What kind of tracks through the woods 
were dignified with the name of roads may be 
conjectured from the following letter to Gen- 
eral Putnam, giving directions for opening one, 
which was, perhaps, among the best of its day : 

Albert Galhitr.i. Srcrciaiy of the Trrasury, to Ruins 
Puliunn, Surveyor General. 



Sir: 



TRr.AsuiiV Dep.xrt.ment, .April 16. 1803. 



As you have taken the pains of having the road 
from Marietta to St. Clairsville surveyed. I will thank 
you to contract with the lowest hidder fur opening the 
saiiie, and making it passable for a wagon, Iprovided 
that the price shall not exceed five dollars per mile. 
The amount of that contract and the account of the sur- 
veyor, being botn certified by you, will be discharged by 
the Register of the l..and Office at Steubenville, who has 
recei\ed instructions on the subject. 

INDL\NS. 

The War of 18 12 caused some uneasiness 
for a time about the Indians as we can see from 
the following notice. — 

Marietta, December 14, 181 1. — 

"Some people of our city have taken no 
small alarm on account of a number of Shaw- 
nee Indians hunting in this vicinity', some of 
whom were in town yesterday. As they have 
with them their squaws and papooses, we be- 
lieve there is no cause of apprehension on their 
account. When asked why they do not go and 
fight with the Prophet they answered, 'Toh ! 
he bad man.' .\ considerable number of them 
are hunting within 60 or ~0 miles of this 
place." 

.\bout the same time Governor Meigs is- 
sued a proclamation warning the people not to 
molest the Indians nor sell them spirituous li- 
qnors. 

In one of these visits to Marietta the In- 
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tiired in 1790 near Belleville, Virginia, and 
brought back to Marietta by Colonel Meigs in 
1796. They were directed to Josq)h Kelly, 
who then lived in the house which is now Xo. 
419 Second street, and were delighted to find 
their <jld [ilaymatc "Lalacjue, ' r.s the_\' called 
him. 

The ensuing statement, appearing in a 
newspaper of that day, shows that the esti- 
mated number of Indians in Ohio, in 181 1, was 
2,000. — 

Ottoways 550 

W yandots 300 

Senecas ' 250 

Miinceys and Delawares 200 

Sha\\ anesc 700 

Total 2.000 

The uneasiness was increased after Hull's 
unaccountable surrender of the forces at De- 
troit ; but this was soon quieted by the achieve- 
ments of Commodore Perry and General Har- 
rison, who drove the enemy from our btjrders. 

TRADE STIMULATED BY THE WAR OF l8l2. 

The war furnished a ready market for all 
our surplus products, not only flour, meal, pork 
and beef, were purchased at good prices but 
e\en home-made blankets, if not much worn, 
were readily purchased for the soldiers and paid 
for in cash. At that time the wool of the new- 
ly imported Merino sheep was worth Si a 
pound. The inevitable result followed, — ex- 
travagance and a desire for articles brought 
from the East. There was a rapid increase in 
the number of banks and in the volume of their 
circulation. Indeed at this time the popular 
idea of a bank was not an institution for the 
collection and distribution of credit, but a de- 
vice for manufacturing what was called money. 

WITHDRAWAL OF SPECIE TO THE EAST. 

At the close of the war, when our pnKl- 
ucts no longer found a ready purchaser at 
home at high prices, our people continued to 
imiyjrt large (juantities of goods from the 



East and the natural result followed; an unfa- 
vorable balance of trade. At first people won- 
dered why so many wagon loads of specie were 
hauled eastward from this part of Ohio. In 
fact, the banks were transferring their specie 
reserves in jjay the delils which the people 
themselves had contracted, for goods in the 
East. At last a day of reckoning came; the 
paper of Western banks, received for a while at 
a heavy discount, was finally refused altogeth- 
er in payment for goods purchased in the East. 
The bills of Western banks were all sent back 
and Eastern exchange could be purchased only 
at exorbitant premiums. 

In 1816 the evils arising from importing 
more than we exported was evident in this con- 
dition of exchange. Specie or bills which 
would pass east of the Alleghanies sold at 10 
per cent. ])remium over the bills of local banks. 
To remove this evil, an effort was made to or- 
ganize the Commercial & Exporting Company 
oif Marietta, with 2.0C0 shares of S50 each, 
four-fifths of each share to be paid for in pro- 
duce. Little seems to have been accomplished 
by .the attempt although very good men were 
appointed to solicit subscriptions to the stock 
— Daniel H. Buell. Sardine Stone, Benjamin 
Dawes, Asa Cheadle, William Ford, Jr., Cor- 
nelius Houghland, Ephraim Cutler. \\'il!iam 
Browning. Daniel G. Stanley, William Dana, 
and Henry Jolly. 

The irredeemable paper currency would not 
be taken in the Eastern cities. The factories 
at home were willing to take either Ohio bank 
notes or ]jroduce. If all kinds of factories had 
been here the circle of trade would have been 
complete and the paper money would have an- 
swered e\ery purpose. But there were many 
articles, such as cutlery, finer fabrics, china 
and glassware which could not be purchased in 
Ohio and for these our fathers were not send- 
ing enough products over the mountains, or 
down the river. 

"Agricola,"' in the Aiiicricati Friend for 
July 19, 1816, notes the fact that a large quan- 
tity of gold and silver had recently left this 
place for Philadelphia and that it would never 
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not exporting surplus products ; that nothing 
hut unchartered hank paper would remain 
here. The specie which had come here to 
pay the soldiers and buy provisions for the 
war had been sent eastward to adjust the trade 
balances and then came — a crash. 

It was estimated that the total amount of 
gold sent eastward from Ohio between June, 
1818, and June, 1819, was $800,000. 

HARD TIMES. 

The Aiiicricaii Friend (June, 1819) said: 
"Take the present times all in all, and they are 
truly alarming. * * * * * This we know, 
let luxury and extravagance be laid aside and 
a true s_\'stem of industry and economy be pur- 
sued, and it will operate most powerfully 
against the hard times." 

This year and the next a list of banks 
whose notes \vere reci\ed at par in ^Marietta 
was published, and there were many changes 
in the list from week to week. 

Late in the summer of 1819 a meeting of 
merchants was held in ^Marietta when it was 
resolved that notes of the Cincinnati banks, of 
the Lebanon and Miami Banking Company, of 
the L^rbana Banking Company, of the Dayton 
JNIanufacturing Company, and of the Zanes- 
^•ille Canal & Manufacturing Compan}' should 
only be received at 15 per cent, discount, and 
the Farmers' Mechanics' & Manufacturers" 
Bank of Chillicothe at 25 per cent, discount. 
In January of that year the Legislature of Ohio 
had passed a law making it a misdemeanor 
punishable with a fine of $500 to "receive in 
payment any bank note for a less amount than 
the sum expressed to be due in the body there- 
of," but the law seemed to have no terrors. 
Perhaps the merchants thought that if a fine 
were imposed they could pay it in some of the 
legally protected bank paper which would not 
cost them much, but which the officers of the 
State must take at their face value. 

In 1820 a narody of the "House that Jack 
Built" appeared in many papers. The follow- 
ing is a sample: 



These are the farmers, all poor and forlorn, 
That sold to tlie Traders, all shaven and shorn, 
The Beef and the Butter, the Pork and the Corn, 
That was bought with the Rags, all tattered and torn, 
That was issued as money, noon, evening and morn, 
By the cunning Directors that manage the men 
Tl;at own the Bank that Jack built. 

The confusion in currency and the lack of 
legal tender money compelled people to resort 
to barter. In October, 1820, a committee 
consisting of Rev. Samuel P. Robbins, Da- 
vid Putnam, William R. Putnam, William Slo- 
comb and Augustus Stone, was soliciting help 
for a mission among the Choctaws. A boat 
of 40 tons l:uu'then was to be sent with the con- 
tributions, and the committee had this to say 
to their benevolent fellow citizens: "During 
the present state of pecuniary embarrassment, 
mione\- is n<it ])articularly solicited, further 
than to answer the purpose of transportation; 
but a portion of the common products of our 
soil, which the God of blessings has so bounti- 
fully bestowed." 

Among the commodities mentioned by the 
American Friend as receivable iir payment of 
subscriptions in 1819-20-21 were: Pork, 
flour, cornnieal, oats, tallow, country linen, 
lard, wood, maple sugar, city orders, bacon, 
geese feathers, wool, leather, fla.x, wool cloth, 
firewood and deer skins. 

In December 1820, "A Farmer'' writes of 
the financial crisis in a letter to "Jeremy Slack 
Yardstick, Esq. :" 

"It is useless, at present, to enter upon an 
explanation of all the causes which have led a 
hajipy and flourishing people into a state near- 
ly allied to general bankruptcy. 

"Many of the members of the Legislature 
must duly reflect that much of the present gen- 
eral pressure has originated with them : they 
chartered bank after bank without providing 
for the redemption of the bank paper. When 
charters alone would no longer give confidence, 
they assimilated the honor of the State with 
these banks, by making it become a stockhold- 
er therein. Their measures gave currency to 
this spurious paper. It gave a fictitious rise 
to property, activity to honest enterprise, and 
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speculation, of a species which it ought to be 
deemed a misnomer to call else but barefaced 
swindling. All at once this fictitious capital 
was forcibh' drawn from circulation, owing to 
the numerous frauds to which its issue gave 
rise — and the fictitious impulse which it gave 
ceased with its circulation." 

In 1820-21 there was a strange condition of 
public sentiment with reference to the appraise- 
ment of property seized for debt. It frequent- 
ly happened that such articles would be ap- 
praised at two or three times the highest price 
tiiey had ever maintained in the open market. 
Of course the goods thus estimated at a ficti- 
tious value could not be sold even at one half 
the appraisement, and the creditor was helpless. 

Alany persons at this time advocated the 
abolition of all legal process for the collection 
of debts, so tliiit the honesty of the deljtor 
might be the only security. 

In 1822-23. as a result of the "sickly sea- 
~iins.'" some inhabitants of this county sought 
new homes in the higher land far from the 
river. It was urged by some persons that an 
artificial route should be made to an Eastern 
market, the better to escape the danger of in- 
fection from Xew Orleans. 

In 1822 the stage coach appeared in our 
county, first on the road to Wheeling. 

Bear and otter skins were still found in 
the market. 

SEARCH FOR SILVER. 

About this time the ^luskingum Mining 
Company made an e.xpensive search after sil- 
ver by sinking a shaft near Chandlersville. 
Some of the best men of Marietta and Zanes- 
ville were engaged in the enterprise. It is 
easy to ridicule the experiment after the result 
is known, but if we examine the evidence pre- 
sented at the time they began the work, we 
must confess that there was a reasonable pros- 
pect of success and that in making/the investi- 
gation they showed a commendable public 
spirit. 

Among the new industries was a mill for 
extracting linseed oil, erected at Newport in 
1821-22 by Joseph Barker. Jr. 



THE SCOTCH IMMIGR.^TIGX. 

There was still public land to be obtained 
within the county, 1.440 acres being sold in 
the first half of the year 1822. and large tracts 
owned by the members of the Ohio Company 
or their assignees, were still unoccupied. The 
year 1823 is marked by the arrival of many 
emigrants directly from Scotland — a valuable 
addition to our population. 

The following note from Xahuni Ward 
was written in February, 1823, in Scotland, 
whither he had gone to sell Washington Coun- 
ty lands : 

"I have had all my lands laid off in a book' 
in parts of 50, 80. 100 or 1,000 acres, and in the 
bond which I give them I stipulate that if they 
do not find the tract as I have described it in 
the bond, that I will refund the money, on their 
arrival on the land, and the bond shall be void. 
I have none but very decent men going out." 

We can readily believe that Mr. AN'ard's 
opinion of the men he was sending hither from 
Scotland was correct, for they have left many 
worthy descendants in our county. The ar- 
rival of the first party at their new home is 
mentioned in June. 1823, and in November, 
George Richardson. William ilcKay, George 
Duncan. Archibald Fisher and Daniel Nichol 
report themselves well pleased with the land 
they have purchased. 

After 182 1 partial relief came to the dis- 
tressed farmers through an increased demand 
for our products at good prices, but the con- 
fusion in currency occasioned by the multiplic- 
ity of local banks continued to annoy the com- 
mercial world until 1863. To the credit of 
the banks of Marietta, it must be said, that 
they weathered the storms better than those of 
some other towns. 

It is interesting to note that for more ban 
20 years there was discussion in favor of an 
improvement in the navigation of the Muskin- 
gum. As early as 1819 such improvement 
was advocated. In 1824 the steamboat "Ru- 
fus Putnam," went in a time of freshet to 
Zanesville and returned in safety, thus show- 
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rent of the Muskingum even when it was at 
the highest. The officers and passengers were 
received with great honor at Zanesville and 
hopes were entertained that soon the river 
might, by a system of dams, be made navigable 
at all seasons of the year. But this hope was 
not realized until 1841. 

CH.ANGE IX METHOD OF TAXING L.\XI). 

In 1825 the unfair system of taxing land 
by the acre, rather than by its commercial val- 
ue, a system especially hard upon the owners 
hill land, in Washington County, 'vas changed 
to our present system of levying taxes upon the 
assessed valuation. For this change we are 
especially indebted to the earnest labors of our 
Representative, Ephraim Cutler. It might be 
supp(.)sed that much of this land was held for 
speculative purposes but such was not the 
case. In fact the greater part of the fertile 
bottom lands had been given to actual settlers 
as described by Colonel Barker. 

These donation lands were gi\en in lots of 
100 acres to actual settlers whether members 
of the Ohio Company or not. This move- 
ment to encourage settlement and preserve 
this part of Ohio for the Union was begun Ijy 
the free action of the Ohio Company and af- 
terward continued by Congress. The result 
Avas beneficial to the country but it left to those 
■officers and soldiers, who had invested the earn- 
ings of eight years of hard military service, a 
few acres of land about Marietta, and the un- 
cleared and unoccupied land of the hills. 

F(]r a long time the tide of immigration 
passed this land, and settled on the alluvial 
plains of the Scioto and Miami. After 1823 
a new and hard}' race of farmers began to 
take possession of these hills and transformed 
the lair of wolves and panthers to beautiful 
farms, bearing abundant crops. In 1825 to- 
bacco became a paying crop and there was 
much attention paid to new varieties and im- 
proved quality of seed. Another attempt was 
made to form an agricultural society; Presi- 
dent Joseph Barker announced that the coun- 
tv fair would be held near the Court House on 



the third Wednesday of October, 1S26, and 
that pens would be provided for the stock 
which might be brought. At this period the 
Belpre cheese was as well known along the 
river, as the Western Reserve and the New- 
York Cream have been in later times. 

IMPROVEMENTS. 

Th advertisements which appeared from 
time to time fixed approximately the date of 
the first appearance of many of the improve- 
ments and-luxuries which soon came to be re- 
garded as necessities. 

Iron plows, a great improvement on the 
wooden mould-boards, were advertised in 
1827. A baker, who had been plying his 
trade before 1825, advertised his wares in that 
year and in 1827 informed his friends that he 
had ice for sale in the month of June. In 
1828 appeared the first notice of a "theater" 
at McFarland's Hall. The play announced is 
the comedy of "Paul Pry." 

We have said that it took 20 years of agi- 
tation to secure an improvement of navigation 
on the Muskingum. It took more than 30 
years of earnest work on the part of the cit- 
izens of this county to secure a railroad, con- 
necting us with the East. As early as 1827, 
even before a rail had been laid at Baltimore, 
our citizens were awake to their interests and 
were striving to convince the officers of the 
projected railroad that it was best to have the 
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad strike the Ohio 
near Marietta. 

In 1827, two of our merchants, Augustus 
Stone and Dudley Woodbridge, were offering 
to sell goods at wholesale as well as retail, 
thus showing the increase in the number of 
country stores. 

In 1829 a new foundry appeared, at first 
on the west side under the management of a 
skilled workman from Steuhenville. The 
next year A. T. Nye assumed control of the 
lousiness, and it has been continued under the 
direction of his sons and grandsons to the 
present day. 

As late as 1830 an advertisement for a 



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runaway slave appeared in the Marietta pa- 
pers, but no other had appeared since 182O. 
In the next decade one more advertisement of 
that kind was pubhshed. 

In 1829 there was a movement lor the erec- 
tion of a free bridge over IJuck Creek, but this 
reform, which we now consider so necessary to 
our commercial progress, was delayed almost 
40 years. 

In the period between 1825-30 the strife 
between religious bodies grew unusually bit- 
ter and the controversialists eagerly sought the 
columns of our weekly papers and taxed the 
patience of the editors if not the readers. 

It is evident from many letters and com- 
munications that the Masonic body occupied a 
very prominent position throughout the first 
40 years of our history, being almost the only 
society, beside the churches. Apparently the 
discipline of this society was strict ; tire names 
of members expelled were advertised in a way 
which public sentiment would hardly tolerate 
today. 

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT. 

Until about 1830 such strong drinks as 
whiskey, apple brandy, and peach brandy, were 
as freely advertised as any other commodity. 
They were freelv received in payment for debts 
or for goods. The hospitality of the settler 
would have been considered scant of the guest 
were not offered some form of spirituous li- 
quors and tlie best merchants thought it prop- 
er to treat their customers at the close of a 
trade. But in 1830 the whole community had 
been awakened to a sense of the evils result- 
ing from intemperance and societies sprang up 
in different parts of the county to repress its 
inroads upon the home. 

A CHANGE IN THE POPULATION OF TH K 
COUNTY. 

The year 1830 marks a change in the pop- 
ulation of Washington County. Just before 
this time. Scotch emigrants had begun to come 
to the hill land, and next came a large numl^er 



of German farmers. Both of these have 
formed an imi)ortant addition, not only to the 
productive power of this part of the countrv. 
to its wealth in liouses and chattels, but, what 
is of more importance, to its wealth in citizen- 
ship. From the very first they have shown 
themselves true Americans, ready to decide 
political questions on their merits according to 
the evidence presented and not at the dictation 
of a boss. The best evidence of tiieir char- 
acter as citizens is found in the beautifvd homes 
scattered over the hills from one end of the 
county to the other; in the school houses and 
churches found in every township ; in the abun- 
dance of those things which satisfy the wants 
of mankind and even of those which contribiUe 
to his intellectual development and retine- 
ment. 

In 1830 there were some industries not now- 
seen in our county ; they have been replaced Ijy 
others which ha\'e proved more remunerative. 
At that time hemp was produced in considera- 
ble quantities ; flax also was cultivated, both 
for the oil and fiber ; castor-oil beans were also 
raised in such quantities as to be manufactured 
into (jil. About this ' time attempts were 
made at the cultix'ation of silk and it was 
found that the climate was suitable fcjr that 
l>usiness, but the demand for labor in other 
occupations was so^ great that it did not prtwe 
remunerative. Silk culture failed because la- 
lx>rers could not be hired here at 10 cents a 
day. Some attention before this time hail 
been paid to the improvement in cultivation of 
sweet potatoes but as yet no experiments had 
been made in storing them in large quantities, 
hence the trade was temporary and not very 
large. 

By 1830 bears had disappeared from the 
north side of the Ohio River, at least in this 
part of the State. A few wolves still roamed 
over parts of Washington and Morgan coun- 
ties and committed depredations upon the in- 
creasing flocks of sheq). Ixit tlie nun:?)er of 
these plunderers was small and the flock mas- 
ters looked forward hopefully to the time when 
the few vagrant robbers could be exterminated. 
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had contributed from their private means to 
raise a fund, which was deposited in the coun- 
ty treasury, for the purpose of giving a boun- 
ty of $io to everyone who should be so for- 
tunate as to secure the scalp of a wolf. 

By this time the depressing effects of the 
"sickly seasons" (1822-23) ^''^'J almost disap- 
peared : a succession of years when general 
health had prevailed had encouraged settlers 
to come intO' the county and filled the older in- 
habitants with a more lnjpeful spirit fur the fu- 
ture. 

A new era was about to begin — an era of 
improA-emfent in labor-saving machinery, of 
better means of communication and exchange. 
Tllre canal and railroad were about to take the 
place of the Itridle path through the wilder- 
ness. 

Further notices from the American Friend 
and other contemporary papers will give us a 
vivid picture of the times; 

A writer, in December 20, 1816, complains 
that under the existing system of taxation, 
poor unimproved land in this county was 
made to pay a tax of from four to 10 per cent, 
of its market value. 

At a meeting of landholders held in Green- 
leaf's Hall, December 28, 18 16, vigorous reso- 
lutions were passed condemaiing the method of 
taxing by acres rather than by valuation. Na- 
hum \yard said he paid out $100 in bringing 
the resolutions before the Legislature but no 
relief was obtained until 1825. 

On February 14. 181 7, the ice on the Ohio 
near Marietta was 19 inches thick. The fol- 
lowing notice appeared under date of March 
2ist : "No mail has arrived at this place from 
the East since our last." A few days later 
was printed the following : "The Bank of 
Marietta commenced the payment of specie on 
Thursday morning, March 27th."' 

In 1817 there was organized the "Emigrant 
Society of the County of Washington, Ohio," 
for the express purpose of "administering re- 
lief to sick and distressed emigrants, of giving 
employment to their poor, and of counseling 
and giving inf(jrmritiiin to those who mav not 



have obtained an adequate knowledge of the 
situation of the various parts of this State." 

A letter from New Orleans gives an inter- 
esting view of the increasing commerce of the 
Western Country concentrated at a point at 
New Orleans. In no previous year has the 
produce been brought in such quantity to this 
market." 

The total expenditures of the county for 
the year ending June, 18 17, were not quite 
two thousand dollars ; to be exact, they were 
$i,989.23>4. 

May 2, 1817. — 

General St. Clair has for some years past 
received from the State of Pennsylvania $400 
per annum. The Legislature of that Common- 
wealth, at its last sitting, added $350 a year 
to his pension. 

N. Y. Coliinibiaii, 181 7. — 

A merchant from Marietta, Ohio, has just 
left this city with several tons of goods (it be- 
ing his second trip), who takes them from Al- 
bany by way of Geneva and Hamilton on the 
.Mleghenv River, to his place in the State of 
Ohio. 

In a newspaper of 1817, "Fair Play" stated 
that it was known that certain individuals had 
purchased all the salt which could be made at 
the Kanawha works and then had raised the 
price to $2 a bushel. He asked the General 
Assembly to interfere and protect the public 
against these "pests of society." 

Relief came from another quarter, within 
a few months, as the following extract from 
the ZancsviUc Express will show : 

NEW S.-\LT WORKS. 

We are pleased to learn the success of t'he under- 
taking of Jacob Ayres, Esq. He has with great labor 
obtained a stream of salt water which yields more than 
one barrel per minute, and in quality inferior to none 
hitherto discovered. We are assured that he will man- 
ufacture tram two to three hundred bushels daily, and 
that Ihe business will be in operation in the present 
week. Those citizens oppressed by the present price 
of this I'.sefiil commodity will be gratilied to hear that 
they can soon be supplied from his works at a price 
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HUMANE SOCIETY. 

June 5, 1818.— 
Mk. Printer, 

Please to give the following a place in your paper 
and oblige an old subscriber: 

We are about to establish a society in our good 
township of Warren, which we intend styling the "Hu- 
inant Society," the principles of which will differ ma- 
terially from those established in some ot our sister 
towns'-for whereas, their avowed principles are to take 
in strangers : the most prominent of ours will be to turn 
them out. for where any of our waste cabins are cleared 
of a family of troublesome paupers, we make it a rule 
instantly to put a fire to it, which has not only a very 
salutary effect, but is attended with other very admirable 
consequences, as it rids us at once of the following, viz., 
squatters, vagrants, sometimes scoundrels and gener- 
ally fleas. Zeno. 

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

In the spring of 1819 a meeting, of which 
Capt. Jonathan Devol was chairman and An- 
sehii T. Nye, secretary, was held in ilarietta 
to form a "Society for Promoting Agriculture 
and Manufactures." 

To formulate plans, the following com- 
mittee was chosen : 

William R. Putnam, Marietta. 

Benjamin Dana. Waterford. 

-Mai. A. W. Putnam, Belpre. 

Alexander Henderson. 

Col. Simeon Iteming, Wooster. 

Ephraim Cutler, Warren. 

Capt. Ebenezer Battelle, Newport. 

Col. Joseph Barker, Union. 

Christian Schultz, Virginia. 

Dr. David Creel. Virginia. 

Dr. Joseph Spencer. Virginia. 

John Griffith. Virginia. 

George Neal, Virginia. 

Isaac Morris, Virginia. 

American Friend, November 27, 1818. — 
"The example of the suspension of specie 
payments, by the banks of Cincinnati, has been 
followed by the Franklin Bank of Columbus,' 
Farmers', Mechanics' & Manufacturers' Bank 
of Chillicothe, and the ]\Iuskingum Bank." 

The mails were so irregular at this time that 
seven consecutive numbers of a weekly paper 
from Washington came at one time. Mr. 
Wilcox, the postmaster, explained that the 
mails were brought as far as Winchester by 
coach ; that between that place and the Poto- 



mac more mail would some times accumulate 
than a single horse could carry. 

February 2t„ 1821. — 

'"Since the year 1810, the territorial extent 
of this county has, in the laying off of new 
counties, been reduced almost one half. 

"We have no disposition to lower the esti- 
mation in which other parts of the State are 
held. We would only say that this quarter in 
our opinion is too much underrated — and 
when our agricultural practice shall become 
more improved — when our farmers shall have 
learned the most rational and profitable appli- 
cation of their industry — when the advan- 
tages of raising sheep shall be duly estimated, 
our county will no longer be spoken of as a 
tract mostly barren and unfit for cultivation." 

GRAND CIRCUS HUNT. 

Notice is hereby given, that there :is (to be a 
ci>cus hunt on the head waters of the Big and Little 
west branches of the little Hockhocking on Thursday 
the 8th day of February. 1821. It is hoped that all those 
who feel able to perform a march of four or five miles, 
both men and bovs. will appear on the ground on 
Wednesday, the 7th of February, prepared to camp out 
for the night. The inhabitants of Warren. Belpre and De- 
catur will assemble at or near Mr. Hall's on the Water- 
ford road;— those of Wesley Barlow, etc. will form the 
north line from John Smith's west to the road leading 
from the Ohio to Federal Creek, so as to intersect said 
road about six miles from the Ohio. Those of New- 
berry will form on said Federal Creek road. It is ex- 
pected that all who have horns or conch-shells will 
bring them. No dogs to be brought on the ground. 
As it is the express object of this hunt to kill wolves 
and panthers, it is hoped that those who can not re- 
frain from shooting deer will leave their gun.s at home. 
Walter Curtis. Newberry, 
William Johnson. Decatur, 
Thaddeus B. Pond, Barlow, 
.■\mos Dunham. Warren, 
Miller Clark. Belpre, 
O. R. Loring. Belpre, 
W. P. Putnam, Belpre. 
John Stone. Belpre. 

Committee of .■Irrangcmrnts. 

A later report says that on account of want 
of system the hunt was not successful although 
wolves, bears, and panthers were seen in differ- 
ent places. 

A rhyming satirist describes this hunt and 
at the same time pays his respects to the Ohio 



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Legislature for removing the bounty on wolf 
scalps : 

COWENTION OF WOLVES. 

It was of late upon Hockhocking 
The wolves in droves together flocking, 
Resolved with laudable intention 
To form a national convention 
And gather all their sage directors 
Lawyers, scribes, and quacks, and doctors, 
That they might send our Legislature 
A sort of complimentary letter. 

Adih-css. 

Last spring a might host beset us. 

And. through the woods did chase and sweat us, 

With guns, horns, pitchforks, spears and flails 

They followed, pell-mell, at our tails 

Then trembling, pale with panic fear 

Heart-struck we fled, like driven deer ; 

But (not a single grinner slain) 

All. all our fears (thank God) proved vain, 

The rout went home, alltursed gruff. 

For their day's work, and tired enough. 

But noble sirs, what you hae done , 

We all approve it as our own : 

Your gen'rous souls omitted scalping 

Your brithers, through the forest yelping. 

And. frae our lues took off the bounty 

Throughout the State in every county 

Wc blesK and praise your matchless kindness 

Tho' some sour knaves hae called it blindness. 

We pray, guid sirs, that, while in session, 
Ye frae this act, make no digression, 
May this guid year, be as the last. 
That we for tiiutton, may nae fast. 

We'll leave the wool to make you hose 
That you your feet and legs may swaddle 
While to the Capital you paddle. 
There, warm all winter, may you sit ' 
And every day three dollars get 
Though people growl at your high wages 
And call ycn.\ fools instead of sages ; 
Thougih vexed at heart, they fall to fretting 
Because we praise their sheep 'by eating. 
Yet never mind, while so it follows 
We get the sheep, and you the dollars. 

This poetic ( ?) scalping seems to have 
had its influence. At any rate, a few weeks 
later a bounty of $3 was offered by law for 
each scalp of a full-grown wolf. 

From the following contemporary report 
there seeni to have been plenty of squirrels in 
Barlow in 1822 : 

"At a Squirrel Hunt in Barlow, a few days 



since, at which alutut t\\ent\- men were en- 
gaged on a side, under the command of Cap- 
tain Woodruiif and Pond, an indiscriminate 
slaughter took place and four thousand tzi'O 
Iiiunlrcd and sixteen squirrels were slain. 
They appear to have been on the line of march 
from the West toward the East, and like all 
other armies, when necessity required, would 
quarter on the inhabitants of the country 
through \\-hich they were passing. Corn-fields 
are suffering much from their ravages. The 
Muskingum and Ohio Rivers do not stop their 
course. ^If ferries and bridges do not afford 
them free passage, they do not hesitate to 
plunge in and swim across. Although many 
of them ha\e passed near (lur office, some 
climhe<l (i\er it. and some have actually entered 
it. \\'e have not been able to ascertain their 
point of destination." 



WOOL .\XD WOLX'ES. 



i8j8. 



"The demand for wool in this county, since 
the shearing, has been great and the prices 
good ; instead of manufacturing it, as has been 
practiced for several years past, the wool 
growers have sold it for cash down, and have 
perhaps realized more than in any one season 
for a number of years past, by working it to 
the best advantage they possibly could. We 
do not know the quantity that has been bought 
up, but there are but few who have retained 
much for their own use. The prices given 
for wool, it is hoped, will induce the farmer 
to. turn his attention tO' the rearing r)f sheep in 
greater numbers, and whether the present prices 
continue or not, they will always be found to 
be a source of profit. 

"To preserve sheep from destruction by 
wolves, a fund was raised about a year ago, 
by private subscription, offering a bounty on 
wolves' scalps ; the money paid in hasi all been 
expended, and nine scalps, old and young, 
above those paid for, have been proved and 
presented for payment. We mention this that 
sheep-holders may be aware of the state of the 
wolf fund, and, if they are disposed, to take 
measures for increasing it." 



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1830.— 

"We have been informeil I.)y some of our 
most respectable agriculturists in tiie county, 
and those who have made exertions to raise 
large flocks of sheep, that, for six or seven 
years they have been troubled but little by 
wolves and that they had entertained strong 
hopes, as the country had become thickly set- 
tled, that these voracious animals would not 
again trouble them; they have, however, within 
a year or eighteen months past suffered con- 
siderable by the visits of these destroyers — 
many sheep have been killed by them, and it 
requires the greatest care to secure their re- 
spective flocks from the reach of these animals. 
In order to effect the destruction of these an- 
imals, we are requested to state that in addi- 
tion to the bounties now given on wolf scalps 
by the State and county, a fund is creating, a 
part of which has been paid into the county 
treasury, to give five dollars for each old wolf 
scalp — for each j-oung wolf under six months, 
if killed alone, one dollar — if one young and 
one old together, two dollars for each young 
wolf scalp; — if one young and two old 
wolves together, three dollars for the 
young wolf scalp; — to be killed within the 
Counties of Washington and Morgan, or if 
started therein and pursued out of these coun- 
ties, east of the Muskingum River. By tliis 
additional bounty each old wolf scalp will be 
worth about $10." 

1830.— 

'"The wolves having begun to kill sheep 
along the easterly side of the Muskingum river' 
many of the sheep owners, and others, believe, 
that if sufficient encouragement, a little exer- 
tion and perseverance by all interested, espe- 
cially those who have the art, and are experi- 
enced in catching wolves, they may soon be 
destroyed or drove from this section of the 
country, lying east of the Muskingum, in the 
counties of Washington and Morgan, which 
is supposed to be their habitual and daily 
range from North to South. With views to 
this effect, it is proposed to cnntrilnite them- 
selves, and persons will be authorized in each 



township to ask the assistance of the inhabi- 
tants generally. The money will be deposited 
in the county treasury, and paid out to persons 
killing wolves upon the same evidence which 
is necessary to obtain the State bounty. 

It is propijsed to give in addition to the 
State bounty, 

Fi>r every grown Wolf, tea tic liars. 
For every sucking Whelp, one dollar, 
If weaned and under six months, two dollars, 
But if the shit is taken at the same time, one dollar 
more in addition for eaoh whelij. 

"Signed by 

"\Mlliam R. Putnam, P. P. Putnam, 
Francis De\iil. Juseph Barker, Benjamin 
Dana, Joseph Barker, Jr., William Dana, 
Enoch Rectiir." 

December 18, 1830.- — 

"David DeLong received $10 of the money 
deposited with the county treasurer (raised 
by subscription, for the purpose of giving a 
bounty on wolf scalps ,) for killing an old slut 
wolf in Salem township on the 13th instant." 

November lO, 182 1. — 

"Within the last six months, 600 heavy 
road wagons arrived at Wheeling, loaded with 
merchandise from the eastward." 

In 1822 it is said that wool had been trans- 
ported from New Jersey to Steubenville to be 
manufactured into cloth, and that the cloth 
had been re-transported to the East. 

November 9, 1821. — 

"Our farmers will perceive from an article 
under the New "i'ork date that there is a pros- 
pect of a demand from Europe for their flour. 
This news will be joyfully received — and if the 
demand should continue, as there is everv reas- 
on to believe it will, the community will soon 
be relieved from the pecuniar}- distress which 
they have so long labored under. 

"Flour is quoted in New York at $8 a bar- 
rel." 

December 6, 1828. — 

"For three months past flour and wheat 



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have commanded higher prices in the United 
States than for many years. It has been sold 
in Baltimore as high as $9.50 per barrel, the 
price, ho\ve\'er, is fluctuating; the latest ac- 
cciunt we ha\e seen says it was selling at 
$7.25. The cause of the rise in flour is said 
to be the shortness of crops in England and 
other countries in Europe, and the opening of 
their ports for the admission of bread stuffs. 
We are heartily glad that our farmers can real- 
ize a price for their wheat something like an 
equivalent for its real value — but whether the 
present price will continue is doubtful ; we fear 
it will not. Flour is selling at Zanesville and 
Marietta at $5 per barrel.'' 

1823.— 

"Number of sheep killed within the past 
year by wolves : 

Belpre Tp 24 

Newport Tp 24 

Wooster Tp 18 

"Capt. Daniel Green left ^Marietta. iNIarch 
21, 1823, with two flat boats loaded with flour 
and arrived at New Orleans April 12. The 
voyage is mentioned as one of great dis- 
patch." " 

October, 1824. — 

"Steam Coach. — ^Ir. S. T. Conn of Vir- 
ginia announces that he has made an improve- 
ment in the application of steam, which, from 
its small dimensions and the concentration of 
power in the generator, gives a certain assur- 
ance of enabling him to propel carriages on any 
turnpike or other road which has no uncom- 
mon obstruction." 

PHENOMENA. 

July 15, 1824. — 

"Earthquake. — At 17 minutes past 11 
o'clock, this day, while we were engaged in 
working off our papers, we experienced a 
shock of an earthquake, for a few seconds, at- 
tended with a noise something like distant 
thunder, which appeared to come from the east, 
and proceeded to the west, and could be dis- 



tinctly heard some time after the shock ceased. 
The shock was violent while it lasted. The 
oscillation appeared to be two or three inches." 

Clarksburg Intelligencer, October 7, 
1824.— 

"Something Curie ms. — Within 200 yards 
from the road leading from Clarksburg up 
Elk Creek to Booth's ferry, and within five 
miles from the latter place, on the premises of 
David Hall, a company has been engaged for 
some time at intervals in boring for salt. At 
the depth of about 180 feet they opened a 
strong vein of wind, which instantly found 
vent at the top of the well in a tremendous 
roaring and spouting of water, throwing up 
perpendicular columns of that element to the 
distance of 50 feet. For some distance round 
this perpendicular shoot of water, plays an 
imperceptible gas or vapor so very inflammable 
as instantly to take fire whenever that element 
comes in contact with it."' 

1829. — • 

*"Locusts. — This section of our country is 
swarming with locusts. In our immediate vi- 
cinity the trees are full of them, especially the 
apple and peach orchards, which have been 
very much injured by their perforating the 
small limbs and twigs to deposit their eggs. 
In each hole are deposited a large number — as 
many as 40 or 50. On the peach trees many 
small limbs have been broken by the weight of 
the young peaches, at the holes made by theni. 
It is, as we believe, 17 years since the locusts 
made their ai^pearance in such abundance as 
the present season." 

GENERAL LA FAYETTE. 

Marietta, Friday, May 27, 1825. — 
"On Monday last, about nine o'clock, A. 
M., the Steam Boat 'Herald,' hove in sight of 
town, between twO' and three miles distant, and 
fired a gun, which was supposed to be a signal 
that General La Fayette was on board ; as she 

Note. — Locusts have been especially abundant in this 
vicinity in 1846. 186.^, 1880 and in 1897. They certainly 
have appeared in those years in far greater numbers 
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approached the name of 'General La Fayette' 
appeared in large letters and placed all doubts 
aside. Xo preparation had been previously 
made for his reception, in consequence of its 
being generally believed that he would travel 
through the interior of the State. The Gen- 
eral, however, landed and was escorted to the 
beautiful mansion of Xahum Ward, Esq. (with 
whom he had become acquainted in Paris), 
where he continued about an hour, and received 
all those who chose tO' call on him. The news of 
his arrival was announced by the discharge of 
cannon, and the citizens began to flock around 
him, all eager to seize his hand and welcome 
him to the soil he so nobly defended — among 
them a few patriots of the Revolution paid 
him their respects, whose hands, when once he 
grasped them, he seemed unwilling to relin- 
(piish, and whose interviews were very feeling 
in themselves, and rendered the scene very in- 
teresting to younger classes. After being in- 
troduced generally to the citizens — and to the 
ladies who flocked to the ip\d.ce to 'see and 
welcome a veteran," — he informed them that 
he was sorry to part with them so soon, and 
was again escorted by a large concourse of 
people to the beach, from whence he emlmrked 
on board the 'Herald,' and took his departure 
fi)r \Mieeling amidst the acclamations and 
cheers of the people and the roaring of can- 
non." 

STE.\MBOAT BUILDIXG. 

March 22, 1822. — 

"It is with pleasure we announce that ^Ir. 
John Green has commenced building a Steam 
Boat in this place. The enterprise of this gen- 
tleman, in his individual undertaking, deserves 
the applause and encouragement of the pub- 
lic. \Ve understand the Steam Boat is to car- 
ry about 100 tons." 

This boat was launched in May, 1822, and 
at that time its name "Rufus Putnam"' was 
announced. In July she made the trip from 
Marietta to Wheeling in 165^ hours, surpass- 
ing all predecessors by nearly two hours. In 
1822 first appears a weekly notice of the steam- 
boats passing Marietta. 



1823.— 

"The Steam Boat '.Mechanic" belonging to 
the Marietta Steam Boat Company, Imilt on the 
Little ^luskingum River, was safelv launched 
into her destined element on the morning of 
Saturday last (March 22. 1823) about one 
o"clock. The boat is built of excellent mater- 
ials, well put t(.)gether and of a \-ery handsome 
model, 100 feet keel, and is designed to be fin- 
ished in a hantlsomc and coiuenient manner 
for the accommodation of i)asscngers. She 
will probably be read)' to stem the torrent by 
the 1st of June."" 

This boat went fmm Marietta to Wheeling 
in 13 running hours. 

June 10, 1824. — 

"Un the 7th inst., nt nine o'clock .\. M., 
was launched from the shipyard of James 
Whitney. Esq., on Point Harmar in this Town, 
the beautiful Steam Boat 'Red River." She 
was built by Mr. Whitney on contract for Capt. 
John R. Kimbal of Orleans. 

"The 'Red Ri\'er' is 130 tons, 113 feet 
long. 20 feet beam. Timliers, locust and ce- 
dar."" 

January, 1826. — 

"On the 14th inst., was launched from the 
ship yard of James Whitney, Esq.. in this town 
tlie two beautiful Steam Boats, the "Coosa" and 
'Warrioj'." They were launched sideways 
and reached the water without the least ma- 
terial injur}'. The 'Coosa" measures 180 tons, 
the "Warrior," 113. They were built on con- 
tract by Mr. Whitney and Stone, in Mr. Whit- 
ney"s usual style and very much to the satisfac- 
tion of the contractors ( Capt. J. W. Bryne and 
Capt. Benj. Horner). They are destined to 
run, the 'Cooso' on the Alabama, the 'Warrior' 
on the Tombigbee and will be in readiness to 
depart in a few days. 

"We are pleased to learn that Messrs. Phil- 
lips and Carroll, of Steuben\'ille, have decided 
on establishing a foundry in this Town, to go 
into operation early in the ensuing year. 

"From the acknowledged mechanical tal- 
ents of these "entlemen for Steam Pxiat build- 



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ing and the local advantages this ToAvn pos- 
sesses over Towns higher up the river, for 
Shipbuilding and particularly for Steam Boat 
building we trust, contractors will find it for 
their interest in future tu build at this place." 

August 30, 1 82(1. — 

"There are now on the docks, and in the 
state of forwardness, in this town and vicinity, 
four steamboats, which for workmanship and 
materials will compare with any Ijuilding on 
the \\'estern waters. 

"Two of the above mentioned Imats are 
building by James Whitnc)-, Esq., at his yard 
on the bank i>f the ^Muskingum — 

"One on the bank of the Ohii), just below 
town. ]iy Messrs. Drown, Olnev, Tarker and 
Thompson, all of whom are mechanics of the 
first order in their prijfessiijii. She is about 
180 tons Ijurthen. of a fine model, and the ma- 
terials of which she is built are of the most 
durable kind; she is built in so convenient a 
situation that she can be launched at the lowest 
stage of the river. We learn that the above 
company intend to continue the business of 
steamboat building at this advantageous site. 

"One on the bank of the Little ^Muskingum 
River fiy Mr. John JMitchell. We are informed 
she is a large boat and designed for the lower 
trade, built of excellent materials and well put 
together. All of which are in a state of for- 
wardness and can be matle ready to launch on 
a short notice. We wish them success cor- 
responding with their enterprise and exer- 
tions." 

Marietta, January 7. 1830. — 

"The Steamboat "Atlantic." — This splendid 
steamboat, from the shipyard of our worthy 
and enterprising citizen, James Whitney, Escp, 
under whose immediate and attentive eye she 
was built, had her keel laid in June — her tim- 
bers, moulded out of the finest seasoned yel- 
low locust, set up, planked and fully prepared 
for her native element by the 20th of Novem- 
ber — when she went off her stocks in a style of 
beauty and splendor equal to anv of her sister- 
hood on the seaboard, amid the shouts and 



huzzas of an admiring multitude ; and when the 
waves had ceased their salutation she was as 
beautiful as a swan, resting less than three feet 
in the water. Since that period she has been 
finished with materials of the best kind, and in 
a manner which does no small credit to our 
industrious mechanics, for neatness and taste 
of finish. Her cabins, staterooms, and prom- 
enades are spacious and noble; worthy of her 
commander, Captain Ryan, who gave un- 
wearied attention to her. She has a run of 
170 feet on deck, 28 feet beam, 9J4 feet hold, 
with guards 10 feet wide — and is 430 tons. 
Her engine is of superior order — mighty in 
power — ha\'ing eight 22-foot boilers. She 
was Ijuilt for ]Mr. Beech. Jeffersonville, Indi- 
ana, and took her departure from this place, 
descending, on the 5th ; and is, unquestionably, 
one of the best boats ever built in America — 
and as such we have the honor to commend 
her to the notice of our brethren in the valley 
of the Ohio and Mississippi." 

THE FIRST STE.\MBO.\T UP THE MUSKINGUM. 

Marietta Ga.ccttc. January 15, 1824. — 

"On Friday morning (January 9, 1825), 
the steamboat "Rufus Putnam' left this place 
upon a stage of \vater favorable to the inten- 
tion of the conmiander with freight and a 
large number of passengers and ascended the 
Muskingum River as far as Zanesville. The 
current of the ri\er is much stronger than that 
of the Ohio, but she was able to stem it with 
ease. 

"'She returned to this place on Tuesday 
e\'ening last, withoiit accident, exincing the 
practicability of navigating this river, a portion 
of the year, by steamboats of 100 tons. After 
discharging her freight and passengers, she left 
here for Cincinnati yesterday morning. 

""Thus a steamboat has performed a trip 
up the JMuskingum, hitherto thouglit impracti- 
cable by those unacquainted with the power of 
steam engines," 

NAVIG.\TI0N OF THE MUSKINGUM, 

November 26, 1819. — 

"A petition is about to be presented to the 



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next Legislature of Ohio (says the Zanesville 
Exfyrcss) praying for tlie passage of a law au- 
thorizing the removal of all obstructions in the 
Muskingum River from this place to its mouth. 
Some day, not far distant, it may enable us to 
see the triumphant genius of Fulton receiving 
its tribute upon the waters of the ]^Iuskingum." 
The value of the produce sent down the 
]\Iuskingum from Zanesville in boats at the 
time of the spring freshet in 1820 was esti- 
mated at $62,070. This includes 4,884 barrels 
of hour, 1,055 barrels uf purk and 169 barrels 
of whiskey. 

April 29, 1825. — 

"The Muskingum from its mouth to that 
point (where the proposed canal is to cross) i5 
already navigable for loaded keel-boats nearly 
the whole year^and by a few dams and locks 
between ^^larietta and Zanesville, at a compar- 
atively trifling expense, may be made to answer 
all the purposes o-f a canal, during the whole 
year. This being practicable, it is evident 
that this section of country and this town es- 
pecially, will be immediately benefited. It is 
hoped the attention of our citizens will be 
turned to this subject, as one in which they 
are all concerned."' 

July 8, 1825.— 

"There is no doubt but the ^Muskingum 
may be made navigable at all seasons at com- 
paratively moderate expense. Thus would a 
connection be formed between the Chesapeake 
and Oiiio, and the Erie and Ohio Canals — 
making a complete chain to the lakes. The 
navigation of the Ohio is impeded by low wa- 
ter between ^Marietta and Pittsburgh much 
more than it is below."' 

July 25, 1S25.— 

"Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. — The citi- 
zens of the County of Washington are request- 
ed to meet at the Court House in ^larietta on 
Monday the ist day of August next, at 4 
o'clock P. M. to consult on measures for ob- 
taining a surv^ey, to ascertain the practicability 
of bringing the proposed canal for connecting 



the waters of the Potomac with those of the 
Ohio, to unite with the latter river near the 
mouth of the ^Muskingum."' 

i;-:j6.— 

.\\ a meeting o: a luimbcr of the Citizens ot the 
Comity of Washington, convened at the Court House 
in Marietta on tlie ist day of August, in pursuance of 
pubhc notice given in the Marietta Gazette, "To consult 
upon measures for obtaining a survey to ascertain the 
practicabiUty of bringing the proposed Canal for con- 
necting the waters of the Potomac, with those of tlie 
Ohio, to unite with the latter river near the motitli of 
the Muskingum." Ichabod Xye, was chosen chairman, 
and Tames ^I. Booth, secretary. 

Resolved unanimously, '•that John P. Mayboriy, 
Dudley Woodbridge and Joseph Barker, Esqrs. be a 
committee of correspondence to co-operate with the p<5o- 
ple of Harrison County, ^'irginia, and fathers for the 
purpose of obtaining a survey to ascertain the practi- 
cability of extending the proposed Chesapeake and Ohio 
Canat to the Ohio River by way of the waters of the 
Little Kenhawa or Middle Island. .\nd to take such 
measures to obtain that object as they sliall deem ex- 
pedient." 

Resok'cd, "That the proceedings of this Meeting be 
published in the Amenean Friend & Marietta Gazette." 

The meeting then adjourned sine die. 

IcH.\B0D NvE, Cliainnan, 

Attest. J.vMEs M. Booth, See'y. 



Marietta, Oct Tiber 2.^. 1S27. — 

A petition will be presented to the next General 
Assembly of Ohio, for the passage of an act to incorpor- 
ate a company with authority to raise by subscription 
the necessary funds to improve the navigation of the 
Muskingum river, liy dams and locks for the passage 
of steamboats from Marietta (at the mouth of the 
Muskingum) to the point where the Ohio Canal con- 
nects with the Muskingum Rivtr near the town of 
Dresden. 

M.\XY CITIZENS. 
NAVIGATION OF THE OHIO, 
1826,— 

"During the last month a fund was raised 
by the citizens of this town for the purpose of 
improving the navigation of the river north- 
west of the island above this place, which has 
become so ol)structed by logs and sand bars 
tliat it was impracticable, in low water, for 
Iioats to pass. It is with pleasure we state 
for the information of those concerned in 
boating, that the attemnt of clearing the river 
of tliese obstructions lias succeeded, equal to 
the wishes of those who generously made do- 



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nations for tiiat purpose — and that, since the 
logs from the head to the fiH.it of the islantl 
have been removed, tiie channel has greatly 
improved, and a passage for l:)oats is rendered 
safe and easy." 

THE Towx IX 1826. 

]\Iarch 23. 1S26.— 

"To many our anticipations of the future 
growth of Marietta may appear absurd and 
visionary. Yet the importance and natural 
advantages of its situation are generally al- 
lowed. ]5ut the want of rich lands, such as 
those within the reach of business in Cincin- 
nati, will prevent, as some suppose, any ex- 
tensi\e growth of this town. It is allowed 
that the Miami country possesses generally 
better lands than those in this and the neigh- 
boring counties. But the difference is far less 
than the general estimate. It is supposed that 
with the exception of our bottom lands, we 
have not much that is worth cultivating. But 
a minute survey of this county would present 
many excellent and prorttalile farms among the 
hills! 

The hill lands have been held in unreasona- 
bly low estimation among ourselves. It is 
true we have a considerable portion of rough 
lands and of poor land, so called. . - Rough 
lands, however, suffice well for pasture— and 
there are few tracts of sufficient size for a 
farm, which do not afford a tolerable p.ropor- 
tion so level as to admit of comfortable till- 
age. But it has been said our hills are poor. 
Comparatively they may be — but not so poor 
but that they will bear good crops of wheat — 
nay ui Indian corn — with judicious cultiva- 
tion. The truth is, that — although not many, 
perhaps, have emigrated to this county in the 
hope of finding fat pigs, ready roasted, &c., 
and that ready-made clothes, well washed and 
ironed, were to be found on the bushes, all 
gratis — yet too many ha\'e come with notions 
too nearly allied to the foregoing; and were 
awfully disappointed to find that here, as else- 
\vhere, man must earn his bread by the sweat 
of his brow — in short, that the country was 



so far from being the counterpart of the Gar- 
den of Eden, that much toil must be endured in 
order to subject it to the use of man. Even 
our rich bottom lands are but illy calculated to 
satisfy the wild expectations of many emi- 
grants. Experience has proved that our hill 
lands are susceptible of profitable cultivation. 
One difficulty experienced in this part of the 
country has been — that the owners of the Ohio 
Company lands, living in different and distant 
places, or entertaining an extravagant opinion 
of tlTe \-alue of their lands, were not in a situ- 
ation, or not disposed, to sell. There are 
many tracts which would have been settled 
long ago, if they could have been purchased. 
This difficulty is now, in a great measure, sur- 
mounted. If the cultivation of tobacco should 
become extensive, most of our cultivated lands 
will be lirought into profitable use — the rais- 
ing of sheep will succeed, and the growth of 
the town will lie correspondent with that of the 
country. 

"The Grand Ohio Canal will contribute es- 
sentially to the prosperity of Marietta. The 
improvement of the Muskingum River, by 
slack water navigation or otherwise, will un- 
tloulitedly be effected. It will be strange in- 
deed if interesting -results do not accrue to this 
place . 

"There is no place on the western waters 
more fax'orable for building steam boats than 
^Marietta. \\'hen the proposed foundry shall 
have been established, we doubt whether any 
other place shall enjo^- equal advantages. 

"Formerly the county of Washington sup- 
plied many articles to her neighbors ; now we 
are sorry to say it — we buy a great portion of 
our flour from abroad. A steam mill is to be 
erectetl by Greene & Dodge, which we trust will 
stimulate our farmers to raise wheat enough, 
not only to supply our own wants, Init to send 
abroad. 

"A woolen factory, and many other manu- 
factories, we trust, will follow in due time." 

MARKETING. 
1826.— 

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in the vicinity of a town and of the town itself, 
one good rule for a stranger to pursue is to go 
to the ^Market Houses, on a market morning, 
and view the variety and quality (ti the produc- 
tions of the country, exposed for sale by the 
farmer, and the avidity with which these pro- 
ductions are purchased by the citizens of the 
town for home consumption. 

"In places of any magnitude, one. among 
the first and must important regulations of a 
Corporation, is that of marketing, which, if 
governed by wholesome rules, carried rigor- 
ously into effect, produces a source of greatest 
convenience to the town and profit to the coun- 
try ; it gives every citizen an opportunity of 
furnishing his family, for a given time, with 
provisions, and prevents monopoly, on one 
side — and, the seller, a time and place, to vend 
his articles with ease and advantage, on the 
other. 

"In Marietta, although there is at present 
no regular marketing observed, no laws on that 
subject enforced, we believe that there are a 
sufticient number of inhabitants within the 
town to encourage an attempt. If the 'law 
regulating the IMarket" is once put into oper- 
ation, the convenience to the town and profit 
to the country will be sufficient alone to guar- 
anty its continuance. By putting the market 
law into rigorous execution, making it general" 
ly known, and holding out a little encourage- 
ment, few will be found possessing even a dis- 
position to transgress, and our market will 
abound with all the necessary articles for fami- 
ly consumption, and will, with the aid nif the 
Agricultural Society, excite an emulation to 
excel in the cpiality of pro\isions— and ^oon 
put an end to the practice of running from door 
to door to beg the sale of the most ordinary 
productions of the country. 

"Much might be said on this subject, but 
believing the citizens of the town capable of 
judging on the propriety of it for themselves, 
we shall be satisfied for the present , with mere- 
ly giving the above hints and requesting the 
attention of the Town Ciiuncil to the subject." 



MIXISTERI.VL LANDS. 

Some of the colonies had an established 
church even after the Revolution. Hence it 
did not seem strange to our fathers that in 
the deed made to the Ohio Company of Asso- 
ciates by the Board of Treasury for the United 
States. Section 29 in. each township was re- 
served "to be apjjropriated for the purposes of 
religion." \\'e fear this pious forethought 
now causes much more profanity than preach- 
ing in the tracts thus reserved. It happens that 
m.any city lots of ^larietta lie within what is 
popularly known as the "ministerial section." 
The "owners" of the lots hold their land under 
a lease, the total ground-rent of which amounts 
to aliout $800 a year. This sum is annually 
distributed among the churches of the town- 
ship in proportion to the adult membership. 
In one township the ministerial section was 
sold many years ago at 25 cents an acre and 
the proceeds were placed on interest. Hence 
the churches of that township receive state sup- 
port to the extent of $9.60. but. as the distribu- 
j tion is troublesome, it is not attempted oftener 
than once in three years. ' Some townships 
ha\-e fortunately neglected to husband their 
funds and the rent "for the purposes of reli- 
gion" is no longer collected. It would be in 
the interest of "religion and morality" if the 
other townships could be guilty of the same 
wise neglect, and thus suffer to relapse, under 
the statute of limitations, a claim which no 
longer serves any useful purpose. 

As early as 1826 an effort was made to 
throw off this burden horn the land in Mari- 
etta but the only result has been the permis- 
s'ion given tn obtain release by paying to the 
"Ministerial Trustees" a sum of monev whose 
interest at six per cent, wnuld equal the minis- 
terial rent. 

September A. 1S26. — 

"It is hoped that the meeting notified for 
this evening, on tlie subject of 'Ministerial 
Lands.' will be du]\' attended. It is consid- 



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ered that existence of this kind of tenure, cov- 
ering a great portion of the Town Plat, is very 
injurious to the interests and growth of the 
town. [Many persons from abroad, it is be- 
lie\ed, have been deterred from purchasing and 
making vahiable improvements, because they 
could not obtain the right of soil. It is un- 
pleasant to be called on yearly to pay a never- 
ending rent. It is not less unpleasant to ap- 
prehend that, after all, the present arrangement 
is liable to be broken up and a worse one sub- 
stituted. Congress reserved Section 29, in 
each township of the purchase, to be given for 
religious purposes — we will thank anyone to 
show when, where, and to whom they have 
given it. The power of the Ohio Legislature 
to exercise any jurisdiction over it is doubtful. 
It is therefore desirable that Congress may be 
induced to authorize our Legislature, in an 
ecjuitable manner, to sell the ministerial lands 
as they have already done the school lands. 
The proceeds can then be funded by the State, 
the interest paid and divided yearly, and the 
yearly costs of collection and management be 
saved. \\'e believe it is a general sentiment 
that the original donation creates more harm 
than good in relation to the object it was in- 
tended to promote. We suppose, however, it 
cannot be lawfully diverted to any other pub- 
lic object. We do not expect it will. But the 
course proposed, we are satisfied, would essen- 
tially promote the interest of the fund as well 
as of the town and all concerned."' 

WASHIXGTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

1826.— 

The undersigned — having been appoined a 'commit^ 
tee to make arrangements for the annual exhibition of 
the Wa?hing1o:i County Agricultural Society, of the 
Third Wednesday of October next — now gives notice, 
that Pens will be provided for all the animals on 
which premiums have been offered, also, provision for 
the same free of expense. — There will be, on that day, 
an address, and a dinner suited to the occasion. The 
order of the day will be published after the 20th of 
September: in the meantime, and previous to the l,<th 
of September, it is earnestly requested that the citizens, 
of our 'county who have not become members of the 
Society, but have it in contemplation to give countenance 
and support to it, that they call at the store of Col. Mills, 
who i? Treasurer of the Society, and pay him two dol- 



lars, the sum required for admission, and place their 

naraes on the Constitution. 

Our prospects as a Society are flattering, and will, 

with the countenance and support of the public, have a 

very beneficial effect upon tlie interest of every class 

in the community. 

Samuel P. Hildreth, 
JoHX Mills, 
Kahum Ward, 
Committee of Anoiigemeiils. 

September _'o, 1S2O. — 

"The Agricultural Society of Washing- 
ton County will meet in the lower room of the 
CofTrt House in ^larietta, on the third Wed- 
nesday uf October next, being the i8th, at 10 
o'clijck. A. ]M.. for the admission of members, 
and fur the transaction of business. 

"At II A. iNI., the Society w-ill form pro- 
cession at the Court House, under Col. A. T. 
Nye, as marshal of the day, and, with music, 
proceed to the First Society's Meeting House, 
where the Throne of Grace will be addressed 
by the Re\". ]\lr. Bingham, and an address to 
the society by the President, Joseph Barker, 
Jr., Esq. At 12 o'clock will commence the in- 
spection of the Stock, &c. &c. The several 
committees will report to the Society, to 
whom the premiums are to be awarded, in the 
Court Room, at 2 P. M., immediately after 
which the Society, with such guests as may be 
invited, will partake of a dinner prepared for 
the occasion, if fair, in the avenue of Mr. 
Ward's Locust Walk; if not fair, in the avenue 
of the Court House. 

"The Committee of Arrangements will see 
that provision for all the Stock is ready, free 
of expense, — Pens for the stock will be pre- 
pared in the square back of the Market House. 
The Butter and Cheese, will, without doubt 
be presented in the best order, labeled with the 
maker's name, and deposited in the front room 
of the building opposite Col. Mill's House. 

"The Butter and Cheese, which takes the 
premium on that day can be exchanged for 
cash at the highest market price — and no 
doubt all the Imtter and cheese of gonil quali- 
ty, offered for the premium on that day, will 
meet with ready sale. 

"The Committee of Arrangements are 
pleased to make known, that any new and use- 



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ful implements of husbandry, or improve- 
ments on those now in use, or of Domestic 
Manufacfure, Linen, Flannel, Carpeting, &c., 
&c., and the rare and extraordinary produc- 
tions of the soil, which have not been named a 
premium, will most cheerfully and heartily be 
received at the room where the Butter and 
Cheese is deposited, and will be taken care of, 
and exhibited to the Society on that day. 

"The fruits of the soil that may be pre- 
sented to the table on that day will beg rate- 
fully accepted. 

"We are constrained tu renew our request 
that our fellow citizens will come forth on that 
dav and give countenance and support to the 
attempt we are now making for an improve- 
ment in our agricultural concerns; every class 
in the community is interested ; and although 
highly flattered with the assurances of support, 
we cannot but urge every member to attend 
on that day with as many new recruits as have 
an interest in the welfare of the Society. 
"Nahum Ward, 

"S. P. HlLDRETH, 

"John Mills, 
"Committee on Arrangements." 

MARIETTA FAIR. 
[The First.] 

October 25, 1826.— 

"Cattle Show and Exhibition of Manufac- 
turers, by the ^^"asl^ington County Agricul- 
tural Society. 

"The undersigned were ai)p<iinted a com- 
mittee to make public the proceedings of the 
Society on the i8th instant; a day which was 
propitious, in every respect, to the best wishes 
of the members of the Society. The day was 
fine — the early morn was ushered in by the 
lowing of cattle, the neighing of horses and 
bleating of lambs. Our citizen Farmers were 
numerous with us at an early hour, and we 
were honored with the company of gentlemen 
from the adjoining counties and from \'ir- 
ginia. 

"This being the first attem])t at an exhibi- 
tion of this kind in this countv, and not know- 



ing what calculations to make, hardly upon any 
pomt, allowance will be made — we anticipate 
herafter better things, — nevertheless, the So- 
ciety have great satisfaction in the exhibition 
generally, of what was offered for premium, 
and also for the generous displays of articles 
not offered for premium. 

"At 10 o'clock A. M. the Society met in the 
Court Room, and received a handsome acces- 
sion in numbers — elected the officers for the 
ensuing year; at 11 the procession was formed 
under Capt. F. Devol, as marshal of the day, 
and with music preceding marched to the 
church fronting the common, where we had 
music, prayers, and an address bv the Presi- 
dent, Joseph Barker, Jr., Esq., which was cor- 
dially received. 

"More time having been taken up in ex- 
amining the Stock, &c., &c., than was antici- 
pated, the company sat down to an excellent 
dinner at .3 P. 'isl. — At 4, the Society repaired 
to the Court Room when the several commit- 
tees, bv their several chairmen, announced to 
whom the premiums had been awarded — and 
who were requested by the President to come 
forward to the Treasurer, sitting at the table, 
and take their cash, 

"The scene was truly interesting, and such 
as made a deep impression on the mind of 
everyone present of the beneficial effect of a 
society of this kind, fostered by the citizens 
generally, and properly conducted in a country 
even as young as ours, 

"The season being reasonably dry, the pro- 
ducts of the soil are light, 

"The Premiums were awarded as follows : 

To Pasi-al P. Piunani. of Union. $io for the best 
Merino ram. 

To Toim Slone. of Bclpre. $i for the second best. 

To Benjamin Dana, of Waterford, $5 for the best 
Merino ewe. 

To Henry Fearing, of Marietta. $i for the second 
best. 

To P. P. Pntnam, of Union, Sio for the best ten 
Merino lambs. 

To Pieniamin Dana, of Waterford. $i for second 
best. 

To Levi Oden, of Waterord, ?io for destroying the 
.ereatest number of wolves. 
j To John Handlin. the snm of $5 for having de- 

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To Charles Tidd. of Grandview, the sum of $20 
for his horse. Rockingham, the best stud kept in the 
county the last season. 

To George Henderson, $r for second best. 

To McAtee. of Waterford, $10 for the best 

colt under three }'ears of age. 

To J. P. Mayberr}', of Marietta, $10 for the best 
brood mare and sucking colt. 

To Thomas Seely, of Waterford, $J for the next 
best mare and colt. 

To John P. Mayberry, $1 for the second best colt 
under three vears. 

To Charles Fuller, ^10 for the best bull under 
four years. 

To E. Battelle, of Newport, $1 second best. 

To John Stone, of Belpre. $10 for the best cow. 

To William R. Putnam, of Marietta, $10 for the 
best yoke of working oxen. 

To Ebenezer Gates, of Marietta, $1 for second liest. 

To Joseph Barker, Jr., of Newport, if; for the best 
calf. 

To Samuel Brown, of Warren, $6 for the largest 
hog, supposed to weigh about 600. 

To George Dana, of Belpre, %i for the second larg- 
est. 

To John Stone, of Belpre. one of Winan's Patent 
Ploughs, of the value of $10, for the greatest crop of 
corn. 

To Stephan Dana, of Newport, $8 for the largest 
ciuanlity of potatoes to the acre. 

"Tiie committee on slieep reported that the 
specimens of tlie various flocks exhibited great 
enterprise and attention ; the sheep generally 
were excellent — they had no small difficulty in 
selecting for premiums. 

"The committee on Butter and Cheese re- 
ported the premium of $5 to Smithson 

for the best butter; to Mrs. Middleswart, $2 
for the second best. Mr. Mauley's and Mr. 
Lake's were very good. William Dana, of 
Newport, received the premium of $5 on the 
best cheese. Samuel Beech of Waterford. $2 
for the second best. O. R. Loring, Williain 
R. Putnam and M. Alills, all of ISelpre, ex- 
hibited excellent cheese. 

"Mrs. William R. Putnam sent a beau- 
tiful specimen of linen, for which a small pre- 
mium was awarded. Miss Harriet Brown, 
of Waterford, sent also a small specimen of 
very handsome linen, for whicji a small pre- 
mium was awarded. 

"Handsome specimens of cotton and indigo 
were presented Ijy Jnhn Murris icnlcred 
man) of this town, for which a small premium 
was awarded. 



"Specimens of leather, in fine order, were 
exhibited by ]\Iessrs. Dodge & Crawford. — and 
by Otis Wheeler, also by Jaines Forgasou. 

"Handsome specimens of hats were exhib- 
ited by Messrs. Curtis & Dunn. 

"Carpeting. — Mrs. Col. Mills, Miss Eliza 
McFarland, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Bingham 
sent in a handsome piece each ; much praise 
was bestowed on the ladies ior the carpeting 
— another year more attention will be paid the 
ladies for household manufactures. 

' "Several specimens of Yellow Leaf Tobac- 
co, in excellent order, were exhibited by J. 
Barker, Jr., A. Chapman and RL Flanders. 

"A. Warner, of Point Harmar, exhibited 
an ax, of cast-steel, which is recommended in 
high terms to the notice of the Farmers. 

"E. Emerson exhibited specimen of his 
razorstraps \'er_\' highly finished — a superior 
article. 

"A. Cole, of Belpre, exhibited some excel- 
lent Ijaskets. worthy the attention of our farm- 
ers, and for which a premium of $1 Avas 
awarded him. 

"There was also awarded to Marvil Starlin 
$1 for having raised, on upland, the past seas- 
on 52 bushels of corn to the acre — each acre 
containing 2,500 hills of corn. 

"At the close of the day several articles 
were sold at auction, at fair prices — Premium 
Butter at 20 cents per pound — Premium 
Cheese at 28 cents per pound. 

"Nahum W.\rd, 
"Corresponding Stcrcfary. 

"Wm. Ai Whittlesey, 

"Recording Secretary." 

RAILRO.\D TO OHIO. 

Copied in the American Friend. ISLarch, 
1827.— 

"The projected railway from this place to 
the Ohio has originated with some of our 
wealthiest and most judicious citizens, and ex- 
cites much attention in the public at large. 
The pamphlet just published on the subject 
consists chiefly of estimates from authoritative 
sources, on the comparative cost and advan- 



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tage of canals and railways, and on the amount 
of trade which would seek either of these chan" 
nels of communication with the West. It will 
be read with attention by every one who feels 
an interest in these topics generally, or in the 
prosperity of Baltimore. A general sentiment 
prevails here in favor of the scheme, as well 
from the character of its promoters, as from 
the evidence recently accumulatetl from various 
quarters, on the effiicacy and cheapness of rail- 
road communication. 

The trade of the valley of the Ohio is al- 
ready so important, and promises to become 
so nnmense, that it would deserve to be 
secured at almost any cost commensurate with 
our means. It must be confessed at the same 
time that the obstacles to a canal are various 
and formidable — the scarcity and annual dim- 
inution of water, the immensity of the lockage, 
and the delay arising from it, the large portion 
of the j,-ear in which the canal would be frozen, 
and, finally, its insalubriousiiess during the 
autun^n, in this laitude. These dirhculties, 
though they could not have justly countervailed 
in the mind of the public, the advantages 
of a canal, render, however, so much the more 
striking the merits of a scheme by which it is 
supposed they may be wholly obviated. It 
will certainly be an ample recompense for the 
anxiety with which for some time past we 
have seen the trade of the interior gradually 
diverted into other channels and likely, at 
length, to be lost to us altogether, if our delay 
shall have saved us from emharking in a 
scheme of secondary utility, and reserved our 
means unimpaired, for one of greater facil- 
ity, economy, and efficacy. 

"Xot the less praise, however, would be 
due on this account, to those who originally 
drew the attention of our citizens, and at a 
time when the theme was not popular here, to 
the value i,f a canal connecting us with the 
West. All human schemes are progressive, 
and the knowledge collectefl with pains for one 
purpose is not unseldom happily applied to a 
very different one. Thus the various plans in 
relation to the Susquehannah have led us 
gradually, we hope, to some definite one for 



securing the trade of that most valued river. 
To the incjuiries, too, to which the project of a 
canal to the Ohio gave rise, — to the estimates 
of the trade of that country, of its wealth in 
minerals and other articles of trade, — we are 
indebted not only for much valuable matter in 
itself, but for the data on which to found our 
calculations as to the new enterprise now 
afoot for securing the trade of the West." 

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL ROAD. 

April 4, 1827. — 

"A meeting of the citizens of this county 
is requested n: this town on .Mondav next, by 
a notice which we have been requested to pub- 
lish in to-day's paper. This section of coun- 
try being deeply interested in the termina- 
tion of this very important road, it is hoped a 
general attendance of the citizens will take 
place. — The test information we have ob- 
tained on the subject induces a belief that Mar- 
ietta will be the point of termination of the 
road. The Legislature of Virginia, in assent- 
ing to the act of incorporation, have limited the 
company, in intersecting the Ohio, to a point 
at or above the mouth of the Little Kanawha. 
The connection of the road with the Muskin- 
gum River, among many other superior ad- 
vantages to any other point, induces a belief 
that, by the efforts of the citizens on this line, 
the location of the road will be made to term- 
inate at this place. 

"The Baltimore American of March 20th, 
says that 13,586 shares of stock in the Balti- 
more and Ohio Rail Road Company were sub- 
scribed between ten and two o'clock yesterday, 
being the first day of opening the books. Many 
persons, to our knowledge, who intend to sub- 
scribe, have not yet gone forward, inasmuch as 
the books are to continue open for the succeed- 
ing nine days, including the present — and as 
subscriptions made at any time during that per- 
iod, will be equally good with those entered 
on the first day. The subscriptions will great- 
ly over-run, if they do not double, the amount 
required — so far, therefore as this important 
scheme depends upon money, its success is 
certain." 



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May 9, 1827. — 

"The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Corn- 
pan}-' have elected their Directors, whose names 
will be foimd in our paper today. As they 
commenced the enterprise with spirit and en- 
ergy, so they are progressing as rapidly as the 
magnitude of the work will permit. We learn 
that arrangements have been made for the im- 
mediate survey of the routes for the location 
of the road. 

"A writer, in the Scioto Gazette, recom- 
mends tO' the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road 
Company a continuation of the road from the 
Ohio River, west, through Ohio, to the Miami 
Valley, to the Wabash, and even to the Mis- 
sissippi ; which we have copied into our paper 
today. The present object of the company, as 
we conceive, is to intersect the great artery of 
Western commerce, on the best route, and to 
the greatest advantage, to command as much 
of the Western trade, through the channel of 
the Ohio, as possible, which will not be a small 
proportion. It is at all times highly gratifying 
to witness the progress of internal improve- 
ments, and especially the construction i>f roads 
and canals. It has heretofore been presumed 
that to connect the Ohio River with Baltimore 
by Rail Rioad, was sufficient: Imt if the contin- 
uation to the interior of our State, west to the 
Wabash, or Mississippi, should be attended 
with proportionate advantage, we, at present, 
have no reason to doubt the propriety of ex- 
tending it. It is true, that it is a stupendous 
work, to come even as far as the Ohio River ; 
but the money, for the purpose, has already 
been raised, and materials and workmen will 
be easily commanded. Should the point of 
tennination be at the confluence of the Mus- 
kingum with the Ohio, the attention of the 
State, or a company, would consequently be 
attracted by the necessity of the improvement 
of the navigation of the Muskingum River — 
and ultimately, to a continuation of the Rail 
Road west." 

May 16, 1827. — 

"In our paper today will be found the pro- 
ceedings of the Morgan Countv meeting on the 



subject of the Rail Road from Baltimore to the 
Ohio River. The sentiments therein ex- 
pressed are consonant with the feelings of the 
mass of citizens in this section of country. 
Every person who feels an anxiety for the 
prosperity of his country, cannot feel other- 
wise than highly pleased at the prospect of In- 
ternal Improvement and the encouragement of 
Domestic ^Manufactures — one is a guarantee 
of the perpetuity of the union of the States, 
and the rither of their independence : — the as- 
pect of the political horizon, however, is por- 
tentous of a coming storm, and all depends on 
the information and good judgment of the 
people to avert its consequences — we mean the 
approaching contest for the Presidency. The 
outs are determined to be in, at all hazards — 
and one of their principal hobby-horses is, that 
the present Administration is in favor of In- 
ternal Improvement, and that it is unconstitu- 
tional. This question, we thought, had, some 
time since, been decided by the proper author- 
ities, and was joyfully acquiesced in by the 
people, who, conscious of its tendency to mel- 
iorate their situation — facilitate the commun- 
ication between the extremes of our extensive 
country — provide a market for their surplus 
productions, even at their own door — and, 
serving to unite the interests of the different 
sections of our country, which, otherwise, must 
necessarily be brought into collision, and per- 
haps to ruin, — had sat down under the assur- 
ance of the accomplishment of an object so 
near their hearts. Now, that the outs (who 
are opposed to a measure of such vital impor- 
tance, because, they say, it is unconstitutional) 
may get in, they bring it forward as a princi- 
pal objection to the present Administration — 
and are endeavoring to persuade the people to 
come over to their interest, under the pretext 
of being more capable of construing the Con- 
stitution than those who are now so fortunate- 
ly at the helm of our political affairs." 

Wednesday. May 30, 1827. — - 

"Enquiries having been made of us, by cit- 
izens in remote parts of the country, respecting 
the recent proceedings of the Rail Road Com- 



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pany, and the prospect of the road terminating 
at this place — induces us to notice the interest 
wliicli is generally expressed on the subject, 
and the high hopes entertained, by the best in- 
formed, that our wishes will be gratitied. As 
to information on the subject through the me- 
dium of the papers, we have not recently re- 
ceived any more than we have published. We 
are informed, however, that the corresponding 
committee of this county have in their hands 
a letter recently received from Baltimore on 
the subject, which extends as much encourage- 
ment as from the present stage of tiie business 
could be reasonably expected. All the infor- 
mation we receive, which we deem interesting 
to our readers, shall be promptly laid before 
them." 

September 10, 1827. — 

"Mr. Prentiss: — Sir. \\"e understand, from 
good authority, that the examinations which 
have been made, under the directions of the 
committee of the county, conducted by Col. Jos- 
eph Barker, from the Ohio River, opposite this 
])lace, to Clarksburg, ha\'e pro\-ed highly satis- 
factory. Lieutenants Trimble and Barney, 
Engineers, are now on the waters of the Little 
Kanawha, from whence they will return to this 
place for the purpose of going upon the exami- 
nation of the route from Cow Creek, by the 
north fork of Hughes River, to Arnold's Creeks 
which puts into Middle-Island River, from 
thence up the same to the waters of Ten-]\Iile 
Creek to the head of Turkey-Foot Fork, thence 
over upon Limestone Creek down to Elk, at 
Clarksburg. They will also examine ]\Iiddle« 
Island River, from its junction with the Ohio, 
until they intersect the route from Cow Creek 
to Clarksburg. 

"We speak with confidence and advisedly, 
and say, the route from Tyger Valley River 
west, up from Grape Run to the head of Simp- 
son's Creek, down to Bridgeport, thence to 
Elk Creek, down the same to West Fork to the 
mouth of Limestone Creek, up the same, thence 
down Ten-AIile Creek to the Forks, up Salem 
Fork to the dividing ridge at Aloore's, down 
Middle-Island waters to the mouth of Arnold's 



Creek, up the same t(.) the Fork of Long Run. 
up the same over to the waters of Hughes 
River, by the State House ( ?vlartin's ). down 
the same to the mouth of Bear Run, up the 
same and over upon the waters of Cow Creek, 
thence down the same to the Ohio River, ten 
miles above the mouth of the Muskingum 
River, the grand artery of the State of Ohio; 
we say this is one of the best possible routes 
for the Rail Road, the distance is almut one- 
third of the way from ^larietta to Baltimore, 
is capable of receiving a more level road, and 
at less expense than the same distance from 
Baltimore west. 

"Gentlemen in Clarksburg have endeavored 
to gO' about 12 miles south ijf that place with 
the road for Parkersburg. but failing, as we 
belie\'e in finding as advantageous ground as 
was anticipated, have cast an eye from Tyger 
Valley River to [Marietta, by Clarksburg — and 
this is called the new route." 

The following letter from the President of 
the Board at Baltimore, to a gentleman in 
Clarksburg, is interesting : — 

Ottice of the Ohio and Baltimore Rail Road 
Company, Aug. 2^, 1827. 
Your favor of the l.3th instant is received. I am 
highly gratitied at the zealous interest you continue to 
manifest in the Rail Road, and have, on behalf of tlie 
Company, to thank you very sincerely, for the aid you 
and other citizens of your country have afforded to 
T.ient. Trimble m his examinations. 



TO TI^E ELECTORS 



JK W.VSHINT.roX iroUNTV. 



September 26. 1827. 

"On you, gentlemen, will soon devolve the 
duty to elect a man of ability and integrity to 
discharge the arduous duties of Senator in the 
Legislature of the State. At no previous per- 
iod have subjects of as great local importance 
and deep interest been submitted to your con- 
sideration ; they are such as to aftect the feel- 
ings and hopes of every man among you. Tiie 
formation of a Rail Road from Baltimore to 
the river Ohio will form a new era in our 
commercial relations and pecuniary concerns; 
it will furnish a rapid and safe conveyance of 
the goods of the merchant, and the ponderous 
productions of our soil — the mode will lie safe, 



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the trip short, — the market and returns cer- 
tain; the effects will be to relieve ns from pe-. 
cuniary embarrassment, individually ; give ac- 
tivity to a great dormant capital, and raise the 
value of a real property, of every description, 
in an eminent degree. 

"Preparatory to the attainment of those 
great objects, a sacrifice must be made of some 
prejudices which arose from a difference of 
opinion on some political subjects ; such, how- 
ever, as might be expected to arise between 
men of strong intellectual powers and indepen- 
dent minds, on C]uestions of difiicult solution. 

"Addressing those who have ' a perfect 
knowledge of the facts and considerations in- 
volved in this subject, it will not, at present, 
be necessary to enter into detail ; it might be 
deemed a trespass or anticipation of gentlemen 
whose special appointment may render it their 
peculiar duty, and who will, no doubt, in due 
time perform it; but a brief recapitulation of 
some facts, of general notoriety and observa- 
tion, may not be improper on the present occa- 
sion. 

"Marietta occupies a site of inestimate val- 
ue, when a fair estimate is formed of her lo- 
cal fidvantages. The Ohio River does not 
furnish inducements and advantages, to the 
Baltimore Rail Road Company, equal, in any 
other spot, to that opposite the mouth of the 
Great Muskingum : there the contemplated 
Rail Road will ultimately terminate, shoukl 
wie act with proper energy in developing the re- 
sources of the State, and furnish an unfailing 
communication with it by water. An immense 
quicksand bar, in the Ohio near the mouth of 
the Muskingum, renders the river Ohio almost 
impassable at that spot, at low water ; below 
that bar there are no obstructions to the navi- 
gation by keel-boats, but such as can certainly 
and easily be obviated. Nature prescribes the 
spot, and the interests of the Rail Road Com- 
pany will induce them to follow her dictates. 
The route through Virginia passing through 
or near Clarksburg is equal, perhaps superior, 
to any other which can l)e selected for the pur- 
pose. The contemplated improvement of the 
Muskingum, bv mieans of dams and locks ( un- 



til it will communicate with the canal, which 
terminates at Cleveland, on Lake Erie), will 
furnish a vast number of mill seats, with a wa- 
ter power ec^ual to any object, or any purpose; 
on which factories, flour-mills, iron works, 
fulling mills, oil and sawmills will be erected 
on an extensive scale, and can command an ad- 
equate supply of requisite materials. Iron, 
coal and salt, nature has bestowed to us \vitli 
munificent prodigality ; we raise immense 
quantities of \vool ; the Mississippi will con- 
\*fey, in peace or war, inexhaustible supplies of 
cotton, at reduced prices, to the Muskingum 
factories ; and there is no risk in asserting 
that the great Muskingum, in conjunction with 
the contemplated Rail Road, w ill become the 
emporium of this State, for wcal'.li, manufac- 
tures, and commerce. The (^hio Canal will 
convey, on its bosom, into llic Muski'.igun'i, 
all the richest and most portable productions oi' 
the interi(ir of our State. The passage from 
Cleveland to Detroit is short, and with a little 
enterprise a great part of the fur trade woul' 
find its way to the Baltimore market through 
her channel. During the last session of our 
Legislature an endeavor was made, by Mr. 
\\'illiam R. Putnam, to obtain an appropriation 
to discharge the expenses of a regular topo- 
graphical survey of the Aluskingum Valley, as 
a measure preparatory to obtain and to render 
it navigable ; in which, after arduous efforts, 
he was partially successful. After the survey 
is completed, the report cannot fail of proving 
conclusively favorable ; but to attain those ob- 
jects, requires ability and knowledge, not only 
of this subject, but everv other connected with 
it. and persevering exertion. The ability of Mr. 
Putnam is well known, his devotion to the ac- 
complishment of this great object ascertained, 
his interest, the interest of his family and his 
friends are completely identified with yours. 
Superadded to those considerations, one more 
and that of no common weight, presents itself: 
There is, at the present day, no other man on 
whom the public voice will unite, in our county, 
to give a certainty of being elected. By elect- 
ing Mr. Putnam, we shall have two members 
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Senator and Representative; otherwise we 
shall have but one. And, gL'ntlemen, consider 
that on this great and important measure, con- 
flicting interests will interpose; the opposition 
may be powerful, and if not met adequately, we 
may lose the great advantages which the God 
of nature designed for this section of the State. 
Union is necessary to success, and therefore 
we ought at this time to unite in favor of Mr. 
^^'illiam Rufus Putnam as our Senator." 

All Old Republican. 

OUK OvVN PRflSI'ECTS. 

July 26, 1828.— 

"There is plenty of room yet left for Mari- 
etta to become 'an important city.' We have 
in view the 'improvement of the navigation of 
the Muskingum.' which when completed will 
be equal if not superior to any canal ; an act 
for which was passed at the last session of the 
Legislature, and no doubt is entertained, if the 
money market will permit, that the stock would 
be immediately taken up, when the books are 
open for subscription. 

"We have in view the Baltimore and Ohio 
Rail Road, the termination of which, the com- 
manding situation of this point, induces us to 
believe will influence its location in our vicinty ; 
and we have as handsome situation for a town 
as any in the West. When these great works 
are completed, and the time is not far distant — 
this place will vie with almost any other, in 
importance — bustle of business — and com- 
manding attitude." 

HE.XLTH OF M.\RIETTA. 

Saturday, August 22, 1829. — 

"We have not in any season known it more 
healthy then the present. No case of fever, 
that had originated in town, exists within our 
knowledge, and but few are down with any 
disease. An erroneous opinion has gone forth 
in the world that 'Marietta is a sickly place" — 
this ought to be contradicted, and the distant 
public correctly informed. Our residence here 
has been of sufficient length to confirm us in 



the knowledge of its general health, and we 
declare it. In the course of thirty years we 
have been visited by three sickly seasons, and 
that is all — 1807^22 and 23 — and then we 
were not more afflicted than the Western 
Country generally. Our citizens think them- 
selves highly favored in their location as to 
health, antl are not willing to e.xchange it for 
any other on that account." 

June 29, 1829. — 

"The public are hereby informed that a 
New Road is now opened and ready for trav- 
eling from Zanesville to jMarietta, by way of 
^IcConnelsville. 

"This route is on much the best ground, 
and differs in distance but a few rods from the 
Old Road. 

"Directions. — Persons traveling from Mar- 
ietta on this road will proceed direct to Wa- 
terford Landing; thence up the river and cross 
Olive. Green and ]\Ieigs Creeks at or near their 
mouths, one fourth of a mile above the last- 
named creek, take the right hand road up the 
hill ; then follow the ridge to McConnelsville. 
Those traveling from Zanesville will keep 
down the river about 13 miles, then the road 
rises upon the ridge (be careful to keqj the 
road that is most on top the ridge) ; then the 
plainest road to McConnelsville. 

"N. B. The Mail stage is expected to 
travel this route by the loth or 15th of July." 

SILK CULTURE. 

October, 1830. — 

"We have had deposited with us, as a sam- 
ple, a couple of skeins of sewing silk, raised 
and manufactured last summer by Mr. J. Dex- 
ter of this place. From the appearance of this 
silk, as far as our knowledge extends, we do 
not hesitate to announce it of a superior quality 
to that of imjiorted silk, and would recommend 
to those who are desirous of introducing the 
manufacture of the article, to call and exam- 
ine it. 

"Mr. Dexter, we are informed, is acquaint- 



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ed witli the manner <>\ raising the worm and 
keeping them in a liealthy state, and is mak- 
ing preparaticins, by raising mulberry trees, 
&c., to carry the business on more extensively. 
It is ascertained, satisfactorily, that our climate , 
is suited to the nature of the silk worm, and 
white mulberry, — the latter is a native > >f imr 
soil and grows vigorously. It is hoped that 
more of the citizens of our county will take 
the subject into consideration. We believe the 
time is not far distant when it will become a 
so'urse of great profit to those who embark in 
it. and a vast saving to the public, by retain- 
ing the monev in the country that would be 
sent to foreign countries to purchase the ar- 
ticle." 

Saturday. June iS, 1S31. — 

"Since we "published our last sheet, we have 
called upon Mr. Dexter whom, as we have be- 
fore informed the public, intends going into 
the silk raising business as fast as the growth 
of the white mullierry tree \\\\\ permit. We 
found him engaged in feeding about 70.000 
worms, which were all he could conveniently 
obtain leaves for the present season. He has. 
however, made arrangements, and has a great 
number of mulberry trees set out, for the pur- 
pose of increasing the number of worms an- 
other season to 150 or 200,000. The experi- 
ence had already confirms us in the opinion 
that our soil and climate are congenial to the 
growth and health of the silk worm, and we be- 
lieve the time is not far distant when silk will 
be a principal article of export from this sec- 
tion of country. We are much gratified to 
be informed that a few^ other persons in our 
vicinity have taken the subject into considera- 
tion, and are trying the silk worms the present 
season — for the purpose of acquiring a knowl- 
edge of the nature of them, and the mode of 
treatnuent and care that will l:e reriuired to 
rear them profitably in large numliers. An 
opportunity is now presented, through the ex- 
perience of Mr. Dexter, for our citizens to ac- 
quire the information, to whom he is ready 
and willing to give anv assistance, gratuitous- 



Iv, thev mav require: and it is hoped they will 
not lie backwarcl in calling upon him while his 
multitude are at work f say two weeks) and 
inform themsehes by seeing as well as hear- 
ing. 

"As a filature is about being estalilished at 
Baltimore for the purpose of manufacturing 
silk — there will always be a ready market, in 
cash, for all the cocoons that can be produced; 
— we hope this will be an inducement, for 
those who are in any wise skeptical on the sub- 
ject, to take hold of the business at once, and, 
within our borders, create a source of revenue 
that will he profitable and easily attained." 
ill-dressed and shatibily armed militia of Ohio 

THE GERM.\X IM MIGR.\TI0N. 
A r.-n Pi, litre by Bcnaird Peters.^ 

After ha\ing arrixed at BufYalo, we em- 
barked on the lake, passed on to Cleveland, 
and thence on the canal, on which the beloved 
Garfield subsequently gained the sobriquet of 
"Tow^ Boy," we continued our journey to 
Zanesville, Ofaio. We reached Zanesville on 
an old-fashioned training day. Those of you 
who rememlier what an old-style training day 
was. especiallv in the new and undeveloped 
condition of society and of government in the 
West, will at once understand what that 
meant, and the striking contrast such an exhib- 
ition presented to the eyes of those who had 
li\'ed on the borders of France, a region that 
had been dominated at that time for nearly half 
a century by the military spirit and discipline 
, which the First Napoleon had evoked, and 
which at that period was still dominant all 
over Europe. I remember well the amusement 
which the array of soldiers, dressed in every 
conceivable variety of uniform, afiforded. armed 
with cornstalks and broom handles, and other 
ecpially dangerous weapons of war. who went 
through the evolutions of drilling, directed by 
the gallant captains of that ]ieriod of frontier 
life!' 



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In those peaceful times my father might 
well laugh — when he contra: ted these uncouth, 
ill-dressed and shabbily armed militia of Ohio 
with the French and German soldiers of the 
regular army, whom he had seen at an earlier 
day in the Fatherland! But had he lived to 
our times, he would have been taught the elo- 
quent and patriotic lesson which doubtless 
some of these very cornstalk and broomstick he- 
roes, or their immediate descendants, taught 
the world in that great contest evoked by our 
Civil War through which we have lived, and 
which gave to the world the names of such 
men — once doubtless crude and youthful 
American pioneers — as Farragut. Garfield, 
Hayes. Sherman, Grant and some in our very 
presence here tonight, who might not inappn >- 
priately be named, men who now fill as impor- 
tant a place in the history of the world, as 
Napoleon, and Wellington and Nelson, and 
the aiile world-famed generals, whom' tJicy 
commanded during the great ciintinental 
upheaval that smote the nations of Europe at 
the close of the last and during the l)eginning 
of the present century ! 

From Zanesville we made our way down 
the quiet, yet beautiful ]\Iuskingum-^to Wash- 
ington County and finally to IMarietta, our 
point of destination, in a flatboat. the only 
method of navigation then possible on this 
river, which as yet had been untouched by 
State aid, by the constructions of dams, and 
the slack-water system which in a few vears 
thereafter was secured in its behalf, and which 
has made it since then a somewhat more im- 
portant waterwav of the State. Isaac Humph- 
reys, of Point Harmar. a Democrat of the olden 
school, was elected to the State Legislature in 
1833. served in the House for two terms, and 
in the Senate for two terms more, secured 
the appropriation by which this imiinivcment 



was made, and the means of slackwater navi- 
gation were secured lor this stream. The im- 
provement. 1 well reniemlier. was in progress 
in i83(S. and it is ;i fact worth mentioning 
here that during tliis year, and perhaps for a 
year or more thereafter. John Sherman, as a, 
young civil engineer, spent much of his time 
in Washington Count}', while engaged in that 
capacity upon this improvement. 

In recalling these early days, I am reminded 
of the wonderful transformation that these 
fifty or more years ha\'e wrought upon the nat- 
ural scenery — how the tide of immigration 
that came in and possessed the land, has since 
then shorn the hills of their forest trees, how 
the climate, as well as the atmospheric condi- 
tions, have been transformed thereby. How 
much more frequent inundations have since 
then become, and how great floods often 
sweep over Western valleys, and not infre- 
quently carry death and destruction on an ex- 
tensive scale before them. How the denuda- 
tion of the forests is hastening the time when 
much of our country will be stricken with pov- 
erty for building material and fuel, as the older 
countries in Euro])e have been stricken for 
centuries. In driving a few vears ago. from 
Marietta to Watertown. a distance of some 
twelve or thirteen miles, to visit a relative, over 
a road I had traversed again and again forty 
odd years before, and with which I had be- 
come perfectly familiar. I lost my way. because 
the forest trees had e\-erywhere been cut down, 
and I had to make inquiries in order to put 
myself on the right road to reach my point of 
destination. This suggested to me the won- 
derful change which the settlement of the 
country had made and was making, and the 
hard exactions which civilization seems to de- 
mand. « 



CHAPTER X. 



FORTY YEARS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. 



FIRST DECADE 180I-181I. 

Only a few newspapers of those published 
in Marietta before 1811 — the Ohio Gazette and 
Virginia^ Herald, the Commentator and the 
Western Spectator, — have been preserved. 
We give a summary of the advertisements as 
published in the Centennial number of the Mar- 
ietta Register. 

From the Ohio Gazette and Virginia Her- 
ald. October 24, 1803. — 

The first page is taken up exclusively with 
advertisements, set mostly in very large type, 
so that there were only seven in all ; the list of 
letters remaining uncalled for in the Post Of- 
fice at Marietta^ October i, 1803. occupying 
a column and a half of the four columns of the 
page. Griffin Greene was postmaster. Post- 
offices w^ere not very frequent at that day, for 
we find letters advertised for persons living at 
"Belleprie, Little Kenhawa, Kenhaway, Galli- 
polis, Guiandot and Big Sandy." John Cline 
and Enos Atwater give notice that they intend 
to apply at the next fall term of court "for a 
right of establishing a ferry from a point at 
Fort Harmar across the Ohio River to Mr. 
Porter's, in Wood County. Virginia." Notice 
is given that the "inhabitants of the townships 
of Newport and Tuskarawa, in the county of 
Washington," intend to petition the General 
Assembly for a new county, with "a perma- 
nent seat of justice at, or near, the mouth of 
Licking Creek on the' Muskingum." Jobn 



Buell gives notice that "a horse and a colt broke 
into the enclosure of the subscriber," and re- 
quests the owner to prove the property and 
take them away. N. Gates, secretary, gives 
notice of an adjourned meeting of mechanics 
to consider "the propriety of forming a Me- 
chanical Society" in Washington County. 
Edward Tupper says he has "just received 
from Philadelphia, and offers for sale at his 
store in Marietta, a large and general assort- 
ment of Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, 
Saddlery, etc." 

From the Oliio Gazette, May 21, 1804. — 
The third page is half filled with the "Laws 
of Ohio." four short miscellaneous articles, and 
four advertisements, — one I'from ;Clarksburg, 
Virginia. John Greene advertises that he has 
"opened a Public House in the towm of New 
Port, on the road of Marietta to Wheeling, fif- 
teen miles from Marietta." James Riggs, of 
Grandview, says, "an iron gray mare came 
to my plantation and broke into my enclosure," 
and requests the owner to prove property, etc. 
Richard Greene offers for sale "a very valu- 
able farm in the town of Marietta, about a half 
a mile from the city, containing 39 acres." 

SECOxn DEc.vDE — i8ii-i8ji. 

A summary of those found in the Jl'estern 
Spectator and its successor, the American 
Friend, contains items of interest to the stu- 



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245 



dent of local history. Among the names are 
many that still hold an honorable place in this 
county. We must, however, bear in mind 
that the list is by no means a complete one 
since the newspapers of those days contained 
very few advertisements, and of these few 
more than half were official notices. It was 
not then customary for lawyers and physicians 
to have a business card in the papers. As for 
dentists and insurance agents, they had not 
yet appeared. 

In the decade here represented there were a 
few important economic changes, briefly and 
modestly announced, yet destined to have great 
influence upon the future developmnt of the 
county. The steamboat had appeared on the 
Ohio, taking the place of the keel-boat, and a 
steam mill had been erected at Marietta. 
Mills for carding the wool into rolls to be spun 
on the old-fashioned wheel appeared at differ- 
ent places where water power was to be found, 
and. a little later, fulling mills were advertised. 
In this decade the bear and the otter had not 
entirely disappeared from the woods, and even 
after 1820 the skins and furs of these animals 
had not entirely ceased to be important articles 
of merchandise. It was the period of begin- 
ning for other industries. A tinner living on 
Wolf Creek could liardly accommodate the 
people of Marietta in 1902 by a monthly visit. 

While many places have seemed to come 
nearer to us through the improvement in the 
means of transportation, other places have 
grown away from us. or perhaps have been 
left on one side of our lines of communica- 
tion. For example, a man in the Shenandoah 
Valley would hardly have anv reason to adver- 
tise in a Marietta paper of 1902. nor is it 
very likely that any citizen of Tennessee would 
do so. 

That it was a period of the rapid growth of 
a very unsatisfactory kind of "banking" is 
shown from these advertisements, as well as 
from the extracts which appear in another part 
of the book. Our financial condition could 
hardlv be worse than it was in 1820 after our 



numerous experiments in manufacturing pa- 
per "money." 

The decade is associated with the intro- 
duction of Merino sheep and with a great im- 
provement in quality, as well as increase in 
the quantity, of wool produced. The farmers 
of the county were still compelled to guard 
their flocks against the ravages of wolves and 
panthers. 

181 1. — Joel and Demas .\dams. ^Machine 
for shearing cloth. 

1815. — Rufus W. Adams wishes to pur- 
chase 100 dozen goosequills at 6 
cents a dozen. ( 1816) Wants 
his pay for instructing youth — -is 
going out of the business. 

181 1. — American Union Lodge (Masonic) 
invited to a banquet at the house 
of John Brough. December 27; 
A u g u St u s Stone. Secretary. 
(1814) Called to meet at Union 
Hall. December 27. Thence to 
proceed to the "Xew Meeting 
House" * * * "where an ora- 
tion will be pronounced by Broth- 
er Baker." (1816) "Will con- 
vene June 24. at their hall on 
Point Harmar." thence proceed to 
the "Meeting House of the First 
Religious Society, where a Ma- 
sonic discourse will be delivered 
bv Rev. Brother Linsley." thence 
in procession to Brother Green- 
leaf's for dinner. — Officers will be 
installed at Union Hall on Point 
Harmar. December 27. After- 
wards officers of American Union 
Chapter will be publicly installed 
at the Court House. 

1816. — Cyrus Ames. J. P.. Belpre. 

1S15. — Lewis Anderson, Tailor. 

181S.— David B. .\nderson. Watch Re- 
pairer. 

1818. — Battelle and Kimball. Xewport. 
Partnership dissoh-ed. 



246 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND JVASHIXGTON COUNTY 



1817.— Alfred R. Beebe & Co. Saddling. 

1816.— J.hn Bell, Dcerrteld. Lrts for sale 
in "Malta a new town about 26 
miles below Zanesville." 

18 1 6. — Montgomery Bell, Cumberland Fur- 
nace. Tennessee, offers $300 re- 
ward for the return of the negro 
man Carev. and $50 for the boy 
Bob. 

1816. — Tames Bowen, W'aterford. wishes to 
employ a man acquainted with the 
clothier's liusiness. 

1812. — TJKjmas Baker, Agent for impene- 
trable stucco. 

1812. — Bank of Marietta. David Putnam, 
Cashier. (iSiO) Proposed to in- 
crease capital, A. Henderson. 
Cashier. 

181 5. — Bank of 3iluskingum, David J. ]Mar- 
ple. Cashier. 

181 7. — Bank of Steubenville, \V. R. Dick- 
inson. Cashier. 

1814. — Levi Barber. 

1820. — Joseph Barker, Jr.. Newport, is 
about to erect a mill to extract flax 
seed oil. 

1815. — Robert C. Barton, Town Clerk of 
Marietta. Notice to remove nui- 
sances. 

1815. — Capt. Rijl:iert C. Barton asks militia 
to return aru'js. (181 7) Offers 
to sell iron ore at Letart. 

181 1. — James Brice, of Athens, oft'ers for 
sale the library of Rev. John Brice, 
deceased. 

1812. — John Brough, as agent, offers land 
for sale ( 1813) House for sale. 
(1818) Seeks information about 
a stray horse. 

1818. — James Brown, Nashville, Tennessee, 
warns people not to barber 22 
"German servants who indentured 
themselves to go to Alabama Ter- 
ritory — and absconded at ^lari- 
etta." In a later number Caleb 
Emerson defends the German emi- 
grants, who were willing to repay 



(S19,— 
1811.— 
1812.— 

1S12.— 

181^.— 
181S.— 

1817.- 

1815.— 

1813.- 

1811.— 

1814.— 



1813 

1817 
1817 



1814 
1817 



1820.- 



1817. 



Brown for monev advanced but 
were not willing to go to Alal:)ama 
and be slaves for three years and 
five months. 

Anthou}- Buckner. Parkersljurg, of- 
fers S20 reward for the arrest of 
his "black man Joseph." 

Joseph Buell asks for the return of 
"Rollin's Ancient 'History'' and 
other borrowed books. 

Timothy Buell and Daniel H. Buell, 
.Atlministrators of the er^tate of 
Gen. Joseph Buell. 

Daniel H. Buell, collecting for Jason 
R. Curtis. 

Tiniiitln- Buell. Collector of Taxes. 

Buell and Patrick. Partnership 
dissolved. 

Jolm and James Bugh. Sickles and 
hats. 

D. J. Burr. Point Harmar. Merino 
sheep at public sale. 

Cat's Creek Mills. f\Mieelock, Ful- 
ler and Sadler.) 

David S. Chambers & Co. (1812') 
Announce August 8th that they 
have sold out their stock. 

David Chambers, Zanesville, an- 
nounces that the "Young Gentle- 
men & Ladies Explanatory ]Mon- 
itor," Rufus W. Adams, author, 
is so(in going to press. 

Joseph Chapman, J, P.. Salem. 

Seth Child (Athens) wishes to em- 
emplov a j(iurneyman clothier. 

John Clark. Butcher. 

Eli Cogswell. Adm'r. on estate of 
Eli G. Cogswell. 

H. Cole, Tailor. 

Sampson Cole, Adm'r. on estate of 
Matthew Cole, of A\'arren. 
(1818) Wishes to purchase beef 
cattle. 

C. Conant, President of Muskingum 
Mining Company, asks for a pay- 
ment on stock. 

Leicester G. Converse. Adm'r. on 



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247 



estate of Richard Miner, of Wat- 
er ford. 

181 5. — Porter Converse, "has L)l)lained a h- 
cense to practice law." 

1812. — W'm. Corner, Achn'r. cm e-late of 
Henry Maxon. 

1819. — Abner Corwin makes wheels and 
chairs. 

1815. — Dr. John Cotton, Point Harmar. 
(1819) Has removed to the east- 
erl}- side of the river. 

1819. — George Courtauld offers to sell 2,000 
acres of land in .\tliens County, 
to bepaid for in lal.ior of clearing 
other land. 

1817. — Jni). Cram will recei\'e wheat, rye. 
oats, anil white beans in payment 
for debts due the hrm of Oliver 
Dodge & Co.. now dissolved. 

1819. — .\ndrew Cunningham. Tailor. 

1819. — John Cunningham, Tailor. 

1814. — Benajah Curtis. 

181J. — Jasivi R. Curtis. Hatter, wishes t<i 
buy muskrat and rabbit fur. 

1817. — Ephraim Cutler. J. P.. Warren. 

18 1 7. — Joseph Dana. Attorney. 

1816. — Willianii Dana. .\dm"r. on estate of 
Nathaniel Little, of Newport. 

1812. — Timothy Danielson. Land near Ath- 
ens for sale. 

1812. — (Marietta, July 29.) Lieutenant T. 
E. Danielson calls for five-year 
volunteers for the regular army. 
Bounty $16: wages $5 per month. 

18 14. — Jeremiah Dare. Farm near mouth 
of Duck Crek for sale. 

181 5. — Jesse Davis. Paymaster of ist Reg- 
iment Ohio Militia. 

1817. — Cyntha Delano, \\"arren, AdnT'r.x. on 
estate of Amos Delano. 

t8ii. — Jonathan Devol & Carlisle. 

Clothier's works at \\'iseman's 
T!<)tt<im, fi\'e miles fmui M/tir- 
ictta. 

1817. — R. Devol. House to rent in Point 
Harmar. 

1812. — Nathaniel Dodge. 



1813.— Nathaniel Dodge & Co. (1814) Es- 
tablished ferry to Harmar. (I8I6^ 
b'stablislied a nipewalk in Har- 
mar. I'artnershi]) with Augustus 
Stone is dissoK-cd. 

1813. — John Dodge. W'l ml carding at Wa- 
terford. 

1816. — Oliver Dodge, 2nd, asks for settle- 
ment of accounts held by late hrm 
of Dodge &: Co. 

181 7. — Anna Dorlge. Adm'rx. on estate of 
Oliver Dodge, of .\dams. 

1812." — Samuel Dorff, Tailor. 

1815. — George Dunlevy. Dairy farm with 
a stock of 16 cows to let. 

1819. — "Economical Society" Xo meet in the 
Court House. October 30. 

1816. — Samuel Ellenwood. Horse strayed 
from farm on Little Hocking. 

1816. — Caleb Emerson. Adni'r. on estate of 
Jos. M. Wilcox. 

1820. — Sally Emerson. Secretary of the Fe- 
male Tract Society. 

1815. — Henry ^L Evans, Pa3-master. a.sks 
the militiamen who served under 
Capt. Charles Devol and Capt. 
James Flagg' to meet at the house 
of Lieut. .Andrew Fisher "on 
Point Harmar" and receixe their 
pay. 

1813. — D. Everett, "History of the Present 
^^■ar.'" ( Mr. Everett died before 
the close of that war.) 

1812. — Farmer's Lodge (Masonic) of Bel- 
pre t<T be installed May 5. 

1 81 8. — Randolph Fearing. Adm'r. on estate 
of John Atkinson, of Wesley. 

1812. — Capt. James Flagg orders the first bat- 
talion of the 1st Regiment nf mil- 
itia to assemble in froiU of the 
Muskingum .\cadcmy. 

1812. — Elisha Frost. Inn-keeper. (i8n) 
Tailor. (1815) Has taken the 
]niblic house formerly kept by 
Isaac Mixer, Jr. Has employed a 
barber and will keep him if tliere 
is business for one. 



248 



HISTORY OF iMARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



1815.- 

1811.- 
1818.- 
1818.- 

18 16.- 



1812. 

1813. 
18 1 8. 



1815. 

1817. 
1813. 



1816.— 

1812.— 
1816.— 

1812.— 



18 16.— 



1815.— 
1817.- 

181 7.— 



1812.— 



Aaron Fuller. A generous price 
will be given for bear skins. 

Nathaniel Gates, Attorney. 

Benjamiin Ives Gilman. Land for sale. 

Joseph Glines, blacksmith. 1S18. 

William Gough, Green Bottom, Vir- 
ginia, offers $25 for return of a 1813. 
runaway negro man. 

Green & Jar\-is. Bmit and Shoe- 
makers. 

Daniel Greene & Co. 181 1. 

Daniel Greene has formed a partner- 
ship with Sidney Dodge. (1820) 
Partnership dissolved. 181 1. — 

John 'Ti-eene Jnd.. nf Adams oft'ers 
a reward for conviction of thief 
who stole five barrels of salt near 1817. 
the store of Augustus Stone. 

Roger Greenhalch. Tailor, "just 
arrived from Old England." 

Gritfin Greene asks persons indebted 1817. — 
for postage to pay the same. 
(1817) Asks for return of four 
volumes of "Josephus." — Calls 
meeting of the Marietta Trading- 
Co. (1818) Notice to Stockhold- 1814.- 
ers of Duck Creek Bridge. 

Samuel Greenleaf. Notice to Dan- 1814. 
iel Livermore. 

Tere Greenman, J. P., Waterford. 

Elijah Griswoki Waterford. Mer- 1815.— 
ino sheep for sale. 

J. Guitteau & Co. (1815) Partner- 
ship with D. W'oodbridge, Jr.. is 
dissolved. i 1812. 

J. Guitteau oft'ers highest price in j 
goods for bear, otter, l.)lack fox 
and wolf skins. 

Stephen Guthrie. J. P., Belpre. 

Wyllys Hall. New store at the up- 1818.- 
per end of Ohio street. 

Walter Hall seeks news of his limth- 1815. 
er Robert, \Aho came from Ireland ' 181: 
in 181 1. 

Nathaniel ?Iamilton. Adm'r. on es- I 1817. — 
tate of ]\Iathew Orison, oft'ers to 



sell land in Wooster in the coun- 
ty of Washington. 

Thomas ]\I. Hamilton, J. P., Ames 
township. 

William A. Harrison, Parkersburg, 
Attornev. 

Wm. Henry Harrison advertises an 
armistice with the Indians in the 
northern part of Ohio. (Detroit, 
October 16.) 

John N. Harwood, ^^'ashington 
Bottom, offers $10 for the return 
of a negro girl named Phillis. 

Moses Haskell lost a watch between 
Roxburv and Well's Tavern on 
Point Harmar. 

A. Henderson, Clerk of meeting 
held to collect funds for the relief 
of certain sick and poor families, 
latelv arrived in Marietta. 

John Herman, Lancaster, sells Ger- 
man almanacs. (1818) About to 
recommence a German newspaper, 
Tlie Gcnitaii Ohio Eagle, at Lan- 
caster. 

Alexander Hill. Public Entertain- 
ment on Greene street 

Samuel P. Hildreth, Town Clerk. 
(1815) Collector of non-Resident 
Taxes. 

Samuel Hoit. Postmaster. The 
Zan6s\-ille mail leaves this oftice 
every Tuesday. "Wood Court 
House" mail on Monday. 

Joseph Holden gives notice that he 
has disposed of his stock in trade. 
May 18. — Has recommenced bus- 
ness, with goods as cheap for cash 
as embargo times will admit. 

Nathaniel Holden & Co. Kanawha 
salt at $1.50 per bushel. 

Cornelius Houghland, J. P., Wesley. 

Perlev Howe, as agent, offers land 
for sale, 

Louis Humliert, Miraben & Co., 
Watchmakers. 



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249 



18 


18.— 


Isaac Humphreys. Warren, has lost 
a horse. 


18 


12. — 


Marietta Book Store announces to 
subscribers that "Essays on the 


18 


19.— 


Cyrus Hutchins commences cloth 
dressing on the Little Muskingum. 






Truth of the Christian Religion, 
by the Rew Wm. Beauchamp," are 


18 


II. — 


Joseph Israel. Bookbinder, offers to 






ready for delivery. 






take in pa}ment sheep or deer 


18 


12. — 


Marietta Cotton Factory. Direct- 






skins suitably dressed. (1812) 






ors: Joseph Holden. D. Wood- 






Mr. Israel gives notice July 15th 






bridge. Jr., Timothy Buell.(i8i3) 






of his intention to retire from the 






Directors: Win. Woodbridge, 






bookbinding business. 






Joseph Holden and S. P. Hil- 


18 


I5-— 


Edward B. and Jonathan Jackson, 






dreth. 






Clarksburg, Virginia, offer $500 


18 


19.— 


Marietta Trading Co. is to meet at 






reward for- the return of Martin, 






the house of Griffin Greene. 






a very handsome negro, and Sam, 


18 


16.— 


Marietta Steam Mill oft'ers $1 a 






a very black one. 






l)ushel for good wheat. 


18 


t4-— 


Eli James and Ezra Chapman, Boot 


18 


[3-— 


Mason. Writing School. 






and Shoemakers. 


18 


[8.— 


Xancy McAllister. Adm'rx. of Wm. 


iS 


6.— 


Samuel Jellison, Harmar. Tailoring. 






McAllister. 


18 


5-— 


Richard M. Johnson. Blue Spring, 
Kentucky, offers S50 for the re- 


18 


6.— 


Robert McCabe is closing out his 
business. 






turn of a negro man named Kit 


18 


9 — 


Robert McCabe. Boot and Shoe- 






who "has acted very ungrateful 






maker. Tliis advertisement is 






to me." 






illustrated with a picture of a 


18 


9-— 


Francis Keene, Washington Bottom, 
Virginia, offers $200 reward for 






boot — the first picture Jo appear 
in a Marietta paper. 






the return of "three negro men." 


18 


7. — 


Robert McConnel, "General of ^Mili- 


18 


9-— 


Hervey Kimball offers to sell a good 
"stand for a Tavern and Black- 
smith near the center of Belpre 
township." 






tia." orders an election to fill the 
vacancy occasioned by the resig- 
nation of Brig. -Gen. Samuel R. 
Holcomb. 


18 


5- — 


Jacob Larne. Union, announces that 
a note has been obtained from him 


18 


9-— 


James McCulloch wants a teacher 
at Point Harmar. 






by fraud. 


18] 


3 — 


Moses McFarland. SaU at $2 per 


18] 


"■ 


Joseph Lefeevour, Attorney. 






bushel. 


18 


,-^- ' 


L. Lawrence Lewis. Trustee. 


18 


2. — 


J. C. McFarland. Jr. An additional 


181 


/• 


Jacob Lindley asks proposals for 
"laying up the brick walls of a col- 






supjilv of sugar kettles from Lick- 
ing Furnace. 






lege edifice" at Athens. 


1811.— 


Moses McFarland. "Traveler's 


181 


9-— 


Jacob Loomis offers for sale four 






Rest." 






lots in Coolville. 


18 


I. — 


Dax'id McKee. Farm for sale in 


18 


2. — 


Thomas Lord offers to sell or rent 






Fearing. 






"the farm of the late Col. Robert 


181 


2. — 


Gov. Return Jonathan Meigs pub- 






Oliver in 'Wooster." 






lishes from ^Marietta a proclama- 


i8t 


5- — 


Charles IMackawan, Guardian. 






tion appointing April 30 as a day 


181 


5. — 


Col. James Mann. Waterford, or- 






of ]nililic fasting and prayer. 






ders election to fill the place of 


181 


:^.— 


Merwin & Putnam. Attorneys. 






Capt. Prouty, resigned. 


181 


3-— 


E. B. Merwin & Co. 



250 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



1816.— 


Elijah B. [Nlerwin has farm on Duck 


1816.— 


Phoebe Nott. Adm"rx.. Roxbury. 




Creek for sale 


1820.— 


A. Nye. Secretary [Muskingum Min- 


I81I.— 


Amos Miller. Keel boats for sale 




ing Co. 




or charter. 


181 3.— 


Ohio Bible Society. Rufus Putnam, 


I8I7.— 


John ^lills & Co. 




President. 


18 16.— 


Isaac Mixer. Brick house on Point 


1812.— 


Ohio University, notice of public ex- 




Harmar to let ; commodious for a 




amination. Open for students 




tavern. 




]\Lay 8. Committee. R. J. Meigs, 


I8I4.— 


The "Moral Society'" calls a meet- 




Jesup N. Couch. Edwin Putnam. 




ing for November 14. at the "new 


1813.- 


Henry Bartlett, Secretary of Ohio 




Congregational ^^leeting House."' 




University. 


1820.— 


]\Ianly Morse offers a brick house 


1816.— 


\\'illiam Oliphant. Adm"r. on estate 




for sale. 




of Hezekiah Davis, of Waterford. 


i8i(). — 


Perce Morse. President Farn\ers" 


181 1.— 


John Oliver asks for license to keep 




Duck Creek Bridge Co. 




a ferry on the Muskingum oppo- 


1819.— 


Mt. ]\Ioriah Lodge of Masons, W'at- 




site the Market House in Mari- 




erford. installed in 1816. 




etta. 


1818.— 


William Murray, J- P-. Roxbury. 


181:;.— 


William Oliver. J. P.. Deerfield. 


1812.— 


^Muskingum Bank, Zanesville: dmi- 


1818.— 


Mary Olney, Adm"rx. on estate of 




missioners. T. V. Home. G. Jack- 




Nathaniel Olney. 




son. A. McLaughlin. 


1816.— 


Stephen Otis. Adm'r. on estate of 


1820.— 


George Xeale offers $300 reward for 




Samuel McClintick. (Stephen 




the return of Jack a very hand- 




Otis was the father of Gen. Har- 




some negro. Rose the wife of 




rison Gray Otis.) 




Jack, and Jcihn who has a ^•ery 


1815.— 


Nathan Parr. J. P.. Grandview. 




black complexion. 


1818.— 


Elijah Patterson petitions for license 


181 5.— 


Dr. Charles A. Newton informs the 




to keep a tavern in Grandview 




public that he has commenced the 




township. 




practice of "Physic" near Rose"s 


1819.— 


Payne and Lawton. 




]\Iill. Newport. 


1816.— 


Edward Perkins, Adm"r. on estate 


1811.— 


Samuel Nichols. "Tayloring busi- 




of Anthony Perkins. 




ness." 


1814.— 


John H. Pratt. Cincinnati, wishes to 


1817.— 


Laurana Nixon, Adm"rx. on estate 




purchase 5.000 barrels of tlour 




of John Nixon, of Roxburv. 




and 200 fiarrels of whiskey for the 


1813.— 


H. W". Noble & Co. (181 5) Partner- 




army. 




ship with D. Woodbridge, Jr., 


18 16.— 


John Piatt. Choice apple trees for 




dissolved. 




sale, near the Stockade. 


1817.— 


Notice of a petition to remove the 


1817.- 


Simeon Pool. J. P.. Deerfield. 




county seat to W'aterford. 


1816.— 


Theophilus Powers, Adm"r. on es- 


1818.— 


Notice of a petition to the Legisla- 


' 


tate of Jesse Brown, of W^ater- 




ture asking the privilege of erect- 




ford. 




ing a toll-bridg.e at the mouth of 


1816.— 


Amos Porter. Adm"r. 




the Litttle Hocking and one over 


1816.— 


Henry L. Prentiss, has "put in mo- 




the Big Hocking at Cooleysville. 




tion" the old rope-walk of Giles 


1818.— 


Notice of proposed law to levy tax 




Hempstead. 




to build a new court house and 


1816.— 


Royal Prentiss resumes the Aiiu-r- 




jail in Marietta. 




icaii Friend after an interruption 



'AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



;5» 



of more than two months and an- ! i8i6.- 
nounces that the paper is stiU "Re" 1814.- 
pulihcan. (1819) As Town Clerk 
will lease to the highest hidder j 
the ^lound Square as a ])asture 
for sheep mih-. 1 

1817. — Jcihn Pnrinlon. Adni'r. on estate of , 181 1.- 
James P'urinton. 

i8jo. — ■ Pntnam and Turner. Land Office. 1818. 

1812. — Aaron \V. and Da\id Putnam. 
Ex'rs. of will of Cnl. Israel Put- 
nam, late of Belpre. 181 3. 

1812. — David Pntnam. Cashier of Bank of i8i8.- 
Marietta. — D. Putnam, Attorney 
(1815) Warns the people against 
a horse thief whi.> pretends to he a j 18 lA, 
missionary. 

181 1. — Edwin Pntnam, Agt. bn- MassacJiu- 1 i8ii. 
setts Spy. 

1815. — (Jnlv 10) Rufus Putnam, advertises 
a final dividend of the Ohio Com- 
pany — $3.75 a share. 

181J. — \\'illiam R. Pntnam, Clerk of 1817.- 
Trustees of School Lands. (181 5) 
\V. R. Putnam, .\dm"r. on estate 
of Elizabeth ?kIaxon. (1817) Wm. 
R. Putnam. Clerk nf the Trustees 
for the School Lan<l in JMarietta. 1817. — 

1813. — Pntnam & Israel. Bookbinders 

Zanesville. 181 5. 

1814. — "Races will be run on the Common i8i6.- 
of ^larietta November 10 agree- 1814. 
ably to the rules of racing in Vir- i8i6.- 
ginia." .\ v'urse (if $70 offered. 

i8t;. — Ezra Read. Farm for sale near 

Cat's Creek Mills. 1817. 

]Si3. — Oliver Record makes axes and oth- 
er edged tools. 1819.- 

iSii. — Dr. T. B. Regnier dissolves ])artner- 

ship with Joseph Evans. dSifi) 1815. 
Asks for settlement of old ac- 
counts. 181 7. 

1815. — Edmund Riggs, Ex'r., Grandview. 

1814. — Elisha Rose and Orren Newton, 
Newport. Clothiers' works. 

1815. — Eli.sha Rose. Fulling mill on the | 

Little Muskingum. , 181 7. — 



John Russell. J. P., Union. 

Michael Saifert gives notice of a pe- 
tition for permission to erect a 
dam on the Muskingum at Cat's 
Creek Riffle, the dam to extend 
five rods from the l)ank. 

Henrv M. Scliieffelin. Land for 
sale. 

C. Schultz. Wood County, \'irgina, 
offers $20 for return of "a lilack 
man named Harry." 

Obadiah Scott, J. P.'. Waterford. 

Thomas Seely, Waterford. Twelve 
and a half cents reward for the 
return of an apprentice. 

Thomas Sharp. Adm'r. on estate of 
Eleazer Penrod. 

Enoch Shepard, Deacon of the First 
Presbyterian Church of Marietta, 
announces copyright of a book en- 
entitled "Thoughts on the Proph- 
ecies." 

Tyloses Shepherd. St. Clairsville. 
wishes to sub-let contracts for 
grading 12 miles of the Wester- 
Turnpike Road from Cumberland 
to Wheeling. 

Stephen Shepard. Store and tav- 
ern. 

Anthony Sheets, J. P., Grandview. 

Joshua Shinman. Wool carding. 

Skinner and Chambers. 

William Skinner wishes to .settle all 
all accounts against the Brick 
fleeting House. 

William Slocomb, Jr., offers for sale 
"Cumming's Geography." 

Frederick Smitli has opened a bar- 
ber shop on Ohio street. 

Nathaniel Smith makes Windsor 
chairs. 

William Smith. Cedar Creek, Vir- 
ginia, offers $50 for the arrest of 
"a mulatto man bv the name of 
Harry, marked with the letters 
H. W. on the right cheek." 

John Spencer, near Parkersburg, 



252 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Virginia, publishes a notice about 
land. 

1812. — Jonathan Sprague, Adm'r. on estate 
of Nehemiah Sprague. 

181 1. — Jas. Stanley. Duck Creek Fulling 
Mill. A good sawyer wanted. 

1813. — Thomas Stanley. Cloth dressing in 
Fearing. 

1816. — Daniel G. Stanley, Ex'r. of will of 
Thomas 'Stanley. 

1817. — Mrs. St. Aubin. Millinery store, 
corner of Water and Main strets. 

1815. — Ambrose Stewart. Tanyard three 
miles below Marietta. 

181 1. — Stone & Co., Harmar. 

1815. — Augustus Stone. Colonel, calls out 
i the 1st Regiment in front of the 

New Meeting House on the 2nd 
Monday of September. Regi- 
mental Staff: Samuel P. Rob- 
i bins. Chaplain : Samuel P. Hil- 

dreth. Surgeon : Jesse Davis, Pay- 
master: Wm. Pitt Putnam. Adju- 
tant: G. S. B. Hempstead, Sur- 
geon's Mate: Daniel G. Stanley. 
Quartermaster : Stei^hen Devol. 
Sergeant-Major : Weston Thom- 
as, Quartermaster Sergeant : Wm. 
Henry Shipman. Fife INIajor: 
John Mathews, Drum IMajor. 

1813. — B. F. Stone, Adm'r. 

181 5. — Sardine Stone, J. P.. Union. 

1815. — James C. Stubbs, Chillicothe, adver- 
tises machines to cut nails, to 
make cards, to make shot, to card 
and spin, tn wea\'e from 10 to 50 
webs at once. 

181 5. — Benjamin Talbot, J. P., Meigsville. 

181 5. — Jasper Taylor. Xewpi>rt, disputes 
validity of a note. 

1815. — W. Thomas dissolves partnership 
with Philip Cubbage. 

1819. — W. Thomas. Tickets in the Jeffer- 
sonville Ohio Canal Lottery for 
sale at the store of Skinner, Cham- 
bers & Co. 

1816. — J\Iaj. John Thornily summons the 



1817.- 
1815. 



1812.— 
1816.— 

1815.— 
1819.— 

1814.— 

1816.— 
1812.— • 

1811.— 



1816.— 



1813. 
1811. 



1S13, 



1st Batatlion of militia to meet in 
front of the Xew Meeting House. 

Edward W. Tupper, Lots for sale 
in the town of Burlington. 

Town Council^James Sharp, Rob- 
ert Williamson, and John Law- 
rence Lewis — call public meeting 
at the Court House for the 2nd 
IMonday in April to settle ac- 
counts. 

Josiah True offers to sell land on 
Sunday Creek. 

George Turner offers to sell 20.000 
acres of land in the Ohio Com- 
pany's Purchase. 

The "Universal Christian Religious 
Society" calls for a meeting at 
the Court House on the first Tues- 
day in September. 

The "L^niversal Society" summoned 
by its clerk, R. Williamson, to 
to meet at the Court House and 
choose a librarian. 

Vaccine Matter. James Smith 
Baltimore. U. S. Agent. 

^^'illiam Vincent. Wool carding. 

James Walker, Adm'r. on estate of 
David- Walker of Salem. 

Nahnm Ward offers land for sale. 
(181 5) Offers to sell large tracts 
of land in Washington, Athens, 
and Gallia counties. (1816) Oft'ers 
Ohio bottom land 30 miles belo- 
Gallipolis at $15 an acre. — Li his 
absence Col. Augustus Stone was 
his agent. 

War DepaTtmeint 'notifies old sol- 
diers to forward their discharges 
and certificates of disabilitv to the 
Secretary of War. 

Robert Wells, Jun., Cabinetmaker. 

Western Spectator, remo^■ed to the 
house lately occupied by Col. Ab- 
ner Lord, offers books for sale. 
Whiskey received for books. 

James White. Flour mill on Duck 
Creek. (1815) Grist and saw mill. 



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1815.- 
181;.- 



1812.— 
1813.— 

i8iv— 



1817.- 



1820.— 

1818.— 
1817.— 
1811.— 

1812.— 

1817.— 
1812.— 
181.3.— 
1811.— 



Thomas White, J. P., Roxbury. 

Haffield White and Simeon Deming 
in Wooster, trustees for creditors 
of WilHam Oliver. 

Tames Whitney, Adm'r. on estate of 
Gilbert Dev'ol. 

James Whitney & Co.. Harmar. 
(181 5) Cash for black fox, bear 
and other skins. 

James Whitney, Adm'r. on estate of 
Gilbert Devol, offers at public auc- 
tion Pew No. 34 in the Congrega- 
tional Meeting- House. (1816) 
Inspector of Pork or Beef de- 
signed for export (under Ohio 
law). (1817) General merchan- 
dise on Point Harmar. 

Abraham W'hipple, Fearing, offers 
to sell a farm two miles 
from Marietta. (1819) On June 
4th there is a notice of his death. 
The only relative near him at that 
time was a daughter. 

'Joseph \\"ilmott. Fearing, claims 
right to construct a dam at the 
Ox-P)inv on Duck Creek. 

William Wilson, W'ooster, has taken 
up a stray horse. 

Adolphus Wing. Attorney, Point 
Harmar. 

Joseph H. Wilcox offers for sale a 
flock of Merino sheep from Con- 
necticut. 

Gen. Joseph Wilcox, Surveyor of 
the Port of Marietta and Inspec- 
tor of the Revenue. (1813) Pas- 
ture near jMarietta. 

Henry P. Wilco.x. Adm'r. on estate 
of Joseph Wilcox. 

Ansel Wood. Tavern on Point 
Harmar. 

Jose])h Wood, Register of Land 

Office. 
D. Woodbridge & Co. — Partnership 
with Benjamin Ives Gilman dis- 
solved. 



181 1.— Woodbridge & Pierce. (181 5) Part- 
nership dissolved. 

1813.— D. Woodbridge, Jr. (1815), Part- 
ship with H. W. Noble dissolved. 
(1816) Offers highest premium 
for treasury notes, specie and New 
York or Philadelphia notes. Part- 
nership with John Mills dissolved 
in 1820. 

1818. — Isaac Worthington, Tinner, Woos- 
ter, will come to Marietta to mend 
tinware on the first Thursday of 
each month. 

18 1 8. — Gov. Thomas \\'orthington appoints 
December 10 as Thanksgiving 
Day. 

iSii. — ;\Ir. Younkin. Tailor. 

1816. — Zanesville Glass Works now in op- 
eration. 

THIRD DECADE, 182I-3I. 

As in the previous list, the date given 
marks the first appearance for this decade. 
1822. — Tiffany Adams, Adm'r. on estate of 

James Adams, of Warren. 
1822. — Lucy Adams, Adm'rx. on estate of 

Tiffany Adams, of W'arren. 
1825. — Agricultural Society called to meet 

at Old Court House. December i. 
1822. — Thomas Alcock and others ask to 

build a toll-bridge across the 

mouth of the Little Muskingum. 
1824. — Andrew Allison, Adm'r. on estate of 

Hugh Allison, of Adams. 
,824. — Cyrus Ames, Ex'r. on estate of Jon- 
athan Haskell, of Belpre. 
[828. — D. B. Anderson. Clock and watch 

repairing. 
1823. — Lewis Anderson, Adm'r. on estate 

of ^^'illiam Fulton. 
1830. — Thaddeus \Y. P. H. Backus weaves 

double and single coverlets, and 

Venetian carpets at his home on 

]\Iarket street 
1821. — Bank of Marietta. A. Henderson, 

Cashier. (1828) Axius Nye, 

Cashier. 



254 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



1825.- 


Levi Barber. P. AI., Harmar. 




of Maj. Oliver Owen, of Water- 


1830.— 


David Barber, Attorney. 




ford. 


1822.— 


Joseph Barker, Jr., wishes 2,000 


1826 


— J. & C. Bowen, New clothing works 




bushels of flaxseed at Newport. 




at Featherston's Mill two miles 




(1824) Will pay $1 a bushel for 




below Waterford. 




castor-oil 'beans. (1826) An- 


1823 


— A. Brooks, Adm'r. on estate of Sam- 




nounces a county fair near the 




uel Brooks, of Union. (1828.) 




Court House on the 3rd Wednes- 




Dry goods and groceries at \\'a- 




day of October. 




tertown. 


1823.- 


L. D. Barker. Adm'r. on estate of 


1826 


— John Brophy. Ijacon and flour. 




Jacob Churchill, of Newport. 


1822 


— John Brough, Adm'r. (.)n estate of 


1824.— 


^^'m. B. Barnes will attend to busi- 




Bridget Brough ( near Duck 




ness for Benjamin P. Putnam. 




Creek Bridge). (1830) Will 


1823.— 


Isaac Barstow. Adm'r. on estates 




publish the Western Rcj^ubUcan 




Caleb Barstow\ of Marietta and 




and Marietta Atti-crtiscr. 




Jonathan Thomas, of Warren. 


1828 


— Col. Notley Brown, (orders election 


1824— 


Samuel Beach. Adm'r. on estate of 




of a major for the ist Regiment. 




Gilbert Devol of Waterford. 


1 82 1 


— Wm. T. Brown. Adm'r. on estate of 


I82I.— 


Charles Beehe, Adm'r. on estate of 




Wm. Fry. 




Doctor William Beebe. of Belpre. 


1823 


— Jacob Browning calls for payment. 


1825.— 


John C. Bennett licensed to practice 




Will accept corn, oats, flour, whis- 




physic and surgery. 




key, pork, and potatoes at market 


1826.— 


Bids reciuested for filling Putnam 




prices. 




street, in front of Mr. Ward's 


1823 


— Frederick Buck, Adm'r. on estate of 




house. 




Titus Buck. 


1824.- 


Nathaniel Bishop. Wool-carding. 


1822 


— S. Butler wishes to emplov seven or 


1826.— 


Board of Health, J. Cotton and 




eight ship carpenters at Gallipolis. 




Weston Thomas, will continue 


1827 


— Daniel H. Buell. Fire Insurance. 




their round of inspection. 




(Hartford.) 


1823,- 


C. D. Bonney is about to close the 


1823 


— Timothy Buell. Adm'r. on estate of 




blacksmith business. 




Elizur Carver. 


1824.- 


James M. Booth. Adm'r. on estate 


1827 


— J. D. Chamberlain wants a black- 




of Dudley Woodbridge. (1826) 




smith at Wolf Creek Mills. 




Offers cotton factory for sale. 


1824 


— Anna Chappell. Adm'rx. on estate of 




(1830) Chairs from W'heeling. 




Julius Chappell, of Warren. 


1828,— 


Charles Bosworth sells Wheeling 


1824 


— Asa Cheadle. Adm'r. on estate of 




chairs at Point Harmar. 




John Cheadle, of Windsor. 


1826.— 


Marcus Bosworth. Adm'r. on estate 


1823 


— John Clark. Adm'r. on estates of 




of Samuel S. Wilkinson. 




Nathaniel I\IcIntosh and Anna 


1823.- 


George Bowen. Adm'r. on estate of 




Shepard. 




Rev. William Boies of Waterford. 


182; 


— - W. S. Clark. Chairmaker. 


1824.- 


Geo. Bowen and Anslem T. Nye. 


182; 


— J. Clements. Saddler, on Ohio street- 




Adm'rs. on estate of Anthony M. 


1822 


— Levi Cole. Wheeling ]\Iail Stage 




Candlish. 




leaves Marietta Sunday at 5 A. 


1825.— 


George Bowen, Adm'r. on estate of 




M. and arrives at Wheeling Mon- 




Sylvander Root, of Waterford. 




day at 5 P. M. (1823.) .Vdm'r. 


1825.- 


Ebenezer Bowen, Adm'r. on estate 




on estate of Robert G. Duncan. 



AXD REFRESEXTArirE CITriEXS. 



1821.— 



1823.- 

182^.— 
1823.- 

1826.— 

1821.-^ 

182 1.— 

1823.— 

1822.— 

1824.— 

1823.— 

182;.— 
1823.- 

1822.— 

1822. — 

182 1.— 



1824. 
1825. 

1 82 1. 



1824. 



Tlie Commissioners of Police, Au- 
gustus Stone and William Slo- 
comb, will meet at the IMuskin- 
gum Academy each Friday dur- 
ing September and October to 
hear complaints about nuisances. 

Clarissa Cook. Adm'rx. on estate of 
Joseph Cook. Jr.. of Belpre. 

I'aVdr.n Cook, P. M. al l^elpre. 

George Corner, Ex"r. on estate of 
Geo. Howe. 

John Corns, Adm'r. on estate of 
Henrv Corns, of Wesley. 

Court House. Plans desired for a 
building 48 feet square. 

Sally Cram, Adm'rx. on estate of 
Jonathan Cram. 

Joiin Crawford. .\dm'r. on estate of 
Joseph Babcock. 

R." Crawford takes charge of the 
store lately owned by Oliver 
Dodge and Sally Cram. 

Robert Crawford & Co. wish to Iniy 

hemp. New goods to give 

away. (1825.) Xew goods, 
candies, whiskey, &c. 

Lucius Cross. Adm'r. on estate of 
Abigail Deming. 

Tliomas 'Gumming. Surxeyor. 

Cieorge Cumpton, Adm'r. on estate 
of ]\Iarv ]\Iartin. of Ludlow. 

Andrew Cunningham, Captain of 
1st Company. Order for drill. 

John Cunningham, Adm'r. on estate 
of Philip Cunningham. 

William Cunningham has laid out 
the town of Williamsburgh, Va., 
on the Hughes Ri\-er, and offers 
lots for sale. 

Cunningham & \\'estgate, Tailnrs. 

Curtis & Dunn have dissnlved part- 
nership. 

Edmund B. Dana, land certificate 
lost. (1827.) Will serve dinner 
July 4th, under his locust and 
cherry grove. 

George Dana, Ex'r. on estates of 



Col. Daniel Fisher and Levi Bene- 
dict, both of Belpre. 

1822.— Joseph Dana. Professor at Athens, 
transfers his land Inisiness to Benj. 
P. Putnam. 

1825. — Frederick Davis. .\dm'r. on estate 
of Dudley Davis, of Salem. 

1823. — Ezekiel Deming. Adm'r. (m estate of 
Ezra Crane. 

1822. — Thomas Devin. Adm'r. on estate of 
^Michael De\ins. 

1 82 1. — Jonathan Devol oft'ers to sell at auc- 
tion farm and mills. 

1828. — Daniel Devol, Adm'r. on estate of 
Peter Schwab, of Waterford. 

1 82 1. — Francis Devol, Clothiers' works. 
(1826) Cloth dressed, London 
brnwn and snuff colors at 31 >i 
cents per \-ard. 

1829. — Doffins and Elfresh. Xew foundry 
on west side of the Muskingum, 
near the Steam IMill. 

1821. — John Dodge and James Bowen, ^^'a- 
terford. Clothing works in or- 
der. Black cloth dressed at 3 1 '4 
cents per yard. Cloth will be 
fulled, sheared and pressed at 10 
cents per yard. (1823) Wool 
carding done at the same place. 

1822. — Nathaniel Dodge offers reward for 
apprehension of the thief who 
broke into the store near the ]\Iar- 
ket House. 

1822. — Oliver Dodge & Co. wish to collect 
accounts if R. Crawford & Co. 

1824. — Richard H. Dodge, Adm'r. on estate 
of Nancy Greene, of Adams. 

1825. — Sidnev Dodge. Wool carding at 6 '4 
cents a pound, payable in country 
produce. 

1822. — Amos Dunham. .\dm'r. on estate of 
Benedict E. Rathbun, of Belpre. 
(1823) Adm'r. on estate of Jon- 
athan Dunham, of W'arren. 

1822. — R. G. Duncan wishes to purchase 
young horses for the market. 

1822. — Duncan & Cole. New store on Ohio 
street. 



256 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



1 82 1. — George Dunlevy. Postmaster at 
Point Harmar, has stock for sale. 
Sale of stock at McDougall's Ta- 
vern on Point Harmar. 

1S27. — James Dunn, Hatter. Partnership 
with J. R. Curtis dissolved. 

1824. — Horace Dunsmore, Adm'r. on estate 
of Phinehas Dunsmore, of Wes- 
ley. 

1824. — Ely's Sacred Music. 100 copies for 
sale at the office of the American 
Friend. 

1823. — Caleb Emerson. Adm'r. on estates of 
Ward Cross, John Brough and 
^Davidson Murray. (1825) Agent 
for Luminary and Star (Baptist). 
( 1826) Ofifers for sale Elisha 
Pratt's title to one-half of pew in 
the Congregational meeting house- 
(1826) Warns trespassers not 
to take timber from his land be- 
tween White's Road and Duck 
Creek. 

1825. — Ephraim Emerson. Tracts of the 
Baptist General Tract Society, at 
one mill per page. 

1824. — Exhibition! A large and learned 
elephant at Cole's Tavern. Ad- 
mittance 123^ cents. Children 
half price. 

1823. — David Fairchild. Adm'r. on estate of 
Amos Fairchild, of Decatur. 

1823. — Henry Fearing and John P. ]May- 
berry, Ex'rs. on estate of Paul 
Fearing. 

1 82 1. — Andrew Fisher. Land certificate 
lost. 

1824. — Archibald Fisher. Bookbinding on 
Point Harmar. 

1826. — William Fleming, Adm'r. on estate 
of James Fullerton, of Warren. 

1825. — Zephon P. Flower, Tailor at Water- 
ford. 

1823. — Judah Ford, Ex'r. on estate of Wm. 
Ford, Sen., of Wooster. 



1823. — Joseph X. Ford, Ex'r. on estate of 
\\'m. Ford, Jun., oi Wooster. 

1830. — James Forgason offers cash for 
hides. 

1823. — .-\aron Fuller is about to close busi- 
ness. 

1824. — Gallia Free Press aljout to publish 
its first weekly edition in Galli- 
polis. 

1821. — IMichael Gard, Adm'r. on estate of 
Nathan Gard, of Barlow. 

1823. — Samuel H. Gates, Adm'r. on estate 
of John Gates. 

1825. — Samuel Geren, Jr., Bricklayer. 

1822. — Doctor Morris German from the 
State of New York. 

1826. — Dennis Gibbs, Wool-carding in 
Olive. Prices for cash 5 cents a 
pound ; trade, 6yl cents, 

1822. — David Gilbert, Boot and Shoe-ma- 
ker. Greene street. 

1823. — Glasgow Ohio Company, George 
Richardson antl William jMcKay, 
Agents. 

1822. — Joseph Glines appointed superinten- 
dent of the Burying Ground 
Square. 

1822. — John Goldsmith, Adm'r. on estate of 
Benoni Goldsmith, of Fearing. 

1824. — Daniel Greene. New goods at the 
old store. 

1821. — Griffin Greene offers for sale a cot- 
ton factory, with 144 spindles, on 
Sixth street. Meeting of the Farm" 
er's Duck Creek Bridge Co. is 
called. ( 1822) Asks for the re- 
turn of the missing catalogue of 
the Universalian Library. (1824) 
Calls together the stockholders of 
the Marietta Trading Co. 

1823. — John Greene, Ex'r. on the estate of 
^lary Greene, of Newport. 

1826. — John Greene and Oliver Dodge have 
formed a partnership in steam 
mill in Point Harmar and in store 



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257 



on Ohio street. Will pay 375^ 
cents a bushel for wheat, half in 
cash, half in goods. 182S 

18.29. — John Greene, Point Harnar. Goods 
at cost. 

1824. — Philip Greene offers to sell 200 acres 1S26 
of land eight miles above Mari- 
etta on the Ohio. 

1823. — Sarah Guitteau. Adm'rx. on estate 
of Adoniram J. Guitteau. nf Fear- 
ing. 

1827. — Chas. F. Guysi, Tinner on Ohio 

street. i?-3-- 

1825.— W. & J. E. Hall sell Zanesville flour, 1824.- 
Granger's brand. (1830) Wish an 
apprentice to the baking business. 

1828. — Augustus Xanson. Tailor at the i 1825.- 
brick building at the point of the 
Plain, corner of Fifth and Put- ] 
nam. Great coat made for $3.50. 

1823. — Solomon Harnes, Bull Creek, Vir- | 1822.- 
ginia, offers $50 for the return of 
a negro man, "Tom." ; 1825.- 

1826. — • Dr. Seth Hart, of Watertown, pre- 
sented a license from the 17th 
Medical Society. Admitted to 
the I2th. 1825 

182 1. — Giles Hempstead, Ex'r. on estate of 

John L. Saltonstall. 1823 

1826. — G. S. B. Hemstead, Adm'r. on es- 
tate of Giles Hempstead. 182^ 

1825. — Jesse Hilderbrand, Drum Major, 1823 
calls the musicians of the ist Reg- 
iment to meet at the house of : 1828 
Francis Devol. in Union. I 

1823. — Stephen Hildreth, Adm'r. on estate I 1830 
of John Phelps. 

1823. — Alexander Hill, Adm'r. on estate of 
Ephraim Foster. 

1823. — Harry Hill, Adm'r. on estate of Or- 1821.- 
gilons Doan, of Salem. 

1825. — Lieut.-Col. Harry Hill calls for elec- : 1830.- 
tion to fill vacancy caused by res- 
ignation of Col. John Mills. 

1825. — Col. Harn- Hill orders election of i 1822. 
lieutenant-colonel for the ist Reg- 
iment. 1822. 

1822. — Joseph Holden wishes proposals for 



600 bushels of unslacked lime for 
the Xew Court House. 

Joseph Holden. Supervisor of the 
1st Ward, wishes 3,000 feet of 
timber, 40 ft. long, 8 in. square. 
. — X. Holden & Co. Fresh Goods. 
Will receive in payment : wheat, 
cheese, white beans, dried apples, 
dried peaches, tallow, whiskey, 
feathers, rags, beeswax, flax, flax- 
seed, apple brandy, peach brandy, 
ginseng, and snakeroot. 

Grey Hudson & Co., Tailors, 

Isaac Humphreys. Adm'r. on estate 
of John and Tiffany Adams, of 
Warren. 

Jolui D. Hundley, of Jefferson 
County, Kentucky, oft'ers $500 for 
return of a "X^egro man named 
Ben." 

Ebenezer Hutchinson asks for settle- 
ment of accounts. 

(April 8th) The "Friends of An- 
drew Jackson" announce that he is 
a candidate at the next Presiden- 
tial election. ' 

D. Jarvis, Attorney. Home in Ath- 
ens. 

Junia Jennings, Adm'r. on estate of 
Robert iMcCabe. 

Doctor Peter Jett. 

P. B. Johnson, Adm'r. on estate of 
Ruth Johnson. 

Robert Johnson lias removed his 
saddler's shop to Ohio street. 

William Johnston, f>f Grcenlrrier 
County, Virginia, offers $50 for 
apprehension of a black man, Cy- 
rus. 

Henry Jolly. Adm'r. on estate of 
Thomas Simms. 

Thomas Jones and William B. Ty- 
son will pay 50 cents per jiound 
for prime wool. 

Elizabeth Judson, Adm'r. on estate 
of William Judson. 

Jdtham Keyes seeks owner of stray 
cows. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



1823. — Kentucky Asylum tor the Deaf and ' 1825. — 
Dumb, Danville. Children re- 1829. — • 
ceived at $140 per year. 

1825. — Knox & McKee. Fire and Inland j 1S22. — 
Navigation Insurance. 

1829. — Reuben Knowles. Farm in Belpre 

for sale. 1821. — • 

1823. — Ami Lawrence. Adm'r. on estate of 1823. — 
Alexander McCoy, of Waterford. 

182 1. — James Leget, Adm'r. on estate of 1823. — 
John Leget. 

1825. — Lewis & Robinson, Tailors on Water I 1825. — • 
street. ' 1827. — 

1828. — J. Lewis makes ladies' habits in the 
latest fashion. 

1823. — D. Loring and Asa Alorey announce ! 1823. — 
that the First Universalist Socie- , 
ty of Belpre is organized. I 1826. — 

X828. — O. B. Loring, Adm'r. on estate of ■ 

Charles J^Iedberry, of Belpre. I 1823. — 

1829. — Larken McElfresh will conduct the | 

Air-Fotmdry at Point Harmar, | 1821. — 
without Alfred Dobbins as part- 
ner. 

1822. — Masonic notice that Lodge and 

Chapter will hereafter meet on the^ 1825. 
easterlv side of the Muskingum* 
River. (1823) Address December \ 1822.- 
27th at the Congregational Meet- 
ing House by Rev. Brother Mc- | 1829.- 
Aboy. 

1824. — Marietta Minerva died in this town 1825.- 
December 3d, aged one year and 1823.- 
six months. (A paper that sup- 
ported Henrv Clav, for Presi- 1827. 
dent.) 

1824. — Marietta Reading Room, with a 1823. 
good selection of papers. Sub- 
scription, five dollars a year. Da- 1821. 
vid Morris, Proprietor. 

1823. — ]\Iarietta Steam Boat Company. 
Meeting of stockholders at !Majnr 
Hill's Tavern. 

1821. — Marietta Steam '\\\\\ Cn. will card 
wool. 

182 1. — Cah'in Marion has found a pocket- 
book in Grand\iew. 



Samuel ]McClellan, Saddler. 

John C. !McCoy. Tailoring busi- 
ness. 

Nathan Mcintosh offers for sale his 
pamphlet entitled "The Scriptures 
as Allegory." 

Robert ^NlcCabe, Collector of Taxes. 

Robert McKee, Ex'r. on estate of 
Silas Thurlow, of Olive. 

Donald McKeral, Adm'r. on estate 
of Andrew Webster. 

James McKibben makes chairs. 

Moses McLellan. Saw and grist 
mill for sale, on Little Hockhock- 
ing, one mile from its mouth. 

Samuel McVay, Ex'r. on estate of 
John McVay of Grandview. 

Allen V. Medberry, licensed to prac- 
tice physic and surgery. 

Jonathan Mees, Adm'r. on estate of 
Charles Nelson ^lees. 

Josiah Meigs, Commissioner of the 
General Land Otfice warns against 
the destruction of timber on the 
public land. 

Sophia ]\Ieigs, Adm'r. on estate of 
Return Jonathan Meigs. 

Selden N. Merriam, Adm'r. on es- 
tate of Reuben ]\Ierriam. 

John Merrill, ,\dm"r. on estate of 
Aaron Smith. 

I\Ictliodisf Recorder, Trenton, N. J. 

Henrv P. Miner, Adm'r. on estate 
of Matthew Miner. 

John Mitchell has steamboat for sale 
at mouth of ^luskingum. 

John Miller. Ex'r. on estate of Will- 
iam Taylor. 

John Mills & Co. wish to purchase 
200 hogs neatly dressed and han- 
dled. (1824) Partnership with 
Dudley Woodbridge, Jr., dissolved 
- — New store on Ohio street. — 
Ex'r. on estate of Dr. Jabez True. 
(1825) An ample supply of to- 
bacco seed. — ^^'ill receive in pay- 
ment : pork, cheese, feathers, tal- 



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low, white beans, dried apples, i 182; 
flax, flaxseed, country linen and j 
flannel, deer skins, ginseng, snake- i8ji. 
root, rags, etc. (1828) Partner 
ship with Luther Edgerton. 

1823. — Lieut.-Col. John Mills calls for elec- ' 1828. — 
tion of a colonel of militia to take 
the place of Colonel Stone, re- 1830. — 
signed. 

1824. — Col. John Mills orders regimental 182 1. — 
drill August 26 and 27 in Wesley. 

1829. — Lewis Mixer, Tinner, corner of Ohio 

and Third streets. 182 1. — 

1824. — Asa Morey, Adm'r. on estate of Cor- 
nelius Delano, of Belpre. 

1829. — Morgan & Co. have a general assort- 1824.- 
ment of goods in the brick store 
formerly occupied by D. Wood- 
bridge. , 1824.- 

1822. — Margaret Morse, Adm'rx. on estate I 
of Justus Morse. 

1824. — Eu.sebius Morse, Adm'r. on estate of ' 1823. 
Margaret Morse. 

1824. — Joseph Morris, Adm'r. on estate of j 1822.- 
Samuel Andrews, of Waterford. | 

1822. — Davidson Murray, Adm'r. on estate ■ 
of Joseph Brough. 

1821. — Muskingum Mining Co., C. Conant. 1829.- 
President. (1822) Meeting of ! 
stockholders at Victor's Tavern ! 1828.- 
in Putnam, Francis Fowler, Presi- 
dent. (1823) A. Nye, President, j 1821.- 

1823. — William Nixon, Adm'r. on estate of 

John Chambers, of Lawrence. 1821.- 

1825. — Polly Nott. Adm'rx. on estate of 
Simeon Nott, of Roxbury. 

1825. — Arius Nye, Attorney. 1823.- 

1830. — A. T. Nye has recently purchased 

the Marietta Foundry, and it is 1829.- 
now in operation. 

1823. — Daniel Oaks, Adm'r. on estate of ' 
Joel Oaks, of Belpre. 

1823. — Prospectus of the Oliio Patriot, to 

be published in Marietta every 1821. — 
Friday by A. V. D. Joline. In 
politics, "purely Republican." 

1823. — Ohio ITniversity. President, James 
Irvine to be inaugurated Aug. 20. 



Ohio State Journal and Colunibns 
Ga-zcttc. $3 a year. 

E. P. Page calls a meeting at the 
Court House to organize a free 
debating society. 

Jabesh F. Palmer, .\(Im'r. on estate 
of John Curtis, of Barlow. 

Parker, Thompson & Co. sell fine 
I)oards and shingles. 

Pctitimi for formation of a new 
county, west of Meigs and south 
of Athens. 

Petition for change of road from 
Duck Creek Salt \\'orks to Sen- 
eca Salt Works. 

Petition to change tiie name of 
Wooster township about to be 
presented to the Legislature. 

Petition for a new charter for Mar- 
ietta will be presented to next Gen- 
eral Assembly. 

Thom^as L. Pierce, Ex'r. on estate 
of Stephen Pierce. 

Johnson Pbaris, Pendleton County, 
\'irgini;i, (liters $50 for the re- 
turn of a "Negro man named 
Bartley." 

Argalus Pixlcy has for sale Dewey's 
Patent Steam Washer. 

]\lilti)n Pixlev ni.nnu fact u res screws 
for cider presses. 

W. Plumer ofl:'ers farm for sale. 
Three miles from Marietta. 

Prize Poem. A gold medal offered 
by the Philomatic Society of Cin- 
cinnati College. 

Simon Porter, Ex'r. on estate of 
Joel Tuttle, Sen., of Fearing. 

G. Prentiss lias taken the carding 
machine formerly carried on by 
Sidney Dodge. Rate 5 cents a 
pound in cash or 6 '4 cents in pro- 
duce. 
Royal Prentiss, Clerk, asks proposals 
for brick and stone for a court 
house. (1822) As Town Clerk, 
calls for an election of three trus- 
tees to manage funds arising from 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



rent of Section i6 (School lands.) 

(1822) Captain of 9th Company. 
Order for drill. (1824) Seeks re- 18.; 
lease for an insolvent debtor con- 
iined in the County Jail. 182 1. 

1822. — Abel Prescott. Adni'r. on estate of 
Jonas Liverniore. 

1822. — HU'ace Prestun, W'atertord. disputes 1825.- 
validity of a note. 

1821. — Benjamin P. I'utnam will attend to ■ 1826.- 
the land agency of the firm of 
Putnam and Turner. (1822) 
Wishes tenants (7 to 10 years) 1824.- 
for 1,600 acres of good upland, j 182 1. 

(1823) Business left in care of 
Joseph B. Humphreys. Has land 

to sell in every township in the 1822.- 
county. Cashier of Bank of Mar- 
ietta. — Has for sale a carriage 
with sfcii springs. (1824) For 1830.- 
sale a set of plated harness. — 
Wishes to buy 30 gallons of bear 1821.- 
oil. (1825) Died Januarv 2d, aged 
24. ■ Eldest son 'of David Put- 1829.- 
nam. j 

1822. — Da\-id Putnam. Adm'r. on estate of | 1824.- 
Sally Thorniley. (1825) Ex'r. on 
estate of Benjamin P. Putnam. 1823.- 

182 1. — Israel Putnam. Land in Lawrence 

County for sale. 1823.- 

1824. — Elizabeth Putnam. Ex'rx. on es- 
tate of Israel Putnam, of Union, 1826.- 
(a grandson of Gen. Israel Put- 
nam). I 1824.- 

1830. — W'ni. Pitt Putnam wishes to sell a 

grist mill in Belpre. 1828.- 

1823. — ^^'m. R. Putnam, Adm'r. on estate 

of Edward and Judson Guitteau 1821.- 
and of Rev. Samuel P. Robbins. 

1824. — Wm. R. Putnam and D. Putnam, 1826.- 
Ex'rs. on estate of Gen. Rufus 
Putnam. 1825.- 

1824.— Ephraim Ranger, Warren, wdshes 

an apprentice for a millwright. 1821. 

1S24. — Truman Ransom. Ex'r. on estates 1823. 
of Theophilus Ransom of Adams, 



and Nathaniel Patterson, of 
Adams. 

James Rayner, Adm'r. on estate of 
John Sharp, of Lawrence. 

Content Regnier, Adm'r. on estate 
of Dr. John B. Regnier, of Aure- 
lius. 

Felix Regnier granted license to 
practice physic and surgery. 

Regnier's Saw- Mill, 20 miles from 
Marietta, on Duck Creek, is for 
sale. I 

L. T. Reno, Tavern. 

S. P. Robbins, Corresponding Sec- 
retary of Ohio Bible Society. An- 
nual meeting September 5. 

Charity O. Robbins, Adm'rx. on es- 
tate of Reuben Robbins, of Bel- 
pre. 

E. R. Robinson. Farm for sale in 
Fearing. 

Elisha Rose. Clothing works on the 

Little Muskingum. 
Hiram Russell, Adm'r. on estate of 

John Russell, of Union. 
Ephraim Rvan, Adm'r. on estate of 

Hugh MeCollough. 
Obadiah Scott, Adm'r. on estate of 

Samuel C'Ushing, of Waterford. 
Mary Seevers, Adm'rx. on estate of 

Abraham Seevers, of Fearing. 
L. C. Shaw. Boots, shoes and har- 
ness. 
Anthony Sheets, Adm'r. on estate 

of John Sheets, of Grandview. 
Olive Sheldon, Adm'rx. on estate 

O'f Jeremiah Sheldon, of Warren. 
Silas M. Shepard, Adm'r. on estate 

of Enoch Shepard. 

F. Sherman and J. English. Law 
office at the New Court House. 

Joel Sherman, accidentally shot in a 
wolf hunt in Windsor township. 

Joshua Sliipm'an. Wool carding. 

William H. Shipman, AdnVr. on es- 
tate of Joshua Shipman. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



1829. 
1825.- 
1825.. 



1821.— 



1822.— 



1S21. 



1823.. 

1823.. 
1826.- 
1825. 



1823. 
1823. 
1822. 
1830 



Shipman and W'oodbridge. next 1821. — 
above Mr. McFarland's. 

Peter Schoenberger manufactures 
iron in Pittsburgh. 

D. C. Skinner has again commenced 
business at his old stand on Point 
Harmar. ( 1826) Will receive in 
payment for goods, — cheese, 
beans, tallow, flax, linen, flaxseed, 
flannel, feathers, rags, dried ap- ' 
pies and dried peaches. (1828.) 
Will buy deer's h<v.-iis and hides: 
also venison hams. 

\\'illiani Skinner offers reward for 
a horse stolen from pasture on 
Point Harmar. (1823.) Ex'r. on 
estate of Sar;'.ii Wiseman, of 
Point Harmar. 

Wm. Slocomb. Adm'r. on estate of 
Jacob Schachtelin. Also on es- 
tate of Abraham Sharp. ( 1826) 
Adm'r. on estate of Joseph W'W- 
lard. (1824) \\'ishes a keel-boat 
and two young men to go to Ar- 
kan.sas. ( 1829) 100,000 shingles 
for sale and 50,000 feet of white 1823. — 
pine lumber. ( 1830) Has employ- 
ed an experienced workmen in 
book binding. 

Casper Smith, "at the sign of the 1829. — 
Golden Anchor," will receive 1824. — 
boarders at $1.50 per week. 

Mrs. Smith's Tavern. Fresh flour 
for sale. 

J. D. Smith, Tailor, Parkersburgh. 1826.— 

Benjamin Soule, Hatter. 

L. So\-ez has commenced liaking at 
grocery formerly occupied by 1826. — 
Daniel IVotsnaan. Hard bread. 
.'>2.23 ])r. hi. ( 1827) Tee for sale. 1829. — 

Jonathan Sprague has invented an 

inclined plane wheel. 182 1 

Thos. F. Stanley, Adm'r. oh estate 

of Benjamin Blake, of Fearing. 1822 

Elizabeth Starlin, Adm'rx. on estate 

of Simon Starlin. oi Wooster. 1828 

Stenographic Academy at Philadel- 
phia. 



Augustus Stone will receive in pay- 
ment for del)ts, — clover seed, 
geese feathers, beeswax, dried ap- 
ples and ginseng. (1822) Sunir 
mons the ofiicers of the ist Regi- 
ment ti> meet at Geo. Smith's in 
Wesley. ( 1824) .\dm'r. o!i estate 
of Bethniel Tilson, of Union. — 
Agent for Muskingum IMniing 
Company ; gives notice to delin- 
quent stockholders.- — Wood's Pa- 
tent Plows fur sale. — Will receive 
in payment for goods, — deer 
skins, deer horns, ginseng, country 
linen, beeswax, and feathers. 
( 1825) A small stock cf the new 
loljacco seed for sale. ( 1827) 
Cast plows for sale. — Wants eight 
or 10 boys to work in tobacco. 
(1828) Offers to sell goods at 

wholesale. Tickets in Ohio 

State Lottery for sale for relief of 
Elisha Barrett to help him re- 
build the woolen factory- that was 
burned. 

Benjamin F. Stone. Adm'r. on estate 
of Jonathan Devol. (1824) Of- 
fers for sale one and a half pews 
in the Waterford Meeting House. 

Dan Stone has a lirick house for sale. 

John Stone. .\dm'r. on estate of 
Benjamin F. Stone, of Belpre. 
1825) Adm'r. on estate of Jo- 
seph Cook, of Belpre. 

Col. John Stone orders election of 
Lieutenant-Colonel for ist Reg- 
iment. 

Michael Story. .Vdm'r. on estate of 
Andrew Story, of Waterford. 

Henry Stull, Adm'r. on estate of 
Mickham Stull, of Waterford. 

William Talbot has dissolved part- 
nership with Bayliss Phillips. 

Jasher Taylor. Clothing works on 
the banks of the Ohio. 

Theatre at Mr. ?i[cFarl;md's Hall, 
Februarv 6. Comedv of Paul 
Prv. 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AXD JVASHLXGTOX COUXTY, 



1826.— Francis Thiery. House for sale. ! 1823. — 

i8_'i. — W. Thomas. Adm'r. on estate of \\ ill- [ 
iam H. Buell. 

1822. — W. Thomas & CV). Partnership | 1S29. — 
dissolved. 

1823. — Weston Thomas & Co. Final set- 
tlement desired. ! 1825. — 

1S25. — W. Thomas has discontinued his | 

store and desires settlement. i 1822. — 

1S22. — William Thorniley. Adm'r. on estate 
of Elijah Cooper. 

1824.— W. B. 'ihrall, <if Chillicothe, wishes 1824. 
to sell a newspaper called the 
Ohio Brunch. 1827.- 

1821. — Billy Todd will exchange whiskey 

fur a few huntlred bushels of 1824. 
wheat, rye and corn delivered at 
his brewery. (1S24) Cloth dress- 
ing-. \ 1822.- 

18-23- — Joseph Tonilinson (of Wood Coun- 
ty, \'irg-inia,) Adm'r. on estate of 1825.- 
Humphrey Hook. 

1825. — Abigail Trowbridge, Adm'rx. on es- 1821. 
tate of Heman Trowbridge, of 
Union. 

1821. — Jabez True asks for proposals for i8j 
the support of four paupers be- 
longing to the town of Marietta. 
(1823) Adm'r on estate of Rich- 1825. — 
ard Waterman. 

1828. — Unii.m Canal Lottery of Pittsburgh. 

1821. — ]\Iary \\'alker. Adm'rx. on estate of | 1822. 
Dougal \\"alker. 

1 82 1. — Xahum Ward is aliout to visit Eu- 
rope. \\\\\ act as special agent ' 1826.- 
for those who need his services. 
(1826) Tobacco land for sale. ■ 
( 1827) \\'ishes t(-i \n\\ two bush- 
els of beechnuts. Also 100 small ' 1821. 
sugar trees "to set on my farm on 
Duck Creek." ( ^lanv of these 
trees still stand on the "Cleona" 
farm.) — L'nitarian books for sale 
at Bostijn prices. 

1823. — William ^Varren, Jr., asks payment 

of debts for toll at Duck Creek 1826.- 
Bridge. 



Sherman Waterman, Adm'r. on es- 
tate of Thomas \Vilson, of Woos- 
ter. 

Capt. Abijah \\'ed;!e calls the 4th 
Rifle Company to meet at Henry 
Fearing's. 

Joseph C. Wells, Adm'r. on estate 
of Joseph Wells. 

Otis \\'heeler takes charge of tan- 
nery formerl)- owned by Justus 
Alorse. 

Eunice Wliite. Adm'rx on estate 
of Samuel White, of Windsor. 

Alarilda White, Ex'rx. on estate of 
John H. White, of Fearing. 

James Whitney, Point Harmar, of- 
fers casli for oak, pine and locust 
logs. 

H. P. Wilcox, Postmaster at Alari- 
etta. 

John Whittock & Co., Wool carding 
in Fearing. 

James \\ illiamson. Administrator on 
estate of William Hill, of Grand- 
\iew. 

Robert Williamson. Clerk of the 
First Religious Universalian So- 
ciety. 

Wilson, Da\is & Co. Wool carding 
at the horse mill in Adams, near 
Bear Creek. 

Amos Wilson, Adm'r. on estate of 
Amos Morris, of Adams. Also 
on estate of Benjamin Nott. 

President Robt. G. Wilson, of Ohio 
University, asks for donations of 
minerals, clays, petrifactions and 
fossils. 

Dl. Woodcridgc, Jr. (1822) Will 
purchase bear skins, otter skins, 
ginseng and beeswax. (1826) 
.Ve store at Point Harmlar. ( 1828) 
Goods offered at wholesale. — Re- 
moved from Point Harmar to his 
"lower store." 

William and Miles W'oodford. Cloth 
dressino- at Waterford. Can use 



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horse power wlien water gets too 

low. 
1822. — Ruth Woodward, Adni'rx. on estate 

of EHhu Woodward. 
1823. — Isaac \\'orthingtoii, Tinner, on Ohio 

street. 
1822. — Eleanor Wright, Adm'rx. on estate 

of Jonathan Wright, of Newport. 

FOURTH DEC.\DE 183I-184O. 

In this decade the dentists appear, but mere- 
ly as specialists who can stay but a short time. 

The portrait painter also apiiears in the 
same way. Daguerre had not yet been heard 
of. 

There is a greater specialization in business- 
The drug store separates from the grocery and 
the milliner has her own store. 

Pianos become an/ article of merchandise 
worth advertising and there is one instructor 
in flute playing. 

The circus and menagerie appear a few 
time^ to relieve the monotonv, but there is only 
one advertisement for a fugitive slave. 

Schemes for turnpikes are very numerous 
— to Chillicothe, to Watertown, to Zanesville, 
to Newport, &c. 

In the latter jiart nf this decade many lut- 
teries are advertised, and other grand schemes 
of speculation. 



i8:!8.- 
1833- 

1834- 
1839. 



1831.- 

1836.— 
1839.- 
1832.- 

1831.— 



Alexandria Lottery. 

J. Allen, of Cincinnati, Dentist at 
^Ir. Cole's Hotel. 

E. H. Allen, Dentist at Mr. Cole's. 

John Allison has begun to manu- 
facture hats. (1840) Wishes to 
buy raccoon, for mink and deer 
skins. 

D. B. Anderson. \\'ool carding by 
steam power. 

Andrew & Johnson, Tailors. 

A. Backus. Silversmith. 

William A. Baldwin. Physician in 
Point Harmar. 

Bank of Marietta ; Arius Nye, Cash- 
ier. (1839) A. T. Nye, Cashier. 



S39.— Davi.I Barber and Chas. T. Bucll, 
Altdrneys. ' 

838. — Joseph Barker. Jr., for the Marietta 
& Newport Turnpike Roa'l and 
Bridge Company. 

839. — E. Battelle offers to sell town lots in 
Newport. Notice of vacating the 
plat. 

83S. — Beltz & Snider want barley, hops, 
hoop poles and staves. 

835. — Ebenezer Benedict, Putnam russet 
apple.s at 75c a barrel. 

831. — L. G. Bingham, Institute of Educa- 
tion. 

834. — Nathaniel Bishop, Picking and card- 
ing machine. Terms — 5c per 
pound or 63^:4 c in produce. 

831. — J. M. Booth. Wheeling chairs. 

836. — Jas. M. Booth, Secretary of the 
Washington County Mutual Fire 
Insurance Company 

838. — Horatio Booth and Joseph Hunter. 
Cabinetmtdcing on (ireene street. 

834. — Charles Bosworth and Joshua Way 
have dissolved partnership. 

836. — Bosworth & Putnam. New store 
on the corner of Oilman and Mid- 
dle streets. Point Harmar. 

837. — Chas. Bosworth wishes freight to 
be shipned in the hull of the steam- 
boat "Champion'' about to be tak- 
en in tow bv the steamer "John 
^lills." 

S37. — John Brazier. Cal)inet warelKjuse in 
Harmar. 

839.— Brazier & Weston have a cabinet 
sJKip on Harmar street. 

838. — L. &■ .\. lirigham sell shoes and gro- 
ceries. 

831. — A. Brooks pays cash for wheat, 
flour, pork and fla.xseed. 

834. — Partnership of Brooks & Woodford 
is dissolved. (Point Harmar.) 

833. — John Brough. Last notice to debt- 
'irs. 

831. — John r.rown, of Barlow, President 
of Washington County Society 
for the promotion of Agriculture. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



1836. — Jeremiah F. Brown manufactures 

cooking stoves. 
1839. — Partnership of Samuel Brown and 

Ehas Powthers of Roxbury is dis- 
solved. New firm of Groves & 

Powthers. 
183.2. — Jacol) Browning-. Cordage for sale. 

cash for hem[i. 
1833. — Frederick Buck. Shoe store on 

Front street. 
1833. — Miss Thirza Burst ;n. Xew milliner 

shop. 
1835. — D. H. Buell. Books and stationery. 
1830. — Grear Chamliers manufactures ropes 

and cordage. • 
1837. — Hiram Chambers has for sale in 

Harmar. saildles, bridles anil 

trunks. 
1839. — I>r. T. F. Chaml)ers. C)culist and 

Dentist. IvMnms with J. L. Reck- 

ard. ciirner uf Third anil Greene 

streets. 
1837. — H. Chapin & Co. Xew store and 

new goods at Point Harmar one 

door south of Stone & Co. 
1835. — M. A Chappell. Tailor u\\ Water 

street. 
1836. — Eagle Circus at Marietta, Septem- 
ber 26. 
1838. — E. M. Clifford will remain a short 

time at AJrs, Rii'!;hins' to jiaint 

portraits. 
1838. — John T. Clogston. President of Ale- 

chanics' Lyceum. 
1835. — Sampson Cole. ^larietta Hi^tel on 

Ohio street. 
1837. — Dr. J. D. Cope in Barlow township 

at" Mr. L. Heald's. 
1833. — Dr Cotton. Drugs and medicines, j 
1832. — J. Crawford, President of the Mari- ^ 1838, 

etta Temperance Society. 
1834. — Partnership of John Crawford and 1839. 

Nathaniel Dodge is dissolved. 
1834- — J'>hn Crawford. New tanyard on 

Point Harmar. 
183 1. — R. Crawford. Dry Goods and gro- 1836. — 

ceries. 



1838.- 
1838.- 
I8.-.8.- 



1832.. 
1838. 



1834-- 
1838.- 



1838.— 



1832.— 
iS34-— 

1833-— 



1834.- 
I835-- 
1836.. 
1836.- 



Robert Crawford willl sell or rent 
his steam sawmill. ' 

Airs. E. Creel, Ag't for sale of pi- 
anos fortes. 

Brig.-Gen. Cromwell D. Culver, of 
Waterford, calls together the of- 
ficers of the 1st Regiment. 

John Cunningham. Tailoring. 

.Dr. A. Curtis 1 botanic s}-stenl) will 
• lecture at the Court House. 

H. Curtis, Little Hocking. 

Curtis & Pearson will fill orders for 
mulherrv trees ( for silk cultiva- 
l(,rs). 

S. Daniels has window sash for sale. 

Stephen Daniels and A. Hubbard, 
partners in building Duck Creek 
ami Littl.e Muskingum bridges, 
ha\e dissolved partnership. 

Edward S. Davis wishes to sell 
house and store on Ohio bank be- 
low Gilman street. 

James M. Daxds, Scientific Tailoring. 

John Da\'is. House and sign paint- 
ing. 

John Delafield. Jr. "Chapman's 
Sermons" for sale. (1834) Asks 
for the return of a fire bucket be- 
longing Xo Engine Company 
No^ i.^ 

Tiipographical Description of Wash- 
ington County. Price ^ijV-^- 

John De La Vergne wants 20 men 
for grubbing. 

Gilbert Devol wants 200 hands to 
work on Hocking Valley Canal. 

John Dixon has a farm on Cat's 
Creek for sale, five miles from the 
^Muskingum. 

John Dodge has lots for sale in Bev- 



— J 



W. D(idge. an artist from New 
York City, will remain in Har- 
mar a short time to execute miina- 
ture likenesses. 
Nathaniel Dodge and Justus Morse 
liave dissolvetl partnership. 



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1832. — Dodge and Brooks. New goods at 1833 
Waterford Landing. (1833) Bus- 1833 
iness hereafter conducted by Sam- 
uel Brooks. 183 1 

1837. — Geo. \V. Doughty offers to sell build- 
ing lots in Waterford — the Penin- 1839 
sula farm. 

1834. — Amos Dunham, Jas. M. Booth and 1B34 
S. H. Gates, Township Trustees, 
ask bids for stone culvert across 1835 
Front street, in front of the Geo. 
Dunlevy house. 

1837. — L. Edgerton has opened a new store 

at the corner of Maiket and Ohio 1836. 
streets. ^^oZ- 

1838. — Luther Edgerton and Geo. INT. 183 1. 
Woodbridge begin mercantile bus- 
iness under the name of Edgerton 1838. 
& Woodbridge. 

1836. — Caleb Emerson, Editor of the Mar- , 1839, 
ictta Gazette, has for sale 300 
acres of land on the hill hetv een 
White's Road and Duck Creek. 

1832. — Ephraim Emerson, President of the 1839. 
Marietta Temperance Society. 

1836. — T. W. Ewart, Secretary of Washing- 
ton Countv Agricultural Society. i83'').- 

1837. — Thos. W. Ewart, Secretary of the 

Marietta Total Abstinence Socie- 1839.- 
ty. Also Secretary of Washing- 
ton County School Association. 1837.- 

1835. — Dr. D. W. Farrell sells drugs and 
paints. 

1838. — J. Freeman. Botanic drug store. 1839.- 

1836.— Dr. S. Fuller. Office on Water 1839. 
street. 

1831. — M. French. Institute of Education. 

1836. — James L. Gage. .Attorney at McCon- 1832.- 
nelsville. 

1833. — Miss ^farion Gage. Point Hannar, 1832.- 
Milliner and Dress Maker. 

1839. — Ben-'an Gates. Secretary of the 1834.- 
Washington County School Asso- 
ciation, gives notice of a meeting at 1 '('^^2. 
the upper .settlement of Newport 
in the M. E. Church. 

1839. — Wm. Gle-sner manufactures ch.airs. , 



Levi FL Goddard, Attorney. 

Chas. B. (joddard and Levi H. God- 
dard. Attorneys. 

Granxille Literary and Theological 
Institution. 

\\ ni. J. Gray, of Fearing, wishes a 
partner in a saw and grist mill. 

Dr. K. H. Gray at the office of Da- 
\id Barber, Point Harmar. 

D. Greene & Sons (R. S. & J. H.). 
New firm on the corner near the 
Market House. (1836) Partner- 
ship dissolved. 

D. Greene & Son. 

Daniel Greene. Groceries. 

— John Greene wishes ship carpenters 
to go to Porthmouth. 

— John Greiner. House and sign 
painting. 

— J. Greiner, Lil>rarian, gives notice 
that papers and magazines have 
been removed from the Reading 
Rfjom to Lyceum Hall. 

Grenier & Widgen do sign and car- 
riage painting at Xo. 5 Greene 
street. 

Louis S. Greuzard. Barber and Sign- 
Tainter. At the Mansion House. 

Wm. Griggs wishes to sell house on 
Church street. 

A. L. Guitteau & Co. Xew store on 
Front street one door north of 
Mills, Wilson & Co. 

I\I. Hall & Son, Grocers. 

Wyllys and Joseph Hall dissolve 
partnersliip. Commission Inisi- 
ness. Continued by J. E. Hall. 

\^'. Hall. Secretary of the Board of 
Health. 

W. &. J. E. Hall sell Zanesville flour. 
(1835) Cranberries for sale. 

James Hannan and James D. Wil- 
son have dissolved partnership. 

'W'm. Hardy. From Miarietta to 
Zanesville by stage in 13 hours. 
Fare moderate and speed unsur- 
passed. 



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JUSTORV 01' MAKILI'IA AND H'ASIILXCTON COUXTV, 



183J. — ][. 1 lartw i,L;-, lllacksmilh on "Sec- 1S35. 
Mill" or "IMarkct" street below iH34.' 
ihe C'diirl I liuisc. 

1837. — .K'ssc llailsliH'k. llarlier simp on 

Ohio street. Ladies' puffs and i>\^9- 
curls renoN'aled. i<'^3-- 

183S. — Asa Harris \' Co. niainil'aclure c 
ino- stoves at J iarui.ai'. 

1839. — Sealed proposals asked lor luiildiug | I'^V"^- — 
a .M.irket house in 1 larniar. 

1838. — .1 larniar and Walerford Tunipike ! i'^35- 
C'or])orators, to nieei at Kialdiaf- 
er's 'ra\ern, W'aterford Landing. 

183^. — J. llawknis. at 1 ). I'.. Aiidersim's on j ^^37- — 
Ohio street, reno\ate> and cleans ' '>^3,v — 
clothing. 

1834. — Pr. jaincs Al. llahard at his resi- 
dence on the Stockade. I iJ^o'^- — 

1837.— High School for Yc ung Ladies. Co- j J'\V'>-— 
lunihns. Ohio. 

1838. — Jesse 1 lildehraiid. Stage Proprietor, 

is coniniended hy many citizens of ' ''^3'^' 
the county. 

1839. — S. r. 1 lildreth. Secretary of the .\la- ''"^oo-— 
lielta .\nti-Sla\ery Societw calls 
,1 inei'iing at the College ('liapel. 

183J. — Xew linn .i|' |Mve]ili llolden and his 

son William. 118^41 Tartnersliip i'^3''- 
dissMJved. 

1830.— W. J. \- J. llolden. 

1831). — lloadley i\; Wheeler mamil'actnre ''^3.v 
carriages. Will grind corn for 
<ine-eightli. — William Wheeler re- : i'\i'- 
tires, ;ni(l Lorenzo Al. Parker and 
( ieo. 11. Richards ioiii the firm o I 
.\1. lloadley & Co.' i.^^i.-- 

1833. — Meeting called to form a mulu.al in- 
surance coniiiany. , I '^33- 

1838. — W'm. J. J,-ir\is sells horsc-iiower j 

threshing machines at Marietta. ii'^39- — 

183(1. — Juni,-t Jennings. l>oot aiul shoe ! 1833. — 
store. ( 1837) Removed to [ 
Greene street between Second and 1831. — 
Third streets. i ^^^\7- — 

1835. — ji'.seph l\ell\'. (.'hairman of the 

I Iciiise of I'arpenters and jniners 1 1838. — 
of Marietta. 

183(1. — Orinda 11. King. Milliner ;md Man- 
tua Ahiker. 18??. — 



James Kirh\ . new tailor shop. 

IP. Lapham ]iirlilishes the Marietta 

(id-rcllr. (1833) Xew hat store 

and gi'ocery. 
Leesiiurg Lottery. 
J. Lewis, Tailoring business on Ohio 

street. (183(1) Pi'n'Pfielor of the 

.Mansion House. 
1.. Lewis wishes to sell lots in Lew - 

i^fnrg in lielpre township. 
John S. ].igget. of Zanesville, Den- 
tist, w ill \isit -Mariett.a every three 

months. 
Laddington & Co.'s Menagerie. 
Lienjamin Lundy, City of Washing- 
ton, ])nblishes the li'ciiiiis of Uni- 

I'crsa! Eiiniiicif'atioii. 
lolin Lytic has ;i new water wheel. 
Thompson Mackentosh h;is a "l!ar- 

ber's Emporium" al the Mansion 

House. 
!•:. .v. .Manning. Dentist, al the 

.Ma.nsioii I buise. 
Marietta (.1 lUegiate Institute, Henry 

Smith. Professor o'f Languages. 

I )ir, John (^'ottou. l^resident of 

l')oard of Trustees. 
Mariett.a Lem.ale .'~>eminary. Teach- 
ers. .\lis^^es (.'. .and 1), Webster, 

.Miss (ioodwiii. .and .Miss Little. 
Moiirllti (uiu-tU-. Delalield & Xye. 

Xo. June JQ. 
Marietta Lyceum meets at A'oung 

Ladies" .School Room. Lecture 

'ill :istronom\'. 
.Maiielt.i Museum at Major Jlill's 

( lU Cirecnc sti eel. 
Marietta Sleam Saw and (irisl Mill. 

R. (."r.-'.w lord and 1 >. Protsman. 
Maryland Stale Lottery. 
Ah Ills. C. M. Martin will tcacli 

ImthcIi. 
John Alc(."oy, 'I'ailor. 
J. (,". McL'oy, Secretary of Washiug- 

lou Coun.i)- \nti-.Sla\ cry Society. 
|<.hn Mc(.'une and John Dodge wish 

]iroposals for making and laying 

500,000 Inicks at lleverly. 
Drs. Meaclumi & Pegelow will re- 



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267 



main a lew weeks in Marietta to 
perform dental operations, 
li^,?'-— J"lin -Mills & Co. Xew goods. 
( 1S3J) I'artnersiiip with Luther 
lidgerton dissolved. — Xew linn, 
John Mlills, Samuel .Shipman. 
\oah Wilson. (1X34) Woo<len 
buckets fnmi Beaver, Pennsyl- 
vania. — White marhle fur lonilj- 
stones. 
1835.— Alills, Wilson & Co. Will pay $1.25 
a icord for good hickory and 
sug-ar-tree wood. — Have just re- 
received 400 pieces of wall jjajjer. 
(1836) Satin Ijeaver hoiinets. 
n838j iMrm of .Mills, Wilson & 
Co. dissolved. 
^^39- — J- Melrose will lecture on "Phrenol- 
ogy" at the Court ll()use. 
1834.— Lieut. E. G. .Mitchell, Recruiting 

Officer for regular arm v. 
183 r. — Morgan & Co. Grxxls fn'-m Phila- 
delphia. 
1832. — Morgan & Woodbridge. (1833) 
Latin 1x>oks and salt for sale. 
1833. — :\Iorgan & Woodbridge. ( 1834J 

Partnership dissolved. 
1838.— ^L J. Morse and W. P.' Morse have 
formed a partnersiiip in the tan- 
ning business. 
1834. — Marcellus J. IMorse. Tannery. 
1835. — Harrison Aluncv. Xew Parber shop. 
1839.— Dr. O. Xellis, at Watertown. 
1839- — Oliver X'elson, Wagon-maker. 
1836. — S. Xewton. Xew .store in the build- 
ing formerly occupied by D. C. 
Skinnci" on Point Harmar. 
1838. — I). W. Xoble. Pooks at auction. 
1839.— Xorfolk Lottery. 
1836. — Valuable collection of books for sale 

at the office of Arius Xye. 
1836. — A. S. Xye, Secretary of the Marietta 

Fire Companv XV.. 1. 
^^i?,- — A. 'J". XVe. Secretary of the Mari- 
etta Library. 
1836. — A. T. Xye anri Co. have a new pat- 
tern of side-hill jjlow. 
1835. — Icliabod Xye wi.shes to sell (.r rent 
his tannerv. 



1835. — Edward 1). Otter. Plastering. 
^^33- — •-''I- J'-phraim Palmer orders dtilkers' 

muster of I'irst Regiment. 
1835-— Partnership of I'arker & Thompson 

is dissolved. 
1839- — I'etersbm-g Lottery. 
1832. — Petition to have Legislature declare 

Duck Creek navigable. 
1831. — Polish meeting called October 4. to 
assist the Poles. 
j 1839.— Lorenzo Potter has house for sale 
t on Fourth street. 

[ 1837.— Dr. Pratt locates at Barlow. 
1838.— The Rt. Rev. Dr. Purcell, Bishop of 
Cincinnati, is expected to address 
the citizens at the Xew Court 
House at 3 (/clock, Sundav, 
May 6. 
'^39- — Bisliop Purcell will dedicate the new- 
Catholic Church Xovember 10. 
'837. — David Putnam, President of the 
Washington County Mutual h'ire 
Insurance Company. 
^^33- — Douglas Putnam. Secretary of the 
Washington County Bible Soci- 
ety. (1834) .\gent of Prelec- 
tion liism-ance Comi)any. ( 1835J 
I' ire and marine insurance. 
(1836) Secretary of Marietta 
College. (1838) Asks propos- 
als for making a graded landing 
at the foot of Franklin street in 
Harmar. 
1835. — Win. i'itt I'ulnam advertises Wash- 
ington .Vssociation of Univer.sal- 
ists to meet at Belpre. 
1834. — Raymond & Ogden's Menagerie. 
1 83 1. — E. Rector & Co. Xewi goods. 
('1833) Enoch Rhetor retires. 
Business continued bv Waterman 
Palmer and Elijah Short. 
''^39- — J- D. & A. B. Regnier have a new 
grrcery and ])roducc store on 
Greene street. 
1839- — D''- F. Regnier, at his office on Point 

Harmar. 
^^3-- — J- L. Riddell prqiares 1x>tanical 

s|)ecimens for sale. 
'^39- — C. Robbins will give instruction on 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



flute-playing at ]\Irs. Robl>iiis" on 
Second street. 

1834. — Lewis RutYner, of Kanawha Salines, 
offers $100 for recovery of 
"Negro man named Howard, verv 
black." 

1839. — C. J. Sliephard has a supply of 
piano music. 

1 83 1. — Shipman & Wpodbridge. Fresh as- 
sortment of goods. (1832) 
Partnership dissolved. 

1836. — S. Shipman. New store. 

1837. — Charles and Samuel Shipman. New 
goods and new firm. 

1832. — David C. Skinner. New goods, at 
store on Point Harmar. 

1831. — W. & S. Slocomb. New store on 
Ohio street, also a bookbindery. 

1835. — Wm. Slocomb has his bookbindery 
in front of the College. 

1838. — Slocomib & Buck. Boots and shoes, 
also' a bookbindery. 

1837. — Silas Slocomb wishes an apprentice 
for house painting nad glazing. 

1835. — L. Soyez wants 500 cords of steam- 
boat wood. — Forwarding and 
comlmission merchant. (1837) 
Wholesale and retail grocery. — - 
2,500 pounds of Lippet cheese 
( The Lippets probably lived then 
near the present site of Bell Val- 
ley station.) (1838) Fresh oys- 
ters. 
— I. V. Smith, of Harmar, will cement 



1839 
1837-- 

1839.— 



1834.- 
1838.- 

1831.- 
1832.- 



V. Smith, 
cisterns. 
\\'asliin,gt(Hi 
Bos\\-orth 



Smith has purchased 
& Putnam's stock of 
goods in Harmar. 

Stafford. McCune & Slevin. Whole- 
sale and retail grocers, on Ohio 
street. 

Amzi Stanlev. Tailoring. 

Stewart & Co. o-f Harmar. Part- 
nership dissolved. 

Augustus Stone pays cash for wool. 

Stone, Bosworth & Co. will receive 
in payment for goods, flaxseed, 
heiup. tar, deer skins and horns, 
flannel, linen, ginseng, snakeroot. 



etc. (1835) \\'ill receive in pay- 
ment, flaxseed, deer skins, hams, 
and horns, Kentucky jeans, &c. 

1835. — Stone & Co. have just received 300 
pieces of wall paper. (1836) 
Fc_>ur good New Orleans lx)ats for 
sale. (1838) Eclectic series of 
school books for sale. — Will 
cl(.)se their store at Roxbury. 

1839. — Secretary of Waterford Turn- 
pike Company gives notice that 
the books are open for subscrip- 
tion to the stock. 

1832. — Swearingen & Sloconfb have dry 
goods, hardware and groceries. 
Will take in payment for goods, 
deer skins, flax, flannel, venison, 
hams, &c. 

1832. — ■ Jasher Taylor. Cloth dressing on 
Third street, near the Ohio. 

1837. — Anti-Slavery publications for sale 
by L. Temple. 

1S32. — ■ John Teft. Pump nraker. 

1833. — Weston Thomas and David C. Skin- 
ner. New firm and new goods. 

1831. — Billy Todd has a woolen factory in 
the old cotton factory building. 
Carding 6^4 cents a pound. 

1834. — Dr. Trevor, at his office on Greene 
street. 

1839- — ■ Partnership lietween Clark Tunis 
and Franklin Middles wart is dis- 
sol\-ed. 

1835. — • T. & A. \'inton manufacture sole 
leather. (1836) Cash for deer 
skins. 

1838. — Virginia State Lottery for the bene- 
fit of the town of Wheeling. 

1S31. — Nahum Ward oft'ers cash for mater- 
ial for Duck Creek Bridge. 
(1835) Wishes to sell Wolf 
Creek jN-HU. ( 1836) Wishes 
proposals for building sawmill and 
dam o« Mbnday Creek, four miles 
from Nelsonvi'lle. (1839) \\"\\\ 
sell lots in town of Bonn. 

183S. — Dr. Walter Ward, Office in base- 
ment of Nahuiu Ward's Land Of- 
fice. 



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183 1.— Wm. Ward, Cwper. | 

j83<j. — Wellsburg Lottery. 

1^39- — ^^"heeling Lottery. 

1836.— T. B. Wackham and J. C. Gilman. 1832.— 

Tailors. (1837J Partnership 1836. — 

dissohxd. 
1^39-— t:iias. F. Witts of Bonn will take 1834. — 

jobs of plastering in Marietta. 
1834. — Wm. A. Whittlesey, Secretary of 

W ashington County Agricultural j 

Society. (1835) Asks proposals 

for building a brick poorhouse. ' 
1838. — Whittlesey & Harte, Attorneys-at- 

Law. 
1831. — Whitney & Stone wish to purchase 1837. — 

saw logs. 
1838. — James D. Wilsnn manufactures 

chairs on Market street. i839- — 

1838. — Xoah L. Wilson has 3,000 pounds 

of maple sugar for sale. (1839) 



As Secretary asks proposals for 
building toll house at Duck 
Creek and Little IMuskingum. 

J. Withrow. Saddles and haniess. 

James Withrow manufactures sad- 
dles on Ohio street. 

Dudley and Get). M. Woodbridge 
have taken the store formerly oc- 
cupied by Morgan & Wood- 
bridges. (1835) Manito rope 
for sale. — Fourteen - dozen gen- 
tlemen's stocks for sale. (1836) 
Removed to corner west of 
Market street. 

D. Woodbridge and D. C. Racer 
form a partnership to carry on the 
mercantile business. 

]\Irs. Woodruff has on hand a few 
readv-made hats for the ladies. 



CHAPTER XI. 



COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 

Improvement of the Muskingum — Railroad History — Navigation of Duck Creek — 
County Court House — Old Established Business Houses — Marietta Post Of- 
fice — City Hall — Marietta Township in 1833 — Washington County in 1834 — 
Wolves — Emigrant Association — Public Spirit — Roads and Turnpikes — Improve- 
ment IN Horses — Rapid Transit in 1839 — Passing of the Stage Coach. 



improvement of the MUSKINGUM. 

Between 1830 and 1880 canals had been 
constructed across our State and at the close 
of the period, the Muskingum, had been made 
navigable by means of a system of dams and 
locks. In the surve\' for this Avork along the 
Mluskingum, the youthful John Slierman, aft- 
erward the distinguished Senator and Secre- 
tary, carried a rod. By the year 1840 a rail- 
road from the East was rapidly appoaching 
our borders and four days would no longer be 
considered a wonderfull}- rapid trip from Bal- 
timo-re to Marietta. Every eleiTient of our 
population which has taken a part in the coun- 
ty's industrial, and social devlopment was 
then represented within rmr borders. E\-ery 
creed also had its place of worship and us 
minister or priest. All the valuable land on 
the hills had, Ijeen i»ccui)ied and new houses 
had spnmg up in every township. At this 
distance of time it is hard inr us to realize 
how slow the growth of the country had been 
in the first half century. Marietta township, 
to which nearly one thousand immigrants had 
ccme within the first five years of the settle- 
ment, had, after 45 years, barely two thousand 
inhal)itants, and even in 1840 only 2,689. For 
the next 45 years the development was grad- 



ual and the increase of population was by no 
means rapid. It is only within the last 20 
years that there has been any rapid growth, 
and of this development \\e shall read in an- 
other chapter. 

Inland navigation was re\'olutionized in 
1827 when towing was discovered to be prac- 
tical, and barge-bnilding as viell as boat- 
building began. At this date the Muskingum 
was not na\'igable except at high water. Th.e 
"Rufus Putnam,"' a side-wheeler of Oo tnr.s. 
was the first steamer that ascended the ri\-er. 
This occuh"red in 1824. Leaving ^Marietta 
Frida}' morning she reached Zanesville Satur- 
day evening. The return tri]) was made in 1 nily 
eight hours, such was the rapidity nf the ri\er 
current. The first steamer to> make the trip 
after slack-water improvement was made was 
the "Tuscarawas," September 18, 1841. 

These improvements were first successful- 
ly agitated at the Court House at [Marietta, 
January 3. 1835. 

[Marietta, January 10, 1835. — 

"Muskingum River. — Public attention is 
becoming attracted every day to the vast im- 
portance of this river. Few are so blind as not 
to perceive that before many years shall pass 
awav, this natural channel will become the 



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great thoroug-hfare for tlie exports and imports 
of the interior of Oliio. There is but one thing- 
wanting to perfect it — that is a disposition on 
the part of the General .Assembly of Ohio to 
do equal and exact justice to every portion of 
the State. An appropriation for the improve- 
ment of this ri\er will only be meting out to 
the people of this section of the State that 
which is justly due to them. The country 
through which the ]\Iuskingum fir>\vs has ever 
steadily supported the policy of the State with 
regard to internal improvements — freel\' paid 
her proportion of taxes, w'hich have become 
onerous, \\ithout a murnnu" — under a full con- 
viction that the time would soon ccime when 
its claims would be heard and attentled to. That 
time has anived — and the people will never 
cease to petition the Legislature till justice be 
done them. Tlieir united voice \\ill be heard 
in the Legislative halls — and the voice of the 
freeman is seldom heard in \ain. Recipmcal 
justice is all that we ask. 

"The meeting held last Saturday on this 
subject passed resolutions requesting our Sen- 
ator and Representatix'e to use their influence 
to effect the passage of a bill making the pro- 
posed improvement, and to renew the memor- 
ial sent to them last sessit)n." 

The citizens of Roxbury township activelv 
interested themselves in the matter, as is shown 
by the following re])ort of their meeting, and 
the resolutions there adopted : 

"At a meeting of a number of citizens of 
Roxbury township, Washington County, 
friendly to internal improvements, pursuant to 
public notice, convened at H. Gard's store on 
Saturday. November j8. 1833, for the purpose 
of taking into consideration the expediency of 
memorializing the Legislature of Ohio in re- 
gard to the improvement of the navigation of 
the Muskingum River. The meeting was or- 
ganized b}" appointing G. P. Frisby, ■ Esq., 
chairman, Hiel Dunsmoor, secretary; after 
which the following resolutions were adopted : 

Rcxohcd, That a committee of three persons be 
appointed to draft a resohuion expressive of the views 
of this meeting. 



"Whereupon. Hiram Gard, Elias Puther 
and Hiel Dunsmoor were appointed said com- 
mittee, who submitted the following, which 
were adopted : 

Rcsok'Cd, That the citixens of tlie Muskingum 
valley would lie nvgiec'ful of Uieir own interests, and 
also the interens of the State, should th'-y not con- 
tinue to press their just claim upnn the legislature to 
improve as soon as possible the navigation of one of 
the best rivers of Ohio, in such manner as to conduce 
mo'^t to the public weal. 

Resolved, That the improvement of the Musgingum 
River, in such manner as to produce slack-water navi- 
gation from Zanesville to its contlux with the Ohio 
River, at Marietta, would be an ohect of inestimable 
value, not only to the citizens of the valley, but to the 
State generally. 

Resolved. That u-c believe it to be only necessary 
for our wise Legislature to fairly f.nder-tand and con- 
sider the subject, to indu.:e them to make said im- 
provement, at the expense of the State. 

Resolved. That we deem it expedient to memorial- 
ize the Legislatrire of Ohio relative to the aforesaid 
improvement : wherefore, 

Resolved, That James Rogers, G P. Frisby. Evan 
Jenkins. Hiel Dunsmoor. Hiram Gard. Elias Puther, 
and John Malsler. he a committee to prepare and present 
said memorirl to the citizens of the township, for signa- 
tures. 

Resolved, That Hiram Gard be refpiested to for- 
ward the memorial to our Representative, requesting 
him and our Senator to use all proper means for the 
attainment of the object of said memorial. 

Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be 
signed by the chairman and secretary, and presented to 
the editors of both papers jirinted at :\Iarictta for pub- 
lication. 

"And then adjourned. 

Geo. p. Frisby, Chairman. 
"Hiel Duxsmoor, Secretary." 

A memorial was prepared for the Legisla- 
ture and a bill was introduced the following 
winter by Hon. Isaac Humphreys, representa- 
tive from Washington County, ordering the 
work and appropriating $400,000 for the pur- 
pose. The bill passed the House February 
5th, and the Senate March 4th, Thanks were 
expressed to the author of the bill in the fol- 
lowing testimonial : 

Marietta, February 15. i8,?6. 
To Laac Hmnphreys. Esq. 

Represeiiiative in the Assembly of Ohio. 

Sir: — At a meet'ng of the citizens of the county 
this evening, at the Mansion House Hotel, the under- 
signed were appointed a Connnittee to express to you 
as their Representative, the grateful acknowledg- 



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ments of tlie citizens of the County for the energy, 
promptitude and untiring industry you have displayed 
ni procuring the passage of the bill through the House 
of Representatives for the improvement of the Mus- 
kingum River bj' slack-water navigation : a measure 
which the citizens of the County have long been anxious 
for, as one of the most important branches of internal 
improvement, for the honor and interests of the State, 
and the valley of the Muskingum. And further to re- 
quest you w;ll accept of a public dinner from your con- 
stitutents shortly after your return, — and that you ap- 
point some day when it may suit y^our convenience to 
give us that high satisfaction and pleasure. 

\\'ith cordia' salutations, we are, most respectfully, 
your obedient servants, 

Nahum Ward, William Skinner, 

Joseph Barker. Augustus Stone, 

Sam'l P. Hildreth, Sam'l H. Gates, 

Silas Cook, -V. V. D, Joline. 

Wm. A. Wliittlesoy, 

In compliance with the act of the Legisla- 
ture, tinder the direction of William Wall as 
acting commissioner, and David Bates as chief 
engineer, the work for the improvement of the 
]\Iuskingum River was advertised to be let in 
the fall of 1836. The following is the adver- 
tisement that appeared in the newspapers, call- 
ing for bids on the 2\Iuskingum River improve- 
ment : 

IMPROVEMENT OF THE MU.SKTNCUM KIVKR BY SL.\CK- 
WATER N-\VIGATI0X. 

Proposals will be received on the 20th day of Oc- 
tober ne.Kt, at the Court House in McConnelsville, for 
improving the Muskingum River, Oay Slack Water Nav- 
igation from Zanesville to Marietta, g or 10 dams across 
the Muskingum River, \2 or 13 locks. The excavation 
of a number of short canals, and the building of sev- 
eral Canal Bridges, are included in the work. 

Bidders will be expected to accompany their pro- 
posals with a recommendation of a substantial and un- 
questionable character. 

Plan; and specifications of the work may be seen 
at the Court Hous<; in M^cConnelsville. or at the Com- 
missioner's Office, at Adams' Tavern, at any time after 
the 4th day of October. 

William Wall, 
.U-tinz Cowm'r of Board of Public IJ'orks. 

Laxcastep., Ohio, .Kugust 6, 1S.36. 

The successful bidders were G. W. Many- 
penny, who secured the contract for building 
the dam at Zanesville; Josiah Spaulding. the 
lock at the same place; Hosmer, Chapin & 
Sharp, the dam at Taylorsville ; Lyon. Buck & 
Wolf, the lock at the same place; Arthur Tag- 
gert, the lock and dam at Bald Eagle ; Hosmer, 



Chapin & Sharp, the lock and dam at McCon- 
nelsville; Arthur Taggert, the lock and dam at 
Windsor; Lyon, Buck & Wolf, the lock and 
dam at Luke Chute; John McCune, the dam 
and canal at Beverly ; Arthur Taggert, the lock 
at the same place ; Lyon, Buck & Wolf, the lock 
at Lowell ; Arthur Taggert, the lock and dam 
at Devois; Hosmer, Chapin & Sharp, the lock 
and dam at Marietta. The work was com- 
menced in the spring of 1837 and completed in 
the fall of 1841. The size of the locks was 
changed from the original plan — which pro- 
vided that they should be only 120 feet long- 
by 20 feet in width — to 185 feet in length and 
36 feet in width. Even this size admits only 
the smaller class of boats that navigate the 
Ohio. The supervisor and chief engineer, at 
the commencement and during the first two 
years' progress of the work, was Samuel R. 
Curtis, a graduate of West Point — a most ex- 
cellent man, but said to be in a measure de- 
ficient in practical knowledge and experience. 
The members of the several firms were dis- 
tributed as follows : Mr. Taggert supervised 
all four of his contracts, Mr. Wolf at Taylors- 
ville lock. Jiihn Buck at Luke Chute, Truton 
Lyon the lock at Lowell.'Colonel Sharp at Tay- 
lorsville dam, Stephen R. Hosmer the lock and 
dam at McConnelsville, Harlow Chapin the 
Marietta lock and dam. . It was considered at 
the time of the assigning of the different con- 
tracts that the dam and lock at Marietta was 
the most difficult to construct — and justly, too 
• — on account of the liability of back water from 
the Ohio River, and the other members of the 
firm insisted that Chapin, in consideration of 
having had the most experience, should per- 
form the work, which was accordinglv done. 

The total cost of the Marietta or Harmar 
improvements was $120,000. 

There was some dissatisfaction with the 
manner in which the dams were constructed, 
as is shown by the following extract from a 
newspaper: 

November 16, 1839. — 

"On Thursday night the water broke under 



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the dam at this place, and. washed out the grav- 
el beneath the foundation, at a point near the 
end, on the }ilarietta side, so mucli that the 
dam had settled, at the lowest point yesterday 
afternoon, six or perhaps seven feet from the 
top line. The dam. being completed, was 
nearly or quite full of water, and of course the 
pressure was verv great — the water still run- 
ning through at a furious rate. The loss to 
the State will be very considerable: and should 
this breach be immediately repaired, there is 
no certainty that the dam will stand, it being 
equally as liable to be undermined in other 
places. 

"We are of the opinion that the dam at this 
or any other point, on the ^luskingum, cannot 
stand, unless the foundation is made of. or se- 
cured by pilings, where the bed of the river is 
composed of gravel and quicksands. This oc- 
currence has confirmed us in the belief of this; 
and if it lie true, the State would be greatly the 
gainer, if the whole wooden superstructure 
were entirely removed from its present loca- 
tion. The dam at this place, we believe, was 
not considered difficult in its construction, but 
unfortunately it was built on a sandy founda- 
tion." 

Lock Xo. I was built on the Harmar side, 
which from a commercial and navigable stand- 
point was a mistake. The dam was washed 
out in 1892 and the government changed the 
lock to its present location, where it was com- 
pleted some four years later. The lock here 
is 56 by 330 feet, 24 feet above the mitre sill. 
The lift is from six to 12 feet, according to the 
stage of the water. Tlie keeper's house, a fine 
modern brick structure, was built in 1899. at a 
cost of $3,500. the lot. 45 by 250 feet, worth 
$12,000, having been donated by the city. 

RAILROAD HISTORY. 

Undoubtedly the most remarkable instance 
of early business enterprise, not onlv in Wash- 
ington County but in the entire West, is out- 
lined in a letter now in the possession of E. M. 
Booth, Esq.. dated July 19, 1827 — two years 



before a successful locomotive had ever been 

constructed — which reads as follows: 

Col. J. Mills—Sir, the railroad committee, at a 
meeting held this day, made choice of yourself, Col. 
.V Stone and Jos. Holden, as agents, for the purpose 
of collecting funds by subscription, to defray the expense 
of surveying a route for the railroad between Marietta 
and Clarksburg. S. P. Ilildreth, Sec. 

Attached to this is the suhscrijitinn list of 
95 citizens and receipt of James M. Booth as 
treasurer for $192. The survey was made, 
but for reasons political and pro-slavery the 
western termini were made at Wheeling and 
Parkersburg within the bounds of the old State 
of Virginia. 

In 1837 a committee appointed at a county 
lueeting commissioned Judge Cutler to go to 
Baltimore to confer with Louis McLane. the 
president of the Baltimore & Ohio Company, 
with regard to the route of that road which 
had been built about 80 miles. 

Judge Cutler was again requested l)v a 
meeting of citizens, held November 30, 1S39, 
to repair imiuediately to Baltimore and obtain 
interviews with the Board of Directors, and 
seek to imjiress on the minds of its meiubers the 
great importance of terminating the road in 
this section of the Ohio Valley. 

The efforts of the citizens of Marietta and 
Washington counties, however, in calling the 
attention of Baltimore railroad managers to 
the advantages of a location of their great 
wlork upon a line most direct to Cincinnati and 
St. Louis as well as most accessible to tiie fer- 
tile interior of Ohio, was so far successful that 
earnest efforts were niiade to secure legislation 
from the State of Virginia in accordance with 
that policy. The ojiening for public use of the 
Cumberland turnpike road to Wheeling had 
directed the attention of Baltimore merchants 
to that point on the Ohio river as the only one 
that would meet their views and interests. The 
city city of Wheeling availed herself of this 
]irefercnce and exerted such an infiueiice with 
the \'irginia Legislature that years of contro- 
versy were spent in an effort on the part of the 
more intelligent and far seeing friends of the 
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route tlvat would have given to ^Marietta the 
full advantage of her position. 

Middle Island was the preferred route of 
those who had listened to representations urged 
by the agents from Marietta. Then- as a next 
choice was Fishing Creek and at one time Fish 
Creek was accepted by the Baltimore managers 
as a compromise. But ^A'heeling■ influence 
prevailed and the Baltimore & Ohio Company 
were obliged to accept Grave Creek. 12 miles 
below Wheeling, as their point of entrance to 
the Ohio Valley or continue a struggle that 
promised indefinite dela\'. 

Marietta & Ciiiciiiiniti Railrnad. — A spe- 
cial charter was granted tn the Beljjfc & Cin- 
cinnati (afterward known as the Marietta & 
Cincinnati) Railroad Compan}- in 1845 tn 
build a road to Cincinnati, with terminus on the 
Ohio River, either at Belpre or Harmar. 

The company was organized at Chillicothe 
and Washington County interests were repre- 
sented in the Board of Directors by N. L. Wil- 
son and William P. Cutler. 

As the terminus of the Baltimore & Ohio 
was then undecided, they o])tained from the 
Legislature — with the consent and approbation 
of the Belpre & Cincinnati directors — the right 
to extend from Harmar up the Ohio Valley to 
any point so as to connect with any railroad or 
other improvement that should be built to the 
Ohio River on the easterly side thereof. 

This legislative grant of a right to extend 
from Harmar up the Ohio Valley was pro- 
cured in accordance with advice received from 
the manager of the Baltimore & Ohio Com- 
pany, and with their known wishes on that sub- 
ject. 

The followdng extract from a letter to Hon. 
William P. Cutler from Louis McLane, then 
president of the company, sufficientlv indicates 
their views and fully justifies the efforts made 
to bring the road to Harmar : 

Baltimore. January 14. 1848. 
I'lilcss i! s.hoiild be indispensably necessary to pre- 
.scribe some limit to the extension of your road, it would 
apipear to me most advisable that the right should be 
obtained to extend it to any point on the Ohio at which 
the company should determine to connect with our 
road, or if a limitation be unavoidable, to obtain the 



rig'ht to extend it to any point on the Ohio River 
not higher up than the month of Fish Creek, That 
would enable you certainly to iconnet with the pro- 
iected improvement either from that point of Fishing 
Creek, and I have very little doubt that before we 
finish our road to Wheeling our intersecting road will 
be authorized from, the mouth of Fishing Creek. 

The Belpre & Cincinnati charter, with Har- 
mar as an ax'ailable terminus, and with subse- 
quent right of extension up the Ohio Valley, so 
as to meet the views expressed in President 
McLane"s letter as above cjuoted, made a co- 
operation of all the above-named interests pos- 
sible. 

The first cfl:'ort to build was liv placing 24 
miles lietween Chillicothe and Greenfield, and 
1 1 miles east of Chillicothe under contract. 
This was soon followed hv a second contract, 
extending to Byres station on the east and 
Blanchester on the west. At the date of these 
contracts the control of the company was in the 
hands of directors from Athens, Ross, and 
Highlaiid Counties. A\'ashington County had 
but two representatives on the board, ]Messrs. 
Wils<-in and Cutler. 

Finall}-, after \-arious ^•icissitudes, the track 
iif the Marietta & Cincinnati road (the name 
having been changed because of alteration in 
the proposed route) was laid through to Har- 
mar in 1857. Li 1868 the road passed into the 
hands of the Baltimore & Ohio Companv and 
soon, to save 10 miles in distance, 30 miles of 
road were built along" the Hocking Valley to 
Belpre and the old road-bed of the Marietta & 
Cincinnati Railroad was abandonerl. In 1884 
a portion of the abandoned road-bed was re- 
clain^'ed 1;v tlie organization nf the Tuledn & 
Ohio Central Extension Railroad by T. D. 
Dale, Esq. Its western terminus was at Stew- 
art, and its northern at Patos, where it con- 
nects with the Ohio Central lines. In Novem- 
ber, 1893, it went into the hands of a receiver 
and in August of the following year ^Ir. Dale 
was appointed receiver. 

Clci'claud & Marietta Railroad. — The his- 
tory of the enterprise, which resulted in the 
building of this road, is one of numerous fail- 
ures. The company as originally organized 
was known as the Marietta & Pittsburgh Rail- 



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road Company, and it was Ijrought into being 
for the purpose of constructing a road from 
Marietta to Dennison, Tuscarawas County, 
passing through the counties of \\'ashington, 
Noble, Guernsey, Harrison, and Tuscarawas. 
The certificate of organization was filed Sep- 
tember 29, 1868, and the first meeting of the 
stockholders, pursuant to a call of the corpor- 
ators, was held Decenv'ier 8. i8f)S. at the First 
National Bank of Marietta. The original cor- 
porators were: William H. Frazier of Cald- 
well, William Glidden of Xoble county. Will- 
iam C. Okey, William P. Cutler, and Rufus R. 
Dawes. The stockholders elected the follow- 
ing gentelmen as the first directors of the com- 
pany, viz : W'illjam P. Cutler. A. J. Warner, 
and Rufus R. Dawes, of Washington County; 
\\'illiam Frazier, of Noble; Isaac Morton. 
Thomas Greene and ^^'i!liam Lawrence of 
Guernsey. At a meeting of the directors, held 
upon the same day William P. Cutler was 
chosen president, and Rufus R. Dawes, sec- 
retary. At the second meeting, held Febru- 
ary 18, 1869, A. J. Warner resigned his place 
as director of the company and became, with 
James McArthur, party to a contract to con- 
struct the road from JIarietta to Caldwell, a 
distance of 33 miles, the original purpose being 
to purchase the nearest good coal fields. They 
agreed to build the road for about $17,000 per 
mile, taking their pay in the stock subscrip- 
tions and bonds of the road. The contract was 
made and submitted February 18. 1869. and 
the directors were ordered to place a mortgage 
upon the road and issue bonds to the amount of 
$15,000 per mile. Construction was com- 
menced in the summer of 1869. On June 30th 
the company was authorized to issue a mort- ' 
gage of $1,500,000, it having been arranged 
to extend the construction from Caldwell to 
Dennison or some other point to connect with 
the "Pan Handle" or Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, 
Chicago & St. Louis Railway. Of these bonds 
$500,000 were to be used in payment for build- 
ing that part of the road between ^ifarietta and 
Caldwell already under contract. This action 
bv the Board of Directors was ratified bv the 



-Stockholders July i. 1870. At the annual meet- 
ing of the stockholders December 14. 1870, it 
appears from the president's report that six 
miles of track had been laid. The grading was 
completed to Caldwell, and cross ties furn'ished 
for nearly the whole of the line. It was shown 

j that the sum of $115,879 had been expended 

! by the company, which by this time was largely 

j in debt to the contractors. 

At this meeting a new Board of Directors 

! was elected, viz: William P. Cutler, Rufus 
R. Dawes. Samuel Shijinian. James Dutton. of 

I Washington County: William H. Frazier and 
David ^IcKee of Noble. This Board organ- 
ized by the election of ]\Ir. Cutler as president, 
Mr. Frazier as vice-president. Samuel Ship- 
man as treasurer, and J. A. Kingsburv as sec- 
retary. 

Up to this time no effort had been made to 
carry out the company's plan of extending the 
line north of Caldwell. At a meeting of the 
directors, Alay i, 1871, the following resolu- 
tion was adopted : 

Rcsok'cri, That we deem it advi?able to take the 
necessary steps at once toward extencing our line north- 
ward from Caldwell, and that W. Richard<on and Sam- 
uel Shipnian be a committee to take all preliminary and 
ncces-ary step* t" altaiu that effect. 

At the same meeting ^^Tr. ^\'arncr submit- 
ted a proposition on liehalf of the firm of War- 
ner & McArthur. proposing to build the exten- 
sion contemplated, and a resolution was passed 
authorizing the company to enter into a con- 
tract with them, the compan_\- agreeing to fur- 
nish the right of way. An agreement was e.KC- 
cuted on the 12th of June following. The con- 
tractors immediately began the work of locat- 
ing- the line through to Newcomerstown. which 
point had finally been selected as the place of 
junction. At a meeting held November 30, 
1 87 1, the northern terminus of the road had 
been changed from Ne\\comerstown to Canal 
Dover, Tuscarawas County, and the contract- 
ors were given authority to take subscriptions 
in the name of the cotmty, and to enter into 
contracts for rights of way. By this time the 
road was ciim])leted and the rolling stock was 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



moving over it between Marietta and Cald- 
well. The first train went o\er the road — 
from ]vlarietta to AMiipple, 14 miles — on the 
first day of April, 1871. 

On the first day of Jannary,, 1872, the 
fom-th annnal meeting of the company was 
held, and the following directors were chosen, 
viz: A. J. Warner. Samuel Shipman. W. 
Richardson, W. H. Frazier. Isaac Morton, A. 
Wilhelmi, and \\'illiam P. Cutler. 

A. T- Warner was chosen president, and 
from this time on almost the entire responsi- 
bility of the afifairs of the company rested upon 
him. The company had become largely in ar- 
rears to the contractors, being nnable to collect 
subscriptions fast enough to pay for the con- 
struction. Arrangements were made with the 
several counties to provide subscriptions of 
stock to a given amount and to furnish right 
of way as conditioned prior to entering upon 
the construction of the road in them. As soon 
as the line was definitely located between Cald- 
well and Canal Dover, a branch was projected 
to run from Liberty. Guernsey County, via 
Coshocton, to Mansfield, to be known as the 
"Northwest Extension," which it was intended 
should become the main line. A considerable 
amount of money was subscribed, and county 
and township aid was voted to this line, but 
before work could be begun the panic of 1873 
overtook the company and put an end to opera- 
tions. Prior to this, however. Mr. Warner 
had negotiated the ist mortgage bonds through 
parties in New York City and Amsterdam, 
which enabled the company to prosecute their 
work vigorously through the season of 1872. 

Februarv 11. 1873. the annual meeting for 
that year was held. The old Board of Direct- 
ors was continued in office, with the exception 
of Mr. Richardson, whose place was filled by 
Thomas W. Ewart. During this year the name 
of the company was changed to that of the 
IVIarietta. Pittsburg & Cleveland Railway 
Company; the "Marietta City Branch" was 
built, affording connection with the Marietta 
& Cincinnati Railroad at Front street; and a 
consolidated mortgage was authorized to be is- 



sued for the purpose of providing additional 
funds, and taking up the mortgage previously 
issued. 

It may be remarked, that during the sum- 
mer of 1873 the work of construction was 
pushed ahead with all of the rapidity possible. 
Most of the grading was done, ties provided, 
and the line was got in readiness for the lav- 
ing of iron, except in the construction of tun- 
n.els, of which four were proposed between 
Caldwell and Canal Dover. One of these it 
was necessary to co'mplete before cars could be 
run on the road. On this tunnel, south of New- 
comerstown, work was carried on night and 
day for several months. In order to hasten 
the track-laying and get the road into running 
order, the three other summits were crossed by 
steep grades and zig-zags. Progress, how- 
ever, was considerably delayed, and the com- 
pany and contractors were embarrassed by the 
tardiness of subscribers in paying the money 
they had promised, and the difficulty in selling 
bonds. But by employing every energy at 
their command and using their own funds, the 
contractors pushed the road forward until the 
panic came on. The track was then laid nearly 
to Cambridge, from the south, and most of the 
way from Canal Dover to Newcomerstown, 
upon the north, but none of the road had been 
ballasted and the cuts and embankments were 
new and required constant attention. At this 
juncture it became a serious question whether 
it was possible to complete the line or whether 
it must be abandoned. Bonds could not be 
negotiated, and it was almost impossible to 
make any further collections on stock subscrip- 
tions. The floating delit was large and press- 
ing. 

Up to this time Mr. Warner was not per- 
sonally involved beyond the direct obligations 
he had assumed as contractor in building the 
road. The construction of the road came to a 
halt. Mr. Warner, knowing that if the work 
was long delayed, the iron on hand must be 
sold and the enterprise fail completely, and the 
subscribers along the line not only lose all of 
the monev they had paid in, but also lose the 



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road, determined to carry the project through, 
even if he did so at the expense of heavily in- 
volving himself, personally. In February, 
1874, he went to Europe, and after some time 
spent there succeeded in effecting a negotiation 
whereby the first bonds were substituted by 
the new consolidated bonds and additional 
funds provided for carrying on the work. The 
business of the road, however, which was 
largely dependent upon the development of the 
coal and iron field, came to a standstill, fur- 
naces "blowing cut" and rolling mills "shutting 
down." The road was left by these causes 
without sufhcient earnings to pay the interest 
on. the bonds. This complication of troubles, 
being supplemented and aggravated by an un- 
paralleled flood in Duck Creek, which did 
great damage along tlie southern jiart of the 
line, made it necessary to apply fur a recei\-er. 
On August 5, 1875, A. J. Warner was appoint- 
ed to this position by Judge Marsh of the Court 
of Common Pleas of Guernsey County. The 
road was operated by the receiver from this 
time until June 13. 1877. \vhen it was sold un- 
der order of the court, Cyrus \\'. Field, John 
Paton, and Isaac Morton becoming the pur- 
chasers as trustees for the bondholders. The 
trustees conducted the business of the road un- 
til May I, 1880, when, in accordance with an 
agreement made by the bondholders, tjie road 
was transferred to the new organization, the 
Cleveland & Marietta Railroad Company, a 
corporation duly formed under the State law, 
and lia\-ing for directors Isaac [Morton, of Cam- 
bridge; Douglas Putnam, of Marietta; Stan- 
ley Mathews, Larz Anderson, F. H. Short, and 
Charles W. ^\'est, of Cincinnati ; Cyrus \\'. 
Field, Charles Lanier, and John Paton, of New 
York City ; C. D. Willard. of Washington. Dis- 
trict of Columbia ; and S. C. Baldwin, of Cleve- 
land. These directors elected Isaac Morton, 
president and treasurer, and S. C. Baldwin, 
vice-president and secretary. 

The road operates 1 1 1 miles of track, con- 
necting at Valley Junction with the Cleveland 
Terminal &: Valley Railroad. 

On Januarv i. 1900. it passed into the 



hands of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 
to \\hich system it now Ijebrngs. 

Ohio I 'alley RiiilroaJ. — The first love of 
Marietta in the r;iilrnad building line was the 
Ohio Valley, nv rather the Marietta & Cincin- 
nati & Bellaire Railroad, h'or this enterprise 
this city voted $100,000 in 185J. .A large part 
of the road between here and Bellaire was grad- 
ed and large sums spent on stone work along 
the line. Then came the pinch for nmney to 
complete the road and only the Cincinnati and 
Marietta division was comjileied. 

The enterjirise lay dormant until some time 
in the "seventies," when a new company was 
formed to Iniild the road, and it might be said 
in passing that a company was also formed to 
build a road from Marietta to Zanesville on 
the east side of the ^Muskingum. Gen. Rufus 
R. Dawes was at the head of this enterprise. 
Both of these companies relied on the counties, 
towns and villages along the lines of the re- 
spective roads tn N-ote money to help Iniild 
same. This the \arious municipalities along 
both ri\-ers had done and the contracts were 
about to l)e let for the construction of them 
when the law under which the votes were taken 
was declared unconstitutional and both enter- 
prises fell through. That decision was in the 
nature of a calamity to [Marietta. 

Then a few years later General Warner got 
control of the right of way held by the old M. 
& C. Railroad which cost $10,000. the money 
as supposed, having been furnished by the 
Pennsvlvania Cnmpanv tn ]iurchase the same. 
Then a campaign was inaugurated to raise 
money by private subscription and to secure 
donations of the remaining rights of way. An 
accurate survey was made and all the plans, 
profiles and grade papers, etc.. necessary to let 
contracts for construction, were prepared. 
This was in the year 1883. 

Marietta had no Board of Trade then and 
everything was left to one man. General War- 
ner, who did all the negotiating with the Penn- 
sylvania Company, and the peo])lc were as- 
sured that the road wmild be built. Railroad 
ties were bought and distributed along the line. 



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and so far as any outsider could tell, the road 
was an assured fact, and we were congratulat- 
ing ourselves that uur h(Ji)es were at last to be 
realized, but suddenly the wihole enterprise was 
dropped, the ties were shipped to the Pennsyl- 
vania, which road is always needing railroad 
ties, the plans and specifications were folded 
up, General Warner went to Congress and all 
the hopes, enterprise and efforts of the citizens 
of ]\Iarietta went for naught and the enterprise 
was laid away with this epitaph: "Recjuiescat 
in Pace." 

The Ohiij Ri\-er Rai]r(jad nn the opposite 
side of the Ohio was built about the time the 
Ohio \'alley was abandoned ; whether that had 
anything to do with the abandonment of the 
enterprise is not definitely known. There can 
hardly be any ccmipetition l)etween two rail- 
roads on opposite sides of such a gulf as the 
Ohio. Impassable except at the ferries, which 
are few and far between, a railroad on this side 
of the Ohio would not only hold every pass- 
enger, but every pound of freight, absolutely as 
though no such road as the Ohio River Rail- 
road ever existed. Not only that, but a road 
along a great river like the Ohio between such 
cities as Bellaire and Marietta, with the pros- 
perous communities lying between, would pay 
from the word go. There is no more promis- 
ing opening for the investment of money than 
in Iniildine this road. 



offered and unanimously adopted by the meet- 



Resolved, Tliat we deem it expedient that books 
shall be opened, agreeably to the act entitled, "an act 
to incorporate the Duck Creek Navigation Com- 
pany" for subscriptions to the stock of said company, 
at Marietta, Fearing, S.=.lem and Aurelius, in the Coun- 
ty of Washington, and State of Ohio. 

"On motii)n it was mo\-ed that six of said 
Commissioners be appointed to open the books 
to receive subscri])tions to the stock of said 
Company, at such time and place as thej- may 
deem expedient, ^^'hereupon, the following 
persons were appointed for that purpose viz: 
William W. Mcintosh, Selden X. Merriam, 
James Button, James M. Amlin, Harrv Hill, 
Silas PIobl)y. 

Harry Hill, Cliainiian. 

"Joel Tuttle, Secretary. 



Is hereby given that one liundred shares have been sub- 
scribed to the stock of the "Duck Creek Navigation 
Company," agreeably to the /requisition Of the 4th 
.section 'of the act of the Ohio Legislature incorporating 
said Company, and that a meeting of the stockholders 
will be held at the school house in Salem township, 
near the house of Rufus Payne on the 3d day. of June, 
18.37. at 6 o'clock A. ]\[.. for -the purpose of electing 
five directors, to manage the concerns of said company. 

Bv order of the Commissioners. 

M'ay 6, 1837. 

Joel Tuttle, Secretary. 

COUNTY COURT HOUSE. 



X.WIG.VTION OF DUCK CREEK. 

".\t the last session of the Ohio Legislature, 
an act -w^as passed incorporating the "Duck 
Creek Navigation Comnany." authorizing said 
comiiany to im^prove the na\'igation of said 
Creek by slack-water : in pursuance thereoif a 
meeting of the Commissioners appointed by 
said act was held in .Salem Township, on the 
4th day (if Ala}-. 1S37. to take intO' considera- 
tion the expediency of opening books tO' receive 
subscriptions to the stock of said Com]iany, a 
majority ot' said C<in"<missioners being pres- 
ent, a mjeeting was organized by calling Harry 
Hill to the chair, and a])pointing Joel Tuttle, 
Secretary. The foll(Jwing resolution was then 



The first court was held at the residence 
' f Col. Ehenezer Battelle and subsequently in 
the Northwest Block-house. Sometime before 
the close of the iSth century a Court House was 
erected at a cost of about $1,000. A mOYement 
to that effect is mentioned in the records of 
1792, l>ut we cannot find that the appropriation 
was made until 1798, and the buikhng was 
erected the next year. The upper sto'ry was 
used for courts and the lower for jailor's resi- 
dence, witli a strong log jail attached. A new 
Court House was finished in 1823, 48 by 48, 
two stories. The north addition was erected 
in 1854 and the front 24 Jiy 48 was put up in 
1876. A petition signed liy \g citizens asked 
that the old part be located near the center of 



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the lot: the commissioners granted the petition 
which IS still preserved with the original sio-' 
natures. The present jail was built in 1848 * 
The movement for the erection of the hand- 
some Court House, a vievv- of which appears 
as the frontispiece of this Mork, was led bv 
the Marietta Board of Trade in' 1898 and 'i 
vigorous canvass brought a majoritv of the 
votes to favor the retirement of the old Court 
House and the County Commissioners beo-an 
to provide tor the expense. The contract lor 
the new structure Was awarded. August 1000 
to W. H. Hlis and H. C. Kennech-. doin'g bus^ 
mess as W. H. Ellis & ConipanV. Cincinnati 
Contractors, who have had large experience in 
the erection of public buildings and are a thor 
oughly reliable firm. Their bid was for $147 - 
000; allowances for extras doubtless brouoh't 
tlie cost to exceed $150,000. Washington 
County now has the most superb structure in 
Southeastern Ohio. The architects are Sam- 
uel Hannaford & Sons, of Cincinnati, and the 
wiork is under stipendsioii of \\". L Hadle\' 
Henry Strecker and D. R. Shaw, CountN- Com-' 
missioners. The building is faced all around 
Mfith Bedtord stone and required over two mil- ) 
hons of bricks in its ^^■alls. It has a frontacre 
of 114 feet on Putnam and 141 feet along Sec- ! 
ond street. The comb of the roof is 68 feet I 
high, top of the tower i :;8 feet abo\-e the ' 
ground and the building makes an elegant home 
for the courts and countv offices. It will be 
made fireproof and the third flo.n- will be a sub- 
stantial steel jail. 



OLD ESTABLISHED BUSIXESS HOUSES. 

Some of the more important commercial 
activities which have done their part toward 
making Marietta known in the ]>usiness life 
of the west should not be omitted in the ixxnvd 
ot this halt century of the citv's life. Promin- 
ent among these stable indu.stries is the .\, T. 
I^ye & Son Company. Anselin Tujipcr \'vc 
was bom Xovember 9. 1797. i„ the Campus 
iMaitius, and spent most of his life in further- 
ing interests connected with this citv \ 
foundry- was started near the old Fort Har- 
mar site about 1829 and its projectors sold out 
to A. 1. .\yc, Sr., in 1830. who associated with 



himself his brotlier, Ichabod H \Ae and a 
nqjhew, Rotheus Mavnard as \ T'\ve& 
Company. 1„ 1854. the junior partners retired 
and A. I. Aye. Jr.. bnrn December 17 i8r' 
became associated with his father, the firm 
name changing to A. T. Xye & Son, the latter 
being the active partner from thence until his 
death, January 9, 1899. For manv vears he 
was president of the Citizens National Bank 
and trtherwise largely interested in the city's 
progress. Succeeding the death of A. T Xye 
Jr., the A. T. Xye & Son Qjinpanv was incor- 
Ijorated by his sons, G. L. Xve becoming presi- 
<lent. H. B. Xye, treasurer; and .\. T. Xve 
(3<I). business manager, all natives of Mariet- 
ta and grandsons of the founder of the busi- 
ness. 

I In 1866 the plant was removed to its pres- 
ent site on the Point where it occupies an acre 
of ground, bounded Ijy Muskingum. Post and 
Monroe streets. The buildings comprise a 
large toundr}-, pattern shop, storertxMiis, offices, 
etc., and the specialties produced are the cele- 
brated Leader stoves and steel ranges with all 
kinds ot sto\-e hollow-ware. Bv prompt meth- 
I ods, honorable dealings, and the intrinsic value 
ot Its products this firm commands an exten- 
sive trade. Employment is given to an aver- 
j age of 50 skilled men. making a pay-roll of 
about S3.000 per m,)nth. Thnxigh the depres- 
sions within the past 70 vears, this plant has 
j never ceased to gi\-c emplovment to its men 
and annually f,,rward about the usual amount 
ot goods to its customers. It has continued 
under a direct line of familv descent since 
J 830. Its financial integritv is unquestioned 
and the A. T. Xye & Son Companv will doubt- 
less remain in the future as in the past, in the 
tront_of Marietta's manufacturing success. 

The Marietta Manufacturing Company 
was commenced in 1856 bv W. F. Robertson 
eV Company and has been operated as a foundry 
ever since under \arious firm names. It took 
us present title in 1890 and a vear later was 
incorporated with a capital stock of $75000' 
The i)resent officers are Alia Winsor, presi- 
dent and secretary: J. H. McConnell. superin- 
tendent: \\-. S. Dye. treasurer. The works 
c.jver about an acre of ground, fronting on 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



Fort and Putnam streets and extending back 
to Franklin street. This is a complete foun- 
dry with pattern and niachine shops and has 
made a single casting which weighed lo tons. 
The president is a native of the county and 
looks after tlie wholesale trade: the superin- 
tendent is a native Alariettian. for 30 years a 
machinist, while the treasurer was also, born ' 
in this county and has resided in the city for j 
10 years past.' The trade of the ^Marietta Man- 
ufacturing Company extends well over Ohio 
and adjacent states, the product being stoves 
and ranges, iron and brass castings, plows and 
repairs. In the well-'furnished machine de- 
partment a specialty is made of comipound and 
condensing engines, pumps, etc., for the steam- 
boat trade. Fifty to 60 men are employed 
and this solid ind'ustry is an important factor 
in Marietta's growth and continued prosperity. 
The boiler plant of Henry Strecker has 
been in operation since 1867. \\-'he'-i it was es- 
tablished by George Strecker. He was suc- 
ceeded in 1898 by Henry Strecker, the present 
owner, one of the present County Commis- 
sioners. The works are located on Fort street, 
above Lancaster, and occupy almost an acre of 
land. When in full operation about 12 men art 
employed. Marine boilers are a specialty, many 
of the'large Ohio River boats having been fitted 
out here. 

There is no question but what the Marietta 
Chair Company is entitled to first place among 
the industrial concerns of this city, from the 
magnitude of its operations and probably in 
point of age. The chair business which was 
started here in 1820 was succeeded by the pres- 
ent organization in 1836. It is the leader in 
Marietta industries. Although its employees 
are all union men, the liberality with which 
they have been treated and the frankness with 
which they have been consulted has always met 
their apnroval and the firm has a record of "no 
strikes." 

John Mills, president and treasurer, is a 
son of Col. John Mills, the family having been 
among Marietta's most enterprising citizens. 
J. H. Grafton, secretary and general manager, 



has been identified with the company for 32 
years, and is now the vice-president of the Na- 
tional Chair Association and president of the 
Central & Southern States Association. Mr. 
Grafton's efforts in the upbuilding of Marietta 
are well known. The '^Marietta Chair Com- 
pany, through its catalogues, has done much to 
atlvertise the fame of this city abroad and its 
magnitude of operations has been a great fac- 
tor in the continued prosperity of the place; in 
short, the institution has been conducted on the 
bvoad-g"auge princi])les. n<i which any city 
might well be proud. A large sawmill here is 
nm by the chair company. 

Tliomas Cisler & Son, brick manufactur- 
ers, located on East Putnam street, are the 
pioneer brick works of ^Marietta. Established 
in 1858. the business has been continued on the 
same site ever since. The works are equipped 
for turning out about 25.000 building and pav- 
ing bricks per dav. The material from which 
the bricks are made is a superior quality of 
shale, gas is used for fuel and the bricks are 
liurned in both up and down-draft kilns. The 
premises comprise about 25 acres and upon a 
sightlv knoll near the works Mr. Cisler has 
erected a commodious structure in which the 
ofiice of the firm is located. This industry is 
an illustration of ^Marietta's feasibility for man- 
I ufacturing and a credit to its owners. 

G. M. Knox & Son. Ship-building began 
in ]\Iarietta in 1800, continuing brisk until 
stopped In- President Jeft'erson's "Embargo 
Act" in 1808. The first brig, no tons, was 
named the "St. Clair" and was built for Charles 
Greene & Company by Stephen Devol. In 
1832 ship-building was again revived by Cap- 
tain \\'illiam Knox. He turned out about 35 
boats, which were among the finest built in 
their time. In 1865 G. M. Knox purchased 
an interest in the business, and in 1887 H. D. 
Knox was taken into partnership. The boat- 
yard is situated two squares below the mouth 
of the ]Miuskingum River. It gives employ- 
ment to from 30 to 50 hands as occasion re- 
quires. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



MARIETTA POST OFFICE. 

Prior to 1794, Alarietta's-only communica- 
tion with the East was by private messengers. 
In the spring of that year a route was estab- 
hshed between Pittsburgli and Cincinnati and 
an office opened here with R. J. Meigs, Jr.. 
as first postmaster. Tlie post came by this 
place every two weel<s. In 1798 the first route 
was established between Marietta and Zanes- 
vihe, the trip requiring from two to four days. 
Four years later a route was made to Cincin- 
nati via Athens. In 1825 the service had vast- 
ly im'ijroved, but weekly mail was yet consid- 
ered npto-date. The postmasters here for 20 
years ipast have been S. L. Grosvenor, ap- 
jpointed 1882: E. S. Xye, 1886; E. R. Alder- 
man, 1890: Henn- Roeser, 1894: and M. M. 
Rose. 1898. Mr. Rose was chairman of the 
Repulilican Countv Comn:<ittee prior tO' his ap- 
pointment and favorably known in Marietta. 
About a ton of mail now passes through this 
office each day. The employes are : A. D. Mc- 
Coy, assistant postmaster, with seven clerks, 
eight city carriers, and four rural carriers. 
TIhe system of free rural deli\-er}- is being rap- 
idly extended over the county. Last year the 
earnings of this office were a little more than 
$31,000, and if the present rate of increase 
continues until 1904, it will have reached the 
$40,000 limit, which would place it among the 
offices of the First Class. The Post Office now 
occupies commodious quarters in the new St. 
Clair Building on Putnam street, almost di- 
rectly opposite the new Court House. 

CITY HALL. 

The need of a City Hall appears to have 
been felt for several }-ears before any definite 
mea.cures were resorted to for supplying the 
deficiency. The City Council decided in 187 1 
to erect a substantial brick building of a suffi- 
,cient size to accommodate the city offices and 
the Fire Department, and afford a place of 
meeting for their lx>dy and their successors in 
office. The contract was awarded to \V. W. 
McCoy, he being the lowest bidder, unon Sep- 
tember isth. and iircnarritions were imjnedi- 



ately begun fur the work. It had been the in- 
tention of the Council to build upon the com- 
mons, now commonly called the Park, at the 
comer of Front and I'utnam streets, but there 
was objection made to this location. An appeal 
to the court resulted in an injunction restrain- 
ing the Council from, building on the common, 
and thereupon the present site of the City Hall 
\\ias purchased of M. P. Wells, Esq. Work 
had been begun here when the City Council, 
findin.g that there was much interest manifest- 
ed in the matter, and a very general desire 
that the building should l>e much larger than 
had been contemplated, called a special election 
far th.c purpose of securing an accurate e.xpres- 
sion of public opinion. The ballots were [jre- 
pared so as to read, "City Hall, yes.'" and "City 
Hall, no." The vote was \'ery nearly unani- 
mlous for buildin.g a City Hah, and it being 
understood that the majority were in favor of 
a building which would answer all possible re- 
quiremlents and be an ornament to the town, 
the plans and specifications were changed, and 
a new contract made with Mr. McCoy. The 
b/uilding committee consisted of Michael H. 
Xeedham. George S. Jones, and Ddidley S. 
Xye. The}' e.xamined se\-eral city halls in 
neighborin,g towns ;uid reported plans which 
were adopted October 3. 187 1. \\'ork was im- 
mi^dialely liegun and the building was finished 
and ready for occupancy by the first of 
February, 1873. The building cost about 
$70,000. nearly all oi which amount was ex- 
pended in Marietta. The Hall was fonnally 
opened February 4th. with a ])rcscntation by 
amateurs (all Mariettians) of B'ulwer's drama, 
"The Ladv of Lyons." A congratulatory ad- 
dress to the people ujxju the completion of the 
l)uilding was deli\-ered by Gen. Rufus R. 
Dawes before the curtain was raised. Two 
other entertainments were given upon the even- 
ings of February 6th and 7th. The proceeds 
of the tliree, which amounted to about .S i .000, 
was in\ested in scenery, which was presented 
to the city. In 1894 the building was re- 
modeled at a cost of $17,000, making a com- 
modious and complete opera house, which seats 
an audience of 1.500 and l)rings a steady re\e- 
nne to the municipality. 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



MARIETTA TOWNSHIP IN 1833. 
(From the American Friend.) 

Tlie tO'wnship of Marietta is eight miles 
long on the Ohio River, and froiiv two to six 
miles in breadth. It returns about 1 1,720 acres 
for taxation, and contains about 2,000 inhabi- 
tants. The town, as has been before stated, is 
situated at the confluence of the Muskingum 
and Ohio, and extends along each bank. Hav- 
ing hertofore alluded at large to its general 
features, we proceed more intn detail, and 
state, as far as is in our piiwer. the statistics 
of Marietta. 

The public buildings are the Court House. 
Jail, Market House, Bank Building, Library 
Hall, Female Academy, Collegiate Institute, 
and four houses of public worship. 

The Court House is a large and handscime 
building, square in front, two stories high, 
capped Ijv a handscmie cupola. The upper 
story contains a spacious and convenient court 
room, with two jury rooms, the ascent to which 
is by a neat flight of stone steps. Below, two 
transverse halls divide off four firqjroof of- 
fices, used by the auditor, recorder, clerk, and 
sheriff. 

The Jail is in the building fornicrly c>ccu- 
pied as a I'^urt House. Its occupants are 
never numerous. 

The Market House is a small but neat 
building in "Second." on '"Ohio" street. It is 
in general fully supplied with every \-ariety 
which the season affords. 

The Bank of ]\Iarietta is a large building, 
two stories in heiglit, with an ornamental 
front, which is copied from the United 
States Branch bank in the city of NeAv 
York. The banking room directors" room, 
guard room, and vault occupy the ma- 
jor part of the basement, while the 
remainder, with the whole upper story, is 
finished off neatly as a dwelling house. The 
banking institution is one O'f the best in the 
State, aft'ording to farmers great accommoda- 
tion and its stockholdei's a liberal di\4dend. 
Its discounts for the year 1832 amounted in 
the aggregate to the sum of $325,489. 



There are three houses of public worship 
in Marietta. 

The Congregational, which is the largest, 
is perhaps one of the first built in Ohio. It 
was planned by and erected under the super- 
vision of Gen. Rufus Putnam. It is two stories 
high and furnished with a wide gallei-y ex- 
tending around the sides and front. The front 
of the building presents a large gable flanked 
by two towers, which contain the staircases to 
the galleries, and a large clear-sounding bell, 
a present from; the old Alasonic Society in this 
place. The officiating clergyman is Rew Air. 
Bingham. 

The Methodist Church is a neat one-story 
building on Second street, perfectly jilain in its 
appearance, and embowered in a cluster ot 
beautiful trees. It accommodates a very large 
congregation and is usually filled to^ overflow- 
ing. The present otificiating clergraien are 
Rev. Air. Poe and Dr. Roe. 

The New Methodist Church is a handsome 
edifice, erected on Point Harmar. within a few- 
months past. Its size is 50 hy 30 feet. The 
front is ornannented by lancet-pointed win- 
dows, and presents an exceedingly neat ap- 
pearance. 

The Episcopal Church is now being built 
on a commanding situation, in Scammel street, 
corner of Fourth street, on the rise of ground 
ascending to "the plain." It is to be finished 
in the Grecian Doric order — the front being a 
\-estibule of 10 feet projection, adorned by four 
massi\e fluted columns supporting a rich and 
iieavy pedinient. The size of it is 60 feet by 
40. The building is oif brick, which is to be 
stuccoed in imitation of marble, and the ascent 
to it will be a handsome flight of steps the 
whole width of the building. The clergyman 
oificiating is Rev. Mr. Wheat. 

This much for our ])ublic buildings. They 
are indeed ornamental to the town. The rural 
beaut}' of Marietta has often induced the ob- 
servation that "but little business is done here ; 
the houses are too^ clean." In answer we sub- 
mit facts, prenfising them hy one remark, that 
Alarietta is extended o\-er a large space (tliere 
lieing no less than 1,075 'ots in the town) and 
the coal smoke which arises from our fur- 




MARIETTA FROM HARMAR HILL. 




MARIETTA IN 1830. 

(Fkom a Paintini; iiv Ciiahlks Sullivan; ropiKn nv Pkrmissiojj ok President W. W. Mills. 
OF THE FiKST National Bank of Marietta.) 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



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naces and mills, instead of overhanging the 
town in one dense black cloud, is driven off 
by the gentle Ijreezes induced by the current 
of the rivers. -Again, the business of Miarietta 
is ~noit done, as in other towns, by a continued 
rolling of carts, wagons and carriages alone. 
Our thoroughfares are the swift ]\luskingurn 
and the broad Ohio, and wliere, in other towns, 
is only heard the incessant rumbling of wheels, 
in Marietta these sounds are responsive tO' the 
echo of the boatman's horn, or the steamboat 
bell. But tO' particulars. During the past 
months of the present year, no less than 40 
tlatboats have left town filled with produce, 
and manufactures. Keel-boats constantly ar- 
rive and depart laden ; while steamboats contri- 
bute in by no means the least degree to the 
farther exports and imports of Marietta. The 
more extensive branches of business pursued 
here we name as follows : 

The steamboat }-ard, owned by JNIessrs. 
Whitnev and Stone, at which an extensi\-e 
business is done in the construction of boats. 
\\'e insert the namies and tonnage of the beats 
built here, with pleasure, and if, perchance, it 
meets a traveler's eye, he ma}- recollect their 
speed, their strength and beauty. 

Stcai'iboat "Riif'.is Putn,iin," 70 tons, built for J. 
Greene; built by C. iBarstow. 1822. 

Steamboat "Mechanic," So tons, for a company ; 
built 1S23. 

Steamboat "'Red River," 150 ton.;, for Captain Kim- 
ble, of New Orleans; by Whitney & Stone. 1824. 

Steamboat "Marietta," 150 tons, \Vhilney & Stone, 
owners ; built 1824. 

Steamboat "Coosa," 180 tons. foF J. Hagan. New 
Orleans: by Whitney & Stone. 1825. 

Steamboat "Warrior," 120 tons, for B. Harncr ; by 
Whitney & Stone, 1825. 

Steamboat "Muskingum," 160 tons, for J. Rice ; by 
J. Hatch. 1823. 

Steamboat "Oregon." 225 tons, for Whitney & 
Stone ; by Whitney & Stone. 1826. 

Steamboat "Cherokee," 182 tons, for J. Jones ; by 
W. & S., 1826. 

Steamboat "Erie," 10 tons, for Edgely : by N. 
Drown, 1826. 

Steamboat "Isabella.' 180 tuns, for D. Greene; bv 
W. & S., i827. 

Steamboat ".■\tlantic." 420 tons. W. Beach : I>v W. 
& S.. 1829. 

Steamboat "Herald," 80 tons, for J. Clark: by W. 
& S..^ 1820. 

Steamboat "Java," 80 tons. Fearing & Company, in 
J 8.50. 



Steamboat "Chesapeake." 180 tows. H. Dobbin; 
built, 1831. 

Steamboat ■Whale," 320 tons, Z. Foster & Co., 
New Orleans: by VV. & S., 1831. 

Steamboats "Orion" and "Eclipse." 70 tons each; 
by W. & S., 1832. 

The miarietta Foundry is in full tide of 
successful operation. Castings of every kind 
are made here, and in the best manner. None, 
perhaps, can be produced superior to them. 
Fronii 100 to 120 tons of pig iron are moulded 
in this foundr)- ever}* year. 

The [Marietta Steam Mill is a large build- 
ing vi freestone, three stories high, containing 
three run of stones, and manufactures from 
fifty to sixty thousand Ini.shels of floiu" per 
annum. 

There are besides these two steam saw- 
mills (one of which also' produces flour), two 
carding machines ( one worked by steam), and 
four tanneries. One of these tanneries is very 
extensive. It has just lieen erected and put 
in operation liy the Messrs. Vintons, formerly 
of Philadelphia. .\ steam engine performs the 
duties which in other instances are done b\- 
the strength of hand, saving consequently a 
\ast amount of manual lalior. 

w.\.sinxc.Tox couxTY IX 1834. 

(By J. DchAcId, Jr.) 

• 

\\'ild Animals. — In early da}'s the forests 
I if Washington County re-echoed to the bel- 
li iwings and hca^ y tramp of the buffalo, the 
panther and the bear, and the howl of the wolf ; 
the fleet deer bounded, with timid feet, from 
the approach of the hunter; the lofty flight of 
llie wild fowl was no protection against the 
inerring aim of tiie arrow, winch, whiz.dng 
Ib.rcugh the air, brcu'ght back its fluttering 
r.iark: the lifted h.'^ad of the rattlesnake rcrired 
iisclf in the path of the traveler; and the red 
torchlight Oif the Indian fishing canoe glared 
intensely on the light ripplings of the water. 
I!ut those days are now no more; the "stam]> 
ing grounds" show where once the bufifalo re- 
sorted : and the panther lives only in the tra- 
ditions of old hunters. The arrow has given 
awav to the rifle ball ; the rattlesnake retires 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



to unfrequented rocks and sands, while the 
fishing canoe no more glides along, managed 
by the dusky form of the red man, but is guided 
by the dexterous boatman's pole. 

The wild animals at present, found in the 
county are chiefly those of the most harmless 
character, and which contribute to the suste- 
nance of man. Tihere is perhaps in the most 
uninhabited parts an occasional bear, or, per- 
chance, at night a wolf may be heard to howl 
in some remote glens on the borders ; but I 
may safely affirm that but few inhabitants of 
the county, at the present day, meet with either 
the one or the other. The deer still bounds 
with noiseless tread before the hunter's path, 
and the corn is sonietimes molested by the se- 
cret attacks of the raccoon, opossum, or squir- 
rel. The wild turkey stalks along the woods 
in large flocks; the streams are lined with the 
brilliant plumage of the wild, duck ; and high 
in the air may be noticed the buzzard, wheel- 
ing in wide circles until his keen eye and scent 
attract him to the ground. The wild igray 
goose may be seen winging its \-ernal and au- 
tumnal flight through the air ; and in the au- 
tumn may be heard from almost every branch 
the twittering" of wild pigeons. Clouds o-n 
clouds come in thicker and thicker, until mill- 
ions are assembled in one grand "roost." 

"In the township of Decatur is a tract three 
or four miles square, occupied by the wild 
pigeons as a roost, in the year 1832. The tim- 
ber over this tract is entirely destroyed. Mill- 
ions of beautiful birds made this their domi- 
cile for several months and afforded much sport 
to the huntsmen, and much food for the foxes." 
(Manuscript notes of W. C. by S. P. Hil- 
dreth.). 

Petrolemu ("spring-oil" or "Seneca oil") 
has been known to the hunters and earh" in- 
habitants ol the county since its first settle- 
ment. It is generally supposed to be the 
product of coal at a great distance below the 
surface of the earth. It is, as is well known, 
an oleaginous sul>stance, rather thicker than 
comnTOn tar, possessing a strong, disagreeable 
odor. This oil. by filtering it thro^ugh char- 
coal, is almost deprived of its empyreumatic 
.smell, and can be used in lamps, as it affords 



a l>rilliant light. It is \ery useful, ami there- 
fore niucli employed in curing the diseases of 
and injuries done to horses. It is a preventive 
against the attacks of the "blowing fly." and 
is perhaps the best substance known for the 
prevention of friction in machinery. 

There are to gases, "sulphuretted hydro- 
gen," and "carburetted hydrogen," which rise 
copiously in some places from the earth, par- 
ticularly on the banks of the Little Muskingum. 
The last named gas is considered sO' strong 
a mark of salt that many wells are sunk on 
this evidence alone. When a light is applied 
the gas inflames and burns for davs. until ex- 
tinguished by rain, or a sudden gust of wind. 
There are some pools of water through which 
gases rise, and which consequently have ac- 
quired the name of "burning springs." 

While on this subject it will be expected 
that I should name the market at which pro- 
duce is sold and the best means of conveyance 
thereto. It has been remarked that the numer- 
ous streams gave surprising facilities to the 
inhabitants of even the inland townships, of 
conveying their goods and produce tO' market. 
Xow there are so many markets Oif easy access 
that it is left tO' the final decision of the agri- 
culturist, whether to convey his load to ]\Iari- 
etta and there sell it, or to take it to Cincin- 
nati, Louisville, Natchez, or New Orleans. It 
is a general practice for the farmer to select a 
large, tall and straight poplar (Liriodcitdrun 
tnVif'ifcra) from which he whip-saws twO' large 
boat gunwales. By properly framing and fast- 
ening to these, cross pieces, studding and 
joists, boarding the whole up carefully, and 
caulking the bottom, to render it water-tight, 
he obtains a light draught flatboat, to which 
he appends a long sweep to steer with, and two 
others for rowing. Into this l>oat he conveys 
all his surplus produce, and perhaps that of 
his neighbors also-, and with the assistance of 
one or two hands launches out into the current 
of the ri\-er, \\-hich bears his boat along to the 
market below. Generally the boat and cargo 
are sold at Cincinnati, although sometimes it 
is found mtore profitable to let the boat float on 
to New Orleans, and disposing of the cargo 
and boat there, at advanced prices, to return 



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home by one of the countless steamboats, 
whicli adorn the Western waters. These flat- 
boats usually hold from six to eight hundred 
barrels tonnage. Frequently the owners of 
the freight bring back in return a cjuantity of 
groceries, such as sugar, molasses, coffee, rice, 
&c., on which they make a second profit when 
they arrive at home. The convenience of ac- 
cess to Washington Count}- affords its inhabi- 
tants other facilities. It is generally, as we have 
said, better suited tO' grazing than to^ arable 
farms. Where then is the market for cattle, 
for horses, for pork, for wool, and other pro- 
.duce of such farms? My answer is, you may 
ha\"e it at your own door. Annually drovers 
perambulate the county to Ijuy up all the cattle 
they can obtain. The Eastern markets are 
supplied with our beeves. Cur horses are be- 
fore the carriages of the Eastern cities droves 
being sent thither annually. Our pork and 
cheese supply the mart of New O'rleans, sent 
hence by our merchants ; while our wool is ex- 
ported (by tons) ever_\- year to the Eastern 
manufactories, after having been purchased at 
the farmer's own fireside liy the merchant from 
the seaboard on his annual visit. 

Such are the markets of Washington Coun- 
ty. To the enterprising farmer, who will ad- 
venture a little for large profits, the mart of 
New Orleans is the point of attraction. The 
distance is great, but the cost and trouble of 
transportation is very small. Others proceed 
only to Cincinnati, or Louisville, and there 
dispose of their boats or rafts; and still more, 
preferring to- devote the whole of their time 
to the cultivation of their farms, await the an- 
nual call of the beef or horse drover, or of the 
pork dealer, or wool merchant, and dispose of 
their surplus produce at home. 

WOLVES. 

February 24. 1834. — 

NOTICE TO WOLF KILLERS. 

The unflersigned, who was born and raised in a 
new rountry. now tlie State of Vermont, wliere wolves 
were extremely annoying, causing the death of vast num- 
bers of Sheep, but which were soon destroyed when a 
bounty of $20 per head was given, — having resided in 



Waterford, in this county, since the year 1795, and 
ever since, more or less, a cultivator of Sheep; from ex- 
perience, firmly believe it is money well expended when 
we pay a heavy bounty on wolves' scalps: and 1 believe 
also "in the doctrine of self-defense, even should it do 
my neighbors" good. 

Some >ea.rs ago an association of Wool growers 
in this county, was formed for the destruction of 
wolves, which failed to be complied with, and the hun- 
ters not well paid; — but yet I h(^p< and believe they 
will be remunerated for what has been done. We then 
petitioned the Legislature to give the Conmiissioners 
of this county the power to tax sheep for the destruc- 
tion of W'olves; under this act tlie popular nerve was 
unstrung — the Commissioners quailed — the wolves re- 
joiced, an.i 'multiplied to tlie great damage of the 
country. 

That the wolves shall be destroyed. I now stand 
forth alone, speculation or no speculation, to offer, and 
will pay ten dollars for each and every full grown wolf, 
killed on the east of the iMusUingum River, in the 
counties of Washington and Moigan. on the certificate 
of the Clerl: of the Court, in which it must be certified 
that they were killed east of the Muskingum River ; 
and this bounty which, with the State and county will 
make $19, I hope and trust will be a strong inducement 
for the hunters to move forthwith against the enemy, 
and which I w'ill pay until si.\ months' notice is given 
in ihc public papers to the contrary. The woif hunters 
I hope to see earlj' and often for this bounty, until there 
is not a grown wrlf within the counties I have named. 

Wool is one of the main staples of our country, and 
will be so, and happy will it be for its inhabitants. 
The time will shortly arrive, as I trust, and well will 
it be for this region of country, when our town, county, 
and State authorities will give especial patronage to 
Sheep. 

Benj.vmin Da.m.v, 
Waterford, Washington County. 

Newport, Ohio, April u, 1834. — 
"The Wolf! — We call the attention of 
hiinters to the following notice. It will be seen 
that by the lil>erality of individuals, the bounty 
wlill be increased to' a simi rendering it of 
profit tO' the hunter to .spend considerable time 
and excrtinn in the destruction of this animal: 

Wolves.- -.\ few of the fanners of Newport town- 
ship, stimulated by the example and laudable exertions 
of an elder brother of the occupation, who has ever 
1)een liberal and vigilant in the measures adopted in 
this section of the State, for the destruction of our coiri- 
mon enemy, the wolf, have authorized the undersigned 
to offer a bounty of ten dollars for each and every full 
grown wolf that may hereafter de destroyed within 
the County of Washington, on the east side of the great 
Muskingmn River. 'The money will be paid by the 
subscriber, on the presentation of the .certificate of the 
clerk of the county, taken in the form prescribed by 
law. to entitle the person killing the wolf to the State 
and county bounty. 

Joseph B.vrkek, Jr. 



2SS 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



EMIGRANT ASSOCIATION. 

Saturday, INIay 3, 1S34. — 

"A meeting of several citizens of ^Marietta 
\^■as convened at the Bank of Marietta, on 
Monday evening last, for the purpose of con- 
sulting upon the expediency of forniiing an 
Emigrant Association. John jNIills, Esc^., in 
the Chair, and J. Delafield, Jr., Secretary. On 
motion of Arius Xye. Esq., it was Resolved, 
that it is expedient to form an Emigrant As- 
sociation in and for the County of Washing- 
ton; the principal purpose of -which shall be 
to collect and furnish correct information to 
emigtants to this county, or who may be dis- 
posed to emigrate hither : and for the further- 
ance of this object, to 0])en a communication 
v.-ith persons in the Eastern cities, particularh- 
New York, through whom correct informa- 
tion of the character and advantages offered 
in this county and to\wi may be given to emi- 
grants. 

"The association was then organized l>y the 
electiori of the following gentlemen as officers : 

President, Arius Nye. 
Vijce-oresident, John Mills. 
Secretary, John Delafield, Jr. 

Directors. 

Douglas Putnam, 
E. B. Swearingen, 
James M. Booth, 
Joseph E. Hall. 
"S. P. Hildreth, M. D., 

"Gentlemen who ha\-e farms in this criunty, 
for sale or lease, or who have mills, for sale 
or lease, mill-seats which are unoccupied, &c., 
&c., are informed that by leaving a correct 
written description of their property (and if 
possible a plat of the same) with the Secretary, 
at Marietta, it will be open to. the inspection of 
any emigrants who may arrive. Citizens in 
each township are respectfully recpiested to 
convey to the Secretary^ such information in 
relation to their respective townships as will 
prove of advantage and interest to emigrants 
who mav come hither." 



PUBLIC SPIRIT. 

Marietta, April 19, 1836. — 

TE.\ PL.^NT. 

The subscriber has for ten years past cultivated 
successfully the genuine tea plant of China, and believes 
confidently that, after making various experiments in- 
volving considerable expense, he has at length discov- 
ered the art of drying and manufacturing the leaves, so 
as to produce the article of tea in quality equal to the 
Young Hyson imported. 

He has in his possession samples which he will 
exhibit to any one desirous or curious to ascertain the 
fact. He will also give, gratis, to any gentleman de- 
sirous of cultivating it. or willing to make the experi- 
ment, fresh seed, of last year's crop, and will, more- 
over, give instruciion for planting and rearing it. Ha 
is certain it may be raised and cured in this country with 
good profit. 

John Piatt. 

N. B. — It is not any selfish motive that has induced 
him to give this notice, but a sincere desire that it may 
prove a benefit to this countr.v, in which he has passed 
the better part of eight years of his life. Inquire for 
me at M"-. ChristO|ier Carpenter's. Green street. 

R0.\DS AND TURNPIKES. 

1836.— 

"There is one obstruction to the gi'owth of 
this place, which its inhabitants ought to set 
themselves earnestly about removing. It is the 
want of good roads and bridges in the ^•icinity. 
That a traveler should be compelled to pay 
heavy ferriages over little streams — and to 
head run? for want of bridges, in the neigh- 
borhood of such a tO'wn as Marietta, is a cir- 
cumstance not at all tO' its credit — and (|iiite 
as little to its proht. A good bridge over 1 )uck 
Creek, on the road by Dr. Moore's farm, 
would save its cost to the town in one year 
in the articles of fuel and building materials. 
W'e wish to see these evils speedily rem;edied." 

".\t a meeting of the Corporators of the 
Marietta and Newport Turnpike Road and 
Bridge Company, Alarch 21, 1838, Joseph 
Barker, Jr., was appointed Chairman, and \\'in. 
A. Whittlesey, Secretary. 

"The following resolution, offered by Will- 
iam West, towit. Resolved, that it is ex- 
pedient that lx)oks of subscri])tion be forthwith 
opened to obtain stock in the Marietta and 
Newport Turnpike Road and Bridge Com- 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



pany. under the directiiui of the tirst ten named 
Corporators, as pointed out in the Second Sec- 
tion of the Act incorporating said Company, 
passed March 5, 1838, and seconded by Eljen- 
e^er Battelle, was adopted by the following 
vote : 

"Yeas — Joseph Darker, Jr.. E. Battelle, 
John Mills, "Wm. W est, Jas. 'M. Booth, J. De 
La Vergne, Noah L. Wilson, \Vm. Dana. Dud- 
ley Woodbridge, \\'m. A. Whittlesey, Weston 
Thomias, Robert T. 3ililler, D. Greene. Jonas 
I\Ioore, Xahum Ward. 

"Nays — None. 

"The meeting of Corporators then ad- 
journed. Joseph Barker. Jr.. 

"Clniiriiiait. 
"Attest. 

"\^'M. A. \\"hittlesev. Sccrctar\." 



1839- 



EOAPS ! RO.\DS ; 
XO. 2. 



To the Citizens of the Muskingum J 'alley. 

"'Sow's the day, and iiow'^i the hour." 

The law for the encouragement of Turnpike Com- 
panies has l:<een a considerable time in operation. Other 
parts of the State have availed themselves of it much — 
we, hut little. .'\n attempt was made to repeal it last 
winter. The members from Hamilton, it is understood, 
voted for the repeal ! — j'es, Hamilton has milked her 
full share from the public cow — and now would sell 
her off and debar other portions of the State from the 
like privilege. Now is the time for the Muskingum 
Valley to put in for such a share as may carry out the 
communications necessarj- to its prosperity and that of 
the' public and public works. No time should be lost 
in carrying into effect the charter for Turnpikes to 
Lancaster, Chillicothe and Zanesville. li those living 
in the lower part of the valley bestir themselves prop- 
erly the objects will be effected. But if they linger, 
others may step in and divert the course of prosperity, 
and the dwellers on the Muskingum may rue, too late, 
their blindne.S'S and want of timely exertion. 

"There is a tide in the affairs of men, 

Which taken at the flood — Leads on to forttmc ; — 

Omitted — all the voyage 01 their life, 

Is bound in shallows and in miseries." 

The word, therefore, is nov, 

July 27, 1839.— 

"Agi"eeah!y to notice in the public papers 
of Marietta, signed bv X'ahum \\'ard. T'^'m 
Mills, P. B. Buell, John Dodge, Jesse Hilde- 



brand. ]'". .^Imrt, and Thomas A'inlun, corpor- 
ators ; the stockholders of the Muskingum Val- 
ley Turnpike Company met at the Court House 
in i [arietta, on Frida\", the 26th f)f Julv, 1839. 
John Mills, Nahuirt \\'ard. and L. D. 'Barker, 
three of the commissioners named in the act 
of incorporation, were appointed to preside at 
this meeting, and A. T. Nye was appointed 
Secretai'}-. 'J'he stockholders then proceeded 
to elect by ballot, nine Directors for the Com- 
pany, agreeably to the 4th Secti(jn of the act 
incorporating said company, passed February 
16, 1833, and on counting the l)allots it ap- 
peared that P, H. Buell, Nahum \\''ard, George 
W. Barker. John Dodge, L. D, Jiarker, Jesse 
Hilde'brand, E. Short, John \\". Dana, and 
Thomas Vinton, having each a majority of 
all the votes given, and tlie highest said num- 
l)er, are declared duly elected Directors of the 
Mtiskingum \*alley Turnpike Company. 
"John Mills, 
"L. D. Barker, 
"Nahum Ward. 
"A. T. Nve, Scc'y." 

improve.mext IX horses. 

\Varren, September 12, 1839. — 

"At a meeting of the \Vashington and 
W^ood County Association for the Improve- 
ment of the Breed of Horses, held at the house 
of Geo. Reppert, in tiie township of ^\'arren, 
agreeably to public notice. 

"The meeting was organized l.)_\' appoint- 
ing A. \\ D. Joline, Chairman, and J. P. 
Wightman, Secretary, when the following of- 
ficers were ap[)i)inted. and tlie folliiwing reso- 
lutions unanimously adopted: 

Judges for the wiinning stand : 

John De La Vergne. President, 

John Clark, Geo. Reppert, Vice-presidents. 



James Withrow, 

A. y. D. Joline, 
Henry Fearing, 



Distance Judges. 
.Stewards. 

Treasurer. 

L. Chamberlain. 

Secretary. 

D. Barber. 



Geo. Smith. 

J. P. \\'ightman, 
E. W. T. Clark. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Resolved. That Lewis W. Reppert, D. Barber, Jas. 
H. Deming and W. Greene be a Committee to la/.- out 
and cause to be made a track on the farm of Air. 
Reppert 5 miles b-alovv Harmar. 

Resolved, That the races commence on the 17th of 
October next and continue for three days, as follows : 
first day, first race mile heats, for three year olds ; 2d 
race, same day, 2 mile heats, free for all ages ; weight 
according to age; 2d day, mile heats, free for all 
ages, weight according to age : 3d day, mile heats, best 
.3 in 5. for all ages, weight according to age. 

Resolved, That the amount of annual subscriptions 
and gate money, after deducting the expenses of obtahi- 
ing and making the course, be applied equally in purses 
for the four races above mentioned. 

The entrance to each race to be $10. The races 
to be free for all 'horses now owned in the counties of 
Washington and Wood, upon the condition that the cit- 
izens of Wood raise an amount to be added to the 
purses above named of not less than one-half of the 
amount raised by Washington County. 

Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be 
signed by the chairman and Secretary and published in 
the papers of Washington County. Ohio, ar.d Wood 
County. Va. 

A. V. D. JoLiNE, Clminnan. 

J. P. WiGHTitAX, Secretary. 

RAPID TRANSIT IN 1839. 

Parkersburg, July 19, 1839. — 

WINCHESTER AND PARKERSBURG MAIL AND ACCOM MOUA- 
TION LINE. 

Froni Winchester direct to Parkersburg. Va. The 
subscribers have determined to run their line three 
times a w-eek (instead of twice) and through in less 
than three days, with very little night traveling. This 
Line w"ill connect wiih the Winchester. Baltimore and 
Ohio Rail Road, and the Alexandria, Washington and 
Staunton Stages — so that passengers going either East, 
West or South, will only lodge in Winchester and 
pass on in four days from Baltimore. Washington or 
.'\le.\andria, to Parkersburg (on the Ohio River) from 
whence they can go by steam up or down the River. 

The Stages leave Taylor's Hotel in Winchester, 
every Monday. Wednesday and Friday morning, and 
returning arrive there on Tuesday, Thursdav and Sat- 



urday. Leave McGuire's Hotel in Parkersburg on Sun- 
day. Wednesday and riday mornings, and returning 
arrive there Monday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. 

The distance through is 235 miles — the entire route 
on ;he Nortwestern Turnpike Road. Fare through 
$16. All intermediate points rated at about 7 cents per 
mile. 

Good drivers, new Coacbes and Teams are em- 
ployed and every possible attention will be paid by the 
Proprietors. N. ICuvkendall, 

J. Lewis & Co.. 

Proprietors. 

PASSING OF THE STAGE COACH. 



Aug'ust 7, 1840. — 
■■ Stage Accident.- 



-Ota Ttiestlav last the 



miail stag'e and the opposition stage of 
Xcil. Alo'ore & Co.'s line, between this 
phice and Zanesville. in coming down, 
came in contact about si.K miles above 
this, by w!iich the opposition, containing 
nine passengers, was thrown off the 
road, down the bank, and upset, ver_\- serio'us- 
ly injuring a young man by the name of Peck, 
from New York, and, more or less, all the 
other passengers. These stages were racing, 
and in coming up March Run Hill, the mail at- 
tempted tO' pass the opposition, and in doing 
so run it off the road. According to the state- 
ments of passengers, there w-as considerable 
excitement between the drivers and agents who 
were seated with them, and threats have been 
made pre\'iotis tO' this collision ; 'but as the af- 
fair will probably undergo^ a legal investiga- 
tion, we shall forbear to state anything fur- 
ther that we ha\-e heard. There is not the least 
doubt that both parties were to blame, as they 
seemled perfectly regardless of the safety oi 
their passengers." 



CHAPTER. XII. 



TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS OF THE COUNTY. 

Adams Township — The Town of Lowell — Aurelius Township — Barlow Township — Bel- 
PRE Township — The Town of Belpre — Decatur Township — Dunham Township 
— Fairfield Township — Fearing Township — Grandview Township — The Town 
OF New Matamoras — Independence Township — Lawrence Township — Liberty 
Township — ^ Ludlow Township — Marietta Township — Muskingum Township^ 
Newport Township — Palmer Township — Salem Township — Warren Township — 
Waterford Township — The Town of Beverly — -Watertown Township — -Wesley 
Township. 



Adams township, lying east of Waterford, 
on the Noble County line, was incorporated 
in 1797. and was first settled when the Second 
Association was located at \\'aterford. Its 
history during the pioneer period — before 1800 
— has been sketched. The earliest settlers were 
the Coburns. .Allisons, Dodges, Dax'ises, Frves, 
Kinneys, (Jwtns. Alasons, Devols, and 
Spragnes. 

A block-house was huilt on land settled by 
the Kinneys, known as "Kinney's Block- 
In »use." A monninent has I'.een erected (in 
the site. 

The improvement of the Muskingumi Riv- 
er was the making of the little x'illage "Buell's 
L'.wcll." laid (tut hy P. B. Buell, which sttxjd 
in what is now L'pjier Lowell. The first store 
was (jpened here in 1822. Lowell Mill was 
erected in 1842: Oak Mill was Iniilt in 1859; 
a planing mill was built, but bunied in 1879. 
The fir^t postmaster was E. Short, wIki went 
into ofl-;e about 1820, the office then being 
known as Adams. Buell's Lowell was incor- 
porated May 10. 1 85 I ; the first officials were: 



Theodore Schriner, miayor; S. N. Merriam, re- 
corder: J(_>hn Scott, Solomon Sharpe, John B. 
ivegnier, Joseph Cox and Gerirge Fleck, trus- 
tees. William Bartlett was elected first mar- 
shal hy the Board of Trustees. 

Among the early settlers were : Nicholas 
and .\sa Coburn. sons of Maj. .Asa Coburn, 
with wlitjm the_\- came to Marietta from Mass- 
achusetts in the latter part of 1788. Major 
Coburn harl won his title in the Massachusetts 
line of the Revolutionary Armv. Many of 
his descendants live in Morgan County. 

Roibert .Allison ^came from Pennsylvania 
in 1788. Moved to Cat's Creek in 1795. His 
daughter. Mrs. Frost, born in Fayette Coun- 
ty, Penn.syl\ania. October 12, 1784. was for 
a long time before her death the onlv survi\-or 
of the pioneer life during the Indian war. She 
had a clear recollection of events that occurred 
at the Canr])us Martins, and especially of the 
Sunday-school tau.ght Iw Mrs. Lake. Mrs. 
Frost died at the home of her grandson. .Mr. 
O. A. Stacy, near Lowell, in 1891. 

James Owen, from Rhode Island, came to 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Ohio in 1788. His son Daniel came into the 
Adams colony. 

Col. William Mason, a soldier of the Revo- 
lution audi one of the first party of pioneers, 
settled in Adams about 1797. 

William' Mason, of Pennsylvania, came to 
this settlenrent about the same time. 

INIIaj. Joshua Sprague, an officer in the 
Revolution, came to Marietta in 1788, with his 
two sous, Jonathan and \Mlliam. They went 
to Waterford but afterward Major Sprague 
and his son William rauoved to Adams. 

Stephen Frost, Michael Cyphers, Joseph Si- 
mons, Amos Wilson, Geo. M. Cox. .\lfred 
Hall, Morgan Wood, James H. Rose ( oif Vir- 
ginia). Among the German settlers are Philip 
Mattern (a son of Heniy Mattern. who lived 
in Salem ). Jacob Sclmeider, Jacob' IJecker, and 
Jacob Reitz. 

Joseph Frye came from Maine to Water- 
ford, where he taught school, before he mo'X'ed 
■down to his farm. 

William and Daniel Davis, sons of Capt. 
Daniel Davis, a soldier in the Re\'olution. and 
one of the 48 pioneers. Tlie descendants of 
Captain Davis bore an ihono-ratble part in our 
second wiar for liberty, that of 1 861 -05. 

Oliver Dodge, one of the 48 pioneers, came 
from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. His 
son, Richard, a lover of fine horses and of a 
good joke, was long a familiar figure in Mc- 
Connellsville, Richard left no children. 

Nathan King, a native of Niova Scotia. 
Two of his daughters were married to sons 
•of Robert Allison. 

Churches. — The Baptist Ciuuxh dates from 
1797; its reorgamization fnnn 1832. The 
Christian Church was organized in 1831. The 
German citizens oi Lowell and vicinity organ- 
ized the Protestant E'\-angelical Church in 
1857. The Congregational Church built a 
house of worship in Lowell in i860. Imt serv- 
ices are no- longer lield in it. A few of the 
memijers now meet in Rainliow. 

.\I).\MS TOWNnIUP and LOWELL (•0R''ORAT[0N. 

Drvclopuicnt. — During the last decade 
Lowell has developed and improved to a con- 



siderali'Ie extent. ^lany beautiful residences 
have been built, the streets ha\e been improved 
and cleaned, (.)ld building's have been removed 
and additions ha\-e been made tO' the size of the 
corporatifjn. 

The plat oif Sprague's addition to the cot- 
po-ration was approved by the Council a few 
years agO'; PfafT's sub-division, comlprising 14 
acres of ground, was annexed in 1901 ; and the 
plat of Saner's addition was approved June 6, 
1902. Numerous biuildings are being erected 
on all oif these additions and the town is ex- 
periencing a nice growth. 

Industrial. — Lowell is proud of the volume 
oi business that is transacted within its limits. 
It has a goodly number of industries that have 
been bnilt up gradually and are upon a safe 
footing and in a flourishing condition. Great 
pride is taken by the people of Lowell and 
Adants township in the First National Bank. 
The capital stock of the bank is owned prin- 
cipally by local parties and the conservative 
manner in which the business has been man- 
aged has m'ade it a valuable investment. The 
deposits are heavy and a nice surplus is being 
accumulated. 

Lowell can boast that there is more Ijusi- 
ness transacted within its- borders than in any 
other town of its size and many larger ones 
;dong the Mtiskingum River. 

'I he oil developments in Adams to\\nship 
have resulted in \-er)- valuable productions. 
The first large pools were found in the Reed 
field on Cat's Creek, and the Minch field, which 
lies to the northwest of the town. The Minch 
field w'ls sold at one time by A. J. Brown, A. 
1. \aughn and others toi tlie Boston & Marietta 
Oil Company for $1 30,000'. Considerable oil 
is being found on Bear Creek, near the east- 
ern township line ;ind the developments there 
are making the fields verv valuable. The S(jutli- 
W:estern section of the township also is pro- 
ducing some oil. 

Educational. — The Adams Township 
School District is comjiosed of 11 sub-districts, 
rang-ing in numbers from one to 12, inclusi\e. 
No, 6 being consolidated with No. 11, The 
enumerations of the yotith of school age in the 
j! township during the last five years have flue- 



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293 



tuated between 370 and 400. The percentage 
of attendance upon the enumeration is quite 
large, and the Board of Education has been 
fortunate in securing the services of gcx>d 
teacliers. Tliere are several new school houses 
which are commodious and well adapted to the 
purpose, Ixit most of the others are old and 
in bad condition. Owing to the unusually and 
unavoidably bad state of the finances of the 
Board, nothing can be done at present with 
the houses, but as soon as there is a cash bal- 
ance on hand the matter will probably be taken 
up and some changes in the districts may be 
made that will secure a better divisif>n of the 
towtnship. J. A. Schwinden;an is president of 
the Board at this time. 

The Llowell Independent Sclmnl District 
•embraces the entire town and a strip of the 
surrounding territory. It has graded schools 
which have more than a local reputation. Prof. 
J. L. Jordan and Proi. D. A. Leake, who ha\c 
been principals of the schools during the last 
18 j^ears, deserve great credit for the manner 
in which they iiave built them up. There are 
four teachers. 

Political. — Xormally. Adams Tin\-ns]iip 
is Danocratic m political complexion by from 
40 to 50 majority. The oil operations during 
late years Iiave brought many new people to 
the township, which h?s altered the matter 
somewhat in se\-eral instances, but on an av- 
erage it stands ahout the same. The present 
officers of the township are : Trustees, John 
Decker, John Huck and Daniel Marsch; clerk, 
John D. Hollinger; treasurer, A. C. Beach; as- 
sessor. Ed Schwindeman ; justices of the peace, 
Daniel Marsch and J. M. Newton : constables. 
W. F. Burdine and Elias Dobbin. In Lowell 
corporation the Democrats are also usually vic- 
torious. The officers of the corporation are: 
Mayor, A. D. Bell ; clerk. John D'. Hollinger ; 
treasurer. C. G. Schneider ; councilmen, S. 
Turkenton. F. A. Boyle, J. W. Landsittle. J. F. 
LLoilinger. Fred Fauss. and .\. H. Henniger; 
irjarshal, Philip Rothley. 

Questions looking toward the issuing of 
bonds for the pur]x>se of building a new public 
hall and the erection of water works have met 



with defeat when submitted to the voters of the 
corporation. 

Fraternal. — The folK)wing fraternal or- 
ders are represented by subordinate lodges and 
branches in Lowell, viz : Knights of Pythias, 
Masons, Odd Fellows, Daughters of Reljekah, 
and Grand Army of the Republic. 

Buell Lodge, No^. 395, Knights of PVthias, 
has 97 members and owns real estate valued at 
$2,500. Conx'entions are held every Monday 
evening. 

Lowell Lodge, No. 438, I. O. O. F., has 91 
members enrolled upon its roster and the real 
estate owned is \-alued at $3,000. Meetings 
are held es'ery Tuesday evening. 

Sunbeam Lodge. No. 51, Daughters of Re- 
bekali, has a goodly numher of memliers. 
Meetings are held every Thursday evening. 

The roster of Lowell Lodge, No. 436, F. 
& A. M.. shows a membership of 34. ^Meetings 
are held monthly. 

Dick Mlason' Po.st, No. 304, G. A. R., has 
16 memibers. 

.\11 of the lodges are in a flourishing con- 
dition. 

— John D. Hollinger. 

.■\L-RELIUS TOWNSHIP. 

Aurelius township was originally a part of 
Monroe County, being admitted into Wash- 
ington County, December 15, 1818. In that 
year John S. Corp and Judah M. Chamberlain 
headed a petition to the commissioners of 
W'ashigton County, praying the establishment 
of this addition as a township. 

On the connnissioners' journal, dated De- 
cember 15, 1818, appears this record: 

On petition of John S. Corp, Jiulah M. Cliamlicr- 
lain, and others, praying tor the cstaii'.ishmenl of a new 
'own in the county of Washington, therefore 

Rc.^oh'ed, by the Hoard of Commissioners. That 
that township, nnml)crod tive in the eighth range, ex- 
cepting sections No. 2^. 26 and 27, and fractional sec- 
tions No. ,•54, 35 and 36 be and the same is hereby declared 
and established into an incorporated town, to be here- 
after known and distinguished by the name and denomi- 
nation of .4urdius, and tlie inhabitants residing in said 
district are hereby declared entitled to all the privileges 
and immunities of incorporated towns in the Slate, The 
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M. Chamberlain on the second Monday of January, 1819. 
at 10 o'clock A, M., to elect their township officers 
agr'_-cai)ly to law. 

At this meeting Gilead Doane and Jiidah 
M. Chamberlain were elected justices of the 
peace hut nothing else is known of the meeting. 

it will be noticed that the establishing act 
(lid not give Aurelius sections 2"/ and 34. The 
date of this accession, as ascertained from the 
commissioners' journal, was that of their June 
session. 1842. For they 

licxdhcd, that section twenty-seven and fractional 
section thirty-four, in township hve. ran.ge eight, here- 
tofor<" belongnig to township Salem, is heieby annexed 
to Aurelius. 

Aurelius was redu.ced to its jnesent small 
diniens«o..s i.y t'.ie act it the Legislature torm- 
ing i\oi...le County. It was passed March 11, 
1 85 1 . 

Anting the earliest seltlers in Aurelius 
weie the Dains. Buttons. Bousers and Hutch- 
ins. Dr. jiihn B. Regnier, who came about 
j8iy, has well been considered "the father of 
the township," being a leader in the formation 
and development of it. He was appointed 
first postmaster- in 1819, built the first grist 
mill about the same time, and secured the 
building of the first road from the niuuth of 
Cat's Cieek to Macksburg. 

William W. Mackintosh opened the first 
store about 1827. Free Will Baptist Church 
was organized between 1810-12: a "regular" 
or "hard-shelled" Baptist Church was organ- 
ized soon after. In 181 8 the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church was organized. 

A public school was started as early as 
1809 with Xancy Button as teacher. 

The two villages of the township are 
Macksburg and Elba, which ha\-e owed their 
prosperity to the oil development wdiich has 
been very profitable here, there being now 75 
producing leases in the township. This is 
equaled by only one other township in the 
countv as shown bv the table of leases in the 
chapter on "The Oil Industry.'' 

B.\RL0W TOWNSHIP. 

Barlow tnwnship was organized in 1818 at 



a meeting held in July. The first trustees 
were Cornelius Houghland,- S. N. Cooke and 
Caleb Green; Buty Green was treasurer. The 
first settlers in the township were the Lawtons, 
Vincents, Greens, Proctors, Houghlands,, Mc- 
Guires. The main road in the early days was 
the "State Road" fmuK }\Iarietta to Athens, 
wdfich passed near the Law ton cabin ; aiiother 
from Belpre to Watertown ran a little west of 
this cabin. 

The Methodist Episcopal Church was the 
fit St to enter the township, the first church be- 
ing a log meeting house built in 1808. The 
First Presbyterian Church was erected in 1838. 
In 1839 this church split, the "Xew School" 
faction leaving the parent church. They unit- 
ed again in 1870. The L'nited Presbyterian 
Church was organized in 1849 ^"^ ^he Lnion 
Church at Vincent in which several denom- 
inations worshiped was built in 1867. The 
Christian Church was organized in 1846. 

The first school house was built in 1808-09 
and was known as the "Old Hickory'' school 
house. A vivid glimpse into that early school 
house is affortled us in the papers left by 
Henry Earle Vincent : 

""The house in which the pioneer children 
of Barlow township first learned their A, B, 
C's, and to repeat 'In Adam's fall we sinned 
all,' was built entirel\' nf rough hickory lo^s. 
with chimney of 'cat and clay,' and a broad 
fire-place wide enough to receive logs the 
length of a common fence-rail, which not only 
furnished fuel for fire but seats for the young 
urchins while warming themselves. The floor, 
benches and writing table were all made of 
rough-hewn puncheons — that is, logs split into 
slabs and some of the roughness 'scutched' off 
with a Ijroad-axe. Small cavities were left in 
the back wall in which the ink-stands, contain- 
ing the iiiu/^lc ink. were kept tu protect it from 
the frost. 

"The window s w ere made bv cutting out a 
liiece of a log si.x or eight feet in length and 
placing small sticks perpendictilarly across the 
space at interwils, thus making a sash over 
which the paper was ]iastcil. The paper used 
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copy books, as there were no newspapers in 
those days and blank paper was too scarce and 
too vahiable to be used for such purposes. This 
paper was made transparent by being first gen- 
erally coated with coon"s grease or possum fat, 
and a fire-brand held to it until well-melted. 

"The old schoolmaster was so deaf that 
the scholars would 'talk right out loud,' and 
often he would go to sleep and then the way 
the young rogues in 'home-spun and linsey' 
would 'cut-up' was nobody's business but the 
teacher's and he did not know it. When dis- 
missed for noon, the first one on the ice was 
the best fellow — but the best felloic in this case 
happened to be a tall, portly girl, who generally 
led the van in all the sports. The old school- 
house has long since, with the youthful actors 
in the scenes about its portals, passed away 
forever." 

Barlow village was made in 1840 with 
John McCuig, Horatio Ford and Lyman Laf- 
lin as proprietors, and "consisted of eleven lots 
of fifty-four acres each and located near the 
Marietta and Belpre roads." Lyman Laflin 
opened the first store. 

Fleming, a station on the iild Marietta 
& Cincinnati Railroad, now a prosperous little 
hamlet on the Marietta, Colunibus & Cleveland 
Railway, was laid out August 3, 1853, by Hen- 
ry Earle Vincent, who kept the first postofiice. 
The first store was opened Ijy Church B. Tut- 
tle, and Enoch Preston kept the first tavern. 

D. C. Lasure contributed the following on 
"Stores and Trade" of Barlow to the Barlow 
Centennial which is of interest. 

"The first store of which I can learn, in 
Barlow township, was on the southeast corner 
of Barlow X Roads. 

"H. N. Ford, C. B. Tuttle and C. Shipman 
started a store in the Ford building, under the 
firm name of H. N. Ford & Company. H. N. 
Ford died in a short time, and C. D. Ford took 
his place. Soon John Ford bought C. D. 
Ford's interest and the firm was Tohn Ford & 
Company. Then D. H. Merrill anu T. W. 
Moore bought this firm out. and Ford, Ship- 
man and Tuttle retired. This was in 1858 
or 1859. Soon after D. H. Merrill bought 



Moore's interest and carried on the business 
two ov three years, when J. W. Merrill bought 
an interest, and the firm became Merrill Broth- 
ers. This firm did an extensive business for 
some years. Then C. D. Ford bought a third 
interest and the firm became Merrill Brothers 
& Company, and continued so two or three 
years, when C. D. Ford retired, and the firm 
became Merrill Brothers and so continued until 
succeeded by Lazure Brothers. Smith Broth- 
ers bought out Lazure Brothers, and they sold 
to A. W. Morris, W. E. Thompson and D. E. 
Greenlees, as Morris, Thompst)n & Company. 
Soon Mr. Greenlees retired, and the firm was 
Morris & Thompson. Mr. Thompson sold 
his interest to J. H. Fleming, making it Mor- 
ris & Fleming, who after continuing business a 
short time, removed their stock of goods to 
Williamstown, W'est Virginia. The store 
room, which had Ijeen enlarged at different 
times by Merrill Brothers, then was vmoccupied 
for some time, but a year or two ago L. C. 
Maxwell put in a stock of goods and is now 
doing business there. 

"Lyman Laflin was postmaster for a num- 
ber of years in early times and carried a small 
stock of goods in connection with the post- 
office. 

"Soon after the Civil War, the store room 
east of Mrs. M. A. Ford's was built by the 
Barlow Mill Company, composed of C. B. Tut- 
tle, George B. Turner. Jude Chamberlain 
and Harry Burchett. They did Inisiness in it 
for a vear or two, then moved mill and store 
to Vincent. Somewhere in the 'fifties.' H. G. 
Lawrence partially built a store room just west 
of and near to the store so long occupied by 
IMerrill Brothers. This was occupied as a 
store room by a Mr. Coyton, later by John 
Parker, and finally by Scott & Pollard. Each 
of these continued but a short time. The 
building became the property of Merrill Broth- 
ers and when John Haddow's residence was 
liurnt, Mr. PLaddow bought the old store, and 
it is now the framework of Mrs. Haddow's 
house. Ten years or so ago, J. H. Haddow 
iniilt a store room in the village and occupied 
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as Gracey «S: Haddow. Soon ]\Ir. Gracey re- 
tired, and Mr. Haddow afterward sold an in- 
terest to Perley Dimsmoor, and the firm lie- 
came Haddow & Dunsmoor. Mr. Haddow re- 
tired and P. Dunsmoor was the store man. 
Later P. Dunsmoor & Son, and at present D. 
L. Dunsmoor. Two or three years ago J. W. 
Scott and J. F. Foster started a store in the 
south entl of the village, and after a year or 
two Mr. Foster retired, and J. W. Scott con- 
tinues the business. Lawton Sisters have run 
a store in the Post Office building for the past 
ten years or more. Sarah J. Lamb ran a store 
in the east end of the village for two or three 
years when, having become married to a hor- 
rid man. she gave up the store business and 
went west. 

"The first store in Vincent, called the 
'Farmers Exchange," was kept by C. B. Tut- 
tle on what was known as Card's corner. I 
believe he was succeeded by Gard &. Son, who 
later sold to H. M. Amlin and William Mc- 
Kibben, who did a fair business for a short 
time as Amlin & McKibben, and H. Gard & 
Son built a new store on the opposite corner 
and did business there for a short time. Af- 
terward John Lynch kept store in the same 
place. Other stores in Vincent were kept by 
John Tuttle, Tuttle & Dunn, Mary J. Pres- 
ton, Preston & Tuttle, and A. B. Vincent in 
the building formerlv used as the station house 
on M. & C. R. R. 'S. F. Hayes built a store 
in the village about 25 years agO' and did busi- 
ness there until within a few years. 

"After the T. & O. C. E. R. R. was re- 
vived, Sandy Shaw and D. R. Shaw built a 
store near the railroad crossing, and did busi- 
ness as Shaw Brothers. Later D. R. Shaw 
retired and Sandy still runs the store. Hayes 
Brothers built a store on the opposite side of 
the railroad and ran a hardware business. Jo- 
seph Smith started a store in a building put 
up by J. C. Vincent four or five years ago, and 
ran it a short time. He was succeeded by 
Berkley & Company, and they by A. C. Fuller. 
F. W. Vincent built and runs a store on the 
opposite side of the street. Burris Crewson 
had a store where Adam Kepler now lives. 



W. O. Keith has a store on a new street run- 
ning past the school house. 

"I have understood that Mrs. McGary car- 
ries a small stock of groceries. Thomas 
Breckenridge built a store at Fleming station 
probably about i860. He was succeeded by a 
Mr. Martin from Pittsburg and he in turn by 
Edward Cecil, Mr. Tullis, Strickling Brothers, 
J. H. Haddow, Haddow & Fleming, Fleming 
& Turner, Charles Turner, Hart Brothers, C. 
E. Finch, Fleming & Biedel, Finch & Biedel, 
Coffman & Miller, S. A. Coffman and C. E. 
Starr, who now occupies a new store at the 
old stand. 

"After C. E. Finch sold out at the station, 
he started a store near his residence and still 
runs it. Robert Pryor at one time had a store 
on Pryor Ridge, where Harvey Martin now 
lives, and D. G. Martin also- kept store a while 
just north on the same ridge. 

"On the establishment of a post office at 
Ormiston, Alexander Ormiston started a store 
at his farm in the northeast part of the town- 
ship, which he has since discontinued. Mrs. 
McCurdy has had a store on Barnett Ridge for 
some years, and at one time a Mr. Amos kept 
a small store on the Hoon place. There may 
have been other effoTts in the store line, but I 
have failed to get track of them." 

Of the later advancements should be men- 
tioned the Barlow Fair. It was started in a 
small way, in 1871, by William Thompson, 
I. B. Lawton, Frank Deming, William Moore, 
E. H. Palmer, Daniel Canfield, John Ormiston 
and others, and has grown year by year to its 
present greatness and importance. There is 
a tradition, of long standing in this county, that 
it never rains in the time of the Barlow Fair. 

BELPRE TOWNSHIP. 

The names uf the settlers in Belpre and 
much of the early history of the to^\-nsllip are 
found in Chapter IV. 

It was created by resolution of the Court 
of Quarter Sessions, December 20, itqo, as is 
shown by the following record : 

Rrsoli'cd, That townsliips No. i and 2, in tlie tcntli 



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range, and No. i, in the ninth range, be, and they 
hereby are incorporated, and to be included in one 
townsaip, by the name of Belpre. 

The first town officers were: Col. E. Bat- 
telle, to'wn clerk; Winton Casey, overseer of 
poor; Col. Nathaniel Cushing, constable. 

The location of the settlements is thus de- 
scribed by Dr. S. P. Hildreth: "The main 
body of the new colony tract was divided into 
two portions, known as the 'Upper' and 'Mid- 
dle' settlements. The lands on the river were 
of the richest quality ; rising as they receded 
from the Ohio on to an elevated plain, 30 or 
40 feet higher than the low bottoms, and ex- 
tending back to the base of the hills. This 
plain was in some places more than half a mile 
in width, forming with the bottoms alluvions 
of nearly a mile in extent. The soil on the 
plain was in some places fertile, loamy sand; 
and in others inclined to gravel, but every- 
where covered with a rich growth of forest 
trees, and producing fine crops of small grain. 
About a mile below the Little Kenawha, this 
plain came into the river, presenting a lofty 
mural front of eighty or a hundred feet above 
the surface of the water. This precipitous 
hank is c(intinued for half a mile, and on its 
brow, and for some distance back, is clothed 
with evergreens, being chiefly different varie- 
ties of the cedar. That portion of the plain is 
known by the name of 'the Bluff,' and is lo- 
cated near the head of Blennerhassett's Island, 
close to the landing and crossing place to the 
mansion erected a few years after by this cele- 
brated nian. 'The Bluff' di\ided the 'Upper' 
settlement from those below. The 'Upper' 
lay in a beautiful curve of the river, which 
formed nearly a semi-circle, the periphery of 
which was about a mile and a half, and rose 
gradually from the bank of the river on to the 
second bottom by a natural glacis, the grade 
and beauty of which no art of man could ex- 
cel. From the lower end of 'the Bluff,' the 
plain gradually receded from the river, leaving 
a strip of rich bottom land, about three miles 
in length, and from a quarter to a third of a 
mile in width. This distance, like that portion 
above, was laid off into farms, about 40 rods 



wide and extending back to the hills, which 
rose by a moderate slope to an elevation of an 
hundred feet above the surface of the plain, 
and were clothed with oak and hickory, to their 
tops. This charming location was well named 
'Belle-prairie,' (or Ijeautiful meadowj, but is 
now generally written 'Belpre.' '' 

THE TOWN or BELPRE IN I9O2. 

' liu oifonitcd in 1901.) 

The Belpre of today reflects creditably the 
intellectual and cultured characteristics of the 
stalwart pioneer of the "block-house'' days. 
There still remains some traces of the old pio- 
neer blood, and a few of the historic points 
made famous during the days of the first set- 
tlers are cherished and protected by the present 
inhabitants. 

The geogra]jhical limits of Belpre have been 
encroached upon, from time to time, until now 
Belpre — proper — represents an inico^rpo rated 
village about one mile long and one-half wide, 
directly opposite Parkersburg, West Virginia. 
Though the settletnent of Belpre is one of the 
oldest in the county and hence in the State, 
and for many years the most popular commun- 
ity in the county, outside the present Marietta, 
yet it was not until July 22, 1901, that it was 
voted to incorporate it. The following Janu- 
ary (1902) the charter was received, and on 
the 13th day of the same month, the election 
of the first ofticers of the corporation was held. 
The estimated population is 900, — no census 
has as yet been taken since the incorporation. 

The valley in which Belpre is located is 
still one of the most productive along the Ohio 
Ri\er. being especially adajited to truck-gar- 
dening, and yet retains the pristine beauty, 
which gave to it its poetic name. Belpre is 
essentially a residence village, its commercial 
and intlustrial interests having l)een greatly 
damaged by the 1884 Ohio River freshet, from 
which it has only partially recovered. How- 
ever, in a retail way, it has a number of in- 
stitutions which do a thriving business. It 
depends upon Parkersburg, W'est Virginia, for 
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company "w&s incorpoTated January 8. lyo^, 
with an authorized capital of $500,000. 

Belpre has ever taken a front rank in its 
interest in education. Its pubhc schools are 
noted for their excellence, and have an enroll- 
ment A)f 300 pupils, with eight teachers. The 
school building is a well-equipped brick struc- 
ture of eight rooms, erected in 1876. Con- 
nected with the schotils is a circulating library 
of 650. volumes, to which additions are made 
each year. 

llhe churches of the \illage are fuur. \-iz. ; 
The Methodist Episcopal, a direct descendant 
of the first organization of Methodism in Bel- 
pre township, effected by Rev. Mr. Morris in 
1816. Their present place of worship — Lewis 
Chapel — was dedicated February 24. 1867. and 
was remodeled in 1896. The present mem- 
bership is 200. 

Tlie Congregational Church — with 120 
memljers — tracing its origin to a mission of 
the First Congregational Church of Marietta, 
was organized in 1802. at what is now Rock- 
land. The first service held in the village lim- 
its was in 1858. The church building, in 
which they still worship, was erected in 1869. 

The Catholic Church, for many years an 
outer mission of the Marietta Church, and later 
assigned to the Little Hocking Church, always 
holding its services once a month at the home 
of some of its members, now worships in a lit- 
tle church of its own — St. Ambrose Church — 
donated by P. W. O'Connor of Columbus, 
Ohio', in 1901, with 3s communicants. 

The A. M..E. Church with 20 members 
dates back to 1877. 

Politically, Belpre has always been Repub- 
lican. 

—lU-rtha G. Ballard. 
DEC.\TUR TOWNSHIP. 

There are four villages in Decatur town- 
ship : Fillmore, Decatulrville, Hope and 
Prosperity. 

Decatur township was established Novem- 
ber 30, 1820. The first settler, Joseph Lov- 
dell, came in 1816, soon followed by the John- 
sons, Dtifer, Fairchild, Bachelor, Dunn, Gid- 



dings and Ballard families who formed the 
"Lower Settlement" now known as Fillmore 
P. O, on the State road. The "Upper Settle- 
ment" Decaturville P. O., was made soon af- 
ter. The Methodist Episcopal Church first 
entered Decatur township, a log cabin being 
built in the eastern part of the township about 
1840. The United Brethren began a society 
here lie fore 1850, two classes holding services 
in the abandoned Methodist Episcopal build- 
ings at Decaturville and west of Fillmore. 
The Presbyterian Church was organized in 
1 847. a buikling being erected in 1849 ^'^^ 
relniilt in 1856. A Baptist church (colored) 
was erected in 1856. The first flouring mill 
was erected by Hiram Fairchild about 1821, 
south of Fillmore. In this township lived Pe- 
ter M. Garner. Creighton J. Loraine and Mor- 
decai E. Thomas, whose abduction by Virg-inia 
officers in 1845 almost caused a war lietween 
the States of Ohio and Virginia,. A histury 
of this celebrated case is found in Chapter VL 

DUNHAM TOWNSHIP. 

Dunham township has four villages : Dun- 
ham, Veto, Briggs and Constitution. 

Dunham township was formed June 5, 
1855, and changed to its present form on the 
petition of William P. Cutler, Dean Briggs, 
and others, October 19th, of the same year. 
It was first settled by Elihu Clark, Benjamin 
and Hezekiah Bickford and Lemuel Cooper in 
the first half decade of the century. . The first 
tavern was kept by Nathan Cole near the head 
of Neil's Island in 1805. The first postoftice 
was estajjlished at Veto with William Chevalier 
as postmaster in 1850. The Dunham office 
was opened seven years later with Jasper Need- 
ham as postmaster. Briggs P. O. was estab- 
lished in March, 1875. The first religious 
society to build a church in Dunham was the 
]\Iethodist ; a frame building was erected on the 
Little Hocking in 1830 but was removed be- 
fore i860. A Universalist Church was organ- 
ized in 1845 but soon united with the Belpre 
organization. The United Brethren were 
given Cutler Chapel by William P. Cutler, op- 
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tie Hocking^, in 1871. The first school house 
\vias erected on the Goddard farm in 181 4. A 
town house was built in 187 1. 

The fine stone quarries in Dunham were 
first opened by Messrs. Harris, Scbwan and 
Newton about 1820. The quarries along the 
Little Hocking were operated extensiveh" in 
1870-71. The stone for the Baltimore & Ohio 
Railroad bridge at Parkersburg came largely 
from Dunham. 

Dunham township was named in honor of 
Jonatiian Dunham who began work on his land 
in 1804. He was a descendant of Rev. Jona- 
than Dunham of Martha's Vineyard. Mr. 
Dunham's daughter was married to Asahel 
Hollister, an emigrant from Litchfield County, 
Connecticut, and many of their descendants 
still live in this county. One of iheir sons, 
\V. B. Hollister. lived in Harmar about 50 
years. 

Thomas and Amos Delano came from Con- 
necticut to Belpre about 1804. but in 1808 
came to Dunham. 

Benjamin Elienwood, of Maine, with his 
three sons, — Benjamin, Daniel, and Samuel, — 
came from Pennsylvania to Dunham in 181 1. 
The family is still well represented in the 
county. 

Benoni Lewis, an ofiicer in the American 
army and navy of the Revolution, went from 
Rhode Island to Virginia in 1802, and in 1807 
come to Dunham. 

Hapgood Goddard, of Xqw Hampshire, 
was in Dunham as early as 18 14. He after- 
ward lived in Fairfield. 

Dunham township was fortunate in receiv- 
ing a number of good settlers from Scotland, 
among whom may be named James Harvey, 
Daniel Shaw, William Fleming, Samuel Drain 
of Argylshirc, Edward Henderson ( who was 
employed l)y the pioneers as a scout) and Hugh 
Mitcliell. 

F.MRFIELD TOWNSHIP. 

Fairfield townsliip has six postoffices, 
namely: Qualey, Cutler, Lawman, r3unl)ar. 
Virgin and Napier. 



Fairfield township was organized in Decem- 
ber, 185 1. ITie first trustees were Peter B. 
Lake, John Burfield and James Smith; town- 
sliip clerk, Charles H. Goddard; treasurer, Pe- 
ter B. Lake; assessor, Torrens Gilmore; con- 
stable, Augustine Stephens. The first justices 
of the peace were Torrens Gilmore and Augus- 
tine Stephens. 

The earhest settlers in l-'airlield were Da- 
vid Ewell, Joshua Shuttleworth, William Dun- 
bar : all these came in from Virginia about 
1814. The path afterward followed by the 
"State Road" was the first passageway into this 
district. Other settlers were Walter Kidwell, 
Daniel Dunlrar (a soldier of the Revolution), 
both from Fairfax County, Virginia ; Carmi 
Smith of New York, Phineas Dunsmoor of 
Townsend, Massachusetts, William Moore 
from Pennsylvania, Moses Campbell from Ire- 
land, Joseph H. Gage from New Hampshire, 
William Thompson from Guernsey County, 
Ohio, and Owen Clark from Ireland. For a 
picture of early scenes in this township the 
reader is referred to the "Grand Circus Hunt'' 
described in Chapter IX. 

The first school house near the Lake farm, 
known as Lake's school house, was opened 
about 1819. The next school, near the Dun- 
bar farm, was built in 1840. The first church 
was erected by the Ar,;;th(Klist Epi.scopal society 
on the site of their present church at Fishtown, 
about 1824. About 186,^ a new church was 
built ])}■ general subscription but was burned 
within a ye;ir. The present Methodist Epis- 
copal Church was built in 1864, The Centen- 
ary Methodist Episcopal Church was erected 
in 1867. In tlie same year the building now 
owned by the Universalists was erected ; this 
denomination has a building at Fishtown 
erected a year later. 

Cutler on the Marietta. Columbus & Cleve- 
land Railway was laid out in 1857. being first 
named Harshaville in honor of Dr. John M. 
Harsha. whose cabin was the first built at this 
place. The name was later changed to Cutler 
in honor of William P. Cutler. The first store 
was kept by Harvey Smith. In 1837 the first 
hotel was erected by .-\. .\. Campbell. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Dunbar is on the line of the j\I., C. & C. 
Ry., and has a postotfice. 

Wesley P. O. is one of the old offices in 
the township. 

James Lake kejit the first siorc in Fish- 
town (Layman 1'. O.) in 1837, in the store of 
Carmi Smith. 

FEARING TOWNSHIP. 

Fearing township, named in honor of Hon. 
Paul Fearing, was established March 8, 1808. 
Li 1809 and 1861 its boundary lines were 
changed slightly. 

On the fourth day of April, 1808, the elec- 
tors met at the house of Henry Maxon and 
elected the following officers : Henry Maxon, 
clerk; Thomas Stanley, John Porter and Re- 
solved Fuller, trustees; Simeon Wright and 
Joel Tuttle, overseers of the poor; Solomon 
Goss and John W. White, fence viev/ers ; W'ill- 
iam Stacy, Jr., and John Miller, appraisers; 
Didier Gevrez, Isaac Hill, Daniel Dunchew, 
Henry Maxon, John Porter and Ebenezer Nye, 
supervisors; Daniel G. Stanley and George 
Nye, constables ; Solomon Goss,- treasurer. 

Much of the early history of this township, 
as is true with all the rest, has been described 
in the history of the Ohio Company. A public 
school was in existence as early as 1804. 

One extraordinary bit of history, which 
characterizes the early inhabitants of Fearing 
as exceptionally enterprising and educated, was 
the formation of a township library as early 
as 1 81 J. The library was incorporated in 
1816. The articles of incorporation limit the 
property besides books, maps, charts, and the 
like, to $3,000. As officers until an election 
could be held : Thomas Stanley, Robert Baird 
and Elisha Allen were made directors : John 
Miller, treasurer : and Daniel G. Stanley, li- 
brarian. In time tlie association dissolved, 
the books were distributed among the share- 
holders and many yet remain in private libra- 
ries of their descendants. Many books are of 
a religious nature, and all are of the weightier 
class of reading. The latest date noticed on 
the title 'page as date of publication is 1813. 



In the back fly-leaves of many books are the 
notes of damages and fines written by the li- 
Ijrarian on the return of the book. The prin- 
cipal disasters to the works are from grease 
spots — suggesting the light of other days. 

A Presbyterian Church was erected in 
Stanleyville on land given by Thomas Stanley, 
in 1814. The Fearing Religious Society was 
incorporated in 1813 and reorganized (for 
business purposes) in 1853, a dispute over 
property having arisen. A Congregational 
Church was organized in 185 1 and a building 
erected in 1856. A Methodist Church came 
into existence in 1820 and a building was com- 
pleted in 1847 '^"cl a parsonage 16 years later. 
A branch of the Congregational Church at 
Stanleyville was organized near Cedar Nar- 
rows and a church was erected in 1873. A sec- 
ond Methodist Church was built east of Stan- 
leyville in 1839, and was replaced by the pres- 
ent church 20 years later. The first Protes- 
tant Evangelist Church was erected near Whip- 
ple's Run in 1872 and St. Jacob's Church 
was erected a mile west of Stanlevville in 
1858-59. 

Among tlie early settlers were : Levi 
Chapman, from Savbrook, Connecticut; Thom- 
as Stanley, from Marietta'; Joel and Simeon 
Tuttle, from Connecticut ; Simeon Blake, from 
Rhode Island ; John Amlin, a native of Ger- 
many ; Patrick and Daniel Campbell, Charles 
Daugherty, John Forthner, Andrew and Dan- 
iel Galer, Seth Jones, Henry and Richard 
Maxon, Allen Putnam, Conrad Rightner, 
Abraham See\-ers, Charles H. Morton, Eph- 
raim True, John Widger, William Caywood, 
Robert McKee, Nathaniel Kidd from Pennsyl- 
vania ; Walter Athey from Virginia ; William 
Price, Reuben MtVay fromi Pennsylvania; 
lan^ses Doiwling from New York; Thomas 
Ward, Jnhn P. Palmer, Dr. Hicks, John 
Young, and William Brown from Loudoun 
County, Virginia. 

Of the German emigrants who after 1830 
settled in Fearing and aided in its material de- 
velopment, we ha\'e the names of the Donakers, 
the Seylers. Conrad Biszantz, Jacob Ziramer, 
Theobald Zimmer, Dietrick and Henry Pape, 



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301 



Theobald Boeshar, Lewis Motter, John Bules, 
Rev. F. C. Trapp, and Conrad Leonhardt. 

The following petition from the Hiklreth 
manuscripts is interesting on account of the 
names and topography : 

Tj the Honorable Court of General Quarter Ses- 
sions of the Peace of the County of JVasliington: 

Your petitioners request that a road may be laid 
out from Marietta to the forks of Duck Creek and on 
to Mr. Tohnan's in Che most eligible situation to be 
taken past Pott's Mills, so called, or any other place 
that should be found more convenient hereafter, from 
thence on to a ridge, keeping the same ridge to the 
Cedar Narrows, so called, thence following the creek 
by Mr. Widger's then past Mr. Levi Chapman's, and 
crossing the creek anrl on to the forks of Duck Creek, 
from thence to the mouth of Pawpaw and on to Mr. 
Tolman's. 

Which you'- petitioners, as in duty bound, request 
a coniniittee may be appointed for that purpose. Signed. 
Samuel Nash, John Campbell, 

Levi Chapman, Joseph Chapman, 

Dudley Davis, .-Vmos Porter, 

Levi Dains, Selh Jones, 

Levi Chapman, Toel Tuttle, 

Levi Chapman, Jr., Ezra Chapman, 

Linus Tuttle, Simeon Tuttle, 

John Widgor, I'^aac Chapman. 

Tomas Stnnley, Surveyor, Jnne, 1797. 

GR,\NDVIEW TOWNSHIP. 

Villages and population of the different 
places in the township. 



New Matamoras 


P< 


ipii 


ation, 


R17 


Grandview, 








7-> 


West, 
Ward, 
Glas=. 
Dawes. 








30 

25 
2? 



The pictiirescpie Ohio and the hills which 
stand sentinels beside it make Grandview a fit 
name for a river township. The first election 
for township officials of Grandview was held 
the first Monday in April, 1804, the township 
having been "struck off from Newport in 
1803." The election resulted as folows : Sam- 
uel Williamson, Philip Witten and David 
Jackson, trustees; Arthur Scott, clerk; Nathan 
Parr, William Ramsey, and John McBride, su- 
pervisors ; Alexander Mayers, constable. In 
the following year the list was increased ; 
Philander B. Stewart and William Cline, con- 
stables ; Arthur Scott, lister of property ; James 



Riggs and John Collins, overseers of the poor; 
Nathan. Parr and Henry Dickerson, apprais- 
ers of houses. 

The first settlers in (jrandview were fami- 
lies by the name lA Dickerson, Shepherd, 
Mitchell, Whitton, Riggs, Sheets, Ellis, Bur- 
ris, Jolly and Collins. 

The proprietor of Matamoras was Henry 
Sheets, who made the survey of the first plat 
on his land lying along the Ohio River. Be- 
ginning with the big road, which extended 
along the banks of the river, the original plat 
extended west three blocks to Third street, and 
north three blocks from Merchants street, to 
the first alley above the flour mill now belong- 
ing to Samuel Shannon. The only houses 
within the boundary of the original plat were 
the store and dwelling house, also the flour mill 
of the proprietor. The streets were, begin- 
ning at the river. Water street, which has now 
almost disappeared beneath the encroachments 
of the river; the next was First, then Second 
and Third streets, all running north and south; 
then those extending east and west were Mer- 
chants and Ferry. The first addition was 
made by Stinson Burris, and extended from 
Merchants down to Vine, including two lots 
beyond; and from Water back to Third, thus 
extending Water, First, Second and Third 
streets, and adding two new streets, — Main 
and Vine. The second addition was made on 
the north, extending \Vater, First and Second 
streets three blocks, and adding another street 
— Togler — and 18 new ])locks, which in 1849 
included the full dimensions of the town. Af- 
terward many other large additions were made 
on the southwest. 

Tlie town began slowly to improve and 
houses, one by one. began to appear along First 
street of the old plat, then on Main and Sec- 
ond, until 1861 the incorporation was made, 
and at the election James McWilHams was 
elected mayor. 

Grandview village was surveyed at an ear- 
ly day but the original plat was annulled by 
Hannibal Williamson in 1848, who made a 
new plat of the same grounds. The Presby- 
terian Church was organized two vears later 



302 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



and in 1852 the lionse of worsliip was dedi- 
cated. The society decHned until a new so- 
ciety, which erected a church at Matamoras 
in 1877-78, was formed. Itinerant Metliodists 
came early to the township but the first perma- 
nent organization was efifected about the mid- 
dle of the century, when the present church 
was erected. The Metliodist Episcopal Church 
(Bell's Chapel) was first a log- meeting house 
built in 1835; in 1879 the present church was 
erected. The German Methodist Episcopal 
Church was built about i860. The United 
Brethren worshiped first in a log meeting house 
erected in 1869. The Fairvew Christian 
Church originated in revivals in 1819; the 
church in the western portion of the township 
was built in 1880. The Baptist Church at 
Matamoras was the earliest in the field at that 
point but was not organized until 1859. The 
first officials were : Andrew Snider, Zacha- 
riah Cochran, H. G. Hubbard, trustees: Thom- 
as Reynolds, treasurer: Jasper Bonar, clerk. 

The first school was built early in the cen- 
tury at the mouth of Mill Creek. Tlie old 
school building in Matamoras was erected 
about 1852. The first mill was known as 
"Buck's Mill" on Mill Creek about one mile 
north of Matamoras. The new school house is 
of modern type, two stories high, built of 
brick. 

NEV. MATAMORAS I.N' ICjOJ. 

New Matamoras is a village of 1,200 in- 
habitants, situated in the extreme northeastern 
part of Washington County. It is beautifully 
located on the right bank nf the Ohio River. 
The highest recorded watermark, that of the 
great flood of 1884, did not fiood the to|wn. 
which adds greatly to its desirable location. 

The memorable "Long Beach of the Beau- 
tiful River," together with the two islands 
which lay in front of the fine stretch of fertile 
valley, occupied by the town and its beautiful 
suburbs, not only enhance its desirableness as 
a place for beautiful homes, but makes the 
whole seem highly picturesque also. 

This town has never had any spasmodic 
.growlh : its de\'elopment has been a necessity to 
accommodate its environment. It is the 



, youngest village in this section of Ohio, com- 
{ pared with others of about the same popula- 
tion; within the last 12 years, or since the rich 
i discoveries of oil in this locality, it has taken 
on new life and growth ; many new residences 
', have made their appearance, older ones have 
been remodeled and modernized; a number of 
new business firms have sprung up, and the 
I capacity of others greatly enlarged to accom- 
j modate the increased trade, and a flourishing 
[ national liank speaks unmistakal)ly of pros- 
j perity. 

For years the citizens could justly be proud 
I of their excellent public schools, and they have 
I never been in better condition than at the pres- 
I ent time. Onward has been the record ; the 
t present fine brick school building certifies to 
the educational enterprise of an intelligent 
community. The school has a 12-years' course 
I of study, with an excellent curriculum which 
I qualifies its high school graduates to enter our 
I best colleges. 

Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, and Presby- 
terian are the religious denomiiTations repre- 
sented ; these pulpits are invariably occupied 
by ministers who are abreast of the times and 
command the esteem and respect of their par- 
ishioners and community at large. These dif- 
ferent organizations are markedly in harmony 
with each other in Christian unity. 

The foregoing shows well for New Mata- 
moras^ l)ut the whole truth could not say less. 
Few towns, if any, in the State of its size, have 
so many complete and excellent systems oi wa- 
ter works and sewerage, and with an abun- 
dant supply of natural gas now in sight for 20 
or more years, and hundreds of acres of gas 
territory to be developed, give the denizens 
the assurance of the continued comfort and 
luxury, at a minimum cost, of the best fuel 
and the best lighting material in existence, and 
must be a tempting invitation to the manufac- 
turer and enterprising stranger to seek such a 
location. 

—A. P. Hopper. 
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP. 

The act establishing Independence town- 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



303 



ship is dated June 3, 1840, and reads as fol- 
lows : 

"On the petition of sundry inhabitants of 
the township of Newport, praying to be set off 
into a new township separately and apart from 
said Newport, on consideration of said peti- 
tion, the commissioners do hereby agree to 
constitute a new township in the county of 
Washington, to be known and designated as 
the tow'nship of Independence, and to be con- 
stituted of the following territory, to-wit : 
Sections No. 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 
17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, JT^. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 
29. 3O' 31- 32, 33. 34, 35-^ 3^'- ^"'1 fractional 
sections No. i, 7 and 13." 

The sketch of the history of this district 
will be outlined where it belongs under New- 
port township. The leading events since the 
establishment of Independence are noted here. 

About 1836 the "old settlement" of the 
township which was soon to be made had given 
way largely to a German element. The lead- 
ers of this new element were the Huffmans, 
Kinsels and Berletts. It was in 1843, as the 
story goes, that a four-wheeled wagon was 
first seen in this township. The earliest phy- 
sicians were Drs. Little, Wilson and 
Taylor. In 1835 a log-hewn meeting house 
Wfis erected which saved a Sahbath day's joiu'- 
ney to Newport. Three denominations, Pres- 
byterians, Methodists and Baptists. In 1858 
the Methodists built a church on Rea's Run and 
in 1867 the Baptists found another place of 
worship in a newly-built scliool house. The 
district known as the Little ]\Iuskingum set- 
tlement was settled early in the century, the 
first families being the Flemings, Dickersons, 
Devols and Meads. Archer's Fork was set- 
tled early by a Mr. Archer: the Cadys, Bur- 
rises, Treaclwavs and Parrs were early set- 
tlers. The wave of German immigration 
reached .Archer's Ford about 1833. the (nit- 
berlets, Hoi)])cls and Yosts being the tMrerun- 
ners of these worthy colonists. 

The Methodists first erected a log meeting 
house, on the land of David Cline. in 1847: the 
United Brethren and Christian L'nion clnirch 
organizations used the Iniilding. .\bout 1848 



the German Lutheran Church was erected on 
land given l)y Messrs. Yost and Holstein. 
Mount Hope Church was built by the Disciple 
Church in 1873 on the ridge at the head of Coal 
Run on land presented by .Mfred Eddy. The 
Christian Union society built a church on the 
site of the log meeting house in 1874. The 
Little Valley Church was erected by this soci- 
ety in 1873 on land given by George Tice. In 
the Scotch settlement, a Baptist Church was 
organized in 1864 and a building erected in 
1871 which has been known as Davis Run and 
as Deutcher's Chapel. 

The township has five post offices : Wade, 
.Archer's Fork, Deucher, Leith and Lawrence. 
Many years ago T. N. Barnsdall developed a 
good oil field on Archer's Fork and since that 
time producing wells have been opened in other 
[)arts of the township. 

L.\WKEXCE TOWXSIIIP. 

.\ petition was laid before the commission- 
ers at their June session, 1815, signed by Na- 
thaniel Mitchell, John Mitchell, Elisha Rose, 
John Sharp and others, "praying that a new 
township may be laid out and set off from the 
township of Newport." It was resolved by 
the board "That the whole of the original sur- 
veyed township number three, range seven, to- 
getlier with sections 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 
30, ^2. 34. 35 and 36 in the second township, 
range seven, be and hercl)v is esta])li^:hed into 
an incorporated town, to ])e called and denom- 
inated Laurence, and the inhabitants within 
said district are entitled to all the immunities 
and privileges of incorporated towns within 
the State. The elections in said town will 
meet at the iiouse of John Mitciiell on the sec- 
ond Saturday of July, at 10 o'clock A. M., for 
the ])uri)ose of electing township officers." 
The Court of Quarter Sessions directed that 
an election for two justices of the peace should 
he lield at the same time and place. The elec- 
tion which was held agreeably to this order 
resulted in the choice of the following ofticers : 
Trustees, William Hoff, John Newton and 
Elisha Rose; clerk, John Sharp: constables, 
James Hoff and Elijah Wilson; fence viewers, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Jonathan Dye and James Mitchell; treasurer, 
John Dye; superivisors, George Nixon and 
Nathaniel Mitchell; jnstices of the peace, Sam- 
uel Dye and John IMitchell. The township of- 
ficers were sworn in bv Samuel Dn'c, Justice 
of the Peace. 

On the first of April, 1816, the electors met 
at the house of Nathaniel Mitchell to elect 
township officers. John Dye was chosen chair- 
man, and Elisha Rose and John Newton, 
judges of the election. John Sharp was clerk. 
At this second election 18 votes were cast. The 
following is the list of voters : John Sharp, 
William Hoff, James Hoff, David McKibben, 
Isaac Wilson, Nathan Davis, Nathaniel Mitch- 
ell, Jonathan Dye, John Newton, Elisha Rose, 
John Dye, Samuel Dye, Henry Chamberlain, 
John Mitchell, Isaac Hill, Ezekiel I^ye, James 
Mitchell, and Alderman Johnson. 

Nearly half of this list of voters resided in 
that part of the township which has since been 
set back to Newport. James Hoff was elected 
first "lister of taxable property," and John 
Mitchell, appraiser of houses. The first grand 
jurors from the township were Nathaniel Am- 
lin and Nathaniel Mitchell. John Dye was 
the first petit juror. 

The election of 1820 and subsequent elec- 
tions for many years were held in a school 
house on John Dye's farm near the mouth of 
Cow Run. In 1827, section 32 of township 
two was reannexed to Newport, and at the 
June session, 1840, Lawrence was reduced to 
its present limits. 

The first school was opened in 18 10 near 
the mouth of Cow Run. In 1838 when the 
public school system went into effect. Lawrence 
was divided into eight districts and a log school 
house built in each. The first church was a 
l()g school house covered with clapboards lo- 
cated on the Little Muskingum and used 
by all denominatons. The Presbytelrian 
form of government was instituted in 
the "forties" and in 1846 the church 
was reorganized as a Congregational 
Church and a new building was built in 1846. 
The present church was dedicated in 1867. 



The Lawrence Baptist Church was in exist- 
ence 1840-44. Other churches were organ- 
ized as follows: German Methodist, 1845; 
two German Lutheran, one at the mouth of 
Cow Run in 1853 ^"^1 the other on the ridge 
in 1863; United Brethren at Mount Zion, 
about i860 and Union Chapel at the head of 
Eight Mile Run; Pine Ridge Methodist, head 
of Bear Run, in 1866; Disciples (or "Camp- 
bellites") Mount Pisgah Church, at head of 
Cow Run; a Scotch Presbyterian Church in 
1847; Methodist Episcopal Gross Chapel, 1872^ 

The first Children's Home in Ohio was es- 
tablished by Miss Catherine A. Fay in Law- 
rence to\\nship, at the mouth of Morse Run, in 
April, 1858. The first post office was named 
"Lawrence township" and was on the farm of 
Jofin W. Dye, in the central portion of the 
township. The first post office at Crow Run 
was opened in 1869 with William P. Guitteau, 
postmaster. Several literary societies were es- 
tablished early in Lawrence township, known 
as "Little Muskingum Lyceum" (1842), 
"Singed Cat Society' (1845), "Tarnal Crit- 
ters" (1848). As the two latter names sug- 
gest, these organizations were very democratic 
and started for philanthropic purposes. 

The famous Cow Run oil development be- 
gan in the "sixties." The first drilling ma- 
chine was brought into Lawrence township in 
1864 by George McFarland. Five years later 
500 wells were being operated though the daily 
output was not as great a number of barrels. 

Joshua L. Guyton, now living in the vicin- 
ity of Marietta, says that in the winter of 
1845-46 he was a cabinetmaker with his fa- 
ther, Abraham Guyton, on Cow Run in Law- 
rence township. Within about 35 feet of their 
shop was a "burning spring," as it was called. 
Through a wooden pipe they conducted the 
natural gas to the shop and used it for illu- 
mlinating purposes. For a 'burner they used the 
spout oi a coffee-pot. Since that time an oil- 
well sunk near the spring has proved a good 
producer but the surface flow of gas has ceased. 
Joshua L. Guyton is the father of Bion L. Guy- 
ton, a well-known attorney in this county. 



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LIBERTY TOWNSHIP. 

Liberty township was established March 
5, 1832, by tlie following act of tlie County 
Commissioners. 

Resolved, That the, tract of country contained in 
range number seven, in town number four, in the 
county of Washington be, and the same is hereby es- 
tablished into an incorporated town, 10 be called and 
designated Liberty ; and the inhabitants residing within 
said surveyed township are declared to be entitled to 
all the privileges and immunities of incorporated towns 
within this State ; and said inhabitants will meet at the 
house of Matthew Gray, in said township, on the first 
day of April next, at 10 o'clock, A. M., to elect town- 
ship officers agreeably to law. 

It will thus be seen that, at first, the sur- 
veyed township and the established township 
were identical, and thus, accordingly, Liberty 
began life with her full 36 square miles of ter- 
ritory. No records of township elections ap- 
pear until 1838, although the book which con- 
tains this record was in the possesion of the 
township for four years previous. ' 

The memories of the oldest residents of the 
township, however, retain the facts that Mat- 
thew Gray was in all probability the first jus- 
tice of the peace, that at any rate, he was a 
"squire"' in 1834, at which time William Gray 
was a constable. It is said that at one tiine 
thefe were not available men enough to fill the 
oftices, and that Salem township was asked in 
a neighborly way to lend them a man for con- 
stable, but who was the man, thus obligingly 
furnished, tradition has provokingly forgot- 
ten. It appears also that these early elections 
were held in a log school house about where 
Germantown now stands. 

The first township ofificers now on record 
in the township were chosen April 2, 1838, at 
an election held at the residence of Joseph 
Barnhart. William Koon. Matthew Gray 
and Gideon Keeder presided over the election. 
and James Schofield and Richard Albery were 
clerks. The election resulted in the choice of 
Newman Meridith, Marcellus Marsh, and 
Richard Albery, for trustees : David Hender- 
shot. clerk: Elijah Gray, constable; Isaac Cline 
and John Miller, overseers of the poor; Eben 
Spear, Amlin True, and William Walters, 



fence viewers; James Martin, Daniel Michael 
and William Harsha, road supervisors. 

The omission to elect a treasurer was cor- 
rected by the appointment in May, 1838, of 
Matthew Gray to fill that office. This ap- 
pointment was made by the trustees of the 
township. 

Liberty was slightly diminished in extent in 
185 1 when two sections were given to Monroe 
County and four to Noble. 

Tlie earliest settlers in Liberty township 
were the Palmers, Campbells, Albe'rys, Grays, 
Woods, Koons and Bernharts. The first wa- 
ter mill was erected about 1844 by John Miller 
on Saltpetre Creek. The first log school house 
was built a quarter of a mile north of German- 
town about 1838. The Methodists were the 
first religious body to enter the township, build- 
ing a log-hewn church about 1840. In 1848 
Abraham Alban gave the ground for a new 
church which was built. In 1855 ^ church was 
erected in the southern part of the township. 
The Scott Ridge Church was built in 1873. A 
German Church on Fifteen ISIile Creek was 
built about i860 but was destroyed bv fire. 
The Pleasant Ridge Christian Church of Dal- 
zell was erected in 1880, the society being 
formed in 1867. The Liberty Baptist Church 
at the forks of Fifteen Mile Creek was built in 
1874. A Free Methodist society purchased a 
school house in 1880 and dedicated it for their 
services. 

The oldest village, Germantown, was laitl 
out in 1852 by David Hendershot, Charles 
Coleman being ap])ointed first postmaster in 

In its vicinit}' a \'aluable oil field has been 
developing within the last two years and the 
production is still increasing rapidly. Dalzell, 
named in honor of "Pri\-ate Dalzell" was laid 
out in 1871, S. D. Spear becoming first post- 
master in the year following. 

LfDLOW TOUNSHIP. 

Ludlow township derives its name indi- 
rectly from a surveyor of that name, wiio ran 
the north boundary of the "donation" land, 



3o6 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



called the Ludlow line. On July 17, 1819, 
the county fathers established the township 
and named it after the line that now bounds it 
on the north. At that time, however, the town- 
ship extended two miles north of this line. The 
establishing act. as found in the commissioners" 
j(.>urnal, is as follows: 

July 17. 1819. 

On the petitinn of Joseph Dickerson, John Davis, 
and Kin7er D. Jolly and others, inhabitants of the third 
township in the si.xlh range. 

The Board of Commissioners of Washington 
County establish the third township in the sixth range, 
together with section No. 36 of township two. in said 
sixth range, into a new and independent township and 
election district, to he hereafter known and distinguished 
by the name and denomination of Ludlow. And order 
that the qualified electors of said district meet at the 
house 01 Daniel Hearn, in said town, on the fourth 
Monday of .Augnst next, at 10 o'clock. .A. M., to elect 
their tawn^h:p (fficers agreealily to law. 

In 185 1 all above the Ludlow line became a 
part of Monroe County. In 1840 the estab- 
lishment of Independence declared the "section 
No. 36 in township two" a part of that town- 
ship. These are the only two changes that 
Ludlow has suffered territorially since its es- 
tablishment. The valley of the Little Mus- 
kingum was first settled. Solomon Tice is 
reported as being the first settler. Other early 
pilgrims were the Devees, Hearns, Elders and 
Dicksons. 

A Methodist Church was holding 5er\-ices 
as early as 1824. Before 1848 a Methodist 
Church was built at Bloomfield. A Disciple 
Church was organized about 1850. In the 
southeastern part of the township a Catholic 
Church was built about 10 years later. Schools 
were in existence in 1816, and perhaps some 
previous to that date. About 1820 the first 
wiater miill was built by Richard Taylor on the 
Little Muskingum at BlooAi field. This vil- 
lage was laid out about 1840 by Porter Flint. 

Tlie developed oil territor)- extends across 
the township and into Monroe County. 

M.\RIETT.\ TOWNSHIP 

Was organized Decemlier 20, 1790, as ap- 
pears from the folhnving record : 

Rrsolvrd. 'I'hat township- Xo. i. 2. and 3. in the 



eighth range, and townships No. 2 and 3 in the ninth 
range, be, and they hereby are incorporated and in- 
cluded in ore township, by the name of Marietta. 

The town officers were: Anselm Tupper, 
tow:n and township of Marietta were the same, 
William Stacy, overseers of poor; B. 1. Oilman, 
constable. 

Mr. Oilman declined acting, and Christo- 
pher Burlingame was appointed in his place. 

For the first 12 years oi its history the 
town and township of Marietta were the same 
but at a town meeting held September i, 1800, 
Oen. Rufus Putnam, Paul Fearing, Benjamin 
Ives Oilman, and William Rufus Putnam, were 
appo'inted a committee tO' apply for incocpoia- 
tion. The act creating the town of Marietta 
was passed No\-eml>er 3d, appro\-ed by the 
governor December 2nd, to take effect January 
I, 1801. The first officials were: Gen. Ru- 
fus Putnam, chairman; David Putnam, clerk; 
Ichabod Nye, treasurer; Ruifus Putnam, Orif- 
fin Oreene, and Joseph Oilman, councilmen. 

The alx)ve plan of town government con- 
tinued until 1825, when another charter was 
obtained which changed to election of a mayor 
and reduced the area tO' about the present size. 
Harmar was made the Second Ward, and 
Marietta east-side constituted the First and 
Third Wards, each being entitled to three 
councilmen. The nine councilmen were elect- 
ed by the voters and they in turn elected the of- 
ficers from their number. On account of local 
disaffection, the west side secured a separate 
corporate existence in 1837, but was re-united 
to Marietta in 1890. Marietta was chartered 
as a city of the 2nd class, October 29, 1853, 
and charter airiendments with protective ord- 
inances have been passed from time to time, 
which were all codified and published in 1893. 
The population of Marietta in 1880 was 5,444, 
and of Harmar 1.571, making a total of 7,015 
wdiich in 1890 had ini:reased to 10,050 and 
the census of 1900 gives the city 13,348. 

The early history of the village has been 
outlined in the history of the Ohio Company. 
It is'our purpose here to give a running sketch 
of the city's commercial and social develop- 
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The first stnre in Marietta — the first store 
in the Northwest Territory — was located on 
tlie comer oi AFuskingum and Ohio streets, anil 
was owned hy Dudley W'oodbridf^e. Business 
seems to have followed the river bank both 
ways from this point. As we shall proceed 
with this sketch, the location of stores first 
around "the Point" and then up Muskingum 
street, will appear. At a later period Ohio 
street was the line of trade, and it was not un- 
til comparatively recent times that Front 
street was improved. Previous to 1830 Front 
street was almost a common, the grass and 
weeds scarcely ever being broken by a team 
or vehicle. It will be seen also that in the 
olden time Putnam street had a few stores. 
Business slowly advanced from the river west- 
ward, coming over the flats and creeks, form- 
ing an unbroken line of stores on one side to 
Putnam, which in the unseen future may be- 
come the center of trade. Greene street and 
the cross streets connectinig it with Ohio were 
avenues mainly to smaller shops and dw'elling 
houses. In Harmar the stores were along the 
river as in Marietta. Furs and salt were the 
two most important articles of trade. The 
second store in Marietta was opened by Charles 
Greene about 1797. Later he went into the 
ship-building business. Other early mer- 
chants were Maj. Robert Lincoln, Col. John 
Mills. Col. Abner Lord, Benjamin Ives Gil- 
man in Harmar, also Col. Levi Barber, James 
Whitney, Abijah Brooks, Joseph Holden, S. 
B. \\'ilson. Col. Ichabod Xye, Nathaniel 
Dodge, Seth Washburn. D. B. Anderson, Dr. 
Regnier, Dr. John Cotton, Weston Thomas, 
A. L. Gitto, W. and S. Slocum. Wayles and' 
J. E. Hall, D. P, BoswVMth and A. P. Nye. 

Ship-building was one of the first indus- 
tries in Alarietta of more than mere local im- 
portance, and the little city at the mouth of 
the Muskingum was made a port of clearance 
in the first years of the century from which 
barques and brigs sailed for ports beyond the 
seas laden with the produce of Southwestern 
Ohio. 

The first ship Iniilt was a small one — a brig 
of 1 10 tons, named the "St. Clair," in honor 



of the Governor of the Northwest Territory. 
She was built for Charles Greene & Company 
by Stephen Devol. The 'St. Clair" took a 
cargo of flour and iK)vk, and in May, 1800, 
cleared for Havana, Cuba, under the command 
of Commodore Whipply. The voyage was a 
remunerative one for the owners and encour- 
aged the enterprising men of Marietta so that 
they continued building ships and sending 
them down the river to the sea. The "St. 
Clair," which was the first rigged vessel built 
upon the Ohio, was sold in Philadelphia, and 
her commander returned to Marietta by land. 

The "St. Clair" was built near the foot of 
Monroe street, where Charles Gicene & Com- 
pany established their shipyard. Several oth- 
ers were established about the same time. 
Benjamin Ives Gilman had one on the Harmar 
side of the river where the lock works are now 
located. Edward W. Tupper built ships at the 
foot of Putnam street on the Marietta side of 
the Muskingum. Col. Abner Lord had a 
shipyard near where the Phoenix Mills now 
stand. Col. Joseph Barker built several ships 
and boats about six miles up the Muskingum, 
among the latter the flotilla engaged by Aaron 
Burr. 

The following is a list of the ships built at 
Marietta at an early period, together with the 
names of owners and conimanders, furnished 
Colonel Ichabod Nye by James Whitney, 
Charles Greene & Company's master builder: 

Brig "St. Clair," no tnn^. Charles (ircene &• Co., 
built by Stephen Devol. in iSoo, commanded by, Com- 
modore Wh'pplc. 

Ship ".Vfusk'nanni," 200 tons. Iniilt by J. Devol for 
B. I. Gilm.nn. in 1801, Captain Crandon. 

Bri.s "Eliza Greene." i.^o tons, by J. Devol for 
Charles Greene in tSoi, Captain PTodgkiss. 

Brig "Marietta," 150 tons, by J. Whitney for .-Miner 
Lord, in 1802. Captain O. Williams. 

Brig "I'Jominic,'' 140 tons, by S. Crispin, for D. 
Woodbridge, Jr., 1802, Captain Lattimorc. 

Schooner "Indiana." ik> tons, by J. Barker for E. 
W. Tupper. in 1802. Captain Merrill. 

Brig "Mary Avery." 150 tons, by D. Skilinger for 
G. Avery. 1802, Captain Prentiss. 

Ship 'Temperance." 2.30 tons, by James Whitney 
for A. Lord, in 1804, Captain Williams. 

Brig "Orlando," 160 tons, by J. Barker for W. 
Tupper. in 180,1, Captain Miner, 

.Schooner "Whitney," by J. Whitney for A. Lord. 



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Schooner "McGratli," 70 tons, by J'. Whitney, for 

A. Lord, in 1803. Captains Williams and Wilson. 

Brig "Ohio," 170 tons, by J. De\ol, for McFarland 
& Co.. in 180.1, Captain Rose. 

Brig "Perseverance," 170 tons, by J. Whitney for 

B. I. Gilman. in 1805. Captain Wilson. 

Ship "Rufus King." 300 vons, by J. Whitney for 
Clark an J B. 1. Gilman. m l8o(). Captain Clark. 

Two gun-beat.^, by T. Vail for E. W. Tupper. m 
l8o(). 

Ship "Tuscarawas," .320 tons, by W. -McGrath.— 
Marshall S. Jones for :\. Lord, 1806. 

Ship "T. .Atkinson," 320 tons, by W. McGrath, for 

A, Lord. 1806. 

Brig "Hope." 120 tons, by .\. Miller for Charles 
Greene. 1806. 

Ship "Francis," copper-fastened, 3,S0 tons, by J. 
Whitncv for B. L Gilman, Captain Wilson, 1807.. 

Ship "Robert Hale," 300 tons, by J. Whitney for 

B, L Gilman, Captain Kolden, 1807. 

Brig "Golel," 120 tons, by W. McGrath for A. 
Lord, Captidn Bennett, 1807. 

Brig "Rufus Putnam," i.;o tons, by W. McGrath, 
Colonel Lord, Captain . 

Schooner "Belle," 103 tons, by J. Whitney for 
Gilinan and Woodbridge, Captain Boyle, 180S. 

Schooner "Maria," 70 tons, by J. Whitney for B. 
L Gilman, 1814. 

The ship-building industry recei\-ed a fa- 
tal IjIdw in Jefferson's "Embargo Act" passed 
in 1808. It revived again at the beginning of 
the era of slack water navigation and many 
vessels have been built at Marietta and Har- 
nittr since 1822. The steamboats built at Mar- 
ietta and Harmar up to the end of 1832 are 
named in the list in Chapter XI,' under the 
heading oi "Mtirietta Tbwmship in 1833." .V 
list of those built since 1832 would include the 
following : 

Stianier "Dispatch." built at Harmar by Hook & 
Knox, for Knox & McKee. 1833. 

Steamer "Philadelphia." built at Harmar by Hook 
& Kno.-:. for Captain Dobbin, 18.33. 

Steamer "Josephine." built at Harmar liy Hook & 
Knox, for Captain Dobbin. 1833. 

S-icamer "Tuscunibia." built at Harmai by Hook & 
Knox, for Captain Dobliin, 1834. 

Steamer "Hudson," built at Harmar by Hook & 
Knox, for Captain Dobbin, 1835. 

Steamer "Baltimore." built at Harmar by Capt. 
William Knox, for Captain Wcightman, 1836. 

Steamer "John Mills," built at Marietta by Capt. 
Williim Knox, for Captain Bosworth, 1836. 

Steamer "Stephen Girard." built at Hamiar by 
Capt. William Knox, for James Phillips, 1834. 

Steamer "Baltic." built at Harmar, 1836-37. 

Steamer "John Hancock." built at Harmar by Cap- 
tain J. Whitney, for parties not now remembered. 1837. 



Steamer "Eclipse." built at Harmar by J. W. Whit- 
ney for Captain Knowles, 1837. 

Steamer "Orion," same place, same builder, 1837. 

Steamer "Isabella." sanie place, same builder. i8.i8. 

Steamer ".A.nn Calhoun," built at Harmar by Hook 
& Knox, and owned by Columbus George. 1838. 

Steamer "Victoria," built at Harmar by William 
Knox- and owned bv G. Hook, of Mobile, .■Mabaiua, 
18.38. 

Steamer "Southerner," built at Harmar by William 
Knox for Charles Barney, of Mobile. Alabama, 1839. 

Steamer "Zanesville." built at Harmar by VVHiitney 
■& Sharp, for Mr. Hutchinson and others of Zanesville, 
1830. 

Steamer "Gainesville," same builders, owned by 
George Parker and others of Gainesville, 1839. 

Steamer "Elizabeth," built at Harmar by William 
Kno.x for Captain Miller, 1842. 

Steamer "Winfield Scott," built at Marietta by 
William Knox for Captain A. DeVinney, 1847. 

Steamer "Yallabusha," same place and same builder 
Ts above, owned by , 1847. 

Steamer "Empress." built at Harmar by William 
Knox for Captain Cox. 1848. 

Steamer "J. E. Thompson," built at Harmar by 
William Knox for the engineers on the Muskingum, 
1849. 

Stean>er "Little Thunder," same builder, same 
place, and same owners, 1849. 

Steamer "Tiber," built at Harmar by William Knox 
for Washington Kerr, 1850. 

Steamer "Buckeye Belle," same plaice, same builder, 
owned by Captain H. StuII, 1850. 

, Steamer '"William Kno.x," built by William Knox, 
at flarmar. for Mr. Chapin and others, 1850. 

Ferry- steamer for McConnelsville, built by William 
Knox, 185,0. 

Steamer "Red River." built by William Knox, at 
Harmar, for Capt. O. Franks, 1851, 

Steamer "Carrier," .same place and same builder, 
owned by H. N. Booth. 1851. 

Steamer "Edward Manning." same place and same 
Inii'der, owned l)y Capt. E. A. Davis, 1851. 

Steamer "Ohio No. 2." same place and builder, 
ow-ned by Captain Blagg, 1855. 

Steamer "Creole," same place and builder, owned 
by Captain Hill. 

Steamer "Skipper." rebuilt by Knox for Capt. J. 
Cram and others. 18.37. 

Tow boat "West Columbia," built by Knox at 
Harmar, 1857. 

Steamer "Joseph Holden." built by Knox, at Har- 
mar, for Capt. O. Franks, 18=8. 

Steamer "Ohio No. 3," .same place and builder, 
owned by Capl.-iin Blag,g and others 1859. 

Steamer "Fanny McBurney," same place and build- 
er, owned by Captain Drown and others, i860. 
Steamer "Ohio Valley," 1S62. 

Wharf-boat, same place and builder, owned Ijy 
Hall & Best, 186.3. 

Steamer "1. H. Best." same place and builders, 
owned by J. H'. Best. 1865. ^^ 

Steamer "Rose Franks" and barge, same place and 
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Steamer "Latawanee," same place and builder, same 
owner, 1877. 

Steamer "Ohio No. 4." same place and builder, 
owned by Capt^.in Blagg and others, 1868. 

Steamer "Red Cloud," same place and Ibuilder, 
owned by Captain Brinker, 1868. 

Steamer "W. P. Thompson," same place and builder 
owned by Captain Chancellor and others. 1868. 

Steamer "Boone," same place. William Knox & 
Son. builders. Captain McClurg and others, owners. 
1877-, 

Steamer "Oella." same builders as above, owned by 
Captain Berry. 1877. 

Steamer "Corner," same builders, owned by the 
Wheeling & Parkersburgh Company. 1877. 

Steamer "W. F. Curtis." relniilt by same builders, 
owned by Captain Brown. 1877. 

Steamer "Emma Graham." same builders, owned 
by Captain Williamson, 1877. 

Steamer "Kitty Nye," same builders, owned by 
Captain Berry, 1877-80. 

"Kittie Nye," "Bellaire." 

"Liz^-ie Cassel." "Addie E." 

"Mink." "Kaison." 

"Diurnal." "Ben Hur." 

"J. H. McConnell." "Capital Citv." 

"Gen. H. F. Devol." "Liberty." 

"Sciotia." "Eliza H." 

"La Belle." "Keystone State." 

"Sonoma." "Mountaineer," 

"M. G. Knox," "Carrie Brown," 

"Oneida." "Congo," 

"Model," (barge) "Carrollton." 

"Belmont." (towboat) "Pioneer City." 
"Y. C. Lucas," ' "Sherley." 

"G. W. Thompson." "Telegraph." 

"Success." (towboat) "Vesper." 

"Olivette." "Iron Queen." 

"Hattie Bliss." "Annie Laurie." 

"C. C. Martin." "Jim McConnell." 

"Prince's," "Ruth." 

"Valley Belle." "H. D. Mimson," 

"O. ii. Lovell." "Dick Brown." 

"Chesapeake," "H'ghland Marj-." 

"Ingornar." "Edgar Cherry." 

■'H. D. Knox." "Lorcna." 

New Wharfboat. "Hazel Rice." 

"Bessir Syler." "Valley Gem." 

"Gen. Dawes." "City of Pittsburg." 

"T. D. Dale." "Francis J. Torrance." 
"Lancaster," 

R. & O. Wharfboat. for Cincinnati. 
U. S. Engineer boat, "Slackwater." 

Marietta Township School District, which 
includes all the territory of the township lying 
east of Duck Creek, has set tiie pace in edu- 
cational progress for the town.ships of this 
county, hy tlie erection of a hcautiful Iii.gh 
school building at Sand Hill and by the or- 
ganization and grading of its district schools. 



A view of this school building is presented on 
an accompanying page. 

The reunion of the Thorniley family, held 
at the home of Willis H. Thorniley, August 
7, 1902, is worthy of permanent record. 
From the day in July, 1795, when Caleb 
Thorniley and family arrived in Washington 
County from Cheshire, England, until the 
present time the family has continued to pros- 
per. It now numbers more than 1,000 mem- 
bers and many names of the family are found 
elsewhere in this history. 

Following are the names of those who were 
present : 

Caleb Thorniley. Brokaw, Ohio. 

Charles \V. Thorniley, Brokaw, Ohio. 
•Delbert Thorniley. Brokaw. Ohio. 

Clarence Thorniley, Brokaw, Ohio. 

Mrs. Isabel Wilson, Edison, Ohio. 

Henry Dana, Caledonia, Ohio. 

Mrs. Jennie Wells and three children. Louisiana. 
Missouri. 

Walter S. Thorniley. Bowen. West Virginia. 

P. O. Thorniley. Crown City. Ohio. 

Willis A. Thorniley, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. 

Aaron Howe, Jacksonville. Illinois. 

Mr. and Mrs. Thorniley, Reno. 

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thorniley, Reno. 

Mr. and Mrs. Willard Thorniley, Reno. 

Louis Thorniley. Reno. 

Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Thorniley, Reno. 

Mrs. Mary J. Thorniley. Reno. 

Miss Julia Thorniley. Reno. 

Mrs. J. W. Thorniley, Reno. 

Mrs. Louisa Thorniley. Reno. 

Albert Thorniley, Reno. 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thorniley. Reno. 

Mr. a!Td Mrs. N. N. Thorniley. Reno. 

Mr. .and Mrs. Frank A. Thorniley. Reno. 

Mr and Mrs. .Adam Thorniley. Reno. 

Richard i). Thorniley, Reno. 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thorniley and two children, 
Reno. 

Mrs. Charles Harness. Reno. 

Elmo D. Harness. Reno. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sannicl King, Reno. 

Mrs. James C. West, Reno. 

Mr. and Mrs. Horace Racer, Reno. 

Theodore Thorniley. Reno. 

Miss Emily Thorniley. Reno. 

Miss Jane Thorniley. Reno. 

Willard Thorniley. Reno. 

John Thorniley. Reno. 

Miss Frances P. Thorniley, Reno. 

Miss Jennie Thorniley. Reno. 

Miss Eleinor Thorniley. Reno. 

Mr. Samuel S. Thorniley. Reno. 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles "niorniley. Reno. 

Miss Adeline V. Thorniley. Reno. 



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Samuel D. Thorniley, Reno. 

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. West and two children, Reno. 

Miss Elizabeth Bean, Reno. 

Mr. and Mrs. Gage Buell and child. Reno. 

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Thorniley and two children, 
Reno. 

Mr. and Mr^. R. R. Thorniley, Marietta. 

Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Thorniley, Marietta, 

Joseph B. Thorniley, Marietta. 

Miss Amy Thorniley, Marietta. 

Dr. and Mrs. (iriffith, Marietta. 

Mrs. W. T. Harness. Marietta. 

Mrs. G. W. Harness, Marietta. 

Mr. F. F. Th'O'-niley, Raccoon Island. Ohio. 

Mrs. Roxie Corn, Tronton, Ohio. 

Miss Mamie Corn, [ronton, Ohio. 

Mrs. Minerva .A. Gates. Ironton, Ohio. 

Mrs. Samantha Dorman, Waverly, West Virginia. 

Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Ward, Waverly, West Vir- 
ginia. 

Mi^s Om;i Thorniley. Delta. Colorado. 

Miss Lelia Thorniley, Laverne, Oklahoma Ter- 
ritory. 

Miss •Knnic M. Thorniley, of Boise. Idaho. 

Miss Frances E. Thorniley. Boise, Idaho. 

Miss Maude Thorniley, Delta, Colorado. 

Georg" Harness, Marietta. 

L. N. Harness, Marietta. 

C. .\. Harness, Marietta. 

Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Powell and six children, Ma- 
rietta. 

'Mrs. Henry Best and cliildren. Marietta. 

Mr, and Mrs. fibon Buell and three children. 
Marietta. 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reynolds and two children. 
Marietta. 

Mrs Bnmia Mellor. M.irietta. 

Mr. and Mrs. T. O. -Scott, Marietta. 

Mrs. Annie Dilley and daughter. Marietta. 

Mr. an.d Mrs, Daniel Reynolds, Gravel Bank. 

Miss Ester Reynolds, Gravel Bank. 

Mrs. Fannie Baker and daughter. Gravel Bank. 



Marietta, Saturday ^lorning, January 9, 
1830.— 

"Our Town. — Alarietta has liad a siiigailar 
fortune. The okle.st town in Ohio' — settled by 
an inchistrious and enterprising pe<:>ple — ex- 
ceedingly pleasant and healthful in situation — 
advantageously located for water-carriage — 
and having arouind it a good proi>oTtioii O'f very 
gcxxl, aiicl la great deal of tolerable quality of 
land — ^has fallen far b-ehind many other places, 
in business, buildings and wealth. A \'ariety 
of causes have contributed t:> this result. — The 
first business in Marietta which caused any 
rapid increase of its Ituildings and popiilation, 
was ship-lniilding. This was prostrated, and 
with it, for the time being, the general busi- 



ness of the town, in 1807 and 1808. In 1809 
the tO'Wii looked like a deserted village. The 
number engaged in mechanical and mercantile 
business was very smEll. A large number of 
the best dwellings were unoccupied. In this 
state of apparent decay the place remained for 
se\'era] years. Tlie few persons aigaged in 
mercantile business were successful. They had 
a fine portion O'f the custom within a circuit 
of 50 miles ronnd — including parts of the val- 
leys and bottom lands of the Ohio, Mxrskin- 
guin, Kanawha, &c. In the nieantime the 
products of this region were disposed of to em- 
igrants — to the salt makers of the Great Ka- 
nawha — or taken down the Ohio, or over the 
moinitains — the merchants being seldom or 
never the exporters. I'hose engag'ed in mer- 
cantile business being, therefore, merelv im- 
porters, did very little to aihance the business 
of the town. Little was done, or attempted, 
which had this tendency. The town plot, be- 
ing duly extended, was many times too large 
for the demand ; lots were held at very low 
|)rice;s. There was no encouragement for 
liuilding, because, as there was no apparent 
cncoin'agement for the increase O'f business^ 
there was no' apparent encouragement for emi- 
grants tO' settle in the town. We have said 
there was no' apparent encouragement. But it 
is belie\'ed that, had the real capabilities of the 
place been fully known, the town woiild long 
ago have attained far greater than its present 
growth. But the symptoms of decay, so long 
apparent — the stillness of the place, owing 
partly t(i the scattered situation of the build- 
ings, and partly to the carriage being mainly 
done b'V water-craft instead of wagons — im- 
pressed on strangers the idea that Marietta was 
not, and could not be made, a place of exten- 
sive business. Possiblv it mav be, hereafter, 
deemed fortunate that the growth of the place 
has thus far been retarded. Within a few 
years Marietta has become a place of Educa- 
tion. The beauty and healthiness of this loca- 
tion, and the srreat extent nf jileasant and un- 
occupied building ground, render it a \-erv eli- 
gilde situation for those who would locate 
tliemselves in an advantageous situation for 
the education of their children. Building lots 



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have risen within a few years — but are stiH 
to he had at a n-nich lower rate than at any 
other place oi the same importance in the 
Western Country. The institutions for educa- 
tion ■ha\-e alread}- had \'ery considerable effect 
in carrying' forward the improvements of the 
town, and we tru^t the course of all will l)e on- 
ward." 

Alarietta, Saturdav Mornino, Akirch 26, 
1830.— 

"Our Town. — Marietta is the oldest mu- 
nicipal corporation iiorthwest of the Obio. The 
first act of incorporation was in Decemlser, 
1800, by the Legislature of the Northwest 
Tterritor}'. The act of incorporation was based 
on the demlocratic principles of the Eastern 
townships, or towns, as they are there called. 
And to some, who have been educated in these 
democratic communities, it is a matter o'f re- 
gret that similar institutions were not gaTcrally 
adopted in Ohio. They are founded on the 
principle that the people should be left, as far 
as practicable, to manage their own affairs in 
their own way. The people met together in 
town meeting to discuss, and decide on, all 
matters which concern only the little commun- 
ity thus assemlljled. Here is a school where 
young men learn the rudiments of legislation, 
and gain the confidence to address a public as- 
sem(l>ly. In these primary assemblies men 
learn to feel their equal rights. If town meet- 
ings are sometimes noisy and disorderly, so 
are other assemblies. Should we reject the 
institutions of freedom Ijecause freedom is 
somjetimes carried to excess? On similar prin- 
ciples we might reject every good thing. But 
to return. — Tlie original incorporation in- 
cluded not only the fractional surveyed town- 
ships, now constituting the township of Mari- 
etta, biut a great portion Oif several adjacent 
townships : — part of the territory of the pres- 
ent townships of Fearing, Unit)n and Warren. 
The bounds, from time to time, were narrowed 
down to the two fractional townships. But the 
old charter remfiined in force for about a quar- 
ter of a century. It was superseded, in 1823. 
by the present charter, which confined the town 
to the town plot, and changed the corporation 



from a demlocratic tO' a representative charac- 
ter. Some of our old Yankees regretted the 
change; but all ndw acknowledge the superior 
efficiency of a government by representation 
for borough jntrpose. The concerns of a city, 
or a village, require more promptness and de- 
cision than can well belong to a pure dempcra- 
cy. The latter may do very well for the more 
rural portions of the country, but the jxMice 
and public improx-ements necessary- for a town 
require greater decision and more rapid exe- 
cution. The advantages of the new fonn oi 
governmient are well exemplified in the e.xper- 
iaice of the last 10 years. Previously the ro- 
niiantic mud stories of the West were in some 
promising degree realized in Marietta, so that 
strangers were sometimes disposed to nick- 
name the place by substituting mud for the 
first syllable. The imiprox-ements in graveled 
ways for teams and paved walks for pedes- 
trians, have added most materially to the com,- 
fort and advantages oi this place, and exhibit, 
to those who recollect the days of nuid, a con- 
trast highly gratifying. The erection of 
bridges and raised highways has also added 
greatly to convenience. 

"It would be of great consequence to the 
town to repair the banks of the rivers, and add 
to the facilities of landing, particularly on the 
Ohio. It is singular that nO' effort has yet 
been made to open the channel betw'een the 
island bar and that of the Muskingum. It is 
thought not to be a difficult undertaking. The 
steaniboat custom is very important ; hut might 
be much more so if the facilities of landing 
were greater, if the channel above mentioned 
could he i)ermanently deepened, and a few trees 
renx<>\ed from the bed of the river near the 
miouth of Huck Creek, the channel next the 
ti)\\n (luld he far more preferalile in low water. 
j\s general im])rovements of the (Ihio River 
are to continue and ])rogress. under the Fed- 
eral (ioA'ernment, it is hoped these particular 
iiv^provements may shortlv, in this wav, be ac- 
coni])lished." 



TOW.N- Of IlARXfAR. 



American Friend. J.anuary 13. 1S37. — 
"We know there \\a- an aitenint ti> set off 



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the Second Ward of Marietta — Pt. Harmar — 
into an independent borough — and we were 
for it, — Ixit we did not expect the divorce to 
be so sudden and unceremonious. — The act is 
passed. Aferietta is disorganized — and w'e 
have been legislated for without otir consent. 
We can have no' munici]3al governmfcnt, under 
the present charter, without the concurrence 
of three wards. And so we are not only dis- 
membered but disorganized, w'ithout our being 
consulted. Our dem|ocracy would have deemed 
it necessary to submit to the people a matter 
in which the people are so much concerned. 
But the nature of the imported democracy 
may be quite of another cast." 

MUSKINGUM TOWNSHIP. 

The territory embraced in Muskingum 
township was formerly embraced in Adams 
township as established by the Co*urt of Ouar- 
ter Sessions convened at Mjarietta in Alarch, 
1797. Ever since the formation of old Adams 
township, it has Ijeen crumbling away to es- 
tablish the several northern townships and 
prior to the year 1861 Muskingum township 
wias included within the limiits of Marietta, 
Fearing and Union townships. Tlie name 
"Muskingum" is appropriately derived from 
the river which runs through the extent of the 
township. 

On Atpril 18, 18A1. the Ohio Legislature 
passed the following hill : 

TO ERECT THF. TOW N'SHTP OF MUSKINGUM IN WASHI.N'J- 
TON COUNTY. 

Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly 
of the Siiite of Oltic. That the territory now coiMtitut- 
ing parts of the tnwnshiiis of Marietta, Union, and 
Fearing, in the county of Washington and bounded 
as follows, tn-wit: Beginning at a point on the 
Mu.skingnm River, where the same is intersected 
by the west line of a seventy-eight acre lot, num- 
bered sixteen, in Bear Creek allottment of dona- 
tion lands, running thence south on said line to the 
southwest corner of said lot numbered sixteen, thence 
west to the northwest corner of an eighty-five acre lot, 
numbered twenty-two, in Rainbow Creek allottment of 
donation lands, thence south on the west line of said 
lot numbered twenty-two, to the north line of Wise- 
man's Iwttoni allottment of the donation lands, thence 
east on said line to the Muskingum River, thence down 
said river on the west bank thereof until the same 



is intersected liy the west line of one hundred and sixty 
r.cre lot. numbered four hundred, thence south on said 
line and 'Is continuation to the south line of township 
numbered three, in range numbered eight, thence east 
on said line to the east bank of the Muskingum River,, 
ihence down said river to the south line of commons lot 
numbered twenty-eight, thence northeasterly along the 
corporation line of the city of Marietta to the south- 
west corner of commons lot nunrbered seventeen,, 
thence easterly along the south line of commons lot ' 
numbered seventeen, to the southwest corner of com- 
mons lot numbered twelve, thence easterly along the 
south line of commons lot numbered twelve, to. the 
southwest corner of commons lot numbered fourteen, 
thence north on the line of original survey to the south 
line of Fearing township, thence east on said line to the 
east line of three acre lot numbered three hundred and 
two, thence north on the east line of a range of three 
acre tots numbered three hundred and eighty-nine, 
thence west to the east line of section numbered twenly- 
five in township numbered three, of range eight, thence 
north on the section line to the soi'th line of Salem 
township, thence west on said township line to Bear 
Creek, thence down said creek to the Miiskingtun 
River, thence up said river to a point due north of the 
place of beginning, thence south across the river to the 
place of beginning, be and the same is hereby erected 
and constituted into a new township to be designated 
as MuskinsTum township, and that the eastern boundary 
of Union town-hip, the western boundary of Fearing 
township, and the northern Ixwndary of Marietta 
township be so changed a^ to conform to the lines of 
said Aluskingum township. 

Section II. This act shall t.uke effect and be in 
force from and after the date of its passage. 

The boundaries of the newly-established 
Muskingum township, as thus defined, still 
exist and the township, then as now, is bound- 
ed on the north by Adams and Salem, on the 
east by Fearing and Marietta, on the south by 
Marietta city and township and Warren, and 
on the west by Watertown. 

The elections are now held at Unionville, 
on the Muskingum River. 

A petition was presented to the Board of 
County Commissioners at the June session in 
1877, praying for the dissolution of Union 
township. At the coiumissioners' December 
session of the same year the following was 
ordered : 

The petitioners having made application at the June 
session of 1877 for the partition of Union township 
:imong the townships of .\dams. Muskingum, Warren 
and Watertown, and the board being of the opinion 
that it is necessary and expedient that the prayer of 
said petitioners be granted, hereby order that said Union 
township be divided, and annexed to the adjoining 
townships — Watertown, Adams and Muskingum. 

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northeast corner of one hundred and sixty acre lot No. 
392. west to the northwest corner of said lot No. 392, 
thence north to Wiseman's Bottom, thence east to the 
Muskingum River, tliencc following the course of the 
Muskingum to the northeast corner of one hundred 
and sixty acre lot No. 413. thence south to the place 
of beginning, containing section eight, one hundred and 
six-y acre lot No. 413. part of Donation line (lot No. 
418) and all of Wiseman's Bottom allottment that lies 
in Union township. 

Xr.turallv the fertile liottdins of the "dona- 
tion" land were tlie centers of the first settle- 
ments, and so we liivl that the first settlements 
in Muskingum township were made in Rpin- 
bow and Wiseman's bottoms. These lx)ttoms 
were namied tor the backwoodsman, \Visem,an, 
who entered about 400 acres of bottom! land 
lying along the Muskingum while Virginia 
still claimed the right to the Northwest Terri- 
tory. Wiseman disappeared after remaining 
long enough to give his name to the neigh- 
borhood. The Ivainljow settlement was be- 
gun April 29, 1795, by a company of several 
families from Marietta, who had drawn land 
located on the western shore of the Muskingum 
River. On the farm now owned by J. E. and 
A. R. .Stacy, a block-house was erected. Tliis 
was centrally located and served as a shelter 
ansd protecting rof>f until the cabins could be 
built. 

The first settlers in Rainbow were Israel 
Stone and family. He located on the farm 
now owned l)y the S. S. Stowe heirs. Other 
early settlers were Stephen Smith, E'l>e:iezer 
Nye and sons, Simon Wright, Archiljald and 
]Mary Lake. Captain and Mrs. Abel Mathews 
and famil}-, \\'i]liann Stac}- and Joseph Stacy, 
sons of Col. William Stacy, Preserved Sea- 
mjon, Cogswell Olney. John Dyar, Sr. 

The first settlers in Wiseman's Bottom 
were: Col. Josejih Barker, Israel Putnam, 
Ca])t. J. Devol and John Russell. 

Tlie territory farming the eastern bound- 
ary O'f the township and known as "the ridge," 
because it divides the waters of Duck Creek 
from the Muskingum, was not generally set- 
tled until a com-|)aratively recent date. 

The first school in Wiseman's Bottom was 
located on the Muskingim: River, on the land 
then owned by Israel Putnani). 

The earliest teacher whose name can l)c 



ascertained was Miss Esther Levings. Abigail 
Poole was in all probability the ne.\t. .She was 
followed Ijy Theophilus Cotton. NdI long after 
the erection of the school house tni the river 
it was found that the building was too near 
the water and li;ible to be surrounded during 
a heavy rise in the river. On this account it 
was deemed adviisable to remove the school 
house farther Ixick 011 higher ground. Ac- 
cordingly this was done, the building being 
loca.ted on Israel Putnam's farm, where, in 
1816, through Mr. Putnam's instritmentality, 
a commodious brick school house was erected, 
which served the d(;ul>le purpose of schiiol 
house and church. In this buikling the people 
of the neighborhwid continued tn worship for 
a number of years. The people were of va- 
rious denominations, but in those early davs 
they w()rshi])ed in common. Rev. Joseph Wi'll- 
ard, an Episcopal clergymtan of talent, is re- 
mentliered to have b-een the first minister who 
preached in the school house. When the school 
house was first moved back from the river the 
teachers were Colonel Stone. Mr. Brown, of 
New England, a ]\Ir. Allen, and ])erhaps oth- 
ers. \\'hipple Spooner wa.s the first teacher in 
the brick house. 

In early times Rainbow had. two neighbor- 
hood school houses, which, in this niiodern day, 
have been consolidated into one. These were 
what were known as the "up])er" and "hjwer'' 
.school houses, the former being located on the 
M)uskingum. ncrt far from Stephen Smith's 
place, and the latter being on the site of the 
present school house (if the neighborhood, im- 
m,ediately in the bow of the river. 

Xathaniel Dodge is said to have been the 
first teacher in the "lower" school. The first 
teacher in the "upper" school was ]\lr. W'al- 
bridge. 

An interesting document testifying to the 
Christian fidelity of the early pioneers in Mus- 
kingum townshii) is an old subscription paper 
drawn up in 1810, which appears to be in the 
handwriting of Col. Joseph Barker. The ob- 
ject of the subscription was to establish di- 
\ine worship in Rainbow and \\'iseman's Bot- 
tom. None of those whose naines apijpear be- 
low are now living. It reads thus: 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Please pay in money or produce to Mr. Thomas 
Lake, on or before the fifteenth day of December next, 
for the purpose of introducing the regular preaching 
of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and for inculcating and 
introducing habits of good order, morality and piety, 
by holding up to public view examples worthy the mu- 
tation and practice of the rising generation. 

The subscription paper provided ior a cash 
subscription, but tliere was none made of that 
kind. 

Tlven cames a list of suljscribers : 

Adams, April 2. 1810. 
Subscribers' Names. Produce. 

Joseph Barker $5 00 

Jasper Stone 3 00 

Josepli Stacy 4 '30 

Sylvanus Newton (> 00 

Sardine Stone z 00 

Joseph Sta<cy. Jr , 1 00 

Stephen Smith i 00 

Thomas Lake 6 00 

John Russell 3 00 

Simeon Wright 2 00 

Isaac Walbridge i 00 

Benjamin F. Stone 3 00 

William Stacy, Jr i 00 

John Deem i 00 

William Stacy 3 00 

Ephraim Mathews, thirty cents for each day's 
preaching. 

Squire Prouty 2 00 

Joseph Wood 4 00 

Resolved Fuller 1 00 

Preacliinf;' ser\ices were regularly held in 
the several scIkh.jI houses from time t(> tinte 
when a miinister cmild be found. 

The only churches in the township are 
the Cierman Church on "the Ridge" and tlie 
Colored ;\1. J'j. Church on Rainbow Creek. 
"The Putnam-Rainbow branch" of the First 
Con,gregatio'nal Church at Marietta holds serv- 
ices in the Putnam and Rainbow school houses 
on alternate Sundays. 

In 1807 Cajjtain Devol erected a very large 
frame flouring u'.oll near where the present mill 
now stands. Its large under-shot wheel is said 
to have been miore than 40 feet in diameter, it 
lieing the largest mill-wheel ever seen in the 
West. In 1866 Major Putnami erected the 
mill at Devol's Dam;, which was considered the 
best mill on the ri\'er. 

The community in Wiseman's Bottom was 
foirtunate in having amjong its members twcj 
men of such marked mechanical skill as Col. Jo- 



seph Barker and Capt. Jonathan Devol. Both 
of them were skilled architects, Captain Devol 
being a shipwrig-ht by trade, and Colonel Bark- 
er a house-builder. ^Vbout the year 1800, ship- 
biuilding- having become an important indus- 
try at Marietta and on the Muskingum, these 
men readily took part in the work for which 
they were so well adapted by previous educa- 
tion and natural skill. The dense forests on 
either side of the ri\er fm'nished excellent ma- 
terial for the work. Giant oaks were felled, 
and under the skillful hands ol th.ese men 
were joined together and moulded into sym- 
metrical shape. Noting first the work of 
Colonel Barker, we find that his shipyard was 
on his farm on the east bank of the Muskin- 
gimi. In 1802 he comstructed two ocean ves- 
sels. One was a brig, built for Messrs. Blen- 
n.erhassett and Woodbridge, and named the 
"Dominic," after the name of M'r. Blenneviias- 
sett's oldest son. The other was a schooner 
called the "Indiana." This last-named vessel, 
together with the "Lo'uisa," built in 1803, were 
for E. W. Tupper of Marietta. During the 
fall of 1806 he was employed by Harnian 
Blcnnerhassett toi construct 15 large bateaux 
for the use of the expedition O'f Aaron IJuit to 
Mexico. The fate of these boats and this in- 
tended expedition is more fully described else- 
where in this work. 

Captain Devol's ship-biiilding was cptite ex- 
tensive. He also worked along the Muskin- 
,gun upon his farm. In 1801 he built a sloop 
of 200 tons for B. I. Oilman, a merchant of 
Marietta. The vessel was wholly constructed 
of black walnut, and was named after the riv- 
er by whf)se side it was built. In 1802 he 
built two brigs of 200 tons each, the "Eliza 
Greene" and the "Oliio." In 1804 the schoon- 
er "Nonpareil" was Iniilt. The passage of the 
"Emlbargo .Act," in tSoj, suspended all fur- 
ther operations on this line. 

TITE W\SniN'GT0N COUNTY CHILDREN'S HOME. 

Is beautifully situated near the Miu.skingum 
River in Muskingum township. The Home is 
situated on the east bank of the Muskingum 
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line of the city of Marietta. Il is the first 
HoiTHe in the State established under the act 
of tiie Legislature passed March ^o, 1866, the 
act itself being a response to petitions from 
this county. 

The farm contains about 100 acres favor- 
ably located, and from the buildings and 
grounds is presented a beautiful and 
picturesque view of die JMuskingunii Valley. 

The object, as carried out, has been to af- 
ford an lasylunii to- indigent children of the 
county under the age of 16 years, until suita- 
ble homes can be pro\ided for them with kind- 
ly disposed persons, and all reasonable efforts 
are mSade for their improvement in industrious 
habits and morals while they remain in the 
Honie. Qiildren from other counties may also 
be admitted on terms approved by the trustees. 

At the June session of j866. following the 
passage of the act authorizing Children's 
Homes, the Board of County Con.'m.issioners 
— Messrs. J. J. Hollister, Dr. James Little and 
George Benedict — initiated proceedings for 
the selection of suitable premises for the per- 
manent location of the Home which resulted 
in the selection of the present site and a con- 
tract \\ias made for its purchase. At the sanre 
session Col. W. R. Putnam, W. S. Ward and 
F. A. Wheeler, Elsqs., were ai)ix>inted the first 
Board of Trustees. Prior ti> this time. Miss 
Catherine A. Fay had about 30 children at 
her "Hbmie" in Lawrence township under an 
arrangement made with her by the directors of 
the County Infirmary, who were ready to be 
transfeired to the new Home as soon as the 
buildings could be made ready for occupation, 
which occurred April i, 1867. 

The first matron, with man_\- of the respon- 
sibilities of superintendent, was Mrs. A. G. 
Brown, wlio discharged her duties successfully 
one year. 

Mrs. Blown was succeeded Ijy \\v\. Ira M. 
Preston and xsife. who resigned at the close of 
their year, and were followed liy Dr. S. D. 
Hart and wife, who were continued superin- 
tendent and ma.tron from April i. 1869. until 
the lamented death of Mrs. Hart, .\ugust 2"/, 
1884. Inimediately afterward Dr. Hart was 
asked to continue <')s superintendent, and Miss 



E. A, Nixon, who had lieen teacher since 1870, 
was promjoted to be matron, a place her long 
e.xperience in the Home greatly aided her to 
fill to the entire satisfaction of the trustees. 
Dr. Hart was succeeded hy S. L. Grosvenor. 
and he in turn by J. N. Beil. After the death 
of Mr. Bell, Principal J. L. Jordan of the Har- 
mar public schools, was elected superintendent 
and is still in charge. Mrs. Jordan is ma- 
tron. In the present Board of Trustees are 
S. J. Hathaway, president: L. W. Ellenw,o<>d, 
W.. F. Robertson, and W. A. Sniffen. Mr. 
Hatliaway is the senior member in years of 
service. About 1889 the system of assigning 
children to homes was revolutionized. Since 
that time insteafl of waiting for people to comje 
and select cbildieii, homes have been sought 
through the aid of the Cincinnati Childrai's 
Homje, a pri\ate institution under strong 
Christian influence. The Cincinnati institution 
employs an agent and \-isitors to seek homes 
for children. He followis up the children thus 
placed, visits them at least once a year until 
they are 2\. and reports to the trustees of the 
Home in Washington C'ounty. The result 
has been, that while the number passing 
through the Hbme every year has increased, 
he number of inmates at an\' one time has 
been much smaller. The County Children's 
Honie is made a stopping place until another 
home can l)e found in a good family. 

The first building used as a Home was a 
large two story brick, originallv constructed by 
Prof. Samuel Maxwell as an ad\'anced school 
for hoys, the cost of the farm and buildings 
being at the time $18,000. Subsequent addi- 
tions and buildings have been made so that the 
\-aluc of the j^remises tiow is estimated at $30,- 
000. One large building of three stories has 
been erected, the first flour being used as a 
school room, and the second an<l third as a 
dormitory for the I>oys. .\ view of the Home 
is presented on a preceding )Kige, in connection 
with a miore extended notice of the origin of 
the Home. 

i 

.\'EWPORT TOWN'SHIP. 

In 1798 all territorv l\ing east <if the west- 



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ern boundary of tlie seventh range was erected 
into Newpo'rt township. From this great terri- 
tory Grandviewi was established in 1802, iJaw- 
rence in '181 5, Ludlow in 1S19, Liberty in 
1832, and Independence in 1840. Tliis, the 
early history of Newport, is the early history 
of several townships already sketched, espe- 
cially oif Independence. 

Newport was first settled before 1798 by 
William Tison, Neal Cortner, John Cotton, 
Joseph Luckey and David Stokely at the "Up- 
per Settlement" — near the present village of 
N,ew/i5ort. These forerunners of civilization 
gave wav before the so-called "real pioneers." 
among wihom the Danas and Greenes share 
the honor of making the first permanent set- 
tlement, soon followed by the Holdens. Tem- 
pletons. McKibbens, Nichols and others. In 
the northwestern portion of the township Will- 
iam Hill. Sr., began a settlement on the Little 
[Muskingum w'hich has since borne his name. 
A "L.nver Settlement" was begun early, known 
as Lower Newport. 

Newport was laid out by Cai.itain Battelle, 
son of Col. Ebaiezer Battelle, a graduate of 
Harvard College, early in the first decade of 
the centur}-. The first school in the township 
■was o]3ened at this spot by Caleb Greene. A 
scho'ol in the Hills neighborhood was started 
abdut the same time by .\nnie Plumer and a 
third was soon in existence on the east l>ank of 
tlie Little Muskingum near Beech Grove 
Cluncli. In 1816 a log school house was built 
in Lower Newport with (jeorge Greenwood 
as first teacher. 

Itinerant ]\Iethodist clergymen were in 
Newport before 1800 and witliin 15 years a 
log church was built at Lower Newport on the 
bank of the Ohio. The first Methodist Church 
in Newport was organized in 1825 and in four 
years a church was completed. In May 1870 
a new brick church was dedicated. A Presby- 
terian Church was organized June 9, 1838. 
For many years they were supplied by Presi- 
dent Sn'.iith of Marietta College, who "was ac- 
customed to remark that his visits tO' the little 
fli)ck at Newport were the green spots in his 
life." In 1869 the society was dissolved. The 
Beech Grove Presbyterian Church was built in 



1848. In 1861 when the Presln'terian Church 
at Marietta died, this church was named the 
Beech Hill First Presbyterian Church, which 
name it retains. The nucleus of the Newport 
Baptist Church was formed previotis to 1822, 
when meetings were held in various hottses in 
the "Upper Settlement." The interest grew 
through the years and the church was organ- 
ized in January, 1838. The first structure, a 
brick, was erected and dedicated January i, 
1842. There had been paid on the church 
$951.24, leaving a debt of $336.44. William 
Dana paid this and took the note of the trus- 
tees for the amount. At the death of William 
Dana search for the note was made, but it 
could not be found. In this quiet way did Mr. 
Dana pay the debt, having destroyed the note 
as soon as received. In 1878 the church was 
thoroughly remodeled at a cost of $2,000 and 
dedicated Alarch 21, 1880. About 1855 a 
United Brethren Church was organized and a 
building erected on land given by William See- 
vers. It is known as the Kinderhook Church. 
The Beech Grove Church was organized in a 
school house in Newell's Run in 1863. In 
1870 a little church was built on the site of 
the abandoned Methodist Church near the 
mouth of Newell's Run. 

Soon after the formation of the "Upper 
Settlement," Luther Barker was appointed 
postmaster. In 18^5, when Ebenezer Battelle 
was appointed postmaster, the office \vas re- 
moved to his residence in Newport. The post- 
office at Lower Newport was established in 
1 84 1, Jacob Middleswart being the first pro- 
priet(,r. That at Newell's Run, on the Ohio*, 
was established in 1865 with Thomas J. Con- 
ner as postmaster and Amos Crum first offi- 
ciated as ]50stmaster at Hills P. O., which was 
established in 1869. 

On the pages of the records of Washing- 
ton Count}^ is found "a plat of the villages of 
Newport, comprising forty lots in section 
twenty-seven, in the original surveyed town- 
ship, numbered one, in range numbered six of 
the old seven ranges ; surveyed January 30 and 
31, 1839, for Ebenezer Battelle, the proprie- 
tor, the streets to be ninety-one links and the 
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nessed by the county sur\-eyor, Benjamin F. 
Stone, and by tlie proprietors of the village, 
Ebenezer and Mary IJattelle. The ground was 
surveyed anew May 2j, 1839. 

The following is the record of the vacation 
of the town plat by the original proprietor; 

"In the Court of Common Pleas, Septem- 
ber term, 1839, on application of Ebenezer Bat- 
telle, he having produced to the court satisfac- 
tory evidence that notice of his intention to 
vacate the town plat of Newijort had been 
given according to law, and a statement in 
writing filed from the persons, to whom by ver- 
bal contract said Battelle had given an equit- 
able claim on lots in said town, of their con- 
sent to said vacation. It is ordered by the 
court that said proprietor be permitted to va- 
cate said town ])lat of Newport." 

Newport township as at first established 
covered territory not included in the Ohio Com- 
pany's purchase. It was very natural that 
shrewd farmers among the pioneers were at- 
tracted by the beautiful and fertile plain in the 
southern part of this tract and the name New- 
port, as well as the family names of some of 
the settlers, reminds us of Rhode Island. 

In the hilly part of old Newport, now in- 
cluded in Independence. Lawrence. Libe:rtv. 
Ludlow and Grandview. the hunter and the 
squatter, usually the same person, had almost 
exclusive control for many years after pros- 
perous settlements had been begun on the river 
bottoms. Tiiere are many traditions of this 
class of "pioneers," who often made it as un- 
comfortable for the man who had bought the 
land, as they had for the former claimants, the 
Indians. Some of these sfpiatters l^ecame civ- 
ilized but others preferred to move on to a 
newer and wilder countrv. 

As early as 1820, Joseph Barker erected a 
mill in Newport township for the extraction of 
flaxseed and castor oil. It was worked for a 
while but the cultivation of flax and the cas- 
tor-oil lT€an seems not to have pro\-ed a very 
profitable business. In recent years Newport 
town and toAvnship have been greatly enriched 
bv the petroleum industry, a fuller accoimt of 
which is to be found in another chapter. 



P.\LMKK TOWNSHIP. 

The first pi(jnccr into what has been a part 
of Waterford, \\'alert(jwn (then W'ooster), 
Roixlxu-y, Wesley and is now in Palmer town- 
ship, was Christopher Malster who settled here 
in 1796. Other early .settlers were the I'alm- 
ers. Rices, Dauleys, Cards, etc. 

Prior to the formation of Noble County in 
185 1, a man standing on the northeast corner 
of section six, now in Palmer, could have 
placed himself by a single step, either north- 
east, in Watertuwn. southeast in Barlow, 
southwest in Wesley, or northwest in Roxbury. 
From this jwint the dividing lines ran toward 
the four points of the compass in two straight 
lines through the present township. But. by 
the formation of Noble, Morgan County lost 
large areas, and was partially recompensed 
by the addition of the larger jiart of Rox- 
bury, taken from \\'ashington County. At a 
special session of the commissioners. May 19, 
185 1, the remaining portions of Roxbury, 
with parts of other townships just mentioned, 
were consolidated into a new township, named 
after the family so much concerned in the set- 
tlement and growth of its territorv and inter- 
ests. The entry on the journal reads as fol- 
lows : 

A petition was received fniiii citizens of Rox- 
!)nry and parts of Wesley. Watertown and Barlow for 
the erection of a new township composed of territory 
embraced within the following lioiindaries, viz.: Com- 
mencing a', the northwest corner of one hundred and 
sixt)' acre lot No. i.07g. range eleven, town eight; 
thence south to the southwest corner of said lot; thence 
to the northwest corner of one hundred and sixty aicre 
lot No. l.oSo: thence south to the southwest corner of 
section thirteen, range eleven, town eight: thence south 
to the souihwest corn';r of section No. 17. range eleven, 
town seven : thence to the southeast corner of section 
No. .s. range eleven, town seven : thence east to the 
southeast corner of section No. 35. range ten, town 
three; thence north to the southwest corner of one 
hundred and sixty acre lot No. "80: thence east to the 
southeast corner of one hundred and sixty acre lot Nq. 
780 : thence north to the northeast corner of section 
No. .^o. range ten. town three; thence north to the 
northeast corner of fractional lot No. 8jiS, range ten, 
town four : thence north to the southeast corner of one 
hundred acre lot No. 47. range ten. town four, .south 
branch allottment : thenct to the northeast corner of one 
hundred acre lot No. 47 aforesaid: thence west to the 
northwest corner of one hundred acre No. 14, range 



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ten, town four, west lirancli allottment : thence south 
to the southwest ■:urnjr of one hundred acre lot No. 
15, range ten, town four, west branch alhittment; thence 
westwardly to follow the Line which divides the late 
township of Roxbury, setting off the said towaiship to 
Morgan county, to the place of beginning. 

Schools were started in Palmer township 
at the very first; as early as 1806 Russell Dar- 
row was engaged as teacher. James. Xshcmft, 
Jabesh Palmer, John T. Dumont ami William 
Brown were early teachers. 

Free Will Baptist and Methodist meetings 
were customarily held in private houses 
throughout the early years. In 1837 a Meth- 
odist Church was built. The first store was 
opened about 1825 by Hiram Card. 



SALEM TOWNSHIP. 

Salem was originally a part of Adams. 
But the following petition was handed in to the 
Court of Quarter Sessions, part of whose biusi- 
ness it was to estalilish townships : 

To the Ilonoriiblc Court of General Sessions of the 
Peaee for tlie County of irashingloii : 

Gentlemen : Your petitioners, the inhabitants of 
Duck Creek, beg your honors to take into considera- 
tion the local situation they are in from other settle- 
ments, and whereas your honors at your last session 
in March did at that time term the <lifterent settle- 
ments into towns, and at the same time put us, the in- 
habitants of Duck Creek, into an association with the 
inhabitants of Virgin Bottom, Rainbow, Cattle Creek, 
and Bear Creek (into one town called by the name of 
Adams), whose situation is inconvenient for us to as- 
sociate with as respects a town by reason of the incon- 
venience of passing the 'hills and ridges where it ris 
not practicable to make roads to pass from Duck Creek 
to Muskingum at the same lime, our numbers aie almost 
if not quite equal to some of the other towns already 
laid out by your Hjnors being in number on Duck 
Creek thirty-four families and upwards of sixty men 
capable of bearing arms. 

For this and other good motives, your petitioners 
request your Honors would take the matter into con- 
sideration, and make a division in the town of Adams 
west tj' a division line between the waters of Duck 
Creek and Mu.skingum, and as far south as Shepard's 
old mills so called, as far as your Honors in their 
wisdom shall judge best. 

\Vc also would inform that the people on Duck 
Creek did on the second dav of Mav last, make choice 



of us. the subscribers, to prefer a petition to your Hon- 
ors for the above mentioned purposes. 
Duck Creek, June 3, 1797. 
( Signed ) 
Levi Chapnian. James Amlin. 

John Amlin, Jonathan Amlm, 

John .\mlin. Sr.. Conrad Rightner. 

Joel TutUe. Joseph Chapnian, 

John Campbell, Daniel Bradstreet, 

Jonathan DeLong, Patrick Campbell, 

Samuc! Fulton, Robert Campbell, 

Samuel Nash, Daniel Campbell, 

Robert Colewell. Ebenezer Tolman, 

Seth Tolman, Uriah Wheeler, 

Benjamin Tolman. .Amos Porter, 

Samuel .Amlin, .\mos Porter, Jr. 

The first settler in Salem was probably 
Amos Porter, who was followed liy the Nashes, 
DeLongs, Tolmans, McCunes, Fultons, Da- 
\ises, Dains, Perkines and many others, for 
what is now Salem was comparatively thickly 
settled in early years. John True kept school 
in Salem as early as 1807. 

Elisha Allen erected a sawmill on Duck 
Creek before 1820 and in that year he built a 
grist mill at the same spot. These were on 
the "Lower Ox-Bow."' On the "Upper Ox- 
Bow," S. N. Merriam built steam, saw and 
grist mills lo years later. He also kept one 
of the first stores open in the township, as did 
Elisha Allen in his earlier mill. Salem is 
credited for having one of the earliest temper- 
ance societies in the West, if not the earliest. 
It was organized about 1822 by Ephraim 
Gould and his brother Dennis, a student at 
Lane Seminary ; a pledge was made and called 
"teetotal." The first postmaster in Salem was 
Daniel G. Stanley wlm held ofiice about 1827. 

The old Presbyterian Church society was 
holding meetings by April, 1812. The first 
session meeting in SalenT was in October of 
that year. Churches were erected in Harriets- 
ville and Bonn. A series of Freewill Baptist 
services were held as early as 1810. Before 
1815 a Methodist Church was organized and 
a church was built in 1836. A Protestant 
Methodist Church was erected in 1878. The 
Mount Ephraim Methodist Church was organ- 
ized early and buildings erected in 1846 and 
1873. The Good Hope Baptist Church was 
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have been built — one in 1836 and one in 1851. 
The Bonn German MethotUst Church was or- 
ganized in 1840. In 1842 a church was erect- 
ed and replaced in 187 1 by a new edihce. Two 
parsonages have been built, one in 1852 and 
another in 1874. The Disciple Church at 
Bonn was organized about 1852; another in 
Warner was started in 1872. The Universal- 
ist Church in Salem was organized in Decem- 
ber, 1859, and a church building was dedicated 
in 1 86 1. A German Lutheran Church was or- 
ganized about the same time and a building 
erected. The Corinth Church was organized 
in 1863 and in 1876 a ])uilding was procured. 
The Baptist Church (if Lower Salem was or- 
ganized in 1877. A building was erected in 
188081. 

Salem village was laid out in 1850 at the 
end of a plank road from Marietta and the toll 
house at the end of the road was the first 
building" in the village. 

Warner, a station on the C. & M. R. R- 
was laid out by P. and E. Boye in 1873 and 
named in honor of Gen. A. J. Warner of Mar- 
ietta. Bonn, nanijed by the Germans who early 
came here from the city of the Rhine, was laid 
out about 1835. The first store was opened 
here by Rufus Payne about the same year. 

WARREN TOWNSHIP. 

Warren township was incorporated by the 
Board of County ComlnT'issioners in 18 10, but 
the original lines have frequently been altered. 
The first permanent settlers in Warren were 
the Baileys, Newtons and Coles who came 
about 1805. Within a year or so came the 
Humphreys, Finches and Cutlers. The first' 
roads were the Marietta-Belpre road ( 1 793 ) , 
the Marietta-Lancaster road (1797) and the 
[Marietta-Athens road (1800). 

One of the most singular documents in ex- 
istence in the county is a contract for teaciiing 
an early school in Warren townshi[) which is 
preserved in the memoranda of Judge Eph- 
raim Cutler. It reads as follows : 

Memoranrla of an agreement cnlcrcci into this third 
day of Fchniary. 1807. liy and hetuei-n Isaac Huni- 



phreys, John Henry and Ephraini Cutler and Joint D. 
W. Kip, on the other part witnessetli : That for the 
consideration of the sum of twenty-five dollars for 
every three months, to be paid him at the expiration of 
siad term by Htimphreys, Henry and Cutler, he, the 
said Kip, doth engage to keep a school at such place as 
they shall direct and to teach reading, writing and arith- 
metic, and to govern himself and school by the follow- 
ing rules and regulations, to-wit: He shall keep school 
from nine o'clock in the morning till twelve at noon, 
and from one in the afternoon until four, provided 
that during the months of June, July, August and Sep- 
tember school may commence at half past one and close 
at half past four. He shall be excused from keeping 
school on Saturdays in the afternoon, on the Fourth 
of July, when he shall be called to attend trainings, 
and on election days. 

The whole school shall lie arranged into two or 
more classes at the direction ot the master, the senior 
class to be admitted to the exercise of writing and arith- 
metic; the lower classes shall be employed in reading 
and spelling, and that no time may be lost they shall 
have portions assigned them for study, from which at 
proper hours the ma'-ter shall ask them to spell, and in 
order to promote einulation, the priority in standing 
shall be determined by their accuracy in spelling. 

Particular attention shall be paid in the upper class 
in teaching them punctation ; and that in reading they 
be taught to observe the slops and points, notes of afTec- 
tion and interrogation, also accenting and emphasizing. 

The master shall consider himself as in the place 
of parent to the children under his care, and endeavor 
to convince them by mild treatment that he feels a 
parental affection for them. He shall be sparing as to 
proiTiises or threatenings. but punctual in the perform- 
ance of one and execution of the other, and that he in- 
culcate upon the scholars the propriety of good be- 
havior during their absence from school. 

He will endeavor on all suitable occasions to im- 
press upon the minds of his scholars a sen.-e of the be- 
ing and providence of God, and the obligations they are 
under to love and serve Him ; of their duty to their 
parents ; the beauty and excellency of truth, the duty 
which they owe to their country, and the necessity of 
a strict observance of its laws. 

He shall caution, and, as far as he can, restrain 
them from the prevailing vices, such as lying, pro- 
faneness, gaming and idleness. 

From these general rules he may form particular 
rules, and if they are broken he must be particular to 
punish the offender, but mildness in punishment is 
recommended. 

Despite the exhaustiveness of the contract, 
Mr. Kip taught the school only one week. A 
successful school was taught in Judge Cutler's 
stone house in 1809-10 l)y Gen. John Brown, 
afterward treasurer of Ohio University at 
.Xthcns. Ill i8jo the first school house was 
built. .\s early as 1814 a summer school espe- 
cially for girls was taught by Miss Sallie Rice. 

The Preslnterian Church of Warren was 



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formed in 1828 and joined Athens Presljytery 
the same year. In 1837 tiie church on the 
river road was built, largely by the funds fur- 
nished by Oren Newton, Ephraim Cutler, Will- 
iam P. Cutler and Seth Bailey. 

The late Bishop Morris, of sainted mem- 
ory, was probalilv the pioneer missionary in 
Warren township. At an early date the two 
Methodist churches known as the "Zoar"' and 
the "Bethel" churches were erected. The 
Mount Moriah United Brethren Cinirch was 
organized and a log meeting house built about 
1850. 

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP. 

On December 20, 1790, the Court of Quar- 
ter Sessions established three townships : Mar- 
ietta, Belpre and Waterford. The following 
resolution fixed the bounds of Waterf(_)rd : 

Rcsolz'cd. That the seventh and eighth townships 
in the eleventh range, the fourth and fifth townships in 
tentih range, and mile square, No. 33, in the fourth 
township of th-; ninth range, be, and they hereby are 
incorporated and included in one township, by the name 
of \\'uterfMrd 

The first town officers were : Capt. Eben- 
•ezer Gray, town clerk : Noah Fearing, over- 
seer of the poor ; Dean Tyler, constable. 

To these three townships — Marietta, Bel- 
pre and Waterford — Rev. Daniel Story was 
employed by the Ohio Company to minister. 

The early history of Waterford township is 
given very fully in other chapters. The fol- 
lowing article on Beverly, prepared by Miss 
Virginia V. Dodge, leaves little more to be 
desired as to the history of that town, and also 
gives us many items of general interest relat- 
ing to the surrounding country. The sketch 
of the Dodge family, likewise prepared by 
Miss Dodge, also fills out the history of Water- 
ford township and the town of Beverly. 



' TIhe colon\- from wijiich Beverly on the 
Muskingum had its origin has a most highly 
creditable and romanic history. Rising out of 
the wilderness onlv a few months following 



the advent of the Ohio Company at Marietta, 
its sons and daughters were of that heroic 
mold that has not failed to leave its impress on 
the character of the present life. 

Within a few miles of here were born some 
of the most noble men and women that our 
country has known. So enchanting is this 
heart oif the valley, that it is small wonder that 
Silver Heels, the last chief of the Lenni-Lenape 
Indians, was loath to abandon the realm that 
had been his hunters' jiaradise, time without 
memory t(_> the white man, and that imt of the 
rebellious spirit of this chief the last arrow 
should have gone to its mark in the heart of 
the settler, Abel Sherman. 

The immortal Garfield said in the House of 
Representatives something that has so direct 
a bearing upon the birth of the town of Bever- 
ly proper that it is but justice to the man whose 
conception it was to here give the extract : 

"There is a force greater than that of State 
and government. It is the force of private 
voluntary enterprise, that has built up towns 
and schools and colleges in these United States, 
with enthusiasm and wonderful energy." 

This especial quality was perfectly exem- 
plified in the character of one of the first of 
Ohio's colonists, John Dodge, Esq., who 
founded the t(_i\\ 11 of Beverly. 

In laying out part of his estate for public 
sale, and in making donations of a number of 
valuable properties to improve the advantages 
naturally at hand, it was the dream of Mr. 
Dodge to make this point a convenient center 
of civiliation where its productions and oppor- 
tunities would afford benefit to the surround- 
ing jiopulation. The town was not laid out in 
a spirit of personal aggrandizement, as its 
founder gave away to its schools, park, church- 
es, ministers and business ente)rprises more 
than he kept for himself and his heirs. 

A clause from a will by Mr. Dodge, relat- 
ing to the name of Beverly, which, not being 
embodied in the historical part of this work 
containing the Dodge biography, is included 
here, as follows : 

I, John Dodge, now intending to establish on a 
spot (before selected by my father, Captain Dodge, "as 




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an exceptional site") a town for tlie furtlier con- 
venience and advancement ot this region we cliose as 
our pioneer home, am of tihe firm intention to name 
the town Beverly, for three reasons — In that I have a 
reverence for the name as that of my birthphice in 
the mother State of Massachusetts. Also that many 
who came to the Northwest Territory with our com- 
pany wer'; from that pilgrim coast where that Bev- 
erly stands and would thus feel an affection for the 
name. Again, that 1 trust in the Providence of God 
it will be an augur for the protection of the new- 
village ; as Beverly in Old England escaped the de- 
stroying army of the Norman because of the sanctity 
of her great prelate, John of Beverly, so I trust those 
here may be spared all future disaster through our 
integrity in the keepmg of God's laws. 

Mr. Dodge made a plan for Beverly in 
183 1, but on account of national conditions he 
deferred the actual laying out of the place, al- 
though operating a ferry at this period across 
the river and being interested in other public 
enterprises. 

From 1837 to 1843 '^1''^ uncertain state of 
the public credit hardly .seemed to touch the 
most prosperous population in the Muskingum 
Valley. There were improvements being 
made by the State upon the river dams and 
locks were being built, and a navigation was 
thus acquired that for many decades made the 
products of these fertile lands available to the 
world. There came a real need for an incor- 
porated town, in the protection it would lend 
to the community. 

The following letter froin Hon. Thomas 
Ewing, just made Secretary of the Treasury, 
to Mr. Dodge, whose wife was a relative of 
Mr. Ewing's, is of prophetic value: 

Washington, March 25, 1841. 
To John Dodge, Esq.. 

I am much interested in your proposit'on to lay 
out a town near the home of my family ; it would draw 
new strength there and help to build up our State on a 
fffundalion of high character. 

Posterity owes 3X5u a debt of gratitude for your 
untirino' efforts for the advancement of the conrmuivity 
life around you. and likewise for so beautiful a choice 
of a town site, for I have looked upon that bend of the 
river in my journeys by stage and horseback as the 
fairest view on the face of earth. Though endeared to 
me by association, even the most impartial observer 
would r^ot fail to be impressed with its great beauties. 

The notable February (1843) that found 
President Tyler so deei)lv burdened with the 
refusal of foreign jrovernments to make even 



a loan to our agents, and many conditions un- 
propitious, did not deter the long-cherished 
plan of Mr. Dodge in the establishment of an 
incorporated town. There was levied a tax 
of two mills on the dollar and an officer of the 
law appointed, with a Town Council. There 
was a population of se\-eral hundred people, and 
new-comers arriving on account of the im- 
proved river traffic, the works having been 
completed at this place a year before. There 
were two general stores, also several buyers 
and shippers of agricultural products. There 
were three churches, a college and two schools 
then conducted here. 

Nni»spapcrs. — The first new^spaper was 
started about eight years after this by Mr. 
Baker, who more recently was appointed Unit- 
ed States Minister to Guatemala. Following 
this, the Beverly Gazette having expired with 
the Know Nothing party, Beverly College con- 
ducted a weekly paper. Then the Beverly Ad- 
vertiser was inaugurated by Mr. Preston in 
1862 and was well conducted. He was suc- 
ceeded in the press work for the town by W. 
T. & Howard Atherton, who edited the Times. 
In the same year the Be-cerly Citizen and Wash- 
ington Advertiser were started. In 1879 C. 
E. T. Miller and William Walter started the 
Dispatch. They sold the same to C. N. Mc- 
Cormack. In July, 1888, Professor Smith, 
formerly president of the College, took up edi- 
torial work on this paper. At his death he 
was followed in this by Miss Roberta Smith, 
and later by his son, Robert, who sold the Dis- 
patch recently to Mr. Goodrich. The present 
editor has used every effort to call the atten- 
tion of the world at large to the great but un- 
developed resources of the vicinity, and de- 
serves success. 

Beautiful Situation. — In the beginning of 
the new century, the old town finds itself the 
much-sought but still exclusive resort of peo- 
ple who want the rpiiet of its hills, the fishing, 
hunting or boating and the indescribable en- 
chantment of its woods and country drives. 
Added to these are the historic associations 
that linger about the site of its two old forts, 
the Indian traditions and prehistoric mounds. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



and there is a wealth uf chxersion for e\'en sum- 
mer visitors. The location for health is per- 
fect, few epidemics or diseases have invaded 
its comfortable precincts. 

Several well-known painters and poets have 
made it the theme of their brushes and songs, 
and the town and vicinity have produced also 
some artists of note and a number of authors 
mentioned later in this article. 

The location of Beverly from any approach 
is a delightful surprise. Set in the deepest 
bow of the whole river, with a broadness of 
green fields stretching away toward the east 
and a rolling plain rising from the bottom to 
the north, the shming water, of which Judge 
William Fowler has sung so delightfully, run- 
ning like a band of shimmering silver at the 
base of the village streets, the rugged hills in 
their coats of green rising above the whole like 
steadfast sentinels on guard, make Beverly the 
gem of gems in the midst of many precious i ■■ 
roundings. The original pursuits will give 
place to new occupations, as by the influx of 
travelers more and more is developed of its 
hidden beauties and wealth. 

Oil. — According to^ the philosophy that 
nothing is lost but something is gained in its 
place, while some of the early sources of in- 
come to the town have been absorbed by the 
larger places nearby, chiefly Marietta and 
Zanesville, the capital brought to the village 
for investment in the oil territory lying all 
about will be of greater benefit eventually ; a 
recent revival of operations at this point re- 
newing those begun about 20 years ago. 

Where once cattle, sheep and horses grazed 
upon the farm and Agriculture was undisputed 
Goddess whose reign not the most chimerical 
would have ever supposed usurped, there even 
oil has come to be king. The tall derricks rise 
in many directions and men stake their claims 
for game after game of chance. The num- 
ber of companies drilling and the rich returns 
of some call still others to these fields where 
the resources unseen are greater than those 
which the forefathers saw in the earth, sun and 
air of this fruitful to\\nship. 

Coal, Liuiibcr ami Clax. — Beverly is also 



a depot for quantities of fine lumber, splendid 
(lak for ships being taken out of its surround- 
ing forests only last year. Coal is also brought 
here from banks at different points nearby. 
There is within the corporation limits clay, 
of excellent use for brick and tile, and lime- 
stone. The town is lighted by natural gas and 
a fine electric plant. The general annual ex- 
penditures amount to only between $3,000 and 
$4,000. 

Public Institutions. — By an act of the Gen- 
eral Assembly of Ohio, a college was estab- 
lished at Beverly, in February, 1843, for the 
purpose of co-education. This was the joint 
gift of John Dodge and Benjamin Dana, Mr. 
Dodge giving out of his estate adjoining the 
town of Beverly a tract of land very beauti- 
fully located and erecting at his personal ex- 
pense a fine brick building of three stories, well 
equipped for the day in which it was built, and 
for the purpose for which the College was de- 
signed. 

Benjamin Dana left a tract of land upon 
which was a coal bank to supply 'fuel for the 
institution, and also some lots which were to be 
sold for the benefit of the institution. The 
learned and foreign languages and the liberal 
arts and sciences were to be taught here. 

It was the expectation of the donors that 
the trustees would make their gift a nucleus 
for o])taining further donations as time went 
on, and thus add those advantages, influences 
and profits to the community that an institution 
for higher education would bring. Its succes- 
sive Boards of Trustees, having been at times 
somewhat scattered and occupied to the exclu- 
sion of public interests, have not after nearly 
three-quarters of a century obtained any gifts 
toward the further revenue required at this pe- 
riod. It has at earlier times brought a great 
deal of life to the town of Beverly. A schism 
in the Presbyterian churches of this place, 
which finally concluded in a law suit for prop- 
erty formerly occupied by the Cumberland 
Presbyterian Church, deprived the College of 
its full quota of local patronage for some years, 
but it is now reviving. 

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inally of the Puritan faith of their forefathers, 
but later in hfe they could not subscribe^to all 
the tenets of the old school profession of faith, 
and so became members of the Cumberland 
Presbyterian Church. For this reason, as be- 
ing a somewhat more liberal body, the appoint- 
ment of the Board of Trustees was by them 
vested in the synod of the Cumberland Presby- 
terian Church. 

Cliiiniics and Religious Revivals of the 
early period were conducted first by Rev. jMr. 
Story, who held services near the great elm 
tree close by what is now the Baltimore & Ohio 
station. A powerful awakening was later held 
by Rev. Mr. Lindley in the first colonial church 
on the old stage road in the south part of Bever- 
ly, then the Presbyterian and afterward the 
Cumberland 'Presbyterian Church. When 
this congregation moved to the brick church 
up town, the old river church was occupied b, , 
the followers of Alexander Campbell. It was 
quite an interesting building, with high pews, 
the fiour rising toward the back of the church, 
and the high pulpit between the two front en- 
trance-ways having semi-circular stairs leading 
up to the desk. Externally, the building was 
colonial, yellow with white trimnnngs. The 
Disciples during the latter part of the last cen- 
tury purchased, and moved to, the very fine 
audience room formerly built and used by the 
Baptists on ]\Iain street. 

After the separation of the Presbyterian 
element of the town from the Cumberland Pres- 
byterian Church, a new and quite artistic Pres- 
byterian Church was erected on Fourth street 
about 1895, to which various friends contri- 
buted stained glass windows. Mrs. Mcintosh 
gave the lot upon which this church was built. 

Mr. Dodge donated the land for all the 
other churches in Beverly, regardless of de- 
nomination, as they each came to be organized. 

A remarkable series of meetings was con- 
ducted in Beverly about the midsummer of 
1841, by a Universalist minister and editor 
then residing in Zanesville — Rev. G. T. Flan- 
ders — which resulted in the organization of 
a Universalist Church to which many of the 
most intelligent families of the vicinity united. 



In 1856 Rev. J. H. Barker came as a mis- 
sionary to Beverly and started the Baptist 
Churcli with 1 5 members. 

The Methodists had services in Waterford 
township from the first quarter of 1800, but 
did not have a church in Beverly until 1837. 
Since then services have been held uninterrupt- 
edly at the corner of Sixth and Center streets 
with many able men in the pulpit. 

Each of the churches named has had its so- 
cieties for social and charitable purposes. 

The Episcopalians have had sjjecial ser- 
vices at homes in the neighborhtwd, and the 
Romlan Cath<:)lics a lecturer now and tlicn at 
the Opera House. 

Fraternal Orders. — Mount Moriah Lodge, 
No. ^j, Free & Accepted Masons, was estab- 
lished on the 28th of September, 181 6. The 
first meeting was held at the residence of John 
Dodge, Esq., and the officers elected were : 
Ebenezer Bowen, master; Eli Cogswell, S. W. ; 
Obadiah Scott, J. W. ; William Riply, sec- 
retarv; William Rand, treasurer; \Villiam 
White, S. D.; Elias Woodsorf, J. D. ; John 
Dodge and Andrew Story, stewards ; Samuel 
Andrews, tyler. St. John's Day of 181 7 was 
celebrated with all the rites of the order. The 
lodge, beside being one of the earliest in Ohio, 
contained in it the best men of this region, and 
still maintains its high character. 

In 1879 ^ fi"^ brick and stone building was 
erected for the use of Mount Moriah Lodge. 
The present membership is about 80. Many 
more have been initiated here, however. 

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows 
was founded March, 1847, '^eing Beverly 
Lodge, Xo. 84. The first officers were : Sam- 
uel Thompson, noble grand ; Robert Ramsey, 
vice grand ; C. L. Bowen, secretary ; W. V. N. 
Wheeler, treasurer. They have for their use 
today one of the best assembly halls in town. 
In the building built by them is also an opera 
house of quite considerable seating co.pacity. 

The Grangers have a society in Beverly 
i which had several years ago about 75 mem- 
bers. 

Pliysieian.i. — The physicians of the early 
davs were Drs. Mcintosh. Farlev, Baker and 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Pardee. Of a little later period Dr. Bowen 
was identified with medical work many years, 
as was Dr. Israel Stone Dodge, who. however, 
soon located in Cincinnati and practiced there 
over 40 years. 

■ Drs. Gilbert Campbell, Berkly and Rey- 
nolds were well known about 1849. Dr. Ram- 
sey practiced, and died here at the time of a 
fever epidemic. Dr. James Little was a suc- 
cessful physician and todk an active part m 
educational affairs. 

Dr. P. Kelley has had from 1830 until re- 
cently a constant patronage in his profession. 
Dr. Joseph Parker continued in practice 
here untd he lost his health and died. Later 
came Dr. Frank Clark, and after liim Dr. Ken- 
non. 

.Dr. John Reynolds succeeded his father 
in 1865, but later moved to Oregon. 

Dr. Culver resided here and practiced some 
years, as also did Dr. Chas. jL. Humston. of 
Kentucky. Dr. John Patterson Dodge was in 
partnership with him two years, later going to 
California, — he \\as appointed brigade sur- 
geon in the Spanish-American War from Ohio. 
Dr. Adair has practiced several years in 
Bcverlv, as has also Dr. Funk from; Xnrthern 
Ohio'. ' 

Dr. A'rthur Bowen practiced in Waterford 
tip to 1880, when he moved to Columbus. 

Dr. Wallace Seely, wIk) was born here, be- 
came an oculist of reputation in Cincinnati. 

Dr. A. S. Clark has had a large practice 
here for years. Dr. Theodore Hayward is now 
practicing in the \icinity of Beverly and 
Waterford. 

Dr. Henry Clark was a well-known den'ist. 
Dr. Howe, who afterward mo\'ed to Mexico, 
was likewise a successful dentist. Als(i Dr. 
Connor of Cumberlaiul. Dr. Hartnell is at 
present the leading practitioner in this branch. 
Schools. — The puljhc scbiH;ls of Beverly 
were inaugurated in 1854, the amount ]iaid all 
the teachers that year being $380. The first 
school building cost $3,000. This has l^eeii 
superseded by a \-ery much iitnre convenient 
and modern one. built during the last decade 
at a cost of about Sjo.ooo. A \iew of this 



school appears on a preceding page of this his- 
tory. Idle superintendents have been: John 
Taibell. Z. G. Bundy, Ur. Smith, T> C. Ryan, 
leflferson Heston. and Frank Wagner. Dr. 
Little and Dr. Glines. as school directors for 
some years, took a marked interest in the 
metho<ls of instruction: 

Industries. — Industries now operating in 
Beverlv and the vicinity are two flouring mills, 
two sawmills, a wagon shop, three black- 
smith':^ horseshoeing shops, and a veneering 
and box factorv on the Waterford side, most 
of those engaged livin.g in Beverly. A fine 
woolen factory, flouring mill, planing mill and 
iron foundrv were destroyed by fire within a 
few \-ears, greatlv injuring the prosperity of 
the town. 

Mcrchaufs. — The leading merchants en- 
gaged in business are: Warren \\'. Palmer, 
who has l)een very successful and has an at- 
tractive store. The leading bakery is owned 
by ]\Ir. Smith, who succeeded Mr. M'eller, who 
is now connected with the dry goods ho'tise of 
Mr. Palmer. W^illiam Maygucken, who is a 
G. A. R. man, is very popular both personallv 
and in trade, being engaged in a dry goods 
and grocery house. William. Mbrris has the 
leading clothing house and chinaware store; 
he is a merchant of experience and has an ex- 
tensi\-e acquaintance throug-h the country abotit 
here. Charles Langenberg has a fine grocery 
trade, and also buys in various lines for shijv 
ping. Miiss Minnie Mathews has kept a 
grocer\' and woolen store for some years very 
profitably. Oliver Tticker has been in the 
mercantile Inisine'^s longer than any one now 
in business in Be\-erl_\-. Rufus Tucker, brother 
of O. Tucker, is associated with him in the 
samje building Imt has a separate hardware 
sto.re. Hart & Flowers also' combine hardware 
with other lines. Lotiiis C. Robinson has been 
for somle years in the carriage and agricultural 
implanent business litit is now engaged in 
m.antifactttring carriages in Coshocton. Mr. 
Fowler, one of the early citizens of Beverly. 
Iras had a store and tinv.-are trade comliined 
with th.at of undertaking, which he recently 
conveyed Iw sale to M'r, Schob. \W P. Robin- 
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plement Ixisiness. Punieroy Brotliers liave a 
large lumber, hardware and shipping business 
in which they are very successful. Mr. Dye's 
novelty store is a convenient home for many 
lines of goods at bargains. Tbe leading drug 
store of the town is owned by W. R. Parker; 
there is combined with this quite an extensive 
gaieral store for books, china, glass and ob- 
jects of art of a character nw-ch better than 
is common in a town f)f this size. Dr. Funk 
has also a handsome drug store. Miss Rey- 
nolds for many }-ears has been the leading 
milliner; Mrs. Jacksnn more recent! v went 
into the same trade and has been popular in 
her work. Mr. Mitchell has a large nursery 
for fruit and other trees. 

Horses. — There have been some very fine 
horses raised and owned in the vicinity of 
Beverly. The region is as conduci\'e to suc- 
cess in this direction as the blue grass cnuntry 
of Kaitucky, this part of the valley having spe- 
cial advantages. The Humston and Mclnt(jsh 
farmi has large stables near town. 

Mr. Shaw three miles below has usually a 
number of horses for persons fmm aljroad. 
There is a race track and some stal>Ies near 
town connected with the Tri-Coimtv Fair 
Grounds. The Dana farm and others have 
fine flocks of sheejx 

Park. — Beverly has a beautiful park of sev- 
eral acres given to the town by the founder, 
John Dodge, Es(|., and planted by his grand- 
daughter; also a small park or open greai that 
was Mrs. Dodge's gift, near the boat landing 
or l(5ck. 

Banking. — W'aterfonl township, particu- 
larly that i)art around l]e\'erl_v, having long 
been the wealthiest townshi]) in the country, 
has made Beverly cpiite a financial center. 
Aside from having regular houses in business, 
there was always a large trade in wool, bmi- 
1>er, agricultural products and live stock and 
fromi other products brought to this ])oint. 

.-\s there was great necessity for a bank, 
a meeting was held at Union Hall in Septan- 
ber, 1863, after the "National Banking Act" 
made the founding of a bank likely to Ijc a 
success. The directors for the I'irst National 
Bank c-'f Be\crlv were: George Bowen, Pat- 



terson O. Dodge, E. S. Mcintosh, H. C. Fish, 
J. B. Bane, Charles Bowen and C. M. Devol. 
George Bowen was made president and Will- 
iam Mcintosh, cashier. The capita! was $150,- 
000. 

The Citizens' Pnnk was organized in 1K75. 
E. S. Mcintosh wUs president and C. W. 
Reynolds, casliier. The l>ank is conducted at 
the corner O'f Fiftli and Ferry streets, in the 
same building as the .VnSerican House. Tliere 
wtas a post office establislied in Beverly in 1H38, 
John Kevhoe being tlie first postmaster. 

Prouiinciil Persons. — .\mong the persons 
\Ao lia\e l)een i<!entified witli the history of 
Beverly, and who became eminent were Hon. 
Jolm Shermlan ; Thomas Ewing, wbose family 
lived close l)v Beverly: and C. A. Dodge. The 
last n;mie;l, wiIk.) was in the United States 
Senate and w'\s afterward minister to Spain, 
lived liere in liis youth, as did for ;i time John 
Slierman. 

Stephen I'owers, w!io was a \\;ir corre- 
spondent and went with General Slicrman on 
the "March to the Sea," resided on the old 
Powers farm; ne:ir Be\'er!y. ]\Ir. Baker, one 
of the early editors, became minister to Cen- 
tral -America in Clexela.nd's administration. 
The Fawcett family at one period lixed here; 
one of its martliers. Mrs. Fawcett. is one of 
the singers of Ohio. Ii;i\ing publislicd a \'olume 
of poems. * 

Re\'. 01ii)hant l^attcrson. whose family 
came from Virginia to Beverly or Waterford 
township, was an cmiinent divine and tlieologi- 
ca! writer, lia\ing lieen in active service in the 
Presbyterian denomination for over 50 years, 
dying at O.xford, Ohio, about 1870. 

Rl'iss Virginia V. Dodge, of Beverly, has 
written (|uite e.xtensi\-e!y upon art and upon 
Spanisb-American sulijects, also a number of 
pc:enis. .As a critic in certain lines of art, slie 
was matle a n;eml)er of the first l)oard of 
judges wliere women have ever lieen appointed 
at the Columbian Exposition, also later at 
other international ex]iositions. 

Mir. Craig, a landscape artist living in Colo- 
rado, was bnvn near Beverly. Mr. Iviiiinehardt, 
an artist of much talent, sjient some time here, 
as did also Lilv Martin. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



There have been quite a number of minor 
inventors. Pliinehas Yates had some good 
ideas upon aerial navigation, 'but his machine 
for flying was not perfected. George Hal:n 
patented sonie inventions. 

The lawyers who practiced longest in Bev- 
erly were Samuel B. Robinson and J. C. Pres- 
ton, now mayor of Beverly. Both these gen- 
tlemen held the office of prcisecuting attorney 
of Washington County. Will Ellsworth Fowl- 
er of Beverly became judge in Clay County, 
Missouri, and has been recently nominated 
for Congress ; he Vv-rote a numiijer of poems 
about Beverly and the environs. 

Charles Fowler, cousin of Judge Fowler, 
also of Beverly, is cidonel and president of 
the Kentucky Military Institute and has writ- 
ten text books in mathematics. 

Dr. James Little and son, Dr. Jenison Lit- 
tle, prosecuted their studies in astronomy and 
higher mathematics, as well as in medicine, 
with marked success. The untimely death of 
Dr. Jenison Little only prevented the comple- 
tion (if what astronomers regarded as a valuable 
work. Dr. Little was the possessor of a very 
fine telescope with which they made their ob- 
seiwations. 

Prof. E. S. Cox, foirmerly of Be\'erly Col- 
lege, is a special instructor in "English usage" 
and is arranging a work upon this subject. 

Col. E. S. Mcintosh, a prominent citizen, 
kept a diary that was of local value. 

Beverly in the JVars and Reforms. — As 
Washington County furnished a larger per 
cent, of soldiers for the Civil War than any 
county exce|)t Hamilton, it is not strange 
that the spirit nf patriotism ran high in the 
\icinity of Beverly, inhabited, as it was, by the 
descendants of a fighting and heroic stock. 
There was nut a man left in tmvn or about at 
times during the war tn attend to necessary 
work. Those who were unable to go, by rea- 
son of health or too young, and a few from 
political opposition, were all left to stand guard 
when the famous raider from the Confederate 
side, Morgan, swept across the valley. Women 
buried their treasures and hid their horses and 
children. 



There was a Union meeting called at the 
first outbreak, and committees appointed to en- 
roll men for enlistment and provide for their 
wants. The resolutions adopted by the "Union 
League" are truly thrilling, and they stood 
nobly by the work until the last soldier re- 
turned. 

One of the resolutions shows the spirit of 
sacrifice that animated the people: 

Rcsuhcd. That \vc 'heartily wish Godspeed to onr 
fathers and husbands, our sons and brothers, who go 
to the front to defend the Union. That we will do all 
in our power to sustain them in the beat of battle and 
in illness. 

A Soldiers' Aid Society was loyally kept 
up all during the Civil War and sent quantities 
of supplies to the camps and hospitals. 

The G. A. R. Post of Beverly is named for 
the first soldier who was killed, Capt. Dick 
Cheatham. The Post roster contains the 
names of many brave men and officers. Dr. 
Lindner, a surgeon with General Crook, still 
resides in Beverly. He had also seen service 
in Eurrfpe. Gen. Hiram Devol also lived in 
Waterford until within a few years. 

The Fearing family, of which Gen. Ben 
Fearing of the Civil War was a member, lived 
in Beverly from its early settlement. Captain 
Grubb and other war veterans reside in Bev- 
erly. 

During the Spanish-American War, Lieut. 
Carroll Devol, formerly here, was connected 
with the Quarter-master's Department. Dr. 
John Patterson Dodge, of Beverly, w"as made, 
by President McKinley, brigade surgeon with 
the rank of major. Milton Nixon, a teacher 
of Beverly, served in the Phili]5pines during 
the Spanish-American War. Clifford Wistel! 
who was a volunteer from Beverly in this war, 
died at Camp Alger from fever. Joseph Null 
was in the service in the Philippines. 

The spirit under which the Northwest Ter- 
ritory Coinstitution was conceived made most 
of its settlers strongly Anti-Slavery. Several 
families lived at Beverly who used to help 
slaves escape to Canada on all occasions pos- 
sible. 

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the most prominent families took part in the 
original "Ohio Crusade,"' and a society for the 
furtherance of this needed work has long ex- 
isted, but neither this nor the Prohibitionists 
in town have succeeded in abolishing the liquor 
traffic, as public or general opinion supports it 
still. 

THE IlOUGi; FAMILY. 

The Dodges of Washington County are 
lineally descended from Pierre Dodge (^or 
Douge), who came from Normandy, France, 
to England in the army of William the Con- 
queror, and whose descendants were settled in 
Cheshire and Kent counties, England, and 
came to Massachusetts in 1629. The direct 
ancestor of the Dodges of Beverly was John 
Bathurst Dodge, to whom was given a coat of 
arms and crest ( recorded in College of Arms, 
London,) for valiant service in the wars of 
Edward I. In America there have been mem- 
bers of the family conspicuous in military and 
civil life since the first colonization of Mas- 
sachusetts. 

Capt. John Dodge, a jjortrait of whom ap- 
pears on a preceding iiage, engraved from a 
drawing that was prepared for this purpose, 
was the head of that branch of the family 
which has the distinction of helping to estab- 
Hsh civilization in the Northwest Territory and 
Ohio. , He was an officer from Beverly, Mas- 
sachusetts, who had entered the Revolution- 
ary War at an early age and served until its 
close. He joined the Ohio Com])anv of Asso- 
ciates with the others of his name when it was 
organized in Boston in 1787. 

Following the commission Captain Dodge 
held in the Continental Army, he had executed 
an undertaking which had a very important 
bearing upon the aljility nf these Northwest 
Territory colonists to arri\-e in Marietta the 
year they did, and for this he received a vote 
of thanks on his return to Congress. 

In order that the treaty might be effected 
for the safe removal of the Ohio Company to 
the Northwest Territory, it was necessary that 
someone take the long and hazardous journey 
intoj the Ohio Valley, to confer with and es- 
cort the various chiefs of the tribes owning its 



lands, to Philadelphia, where Congress was 
then sitting and where the final arrangements 
were to be made for the ceding oi a tract of 
country. That Captain Dodge was the officer 
delegated to this mission speaks in itself of 
the great confidence reposed in him and of his 
unusual qualifications. Having been bred to 
the profession of arms from the time he was a 
lad, and having accompanied several military 
and surveying expeditions to distant parts of 
the new country, he had acquired a knowledge 
of Indian customs and languages that made 
him able to approach, and succeed in his mis- 
sion with them at this perilous time, when to 
pass into the wilderness of the Ohio and Mus- 
kingum valleys, where an almost incessant bor- 
der warfare raged for rights of possession, was 
a deed of daring in itself. Captain Dodge was 
a firm believer in the power of God to protect 
him, and though, like Eleazar in battle, he 
"clave unto his sword," he also knew the arts 
of peace, and the annals of the historical soci- 
eties recording this missi(jn show it to have 
been accomplished without one act of blood- 
shed. 

He had a nmst intelligent, enduring and 
fleet horse called "Dart,"' as accustomed to the 
crackle of forest trails, mountain roads, tor- 
rents and frontier fare as was his master. On 
this horse he returned to Boston from Philadel" 
phia after his trip of thousands of miles over 
the Alleghanies and l>ack. \\'hen Captain 
Dodge again set out fur the Ohio country with 
the colonists he was accompanied by his young 
wife and child, John Dodge, whn afterward 
became the founder nf Be\'erly, Ohio. 

While out on this prcliminarv expedition 
Captain Dodge made camji one night in the 
Muskingum Valley, beyond Fort Harmar 
about 25 miles, near the mouth of what was 
afterward called Wolf Creek, and found a 
beautiful fall of water that would aft'ord at 
that time quite a strong power. He thereupon 
located the place with a \-icw to its future use- 
fulness. Upon the advent of the Ohio Com- 
pany at Marietta, Cajitain Dodge sh<->wed this 
to a relative and a brother officer — Maj. Hat- 
field White and Col. Robert Oliver. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



The three o*^cers, Alajor White, Colonel 
Oliver and Captain Dodge then formed a 
partnership, very notable both because of its 
enterprise and because of its being the first 
corporation for doing business in the \'ast 
territory of the Northwest, since so richly 
teeming with great industries. They erected 
at these falls, about one-half mile from the 
present town of Beverly, Ohin, and Water- 
ford, grist and saw mills, and Ijuilt nearby a 
fortification or block-house for the protection 
from Indian attacks o'f those connected with 
the mills. These mills, according to Dr. S. 
P. Hildreth and other historians, furnished the 
bread stuff for the colonists of Marietta for a 
year or so before any other mills were erected 
in the Northwest Territory. The products of 
these mills were conveved t(j Marietta in piro- 
gues (a kind of dugout canoe), and attended 
Ijy an aimed guard. The banks of the ]\lus- 
kingum River at this time were C(i\-ered with 
a labyrinth of foliage and \ine> that furnished 
a safe hiding place for manv an unfriendl}' red 
man. .\s hostilities increased toward the last 
outl)reak of the Indian wars of this special pe- 
riod, it liecame necessary to abandon the mills 
until the cli>se of the war, when they were 
again jiut in operation. The millstones used 
in these mills were of \-ery fine (piality and 
quarried in the Blue Ridge Mcuntain^. At 
the time of the Columbian Exposition in Chi- 
cago the Ohio State Historical Society asked 
the privilege of exhibiting these in the An- 
thropological Building, where they were ob- 
jects of great interest. ' The stones, in a per- 
fect state of preservation, remain in the pos- 
session of the Dodge family of Beverly, and 
are relics of extraordinarv interest, also the 
.gun which was used here and which Captain 
Dodge ])rought with him from ]\Iassachusetts 
when he joined the Ohio Company. An ac- 
com])anying illustration depicts one of the mill- 
stones; also the gun referred tn. an<l other ob- 
jects associated with the famih's history. 

During the Indian War Captain Dodge 
took his family frimi the settlement in what is 
now Water f(ird tnwn-hip tn reside in the Ijlock- 
liouse in Marietta, where thev had relatives. 



Mrs. Susanna Morgan Dodge, wife of Cap- 
tain Dodge, like her kinsman. Gen, Daniel 
Morgan, to whose line she belonged, took a 
brave and active part in the frontier life of 
this period. According to the records of the 
military surgeon who came c,n periodical visits 
to Fort Harmar, ^larietta, Beverly, the French 
settlement of Gallipolis, and other points, 
"there being no physicians m the lorts in his 
absence,"" Susanna Morgan Dotlge "cared for 
a numlier of his patients.'" The gifts which 
had shown in the society of the East were 
adapted with saving common sense and cour- 
age to the exigencies and sacrifices of life in 
this new country. At the mill settlement made 
in Waterford township by her husband, flax 
fields were planted ancl wheels for the making 
of thread and looms for weaving were started 
under her care. A linen garment made at this 
time is preserved by the Ohio State Historical 
Society. Twice a week after the establish- 
ment of Forts Dean, Tyler and Fry, when she 
had returned to their place near Beverly, she 
instructed the children from these settlements 
in the catechism of the Puritan faith and spir- 
itual essentials. Family worship was main- 
tained by her, and for many generations after 
her death the custom was still kept up in the 
same house, her works trulv following her. 

The Marquis De La Fayette, who had 
known Mrs. Susanna ]\Icrgan Dodge, at the 
close of the War of the Revolution, when he 
heard that she had joined the Ohio Company, 
said to an American gentleman : "There will 
be a Princess in the 'Courts of the Wilder- 
ness." "" Such an impression had this matron 
who had come to preside over one of the best 
known homes in the heart of the Muskingum 
Valley made upon the aristocratic ally of the 
American cause. Her wedding ring was in- 
herited liy I\Irs. Susannah Dodge Cook, her 
granddaughter, of Marietta, Ohio. 

Her son. John Dodge, Esq., of Be\-erly, 
Ohio, married for bis first wife Mary Stone. 
The eldest son of this unioln, Dr. Israel Stone 
Dodge, was for 40 years a prominent physi- 
sician of Cincinnati and also identified with the 
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trait accompanies this article. She was also 
the nuither of Sidney Dodge, of Iowa, of Will- 
iam A. Dodge, of Christopher Columbus 
Dodge, of Eliza, of Melissa, and of John 
Dodge, who died in his youth. Of the other 
members of this branch of the Dodge family, 
one of them, Sidney Dodge, moved from Bev- 
erly to Iqwa and became a leading citizen of 
Muscatine County. His son. Judge John Ed- 
ward Dodge, was the youngest judge to sit 
uppn the bench in Nebraska. Another of 
them became United States Minister to Spain, 
and still another a member of the United States 
Senate, a father and son both being in Con- 
gress at the same time. Of those of Captain 
Dodge's branch of the family who were en- 
gaged in the Civil War, Maj.-Gen. Granville 
M. Dodge, the son of his brother, Phineas, 
from Massachusetts, attained perhaps the 
greatest distinction, although the army regis- 
ter of the United States contains the names of 
a number of other relatives directly connected 
with the Capt. John Dodge branch who have 
given brilliant military service to their country. 

John Dodge, Esq.. of Beverly, married fo;" 
his second wife Nancy N. Patterson, of Vir- 
ginia. Her family were closely related to the 
Baltiu'.ijre Patersons, whose daughter, Eliza- 
beth, married Jerome Bonaparte, and Mrs. 
Nancy Patterson Dodge bore a striking re- 
semblance to her cousin. [Madame Bonaparte. 
Her father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. Patter- 
son, came from Virginia to Water ford at a very 
early date in the last century, to reside near 
Mrs. Dodge. Mr. Patterson held sex'eral pub- 
lic offices in Washington County and died 
there, being buried near his wife and daughter. 
Prudence (who was betrothed to Mr. Stewart, 
a statesman of Pennsylvania, at the time of her 
deatii) in the old Waterford cemetery, where 
are also buried a large number of the Dodge 
family. 

'Ih.e sons of .MV. Patterson were all college- 
bred men. educated in the East. The eldest 
was Rev. Oliphant Patterson, an eminent Pres- 
byterian divine, who jireached over 50 consecu" 
tive years in the Ohio \'alley and was the 
author of a number of theological works. He 



died at Oxford. The other sons were Alfred 
Patterson, fotr many years a bariker in Pitts- 
burg; Thomas Patterson, a large cotton plant- 
er, who li\-cd in Louisiana and Texas, dying 
in New Orleans ; and Ewing Patterson, who 
entered the ministry, but died in his youth. 

The children of John Dodge, Esq., of Bev- 
erly, and Nancy N. Patterson, of Virginia, 
were Patterson Oliphant Dodge and Colina 
N.. Dodge, who married S. B. Robinson, a law- 
yer of Beverly, also at one time prosecuting 
attorney of Washington County. 

Patterson Oliphant Dodge, who inherited 
that part of the estate of his father which re- 
mained of the plain land and hills back of Bev- 
erly after Mr. Dodge had laid out the bottom 
in the town proper, was the only one of Mr. 
Dodge's sons who remained in his native town 
until his death. Although absent in St. Paul 
and the West and in New Orleans for extend- 
ed periods at dift'erent times, he was deeply 
attached to the Muskingum Valley. He 
took an active interest iji agriculture as prac- 
ticed upon his own place. He was a director 
in the First National Bank, established in Bev- 
erly, and one of the principal promoters and 
owners of an oil refinery built there. He also, 
in company with J. B. Bain, buill the "Island 
Mills," then the largest, floluring mills in Wa- 
terford township. He owned other manufac- 
turies at dift'erent periods, an iron foundry, a 
tannery, and also operated a steam ferry be- 
tween \\'aterford and Be\-erly, the rights for 
which he inherited from his father. Mr. Dodge 
was a very intellectual, as well as a patriotic 
man. At the outbreak of the Civil War he 
offered his ser\-ices to his country. On account 
(jf his then failing health he was not permitted 
to do service, but he contributed generously to 
tlie fitting out of se\'eral military conDi^anies. 
He had been quite an extensive traveler in his 
own country. He died in the ])rinie of his life, 
about 44 \-ears of age, and is l)uried in Beverly, 
Ohio. 

Patterson Oliphant Dodge, in 1859, had 
married the yoimgest daughter of Hon. Silas 
Heimwa\- Jenison. a statesman who was Gov- 
ernor of Vermont for four terms and _. an 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



author, residing at Shoreham. on Lake Cham- 
plain. The widow of Mr. Dodge, JNIrs. Laura 
Louise Jenison Dodge, now resides with her 
family on the estate left to her husband. She 
was educated in the most cultured and exclu- 
sive society of the New England of her dav, 
and received additional advantages in the fa- 
mous French convent of Montreal. Canada, 
where she was taken by her father. Governor 
Jenison, receiving afterward also instruction 
from private tutors. Mrs. Dodge was one of 
the organizers of the Soldiers' Aid Society at 
the beginning of the Civil War. She was one 
of the original members of the "Ohio Temper- 
ance Crusade." She has presided over her 
household as hostess to a long succession of 
guests and friends, with the gentle dignity of 
the chatelaine of that schoul of manners and 
morals in which she was so fortunately born 
and reared. The last of that perfect flower of 
her generation whose like is not reproduced in 
the atmosphere of this later day. Her por- 
trait, reproduced from the painting by Rliine- 
hardt, is shown on a near-by page. 

Major John Patterson Dodge, eldest son 
of Patterson Oliphant and Laura Louise Jeni- 
son Dodge, was educated for the profession of 
medicine, practicing" several years in Beverly 
in partnership with Dr. Charles M. Humston 
and afterward lived some time in Arizona and 
California. He was a graduate of Starling 
Medical College, of Columbus, Ohio, and also 
attended post-graduate courses there and at 
the New Yoirk Post-Graduate School and Hos- 
pital. At the beginning of the Spanish- 
American War. Dr. Dodge was appointed by 
President McKinley brigade surgeon with the 
rank of major, serving until the disbandment 
of the Cuban and Puerto Rican forces on the 
staff of Generals Andrews, Wade and Coleby. 
His services in the Montauk Detention Hospi- 
tal work and elsewhere are given very honor- 
able mention in the report of the Surgeon- 
General, Sternberg, upon the Spanish-Amer- 
ican war. His pnrtrait accompanies this 
sketch. 

Jenison Brooks Dodge, second son of Pat- 
terson Oliphant and Laura Louise Jenison 



Dodge, was educated in the public schools and 
college of Beverly, and afterward took a busi- 
ness course at Poughkeepsie, New York. He 
has been engaged in the lumber and drug busi- 
ness previous to his removal to California. 
He is at present a resident of Kansas City, 
being connected with a chemical company. 
He is the last of the family of Ex-Gov. Silas 
Heimway Jenison to bear his name. 

The daughters of Patterson Oliphant and 
Laura Louise Jenson Dodge were Virginia 
Ve Dodge, who lives at the Dodge place, Bev- 
erly, and Agnes Dodge, a young lady wdio 
died in 1S90. Agnes Dodge was a very gifted 
musician, her inspirational power being of a 
high order. She had produced several mus- 
ical compositions of merit for the piano and 
lianjo, and was also the possessor of a soprano 
voice of extraordinary quality and scope, that 
had been cultivated by the best masters. Her 
early death deprived the world of the fruition 
of a genius that would doubtless ha\e made 
a brilliant career for itself. 

.\11 the members of the Dodge family from 
the earliest settlement of Washington County 
have been members of the Masonic order and 
loyal to its principles. During the time of the 
disaffection in the United States with Mason- 
ry on account of the supposed killing of one 
^Morgan, the Mount IMoriah Lodge of Bev- 
erly, Ohi(.i, one of the first in the State, was 
enabled to maintain itself in its proceedings 
through this peri(jd liy the courtes}- of John 
Dodge, Esq., who gave up the finest upper 
room in his house for the use of this lodge. 
There the members met secretlv until pulilic 
disfavor was remo\-ed. 

The political faith of the Dodge family 
has been that of the Republican party since 
the day of its establishment in 1856. Vari- 
(ius niemibers oi it ha\-e been prominently iden- 
tified with its work and interests. All have 
been loyal to its principles. 

John Dodge, Esq., the founder of Be\-erly 
and of Beverly College, was born in Beverly, 
Massachusetts, in the year 1784, and came as 
a child to live in the block-house at Marietta 
with his parents during the Indian wars of 



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MRS. LAURA LOUISE JENISON DODGE. 

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that period. At their close in the last decade 
of the i8th century the home where he was 
reared was built by his father, Captain Dodge, 
on the left bank of the Muskingum, in what 
is now the town of Beverly. Although John 
Dodge, Esq., inherited a goodly estate, he was 
the promotetr of a great number of enter- 
prises in his day which not only added mater- 
ially to the fortune left him but increased the 
general prosperity of the region where his 
family, as pioneers of the Xortliwtit Terri- 
tory, had cast their lot. 

Early in the century it wa.-. ;iie desire of 
ilr. Dodge to advance the educational inter- 
ests of the community in which he lived ; he 
therefore obtained from the State of Ohio a 
charter for the establishment of a college, in- 
tended by him to be the nucleus of a large in- 
stitution for classical instruction. He built 
entirely at his own expense a substantial brick 
building of three stories well arranged for 
the purpose for which it was designed in that 
day, and secured the co-operation of well 
known educators. The bell placed on this 
building was from a noted firm of bell mak- 
ers and is one of the finest-toned in the valley. 

In the life time of John Dodge, Esc|., he 
made liberal and frec^uent gifts to several 
schools and td the promotion of religious 
works. His home was a rendezvous for all 
ministers of Puritan faith who frequented the 
vicinity where he lived, or who passed through 
the valley bound east or west. In order that 
Beverly College might draw to itself strength 
from c^utside sources, Mr. Dodge vested the 
charge of this institution in the synod of the 
Cumberland Presbyterian Church but not as a 
sectarian school. Benjamin Dana, a friend of 
the same faith as Mr. Dodge, later co-oper- 
ated with him toward the support of the col- 
lege, by giving a tract of land and coal bank, 
in order that the revenue from these might 
help to maintain the college at Beverly. 

The Dodge Park. — At the time that John 
Dodge, Esq., founded the town of Beverly, 
he gave for park purposes a piece of land very 
beautifully located on a plain in the upper part 
of the to'wn. It had been a portion of the 



land grant made his father. Captain Dodge, 
for his services in the War of the Revolution. 
It was also a spot held as an Indian confer- 
ence ground, and he considered that it would 
be of special interest for the purpose for which 
he donated it on account of its historic asso- 
ciations. Xo improvements were made on 
this however by the town which received the 
gift, until within the last decade when the 
granddaughter of Mr. Dodge, Miss Virginia 
\'e Dodge, asked the Town Council the priv- 
ilege of planting it with trees and shrubbery 
in order that it mig'ht be completed in her 
life time according to the original intention of 
the donor. ]\Iiss Dodge was elected by vote 
of the people, park director. The Park is 
now very well grown and a great improve- 
ment to the town. It was for about 50 years 
after the gift was made used as a circus 
ground, cc'mmon and pasture. 'Sh. Dodge 
also gave to the town of Beverly a plat of 
ground adjoining the lock walls which would 
answer for a boat landing and serve other pur- 
poses of conveniences. Since the government 
took charge of the Muskingum River im- 
provements, this plat of ground has been kept 
in a beautiful lawn and has a \-ery sightly 
little house for the lock keeper and makes an 
inviting approach to the village. 

John Dodge, Esq., also made gifts of land 
to churches of all the denominations then ex- 
isting in Beverly on which to erect church 
buildings. He was the means of making the 
town of Be\-erly, which he named for his 
birthplace Bexxrly, Massachusetts, the beau- 
tiful and famous spot that is now known to 
be. as a resort and place of residence, in a 
valley so widely celebrated for its charms. 

Hamilton Brooks, son of Melissa Dodge 
and Maj. Samuel Brooks, was prominently as- 
sociated with the business of Beverly previous 
to the Civil \\'ar and operated in company 
with his uncle, Patterson Oliphant Dodge, the 
"Island Mills." then the largest in Beverly. 
Following this he moved tO' Memphis, Ten- 
nessee, where he has since become one of the 
wealthiest and most honored men of that 
place. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP. 

Watertowii township is the largest in the 
connty, ci.ntaining an area of 42 'j s(|uare 
miles. 

At the date of its establishment. June 4. 
1806, Watertown, then Wooster. included only 
the fourth township of the tenth range. The 
commissioners at a subsecjuent meeting- set off 
of W'aterford and attached to \\'ooster that 
part of the town of W'aterford lying in the 
third township of the tenth range, and the 
eleventh range, and su much of the eighth 
-township of the eleventh range as lies south 
of the west branch of Wolf Creek. 

At the September session of the commis- 
sioners, 1813, six sections. 31 to 36, oi Union, 
were set off and annexed to Wooster. The 
name of the township was changed from 
Wooster to Watertown, December 6, 1824, 
the object being to avoid the annoyance of 
having two Woosters in the same State, there 
being a town and township bearing that name 
in Wavne Countv. The name "Watertown" 
was selected in honor of the Waterman family, 
one of -whose members lost his life in the early 
settlement. 

Watertown received an imiDortant addition 
of territory in 1877 -when Union township was 
partitioned. Union timnship. when originally 
estal;lished in 181J. included the whole of 
township three, range nine, and sections 31, 
32. 33. 34, 3t antl 3(1. if tiiwnshiii' three. 
range nine. This tract had pre\-iously been 
a part of iMarietta and Adams. \\'atertown 
as it existed before 1813 had originally been 
a part of Waterford. 

The territory of Union had grown smaller 
by annexations to W'atertown, Adams and 
Wuskingum, and tinall}- the town, December, 
1877, lost its identity entirely. The part 
Ijounded by a line beginning at the southwest 
corner of section 2O, and running due east to 
the southwest corner of section eiglit. then 
nortii to the south line of "Wiseman's Bot- 
tom allottment," then west to the southwest 
corner of Wiseman's Bottom, then north to the 
southeast corner of lot number h\e. in Rain- 



bow Creek allottment, then west to the south- 
west corner of lot number 10, in same allott- 
ment, then north to the northeast corner of lot 
number 16, then west to the line of W'atertown 
township, then south to the place of beginning, 
was annexed to Watertown township. The 
territory constituting Watertown was or- 
iginally embraced in Marietta and Water- 
ford. Legal divisions generally became 
smaller as the population grew more dense, 
but every change of boundaries but one (when 
Palmer was established) has resulted in the 
enlargement of this territory. 

Much of the early history of Watertown 
is embraced in the history already given of the 
expansion of the Ohio Company. The valley 
above Wolf Creek was settled in 1797 by an 
English family named Mellor; soon followed 
by Alathew Corner, John Bacon and James 
Ouigley. T\vo sen-vants of the Blennerhas- 
setts came into Wolf Creek after the ruin of 
their master. 

The first scho(jl in Watertown was taught 
in 1799 by Nathaniel Gates. Schools were 
in existence on West Branch and in the Star- 
ling neighborhood at an early date. Several 
mills have been erected on the site of the orig- 
inal Wolf Creek Mills p'revionsly described. 
A mill at Watertown was erected as early as 
1825 by John Paine. 

The village of Watertown sprang up at the 
intersection oi the Marietta-Lancaster road 
and the county road from Waterford. The 
first store here was opened in 1828 by Abijah 
Brc-ak«, who was also first postmlaster. Church- 
town P. O. was established in 1875 with M. 
Jurdan as pijstmaster. 

A meeting house of the Methodist denom- 
ination was the first to be erected in Water- 
town townshi]!. It was called W'oli Creek 
Chapel and was built in 1802 on the west 
branch. The "First Mi\;thodist Society ijf 
Wcvister" was incorporated in 1819. .\ 
Methodist Chr.rch was built on the North 
Marietta nnd in !.'^3n and the Salem 
Church in 1871. The Watertown Church 
was organized in 1880. The First Presby- 
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in November. 1821. Ten years later the 
cluirch in Waterford was organized. lii 1848 
a village Presbyterian Church was organ- 
ized. In 1853 the two Presbyterian churches 
united. The First Universalist Church was built 
in 1835 and reorganized and reliuilt, after de- 
struction by fire, in 1870. In 1845 ^ Luther- 
an society purchased the Methodist Church 
but built a new church in 1855. A Catholic 
Church was organized about 1850. Two 
churches were built in 1 866, — the Ave Maria 
Church om Rainbow Creek, the other on land 
donated by Air. Judson. The Catholic Church 
in W'atertown is one of the finest in the county. 
The United Brethren society built Pleasant 
Grove Chapel in 1871. 

The following sketch, kindlv furnished us 
by Deming L. Breckenridge, of \\"atertown, 
will be read with interest by many who live 
in other parts of the county. 

THE BRECKENRIPGE FAMILY. 

During the times of commotion when 
Bruce and Baliol were contending for the 
throne of Scotland, many emigrated from the 
Lowlands to the Highlands, some taking up 
their abode in the mountain region and others 
cccupying the fertile glen near the sea-shore. 
Among the latter, settling in Argyleshire in 
the Highlands, were the ancestors nf the Bre;k- 
enridges of this county. 

John and Andrew Breckenridge were 
grandfathers to those of the name first com- 
ing to Washington Coumty. The children of 
John were Hugh, John, Andrew, Isabell, Will- 
iam, Thomas. Peggy, Mary, and Jane. Of 
these (Mily four ever came to this country. Isa- 
bell married John Clark and settled in Virgin- 
ia. Thomas came to this country in 1830 and 
settled in Belpre, wlhere he died a tew \ears 
since. His family have mostly nio\ed to the 
West. John and Mary came at a later date. 
Andrew BreAenridge, Esq., of Belpre and the 
late John. David and George ]!reckenridge. 
of Barlow, were sons of Hugh. "Deacon" 
John and Rev. Thomas Breckenridge, of In- 
diana, were sons of Jnlm. Tliomas Brecken- 
ridge, of Barlow, and his several brothers. 



some of whom have moved from the county, 
were sons of David Breckenridge a descendant 
of Andrew. — brother of John referred to, and 
a son of Hugh Breckenridge. 

The children of Andrew Breckenridge, 
who married Nancy Brown, were: Robert, 
born February 24, 1794; Isabel!, January 7, 
1796; John and Hugh, who were twins, i\Iay 
12, 1798; Edward, January 25, 1803; Will- 
iam, December 10, 1805; Elizabeth, March 30, 
1808; and Nancy, October 10, 181 5. All 
were born in Argyleshire. All of these be- 
came residents of Washington Count v and 
their descendants with few exceptions have 
remained here, realh- conrprising the Brecken- 
ridge family solid of the county. 

Robert, who came first, was married to 
Catharine Harvey, April 25, 18 18. They left 
Greenock for America June ist. landed in New' 
York, September ist. and walked the greater 
part of the way from there to Philadelphia 
and from there to Pittsburg, whence on keel- 
boat they journeyed to Marietta, arriving in 
October. 1S18. They first settled in Wesley 
township removing to Barlow in 1828, where 
Mr. Breckenridge died October 2, 1871. By 
his death the Barlow Presbyterian Church lost 
not only its senior elder, but also one of its 
main supporters. His wife survived him a 
number of years. Their family of si.x chil- 
dren were: Nancy. Catharine, Isabell. Eliz- 
abeth, James H. and Alary Ann. Catharine 
died December 21. 1839; Isabell died May 21, 
1865; Nancy died in September, 1893; 'i"*^ 
Elizabeth, who married James Milligan, is 
also dead. 

Isabell. daugiitcr of Andrew and Nancy 
(Brown) Breckenridge. married James Col- 
ville in 18T4. They came to America in the 
fall of 1837. Their family of eight children 
were: Nancy, Isabell, Robert, Andrew, 
James, Alartha, John and Ann, — three of 
whrmi have died — John in October. 1853. An- 
drew in the spring of 1863, and Nancy in 
July, 1864. Air. Colville was born in Scot- 
land. 1 791 and died .April 2, 1S77. His wife 
died February 2, 1870. 

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1820, settling- in Watertown (now Palmer). 
John was married December 6, 1821, to Agnes 
Fleming who died July 7, 1838. Their fam- 
ily numbered three sons and three daughters. 
Andrew F., John, Robert, Jane, Nancy and 
Martha. John died December 13, 1862. The 
others settled near the old homestead, except- 
ing Martha the wife of C. A. Brown. Mr. 
Breckenridge was elected County Commis- 
sioner in 1849, serving a term of three years. 
He was married again, in 1852, to Mrs. Mar- 
garet Breckenridge, who died February 5, 
1871. 

Hugh married Martha Harvey, January 
23, 1824. Their five daughters were: Ann, 
who died April 14, 1862; Nancy; Elizabeth, 
who died June 7, 1846; Jane; and Isabell. 
Mr. Breckenridge was killed April 8, 1838, at 
a barn raising on the farm of Nathan Bell of 
Barlow, his brother John receiving severe in- 
juries at the same time. Mrs. Breckenridge, 
who survived her husband over 30 years, died 
March 11, i86g. 

Edward. William, Elizabeth and Nancy in 
company with 15 others came to the county in 
1830. Edward married Jane Fleming in 1832 
and settled in Watertown township. Their 
family of nine children were: Andrew, John, 
William, Edward, James F., Agnes, Jane C, 
Mary and Elizabeth. Elizabeth died July 12, 
1848, and John, July 25 1857. James as a 
member of the 148th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., 
died at Baltimore, Maryland, while in the ser- 
vice of his country, September 10, 1864. Mrs. 
Breckenridge died December 19, 1865, and 
Mr. Breckenridge, January 20, 1892. 

William settled in Barlow and married 
Margaret Harvey in the spring of 1831. She 
died February 12, 1846. leaving an only son 
Harvey, who is a resident of Marseilles, Illi- 
nois. Mr. Breckenridge was married again 
in 1847 to Ellen Reed, of Wheeling, West Vir- 
ginia. Their three children are : Andrew 
W., Oliver, and Maggie E. JNIr. Brecken- 
ridge died September 20, 1893, and his wife, 
May 7, 1894. 

Elizalieth married Da\'id Reed in i8;8. 



Their family consisted of Hugh, David, Nan- 
cy, and Isabell. 

Nancy married David Greenlees in 1833. 
Mr. Greenlees came from Scotland to this 
county in 1832 and settled near Watertown 
village on the farm where he lived 59 years. 
He died October 4, 1891, and his wife, July 
7, 1890. Their family of two sons and three 
daughters. Sarah, Andrew, Thomas, Jane, 
and Agnes, are all residents of Washington 
County. 

THE II.\RVEST HOME PICXIC, 

Which is held in August, has for the last 
twenty years been one of the pleasant social 
events in Watertown. The first picnic, of 
which we have any record in the county pa- 
pers, was held Saturday, August 19, 18S2, in 
Curry's Grove. The speakers were Rev. G. 
W. '\\'esselius, J. M. Murdock, George B. 
Ouinn, Gen. Rufus R. Dawes, Gen. A. J. 
Warner and Judge F. J. Cutter. Music was 
furnished by the Watertown Band and a glee 
club. ^Messrs. Roscoe Wolcott, James Dun- 
bar, and Eli Gingham are named among the 
promoters, but no official record is given. The 
reporter for the Marietta Register cfoses his 
account by saying, — "The day ended pleasant- 
ly and the picnic was inaugurated as an insti- 
tution to stand and to hold annual reunions." 
From this sentence we suppose that the meet- 
ing of 1882 was the first. At the last meet- 
ing held (August 9, 1902), it was estimated 
that 8.000 people were in attendance. A. W. 
Ramsey was elected president, and J. A. Palm- 
er, secretary and treasurer. 

WESLEY TOWNSHIP. 

Wesley township was established on peti- 
tion of Joseph Palmer and others, in 18 10, 
and originally embraced the territory of town- 
ship three, range ten, and township seven, 
range eleven, fhen belonging to Wooster, also 
the south half of township eight, range eleven, 
belonging to Roxbury. Afterwards sections 
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seven and sections one, two, three of township 
eight were added. At present it is nine miles 
long from north to south, and fotir miles wide, 
containing in all 30 sections, embracing an 
area of almost 20,000 acres. 

Wesley claims as one of its earliest set- 
tlers Hon. Thomas Ewing, whose lowly cabin 
stood just west of Plymouth. Other early 
settlers were Woodruff, Rardins, Brecken- 
ridge, Mullen, Coaley, Cable, .Ames, Arnold 
and Smith. 

The first school house was built a mile 
north of Plymouth about 1820. The first 
teacher was Miss Hewitt. Bartlett's Acade- 
my was organized in 1S56, the Board of 
Trustees being Joseph Penrose, president, Jo- 
seph K. Bucy, Isaac Emmons, James King, 
Jefferson M. Heston was first principal. 

The Methodist Episcopal Society erected 
the first church building in the township about 
a mile north of Plymouth in 1825. It was 



a log meeting house and was used until the 
church at Pleasanton was built in 1855. A 
Friends' Church was organized in 1837 and 
a building erected in Plymouth. The Friends' 
Church (Southland) was a branch from the 
first society and erected a church four miles 
west of Plymouth in 1850. A United Breth- 
ren Church was erected in 1870, less than a 
mile south of Patten's Mills; another branch 
has a church in the northwest part of the 
township, erected in 1870. 

Plymouth, on the State road in the center 
oif the township, was foiuided by Harvey 
Smith in 1835. Mr. Smith was the first store 
keeper. Pleasanton was established at an 
earlier date, the post office being named Bart- 
lett in honor of Amos Bartlett, the first post- 
master. The first mill was erected on Wolf 
Creek by George and John Martin in 1816 
near the present site of Patten's Mills. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



TOWN AND COUNTY SOCIETIES. 

Historical Societies — Agricultural Societies — Fraternal and Secret Organiza- 
tions — Civic and Industrial Societies. 



historical societies. 

Marietta's historic position as the pioneer 
city of the Ohio and of the old Northwest was 
recognized at an early date as unique. In 
less than a year after tlie settieniient at the 
mouth of the Muskingum was made, the di- 
rectors and agents of the Ohio Company "Rc- 
sol-i'cd, That the seventh dav of April l>e for- 
ever considered as a day of pulilic festi\;il in 
tlie territory of the Ohio Company, as their 
settlements in this country commenced on that 
day." The day has very generally been re- 
membered and, especially in later years, conir 
memorative exercises have been held. 

Washington County's first historical soci- 
ety was organized in 1842 as the Marietta 
Historical Association, Ixit the times were un- 
favorable and the society amounted to little. 
In the latter part of 1869, however, a call was 
issued to the descendants of the 48 pioneers 
who came to Marietta in 1788 to meet and 
form a pioneer association. Tlie organiza- 
tion of the Washington County Pioneer Asso- 
ciation was completed February 22, 1870, and 
the following officers were elected : Presi- 
dent, William R. Putnam; vice-president, E. 
S. Mcintosh ; treasurer, Samuel Shipman ; re- 
cording secretary, John M. Woodbridge; cor- 
responding secretary, A. P. Nye; executive 
committee, Augustus Stone, Sumner Oakes, 



George \\'. Barker, Henry Fearing and Will- 
iam Pitt Putnam. 

From 1870 to the present time meetings 
ha\-e been regular]}- held on the 7th of April 
of each year. In the year 1838, the semi-cen- 
tennial of the landing of the pioneers had been 
appropriately celebrated and the centennial cel- 
ebrations in 1888, of the landing of the pio- 
neers on April 7th and nf the instituting the 
Northwest Territory on July 15th, were e\"ents 
of natinnal importance. 

The Women's Centennial Association, of 
the city of Marietta. Washington County, 
Ohio, was organized August 19, 1880. Its 
object: "To commemorate in anv way it 
may deem advisable, the settlement of Mari- 
etta, and the establishment of Civil Govern- 
ment, in the Northwest Territor}." The 
membership at present counts 127 ladies. 
Meetings are lield Monday afternoons, frrjm 
October until ^lay, on which occasions a lit- 
erary or musical program is presented, .v fine 
"Relic Room" has been established, possess- 
ing niany interesting and historical articles. 

The New Century Historical Society was 
organized December 31, 1888, with 10 charter 
members. The oI)ject is to commemorate the 
settlenient cf Marietta and se\'eral mnnun:'ents 
have been erected at different jilaces about the 
city for this purpose. The present member- 
ship i> aljout 60. The societv meets in Lilirar\- 



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Hall,. No. 306 Front street. In January, 189 1. 
a granite stone was put up near the foot of 
Washington street bearing this inscription : 
"S. W. Corner Campus Martins, 'The Stock- 
ade,' occupied by the first Governor of the N. 
W. Territory and by the Pioneers of Ohio 
during the Indian War 1791-5." Another 
was placed on April 7, 1892, in the yard of 
the west side school, reading "Site of Fort 
Harmar, built 1785, Headquarters, 1786-8, of 
Gen. Josiah Harmar, of Pa., Gen. in chief U. 
S. A." On July 15. 1892, a granite monu- 
ment was erected in Muskingum Park, bear- 
ing a bronze plate inscribed "Near this spot, 
July 15th, 1788, Gen. Arthur St. Clair, of the 
Kevoluntionary Army and President of Con- 
gress. 1787, was inaugurated first governor 
of the Territory of the United States North- 
west of the Ohio' Ri\er. On this ground 
stood Centennial Hall of the celebration, Julv 
15th to 2Cth, 1888." 

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 

Washington County Agricultiu-al and Me- 
chanical Association. — At a meeting of a 
number of citizens of \\'ashington County — 
and of Wood County, Virginia — held Feln'u- 
ary 22. 1819, at McFarland's hotel in Mari- 
etta, was taken the first action looking toward 
the organization of the first agricultural so- 
ciety which had an existence in this immed- 
iate region. Capt. Jonathan Devol was 
chosen chairman and A. T. X\e. clerk. A 
committee was chosen to form a constitution 
for a society and prepare an address to the 
people. Its members were Ephraim Cutler, 
Joseph Barker and Ale.xander Henderson. 

At a meeting held at the old Cotirt House 
in Marietta. June 24, 1846, with Hon. Joseph 
Barker in the chair, and Darwin E. Gardner 
acting as secretary, this organization was or- 
ganized under an act of the Legislature entit- 
led "an act for the encouragement of agricul- 
ture" passed February 27. 1846, as the Wash- 
ington County Agricultural Society. At this 
meeting a constitution and by-laws were 
adopted, which contiiuied in force as amended 



from time to time, until the adoption of its 
present constitution and by-laws. The pres- 
ent constitution was adopted by the Board of 
Directors August 5. 1S75. and by the Asso- 
ciation at its annual meeting held September 
9, 1875. The present l)y-laws were ailopted 
by the Board August 5, 1875. 

At a meeting of the Board held August 7, 
1858, the name was changed to the Washing- 
ton County Agricultural and Mechanical In- 
stitute. At a meeting of the Board, held June 
29, 1867, the name was changed to the Wash- 
ington County Agricultural and Mechanical 
As'Sociation, its present name. 

FR.\TERXAL AND SECRET 0RG.\XIZ.\TI0XS. 

Freemas(jnry. the liistory of which dates 
back to the misty past, was working in the 
provinces when the Revolution with the 
mother country broke out and Ma j. -Gen. Jo- 
seph Warren. M. D., in command of the co- 
lonial forces, who was "Grand ^Master of Ma- 
sons in Boston," was killed in the battle of 
Bunker Hill. This aroused the ^Masons who 
were particularly active in volunteering and 
July 24, 1775, "St. John's Regimental Lodge"' 
was chartered by the "ProA'incial Grand 
Lodge" of Xew York. The next to be formed 
for army work was among the troops from 
Roxbury. Masachusetts. They applied to John 
Rowe. Grand Master of Massachusetts., wiio 
issued a charter to Aiiwricmi Union Lo<ii^c, 
Xo. I F. &■ A. M., as follows: 

John Kowc. Gr;ui(l ^Kl,«ter. to Joel Clark, Greet- 
ing' 3y virtue of .niithority vested in me. I hereby 
reposing ;pecial trust and confidence in your knowledge 
and skill of the ancient craft do appoint and constitute 
you Master of the .'\tnerican Union Lodge, now erected 
in Roxbury, or wherever your body shall remove on 
the continent of America, provided it is where no 
grand lodge is appointed. \o\\ are to promote in your 
lodge the utmost harmony and brotherly love and to 
keep up to the constitution, for the reputation of the 
craft. In your makings you are to be very cautious of 
the moral character of such persons and also of visitors 
who desire to become members of your lodge. You 
are to transmit to the grand lodge a fair account of 
the choice of your ofiicers. .Any matters coming be- 
fore your lodge that cin not he adjusted yx>u are to 
lay the same before the grand lodge for decision. .\s 
i often as the grand lodge meets, you are to attend with 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



your two wardens and will be notifiecj of the time a:id 
place. In order to support the grand lodge, your lodge 
is *.o pay inio the hands of the grand secretary the 
sum of twelve shillings each quarterly night, all of 
which you will pay due regard to. This communica- 
tion to remain in full force and virtue until recalled by 
me or my succes.sor in office. Given under my hand 
and under the hands of the grand wardens (the seal of 
the grand lodge first affixed) this the fifteenth day of 
Feb., A. M., !;776, of Salvation 1776. Bv order of John 
Rowe. Grand'Master; Richard Dudley, D. G. M. ; Will- 
iam Burbeck, S. G. VV. ; William Hofkins, Grand Sec- 
retary. 

The seal cif this lodge,, suggested by Ben- 
jamin Franklin, was made, of 13 links around 
the square and compass and connected at the 
top by clasped hands. American Union 
moved with the Colonial Army, meeting in 
New York, August 13, 1776, and in the bat- 
tle of Long Island two weeks later its master 
was taken prisoner and several of its members 
killed. When it convened on its third anni- 
versary, in Coimecticut, Samuel H. Parsons 
was elected master and June 24, 1779, at the 
Robinson House on the Hudson it was visited 
by General Washington, and again at Morris- 
town, Xew Jersey, December following. Cap- 
tain Heart was chosen master in 1780 and af- 
ter the lodge ceased work in the army he held 
the charter, still having it with him when he 
was given charge of the garrison at Fort Har- 
mar in 1790 and on June 28th at the Campus 
Martins, with this charter as authority the 
lodge was reorganized, being the first Masonic 
lodge in the Northwest Territory : Present, 
Jonathan Heart, W. M. ; W. Benj. Tupper, S. 
W. : Rufus Putnam, J, W. ; Thomas Stanley, 
William Burnham, Griffin Greene, A\'illiam 
Mills, Robert Oliver, William Stacy. August 
2, 1790, it was visited by Major Dougherty, 
who after erecting Fort Harmar had built 
Fort Washington at Cincinnati and was now 
on his way east. Master Heart was killed at 
St. Clair's defeat, November 4, 1791. 

The Massachusetts Grand Lodge was in- 
formed of all proceedings and a letter from 
Moses M. Hayes, G. M., December 6, 1791, 
confirmed the warrant as follows : "The 
brethren of the Grand Lodge, duly impressed 
with alTectionate and benevolent expressions 
in voiir address, commend the same, and are 



pleased with your laudable undertaking. Your 
warrant is without doubt a perfect and a good 
one and in full operation until a grand lodge 
is founded in your territory when it will be- 
come your duty to surrender it and be re- 
charteretl." On the night of March 24, 1801, 
the house used for a lodge burned, and this 
charter was probably destroyed by fire, with 
all jewels, etc. The members again applied to 
Massachusetts for authority to work and were 
granted a duplicate charter by which all rights 
were re-affirmed, by the Grand Lodge of Mas- 
sachusetts ;-i.o Daniel Story, W. M, ; Ebenezer 
Sproat, S. W. ; Ichabod Nye, J. W.; of said 
American Union Lodge. This was signed by 
Isaiah Thomas, G, M, ; Simeon West, D. G. 
M. For some years 1802-10, meetings were 
held in the little Ohio Company office. 

After a Masonic grand lodge had been 
formed in Ohio, that body asked the Marietta 
lodge to secure a new charter, but some of the 
brethren contended that American Union still 
had the right to work under the Massachusetts 
cliarter. The Grand Lodge of Ohio thought 
differently and threatened to proclaim the Mar- 
iettians as clandestine Masons. The matter 
was compromised by Amercan Union retain- 
ing its name and number but accepting a re- 
charter from Ohio, January 5, 1816. Lack 
of space forbids our giving its long list of 
past masters, many of whom have been promi- 
nent men. George T. Hovey, who was first 
elected master in 1862, and with four years 
omission served until 1882, was longest in the 
chair and conferred the degrees on over 150 
candidates. Tliis lodge celebrated its centen- 
nial June 24, 1876, when 5,000 visitors came 
to Marietta. Seats were placed on the col- 
lege grounds for 3,000 and tables in the park 
to set 1,000 at a time. Charles Woodward, 
Grand Master of Ohio, was present. Richard' 
Vaux, Grand Master of Pennsylvania, deliv- 
ered the oration ;ind many other pniininent 
Masons were present. 

The present membership is 134. The 
lodge owns the hall at the northeast corner of 
Front and Butler streets, meeting each }iIon- 
dav that occurs on or before the full moon. 



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Washington Lodge was also chartered by the 
Massachusetts Grand Lodge to work in the 
patriot army, one by North Carohna, and six 
by the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge, but Amer- 
ican Union No. i is the only one still in ex- 
istence that was chartered in the Colonial 
Army. 

American Union Chapter, No. i, R. A. M., 
was organized in Marietta June 6, 1792, and 
has had practically the same experience as 
that given for the blue lodge heretofire enum- 
erated. Its charter was hun^c-d in the same 
fire and it was re-charlered by the Grand 
Chapter. January, 1804. Its present charter 
is dated October 24, 18 16. Its first oiificers 
were: James T. W'illard, H. P.: David Trow- 
bridge, K. ; William Skinner, S. : Levi Bar- 
ber, Augustus and Sardine Stone. Anaximan- 
der A\'arner, Oliver Dodge, Peter Howe, and 
Samuel Hoiet. The membership is about 165. 
It meets the second Friday of each month at 
Nos. 133 and 135 Putnam street. 

Mannar Lodge, No. ^90, F. & A. M., held 
its first meeting June 8, 1867, and was char- 
tered October i6th, following, with 13 mem- 
bers. The first officers were Elijah Locker, 
W. M.: A. S. Curtis, S. W. : S. H. Tidd. J. 
\\'. ; T. J. Pattin, treasurer: W. H. Smith 
secretary . 

Marietta Coniniaiulery. Xo. 50, A'. T.. was 
chartered September 24, 1891. Its present 
membership is about 125. ^leetings are held 
on the first Friday of each month at Nos. 133 
and 135 Putnam, street. 

Marietta. Council, A'O. 7?, R. & S. M., was 
chartered September 26, 1893, with C. R. 
Stevens first T. I. M. It meets on the fourth 
Friday of each month, at Nos. 133 and 135 
Putnam street. 

Eastern Star Chapter, No. 59, was organ- 
ized in 1896, with about 20 charter members, 
and now numbers 120. Meetings are held on 
tlie second and fourth Tuesdays of each 
month at the Masonic rooms. 

Marietta Lodge, No;. 6j, I. 0. 0. P.. was 
instituted .Vugust 29, 1846. by John Brough. 
later Governor of Ohio, with J. F\ Beach first 
N. G. : W. N. :\Iarsh, V. G."; \V. F. Curtis. 



secretary; Owen Franks, treasurer. More 
than 500 have been initiated into the lodge. 
The present membership is about 80. Reg- 
ular meetings are held every Monday night. 

Harinar Lodge, No. 115, I. O. 6. P., was 
instituted .August 5, 1848, the petitioners hav- 
ing been William Mansfield. William H. Wid- 
ger, William C. Olney, L. E. W. Warner and 
Joseph Humbold. Ten were initiated the 
first night and some 400 since. The pres- 
ent membershij) is 125. About 1862 Harmar 
Lodge purchased from the Sons of Malta the 
building now used by No. 2 Fire Department 
which served as a lodge home until the present 
fine three-story brick Odd Fellows' Hall was 
put up in 1894, which with lot cost about $5,- 
500. It is located at the corner of Maple 
street and Gilman avenue. The first floor is 
used as a store. The lodge meets every Tues- 
day evening. 

Elkeye Encampment, No. pp, /. O. O. P., 
was organized June 11, 1867, with 14 charter 
members: P. Fmrich was C. P. ; J. Miller, 
S. \\'. : J. G. Fields, S. It meets in Gutten- 
burg Hall the first and third Fridays of each 
month. 

/. E. McCoy Rebekah Assembly, No. 3^0, 
I. 0. O. P., was organized about 1885. It 
meets at No. 115, Odd Fellows' Hall on the 
second and fourth Fridays of each month. 

Augusta Rebekaih Lodge, A'O. 272, /. O. 
O. P.. was instituted July 13, 1889. with 15 
members. It meets on the second and fourth 
Fridays of each month at Guttenburg Hall. 

Manhattan Tribe, No. j?5. /. O. R. M., was 
established January 27, 1868, and chartered 
Julv following. Henry Rohl was the first- 
sachem. Tlie Tribe meets every Tuesday at 
the Red Men's Hall in the Hagan Block. 

Raynald Lodge, No. 82, K. of P., was 
organized Mav 27. 1875, with 18 charter 
members ; J. C. Folger, first C. C. 

Pioneer City Lodge. No. 7?. K. of P. (col- 
ored), was organized May to, 1898, with 30 
charter members. ]\Ieetings :(re held every 
Monday evening. 

.Muslcingnm Council. A'o. 70, Ir. O. U. A. 
.1/. — The Junior Order, a jjatriotic organiza- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



tion, was started aliout the time of the Civil 
War. Thq r^Iuskinguni Ctftincil was estab- 
lished in June, 1889, with 18 charter mem- 
bers. Henry Posey was the first councilor. 
It meets every Monday niglit. 

Mound Tent. No\. t,22. K. 0. T. M.. was 
formed at ^Marietta, in May, 1896, with 12 
charter memljers, and at present numbers 
about joo. It meets every Thursday even- 
ing. 

The Ladies of the Maccabees was organ- 
ized in 1892 at Port Huron, Michigan. On 
January i, 1900, tlie membership \\as -,(•>.- 
267. Tiie Hi\e at Marietta was organized in 
March, 1897, with 2^ charter members. It 
meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each 
month. 

Marietta Camp. No. 41 ;S. M. W. of A.. 
was organized August 21, 1896. with 15 
charter members. Tiie object of the order is 
fraternal insurance. The Camp meets the 
first and third Fridays of each month. 

American I/isiiraiice Union was organized 
at Columbus in 1894. On January i, 1900, 
it had 6,080 members. The INlarietta Union 
\yas organized November 17, '99. It meets 
the last Friday of the month. 

The Elks Lodge. No. 477, B. P. 0. E., was 
organized April 27. 1899, and in one 
year had erected the tine building now 
standing facing the Park. The Home 
with lot, fully equipped electric light 
plant and other fixtures, invoices about 
$30,000, and is a lasting credit to its 
enterprising builders. Regular meetings are 
held at the Home e\'ery ^IiDuday evening. 
The general objects of the order are charity, 
justice, brotherly lo\-e and fidelity. 

The Pathfinders is a modern, fraternal in- 
surance order, organized at Akron, Ohio, in 
1898, and on December 31, 1899, reported 5,- 
923 members. The lodge at Marietta was or- 
ganized September 13, 1899, with 44 mem- 
bers. It meets the second antl fourth Mon- 
days of each month. 

Marietta Council. K. of C. .\'o. 4/S. — The 
Knights of Columbus, a beneficiary society 
composed of Catholics, was organized at New 



Ha\en, Connecticut, in 1882, having a mem- 
bership, January i, 1900, of 26,330. Mari- 
etta Council was organized January 28, 1900, 
and has a good membership. It meets the 
first and third Wednesdays of each month. 

Tlie American Order of United Workmen, 
which \\as organized back in the "seventies," 
and has 16 members, meets at the call of the 
master workman. 

Tlie Royal Arcanum was organized at 
Boston. Massachusetts, in 1877. On Jan- 
uary I, 1900, it had it)3,868 members. Mar- 
ietta Council, Xn. 1544, was instituted Decem- 
lier II, 1S93. It meets on the second and 
fourth Thursdavs of each munth at No. 67 
Odd Fellows' Hall. 

Biiell Post, No. 1/8, G. A. R., was organ- 
ized at Marietta in December, 1881, with 25 
charter members. It meets the first and third 
Thursdavs of each month. 

C. B. Gates Post No. 468, G. A. R., was 
organized in 1884, with 20 charter members 
It meets alternate Saturdays at Fair\-iew 
Heights. 

Biiell JJ'onien's Relief Corf^s, No. 70, was 
organized in 1885. Its object is to aid the 
G. A. R. and to assist such old soldiers as 
need help, their widows and orphans. It 
meets at Buell Post Hall the first and third 
Tuesdays of each month. 

C. B. Ga.tes Women's Relief Corps. No. 
186. was first organized in 1884, being named 
after Charles Beman Gates, a young lad killed 
while in the service of Com. Huggins. Mrs. 
S. H. Putnam was the first president and 
served until 1890. The Corps was reorgan- 
ized in April. 1892, and has been quite pros- 
perous and done much relief work. It meets 
the first and third Fridays of each month. 

Dazi'cs Camp, No. ^OQ, Sons of Veterans, 
was organized August 23, 1899, '^^''^li ~9 char- 
ter members. Its object is to perpetuate the 
honor and memory of what their fathers 
fought for. It meet? every Monday evening. 

CIVIC AND IXDUSTRI.VL SOCIETIES. 

Marietta Council, No. 32, United Coninier- 
cial Travelers, was- organized in 1893. 



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Knights of Labor, Ideal Assembly, No. 
^6j, was organized in 188O. It meets' every 
IMonday. 

Trades and Labor Council was organized 
in 1890. It meets the second and foin-th Fri- 
days of each montii. 

Brotherhood of Radroad Trainmen, Lodge 
No. 304, was organized November 4, 1894. It 
meets the first and third Sundays of each 
month. 

Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Mus- 
kingum Ladge, No. 144. was organized in 
April, 1896. It meets the first and "third Sun- 
days of each month. 

Lntcrnational Association of Bricklayers, 
N'o. 26, was organized in October. 1897. It 
meetes ever}' Thursday. 

America)! Flint Glass Jl'orkers' Union. No. 
40, was organized October 15. 1898. It 
meets on the first and third Saturdays of each 
month.. 

Retail Clerks Internationa] Protective As- 
sociation, No. ^p8, was organized ^larch 22, 
1899. It meets on the second and fourth Fri- 
days of eacli montli. 

Laborers' International Protective Union, 
No. S^^6, was chartered JNIay 3. 1899. It 
meets on the second and fourth \\'ednesdays 
of each montli. 



I he Marietta Improvement Society was 
organized in the spring of 1898, its object be- 
ing to encourage such improvements as tend 
to promote the health and beauty of the place. 

I he Marietta Band was organized about 
1884. The number of pieces has varied from 
lime to time and at present it has 21, being the 
best musical organization in Southeastern 
Ohio. The history of the Marietta Orchestra 
is identical with that of the band as most of 
members belong to both organizations. 

Marietta G'uards, O. N. (/.. were mustered 
into the State Guards on April 19. 1900, as 
Company B of the Seventh Separate Batt;d- 
ion, with 65 men. 

Tlie Board of Trade was the leading spirit 
to advocate manv of the various improvements 
that have been jjut in operation within the past 
decade. It has also been the means of locating 
several manufacturing plants here and of 
keei)ing some firms that thought of leaving 
ilarietta. In its membership today are found 
about 175 names, man}- of whom are an:<jng 
our most progressive citizens and from the 
start it has had the influence of Marietta's best 
brain workers. J. H. Grafton was its first 
president an.d B. F. Strecker, the first secre- 
tarv. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



HISTOHY OF THE CHURCHES. 

Report to the Ministerial Trustees— Baptist Churches — St. Mary's Roman Catholic 
Church — The Central Christian Church — The Christian Union Church — Con- 
gregational Churches — St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church — St. JLuke's 
Evangelical Lutheran Church — Methodist Episcopal Churches — The African 
Methodist Episcopal Church — The Wesleyan Methodist Church — The First 
Presbyterian Church — The First Unitarian Society in Marietta — The Univer- 
SALiST Society — The First United Brethren Church. 



report to the ministerial trustees. 



The following report 
"]\linisterial Trustees." of 
(Dr. George O. Hildreth. J. 
Patterson) Octcber 7, 1901, 
of cliurch members over 12 
reside within the township, 
of the "Aliinisterial Fund," 
not reside in the township 
law, not to be ci mnted. 

The total amtiunt distri 
^j28.jo — about 15 cents f 



presented to the 
ilarietta township 
P.Ward and W. A. 
shows the number 
years of age who 
In the distribution 
mem'bers who do 
are, according to 

buted in 1901 was 
r each memljer. 



No. 

St. Mary's Catholic 1,005 

St. Luke'.'i Evangelical Lutheran 470 

St. Paul's German Evangelical 237 

Gilnian .Avenue Methodist Episcopal 317 

First Methodist Episcopal 496 

German Methodist Episcopal 154 

Sand Hill Methodist Episcopal 94 

Wesleyan Methodist 73 

African ]\Iethodist Episcopal 27 

First Baptist 440 

Valley Baptist 58 

I-ittle MusVingum Baptist 44 

First Consregational 304 

Harmar Congregational "182 

Little 3.1uskingum Congregational 37 



No. 
Second Congregational (no returns.) 

First Presbyterian 267 

Beech Grove Presbyterian 10 

Central Christian 102 

Church of Christ (Harmar) 89 

United Brethren (no returns.) 

Unitarian 89 

Mount Giiead United Brethren (no returns.) 

St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal 174 

Church of Christ — Mile Run 189 

Total 4,858 

BAPTIST churches. 

The First Baptist Church of Marietta 

Was organized on the 5th day of September, 
1818, under the name nf "Tlie First Baptist 
Church in Marietta Township." The first rec- 
ord on the Church Book reads thus : "On Sat- 
urday, the 5tb day of Septen^ji>er. A. D. 18 18, 
we, Ephraim Emerson, William Chtrrchill, 
John Thorniley, Bain Po-sey and Mary Case, 
met in the easterly part of Marietta, and formed 
ourselves intoi a church by subscribing to the 
following articles of Faith and Covenant." 

Then follow articles and covenant, signed 
with the abcne fi-ec names present at the first 



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meeting, togetlier with Simon Afcrwin. Phebe 
Merwin and Anna Burnham, who became 
members in Octoljer foIlo\\ing. Then follow 
the rules of the order, and the next record is 
on the day follow-ing, September 6 : 

"On the Lord's Day. SqjtaiAer 6th. i8i8, 
we received the right hand of fellowship of the. 
Baptist Church of Christ in Parkersburgh, Va., 
at which time Elder ALcAboy preached and 
broke bread to the church." 

Ephraim Emerson and William Churchill 
were the first deacons— chosen October 3d, 
1818. 

For a number of years the membership was 
scattered over a good deal of territory, along 
the Ohio on both sides, along the Muskingunis, 
&c., from Newport to Cat's Creek: and, as the 
church had no house of worship, its meetings 
were held in the houses of members, "in the 
school house at the month of the Little Mus- 
kingumi," "in the school house up the Little 
Mluskingum;," "in the meeting house below the 
mouth of the Little ^fuskingum," at Lower and 
Upper Newport, "in the Dye Settlement," and 
at Cat's Creek. • 

In Marietta for some time there were few 
members ; and, though a center of territory, no 
mieeting wlas held here for se\-eral }-ears after 
the constitution of the church. 

■ The first record of a church meeting in 
town is dated May 24, 1823, Caleb Emerson 
and wife and others having become members. 
.Aifter that, meetings were quite frequent in 
town, generally for son.<e time, at the house 
of C. Emerson. 

In the meantime, and subsequently, the 
niembership continued to increase in all the 
branches, and the several branches were ac- 
quiring sufficient stren.gth and numb-ers for 
sqmrate and distinct churches. 

The first pastor, as we have seen, was Rev. 
James Mc.Aboy, who began his lalx>rs for the 
church with its first origin — preached the first 
sernww, and administered the first communion. 
During his connection with the church there 
were frequent accessions, by letter and by 
1>aptisn-j; and the number of niembers was 
greatly increased. He was the pastor for seven 
vears.' On the 19th of Xoveniber, 1825. he 



tendered his resignatiim. which was accq^tcd 
with expressions of gratitude and affection, 
through a committee of the church. 

At the same meeting an inxitation was giv- 
en to Rev. Jeremiah Dale, wlio had already 
been laboring successfully within the territory 
occupied by the church, to assume the pastoral 
charge. He accepted the call and sustained 
the relation until his death. He was a man of 
fervent spirit, devoted indefatigably to his 
work ; and his labors were greatly blessed in 
each branch of the church, as well as in other 
places where he preached, on both sides of the 
Ohio. During his ministry the church was in 
an almost continual state of re\-i\-al. He was 
])astor for about six years, and died on the 4th 
of September. 183 1. in Danvers, Massachu- 
setts, his native place, whither he had gone on 
account of his v.'aning health. 

Soon after this sad event, Re\'. .Mfred 
Dana was chosen pastor. He served for al;out 
two years, during which period (piite a num- 
ber were added to the church. 

The name of Rev. Allen Darrow appears 
first in the minutes, under date of January. 18, 
1834. He took up his residence in Marietta, 
and commenced preaching here regularly. On 
the 22d of February, following the last date, 
it was "Resolved. That it was expedient to hold 
church meetings here [in ^Marietta] as a branch 
of the ^Marietta Church, once in every mbnth." 

Rev. 'Sir. Darrow. having accepted the pas- 
toral charge. ap]jlied himself to the interest 
of the church with characteristic energy and 
activitv. At first the meetings were held "in 
the old." and "in the new Court House." "in 
the Lib-trary Hall," &-c. But a building com- 
mittee was. soon after, appointed, and meas- 
ures taken to erect a house of worship. And 
bv the persex'ering efforts of the pastor, the 
house on Church street was finished, and 
opened ffM- worship in .Vpril. 1836. That house 
the church occupied until it was destroyed by 
fire in 1835. The present edifice on Putnam 
street, which was already in process of erec- 
tion when the other was burned, was occupied 
in the sanie year. 

Rev. Mr. Darrow resi.gned at the annual 
meeting. December 30. 1837. when the Xew- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



part Cluirch wtis constituted, and took charge 
of that church. His faithful labors at ^I'ari- 
etta, at Xewport. and throughout the wide 
field, were owned by the Master. Large ac- 
cessions, especially at Newport, were made to 
the membership. 

During the year 1837 letters of dismission 
to members applying were v<ited for forming 
out of the membership three new churches. 
Little Muskingum, Newport, and one in Wood 
County, \'irginia.. The Cat's Creek branch 
had been dismissed, on aonlication. to form the 
Adams Church, in 1832. 

Rev. Hiram Gear, the next pastor, was 
chosen by the church in January. 1838. From 
that time the church enjoyed regular preach- 
ing every Lord's Day. Under his faithful la- 
bors and judicious conduct, the church pros- 
pered, and was increased in numbers and in- 
fluence, and v\-as instructed and confirmed 
in the doctrines of the Gospel. No minister 
was ever more beloved by his people; and by 
his kind temper, his friendly manner and his 
Christian deportment in all his intercourse, he 
won the favor of all the citizens. He died 
on the 20th of February, 1843. -"^ monument 
standing in the cemetery, erected by the citi- 
zens, testifies to their regard for him. 

He was succeeded by Rev. Eber Crane, 
ulho ministered faithfully tO' the church a lit- 
tle over a vear. and resigned August 7. 1844. 
■ On the 1 6th of October. 1844. Rev. Ira 
Corwin was called to the jiastoral charge. He 
labored successfully \\ith the church for o\'er 
eight years. During the whole period the 
church was edified, and at peace, and enjuyed 
a good degree of spiritual prosperity, and was 
steadily increased in its numbers. His resig- 
nation was reluctantly accepted; not until a 
committee had asked him to withdraw it, De- 
cember 8. 1832. Under his pastorate a Young 
People's nieeting was organized, which has 
existed e\'er since. It is now in the form of 
a Christian Endeavor Society. 

In the next September the church obtained 
the ser\ices of Rev. J. P. Agenhmad. He was 
ordained by a cnuncil called by the ^Marietta 
Cluirch. and lield !iis first ]iast(. irate here. He 
preached with acce])tance to the church for 



about two \'ears, when he thought proper to 
resign. 

Rev. L. G. Leonard entered upon the pas- 
torate in Sqitember, 1855. Tokens of re- 
freshing attended immediately upon his min- 
istration ; and during the following winter oc- 
curred the great revi\al of 1856, the greatest 
the church had ever enjoyed, and, indeed, that 
Marietta had e\'er witnessed. Its influence was 
felt all through the community ; converts were 
multiplied ; and the blessed results will be seen, 
in their full extent, only in eternity. By his 
devotion and faithfulness to his charge, he 
gained the hearts of all his people; and by his 
gentleness and affability of a Christian spirit, 
he won the confidence and esteem of "those 
without." 'He sustained his relation to the 
church for nearly eight years, and resigned 
on the 15th of ]\Iay, 1863. 

During his pastorate the church enjoyed 
uninterrupted prosperity. Som/e o^f its most 
efficient members were brought in; and the 
membership was more than doubled ; and the 
church took a new position, with greatly in- 
creased influence in the commmiity. 

Rev. I. N. Carman became pastor in 1864. 
He remained with the church until 1868, when 
he resigned on account of ijl health. Mr. Car- 
man was a very successful pastor and a preach- 
er of much ability. His ministry was one full 
of good fruits. He was highly esteemed by 
the community, as well as by the church. 

Rev. J. D. Griehel succeeded in a brief 
ministry of a little over a year. 

Rev. ]\Jarsena Stone, D. D., began his pas- 
torate December i, 1869. and continued with 
the church for fc>ur years. Dr. Stone was an 
able man. As a preacher he was logical and 
clear to a marked degree. In 1873 '''^ resigned 
to enter upon the work of "Freedmian Educa- 
tion" in training ministers. 

Re\-. J, \\". Riddle became pastor in 1874. 
In Feljruary of that year he was ordained by 
a council called by the church. Under his 
ministry O'f fi\'e vears there were many acces- 
sions to the church. 

Rev. George R. Gear, D. D., was ordained 
by a church council in March. 1879. He be- 
gan to supply the church in the fall of 1878, 



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but did not formally enter upon the pastorate 
until May i, 1B79. His pastorate was over a 
church in which his whole life had been spent. 
He continued for upward of 20 years. There 
were many seasons of notable revivals. There 
wei^e 235 accessions by baptism during the 
pastorate. Some $1,800 was spent in church 
repairs. Dr. Gear closed his pastorate July i, 
1899. 

Rev. L. kirtley, D. D., became pastor m 
November, 1899, and still occupies that posi- 
tion. His pastorate has been eminently suc- 
cessful. The congregations are large, and the 
membership of the church has increased by bap- 
tism and by letter, until now it numbers con- 
siderably over 500. Recently there has been 
erected a fine chapel in Norwood, at an ex- 
pense of some $2,500. 

Out of the five members who constituted 
the first church have grown six churches, and 
the original five constituent members have in- 
creased more than one hundred fold in the 
Marietta Church alone. 

The Baptist CliaprI at Xorwucd. 

On Sunday. July 27, 1902, the new Bap- 
tist Chapel in Norwood was forma!'-}' dedi- 
cated under the auspices of the mother church. 
of which Rev. L. Kirtley is pastor. The com- 
pletion of the building, which Sunday's serv- 
ice signalized, is the ouvconTC of the zeal c.i tie 
Norwood Bible School. 

The new chape! is located on the corner of 
Poplar and Oakwood avenues, is brick ve- 
neered, 35 by 50 feet in size and will seat 350 
people. The furnishings are in light wood, 
and the ceilings of steel, the interior of the 
building being light and cheerful and exceed- 
ingly tasteful. It can be divided into^ two 
rooms, for Sunday-school use, the larger of the 
two being made 35 feet square, while the 
smlaller room is to l)e used for the primary de- 
partment. 

Like all things else in this life, the Norv.^ood 
Bible School had a beginning. This begin- 
ning assumed tangible form November 11. 
1900, and has now passeil into history, which 
if chronicled in detail would read something 



like this: "On Simday afternoon, Novaifjer 
II. A. D. 1900, a company of seventy-four 
persons met in what is known as the Fulton- 
burg school liouse in the easterly end of the 
city of ^ilarietta, Ohio, for the pm^pose of or- 
ganizing a Bible school. Some oif these were 
earnest Christian men and women fromi the 
First Baptist Church in the city ; others were 
rqjresentatives from the homes in the iuTmedi- 
ate vicinity of the school house. Harry Cogs- 
well was chosen superintendent ; H. D. Bab- 
son, assistant superintendent : Miss Emma Wil- 
son, secretary: \Iiss Elizabeth Johnson, super- 
intendent of the [jriniary department; Miss 
Bernice Mason was put in charge of the junior 
department, anil of the music : and after a few 
Sundays Enoch Johnson was secured as teach- 
er of tlie Bible class. Great interest was mani- 
fested in the school and the attendance in- 
creased until on Sunday afternoon, December 
9, the school numliered 115." 

SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF THE MARIETT.A .VSSOCI.XTION 
FROM ifcS TO 1900. 

(By George R. Gear, D. D.) 
There is always a great interest clustering 
about tlie beginnings of any institution that 
has been to humjanity a source of blessing. The 
beginning of our national life: the beginning 
of our Constitution : the beginning of the set- 
tlen-sent of the great Northwest — we all know 
how deep is the interest we feel in such events. 
As Baptist churches, associates together in 
what is known as [Marietta Association, we 
feel a deep interest in the beginning of our 
associational history. Having come to the 
75th year of our age, it is fitting to glance 
backward and inquire of the past. 

It was in the delightful month of June, 
1825, that delegates from six Ba;)list churches 
met with the Bristol Church in Morgan Coun- 
ty to consider the matter of forming a Bai)tist 
Association. What church was it that prop- 
osed that meeting? Who were the men and 
wonten wlio took the initiati\e in the matter? 
These questions we cannot answer. Miich 
of interesting history is unwritten. We see 
clearly effects. InU cannot always discern the 
causes. That there was an assjciatioii formed 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



at Bristol we know, and the names of the seven 
churches that constituted the union have come 
down tO' us. They were : Zanesville, Mari- 
etta, Camli'ridye, Brookfield, Bristol, Salt 
Creek, and Salem township ( now Adamsville). 
These churches were young' in years. The old- 
est was Salt Creek, a child of 13 years. Mari- 
etta was seven years old : Zanesville. four ; 
Camhridge, two : Bi'ookheld, one. The se\-en 
were also \\ieak in num'bers. Their combined 
membership was only 350. BiUt they were 
strong in faith, and strong in purpose. They 
were not confined in their sympathies, and not 
content to 'l>e shut up in themseh'es. 
They sought fellowshii) in the work 
O'f the Lord. Xor were they content 
to have that fellowship confined ■ merely 
to associational bounds. \\"hen tlie -\s- 
sociation was less than rjne }'car did, a- call 
camie for a State gathering of Baptists at 
Zanesville, at A\hich the Ohio Baptist Conven- 
tion was organized. At that first meeting three 
of the new churches \\-ere present by delegates, 
and a fourtli, Marietta, had ■ a delegate ap- 
pointed, who failed tO' be present only because 
the day of meeting was mistaken. So practic- 
ally four of these young- churches became con- 
stituent miembers of the new missionary organ- 
ization. The horizon of responsibility was 
no narrow one. 

A'ttending the Associations was no easy 
matter in those earlv days. The world had 
nil knowledge of such a thing as railroads. 
On the Ohio there were a few steamboats, but 
no'Ue on the Mluskingum, for it was not then a 
navig-able stream. Roads were rough, and out 
of the beaten lines of tra\-el scarcely more than 
openings throngh the woods. Much of the 
country Was a wilderness. Delegates usually 
canle on horseback. Some who \\-ere not fa- 
vored enough to own a horse, and. too- poor to 
hire one, walked, sometimes 50 miles, so eager 
were they to attend the Association. Those were 
days when m!en were not afraid to make sac- 
rifices to he present at the annual gathering. 
A little miore of like interest upon the part of 
the mi,emlbers oi our churches of to-da\- wxiuld 
much increase the interest in our associational 
meetings. 



The new Association formed at Bristol was 
called i\Ieigs Creek. This name was given it 
because Meigs Creek, which rises in the upper 
part of Morgan County, and empties intO' the 
Muskingum near Beverly, was nearly a central 
line between the chu.rches. Bristol Church \\as 
on Meigs Creek. For 46 years the name con- 
tinued. Like most names it survived many 
years after it ceased tO' have any appropriate- 
ness. In 1 87 1 the name was changed to Ma- 
rietta, which it has borne ever since. 

There were five ministers present at the or- 
ganization of the Association: George Sedg- 
wick, \\'illiam Sedgwick, ^^'illiam, Spencer, 
William Rees and Jeremiah Dale. Long since 
the\- all passed to the General Association 
alicne. The last one died in 1871. At the 
50th anniversary held \vith the New Harmony 
Church there was but one sur\-i\-or of the con- 
stituent members — Deacon I)a\id Greer, of 
Brookfield. 

The new Association grew rapidly in its 
earlier years. New churches were added near- 
ly every year, and the boundaries of the As- 
sociation were considerably enlarged. Woods- 
field and Coshocton were among the new 
churches. In 10 years the original seven 
churches had become 30, and the membership 
had increased from 350 'to 1,502. The 
field so widened that in 1839 a division was 
nmde and the \\'ills Creek Association — now 
Camliridge — was formed. The number of 
churches was then 30. and 19 of them were 
dismissed to form the new Association. Oth- 
er divisions came later, and churches w^ere dis- 
missed to Coshocton ami Zanesville associa- 
tions. Our Association bounds have so nar- 
rowed that now we have no churches in Mor- 
gan or Muskingum counties, where formerly 
some of the best churches were found. 

The Association originally met on Satur- 
da}- and continued o\'er the following- Monday. 
Sunda}- was the great da}'. Great crowds 
g-athqretl from e\-ery quarter. There \vas 
preaching morning, afternoou and evening. 
Certain evils, h(Twe\"er, grew up in comiection 
with the Sunda.}- ser\ices, such as led, in 1805, 
to a change of time. E\er since tlie nteetings 
iia\'e been near the middle of the week. ' 



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The total number of churches that have 
been connected \\*\i\\ tlie Asst>ciation from its 
beginning up to the present time is 89. Many 
of them liave been dismissed to other asso- 
ciations. Several of the number have ceased 
to exist. One of these is the Bristol Church, 
where the organization meeting was held. 
Soine of the dead clnnxhes have had but a 
brief life; for e.xample. Belpre reported but 
one year. We ha\'e ne\-er gained any perma- 
nent foothold in that part of Washington Coun- 
ty west of the Muskingum Ri\-er. At one time 
there wiere churches reporting at Wesley, 
Watertown and Belpre, but all of them seemed 
to have a feeble life. We have but one small 
church in the extreme western part of the coun- 
ty. Little Hocking, organized a few years ago. 
VX'ithin the last 25 years Beverly, Bethesda, 
Corinth, Cow Run and Hockingport have be- 
come extinct, ^^'e know not all the causes that 
have brought about this loss. Doubtless in 
iomtft cases it is due to the decay of the com- 
munities, or to the shifting of population. In 
some cases the church was organized unwisely. 
Be the cause what it may, it is always a sad 
thing to be compelled to furl our Baptist flag 
where once it has waved. Expansion, and not 
contraction, is the true order of church life. 

It would be impossible in the limits as- 
signed to this paper to give anything like a his- 
tory of the individual churches. Some of 
than, such as Marietta, Zanesville and McCon- 
nellsville, because larger in numbers and 
stronger financially, and centers of influence, 
have occupied more prominent parts in asso- 
ciaticMial life. Marietta furnished an efficient 
mcKlerator in the person of Judge T. WL 
Ewart, wdio held that office for a quarter 
of a century. McConnellsville for nearly an 
ecjual periocl gave us a treasurer in the person 
of Charles H. Barker. Both of these men 
have rested from their labors. Brother Barker 
having suir\'ived until January, 1899. Mari- 
etta is now the only cit\' churcli in the Associ- 
•ation. It has been a mother of churches, seven 
others having sprung from it. It is growing 
in numbers and in influence, and in spiritual 
power, under its faithful ;>.nd efl'icient pastor. 
Dr. L. Kirtlev. 



Th.c ijresent numljer of churches on our 
associaliunal roll is 28, with a membership of 
about 1,900. 

Sunday-schools were early encouraged. In 
1827 a circular letter was written by Rev. Will- 
iam Sedgwick. It contains these words: "The 
great utility of Sunday-schools very few at 
the present . day doubt. The sweet showers 
O'f descending- grace on so' many Sunday- 
schools proclaim the approbation Oif Heaven. 
We sincerely hope that all will take great pains 
in forwarding their introduction into every 
neighborhood." In 1834 the churches were 
called upon to report their Sunday-school 
work. Xext year Marietta reported 10 schools 
xA\l\\ 400 scholars. Reports, however, were 
at first imperfect and incomplete, and were not 
embodied in the table of statistics until 1843. 
It was felt that some organization was needed 
to arouse more general interest in the work. 
In 1857 a Sabbath School Convention was or- 
ganized at Zanesville. For many years the 
convention met the day before the Association. 
In 1874 the plan of making the Bible school 
wlork a department of the work of the Associ- 
tion was adopted. That plan has continued 
e\-er since. 

There were many efficient Sunday-school 
workers in those earlv days. A prince among 
thenii was T. W. Ewart, w^io for 40 years was 
superintendent of the Marietta Sunday-school. 
He visited the different churches and neigh- 
borhoods, and helped in organizing many new 
schools. He was full of enthusiasm and ener- 
gy and v.-as a very efficient talker on Sunday- 
school topics. 

Sunday-school Institutes have been one way 
of stirring up interest, and promoting greater 
efficiency in the work. These Institutes have 
been conducted by a Sunday-school Board ap- 
pointed by the Association. They have been 
in the past very helpful. At many of these In- 
stitutes very efficient aid w'as given by the 
State Missionary Secretary. Charles Rh(^a(ls, 
appointed by the Publication Society. 

^larietta .Association has always had an 
active interest in every form of mission work. 
I have already alluded to the fact that w'hen 
the AssociaticMi wtis less than a vear old a ma- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



jority of the churches forming it had a part 
in the organization of the Ohio Baptist Con- 
vention, whose object was to promote missions 
in the State. In 1827 resohitions were adopted 
reconiniiending foreign missions, especially the 
work in Biimtah and anlong the Chinese in 
Siam. Five years later Rev. Allen Darrow 
carried tu- the Triennial Missionary Conven- 
tion, meeting in New York, an offering of 
$100, of w'hich $50 wlas from Marietta Baptist 
Association. He traveled in his own carriage, 
which was then the only way of communica- 
tion. The journey occupied X\xo weeks. Mr. 
Darrow handed the money to the president of 
the Convention. Dr. Herman Lincoln, ni a 
$100 bill. Dr. Lincoln waved the note before 
the audience, exclaiming: "Tliis is the iirst 
sheaf from Ohio." Thank God that first sheaf 
proved the forerunner of many bountiful har- 
vests for missions in this Ohio' field. 

The wider fields of mission labnr — State, 
national and foreign, have not been cultivated 
to the neglect of associational needs. At dif- 
ferent periods there have been special et¥orts 
to assist and build up the weaker churches. In 
1855 Rev. J. H. Barker was appointed Asso- 
ciational Missionary at a salary of $500, of 
\\-hich S200 was conitributed by the other 
churches. In 1880 Rle-v. J. L. \\'}'ly was ap- 
pointed a missionary in co-operation with the 
State Cbnvention. Such special missionary 
work has alternated with the plan of giving 
assistance to individual churches in the support 
of a pastor. The latter plan has been the more 
comarion one. The average yearl_\- amount 
spent fnr associational missions from 1855 to 
1875 was $233, Since 1877 the average 
amo'unt lias been nearh' $150. The aggregate 
sum spent in 43 years is .$9,7 17. 

The question may be asked. "What are the 
results? What have we to show for this large 
expenditure?" It may be truthfully said that 
we cannot know all the results. There is his- 
tory of this work that is written only in the 
Lamb's Book of Life. How many souls have 
been led to Christ? How many brethren have 
been cheered and encouraged and helped tO' a 
better life no one can tell. As regards particu- 
lar churches we may p(jint to A'allev and Cald- 



well as showing part of the permanent residts. 
One thing is certain : No earnest work at- 
temtpted for Christ's sake ever falls fruitless. 
Results may not meet our anticipations, btit 
the labor is not in vain. 

There is no class of men who have so 
n^Juch to dO' with shaping associational life as 
do the ministers of the Gospel. If they are in 
the main broad-minded, intelligent, self-sacri- 
ficing; wise in planning and active in execu- 
tion : if they be godly in life and discreet in 
deportment, and unblemished in character; 
then will the associational life take on many 
of the same features. Marietta Association 
has had in its 75 years of history many such 
miinisters. In the early life the name of Jere- 
miah Dale is one that is remembered because of 
his remarkalaly devoted and efficient pioneer 
work. The two Sedgwicks were men of prom- 
nence in early Ohio Baptist history. Allen 
Darrowj is another namte remembered for his 
woiks' sake. He wtas a man of much force of 
character, and of indomitable energy. He was 
closely associated with my father, Hiram Gear, 
who died in Marietta in 1843. J- ^- Riley was 
probably longer in point of service than any 
other pastor in th-e Association. About 43 years 
he filled with diiferent pastorates. He was a 
true servant of Christ and loved to preach His 
Gospel. Henn- Lyons also^ had a long period 
of ser\ice. Father Pearce was for many years 
a prijininent factor in associational nistory. 
Other names of prominence in days past wa'e 
Hervev Dale, son of Jeremiah Dale, B. Y. 
Siegfried, L. G. Leonard, J. D. Leonard, S. G. 
Dawson, first pa-^tor of the Valley Church, and 
afterward superintendent of State missions, T. 
C. Johnson, L. B. Aloore, \\'. N. Wyeth, C. 
H. Gunter, Nathan Crooks, and many others 
whom there is not time tO' mention. Of these 
who long l^a^■e been connected with our Asso- 
ciation, and who survive tO' the present day are 
brethren El \\'. Daniels and W'atson Dana. 
Brother A. K. McCall has also spent much of 
his ministerial life in this Association. In the 
semi-centennial year there were 16 ordained 
ministers in the Association. Of that numlber 
onlv twO' are members of the Association to- 
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Watson Dana. ^Nfore than halt of tlie number 
are dead. One of tliat 16 was J. S. Covert, 
who wrote the historical review of the first 
50 years. To his carefully prepared paper, 
printed in the minutes of that year, I am in- 
debted for many of the facts of our early his- 
tory. 

Many laymen have there been who were wise 
in planning. liberal in gifts, and foreirjost in 
every good work. There will readily occur 
such names as Epiiraim Emerson. Caleb Em- 
erson, Joseph Barker, Deacon Ira Hill, Thomas 
W. Ewart, Luther D. Barker, Charles Barker, 
W. P. Sprague, Stephen Dana. George W. 
Dye, John Pool. J. ]\1. Amos, John Miller, and 
1. K. Adkins. 

This is by no nwans a full list. Others 
w'ill probably come to the minds of the older 
ones, who have done good service in years 
past, as well as many who are still active in 
every good work. 

In 1843 '^ young niJm about 18 years of 
age was present as a delegate from the Zanes- 
ville Church. His name was William' Ash- 
more. In i860, 17 years later, he was again 
present, but not as a delegate. He was just 
home from China on a \-acation tour. A few 
months ago some of us had the privilege of 
hearing this same Dr. Ashmore at the mis- 
sionarv conference in Parkersburg. Doubtless 
no one expected in 1843 that the young man 
who sat with them Vv'ould liec(ime so widely 
famous in connection with the Lord's work 
in China. 

One of the most prominent features of 
modern church life is the greater activity of 
the young people in church work. It has doubt- 
less always been true that the younger members 
of the church have h.ad some share in church 
activities. But the proportion of children and 
young people was not so great in our earlier 
history as it is now. Early conversions were 
rather the exception. And yet some of the 
early pastors leamed to see wisely in this mat- 
ter. Rev. Ira Corwin, who was pastor of the 
Marietta Church from 1844 to 1852. received 
into the church so many young people that 
he felt the need of some special 'service for their 
development. He organized a Young People's 



pra_\er meeting, which has continuetl in the 
JMarietta Church for about 54 years. The or- 
ganization of the young people into a Society 
of Christian Endeavor came much later. So- 
cieties of young people were organized in oth- 
er churches of the Association. The thought 
of an associational Young People's Union 
soon engaged attention. In 1891, the young 
people asked the approval of the Association 
for such a Union. It was cordially and unani- 
mously given. The Union was organized dur- 
ing the same session at Lower Salem. 'Die 
name a.(Vopted Avas "The Y'oung People's 
Union of the [Marietta Baptist Association." 
The first officers were : Fred Fisher, presi- 
dent; Miss Eva Hill, vice-president; J. Ernest 
Hutchings, secretary and treasurer; Miss Se- 
lina Pearce, corresponding secretary. In the 
Association program of that year a place had 
been given to the toj:)ic "Young People's Soci- 
eties." which was discussed under three heads : 
"Their Relation to the Church," by the pastor 
of the Marietta Church; "What Should Be 
Their Ainu" by the much lamented E. U. 
Smith: "What Can They Do for Missions?'' 
by Fred Fisher. 

The first statistical report appears in the 
minutes of 1892. Tliere were six societies 
with a total membership of 252. That the 
young people felt some special responsibility 
in the line of missions is shown in their offer- 
ings, which amounted to $119. The statistics 
ot' 1899 gi\'e the present number of societies 
as nine, with a membership of 356. The mis- 
sion offerings were $126. 

So far the Young People's Societies have 
proved a valuable feature in church work. It 
would seem as if they had come tO' stay. Con- 
ducted wisel\-, they are a great help to the 
pastor. With right church' and pastoral en- 
couragemient, oversight and direction, they can 
do much to help in the cause of Ciirist. 

Organization is the characteristic oi the 
age. It is a day of many societies of all sorts, 
and for a great variety of purposes. We have 
seen the young peo]5le forming a special asso- 
ciational organization in 1891. It was many 
vears ea.rlier than this that the women of the 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND IVASHIXGTON COUXTY 



in m]issioii circles. The importance of the work 
was early recognized. At the senni-centennial 
meeting in 1875 there was offered by T. \\\ 
Ewart the following resolution, \\lhich was 
unanimously adopted: "We hail the Woman's 
jMissi'onary Society, the object and work of 
which has been presented to^ the Association to- 
day, as an important field opened before the 
\\1onien of this xAissociation for usefulness, and 
cordially recomhiend the organization, if pos- 
sible, in each of the churches of this Associa- 
tion of a Woman's Missionary Circle, auxiliary 
to the Woman's Society of the West." Mrs. 
Riddle, M.rs. Ewart and Mrs. Stone were ap- 
pointed a committee to take the matter 
in charge. In the minutes of 1879, of the 
meeting held at Lower Salem, appears the first 
report of circles. McConnellsville, Marietta, 
Valley and Good Hope reported organizations. 
The nlission offerings of these circles was 
$62.16. Ever since, women's work for mis- 
sions has has a place in the association- 
al program and in the statistical tables. 
The nuir.ber of women's circles in 1899 was 
13. The oft'erings for home and foreign work 
am/ounted to- $230.87. Great good has come 
out of these organizations. They have tended 
to inspire and make more active the missionary 
spirit, and to enlarge the oft'erings. If it be 
always kept in mlind that each circle is but a 
department of church work, and that its offer- 
ings c\o not take the place of the regular church 
collection. Ijut only ser\-e to swell, it to larger 
proportions still larger usefulness is in store 
for the women's circles. 

It is a matter of no small importance that 
a church should have a suitable house of wor- 
ship. The building should be one large enough 
to accomnHodate the people, neat and attract- 
ive in its appearance, comfortable in its seat- 
ing and suited to the localitv. and in e.xpensive- 
ness to the ability of the people. Several new 
church edifices have been built within the past 
25 years. Among them are the church build- 
ings at Troy, Little Hocking, Matamoras, Lib- 
erty and Lawrence. Other churches have 
been so remodeled and improved as tO' be prac- 
tically new. There has been decided progress 
along the line of church edifices. As a whole 



our church buildings are much in advance of 
what the}' w'ere 25 years ago. Neat and com- 
fortable houses of worship have taken the 
place of some very sliabby structures. 

I have already spoken of the fact that some 
churcltes ha\'e beconiie nearly or wholly ex- 
tinct. Some of these churches had houses of 
W(>r.--hip. which other churches of the Associa- 
tion had helped to build. It was felt that it 
v\-as important to get possession of these aban- 
doned buildings, and sell them for the 'benefit 
of the Association. Accordingly steps were 
taken in 1884 to secure for the Association ar- 
ticles of incorporation, which would enable it 
to hold property. The legal steps were an- 
noimced as complete at the session of 1886, 
and six trustees were appointed. Under the 
authority given tO' them, by law three church 
buildings ha\-e come intOi our possession, and 
ha\-e Iieen sold for the benefit of the Associ- 
ation. These buildings were those belonging 
tO' the churches of Beverly, Bethesda and Hock- 
ingport. From the money recei\-ed b}- the sale 
of these, considerable contributions have been 
made to the edifices at Lawrence. Liberty, Lit- 
tle Hocking and Matamoras. So it has come 
to pass that these abandoned edifices ha\e 
been mbved. as it were, to commjunities where 
church life still exists. 

MINISTERS OF MARIETTA ASbOCIATXOX, 1825-I9OO 

George C. Sedgwick, entered 1825, removed 1859. 
William Sedgwick, entered 1825. removed 1839. 
^\'illiam Spencer, entered 1825. removed. 1839. 
George Rnssell. entered 1S25. removed 1843. 
William Rees. entered 1825. removed 1834. 
Jeremiah Dale, entered 1825, removed 1831. 
Richard Conner, entered 1826, removed 1S39. 
J. S Clark, entered 1827. 
C. Skinner, entered 1827, removed 1839. 
Hugh Brocm. entered 1827, removed 1839. 
L. Cnlver, entered 1827, removed 1836. 
\V. Da\is. entered 1828. removed 1831. 
Benoni Allen, entered 1S29. removed 1832. 
James Gabriel, entered 1831. removed 1848. 
Alfred Dana, entered 1831. removed 1842. 
J. Richardson, entered 1831. removed 1839. 
W. R. McGowen, entered 1831. removed 1839. 
John Pritchard, entered 1832, removed 1836. 
William N. Smith, entered 1832. removed 1839, 
Benjamin Blake, entered 1832. removed 1855. 
Reuben Berkley, entered 1832, removed 1843. 
Enoch Rector, entered 1832. removed 1843. 
J. Vanbrunt, entered 1833, removed 1838. 



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AUen Darrow. entered 1834, removed 1844. 
H. Headley. entered 1834. removed 1836. 
R. H. Sedgwick, entered 1834. removed 1837. 
Owen Owens, entered 1835. removed 1837. 
Hiram Gear, entered 1836, removed 1843. 
Sedgwick Rice, entered 1836, removed 1839. 
William Stone, entered 1836, removed 1839. 
Michael White, entered 1836, removed 1844. 
T. M. Erwin. entered 1836. rcinoved 1837. 
William Mears, entered 1837. removed 1843. 
William S. Hall, entered 1837, removed 1849. 
Joseph Sperry, entered 1837. removed 1837. 
B. V. Siegfried, entered 1838, removed 1839. 
H. Sayre, entered 1838. removed 1839. 
M. Davis, entered 1838, removed 1839. 

D. E Thomas, entered 1838, removed 1855. 
George I. Miles, entered 1838, removed 1839. 
Eber Crane, entered 1839, removed 1845. 

T. Tresize, entered i8,?9. removed 1840. 

W'illiam Knowlton. entered 1840. removed 1849. 

Abel Johnson, entered 1841, removed 1851. 

J. M. Courtney, entered 1842, removed 1849. 

j. B. Sinclair, entered 1843, removed 1851. 

B. T. F. Cahe. entered 1843. removed 1844. 

H. Ward, entered 1844, removed 1850. 

John Whitney, entered 1844, removed 1850. 

Henry Billings, entered 1844. removed 1850. 

H. S. Dale, entered 1844. removed 1857. 

J. D. Riley, entered 1844. 

N. B. Henry, entered 1844. 

James Woods, entered 1844. removed 1848. 

John D. Young, entered 1844. removed 1849. 

John W. Miller, entered 1844, removed 1851. 

William Pearce. entered 1846. 

W. D. Emerson, entered 1846. removed 1847. 

Ira Corwin. entered 1845. removed 1853. 

J. C. Skinner, entered 1846, removed 1853. 

B. Thomas, entered 1849, removed 1853. 

T. Shepard, entered 1850, removed 1853. 

1. Herbert, entered 1850, removed 1872. 

M. Maddox. entered 1850, removed 1869. 

Jefferson Chambers, estered 1847, removed 1864. 

T. M. Erwin, entered 1851. 

J. M. Winn, entered 1852, removed 1854. 

Ed. Jones, entered 1853. removed 18=7. 

J. P. Agenbroad. entered 1853, removed 1858. 

Henry Lyon, entered 1853. 

A. Snyder, entered 1854, removed 1855. 

John Abies, entered 1854, removed 1870. 

L. G. Leonard, entered 1855. removed J862. 

J. B. Convers, entered 1859, removed 1859, 

J. H. Barker, entered 1859, removed 1869. 

Washington Glass, entered 1859, removed i860. 

Lewis Madden, entered 1859, removed i86a. 

William Mears. entered 1858, removed i860. 

A. J. Buel. entered 1859, removed 1862. 

George T. Jones, entered 1859, removed 1868. 

E. W. Danncls. entered 1859. removed t86i. 
J. D. ■Leonard, entered 1859. removed 1863. 
S. G. Dawson, entered 1S59, removed 1862. 
G. W. Churchill, entered i860, removed 1870. 
J. P. Stephens, entered l8bo. removed 1868. 
L. >L Pherson, entered 1861. reinoved 1865. 
Simon Siegfried, entered 1863, removed 1865. 



J. W. Warwick, entered 1858, removed 1858. 
Hough, entered 1858, removed 1859. 

B. M. Stout, entered 1863, removed 1869. 

L. L. Rcinhart, entered 1863, removed 1864. 

E. .■\dkins. entered 1864, removed 1871. 

L N. Carman, entered 1864, removed 1867. 

W. A. Blake, entered 1865. removed 1868. 

William A. McPeak. entered 1865. 

W. N. Wyeth. entered 1865, removed 1869. 

J. .S. Covert, entered 1866, removed 1876. 

D. Sechman, entered 1866. removed 1872. 

E. Stiilwell, entered 1868, removed 1872. 
J. D. Griebel. entered l868, removed 1869. 
Z. C. Rush, entered 1868, removed 1871. 
Silas Livemiore. entered 1867, reinoved 1868, 
H. Ward, entered 1868. removed 1870. 
Watson Dana, entered 1869. 

F. Stanley, entered 1869. removed 1871. 
J. Lawrence, entered 1869, removed 1870. 
>L Stone, D. D., entered 1870. 

F. J. Gather, entered 1869, removed 1879. 
T. H. Kerber, entered 1871, removed 1872. 
M. Squibb, entered 1870, removed 1873. 
H. L. Gear, entered 1872, removed 1875. 
R. R. Sutton, entered 1873, removed 1874. 
J. C. Philips, entered 1872. 
J. D. Ray, entered 1872. 
W. I. Dunn, entered 1873. 
J. W. Riddle, entered 1873, removed 1878. 
T. M. Erwin, entered 1873. removed 1875. 
J. C. Richardson, entered 1873. removed 1878 
T. C. Johnson, entered 1875. removed 1877. 
John R. Dye. entered 18.30. removed 1855. 
J. C. Fernold, entered 1875, removed 1878. 

C. H. Hunter, entered 1876. removed 1888. 
C. L. Hanlon. entered 1876. removed 1879. 
H. M. Prince, entered 1876, removed 1883, 
L, B. Moore, entered 1879, removed 1884, 

C. M. Ruje, entered 1879, removed 1881. 
George R. Gear, entered 1870. 

IMungo Taylor, 1879. 

R. W. Malcom, entered 1880, removed 1883. 
J. L. Wyly, entered 1880. removed 1882. 
W. E. Powell, entc-cd 1880. retnoved 1881. 

A. K. McCall. entered 1884. 
James L. Cunningham, entered 1886. 

B. L. Neff, entered 1886. removed 1895. 
Nathan Crooks, entered 1886. removed 1898. 

D. G. Daly, entered 1888. removed i8go. 

B. F. Ridenour. entered 1889, removed 1890. 
J. S. Fisher, entered 1888. removed 1890. 
H. H. Mayhart. entered 1893. removed 1894. 
O. F. Jackson, entered 1893, removed 1897. 
H. Cofer. entered 1894. 

F. P. Baldwin, entered 1897, removed 1898. 

C. B. Powell, entered i8g8. removed 1899. 
W. H. Kellum. entered 1898. removed 1899. 
W. W. Dixon, entered 1898. 



The total minibcr (if ordained ministers that 
have served for a greater or less time in the 
Association is 149. 



364 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



CHURCHES OF MARIETTA ASSOCIATION, 1S25-100U. 



NAMES. 



Salt Creek 

Marietta 

Salem Township 

Bristol 

Zanesville, 1st 

Cambridge 

Brookfield 

Enon 

Harmony 

Salem 

Rich Hill 

Goshen 

Mount Zion 

Unity 

Concord 

Blue Rock 

Windsor , 

Woodslield 

McConnelsville 

Duck Creek 

White Plains 

Norwich 

Brushy Fork 

Wills Creek 

Olive 

Salt Fork 

Union 

Adams or Lowell , 

Center 

Knoxville 

Manchester 

Waterford 

Sarchett's Run 

Hopewell 

Coshocton 

Windsor 

Market Street, Zanesvil 

Tamaka 

Newport 

Bristol 

Little Muskingum 

Good Hope , 

Olive Green 

Hamilton 

Mill Fork 

Warren or Barlow 

Olive Township 

Dye's Fork 

Duncan's Falls 

Liberty 

Four Mile or N. Castle. 

Rockville 

Salt Lick 



COUNTY. 



Muskingum. 

Morgan 

Muskingum. 
Guernsey. . . 
Morgan . . . . 

Monroe 

Noble 

Ciuernsey . . . 
Muskingum. 
Guernsey. . . 

Monroe 

Washington. 
Muskingum. 

Morgan 

Monroe 

Morgan 

Noble 

Coshocton. . 
Muskingum. 
Guernsey. . . 

Noble 

Guernsey. . . 
Washington. 

Guernsey. . . 
Coshocton. . 

Noble 

Washington. 
Guernsey. . . 
Muskingum. 
Coshocton. . 

Morgan 

Muskingum. 
Coshocton. . 
Washington. 

Morgan 

Washington. 

Morgan . . . . 

Monroe 

Coshocton . , 
Washington. 
Morgan 

Muskingum. 
Washington. 

Morgan 

Muskingum. 
Perry 



1811 
1818 
1818 
1820 
1821 
1823 
182.5 
1824 
1825 



1817 



1825 
1828 



1830 



1818 
1832 



1830 
1836 
183- 
1838 
1838 
1837 
1835 
1830 



1842 
1841 
1844 
1843 






1825 
1825 
1825 
1825 
1826 
1825 
1826 
1827 
1827 
1827 
1828 
1828 
1828 
1828 
1828 
1828 
1828 
1829 
1829 
1828 
1829 
1830 
1830 
1830 
1831 
1831 
1832 
1832 
1833 
1833 
1834 
1835 
1835 
1835 
1836 
1837 
1837 
1838 
1838 
1838 
1838 
1839 
1859 
1839 
1839 
1839 
1839 
1840 
1841 
1843 
1843 
1844 
1844 



REMARKS. 






1839 

1839 
1837 
1859 
1839 
1871 
1839 
1842 
1839 
1864 
1837 
1839 

1832 
1861 
1829 
183i 

1839 
1839 
1839 
1839 
1839 
1851 
1839 
1846 

1839 
1834 

1837 
1839 
1839 
1839 
1872 
1839 
1839 

1868 

1873 
1833 
1846 
1839 
1849 
1840 
1841 
1859 

1872 
1860 
1851 



Dismissed to Wills Creek Association 



Disbanded. 

Dismissed to Zanesville Association. 
" Wills Creek " 
" Zanesville " 

Disbanded. 

Dismissed to Wills Creek .A-Ssociation 

Ceased to Report. 

Dismissed. 

to Wills Creek Association 

Joined Adams church. 

Dismissed to Zanesville Association. 

Disbanded. 

Dismissed to Zoar Association. 

Disbanded. 

Dismissed to Wills Creek .A.ssociation 



Ceased to Report. 

Dismissed to Wills Creek .•Association 

Disbanded. 

Dismissed to Wills Creek .Association 
Ceased to Report. 

Ceased to Report. 

Dismissed to Wills Creek Association 



" Zanesville 
" Wills Creek 



Disbanded. 

Disbanded. 

Ceased to Report. 

Disbanded. 

Dismissed to Wills Creek Association 

Ceased to Report. 

Disbanded. 

Dismissed to Zanesville Association. 

Disbanded. 

Dismissed to Zanesville Association. 

Ceased to Report. 



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CHURCHES OF MARIETTA ASSOCIATION, 1825-1900. 



NAMES. 



4J O 

-5 g 
< s 
<-< 

>-■£ 






REMARKS. 



64 
65 
66 
57 
68 
69 
60 
61 
62 
63 
64 
65 
66 

68 
69 
70 
71 
72 
-.3 
74 
75 
76 
77 
78 
79 
80 
81 
82 
83 
84 
85 
86 

87 

88 
89 



Lawrence j Washington . 

Brownsville 1 Monroe 

Roxbury , ' Washington. 



Enoch 



Monroe. 



Harmony Noble.. 

Washing 



1845 



1846 



Nt 
Waterford. 

Wesley ' " ....... ; 

Belpre i " 

2(1 Windsor , Morgan 

New Harmonv Noble | 18-^6 

1867 

. ! 1857 
I 1867 

. 1867 



Beverly W'ashington. 

Roadfork { Noble 

Matamoras Washington. 

Valley ! 

Ark Spring Muskingum . 

Graysville. Monroe 

Caldwell Noble. ..^... 

Bethesda I Monroe 

Corinth | Washington. 

Cumberland i Guernsey..., 

Woodsfield ■ Monroe 

Muskingum Valley j Washington. 

Watertown \ '' 

Indian Valley Monroe 

Roxburv Washington. 

Harmony i Monroe 

Bristol ' Morgan 

Cow Run ' Washington. 

Center \'alley i 

Hocklngport i Athens 

Torch I " 

Troy ! " 

Lower Salem Washington. 

5 Tuppers Plains Athens .... 

/ New X'anderhoof i 

Independence I Washington.. 

Little Hocking i 



1840 
1862 
1S65 
1864 
1865 
1845 
1867 
1867 
1868 
1867 
1816 
1869 
1870 
1872 
1875 
1848 
1816 
1876 

1854 
1879 
1891 



1846 
1846 

1846 
1846 
1847 
1847 
1848 
1«49 
1862 
18.56 
1867 
18.57 
1868 
1858 
I«8 
isr,0 
186H 
1866 
1865 
1865 
1866 
1867 
1867 
18H8 
1868 
1868 
1869 
1870 
1872 
1875 
1876 
1876 
1876 

1878 
1879 
1891 



1862 

1867 
1861 
1856 
1860 
1850 
1863 

1890 



1861 

1880 
1884 



1871 
1873 



1895 
1893 



Disbanded. 



Dismissed to Salem Association. 

Disbanded. 

Ceased to Report. 

Disbanded. 



Dismissed to Zanesville Association 

Disbanded. 

Dismissed to Cambridge Association. 

Disbanded. 
Disbanded. 



Disbanded. 

Received from Salem .Association 



Salem Association. 



St. Mary's Rowaiii Cutliollc Cliiiri.-li. 

(By Rcr. F. M. U;>rsiiiaii.i 

Tlie early liistory of Catholicity in Marietta 
connects itself with the unselfish zeal of the 
pioneer ni'issionaries of the church, who trav- 
eled from place to place, for miles and miles, 
on horseback, and. wherever they found scat- 
tered fam'ilies of the faith, brought them to 
gether and arranged them into .missions or 
small congregations — which served as the 



foundation of future well organized congrega- 
tions and churclies. 

Ho\\-e\-er, before we come to record the 
connected incidents of the church in Marietta, 
it is of interest to note the historic fact that 
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass -was the very 
first instance of Christian n'orship ever offered 
in what nozc constitutes the oldest city of the 
NorthcHest Territory. The French govern- 
ment, which held ix>sscssion of the Northwest 
Territory, often sent out troops for the pin-posc 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



oi inspecting and examining tlieir large do- 
nilain. In the year 1749 Roland Michel Barin, 
Marquis de !a Gallissoniere, governor general 
of Canada, sent out Celeron de Bienville with 
300 men, accompanied by Rev. Father Joseph 
Peter de Bonnecamp, a Jesuit missionary, as 
chaplain, on a tour of inspection. 

Coming down the river Oliio from Fort 
Dliquesne, they pitched their can:'p at the con- 
fluence of the Ohio and Musking-um rivers, 
where they also buried a leaden plate, found in 
1798. During this jo'urney the chaplain would 
h)3ld services for the troops and would also 
preach to the Indians. \\'hen successful it was 
\\1ont to establish an Indian mission. From the 
records sent to Rome by Father Bonnecamp, it 
is evident that here also, on August 16, 1749, 
he offered, in the presence of the trmips and 
the Indians, who had assembled fnmi the 
neighborhood, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mnss. 

Long after this event nothing is of record 
as to the growth of the church until we learn 
that the early missionaries again offered the 
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the little brick 
house of one Felix McGuire, on the corner of 
what is now called Hart and Fifth streets, 
which served as the place (if worship, where 
the early pioneers gathered. A Fatiier Lee 
and Russell, as tradition has it, used to come, 
som,etinies by boat, sometimes on horseback, 
presum|:ibly from Wheeling, and instructed the 
little tlock in the faith of their fathers and at- 
tended their spiritual wants. It is also of rec- 
ord that in the year 1S30 Father Russell, who 
came from Wheeling, gave a lecture on "The 
Church," in the Court House. The lecturer 
drew a large crowd. In those days and long 
vears afterward a Catholic priest was looked 
upnn. liy outsiders, as a very strange kind of 
animal. They used to flock to the boat land- 
ing of the Ohio to see him come and gO' very 
much like the Indians used to view the first ad- 
vent of Columilj'us and his comipanious, except- 
ing that the Catholic priest was not considered 
as belonging to the gods or angelic choirs, but 
rather was supposed to be horned and tailed. 
To get a glimpse of these ai>pendages was the 
incenti\'e to the curinsitv e.xliibited. Alas, for 



the malice of preachers and the stupidity and 
ignorance of men! 

Just prior to 1838, Rt. Rev. John B. Pur- 
cell, encouraged and assisted by the co-opera- 
tion of the few zealous Catholic people of Ma- 
rietta, bought the present church grounds from 
Mrs. ]vIai-\- Brophy, at a very reasonable price 
— Mrs. Brophy herself being a Catholic. The 
house which occupied part of the lots (there 
were two, 180 by 180 feet) had been erected 
by Jolm Brough, father oi the war gO'vern- 
or ( 1863) oif the State of Ohio. He sold it to 
Mrs. Brophy, and when it fell intO' the hands 
of the then Bishop of Cincinnati, he placed 
Patrick Waters in charge of the property. By 
him the building was used as a grocery store. 
Being a two-story brick building, one room on 
the second floor was used, at intervals, as a 
chapel, where the visiting priest said Mass and 
preached the Word of God tO' the little Catholic 
flock of Marietta. 

Such was the state of affairs prior to June, 
1838. In that year Rev. James IVIcCoffery was 
made the first resident pastor. He converted 
the store-room oif the building intO' the first 
church and occupied the second floor as a par- 
sonage. He remained in charge for 1 1 years, 
and besides the little flock at hom)e he attended 
the widely scattered Catholic people along the 
shores of the Miiskingum River, as far as Mc- 
Connelsville, and also at Newjiort on the Ohio, 
at Fleniiing, Vincent and Cutler, going north 
also as far as Cambridge. In the month of 
October, 1849, '''^ ^^''^s followed by Rev. Rob- 
ert I. Lawrence, who remained until .Vpril, 
1850. 

Rev. Peter Perry was appointed pastor and 
took charge, in the mouth of April, 1850. By 
this time, in consequence of the M'uskingum 
RS\er impii)\ement, many additioual Catholic 
people came to M'arietta, and the necessity of 
a larger and more commodious church became 
the problemi that presented itself for solution. 
Hugh Brennan antl John Burke — the uncle oi 
D. B. Torpy — interested themselves very much 
to the end of erecting a new church. Under 
the leadership of Father Perry, the new churcli 
was besun. 



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367 



At that tim«, however, the agitation was 
coinnieiiced to ciiange the location. The oh- 
jection then, as now, was that the church 
would l>e too near the river and and in a district 
where the floods would inevitably reach it. 
The contest grew \\arm — many contending 
that the church should be buik farther up 
the street — nearer to the cemetery, which had 
been located at the other and upper end oi 
Fo'Urth street. Under the leadership of Hugh 
Brennan, who from, selfish motives wished to 
retain the present locality, he having a grocery 
and saloon near by, on Greene street, Rt. Rev. 
John B. Purcell was prevailed upon tO' decide 
in favor of the first chosen church location. 
The fear of a flood accounts for the height 
of the church floor from the street level. The 
year 1884, however, the flood rose above the 
altar table. 

The church was begun in 1S50, and after 
three years completed. The greatest amount 
subscribed by any one individual was $100, 
and that amount was given by but three per- 
sons, i. e.. Father Perry, Hugh Brennan and 
John Burke. 

\\'hat may "be of interest tO' state is the fact 
that the clay out of which the bricks for the 
new building were made, was taken from an 
old Indian mound — supix>sed to be an old pre- 
historic fortification, situated about wliere now 
passes Sacra Via street. 

Rev. Peter Perry remained in charge for 
five years. Owing to the poverty of the in- 
dividual members of his flock, he was unable 
to meet the total indebtedness incurred and 
hence, when in September, 1S55, he was suc- 
ceeded by^ Rev. R. P. O'Xeil, the church debt 
of some few thousand dollars was one of the 
heavy burdens with which the new pastor had 
to contend. The new building, as yet unfur- 
nished, had cost something like seven or eight 
thousand dollars — four of wihich iiad been 
paid. Father O'Neil, however, bravely faced 
his new duties and it is during his short ad- 
mdinstration that we find the first attempt made 
to commence a parochial school. A school so- 
ciety was established, the members of which 
paid a monthly fee of 25 cents, winch, placed 
in the treasurv, was the lieginning of a school 



fund antl served afterward as a little founda- 
tion on which a parochial school was built anil 
n>aintained for a few years. 

Father O'Neil was succeeded in the pastor- 
al charge of St. Mary's Church by Rev. R. B. 
Hardy, April, 1856, and he remained only 
a year, was succeeded in .March, 18^7, bi\- Rev. 
O. A. Walker. 

Father Walker had temporarily sexercd his 
connection with the Duminicans, owing to the 
filial duty that devolved solely upon him to 
support his aged father and mpther. Accom- 
panied by his parents, he took possession of 
the old grocery building, which had seu'ed its 
time as both church and parsonage, and used 
the second floor as a parsonage. The first 
floor — the old storeroom — ^the first chapel — 
he immediately converted into a school room. 

This, then, is the first attempt, carried out 
successful!}-, towaril the maintenance of a pa- 
rochial school. ' 

The action taken was as commendable as 
it was necessary. John Sheridan, a brother of 
Gen. Phil Sheridan, was engaged as teacher 
and served in that capacity for a \-ery meagre 
salary — $15 per month — for several years. In 
the meanwhile the thought of con\-erting part 
of the church basement into a schfx>l room was 
ripening. The year 1858 saw the change ef- 
fected. The basement O'f the church was parti- 
tioned off and the school was continued under 
the new arrangement. John Sheridan was fol- 
lowed as teacher by Miiss Elizabeth Griflin ; she 
in turn by I\Irs. C. H. Bukey, who' was suc- 
ceeded by MSss Rose Minor. 

The school did not give entire satisfaction 
and during its lease of life of about five years 
— from 1857 to 1862 — was continually strug- 
gling for its very existence. The pastor in 
charge. Father Walker, did his utmost to bring 
the school up to the necessary standard of ex- 
cellence, but being continually hampered by 
a want of proper assistance, on the part of 
his flock, unable in consecjuence to i)ay a teach- 
er the proper salary ancl, above all, his care 
mostly taxed for the purpose of liquidating the 
church debt, it is not at all to be wondered at 
that, when the Civil A\'ar distracted the coun- 
try, the increasing dit'ficulties S(Xin determined 



368 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



the fate of the first Ijrax'e effurt in behalf of 
Christian education. 

In the meanwhile Father Walker had the 
old church (parsonage,! school Ijuilding taken 
down and used, as much as feasible, the old 
material in the construction of the present par- 
sonage. He placed the new parsonage in the 
rear of the lot so as to make the pastor's en- 
trance to the church direct from the house, in 
immediate connection with the church l.milding. 
The church debt was nnw paid, the elegant 
center altar procured, a schiuil attempted and, 
against mountainous dilticulties, carried nn 
for five years, the new parsonage erected and 
completed — when in June, iSCu. Father Walk- 
er was succeeded by lve\-. J. D. Ryan. 

' During the hitter's administration the 
church building was condemned as no longer 
safe for public meetings. The increasing 
weight oif the shingle roof began to spread the 
walls outward, and hence, for some time, while 
the necessary repairs were being matle. church 
services were held in the Court House. .\t this 
time the agitation for a new location, mit of 
reach of higli water, again forced itself to the 
front. Not understanding the principle that 
"present sacrifice secures future enjuynient," 
the majority of the congregation contented 
themselves with doing only what, at that very 
moment, was absolutely necessary, and re- 
paired the church by tying the walls with iron 
"hog chains," and. by sapporting the roof with 
two rows of pillars. 

Father Ryan was the first resident pastor 
wbo died in the parsonage. The sad event 
occurred in the month of .\ugust. 1870. The 
body of the beloved pastor was burie<l in the 
Catholic Cen-jetery of Sidney, Ohio. His par- 
ents had made Sidney their home and, in ac- 
cordance with their wishes, the remains were 
placed in the familv burial hit of the cemeteiw 
at that place. 

Rev. Charles F. Shelhamer became pastor 
on the dennse of Father Ryan and continuef 
the administration for five years, i. e., from 
August, 1870, to November, 1873. i;)uring his 
incumibency, the church was handsomely fres- 
coed and stained glass windows replaced those 
of the ordinarv glass. Father P. Thurheimer 



succeeded Father Shelhamer in the administra- 
tion of affairs ami (luring his pastorship of 
three years (No\"emljer, 1875, to September, 
187S) he tried his utmost to revive the paroch- 
ial school. He realized very keenly the ne- 
cessit_\' of such a school, but the apathy of the 
church members checked every effort made in 
that direction. In September, 1878, Father F. 
J. Campbell was appointed pastor of the church 
and he, too, at the earnest injuncton of the then 
Bishop Rosecrans — the first bishop of the Co- 
lumbus diocese, which had been established in 
March, 1868 — endeavored to resurrect the pa- 
rochial school. The same apathy, the same in- 
dift'erence that made every zealous effort of his 
predecessors abortive, in that direction, pre- 
vailed again on this occasion. Discouraged, he 
asked for and obtained a new charge, and in 
November, 1879, the next year, was succeeded 
by Rev. John B. Kuehn. 

The adnunistration of Father Kuehn 
pro\e(l the longest of any in the history of 
this iiarish. Taking charge in 1879, he con- 
tinued to zealously labor in the interest of the 
hock entrusted to his care until July, 1892, 
wben. after three weeks oif serious illness, for- 
tified by the sacraments of the church, he peace- 
ful!}' died. At his own request he was buried 
in the cemetery of his bereaved flock. He had 
said; "1 want to be buried among mv peo- 

During Father Kuehn's administration the 
church spire was completed, a chinte O'f bells 
procured, the interior of the church again beau- 
tifully frescoed, and, under his paternal guid- 
ance, the flock seemed to take a new life and 
Catholicity, in Marietta, seemed to be rejuven- 
ated, breathing forth its spirit of pristine vigor. 

leather Kuehn was succeeded by Rev. F. 
M. \\'oesman. He found also, shortly after 
his advent, the alisulute necessity of establish- 
ing a parochial school. The catechism hour of 
a Sunday, the meager and irregular attend- 
ance, on the part of the children, seemed to 
him to be far from sufficient to meet satis- 
factorily the urgent needs of a moral training, 
which constitutes the sacred rig-ht of the little 
ones of the flock. To insure the future 
spiritual well-being of the flock, to fix the in- 



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369 



lluence of the church on a more permanent 
basis, to properly meet the demands of the 
rights O'f "the little ones,"' the establishment 
of a school for Christian education long, long 
ago has proved itself one of the most essential 
adjuncts to attain the end which our Lord has 
marked out for his church, i. e., the salvation of 
immortal souls. Encouraged by his Lordship, 
lit. Rev. John A'. W'atterson, Bishop of Colum- 
bus, who on the occasion of his visit to^ Mariet- 
ta on May 19, 1895, earnestly adx'ocated the 
design of the pastor of erecting a parochial 
school, — the rector immediately took the in- 
itiative and on June 14th of the samte year 
the first step toward carrying out the long pro- 
jected design was taken. Though, at first, 
the memjbers of the congregation seemed to 
l)e in a hesitating mood, as to helping on tlie 
work, this apathy was soon pushed aside by the 
earnestness displayed and the great majority 
generously assisted with tlijcir mon'ied con- 
tributions. As nearly everywhere, so also here, 
there wiere a few who on other occasions were 
Inudest in their professed zeal, for the spiritual 
ad\-ancement of God's church, on this occasion 
became not only eloquently dumb in encourag- 
ing the work as it was progressing, but were 
suddenly stricken by imaginary dire poverty 
and contributed nothing or very little toward 
the great object in view. But this did not im- 
pede the work in the least, and it is confidently 
asserted that the shirkers in the ranks did not 
enrich themselves by deserting the standard 
of duty. "God always blesses the cheerful 
gi\er and is not to be outdone in generosity." 
It is also worthy of record to state, that, 
on this occasion also, as several times before, 
in the history of the parish, a futile effort was 
njade to change the locality of the church edi- 
fice — to seek a miore central location — out of 
the reach of future pro1)al)le floods. In fact 
an option was secured on a piece of ])roperty 
situated on the corner of Fifth and White 
streets, above Putnam. It could have Iieen 
purchased for S5.000. Rt. Rev. John .\. \\'at- 
terson a])pro\ed of the project of erecting a 
tem])orarv church and school coniliination 
Iniiilding on the newly .selected site, but the 
outlay tif ]irol>ably $JO.ooo deterred the peo- 



ple from entertaining the project. They had 
occasion, however, soon to regret their short- 
sightedness, w5ien, on March 28, 1898, three 
years after their school building had been com- 
pleted, the Ohio and Muskingum rivers rushed 
out of their banks and the water rose to the 
height of four feet and a half ab<j\-e the first 
floor of the new building. 

The new parochial school edifice was erect- 
ed in the xear 1895 and dedicated by Rt. Rtv. 
Bishop John A. W'atterson, September 6, 
1896: On tlie occasion of the dedication, the 
Buell G. A. R. Post and Knights of St. George 
presented the school with "the flag of the stars 
and stripes." The beautiful parade that pre- 
ceded the dedicating ceremonies was headed 
by a platoon of the city police. They had just 
recei\-ed their new uniform and for the first 
time in the historv of the town, its police 
graced a ])ul;ilic ])ara(le Avith their presence. 
The then acting mayor was said to he conven- 
ientlv indisposed and did not honor the oc- 
casion with his presence. Such events, how- 
ever, somietimes occur and in small places are 
e.xpected. 

The white-rcibed nuns of St. Donnnic were 
invited to take charge of the school, it opened 
September 7, 1896, "with three class rooms, 
prei)aratory to fitting the pupils for a high 
school course. Sister Frances Lilly was the 
superioress of the little liand of live Sisters 
wlio inaugurated this new \cnture. in the in- 
terest of Christian education. 

Associated with the Superior were Sister 
M. Austin ( Rush ), Sister Constance ( Keelty), 
Sister Isidore (Bennett) and the housekeeper, 
Sister .\ugustine (Lawlor). 

Sister -M. Austin hecame the prefect of the 
sch'X")l and it is owing to her ability and mi- 
selfish zeal, next to the blessing (»f Ciod, that 
the new undertaking is thus far crowned with 
success. She succeeded Sister Frances Lilly 
as superior of the cominunit}'. and for the last 
three years, acting in that cajiacity. Ijesides 
continually advancing the interest of the High 
School De])artn:cnt in particular and the 
entire school in general, she has displayed an 
executive ability of no inferior order. 

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a most decided success and at this writing 
cmmts an attendance of more than 200 pupils, 
with four class teachers, two music teachers 
and one art teacher. The blessing of God 
surely rests upon this undertaking. 

The new parochial school building was en- 
larged twO' years after its erection as tO' the 
convent part, giving an additional large dor- 
mitory and four additional music rooms, bring- 
ing the financial outlay of the structure to 
nearly $10,000. Since then, however, the con- 
gregation has finally taken the first step toward 
procuring a new church site, l>y the purchase 
of the "Putnam Hall" property. It is the most 
central location to be found in Alarietta for a 
Catholic Church. It is unsurpassed for the 
beauty of its location and it comprises a tract 
of land 180 feet square. It is situated on the 
Northeast corner of Fourth and Wooster 
streets. The price paid is $15,750, and was 
bought fro-m Fidelio' S. Henry. 

This closes the little sketch in these school 
annals. May God bless his church and shower 
down his benediction upon this portion of his 
flock, so that Marietta may indeed worthily 
bear the name of Marv. the mother of Jesus 
Christ. Our Lord and Gixl. 

Note: — There is a large Catholic church at 
Churchtown, St. John's; Ave ^laria, not far 
from Lowell ; St. Ambrose at Vincent ; and a 
chapel at Belpre. 

The Central Cliristian CJiureh 

Purchasetl the house of worship on Fourth 
street, formerly occupied by the Presbyterians. 
This building was badly damaged by the tor- 
nado which passed over Marietta in the sum- 
mer of 1902, and for the present the congre- 
gation is meeting in the new Presby'terian 
Church on Sunday afternoon. The pastor of 
the Central Chrisian Church also ministers to 
a congregation at Reno. 

The Cliristian Union Church. 

Among the smaller church organizations in 
Marietta, the Christian LTnion Church, located 
near Mile Run on the west side, contributes 



in a large degree to the active religious wprk 
accomiplished in the city. Work w-as begun by 
this congregation first as a mission, and under 
the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Risden, a large num- 
ber of spirited revivals were held, giving great 
encouragement for the organization of the 
church. 

The organization was accomplished in 
1895, and work was begun on a church edifice. 
The present church building is a neat and at- 
tractive frame structure, and is a great credit 
to the members, through wdiose unaided efforts 
the necessary funds were raised. 

The church society is non-denominational, 
and is accomplishing a vast amount of good 
in the locality in which it is situated. Con- 
nected with the church is a well organized Sab- 
bath-school which is in a verv flourishing con- 
dition. 

C0N'GREG.\TI0X.^L CHURCHES. 

TJie First Congregational Church of Marietta. 

(From a sain on bv tlic present pastor, Dr. J. R. 
Nichols.) 

The piiineers, w/liose ad\-ance guard floated 
down the Ohio and landed at the mouth O'f the 
Muskingum River, April 7, 1788, were men 
who took a deq> interest in religious and Chris- 
tian education. Tlie movement which' brought 
them into the Western Country was not dis- 
tinctively a religious niovement, as that earlier 
one had been, which brought our fathers to 
Plymouth Rock, but many Oif theni were 
wDrthy descendants oi noble sires, who' had in- 
herited a strong love for the institutions of 
religion and education, and not a few were 
men of marked religious life. Among the 
prorn|nters of the Ohio' Comti)any was a promi- 
nent New England clergyman, Riev. M'anasseh 
Cutler, LL. D., who visited the colony at 
Marietta during the first summer and preached 
to the colonists, although he never becamie a 
resident; in the charter of the company, pro- 
vision was made for the cause of education and 
religion by setting aside certain sections of land 
in every township tO' their support. In coming 
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idea of leaving' behind the institutions whose 
lienefits they liad enjoyed in the East, and 
which had contribtited so much to the wortli 
of the civihzation whicli tliey hoped to trans- 
plant to the valleys of these beautiful rivers. 
In July, Rev. Daniel Breck, a Congregational 
clerg}-man of Topsfield, ^Massachusetts, visited 
Alarietta, coming either in company with the 
second deputation, who landed July 13th, or 
a few days beJTind them, and on the following 
Sunday, July 20th, he began public \\-orship in 
the Northwest Territory, preaching in a 
■■l;(>.>th" on the banks of the Muskingum, 
prt)l>ably nearly opposite this church. Said 
i;oolh had been erected a few da_\-s before for 
the first Fourth of July celebration. Mr. 
Breck spent five Sundays in Marietta and it 
is probable that he conducted religious services 
on even' Sunday. Immediately on his depart- 
ure, came Rev. Manasseh Cutler, who con- 
ducted worship in tlie Northwest Block-house 
at the Campus Alartius, on the three following 
Sundays. Being thus well started, services 
wjere regularly conducted by laymen for several 
months, and ever afterward in the brief inter- 
\'als wihen the colony was without an ordained 
clergyman, until the coming of Daniel Story, 
on ^iarch ig, 1789. Until 1797, Mr. Sto-iw 
was in the emiploy of the Ohio Company and 
looked to than for his salary, although there 
is evidence that part of his salary was raised 
by subscription. December 6. 1796, the church 
was organized with 31 menil^ers, and 16 
months later ]\Ir. Story was asked to l>ecome 
the first pastor, although it is probable that he 
had acted in the capacity of a religious teacher 
up to this time, since his name appears among 
the charter members. In the spring of 1797. 
Mr. Stor}' left ^Marietta for the East, and it 
was not until the spring of 1798, nearly a year 
later, that the matter of salary and other per- 
])lexing cpiestions were settled, and Mr. Story 
jiccepted the call and \\las ordained to^ the gos- 
]iel ministry in the East, on .-Xiugust 15. 179S, 
before returning to his \\'estern parish. Rev. 
Manasseh Cutler had been instructed to act for 
the church in co-operation with ]\[r. Story, 
in calling the ordaining council, which con- 
\eiied in Hamilton. Massachusetts. In April 



of th.e following year, two years after the call 
had l)een extended by the church, Ke\'. Mr. 
Story returned to the young church on the 
banks of the Muskingum, which had been 
patiently awaiting the return of their pastor. 

1 Up to this time religious services were held 
principally in the Northwest Block-house, at 
Campus Alartius, with supplementary services 
at iMunsells' Hall, at "the Point." Sometime 
in the year 1797, the Muskingum Acatlemy 
was projected, wihich building was coinipleted 
on the lot adjoining- this church early in the 
year 1800, and became the meeting place of 
the church for pulilic services until the erec- 
tion of this building, some }'ears later, and for 
business and devotional meetings until its re- 
moval to Second street, in 1832. where it was 
used as a dwelling house until 1887, when it 
was torn down and an ancient landmark was 
destroyed. 

As the community grew and the nun;ber at- 
tending divine worship increased, the old 
Academy building became too straitened for a 
meeting place, and plans were under consider- 
ation looking toward the building of a church. 
In the meantime the First Religious Society 
of Marietta was organized. March 2. 1801. 
and articles of agreement had been drawn up 
and signed by 127 male citizens, which is sup- 
posed to ha\e comprised nearly every male 
citizen in Marietta at that time. The Society 
seems tO' have been fnrmed to secure the co- 
operation of all the citizens of the town who 
were fa\'orable to the maintenance of religious 
leaching and worship, but who for one reason 
or another were not members of the church, 
which had been Congregational in spirit, sym- 
pathv and in forms of government and wor- 
ship from its formation. This Society has con- 
tinued unto the present day ilie efficienl organ 
and helper o^f this church in looking after its 
material interests, although the ni,em'bershi]i of 
the church and Society has been i)ractically 
identical for many years. 

.As early as February 7. 1803. a committee 
was appointed by this S(^ciety to report "a 
plan of meeting house, together with the prob- 
able expense thereof." But owing to differences 
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into the Socictx'. this cijoimittee iie\er rendered 
a rqjort, or, if so, it was not recorded Three 
years later, in iSo6. October iitii, the Society 
took stqis lookmg tO'«"arcl incorporation by an 
act of the State Legislatnre. in order that tliey 
miglit own and control property : and snch an 
act was ])assed in the following' Feljrnarv. At 
the same meeting, which provided for incor- 
porating the Society, the folloiw'ing resolution 
was passed : "That Rufus Putnam, Joshua 
Shipnian and Benjamin Ives Oilman be a com- 
mittee to report a plan of a meeting house for 
the use of this Society, with an estimate of 
the expense," and they also provided for a 
second committee to apply tO' the trustees man- 
aging the lands set apart for religions purposes 
for stvch rents as had accrued to the credit of 
the First Religious Society for the purpo^se of 
building a meeting house or houses. Very 
soon after tlie act of incorporation w<as passed, 
this committee rqiorted tO' the Society a plan 
for a meeting house on February 24, 1807. 

The scheme for raising funds tn build the 
church was novel. It contemplated raising all 
mpneys either from rents accrning from lands 
set aside for such purpose or fronii the sale of 
pews, and all subscriptions made for the build- 
ing were tO' be regarded as a loan to the So- 
ciety and to draw interest from the time the 
money was paid. A subscription paper was 
rtrawn up and circulated, which bears the 
names of \-arious well known citizens of that 
limie. stating the amounts tliey agreed \.<y pay 
and the commodity in which they would pay, 
whether lumber, merchandise, leather, shoes, 
etc. This very interesting and \-aluable docu- 
ment has been preserved e\en unto this day. 
One is led to wonder whether such a scheme 
was ever adopted for building another church? 
When sufficient encouragem',ent had been given 
to guarantee the success of the scheme, work 
was begun in the summer of 1807: in 1808, 
the building was enclosed and used for public 
worship, and in 1809, on May 28th, it was 
dedicated to the \\'r)rship O'f God. aniiid the 
praises and rejoicings of the people. A hymn 
written for the occasion has been preserved. 

The church in which we meet, this morn- 
ing, is essentiallv the church which was built 



and dedicated on that ]\Iay day. 92 years ago. 
To' be sure, it lias been repaired many times 
and somewhat modified in its interior arrange- 
ments, and yet this church is in its architucture, 
structure and general arrangement tlie church 
which was planned and erected by the pioneers 
before the commiimity had completed the sec- 
ond decade of its history. Tradition has 
credited Rev. Samuel P. Robljins, the second 
pastor of the church, with the plans after which 
the church was constructed, but others have 
claimed, upon ■\\ hat seem to be good grounds, 
that Gen. Rufus Putnam was the originator of 
the plans. Henry Shipman, the father of H. 
B. Shipman, still li\ing in Marietta, wCis the 
master builder, and r.tuch of the work was 
done by liis own hands. The entire cost of 
the church, wlien comjileted for dedication, 
was $7,349.0 '.-2. The half cent probably indi- 
cates the accuracv with uliich the acc<junts 
were ke]it. 

From the best information I am able to 
gather at t1iis da\- I conclude that the old liigli 
family pew with seats all around, such as were 
common in New England in an early day, were 
never in use in this church. The first pews 
were large rectangular pews with a tloor open- 
ing intO' the aisle. The original plan o'f seating 
was one center aisle extending from the front 
entrance toward the pulpit with narrower 
aisles on either side of the church, and a row 
of pews extending the whole length oi the 
church against either side wall sim|ilar in con- 
struction to the body pews. Beyond the side 
doors on either side were a few pews facing 
the pulpit, standing' at right angles to the pews 
in bodv of the hotise. The original pulpit was 
about on a le\-el with the gallery and was 
reached by winding stairs from either side. 
The pulpit was lowered about twlo- feet in 1836. 
and again iii 1866 a platform w.as erected and 
the puljiit which has been in use up tO' the 
present time was put in. The original columns 
supporting the galle-'v ami roof were sc|uare. 
coN'ered with wooil, somewhat ornamented and 
painted to give them an attractive appearance. 
The singers had seats in the west gallery until 
the second organ was purchased in 1889, xyhen 
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From tlie two towers the church .early came 
to be kiiow'n as the "Two Horned" church, 
and it is within the truth to sav that there is no 
building stanchng in ^Marietta, or Oiliio, or the 
five States which were carved from tlie 
original Xorthwest Territory, which for nearly 
a century has been so closely identified with 
the social, educational and religious interests 
of the commiunity in which it stands as has 
this old church. It occupies a position entirely 
unique. 

The fact that the piijiicers were so slow in 
organizing ft church and i)roviding a meeting 
house has called forth surprise and conjecture. 
There were enough Christians here before the 
end of the first year to warrant the organiza- 
tion of a church, and this step had been con- 
templated by some of them before leaving their 
New England homes, and yet nearly a decade 
passed before the church was organized. It 
is also' unquestionably true that there was 
wealth enough to provide for a church build- 
ing, and people enough to^ nearly fill it before 
the beginning of the 19th century, but two de- 
cades had passed before this church was dedi- 
cated. Other colonies coming later, and 
which were not so' strong either financially or 
numerically, had organized a church and built 
a meeting house and so' gained a histOTic pres- 
tige which belonged liy right to the colony on 
the Muskingum. But I am persuaded that 
a careful study of the early records of the 
church and Society will discover the occasion 
of this delay in their unwillingness to bring 
any divisive influence into the community. 
The pioneers were tolerant to a fault. .\ 
large majority of those who were profess- 
ing Chrisians had been members of Co:i- 
gregational churches in Xew England, but 
they did not desire to force their form of gov- 
emment nor their peculiar beliefs u])on those 
who were not of this wav of thinking. The 
early doctrinal basis of the church was broad 
and tolerant and' simlple. The Societv- was 
formed to enable all those who conld not or 
did not unite with the church, and who 
yet believed in the value and importance of re- 
ligions teaching to unite in supporting ])ul)Iic 
wlorshi]) and the ordinances of religion ; and 



yet it did not wholly accomplish its purfjose, 
for w-hcn it became manifest that the Society 
proposed to do its work in connection with the 
First Church, a spirit of discontent broke out 
on the part of some who did not believe in the 
Congregational way. To insvire peace and 
harmony, the Society j^roposed to supi»rt two 
religious teachers, and the pastor. Rev. Daniel 
Story, was asked to share his .salary and the 
pri\-ilegcs and prerogatives of his office with 
another, although the stipulated casli salary 
was only $300 per year. Hut even this pro- 
posal and an honest eft'ort to carry it out, did 
not bring peace, for in 1803. se\-eral persons 
withdrew and formed a Second Religious So- 
ciety and employed Rev. Stephen Linsley as 
a religious teacher. Soon after, a Presbyter- 
ian Church was organized, which continued a 
precarious existence for some years and then 
came to an end on the w ithdrawal of the pastor. 
Several persons belonging to this Second Re- 
ligious Society also formed a "Religious Meet- 
ing House Society" and began tlie erection of 
a l)rick building on Tiiird street, below Greene, 
which was, however, never comjileted. It is 
safe to say that but for this unfortunate di- 
vision of sentiment and forces this building 
would have been erected several years earlier. 
But while there were several persons in this 
church during all the early years of its history 
who preferred the Presbyterian form of church 
government, yet it should be said to their credit 
that for the most part they put aside their 
preferences and worked loyally with the people 
Oif this church until 1865. when the growth of 
the town warranterl their peaceable withdrawal 
and the organization of the Fourth Street 
Presbyterian Church, which has been a strong 
religious factor in the community, meeting the 
needs of those who prefer this form of govern- 
ment. 

When the frame of the cinirch was up and 
the building enclosed, the trustees of the So- 
ciety offered the pews for sale at public auc- 
tion, in onler to raise funds to reimlnirse those 
who had advanced money and material for the 
building. A limit was placed on the value of 
tlie ])ews below which they could not be sold ; all 
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not be sold for less than S70. anil no front 
pews in the gallery for less than $60. The 
pews were transferred to the purchaser in fee 
simple to have and to hold and to transmit 
to his heirs or assigns just as he would trans- 
fer any other real property. Copies of the 
deeds are yet extant. The pews were nearly 
all sold and for years were owned and trans- 
ferred as a house and lot would be. Gen- 
Ru'fus Putnanii, who' was one of the most gen- 
erous givers toward building the meeting 
house, O'wmed abiout 30 pews at the time of his 
deatii, which were disposed of in his will almig 
with other property. 

This plan was not peculiar to this church, 
and it mav have been a financial necessity, but 
it pn.n'ed here, as it proved evervwhere, a 
source of weakness and a periietual annoyance. 
Sometimes the pews came into the hands of 
outside parties who rented them as an invest- 
mjent. Those \\-ho owned the pews were not 
alw|ays willing to contribute to the current ex- 
penses of the church, and the Society was com- 
pelled to apply to- the Legislature for a change 
in the articles of incorporation granting them 
power to lew a tax upon the pews, which was 
granted in 183^'), within certain restrictinns. 
Again and again in the historv of the Society, 
the trustees were compelled to impose 
a tax on the jiews to pay for repairs 
on the church or provide against a deficit in 
current expenses. Sometimes those w*ho held 
pews opposed strenuoush- all effort tO' le\'y a 
tax on the pews to provide for deficits in the 
current expenses. Thev were willing to sub- 
mit to taxation for necessary rq^airs, but not 
to ])rovide for deficits in current expenses. 
Some years the trustees were not able to raise 
the pastor's salary when it was not more than 
$750 or $800 per year, and sometimes the de- 
ficit was permitted to run on year after year, 
and the records would seem to indicate that 
there have been times when the deficit was 
charged up to the pastor's accoimt. At times 
the price oif pew.s was greatly inflated. In 
1827 there was a record of a transaction 
Mlherebv pew Xo. 18, which had come into 
the possession of the Society and wlhich was 
appraised at $120, wa< sold to Mrs. Martha 



Rribbins, through her agent, John Prune, for 
$200. As late as 1848, the trustees were con- 
sidering the abvisability of selling pews in the 
g-allery to members of the College faculty to 
raise money to repair the church. The weak- 
ness and incon\-enience of the system oi pew 
ownership was fully realized, but it was not 
until the year 1867, when the most thorongh 
rq)airs were completed which ha\'e ever been 
undertaken up to the present time, that most 
of the pew owners were prevailed uyum to sur- 
render their title to the pews in the house of 
the Lord, and the pews became practically 
free, although many families continued to oc- 
cupy the sarnie pews as before. It was a great 
\-ictor_\- when mien were prevailed upon to sur- 
render the title to property in the house of God 
wlhich they could rent out for a profit and 
transmit to others without regard to their in- 
terest in the progress of the Kingdom of 
Clirist upon earth. The Society has never 
found it so necessary to raise money, whether 
for repairs on the chijrch or for current ex- 
penses, as since the titles tO' the pews have come 
into the hands of the Society and all revenues 
are raised bv \'oluntary, contributions. The 
experience of this church has proven that a 
system of pew ownership and taxation is a 
failure as a means for raising revenues for 
carrying on the work of the Christian Church. 

In 1836, after the first general repairs on 
tlie church were completed, the Society voted 
to make the gallerv seats belonging tO' the So- 
ciety free, and on motion of William R. Put- 
nam they were assigned as follows ; The 
north gallery tO' the faculty and students in 
Marietta College, the south gallery to general 
use, while the seats abutting against the east 
walls were set apart for i>eople oi color, men 
in the north and \vomlen in the south ga]lery\ 
This, it is believeii, was the first n:'ovem'ent 
for free seats in this church. 

For thirteen years there was no provision 
for heating the church except by means of the 
smi'all foot sto\-es such as were common in New 
England in an early day. There is no nieans 
of knowing- whether people were staying away 
from church because of cold feet and the gen- 
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zeal i)f their hearts caused tliem to forget all 
bodily discomforts; but, in iS_'i, a meeting 
was called to provide the church with stoves 
and pipes. In 1822 two stoves were purchased 
and put in the church, but for want of chim- 
neys the ijipes passes the whole length of the 
church under the gallery and ])assed init 
through the windows. Such an arrangement 
in modem times is regardctl as iiulicaling a 
lack of thrift. 

The 'house 'has been rqjaired and slight 
alterations have been made at various times. 
The tTjrst general overhauling took place in 
1836, at an expense of $1,768.64. and the 
business mieeting at which arrangements and 
provisions were made for these alterations, 
was held oil Cbristmias Day, 1835. This is a 
commentar}' on the way the fathers kept 
Christmas. The repairs and alterations made 
at this time consisted in j^utting in a vestibule 
and providing stairs and new slips in the gal- 
lery, changing the arrangeniient of pews, paint- 
ing the church within and without and putting 
on a new rcx>f. In 1858, at the close of the 
first half century, the question was seriously 
considered whether the old church should be 
thoroughly repaired or a new one built, and 
the trustees were made a committee to^ con- 
sider and rqiort upon this cpiestion. The com- 
mittee in due time rendered its report that the 
necessary- repairs and alterations would cost 
$5,000, and that a new church suitable to the 
needs of the congregation would cost at least 
$12,000. B'Ut action was delayed owing to 
the discussion which arose concerning the 
question of securing the "Putnam Trust Fund" 
pews, and long before this was settled, the 
disturbed condition of the country and the 
outbreak of the Civil War absorbed the atten- 
tion of the people until 1865. when the mat- 
ter was again taken up in earnest, and a system 
of repairs was undertaken which continued 
through two seasons and was the most com- 
plete the old church has ever undergone. Xew 
windows with inside blinds were ])ut in, the old 
pews with doors gave way to modern pews, the 
old high pulpit was removed and a recess was 
provided for the reconstructed pul]5it. the side 
doors were removed to the rear of the church. 



the galleries were reseated and the Ijuilding 
was painted both outside and in, at a t(jtal cost 
of $5,105.46. This thorough renovating of 
the church, involving the most radical changes 
wlhich have ever been made in the building it- 
self, prepared the way. also, for a decided 
change in methods and spirit, and my_>st of the 
pew-holders were i)rcvailed upon to relinquish 
their claim! to ownership in the church jjgws 
as before indicated. Thus it ever is in the life 
of an institution that changes in the outward 
form and structure correspond to changes in 
the inner life and spirit. It is safe to say that 
this honored and sacred structure has not 
changed as much as the spirit and method of 
the generations who iiave worshiped here. 

The only repairs of any importance besides 
those ahead}' mentioned were in 1880, when 
the interior was painted and frescoed, which 
with some other minor repairs cost alx)ut $810, 
and, in 1889, when the recess at the rear was 
enlarged to make room for the new organ and 
choir, the pulpit was pushed forward and seats 
were put in the front gallery, rxrcupied up to 
this time by the choir, at a cost of $450. For 
the last 10 years very little has been expended 
in repairs, because the conviction was general 
that the next overhauling would of necessity 
be more thorough and complete than any the 
chiurch has yet undergone. The total amount 
expended on the church in repair'^ and altera- 
tions, of which account has been kept, is 
$9,115.26. which added to the original cost of 
the church n^akes the total cost $16,464.29, a 
sum only one-third larger than we contem- 
plate for remodeling. This is, of course, ex- 
clusive of the cost of the cha)>el, organ and bell 
as well as the parsonage, which was purchased, 
in 1874, at a cost of $8,000. The total amount 
of these extras is $13,833. which added to the 
cost of the church and alterations, makes a 
grand total of $30,297. which the property of 
tliis church has cost in the past century. The 
alterations and additions now contemplated 
will add fully $20,ocxD to this total, including 
the organ, rtml will give us a property richly 
worth the $50,000, which it will have cost. 

One of the ])er])lexing questions which 
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to annoy tor many _\ears, was the question 
of devoting- a cliurch to what were regarded 
as secular uses. Since nearly every one 
in the community had contributed some- 
thing to the cost of the church, and it was 
for years the one autlitorium in the citv capa- 
ble of accommodating large! gatherinigs, the 
trustees were being constantly besieged by 
parties \\ho desired to use it for lectures, con- 
certs and miscellaneous entertainments. There 
w-ere times w hen there was scarcely a meeting 
of the trustees when this question did not 
come up. While ever seeking tO' be liberal to 
all worthy causes, the purpose of the trustees 
as expressed in \-airious resolutions has been 
to exclude everything not in keeping with the 
spirit and purposes for which the church was 
erected. 

But there is one institutiiju which has ever 
been accorded the freest use of the church, 
viz., the College ; the founders of the College, 
and its early supporters were chiefly members 
cxf this church and Society. For years every 
public exercise of the College was held in this 
church. The six presidents, wilio have in turn 
presided over the destinies of the College, 
w;ere here inducted intO' office; nearlv if not 
quite every baccalaureate address has been de- 
livered from this pulpit, more than 50 genera- 
tions of students have here completed their 
course of study, received their degrees and 
gone forth to assume the duties of citizenship, 
and here many young meni have made their 
first appearance on the public platform wbo 
have gone forth in later years to move men to 
action by their eloquent and well framed ap- 
peals. Probably more than 600 students have 
graduated from this platform and gone forth 
to find their place amid the world's great ac- 
tivities. 

Postscript. — At a largely attended meeting 
of the church and Society held January 16. 
1901, a decision was reached in fax'or oi re- 
modeling and enlarging the present edifice in 
general harmony with the plans submitted by 
Payne & Gardner of Springfield, Massachus- 
etts. \V. ^^^ ]\Iills, J. S. Simpson, J. E. Van- 
dervort, Howard W. Stanley and John Kaiser 
Wiere elected a building committee with power 



tO' raise the means of carrying out the work 
contemplated in the plans. This committee be- 
gan work immediately; more than $18,000 
were raised or pledged for the work. , The old 
house was raised, enlarged, and beautified and 
when completed there was placed in it, by the 
munificence of }ilrs. W. \\". ^lills, an organ, 
the finest ever brought t(j this county. It \vas 
given as a memorial to her parents, Beman 
Gates and }ilrs. Betsey Gates. In the week 
from January 12, to January 17, 1902, the 
new house was dedicated with thankful sei"\-ice. 
Two of the former pastors, Rev. Theron H. 
Hawks, D. D., of Springfield, jMassachusetts, 
and. Rev. E. D. Dickinson, D. D., of Cincin- 
nati, the historians of the church, were present 
and added much to the interest of the exercises. 



TJic Hanii 



Z^'C'Ziif'onal Chiircli. 



On January i, 1S40, a little com.panv of 
believers assembled in the Town Hall of the 
then village of Harmar, known as Marietta, 
west side, for the purpose of organizing a Con- 
gregational Church, 

Rev. Joel H. Linsley, D. D., Presidait of 
Miarietta College, conducted the exercises and 
preached the sermon. The. articles of confes- 
sion, wbich had been prepared and previously 
adopted by those intending to be memliers, 
were read by Rev. William Linsley antl the 
covenant by Rev. James B. Walker. 

The "constituting" prayer was offered by 
Rev. William Walker and the benediction pro^ 
nounced by Re\-. \\'illiani Linsley. After the 
organization, a meeting of the church was held 
and the following officers elected, — Deacons, 
Douglas Putnam and Daniel P. Bosworth ; 
clerk, Douglas Putnam. 

The membership of the new church was 
made up of those who transferred their mem- 
bership from the following places : Marietta 
Congregational, 25 ; Warren Presbyterian, 5 ; 
\Vatertown Presbyterian, 2 ; Belpre Congrega- 
tional, 2 : Sandusky Congregational, i ; W'ater- 
ford Cumberland Presbyterian, i. 

For nearly eight years the church continued 
to worship in the Town Hall, when David 
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parsonage, tlic former being built in 1S47. 
The dedication services of Novenvber 27th 
were conducted by Rev. Gideon Dana, then 
pastor and by Rev. \\'ilham Wicks. 

The first pubhc worship was held in the new 
"Meeting House," Sundav. November 28, 

1847. 

In 184S a new bell was purchased, the mon- 
ey being raised by concerts given by a quar- 
tette of young men from the College. 

At various times the church has under- 
gone repairs and been enlarged, — when in 
1868 under Rev. William Wakefield a lecture 
room was built and again in 1894, during the 
pastorate of Rev. Silas Smith, when a Sunday- 
school room was erected on the side of the 
building. 

For some months after tlie organization ot 
the church, the pulpit was supplied by Dr. Lins- 
ley when on May 4, 1842, Rev. ^^lilo Hickock 
was ordained and installed as first pastor. By 
request of himself, the pastorate terminated 
April 8, 1844. 

In October, 1845, Rev. Gideon Dana began 
his labors with the church but not until Janu- 
ary, 1847, was acaU extended to him to- be- 
come settled pastor. This was accepted, the in- 
stalling services occuring October 20th, the 
same year. The pastorate terminated March 

I, i8so. 

The summer following. Rev. David Gould 
accepted an invitation to supply the pulpit and 
a call was subsequently extended to him. He 
was installed pastor May 28th, the following 
year, and- continued his labors until January 
16, 1855, when health compelled him to cease 
work. 

Within a week a call was extended to Rev. 
William Wakefield which was accepted the 
following 'Slarch, and in April he began a long 
and fruitful pastorate. This pastorate of near- 



ly 17 years 



which terminated February 20, 



1872, is the longest in the history of the church' 
During the following November, Rev. Jo- 
siah H. Jenkins began to labor with the church 
and continued until Ttme i, 1881. 

In September, 1881. Rev. H. C. Haskell be- 
came the pastor and remained as such until 
September i, 1887. It was during this time 



Rev. Mr. Haskell was led to believe that his 
work was in the foreign lield and at the termin- 
ation of the pastorate he resumed missionary 
work in Bulgaria where he is working today. 

On October ist, the same year, Rev. D. F. 
Harris began a pastorate of five and one-half 
years, which terminated May 31, 1893. The 
pulpit was then supplied for some time by Prof. 
John .Mills. 

Rev. Silas Smith was called to the pastorate 
August 28, 1893. He labored energetically 
and as a result many members were added to 
the roll and the church throughout greatly 
strengthened and built up. It was during this 
pastorate the Sunday-school room adjoining 
the church was built. In the summer of 1895, 
Rev. ]\Ir. Smith was ,stricken with typhoid 
fever and after a hard struggle the end came 
October 6th. 

In January of the following }ear, the church 
called Rev. Jonathan Smith who labored less 
than a year, closing work November, 1896. 

Rev. Virgil Boyer accepted a call from the 

church and began a faithful pastorate April 11, 

I 1897. His work C(jntinued until Augijst 7, 

i 1901, when after a period of five months Rev. 

Lee J. Travis began work. 

1 The Scxond Congregational Church of Mar- 
I ietta Toziiiship 

Was organized INIarch 3, 1859, by Rev. 
\'. G. Fry. During the summer of 1858, 
Rev. ]\Ir. Fry had been preaching at the 
Presbyterian Church, Cedar Narrows Conge- 
gational Church, Stanleyville and Lynch 
Methodist Church. Upon invitation, he in- 
cluded School District No. 8, Marietta town- 
[ ship, in his appointments. In February, 1859, 
' a protracted meeting was held in this church' 
which resulted in the formation of the society 
with 24 members, 21 by profession and three 
by letter. 
• ' Rev. ]Mr. Fry acted as pastor until 1863, 
1)ut having a wide field his visits were necessa- 
rilv infrequent. Rev. John X^oljle was associated 
in the pastorate in 1873. and this church was 
supplied once each Sal)bath. Rev. Mr. Noble 
was soon forced l)v ill health to resign the 



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charge, and at the close of the year, Rev. Air. 
Fry accepted a call to Lexington, Ohio, and 
the society was .left without a pastor. Up to 
this time, there had been 1 1 additions to the 
membership. Dming 1864 and 1865 Rev. 
L. L. Fay and Prof. J. L. Mills preached oc- 
casionally. During 1866 Professor Mills 
preached regularly. During 18^)7 there was 
no pastor and the society maintar.ied a doubt- 
ful existence. In the winter of 1868, Rev. 
George Athey, of the United Brethren Church 
held an awakening revival in '.vhich the mem- 
bers of the Congregational Church joined. A 
flourishing United Brethren class was organ- 
ize, and both bodies worked together for 
nearly a year, when the United Brethren re- 
moved their services to Jennings" school house 
where they cultivated a much neglected field. 
J. H. Jenkins, then tutor in the College, 
preached for the Second Church once each 
Sabbath until 1872, when Rev. G. \\'. Wells 
became regular pastor in connection with the 
Little Muskingum Church and served until 
1876. He was succeeded by Rev. Eugene S. 
Reeclj, who remained until 1880, when Rev. 
Mr. Wells was recalled. 

A comfortable frame church was built in 
1869. A Sunday-school has been maintained 
during the summer months, since the date of 
its organization. 

At the present time there is no pastor for 
the church. 

The Congregational Church of Loiccll. 

(This History z^vs read hrforr the Marii'lta Coiifcyaicc 
hy Deacon B. F. Dyar.l 

The Congregational Church of Lowell and 
Rainbow was organized November 13, 1857, 
with the following members : Cvrus Spoon- 
er. Thomas Ridgway, Charles T. Wetherby, 
Simeon Blake, William C. Balentine, B. E. 
Dyar, Almon Blake. Hannah Blake, Sophia 
Davis, Mary C. Blake, and Eliza A. Wetherby. 
George Spooner was elected clerk; C. T. 
Wetherby, S. N. Merriam and Amasa Blake, 
trustees. Rev. Charles Wetherby was the 
first pastor of the church and considerable 
prosperity attended his labors. The congre- 



gations were large and ser\-ices were held for 
a time in the Methodist Episcopal Church. A 
house of worship was erected in 1858 and 
1859. This is a substantial brick structure 
40 by 50 feet, and cost $1,600, exclusive of 
the lot which was donated by Dr. Cvrus 
Spooner. Of this amount $300 was donated 
b_v the American Congregational Union. The 
communit)- was much interested to sustain the 
new church. A little later a festival was held 
to raise money for a bell which was liberally 
patronized and $125 realized. More was 
raised by subscription and a bell was pur- 
chased, costing something over $150. 

In 1865 the services o-f that venerable, 
good man, Rew C. X. Ransom were secured 
who preached in the morning at Lowell, and 
in the evening at Rainbow. Following him, 
the church was supplied by Rev. G. V. Fry, 
Rev. M. Moore, Rev. M. Noble, and Rev L. 
L. Fay. In 1873 Rev. Geo-ge ^^'. Wells 
served the church and in 1874, Prof. J. L. 
Mills, Rev. Samuel Lewis (Methodist) 
preached for about two vears commencing in 
1876. In 1879 Rev. E. B. Reed labored with 
great earnestness and five were added to the 
church. About this time an organ was se- 
cured for the use of the church and Sunday- 
school. Rev. C. S. Irwin commenced labor 
here in 1881 in connection with three other 
churches, his labors continuing for about two 
vears. The pulpit was subsequentlv supplied 
ijy Rev. S. Lewis. R. R. Sloyd and D. D. Da- 
vis, students in Marietta College, Rev. Ed- 
ward Mirick and Rev. G. W. Wells. There 
has been no regular preaching since 1883. The 
house of worship was injured by the flood of 
1884 and repaired at a cost of $46.50, and 
in 1887 a tin roof was put on the church at a 
cost of $150. The kind hearted people of 
Marietta churches have liberally aided this 
church from time to time. A Sunday-school 
was sustained for many years with a good at- 
tendance but the church has been weakened 
by death and removals until there are only 
four members in Lowell, and five others living 
at some distance in the country. The Sun- 
day-school was finally closed for want of per- 
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is now closed. 'J"he population oi llic place 
has greath- changed, — there are now in the 
village of about 300 people, three other church" 
es, Campbellite, Uaptist and Lutheran, and 
some have thought it may be best to sell the 
church structure. For t,:, years this has stood 
as a house of worship where many have been 
instructed in righteousness and ha\e been 
strengthened in their purpose to live and la- 
bor for Christ. Some of these are now faith- 
ful laborers in other places. 

St. Luke's FrotcstiNit Episcopal Church. 

Rev. Philander Chase, Bishop of the dio- 
cese of Ohio, visited Marietta in August, 
1820. He says lie was well recived and 
treated with kindness and hospitality, and that 
"a considerable number of persons in town 
and vicinity, of great respectability and worth, 
expressed themselves sincerely attached to the 
church.'" He held two meetings in Marietta 
and one in Harmar on Wednesday, August 
8th, and on the following morning adminis- 
tered the right of confession to seven persons. 
Incipient steps were taken at this time toward 
forming a parish l)y the name of St. Luke's 
Church. 

In April, 1822, Philander Chase, Jr., then 
a deacon, preached several times in Marietta. 
In 1825, Judge Arius Nye, a zealous member 
of the church, returned to Marietta, and im- 
mediately undertook to effect an organization, 
and his efforts were successful among people 
whose sympathies were with the church, the 
original members being Arius Nye, Billy 
Todd, Daniel H. Buell, John J. Jolim, James 
English, A. V. D. Joline, and Edward Rector. 

Meetings were occasionaly conducted by 
misionaries in the Court House, and in the old 
brick school house in Harmar. In 1829 the 
parish had 10 communicants. In 1832 Rev. 
John T. Wheat was elected rector, and on the 
13th day of December, the sacrament was ad- 
ministered to 14 persons. 

The church was incorporated by act of the 
Legislature on January 9, 1833, Rev. Mr. 
Wheat preachinig his inaugural sermon on 
April 14, 1833. 



In 1833 'I house of worship was built on 
the corner of Fourth and Scanimel streets, 
where the new Lutheran Church now stands. 
In 1857 I'le church sold its old house of wor- 
ship and removed to their present home on 
Second street. Rev. ]\Ir. Wheat's rectorship 
continued until Octolier, 1836, and Rev. C. 
L. F. Haensel was his successor. Since Rev. 
Mr. Haensel resigned, the successive rectors 
have been: B. J. J'.onner, D. \V. Tolford, 
Edward Winlhrop and John Boyd. 

Rev. John Boyd, D. D., was elected June 
II, 1S50, and continued in active service until 
April, 1892, — the longest pastorate in this 
count}-. On the 9tli of September, 1900, on 
his 50th a!iiii\er-iary. l)'r. lioyd i)reached a 
sermon which contains so much of general in- 
terest to the public that a large part of it is 
given below. Of the original members of his 
church but five were present on this annivers- 
arv occasion. Mrs. Mcintosh. Mrs. Ralston. 
Mrs. Rhodes, Mrs. Charles Hall, and F. A. 
Wheeler. The church have elected Rev. W. 
H. K. Pendleton as their rector, but he has not 
yet entered upon his duties. 

E.ctracts from the sermon of Rn: John Boyd, D. D.. 
delivered at .S/. Luke's Protestant Efiseofal Church, 
September <), 11)00. 

This parish was organizetl March 27, 1826. 
October 17, 1834, the first church was for- 
mally consecrated by Bishop Mcllvaine. Sep- 
tember 20, 1857, we bade the old church fare- 
well. In those 31 years there were six rec- 
tors, 160 baptisms; 64 were confirmed; there 
were 48 marria.ges, and 65 funerals. I am 
running hurrictlly over these items. But there 
are memories which will not be hurried. Each 
item touches magic springs of association, and 
joys and sorrows are moving back in review. 
While I am giving figures some are recalling 
images; sitting again in the old-time seats, 
and sitting beside them are the forms of 
friends and kindred who have passed into the 
unseen. To strangers, to the eye of sense, 
that old building is but a meeting place of 
worshipers. To our eyes it is a hallowed 
chamber in Christ; gallery of grace, filled with 
living images of Himself. Tliat church is sa- 



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cred with sacred mcniories. ]n it, hearts 
ached, and hearts rejoiced; around it chister 
the sweetest and the saddest associations of 
many a hfe. It holds in it the echoes of Te- 
Deum and Miserere ; the records of baptism, — 
baptisms of sorrow, baptisms of the spirit. 
Bridal parties have joyously entered it; fun- 
eral trains have moved mournfully out of it; 
"Till death us do part" echoed back by "dust 
to dust." He who consecrated the old church, 
and five who ministered in it are walking to- 
gether in white. Yet the outer form is valuable 
only for the life which it conserves. Shall 
the mother-bird flutter and cry over the emp- 
ty shells from which her fledglings have 
flown? The church is builded not of the 
stones in the walls, but of the souls in its com- 
munion. The Holy Spirit dwells not in the 
material, but in the mystic house. Let the old 
scaffoldings give way to the new, if only the 
mystic temlple he builded and adorned. An 
artist of this city took a photograph of the 
new church, and, without himself knowing it, 
so placed his camera that far in the liack- 
ground is the distinct picture of the old one. 
It is a parable in art. Even when this new 
church is in the foreground of our thoughts 
and activities, in the background, transfigured 
in the perspective, is the church of the first 
love, with all its hallowed memories and asso- 
ciations. All that in passing was painful is 
now dissolved in the haze of the distance; and 
the heart holds only the endearments ; the rose 
remains in full fragrance without the thorns. 
The ministrations of the old church I di- 
vided with five others, all of whom rest from 
their labors. The new church knows no min- 
istry but mine. Wednesday, September 9, 
1856, the corner-stone of the new church 
was laid, in the hopes and prayers that it might 
mark an era in our spiritual history. In this 
stone wc placed the Bible, significant of our 
faitli, built up on the foundation of the apos- 
tles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself be- 
ing the chief corner-stone, and also the Pray- 
er Book, as our distinctive, in which the spir- 
itual substance of the Bible 13 assimilated for 
purposes of devotion. Standing on the cor- 



ner-stone your nnnister spoke as follows : In 
the spirtual temple, of which this house is the 
symbol, we recognize One God, — Father, Sen 
and Holy Ghost; One Gospel,— "The glad tid- 
ing of great joy — a Savior;'' One aim and ob- 
ject, — the glory of God in the salvation of 
men ; One day of grace in which to secure 
this, — this life only ; One Name given among 
men whereby they may be saved, the Nanie 
above every name; One Fountain opened for 
sin and uncleanness, — the blood of the new 
covenant; One Altar,— the cross of 
Christ ; One Sacrifice, once offered for 
all, of which the sacrament is the 
memiiirial; One Triest, — -He who ofl:'ered 
Himself for the expiation of sin, and 
who ever lives tO' make intercession for us; 
One incense, — the sweet savor oi Christ, 
mjaking fragrant our persons and our prayers ; 
One Book, — the Bible as cur rule of faith and 
life; One Interpreter, — the H0I3' Spirit wlio 
guides us into all the truth; One distinctive 
faith, — Jesus Christ and Him Crucified ; One 
Church, — the mystical body of Christ which is 
the blessed company of all faithful people, 
whose union in Christ is the Communion of 
Saints; (_>ne Baptist. — the Ijajitism nf the 
Holy Ghost, symbolized in the baptism of wa- 
ter; One Confessional, — the Mercy-seat of 
Christ; One Absolution, — Him hath God ap- 
pointed to give repentance and remission of 
sins ; One Assurance, — the witness of the Holy 
Spirit with our spirits that we are the sons of 
God; One Motive-power, — tlie love of Christ 
constraineth us; One Heaven, — the inheritance 
of holiness in the Presence of our Father and 
Savior. 

These words were sealed in the corner- 
stone of the new building, with the hope and 
prayer that at each service they might be the 
inspiration of the message of the pulpit and 
the devotions of the desk and the pew. 

September 24, 1S57, the new church was 
consecrated by Bishop Mcllvaine in due ritual 
form. Since then it has been receiving oft- 
repeated spiritual consecrations in fact; — 
consecrated in baptisms of the Holy Ghost; in 
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liearts ; in concerts of penitential confessions; 
in jubilant songs of captives delivered from 
bondage into the glorious liberty of the sons 
of God ; in refreshings from the Presence of 
the Lord ; consecrated in the fountains of joy 
and song welling up all along the Saljhaths. — 
Sabbaths of the week, Sabbaths of the soul ; 
consecrated in our home memories of birth 
and death, and of the new birth of that which 
dieth not : in associations of friendships and 
fellowships, formed in Christ, never to be 
sundered ; in hours of communion of saint 
with saint, and saints with the Sa\-ior. We 
thought the church beautiful when first we 
entered it. Xow it has new, associated 
beauty. Pulpit and chancel and choir and 
pew hold each its fragrant secrets. ■Memory 
touches the magic spring, and the inner life 
of each one comes up in re\'iew before him. 
Under the fading frescoes are memories that 
shall never fade. From every panel come up 
associations that gild and glorify the time- 
stained walls. In the soul's vision its ceilings 
are enameled with the beauty of holiness inlaid 
with jewels of grace; its tablets are transpar- 
encies and the Spirit as a lamp within illumines 
the letters of the Covenant of love. Here we 
have heard the voice of the Lord, and "seen 
His goings in the Sanctuary." Here Jesus 
has come in and supped with us and we with 
Plim. Fathers have seen their children taken 
up in the arms of Jesus, mothers have had their 
sons and daughters received with them into the 
covenant and communion of grace. Wives 
have seen their husbands bending low their 
heads and hearts to receive the benediction of 
the Savior. Six who kneeled here in youth to 
join in our communion have since ministered 
in this pulpit and at this chancel, distributing 
here tlT" "'^nients w'hich they had here received. 
three of them holding the sacramental cup to 
the mothers that gave them birth : two of tlieni 
to motliers now translated : one of them a Mis- 
sionary Bishop, admini.stering confirmation 
here i-1 t'lis parish frcm which he liad gnne out. 
laying apostolic hands on the head f)f the now 
sainted grandchild of his own sainted mother. 
And thus this church, new in the calendar, is 



old in endearing associations, — associations 
with the heart experiences of well-nigh half 
a century; the birth-place of the Spirit to the 
many, the spiritual home ahd nursery to all. 
Were the Iniilding gone it would still abide in 
the memories, in the associations, in the annals 
of the soul's life. W(juld that every one who 
helped to build and decorate and sustain it 
were himself a living stone in the mystic tem- 
ple, and that every one who joins in its re- 
sponses and anthems were a voice in the orches- 
tra of the saved. 

In recalling our long relation you will par- 
don me if I record with satisfaction one expe- 
rience. Never once in all these 50 years has 
there been one unpleasant word between the 
rector and his choir, never once in all this half 
century has there l.)een a conflict or even a jar 
between the rectcjr and his vestry and congre- 
gation. Disappointment there may have been, 
but no collision, no controversy. They may 
have desired better ministrations. He may 
have desired fuller attendance, deeper interest, 
yet there has been no alienation, no friction. 
If there has not been power there has been 
peace. If there has not been wisdom, there 
has been lo\e. This pulpit has ne\'er once 
given vent to a personalit}-, never spoken a bit- 
ter word, "a word which dving I would wish 
to blot." 

We are small and isolated, off in a remote 
corner, 75 miles from the nearest parish in the 
diocese, practically cut off from parochial and 
ministerial fellowship. Yet, our little out-of- 
the-way parish lias been remembered and hon- 
ored by the diocese, in twice holding its annual 
convention here ; and in choosing its minister 
to represent it in general con\-entions four 
several times. We have had here three ordi- 
nations ; — one to the presbytership. two to the 
diaconate, one of whom had here b-een l);i].)tized 
and confirmed, a son of the parish. And re- 
mote and quiet as is our little parish in its 
eddy, it is yet made to feel the currents of 
change. It has I)een in two dioceses, under 
fi\-e bishops, two of whom are not, and one is 
laid aside. Still we keep our identity. You 
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crated by Bishop ]\lcll\aine, ami are minis- 
tered to by one who was baptized, confirmed, 
ordained deacon, and ordained presbyter by 
the bishop who consecrated botli of your 
churches. 

Looking o\'er the congregation I see some 
still out of Christ ; so many years farther from 
God and life. Some contribute to send the 
Gospel to the heathen, while their own souls 
are dying under the sound of its glad tidings. 
Some liberally subscribe to sustain the preach- 
ing of the Word, whose preaching condemns 
them. They support the ministrations of him 
who is constrained to tell them that they are 
strangers from the covenant of promise. They 
welcome to their homes the one whose pres- 
ence is a reminder that their names are not in 
the parish register, nor in the Lamb's Book of 
Life. They attend here where saints com- 
mune, while they are not in the communion of 
saints. I see friends to me who are not friends 
to my Savior ; wdio kindly regard the messen- 
ger, yet accept not the message*' It bewilders 
me that I can have place in a heart that has no 
room for the Lord ; that the poor services of a 
human friend are more than appreciated, while 
the sacrifice of the divine Friend is treated 
lightly. 

But coming out from under this shadc>w, I 
see faces radiant with spiritual light, getting 
brighter as they near the coming glory. If it 
has been graciously given me to put new glad- 
ness into the glad tidings, to remove from be- 
fore the vision a doubt or a shadow, to glorify 
the Savior in their eyes, to transfigure the 
cross, to throw light upon the new and li\'ing 
way into the holiest, to fix the faith when it 
would waver, to bring to them the Comforter 
in moments of sorrow, to break to them the 
living bread as Jesus had blessed and broken 
it to me, it is ministry enough. We shall re- 
joice together when our pilgrimage is ended, 
and we lay our staff and sandals down at home 
with the Lord. 

X'early all the old familiar faces are gone, 
they turn no more to listen to the message, they 
are in the beatific Presence, new faces are here 
in their stead. Some kindle at the word ; some 



give back no response. Seven thousand times 
I have here told the old, old story ; told it to 
hearts that drank it in as life; told it to ears 
that hearing heard not ; told it to some who 
have gone beyond its sound, gone where it is 
told nevermore. 

To one portion, far the largest portion, of 
the congregation of dajs far past, I have not 
yet spoken ; nor could they hear me now, nor 
need they. Their lesson of grace is learned; 
their work of faith and labor of love is finished. 
They have gone up from the fellowship of the 
saints below to the saints above. Our little 
church has a stairway to the skies ; and one 
by one as the night comes down and the angel 
calls, the tired ones go aloft where He giveth 
His beloved rest. All of you have kindred 
there. Our several families are represented in 
our Father's family on high, knowing as they 
are known, loving as they are loved. Many 
who here have sung with us our faint anthems, 
often in the minor key, now swell the tumultu- 
ous chorus of the harpers on the sea of glass. 
May your voice and mine in due time join them 
in the glorified song which none but the ran- 
somed from sin can sing. 

Fifty years of ministry. How long, and 
yet how brief. The ministry of your present 
rector reaches over a little ntore than two- 
thirds of your history. Half a century have 
his interests been identified with yours, his 
life bound up with your life. He has contrib- 
uted to shape your views and experiences. His 
impress is on you. You are the better or the 
worse for his ministry. 

Five still on our roll, and now present, were 
here when I came. Fifty years in Christ ! H(jw 
much must they have known of the divine com- 
munion ; how much learned of the fullness of 
Christ for his people; how many pronfises many 
times proved in the experience. How ripe the 
character should be. Fifty years make of an 
infant a matiu'ed man. strong of sinews, broad 
of thought ; make of a "babe" in Christ a 
"young man," strong to overcome the wicked 
one, and make of the young man a "father" 
rich in the knowledge and love of God. If, to 
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Christ what irreparable loss ; years of orphan- ' 
age without l'"ather, without hope and home. 
Here we reckon by days and years and centu- 
ries. Within the veil in the ineffable Presence 
the only calendar is consciousness, — one abid- 
ing consciousness of home, Father, Savior, 
ministry, unwearing; joy unspeakable, com- 
munion the same yesterday, today, and for- 
ever. Our sun goeth no more down. 

Fifty years of ministry to one people. And 
tliis is the summary : — Many in Christ, many 
out of Christ; Some getting daily nearer to 
God ; the light growing brghter, the commun- 
ion richer, going from strength to strength; 
some getting farther from God, self-repelled; 
the voice of the Spirit growing fainter; the 
heart emptied of that which satisfieth: full of 
self-flatteries and promises whicli tantalize; 
promises made to the hopes broken to the 
heart; holding phantom cups to the lips 
while the soul is dying of thirst; — 
thirst which only Christ can quench. Is 
such a one here! Brother in Adam be our 
brother in Christ. The friend of sinners calls 
you to his fellowship. We, saved sinners, call 
you to our communion. Let me record below, 
let the angel of the covenant record on high, 
another soul saved ; and let that soul be yours ; 
and let it be now. 

My first text was I. Cor. II, 2 : "I deter- 
mined to know nothing among you, save Jesus 
Christ, and Him crucified." I then accepted 
this as the one burden of my nsinistry. And 
here at the close of the half century, I call you 
to witness that I have kept my pledge. Minis- 
ters are not essayists, offering tentative solu- 
tions of the problems of life. These are solved 
in the revelation of grace. Men meet theory 
with theory and logic with logic. Conscience 
responds only to the authoritative work of God. 
We deliver God's message as yea and amen, 
challenging instant implicit faith and obedience- 
We are not apologists, but heralds, proclaim- 
ing pardon to the penitent; pointing the un- 
clean to the one only Fountain for sin ; offering 
the Gospel as the specific provision for the 
sours specific needs. We are not reformers 
but evangelists; preaching not culture, but 



grace ; not reform, but regeneration ; not mor- 
ality, but holiness. W'e are ambassadors bear- 
ing messages of grace ; we are witnesses testify- 
ing what we doi know. This pulpit has 
studiously kept itself al(jof from the passing 
politics, the current questions of the press, the 
conventional moralities, the ever-changing 
philosophies and skepticism. The spirit of the 
Ciospel is the conservative in politics; grace in 
the lieart is the answer to the ske])tic ; the love 
of Christ is the soul of morals. The man sur- 
charged with the spirit of OkI will carry that 
spirit alike into his Sunday devotions, his week 
day industries, and his political relations. So- 
cial problems are solved only in the spirit of 
brotherhood. When we know God as our Fa- 
ther, we will know man as our brother, and 
in that brotherhood feeling all social problems 
solve themselves. 

I have indeed sought to keep this pulpil true 
to all the interests of man as man in all 'his re- 
lations, true to logic, — the logic of truth and 
life and love, logic on fire with grace; true to 
science, — the science of God immanent and 
transcendant ; true to philosophy, — the philos- 
ophy of salvation by grace through faith ; true 
to theology, — theology with the incarnation in 
the center, raying out the light of life; true to 
morality, — the morality whose body is the gol- 
den rule and whose soul is the love of Christ. 
I have devoutly sought in the fellowship of the 
Spirit, to glorify Christ, to unfold the unsearch" 
able riches in Him for us. I have known only 
a Gospel of glad tidings, a Gospel of grace, a 
Gospel of holiness, a Gospel of brotherhood, a 
Gospel of trust and love and loyalty. I have 
sought to fill myself and yom with the gladness 
of the glad tidings of a Savior. I have longed 
and prayed for a heart of fire, and a tongue of 
fire, to give the niicssage in burning words, 
causing hearts to burn within them, burn with 
a flame of love; a flame that purifies and in- 
spires. I shall not have prayed and preached 
in vain, if I have made spiritual things more 
r?al and Jesus more precious ; if I have widened 
some one's horizon, kindling in the vision fore- 
gleams of the hereafter; if I have caused some 
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manifested tlie love of God in Christ till hearts 
responded in trust and love and adoration; if 
I have held Him up till he fills all the field of 
vision. I shall ha\-e fulfilled my ministry, if 
I have stimulated any to higher ambitions and 
holier purjjoses ; if I have helped souls strug- 
gling- out i<f darkness into the light; let in a 
ray (if sunshine intu simie shadowed life; made 
the glad tichngs a personal gladness ; put a new- 
star — the star of Bethlehem — into some leaden 
sky ; thrown a gleam of light across the path 
of some perplexed pilgrim ; quieted a haunting- 
fear ; constrained a bowed heart to lay off its 
Inu'den on the Biu'den-bearer ; lifted a shadow 
from some home; put a jubilant note in some 
one's Psalm of life; kindled a redder glow over 
life's sunset, prophetic of a brighter sunrise be- 
}'ond ; taken a thorn from some pillow, resting 
the restless head ; held the cross before the eye 
of the d}-ing; given the viaticum to a soul in the 
last hour, as he passed to the Presence of his 
God. If I haxe lieen privileged to do this, I 
am content. My Master will graciously own 
my services done to His little ones as done to 
.Him; and in eternity some hearts will bless 
(iod for my little ministries. And the Savior 
ni.ay fill for n:e, with the wine of life, the cup I 
hax'e held ii-i His name to thirsty lips. 

And now the record of half a century is 
made. Would it were better, yet, as it is, it 
must stand. It has its lights and shadows; its 
memories and hcpes. 'I'oo' obscure to ha\-e 
place in the world's annals, it is yet in God's 
Book of Remembrance. God grant that all 
the names in our parish register may be found 
in the Lamb's Book of Life, that all who have 
here hearkened to the glad tidings may hear 
the glad welcome; "Enter thou into the joy of 
the Lord;" that all whO' have kneeled at this 
sacramental table may sit down at the marriage 
supper of the Lamb. 

St. Luke's Ez'aiigclical Lutheran Chnreh. 

The first German church in IMarietta was 
organized in 1839, under the name of the Ger- 
man LTnited Evangelical Church (Deutsche 



\'ereinigle Evangelische Kirche). The church 
building occupied the corner of Fifth and 
Scammel streets. In 1858 personal difficulties 
among the members caused a division. The 
larger portion of the members withdrew and 
organized January 26, 1858, as the United 
Evangelical Protestant St. Lucas Congrega- 
tion. The new congregation purchased for 
$1,500 its house of worship, the only one in 
Marietta built due north and south. It had the 
form of a Grecian temple and was situated on 
the corner of Fourth and Scammel streets, 
w^hcre the new church now stands. In 1869 
a neat parsonage was built on Third street, 
and in 1878 a large pipe organ was bought, it 
being the pride of the congregation and for 
many years the largest in the town. 

For several years the congregation kept up 
a parish school. May 30, 1875, a new consti- 
tution was adopted, and the name changed to 
the German Evangelical Protestant St. Lucas 
Congregation or Church. It is now known as 
St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church. It 
has been served by the following pastors : 
Revs. Zobel Mosebach, Seipel Fleischer, Ar- 
nold. Bruckner, Moser, Blass, Kannmacher, 
Abele, Herberg, Fritza, Fleischer, Kruger. 
I\.e\-. F. Thein-ie and Rev. W. E. Brinckman. 

These ministers belonged to different syn- 
odical associations, while the congregation it- 
self kept always independent. 

In 1893 some of the young people organ- 
ized luider the name of the "Evangelical Rlis- 
sion," as an English-speaking branch. They 
joined the same year the ]\Iiami Synod of the 
Evangelical Lutheran Church of North Amer-. 
ca, of which their pastor is a member. 

St. Luke's Church has at present far abo\'e ' 
500 members, two Sunday-schools with 350 
scholars enrolled, and is \try active in all 
branches of church work. 

Their beautiful new edifice erected on the 
corner of Fourth and Scammel streets, \\as 
dedicated on Sunday, December 15, 1901. The 
sermon of dedication was preached Ijy Rev. J. 
.-V. MJ. Ziegler, President of Miami Evangel- 
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHES. 

The First Mctliodist Episcopal Church. 

So far as the records show, Robert ^Ian- 
ley was tlie iirsl .Methodist preacher to set foot 
in Washington County. He crossed tlie Ohio 
River from (West) \'irginia to ^Marietta June 
-0> 1799- iis soon visited every settlement in 
the county and before the close of the year a 
number of classes were formed in the rural 
districts and a circuit was organized. In 1800 
Jesse Stoneman and James (Juinn wore ai)- 
pointed to this work. 

It was with difficulty that Methodism 
gained a foothold in Marietta. In 1804 George 
Askin held a camp-meeting within the town, 
but with meagre results. The next year a 
similar effort was made l)y Jacob Young and 
George C. Light, with larger success. A num- 
ber of persons were converted and a class was 
formed under the leadership of Jones Johnson, 
who had been liefore his con\-ersion a follower 
of Thomas Paine. This class was the begin- 
ning of Marietta Methodism. The members 
were: Xoah I'earing, Jones Johnson antl 
wife, Samuel Green and wife. \\'illiam Bell, 
and Elijah Francis and wife. This small be- 
ginning was as good seed sown in good ground. 
It has brought forth fruit alumdantly. 

In 1806, during the pastorate of the fa- 
mous Peter Cartwright, a camp-meeting was 
held in Ilarmar at which a number of influen- 
tial persons were converted. Marietta was at 
this time a part of the Marietta and Kanawha 
circuit which e.xtended along the Ohio River 
for 150 miles and far into (West) Virginia. 
In 1808 the Marietta circuit was formed. The 
winter of 1809-10 brought another gracious 
revival which greatly strengthened the church. 
In 1815 John Stewart, a dissipated colored 
man, was converted and went out as a mission- 
arv to the Indians, thus inauguratin.e ihe great 
missionary movement of American Methodism- 

For the 10 years after their first organiza- 
tion, the Methodists worshiped in private 
homes, the old Academy, and the Harmar 
school house. In 181 5 the first church build- 
ing was erected on Second street, near Scam- 



mel. It was a plain structure, 32 feet long 
and 28 feet wide. It was twice enlarged to 
meet the demands of the growing society. 

In 1819 disaffection entered the society, 
but bv the wise administration of Leroy 
Swormstedt, who was appointed to Marietta 
in 1825, it was healed and 125 members were 
added to the church. In 1833 Crawford 
Chapel was erected on the Ilarmar side. In 
1835 these two churches were permanently sep- 
arated from the outlying circuit and composed 
the Marietta charge untU they b^ecame sejjarate 
stations in 1848. 

An epoch in the history of Marietta Meth- 
odism was the erection of the Centenary 
I Church in 1839. It was a commodious, brick 
building on I'utnam street between Front and 
Second, admirably adapted to the work of a 
progressive society. It ^vas dedicated by Leon- 
idas L. Hamline (later Bishop Hamline), as- 
sisted by David Young. The official Board 
that inaugurated and completed this splendid 
work \\as made up of the following persons: 
John Crawford, Joseph W. Babcock, R. P. 
lams, Josejjh Kelly, Junia Jennings, Wyllys 
Hall, Robert Howcson. John C. McCoy, Abram 
Daniels, Daniel Protsman, CharJes Tidd, 
James Whitney, .Alexander Shanklin, and Ben- 
jamin Soule. The memljers contributed to 
the utmost of their ability and were abundant- 
ly rewarded for their generosity. The socie- 
ty prospered greatly in its new home. It would 
be difficult to find the reconl of a nobler body 
of Christians than that which composed the 
working force in this church. 

In 1842 a notable revival came and 187 
members were received. The greatest revival 
in its historv swept the church in 1856 when 
210 ])ersons were added to its membership. 

In 1859 the \\'hitney Chapel society was 
formed, principally from the membership of 
the Centenary Church. This separation was 
caused by the "painful differences in Centen- 
ary Charge, intensified by lack of wisdom in 
administration." This society erected a brick 
church on Second street near Butler and con- 
tinued separate until 1875. During this period 
its pastors were: I. B. Brodrick. D. H. Moore 
( late Bishop Moore), E. M. Kirkham, \\'illiam 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



M. Mullenix, Eaii Cranston (later Bishop 
Cranston), Levi Hall, T. W. Stanley, J. H. 
Acton, Jesse Vanlaw, and James Kendall. The 
pastors of Centenary during the time of the 
separatinn were: A. G. Byers, T. J. N. Sim- 
mons. W. T. Hawev. H. R. Foster, C. D. Bat- 
telle. J. T. Aliller, T. R. Ross, A. C. Hirst, 
and S. C. Frampton. The consolidation in 
1875 was nntinit^ly and entire harmony did 
not prevail ior a number of years. .V revival 
during the pastorate of S. B. Mathews (1876- 
79) did much to re-unite the churches. Pros- 
perity continued during the wise pastorate of 
W. G. Burns. 

Another epoch in the history of Marietta 
IMethodism was the selection of the present 
site on the corner of Wooster and Tliird streets 
and the erection of the present splendidly 
equipped building. This was a venturesome 
enterprise. The site was then on the outskirts 
of the town and the church was far beyond 
the needs of the membership that built it. The 
importance of this move cannot be easily over- 
estimated. It was a preparation for a larger 
future. Since entering this church, the growth 
has been steady and substantial. The building 
now stands in the heart of the city and the 
membership fills it to overflowing. The build- 
ing was constructed during the pastorate of 
T. M. Leslie and was dedicated July 19, 1885, 
bv Charles H. Pavne. D. D.. LL. D. f . 
M. Leslie was followed bv T. R. Tavlor, T. G. 
Dickinson, L. H Binkley, R. E. Bishop, W. 
M. Acton, W. V. Dick, W. D. Cherington 
and Herbert Scott. 

During the pastorate of W. M. Acton, a 
tine pipe-organ was placed in the church. 
Three years agO' the entire interior of the 
church was renovated and greatly beautified. 
It is now an attractive and impressive place of 
worship. The society now has a membership 
of over 650 and property valued at $25,000. 
The presart members of the official Board are : 
Trustees, H. H. Burns. Dl". C. W. Eddy. 
Judge W. H. Deeper, M. McMillan, M. M. 
Rose, Judge Hiram L. Sibley, H. E. Smith, 
C. R. Stevens, and J. W. Sturgiss. Stewards, 
N. Bergen, Robert Dempster, W. L. Gorham, 
C. B. Jacobs, Lewis Klintworth, Dr. Oscar A. 



Lam'uert, T. E. AlcKinney, G. A. Palmer, W. 
A. Patterson, E. L. Pi.\ley, George D. Schad 
and John A. Stone. Class leaders, J. H. Young, 
S. S. Stowe, Mrs. Sophia Patterson, Mrs. 
Sarah Swingle, John W. Gorley, Rev. F. D. 
S. Bickley, and Mrs. Luella Pixley. Local 
preachers. Judge Hiram L. Sibley, F. W. 
Combs. Exhorters, H. H. Burns and John R. 
Franklin. 

—Herbert Scott, Pastor. 

The Gihnan Avenue Methodist Episcopal 
Church 

Was dedicated May 5, 1895, by Bishop Isaac 
W. Joyce, under the pastorate of Rev. F. R. 
Crooks. It is the outgrowth of what was 
known for a half century as Crawford Chapel. 
Up until aljout 1833 the history of Methodism 
on both sides of the Muskingum River was one 
and the same under the circuit plan ; after that, 
separate organizations were formed, and the 
different societies began a work of their own. 

The first house of worship was built on the 
west side in 1833, the lot having been donated 
by Rev. John Crawford. It was remodeled 
under Rev. W. H. Wallace, and the building 
occupied until the society moyed into the hand- 
some new structure on Gilman avenue. 

The growth of the society has kept pace 
with the city. A great revival was held under 
the pastorate of Re\-. C. B. Longman in which 
many were gathered into the church, a number 
uniting with other churches. 

Many able ministers have been associated 
with the society, among whom may be men- 
tioned Bishop Stephen Merrill, James Jamison, 
C. F. Creighton, D. D. Under the eflicient la- 
bors of Rev. A. Hanby, the Epworth League 
was organized, and the new parsonage erected. 
Among the laity, the names of Craw ford. Price, 
Spaulding, Judd. Barber, Burlingame. and 
■Preston will shine resplendent in the local an- 
nals of Methodism. 

Today the church has a membership of 
nearly 300. The Sabbath-school enrolls 200. 
The church is well organized, and is doing ef- 
ficient work under the care of its present pas- 
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It has sent two missionaries to the foreign 
field, — Aliss Carrie Jewell to China, and INliss 
Esther Devine to India. 

The German Methodist Episcopal Cliiirch. 

(This h.istory of the German Congregation of the 
Methodist Episeopal Church at Marietta, Ohio, is from 
the semi-centennial -report of the ehurcl:.) 

This congregation is one of the oldest in 
German Methodism, founded in the month of 
June, 1839. At the session of the Pittsburgh 
Conference (1839) Charles Best was appointed 
minister to Monroe and Marietta Mission, and 
Xath Callender as presiding elder. Both were 
English preachers, and. because of their knowl- 
of the German language, they were appointed 
to this mission, which extended to 70 miles in 
length and 40 miles in width. Father Danker 
had prepared the way in 1838 anil preached as 
a Lutheran minister to the Germans in Mariet- 
ta and borne the Gospel so earnestly that the 
promise, "My word shall not return unto me 
void," was gloriously fulfilled. Spiritual awak- 
enings took place and prayer meetings were in- 
stituted. But as Dr. Luther said, "\Vhere 
God's word is preached clearly and purely, there 
it begins to rumor." Danker's parishioners di- 
vided and he said farewell to them and united 
w-ith the Methodist Church and preached regu- 
larly in the old English Methodist Chuch build" 
ing at Marietta. To be sure he had gone in 
the right direction, he asked the Lord to seal 
his preaching in the conversion of one soul at 
his l)€<Tinning. This ])rayer was answered : Pe- 
ter Wilkens experienced a very vigorous con- 
\-ersion — the first fruit. 

The second quarterly meeting was held in 
November, 1839. Many were converted then 
and joined our congregation in Marietta and 
Bonn. Father Danker and J. H. Bahrenburg 
acted as local preachers until the former was re" 
ceived in 184035 member into Pittsburgh Con" 
ference and was appointed to Cantina Mission 
and H. Koeneke to Marietta Mission. 

Kceweke's work was of great success and in 
spring. 1841,- the old frame church was bought 
from our English brethren for $800. This 
frame church constitutes a jirouiinent part in 



the history of Methodismi It was in 1841, 
when Jacob Stewart, the Indian pioneer mis- 
sionary, was converted in this church, who went 
lirst to the Delaware Jndians and then to the 
W'yandots. 

The work spread among the Cjermans and 
at Christmas, 1840, John (jeyer and William 
Dressier from Chester, manifested deep inter- 
est in (quarterly meeting and in lovefeast they 
asked tO' be prayed for. Both were con\'erted 
and went their way rejoicing, asking Mr. 
Ivoeneke to visit them. Shortly after New 
Year's, the following brethren went 40 miles on 
foot to Chester: H. Koeneke, J. H. Bahren- 
burg, C. Kceneke, J. Ficken, J. Link, C. Hel- 
wig. Great was the success, and Chester and 
Pomeroy were made appointments and good 
classes organized. Pittsburgh Conference ap" 
])ointed, in 1841. H. Kceneke to Chester M!is- 
sion, J. H. Bahrenburg to Captina and John 
Miller to Marietta. In 1843 Jo'i" Geyer was 
sent to Marietta and worked two years with 
great success, especially among his country- 
men, the Bavarians along Bear Creek. 

The names of the first members were: T]ie 
families of Allers, William Klingworth, H. 
Bahrenburg, John Olhaber, George Hehvig, P. 
Wilkens, Claus Otten, Claus Duden, James 
Link, J. Sildren, J. Fischer, J. Ficken. The 
single persons : Caroline Helwig, Carl Hel- 
wig, Kurt Bahrenburg, C. Bahrenburg, Sophia 
Helwig, Herman Weber, Adelheid Berscher 
and Eliz Brickwede. 

The Marietta congregation was the spirtu- 
al birth-place of such noble men of God and 
stanch pioneers as G. Danker, C. Koeneke, J. 
Ficken, C. Helwig, J. Geyer, P. Helwig. J. 
Brawer, P. Wilkens, H. Bahrenburg, George 
Oettinger, and will be original types of old 
Methodistic fiery zeal and acts in the power of 
the Holy Ghost, and historicallv will remain 
to German Methodists an interesting place. To 
save souls was their missions, devoting them- 
selves wholly to their work in spite of all mock- 
eries and severe persecutions. 

Here is a list of preachers who consecutive- 
ly served at this congregation : C. Best and E. 
Riemenschneider, 1839; G. Danker. 1840: H. 
Ko'iieke. i8;i-4_'- Jnhn Miller. 1843: Jcilni 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Geyer, 1S44-45: Ji>hn IMjayer, 1846: Piaul 
Bnxlbeck. 1847-4S; Conrad bier and William 
Dressier 1 849-50; C. Vogel, 1851: F. Heit- 
meier and G. Ricke. 1852: \V. August, 1853: 
G. Danker, 1S34: A. W'uensch, 1855; C. G. 
Fritsche and J. H. llorst. 185O; F. Schimmel- 
pfennig- and W. Eckemeier, 1857-58; G. 
Weidmann and A. Graessle, 1859-60; J. Rixse, 
1861; P. Broadbeck, 1862-63; C. Vogle, 
1864-66; L G. Reiber, 1867; J .Mayer. 1868; 
J. Phetzing, 1869; J. Haas, 1870; C. Hehvig, 
1871-72; H. Warner, 1873; W. Riechenmeier, 
1873-76. 

The old frame church on Second street be- 
came irreparable and in 1874 a much more 
suitable place in the midst of the city was 
bought for $1,500. Under W. Riechenmeier's 
administration the eiectitm of a new church 
was planned and when Mr. Fischbach came 
here he found the building in progress. With" 
in the limits of the then small Cincinnati Con- 
ference and at a financial famine he collected 
S900. 

C'ur church is situated on the corner of 
Third and Wocster streets, with a steeple no 
feet high, and fronting to the north is a two- 
story brick building 36 by 60 feet A fine 
church bell of 1,800 pounds weight is mainly 
due to P. C. Fischer and Martin Seemann. 
The church \\\i\\ all its appurtenances ccvst 
$7,300. 

The preachers hereafter appointed were : 
T. W. Fischbach, 1877-78; A. F. Miller, 1879; 
T. H. Horst, 1880-81 ; D. Grassle, 1881-84; G. 
H. Fiedler. 1884-87; A. F. Miller, 1887 and 
^larch, 1890; J. Mayer, 1890; William Andree 
1890-93; H. Jend, 1894-99; and at present H. 
Herzer. 

A nice parsonage was built on the southern 
side of the church at the expense cf $1,500. 

If all those that were converted here and 
joined our society had remained resident here, 
we would have a membership of over 800. 

The Barlow Methodist Episeopal Chiireh. 

!.< r.if.-r hy 11. H. Palmer.) 

At the request of Rev. Reese W^oolf, a local 



preacher of Parkersburg, (West) Virginia, the 
Baltimore Conference, in 1798, sent out Rob- 
ert Maul)-, til what was then known as the Ka- 
nawha circuit. During the year, he crossed 
over and commenced preaching at the ditTer- 
ent settlements in this county. Societies were 
formed at niost of the settlements by him and 
his successors, and it can be said that no society 
has ever been without a regular minister. 

The society of Barlow was formed during 
the early years of the century, consisting of 
the Greens, W^oodruffs, Vincents, McGuires, 
and Houghland families, with Cornelius 
Houghland, class leader. 

Meetings were held at the Houghland 
school house, located nn the northwest point 
of Cemetery Hill, on the Houghland Farm, 
and at the homes of Duty Green, Abner W.ood- 
rufif, the McGuires, Vincents, Houghlands an.d 
at the Old Hickory school hou^e 

In 1816 Cornelius Springer and Thonia.s 
A. Morris were sent to the circuit, with Jacob 
Young, presiding elder. It was during their 
ministrations that several camp meetings were 
held on the line Ijetween the Gordon and Green- 
lees farms, a short ('istance west O'f Wolf 
Creek. At one of these meetings Jacob Young- 
baptized over 80 persons by immersion, p'iur- 
ing and sprinkling. 

.\t the death of Cornelius Houghland, 
March 10. 18 o*-'. the class consisted of the 
Houghlands. Duty Green and wife. Smith 
Green and wife. Caleb Green and wife. Duty 
Green, Jr., El_\- Green, Mrs. Turner, two sons 
and twii' daughters, Tohn Laflin and wife, Ly- 
man Laflin and wife, Herman Chapman and 
wife, Rhoda Chapman, Samuel Chapman, 
William Vincent and wife, Beman, Pamelia, 
Eliza and Lyda Pond, Joseph Palmer, Jr., and 
w-ife of Palmer, Isaac Hutchinson, Moses Gill 
and others. 

After Mr. Houghland's death, Joseph 
Palmer, Jr., was ajapointed class leader, which 
office he filled until after the formation of the 
class in Palmer, when Duty Green, Sr., was 
appointed. He filled the office until the spring 
of 1823. His successor was John Houghland. 

In April, 1826, the society bought a lot of 
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now occupied liy Rubert Hays, and Iniilt a loo- 
church, wliich was used until 1836. It was 
deeded to the trustees of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church and successors, Duty Green. Sr., 
John Laflin, Isaac Hutchinson, William Vin- 
cent. Moses Gill. Calel) Green. Smith (ireen, 
Josej)!* Palmer, jr., and Samuel Chapman. 

The use of this house was tendered to the 
"Old School" I'resbyierians until they built 
their church at Barlow Cross Roads. This 
latter church was in turn tendered to the Meth- 
odists for holdinig- quarterly meetings. 

In 1834 the class was divided and Luman 
Richards was appointed leader of the north 
class. February 12. 1836. John Houghland, 
David Ormiston and Luman Richards were ap- 
pointed a committee to make arrangements for 
building a new church in Barlow. 

The site of the present church was selected 
and deeded by Jesse Lawton and John M. Proc- 
ter to John Houghland, Luman Richards. Da- 
vid Ormiston, Daniel Goss and Jacob Bridges, 
trustees. 

After the erection of the i^resent church, 
the north class, when not favored with preach- 
ing at the church, held prayer meeting at the 
Xorth school house, located near Edward Tom- 
kin's old residence. 

In 1836 the name of the circuit was changed 
to Belpre, with William P. Strickland and 
Dudley Woodbridgc. ministers and John Fer- 
ree. presiding elder. 

.\t a (luarterlv conference held at Barlow 
Julv 15, 1837. the first Missionarv Society was 
formed with John Ferree. president. William 
P. Strickland. \-ice-i)resident. Cromwell Culver, 
secretary and Luman Richards, treasurer. The 
first Sabljeth-school report, made at this meet- 
ing, repoited Sabbath-schools, six. officers. 
teachers and scholars, 252. vohmies in library, 
514, amount collected $38.10. This was for 
the entire circuit. In 1838 Mathew Scoval 
and Shelden Parker were sent to the circuit 
with Samuel Hamilton, presiding elder. At 
the commencement of a portracted meeting in 
Barlow, Miss Roxana Devol. a very zealous 
church worker, was teaching our schools. She 
became so interested in the conversion of her 
scholars that she called the attention of the 



school to the subject of religion and earncstlv 
entreated each one to seek Christ as their Sav- 
ior and to make his service the main object of 
their lives. Her appeal was so earnest and 
sincere that it made a lasting impressi^jn on all 
present. The result was the conversion of a 
large portion of the school. Owing to the many 
additions at this time, a third class was formed 
which was known as the central class, with 
Benjamin Baker. Jr.. leader, 

In the summer of 1840 the old jmrsonage 
was built and was first occupied by jMr. and 
Mrs. James B. Austin. Tlieir memories are 
still cherished by all who knew them. In 1843 
the name of the circuit was changed to Barlcw. 
with Andrew S. Murphy and Richard i\. Arth- 
ur, ministers and R. O. Spencer, presiding eld- 
er. Two camip n.cetlngs were held oa the 
Houghland farm a short distance southwest of 
the cemetery. At this time Benjamin Bak(!r 
resigned his office of leader of the centra! class 
and Joseph Palmer was appointed. 

In the spring of 1848. John Houghland re- 
moved to Guyandotte, (\\'est) Virginia, and 
Darius Baker was appointed leader of the south 
class, which office was filled by him and Simon 
Evans until i860, when John Milligan was ap- 
pointed. In 1848, Luman Richards resigned 
and David Huffman was appointed leader of 
the north class. From 1852 to 1859 the Bar- 
low circuit was regularly filled by A. Cartlich, 
W. W. Cherrington and Levi Munsell. Dur- 
ing the pastorate of J. L. Durant — the trustees, 
Daniel Canfield. yohn Milligan. Josei^h Palmer 
and David Huffman — rebuilt the old church, 
adding cupola and bell in 1872. 

At the death of David Huffman. Lewis 
Lawton was appointed leader of the north class. 
In 1874 J. C. Arbuckle was sent to the circuit. 
During his pastorate an organ was placed in 
the church by the Ladies' Social of Barlow. 
Ezekiel Canfield was the first organist, Mrs. 
T. J. Xourse from 1875 to 1878. Miss Fannie 
Lasure until 1881, Miss Anna Ford until 1883, 
Miss Blanch Rig.gs until 1891, Miss Edna Ford 
until 1896. • Since 1896 the organ has been pre" 
sided over by Miss Bessie Ford with Rena 
Steed, assistant. This society has gi\en to the 
church in the ])ast. Mighill Dustin, Charles H. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Lawton and Ricliaril A. Huffman, wlio proved 
to be vei')- effective ministers, and. recently, 
Daniel D. Canfield. As local preachers Rev. 
Elza Houghland, late of Fort Madison, Iowa, 
Gabriel Raine and Elias Davis. In the past, 
our church has lost many members bv emigra- 
tion, and lastly though not least by the forma- 
ticin of the church in Vincent. Tlie leaders in 
recent years are all so familiar that I did not 
think it advisable to take up time in rehearsing 
them. I should state that the church was 
thoroughly repaired during the pastorate of 
Rev. J. L. Landsittle. Our parsonage at pres- 
ent is located in Barlow village. 

Tin- Palmer Methodist Episcopal Cliiircli. 

It is not supposed that there was preaching 
as early as 1788 here except on this circuit. 
There is a correct record of the church — and 
when this place had preaching first — as it was 
written out in the history of Palmer township 
for the Centennial and it is in Marietta now. 
In the same book in which Joseph Palmer kept 
the above record, he writes : "Dedication of the 
new meeting house in Marietta November 7th, 
1841, by David Young from Psalms 132. 17; 
by Bishop Hamlin Psalms 8 14 'What is man 
that thou art mindful of him?' also Romans 
8 :7. 'Because the carnal mind is enmity against 
God;' also M|att. 11.29, 'Take my yoke upon 
you and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly 
of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your 
souls.' " 

Tlie Palmer Church spoken of and dis- 
cussed through the Register by several was 
built during the year 1837; the money for the 
building was raised by subscription ; the list is 
still preserved. The house was made upon 
honor, the framp heavv and strong, the inside 
ceiling of pine, the land donated bv Isaac Palnr 
er, and the property deeded to the Methodist 
Episcopal Church January 4, 1838. The 
church stood as built with some small repairs 
but no' change, until 1873, when the people of 
this place organized a Mite Societv, the pro- 
ceeds to be used to give the house a thorough 
repairing: all took an active part, not only 
church members but those that were not work- 



ing for the interests of the church and its peo- 
ple; after the Mite Society began the work, 
there was soon a sufficient sum raised so that 
in 1877 the house was repaired, weather- 
boarded and painted on the outside, house 
raised, inside plastered, re-seateel and furnished 
at a cost amoimting to $380.85. Many of our 
most influential members have been taken from 
us by death, but others take their places. In 
1892 the Society again repaired the church, 
painted both out and inside, carpeted it anew, 
and put in an organ ; still it is the same old 
church — nothing left but the massive frame of 
former years. In the past 20 years, the ]\Iite 
Society has benefited the church and Sabbath- 
school $840.72, and yet we have been set down 
as "devoid of religion ;" yet we strictly adhere 
to the rule "Do unto others as you would that 
they should do unto you." "Love thy neigh- 
bor as thyself" and especially "Bear ye one an- 
other's burdens." 

.\ RliCOUD OF METHODIST MIXISTERS .\Xn THEIR CIRCUITS. 

Robert Manly. Little K-mawha Circuit 1788 

Jesse Stoneman. Muskingum and Hocking Cir- 
cuit 1799 

Jesse Stoneman and Jos. Chevront, Muskingum 

and stocking (Circuit 1800 

Nathan B. Mills. Little Kanawha and Muskingum 

Circuit ■ 1801 

Nathan B. Milk and William Seele. Muskingum 

Circuit 1802 

George Askins, Muskingum Circuit 1803 

George Askins and Jacob Young, Muskingum Cir- 

cn-it 1804 

Luther Taylor, Muskingum Circuit 1805 

Luther Tavlor and Peter Cartwright. Muskingum 

Circuit lSo6 

Solomon Lar.gdon and William Ellington, Mus- 
kingum and Little Kanawha Circuit 1807 

Solomon Langdon, Marietta Circuit 1808 

Jolui Thomas. Marietta Circuit 1809 

Dav'd Young and \'ivian Daniel, Marietta Circuit. 1810 
David Young and Thomas Branch, Marietta Cir- 
cuit '. 181 r 

Isaac Quinn and Joseph Spahr, Marietta Circuit. 1812 
Isaac Quinn and Shadr.ach Rerark, Marietta Cir- 
cuit 1813 

Marcus Lindsey and Joseph Pownell, Marietta Cir- 
cuit 1814 

Marcus Lindsey and Thomas .\. Morris. Marietta 

Circuit 1815 

Cornelius Springer and Thomas A. Morris, Mari- 
etta Circiijt 1816 

Thomas .\. Morris and Job Baker. Alarietta Cir- 
cuit 1817 

Samuel Hamilton and Edward Taylor. Marietta 

Circuit 1818 



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Jacob Hooper and Jas. T. Wells, Marietta Circuit 

Abel Robinwn. Marietta Circuit 

William j. Kent. Marietta Circuit 

Cornelius Springer and William J. Kent. Marietta 
Circuit 

Daniel Limerick and Philip Green, Marietta Cir- 
cuit 

Daniel Limerick and John Stuart, Marietta Circuit 

John W. Kenny and Curtis Goddard, Marietta Cir- 
cuit 

Leroy Swarmsted. Marietta Circuit 

Lerov Sua misted and James Callaghan. Marietta 
Circuit 

Samuel Hainilton and William Hess, Marietta 
Circuit 

Jacob Young and Samuel Hamilton. Marietta 
Circuit 

John W. Gilbert and Gilbert Blue. Marietta Cir- 
cuit 

Joseph Carper and Absalom D. Fox, Marietta Cir- 
cuit 

Nathan Emery and William Young. Marietta Cir- 
cuit 

Adam Poe and Edward D. Rose. Marietta Cir- 
cuit 

Edward D. Rose and William H. Lander, Mari- 
etta Circuit 

David Lewis and Martin P. Kellogg, Marietta Cir- 
cuit 

William P. Strickland and Dudley Woodbridge, 
Belpre Circuit 

James D. Webb and Joseph Casner, Belpre Circuit 

Matthew Scoville and Sheldon Parker, Belpre 
Circuit 

Joseph Morris and Martin Wolf. Belpre Circuit. 

James B. Austin and Jiamuel Maddox, Belpre Gr- 
cuit 

James B. Aunin and John W. Devilbiss. Belpre 
Circuit ^ 

John Dillon and Joseph Barringer. Belpre Circuit. 

Andrew S. Murphy and Richard A. Arthur, Bar- 
low Circuit 

Andrew S. ^lurphy and Charles H. Warren. Bar- 
low Ciric.iit , 

Arza Brown and John W. Towgle. Barlow Cir- 
cuit 

D. D. Mather and Levi Cunningham, Barlow Cir- 
cuit 

D. D. Mather and J. H. McCutcheon, Barlow Cir- 
cuit 

J. H. McCutchfon and James Given, Barlow Cir- 
cuit 

Joseph Barringer and Stephen Frampton, Barlow 
Circulit 

Abraham Carllich and John R, Prose. Barlow Cir- 
cuit ... 

Abraham Carllicli and David C. Benjamin. Bar- 
low Circuit 

Isaac Reynolds and David Mann, Barlow Circuit.. 

Isaac Reynolds and Michael Sheets, Barlow Cir- 
cuit 

William W. Chcrrington and William P. Filler, 
Barlow Circuit 

William W. Chcrrington and A. C. Kelly, Bar- 
low Circuit 



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854 



Josiah Forest and r)wen Gifford. Plymouth Cir- 
cuit ■ 1856 

E. Sibley and Samuel Rankin. Plymouth Circuit. 1857 

E. Sibley and J. I. Pilchcr. Plymouth Circuit 1858 

William Glenn and J. P. Calvert. Plymouth Cir- 
cuit ; 18^9 

William Glenn and Samuel Rankin. I'lvmoulli Cir- 
.. cuit i860 

Wilson Gardner and George Murray, Plymouth 
Circuit 

Stephen Rylaiiu and Daniel Ricketts. Plymouth 

Circuit 1862 

J. H. Hopkins and Daniel Ricketts (supply), Ply- 
mouth Circuit ' 1863 

J. H. Hopkins and Gabriel Payne, Plymouth Cir- 
cuit 1864 

J. D. Hathaway and Ellis (supply), Ply- 

tnouth Circuit 

J. D. Hathaway and Daniel Ricketts, Plymout'h 
Circuit 

John W. Steele and Milton B. Coolcy (supply), 

Plymouth Circuk 1867 

John W. Steele and Gabriel Payne (supply), Ply- 
mouth Circuit 

W. H. Sayre and R. D. Morgan, Plymouth Cir- 
cuit 

W. H. Sayre and W. H. Mock. Plymouth Circuit. 1870 

Robert Callahan and W. H. Mock, Plymouth Cir- 
cuit 

Robert Callahan and T. R. Locell (supply), Ply- 
mouth Circuit 1872 

Robert Callahan and J. .\ntrim (part of year), 

Plymouth Circuit 1873 

Isaac M. Sollers and George R. Copeland, Ply- 
mouth Circuit 1874 

Isaac M. Sollers and Joseph C. Haddox. Ply- 
mouth Circuit 1875 

H. Gortner and C. W. O'Neal, Plymouth Circuit. 1876 

W^illiam Abernathy. Plymouth Circuit 1877 

E. Sibley, Plymouth Circuit 

E. Sibley. Plymouth Circuit 1879 

F. M. Smith. Plymouth Circuit -. 

J. G. Jones, Plymouth Circuit 

J. G. Jones. Piymouth Circuit 

T. W. Monroe. Pl>Tnouth Circuit 

P. S. Butts (six months), T. W. Monroe (balance 

of year), Plymouth Circuit 

T. T. Buell, Plymouth Circuit 

T. T. Buell. Plymouth Circuit 

T. T. Buell, Plymouth Circuit 

L. C. Alexander, Plytiiouth Circuit 

L. C. Alexander. Plymouth Circuit 

L. C. Alexander, Plymouth Circuit 

C. .^. Anderson. Plymouth Circuit 

F. B. Cheadle, Plymouth Circuit 

PRESIDING EI.UERS SINCE 1836. 

John Ferree 1836 

Samuel Hamilton 1837 

Isaac C. Hunter 1841 

John Ferrce 1842 

Robert C. Spencer 1843 

Jacob Young 1845 

E. M. Boring 1852 



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PRESimXG ELDliRS — CO.VTINCED. 

Clark 1856 

Spain- i860 

l->ayer 1865 

Merrill 1867 

See 1868 

Dixon 1872 

Kendall 1876 

Gortner ^. 1878 

Frampton . . 188? 

Leslie 1886 

Burns 1892 



The African Mclliodist E/^iscopal Church. 

It is not definitely known when the African 
^Methodist Episcopal Church was formally or- 
ganized, but meetings were probably held as 
early as i860, at first in private houses, and 
later in the lecture room of the Baptist Churcli. 
The n-.tn.|i;crship was small, luit in iSi)5 the 
"Old School" Presbyterian Church cjii Third 
street was purchased. The membership has 
steadily increased, and much good has been ac- 
complished. The Sunday-school has a good 
number of attendants, and a small library. 

The U'cslcvMi Methodist Church. 

Among colored circles the Wesleyan Meth- 
odist Church, situated on Second street, be- 
tween Sacra Via and Montgomery streets, is 
an important factor. Services were first held 
in a building on Third street, above Scammel, 
and next in a school building on the corner of 
Third and Scammel streets. The old engine 
house on Fourth street w^as next purchased, 
and moA'ecl to Second street, on the location of 
the present church structure. Services were 
held in that Ijuilding for a number of years, 
until about four years ago, when during the el- 
dership of Re\-. An:^os Lawrence, the jiresent 
church edifice was erected. Funds for the new 
builchrg were raised l)v the memlbers, and also 
by a number of church entertainments. The 
church building is neat and comfortable, and 
the church society is large and flourishing. The 
church has an excellent choir, and a large Sab- 
bath-school. 

The First Presbyterian Church. 
Presbyterianism was late in effecting a per- 



manent organization in Marietta. There seem 
to have been those of Presbyterian preferences 
among the early settlers, for a movement to- 
ward the forming of a second church organiza- 
tion, Presbyterian in polity, in the lately found- 
ed village was started in 1803, '■inder Rev. Ste- 
phen Lindley. A church building \\as begun 
on lower Third street, near the ri\-er, but was 
never finished. It is doulitful whetlier a reg- 
ular organization was effected, and in 1816 the 
enterprise was given up. For many years the 
Presbyterians in Marietta worshiped with the 
old Congregational Church. It is well known 
that early in the last century, under the so- 
called "Plan of Union," the relations between 
Presbyterianism and Congregationalism were 
\'ery close, and Presbyterians, coming to Mari- 
etta, were quite content with the already exist- 
ing church, which they regarded as ])rac- 
ticallv their own. Bait as the cil\- grew in 
populatiiin, the separatimi was sure to cume; 
that it was so' long delayed pnixes how 
harmoninus the relations were. In 1841 a 
Presbyterian Church connected with the "Old 
School" branch was established; a house of 
worship was built on Third street, and services 
were held there for some time. The building 
is now owned by the African Methodist Epis- 
copal Cliurch. This little Presbyterian Church 
ceased its separate existence after a few years, 
but was united with the Beech Grove Presby- 
terian Church, about si.x miles to the east of 
the city. On several later occasions the sug- 
gestion of a Presbyterian oTgahizatiim was 
made, but nothing further was done until 
1865. 

In the summer of that year, a favorable op- 
portunity having occurred, the movement start- 
ed again, and this time it succeeded. On Au- 
gust 27th the church was organized with 53 
members, and was shortly after received by the 
Presbytery of Athens, of which it is still a part. 
Of these 53, the names of 14 still stand on the 
church's roll; probably a third o:f the rest 
are living. THie first elders elected were Silas 
Sloconi(b and Sala Bosworth, both now de- 
ceased. The first trustees were J. D. Cotton, 
M. D., Silas Slocomb, R. R. Dawes. Stephen 
Newton, and G. N. Eells. Rev. Henrv Bal- 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



395 



I.uiline, D. 1). iidw, nt" BaltiiiKire, Maryland, 
was called to the i)astorate, and the Iniilding 
now owned b}- the Central Christian Clnn-ch 
was erected and dedicated January 28, 1866. 
In June, 1869, after a most successful work, 
Rev. Mr. Ballantinc resigned, on account of 
imjjaired health, and in the following Septem- 
ber Rev. William; Add}-, D. !)., was called. 
His long and blessed pastorate continued for 
22 years, but in December, 1891, this good man 
passed away to his reward. During this per- 
iod the present parsonage was purchased, and 
the church enlarged. In June, 1892, Rev. 
W'illiam E. Roe, D. D., was installed as pastor, 
which office he still occupies. In June, 1897, 
the present handsome stone building was dedi- 
cated, and the name, previously "The Fourth 
Street Presbyterian Church," was changed to 
"The First Presbyterian Church of Marietta." 
Subsequently a line organ was put in, largely 
through a becjuest of the late Miss Mary Cone, 
of !\Iarietta, and the delit, resting on the church 
was provided for. 

The present membership is slightly over 
300; since the beginning Soo in all have been 
connected with the church. At present the 
elders are Stephen Xewton, Charles H. New- 
ton, Elmer M. Monfort, Clifford E. Corwin, 
and Charles D. Webster. Quite recently H. 
B. Shipman, an elder for many years, passed 
away. Tlie trustees of the church are J. D. 
Cotton, president ; Charles H. Xewton, secre- 
tary: T. M. Sheets, treasurer; W. F. Robert- 
son, L. J. Cutter, G. B. Sunderland, and I\L F. 
Noll. The Sunday-school numbers 240 ; the 
superintendent is Clifford E. Corwin. The 
president of the Christian Endeavor Society is 
William Wagner; of the W^omen's Foreign 
Missionary Society, Mrs. W. E. Roe; of the 
\\^omen's Flome Misionary Society, Miss S. 
J. Cutler; of the Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. A. 
W. Hutchison. 

With a central situation, complete equip- 
ment, and a united people, its early struggles 
past and on the pleasantest terms with all its 
sister churches, the Presbyterian Church looks 
forward most hopefullv to its future work, be- 
licvine that it will not lie unimportant. 



The First Uiiihiriuu Society in Marietta. 

On January 30, 1855, the following call ap- 
peared in the Mhrietta I iitcllii^cnccr: 

To the Fiicnil.i of L'nitaritDi Cliristiaiiity in Marietta 

ciihi Vicinity: 

I'l-.e day lias arrived when I think an allcnipt shouUl 
he made to form .niul organize a L nitarian. liliera!, na- 
tional, religions society m this pLaicc. for tihe worship 
of God in Unity and not in I'rinity. in accordance 
with the plain, unniy.itified letter of the Bible. I shall 
be most happy to meet such Christian friends at the 
court room of tihc Court House, on Saturday next, 
Feb. .3. at seven o'clock, P. M., that wc may exchange 
Christian views of our duly to God and man, and then 
and there agree, if wc can, upon our future course. 
Xahl'm \V.\ru. 

In accordance with the aljove notice, a few 
friends assembled at the appointed hour, and 
were addressed by ]\Ir. Ward in regard to the 
object of the meeting; after which he submit- 
ted the following, as a basis of organization for 
a society : 

We. the undersigned, citi/cns of ^^arietta and vi- 
cinity, in the county of Washington and State of Ohio, 

Believing in the Unity, and in the paternal char- 
acter and merciful government of God; in man's nat- 
ural capacity of virtue, and liability to sin: in the su- 
pernatural authority of Jesns Christ, as a teacher sent 
from God; in his divine mission as a Redeemer; in 
his moral perfection as an Example; in the remedial 
as well as retributive office and intention of the divine 
punishment in the soul's immediate ascension, on re- 
lease from the body, to its account and reward ; and 
that salvation rests, not on superficial observance of 
rites or on intellectual assent to creeds, or on any ar- 
bitrary decrees, but, under the grace of God, on the 
rightness of the ruling affection, on humble faithful- 
ness of life, and integral goodness of character: — - 

Overlooking all minor differenices, sinking all alien- 
ating controversies, in the generous and conciliatory 
spirit tlTat becomes us best, thr.t we may go forth and 
live the Christian life, — not as a form, but a principle, 
•-w'I'h a warmer philanthropy, a holier conservation, 
a deeper piety, a more united front, than we have yet 
shown ; in the fear and affection of God, in the faith 
and love of Christ: — 

Dt form and organize ourselves, and such per- 
sons as may hereafter unite with us, into a church and 
society, to be known and called the "First Unitarian 
Society in Marietta," — 

The foregoing basis of organization being 
then signed by a number of ];ersons, Nahum 
Ward was elected chairman, and John C. Mc- 
Coy, Jr., secretary. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



A code of by-laws was then adopted for the 
government of the Society, and in pursuance of 
the provisions of the hrst bv-Iaw, Nahum 
Ward, WiUiam S. Ward and John C. McCoy, 
Jr., were elected the first Board of Trustees. 

T|ie church building was begun on July 2, 
i855) when the first corner stone was laid, and 
from that time until its dedication, June 4, 
1857, the work was pushed steadily forward. 
The entire cost of this splendid structure, with 
furnishings, including an organ which at the 
time was the finest in the city, togevher with 
the lot upon which the building stands, amount- 
ing to about if;25,ooo, was contributed by Mr. 
Ward. 

The dedicatory services were conducted by 
Rev. S. K. Lothrop, D. D., President of the 
American Unitarian Association, assisted by 
Rev. Drs. Miles, of Boston, Ellis, of Charles- 
town, and Burnap, of Baltimore. At the com- 
mencement of these services, Mr. Ward made 
a formal presentation of a deed of the property 
to the trustees of the society. 

In June, 1856, William S. Ward was elect- 
ed treasurer of the society, which position he 
filled until the time of his death. During his 
life time, Mr. Ward made a gift to the society 
of the lot adjoining the church, upon which 
the parsonage now stands, besides providing 
by his will a fund that went far towards paying 
for the parsonage itself. He was the first su- 
perintendent of the Sunday-school and re- 
mained in that position until his death. 

• Rev. Rushton D. Burr was the first settled 
minister. He was followed by W. L. Gage, 
after whom came in course E. C. Guild, L J. 
Mumford, J. M. Windsor, F. May Holland, 
E. W. Hathaway, W. C. Fismev, J. Riley 
Johnson, C. H. Button, F. S. Thatcher, J. T. 
Lusk and E. A. Coil, the present pastor. 

Among those who were acti\-e in the early 
support and mHnagen>ent o-f its aft'airs were 
Gen. I. C. H. Smith, Capt. J. F. Huntington, 
Theodore Scott, William Warren, Dr. Felix 
Regnier, Judge Davis Green, James M. Booth, 
Capt. Owen Franks, James Holden, J. W. 
Baldwin, Capt. Beale Whittlesey. A. S. Cur- 
tis, J. J. Brenan and many others. 

In May, 1869, a union between the Society 



and the "First Universalist Church of Mari- 
etta," was consummated for the purpose of 
jointly carrying on the work of the societies. 
This union has proven a most happy one and 
today it would be difiicult to point out those 
who belong to the one or the other of these two 
faiths. 

The Society from its organization has been 
an efiicient agent for good in the community, 
carrying on to the extent of its ability all the 
departments of religious and charitable work. 
It has been especially prosperous during the 
administration of Rev. Mr. Coil, and is at this 
time stronger in every respect than ever before. 

Probably no citizen of Washington County 
e.Kcept the late Douglas Putnam, ever contri- 
buted SO' much for religious and charitable 
purposes as the founder of this church. He 
deserves especial praise for his large-hearted 
generosity, but as proper mention is made of 
him elsewhere in this history nothing further 
will be said here of him or his work. 

The Universalist Society. 

A Universalist Society was organized in 
Marietta in 1817. On the 2nd of February, 
1832, the Legislature passed an act to incorpor- 
ate the "First Universalian Religious Libran" 
Association, of Marietta." It was the purpose 
of the Society to build up a large collection of 
valuable miscellaneous books, and to this ob- 
ject the property which annually accrued to the 
Society was appropriated. The more promi- 
nent members were Griftin Greeny, Jr., James 
M. Booth, Stephen P. Hildreth, Argalus Fix- 
ley, Louis Mixer and Count de Bonny. It is 
not known just when the Society began to hold 
religious services. The frame church, on Sec- 
ond street, was built in 1842. It was dedicated 
by Rev. J. T. Flanders, who was then regular 
pastor. One room of this building was fitted 
for the library, and used for that purpose until 
the books were destroyed during the flood in 
April, i860. In March, 1850, the Western 
Liberal Institute was established and placed 
under the care of this church. 

The ministers prior to the union with the 
Unitarian Society were : J. T. Flanders, 



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George S. Weaver, T. C. Eaton, Mr. Bartlett, 
'I'liomas Barron, ^Tk. Hicks, J. M. McMkisters 
and J. W. Henley. The church, previous to 
the destruction of the Hbrar\', in which the min- 
isterial funds of 30 years had been invested, 
was in a very flourishing condition The li- 
brary contained about 3,000 volumes, and 
many liberal Christians supported the Society 
that they might receive in return the benefits 
of the library. 

In the spring of 1869 a successful move- 
ment was set on foot for uniting the First Uni- 
tarian Society and the I-'irst Uni\-ersalist 
Church into one society, which since that date 
has maintained public worship in the church 
edifice erected by Mr. Ward. 

First United Brethren ChurcJi. 

The United Brethren Church was organ- 



ized with a membership of about 90 sometime 
during the winter of 1857. In the early part 
of the winter a series of protracted meetings 
were commenced, which resulted in one of the 
greatest revivals ever known in Marietta. This 
revival increased the membership to nearly 200. 
It was deemed advisable by these converts and 
others who had taken part in the meetings to 
organize a church independent of the Wesleyan 
Methodist, whose pastor had conducted the pro- 
tracted meetings, and a vote taken for the pur- 
pose, showed a decided partiality for the United 
Brethren, and the conference at its next ses- 
sion formally received the new organization as 
the United Brethren Church of Marietta. A' 
new chapel affords the congregation, now 
a large one, a comfortaljle place fur ser- 



CHAPTER. XV. 



THE PRESS. 



Probabl}- the leading factor which makes 
and signifies a country's development, intellect- 
ually, commercially, and politically, is the news 
paper. It is both the cause and the effect of a 
permanent and substantial upbuilding of a 
community, and bears much on its face of the 
surroundings in which it has its existence. A 
newspaper may l;,e pretty thorou.ghly relied 
upon to express what manner of people com- 
pose the moral, social, and business make-up 
of a settlement, be it large or small. 

It seems scarcely within the realm of lie- 
lief to think that here at the confluence of the 
Ohio and Muskingum rivers — a locality that in 
the beginning of the igth century was consid- 
ered to be on the frontier, at the very outposts 
of civilization — there should be erected such 
an institution as a newspaper, but such is the 
fact, for the year 1801 was witness to the es- 
tablishment of a newspaper which exists today, 
and bears every evidence of permanency. 

The white people who first came into this 
valley were of New England stock — Yankees ; 
and associated with their fortitude and thrift 
was that desire to keep in the very front line as 
regards education and the dissemination of in- 
telligence and information. The result of this 
feeling was the establishing in the "Stockade"' 
on the north side of \\'ashington street, be- 
tween Front and Second streets, of the Ohio) 
Ga::ettc and J^irginia Herald, a name assumed 
doubtless for the promotion and perpetuation 
of a friendliness between the people on both 
sides of the Ohio. Wyllys Silliman and Elijah 
Backus were the owaiers and editors — divid- 



ing their time between the practice of law and 
the promulgation of intelligence. The paper 
was born December 18, 1801, and its size was 
b_v no means commensurate with the length of 
its name; for compared with our papers of the 
present day, it was a mere leaflet, containing 
little that would appeal to the tastes of the pres- 
ent da}- readers. Most of the matter pertained 
to the doings of the East — particularly Con- 
gress, and miscellany of a not particularly at- 
tractive kind occupied a portion of the space 
each week. About all that pertained to local 
affairs were the meagre advertisements or 
legal notices. The papers of that time could 
not strictly be termed newspapers, for the hap- 
l)ening-s recorded were in most cases weeks 
old, and were ohtainabie only through the slow 
channels operating in that day. < 

W'riting in those days bore a different ap- 
])carance from that we now are acctistomed to 
follow. It had in it a dignity and grace which 
would seem to befit the powdered wig, the ruf- 
fied shirt, the knee breeches, and the buckled 
shoes. The editor seemed by his expressions 
to be in court attire with a lexicon of polished 
phrases and "Chesterfield's Letters" at Ins el- 
bow. His position in his community must 
have given just cause for jealousy on the part 
of the village blacksmith, whose prestige had 
heretofore been indisputable. 

The outfit on which was printed the Gaccftc 
(for short) was purchased by Messrs. Silliman 
and Backus in Philadetlphia, and was very 
simple and crude as compared with the plants 
of toda\'. The press was of wood wit!; a flat 



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stone for its bed, and to "pull" a sheet was an 
involved operation, requiring the undividerl at- 
tention of a man and boy ; the man inserting 
tl'iC same between t_\'pe and platen, pulling sev- 
eral hundred pounds at a big lever to give the 
impression, then releasing and returning the 
frame to a position for taking out the printed 
sheet and to make room for its successor. The 
hoy spent his time inking the types, either with 
balls of buckskin or a roller made of a compo- 
sition of glue antl molasses. 

The early editor was necessarily not p.trtic- 
ular as to what he did, for he could net act in 
any one particular capacity. He was editorial 
writer, news compositor, "ad"-setter, press- 
man, roller-maker, machinist, circulation man, 
and about everything but "de\'il.'" This lattoi 
functionary did the coarser work abotit the 
place; and no doubt in his thoughtful moments 
looked upon the editor as a god, occupxing an 
exalted position in whose dircct4on he humbly 
wished his toes to point. 

In 1803 yir. Backus was elected to tiie State 
Senate and later moved to Pittsburgh where 
in 1807 or 1S08 he died. ^Ir. Silliman, the 
other meniber of this firm of publishers, also 
enjoyed political honors — serving in the State 
Legislature in 1803, and afterward going to 
ZanesvilJe where he held the position of regis- 
trar in the Lanil Office, a political place gi\en 
to him under Jefferson, whom he and his part- 
ner supported. 

In 1803 Backus purchased Silliman's in- 
terest in the newspaper, and enjoyed the dis- 
tinction of being sole owner of the institution 
until 1805. Mhen he sold to Samuel Fairlamb, 
of Philadelphia. This gentleman handled the 
property until 1810. He seemed not to have 
made a conspicuous success of his venture, for 
we hear of him making his home later in the 
Muskingum Count}' Infirmary, at which place 
he died. After leaving Marietta, Fairlamb 
led a life of a varied sort, we presume some- 
thing like that of the tramp printer of today, 
t W'e believe that this cult is at this time grow- 
ing beautifully less in numbers, for most offices 
of any proportion employ machine labor, and 



talent is required that will remain at work after 
the machine is learned.) 

In 1807 the Ga::rttc had the usual thing 
happen to it. This event was the establish- 
ment of an opposition paper, called The Com- 
iiientator ami Marietta Recorder. The insti- 
tution carried this burden (jf name until 1809, 
when because of lack of support it said its \-ale- 
dictory. It was published Ijy Dunham & 
Gardiner, the latter a [irinter of prominence, 
from Xenia and Cohnnbus. 

The year 1810 witnessed a shaking up in 
the affairs of the Gazette, for the income of 
cash or cordwood was so light that the sheriff 
of the coimty, .generally considered the print- 
er's greatest friend (it he's on the .same side 
politically), had to sell the institution at public 
sale. Niter a few weeks with no local news- 
paper, the Western Sf^eetalor came into the 
field, employing, we presume, the physical ef- 
fects of the old Gazette, and doubt- 
less using its very limited subscrip- 
tion list. The Sl^eetalor was edited l)y 
Caleb Emerson, mie of the strongest men 
of his tin1e. a man wliose personality com- 
bined many high qualities. He was an attor- 
ney of ability and a writer of grace. His pa- 
per was Fcileralist in politics, and bore the le- 
gend at its head "Be just and Fear Xot.'' 
While ;Mr. Emerson was editor, Joseph Israel 
was the publisher of the sheet during its first 
year, after which he sold his interest to Thom- 
as G. J-iansom. 

In 1813 the Spectator was merged into the 
American- friend, which was started as a Re- 
publican paper, supporting ]\Iadison's adminis- 
tration. Thomas G. Ransom was the printer, 
and the editorial staff consisted of David Ever- 
ett, Timothy Buell and Daniel 11. Buell. To 
ICverett is credited the aulhorshi)) of the well- 
known lines, beginning, "You'd scarce expect 
one of my age." Everett had been a teacher 
at Ipswich, Xew Hampshire, and he wrote the 
lines for a boy pupil to recite as a public ad- 
dress. Everett was a man of genius and learn- 
ing, having studied laxv at Amherst and having 
afterward served with distinction as an editor 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



of a Boston newspaper. The rigorous clim- 
ate of the Northern Atlantic Coast States 
compelled him to seek a more salubrious spot, 
and he chose young Marietta, but that did not 
prevent the ensuing of death by consumption 
m December, 1813, at the age of 44 years. 

After the death of Everett, Daniel H. Buell 
became editor of the Auicricaii Friend and so 
continued for a few months, when the Buells 
took in as a partner, Royal Prentiss, one of the 
best known and capable of Marietta s early 
printers and editors. In 18 16 Prentiss bought 
the interest of the Buells and continued as sole 
owner until 1833 when he sold the property to 
Delafield & Nye. For a period of time that 
Mr. Prentiss owned the Friend, it was edited 
and printed in the house on Fifth street nov>' 
owned and occupied by Mrs. S. S. Knowles. 
Mr. Prentiss possibly made toO' much of a pa- 
per for his time, for he gave as his reason for 
selling that the profits were so light he could 
no longer in justice to himself continue in that 
line of business. 

John Delafield, one of the new owners of 
the Friend, was from New York ; and his part- 
ner, Edward W. Nye, was a Mariettian. of pio- 
neer stock. Tlie new firm edited and printed 
the paper, which they called simply the Mari- 
rictta Gazette, until 1837. During a portion 
of this time there was associated wdth them a 
strolling printer named Pazzi Lapham, but he 
remained but a short time, doubtless moving 
on to the next experiment looking for a har- 
vest of elusive gold. 

Isaac Maxon was the next man to- own the 
Gazette, having bought the property in 1837 
from Delafield & Nye. Mr. Maxon conducted 
the sheet, assisted by William D. and Caleb 
Emerson, until 1842, when there appeared on 
the scene Edmund B. Flagg, a young man from 
Maine, and a graduate of Bowdoin College. 
Flagg distinguished himself in many literary 
ways, having run the gamut of letters from 
news to novels. In 18^0 he was consul to Ven- 
ice; and he wrote an interesting book with that 
romantic city as its theme. 

In 1842 the Gazette lost its name, having 
been merged into the Intelligencer, a rival that 
had been started in 1839 by Beman Gates, one 



of the strongest editors and polished gentle- 
men who have appeared in Marietta journal- 
ism. 

Maxon in the Gazette, in 1839, '"^ fs^'"' 'J'^-JS 
l)efore the appearance of Mr. Gates' Intelligen- 
cer, in the field, had the follow ing to say con- 
cerning his expected competitor: 

We understand- the newspaper, the Munclta Intel- 
ligencer, is to appear next week. This paper is to 
eclipse everything, exterminate Democracy, astonish 
the natives, and swallow the Ga::ette with all its ap- 
peiidages. * * * xt lias been argued to jome of our 
subscribers that they might as well discontinue the 
Gazette and subscribe for the Intelligencer because the 
Gazette must stop at all events. Had not the gentle- 
men better stay their judgment for a time, and see if 
the community will that we shall be crushed in order 
to rear a favorite upon the ruin.'' 

Maxon and his successor, Flagg, clung to 
a vain hope for three years, when, as before 
mentioned, the Gazette and its appendages 
were swallowed by the Intelligencer. 

Beman Gates, then scarcely 21 years of age 
with no means at hand, was the first editor of 
the Intelligencer. Associated with him in the 
paper as partners in the business were George 
W. and Charles D. Tyler, two brothers, and 
most excellent printers. Mr. Gates did the lit- 
erary work, and the Tylers took v-nre of the 
publication of the paper. The Tylers raised 
$600 (selling their homes to get ihe money), 
and Beman Gates added to this meagre amount 
the sum oif $300, which he had borrowed from 
a friend. A "Washington" hand press was 
bought, as was also* type of a large face, paper 
and ink. With this slight equipment was 
printed what soon became the best newspaper 
property in Marietta. It was a larger sheet 
than had appeared as yet — was well edited, and 
printed in a workmanlike manner. The sub- 
scription price of the paper was $2 a year. 

In his salutatory Mr. Gates had the follow- 
ing to say concerning the new paper : 

The general plan upon which this paper will be 
conducted has been set forth in the prospectus. The 
subscriber, in commencing his duties as editor, wishes 
It to be distinctly understood that he has no preju- 
dices to foster, no partialities to indulge, and no in- 
viduous feelings to gratify. He is perfectly willing to 
be advised in regard to the manner of conducting it, 
but, after all, his own judgment must decide what 



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401 



course duty requires him to pursue. Ho will not suf- 
fer himself to be influenced by the opinions of others 
in any uay jnconipatibiii^ with jpcrt'ect 'freedom nf 
thought and action. He .'peaks particularly on this 
point, because he has been charged with being under 
the control of influential men in this town. 

In politics his motto will be, "Willing to Praise, 
but not afraid to Blame." He will be equally ready 
to bestow praise upon his political enemies, when mer- 
ited, or censure upon his friends, when necessary. It 
will therefore be conducted with impartial liberality, 
and no effort shall be wanting on the part of the sub- 
scriber to render it distinguiished by its practical utility. 

Temperate and well-written communications upon 
any subject that shall be deemed of general interest, 
will be thankfully received and inserted. 

With this brief statement, the first number of the 
Intelligencer is offered to the public, that by it they 
may judge of its merits and of the claims it has upon 
their patronage. 

One year after starting, the Intelligencer 
had 300 subscribers, but during 1840, the year 
of the Harrison campaign, the paper's circu- 
lation was more than doubled; and its success 
was well marked and not less merited. 

Mr. Gates had an ambition to supply to the 
public a real newspaper — one which should 
cover the doings of the week both at home and 
abroad. Besides being a chronicle of the events 
in the town, the young editor received regu- 
larly from Pittsburgh, Columbus, and Cincin- 
nati, communications whicli related to business, 
society and state. When Taylor was inducted 
into the White House as President, Mr. Gates 
received the President's message by wire and 
printed the same in his paper — a feat that was 
considered at that time as an astounding piece 
of newspaper enterprise. So it was, too, for 
the provincial editor had as high ambition, and 
served his constituency as well in many resgects 
as did the managers of the newspapers in cit- 
ies of greater pretensions. It was not long 
that Mr. Gates kept up the use of wires, for 
with the advent of the Marietta & Cincinnati 
Railroad came the great dailies from the latter- 
named city. The foreign news was read in 
these, and the Intelligencer became a purely lo- 
cal paper. 

Beman Gates was born January 5, 18 18, in 
Montgague, Franklin County, Massachusetts. 
With his father he moved in 1835 to Connecti- 
cut, and in 1837, with a brother-in-law, came 



to wdiat was in those davs considered "tlie 
West." 

Mr. (rates' dcstinatinn was Knoxville, Ten- 
messee. but he was pleased with Marietta, 
and illness coming upon his brother-in-law, 
both were detained here. Mr. Gates found 
work in the county recorder's office. He also 
taught music, and for years conducted a sing- 
ing school wdiich was a p(jpular institution, and 
is spoken of at litis day i)y tiie elderly people, 
who have many fond memories clustering about 
the school and its master schooled in old-fash- 
ioned politeness. 

In 1856 Mr. Gates sold the Intelligencer to 
Dr. T. L. Andrews, who conducted the paper 
until 1862, when a new Richmond came into 
the field in the person of Rodney M. Stimson, 
who came from fronton, Lawrence County, 
Ohio, and had been founder and editor of the 
Ironton Register. Mr. Stimson was a man 
born to the purpose of editing a newspaper, 
and he had the information and the style to 
hold a most exalted position upon a metropoli- 
tan paper or periodical. He threw his person- 
ality into the paper, and made it shine with 
the good things from his bright mind. The 
first thinig he did was to change the name of 
the paper to the Marietta Register, which 
nan^e it holds to-da_\'. 

Rodney JMetcalf Stimson was born at Mil- 
ford, New Hampshire, October 26, 1822, the 
son of Phineas Stimson and Rhoda Metcalf — 
both children of soldiers of the Revolution. 
Mr. Stimson attended school in the East, in- 
cluding Phillips E.xeter Academy. In 1845 ^^^ 
came to Marietta College, being graduated in 
1847. His first work was teaching country 
schools, after w'hich he read law and was ad- 
mitted ot the bar of Marietta in 1849; l^ter he- 
went to Ironton, where on August i, 1850, he 
started the Ironton Register^ w'hich paper he 
conducted for 12 years. 

Mr. Stimson was married July 23. 1831, 
to Juliette B. Hurd, of Ironton, who died Janu- 
ary 19, 1861. The son, Milford, that was born 
to them, died in Cincinnati in 1890. October 
28, 1862, our subject was married to Julia I. 
Sheppard, of Marietta. One daughter, Eliz- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



abeth Gillet Corwin, was born to the union. 
Mr. and Mrs. Stinison, Mr. and Mrs. Corwin 
and two children — Julia Stinison and Rodney 
Stimison — form at present the interesting 
household of Mr. Stimson. 

Mr. Stimson was not only a man peculiarly 
fitted to the business of conducting a newspa- 
per, but he was a politician as well, and the 
people oil his county were not long in recogniz- 
ing his abiyty as a public servant. In 1869 he 
was elected to the Ohio Legislature as Senator 
from this district and was re-elected to the posi- 
tion in 1871. He served also in the Republi- 
can Xiational Conventions, as delegate, which 
nominated John C. Fremont and James A. Gar' 
field for the Presidency. He was delegate 
from Washington County to the Ohio State 
Repuljlican Convention 17 times; and was the 
author of the Republican State platform in 
1873, the same being unanimously adopted 
without the change of a word. In 1881 Mr. 
Stimson was tendered the office of Assistant 
Librarian of Congress, but he declined, as did 
he also a place in the U. S. Treasury Depart- 
ment which carried with it a salary of $3,000 
a year and expenses. Mr. Stimson was libra- 
rian of the Ohio State Library for the years 
1877-79, '^"d was retired because he was on 
the wrong side of the fence from the powers 
that were. 

In March, 1881, Mr. Stimson accepted the 
position of librarian of Marietta College at a 
salary of $600 per year, a position he held 
until 1892, when he resigned. In 1900 Mr. 
Stimson presented to Marietta College his mag- 
nificent private library, which contained over 
19,000 volumes — over 1,000 of which related 
directly to the Civil War and slavery — the 
most complete of its kind in any private collec- 
tion. 

May 20, 1872, the Register changed hands 
again — Mr. Stimson selling the property to E. 
R. Alderman & Company. Of this new firm 
the company was Joseph W. Dumlile, who in 
1875 withdrew from the firm to become owner 
of the Middleport Republican. 

Mr. Alderman was born August 29, 1839, 
near Athens, Ohio, and the early years of his 
life were spent amid the most primiti\'e sur- 



roundings. While yet a boy he was thrown 
upon his own resources, but he had the stuff 
in him of which men of strong- character are 
made. As a young man he taught school in 
Washington County ; later he kept store at 
Racine, Meigs County, coming to Marietta in 
1867. Here he engaged in the insurance busi- 
ness until 1872, when he with Mr. Uumble 
bought the Register. 

Mr. Alderman's management of the Regis- 
ter was distinguished by particularly good busi- 
ness direction; and the property, already well 
established, grew hardier and more influential 
with the passage of time. The paper was 
printed as a weekly until 1883, when it was 
changed to a semi-weekly, which it continued 
to be until 1889, when it was issued tri-weekly. 
In June, 1894, the Register appeared as a daily 
evening paper, and continues as such at the 
present time, enjoying an extensive circulation 
with consecjuent influence. 

E. R. Alderman, from the date of his 
assuming editorial duties to the time of his 
death — June i, 1901 — made it his whole duty 
and his pride to see the Register prosper; and 
in his editorial work he spared not the person 
whom he thought at fault. He was a virile 
writer and phrased his ideas in good, clean 
English. At the time of the establishment of 
the daily, the ownership was merged into a 
stock company, the holders of shares being E. 
R. Alderman, L. A. Alderman, A. D. Alder- 
man, E. S. Alderman, William Sharp and D. 
R. Gerken. Since the death of Mr. Alderman, 
the paper has heen managed — ably, too — by his 
son, A. D. Alderman, who possesses the fear- 
lessness O'f his father, and in whose ambition to 
make the Register prosper is fully as great as 
was that of his father. Mr. Alderman, as edi- 
tor and manager, is ably assisted in the edito- 
rial department by John W. Lansley, who spent 
his early life in Beverly; and in the business 
department by D. R. Gerken, who is a native 
of Marietta. 

Alva Dean Alderman, editor-manager of 
the Register^ was born at Racine, Meigs Coun- 
ty, Ohio, October 21, 1864. He came, with 
his parents to Marietta in 1867. He attended 
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403 



Eells, and the public schools of Marietta, later 
going to the .Vcadeniy ol 2\larietta College. 
After preparing himself f(jr college, Mr. Alder- 
man attended riiillips Academy at Andover, 
Massachvisetts, where he took a literary and 
scientific course. 

In 1884 Mr. Alderman went into the office 
of the Rcgi^-tcr, where he began the actual work 
of reportmg. He had at times prior worked 
about the office, so that he had a comprehensive 
idea of the mechanical part of the issuing of a 
newspaper. For years after undertaking the 
work of reporting, the news portion of the 
Register was in charge of A. D. Alderman, 
and for two years prior to his father's death, 
he was in entire charge of the paper. ^luch 
of the modern machinery installed in the past 
few years is the result of his motion. 

Mr. Alderman was married October 7, 
1886. to Elizabeth Comly McCoy, eldest daugh- 
ter of the late William W. and Elizabeth 
(Davis) McCoy, the latter of whom survives. 

Three children were the result of this union : 
Comly Dean, born July 5, 1887; Gladys Mar- 
jorie, born December 13, 1891 ; and Royal Mc- 
Coy, born August 16, 1896. 

Mr. Alderman is with his wife a member of 
the First Congregational Church of Marietta. 
Mr. Alderman is an Elk and a member of the 
Royal Arcanum. He was the first chief of Ma- 
rietta's paid fire department, serving from 1894 
to 1898, and having served for years prior as a 
volunteer fireman. As chief, he quite distin- 
guished himself by his arduous conduct, and 
in one fire he met with an accident which near- 
ly cost him his life, after wdfich, because of 
injuries and press of business, he tendered his 
resignation. 

Mr. Alderman is quite a factor in politics, 
both local and State. He was a member of the 
Republican State Central Committee, in 1898; 
and in 1899 he w-as a member of the State Ex- 
ecutive Committee, and in 1902 he w-as chosen 
to act in a similar capacity. He is a member of 
the Board of Trade, and in his capacity as 
member and newspaper man he has done much 
to secure industries for Marietta. 

Tlius runs the story of the Register to date. 
It is a particularly interesting one, having cov- 



ered next to the longest period of any paper in 
Ohio — the Scioto Gazette, of Chillicothe, being 
the only paper that antedates it. 

The next oldest newspaper now- published 
in Marietta is the Times, a Democratic paper 
— the only one of that political tendency (print- 
ed in the English language) in Washington 
County. 

The Times made its first appearance Sep- 
tember 24, 1864, with AValter C. Hood as own- 
er and editor. Mr. Hood was born in Demo- 
rest, Perry County, Ohio, anil was a man pecu- 
liarly adapted to the editorial work of a news- 
paper. He was an odd man, who had his own 
ideas of the world and society ; and who com- 
bated that which he thought wrong with an ar- 
dor and vigor that marked the real genius. As 
a business man his career was not distinguished 
by particular success ; but he was a nian of the 
utmost probity — and with his intelligence he 
commanded the largest respect. Mr. Hood 
was a true type of the old-fashioned man. He 
had a rather plain face, was deaf, and had a 
peculiarly rasping voice. When he spoke, 
however, the people listened, and it was gen- 
erally to their advantage so to do. He w-as 
critical of the lighter affairs of life, and w-as 
constantly, in his talk with friends, saying sar- 
castic things about society and other things 
artificial. He detested pride, and for that 
which was not genuine he had the utmost ab- 
horrence. The writer once heard him say that 
if he w-as to have his portrait ])ainted he would 
w'ant every "crow's-fcKit"' to be put in about his 
eyes, so that the likeness might be true, and 
show him exactly as he was. This remark 
but showed how he felt on all things, and he 
was thoroughly consistent. Mr. Hood went 
from here to Jackson County, where he died ; 
and the people there thought so well of him 
that over his burial place in Oak Grove Ceme- 
tery, Marietta, they caused to be erected a 
handsome granite monument. 

After Mr. Hood left Marietta, which was 
in 1871, he held the office of State Librarian, 
under Gov. William Allen. He died while in 
office in 1875. 

In the year 1871 Mr. Hood sold the Times 
to S. M. Mc^Millen. a native of Pennsvlvania, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



having been born tliere August 19, 1840. With 
only a short experience in the business of issu- 
ing a newspaper, Mr. McMihen entered upon 
the duties as editor. He brought a rugged 
nature to bear upon the paper and the party, 
exercising more pohcy than did his predecess- 
or, Mr. Hood, with the result that he built up 
a good paying property. His was the only 
paper of its complexion in Washington County, 
and with his fine sense of policy — knowing 
what to do at the proper time, and how to do 
it — what "Mac" said generally followed, to 
such effect that during his regime members of 
his party were elevated to office in many in- 
stances. 

In 1S90 Mr. McMillen sold the Tiiius to 
Benjamin J. McKinney, a citizen of this county. 
Mr. McMillen went from Marietta to 
Springfield, Ohio, where he owned and oper- 
ated the SpritigHcld Doiiocrat, a daily of con- 
sequence in the party both in Clark County 
and in the State. Mr. McMillen later sold 
this paper and went to Mansfield, where he 
bought a paper and again sold, in order that 
he and his family might go to Europe, there 
to live and educate the youngest son, Francis, 
who at the age of five years showed great apti- 
tude for the violin, and who now at the age of 
17 bids fair to rival the world's greatest per- 
formers on that most difiicult instrument. At 
this writing Mr. McMillen is still abroad. 

Benjamin J. McKinney, the present owner 
of the Tillies, and its editor as well, was born 
in Virginia in 1850, the son of WiUiam P. and 
Indiana (Jackson) McKinney, both of whom 
were Virginians by birth. The subject of our 
sketch spent his days in Virginia until the age 
of 15, when he came to Belpre, this county, 
where he completed the course offered by the 
common schools. Later he enjoyed a course 
of business training at a prominent commer- 
cial college of Pittsburgh. With these quali- 
fications, supported by an unusually bright 
mind, young McKinney entered the business 
world by securing a position as book-keeper in 
the Parkersburg National Bank, and he filled 
the place satisfactorily for a period of about 



six years. At the age of 26 Mr. McKinney 
was elected, on the Democratic ticket, to the 
office of auditor of Washington County, and 
succeeded himself at the close of his first term 
by an increased majority — a fact which spoke 
well of his proficiency and satisfactory conduct 
of the office. After serving as auditor of 
Washington County two terms, Mr. McKinney 
was appointed chief clerk in the Auditor of 
State's office at Columbus, and remained there 
for a period of four years. He returned to 
Marietta at the time he gave up the chief clerk- 
ship with the expectation of entering the work 
of newspaper-making, and overtures were 
made between himself and Mr. McMillen to 
such effect that August i, 1890, saw Mr. Mc- 
Kinney the owner and editor of the Times. 
Into the Times, which had but a short time 
before been completely overhauled as to ma- 
chinery and equipment, Mr. McKinney put his 
time and his talents. He is a writer of par- 
ticular force, his editorial work showing a sar- 
castic quality that to the operator of a news- 
paper is a possession carrying nO' inconsidera- 
ble effect to the reader. In 1898 Mr. McKin- 
ney was a member of the Ohio Centennial 
Commission appointed by Bushnell, but later 
dissolved by act of Legislature. 

The Times up to October 20, 1898, was 
a weekly, at which time it was issued as a daily 
and weekly. The daily is printed in the even- 
ing, and enjoys good support among the peo- 
ple, especially within the part}'. 

In 1 87 1 Mr. McKinney was married to 
Florence Browning, daughter of A. H. and 
Augusta S. Browning, of Belpre. Together 
they lived devotedly until the summer of 1902, 
when Mrs. McKinney died. 

To Mr. and Mrs. McKinney was born an 
interesting family of eleven children, as fol- 
lows : Helen, born January 18, 1872 (de- 
ceased 1 901) ; Grace, born November 14, 1873 
(deceased 1882) ; Stella, born February 14, 
1875 (deceased 1898) ; Frank B., born No- 
vember 4, 1876; Florence, born April 11, 1878; 
May, born April 13. 1880; William P., born 
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B. Jackson, born September 20, 1886; Frances, 
born September 17, 1888; and Harriet, born 
November 30, 1892. 

The next paper in point of age is the Mari- 
etta Zcitiing, a paper printed in the German 
language, and published by Jacob Mueller. 
The Zcitimg was first issued in 1868 with E. 
Winchester as its projector and manager. The 
editor of the paper at the time of starting was 
F. Neuberger, a German of education and abil- 
ity. The paper had a clientele from tlie start, 
there being many German- Americans in Wash- 
ington County; but Mr. Winchester had not 
the best ideas of direction, and no knowledge 
of German, so the paper led only a partially suc- 
cessful career until March, 1869, when tlie 
property was purchased by Jacob Mueller. Mr. 
Mueller, together with his son, Louis, gave 
personal attention to the business, and it was 
not long till the Zcituiig was looked upon as 
indeed an institution in Washington County 
journalism. The father and son continued to 
publish the paper until 1895, when the son 
withdrew and went to Anniston, Alabama. 
Later the son died in Newport, Kentucky, a 
young man whose value would stand high in 
any community. 

Jacob Mueller, the father, still prints the 
Zcitung, and is the dean of all the publishers 
in Marietta today. He is a man of intelli- 
gence, with a conscience that looks toward the 
upright in all things. His paper bears the 
impress of carefulness in editing, it being 
looked upon as a first-class news bearer and 
mentor to the Germans of the county. It is 
well composed in good German, its editor hav- 
ing a good education in both German and Eng- 
lish. 

Jacob Mueller was born at Haschbach, 
Rhenish Bavaria, July 29, 1833, the son of 
Nicholas and Caroline (Kreuz) Mueller. Mr. 
Mueller's parents were well-to-do, and after 
he had received a common school education at 
his native place, he was sent to the Latin School 
at Kusel, where he studied for four years and 
was graduated with honor, showing excellency 



in all branches, particularly in modern lan- 
guages, in which he stood second. 

In 1849 Mr. Mueller came to America Ijy 
himself, arriving in New York. After spend- 
ing a few months in that city he went to Al- 
bany, where he accepted his first money-earn- 
ing position as an expert violinist in a theatre 
orchestra of that city. He became a member 
of Captain Cooke's Band, one of the foremost 
musical organizations at that time in this coun- 
try. Mr. Mueller remained in Albany several 
months, going from that city to Cincinnati, 
where, besides following his taste for music, he 
obtained a position as book-keeper for a l^rew- 
ing company. Here he remained for a period 
of six years, when at the death of his wife, in 
1866, he came to Marietta, where he has since 
resided. After coming to Marietta, M!r. Muel- 
ler engaged with his brother-in-law, F. C. 
Miller, in the cigar business, and so remained 
until 1868. March i, 1869, he took hold of 
the Zcitung, and first appeared as its owner 
and editor. 

Mr. ]\lueller is a member of American 
Union Lodge No. i, F. & A. M., and Gutten- 
burg Lodge, I. O. O. F. He is identified with 
no church as a member, though his wife is a 
member of the Congregational Church at Cor- 
nerville. Mr. Mueller never held office, except 
that of city teacher examiner for a few years. 
During his life he has exhibited a fondness and 
great talent for the violin and could play al- 
most any instrument. For many years he was 
conspicuous as an instructor, both here and in 
Cincinnati. While he made that city his home, 
he was connected with John Robinson's circus 
as leader of its orchestra, receiving the highest 
salary ever paid to its leaders up to that time. 
He was the organizer and leader of Mueller's 
Orchestra, the first pretentious musical organi- 
zation of this city, and the first to interpret 
music of a classical order. 

Mr. Mueller was first married, in 1853, to 
Margaret Miller, of Cincinnati, to whom were 
born three children, Caroline (Mrs. John Lehn- 
hard, deceased 1894) ; Louis (deceased 1899) ; 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



and Louise E. ( ]\Irs. Charles Buck, still living, 
of Fenibank, a suburb of Cincinnati). The 
first wife died at Cincinnati in April, 1866, and 
her remains He buried in Mound Cemetery, this 
city. 

Air. Mueller was again married, in 1869, 
to Elizabeth Buck, born December 27, 1849, 
eldest daughter of the late Col. William C. 
Buck, a distinguished soldier of the Civil War. 
Bv this union were born : Emma Philipena 
(Mrs. C. H. Smith) December 25, 1869; Ella 
Elizabeth, born February i, 1871 ; Katharine 
Caroline, born October 15, 1872; Carl Hugo, 
born June 30, 1874; Florence Clara, born April 
28, 1876; Frederick Jacob, born July 15, 1878; 
Stella Amelia, born March 16, 1880; Albert 
Leo, born May 29, 1882; Gertrude Edith, born 
October 21, 1884; William Junius, born De- 
cember 5, 1886; and Theodore, born April 10, 
1890. 

For a time prior to 1881 there was a 
rumbling heard in the ranks of the Republican 
party to the effect that it should have another 
newspaper — one which should share in the hon- 
ors of the community and the party ; and Feb- 
ruary 23, 1 88 1, the movement became vital in 
the form of the Marietta Leader. 

The Leader was first published in a little 
frame building where now stands the City Elec- 
tric building ; and its editors and proprietors 
were Frank A. Crippen and Will S. Knox. 
These two gentlemen, with rather meager 
means, but many friends, at once installed the 
paper into the families of Washington County, 
making a particular hit with local news from 
country districts, and by giving great atten- 
tion to the doings of the townspeople. It was 
not long until a list of large proportions was 
the happy possession of the new paper. In 
1883 Dr. J. F. Ullmann, of Lower Salem, 
bought into the firm, he buying Mr. Knox's 
interest. Later, in the year 1883, Crippen & 
Ullmann sold out to Hon. Theodore F. Davis, 
who was the owner until 1890, when the 
former ownership was changed to that of a 
stock company. During Mr. Davis's incumb- 
ency he held political offices of honor, being ap- 
pointed as a trustee of the Athens State Hos- 



pital, and being elected to tlie State Senate 
from this district. Mr. Davis, whO' still resides 
in Marietta, is an ardent Repuljlican, and a 
worker within the party whose counselings are 
always listened to with respect. 

November 17, 1890, the stock of the Mari- 
etta Leader was purchased by George M. 
Cooke, a native of Marietta and a young man 
whoi had had several years' experience in the 
printing business, and who had been associ- 
ated with Mr. Davis and the Leader since 
March, 1885. Possessing a knowledge of the 
iiwdiis operandi of a newspaper, the plant was 
managed in such a way that every year saw it 
bring forth fruit. 

In 1890 the Leader became a semi-weekly; 
in August, 1894, it was printed "every-other- 
day," and April i, 1895, it made its appearance 
as a morning daily, since which time it has 
acceptably occupied the field as such. 

August I, 1900, Mr. Cooke sold his stock 
in the Leader to a syndicate of men, compris- 
ing C. C. Middleswart, John Kaiser, H. V. 
Speelman, John Crooks and T. J. Mercer. 
Since then, others have bought stock, and the 
personnel has changed to some extent. H. 
V. Speelman was editor and manager for sev- 
eral months, when he was succeeded by J. M. 
Williams, who still directs operations. 

In 1901 the Leader was moved to its pres- 
ent location, across from the Court House, 
where most comfortably quartered is as fine a 
country newspaper office as graces the land. 
June ir. 1898, a linotype machine was in- 
stalled in the Leader office — the first in south- 
eastern Ohio. 

J. M. Williams, the present inanager of 
the Leader, was born near Gallipolis, August 
14, 1869, the son of James Williams, who fol- 
lowed farming, and wdio died when the subject 
of our sketch was still a child. Mr. Will- 
iams's mother also died while he was of tender 
age. Mr. Williams received his education in 
the district schools of Gallia County, the time 
spent in gaining his education being very lim- 
ited. His first business experience was that 
of messenger boy for the \\'estern Union Tele- 
graph Company, at a salary of $10 a month. 



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In less tlian a year, by his brightness and gen- 
eral ability young Williams was holding down 
a telegraph key at Hurricane, West Virginia. 
From there he went to Huntington, West Vir- 
ginia, as assistant to the train-dispatcher. 
From Huntington Mr. Williams went to 
Charleston, where he was engaged with the 
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway for a year, when 
he went w^th the Western Union Telegraph 
Company as assistant manager. He remained 
in this position three years, when he came to 
Marietta to become manager of the Western 
Union office in this city, a position which he 
held with ability, and to the satisfaction of 
both company and patrons until the fall of 
1900. 

In November, 1900, Mr. Williams assumed 
the entire management of the Daily Leader 
and has conducted its affairs with the same 
care and ability that distinguished his services 
in earlier work and other fields. Mr. Will- 
iams is identified with other concerns in Mari- 
etta, and devotes himself to the general good 
of tile community. He is at present with the 
Pioneer Building & Loan Association as 3. di- 
rector ; also is a stockholder in the Ohio Valley 
Wagon Company. He is a holder of oil inter- 
ests" in the American Oil Company, the Dual 
State Oil Company, the Delta Oil Company, 
and the Alta Oil Company. He is a stock- 
holder in the Union Investment Company. He 
is a member of Harmar Lodge No. 390, F. & 
A. M. and American Union Chapter, R. A. M. 
With his wife he is a member of the First 
Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Mr. Williams was married September 22, 

1896, to Aliss Minnie R. ^.IcMillin, daughter 
of Mr. and Mrs. Murray McMillin. Mr. and 
Mrs. Williams have one son — Emerson Mari- 
on, born December 17, 1897. They have a 
beautiful home on Fairview Heights, built in 

1897, where they reside. 

The voungest candidate for favors from 
the reading and advertising public is the Labor 
lourual, a paper which was established July 
4, 1901, as a weekly newspaper, but which 
Januarv 1.3, 1902, appeared as an evening 
daily. The daily was the outgrowth of a dis- 



agreement between employers and printers on 
the other daily newspapers of Marietta. In 
December, 1901, the printers declared a strike 
to be on, and according to agreement ceased 
work. The establishmeht is 'popularly 
financed in small holdings owned by members 
of the trades and labor organizations of Mari- 
etta. It has been a success from the start, 
finding general favor among the people who 
have a friendliness toward organized labor; 
and its columns are well filled with advertise- 
ments of the substantial concerns of the city. 

Tlie original stockholders forming the in- 
corporation were S. E. Blair, Louis Sharp, M. 
L. Purkey, Joseph Jones, Harry Hill, A. E. 
Stewart and Frank Ackerman. This company 
took charge of affairs ]\larch 17, 1901. Since 
starting the company has become much scat- 
tered, but it is owned entirely bv men who are 
members of labor societies. 

The ofl^cers of the company are,— Arthur 
Metcalf. president ; O. P. Hyde, secretary and 
treasurer: S. E. Blair, general manager, 

Mr. Blair, upon whom falls the details of 
management, was born in Pomeroy, Meigs 
County, August 29, 1868, the fcjurth child of 
Joel M.' and Mary Sharp Blair. The subject 
of our sketch was educated in the public 
schools of Harmar (now West Marietta), 
quitting at the close of the grammar school 
grades, under the late John D. Phillips. His 
first work as an earner of money was in the 
ofiice of the Marietta Leader. This began 
January 17, 1886; and he was connected v.'ith 
the paper, as job printer, until August i, 190'-). 
March 17, 1901. Mr. Blair, with James I. Gold- 
smith, bought a job printing office of Messrs. 
.•\rbour and Brenan, and they conducted af- 
fairs until the inauguration of the incorporated 
company referred to above. 

The College Ohio is puljlished by the stu- 
dents of Marietta College, and appears monthly 
during the college year. Its editors are ap- 
pointed by the literary societies of the College, 
and it bears in its columns the news of college 
matters, local and general. 

Such is the life of the papers that now ex- 
ist in Marietta. In Beverly there is a weekly 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



newspaper — Beverly Dispatch — piiblislied by 
H. O. Goodrich, and established by Hon. Jolm 
C. Preston, an attorney of that place. The 
paper meets with good patronage, and is an 
institution of the town in which it is located. 

In New Matamoras is published the Mail, 
a w-eekdy newspaper, owned and edited by Ed. 
B. Hutchinson, who gives it such impulse as 
the community justifies, and that is considera- 
ble for a place of its size. J. M. Miller, a 
young man of Little Hocking, prints the Buck- 
eye, a sheet which finds popularity in its neigh- 
borhood. 

With the rise and fall of the journalistic 
tide in Washington County, there have been 
many barques to appear and disappear, and 
their voyages bore greater or less interest to 
the public, in the main a losing venture to the 
projectors and owners of the crafts. A list 
of them would appear like this : 

The Counneiiiafor and Marietta Recorder, 
a Federalist newspaper, opposing the Ga,:etfe, 
and first issued September i6. 1807, by Dun- 
ham & Gardiner. In two years the paper was 
discontinued, dying for lack of patronage. 

The Marietta and Washington CoHnty Pi- 
hit. the first Democratic paper in Washington 
County, and the institution which the Times 
of today may call its ancestor — although the 
chain was several times broken — was started 
April 7. 1S26. with George Dunlevy and A. 
V. D. Joline publishers. At first the Pilot 
was neutral, Init later it stood for the cause of 
Andrew Jackson. During this campaign a 
printer in the Friend office got at the forms of 
the Pilot and transposed its head to read "Li- 
pot." The Friend, in referring to the change, 
suggested that at last the opposition sheet had 
come out with its true heading, and compli- 
mented it on its display of candor. The Pilot 
li\'ed until 1830, when in May it was discon- 
tinued. 

John Brough, afterward Governor of Ohio, 
and his brother, Charles H. Brough, had both 
worked on the Pilot as printers and they 
bought the material of that defunct paper, with 
the result that on January 8, 183 1, they issued 
the Western Republican and Marietta Adver- 



tiser. The Broughs, with John as its editijr. 
made a strong paper of the Republican, and 
they supported the Jackson administration. 
Later, in the split between Jackson and Cal- 
houn, the Republican supported the latter, and 
lost prestige to such an extent that it was com- 
pelled to suspend, and the plant was taken to 
Parkersburg. It had an existence of about 
two years. Later the Broughs started the 
Cincinnati Enquirep, one of the great news- 
paper gold mines today. 

In 1S34 John S. McCracken started a 
Democratic newspaper to succeed the Repub- 
lican, and it lived only about eight weeks when 
a note was found in the office which read, 
"I'm off, as the fly said when it lit on the 
mustard pot." 

In August, 1835, Charles B. Flood start- 
ed the Marietta Democrat, and he published 
the same until 1838, when the ownership was 
transferred to Jacob Baughey, who soon failed, 
and the property became Daniel Radenbaugh's. 
He issued the Washington County Democrat 
in April, 1840, but the paper only existed a 
short time. It was revived in 1844 by J. C. C. 
Carroll, and passed out of existence within a 
year. 

Washington County had no Democratic 
paper until 1849, when Amos Layman, a young 
man just graduated from Marietta College, 
and reading law at the time, was prevailed 
upon to undertake the editorship of a new 
Democratic organ. This he did, and a new 
outfit was purchased, with which to print the 
Marietta Republican. This paper was an im- 
mediate success, and was conducted by Mr. 
Layman for over five years, when it was trans- 
ferred to A. W. McCormick, who later became 
a Republican, and who still lives in Cincinnati. 
The Republican lived until 1863, when it 
ceased to be, and there \\as no Democratic 
paper in Marietta until the establishment of 
the Times in 1864 by Walter C. Hood. 

The Home Nezvs, a small quarto, was 
started January i, 1859, by E. Winchester, but 
in 1862 it was purchased by Mr. Stimson, who 
merged it. with the lulelligeneer. into the 
Register. 



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The Marictla CuUcgiatc Magazine, edited 
by students of Marietta College, was pul)lished 
for three years, beginning in June, 1854. 

The Marietta Collegiate Quarterly was 
edited by students of the College and appeared 
for one year — 1865. 

About 1884 F. A. Crippen and his brother, 
John Crippen, started a daily evening news- 
paper, calling it the Daily Nezi's. It lived but 
a few weeks, when it was discontinued, and 
the proprietors satisfied thanselves with print- 
ing a weekly which ran for a few months, 
when its publication was discontinued. The 
latter was called the Dollar Weekly Nezvs, and 
it was the first weekly to be issued at that price 
in this locality. The plant of the Neivs was 
bought by Hon. Theodore F. Davis after the 
death of the A^ezi's. 

In the spring of 1894, John H. Snodgrass 
conceived the idea of starting a daily morning 
paper in Marietta. This conception took form 
in the Marietta Daily Dispatch. It found a 
field immediately, but in a few weeks the Regis- 
ter became a daily, and in less than a year the 
Leader also issued a daily, making an opposi- 
tion tide which the Dispatch could not stem. 
In June, 1895, the Daily Dispatch ceased to be, 
and its editor issued a few numbers of a semi- 
weekly, then quit, and the outfit was returned 
to the type foundry whence it came. 

Along in the latter "nineties," Prof. J. L. 
Mills started a paper which was to appear 
weekly, and which he called the Iterator. Pro- 



fessor Mills had an idea that he could print 
and circulate a paper without subscribers. He 
figured that his advertising would pay for issu- 
ing a paper weekly, so, i)rinting 5,000 copies 
each week, he caused them to be passed around 
— attending to much of the circulating person- 
ally. This work Mr. Mills did for several 
months, when he concluded that the game was 
not worth the candle, and he discontinued the 
Iterator. 

In 1899, Dr. John McBurney, of Cam- 
bridge, desired, on account of failing health, to 
dispose of a county educational paper called 
the Ohio Teacher, which he had published at 
his home for 19 years. It was purchased bv 
Prof. Martin R. Andrews and Supt. H. G. 
Williams, and the office was moved to Mari- 
etta. At the time of this transfer the Ohio 
Teacher had a large subscription list from the 
counties near to Guernsey. Tlie new owners 
immediately established agencies and pushed 
the paper to all parts of the State, at the same 
time changing from the newspaper to the mag- 
azine form and materially increasing its size. 
It now has a circulation of about 6,000 pretty 
well distributed over the State. In 1902, 
Superintendent Williams accepted a call to take 
charge of the new Nomial School at Athens, 
Ohio. Professor Andrews therefore sold out 
his share in the Ohio Teacher and Superin- 
tendent W'illiams removed the oftice of publica- 
tion to his new home. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



BANKS AND BANKING. 



We are indebted for the greater portion of 
the descriptive and statistical matter contained 
in this chapter to the Centennial nuniljer of 
the Marietta Register. 

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. 

The articles of association of the First Na- 
tional Bank bear the date November 14, 1863, 
and the signatures of Beman Gates, William 
F. Curtis, John Newton, J. B. Hovey, M. P. 
Wells, D. P. Bosworth and A. B. 'Battelle. 
These seven gentlemen were prominent Mari- 
etta business men, and between them held all 
of the original stock of the bank, and consti- 
tuted the first Board of Directors. On De- 
cember 4, 1863, the Comptroller of the Cur- 
rency, Hon. Hugh McCulloch, authorized the 
new institution to commence business. The 
"National Banking Act" had become a law on 
February 25th of the same year, and this bank 
was one of the first to organize under it. Its 
number is 142. Since that date nearly 6,000 
national banks have been organized. Beman 
Gates was elected president, William F. Cur- 
tis, cashier, and Dr. H. B. Shipman, teller. 
The new bank opened its doors early in 1864 
in a small room in a building then standing on 
the site of the Colonial Block. In January, 
1865, the building at the corner of Front and 
Greene streets was purchased of D. C. Skin- 
ner, and after a complete remodeling was occu- 
pied in November. Here the bank remained 



until May of the present year, when, the busi- 
ness having been transferred to temporary 
cjuarters in the Bellevue Hotel Block, the 
building was torn down to give place to the 
magnificent structure which has been erected 
on that corner, and which the bank hopes to 
occupy early in 1902. 

The capital of the bank was increased from 
$50,000 to $100,000 in May, 1864, and to 
$150,000 in July, 1872. Here it has remained 
since. The surplus for many years after the 
last increase of capital stood at $30,000, but 
on November i, 1900, it was increased to 
$150,000, and the undivided profits now 
amount to nearly $75,000 more. The policy 
nf the present management is to build up a 
large surplus and undivided profit account, 
rather than to pay large dividends to its stock- 
holders. During the nearly 40 years of its 
existence, the First National Bank has been 
a tower of strength in this community, and 
during tlie more recent years has been recog- 
nized not only as the leading financal institu- 
tion in Southeastern Ohio, but as one of the 
strongest, most progressive, and at the same 
time, one of the most conservative banks in the 
entire Ohio Valley. Its business has grown 
immensely, until its individual deposits aver- 
age more than $1,000,000, and its volume of 
business aggregates about $60,000,000 per 
year. The following is a condensed statement 
of the condition of the bank at the close of 
l)usiness December 10, 1901 : 



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Loans and discounts $1,101,526 94 

Overdrafts 3.006 57 

U. S. bonds to secure circulation 150,000 00 

U. S. bonds to secure U. S. deposits 50,000 00 

Other bonds 41.545 00 

Premium on bonds 1 7,500 00 

Banking house and other real estate 61.800 00 

Due from reserve agents and 

other banks $149,320 43 

Cash 105,470 03 

5 per cent, redemption fund.. .. 7.500 00 



$262,290 46 
$1,687,668 97 



LI.\1)II.1TIES 



Capita! $150,000 00 

Surplus and undivided profits 221,70474 

Circulation 148,200 00 

Individual deposits $1,057,17898 

Bank deposits 60.585 25 

U. S. deposits 50.000 00 



$1,167,764 23 
$1,687,668 97 

The officials of the bank have been connect- 
ed with it for many years. William W. Mills 
is the president, succeeding Beman Gates in 
June, 1887. Col. T. W. Moore has held the 
position of vice-president since January, 1895, 
succeeding M. P. Wells, who died in Septem- 
ber, 1894. Joseph S. Goebel is cashier, and 
George C. Best is assistant cashier. The lat- 
ter has been connected with the bank since 
1869, while Mr. Goebel has served it contita- 
ually for nearly 29 years. The Board of di- 
rectors consists of the president, the vice-presi- 
dent and Charles Penrose, W. D. Devol and 
John Mills. 

The other employees are as follows : Rob- 
ert N. Payne and John C. Otto, tellers ; Harry 
M. liart and George M. Knox, individual 
book-keepers ; John L. Lehnhard, general book- 
keeper ; Harry Wendelken, clerk ; Fred M. 
Reed, messenger; Miss Laura Best, stenog- 
rapher. 

The new building is a modern structure in 
every respect, and in its interior appointments 
will be superb and probably unexcelled by any 
like edifice in the Ohio Valley. The banking 
room proper is a very large, well-lighted room. 



and when completed with marble floors, ma- 
hogany counters and furniture, will be beauti- 
ful. A massive chrome steel-lined vault for 
money and securities, with 221 safe deposit 
boxes for the use of customers, has been erect- 
ed by the Diebold Safe & Lock Company of 
Canton. Tlie metal alone in this impregnable 
vault weighs 25 tons. Two other tire-proof 
vaults for books and storage purposes are on 
the banking floor, while on other floors fire- 
proof vaults have been constructed for the use 
of the River Gas Company, the Buckeye & 
Eureka Pipe Line Company, the Ohio River 
Bridge & Ferry Company, who are to occupy 
offices in the building. 

In immediate connection with the banking 
office is a reception room for ladies, a custom- 
ers' room, president's room, directors' room, 
coupon roonts, and a multitude of conveniences 
to facilitate business and make it attractive. 

The new home of the First National Bank 
wlill Iw in keeping with the solid, substantial 
character of the institution. 

THE CITIZENS NAT10N.\L U.VNK 

Opened December 9, 1889, in their build- 
ing, at No. 123 Putnam street, with $50,000 
capital. Harlow Chapin, president ; Theo- 
dore F. Davis, vice-president ; E. M. Booth, 
cashier. Mr. Chapin died in September, 1891, 
and was succeeded January, 1892, by A. T. 
Nye, president, and D. B. Torpy was elected 
vic^president. In February, 1893, the bank 
removed to the corner of Putnam and Second 
streets, the buildinig now occupied ; the cap- 
ital was increased to $100,000, June i, 1893. 
Mr. Nye died in January, 1899, and E. M. 
Booth, the present president, was chosen, and 
Thomas M. Sheets was elected cashier and 
Charles T. Booth, assistant cashier. Present 
officers and employees: E. M. Booth, presi- 
dent; D. B. Torpy, vice-president; T. M. 
Sheets, cashier; C. L. Booth, assistant cashier; 
C. A. Steadnian, H. L. Limshall and C. E. 
Oesterle. lxx>kkeepers; J. V.. Brighann, mes- 
senger. Directors : D. B. Torpy, B. F. 
Strecker. Jacob Wittig, iM-ank Weber and E. 
Ml. Booth". 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



RESOl^RCES. 

Notes and bills $398,895 83 

U. S. bonds 35.ooo 00 

Banking house 18,000 00 

Cash and due from banl<3 211,558 16 

$663,453 99 

LIABILITIES. 

Capital stock $100,000 00 

Surplu.s and profits 39,885 38 

Circulation 35,ooo 00 

Deposits, individual 451,829 22 

Deposits, bank 36,739 39 

$663,453 99 



THE GERMAN NATIONAL BANK 

Opened for business in Wittlig's ievvclry 
store, August i, 1899, and in the following 
November moved into their present quarters 
at No. 212 Front street. The present officers 
have been with the bank since it started. The 
bank has done a conservative general banking 
business and has accunruiated a good surplus 
for the time it has been organized. The fol- 
lowing are the officers and directors : 



OFFICERS. 

W. H. Ebingf.r President 

T. S. H. ToRNER .~ Vice-President 

S. L. Angle Cashier 

H. T. HoFFER .Assistant Cashier 



W. H. Ebinger, 
Nelson Moore, 

J. A. McCORMICK, 

A. L. GR.\CEy, 
John K.mser, 
j. s. h. torxer, 



\ViLLiAM Wendell, 

W. J. SrEER, 

M. L. Travis, 
W. E. Detlor, 
William Harrington. 



RESOL'RCES. 



Loans and 'discounts %^7i 

U. S. bonds premium 

Furniture and fixtures 6 

Due from banks 2^ 

Redemption fund i 

Cash .' 32: 



792 II 
.688 II 
762 23 
,704 9t 
,250 00 
,930 26 



$373.1-27 62 



liabilities. 

Capital stock $ioo)ooo 00 

Surplus 10.500 00 

Undivided profits 2,284 50 

Circulation 25,000 00 

Other liabilities 30.759 17 

Deposits 204.583 95 

$373,127 62 
THE DIME SAVINGS SOCIETY 

Of Marietta was incorporated in 1871. J. 
L. Mills served as president until 1884, when 
he was succeeded by Jewett Palmer, who 
served until 1890, when Thomas Ewart was 
chosen; and in 1893 W. G. Way was elected, 
who is still the president. E. G. Brigham is 
vice-president. Charles H. Newton, a na- 
tive of Marietta, has been treasurer since 
1877, except from February, 1879, to March 
1 88 1. At the latter date the deposits of the 
Society were $39,000. At the present time 
they are over $690,000. 

The following is a list of the officers and 
a statement of- the condition of the Society, 
December 7, 1901 : 

W. G. Way ■ President 

E. G. Brigham Vice-President 

Charles H. Nev/ton Treasurer 



M. F. Noil, 
M. R. .\ni'Re\vs. 
Charles W. Otto, 
William H. Lord, 
A. W. Tompkins. 



A. 1. Richards, 
J. E. Van Desvoort, 
Henry Wenpelken, 
George B. Sijnderland, 
Tacob Seyler. 



resources. 



Loans on real estate $230,43082 

Loans on other stocks and bonds 5,000 00 

U. S. bonds on hand 115,216 66 

State bonds on h?nd 20,358 00 

' Other stocks and bonds 229,631 79 

Real estate 23,414 88 

Furniture and fixtures i,530 00 

Expenses 2,258 10 

Cash on hand and due from banks ?^i.Z72 22 

Total $71 1,212 47 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



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LIABILITIES. 

Individual deposits $692,228 33 

Undivided profits i8.ot<4 ... 

Due banks and bankers none. 

Other liabilities none. 

Total ?7i 1,212 47 

THE GERM.\N SAVINGS, BUILDING & LOAN 
COMPANY. 

(The German Ban I'crcin Xo. I.) 

The first btiilding and loan company in 
tliis city was started at a called meeting, held 
at the Court House, on September 14, 1870, 
and was organized September 19, 1870, by 
selecting Henr\' Bohl, president; Fred Blume, 
secretary; W'illiam Lorey, assistant secretary; 
and Martin Schmidt, treasurer. 

The directors were : Jacob Alueller, Gott- 
lieb Meister, Philip Schramm, George Bach- 
mann, Henry Bahlman, Theobald Triem, Dan- 
iel Otterbein and B. E. Stoehr. 

The first payments of dues were received 
October 3rd of the same year, at Otterbein's 
Hall on Ohio street; the business was con- 
ducted on the terminating plan, of which the 
fourth serial terminated was on October 19, 
1896, and was succeeded by the present com- 
pany. 

The German Savings, Building & Loan 
Company, which is conductetd on the perpet- 
ual plan, with a capital stock of $1,000,000, 
divided in 10,000 shares of $100, has assets 
of $305,000; loans on first mortgage of $300,- 
000, and a surplus fund of $4,500, with 1,075 
shareholders. 

This company receives weekly payments 
and also issues paid-up stock certificates, 
which are in good demand. 

The management is conservative, and the 
business comes unsolicited. 

It is a source of congratulation to the offi- 
cers having charge of the business that dur- 
ing the 31 years since the time the company 
was organized, not a mortgage has been fore- 
closed and not a dollar has been lost to the 
stockholders. The present officers of the 
company are: Jacob Rech, president; John 
Lenz, vice-president; John Bickert, treasurer; 



and Fred Blume, Sr., secretary (who was also 
the first secretary in 1870). 

Directors: Jacob Rech, John Lenz, Hen- 
ry Blume, Jacob Gephart, Peter Grub, Charles 
Rech, John Oesterle, William Geyer. 

THE WASHINGTON COi:NTY SANTNGS, LOAN & 
HL'ILDING COMl'A.W 

Was organized April 10, 1890, with an 
authorized capital of $100,000. The capital 
has since been increased to $1,000,000. The 
assets of the company are about $465,000, 
which consist of lirst mortgages on real es- 
tate in Washington County, Ohio, and on the 
company's own stock. The company does not 
own any real estate. It loans money on first 
mortgage on real estate in Washington Coun- 
ty only, loaning from one-half to two-thirds 
the value of the property securing said loans. 

Since the company was organized it has 
taken in from members over $1,300,000. 

During the same time it has loaned 
over $850,000, and has never lost a 
dollar, and nez'er foreclosed a mortgage. Fur- 
thermore, it has not a mortgage on its books 
that a careful investor would not be willing to 
take off its hands. 

From January i, 1891, to July i, 1901, 
the company paid its members $106,616.47 in 
dividends. The office of the company is in the 
Law Building on Putnam street. 

OFFICERS. 

D. R. Roon '. President 

T. W. Athev Vice-President 

"S. C. Wii.HELM Secretary 

G. J. I.UNn Treasurer 

J. P. W.ARD Attorney 

DIRECTORS. 
W. A. P.\TTF.RSON, J. A. PlUMER, 

W. E. Hill, J. W. Athey, 

D. R. Rood. 

THE PIONEER CITY BUILDING & LOAN COM- 
PANY 

Was organized July 31, 1893. Thomas 
Ewart, A. L. Gracey, George Howell, Willis 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.. 



Morris and John Kaiser were the incorpora- 
tors. The company commenced with a cap- 
ital stock of $100,000, whicli has been in- 
creased from time to time to $2,000,000. The 
directors and officers, except the secretary and 
treasurer, have served without pay over eight 
years, and during aU that time have not failed 
to have a quorum of the directors present for 
the transaction of business every Saturday 
night except one — during the 1898 flood. The 
company has not foreclosed a mortgage nor 
lost a dollar in any way. It is purely mutual 
and co-operative, all depositors being mem- 
bers and sharing in the profits pro rata, ac- 
cording to the amounts to their credit. It pays 
dividends on paid-up stock for the time the 
money remains with the company, irrespec- 
tive of the time of year it is placed with, or 
withdrawn from, it. The company now, for 
the first time, owns its own home, liaving re- 
cently purchased the buildmg on Second 
street in which its office has been located dur- 
ing the past five years. 

The present officers are: J. S. Simpson, 
president; J. S. H. Torner, vice-president; 
O. P. Hyde, secretary; O. P. Hyde, treas- 
urer; J. C. Brenan, attorney. J. S. Simp- 
son, N. Moore, A. L. Gracev, D. S. Boyle, 
W. H. H. Jett, J. M. Williams, S. J. Hath- 
away, J. S. H. Torner, and H. E. Smith, 
directors. The company's office is open for 
business on all business days, from 8 A. M. 
to 12 M., and from i P. M. to 5 P. ]\I., and 
also Saturday evenings from 6 to 9 o'clock. 



Cash on hand $2,49,^ 05 

Internal revenue stamps 38 0° 

Loans nn mortgage security 402,845 58 

Loans on stock security 600 00 

Furniture and fixtures 120 50 

Due for insurance from borrowers 8 40 

Real estate 15.00000 

$421,706 13 



IIAEIt.ITIES. 

Running stock and dividends, including 

credits on mortgage loans $97,531 82 

Paid-up stock 314,000 00 

Piorrowed money 5*500 00 

Fund for contingent losses 4-574 31 

$421,106 13 

THE PEOPLES BANKING & TRU.ST COMPANY. 

D, A. Barti.ktt President 

A. D. FoLLRTT Vice-President 

George W. Horne. Secretary and Treasurer 

DIRECTORS. 

D. A. Bartlett, William Reader, 

A. D. FoLLETT, John JL Becker, 

H. C. Lord, W. J. Cram, 

W. R. Grimes, P. ]. Donnelly, 

M. M. Rose. 

EXECUTIVE committee. 

D. A. Bartlett, W. J. Cram, 

H. C. Lord. 

This company began business in the St. 
Clair Building on Putnam street, next to the 
Post Office, opposite the \\'ashington County 
Court House, May 26, 1902. 

Money is received on deposit, subject to 
check. Interest is- paid on time deposits at 
the rate of three per cent per annum, if left 
six months; and four per cent, if left 12 
months. 

Loans are made on good personal, collat- 
eral or real estate securit}' at current rates. 
The feature that has, perhaps, proved most 
Ijeneficial to the community is the loaning of 
money on real estate security. 

In addition to the banking department, 
there are trust, safe-deposit and savings de- 
partments. 

Besides these, there are in the county the 
Citizen's Bank of Beverly, organized in March, 
1875, with E. S. Mcintosh as president, and 
C. W. Reynolds, as cashier, and the more re- 
cently organized national banks of New Mata- 
moras and Lowell, all of which are elsewhere 
mentioned. 



CHAPTER. XVII. 



THE OIL INDUSTRY. 

The History Since Cow Run— Opekations in Each Township — Drilling — Shooting — 
Pumping — Accidents — Operation — Leasing — Capital Invested in Washington 
County — The Future Prospects. 



the history since cow run. 

Less than a haif century ago the oil terri- 
tory of Washington County comprised but a 
few farms, situated in the vaUey of a small 
stream, known to all oil men as Cow Run. The 
wells were drilled in the crudest manner, many 
of them by the old spring-pole method. The 
tools in use were so light that the "toolie" 
could easily carry them to a blacksmith shop 
half a mile away to have them repaired. And 
when oil was found it was barreled at the well 
and carted for miles over the roughest country 
roads to the Ohio River, where it was shipped 
to some Eastern market. The following, taken 
from an old n(3tebook, will give some idea of 
the cost of marketing a barrel of crude oil: 

Government tax . $i 00 

Barrel 3 25 

Teaming i 25 

Freig'ht to New York 3 65 

Warehouse r 00 

Leakage 25 

Total Sio 40 

Thus, it can be understood that even after 
many months of drilling, the dauntless opera- 
tor was yet in the same dilemma as the lirsh- 
man with his pig, which he headed for Cork 
to get to Dublin and declared it was much less 
trou'lile to raise than to get to miarket. Yet the 
possibilities of the business were so great that 



it brought in tlie held men of the very high- 
est order of business ability; men 
whose motto was to act, and no matter what 
the difficulties were, no sooner were they dis- 
covered than they were mastered. And 
by their efforts they have brought the crud- 
est industry to the most systematic and im- 
portant in our county. 

operations in each township. 

The producing territory has gradually ex- 
tended from Old Cow Run until it has reached 
aimiost every part of our county; at least it is 
necessary to study it by townships to realize 
the extent of the developments. 

By begiiming at the northeast corner of the 
count}- wc estimate tiie following producing 
leases : 

Grandview 25 producing leases. 

'ndcpendence 50 

Ludlow 30 " " 

Liberty ,• - 15 

Lawrence 50 " '' 

Xcwport 75 

Aureliijs 75 " " 

Salem 2.5 " " 

Fearing 10 " " 

Marietta 50 '" " 

Adams 30 " '" 

Muskingum 6 " " 

Warren 50 " " 

Waterford o " " 

Watertown 5 " " 

Barlow 2 '" " 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Dur.iham _ o producing leases. 

Belpre o 

Palmer 30 " 

Fairfield 

Decati'.r 2 " " 

Wesley 30 

Total 560 

Thus, it can be seen that from a lialf-dozen 
farms with a very small area of production the 
industry has now extended to over 500 farms, 
with thousands of acres of developed terri- 
tory. But this could never have been done 
without vast improvements in drilling, shoot- 
ing and pumping the wells, as well as trans- 
porting the oil to market. 



The first improvement was the introduc- 
tion of steam power for drilling; then, as oil 
was found to exist at greater depth, we see 
the stately 80-foot derrick in the place of the 
pole derrick, and the small drilling tools have 
changed until now we find on the end of a 
2,000-foot cable a 60-foot stem of two tons 
weight, with long stroke jars and heavy bit of 
400 pounds weight, so that four good men can 
send the bit into the Berea sand at a depth of 
2,000 feet in a month of. 30 days or even less. 

SHOOTING. 

Invention and skill in drilling has made 
it possible to find the oil-bearing rock, no mat- 
ter at what depth Nature may have hidden it. 
But many places where oil was found in the 
right formation, the pump failed to take it 
out in paying quantities, and some ingenious 
operator suggested "blast it with rock pow- 
der;" no sooner said than done, and the re- 
sults more than paid for the expense. If pow- 
der is good, nitro-glycerine will be better, un- 
til the shooting of a well is the rule, unless it 
should flow or show by some signs that it 
will pump 40 or 50 barrels per day, natur- 
ally. 

Many wells that are now producing in pay- 
ing quantities would have been abandoned as 
drv holes 20 years ago, because A\'hen they 



were first drilled in, they showed so little oil 
that they would not pay for the pumping. In 
some fields, wells are found that will not pump 
five barrels per day, naturally; but after they 
are shot they will pump 50 barrels per day for 
months, and when they decrease again in their 
production a second shot will sometimes bring 
them back almost to their first production. 

The glycerine is lowered into the well in 
long cans or "shells" as they are called, most- 
ly about eight feet long and containing about 
20 quarts to the shell. Sometimes the shell 
is not filled full, but when the sandrock is 
very hard twO' or three shells are put in, and 
in extreme cases as much as 200 quarts have 
been used. Upon the last shell is placed a 
cap, and when everything is ready a piece of 
iro*i called the "go-devil'' is dropped in the 
well ; this explodes the cap, which in turn ex- 
plodes the glycerine. 

Sometimes the glycerine is exploded by a 
jack-squib, which is a small shell filled with 
about a half a pint of glycreine and a time fuse 
attached; this fuse is lighted and the shell 
dropped in the well. When the fuse burns to 
the glycerinie the explosion will follow. The 
last few years the electric shot has helped in 
the fact that in exploding the glycerine the 
casing was often so torn that it took many days 
to get the well in shape again, and sometimes 
it was destroyed entirely ; but when an insu- 
lated wire is attached to the last shell, all the 
casing can be drawn from the well and the 
shot exploded by the electric spark, and then 
the casing can be put back again. 

The force of the explosion seems to rend 
the rock for many feet around, and make crev- 
ices, all of which terminate in the shot hole; 
then when the well is pumped the oil from 
quite a distance around will continually fill up 
the shot hole and in this way keep a supply on 
hand all the time for the pump. Otherwise 
there would be so little in the shot hole that 
the pump could scarcely work. 



Next in importance to shooting wells is the 
modern method of rigging up and pumping 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



417 



with the o-as engine. In early times a boiler 
and engine were required at every well; a lit- 
tle later a boiler was placed in some conven- 
ient location and steam lines run to the engines 
that were left at each well, thus requiring an 
immense amount of fuel and labor to keep the 
wells pumping. And when a well got below 
five or six barrels per day the income would 
scarcely justify the expense. 

NoKv, when a new lease is developed, a 
suitable location is selected for a gas engine 
and power house. A good 25-horsepower gas 
engine can be bought for less than $500, a 
double eccentric power engine for as much 
more, both of which should be placed upon as 
solid a foundation as possible. The work of 
placing the timbers, building the power-house 
and engine-house will be about $500 more, 
making the little plant cost about $1,500. 

By means of swings, rod-lines can be run 
out from the power in every direction to wells 
on any ordinary lease of two or three hundred 
acres, so that as many as 75 wells have been 
pumped from one power. The fuel for the 
engine, of course, is gas taken direct from the 
casing head and conducted to the engine, and 
is exploded in the cylinder on opposite sides of 
the piston alternately. 

The actual cost of the pumping expenses is 
reduced to a mere nominal sum; the gas oth- 
erwise would be a waste product. The amount 
required to run a 25-horsep()wer gas engine 
is scarcely more than that rec|uired to run an 
ordinary cooking stove, and the attention re- 
quired is so little that the leaseman can give 
his timie to other work, as it is cnstomaiw 
everywhere to go to the engine in the morn- 
ing and oil and start it, and it verj- seldom re- 
quires any further attention until time to shut 
it down in the evening; its mechanism is so 
simple that any ordinary person can learn its 
re(|uirements in one week's tin:e. 

If a lease is already equipped and adjacent 
territory is found on which the wells are not 
over 600 feet deep and will produce one bar- 
rel a day of white sand oil, it will be a profit- 
able investment to drill for the same at the 
present price of oil, $1.30 per barrel. Or if 



a lease of 50 wells has produced sufficient oil 
to pay for itself and then is making but one- 
half barrel per day. or even one-fourth of a 
barrel per day, it is good property so long as 
the price of oil is above $1 per barrel. 

So it is certain that the little gas engine has 
brought into active and profitable operation 
territory tiiat only a few }ears ago was of no 
\alue \\hate\cr. 

ACCIDEXTS. 

Shooting wells is, of course, a very haz- 
ardous business ; the shooter is in danger all 
the time; but prol)ably the most accidents oc- 
cur at the time the shells are lowered in the 
well; if the well should flow while the shells 
are being lowered into it they will, of course, 
be thrown out quickly, and in falling to the 
derrick floor will explode, and very often be- 
fore the shooter can get far enough away to 
save his life. 1 was an eye-witness once 
when the shooter drop])cd a 20-quart shell 
into a well in which he had already lowered 
20 quarts, and 20 more quarts were in cans on 
the derrick floor. The explosion followed" 
very quickly and blew the casing out of the 
w'ell, also the top of the derrick off, but did 
not explode the glycerine that was on the der- 
rick floor. As for the crew and shooter, how 
they ran 200 feet, while that shell was falling 
600 feet, was a mystery, but they did, and 
no one was injured. 

The most disastrous accident in our coun- 
ty was at Whipple, when a jack-squib was 
dropped in the well, and by some unexplained 
cause was thrown out upon the derrick floor; 
when a number of bystanders went up to see 
the result of the shot, the squib exploded and 
killed seven of the party. 

OPERATION. 

As soon as a tank is filled with oil a di- 
vision order is signed and sent to the Pitts- 
burg ofiice and is as follows : 

Marietta. O., — 12 — i, 1901. 
To the Buckeye Pipe Line Company— MACKSBURG 
Division. 
The undersigned certify and guarantee that they 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



are the legal owners of Williams Farm Oil Co., Wells 
No. I and up. on IJ'illiams Farm. Marietta Township, 
ll'ashi}igtoH County, State of Ohio, including the roy- 
alty interest, and until further notice you will credit 
all oil as per directions below. 



A. J, Williams 
J. C. Jones 
]. E. Wilson 
James Parr 
W. I. Johnson 



Division of 
Interest. 



ys R. I. 
'4 w. I. 
X w. I. 
X w. I. 
'4 w. I. 



postoffice 
Address. 



Marietta, Ohio. 
Marietta, Ohio. 
Marietta, Ohio. 
Elba, Ohio. 
Reno, Ohio. 



Pipe Line Tank Nos. 12,492. 



The Buckeye Pipe Line Company— MACKSBURG 
DIVISION — is hereby authorized until further notice, 
to receive oil from wells for transportation for said 
parties severally in the proportions named, subject to 
the following conditions: 

FIRST. — Payment of a transportation charge of 20 
cents per barrel; the point of delivery of said oil shall 
be at the option of The Buckeye Pipe Line Company 
within its MACKSBURG DIVISION, 

SECOND. — The Buckeye Pipe Line Company shall 
charge storage at the close of each month on so much 
of the oil so received which shall have remained unde- 
livered from the preceding month, at the rate of 25 cents 
per day per thousand barrels, so long as the market 
price of oil certificate is Ijelow $i per barrel; 30 cents 
per day when the market price is from $1 to $1.50 per 
barrel ; and 40 cents per day when the market price is 
above $1.50 per barrel. No charge, however, to be made 
in the rate of storage on account of the price going 
above or below the price named, unless the market 
price remains above or below the specified point for 
thirty consecutive days. 

THIRD.— The Buckeye Pipe Line Company shall 
deduct two per cent, from all oil received from wells 
into its custody on account of dirt and sediment, and 
in addition shall deduct one-twentieth of one per cent, 
for each degree of artificial heat above normal tem- 
perature to which said oil shall have been subjected, and 
oil shall be steamed as heretofore. 

We agree in case of anv adverse claim of title to 
furnish THE BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY 
satisfactory evidence of title, ' or failing to do so, to 
furnish satisfactory indemnity, upon reasonable demand, 
against such adverse claim or claims, and that the said 
THE BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY may retain 
the oil until we do so, or until the dispute as to owner- 
ship is settled. 
Witness : 

Henry James, A. J. Williams, 

H. C. Atnm, J. C. Jones, 

James Coulter, J. E. ll'ilson, 

Wilson Anderson, James Parr, 

A. H. Mahle, W. J. Johnson. 



The wells of our county jjump more or 
less salt water which comes in with the oil; 
the salt water necessitates running the oil into 
what is called "receiving tanks," where the 
salt water separates from the oil hv gravity, 
and is drained off. The oil is then run into 
"stock tanks,'' of lOO to 250 barrels capacity. 

When the oil gets into the stock tanks it is 
at market; although these stock tanks belong 
to the lease, and are situated upon it, yet they 
are controlled by the Standard Oil Company, 
if the oil is sold to them (and they are the only 
buyers in our county at present). As soon 
as the tanks are erected the Standard Oil Com- 
pany connects them to their pipe line and 
locks the "stop-cock." The tank is then 
"strapped," that is, measured in circumference 
at every one-fourth inch in altitude, and these 
measurements are sent to the Bradford office, 
where charts are made of the tank, reducing 
the measurements in inches to barrels. One 
chart is kept in the office and a duplicate sent 
to the lease owners. 

Then the ganger is notified, and he meas- 
ures the tank in altitude, turns the oil into the 
Standard's line and then takes the measure- 
ment again and gives a "run ticket" to the 
owner, which is a receipt for oil that has been 
taken. This "run ticket" is as follows : 

THE BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY— Macksburg Division 

A UG. 21, Itiij 1. 

TEMPERATURE. 

Cold Degs 

Steamed ------- Degs 

iSmtt/i. Talbott d- Moore. Owners. 



Dist. No. 1 7 

TICKET NO. 
1 J, 1 J 

WELLS Nos. 
3 to .5 



Isaac ArmstroiKj, Farm. 







FT. 


IN. 




FT. 


IN. 




FT. 


IN. 




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12 6 17 


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4 



I 1st Meas. 9 A. M. 
\ 2d Meas. 7 P. Jif. 



W. P. Gage. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITTZENS. 



421 



The same day the ganger telegraphs his 
runs to the Pittsburg office, where Ijy refer- 
ence to the division order and chart, credit is 
given in barrels to the land owner, and also to 
all who have any interest in the property. The 
lease owner's interests are referred to as W. 
I. (working interest) and the land owners R. 
I. (royalty interest). 

The next day after the oil is run into the 
pipe line, any one of the owners can sell his in- 
terest in the same by calling at the nearest 
home office. He will receive the price at 
which oil is selling the day he asks to sell. If 
he thinks oil will advance he can leave his oil 
in the line and sell at his pleasure. 

The Standard Oil Company attempts to 
lay all lines that lead from a particular field, 
so that the oil from the many tanks will flow 
by the force of gravity to some central loca- 
tion. This place is selected after a careful 
study of the streams of the region, and here 
they erect a station, which, consists of thous- 
ands of barrels of tankage, and a large boiler 
house and pumps with power and capacity suf- 
ficient to send all oil collected one relay to- 
ward the seaboard. 

Many stations must be passed before the 
oil reaches the large refineries of the East; 
but the oil that leaves Washington County, 
Ohio, on Monday can be delivered in Phila- 
delphia on the following Monday. But I 
would not have you believe that any such time 
is required for the delivery of an order for 
oil. As the lines are kept full all the time, a 
delivery can be begun almost before the click 
of the instrument that orders it dies away. 

The amount of oil sent out of our county 
varies considerably from month to month, ow- 
ing to new wells that are liable to come in and 
increase the production for a few weeks at a 
time. But the yearly production for the last 
five years does not fluctuate so much. 

For the year ending October 31. 1901, 
Washington County, Ohio, sent to market i,- 
394,794 barrels of white sand oil, or a daily 
average of 3,874 barrels. 

If this had been sold on October 31st, it 
would iiave brought into the county $1,813,- 



225. Or if it was sold daily as it was pro- 
duced, it gave to our people $5,036 every time 
old "Sol" made his circle. 

LEASING. 

Oil properties are bought and sold on their 
daily productions. Usually a lo-day option 
is taken at an agreed price per barrel. The 
property is carefully gauged for tlie 10 days, 
and should it make 180 barrels in the 10 days, 
the daily gauge would be 18 barrels, and if the 
option was at $1,000 per barrel, the price is 
then fixed at $18,000. Tliis, of course, in- 
cludes all machinery, tankage and everything 
pertaining to the operating of the lease. 

The price of production varies as every- 
thing else. But it is perhaps a little higher 
now than it has been for the last 10 years. 

It is almost impossible to find a good prop- 
erty, where all equipments are first-class, that 
the owners do not ask $1,000 per barrel for 
the san-Je. In fact there are many properties 
in our county that could not be bought for 
$1,000 per barrel. With this as a basis, the 
producing properties of Washington County 
would sell for $1,000 times 3,874, or $3,874,- 
000. 

CAPIT.\L INVESTED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. 

To find the amount of money represented 
by the oil industi"}- in Washington County it is 
necessary to add to the sum that represents the 
lease values the amount the Standard Oil Com- 
pany has invested in pipe lines and Stations, 
which is as follows : 

293 miles of 2-inch line pipe at 11J/2 cents 

per foot $177,909 60 

79 miles of 3-inch line pipe at 24'-2 cents 

per foot 102,194 40 

40 miles of 4-inch line pipe at 35 ccntis per 

foot 73.920 00 

4 miles of 5-inch line pipe at 47^2 cents per 

foot 10,032 00 

37 miles of 6-iiich line pipe at 61 cents per 

foot 1 19.169 00 

$483,225 00 
The principal Pumping Stations are situ- 



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ated at Elba, Payne, Wolf Creek and Lowell, 
and represent $50,000 at least. 

Tilie representation of the oil industry of 
Washington County, Ohio, would be, in mon- 
ey as fiillows : 

Value of leases $3,874,000 00 

Value O'f pipe lines 483---5 60 

Stations 50,000 00 

Total $4,407,225 60 

This investment is larger than the ap- 
praised value of all the real estate in the city 
of Marietta, which in the last appraisement 
was $4,113,360. 

The Standard Oil Company paid for labor, 
in caring for their interests during the last 
year, $150,000. This, added to the sale of 
oil, $1,813,225.00, will give the annual in- 
come direct from the oil industry, $1,963,225. 
The total value of all horses, cattle, miules, 
sheep and hogs that was reported by the as- 
sessors of the county for the last year, w^as 
$803,343, or less than one-half the annual in- 
come from the oil industry. 



THE FUTURE PROSPECTS. 

In the list of townships, it will be noticed 
that all east of the Muskingum River are pro- 
ducers, and the four non-producing townships 
are well to the west, where they have not been 
thoroughly tested as yet. But the wild-catter 
is at work out in the west end as never before, 
and as he has been very successful, so we think 
his success will continue, and it will not be 
long until every township in the county will 
be a producer. 

On the east side of the Muskingum, the 
following sands are productive: first Cow 
Run : second Cow Run, Salt, Maxon, Keener, 
Injun and Berea. On the west side the first 
Cofw Run is practically the only one as yet 
tested. So with these facts before us, wc do 
not fear any permanent decrease in production 
for years to come, but, in fact, we can safely 
believe that Washington County, Ohio, will 
receive an annual income of $2,000,000 from 
the oil industry for the next 10 years at least. 



CHAPTEPL XVIII. 



CIVIL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY. 

Establishment— Statistics of the Population— Changes in Extent— County Seat- 
Court House— Infirmarv—Our Early Judiciary— Roster of County Officials. 



establishment. 

Washington County, originally embrac- 
ing about half the territory now included in 
the State of Ohio, was established by procla- 
mation of Governor Arthur St. Clair on the 
26th of July, 1788. Following is the law, 
which contains a full description of bounda- 
ries : 

P,v hi.-. Excellency, .■\rlhur St. Clnir. sq.. Governor 
and Commander-in-Chief of the Territory of all the 
I'nitcd States Northwest of the river Ohio. 

A nR0C[..\M.\TT0N. 

To nil tcrsciis til z^'lioin llicsc l^ri'scnls shall conic, 

Greetins,'- 

WhivRE.\s, By the ordinance of Congress ot the 
thirteenth of July. 1787. for the government of the 
territory of the United States northwest of the river 
Ohio, it is directed that for the due execution of process, 
civil ' and criminal, the governor shall make proper 
divi-ions of the said territory, and proceed from tmie 
to time, as circnmstances may require, to lay cut the 
nart of the same where the Indian title has hecn ex- 
tingiJished. into counties land townships, (subject to 
future alterations as therein specified. Now, know ye, 
that it apnearing to me to be necessary, for the pur- 
poses above mentioned, that a county .should be ini- 
mediatelv laid oiu, I have ordained and ordered, and 
by these' presents do ordain and order, that all and 
singular ihe lands lying and being within the follow^- 
ing boundaries, viz.: Beginning on the bank of the 



Ohio river where the western boundary line of Penn- 
sylvania crosses it, and running with that line to Lake 
F.rie : thence along the southern shore of said lake to 
the mouth of fhe~ Cuyahoga ; thence up said river to 
the portage between that and the Tuscarawas branch 
of the Mnskini.'um; thence down the branch to the 
fork?, at the crossing placO above Fort Laurens : thence 
with a line to be drawn westerly to the portage of that 
branch of the Big Miami on which the fort stood that 
was taken b'y the French in 17:42. until it meets the road 
from the lower Shawnecstown to the Sandusky ; thence 
south 10 the Scioto Rivor; thence with that river to its 
mouth, and thence up the Ohio to the place of begin- 
ning: shall be a county, and the same is hereby erected 
into a county named and to be called ^hereafter the 
county of VVa'shinglon ; and the said county of Washing- 
ton -hall liave and enjoy all and singular the juris- 
diction, rights, liberties, privileges and iinmiimities 
whatever, to a county belonging and appertaining, and 
which anv other county that may hereafter be erected 
and laid out. shall or ought to enjoy, conformably to the 
ordinance of Congress before meniioncd. In witness 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the 
sea of the Territory to be affixed this twenty-sixth day 
of July, in the thirteenth year of Independence of the 
United States, and in the year of our Lord one thous- 
and sevc'i hundred and eighty-eight. 

(Signed) A. St. Clair. 



ST.YTISTICS OF THE POPULATION'. 

The population of Washington County in 
1820 was 10,4-25; ill 1830, 11,731; 1840, 20,- 
694: i860, 36.268: 1880, 43-'44-. 1890. 4^.- 
380: 1900. 48,245- 



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Population by townships and towns : 

1840 1880 1890 1900 

Adams, including Lowell 791 18o(i 1724 1495 

Lowell , 441 381 

Aurelius, including Macksburg... 88() 999 1394 1254 

Macksburg 533 448 

Barlow 880 1200 1271 1454 

Belpre 1290 2(i3() 2678 2701 

Decatur 439 1504 1493 1270 

Dunham 900 902 1021 

Fairfield 731 725 758 

Fearing 1019 1275 1027 939 

Grandview, including New Mata- 

moras 514 2003 2406 2832 

New Matamoras 590 817 

Independence 335 1792 1611 1032 

Lawrence ' 571 2335 1799 1726 

Liberty 515 1014 1550 1401 

Ludlow 539 1375 1218 1237 

Marietta, including the city 2089 8830 9944 15704 

Marietta city 8273 13348 

Muskingum 1192 1204 

Newport 1078 2548 . 2405 2564 

Palmer 591 541 014 

Salem 881 1638 1571 1500 

Warren 931 1903 1709 1813 

Waterford, including Beverly... 1106 2128 2370 2269 

Beverly 795 712 

Watertown 1128 1894 1303 1348 

Wesley 991 1402 1361 1323 

It will be observed that in many of these 
townships the population is less than it was 20 
years ago, but this by no means indicates de- 
cadence, on the contrary, the productive pow- 
ers of each township were never greater than 
at the present time. The census figures sim- 
ply indicate that a part of the farming popu- 
lation no longer needed in cultivating the soil 
has gone to the towns to manufacture the 
agricultural im'plements, which nowi make the 
labors of one farmer as productive as that of 
two or three in former times. 

CHANGES IN EXTENT. 

Tn 1797 the formation of Jefferson County 
with its southern boundary corresponding 
with the present boundary between Belmont 
and Monroe and thence across nearly to the 
Tuscarawas cut ofif about one half of the ter- 
ritory included in Washington County, as first 
organized. The organization of Gallia Coun- 
ty, in 1803, took off a large territory from 
the south. Muskingum still further reduced 



it on the north in 1804; and Athens County 
was taken from the western boundary in 1805. 
The organization of Monroe County, in 1813, 
brought its eastern boundary still further 
down the (Jhio; and Morgan County was 
carved from its northern border in 1818. A 
small strip of territory was taken in 185 1 to 
contribute to the forming of the last of the 88 
counties in Ohio, and thus \\'ashington Coun- 
ty assumed its present form. 

COUNTY SEAT. 

In the ci\'il history of the county, there is 
little that is exciting or curious. Many of 
our Western counties, and some in Ohio, have 
had their county seat disputes, intense in their 
bitterness, but the first settlement having been 
made at Marietta, that became the seat of jus- 
tice as a matter of course and there has been 
very little disposition to remove it. About 
181 5 there was some effort made to remove 
the county seat to Waterford, which at that 
time would have been not far from the center 
of the county, and a petition a little later was 
to be sent tO' the Legislature asking for such re- 
moval. But this proposal was promptly 
check-mated by the erection of Morgan Coun- 
ty which left Waterford out of the question. 

COURT HOUSE. 

The corner-stone nf the new C<:)urt House, 
which looks in its grandeur as if it were built 
for the centuries, was laid with Masonic cer- 
emony, April 9, 1901, and the building was 
ready for use in the summer of 1902. A de- 
scription of the courts held in this county is 
given bv the official reporter, Mrs. Lillian T. 
Wood. ' 

INFIRMARY. 

In 1838. a farm was bought about two 
miles east of Marietta for a "Poorhouse," or 
as it has been called since 185 1, "Coimty In- 
firmary." \''larious additions and improve- 
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the origin of the Children's Home, wliich is 
situated on the ]\Iuskingum about a mile above 
Marietta, the reader will find a full descrip- 
tion in chapter \'II. 

OCR EARLY JUDICIARY. 
(5.V Lillion T. IVooil.) 

October 16, 1787 — six months before the 
pioneers landed at Marietta — Congress had 
appointed James \'arnum, S. H. Parsons, and 
John Armstrong to the judicial bench of tlie 
territory; but Armstrong resigning, John 
Cleves Symes was appointed in his place. 

Until the arrival of Governor St. Clair — 
which occurred July 9, 1788 — the judicial au- 
thority was represented by a code of laws 
nailed to an oak tree at "the Point." Upon 
the Governor's arrival, a form of government 
was organized in which the whole power was 
in the hands of the Governor and three judges. 

The first laws entered upon the old "Book 
of Record'' (a priceless volume which is still 
in existence in the office of the clerk of the 
court) was "For regulating and establishing 
a Jklilitia," and was enacted July 25, 1788. 
Under date of the next day appears the Proc- 
lamation of Governor St. Clair, "Erecting all 
the country that had been ceded by the In- 
dians, East of the Scioto River, into the Coun- 
ty of W'ashington." 

On August 23rd following, a law was en- 
acted for establishing General Courts of Quar- 
ter Sessions of the Peace (and therein the 
poiwer of single justices) and for establishing 
General Courts of Common Pleas (and there- 
in the power of single judges to hear and deter- 
mine upon small debts and contracts) ; and also 
a law for establishing the office of sheriff, and 
for the appointment of sheriffs. This is re- 
corded as "Published in the City of Marietta, 
County of Washington, Territory of the Unit- 
ed States, X. \V. of the River Ohio, and upon 
the 23d day of August, in the Thirteenth year 
of the sovereignty and independence of the 
United States, and of Our LORD One thous- 
and, seven hundred and eighty-eight." 

Some of the provisions for holding said 



courts were that there should be "a Court in 
each County, styled the General Quarter Ses- 
sions of the Peace, holden and kept." That 
for the county of Washington should be 
"holden and kept in the City of Marietta on 
the Second Tuesday of March, June, Septem- 
ber, and December." Full and elaborate pro- 
visions were made, regulating the exact pow- 
er of these justices of the peace — one .clause 
reading, — "The Court of Quarter Sessions of 
the Peace may hear and determine a sentence 
according- to the course of Common Law, the 
punishment whereof doth not extend to life 
or limb, imprisonment for more than one year, 
or forfeiture of goods, chattels, lands, or ten- 
ements, to the government of the Territory." 
Jurisdiction in one extended to all the counties, 
and all writs signed by the clerks, respectively, 
of one county were subject to service by any 
sheriff of the Territory ; subpoaias, likewise, 
were issued into any county or place in the 
Territory. In this connection, it is history 
to relate that Joseph Gilnian and Gen. Benja- 
min Tupper were appointed, by the Governor, 
magistrates for Marietta — Griffin Greene for 
Belpre — Robert Oliver for Waterford. Col. 
Ebenezer Sproat was appointed high sheriff, 
and Benjamin Ives Gilmaii, clerk of the Court 
of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, and of the 
Court of Common Pleas. Return Jonathan 
Meigs was the first prosecuting attorney. 

The Court of Common Pleas was provided 
for in the appointment and commission by the 
Governor of a "number of suitable persons, 
not exceedinig five, and not less than three" 
who should hold a court of record at fixed per- 
iods in every year, in each county, at the place 
where the General Court of Quarter Sessions 
shoukl be kept. That for the county of 
Washington should be held on the Third Tues- 
day of March, and I-'irst Tuesday of Septem- 
ber. The Judges so appointed should hold pleas 
of assize; and should hear and determine all 
manner of pleas, actions, suits, or causes of 
civil nature, real, personal, or mixed, accord- 
ing to the Constitution and laws of the Terri- 
tory. 

The sheriff was rojuired to take the oath 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



of allegiance to the United States, and of of- 
fice, and to give bonds in the sum of $4,000; 
his duties, as set forth, do not differ greatly 
from those of the sheriff of today. 

A Court of Probate was also estabhshed, 
with its jurisdiction, largely the same as that 
of today. The judge of Probate, however, 
was required to hold four sessions in each and 
every year, and "he may adjourn from time 
to time, or appoint a special session. The 
sessions for Washington County w^ere to be 
held in the city of Marietta, upon the first Mon- 
days of January, April, August, and October. 

Then there was a still higher court, called 
the General Court which should "hold Pleas, 
Civil and Criminal, at some certain period or 
terms in each year, in such counties as the 
judges shall, from time to time, deem most 
conducix'e to the general gotxl — timely notice 
of their sitting being duly given:" to the regu- 
lar time should be the first Mondays of Febru- 
ary, October, and December "provided, how- 
ever, that but one term of Court be holden in 
each county in a year." "It is further pro- 
vided ill case neither of the Judges shall at- 
tend at the time and place aforesaid, and no 
writ lie received by the Sherifif, it shall be his 
dut\- to adjourn the Court from day to day, 
during the first six days of the term to which 
the processes shall be continued." The laws 
for establishing General and Probate Courts 
are dated August 13th, although not recorded 
until after the establishing of the Courts of 
Quarter Sessions of the Peace and that of 
Common Pleas. 

On the 2d of September a law was passed 
relating to oaths of office — providing even then 
for those who would "affirm" instead of "sol- 
emnly swearing" he would faithfully perform 
the duties of office. On the i6th of Septem- 
ber laws were adopted for crime and its pun- 
ishment. Treason heads the list — a crime 
which then meant alnmst more than now. 
Then four lines anil a half of terse and un- 
ffinchinig sentence for the crime of murder. 
Manslaughter had almost as wide latitude as it 
has now (although no record of any loop-hole 
of escape by way of the Insane Asylum ap- 
pears). 



Robbery, burglary, riots, unlawful assem- 
blies, perjury, larceny, forgery, usurpation, 
assault and battery, fraudulent deeds, disobe- 
dience of servants and children ( wherein the 
offender shall be sent to jail or to the House 
of Correction until ready to sufficiently hum- 
ble himself to the oiYended parent or master's 
satisfaction), drunkenness, — "where convicted 
before two justices, the person shall be fined 
Five dimes for first offense and One dollar for 
each one succeeding." Then comes imjiroper 
or "prophane" language, with a "whereas" 
and a "wherefore" couched in language so 
dignified and profound, with such sonorous 
sentences, as to strike terror to the very soul 
of any offender who had indulged in improper 
swear-words, no matter what his provocation. 
It might be wished that offenders of today 
might be similarly dealt with. 

The law for the keeping of the Sabbath 
had no uncertain sound, and also that for reg- 
ulating marriages with its many curious 
phrases. The code is finished with the law of 
limitation, that for governing the militia, and 
for providing coroners. 

But there was added a general law with the 
now familiar heading "An act for" &c. : this 
prohibits the sale of liquors to Indians, or sol- 
diers, the trading of foreigners with Indians, 
and gaming of any kind. 

September 2, 1788, was the real beginning 
of our judiciary. The scene of that pageant 
has lieeii often painted for the present gener- 
ation The assembling at "the Point" — the 
(hgnified procession, headed by Col. Ebenezer 
Sproat, with his drawn sword — its flashing 
blade, and his superb height and martial air 
inspiring the lyeholder with respect for his 
newlv inducted office. Following came (i) 
the citizens, (2) officers of the garrison at 
Fort Harmar, (3) members of the bar, (4) 
Supreme Judges, (5) the Governor and cler- 
gyman, (6) the newly appointed Judges of 
the Court of Common Pleas. It has often 
been told how this august procession wended 
its way through a path that had been cleared 
from "the Point" to the Campus Martins, to 
the house of Col. Ebenezer Battelle, in the 
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judges had taken their seats, and that sturdy 
pioneer leader of their souls — Rev. Manasseh 
Cutler — invoked the divine blessing upon this, 
the foundation of all good government for the 
Northwest Territory ; then Colonel Sproat, in 
mighty voice, pruclainied wth solemn 
"Oyez. Oyez," thai "a court is opened 
for the ;idminstrati(]n of e\en-handed 
justice, to the poor as well as the 
rich, to the guilty and the innocent, \vith- 
out respect of persons, none to be punished 
without a trial by their peers, and then only 
in pursuance of law.'" 

P'assing from this impressive ceremonial, 
we look at the record of that first court, as 
found in the old book, and dated September 
9, 1788: 

The Court of General Quarter Ses.sions of the Pea;e 
of '.he County of VVawhin^ton. convened at the hou-;? 
of Col. Ebenezer Bat telle, in Campus Martins. Procla- 
mation being made by the Sherirf. and the Clerk's 
commission read, the Clerk then read the 'General 
Commission. The Court was then — by proclamation — 
opened for business. 

Paul Fearing was appointed as an atti>rney 
in all courts of record, and fm-ther was ap- 
pointed as counsel for the United States in the 
county of Washington. The grand jurors 
were called, and William Stacy appointed fore- 
man and first sworn ; the rest were sworn by 
fours until all had taken the oath, Judge Put- 
nam then gave the charge to the grand jurors 
"with great propriety.'' 

At one o'clock the court was adjourned 
while the grand ]vrv were out: convening 
again at half past one, the grand jury returned 
and •])resente(l an address to the court, to 
wdiich Judge Putnam replied, after which 
court adjourned "without day." 

December 9, 1788. — Court again convened, 
and two offenders were brought before Justice 
R. J. Meigs, charged with theft; the grand 
jury found an indictment against them, and 
they entered the plea of guilty and asked for 
time in which to endeavor to settle with the 
owner of the stotlen goods. This was effected 
by the payment of $20, after which the court 
assessed a fine of $2 and costs to each offender. 
The bill of costs is unique. 



March 10, 1789. — Court again convened 
at Colonel Battel le'shouse in the Campus Mar- 
tins, and the grand jury were called, sworn, 
charged by the court and sent out, but soon 
returned, reporting no business to be done, so 
court adjourned. 

The writer can find no record of a petit 
jury sitting on the trial of cases before the 
court; mention is made of a "Traverse Jury" 
but no' one seems to know v.'hat that was. 
Judge Barker, however, speaks of the difficulty 
of getting together enough men for either a 
grand or petit jury, so it must be that trials 
were had by a petit jury the same as now. 

In January, 1790, Charles Greene was or- 
dered by the court to repair at once to Phila- 
delphia with dispatches for the Governor of 
the territory or the President of the United 
States, informing theuT of the dangers and 
perils which threatened the little colony. 

During this year court held regular ses- 
sions and several minor causes were tried, but, 
as has been written by Judge Barker, "these 
people had other things to engross them, and 
with all interested in the same object — the ad- 
\'ancement and prosperity of the colony, and 
the great importance of setting well the foun- 
dation of their new home — there was no time 
nor disposition to go to law." From time to 
time the court made provisions for the com- 
fort and safety of the people in various ways. 

In January, 1791, the court convened on 
the 3rd Imt adjourned until the loth "on ac- 
count of an attack from the Indians on the 
Blockhouse at Big Bottom." Judge Barker 
says he has no recollection of any court being 
held during the four years of the Indian war, 
but there are brief records at irregular inter- 
vals seeming to indicate that court was as- 
sembled from time to time as special occasions 
warranted. 

One incident is worthy of note, mentioned 
by Judge Barker. To collect a sufficient num- 
ber to form a jury Colonel Sproat had sum- 
moned most of the "Revolutioners" from Bel- 
pre and Waterford, so that by what were le- 
gally recpiired to attend, and those who at- 
tended through curiosity a larger numljer of 
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than assembled before or afterwards at any 
place; there was no public occasion which 
called the settlers together during the war, 
and after that the influx of settlers made it 
unnecessary to call many to any one point. It 
was the topic of general conversation that it 
was probable that never again would there be 
assembled so large a proportion of those who 
had been associated together in securing 
American independence. 

During the war, the United States troops 
were detailed to assist the colonists in the erec- 
tion of a suitable block-house at "the Point;" 
it was made with great care; "with strong 
puncheon floors, bullet proof doors" &c. It 
was used as a fortress until the close of the 
war, and was then taken for a Court House, 
and presumably used for that until the com- 
pletion of the "First Court House," which we 
will touch upon later. 

As near as can be ascertained, the location 
of this building which was first a fort and 
then used for a Court House was a little above 
where the First National Bank now stands, 
on Front street. 

"Return J- Meigs, Sr., and Paul Fearing 
were the only professional lawyers at the be- 
ginning of court proceedings, and indeed un- 
til after the war. Colonel Sproat, as sheriff, 
and Benjamni Ives Oilman, as clerk of courts, 
held their offices until the reformation from 
Federalism to Democracy." After the close 
of the war, court was held regularly, and the 
record is complete. 

From a sketch by Hon. Rufus E. Harte, we 
learn that in 1799 the first Court House was 
begun under the superintendence of Dudley 
Woodbridge and Griffin Greene. The main 
building was 45 by 39 feet, two stories ; the 
walls were three feet thick and of 18-inch 
square, yellow poplar logs, neatly hewed, 
and held together by heavy iron bolts. The 
front room up stairs was the court room; it 
was lighted by seven windows, and warmed 
by two huge fire-places. "Here" — says Hil- 
dreth — "Paul Fearing, Return Jonathan 
Meigs, and Jacob Burnet, the earliest attor- 
neys of the Northwest displayed their youth- 



ful pnwers, ruid unffjjded talents that few in 
this day can excel." And here a host of oth- 
ers have begun what proved to be a career of 
fame. 

The Jail was in the back of this structure 
and "nu malefactor ever liroke jail liere." 
This building stood on the site of our present 
"Old Jail." 

In 1819 the necessity of a new Court 
House was apparent, and in 1823 the second 
Court House was finished — that is, the mid- 
dle part of the structure which was so long 
familiar to the present generation. A hot con- 
troversy preceded the selection of a site ("His- 
tory repeated itself" when the present building 
site was finally selected) . Several locations 
were petitioned for, anfl at one time it was de- 
cided to put it on Fifth street. Governor 
Meigs" influence secured the present site, and 
through his influence, also, it was set far 
enough back as not to impede the fine view 
down Putnam street, which his friend. Dr. 
Hildreth, sO' enjoyed. The part first built 
contained four offices ; later, the back part was 
added, to accommodate the rest of the county 
offices, and in 1876 the front of the conglom- 
erate piece of architecture was added, which 
for more than 75 ^•ears served us as our "Hall 
of Justice." 

"A new Court House" had lieen the cry 
for so many years, at regular intervals, that 
there were those who had despaired of ever 
seeing the ugly old building, with its totally in- 
adequate accommodations (?) replaced with a 
modern, well-fitted Court House. But it has 
come; and even the doubter and scorner be- 
lieved when, two- years ago, the old building 
came down. Hot was the war which had 
waged, as to the site to be used ; many were 
the places suggested, ranging all the way from 
the Campus Martins to "the Point," and from 
"Ice-Harbor" to the Elevated Square; but all 
that is now lost sight of, in the universal sat- 
isfaction and admiration which all her citizens 
feel in Washington County's new Court 
House. 

Tihe same old bell, which swung in the 
funny little cupola of the Court House built 



iND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



431 



in 1799, still "calls the people to come into 
Court." For over a centur_v of time that bell 
has summoned the citizens of the county to 
come and adjust their differences, answer to 
their crimes and misdemeanors, prove them- 
selves innocent or be found guilty, plead the 
cause of the accused or his accuser. To 
many, its voice is as familiar as that of friend 
or kindred, and long years of habit have made 
its tones the signal for the day's work to begin. 

Within the recollection of these readers, 
the steps to what we call the "Old Court 
House" were worn into hollows by the passing 
tread of myriad feet. How many burdens of 
want, and care, and wrong, and black crime 
have been carried over those steps — records 
which do not appear on any journal, of pro- 
ceedings within the walls of these old build- 
ings, the full history of which will never be 
known. 

In his address at Marietta's brilliant Cen- 
tennial celebration in 1888, Judge Cox elo- 
quently said "That Court of Justice of this 
State so solemnly opened, on the 2nd day of 
September, 1788, has, in all these hundred 
years, never been closed ; it is still open to all 
classes who seek redress for wrongs." In our 
beautiful new building, the "Scales of Jus- 
tice" hang over the judge's desk, an ever pres- 
ent reminder that to us all shall be weighed 
out that measure of justice which is ours by 
right. 

To the early judiciary we owe the spirit 
of law and order which has prevailed in our 
midst ; to those who established it, the example 
of great things accomplished with very limited 
resources. 

ROSTER OF COUNTY OFFICIAL.S. 
Jl'DGES OF fROBATE COURT. 

Rufus Putnam, October, 1788, Resigned December, 
1780. 

Joseph Oilman, December, 1789, Resigned Decem- 
ber, 1796. 

Paul Fearirg, March, 1797, to March. 1803. 

Thomas W. Ewart, February. 185J, to October, 
1852. 



Note. — Under the first Constitution of Ohio, there 
was no provision for a Probate Judge ; hence none were 
elected between 1803 and 1852. 



r876. 



1894. 



Dnvis Green, October, 1852. to February, 1858. 
William Devol, FebrLiary, 18.S5, to Foljruary, 1858. 
C. R. Rhodes, Fcbruarv. 1S58, to February. 1861. 
C. F. Bufll. February, 1861, to February, 1864. 
L. W. Chamberlain, February. 1864, to February, 

0. 

\. W. McCormick. February, 1870, to February, 
5. 

C. T. Frayzer. February, 1876, to February. 1882. 
F. J. Cutter, February, 1882, to February, 1888. 
William H. Lccpcr, February, 1888, to February, 



Dayid R. Rood, Fcliruary, 1894, to February, igoo. 
Charles H. Ni.xon, February, lyoo. 



CLERKS OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLE.\s. 

Under the Territory the title for Clerk of the 
Court of Common Pleas n'as Prothonutary. This 
office and the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions 
7t.>ere appointed by the Governor. Under the State 
Constitution of 1S02 the Court afpointed its own Clerk 
for seven years. Under that of iS^i the people elect, 
for three years. 



Return Jonathan Meigs, September, 1788, to June, 

Benjamin lyes Gilman. June, 1795, to July, 1803. 
Edward W. Tupper, July, 1803, to October, 1808. 
Giles Hempstead. October. 1808, to January, 1809. 
Levi Barber, January, 1809, to March, 1817. 
George Dunlevy, March. 1817, to October, 1836. 
Thomas W. Ewart, October, 1836. to October. 1851. 
William C. Taylor, October. 1851, to February, 

George .S. Gilliland. February. 1852. to July, 1852, 
William C. Taylor, July. 1852, to February, 1854. 
O. Lewis Clark. February. 1854, to February, 1857. 
Jasper S. Sprague, February, 1857. to February, 

Willis PL Johnson. February, 1863, to February, 

Jew-ett Palmer, February. 1866. to February, 1872. 
Daniel B. Torpy, February, 1872, to February, 1S78. 
Christian H. Etz, February. 1878. to February, 1884, 
J. M. Mitchell. February. 1884, to February, 1887. 
Wesley G. Barthalow, February. 1887. to February, 

L. E. ^rcVay. February, 1893. to February, 1899. 

Orlando Trotter, February. 1899, to September, 
1900, 

Elmer E. Trotter (api)ointed to fill unexpired 
term'). September, igoo, to February, 1902. 

Elmer E. Trotter, February, 1902. 



Under the Territory the Governor appointed. 
Under the State the people elect, for two years. Sheriffs 
are eligible only four years in si.r. 



1795 



1852. 



1866. 



1893 



Ebenezer Sproat, September 
William Skinner, 1802-1803. 
John Clark, 1803-1810. 



1 788- 1 802. 



432 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



SHERIFFS — CONTINUED. 

William Skinner, i8io-l8l2. 
Timothy Bucll. 1812-1814. 
Alexander Hill. 1814-1S16. 
Timothy Biiell, 1816-1820. 
Silas Cook, 1S20-1824. 
.Tcise Lorine, 1824-1828. 
Robert R. Green, 1S28-1832. 
Jesse Loring, 1832-1834. 
Beniamin M. Brown, 1834-1838. 
John rest, 1838-1842. 
Gearg.- W. Barker, 1842-1846. 
Junia Jennings, 1846-1850. 
Jesse Hildebrand, 1850-18.^3. 
Marcellus J. Morse. 1853-1S57. 
Mark Green, 1857-1861. 
Augustus Winsor, 1861-1865. 
Jackson A. Hicks, 1865-1S69. 
Samuel L. Grosenor, 1869-1873, 
George Davenport. 1873- 1877. 
William T. Stcadman, 1877-1879. 
D.-.niel B. Torpy. 187Q-1883. 
I. R. Rose. 18S3-X887. 
Arthur B. Little. 1887-1891. 
William B. Oye, 1893-1897. 
J. S. McAllister, 1807-1901. 
Jesse C. Morrow, 1901. 

COUNTY .AUDITORS. 

The office ims created in 1820. The General As- 
sembly appoir.tcd the first Auditor. In 1S21 the 
Auditor Ziw required to be elected by the people each 
year. In iS.' 1 the la:s.' made the term tico years. The 
successive .-liiditiirs Iui7\- bee:!: 

Royal Prentiss. 1820-1R25. 
William \. Whittlesey. 1825-1838. 
James M. Bootth, 1838- 1840. 
Joseph P. Wigbtman, 1840-1842. 
James M. Boo'tli, 1842-1846. 
Sala Bosworth. 1846-18.54. 
Horatio Booth. 185^-1856. 
Frederick A. Wheeler. 1856- 1S64. 
;^adok G. Bundy, 1864-1868. 
John V. Ramsey. 1S68-1S70. 
John T. Mathews. 1870-1876. 
Benjamin T- McKinney, 1876-1882. 

B. B. Stone. 1882-1888. 
David H. Merrill. 188S-1894. 
W. .\. Patterson. 1894-1900. 

C. C. Chamberlain, 1900. 

COUNTY TI!E.\SURERS. 

T.he Governor appointed until the formation of the 
State. liy the Inzv of 1803, the Associate fudges ap ■ 
pointed. By the law of 1S04 tlie Commissioners annually 
appointed the County Treasurer. Since 1827 the peo- 
ple have elected, for two years. By the Constitution of 
1S51 the Treasurer is eligible only four years in six. 
The successi'.'e Treasurers have been : 

Jonathan Stone, 1792-1801. 
Jabez True, 1801-1817. 



Joseph HnUk-n, 1817- 1828. 
Weslon Thomas, 1828-1830. 
Roval Prentiss. 1830-1832. 
Michael Deterly, 1830-1832. 
Michael Deterly, 1832-1836. 
Ebenezer Gates, 1836-1838. 
Robert Crawford, 1838-1850. 
'\bner L. Guitteau. 185-0-1856. 
Stephen N.;wton. 1856-1858. 
Ebenezer B. Leget, 1858-1860. 
William B. Thomas, 1860-1862. 
Rufus E. Harte, 1862-1S66. 
William B. Mason. 1866-1868. 
Lewis Andrcson. 1868-1870. 
Ernest Lindner. 1870-1874. 
William S. Waugh. 1874-1878. 
William R. Goddard. 1878-1880. 
John Hoist, 1880-1882. 
Walter Thomas. 1882-1886. 
Thomas J. Connor, 1886-1890. 
George W. Stanley. 1890-1894. 
G. J. Lund. 1894-1898. 
IL P. Bode. 1898. 

I'ROSECUTINC .\rTOKNEYS. 

This ofhrer i^ms appointed by the Courts under the 
Territory. T!\e State laze of 180s ga't'c the appoiutnient 
to tlie .Supreme Court, and th.it of J805 to the Court 
of Common Picas. From iSjs the people have elected. 
The term is tivo years. The succe^'sive Prosecuting At- 
torneys have been: 

Paul Fearing. .September 9, 1788-1794. 

Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr., 1794-1798. 

ATatlhew Biickus, 1798-1808. 

William Woodbridge, ii^o8 to February 6. 1815. 

Caleb Emerson, February 6, 1815, to April 10, 1821. 

John P. Maybcrry, April 10, 1821, to October 30, 



1829. 



1848. 



1876. 



.\riu5 Nye, October 30, 1829, to August 17, 1S40. 
Arius Nye, April 3. 1845, to March 8, 1847. 
David Barber, Oct'Mier 26. 1S40. to .-\pril 3. 1845. 
William D. Emerson. March S. 1847, to March 13. 

William S. Nye. March 13. 1848, to (March, 1850. 
Davis Green, March. 1850, to April 5, 1852. 
Rufus E. Harte. April 5, 1852, to October 4. 1852. 
Samuel B. Robinson, October 4. 1852, to January, 

Charles R. Rhodes, January, 1855. to January, 1857. 
Samuel B. Robinson, January, 1857, to January, 1859. 
Charles R. Barclay. January, 1859, to January, 1861, 
Frank Buell. January, 1861, to April, 1861. 
Melvin Clarke, April, 1861. to October 11. 1861. 
William S. Nye, October 11, 1861, to January. 1862. 
David Alban, January, 1862, to January. 1868. 
Walter Brabham. January. 1868. to January. 1870. 
Reuben L. Nye. January, 1870, to January, 1872. 
Walter Brabham, January, 1872. to January, 1874. 
Samuel B. Robinson, January, 1S74, to January. 

Frank F, Oldham, January, 1876, to January, 1880. 

David Alban, January, 1880. to January. 1882. 

L. W. Ellenwood, Jannary. 1882. to January. 1884. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



433 



PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS — CONTINUED. 

John W. McCorniick, January, i88^, to January, 
1892. 

John C. Preston, January. i8g2, tc January, 1898. 
J. C. Brenan, January, 1898. 

COUXTV KKCORPERS. 

Uud'-r t'uc Territory the Recorder — styled Register 
until 179s — W'^f ii/'I'ointed by the Governor. By the 
law of 1803 the Assoeinte Judges at>poivted, for seven 
year.'!. By the laiv of 1839 the people elect, for three 
years. The successive Recorders have been : 

Enoch Parsons, T788 to i7(jo. 
Dudley Woodbridge, April, 1790, to June. 1807. 
Giles Hempstead, June. 1807. to June. 1814. 
George Dunlevy, June, 1814, to June, 1817. 
Daniel H. Rue'll. June, 1S17, to October, 1834. 
James M. Booth. October, 1834, to November, 1837. 
Daniel P. Bosworth, November, 1837, to October, 



184. 
186. 



Step'ien Xewtcn. October, 1843, to November, 1855. 
William B. Mason, .Voveniber, 1S55. to January, 

>[anly Warrer., January, iSf>2, to May, 1864. 

William Warren (npi>inted) Mav, 1864, to Janu- 
. 1S65. 

George J. Barlnes';, January, 1S65, to August. 1866. 

A T. Ward ( ;.|)piiinlcd ) 'August, 1866. to Janu- 
, 1867. 

Tames Nixon, Januarv, 1867, to January, 1882. 

Joseph P. Ward, January. 1882, to January, 1888. 

John W. Steele. January, 1888, to January. 1894. 

John W. .^thcy. Janu;iry. 1894. to January, 1900. 

Cieorge W. liunncll, January, igoo. 



From 1803 to 1831 the Sinveyor rcn-f appointed by 
the Court of Coinimni I'kos. iiid conunissioned by the 
Govc'Hor. Since 18^1 the election has been by the 
people, for three wars. I he successive Survc\ors have 
been : 

Levi Barber, November, 1805. to July, 1816. 

William R. Browning, February, 1827. to May, 1832. 

Benjamin F. Stone. May, 1832, to Noveml>er, 1841. 

Levi Bartlctt, November. 1841, to October, 1851. 

L. \V'. Chamberlaiii, October, 1851, to December, 
i85i. 

R. W. .St. John. Decemlier, iSfir, to December. 1864. 

Charles E. Gard * (appointed) January, 1865. to 
December. t86.;. 

John .\. F'hmier. b'eljruary. 1866, to January, 1875. 

J. P. Hulbert. January, 1875, to 1881. 

Danie! F. Diifer. January, 1881, to 1884. 

A. A. Hollister, 1884, to 1887. 

William Eldridge, 1887 to 1893. 

Daniel F. Dutcr, 1893 to 1896. 

Levi Bartlett. 1896 to 1902. 

*Samuel N. Hobson ivas elected October. 1864. 
but resigned. 



coROXrus. 

Provision ivas made in 178S for a Coroner in each 
county, to be appointed I'V the Governor. The first Sta'e 
Constitution also provided for one to be elected e^'cry 
t-Liio years by the people, and a law of 1854 continued the 
provision. The list appended is believed to be correct 
from 1812 to the present Innc: there is some uncertainly 
as to the previous periods. 

Charles Greene (Territory). 
Joel Bowen, 1803. 
Joseph JJoklen, i8o(). 
Alexander Hill. t8i2. 
Silas Cook. 1814. 
Samson Cole. 1816. 
Silas Cook, 1818. 
John !\Ierrill, 
Griffin Greene, 1824. 
Francis Dcvol. 18,^4. 
Warden Willis. 1836. 
Lawrence Chamlicrlain. 18,38. 
John T. Clogston, 1844. 
Lewis Chamberlain. 1846. 
Chaunccv T. judd, 1850. 
Finley Wilson, 1852. 
James H. Jones, 1853. 
Chauncey T. Judd. 1835. 
Benjamin F. Stone, 1S57. 
Louis Soyez. 1859. 
.Mien M. Creighbaum, i860. 
Lemuel Grimes, 1864. 
Sim-eon D. Hart. 1866. 
Hemian Michealis. 1868. 
Philip Emrich. 1870. 
Marcellus J. Morse. 1872. 
T. C. Kiger, 1874. 
Conrad Krigbaum. 1S76. 
J. F. Ullman. 1880. 
John Bohl. Jr.. 1882. 
B. C. Gale, 1883. 
L B. Mcllor. i8.-<4. 
j. J. Neucr. 1886. 
Frank E. McKim, 1890. 
O. W. Willis. 1896. 
John B. McChire, 1900. 

COUNTY COM.MI.SSIONERS. 

Provision "was made for three such officers by a 
law adopted from the Pennsylvania code by the Gov- 
ernor and Judges in 1795, and confirmed by the Ter- 
ritorial I.cgisljture in 1799. They zuere to be appointed 
by the Cowt of Quarter Sessions. The State laiv of 
JS04 provided for their election by the people, one each 
year, the term of office being three years. The follow- 
ing 'were appointed under the law of the Territory: 



William H. Putnam. 
Paul Fearing, 
Oliver Rice. 
Gilbert Devol, 



Jonathan Haskell. 
Simeon Derning, 
Isaac Pierce. 



434 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



(Ot thrsf. Isaiir Pir'i-c served until 1S04, IVilliam 
R. Putniun until /iVii, and Simeon Dcming until 1806.) 



The list of t'.u 
folUm's: 



elected in siiceessivc vccirs is as 



Nathaniel Hamilton, 1804. 

John Sharp. 1805. 

Paul Fearuig. 1806. 

Nathaniel Hamilton, 1807. 

Joseph Barker, 1808. 

Paul Fearing (resigned), i8og 

John Sharj) (for two years), 1809. 

Nathaniel Hamilton. 1810. 

Daniel Goodno, 181 1. 

Henry Jolly. 1812. 

Nathaniel Hamilton, 1813. 

Daniel Goodno, 1814. 

William Skinner. 1815. 

Titan Kemble, 1816. 

John B. Regnier. 1817. 

Daniel Goodno, 1818, 

Titan Kemble (resigned), 1819. 

John P.. Regnier (died). 1820. 

Sami'.el Beaeh Ctwo years). 1821. 

Arnzi Stanley (one year). 1821. 

Daniel Goodno, 1821. 

Jo?eph Barker, 1822. 

Wlliam R. Putnam. 1823. 

Daniel H. Ruell (resigned), 1824. 

Joseph Barker, 1825. 

Thomas White (one year). 1825. 

William Pitt Putnam. 1826. 

Silas Cook (one year), 1826. 

Anselm T. Nve, 1837. 

Scth Baker (one year), 1828. 

Joel Tuttle, 1829. 

J.ihesh F. Palmer (two years), 1829. 

Anselm T. Nye, 1830. 

Jabe^h F. Palmer, 1831. 

Ebenezer Battelle, 1832. 

William Pitt Putnam, 1833. 

John D. Chamberlain, 1834. 

Robert K. Ewart, 1835. 

Daniel H. Buell, 1836. 

John D. Chamberl.un, i3!7. 

William Dana, 1838. 

Daniel H. Buell, 1839. 

John D. Chamberlain, 1840. 

James Dutton. 1841. 

"Douglas Putnam, 1842. 

Hiram Gard, 1843, 

William West, 1844- 

Douglas Putnam, 1845. 

Boyles-ton Shaw, 1846. 

Lewis H. Greene, 1847. 

Douglas Putnam, 1848. 

John Breckenridge, 1849. 

George Stanley, 1850. 

Douglas Putnam, 1851. 

Walter Curtis, 1852. 

Benjamin Rightmire, 1853. 

William Mason, 1854. 

Walter Cuttis, 1855. 



Charles Dana, 1856. 

William R. Putnam, 1857. 

Joseph Penrose, 1858. 

Zachariah Cochrane, 1869. 

James McWilliams, i860. 

J. J. Hollister, 1861. 

William Thomas, 1862. 

Antcnv Sheets (resigned), 1863. 

J. J. Hollister, 1864. 

George Benedict, 1865. 

James Little (one year), 1865. 

James Little, 1866. 

Scyip.our Clough, 1867. 

George Benedict. i868. 

Thomas C)ay\vood. 1869. 

Mark (^een (resigned), 1870. 

Joseph Penrose, 1871. 

Cvrenins Buchanan (two years), 1871 

John Hall, 1872. 

Pemberton Pajmer. 1873. 

John Pool, 1874. 

John Potter, 1875. 

Moses A. Malster. 1876. 

John Hoppel, 1S77. 

Philip Mattern. 1878. 

Robert Mullenix, 1879. 

William Thompson. 1880. 

Phillip Mattern, 1881. 

William Thompson, 1882, 

R. J. Williamson. 1883. 

T. M. Pearson, 1883. 

j. M. ]\!urdock, 1884. 

J. M. Farron. 188s. 

Mason Gorby, 1886. 

J. Warren Tbornilev. 1887. 

Fleming. 1S88. 

J. Warren Thorniley. 1889. 
John A. Gage, 78C10. 
Mason Gorby. 1891. 
Samuel S. McGee. 1892. 
C M. Grubb. 1893. 
John Randolph, 189.}. 
Samuel S. McGee, 1895. 
C. M. Grubb. i8g6. 
John Randolph. 1897. 
William L. Hadley, 1898. 
Henry .StreckeT, 1899. 
Daniel R. Shaw, 1900. 
William L. Hadley. 1901. 



INFIRM.\l;V PIRECTORS. 



These ottieers 'ccei; 
from /<S'36 nntil ifl4J. 
elected by the people 
years. 



appointed by the Commissioners 

Zi'hen they zcere required to be 

CI. I' each year, to serz'e three 



Samson Cole. 18^6-1842. 

Fben Gates, 1836-1842. 

Wyllys Hall, 18.^8-1842. 

James Dunn, 1842-1849. 

Thomas F. Stanley. 1842-1844. 

William R. PutnaT)i. Jr.. 1842-1843. 

Samuel Shipman, 1844- 1847. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



435 



P.rooUf; i'.lizzard, 184^-18^1. 


John D. Tcmnleton. 1881-1884. 


.Tclir. Collins. 1847-1859. ■ 


Ifenry \"an Bergen. 1&82 1885. 


James i\I. Booth, 1849-1850. 


William 1'. Harness, 1883-1886. 


James Dunn. 18,50-1861. 


Thomas D. Hoff, 1884-1&86. 


James DiUton, 1850-1853. 


Robert G. Miller, Jr., 1885-1887. 


James S. Cady. 1853- 1856. 


William G. Harness, 1886-1888. 


Robert B. Cheatham, 1860-1S63. 


James F. Briggs, 1887-1800. 


Junia Jennings, 1861-1870. 


Robert G. Miller. Jr., 1888-1891. 


John Dowling, 1862-186;. 


William G. Harness, 1889-1892. 


William West. 1863-1866. 


Jaines F. Briggs, 1890-1892. 


Tames Dunn. 1865-1868. 


Russell O'Neall, 1891-1893- 


F. A. Wheeler, 1866-1875. 


George Richards, 1892-1894. 


Sam.iiel E. Fay. 1S68-1871. 


Russell O'Neall, 1893-1895- 


II. W. Corner, 1870-1873. 


William Schnauft'er, 1894-1896. 


Charles Athey, 1871-1874. 


George Richards, i895ri897. 


George W. Richards. 1S73-1876. 


Russell O'Neall, 1896-1898. 


William Cayvvood (3rd), 1874-1880. 


William Cranston, 1897-1899. 


John Dovvlinp, 1875-1878. 


WilliaiTi Schnauffer, 1898-1900. 


Charles A. Cook, 1876-1870. 


George W. Smith, 1899-1901. 


John Dowling. 1878-1881. 


William Cranston. 1900. 


John Strecker, 1879-1882. 


J. K. Gregory, 1901. 


Charles W. Athcv. 1880-1886. 





CHAPTER XIX. 



BENCH AND BAR. 



I'crsomd Shctchcs. 

Maj.-Gen. Samuel Holden Parsons 
was born at Lyme, Connecticut, in I737- 
He graduated at Harvard College in 1756; 
studied law in the office of his uncle, George 
Matthew Griswold, and was admitted to the 
bar in 1759, and settled at Lyme in the prac- 
tice of his profession. Li 1761 he married 
the daughter of Richard Mathew of Lyme, 
and in 1762 was elected member of the Gen- 
eral Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut, 
and by successive re-elections held that position 
until 1774, when he removed from Lyme to 
New London. 

In the stirring times preceding the Declar- 
ation of Independence by the Colonies, Mr. 
Parsons was an ardent partiot, and to him has 
been attributed the first suggestion of a meet- 
ing of commissioners from the Colonies to 
consult as to their general welfare. Mr. Par- 
sons was one of the bold men w^io in conjunc- 
tion with Col. Ethami Allen conceived and 
carried out the project of capturing tiie forts 
of Ticonderoga and Crown Point, whereby 
the command of Lake Champlain was obtained 
for the Americans. This was the first of- 
fensive blow struck by the Colonies in their 
war for independence. 

In 1775 Mr. Parsons was commissioned' 
by the Colony of Connecticut as colonel of a 
regiment raised for the defense of the Colony, 
and was actively engaged in the battle of Long 
Island. 



In 1776 he was appointed by Congress, 
brigadier-general and was with the army at 
the battle of White Plains. The most im- 
portant operation of the campaign of 1777, to- 
wit, the capture of the prisoners and the de- 
struction of the enemy's ships and supplies at 
Sag Harbor, was designed by General Parsons 
and executed under his directions, and re- 
ceived from Congress a complimentary no- 
tice. During most of the years of 1778 and 

1779 he was stationed at West Point and the 
Highlands and rendered valuable service. In 

1780 he was commissioned by Congress as 
major-general. For his bold and successful 
enterprise for the relief and protection of the 
inhabitants tetween New York and Green- 
wich, he received the thanks of Congress. At 
the close of the war he resumed the practice of 
law at Middletown, Connecticut. 

In 1786 General Parsons, with General 
Butler, of Pittsburgh, and George Rogers 
Clark, by appointment of Congress, held an 
important treaty with the Indians at the 
mouth of the Great Miami. 

In 1789 he was appointed by Congress one 
of the judges of the Supreme Court for the 
"Territory Njurthwest (jf the river Ohio." and 
in May, 1788, removed to Marietta and entered 
upon the discharge of his duties. 

In 1789 he was appointed by the State oi 
Connecticut a commissioner to hold a treaty 
with the Wyandot Indians of the Western Re- 
serve, and visited that country to make prep- 
arations for holding the treatv. In descend- 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



437 



ing the r.'ipitls of the Big ljea\er River, on 
his return he was th'owned, Xovemher 17. 
1789, aged 52 years. 

Gen. James Mitchell Varnum was 
a descendant of Samuel Varnum, who emi- 
grated from Wales to this country in 1649, 
and settled at Dracut. Massachusetts. He 
was born at Dracut in 1749, graduated at 
Providence College (now Brown University) 
in the first class in 1769, studied law in the 
office of Oliver Arnold, Providence, Rhode 
Island, was admitted to the bar in 1771, and 
settled at East Greenwich in the practice of 
his profession. He took an active part in the 
controversy between the Colonies and Great 
Britain, had a taste for military life, and 
shortly after the battle of Lexington, was ap- 
pointed colonel of one of the three regiments 
raised by Rhode Island in 1775. During 

1776 he served as colonel in the Colonial 
Army, and in ijjj was promoted by Congress 
to the rank of brigadier-general. During 

1777 and 1778 he was with the army and com- 
manded at Red Bank and Mud Island. In 
1780 he was elected a delegate to Congress 
from Rhode Island, and was an active and 
influential member of that body. After the 
war he resumed his practice of law at East 
Greenwich, and was engaged in most of the 
important cases in the State. As an advocate 
and orator, he was considered the equal of 
Patrick Henry. In 1786 General Varnum 
was again elected Representative to Congress 
and was noted for his brilliant eloquence. In 
1787, upon the organization of the Ohio Com- 
jiany of Associates at Boston, he was elected 
a director of the company, and soon after the 
passage of the ordinance of that year estab- 
lishing the Northwest Territory, he was elect- 
ed by Congress one of the judges of the Terri- 
tory; in the spring of 1788 he left his home in 
Rhode Island for Marietta and arrived here 
in June, and entered u])()n the discharge of 
his duties of his office. He was the orator of 
the day at the celebration of American Inde- 
pendence held at "the Point" in Marietta. 
July 4, 1788, and his address was noted for its 
many beauties of sentiment and language. He 



was in poor health wtjien he arrived at Mari- 
etta, but was able to attend the meetings of 
the directors of the Ohio Company, and as- 
sisted the Governor antl other judges in form- 
ing a code of laws for the government of the 
Northwest Territory. He died at Marietta, 
January 10, 1789, at the early age of 40, and 
his funeral was attended w'ith great ceremony. 

Gen. Rufus Putnam w^as appointed by 
the President, 1790, one of the judges of the 
Supreme Court for the "Territory northwest 
of the river Ohio," and served until 1796. An 
account of the events of his life is contained 
in a succeeding chapter, on "Sketches of Pio- 
neers." 

Joseph Gilman was burn in Exeter, New- 
Hampshire, in 1736. In the struggle of the 
colonists for liberty and independence, he took 
a decided part for the Whigs, and had their 
entire confidence. He was chairman of the 
Committee of Safety for New Hampshire, 
and, as such, made large advances from his 
own personal resources for the purchase of 
supplies for the State troops. Upon the for- 
mation of the Ohio Company, he became an 
associate, and, with his wite, Reljecca I\es 
Gilman, and his son, lienjamin Ives Gilman, 
removed to Marietta in 1789. 

By Governor St. Clair, he was appointed 
to and held the offices of Probate judge, judge 
of the Court of Quarter Sessions, and judge 
of the Court of Common Pleas. 

In 1796 he was appointed by the President 
of the United States one of the judges of the 
General Court for the Northwest Territory, 
and attended the sittings of that cm-.rt at .Mar- 
ietta, Cincinnati, Detroit, and (ither [jlaces at 
which the court was held. 

Judge Gilman was highly respected and es- 
teemed for his learning and abilities as a jur- 
ist and scientist, and for his pleasing quali- 
ties. He (lied in 1806, aged 70 years. 

Return Jonathan ^Meigs, Jr., served 
by appointment of the President of the United 
States, as one of the judges of the Supreme 
Court of the Northwest Territory from 1798 
until 1803. A sketch of Colonel Meigs ap- 
pears in a succeeding chapter of this work. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Paul Fearing was Ixjrn in Wareliam, 
Plymouth County, Massachusetts, February 
2S, 1762, and was the son of Noah and Mary 
Fearing. Of his early childhood, but little is 
known ; but as the boy is said to be the father 
of the man, he was doubtless an upright, open- 
hearted youth. The minister of the parish 
prepared him for college, as was common in 
that day, and he was graduated at Harvard in 
1785. Having decided on law for a profes- 
sion, he studied in the office of Esquire Swift, 
of Windham, Connecticut, and was admitted 
as attorney in the courts of law of that State 
in September, 1787. During this year the 
Ohio Company was matured, for establishing 
ii colony in the Northwest Territory, and was 
a general topic of conversation in New Eng- 
Jand. The glowing descriptions of the coun- 
try and climate in the valley- of the Ohio 
caught the fancy of many young men, as well 
as older persons, and he decided on visiting 
that region. On the ist of M!ay, 1788. he em- 
barked at Boston for Baltimore, where he ar- 
rived on the 1 6th of that month. There he 
put his trunk into a wagon, and commenced 
the journey across the mountains on foot. He 
reached PHtsburgh on the loth of June, and 
■embarked the same day in a boat for Mari- 
etta, where he arrived on the i6th. On the 
Fourth of July he participated in the first pro- 
ceedings had on the banks of the Muskingum 
in honor of the day, and on the 20th listened 
to the first sermon ever preached in the Eng- 
lish tongue northwest of the Ohio River. On 
the 2nd of September, 1788, he attended the 
first Common Pleas Court held in the county, 
and was admitted an attorney-at-law of the 
courts of the Territory. On the 9th of this 
month, the county Court of Quarter Sessions 
of the Peace sat for the first time, and he was 
appointed counsel in behalf of the United 
States for Washington County. 

The last of January, 1789, he set out on a 
journey to New England, in company with 
several persons, among whom was General 
Parsons. They went up the Ohio in a Ijoat, 
but when about half wav to Wheeling, the 



fioatinig ice l^ecame so trouljlesonie that they 
left the river and went by land. The travel 
over the mountains was accomplished on 
horseback in 2O days, from Wheeling to Mid- 
dleborough, Massachusetts. He returned in 
August, by way of Alexandria, and, being a 
fine pedestrian, again crossed the mountains 
on foot. He reached Red Stone, a famous 
port for boats on the Monongahela, on the 
14th of the month. While waiting here for 
a rise in the river. Commodore Whipple came 
on with his family and that of his son-in-law, 
Colonel Sproat. With them he embarked in 
a small boat on the 26th of November, and 
reached Marietta on the 30th. 

The following year was passed in attend- 
ing to his law business, which began to in- 
crease some, as the emigration this season was 
very great. In November, 1790, he was ap- 
ponited deputy contractor for supplying the 
troops at Fort Harmar with fresh meat at the 
low rate of $13.33 '^ month and rations. La- 
bor of all kinds was at a depressed state, a 
common hand on a farm getting only $4, and 
a private soldier, $3. 

Mr. Fearing's first attempt as an advocate 
before the Court of Quarter Sessions was 
rather discouraging ; but the embarrassment he 
first experienced vanished in his next trial, 
and he was able to deliver himself fluently and 
with fine effect. His frank, manly civility and 
sound, discriminating mind made him a fa- 
vorite with the people, as well as the courts, 
and he had at his command much of the law 
business of the country. 

Hon. Return Jonathan Meigs was his first 
competitor at the bar, and for the favor of the 
public. Mr. Meigs was the more prompt and 
witty, with a ready flow of language, and Mr. 
Fearing was the more industrious and patient 
in investigation, so that in final results they 
were very well matched. 

When the troops left Fort Harmar, Mr. 
Fearing's intimate friend. Major Doughty, 
made him a present of his dwelling house, a 
well-finished log building, standing in the 
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Mr. Fearing- and his father occupied the 
house, which afforded a safe retreat from the 
attacks of the Indians. 

In the month of November, 1795, Mr. 
Fearing was married to Cynthia Rowe, at his 
own home at Fort Harmar. 

In 1797 he was appointed judge of Pro- 
bate for Washington County. 

After the close of the war, the county filled 
up rapidly, and in 1799 the first Legislature 
held its session in Cincinnati. In 1800 the 
second session was held, and in this he was a 
member. During this period he was chosen 
a delegate to represent the Territory in Con- 
gress, which post he filled for 1801 and 1802, 
with credit to himself and to the entire satis- 
faction of the people. 

After his return to private life, he resumed 
the practice of law with increased reputation. 
On his farm, a little below the mouth of the 
Muskingum, he erected a neat dwelling iiouse, 
and planted an extensive orchard of the choic- 
est fruits, of which he was an intelligent and 
successful cultivator. He was one of the first 
in Ohio who paid attention to the raising of 
Merino sheep. His fiocks embraced se\eral 
hundred of these \-aluable animals, propagated 
from a few in<li\-iduals l;ought at enormous 
prices. 

In 1810 he was appointed associate judge 
of the Court of Commoji Pleas. In this ofiice 
he served seven years with much credit as 
a sound, just, and impartial judge. 

In 1814 he was appointed master commis- 
sioner in chancery. 

From the first entering of the lands of the 
Ohio Company for taxation by the State, he 
acted very extensively as an agent for the 
shareholders in the Eastern States. In this 
way a large portion of his time was occupied. 

in his dis])osition, Mr. Fearing was re- 
markal)ly cheerful and pleasant, much attached 
to children, and never happier than when in 
their company. He had great sympathy for 
the poor and the oppressed, and he was ever 
ready to stretch forth his hand and open his 
purse for their relief. 

He died on the 21st of .August. 1822, after 



a few days illness, a victim to the fatal epi- 
demic of fever which ravaged the country for 
two or three years, aged 60 years. His wife 
died the same day, a few hours after, in the 
46th year of her age. 

Elijah Backus was born at Norwich, 
Connecticut; he was a graduate of Yale Col- 
lege, and was admitted to the bar in Connec- 
ticut in the year 1800. Shortly thereafter he 
came to ^larietta and engaged in the practice 
of law. W'yllys Silliman, of Zanesville, was 
associated with him as a partner. 

Mr. Backus held the office of receiver of 
public moneys of the United States. In 1801 
he established the Gacette newspaper, of which 
he was editor. In 1803 he was a member of 
the Ohio Senate. He was owner of the island 
in the Ohio River, now called Blennerhassett's 
Island, and sold it to Mr. Blennerhassett. 

In 1808 Mr. Backus removed to Ruskin, 
Illinois, and died there in 1812. 

Lewis Cass was born at Exeter, New 
Hampshire, October 9, 1782. In 1799 he 
was employed as a teacher at W'ilmmgton, 
Delaware, where his father, Maj. Jonathan 
Cass of the army, was stationed. In 1800 he 
removed with his father's family to Marietta, 
studied law there, and in 1802 was admitted 
to the bar and removed to Zanesville and com- 
menced practice. 

In 1806 he married Elizabeth Spencer, of 
Wood County, Virginia, and the same year 
was elected a member of the Ohio Legislature. 
From 1807 to 1813 he was State marshal. In 
the War of 1812 he was colonel of a regiment 
of Ohio volunteers, under General Hull, and 
was soon promoted to the rank of brigadier- 
general. 

In 1813 he was appointed (iovernor of the 
Territory of Michigan, and held that office 
for 18 years. In 1831 he was appointed by 
President Johnson, Secretary of War, and was 
at the head of the War Department at the com- 
mencement of the Florida War. In 1836 he 
was appointed minister to France, and served 
in that capacity until 1842 when he resigned. 
In 1845 he was elected United States Senator 
from the State of Michigan. In 1848 he was 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



the Democratic canidadte for President of the 
United States, but failed of election on ac- 
account of a division of his party in the State 
of New York. In 1849 he was re-elected to 
the Senate for the remainder of his original 
term. As Senator he opposed the "Wilmot 
Proviso," althuugh instructed by the Legisla- 
ture of his State to vote for it. He did not 
vote for the "Fugitive Slave" bill. In 185 1 
he was again elected Senator from [Michigan. 
In 1852 he was a candidate before the Demo- 
cratic convention at Baltimore for the nomina- 
tion for the Presidency, but was not success- 
ful. In 1857 he was appointed Secretary of 
State liy President Buchanan. In December, 
i860, disapproving of the acti(jn nf the Pres- 
ident in refusing to reinforce Major Ander- 
son and provision Fort Sumter, he promptly 
resigned his office as member of the cabinet. 
Through the \\'ar of the Rebellion his sympa- 
thies were with the national cause. 

General Cass died at Detmit June 17, 
1866. 

He was a man of integrity, of great ability 
as scholar, jurist, and statesman, and his pub- 
lic career of more than half a century was hon- 
orable to himself and the nation. 

Benjamin Ruggles was born at Wood- 
stock, Connecticut, February 21, 1783. He 
attended the Brooklyn Academy, anil graduat- 
ed from that institution. He studied law with 
Judge Peters, at Hartfr>rd. and was there ad- 
mitted to the Ijar. 

In 1807 he moved to [Marietta, Ohio, and 
here pursued with success the practice of his 
profession. His profound learning, skill and 
care as a counsellur won for him public com- 
mendation. 

In 1810 he was elected liy the Legislature 
of the State to succeed Calvin Pease as pres- 
ident judge of the Third Circuit. Shortly af- 
ter his election to the judgeship, he moved 
from Marietta to St. Clairsviile. 

In 181 5 he was elected by the Legislature 
to the L^nited States Senate, and resigned the 
office of judge after having ably filled it for 
five years. 



In 1821, and again in 1827, he was re- 
elected to the Senate of the United States, and 
during his career of 18 years in Congress a§ 
Seator from Ohio, he rendered valuable ser- 
vices to his State and the nation. For many 
years he was chairman of the Senate commit- 
tee on claims. 

He was president of the caucus, held at 
Washington in 1824, which nominated Will- 
iam H. Crawford, of Georgia, for the Presi- 
dency. 

In 1833, at the expiration of his third term 
as Senator, he retired from public life and gave 
his attention to agricultural pursuits, espe- 
cially the culti\'ati()n (if fruits and the intro- 
duction of choice \'arieties. 

In 1840 he was favorably spoken of, in 
various parts of the country, for the office of 
\'ice-President of the United States. 

He died at his residence in St. Clairsviile, 
September 2, 1857. As a statesman Judge 
Ruggles had the confidence of the Senate and 
of the people. As a jurist, his great ability 
was not as conspicuous in open court as in 
chambers. Though lacking, in some measure, 
the gifts of an orator, as a consulting attorney 
he had few superiors. As a private citizen he 
was highly respected. ■ He was generous in. 
his impulses, liberal in his views, and exerted 
an excellent nmral influence where\'er he was 
known. 

Thomas Backus was born at Norwich, 
Connecticut, in 1785; graduated at Yale Col- 
lege; studied law in the office of his father, 
Elijah Backus, at Marietta, and was there ad- 
mitted to the bar in 1808. He was married 
to Temperance Lord in 1810, and in 181 1 re- 
moved to Franklinton, Franklin County, Ohio,, 
and engaged in the practice of law, and in 
1820 was appointed prosecuting attorney. 

In 1823 he rem(.)\-ed to Union County, 
Ohio, and was there appi)inted prosecuting 
attorney, and during his term of tiffice died 
Octolier 2^. 1823. 

William \\"()(.)DP,ri])GE was liorn in Nor- 
wich, Connecticut, August 30, 1780. He re- 
ceived his earl\- education in his nati\e State. 



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studied law in Litchfield, Connecticut, and, 
with his father, emigrated to the Northwest 
Territory in 1791, settling in ]\larietta. 

In 1806 he was admitted to the bar in Ohio, 
and in the following year was elected to the 
General Assembly of the State. 

From 1808 until 1814 he was prosecuting 
attorney for his county, and also a member of 
the Ohio State Senate. 

During the latter year, without solicita- 
tion, he received the appointment of Secretary 
of the Territory of Michigan, from President 
Madison, and removed to Detroit and entered 
upon the performance of the duties of his new 
office. 

He was elected the first delegate to Con- 
gress from Michigan, in 1819, and forwarded 
the interests of his constituents in a manner 
to elicit the warmest approbation. 

He was appointed judge o-f the Supreme 
Court of the Territory in 1828. and performed 
the duties of that office four years. 

He was one of the members of the con- 
vention which framed the State Constitution, 
in 1835, and was elected a State Senator under 
it in 1837. 

He was chosen to succeed Stevens T. ^M'a- 
son as Governor of the State, in 1839, ^"d 
served during one term. At the expiration of 
his term of office as Governor, he was elected 
a United States Senator, and served in that 
capacity from 1841 until 1847. 

While in the Senate, he took a leading part 
in much of the important legislation of that 
body, both as a member of a number of the 
principal committees and also as a debater 
upon the floor of the Senate. 

His last days were spent in retirement in 
Detroit, where he died October 20, 1861. 

Governor Woodbridge was an eminent ju- 
rist and constitutional lawyer, and at the time 
of his death was the oldest and most distin- 
guished member of the Detroit bar. He was 
a man of true principles and honor, who had 
served the public for many years with fidelity 
and integrity, and who died leaving to his chil- 
dren an unblemished name. 

David Putnam became a member of the 



Washington County bar about 1808. A 
sketch of his life will be fcnmd in the biography 
of Samuel H. Putnam, in another chapter of 
this volume, devoted to "Sketches of Pioneers. "" 

GusTAV Swan was born at Peterborough, 
New Hampshire, in 1787. By his own exer- 
tions he obtained a good clerical and scientific 
education. He studied law at Concord, New 
Hampshire, and was admitted to the bar of 
that State. In 1810 he came to ilarietta, and 
was admitted to the bar of Ohio. From Mari- 
etta he moved to Franklin County, and en- 
gaged in the practice of law. In 1812 and 
again in 181 7 he was a representati\-e in the 
Ohio Legislature. In 1823 he was elected 
judge of the Common Pleas Court, and at the 
expiration of his term of office resumed the 
practice of law in Columbus, and continued 
there until 1843. 

Judge Swan was an eloquent and able ad- 
vocate, and his practice in Franklin and neigh- 
boring counties was large. After 1843 'i^ de- 
voted himself more exclusivelv to his duties 
as president of the State Bank of Ohio. He 
died at Columbus, February 6, i860. 

Caleb Emerson was born August 21, 
1779, at Ashby, Massachusetts. It appears 
from some fragmentary memoranda among 
the papers he left, \vritten in the last years of 
his life, that he lost both his parents early; that 
his mother died when he was six weeks old ; 
that his father lost his health in the Revolution- 
ary War, and his property by Continental mon- 
ey ; that he was brought U]) l.iv ])ersi )ns whi> 
were nnt of bis kin; and that he was a student 
at law and assistant editor fur some time be- 
fore he left New England for Ohio, in the fall 
of 1808. 

There remain to his descendants \erv few 
of the letters he received i)revious to 1820. Of 
the documents connected with his New Eng- 
land life, the most important is a file of letters 
from James Elliott, Escj.. a lawyer of Brattle- 
borough, Vermont. Mr. Elliott appears to 
have been his early friend and counsellor, and 
showed much interest in his future advance- 
ment. In the earliest of these letters, dated 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.. 



correct and friendly letter (addressed to him 
from Mason, postmarked Amherst, jSIew 
H'ampsliire), and says it bears the marks oi an 
honest mind, and the promise of future excell- 
ence. He desires to know his age, profession 
and prospects, his place of residence, amuse- 
ments of infancy and course of study, and 
wishes to 'correspond with him occasionally. 

In a subsequent letter Mr. Elliott speaks 
approvingly of his purpose to go west, but 
advises him first to spend a year or two in a 
law office, as in a new country the farmer, 
merchant and lawyer might all be combined in 
one person. He recommends that he culti- 
vate his literary tastes, and promises to aid 
him. 

In February, 1806, then at Washington 
City, Mr. Elliott addresses him as a student at 
law at Amherst, New Hampshire, having as- 
certained his then residence from the publisher 
of the Fanners' Cabinet at that place, whom 
he was proljably assisting in the editorship ijf 
that journal. 

Mr. Elliott frecpiently posted him up in the 
proceedings of Congress for the subsequent 
tv/o years, and was one of several well known 
persons in tliat part of New England to give 
him recommendations as to general good char- 
acter and proficiency in law studies, when he 
left for Marietta, Ohio. 

Governor Tiffin, of Ohi(j, had advised a 
friend of Mr. Emerson's, at Washington, that 
it was not necessary fur an applicant for ad- 
mission to the Ohio bar to appear before the 
judges in session, but he could apply to any 
judge separately, who, if satisfied of his com- 
petency, could give him his certificate, and 
then he would apply to another judge, and the 
several certificates he recei\ed would entitle 
him to admission. 

One of his remaining letters is one of rec- 
ommendation from Hon. Paul Fearing, then 
a judge, dated September 13, 1809 (to Gen. 
Philemon Beecher, of Lancaster, Ohio), of 
Mr. Emerson, as a suitable candidate for ad- 
mission to the Ohio bar, and doubtless he was 
admitted about that time. He opened a law 
office at Marietta, visiting some of the neigh- 
boring County Courts. 



He married, July 29, 1810, Mary Dana, 
daughter of Capt. William Dana, of Belpre,. 
Ohio, one of the early emigrants from New 
England. 

In the same year began his connection with 
the Western Spectator, a weekly journal of 
Marietta, to which was annexed a small book- 
store. The first number seems to have been 
issued about the 23rd of October, 1810. He 
gave it up July 31, 1813, but continued the 
practice of law, and was appointed prosecuting 
attorney of Washington County in February, 
18 1 5, and was continued in that office until 
April, 1821. In October, 1820, while residing 
on Front, Ijetween Scammel and Worcester 
streets, the dwelling house he occupied was 
consumed 1)_\- fire, and most of the furniture 
and clothing (if the family, and nearlv all his 
valuable papers were destroyed. He and his 
family experienced great kindness and hospi- 
tality from the citizens of ^Marietta. His law 
Imsiness was continued. 

In 1822 a fever, supposed to result from 
the miasmatic influences of the Ohio shore, 
prevailed extensively in Marietta to\ynship and 
elsewhere. Mr. Emerson's family was down 
with it for a considerable time, usually leaving 
(inly one or two to wait on the rest. He was 
afterwards pr(jstrated with a sickness which 
Ijrought him very near the gates of death. 
Alter his recovery, he had an al)iding convic- 
tion that close application to a law office was 
ruinous to his health ; and th( mgh his connec- 
tion with legal matters was more or less main- 
tained to the last years of his life, his time was 
largely given to horticultural and other indus- 
trial pursuits, mingled with literary, political, 
and social activities, and efforts in behalf of 
religious, moral, and educational institutions 
in Marietta. 

He and his wile joined the Marietta Bap- 
tist Church, which then worshiped four miles 
above the village, about the }"ear 1822, and 
remained in its communion to the last. 

Being one of the earliest trustees of Mari- 
etta College, and remaining such during his 
life, he displayed an aliiding interest in its 
growth. 

In the year 1836 he was editor of the Mari- 



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clta Gazette, a firm advocate for the riglit ot' 
free discussion. Certain lecturers about that 
time, in behalf of negro emancipation, were in 
danger of being mobbed, Init the energetic 
philanthropists of Washington County secured 
for them fair treatment. In December, 1837, 
the Marietta Gazette i)assc(l into the hands (jf 
Isaac Ma.xon. 

Several years later an advantageous sale of 
Mr. Emerson's three-acre lots near Marietta, 
ga\-e him leisure for literary effort. He wrote 
much in favor of emancipation, for journals 
both at home and abroad. 

During the last 10 or 12 years of his life, 
he took great interest in the early history of 
Ohio, and especially of Washington County, 
and made extensive collections of old news- 
papers and other documents calculated to pre- 
serve a knowledge of the past, and to some ex- 
tent lectured on these subjects. His duties as 
master commissioner in chancery, and as ad- 
ministrator for several estates, gave him oppor- 
tunities for travel, where he could gather up 
such material. Probably the most complete 
of his essays on these subjects was an article 
in the North American Reviez^.', which includes 
the details of Mr. Manasseh Cutler's mission 
to Congress in behalf of the Ohio Company, 
for the purchase of the well known tract which 
bears its name. 

In 1845 he took an active jjart in bringing 
the celebrated case of the captured Ohioans. 
which involved, in part, the question of bound- 
ary between Ohio and Virginia, to the notice 
ofthe State authorities. His sympathies were 
strongly enlisted for the oppressed and down- 
trodden. 

He died March 14. 1853. at his homestead 
in Marrietta, aged " 2,1/2 years. 

John Pennybacker M,\yberry was born 
March i. 1790, at Pine Forge, near the village 
of New Market, Virginia. His home was 
located in the loveliest portion of the beautiful 
valley of the Shenandoah. This is now a his- 
toric location from the fact that during the 
late Civil War this homestead was the scene of 
nviny of the severest struggles lor the posses- 
sion of the \al!ev. 



His father was an Irish gentleman. ha\ing 
emigrated to America in early life. His 
mother was descended from German ances- 
tors. Her maiden name was Rebekah Penny- 
backer. She was one of the large family of 
Pcnnybackers .so well known throughout Penn- 
sylvania. 

John V. Maybcrry, while in the valley of 
the Shenandoah, studied law under the eminent 
Judge Allen, of New Market, Virginia. Be- 
fore completing his studies, however, in the 
year 1810, his father determined to seek a new 
home in the rich lands beyond the mountains, 
and his son, John, accompanied him. purchas- 
ing plantations near Bellesille, Wood County, 
Virginia. They there settled. After a brief 
sojourn upon the plantations, he became deputy 
sheriff of Wood County. In 1812 he visited 
Richmond, and made application for admission 
to practice in the State courts, and was given 
a certificate. 

After his return, however, wishing to pur- 
sue his studies and perfect himself in other 
branches of the law, he went to Ohio, attracted 
by the reputation of Judge Fearing, of Har- 
niar, Ohio, who was the first lawyer adnutted 
to the bar in this State, the attorney of the Ohio 
Company and the leading legal mind in the 
Northwest Tcrriti>ry. Here he had the advan- 
tage of an extensive library, and finished his 
studies with Judge Fearing in 181 5. On the 
15th of .August. 181 6. he married the only 
daughter of his preceptor. Lucy Willis Fearing_ 
with whom he lived over 50 years. In 1817 he 
removed with his family to Parkersburg. V'ir- 
ginia. and soon after was elected as a Repre- 
sentative of the \\'hi.g ]Jarty to the House of 
Delegates at Richmond and served during the 
term of 1817 and 181 8. In 18 18 he left Rich- 
mond to accept the ]30sition of receiver of pub- 
lic moneys, tendered him l)y the United States 
government. This necessitated his return to 
Marietta. Ohio, where he succeeded Col. Levi 
Barber, who was elected to Congress. The 
business of this office was very extensive, as 
the Territory was fast filling up, and the gov- 
ernment lands selling rapidly. His experience 
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esty of the pioneer settlers of tlie Northwest. 
The law existing at that time required the re- 
ceiver to deposit all moneys received in the 
United States repositories situated at Cincin- 
nati and Chillicothe, and the payments were to 
be made in the same coin as was paid tO' the 
receiver. The gold and silver received during 
the quarter had to he transported from Mari- 
etta to the points above-named. At that time 
the woods were unfrecjuented and obscure, and 
the country sparsely settled, making it a peri- 
lous journey to transport $6,000 or $8,000 in 
gold and silver on horseback. Yet these trips 
were made at the expiration of each quarter by 
Mr. Mayberry, accompanied by his father, or 
Henry or Silas Fearing, and Col. David Bar- 
ker, and during his term of office of over 10 
years, neither he himself nor his messengers 
■were disturbed in their journeys to and fro. 
Mr. Mayberry was receiver until the year 
1829. During this period he was also elected 
prosecuting attorney of Washington County, 
faithfully performing his duties and giving 
entire satisfaction to the public. 

Retiring from these two important offices, 
and after settling his affairs relative thereto, he 
left Ohio and returned to his old home at Park- 
ersburgh, and engaged in mercantile lousiness. 
As was the custom in those days, he made fre- 
quent journeys over the mountains to Phila- 
delphia on horseback for the purpose of pur- 
chasing his stock in trade. While still en- 
gaged in merchandising, he was elected prose- 
cuting attorney for the county of Wood. In 
1832 he was again called from private life, 
being elected to the House of Delegates. At 
the expiration of this term, he was re-elected 
by his well-satisfied constituents, and although 
not seeking or having any desire of office, he 
\\as again returned in 1837 and 1838, to the 
House of Delegates; his ripe experience and 
sound judgment making him a great power, 
giving him the foremost position among the 
legislators. 

The first recognition of any material im- 
portance which Parkersbiirgh or \Vood Count}' 
received from the State Legislature of old 
Virginia in the way of improvement and bring" 



ing them into puljlic notice, was the establish- 
ment of the Northwestern Virginia turnpike 
road leading from Winchester in the valley of 
Virginia over the Alleghanies to Parkers- 
burgh, a distance of 250 miles. This great 
work was completed while Mr. Mayberry was 
in the House of Delegates, and to his exer- 
tions, no' doubt, is West Virginia indebted for 
this great benefit. 

He acquired wealth by prudent investments 
in real estate, together with the inheritance 
which his wife received from her father's es- 
tate. 

Mr. Maylierry, in his long pul.ilic life at 
Marietta, Parkersburgh, and Richmond, made 
friends with all whom he came in contact, and 
such was his even temperament that even in 
sharp political contests his urbanity of manner 
and kindliness for all humanity left his career 
destitute of enemies. He was a ripe scholar 
and a trained thinker, commanding in stature, 
with a pleasing address. He was a perfect 
type of a Virginia gentleman, of Washing- 
ton's time, his manner and mien occasioning 
many of his friends to believe his resemblance 
to Washington very marked. Had his ambi- 
tion led him to continue his public career, his 
political associates were confident he would 
have taken a ranking position in national af- 
fairs among the great statesmen of that day, 
but turning aside from the allurements of pub- 
lic life, he returned to the quiet old home he 
loved so well, in Parkersburgh. His house 
and grounds soon became shaded with the fine 
old trees he planted. His office (ln(jr under 
the shade of the catalpas was a charmed spot 
to all who came under the restful influence of 
the peaceful atmosphere. Happiness and con- 
tentment followed him like a shadow. The old 
men loved to linger with him, and the young 
men to listen to the fine talk of the grand old 
gentleman. He devoted much of his time in 
later years to the rearing of blooded horses and 
to the improvement of the plantations he owned 
in the State. In his stables were some of the 
finest imported stock in the South and West, 
many of the descendants of the stables being 
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while his favorite horse, Lath, was running- 
lie expired sitting in his carriage, November 
15, 1866, closing a life of nearly yy years, leav- 
ing his wife and son as the only immediate 
relatives to deplore his loss, as he was him- 
self the last member of his father's family. 
AMien the news came that the pure and noble 
John P. :Mayberry was no more, a multitude 
mourned over the loss of a great and good 
man. 

Arius Nye was the son of Col. Ichabod 
Nye, and grandson of Gen. Benjamin Tupper, 
two of the pioneers who, with their families, 
made at the mouth of the ^Muskingum in 1788 
the first settlement in the "Territory North- 
west of the river. Ohio."' He was born in the 
Campus Alartius — "the stockade" — at Mari- 
etta, December 27, 1792. During his boy- 
hood days, educational facilities at the new 
settlements were quite limited, yet mainly by 
his own exertions he obtained what is now 
called a good common school education. In 
1807 he went to Springfield, afterward to Put- 
nam in Muskingum County, and engaged in 
merchandising. 

In 181 5 he married Rowena Spencer, 
daughter of Dr. Joseph Spencer, of Vienna, 
Virginia, and si.ster of ]\Irs. General Cass. He 
was director in the Bank of Zanesville before 
he was 21 years of age. During 1817-18 he 
studied law, was admitted to the bar, and be- 
gan to make his mark in Muskingum County. 
In the autumn of 1822, or spring of 1823, he 
moved to Gallipolis, at the beginning of the 
"sickly season," when he was taken sick with 
the prevailing epidemic, or malarial fever. In 
1824-25 he moved to Marietta and there ac- 
quired a large and lucrative practice. For 
several years after removing to Marietta, he 
served as cashier of the Bank of Marietta. In 
1827 he was elected Representative in the 
State Legislature, and re-elected in 1828. In 
1 83 1 he was elected State Senator and served 
two years. At the time of the great flood in 
1832, he removed his office from Putnam 
street to the old Ohio Company's office on 
Washington street, where he ke])t his office 
until he was elected judge. Pie early acquired 
a large law library, and by 1837 probably had 



accummulated the largest library of any law- 
yer in Southeastern Ohio. In J840 he was 
again elected Representative in tlic State Legis- 
lature. 

Judge Arius Nye was a devoted member of 
the Protestant Episcopal Church ; and regarded 
his duties as a church man equally as important 
with his duties as a lawyer. It was mainly 
through his efforts that an Episcopal Church 
was organized at Marietta; and when organ- 
ized it was supported and maintained largely 
by his contributions and labors. He was lay 
reader and senior warden of St. Luke's Church 
for a great many years ; and for the first seven 
years, after its organization in 1826, he con- 
ducted nearly all the services. He was usually 
a delegate to diocesan conventions; and took 
a prominent part in the management of the af- 
fairs of the diocese. The Protestant Episco- 
pal Church in Marietta owes him a great debt 
of gratitude. 

His son, A. Spencer Nye, became associ- 
ate with him in practice as A. Nye & Son, con- 
tinuing as a firm until 1846. In 1847. Arius 
Nye was elected president judge of the dis- 
trict composed of the counties of Washington, 
Morgan, .Vthens, Meigs, Gallia, and Lawrence. 
The district was large and difficult of access 
during portions of the year, there being no rail- 
roads, and especially during the spring and 
autumn were county seats difficult to Vcach. 
His health broke down under his labors on the 
bench, and he resigned in 1850. After his 
health improved, he associated with him David 
Alban, and practiced as Nye & Alban until the 
commencement of the Ci\il War, when Mr. 
Alban enlisted in the army. Thereafter as 
law)er, generally associated in business with 
some younger mem'Ijer of the bar. Judge Nve 
gave his attention to cases which were brought 
under his notice. His last illness was j^ro- 
tracted and ])ainful. but borne with fortitude. 
He died at his home in Marietta. July 27. 1865. 
in the 73rd year of his age. 

Judge Nye was an original, self-reliant, 
self-made man — a man of feeling, thought, 
and conviction. He will long survive in the 
memory of his friends, in the impressions 
which he made on the communitv where he 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



lived and in the legislation of his native State. 
At the time of his death, he had obtained a 
wider celebrity than any other Marietta man. 
This was due to his strong character, to his 
industry, to his devotion to every accepted 
trust, to his public spirit, and above all to his 
inflexible integrity of mind and heart. As a 
jurist he ranked among the first chancery and 
criminal lawyers in the West. He was deeply 
read in the learning of the profession and thor- 
oughly imbued with the lofty spirit of its great 
masters. 

William A. Whittlesey was born at 
Danbury, Connecticut, in 1796. In 1816 he 
was graduated at Yale College, and for some 
time thereafter was employed as teacher. In 
1818 he came to Canfield, Ohio, entered the 
office of his uncle, Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, as 
student at law, being fellow-student there with 
J. M. Giddings, and in 1820 was admitted to 
the bar. In 182 1 he came to Marietta, and 
entered upon the practice of his profession. 
In 1825 he was elected auditor of the county, 
and for two successive years held that office, 
and received the public commendation for the 
faithfulness, care and ability with which he 
discharged his duties. 

In 1839 he was the candidate of the Demo- 
cratic party for Representative in the Ohio 
Legislature, and was elected. 

In 1 84 1 and for several years following, 
he was associated with Gen. Charles B. God- 
dard, of Zanesville, in the practice of law in 
Washington County. In 1848 he was elected 
member of Congress from the district com- 
prising the counties of ^^'ashington. Morgan 
and Perry. He declined being a candidate for 
re-election. 

In -1856 and again in i860, and again in 
1862, he was elected mayor of the city of Mari- 
etta, and for six years discharged the duties 
of that office in an approved and satisfactory 
manner. 

]\Ir. Whittlesey was an inveterate and in- 
imitable story-teller; and it was not unusual 
to find half the lawyers of the city, with many 
of their friends, gathered about Mr. Whittle- 



sey's office to listen to his stories; and no one 
went away dissatisfied. 

For some time previous to his death, Mr. 
Whittlesey suffered from painful disease, but 
bore his affliction with fortitude and resigna- 
tion. He died November 6, 1866, at Brook- 
lyn, New York, where he had gone for medi- 
cal treatment, leaving one surviving child, a 
daughter, now the wife of W. B. Mitchell, of 
St. Cloud, ^linnesota. . His remains were 
brought back to ISIarietta, and buried in the 
^lound Cemetery by the side of his deceased 
son, the lamented Capt. A\'. B. Whittlesey, a 
brave and noble officer, who was killed at the 
battle of Missionary Ridge in November. 1863. 

The following is an extract from the re- 
port of a committee, appointed by the bar of 
\\'ashington County to give expression of the 
sentiments of the profession, in relation to Mr. 
Whittlesey's death : 

"With feelings of the deepest sorrow and 
regret we, the members of the ^\'ashington 
County Bar, have heard of the death of our 
late associate, the Hon. \\'illiam A. Whittle- 
sey. During the whole period of our connec- 
tion with the profession in this county, we 
have been witnesses of the estimable qualities 
of the deceased. 

"As a lawyer, his discriminating mind, his 
legal acquirements, the friendliness and hon- 
esty of hi.s counsels, his urbanity in the court 
room, and his uniform courtesv and kindness 
toward the junior members of the profession 
have elicited our esteem, and endeared him in 
our recollections. 

"As a citizen and neighbor, the kindliness 
of his disposition, his liberality, his cheerful- 
ness and his remarkable freedom from all feel- 
ings of envy, resentment and ill-will won for 
him the respect and friendship of all who 
knew him." 

D.JlVId B.\rber. son of Levi Barber, was 
born at Harmar, Washington County, Ohio, 
August 14, 1804. He was educated at Wash- 
ington College, Pennsvlvania, and graduated 
from that institution in 1825. He studied law 
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was admitted to the bar in 1829, and engaged 
in the practice of his profession at Harmar. 

In 1840 he was elected prosecuting attor- 
ney of the county. In 1845 '''^ ^^''^ again 
elected prosecuting attorney. 

About 1876 he moved to the State of Illi- 
nois, and l(jcated near Ouincy, where he ex- 
tensively engaged in agricultural pursuits. He 
died there in 1886. 

Levi Hart Goddakd, son of Hon. Calvin 
Goddard, was born at Norwich, Connecticut, 
in 1810. He studied law and was admitted 
to the bar in, his native State. In 1835 he re- 
moved to Alarietta, Ohio, and then engaged in 
the practice of his profession. After a short 
residence in Marietta, he returned to Norwich 
and there resumed the practice of law and con- 
tinued the same until the time of his death. 
He died of pneumonia, in 1862. 

Mr. Goddard was a lawyer of learning and 
ability, as counsellor and consulting attorney, 
and his amiable and cheery social qualities 
made for him hosts of friends. He was mar- 
ried, in 1835, to Mary Woodbridge Perkins, 
of Norwich. 

RuFUS E. Harte was born in Middlebury, 
now embraced in the corporation limits of Ak- 
ron, Ohio. He attended the academy at Tall- 
madge and the preparatory department of the 
Western Reserve College at Hudson. In 
1833 he was graduated at Yale College, Con- 
necticut. He studied law with Hon. Gregory 
Powers, of Akron. In 1835, at the session 
of the Supreme Court at Medina, he was ad- 
mitted to the bar. In 1837 he located at Mari- 
etta and engaged in the practice of his pro- 
fession, associated with \Villiam A. Whittle- 
sey, as Whittlesey & Harte. 

In 1839 he was married to Julia Ilolden, 
daughter of Joseph Holden. of Marietta. 

In 1845 ^is "^^'^s elected Senator in the Ohio 
Legislature from the district composed of the 
counties of Washington, Morgan and Perry. 
In 185 1 he was elected prosecuting attorney 
for the county of Washington. In 1852 he 
was elected, by the trustees of the benevolent 
institutions of Ohio, superintendent of the in- 
stitution for the blind, and resided at Colum- 



bus four years, discharging the duties of that 
office. 

In 1856 he returned to Marietta and re- 
sumed the practice of law, associated therein 
with Melvin Clarke. 

In 1 86 1 he was elected treasurer of Wash- 
ington County, and held that office for a period 
of four years. In 1880 he was elected mayor 
of the city of Marietta, and discharged the 
duties of that office efficiently. 

He died in the year 1891. 

Charles F. Buell, son of Daniel H. 
Buell, of Marietta, was born in Washington 
County, Ohio. March 12, 1814. He was a 
student in Marietta College and Kenyon Col- 
lege; studied law with Hon. Samuel F. Vin- 
ton, of Gallipolis, and was admitted to the bar 
in 1837. He practiced law a short time at 
Gallipolis, and about a year at Georgetown, 
Brown County, Ohio. In 1839 he returned 
to Marietta and engaged in the practice of his 
profession. 

In i860 he was elected probate judge of 
Washington County. After serving three 
years in that office he resumed the ])ractice of 
law at Marietta. He died here in 1881. 

William D. Emerson, eldest son of 
Caleb and Mary (Dana) Emerson, was born at 
Marietta. July 9, 1813. He was prepared for 
college by Rev. Luther G. Bingham, then pas- 
tor of the Congregational Church at IVIarietta. 
At the age of 16 he entered the Ohio Univer- 
sity at Athens, from which he graduated in 
1833, with the highest honors of the class. 
He was one of the teachers in the High School 
which opened up in Library Hall, on Front 
street, which afterwards unfolded into Mari- 
etta College. In 1836 he was assistant editor 
with his father on the Marietta Gazette. His 
health failing in this department, he went west 
and sjjent two }ears as a common school 
teacher. The scenery- of the wide \\'est seems 
to have inspired his poetic fancy, and some 
of his finest poems, which afterward came into 
print, were produced at this time. 

He returned to Marietta in 1839, studied 
law, was admitted to the bar in 1841, and for 
several years kept a law office with his father. 



448 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



In 1845 1^^ prepared aiul published the first 
map of Washington County. He was prose- 
cuting attorney of that county for one year, 
ending March, 1848, filhng the unexpired term 
of Arius Nye, Esq., who w'as appointed pre- 
siding judge. He was assistant clerk in the 
Commercial Court of Cincinnati from 1848 toi 
1852, and for four years after made up records 
in the clerk's office of the Cincinnati and Ham- 
ilton county courts. He kept a law office in 
Cincinnati until i860. Since that time he de- 
voted himself mainly to literary pursuits. The 
bent of his mind was more for literature than 
jurisprudence. In 1851 he issued "Occasioiial 
Thoughts in Verse," for private distribution. 
In 1874 he issued a second volume of verse. 

j\Ir. Emerson was much interested in po- 
etry ; and established in Marietta College a 
prize to encourage students and graduates to 
write poems of merit. He died in 1891. 

Akius Spencer Nye, son of Arius Nye, 
Avas admitted to the bar about 1840, and in 
company with his father practiced law at Ma- 
rietta as Nye & Son. 

In 1846 he was elected cashier of the Ross 
County Bank, branch of the State Bank of 
Ohio, and removed to Chillicothe, where he 
died in 1884. 

Darwin E. Gardner, son of William and 
Sarah B. (Earl) Gardner, was born at Nor- 
walk, Ohio, January 25, 1820. 

Pursuant to his father's wishes, and to 
some extent under his supervision, he pursued 
a thorough course of preparatory studies and 
about 1839 was graduated at the Western Re- 
serve College. He studied law with Judge 
Crowell, of W'arren, Ohio, and was admitted 
to the bar at Newark in 1841. 

The same year he located at Marietta and 
commenced the practice of his profession and 
successfully prosecuted the same at Marietta 
tnitil 1 85 1, when he removed to Cleveland, and 
soon thereafter to Toledo, where, until the 
time of his death, he was extensively and pros- 
perously engaged in the purchase and sale of 
real estate. He died at Toledo August 5, 
1867, at the age of 47. Mr. Gardner was an 
able lawyer, and an enterprising and success- 
ful man of business, and in the several places of 



his residence had the confidence and esteem of 
his fellow citizens. He was married, in 1842, 
to Elizabeth P. Putnam, of Hudson, Ohio, 
who died in 1846, and in 1859 ^^^ married Sa- 
rah Williams, of Norwalk. 

Wylie H. Oldham, son of Samuel and 
Reljecca; Oldham, was born Novemher 21, 
18 19, at the old homestead in Ohioi County, 
(West) Virginia, wliere his grandfather and 
father lived and died. \\'hen about one year 
old he was taken to the State of New] York, 
where his father was employed as a missionary, 
teaching the Seneca Indians, li\-ed in Corn- 
planter's town, rememibered well the wild 
scenes in \vhich his early 'boyhood was spent. 
Leaving there at five and a half years of age, 
he acquired such an education as the primitive 
schools of \'irginia then afl^orded. In 1832 
he entered the private academy at West Alex- 
ander, Washington County, Pennsylvania, un- 
tler the charge of Rev. John MIcCluskey, pastor 
of the Presbyterian Church O'f that place and 
pursued his academic studies under Riev. Mr. 
McCluskey's care until September, 1836, when 
he entered the junior class in Washington Col- 
lege. He was a member Oif the Washington 
Literary' Society, graduated in June, 1838, and 
tdok the first honor of his society and sec- 
ond of his class (the first honor of the class 
being by rule of the faculty due that year to 
the Lhiion So^ciety which alone prevented his 
(>l>taining the fiirst honor oif his class). In the 
fall of 1838 he went to Mount Vernon, Ohio, 
and spent one year in teaching. In the fall 
of 1839 he went to- Lexington, Kentucky, and 
taught one year, near the home of Henry Clay, 
visiting him frequently in 1840. He studied 
law with Isaac Hoge, at Aloumdsville, (West) 
Virginia, and was admiitted toi the bar in 
1842. Shortly after, he was elected prosecut- 
ing attorney. He represented Marshall C<jun- 
t)- in the Virginia Legislature in 1846-47 and 
'48. He practiced law at JMoundsville from 
the time he was admitted to the bar until May, 
1865. May 2T,. 1844. he married Man*- Cur- 
tis, daughter of R. C. Curtis, of Moundsville. 

In May, 1865, he mio\-ed to Marietta, Ohio, 
where he resided until the time of his death, 
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practice of his profession. He died July 22, 
1875. 

Mir. Oldham was jjrohrdjly the greatest 
jury lawyer that e\er belonged to the Washing- 
ton County Bar. He was a polished orator, 
with a large \ocahulary ; but he never talked 
over the heads of his jury. His evident can- 
dor and sincerity inclined jurors to sympathize 
with his views of the case; and his knowledge 
of human nature enabled him to lay the stress 
of his speecli where it was most needed. 

He was for many }-ears a railroad attor- 
ney: and in that early day made a practice 
( much more general m i\\ than then ) of set- 
tling every case or claim that could 1>e settled 
on reasonable terms. Indeed, he was inclined 
to favor the settlement of controversies gener- 
ally. 

Tlie social cjualities of Mr. Oldham were 
of a \-ery high ortler. He was kind and cor- 
dial with eveiy one. He enjoyed social gather- 
ings, and showed it by his manner. He was 
a good talker, but at the same time a willing 
listener. His con\ersation was always enter- 
taining, and usually instructive. He was quick 
at repartee ; but there was nothing bitter about 
his wit. Socially he was a universal favorite 
with old and voung. with rich and poor. 

Mr. Oldham was an orator, and as states- 
n'Vm and lawyer his speeches and arguments 
were models of beauty and eloquence. He was 
a good citizen, an earnest churchman, a lib- 
eral contributor to benevolent enterprises, a 
mjan of principle, honor and fidelity, whose 
death was deeplv lamented by all who knew 
him. 

John M. (jltfte.vi', son of Benjamin 
Guittcau, was Ixirn in Fearing township, 
Washington Cou'ity, Ohio, in 1821. 

He was educated at Marietta College : 
studied law with Hon. Arius Xye, of Marietta, 
and was admitted to the bar in 1842. He 
con-menccd practice at Urbana, Ohio, associ- 
ated with Hon. Thomas Corwin, and about 
1843 moved to Cincinnati. After a residence 
of three or four years at Cincinnati he re- 
moved to Xew York City, where he engaged 
in the practice of law. He died there in i8gS. 

Ch.\kles R. R110DK.S was born at Zanes- 



ville, Ohio, Xo\ember 3, i8ig, the third child 
of Dr. Dudley Woodbridge Rhodes. He went 
to school in the prq)aratorv department of Ken- 
yon College in 1835, entered the freshman 
class in 1836, and graduated in cou:rse in 1840, 
taking the second iionor of his class. 

He entered his name as a student of law in 
the office of Messrs. Goddard & Converse, 
Zanesville, and was admitted to the har at 
Newark, Ohio, in 1843. Tlie same yejir he 
removed to St. Louis, }iIissouri, tcj^ establisli 
himself as a lawyer, where he remained until 
the fall of 1836. The same year, having mar- 
ried Mary E. Ward, the third child of Hon. 
X'ahum '\\'ard, of ]\ [arietta, hei retinmed to 
Ohio, and tnade his residence in i^Iarietta,^ 
where he still resides. 

In January, 1855, he was elected prosecut- 
ing attorne}", and continued in that office until 
JanuaiT, 1857. In February, 1858, he was 
elected Prolxite Judge of \\ asbington County, 
and continued in office imtil I'ebruary, 1861. 

During the War of the Rebellion the peo- 
ple living in the little townships along the 
Ohio River, were kept in a constant state of 
alarm, apprehending incursions froni the law- 
less bands of rebels roving through West \'ir- 
ginia. M.r. Rhodes organized a companv of 
from 40 to 60 men, which, throiigh the friendly 
assistance of Col. William Craig, quattermas- 
ter of the L'nited .States Army, stationed at 
Marietta, he was able to arm and equip, and 
w-hich he, as ca])tain, kept in tliorough drill 
and discipline, prepared for the emergencies 
of the tintes. 

He was appoiiUed l;y the (icixernor of the 
State (Hon. Rutherford B. Hayes) delegate to 
the National Commercial Convention, which 
met at Cincinnati ; the following year he was 
again appointed by the Go\ernor delegate for 
Southeastern Ohio to the same convention, 
which met at Baltimore. 

Mr. Rhodes' whole life in Marietta was 
closely identified with the manufacturing and 
con"3mercial cntcrjirises of the town, and es- 
pecially with the histor_\- and i)rosperity of St. 
Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church and Sun- 
day-school — for more tiian 30 years a member 
and secretary of the vestrv, manv times their 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



delegate to the diocesan convention, and for 
niore than 20 years superintendent of the Sun- 
day-school. He died in 1887. 

Melvin Clarke was l)om at Ashfield. 
Massachusetts. Xovember 15, 1818, and was 
the oldest of a family of eight children. He 
was the son of Stephai and Roxy Alden 
Clarke, and of the seventh generation in a 
direct line from John A'Iden. of "^layflower" 
fame. His early education was derived from 
the common schools of W'hately, Franklin 
County. Massachusetts, a few termis spent in 
a select school, and a few months at the acade- 
my at Conway, Massachusetts. He came west 
ill the fall of 1838, and taught school in Ken- 
tucky, at Parkersburgh, (West) Virginia, and 
in this county for a series of years. ]\lcan- 
while he was studying law and was admitted 
to the bar in 1843. '^"c' settled in law practice 
-at MtConnelsville. ]Morgan County, Ohio, 
and continued in the practice there for 10 
years. 

In 1853 'i^ removed to Marietta, and con- 
tinued to practice his profession until the be- 
ginning of the war. He became a leading 
mem'ber of the bar. and an influential citizen. 

Of his mind, the distinguishing features 
were clearness and straigth of comprehension. 
He had the ability to analyze, arrange and 
present, in a forcible manner, the evidence in 
a case, and conducted, with marked talent, the 
important caiises committed to him. 

Impelled by motives o>f patriotism, he. with' 
others, was actively instrumental, at the break- 
ing out of the war, in raising and organizing 
the Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 
was appointed its lieutenant-colonel, and served 
in that capacity as a brave and gallant officer 
until killed bv a shot from a lo-pound shell 
at the battle of Antietam, Septem[l:)er 17, 1862. 

Hje was buried with military honors in 
Mound Cemeteiy. at ]\rarietta. and a monu- 
ment erected to his meroor}- liy his arnr}- com- 
rades and associates of the bar. 

He married Dorcas Dana, daughter of 
\MlIiam Dana, of Newport, Ohio, for his first 
wife, who died about 1850. and left one son. 
Joseph D. Clarke, who was killed in the war 
at Citv l^iint, Maryland, in 1864. He nTar- 



ried. as his second wife, Sophia Browning, 
of Belpre, Ohio. He was, at the time of his 
death, a mentber of the Congregational Qiurch 
of ^larietta. 

S.\Mi."EL B. Robinson was born at Wash- 
ington, Pennsylvania, February 15, 1814, and 
was educated at Washington, now Washing- 
ton and Jefferson, College of that State. In 
1835 he was editor of the Washington Rc- 
j'ortcr. In 1836, with his widowed mother 
and her family, he moved to Lake Chute, and 
shortly thereafter to Beverly, Ohio. In 1837, 
at Beverly, in partnership with John Dodge, 
he engaged in mercantile business and con- 
tinued therein for seven years. He studied 
law, Hon. Isaac Paine being his preceptor, and 
was admitted to the bar in 1844, and entered 
upon the practice of his profession in Beverly. 
In 1846 he married Colina K. Dodge, young- 
est daughter of John Dodge, of Beverly. 

In 1846 he was elected prosecuting attor- 
ne\- of the county. In 1873 l"*^ ^^'^^ again 
elected prosecuting attorney, and the duties 
of this office he ably and faithfully dis- 
charged. Mir. Robinson was never of robust 
frame adcH dulring the latter period o-f his 
life was in very jxjor health. On the night of 
January 2, 1878, while traveling by steainer 
from! Beverly to Marietta, he fell overboard 
and \\ias drowned. His bod_\- was recovered 
and buried by the side of his deceased wife 
in Beverly Cemetery. During his career in 
life as editor, merchant, and lawyer, Mr. Rob- 
inson desen'ed and received the confidence and 
esteem of his fellow-citizens. 

Davis Green^ son of Rev. A^len Green, 
was -born in Tyler County, Virginia. February 
II. 1822. In 1S23 his paraits came to Ohio 
and settled on a farm in Belmont County. 

Davis attended, in the winter season, the 
schools of his neighborhood, and at the age of 
21 years comipleted his education at Madison 
Oollege, Guernsey County. In 1842 and the 
twiO' following }ears he was partially engaged 
in teaching, and in the nieantinue studied law 
in the office of Judge Eivans of CamSbridge. 
For nearly a year after the fall O'f 1845 'i^ ^^'is 
editor and part owner of the Guernsey Ti)nes. 

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Mount Vernon and in the fall of the same year 
located at Marietta and commenced the prac- 
tice oi law. By close application and diligence 
he soon became promunent in his profession. 
In 1849 he was elected prosecuting attorney 
for the county, and for two years ably dis- 
charged the duties of that office. In 1854 he 
was elected Prolbate judge, and served his three 
years' termi to the entire satisfaction of the 
public. In 1856 he was chosen one of the elec- 
tors for Ohio of President and Vice-Presidait 
of the United States, and voted for Fremont 
and Da_\ton. 

In 1858 he was elected Senator in the 
Ohio Legislature from tlie district comix>sed of 
Wasiiington and Morgan counties, and was an 
elofpient, influential and highly esteemed mem- 
ber of that body. 

In 1 861, at the breaking out of the Rebel- 
Ii(jn, he took a decided and prominent part 
in defense of the government, and labored un- 
remittingly to encourage and promote the 
cause of the Union. 

Judge Green was a man of great energy and 
industry'; and his natural aliilities were of a 
higli order. Those who knew him best esti- 
iTiated his mental capacity the highest. At the 
time of his death he ranked as one of the 
best and m'pst successful lawyers in Washing- 
Ion County. In the primie of his life and the 
midst oif his influence, he died at Marietta, 
August 22, 1862. He was mlarried in 185 1 to 
Columbia Ferguson, who' is now the wife of 
Dr. D. Walter. Mrs. Dr. Curtis is a daughter. 
William Spencer Nye, son of Arius 
Xyc. was graduated from Marietta College in 
1843. He studied law with his father, and 
was admitted to the bar in 1845. He com- 
mienced practice in ^Marietta, associated with 
his brother. Dudlev Selden Xve, as D. S. & 
W. S. Nye. 

He was elected and served as prosecuting 
attorney of the county from M'arch. 1848. to 
]\Iiarch, 1850. About 1854 he was appointed 
attornev for the Marietta & Cincinnati Rail- 
road Company. In 1861 lie was again prose- 
cuting attorney of the county. Shortly there- 
after he removed to Chillicothe, Ohio, where 
he died of typhoid fever in 1862. 



Mr. Nye ■w'as an accomplished gentleman, 
and a lawyer of fine abilities and attainments. 
A rather sensitive and retiring disposition in- 
clined him to shrink somewhat from the more 
rugged conflict of the court r(x>ni practice and 
to thus take a less conspicuous position as a 
trial lawyer than his legal learning and acumen 
entitled him to occupy. It was for his breadth, 
soundness and candor of view, as a counselor, 
that he was Iie.st known in the profession. 

His disposition was peculiarly amiable, and 
in his domestic and social life he was a most 
genial conJpanion, and warmly attached to 
himself all who knew him intimately. 

Dudley Selden Nye, son of Arius Nye, 
was admiitted to the bar at the Noveml>er term. 
1843, ^^ ^1'^ supreme court, sitting in Mor- 
gan Count}-. In 1847 li^ ^"'^ '"s brother, Will- 
iaml S. Nye, associated themselves in the prac- 
tice of law at M'arietta, succeeding to the busi- 
ness of Arius Nye & Son, as D. S. & \\'. S. 
Nye, and continued in practice until the au- 
tumji of 1852. 

In 1852 he removed to Tennessee, and in 
the spring O'f 1855 removed to Council Bluffs, 
Iowa, and in 1857 was elected county judge 
of Pottawattamie County, in that State. In 
November, 1862, he returned to Mjarietia, 
where he engaged in the practice of law. 

Dudley S. Nye was a good office lawyer, 
and a safe counsellor. He served four years 
as ])ostmaster of Marietta under appointment 
of President Cleveland. He died at his home 
in Miirietta in 1901. 

Henry A. Towxe was Ixjrn January 5, 
1826, at Litchfield, Herkimer County, State of 
New York. Upon the death of his father. Rev. 
Abner Tbwne, pastor of the Presbyterian 
Church at Litchfield, his mother returned with 
her son, then five months old, to her parents 
at .Vmherst, Massachusetts, and coming after- 
ward to Gallipolis, Ohio, the residence of her 
lirothcr, Hon. S. F. \'inton, married May 28, 
1 83 1, Dr. Robert Safford, of Putnam, Ohio, 
now the Ninth Ward of Zanesville. at which 
time the subject of this sketch l^ecame a resi- 
dent of Ohio. He entered Marietta College 
[ when 15 years of age, and graduated in 1845; 
was admitted to the bar at Cincinnati, Ohio, 



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in 1840. and practiced law at Marietta, Ohio, 
in partnership with Hon. WiUiam A. W'liittle- 
se\', from 1849 to 1854, antl afterward with 
Davis Green, Escp, now deceased, until his 
removal to Portsmouth, Ohio. December i, 
1855, wliere he entered upon the practice oif 
law. Remarried, December 18, 1856, Harriet 
X\e, daughter of Arius Xye, now deceased. 

In 1858 he was elected one of the judges 
of the Court oA Comlmon Pleas of the Seventh 
Judicial District of Ohio, and held that po- 
sition until July, 1.870, when he resigned and 
resum,ed the practice of law at Portsmouth. 

He has been connected with several of the 
furnaces of the Hanging Rt»ck iron region, and 
is now a stockholder and director in the Globe 
Iron Oompany, of Jackson, Ohio; and is also 
a stockholder and director in the SciotO' Star 
Fire-lirick Works, at East Portsmouth, Ohio. 

In April, 1879, he was elected mayor o-f 
the city of Portsmouth. In 1880 he wtis ap- 
pointed supervisor of census of the Fourth 
District of Ohio, and superintended the taking 
of the census in the eleven counties compris- 
ing the district. He died in 1888, in Califor- 
nia, where he had gone on account of ill 
healtii. 

RoDXEY M. Stimson was bom in ]\Iilford, 
New Hampshire, October 26, 1824. He at- 
tended Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hamip- 
shire, during three years preceding 1845, when 
he entered Marietta College and graduated 
fromi that institution in 1847. He studied 
law, and in 1849 was admitted to the bar .at 
^Marietta. Soon thereafter he removed to 
Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, and there es- 
tablished the Register, a newspaper which, as 
editor and proprieto-r, he successfully conduct- 
ed for 12 years. In 1862 he removed to ]Ma- 
rietta, and there edited and published the 
Mwictta Register during the 10 years follow- 
ing. In 18C9 he wias elected Senator in the 
Ohio Legislature, and was re-elected in 1871, 
serving four years. In 1877 he was appointed 
State Librarian, and for two years acceptably 
discharged the duties of that office. His resi- 
dence is at Marietta. He is a trustee of ^la- 
rietta College, to \\ hich he ga\-e a very \-alua- 
ble selection i)f Ijooks for its lihrarv. He de- 



votes his time to literary pursuits. He has 
been twice married, first in 1S51, and again in 
1862. 

S.VML'EL S. Knowles, SOU of Sautucl and 
Clarissa (Curtis) Knowles, was born in Ath- 
ens, Ohio, August 25, 1825. In 1846 and the 
three years following he wa-s a student in the 
academy and the Ohio Lhiiversity, at Athens. 
After finishing his course of studies at the Uni- 
versity he read law with Lot L. Smith and L. 
Jewett, at Athens, and was admitted to the bar 
in 1 85 1. During the same year he was elected 
prosecuting attorney of Athens County, was 
re-elected in 1853, 'i^'J held that office for four 
years. In 1861 he remo'ved from Athens to 
Marietta, engaging in the latter place in the 
practice of his profession. In 1864 he was 
commissioned captain of a company in the 
i4Sth Regiment, Ohio' N^ational Guard, and 
served with his company, stationed at Ber- 
mjuda Hundred until September of that year, 
when the regiment was mustered out oi serv- 
ice. In 1864 he w;'s elected mayor of the city 
of Marietta, and re-elected in 1866, serving 
foiur years. In 1865 he was elected Senator 
in the Ohio Legislature from the counties of 
W'asbing'ton, Morgan, and N)oble, serving two 
years. In 1875 he Avas- elected judge of the 
Court of Comjmion Pleas, oif the Third Sub- 
division, of the Seventh Judicial District of 
Ohio, to till a vacancy caused by the resigna- 
tion Oif Judge Plants, and in 1878 he was re- 
elected for the full term oif five years. He 
was married January 22,, 1852, to Henrietta 
Devoi, youngest daughter of Capt. Charles De- 
vol, Oif Hockingport, Athens County. He died 
in Marietta in 1895. 

Thomas \\. Ewart, LI,. D., was horn 
February 2j, 18 16, at Grandview, Washing- 
ton County, Ohio. His mother, Mary Coch- 
ran, was a native Oif (A\'est) Virginia, of 
Scotch descent ; and his father, Robert K. 
Ewart, a Pennsyhanian, of Irish parentage. 
Tbomas received such earh- education as he 
conld olitain in the conunon schools of that 
date, in which he w as a diligent and ambitious 
student. 

Se])teniber ,:^o, 1831, he left school and 
farm, and hecamje an assistant in the office of 



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clerk oif the courts of Washington County, 
where he improved his time not demianded in 
the office in studies under private instructors. 
He was appointed clerk of the co,urt oi this 
county in December, 1836, and continued in 
office until October, 1851. While still clerk 
of the court, he was elected to represent Wash- 
ington Cbunty and Morgan County in the 
Constitutional Convention of 1850, which 
formed the present constitution of Olliio, and 
was one of its youngest members. On the ex- 
piration af his term! as clerk of the court, he 
was elected Probate judge of Washington 
County, the first under thenew Constitution. - 

In the mieantime, while in the prosecution 
of official duties as clerk of the court, he had 
pursued a rigid course of legal study under 
Judge Nye, and when he attended the Consti- 
tutional Convention at Cincinnati, in 185 1, was 
admitted to practice in the courts of Ohio. 

He held the oftke of Probate judge one 
year, and resigned to practice his profession, 
in which he had a great degree of success, 
and attained a prominent position as a law- 
yer of recognized ability. 

Thoanas W. Ewart was an active partner 
in the following law firms, and was the lead- 
ing miember o>f all except the first, — to-wit — 
Clarke & Ewart ; Ewart & Shaw ; Ewlart, Shaw 
& Sibley; Ewart, Gear & Ewart: Ewart, Sib- 
ley & Ewart: and Ewart & E\\art. These 
were the leading law firms of Marietta for 
about 25 years. 

Mir. Ewart was a man of indefatigable in- 
dustry ; and spared no labor to make himself 
master of his cases. He was not a genius ; 
but he had made hard work do the part of 
genius. 

In politics he was a Whig, serviujg as 
chairman ot the central committee of the 
county for many years. At the organization of 
the Republican party, he identified himpelt 
with that party. 

As a citizen he was active. enter^)rismg, 
seeking the welfare of the community; espe- 
cially so in connection with the temperance and 
Sunday-school movements. 

A member of, and liberal contributor to. 



the Baptist Church, he was superintendent of 
the Marietta Bajitist Sunday-school 40 years, 
and deacon of that church 30 years. 

In 1838 he married Grace Diana, of New- 
port, who died in 1854: and in 1855 he niiir- 
ried Jerusha Ciear, daughter of Rev. H. Gear, 
late of Marietta, deceased. He moved from 
Miarietta to Granville, Ohio, where he died in 
1881. 

William Iv. Richarusox \\as lx>rn in 
Washington County, Pennsylvania, May 25, 
1824. In 1 84 1 he entered Washington Col- 
lege, and there pursued a three years' course 
of study. In 1846 he enlisted as a volunteer 
in the "Steiibenville Grays," a company raised 
for the IMexican War, and assigned to the 
Tlhird Ohio Regiment. i\fter his return from 
MIexico, he was engaged for several years 
teaching" in Brooke County, (West) Virginia,, 
and Harrison County, Ohio, and in the mean- 
time studied law with Allen C. Turner, of 
Cadiz, and was tliere admitted to the bar in 
1852. In 1853 J^^ moA'ed from Harrison 
County to Woodsfield, in ^lonroe Qjiuity,, 
O'hio, and after a year's employment as prin- 
cipal oif the Monroe Academy, commenced 
there the practice oi law in partnership with. 
L. C. Wise, and afterwanl associated himself 
with h'.dward .Xechiinld. 

In 1855 lie was elected prosecuting attor- 
ney for Monroe County, and was re-elected in 
1857, and again in 1859. In 1861, soon after 
the attack on Fort Sumter, he raised two comr- 
panies of volunteers, which were assigned to 
the Twenty-fifth Ohio Infantry, three years' 
service, oif which regiment he was appointed 
major, and soon after lieutenant-colonel, and 
with that rank ])rt>ceeded to the field. In 1862 
he was proimoted to the colonelcy of his regi- 
micnt. In 1863. at the battle of Chancellors- 
ville. he was wounded in the right shoulder, 
and on account O'f the severity of the wound 
was an-in\-alid for eight months. In January, 
1864, he was detailed as jjresident of a general 
court-niiutial at Camp CJiase, near Columbus, 
Ohio, and in February following was placed 
in contmand of that post. In October, 1864. 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Ohio, c'lnd it was his intention to retire from 
the army, but opon the urgent solicitation of 
Governor Brough, he resigned the attorney 
generalship and remlained in the service. The 
sanie year he was breveted brigadier-general. 
In 1865 he was ordered to Charleston, from 
thence to Columbia, and finally to Darlington, 
in command of the district of East South Caro- 
lina, in June, 1866. he resigned his position 
in the arm}'. In July, 1866, he was aippointed 
collector of internal revenue for the Fifteenth 
District of Ohio, and in Novemlber moved 
from Woodsfield to M'arietta. In Mtiy, 1869, 
he resigned his office oif collector, and then 
engaged at Mlarietta in the successful prac- 
tice of his profession as a lawyer. As a comr 
manding officer General Richardson possessed 
the confidence and esteem of his mien. His 
services in detached positions were frequently 
commended. He was connected proifessionally 
Avith \arious enteq:)rises, and 'was a director 
of the Cleveland I't Marietta Railroad. He 
was married in 1848 to Sarah E. Smith, of 
Brooke County, ( \\'est) Virginia, w'ho died 
at Marietta, Alay 11, 1879. He died at New- 
castle, Indiana, in 1886. 

D'.-\viD Alban studied law in the office of 
Hon. Samuel F. Vinton, of Gallipolis, Ohio. 
In the spring of 1855 he was admitted to the 
bar by the District Conrt sitting in Gallia 
County. In the sunamer of 1855 he remcn^ed 
to Marietta and commenced practice in part- 
nership with Hon. Arius Xye. 

In 1862 he volunteered as a private sol- 
dier in the United States service, and served 
with his regiment, until he was taken prisoner 
at Harper's Ferry, Sqitember 13, i86j, and 
paroled. 

In 1861 lie was elected prosecuting attor- 
nev of the county, and was re-elected in 1863, 
and in 1865. .'^erving for six consecutive years. 
For several' years he was associated with Hon. 
W. B. Lonmis, in the law firm oi Loomis & Al- 
ban, w'hich w as recognized as one of the leading 
law firms in the city. In 1879 he was again 
elected prosecuting attorney oi the county. He 
died in Marietta in 1S82. 

William B. Loomls was born in New 



London, Connecticut, February i, 1837. In 
the spring of 1840 he came with the family of 
his father, Christopher C. Loomis, tO' Marietta, 
Ohio, w'here his father engaged in the mercaji- 
tile business. He attended the Marietta Acad- 
emy, and completed his early education at the 
Marietta High School, having in 1853, gradu- 
ated with the first class of graduates from 
that school. After leaving school, he was en- 
gaged for a few months as merchant's clerk, 
after which he wias employed as deputy clerk 
of the Court of Common Pleas and clerk of the 
Probate Court oif Washington County, Ohio. 
During his clerkship in these courts, he studied 
law with Mjessrs. Clarke &• Ewart, and in April, 
1857, was admitted to the bar by the District 
Court of Washington County. He thai en- 
gaged in the practice of his proifession at Ma- 
rietta, in partnership with Thomas W. Ewart, 
Esq., which relation continued until the fall 
of 1859. In the spring of i860 he became the 
law partner of Melvin Clarke, and so con- 
tinued until Colonel Clarke was killed in the 
battle at Antietanii in 1862. He was mar- 
ried October i, i860, to Harriet Frances 
Wheeler, daughter of F. J. WHieeler, Esq., o^f 
Marietta. In 1862 he was elected city solicitor 
oif the city of ^Marietta,' which office he held 
for four years. Fronij the spring of 1863 to 
May, 1865, he was associated with the late 
Judge Simjeon Nash, of Gallipolis, as partner 
in the practice of law at Marietta, when he 
became the law partner of Samuel S. KnoAvles, 
and so remained until June, 1868, at which 
time he was elected judge o>f the Coirrt of 
Comjmon Pleas O'f the Third Su/bdix-ision of 
the Seventh Judicial District of Ohio, and Iiekl 
that position for fi\-e years. 

In March, 1879, his wife died, and in 
lune, 1880, he was married to ]\lrs. C, N. 
Hodkinson, of Marietta. 

After his retireni'ent from the bench. Judge 
Loomis resumed the practice of the law in Ma- 
rietta, first as the saiior memllier of the firms 
of Loomis, Alban & Oldham, and Loomis & 
Alban ; and afterward alone. He built up a 
large business in both the State and Federal 
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Judge Loomis had what is properly called 
a fine legal mind — a mind acute, discerning, 
penetrating, and anahlical. He was a wide 
and intelligent reader, and not only absorbed 
but assimilated knowledge. He had a won- 
derful power of clear statement, which left 
no misty points. Taken all in all, he is be- 
lieved to have been the most profound lawyer 
that Washington County has ever produced. 
He died suddenly, in January, 1898. 

Henry Man.vsseh Dawes was Ixjm at 
Malta, Aljorgan County, Ohio, Marcli 11, 1832. 
He was the eldest son of the late 
Henry Dawes, a prominent and active citizai 
of that county, and a grandson of Rev. Manas- 
seh Cutler. His Ixn'hood was spent at Malta. 
AVhence he came to Marietta about the year 
1850, and pursued a regular course at Marietta 
College, graduating in 1855. after which he 
studied law in the office of the late Hon. Davis 
Green, and was admitted to the Imr at the 
April temi of the District Court of Washing- 
ton County, 1858. He at once becauKe a part- 
ner O'f Judge Green, and continued in the 
practice at Marietta until his death, which 
-occurred August 13, i860. 

Mr. Dawes was endowed with a mind of 
unusual strength, quick perception, and fine 
reasoning powers, and his talents and acquire- 
ments gave promise of great professional suc- 
cess and distinction. 

Decended from a line of ancestors who 
pairticipated in the stormy events of the Revo- 
lution, he seemed to have inherited the pa- 
triotic spirit of that ])erio'd, and developed an 
early fondness for the study of the political 
history of the county, and for active partici- 
pation in political discussion. When yet a 
studait, he delivered a course of lectures upon 
the life and times of Henry Clay, the "Great 
American Commraier," in which he gave evi- 
dence that he comprehended the spirit of our 
institutions. He was also a frequent contri- 
l)utor to the local press on these subjects. 

A man of decision and firmness, unyield- 
ing where ])rinciple was involved, he was at 
the same time genial, generous, and courteous 
to all, and having a face full of tenderness 



and indicating a frank and kindly nature, he 
was one whomi to knowi well was lx>th to re- 
spect and love. His untimely death was the 
cause of general sorrow^ and regret, and de- 
prived the bar of a miember who would have 
honored the calling. 

Frank Buell was torn at Lo-well. Wash- 
ington County. Ohio, April 24, 1837. He 
studied law with Hon. W. Ai Whittlesey, of 
[Marietta, and in January, 1859, was admjitted 
to the l>ar. In 1859 he was elected prosecuting 
attorney of the county. In 1861, at the break- 
ing out of the War of the Rebellion, he re- 
signed his office as prosecuting attorney and 
w,&s commissioned as a captain of Comn>any 
B, 1 8th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 
in the three months' service. Afterward, in 
the fall of the same year, from recniits re- 
siding on the bordei'S of Ohio and West Vir- 
ginia, he raised an artillery company, the 
"Pierpont Battery," and by the Governor of 
West Virginia was appointed and comjnis- 
sioned captain of the same. \\'ith his com- 
mand he was in the campaigns in \\'est Vir- 
ginia, under Gaierals Fremont, Schenck, and 
Sigel. was engaged in several severe artillery 
duels, and in the battles of Cross Keys, Port 
Republic ;md Cedar Moimtain. 

On the 22nd oi August, 1862, at Free- 
man's Ford, in Fauquier Count}-, Virginia, 
whilst engaged in an artillcrv skirmiish. a shell 
foin the eneniiy's battey struck the ground be- 
neath his horse, and, bursting, a piece passed 
through the horse and broke the Captain's 
thigh. T!ie horse fell dead across the Cap- 
tain's body, inflicting internal injuries from 
which he died in a few hours. 

Captain Buell, during his short career as 
a soldier, was the favorite with his command, 
and his services \\-ere highl_\- commended by 
his superior officers. His si)eedy promotion 
to a colonelcy of artillery was contemplated 
by the go'\-crnment. 

Walter BtKAHii.wi was born in Loudoun 
County, Virginia, Se])tcmil)cr 29, 1812. He 
obtained his ejirly education at the con^mon 
schools O'f that county, and commenced the 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



In 1835 he moved from Virginia to Ohio, 
and in Alorgan County, and afterward in 
Wasliington County, was engaged for several 
years in the business of teaching, merchandis- 
ing, and farming. 

In 1859, having completed a course O'f 
law studies, under the precqitoTship of Hon. 
Davis Green, of Marietta, he was admitted to 
the bar and comimenced the practice of law. 

, In 1867 he was elected prosecuting attor- 
ney of Washington County, and was again 
elected tr> the same office in 1871, and accq)t- 
ably discharged the duties thereoi until 1873. 
He continued the practice oif law here until 
his death in i88j. 

HiR.AM L. (lE.VR, son of Re\-. H. Gear, 
was 'horn at Marietta, Ohio, December i, 
1842, prepared for college in the High School 
of Marietta, and entered Marietta College in 
1858, and graduated therefrom in 1862. 

After acting as tutnr in Alarietta College 
for on.e vear. he read law. with Thomas W. 
Ewart, and then remo'ved to California, where 
he was admitted to practice 'by the Suprenije 
Court of that State. He was an energetic 
young man, of a logical turn of mind, and en- 
tered heartily intr> the active husiness life of 
the community; and, while at Ouincy, Plumas 
County, Califoirnia, was elected prosecuting 
attorney. Subsequently he became editor of 
the Piniiuis County Herald, at Quincy, Ca'i- 
fornia, which position he held until his return 
to Marietta in the fall of 1870. Here he again 
engaged in the ])ractice of law, as a partner 
in the firm Oif Ewart. Ciear & Ewart, and con- 
tinued in that business until the fall of 1872, 
when, impelled by the imipression that he ought 
to preach the Gospel, as his father had done, 
he left the law and became a minister, preach- 
ing at Newport, Ohio, Norwalk, Ohio, antl 
finally he was called to- the joosition oif superin- 
tendent of State missions of the Baptist de- 
nomination. 

Mr. (iear afterward retmaied tr> the jirac- 
tice of law ; and is miw a .successful practition- 
er and law writer in San Erancisco, California. 

Francis F. Oldham, son of Wylie H. 
O'ldham, was bum -it M'oundsville, (West) 



Virginia, March 3, 1849. He attended the Mor- 
ganto'wn (West Virginia) Academy during 
the four years preceding 1865, when he moved 
wjith his father to^ Marietta, Ohio, and in 1866 
entered Marietta College, and graduated 
therefromj in 1870 with the highest honors of 
the class. He studied law with his father 
at Marietta, attended law lectures at Cincin- 
nati, and was admitted tO' the bar in 1872. 
Immediately after his admlission tO' the bar, he 
entered at Marietta upon the practice oif his 
proifession, the first year in partnership with 
his father and W. G. Way, as Oldham, Way 
& Oldham : for the next four years in partner- 
ship with W. B. Loomis, as Loomiis & Old- 
ham, and since 1876 in partnership with R. L. 
Nye as Nye & Oldham. 

In 1875 he was the nominee of the Deniio- 
cratic party for the olifice O'f prosecuting- at- 
torney of the county, and was elected, and re- 
elected in 1877. 

In January, 1876, he was married to Betty 
W. Lovell, granddaughter of A. T. Nye, O'f 
Marietta. 

Francis F. Oldham removed from Marietta 
to Cincinnati in 1888; and has since practiced 
law/ there with success. For several years 
past he has gi\-en much ot' his time toi legal 
work for the Unitetl States government, as 
special agent for the Comptroller of the Cur- 
rency. 

AxDREW ^^^ McCor.mick was tji>rn in 
Greene Count}', Pennsylvania, He came to Ma- 
rietta and published the Marietta Republican 
f(ir some years preceding the fall oif 1861, 
when he entered the mjilitary service, became 
captain in the 77th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., was 
wounded and twice taken prisoner dmang the 
war. 

In 1867 he was admitted tr* the bar in 
\\'ashingtO'n Cnunty. In 18(19 ''^ \^"'^-'' elected 
Frohate judge ot' the count}-, and was re- 
elected in 1872. He practiced law in Marietta. 
from 1S76 initil 1S78, when he removed tO' 
Cincinnati. 

John W. M'cCormick wtis born at 
Browns\-ille, Monroe Coimty, Ohio, December 
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to Washington County, anil at Marietta pur- 
sued a course of ])reparatory studies. In 1S75 
he was gratkiated at Marietta College. 

He commenced the study of law with 
Messrs. Loomis & .Mhan, and completed the 
same with M. D. Fnllctt, and in 187S was ad- 
mitted to the har. In the spring of 11^79 he 



commenced the practice of law at Marietta. 

He was prosecuting attornev of this coun- 
ty from 1884 to i8(;_'. lie died ;it Marietta, 
June t8. 1895. 

Sketches of other ])riinnncnt mcnihcrs of 
the l)ench and har may he iound in anntlicr part 
of this \-olnme devoted tn hidgraphies. 



CHAPTER XX. 



PHYSICIANS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. 

Twelfth Medical Society — 



Attempts to Control the Practice of Medicine — The 

Personal Sketches. 



attempts to 



control the 
medicine. 



practice of 



For a time tlie Legislature of Ohio, largely 
through the intlueuce of Dr. S. P. Hililreth. 
attempted to control the practice of medicine 
and to prescribe definite rules which should 
prevent unqualified persons from professing to 
be physicians. Tlie following notices of differ- 
ent dates will show the workings of this law. 
After a time the Legislature found that in the 
warring schools of medicine it was as difficult 
to establish a school of one particular kind and 
exclude all others as it has already been found 
to establish a church of one particular faith 
and exclude all other sects, hence the well- 
meant laws for regulating the practice of medi- 
cine were repealed. 



I Si 8. 



MEDICAL NOTICE. 



Candidates for the practice of medicine and sur- 
gery are to he examined in Marietta, Nov. 5th, by the 
following Censors: Drs. C. F. Perkins, J. B. Regnier, 
S. P. Hildreth, J. Safford. J. Cotton, and C. Bierce. 

iV few weeks later it was announced that li- 
censes had been granted to (iiles B. Hemp- 
stead, Ebenezer Bowen, Charles Ulmer, and 
Alexander McMillan. 

THE twelfth medical SOCIETY. 
1S24.— 

A law was passed at the last session of 
the General Assembly (1823-4) to incorpor- 



ate medical societies. Tlie members from 
Washington County to the Twelfth Medical 
District (Washington, Athens, Gallia, and 
Meigs counties) were Drs. John Cotton and 
S. P. Hildreth. 

The Twelfth Metlical Society of Ohio, 
which included Washington, Athens, Gallia, 
and Meigs counties, of which Dr. John 
Cotton was president, impi>sed these conditions 
upon the candidates in medicine, who were 
to present themselves at Reno's Tavern, No- 
vember 30, 1824. 

1st. The Candidate shall have siiich an acquaintance 
with the Latin and Greek languages as is necessary for a 
Medical or Surgical education. 

2d. He shall have studied three full years under 
the direction, and have attended the practice of some 
respectable Physician or Physicians, Surgeon or Sur- 
geons, as the case may be, during which time he shall 
have studied attentively the most approved authors in 
Anatomy, Chemistry, Materia Medica, Surgery, Obstet- 
rics, and the Theory & Practice of Medicine, provided, 
however, that if such Candidate shall have received a 
degree from any regular Collegiate Institution, within 
the United States, or elsewhere, he shall be required 
to study only two years. 

3d. He shall, previous to his examination, produce 
to the Censors of the said society a satisfactory cer- 
tificate of his being duly qualified in the manner before 
mentioned, as also of his moral character. 

After examination, a Dissertation or Thesis on some 
medical subject will be required of the Candidate to be 
read before the society. 

Columbus Bierce, Sec'y. 

November ist, 1824. 

"medico chirurgic.\l." 

Waterford, Ohio, June i, 1827, — 
"At the Fourth Annual Meeting of the 
1 2th Medical Sfxiety of Ohio, holden in Ches- 



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ter, in tlie county of Meigs, on Tliesday, 29th 
Ala_\', iS_'7, the following husiness \\;i.s trans- 
actetl, x'\z: 

"Elected officers for the year ensuing, viz : 

Doctor John Cotton, President, 
Columbus Bierce, Vice-president, 
Ebenezer Bowen, Secretary, 
S. P. Hildreth, Treasurer, 

Censors. 

Ebenezer Bowen, 
S. P. I-Iildreth, 
George N. Gilbert, 
Columbus Bierce, 
Eli Seigler. 

"Dr. John Cottoii was elected a Delegate 
to rqjresent said Society in the General Repre- 
sentative Convention, to he holden in the town 
of Columilxis, on the Jud Monday of Decem- 
ber, 1827. 

"Dr. Abel J. Phelps was examined, ap- 
proved of. and licensed to practice Physic and 
Surgery, in conformity to law within this 
State. 

"William Thompsnn. of Alexander, in the 
county oif Athens, was elected to receive gratu- 
itous instruction at the M'edical College of 
Oihio, at the ensuing session. 

"The regular Physicians and Surgeons, au- 
thorized by law Within this district, to prac- 
tice, are Doctors John Cotton, S. P. Hildreth, 
Morris German, Elljenezer Bo^ven, Seth Hart, 
and George X. Gilbert, in Washington County. 

"Drs. Chauncey 1". Perkins, ColuirsPxis 
Bierce, Lewis W'olfley, Allen Y. Medbery. and 
Bildad Curtis, of Athens County. 

"Doctors James S. Hibbard, Fenn Robin- 
son, Eli Seigler, and .\licl j. Phelps of Meigs 
County, and 

"Doctors Xathan .\. ^^;clnt()sh, Zatu Gush- 
ing, and Felix Regnier, of (kiUia County, :ind 

"Eliphaz Perkins, Ezra Walker, Ethan 
Stone, and Fuller Elliott, homivary members. 

"Attest, 

"Ebenezer I'owex, 

"Secretary." 

Personal Sketclies. 
] :be7. Tri-k, .son of Rev. Henry True, was 



born in Ilampstead, Xew Hampshire, in 1796. 
It was the practice of the time for clergy- 
men to instruct the youth and prepare _\-oung 
ir.en for college. Rew Mr. True had a class of 
this kind under his instruction. I lis son, 
Jabez, acc|un"ed sufficient knowledge of the 
languages to enable him to pursue a course of 
medicine with advantage. He read medicine 
in his native town, and completed his course 
near the close of the Revolution. He volun- 
teered his services as surgeon of a i)ri\-ateer 
and sailed for Euron^e. Soon after comintenc- 
ing the cruise, the vessel was wrecked on the 
coast of Holland, and the marines thrown on 
the mercy of the Hollanders. Dr. True re- 
mlained in Burojie until the cessation of hostil- 
ities, wF.en he returned to America and be- 
gan to practice his profession in Xcw 
Hampshire. 

Dr. True became a miember of the Gbio 
Conipany in 1787, and came to Marietta in 
the spring of 1788. He built a small log office 
on Muskingum street. The new country did 
not afford a lucrative ])ractice. but it was a 
fortunate circumstance that skilled physicians 
were present. He was employed at the opening 
of the Indian war as surgeon's mate for the 
troops and rangers, at a salary of $22 per 
month. During this tinie he also taught school 
a part of the tinie in one of the lilock-houses 
of the garrison at "the Point." 

Smallpox and scarlet fever broke out in 
1790 and made it necessary for the doctors to 
visit the settlanents, wdiicb, during the Indian 
war, could onlv be done by water, as none but 
trained rangers trusted themselves to enter the 
roadless forest; visits at that time even by 
wbter were extremely hazardous, but tlie sick 
required, attention and Dr. True freciuently 
risked his life to respond to the calls of duty. 
Dr. 'iVue was celebrated for his kindness 
and syniipathy. So far as it was possible he 
patroi'.ized the iirejudices of his patient and 
never resorted to radical remedies, except in 
cases of absolute necessity. "The result of hi.s 
calm, deliberative judgm'ent was generally cor- 
rect, and his treatment of diseases remarkably 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



simplicity, for it is a lamentable fact that too 
ni|any die from too mlany and improper reme- 
dies as well as from disease itself." 

Alfter the close O'f the Indian ' war, he im- 
proved a farm on the Ohio atout a mile from 
Marietta, and took an interest in agricultural 
pursuits. His practice e.xtended over a large 
area of territory, sometimes requiring him 
to ride 20 miles through forests and over 
bridgelcss streanis. 

The practice of medicine at that time was 

b}' no means lucrali\-e. The general poverty 

of the people necessitated low charges and in 

many cases no charges at all, neither for medi- 

■ cines nor professional ser\-ices. 

Dr. I'Vue's devotion to the church can- 
not be omitted from any sketch of his life, 
ho\\iever 'brief. He joined the Congregational 
Church at an early peric;d of its organiza- 
tion and was for many years a deacon. His 
house was a home for itinerant preachers, and 
his purse always open to needy charities. Dr. 
True, for several of the last years of his 
life, served as county treasurer, a positiou 
which afforded hinn ease and a moderate in- 
come. 

In 1806 Dr. True married Mrs. Mills, the 
widow r>f Capt. Charles Mills, an amiable and 
excellent women. He had' no children, but 
the children of his wife were treated with, all 
the love and affection of a real father. He 
died during the q)idemic of 1823. 

Dr. Solomon Drown is known rather as 
a scholar and a man of letters than as a phy- 
sician. He came to M'larietta in the summer 
of 1788, and attended on, General Vamum, 
as counsel during his sickness. He was se- 
lected to pronounce the eulogy at his funeral, 
which was published at the time in New Eng- 
land. He also delivered the address at the first 
"Se\enth of April" celebration. About 1791 
he was elected professor of botany and natural 
history in Brown University, O'f which he was 
a graduate. He filled the position for many 
years. 

Dr. Thomas F.\rley came to Marietta in 
the summer of 1788 as the attending physician 
of General Varnum, wiio died O'f consumption 



in January, 17S9. He was a son oif General 
Farley, of Ipswich, M'assachusetts, and studied 
medicine at Salem, under Dr. Holyoke, in 
1782. Colonel Barker says of himi: "He was a 
modest, amiable young man, always ready to 
obey the calls of humianity, and had the good 
will and confidence of all who knew him." He 
soon became disconraged with the new coun- 
try and retiu'ued in the fall of 1790 to M}assa- 
chusetts. 

Dr. William Pitt Putnam, fourth son 
of Col. William Pitt Plitnam, and grandson 
of Gen. Israel Putnami. was born in Brooklyn, 
Clonnecticut, in 1770. He attended the sdioois 
of the neighborhood in the winter and worked 
on a farnii in the summer. He was placed 
under the tuition of Rev. Dr. Whitney at the 
age of 16, and pursued a course in Latin and 
other studies prelim|inary to reading medicine. 
At the age oif 18 he entered the oiifice of Dn 
Waldo, of Pomfret, the distinguished surgeon 
of the Revolutfon. He attended a course ai 
lectures at Camlbridge in 1791, and in 1792 
camle to Marietta. He spait a portion od' his 
time at Belpre, wiiere his 'brother li\ed, Ixit 
the Indian war made general practice danger- 
ous and unprofitable. In 1794 Dr. Putnam re- 
turned to Connecticut, wOien he married Ber- 
thia G. Glysson, and in company with his 
father's family, camie to- Marietta in 1795. In 
1797 he purchased the lot on the corner of 
Fifth and Putnam streets, on w^hich his broth- 
er David afterward built the Mansion house, 
now occupied by W. \\\ Mills. 

Dr. Putnam in 1799, having beconie dis- 
couraged, although lie was highly esteemed 
and had a fair share oi patronage, determined 
to give up practice and turn his attention to 
farming. He purchased 200 acres on the Ohia* 
River, eight miles above Marietta, and with 
characteristic energy, plied his hand in the 
clearing. The fatigue and exposure of forest 
life brought on bilious fever, oif wihich he died, 
October 8, iSoo, leaving no children to inherit 
his name or his fortune. His widow sdbse- 
quently married Gen. Edward Tupper. 

Dr. Josiah Hart. — A venerable physi- 
cian during the early period of M'arietta's ex- 



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istence was Josiah Harl, wlio wias l)orn 111 I'.er- 
lin Connecticut, in 1738. He attended \ale 
a>lle^e 'for the purpose of preparmg tor the 
ministrv, but after <rraduating in 1762 changed 
his intention and entered on a course of medi- 
cine. His fn-st wi le (He<l in 1 777, leavmg seven 
chii(h-en. tu-o of whom settled ni Ohio. _ He 
married, for his second wife. Mrs. Abigail 
Harris, a blood relative of the celebrated MHles 
Standish whom Longfellow has immortalized 
Dr. Hart came to Marietta in I79f). and 
was in active practice until 1811. when he re- 
moved to his farm, where he died fr..m spotted 
fever in 1812. His wife died a lew hours 
after and both were buried the same da>-. 

Dr. Hart was one of the first deaconso-f 
the Cono-regational Church and was a consist- 
ent pious Christian. He had a strong love 
for' science and \Vas a regular attendant at 
the meetings of a chemical society, composed 
of i,hvsicians and others. This society met 
two oV three evenings in a week, where e.K- 
periments were exhibite.l and. lectures given. 
The seal of this society has lieen preserved by 
Dr. George O. Hildreth. . I 

Dr William B. Leon.-\RP was born m 
England, in 1737- a"'l ^^'^^ l>ied a surgeon. 
He was an associate of .Apothecaries Hall. 
London and in the prime of lite served as a 
suro-eon in the British .Armiy. In 1794 he de- 
termined to engage in woolen manufacture 111 
Am-erica, and as machinery was at that time 
prohibited from being transported out f)f Eng- 
land Dr Leonard determined to clandestinely 
brin^^ it on the vessel on which he had engaged 
passage, but was detected and imprisoned. 
Having been di.scharged. he came to America 
in 1797 and engaged in medical practice m 
Massachusetts until 180 1. when he came to 
Marietta. Here he married Lydia Moulton, 
daughter of William.' AL'oulton, a highly re- 
spectali'le pioneer. • .,, ., 

Dr Iohx IS.M'TLSTK Rkgxier.— All the 
old citi;'ens of the 13iick Creek and Muskingum 
vallevs and of Marietta remember John Bap- 
tiste'R'egnier, and most of them cherish his 
memorv'as a person,nl friend. Medicine exerts 
a greater personal intkience over its patients 



than anv other profession. The iK;tienl who 
recovers fr.im a serions malady is likely to re- 
tcijn feelings oi the proforindest gratitude to- 
ward the nfan who has rescued him from pam 

or death. 

Dr. Regnier was born m fans m 17O9. 
His mother kqit a small store f.)r fancy good.s 
and is said to have been a very. handsome and 
stvlish woman. 

' The familv was loval to. the government 
and to the king, and as a consequence were 
sufferers fronv the convulsions which revuhi- 
tionized France. j<»hn had acquired a good 
education and si)ecial .ittainments m architec- 
ture and drawing, which he intended to follow 
as a profession." Like all the T>etter class of 
French students, he had also attended scientific 
lectures, and had paid particular attention to 
the department of medicine. In 1791). when 
the young men were all called upon to enter 
the ranks of the revolutionists, the Regnier 
brothers, who were loyalists, decided upon 
leaving "the countv. John B., who. was 20 
years old, and M'odeste, \\iio was 14, joined 
the coirjpany of emigrants who had purchased 
land from Joel Barlow, and came to the 
I'nited .States. Thev reached Marietta Octo- 
ber 16, 1790. After a few days they em- 
barkedOn boats, and proceeded to lands pur- 
chased from the Scioto Land Co.mti)any, and 
were among the founders of Gallipolis. H ax- 
ing lost their fortune, and dreading the In- 
dians, to whom thev were unaccustomed, the 
two lirothers left their forest home and went 
to New York. On their way up the Ohio 
their boat was upset and all their effects 
tlmnsn out. Among them was a curiously 
wrought octagonal cvlinder. which was after- 
wanffound in a sand'-bar below, and exhibited 
in an Kastern museum as a legacy of pre- 
historic art. 

1m -r the next eight or 10 years Dr. Kegnier 
suffered varving but cruel fortune. But thc.se 
years of uncertainty and hardship threw hun 
into the profession for which nature had in- 
tended him. In the year 1802 he entered 
the office of Dr. Lemoine, his French medical 
friend at Wa-^hington. rennsylvania, and m 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA -AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



1803 came tti Marietta for the purpose of en- 
tering the practice. Mbnsieur Thiery, a French 
baker, sold him a lot in Fearing township, 
onto w/hich he moved and made im|pTo\'ements. 
It soon became known that he was a 'French 
doctor," and from that time on his practice 
grew, and his purse was filled. There was an 
unusual amo'unt of bilious fever, in the treat- 
ment O'f wHii'ch he was remarkably successful. 
He also' proved himself a skilled surgeon. One 
case particularly extended his reputation. A 
man had become caught in the ibranclies of a 
falling tree and was biaiised from head to 
foot. The i)ulsations of his heart had ceased 
and tl^e body was already cold when the doctor 
arrived. He ordered the attendants to kill 
a sheep and 'bring him the warm pelt as quickly 
as possible. The steaming skin was wrapped 
around the bruised and naked body, and a 
cure, which seemed almost miraculous, was 
accom])lished. 

In 1808. Dr. Regnier renroved to Marietta, 
where he had frecjuently been called as counsel, 
and attending physician. His practice was ex- 
tended over a wdde range of territory, and 
drew heavily on his physical powers. In Ma- 
rietta he becamie a great social as well as pro- 
fessional favorite. He was a cheerful and 
interesting talker, was full of sympathy and al- 
ways ready to give assistance. 

He purchased a six-acre lot and laid out 
the finest garden in the city. "It was a nvxlel 
frcHU wihich divers individuals inijproved their 
own and ultimately implanted a permanent 
taste for this refining art tn the citizens of 
Mjarietta." 

He was one of the original men\l>ers of 
the State Mledical Society, organized in i8i'2. 
In ]8i8 he v.-as elected County Commission- 
er. In 1 81 9 he sold his property in Marietta, 
to Dr. John Cottcm, and purchased 320 acres 
of land (lu Duck Creek. He built a flouring 
and saw-mill and a brick dwelling house. Up 
to that time the country was unimproved, 'Imt 
in a few years a prosperous settlennent had 
gmwn up. He left Marietta w^ith the inten- 
tion (if freeing himself of his lalborious prac- 
tice, but found it impossible. He was still 



called ujxtn by his old patrons, in sericnis cases, 
and his strong huniianity did not permit hini 
tO' refuse. Broken down by o\'er\v'ork. he dietl 
of bilioius remittent fever in Alugust, 1821. 
Dr. Hildreth, his contemporary and friend, 
has said of him : 

"Close discrimination and accurate ob- 
sevation of all phases and shades oi disease 
gave him wonderful tact in jirognosis, the 
base of all successful practice, while his knowl- 
edge of the proper remedies rendered him 
very successful in their application. His col- 
loquial jwwers were unrivaled, and at the bed- 
side his cheerful conversation, aided by the 
deq) interest he actually felt in the sick, with 
his kind, delicate manner of imlparting his in- 
structions, always left his patients better than 
he found them, and formed a lasting" attach- 
mpnt to his person in all who fell under his 
care. His death was lamented as a serious 
calamity, and no' physician in this region of the 
country has since fully filled the place he oc- 
cupied in the public estimation." 

Dr. Nathan M<;Intosh. — The subject o'f 
this sketch possessed the characteristic ener- 
gy of his family. He was the son of Col. 
William 'Mcintosh, of Needham. Massachu- 
setts, and born in 1762.- His father was a 
man of consid'erable local note, having com- 
manded a com|pany in the Continental Army, 
and subsequently served as colonel of miilitia. 
He was one oif the delegates in the convention 
in Boston, in 1788, on the adoption of the 
Constitution of the United States. 

Nathan Mcintosh, after receiving a suitalile 
education, studied medicine in Boston, and 
was admitted to practice in 1786. In 1788 he 
decided on going west, and started for M'airi- 
etta on horseback. When he reached Mead- 
ville, Pennsyhania. he was attacked with 
smallpo'x. and suffered severely fntm that 
loathsome disease. He practiced for a slmrt 
time at Hagerstowln, Pennsvlvania. and Clarks- 
bnrgh, (West) Virginia, and then came to 
Marietta in 1790. He received the appolnt- 
mpnt of surgeon's mate at the Waterford gar- 
rison at the salary of $22 a n^onth. He n>ar- 
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Col. Enoch Shei)?.r(l, of Mlarietta, and grand- 
daugliter of Cjcneral Shepard. of Massachu- 
setts. 

In 1793 Dr. Mcintosh ilccided to accept 
an invitation e.Ktended by leading citizens of 
Clarksbnrgh to kxrate at that phice, and re- 
moved his family there in July, under escort 
of 15 soldiers. He was sckmi in possession of 
a large practice, but being full of adventure 
suffered a serious financial misfortune. He 
contracted to build a bridge across the Monon- 
gahela River at Clarksbtu'gh, and warranted 
it to stand a certain length of time. But soon 
after its completion, the wliole structure was 
swq:)t away during a freshet. 

Dr. Miclntosh returned to Minrietta in 1795 
and resuniied ])ractice. His courtemis and 
obliging manner and skill as a surgeon won 
him a large practice. 

Jacob Young, the great itinerent Metho- 
dist, in his autojjiog-raphy. commends the kind- 
ness of Dr. Mcintosh in the m'ost feeling 
termjs. In 1805 the pioneer M'ethodist was 
stricken down by an attack of fever at a 
house where the surroundings were by no 
means pleasant. D. ALcIntosh took himi to 
his house and not only doctored but nursed 
him during a long term of sickness. 

In religion Dr. ISIcIntosh was a Halcyon, 
a sect embracing nearly the same doctrines 
propounded l>y the Second Adventists. He 
had pre\-iously been a Methodist. Hje wirote 
and lectured on religious and moral topics, 
being particularly se\'ere on the secret societies. 
He published a volume on the suljject of 
'"Scripture Corresjjondences." 

Dr. Mcintosh, about 1806, turned his at- 
tention to the manufacture of bricks and build- 
ing 'brick houses, working diligently in the 
brickvard an<l on walls. He died of fever 
Septemiber 5, 1823, during the prevailing epi- 
demjic. His family consisted of four sons, and 
two daughters. The children were : Entxh S. ; 
Rhoda, wife of J. M!. Qiam'berlain : William 
Whiting: Natlian Henry; Sanniel Dooey : and 
Lucy Hulda, wife of Samuel Maxon, of Gallia 
Count}-. 

Dr. Robkkt \\'.\ll.\cf. came from Penn- 



svlvania to Alarietta ])robably snon after the 
Indian war. He was here in 1801. Dr. Reg- 
nicr speaks of him; as "a very intelligent drug- 
gist." A society of physicians and young 
men of scientific tastes was formed in the early 
part of the century. Experinxents were 'per- 
formed under Dr. Wallace's direction, and he 
also (xcasionally delivered .scientific lectures. 
His oldest son, Mtitthew Wall'ice, was a Pres- 
byterian clergyman. His second son, David, 
was a ph\'sician. Hie family removed to Cin- 
cinnaii probably about 1809. Dr. David Wal- 
lace was one O'f the parties to the lirsi and 
uerhaps only duel !n the history of the county. 
In the spring of 1801, a difficulty arose which 
resulted in Dr. \\'allace challenging John 
Woodbridge to a duel. The island opposite 
Marietta was the place selected, and pistols 
were the weapons chosen. The parties ac- 
cordingly met, but Wallace's courage failed 
and he was willing tO' ask pardon. \Vood- 
bridge was not thus easily satisfied. He cL.t 
a stick and gave W'allace a good dressing. 
They were both present at the "Seventh of 
April" celebration, which occurred soon after. 
The song composed for and sung upon that oc- 
casion closed with the stanza : 

Here population lifts her hand 
And scatters round her jewels. 

And must honor take its island, 
Producing bloodless duels? 

Dr. Samuel P. HiLiiRiixii. — Xo preface 
is necessary in an outline of the life of Dr. 
Samuel P. Hildreth. The reader already 
knov.'s him. but an index lo the laliors of his 
busy anil _\outhfid Hfc will be o-f interest and 
value. 

He was born in Methuen, Essex County, 
Massachusetts, Septcnrber 30, 1783. He wis 
a son of Dr. Samuel Hildreth, and a descend- 
ant of Richard Hildreth, whose name is found 
amiongst a conipany of 20 from: the towns of 
Woburn and Concord, who, in 1652, petitioned 
the General Comn of Massachusetts Bay for 
a tract oi land on the west side of Concord, 
or APusketaquid Ri\er, where they say "they 
do find a very comfortable place to accommo- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



i.iate a company of God's people upon." Sam- 
uel I'resci tt Hildreth was oi the sixth genera 
tion from Richard. Until he was 15 years old 
-he labored upon the farm, there acquiring in- 
dnstriou'i haltits and the ix)wer of physical en- 
durance. .\ social library in the town affortled 
acces:s to liooks, and a taste for reading was 
acquired at an early age, and until his death 
he was a devourer O'f books. After finishing 
the course of the common schools, he spent 
four seasons in the Phillips Academy in An- 
dover, and at Franklin Academy, which pre- 
pared him for entering college. In place, how- 
ever, of completing a college course, he en- 
tered the office of Dr. Kittridge at Ando\'er, 
and began the study of medicine. He re- 
ceived a diploma in 1805, from the M'edical So- 
ciety of Massachusetts, having attended lec- 
tures at Cambridge University. 

Dr. Hildreth began practice at H;uupstead, 
New Hamlpshire, the native homje of Dr. Ja- 
bez True. He boarded in the family of John 
True, Esq., thro'Ugh wlhonr he learned of the 
professional success of Dr. True and the pros- 
pects for a young man at Marietta. I'nun 
his boyhood he had entertained a desire to see 
the far West, and in Septemlber, j8o6, left 
his New England honie in the hope of real- 
izing his ambition. The journey to Marietta 
was perforniied on horseback and consumed 
about a month. He says in his autobiography, 
"It \\as a land of strangers, but he was young 
and his heart buoyant with hope and expecta- 
tion of good fortune. He soon obtained a 
share of the practice, the only physicians then 
"being Dr. Tb'ue and Dr. Hart. Dr. Leonard 
had recently died and Dr. Mtlntosh had aban- 
doned medicine. His rides sometimes extend- 
ed over 30 miles through the wilderness, the 
settlements being few and far between." 

Beli^-e was at that time without a physic- 
ian, ;'.nd at the solicitation of leading citizens 
Dr. Hildreth decided to locate there. He ar- 
rived at Belpre on the evening of Deceniber 
loth, just in time to see the deluded Blenner- 
hassett leave his island paradise to embark 
Li Aaron Burr's perilous expedition. 

The sunvnijer of 1807 was a busy one for 



physicians. The epidemic which raged all 
along the Ohio was particularh- se\'ere in the 
neighborhood of Marietta. Few families at 
Belpre escaped. Dr. Hildreth was particularl\- 
fortunate in his treatment of these cases. Prac- 
tice at Belpre was excessively laborious on ac- 
count of the amount of riding necessary. Over- 
exertion during the summer brought on an 
attack of inflammlation of the hip, which con- 
tinued for several months. In the spring of 
1808 he returned to ]Mbrietta, where the prac- 
tice required less riding. The epidemic of 
1807 furnished him the subject for a paper in 
the loth N'olume of the Nviv York Mcdkal 
Repository. From this time he became know^n 
as an acute, discerning investigator and faith- 
ful writer on scientific and historical subjects. 
Hie, however, continued his large and laborious 
I'jractice until a few months before his death, 
in 1S63. He said his profession, during earlier 
\-ears, kept him busily engaged and his sci- 
entific and historical labor could be pursued 
only by sa\'ing the "odds and ends of time." 

' Dr. Hildreth was a man of decided political 
opinions. In 1810 he was elected to represent 
Washington County in the Legislature, and 
again re-elected in icSii, when he defeated 
Judge Cutler, the Federalist candidate, by 20 
votes. Hildreth was a supporter of JefYerson 
and Madison, whose political teachings at this 
time had displaced the doctrines of Wasiiing- 
ton and Hamilton. In the same campaign 
Hon. William \Voodridge defeated Hon. Will- 
ianv R. Putnam for the State Senate, Wood- 
bridge being a Democrat and Putnam a Fed- 
eralist. They were four able men, and after 
the administration of Monroe had broken party 
lines, all found a home in the political camp 
of the W'higs. Dr. Hildreth, however, was 
never again a candidate for office, but never 
neglected to \ote. While in the Legislature, 
he drafted and succeeded in having passed the 
first law regulating the practice oif m'edicine 
and establishing medical societies, wdiich re- 
mained in force until the rivalry of different 
medical schools caused all laws on the subject 
to be repealed. 

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dent taxes for the Third Ohio District from 
iSii until the office was ahoHshed in 1819. 

He Ijccame clerk of the trustees of the 
ministerial lands in 1819, and discharged the 
duties of the ot^ce until his death in 1863. 

He was a Republican from the formation 
of the party in 1854. 

Dr. Hiidreth carrictl his research into al- 
most every department of science, but natural 
history was particularly fascinating. In 18 12 
he published a paper in the Medical Repository 
on the American Colombo, with a drawing of 
the plant. It is proper to state in this connec- 
tion that he had a remarkable genius in draw- 
ing. Insects and jjlants were represented with 
scrupulous accuracy, and engravings mjade 
from them have a permanent value. The il- 
lustrations in his geological and botanical re- 
ports were prepared liy his own hand. They 
show artistic ability, as well as accurate ob- 
servation and close discrimination. 

In 1822 he published in the Alrzi" York 
Medical Repository two articles, one on hy- 
drophobia, and one on a curious case of Siam- 
ese twins, found in his nl)stetric practice. A 
full history of the eiiideniic of 1822-23 was 
published in the Journal of Medical Science. 
Philadelphia, in 1824. The author was well 
qualified to write nn this sul:;ject, as he had 
visited daily from (.0 tn 8t patie'.its, and in 
August, 1823, was himself attacked. He ar- 
rested the disease in a few days by taking 
Jesuit's Ixiric in quarter nunce doses. This 
was a trial of medicine to which few pa- 
tients would submit. Suljihate of (|uinine had 
not yet come into use in Ohio, or by it many 
valuable lives might have been saved. An 
article was ])ublis]Ted in 1825 on the miu'ir 
diseases, or .sequela of the great epidemic in the 
ll'estrru Journal of Medicine, Cincinnati. In 
i8i(j he wrote a series of ])apers on the natural 
and civil history of Washington C(tunty, 
which appeared in Silliinan's Journal in 182O. 
One of these articles gave a drawing and de- 
scription of the sp<ionbill sturgeon found in 
the waters of the Ohio. In 1827, his articles 
contained descrijjtions and drawings of several 
fresh-water shells found in the Mluskingxim, 



of which nothing had been known. His series 
of meteorological registers, published in that 
journal from 1828 until M'arch, 1863, arc use- 
ful I'or reference to writers on the cliniiate 
of Ohio, 

At the request of Professor Silliman, Dr. 
Hiidreth undertook to explore the coal regions 
of the Ohio', the result of which was pulibshed 
in the Jouriud for January, 1836, under the 
title of "Observations on the bituminous coal 
deposits in the valley of Ohio, and the accom- 
panying rock strata, with notices of the fossil 
organic remains, and the relic of vegetable and 
animal bodies, illustrated with a geological 
map, by numerous drawings of plants and 
shells, and by views of intere.sting .scenery."' 
The Journal said editorialy that this was one 
of the most important of Dr. Hildreth's scien- 
tific labors, and by far the most valuable con- 
tribution which up to that time had appeared 
on the subject discussed. It filled an entire 
number (185 pages) of the Journal, and was 
profusely illustrated by figures of fossils, sec- 
tions, and original drawings, embraced in 36 
plates on wood. Articles on the history of 
the North Amdrican locust, saliferous rock 
formation, with a history of the manufacture 
of salt from the first settlement of Ohio. "Ten 
days in Ohio," — a geological description of the 
country from ^larietta to Chill icothe by way 
of Zanesville, — and "the Diary of a Natural- 
ist" ajipeared in the same journal from 1830 to 
1836. 

In 1832 he wrote a history of the floods in 
tlie Ohio since the first settlement, wdiich was 
])ul)lished in the volume of the transactions of 
the Historical Society of Ohio. In 1837 he 
was employed, in company with other geolo- 
gists, to make a geological survey of the State. 
He delivered an address in 1839 l>efore the 
Medical Society of Ohio, of which he w-as 
president, on the climate and diseases of 
Southwestern Ohio, which was printed. 

In 1830 Dr. Ilildreth commenced the col- 
lection of a cabinet of natural history. While 
out on his daily professional rides, he would 
stop to gather insects, shells, fishes, fossils, and 
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.cduntry to do this service for liim. When he 
returned fron: a drive, he was in the habit of 
picking out the specimens he desired to i<eqD, 
labeling them and placing them in cases. Du- 
plicates were sent to liastern friends in ex- 
■criange for books or specimens cf that sec- 
tion. In the course of eight years his cabinet 
contained more than 4.000 specimens, and his 
library, a choice variety of works on natural 
history. Shortly before his death he donated 
his cabinet and library to Marietta College, 
where it is known as the "Hildreth Cabinet." 
"This donation made Dr. Hildreth one of four 
or five of the largest benefactors of the Col- 
lege." 

In 1840 Dr. Hildreth turned his attention 
to writing history of the first settlements of 
Ohio. He collected his material with great 
■care from manuscripts and personal interviews, 
and wrote a book of 550 pages, which will al- 
ways be of interest and value. He was the 
means of preserving a variety of important 
history and interesting anecdotes, which would 
otherwise have been lost to posterity. His 
second volume of "Lives of the Early Settlers 
of Ohio" was published in 1852. These two 
books have a permanent place in history Dr. 
Hildreth, besides, contributed many interesting 
historical papers to the Pioneer, and a history 
of the first settlement of Belleville was pub- 
lished in the Hesperian. A journal of dis- 
eases each month, with a bill of mortality, was 
kept from 1824 till his death. A large 
amount oi manuscript of permanent value, 
though ne\-er i)ul>lished, besides miany smaller 
articles were among the products of his pen. 

Rodney M. Stimson in summing up the 
character of Dr. Hildreth says forciljly ; 

"He looked on the bright side nf things — 
loved beauty, although of an eminently prac- 
tical turn of mind — was very fond of flowers, 
wdiich he cultivated diligently. Industry and 
system in all that he did may be accounted 
among his marked points. Besides his labor- 
ious inedical practice, he accomplished, as he 
himself expressed it, by 'saving the odds and 
ends of time." Without having a l)rilliant 
mmd he exemplified the fact that 'industry is 



talent.' He was exact in all his dealings, an 
honest man, a Christian. His was a complete 
life — he finished his work. 

"His life was gentle, and the elements so 
mixed that nature might stand up and say *-o 
all the world : This was a man." 

Dr. Hildreth's able and productive pen 
gave him an extended acquaintance among the 
scientific men of his day. He was one of the 
first pioneers of science west of the Alleghany 
Mountains and was regarded as one of the 
most acute observers of facts of his time. 
Prof. Benjamin Silliman, his warm friend, 
has written a feeling tribute to his memory: 

"In his private life he illustrated every vir- 
tue of a Christian gentleman. Bright and 
cheerful by nature, he loved nature with the 
simple enthusiasm of a child. Industrious 
and systematic in a high degree, no moment of 
life w^as wasted. In his family we have seen 
a beautiful example of domestic happiness and 
warm-hearted hospitality. He lived with na- 
ture and nature's God — and among the pat- 
rons and co-workers in this journal, who have 
left its founder almost alone, no one had shed 
a purer and more mellow light in the horizon 
of his setting sun — no one had departed more 
loved and regretted by the senior editor."' 

Dr. Hildreth died July 24, 1863, in his 
80th year. He had been in his usual good 
health ; a well-preserved and happy old gentle- 
man until a few weeks before his death. He 
sank away gradually, his mental faculties be- 
ing preserved to the last. His funeral was on 
Sunday, July 26, the services being in the Con- 
gregational Church, of which he was a memlber. 
These last sad rites were conducted by Rev. 
Mr. Wakefield, of Harmar, and President An- 
drews of Marietta College. 

The following letters came into the hands 
of the editor in August, 1902, through the 
kindness of Dr. George O. Hildreth. We ap- 
pend them to the sketch already given of the 
life of Dr. S. P. Hildreth. 



City of W,\shington, .A.pril 2, 1855. 
Dear Str : 

J returned from Europe last September, having been 
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days ago. and in a bookstore saw for the first time a 
work by you. entitled "Pioneer History of tiie Ohio 
Valley and the early settlement of the Northwest Ter- 
ritory." chiefly from original papers, etc. I purchased 
the book and' stibseciuently ascertained that it was the 
only copy for sale in this city. The published remarked 
that it formed the first volume of the transactions of 
the Historical Society of Cincinnati, and that llie man- 
uscript of a work containing "ample" biographies of 
the first settlers of Marietta and its vicinity, would 
be published as the second volume of the transac- 
tions. 

I enquired unsuccessfully at every bookstore in 
Washington but none had the book. I reques'ted Messrs. 
Taylor & Maury to purchase it for me in Plii'Iadelphia 
or New York and in a few weeks they returned answer 
that it could not be procured in either place. Happening 
to think of the "Omnium Gatherum" Collection of 
Peter Force, the Bibliomaniac of this city, I there found 
the book and subsequently I saw a copy in the library 
of the National Institute. Now as I wish to obtain 
the 2d volume of the Historical transactions containing 
as it does an imperfect sketch of my venerated ancestor, 
Geo. Parsons. 1 will thank you to inform me whether 
it can be purchased in New York or New England. 

I have read curiously the ist volume of 'Pioneer 
History of the Ohio Valley," and as you are disposed 
to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, I 
beg leave to ask your attention to page 199 where you 
say: "The Board of Directors (.of the Ohio Company 
Associates) enqiloyed Dr. Cutler to make a contract 
with the Continental Congress for a tract of land in 
the great Northwest Territory of the Union. In July 
following (1787) the Doctor went to New York, and 
after tedious and lengthened negotiations succeeded in 
contracting for a million and a haJf acres for the Ohio 
Coiripany 'at two-thirds of a dollar per acre." Now my 
dear Sir, if the original documents in the handwriting 
of Samu'jl Holden Parsons, signed by him alone with 
his genuine signature, and preserved in the eighth vol- 
ume of the Washington manuscripts. Page 226 and 230 
numbered 41. can be relied upon, the "Memorial to the 
Continental Congress for a grant of land" and prop- 
osition for the purchasing of land in the Western Coun- 
try was made by Gen. Sam. H. Parsons and presented 
by him as Agent of .Associaters and in behalf of the 
Ohio Company, May 8, 1787. 

The memorial was read May g and referred to 
Messrs. Carrington. King. Dane, Madison and Benson 
and acted on July 23, 1787 — I have a copy of the orig- 
inal documents in the handw-riting of Gen. Parsons. — 
Subsequently. July 21, 1787, "Proposals of Samuel H. 
Parsons and others for the purchase of a tract of land 
in the Western Territory" wiere introduced lin which 
Mr. S. H. Parsons as associated Agents — but Mr. Par- 
sons is first named and the memorial is filed and en- 
dorsed, "Proposals by S. H. Parsons. July 21." - So much 
for historical events based upon original vouchers. 

Please address me Middlelown. Connecticut, where 
I nou reside, and oblige. 

Yours truly. 

S.VNtUEL H. P.\r,SON?. 

I hope in a few week* to sec you in Marietta. 



M.\RIETTA. nth -Vpril. 1855. 
To S. H. Parsons, Esq. 

Dear Sir: Yours of the 2d inst. is at hand. The 
brief sketch I have given in the Pioneer History, of the 
purchase of lands by the Ohio, Company, is made on 
ihf authority of the original journal of their transac- 
tions now in the hands of W. R. Putnam, grandson of 
Gen. Rufus Putnam, one of the original Directors and 
superintendent of the settlement in Ohio. The journal 
says that on the 7th of March. 1787. at a irieeting of 
the company in Boston, it was resolved that three di- 
rectors be appointed for the company and that they 
make immediate application to the Hon. Congress for a 
private purchase of land. etc. When Gen. S. H. Par- 
sons, Rufus Putnam and Rev. Manasseh Cutler were 
named and chosen, this Board of Directors authorized 
Mr. Cutler to make a coivtract with Congress for a tract 
of land, for which purpose he left home the latter 
part of June, 1787 — called on Gen. Parsons at Middle- 
town, Conn., the 2d of July and "settled all matters 
with reference to my busmcss with Congress." 

He arrived in New York on the Sth of July and in 
the 53 Vol. of the A'. American Review, page 335 and 
onward, you will find the history of the "tedious and 
lengthened negotiations," contract with the Board of 
Treasury on which was based the purchase. "Ai a meet- 
ing of the Directors and agents of the Ohio Company 
held at the Bunch of Grapes Tavern in Boston, Aug. 
29, 1787. the report of Mr. Cutler was read — That in con- 
sideration of the Res. of Congress of the 27th and 29th 
July. 1787 — he had agreed on the conditions of a con- 
tract with the Board of Treasury of the U. S. for a par- 
ticular tract of land containing in the whole as much 
as the company's funds w-ill pay for, should the sub- 
scriptions amount to one million dollars agreealily to 
the articles of association, at $1.00 per acre, from which 
price is to be deducted one-third of a dollar for bad 
lands and defraying expenses of the surveying," etc. 
Then follows the boundaries and other matters — "where- 
upon. Resolved, that the above report be received, the 
proceedings of Mr. Cutler be fully approved, Tatfied, 
and confirmed." 

While Mr. Cutler was negotiating for the purchase 
in New York, he had requested the Directors to associate 
with him in this transaction — Winthrop Sargent, Secre- 
tary of the Board — which was done. 

"Boston. .Sept. i. 1789. — At a meeting of the Direc- 
tors of the Ohio Company at Brackett's Tavern — pres- 
ent — Gen. I'utnam. Rev. Cutler and Gen. Varnum — 
Resolved, that Mr. Cutler and Winthrop Sargent and 
they each of them be authorized and cmixiwered to 
complete the contract made by them wiith the treasury 
Board of the U. S." .And then directs the treasurer of 
the company to pay the treasirry of the U. S. $500,000 
on the order of either Cutler or Sargent. 

The deed of sale was made and executed the 27th 
of Oct. 1780. &c.. signed by Mr. Lee and Samuel Os- 
good for the U. States, and by Mr. Cutler and Win- 



NoTK. — The "immense old parchment" was left by 
William R. Putnam to the care of Marietta College. It 
is now in a frame on the south wall of the main library 
room. It confirms the statement of Dr. Hildroth. 



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throp Sargent for the company and is in an immense 
old parchment (see Note), now in the possession of 
\V. R. Putnam. 

I have thus endeavored to explain to .vou the grounds 
and atithority I had for saying that the contract with 
Congress for the Ohio Company lands was made by 
Messrs. Cutler and Sargent. 

There is nothing more recorded in the journal of 
the doings of your grandfather, Gen. Parsons, in 'this 
transaction, that I have seen : had I been in possession 
of the facts you have stated in your letter, I should 
certainly have taken pleasure in noting them in my 
history of the matter. 

Should a second edition of the work ever be re- 
quired, it w-ill be an act of justice to recall more fully 
the services of Gen. Parsons. 

If you can point out any way by which I can send 
you a volume of "The series of the hrst settlers of 
Ohio," I will do sn as I bave several small ones. 
Very truly yours, 

S. P. HiLDKETH. 



Dr. John Cotton was a physician well 
known and highly esteemed in his time, and 
is still remembered as a successful practition- 
er of physic and skillful surgeon. He was the 
son of Rev. Josiah Cotton, and was born in 
Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1792. Rev. 
Jiisiah Cotton was a descendant of Rev. 
John Cotton, of Boston, and a graduate of 
Harvard College. Tire subject of this sketch 
entered Cambridge University at the age of 
14 and graduated in 1810 with hniiorable 
standing in his class. He received his medi- 
cal degree at Cambridge in 18 14, and began 
practicing in Andover, Massachusetts. In 
181 5 he married Susan Buckminster and came 
to Marietta, being attracted by the climate. 
In the latter part of the year he opened an 
office on the west side of the Muskingum, and 
soon accjuired a comfortable practice, which 
grew with age and experience. 

Dr. Cotton was an enthusiastic worker in 
the cause of religion. Immediately upon his 
arrival, he set to work at organizing Sunday- 
schools, and in 1816 one had been opened on 
the west side and two on the east side. He 
continued an enthusiastic Sunday-school 
worker and teacher. He accumulated a large 
collection of theological books, and at the age 
of 40 studied Hebrew that he might be able 
to understand more fully and explain tnore 



satisfactorily difficult passages m the Old Tes- 
tament. 

Dr. Cotton was ardent in his upinions. 
He soon became a local political leader, and 
in 1824 was chosen Representative in the Leg- 
islature. In 1825 he was chosen associate 
judge and filled the position until the time 
of his death. For a number of years he was 
chairman of the Whig Central Committee, 
and proved himself an adroit politician. He 
took delight in scientific studies, and often 
lectured in the Marietta Lyceum and the 
Young Ladies' Seminary. Astronomy was 
his favorite theme. He delivered an address 
in Latin on the occasion of the installation of 
the first president of Marietta College. He 
was one of the original trustees of the Col- 
lege and for many years president of the 
Board. He was also trustee of the Medical 
College of Ohio. He died unexpectedly af- 
ter a brief illness of three days, April 2, 1847. 

Dr. Jonas Moore was a native of New 
Hampshire, and was in the senior year at 
Dartmouth when his father died, necessitating 
his return home. He never went back tt> 
graduate. His whole family was soon after 
carried off by scarlet fever, and he came to 
Marietta where he taught school and studied 
medicine with Dr. S. P. Hildreth. He next 
went tO' Louisiana where he practiced for a 
number of years. He afterward became one 
of the leading physicians of Marietta, where 
he died in March, 1856. He was a trustee of 
Marietta College, and took deep interest in 
educational matters. He was of a scientific 
turn of mind and invented a number of me- 
chanical devices for use in surgery. He was 
highly respected as a man. 

Dr. G. M. p. Hempste.\d, who was a na- 
tive of Connecticut, came to Ohio in 1802, and 
found good facilities for obtaining an educa- 
tion in Muskingum Academy, where he was 
prepared for college. He was for a short time 
under the tutelage of Hon. Gustavus Swan, 
late of the Supreme Court, and Dr. Jonas 
Moore, of Marietta. He graduated from Ohio 
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graduate of that institution and consequently 
tiie first in Ohio. He received the degree of 
A. M. in 1822 and LL. D. in 1879. He be- 
gan the study of medicine in 181 3, and in 
1 8 16 went to Waterford, where the spotted 
fever had become epidemic. He was there 
three or four months, and thence remo\-ed to 
Portsmouth, Ohio, where he was a prominent 
physician for many years. 

Dr. Morris Germ.vx was a native of Che- 
nango County. Xew York. He attended lec- 
tures and received a diploma in New York 
City. He located in Harmar during the epi- 
demic of 1823, and in a short time was in pos- 
session of a full practice, which he held until 
his death in 1835. Dr. German w-as a con- 
temporary of Hildreth and Cotton, and held 
an honorable standing in the profession. He 
died at the age of 39. 

Dr. Felix Regxier, the second son of 
Dr. J. B. Regnier, was born in Otsego County, 
Xew York, in 1801. When he was two year's 
old, his parents moved to iMarietta, Ohio, 
where he received a liberal education and be- 
gan the studv of medicine uniler Dr. S. P. Hil- 
dreth. He received a diploma from the Med- 
ical Society of Ohio in 1824, and in that year 
began the practice of his profession at Galli- 
polis, Ohio. In 183 1 he removed to Jackson- 
ville, Illinois, where he remained two years 
and then came to ^Marietta. He had an ofBce 
in Harmar and was regularly engaged in 
practice here until April, 1866. During the 
succeeding 1 1 years he traveled, in the hope 
of improving his wife's health. After her 
death in 1877, he remfj(\ed to Carthage, Illi- 
nois. 

Dr. Huc.u Trevor, a descendant of Sir 
Hugh Trevor, was born in County Down, Ire- 
land, in 1806. He graduated at Trinity Col- 
lege, Dublin, and at the College of Surgeons, 
Dublin. He afterward spent nine years in the 
hospitals of Paris. He came to ^Marietta in 
1834. and began the [)ractice of mcdicmc. His 
medical knowledge was of a high order, and 
he had the CDUtidence of a large class. of peo- 
ple. While in Marietta he married Maria 
lloldcn, daughter of Josejjh Holdcn. In 1858 



he removed to St. Joseph, Missouri, and in 
1881 located at Quincy, Illinois, where he died 
in A])ril of that year. 

Dr. Shubel Fuller was I)orn in Canada 
in 1806. In 1818 his parents came to Mari- 
etta. .After passing through the schools of 
that ])eriod, he began the study of medicine in 
the office of Dr. John Cotton. He attended 
lectures at the Ohio Medical College, Cincin- 
nati, and opened an office in Marietta in 1835. 
Dr. Fuller w'as a successful physician, and 
conducted a large practice until the sickness 
which terminated in his death. Februarv 17. 
1857. Dr. Fuller was a descendant of the 
Plymouth Rock family of that name. 

Dr. G. J. Stevens, an old practitioner, 
was located in Harmar for 13 years. He was 
a native of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 
where he was born in 1805. He attended lec- 
tures at Fairfield Medical College, and re- 
ceived a diploma in 1827. He practiced in 
New York, and in Portage and Summit 
counties, Ohio. He died at his home in Har- 
mar in April, 1881. 

Dr. Wilson St.\nley was born and spent 
his early life in North Carolina, and gradu- 
ated from the Homeopathic Hospital College,, 
of Cleveland, Ohio. He practiced medicine 
for about 10 years in Marietta, and moved tO' 
Memphis, Tennessee, in 1866, where he died 
within a year. 

Dr. George O. Hildreth, son of Dr. 
Samuel Prescott Hildreth. graduated at Ohio 
University in 1829, at the age of 17. He en- 
tered upon a course of medical study under the 
direction of his father, and attended lectures 
at Transylvania University, Kentucky, where 
he graduated in 1835. He was regularly as- 
sociated with his father until the death of the 
latter in 1863. Since then he has been alone> 
occupying the same house and office on Put- 
nam street. His practice has continued over 
a pericxl of a little more than 60 years, with 
but a single intermission, during a period of 
four years — 1849-53 — which were spent in 
California. For the last five or six years failing 
health has compelled him to decline to visit 
patients. Until the summer of 1902 he con- 



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tinned to walk about the streets as actively as 
a man of 40, but since that time he rarely ven- 
tures beyond the door of his home. 

Dr. Josi.\h Dexter Cotton, son of Dr. 
John Cotton, was born in Marietta, Ohio, May 
18, 1822. He graduated at Marietta Col- 
lege in 1842, being the youngest of a class of 
nine students. He began the study of medi- 
cine in his father's office, and after attending 
lectures at the medical college in New Orleans 
and the Ohio Medical College, received the de- 
gree of M . D . from the medical tlepartment 
of the university at Louisville. Kentucky, in 
1847. He began practicing at Mount Ver- 
non Furnace, Lawrence County, Ohio, and 
there married Ann M. Steece. on July 6, 
J 848. 

When his father died. Dr. Cotton returned 
to Marietta and has been engaged in active 
practice ever since, except three years during 
the war, when he was surgeon of the 92nd 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. He was brigade sur- 
geon of General Turchin's brigade at the bat- 
tle of Chickamauga and medical director of. 
the Provisional Division of the Army of the 
Cumberland and Tennessee at the battle of 
Nashville. He was a member of the Council 
of the city of Marietta for 10 years, from 
which he resigned to enter the army. 

Dr. Z. D. Walter succeeded to the prac- 
tice of Dr. W. Stanley in 1866. He was 
born of Quaker parentage, and spent his early 
life in Chester County. Pennsylvania. He re- 
ceived his education and afterward taught for 
two years at Westtown boarding school, a 
Quaker institution, and attended medical lec- 
tures at the Homeopathic Medical College of 
Pennsylvania, where he received his degree in 
1866. From that time he continued to prac- 
tice in Marietta until 1889, and in that year 
he removed to Pueblo, where he continues the 
practice of medicine and takes a deep interest 
in scientific research. At the present time he is 
enjr.yinsr his experiments in managing a new 
automobile. 

Dr. H. N. Curtis and his wife (the first 
lady physician in Marietta) occupv the old 
home and office of Dr. Walter in Marietta. 



Dr. Seth Hart was born in Berlin, Con- 
necticut, November 13, 1814, and came to 
Washington County in the spring of 1825, and' 
on the 9th of April of that year opened an 
office in Watertown. He remained in prac- 
tice until September 27th, when he returned 
to New York and attended a course of lec- 
tures at Fairfield. 

Dr. Hart practiced in Watertown from the 
spring of 1825 until 1836, excepting the time 
he was absent attending lectures in New York. 
Since 1836 his office (until his death in 1891) 
was located in Harmar, with but two breaks. 
In 1865 he was called to Tennessee to assist 
his son at the army hospital at Tullahoma. 
After the close of the war he remained two 
years. In 1869 he took charge of a mining 
enterprise in the Rocky Mountains and re- 
mained one year. 

Dr. Hart, ever after entering the prac- 
tice in 1825, made a habit of keeping and pre- 
paring his own medicines. His first experi- 
ence in compounding medicines was at a drug 
store at Palmyra, New York. Since then a 
long and busy life of practice gave him an inti- 
mate acquaintance with drugs and their use. 

During the period of his practice in this 
county — more than 60 years — Dr. Hart al- 
ways maintained the highest reputation for 
efficiency as a doctor and integrity as a man. 
His life was viseful not only to himself and 
family but also to the community which he 
served for more than half a century. His 
visits were an inspiration to thousands of fam- 
ilies in the hour of pain and distress, and his 
life was indeed an example of industry and 
uprightness. He joined the Presbyterian 
Church at the age of 16. When he came to 
Harmar, he united with the Congregational 
Church, where he held his membership until 
his death. 

Dr. Sam Hart was born in Watertown 
township in 1830. He completed his studies 
at Marietta Academy in 1849. ^"<^1 received a 
degree from the Medical College of Ohio in 

1852. He began practice in Marietta in 

1853. and has continued till the present time, 
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surgical practice in the army in charge of a 
hospital, and two years spent in Bellevue Hos- 
jiital. New York. 

Sketches of other prominent physicians 



and surgeons of Washington County will be 
found in another part of this volume devoted 
more extensively to the biographical history 
of representative citizens. 



CHAPTER. XXI. 



LATER HISTORY OF THE OHIO COMPANY. 



W'e lia\e describetl in a furiner chapter tlie 
early histDry of the conditional purchase made 
by the Ohio Company of Associates and the 
hard bargain Avhich was extorted from them 
by the Congress of the Confederation. In 
that first contract, it was expected that the 
company would buy 1,500,000 acres of land 
about the Muskingum, and pay for the sam^ 
$1,000,000 in cash or in the hard-earned cer- 
tificates, which they had received in lieu of 
money, from the government, for their ser- 
vices in the Revolution. The Indian war 
with its hardships and perils, and the subse- 
quent opening "f the large tracts of fertile 
land to the north and west, rendered it im- 
possible for the company to find a sufficient 
number of shareholders, at $1,000 each, to 
buy the full amount. There were but 819 
shares subscribed and paid for. Finally Con- 
gress in 1792 directed that three deeds be 
given to the company, amountinig in all to i,- 
064,285 acres, but really only 964,285 acres 
went to the shareholders, since 100.000 acres, 
w'hich by the way included nearly all the best 
land available at that time, west of the present 
Newport townshi]) line, were given in lots of 
100 acres each to actual settlers whether they 
were members of the Ohio Company or not. 
In no sense could this "donation" tract be 
considered a jjart of the land sold to the Ohio 
Companv since it was paid for by the holders 
in actual militarv service in the militia in de- 
fending the frontier against the Indians, who 
were incited to make attacks by the British 
agents. 



Each shareholder recei\-ed one eight-acre 
lot near [Marietta ; one three-acre lot in the 
same vicinit}" ; one cit}- lot of one-third of an 
acre: one 160-acre lot; one loo-acre lot; one 
640-acre lot; one 2(j2-acre lot; making a to- 
tal (if 1. 17.3 acres to each shareholder for the 
$1,000 he had paid to the government. These 
larger tracts were rarely occupied by those to 
whom they were first assignecl by lot. In the 
course of years they were bought up at a low 
rate by persons who' could afford to hold them,, 
in the hope that they would appreciate in val- 
ue. Besides the money which the sharehold- 
ers had paid to the government for the land, 
they had expended large sums in making the 
settlements, providing for the general defense 
and the welfare of the pioneers, and in carrying 
out the surveys and allotments. The total 
amount of these expenditures was very large 
and a giievous Inu'den upon men who had 
spent so long a time in the jjrime of life in the 
ser\ice oi their country. 

In I Si 5 Gen. Rufus Putnam advertised a 
final dixidend of the Ohio Company, — a pay- 
ment of $3.75 to each one of the sharehold- 
ers who had contributed so much to the com- 
mon fund, but it seemed as if the final settle- 
ment never would come, as the following ex- 
tracts from Marietta papers of later date will 
abundantly show. Among these assets of the 
company were 43 Loan Office Certificates. ff)r 
the sum of $400 each, issued by authority of 
Congress and countersigned "by order of J 
A. Treutlen, Governor of Georgia" by E. Da- 
vis, Jr. 



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Xahum Ward, believing that these certifi- 
cates, whose genuineness was be\und dispute, 
represented a just claim upon the government, 
bought up the shares of the Ohio Company 
and in its name presented a claim against the 
_government. The suit was continued after 
his death, according to the directions of his 
will, by his son, William S. Ward. In 1870 
it was decided by the Supreme Court that 
there was no legal claim on the part of the 
plaintiff against the United States govern- 
ment and thus we may say that at this late date 
the affairs of the Ohio Company were finally 
settled. 

NOTICE OF A .MFKTING OF THE PROrKIETORS. 

Whereas, The Interests of this Company are multi- 
farious, scattered and unsettled. — The Resohitions of 
January 1796. passed at the last meeting of the Ohio 
Company, in this piace. making a provision for a speedy, 
final settlement and division ot the residuary property, 
then in the hands of Benjamin Tallmadge. Esq., Treas- 
urer of said Company, not having been complied with 
— as there are now in said Treasurer's hands, belonging 
to said Company, Loan Office Certificates, issued by 
order of Congress, dated 23d Dec. 1777, on interest at 
6 per cent, per annum, for the sum of .'P17.200 — And 
as there are also 6,400 acres of Land in the Ohit> Com- 
pany's Purchase, belonging to tlie .-hareholders {S17 
in number) yet held in common. 

Therefore — the undersigned — owner and proprietor 
by Deeds of one hundred and fifty-two shares, and 
special .'Attorney for sixty-five other shares — Gives No- 
tice that there will be a meeting of the Proprietors of 
shares in said Company, by themselves or legal repre- 
sentatives, on the 3d of July next, at 3 o'clock P. M. 
in the Exchange Coffee House, Boston — for the purpose 
•of adopting such measures in regard to the interests of 
the Company as may then and there be resolved upon. 

X.\HUM W.\RD. 

Ohio Company Land Office. 

Marietta, O., May 12, 1831. 
P. S. — Powers of Attorney to present shares in 
said meeting. po.stage paid, directed to me — care of .\. 
H. Ward, K<:r|. Custom House, Boston — will claim my 
special attention. 

Marietta, Ohio, Xovember 10, 183 1. — 
"At a meeting of the Shareholders of the 
"'Ohio Company,' held this day, at the Court 
House, by adjournment from time to time, of 
a meetinig of the shareholders of said com- 
pany, at Boston, Mass., July 5, last past, at 
which Temple Cutler, Esq., of Lynn, was ap- 
pointed Chairman, and John Skinner, Esq. of 
Boston, Secretary, and of which notice was 



given in the newspapers ; and the proceeding 
at Boston published, and forwarded to all the 
proprietors known to the members at said 
meeting. — Temple Cutler, Esq. resumed the 
Chair, and William A. Whitney, Esq. was ap- 
pointed Secretary. 

"Tlrree hundred and twenty shares was 
represented as follows : 



Hon. Levi Barber. 


8 


Col. Joseph iSarker, 


9 


Nahum Ward, 


230 


Ephraini Cutler, 


iS 


Temple Cutler, 


44 


Wni. Skmner. 


10 


Wdliam A. Whittlesev, 


I- 



"There not appearing at this adjourned 
meeting a majority of shares, as was fully 
anticipated, and not being disposed without 
further trial, notwithstanding the apathy of 
many shareholders, to abandon the interest we 
have in the undi\-ided property of the com- 
pany which cannot be obtained without a ma- 
jority of the whole number of shares: There- 
fore, 

Rcsck'td, l^hat when this meeting is adjourned, 
it be to the fir-t Wednesday of Mav next, at this place, 
at ,3 P M. 

"And it was ftuther 

Resolved, unanimously. That Temple Cutler, Na- 
hum Ward and Joseph Barker, Esquires, be and are 
hereby appointed a committee to make a concise state- 
ment of Dhe misettled affairs of the "Ohio Company," 
and communicate the same to the shareholders, in such 
manner and form as shall be in their opinion most 
for the interest of all concerned: that those .sharehol- 
ders, not represented at this meeting, may, if possible, 
be induced to be represented at the adjourned meeting 
in May next, that the unsettled affairs of this company 
may be legally and finally closed. 

"This meeting was then adjourned to the 
first Wednesday of May next, at 3 P. M., in 
this place. 

"Temple Cutler, Cluiiniiaii. 

"\\'.\r. A. Whittlesey, Sccrctarw" 

Marietta, November 15, 1831. 
"To the Shareholders, or Their Lci^al Repre- 
sentatives, in the Ohio Company. 
"The untiersigned, proprietors and share- 



476 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



holders in the Ohio Company of Associates, 
which was first organized at the Bunch of 
Grapes T!avern,at Boston, in 1786, having been 
appointed a committee to lay before you a con- 
cise statement of facts, relative to the unsettled 
affairs of this Company, that you may more 
fully comprehend the objects which we hav^e in 
view, it will be necessary to a correct under- 
standing of these matters, that we give an 
historical sketch of the Company from its for- 
mation. 

"In the organization of the company, the 
following named gaitlemen ajipeared as 
agents, and represented the number of shares 
against their names, viz. : 

Joel Barlow, 19 shares. 
William Corlis, 100 shares. 
.\rch. Crary, 15 shares. 
M. Cutler, 86 shares. 
Ephraim Cutler, ij shares. 
E. Downer, 18 shares. 
E. Harris, 31 shares. 
Henry Jackson, 13 shares. 
John May, 35 shares. 
S. H. Parsons, 01 shares. 
Rufus Putnam, 59 shares. 
Winthrop Sargent, 148 shares. 
E. Sproat, 43 shares. 
.V. Freeman, g shares. 
Eenj. Tupptr, 30 shares. 

"The proprietors by these Agents appoint- 
ed the Rev. Mr. Cutler and Winthrop Sargent, 
Esq., to contract with the Government for i,- 
500,00 acres of Land, and appointed Richard 
Piatt, Escp, of New York, their Treasurer. 

"A contract was entered into by the par- 
ties on the 27th of October, 1787, for 1.500,- 
000 acres. Subsequently a patent was then 
taken out by the Directors of the Company 
for 750,000 acres only, in the present district 
of Marietta, Ohio. In 1793, Mr. Piatt failed, 
and sunk a large sum for the Company. In 
the same year, Benj. Tallmadge, Esq., of 
Litchfield, Conn., was chosen as Treasurer, 
and all the stocks, notes, and effects, in the 
hands of Mr. Piatt belonging to the Company, 
together with 43 Loan Ofiice Certificates, the 
private property of Mr. Piatt, paid to the Com- 
pany to make good, in some measure, the loss 
they had sustained by him, were placed in the 
hands of Col. Tallmadge. 



"About this period, Col. Hamilton, hav- 
ing established the Funding System, the Di- 
rectors of the Company advised the turning of 
the stocks and effects of the Company in the 
hands of the Treasurer into cash, and to make 
arangements with the Government, whereby 
no more land should be patented to the Direc- 
tors in trust for the Company, than could be 
covered with the army warrants, then on hand. 
This arrangement was effected, and two di- 
vidends were made of the funds prior to 1796.' 
The army warrants covered a tract of 214,205, 
acres, which was locateil on the w"est and north 
side of the first purchase, in ten townships. 

"By the ordinance of Congress of May,, 
1785, it is therein enacted, there shall be re- 
served. Sections No. 8, 11, 26 and 29, for fu- 
ture disposition of Congress, and Section 16, 
for the maintenance of public schools. In the 
Contract with the Agents of the Ohio Com- 
pany, Oct. 1787, by the Board of the Treas- 
ury of the U. S., it was expressly stipulated 
that in each township, or fractional township, 
Sec. 16 should be reserved for' schools, and 
Sec. 29, for the purposes of religion. The 
Patent for 750,000 acres contains those reser- 
vations ; but in the second Patent there are no- 
reservations whatever. At the last meeting 
of the Company, January, 179*'), the Agents 
made a donation of Sec. 16 fur the use of 
schools, and 29 for the purposes of religion 
in the ten townships last patented, before a 
division was made of the land among the 
Shareholders, that these townships should not 
lae disfranchised of their rights : and then they 
petitioned Congress for twenty Sections in 
lieu thereof, which, if granted, were tO' be sold 
for the benefit of the shareholders. What be- 
came of the petition to Congress, which is 
mentioned on the books of the Company, we 
have no knowledge. 

"In April, 1802, Congress ordered other 
lanils equivalent to Sec. 16, out of the reserve 
lands, to be given. And by Act of Congress, 
March, 1803. it was enacted, that the Sections 
of land heretofore promised for the use of 
Schools, in lieu (if such of Section 16 as have 
been otherwise disposed of, shall be selected 



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by the Secretary of the Treasury out of the 
unappropriated land, most contiguous to said 
Townships, which was done accorcHngly and 
is recorded on the books of the Treasury. 
The several townships accepted of huuls given 
by Congress in lieu of Sec. i6, is the undivided 
property of the Company. The Company 
have a fair and just claim on Congress for 
ten Sections oi land, in lieu of the ten sections, 
29, disposed of by Congress. 

"There are also se\'eral tracts of undixided 
common land, at the mouth of the Big HiKk- 
ing River, and in the vicinity of Gallipolis ; — 
in all there is a fair and undivided claim of 
about 13,000 acres of land, which is a claim 
too large to be lost sight of. 

"We will now remark upon the Treasury 
affairs of this Company. By referring to the 
resolutions of the Coniipany, January, 1796, w^e 
find Col. Tallmadge was authorized to sell and 
dispose of all the funded or unfunded stock 
belonging to the Company, on the best terms 
he could, without limitation of price, and pe- 
tition Congress or otherwise to obtain the 
payment of the Loan Office Certificates, which 
were received of Col. Piatt, and when the 
Treasurer had turned all the stock, notes, and 
accounts, and other funds of the Company 
into cash, he be directed to make a final divi- 
dend of the same. Aiuditors were appointed 
to examine and report to the Superintendent, 
Gen. R. Putnam, a final settlement of the 
Treasurer's accounts, when requested so to do 
by the Treasurer, agreeable to the resolutions 
of 1796; and, by the same resolutions, the Su- 
perintendent was requested to deliver up the 
Treasurer's bond, and all receipts liy him 
given for any effects belonging to the Com- 
pany, when a final settlement was ready to be 
made, and dividend declared to the sharehold- 
eis. The Treasurer's final account, as pre- 
sented to Gen. Putnam Oct. 1804, is a very 
ambiguous document, which, by its own show- 
ing, was not final, as the Auditors say, 'We 
find a balance of $818.12 due said Treasurer, 
which balance together with the interest aris- 
ing on the same from the date hereof, he is at 
liberty to take and apply, from the avails of the 



first property he may receive in behalf of, and 
on account of the Ohio Company.' 

"On the presentation of this final account 
to Gen. Putnam, the Treasurer demanded his 
bond and receipts, (jen. Putnam informed 
two- of this Comnuttee, that he perem])torially 
refused to deliver up the bond and receipts of 
the Treasurer, but would hold them, as a sac- 
red deposit for the shareholders to rest upon, 
until a fair and full development was made of 
the whole property in Col. Tallmadge's hands, 
and a final account of it rendered, agreeable 
to the resolution of 1796. 

"It is well, however, that the frcciucnt cor- 
respondence was carried on between the Su- 
perintendent and the Treasurer from 1804 to 
about 1814 — upon the subject of funds in the 
Treasurer's hands subsequent to the 3d divi- 
dend being declared, and the rendition of his 
final account; when Cnl. Tallmadge proposed* 
that he would divide among the shareholders 
the further sum of $3,073 — to this Gen. Put- 
nam W'Ould not accede, but demanded, from 
his knowledge of the funds, a dividend upon 
the capital of $6,241 — and tO' Gen. Putnam's 
agency Col. Tallmadge paid a dividend on this 
sum being %'/.']('i per share, ten years after his 
final settlement, and the demand of his bond 
and receipts, as some of the committee have 
heard him say, and have received dividends of 
him accordingly. 

"What sum formed the capital, when the 
2,(\ dividend was declared, has never been made 
known to the Agents, nor is it known what 
properly or effects were remaining in his hands 
on presenting his final account, out nf which, 
some ten years afterwards, he ackmiwledged 
the sum of $6,341 to Ije in his hands — no ac- 
count has been stated fir rendered since 1804, 
to our knowledge, yet immediately upon the 
death of Gen. Putnam, in 1824, Col. Tall- 
madge again demanded his bond and receipts 
and (ien. Putnam's Executor gave them up. 

"The Loan Office Certificates, 43 in num- 
l)er for $405 each, dated 23d Dec. 1777. made 
payable to Thomas Stone or bearer, on the 
first of Dec. 1781, with interest annually, at 
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gas. and countersigned E. Davis, were pre- 
sented at the Treasury of U. S. Dec. 226., 
1781, and the interest paid on 31 of the 43 
as certified by Samuel lilillegas, Treasurer. 
Those certificates now in the hands of Col. 
Tallmadge, Treasurer of the Company, and 
which he acknowledges belong to the Com- 
pany, were presented at the Treasury in 1792 
to l)e funded, but refused for some informal- 
ity. Ci.l. Hamilton, in his reptjrt to Congress 
'92, said 'It would be a hardship to individuals; 
who, upon the payment of the interest have 
been induced to become the purchasers of 
those certificates for a valuable consideration.' 
Tt remains for the Legislature to decide how 
far there are considerations strong enough to 
induce a special interposition in their behalf.' 
He says further — 'There is no evidence that 
the Certificates were issued for any purpose 
of the United States.' Since that period, ev- 
itfence has been obtained from Gentlemen of' 
the highest standing, and familiar with the 
transactions of the Revolution, that they were 
legally signeid and tountersigned — and paid 
out in Georgia for the subsistence of the Con- 
tinental Army. Setting aside whatever 
claims there may be upon the Treasury for 
funds many years on hand, and not distri- 
buted, the Loan Office Certificates, and the 
undivided lands together with the claims on 
the Governmait for the ten Sections will, 
when turned into money, make a sum worthy 
the attention of every shareholder. 

;, "Fr(im the foregoing considerations we 
cannot but urge the shareholders by themselves 
or proxy to be represented at the adjourned 
meeting on the first Wednesday in May 
next. Without a majority kcal proceedings 
cannot be had. 

"We are respectfully, your ob't serv'ts, 
"Temple Cutler, 
"L. Barber^ 
"Ephraim Cutler, 
"Nahum Ward, 
"Joseph Barker. 
"P. S. We are in justice bound to say 
that Nahum Ward, Esq., has been assiduous- 
Iv stri\'ine for manv \'ears. at a heavv ex- 



pense, to bring this concern to a close — and 
had it not been for his indefatigable exertions 
and unwearied attention the claims of the 
Company, set ftirth in this report, would have 
been forever lost. 

"The undersigned ha\e jjlaced unlimited 
confidence in Air. Ward in the management 
of this concern, having, each of us, given him 
power to act for us when we are not present. 
"Temple Cl'tler, 
"E. Cutler." 

"attention, late OHIO COMPANY. 

"Among the articles received Ijy the Direc- 
tors of the late Ohio Company from Colonel 
Piatt, the first Treasurer of said company, to- 
wards the payment of -the balance of his debt, 
were a number of Loan Office Certificates. 
These were duly deposited in the Treasury 
Department, to be funded ; but on examination 
they were rejected, from some supposed in- 
forniiality in their issue. Application was 
then made to Congress to have them assumed 
and paid by the Government ; and although re- 
peated applications have been made to Con- 
gress, nothing favorable has yet resulted. 

"Being very desirous to close this business, 
I deem it proper to make the following pro- 
posal. Each Loan Office Certificate for divi- 
sion, being for $400 principal, it has been 
found utterly impracticable to divide them 
among more than 800 proprietary shares. If 
then the proprietors, or legal representatives 
of twenty-one proprietary shares, will unite 
and authorize some person to present their 
claims, the same being substantiated and al- 
lowed, said Agent or Attorney shall receive 
one of these Loan Office Certificates of $400 
principal, for every twenty-one proprietary 
shares. The original agents are already au- 
thorized to draw for their whole agencies : Ijut 
no evidence of title to draw dividend, already 
paid, will be sufficient to substantiate a claim 
for the Loan Office Certificate, as those vouch- 
ers are filed away among papers and accounts 
closed. 

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personal application, and to obviate the incon- 
venience arising from my occasional absence, 
I would recommend George C. Woodruff, 
Esq., Attorney at Law, and Post M'astcr at 
this place, as a suitable person for the com- 
plainants to appoint to transact their I)usiness 
with me. 

"Holding a few small unclaimed dividends, 
of long standing, belonging to said ]jroprietors, 
this may notify all original proprietors afore- 
said, or their legal representatives, whose di- 
vidends remain unpaid, that I wish them to 



apply for the same, through the said George 
C. Woodruff, or in any other way that shall 
be agreeable to themselves. No application 
to me, through the mail, will be noticed, un- 
less the postage on the same is paid; and in 
exery application the original proprietary 
sliare and agency must be particularly noticed. 
"Benjamin Tallmadge, 
"Treasurer late Ohio Company. 
"State of Connecticut, 

"Lilchiield, April 22, 1834."' 



CHAPTER. XXII. 



REMINISCENCES BY COL. JOSEPH BARKER. 

Sketch of Col. Barker's Life — The Early Courts — Store Supplies — Ship-building 
— The French Emigrants — Indians Dissatisfied — Scarcity of Food — Why the 
Indians did not Keep the Treaty of Harmar — Building of the Block-houses 
— Big Bottom Massacre — Wolf Creek Mills — Provisions for Defense — Indian 
Alarm — The Garrison at "The Point" — Indian Troubles — First Enlistment 
of Men for the Indian War — Cultivation of Land Encouraged — Belpre — 
Upper and Lower Settlements — Reminiscences of Prominent Persons of the 
Early Settlements. 



Colonel Joseph Barker was born in 
New Market, New Hampshire. September 
g, 1765. He was educated at Exeter Acad- 
emy and afterward learned the trade of a car- 
penter. 

In 1789 he married Ehzabeth Dana, daugh- 
ter of Capt. Wilham Dana, of Amherst, New 
Hampshire, and with his father-in-law came 
to the new settlement on the Muskingum. 
Their mode of conveyance as far as Simrell's 
Ferry was an ox team ; at the ferry they were 
joined by Isaac Barker from Rhode Island 
and Thomas Stanley of Connecticut. The 
three friends built a boat and in it floated down 
to Marietta. Throughout the time of the In- 
dian war. Colonel Barker remained at Mariet- 
ta ser\-ing in the militia and working at his 
trade. 

In 1705 he ni;<i\cd up the Muskingum, ahnut 
seven miles from Marietta. The next winter 
his cabin, work-shop, store house and tools 
were destroyed by fire, also nearly all the pro- 
visions laid up for the year. In that day the 
less represented the destruction of many thou- 



sand dollars in capital if we measure it by its 
importance to the owner. Mr. Barker re- 
turned to Marietta and resumed work at his 
trade; building a house for Paul Fearing, for 
William Skinner, for Rev. Daniel Story and 
the Bleimerhassett mansion. He returned to 
his farm on the Muskingum and began to 
build vessels. In 1806 he built 15 boats for 
the famous Burr expedition. 

He was commissioned by Governor St. 
Clair as justice of the peace in 1799. He also 
passed through the different grades, by pro- 
motion, in the militia until he became colonel 
of a regiment. In 1830 he was elected asso- 
ciate jutlge of the Court of Common Pleas, an 
office which he continued to hold until declin- 
ing health forced him to resign in 1842. He 
died in September, 1843, aged 78 years. 

Colonel Barker left a son. Joseph, who 
\\1as for inlany years an enterprising citizen of 
Newport township. 

Before his death Colonel Barker left in the 
care of Dr. S. P. Hildreth a volume of man- 
uscripts describing men and scenes of the early 



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day in and around Marietta. From these 
manuscripts we liave made selections which 
make up the remainder of this chapter : — 

THE EARLY COURTS. 

I do not remember any court being held in 
Marietta during the Indian war, nor do I rec- 
ollect any circumstance which would induce 
me to believe there was at Cincinnati ; subse- 
quent to the war, they traveled by water up 
and down ; it w"as easier, cheaper, and more 
expeditious traveling by water than land ; 
there were no bridges — no roads — no taverns 
and but few cabins; aside from the danger 
from the Indians, when in a canoe or pirogue 
one could carry his kitchen, liis dorniitory, 
and his magazine, and could shift sides i;f 
the river to avoid danger. 

In 1792 a mail route was established from 
Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. Charles Mills — 
brother to Col. John Mills — who now resides 
in Gallia County, was employed to carry the 
mail from Marietta to Gallipolis once a week 
in a skiiY or canoe for $20 per month, and $8 
apiece for twO' hands ; how long the mail was 
carried in this way, I do not remember. 

In June, 1788, the Governor and judges 
commenced the duties of their office and the 
county of Washington was laid olif, including 
the Ohio Coni.pan\- s Purchase, as far north as 
the Indian boundary. Joseph Gilman, Esq., 
and Gen. Benjamin Tupper were appointed 
magistrates for Marietta ; Griffin Greene, Esq., 
for Belpre; Col. Robert Oliver, for Water- 
ford; Col. Ebenezer Sproat, high sheriff; Ben- 
jamin Ives Gilman, clerk of the Court of Quar- 
ter Sessions, and Court of Common Pleas, and 
Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr., prosecuting at- 
torney. 

Tlie first Court of Quarter Sessions and 
Common Pleas was held in September. 1788; 
the next court was held in March, 1790, at 
which a grand jury was empaneled and found 
a bill against Ezra Lunt for stealing a hog, 
who was later acquitted on his trial before a 
petit jury. 

Return J. Meigs, Sr., and Paul Fearing 
were the only professional lawyers then, and 



until after the war the court was held in the 
Northeast Block-house chamber, in the Camp- 
us Alartius. where religious and other meet- 
ings were held; similar meetings were held, 
at "the I 'c lint." in I'.utll's iK; MMnselKs Old Red 
House Hall — where William Holden's store- 
now stands. 

To collect a sufficient number to form a 
grand jury or petit jury. Colonel Sproat had 
summonded most of the Revolutioners from 
Belpre, so that by what were legally required 
to attend, .and those who attended through 
curiosity or the novelty of the case, a larger 
number of Revolutionary officers met together 
than had assembled on any former occasion or 
did afterwards : as there was no public occa- 
sinn to call the settlers together during the 
war. After the war, the influx of settlers 
made it unnecessary to call many to any one 
point. They seemed to be perfectly aware of 
the circumstance, and it was the topic of gen- 
eral conversation that it was probanle that no 
future occasion would require the assembling 
of so large a proportion of those who had 
been associated in securing American indepen- 
dence, and the fee of the land they had pur- 
chased for a home. There was a kindness of 
feeling and friendshi]) which had been created 
by association in peril, and toils, and dangers, 
and which were renewed and strengthe:ied 
by a re-union; in the toils and watchfulness 
in subduing and cultivating a wilderness and 
repelling the dangers which threatened their 
peace and security from a crafty and vindic- 
tive enemy, while securing a second indepen- 
dence, — a permanent competency for them- 
selves and families. 

Colonel Battelle lived adjoining the Court 
House and had brewed a keg of spruce beer 
for the occasion, and as they were all from the 
"Land of Flip," and it being no sin to drink 
flip in those days, and as their hours of con- 
vivial enjoyment were few and far between, 
each one who had not attended court in Ohio 
before was mulcted a pitcher of flip, and while 
the chord of friendship was still brightning, 
they gave the parting hand with a warm in- 
quiry "When shall we all meet again?" 



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After the war. the Court of Quarter Ses- 
sions was held quarterly, composed of the 
justices of the county — Joseph Oilman and 
Benjamin Tupper of Marietta — Griffin Greene 
and Daniel Loring from Belpre — Robert Oli- 
ver from Watertord — Alvin Bingham from 
Middletown (Athens) — Philip Whitten fioni, 
the Long Reach (then in Marietta) — and your 
humble servant from Adams (now Union and 
Adams) ; subsequently others were appointed 
as the population increased. 

Colonel Sproat, as sheritT, and Benjamin 
Ives Gilman, as clerk, held their offices until 
the reformation from Federalism tj Democ- 
racy took place. 

Adam Smith says that "laws were made 
to protect the property of the rich, against the 
poor."" Jt would seem to fnllciw, where there 
is verv little propertv, little law is -required, 
I do not recollect of any cix'il suit being cum- 
menced during the war, nor but one criminal 
action; an officer from General Harmar's gar- 
rison struck a citizen with his cane, who com- 
plained; the officer was fined a dollar and 
costs. Although we had sufficient law, we 
had not sufficient means to carry it into ef- 
fect. We had no place of confinement, and 
if your debtor had no property, taking his 
body would only be increasing the debt, unless 
he would consent to work, and then you must 
be your own bondsman. Much like the pres- 
ent time — if your debtor can secrete his prop- 
erty, youi cannot take his body. 

STORE SUPPLIES. 

There were but a few merchants, and those 
with limited capital ; no one came here with 
property who could do better with it some- 
where else; the price of calico was from $i to 
$1.75; coffee 50 cents; tea — young Hyson — 
$2 ; salt, from $4 to $5 a bushel ; nails, 25 
cents ; sugar, we made ourselves — sugar trees 
were plenty, but metal to boil in was scarce and 
dear, so that many settlers labored under the 
want of kettles who otherwise might have gone 
far toward supporting their families. When 
General Putnam was in New York, and ob- 



tained the grant for the "dunation"" lauds, 
Lady Washington sent out a keg of. loaf made 
froni maple sugar to be distributed among 
the ladies of the officers of the Revolutionary 
Army residing in the Ohio Company's Pur- 
chase; the demand for kettles for making su- 
gar induced traders to fetch them on, and al- 
though very dear, 10 and 12 cents pei' lb., still 
it was an ad\-antage to procure them at that 
rate. 

SHIP-BUILDING. 

Ship-building commenced at Marietta at 
the lieginning of this century; the brig "St. 
Clair" was built in 1800 by Charles Greene & 
Company. Her burthen was about 100 tons; 
she was constructed by Stephen Devol from 
Rhode Island. Tlie company loaded her with 
flour and pork principally; this was the first 
square-rigged vessel built upon the waters of 
the Ohio, and navigated to the ocean. She 
was commanded by Abraham Whipple from 
Rhode Island, who was a commodore in the 
Navy of the United States during the Revolu- 
tion. In 1802 the ship "Muskingum," of 20 
tons, was built by Captain Devol, and owned 
by Benjamin Ives Gihnan ; and the brigantine 
"Eliza Greene,"' owned by Charles Greene — 
both of Marietta. Several were built in Mar- 
ietta, and ship-building was carried on largely 
at Marietta and above and below, and was a 
popular business for several years ; these ves- 
sels were built principally by English goods; 
the workmen were paid by orders on the store, 
and these orders passed from hand to hand 
as currently as the present bank bills, and 
much of the same character. They would 
bring dry goods only. Groceries, such as tea, 
coffee, salt, and iron were cash articles, and 
were an exception as these dry goods banks 
did not pay specie for their notes. Prices of 
goods were very high, and vessel building 
with goods seemed tO' promise a profitable 
investment of capital, but on trial it proved 
disadvantageous to the owners, the workmen, 
and the country ; the owners all became losers 
from numerous causes ; the difficulty and ex- 
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althuugh they were paid clieap, iheir labo'- 
came dear, because it recjuired from 50 to 100 
competent men to perform the work; they fre- 
quently had to take the vessel to New Orleans 
or an Eastern port to be rigged, which was 
more than half of the expense, and thus from 
having to entrust the business to the care of 
an agent, was likely to be ordinarily and dearly 
executed; but, above all, the difficulty of sell- 
ing to advantage; shippers say that a second- 
hand vessel is like a second-hand coat; if a 
man wants a coat, he chooses '"o make it him- 
self, and will not l)uv a second-hand one, even 
if new: so, if a shipper wants a vessel, he 
chooses to build one to suit the trade he is in, 
and the arrangement of h.is voyages: it is a 
maxim of shippers that a second-hand vessel 
is always unsalaljle : with the skipper, nuich 
depends on the character of the vessel ; the 
workman, to be sure, got his goods, but like a 
track in the water, they soon disappeared, and 
he was none the richer from year to year, 
while the country suffered for improvement 
and cultivation, \vhicli is a prominent addition 
to the capital of himself and society. 

THE FRENCH EMIGRANTS. 

In September. 1790, what have been called 
the French emigrants arrived, and were per- 
mitted by Colonel Sproat (who then had 
charge of the garrison) to take possession of 
all the vacant rooms at Fort Karmar : they 
arrived in the night, in six Kentucky boats, 
and said to be 450 men, women and children: 
this company came from Paris to settle on 
lands which were purchased from Cnjonel Bar- 
low, and which they expected to find immedi- 
ately below the Ohio Com])any's Pu.rchasc. 
General Putnam was one of the comi)an_\- who 
sent Barlow to France to sell land: finding the 
Ojmpany would fail in giving a title from the 
United States, they made General Putnam 
agent, who brought out Major Burnham with 
a companv of laborers who erected some liouses 
for the reception of the cnu'grants. a part of 
whom went down the next spring and took 
possession ; the greater part of these emigrants 



w ere engaged in France in employment of com- 
panies and individuals who came out with 
them, paid their passage, and subsistence, and 
some wages, on to the Muskingum : they were. 
to he employed — some as house servants, oth- 
ers in clearing and cultivating the land, others 
in building houses, others as carpenters, 
tailors, blacksmiths, &c. — all kinds of trades. 
There were others — private adventurers and 
gentlemen — some single, some with families. 
Beaucaire was said to be designed for a 
priest, and others for subordinates in 
the ecclesiastical h'ne: in fact, some of every 
trade from the marquis down to the porter. 
The Marquis Manassa and his son, the 
Viscount, seemed to be the ostensible leaders; 
a large numljer came, out in his employ ; 
]\I. Uebutts — a (ierman-Frenchman — had a 
number under him: there were compan- 
ies of two (ir niMre wli>i limught out [larties, 
but for what particular jmrpose. it was diiticult 
to ascertain. The Martpiis got a house in the 
Campus Martins and had a number df domes- 
tics. M. Debutts resided at "the Point:" oth- 
ers at Fort Harmar. 

Toward spring, they began to scatter: the 
Marquis, Debutts and some other gentlemen 
went over the mcjuntains and Ijack to France; 
quite a luimber went to Gallipolis: some to 
Canada: some staid al.iout Marietta, and got 
"donation" lands. 1 suppose they had been 
defrauded in their purchase of land: they were 
disap])ointed — put out — and ill-natured; they 
grumbled: they Sacrc Foiitcrcd the Yankees; 
they jabbered ; there might have been more 
tongues in Babel, but they never went faster; 
take them all together, they were a trifling ac- 
quisition to our settlement. 

I.XDIANS DISSATISFIED. 

I was not in when the Indians were in for 
a treaty in 17S8, and where they remained till 
the treaty was signed, the 9th of Januarv, 
1789. I arrived in Marietta, Xoveinher i, 
1789: I wfeis informed ( I^y the concurrent tes- 
tinwxny of all the inhahitants) that the Indians 
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treaty ; tliey con-yilained of l>eing duped and 
decei\-ed i>y the remto\-al of the place of hold- 
ing the treaty. Tlhey expected the treaty to 
have heen holden at Fort Lawrence, on the 
Tuscarawas : it was Lawrence township ; the 
north side oif the Tluscarawas was a county, 
wihere a fort had been buiilt and armed and 
garrisoned with a lieutenant's command; but 
circumstances convinced the Governor that it 
was unsafe to hold a treaty in the center of 
the enemy's country, as the Indians were 
strongly suspected of a design of cutting oi¥ 
all the whites with the garrison that were as- 
semlbled for a treaty. General Harmar sent 
a party of soldiers in the Ohio Company's 
boat — '"Mayflower" — who propelled her up 
the Mfaskingunl, and brought off the garrison, 
arms, provisions, for the treaty down to Fort 
Harmar. As the Indians came in to the treaty, 
they enilployed themselves in hunting and dis- 
turbing the game fou' which they had no use 
(they drew rations from the public) except 
for the skins of the deer ; so great was their 
industry and perseverance that in the fall and 
winter they brought in deer and turkeys and 
piled them> up on the banks of the Muskingum, 
west of Doctor Cotton's, like a rack o^f hay, 
until the inhabitants were obliged to assemble 
and throw then^ into the river to abate the 
nuisance. The carcasses left about the woods 
brought in the wolves and panthers, and de- 
stroyed all deer. (A man by the name of 
Bagl}- coming fromi Wolf Creek, toward 
spring, one cold, snowy, frozen afternoon, was 
attacked by a large gang of wolves who drove 
his up a tree, where he had to sit and play the 
fiddle for them until they saw fit to leave him 
next day). When interrogated why they de- 
stroyed and wasted the game, the Indians an- 
swered they meant to "destroy and starve out 
every white-face north of the Ohio." Tliey 
frequently alluded to the prospect of repos- 
sessing their lands, and recovering their hunt- 
ing-ground. One old Indian, when he drew 
his blanket, threw it over his shoulders, saying 
he had got his corn-field on his back, but he 
would have it to walk on next year. 



SCARCITY OF FOOD. 

It was said there were better than 400 In- 
dians — nien, women, and children — and so 
thoroughly did they destroy the game, within 
ID miles of Marietta, that barely a deer could 
be seen where before a good hunter could kill 
fromi 10 to 15 of a day; I have heard Hamil- 
ton Kerr (who hunted for General Hannar 
and supplied his garrison with wild meat the 
year previous) say that the hills betw.een the 
Muskingum and Duck Creek were the best 
hunting-ground he had ever seen, and he could 
leisurely kill 15 deer of a day, and fret^uently 
of a morning. The Indians were burning the 
w;oods every year to keep dowai the under- 
growth and made gfX)d pasture for the deer, 
and good hunting for themselves. T'o the cir- 
cumstances of the Indians destroying nearly 
all the game in the neighlx)rhood, combined 
with that of a severe frost in the early part 
of September, 1789, may be attributed the very 
great scarcity of bread and meat in the spring 
and summier of 1790. Many families were 
destitute of cows ; there were a few yoke of 
oxen, which could not be spared from clearing 
and the plow ; and no^ young stock except 
a few breeding sows. A large majority of the 
emiigrants had literally strewed all their mioiiey 
on the moimtains, and in the enjoyment that 
they had got to the "Land of Promise" they 
forgot to provide for the future; in fact there 
was very little to be bought, for those who had 
money. Where wild meat had formerly been 
very plenty, there was very little brought in; 
some few from over the Ohio; 'but those who 
had not means could not buy, and by the mid- 
dle of May the majority of peoj^le were out of 
bread, meat, or malk, and especially those 
families — the largest and most necessitous — 
where poverty, improvidence and scarcity 
nteet; charity and tenevolence only could give 
relief. It was no time for catch-penny and 
chuck-farthings. Genuine hospitality pre- 
vailed ; those who had, dealt out freely but 
sparingly, without money or price, to those 
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eral scarcity ; then the most free-handed 
adopted the strictest economy, and manage- 
ment that they might assist the needy ; nettles 
were the first herbs up in tlie spring, and were 
freely used ; next, pig-weed and poke sprouts. 

The latter part of JM'ay, General Putnam 
wrote on to Col. R. J. Meigs to "open a hole 
of potatoes" he had at the Campus Martins 
and "distribute them among the people for 
planting at 50 cents." Tliey were all taken in 
a few hours ( although very much grown, they 
answered well for planting). When the pota- 
toes were up, the tops were used for greens; 
coffee, tea, and sugar were out of the ques- 
tion ; spice-bush and sassafras were the com^ 
men drinks ; some mjaple sugar was made, but 
mtost people were not prepared for want of 
metal to boil in — in this way, the people got 
along until the season brought relief in 
squashes, beans, then potatoes, then green 
corn, which was considered a complete relief, 
and then wheat harvest, and tlie hand mill 
was considered a luxury. 

It was the fore part of June, 1789, before 
the great cornfields on the plains extending 
from near the Wilcox house up to Washing- 
ton street, containing 70 acres, were fenced, 
grulbbed, and girdled and fit for planting; all 
hands had been employed during the summer 
of 1788, and most part of the winter, in the 
employ of the United .States siu"veyors in 
building log cabins, sawing planks, and putting 
up the block-house, and other buildings in the 
Campus Miartius, for the Ohio Company — in 
building a large, heaivy bridge across Tiber 
Creek, where the stone bridge now stands 
( from which a niian by the name of Lot 
Cheevers, goldsmith from Boston, fell and lost 
his life) — until it was too late to think of clear- 
ing and fencing; there were sniall patches of 
bottom land which were too much shaded for 
cultivation. A large nuni'l^er associated to 
gether to go to work and inclose a large field 
on "the Plain" and each one occupy in pro- 
portion to labor he put in, to prepare the field 
for planting; the field was planted with a great 
variety of vegetables and would have yielded 
a fair return, had the frost held off as in or- 



dinary seasons. But the crop being planted late, 
and the frost coming early, the whole was in- 
jured; the appearance of some of the corn in- 
duced a belief that after l>eing dried through the 
winter it would do to eat; but, on making 
bread of it in the spring, it prcxluced an effect 
.siniiilar to "sick wheat." Charles Greene had 
a crib at Belpre of 30 bushels which had the 
appearance of being good, but on trial none 
could cat it ; it even made the hogs sick. Corn 
soon rose, in Merietta, from 50 cents to $1.50 
and $2 a bushel. Here Mr. Williams' benev- 
olence stepped, in o^ which you are sufficiently 
acquainted. Capt. Jonathan Devol and Isaac 
Barker got into a canoe and came up to Mr. 
Williamls'; the}- had half a guinea in gold; 
they told him, their families had no bread and 
the}' came to get the worth of their money in 
corn. "How many is there of you " said Mr. 
Williams. "Rising of 20," was the reply. 
"Dang it" — says the old man — "there's a heap 
of you; but you must have half a bushel 
apiece;" and they had. 

At a meeting of a small circle of elderly 
ladies, the most reputable and indqjendent the 
country afforded, while discussing over the 
collapsing times — over a cup of spice-bush tea, 
and ai piece of dry johnny-cake, without meat 
or. butter — mutually agreed that should they 
li\-e to see the return of a bare comlfortable 
plenty, they would never again find fault or 
even complain of their living. 

WHV THE INDI.VNS DID .NOT KEEP THE TRE.\TY 
OF HARM.\R. 

I am not enough acquainted with the rela- 
tive transaction of the parties of that time to be 
able to make up anything like a correct opinion ; 
but think it probalile the reason may lie found 
in the circumstances that the Western Indians 
were continually comjiiitting dqjredations on 
the south side of the Ohio River until the 
commencement of hostilities ; that the Mianiis 
and Wabash Indians utterly refused to come 
into the treaty, which was the cause of con- 
siderable difificulty l^etween them and the 
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the indix-iiluals ui the tribes whri did come in 
were opposed tO' the treaty, and in particular 
t!ie influence which the British garrison and the 
British agents on the ]\ranm)ee, who received 
their skins and furs and dehvered tlieni arms 
and ammjunition, liad, to induce thein tO' com- 
maice hostiHties against the United States. 
Governor St. Clair sent the late Go>vernor, 
Return J. Meigs, to Detroit with a dispatch to 
the British commander. Col. Thomas Gibson 
fromi Pennsylvania, who' was aftenvard Aud- 
itor of the State of Ohio, was the licensed In- 
dian trader, and had a strong block-house 
stnre un the bank, near w'here the steanvmill 
stands in Harmnr. Tihe tall, well-built, active, 
half-French and half-Indian Garoot, who: was 
known to Colonel Gibson and boTe a good rep- 
utation, agreed for a price to take Meigs upon 
one of his horses antl escort him tO' Detroit; 
the writer well recollects that he sold Garoot, 
through Colonel Gibson a new saddle worth $20 
for which he has not got the pay. Creditors 
have the best memories. Meigs went out with 
the expedition in safety, found the British very 
sociable and polite, but the Indians were 
morose, distant, and cold: and from their 
looks and actions, and some information ob- 
tained from the inhaljitants. he had well- 
grounded suspicions that they intended to way- 
lay him), coming in, and take his life; he closed 
his business in the most private and shortest 
manner, procured a young half-French Indian, 
with some good horses, and started without 
the knowledge of British or Indians ; they made 
forced marches, and short encampments, and 
got so far the start that the Indians gave up 
the pursuit, and lie arrived safe. This same 
Charlie was one of the Indians, recrignized by 
MJeigs two years after, who waylaiil him. 
\\iounded his young man, killed his boy, and 
chased him with a tomahawk to within pro- 
tection of Fort Harmar. 

BUILDING OF THE BLOCK-HOUSES. 

Elarly in the summer, Capt. Jonathan I)e\"oi 
was eiuployed in furnishing timber for the 
corner block-houses ; he erected two saw-pits 



oil the bank of the Muskingum, near the upper 
end of the present corn-field where a good 
spring comes out under the bank. Two sets 
of sav/yers were employed. The}' furnished 
hewed poplar logs, which were whip-saw'ed 
intoi four-inch planks, of which the hlock- 
houses were constructed. He built a house for 
himiself of the same material, on the south 
side of the Campus Martins, which received 
his family in the summuer of 1789. I presume 
"the Garrison" was begun in 1788, and finished 
in the summer of 1789, as it was apparently 
completed — that is, that part which was built 
by the Ohio' Company — when I arrived, in No- 
vember, 1789. Governor St. Clair and his 
family arrived in January, 1790, and occupied 
the Southwest Block-house which was called 
the "Go'vernor's Block-house," which was fin- 
ished with good, smlooth, poplar floors, doors,, 
casings, &c., and a hrick chimney, with three 
fire-places below, and three above. 

In August, 1790, I was eivplo}'ed b_\- Gen- 
eral Putnam with twO' hands, Owen and Flagg, 
to line the pickets between the houses, with 
four-inch ash stuff, pinned on to- the pickets 
so high as to cover a mian, perforated with 
embrasures convenient for a musket. Likewise 
tlie plank of the block-houses had been sawed 
in a proper direction for embrasures which had 
not been cut out ; they were cut out and filled 
with plugs, which cijuld be taken out and put 
in as occasion rec[uired. I nibved into the 
Campus Martins the ist of December, 1790,. 
after which some further rq)airs were made. 

BIG BOTTOM MASS.VCRE. 

Lots had been surveyed and drawn for by 
a numlber of persons \\dio had associated 
to make a settlement at Big Bottom, who, about 
the beginning of winter, determined tO' go on 
and cultivate their land; those best acquainted 
with the Indians, and those best capable of 
judging from appearances, had but little douM 
that the Indians were preparing to commence 
hostilities, and strongly opposed the settlement 
going out that fall, and desired that they re- 
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the question of war or peace would be settled. 
Even General Putnam and the directors of the 
Ohio Company, who gave away the land to 
have it settled, thought it risky and imprudent, 
and strongly remonstrated against venturing 
out at that time: hut the young men were im- 
])atient — confident in their own prudence, and 
ah-ility to protect themselves, and sanguine in 
the hope of success, they went. Ihey put up a 
large block-house, which might acconmiodate 
the whole on an emergency, covered it and 
laid puncheon floors, stairs, &c. The house 
was made up of large i;eech logs and rather 
open, and it was not chinked : this job was left 
for a rainy day. or some more convenient sea- 
son : here was their first great error ; here 
their building of LJabel stopped, and the gen- 
eral interest was lost in that convenience of 
each individual, and with this all was lost. 
The second great ermr was that they kept no 
sentry; the Indians had got an Indian lad about 
18 years old, who was born and brought up 
in Rhode Island, whose name I forget : he 
had been enticed by the Ohio Indians with- 
out the settlement and then restrained from 
comiing back: they took him to Sandusky and 
round in their hunting parties and came on 
to the Muskingum about Christmas : they came 
down within about 20 miles of Big Bottom, 
and struck a camp for hunting: this lad had 
been employed to keep camp and do chores. 
but was seldom' left alone: they told him 'he 
must stay and keep camp a day or two — that 
they were going to look for a better hunting- 
gropnd, but still wished to keep their present 
camp until they could find a better : the In- 
dians proceeded clown the westerly side of the 
M*uskingimi, opposite the block-house, where 
there was a high hill near the river, from 
wlhich they could view as much of the bottom 
as was not obstructed by trees, see how every 
man was employed, and what was transacting 
aibo'Ut the block-house. As was o-bserved, 
the general business of fortification and se- 
curity had been suspended; stopping the cracks 
between the logs of the house, and picketing 
and a sentry had been neglected ; no system of 
defense and discipline was introduced : their 



guns were lying in ditiferent places, without 
order about the house: about jo men in com- 
pany in the block-house and each individual 
and mess cooked for themselves ; one end of tlie 
block-house was appointed for a fire-place, and 
when the clay closed in, all came in, built a 
large tire, and commenced cooking and eating 
their supper ; the Indians from, the opposite hill 
had watched their motions: the ground was 
frozen, the river was frozen over and strong, 
and covered with snow. When it began to 
grow dark, the Indians slipped across the river. 
surrounded the block-house, and each had a 
deliberate aim at the inmates through the door 
and the cracks in the logs. Part of the In- 
dians rushed in at the door, others kei)t up 
the hre from without, and secured those who 
attemi)ted to escape. Those w^ho were not 
crijjplcil at the tirst fire endeavoTed to escape 
bv getting into the chamijer, and some got 
though the r<_)of, and jumped down, but were 
all killed or taken. T'wfo Mr. Bullards had a 
small camp back in the Bottom, which ])robab- 
Iv had escaped the notice of the Indians, wiho 
on hearing the guns at the block-house, made 
their escape and got into W'aterford and gave 
the alarm ; the Indians took up the jjuncheon 
rtoor and built a fire, and attempted to burn the 
slain and the house : but, as the wood had been 
recenlh- cut. and was all green, the fire sub- 
sided burning some so as to disfigiu^e tliem — 
others partially — the ann of William James 
was found, clinching a piece of Indian bread 
in his right hand, which he was probably eat- 
ing at the time he was shot ; Mr. James was 
the largest and supposed much the strongest 
man in the colon}' ; si.x feet and fotn- inciies 
high, and very strongly Iniilt: twO' or three 
sizes larger than his brother, John James of 
Pike County, whom you know, or his sister, 
Mrs. Bennett Ccxik; but physical power is lost 
when prudence and science are neglected. 

Th.ese men, no doubt, had the power to de- 
fend themselves against the Indians, but they 
had iiij Revolutionary officer to plan and direct 
their defense: had they spent a few days in 
]:!icketing their block-house and chinked well 
i;etween the logs, and kept one sentry, which 



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would have required service f.rcini each of but 
one day in 20, the Indians wcaild never have 
attacked them. They had nu stock or other 
plunder to induce an attack ; nothing but dry 
fighting could have been expected, at \\'fliich 
the Indians have no relish, except on the most 
advantageous terniB. The Rhode Island In- 
dian boy suspecting they \\"ere on the jNIns- 
kingum, made his escape, and after a day or 
two got in \ery much alarmed, and in con- 
tinual fear lest the Indians should get himi 
again. He emibraced the first opportunity and 
returned to Rhode Island. 

WOLF CREEK MILLS. 

The destruction of Big Bottom was a sig- 
nal fi r all the settlements tO' n\o\t into gar- 
rison, and fortify themselves against the In- 
dians. The settlement of Wolf Creek Mills 
was the most oif an outpost. Col. Richard 
Oliver, Maj. Haffield White and Capt. John 
Dodge and a few more families resided there. 
This being the only mill in the county, and re- 
sorted to from all the settlements- for bread, 
was given up with reluctance, but as no pecun- 
iary inducenuent offered to induce people to 
.stay, they were obliged to abandon it. C(-)lonel 
01i\'er and Captain Dodge went to Marietta, 
and the rest to Waterford garrisim, of which 
I know very little. 

Wolf Creek Mills were built in the summer 
and fall of 1789 by Col. Robert Oliver. Maj. 
HaffieFd White and Capt. John Dodge, all from 
Massachusetts. The machinery was brought 
by two brothers by the name of Potts from 
Pennsylvania, who afterward I)uilt a mill on 
Mill Creek a little above William ^IcFarland's, 
which was nearly completed when liurnt \)\ the 
Indians in the spring of ijiji. 

In January, 1790, the comi)any were tak- 
ing their millstones up in a small keel-boat : 
through carelessness of the bands, the water 
rose in the night and took the Iioat oft', which 
was taken up by Captain Stone next morning 
at Belpre ; it was followed by Major White, he 
being on a visit to Belpre. I assisted Major 
White up to Marietta with his boat and mill- 



stones. In March foll<jwing, in company with 
a number of neighbors from Marietta, I went 
to Wolf Creek ]\Iills, which had been in opera- 
tion a few days; we had a large pirogue and 
60 bushels, principally of corn; we landed 
within half a mile of the mills at 10 o'clock ; a 
four-ox team took our grain to the mills, and 
returned the meal, and we had all ground and 
started for Marietta at two and arrived at Ma- 
rietta before sun-down. I saw a bushel of 
corn ground in those mills in two minutes by 
a watch. As there was no one living at the 
mills during the Indian \\"ar, the people set a 
day for grinding, and everyone went with his 
grist and his gun, and kept the guard while the 
mills were grinding. 

PROMSIONS FOR DEFENSE. 

In ^Marietta, the Campus IMartius was 
sufficiently strong to off'er security to the in- 
hal^itants in that cpiarter; but "the Point'" had 
no blockhouse or pickets for defense. Ar- 
rangements were immediately adopted for the 
erection of a fortified enclosure, which w(iuld 
include a large portion of the inhabitants, with 
a sentry-box. A large block-house was erect- 
ed on Front street, near C. Humphrey's bouse, 
where ]\IcLane now lives. Then a line of 
pickets extended westerly by Judge Cotton's 
to the bank of the Muskingum, where there 
was a small block-house with a sentry-box on 
top, which was occupied Ijv some families ; 
thence fn^m the center Ijlock-house (the lower 
stor^• of \\liich was occupied by the guard and 
the upper stor_\- accommodated two families 
and a large sentry-box on the top, guarded 
uith bulwarks to protect the sentry) a line of 
pickets extended souther]}- on a line diverging 
east from the east line of Front street, so as to 
include the old red Buell house, where Mr. 
Holden's store now is, to the bank of the Ohio 
Ri\'er, where a small block-house with a sen- 
try-ljox was occupied by some families, near 
udiich, on Ohio street, a strong gate was erect- 
ed, sufiicient to pass teams, and another the 
same size near the bank of the Muskingum, 
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garrison ; a four-pound cannon was placed on 
the Ohio, and a four-inch howitzer at the cen- 
ter block-house; these pieces were fitted with 
cartridges, filled with cut pieces of iron, and 
ounce lead balls ; this garrison was guarded by 
three sentrys — one on the center block-house, 
by day ; and the same on each block-house by 
night. The enlisted men kept one sentry day 
and night on the center block-house — No. 4 — 
the other was taken by routine from the in- 
habitants ; alarm posts were assigned for all 
the inhabitants within, to which they were to 
repair in case of an attack or alarm ; these 
alarm posts were — first, the block-houses, next 
such of the dwelling houses as were best forti- 
fied, or made so, against an attack by the In- 
dians. The firing of a cannon was tO' be the 
signal for each one to repair immediately to his 
alarm post with his arms ready for defen.se; 
the cannon were fired in the davtime when 
news came of Indians in the neighborhood, 
and of the discovery of Indian signs in the 
vicinity, to put all persons out of the garrison 
on their guard ; wc had several alarms of this 
kind, but nothing like a serious attack. 

IX1)I.\X .VI..\KM. 

In the spring of 1791. a party of 20 or 30 
Indians were in and hanging locsely upon the 
skirts of the settlement at Waterford. then at 
Marietta, then at l^cljire. On a very rainy, 
dark night, the sentinel frfim the ba.stion of the 
Campus Martins saw by the help of a flash of 
lightning an Indian skulking almost under 
him : the cannon was fired, answered at "the 
Point," Imt nothing further was seen of the 
Indians, but plenty of their tracks in the morn- 
ing. Some short time after, Capt. Joseph 
Rogers from Pennsylvania, and one of the men 
with him. were killed and scalped on the hill 
in the Indian path leading from ]Mill Creek to 
the Campus Martins. Edward Henderson, 
from Massachusetts, another sny who was 
with Rogers — although a number of halls 
passed through his clothes — made his escape, 
was followed by the Indians, but being an ath- 
letic man he outran them and. taking a cir- 



cuitous route o\-er Duck Creek, came in on the 
Ohio, and about 12 (/clock made the gate on 
Ohio street. He was immediately recognized 
by the sentry ; Colonel Sproat was called — a 
cannon was fired, and answered at the Camjnis 
Martius and Fort Harmar. The story ran 
through the garrison, and from the simple 
statement that Captain Rogers was killed, and 
Henderson had been chased, it rose to that the 
Indians had chased him into the garrison, and 
were at the gates, making the attack. .All was 
consternation, but everyone made immediately 
for his alarm post. Some little circumstances 
served to mark the propinquity of (lifl:'erent 
individuals ; the first person for admittance at 
the central block-house was Colonel Sproat 
with a box of papers; then came some yoimg 
men with their arms; then a woman with her 
bed and children. Then came old William 
Moulton — from Xewburyjjori — aged 70. with 
his leather ajjron full nf >M goldsmith tools 
and tobacco; his daughter. .\nna. brought the 
China tea-pot. cujjs and saucers ; Lydia broivght 
the great Bibile. but when all were in. mother 
was missing. "Where is ■Mother?'' She 
must he killed." '"Xo," said Lydia. "Mother 
said she would not leave the house looking so; 
she would ])ut things a little to rights, and then 
she would come." Directly mother came, 
bringing the looking-glass, knives, forks and 
spoons. &c. Soon messengers were exchanged 
with the Cami^us Martius and no appearance of 
hostilities were discovered. All returned to 
their homes in the morning. A party from 
"the Point" and the Campus Martius went out 
about 10 f)'clock and brought in Captain 
Rogers, and buried him in Second street on the 
east side, a little m-rth of the large brick house 
built by \A'al(li> Putnam last year. 

TIIF, C.ARKISO.V .\T "THE POIXT." 

In the spring of 1792. a party of United 
States troops were stationed at "the Point." 
commanded by Lieutenant Tillinghast from 
Rhode Island, who erected the block-house, 
which, after the war. was occupied bv the 
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bv the United States troups, superintended by 
a carpenter fmm tlie citizens, paid liy the L'ni- 
ted States: it was luiilt of hewed logs iS inches 
tliick, the lower st(ir_\- 26 feet r)utside. with a 
suitable projection in the upiier. an(_l a well- 
guarded sentry-box mi the ti i|) : well-chinked, 
good puncheon floors, and a luillet-proof door, 
&c.' This house was set in the line of pickets, 
partly in. and on the east side of Front street, 
not far from where Mr. Buck's lnjuse n(.wv 
stands. This luiuse was occupied by the 
United States troops, who kept a sentry and 
assisted in guarding the garrison until ordered 
down the river with General Wayne. 

.After the flefeat of General St. Clair. Cap- 
tain Haskell was ordered to "the Point." and 
took command of the garrison and military 
government. The gates were closed at sun- 
down and sentries set on the adjacent block- 
houses, which jjrevented any passing until sun- 
rise next morning. This produced srnne con- 
flict between the military and the citizens. A 
number of families who had stock, houses, &c., 
outside the garrison, went out bv day and re- 
turned by night: this made it difficult to con- 
form to the strict policy of the garrison, as 
the citizen had to divi<le his own ratitins while 
the soldiers were fed bv the jjuljlic. Many 
necessary circumstances pre\'ented the citizen 
from so arranging his busi\iess as to be in gar- 
rison before sunset: several families moved 
out to the houses in the \icinitv of the garri- 
son, and staid out at the risk of the Indians. 

.-\ ccnisideraljle of land was cultivated 
about the Court House, and around l)y Mr. 
Slocomb's. and out on Hart street. People 
who were (lut there and almut the Campus 
Martius were not distiu'bed li}- the Indians, and 
staid out until i)eace. 

IXI)I.\X TKOl'BLES. 

' About the time General Harmar was sent 
out. Matthew Kerr, a native of Ireland, had 
located himself and familv immediately above 
the mouth of Duck Creek : he had three sons — 
Hamilton. George and Matthew, all exjjert 
woodsmen — and a si.n-in-law. Peter Xeiswan- 



ger ; their principal occupation was hunting. 
Hamilton Kerr hunted to supply General Har- 
mar's garrison. They had cleared and culti- 
vated a small field which supplied vegetables 
for the family, and feed for their stock : on the 
taking of Big Bottom, they all moved into the 
garrison, but left their cows, horses, hogs, corn 
and vegetables above the Creek, wdiere they 
went daily in a canoe, and fed their stock and 
brought away such vegetaliles as were wanted. 
Late in the spring of 1791. the old gentleman 
got into his canoe, and went up and fastened 
it in the mouth of the Creek, and after taking 
care of the stock returned to his canoe with 
some potatoes; he had got into his canoe with 
his gun and pushed ofif wdien the Indians, wdio 
were secreted in the bush, shot three or four 
balls through him — run down — caught the 
canoe — and took his scalp and gun and fled, 
after shoving ofif the canoe. A party immedi- 
ately pursued InU did not overtake them; the 
canoe floated down the river, and was taken 
up a little above the garrison. The people 
standing on Ohio street heard the report of the 
Indians' guns, saw them run down the bank 
and take his scalp, and heard their yell of vic- 
tory. Not long after, some of the young men 
went up to look after their stock, and found 
that the Indians had been there that morning, 
killed a large hog, and taken a part , with some 
potatoes, turnips and cabbage, and had gone. 
Tliey came immediately back ; a party was soon 
assembled from the Campus Martius and "the 
Point." Those wdio attended public preach- 
ing were required by law to carry their arms; 
it was about the middle of the forenoon ser- 
\ice. The young men jumped to their arms, 
left the meeting, and were immediately in pur- 
suit of the Indians. They followed them from 
the mouth of Duck Creek a few miles up the 
Little Muskingum, then thev saw a smoke 
arise up a run, where the Indians had built a 
fire, commenced cooking, ha\-ing their camp- 
kettles over the fire, filled with pork, potatoes, 
turnips, &c.. and were in high spirits, enjoy- 
ing the prospect of a good Ijreakfast. Edward 
Henderson headed the party ; he took a number 
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with a view to tiank or get beyond the camp; 
but the concert of action was not such as to 
command success ; wlien the first party got 
within gunshot, Henderson fired and wounded 
an Indian mortally, but not so as to prevent 
his running a quarter of a mile ; the Indians — 
seven in number — sprung to their arms, and 
were out of sight in an instant ; the rest of the 
party fired promiscuously, while the Indians 
were in motion, probal)ly wounded one badly, 
as he threw away his blanket, but was assisted 
by the others and got over the hill and out of 
sight. The one first shot was assisted and 
exerted himself to near the top of the hill, 
where they left him with his gun loaded that 
he might have his rexenge, but he was too far 
exhausted to use it to effect. They got one 
Indian — his arms — two blankets — the camp- 
kettles and their dinner — and some other small 
things, which were sold at auction for the ben- 
efit of the party, and returned without injury. 
In the summer of 1791. a cow belonging to 
'Squire Russell came in to the Campus Martins 
with an arrow sticking in her side ; the arrow- 
was hickory with a tri-angular piece of tin 
fastened in the end. A scout was immedi- 
ately raised, consisting of 20 citizens, led by 
Hamilton Kerr, and 22 U. S. troops who were 
stationed at Fort Harmar, commanded by a 
Lieutenant. This party proceeded directly to 
Shepard's Mills — now Robinson's. .\nother 
of 12 was ordered up the Muskingum to ascer- 
tain if the Indians had driven ofY the cattle. 
We found the cattle along l)y and above 'Squire 
Putnam's, and the trail of 20 or 30 Indians — 
fresh made — going up. They crossed ^lill 
Creek and kei)t to the mouth of Second Creek, 
turned short round under the hill — lower side 
of Second Creek — and went up and, as was 
afterwards ascertained, went directly over the 
hill to the aforesaid mill, where they met the 
party of 40 from the Campus Martins. Sproat 
and Shepard had built a log caliin near where 
Robinson's house now stands, and cleared 
the land about 70 yards toward Marietta. As 
Kerr and his ])arty arrived at the edge of the 
clearing, within 70 yards (if the house, they 
saw the Indians coming up through the weeds 



which were high, round the lower corner of 
the house; as they came up, one after another — 
eight or 10 — they kept their eyes stead}-, exam- 
ining the house, without noticing tlie party 
who stood directly facing them. The party 
could gain nothing by mo\-ing, and stood wait- 
ing for orders until \[r. Kerr fired and shot an 
Indian through the heart ; the Indians dropped 
instantly down intn the weeds and were out 
of sight, and soon down under the bank of the 
creek. George Kerr fired about the same time, 
but only one Indian was killed. A promiscu- 
ous fire issued from the rifies and muskets 
when there was nothing t(i be seen ; the wound- 
ed Indian drojiped his liow and arrows, and 
jumped down tlie bank, and ran through the 
high weeils 10 or 12 rnds before he fell tlead. 
The Indians ran across Duck Creek and o\er 
toward "Squire Hobb\-'s. The whites did mit 
think proper to follow them, and came in with- 
out the Indian Kerr had killed, but in the after- 
noon they aug'mented their strength, procured 
a horse, and returned, and brought in the In- 
dian whole. The party who scattered up the 
Muskingum as far as Barker's Ford, thought 
it imprudent to return by the river, and took 
back over the hills, over Tupper Creek and 
]Mill Creek, and fell in with the party going 
out for the Indian, about where Sampson 
Cole's house now stands, on the top of the hill 
on the road to Duck Creek, and vent out with 
them, and all came in together. 

In the s])ring of 1792, Roliert Wharff, a 
citizen residing in Fort Harmar, was shot 
while cho]Ji)ing on a log below the garrison, 
near where I\Ir. Fearing's house stands, and 
scalped by the Indians, who made their escape 
without- being tletected, until their nii.-chief 
was completed. 

In July the la.te Covernor Return J. Meigs 
wias returning from an eight-acre lot which 
he cultivated, a little below the garrison, on 
"the lower Point," with his hired man and 
a miulatto boy aliout 12 years old: while w-alk- 
ing upon tlie westerlv side of the run to cross 
back lo the Cantpus Mlartius. where his family 
resided, when about half way up, lie was fired 
upon Iiy two or three Intlians. who lay con- 



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cealed near their path. The man — Josqsh 
Simmons — was shot tlirough tlie left slio-ulder, 
and instantly jumped down the bank and 
swam the ri\-er: an Indian pursued him to the 
ri\er hut did ni>t think it prudent to follow 
him in deep water. While this was transact- 
ing, the boy got the path and ran tii the 
Campus IMartius : he had gut up to i ipposite 
the upper end o<f the C(jrn-field. im the east 
bank, below Washington street. He ran down 
the bank intn the ri\-er to get acniss— the 
water being shijal on the sand-bar. to where 
it was about two- feet deep — when the Indian 
overtook, tomahaAvked. and scalped him,. 
There were men (ni tlie eastern bank 1>ut with 
no guns at the time. \\'hen he had got the 
scalp, the Indian swung it oxer his head, gave 
a shout of victorv and ran up the bank, but 
men had run down and several guns were 
fired at him before he got into the Ixishes but 
without effect. 

It is nii\\- time to return to ]^Ieigs — left 
with the other Indian. \\'hen the hidian saw 
Meigs made no' use of his gun, he riglulv 
suspected that it was not loaded, threw down 
his gun, and advanced upon JMeigs with his 
tonrahawk and knife, Meigs — knowing the 
other Indians n-ciust be near — threw his gun 
away, and took to his heels. When within 
15 or 20 steps, Meigs recognized this Indian 
to be the samie \\-lio two years Ijefore had es- 
corted him in fronr I Detroit, and said: "Is 
that you. Charlie?" The Indian threw his 
tomahawk and pursued him down to near the 
Steam Mill, Meigs having gained a good dis- 
tance in the race. Charlie turned and ran back 
until he joined the i>ther Indians where their 
trail was followed up the hill, opposite the 
Campus Mlartius: by this time the banks were 
stnmg with armed men l>ut the liinls were 
fliivvn. 

The Campus iNIartius was laid out, and 
the corner block-houses were built by the Ohio 
Comipanj- : the lines intermediate between the 
block-houses were built by individuals, except 
some short lines O'f pickets ; the gates, the out- 
side line of projecting- pickets, the abbattis, and 
other defenses had been done by the soldiers 



and inhabitants in company in March, 1791. 
In consequence of the large nuuDber O'f Indian 
moccasin tracks around some large trees on 
the top O'f a hill, opposite the Campus Martins, 
on the west side of the river, a consultation 
was held by our white chiefs, who came to 
the conclusion that there must be a large party 
oi Indians encamj[5ed m the neighborhood, who 
probably had or would have some British with 
a small field-piece, who would throw rockets 
from that hill and burn the Campus Martins; 
all hands were set to work — soldiers and citi- 
zens tO' cover the roofs with mnd, to prevent 
the fire; they split white oak lath, one inch 
square, and 10 or 12 feet long, and nailed 
them, within one foot of each other across 
all the roofs, and then carried up mud and 
co\-ered all the roofs, about one inch thick. 
Had the co'vering been of good clay, it would 
have lasted some time ; but as it was only of 
commion earth the first heavy rain washed the 
whole O'ff. But the British ne\-er came. 

FIRST ENLISTMENT OF MEN FOR THE INDI.\N' 
W.\R. 

On General H'armar's being ordered to 
Cincinnati, about the ist of September, 1790, 
the Secretary of War — General Knox — di- 
rected Colonel Sproat to take charge of the 
public property left at Fort Harmar. He en- 
listed for one month into the United States 
service one sergeant, one corporal, and 12 
privates to guard and preserve the public prop- 
ert\' in and about Fort Harmar ; in order to 
induce these men to enlist, the C'^hio Com.{3any 
advanced their wages, in addition to the pay of 
a United States soldier, tr> $8 per month, paid 
out of Greene & Aleigs' store, and when the 
nien were discharged, they gave Colonel 
Sj)r6at a power to draw their wages from 
tire Paymaster-General, which was sent on by 
Charles Greene and brought out in goods. This 
furnished a remittance to the merchant, and 
a footing to his store bill. 

, Half O'f this guard was stationed at Fort 
Harmar, and the oth^r at the Camtjjus Martins. 
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Indian war. Aboxit two months after, a full 
company was enlisted — officers and n^n — 
with three surgeons, and mates ; these were 
distributed between the Campus Martins, "the 
Point," Belpre, and W'aterford. The officers 
and surgeon's mates drew the same pay and 
rations fromi the United States as those oif the 
sanie grade in their service, and the men the 
same as United States soldiers, made up by 
the O'hio Comljiany to S8 per month. Mr. 
Fearing was appointed commissary and sup- 
plied rations on a commutation to- those who 
chose. Tbese enlistments were renewed every 
three months the first year. To introduce a 
routine in the officers and men. after the first 
year, the Ohio Company stopped their addi- 
tion to the pay of the soldiers, and they only 
received pay as United States troops and, al- 
though the pay and rations of the soldiers was 
not more than $5 per month, yet there was a 
competition among the citizens for the berth, 
the means of getting money in any other way 
being extremely difficult. The officers and 
surgeon's mates continued to receive pay. The 
spies — six in number — Henderson and Shenn 

at Mbrietta, McGoffe and at \\'aterford, 

Oakes and Delano at Belpre, and some oc- 
casional changes, recei\-ed $1 and rations per 
day: these different sums constituted by far 
the greatest part of the circulating medium 
until the fall of 179.3, when there was 
a demand for all the corn that could be 
spared to supply the coniimissary's depart- 
ment at Fort Washington. Cincinnati, pre- 
paratory to \Vayne's march against the In- 
dians, at 40 cents per liushel, delivered on 
the bank. In the fall of 1793, large quan- 
tities, for the amount of settlement, were ex- 
ported to Cincinnati. As tlie people worked 
in large parties and kept a sentinel and had 
escape an attack, they felt themselves toler- 
ably secure fronn surprise, and almost every 
man had more or less of a corn-held for which 
he coukl get anv kind of goods on credit or 
money by waiting till the return of the de- 
livery of the corn. 



CULTIV.\TION OF L.^ND ENCOUR.\GED. 

The proprietors of land near the garrisons 
encouraged e\ery person to clear, wholly or 
partially, and cultivate as much land as they 
had means to accomplish ; in this way everyone 
found means of olitaining the few things abso- 
lutely necessary, and by 1793 the travel up and 
down the river, added tO' the imanigration into 
the settlemient, furnished a ready market and 
demand for all the surplus produce that could be 
spared from home consumption. In the spring 
of 1793. Cbl. Alexander Oliver purchased four 
or five acres of land on the bank of the river 
at Belpre; he planted the 17th day of June, 
and in November I saw to the measure of 75 
bu.shels of corn from the acre delivered into 
a boat belonging to Charles Reed to take to 
Cincinnati. 

BELPRE. 

Belpre was the most thriving settlement; 
of the number of settlers there was a greater 
portion of Re\-olutionary officers, whose mil- 
itary education, mature judgment, enterprise, 
perseverance, and industry gave them a de- 
cided su])eriority and certain success over their 
less fortunate contemporaries. Tliey were 
born and educated in Xew England, where 
knowledge, purdence, and industry were ex- 
alted- to the heigiith of the cardinal virtues ; 
these were the elements which formed a reputa- 
ble Yankee character, and of wlhich it was 
disreputable to be without. 

Belpre was sur\-eyed, and the settlement 
commenced, and several .small fields were 
planted in the sjjring of 1789. In June Cap- 
tain King was killed and scalped by the In- 
dians ; he was shot while chopping a log in 
the "Middle Settlement." Considerable imi- 
pro\-enient was made in clearing and erecting 
houses in the summer and fall, and in the 
winter and spring of 1790. Most of the set- 
tlers got down on toi their lots and by the loth 
of June had a small corn-field planted on the 
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plan of running a straight fence parallel with 
the river, carrying the path for traveling back 
of their corn-fields, and fencing on the river 
road the next winter. As the future wants of 
tlie settlements were to be supplied fromi pres- 
ent crops, every exertion was made by each to 
get into the ground as great a variety and 
quantity as possible amidst the wants and pri- 
vations of the very necessaries of life, and, 
as their corn-fields all bordered on the river, 
they showed a continued corn-field for miles, 
excq5t at some intervals where there were no 
settlers. Being at Marietta, and wishing to 
get home, ]^Eajor Goodale stepped into a flat- 
bottomed boat with an old \'irginian who was 
bountl for Kentucky, floated down, and as he 
lived at the lewder part of Belpre he showed the 
\'irginian the continued corn-field, as they 
passed along, and told him the quantity of 
labor which had been done in a few months. 
"\\ ell — " said the Virginian — "I know one 

thing : you must ha\'e been poor, or 

you would not have worked so hard." When 
that crop was matured plenty commenced, 
and want has never looked industry in the 
face since. 

The rough journey over the mountains and 
the work and toil incident to a new settlement 
was great and the old clothes were giving out. 
Col. Ebenezer Battelle, from Boston, and Cap- 
tain William Dana, from Xew Hampshire, in 
the spring of 1790, sowed flax, pulled it in the 
blossom in June, water-rotted it in swamps 
near the bank, dressed, had it spun and wove 
by William Dana, of Newport, and made it up 
into shirts and trousers, which were worn on 
the 4th of July at a meeting for the cele- 
bration. 

On the commencement of the Indian War 
in Januan,-, 1791, all the settlers in Belpre 
built and went into one large garrison called 
Farmers" Castle, but found it very diflicult t'"> 
move their stock and feed for them to the vicin' 
ity of the garrison ; those living nigh left all 
and went, and fed occasionally : those living at 
a distance had to haul their feed and make the 
best shift they could until summer. 

When they had got their families into gar- 



rison, all who owned stock formed themselves 
into a company for the mutual insurance of 
each other's stock; they appraised each other's 
stock, and each man became obligated to con- 
tribute to any loss of stock by the Indians, in 
proportion to the value of his own. A num- 
ber of cattle were killed in the spring. Mr. 
Lasure had two cows killed. Capt. Benjamin 
Miles, from Rutland, Massachusetts, drove in 
his team, a yoke of extraordinary oxen as to 
size and value; they were a coinplete match — 
red, 15 hands high, girting eight feet, and 
equally good for work. As the stock was all 
thin in the spring, killing was sheer wanton- 
ness, as the Indians made use of no part of 
what they destroyed. These cattle were 
dressed and a part brought to ^larietta, with a 
view to siipply the troops, but in consequence 
of its lying in the blood for some time, and be- 
ing so very lean, the soldiers would not eat 
it; but the insurance was immediately paid by 
the other stockholders. As the Indians had 
not wantonly destroyed the stock on the south 
side of the Ohio, the settlers on this side prac- 
ticed turning their stock across onto the islands 
and on to the main, where they remained se- 
cure until fall. 

In the garrison, guards were strictly kept 
by day and night. Tliey were partly men en- 
listed in the service of the United States and 
partly drawn out by routine from the inhabi- 
tants : they were commanded by an oflicer in 
the pay of the United States, whose duty it was 
to provide the sentinels and see that they were 
regularly and strictly kept up; these were se- 
lected from the more experienced officers of 
the Revolution — what was called the "Senior" 
class. These served in rotation as offlcers of 
the day, and while on duty had command of 
the whole; they made it their business to see 
that the pickets, the gates, the houses, and 
every part of the garrison was kept in repair; 
to see that the wood and other combustibles 
• were so arranged that they would be safe 
against a fire ; to see that the stacks of fodder, 
pens. &c.. were not brought so near as to make 
it a cover for the enemy ; and to see that too 
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and those without arms : to receive the reports 
of the spies, and to send and receive dispatches, 
as was found necessary. When spring re- 
turned, each individual must produce some- 
thing to support his family. This could only 
be doire by working in parties large enough to 
keep sentries to secure those at work while the 
spies were looking out for the whole ; by mak- 
ing large circles around the settlement, by 
whicli it was difficult for the Indians to come 
in without leaving a trail or some sign, and 
there were very few instances during the war 
that the Indians were not discovered by their 
signs, and the news circulated through all the 
settlements before they made an attempt at 
mischief. It is surprising what a small cir- 
cumstance will catch the eye of an e.xperienced 
woodsman ; a leaf has been moved — a tree 
broken — or a spear of grass bent — which will 
lead to a minute investigation and discovery. 

UPPER .\XD LOWER SETTLEMENTS. 

As the settler who moved in from a dis- 
tance found it very inconvenient and e.xpensive 
in time to carry on their land and maintain 
their families, they began to conclude that 
they could move back, and fortify and protect 
themselves ; those from below built a garrison 
at the lower point of the island, on Major 
Goodale's farm, and those from above built one 
a little below the mouth of the Little Kana- 
wha, on land of Capt. Jonathan Stone, and 
called "Upper Settlement" garrison, in which 
Captain Stone. Capt. William Dana, Wanton 
Casev and Col. Silas Bent were the principal 
landholders. Maj. Xathan Goodale was pro- 
prietor of the land at the "Lower" garrison. 
and was considered one of the most industri- 
ous, persevering and well-bred farmers in the 
County ; he had been an officer through the 
Revolution, and moved to this county from 
Brookheld. Massachusetts. Previous to his 
starting to this country, he selected the best bull 
and three of the best cows that he could pro- 
cure: he broke them to work together in the 
yoke, and draw on to this CMuntry a wagon with 
part of his family. The breed of that stock 



was disseminated through this county and is 
still held in high estimation to this day. In 
fact. the\- ha\-e been considered the best milkers 
that have been introduced into this county. 

In the spring of 1792, Major Goodale was 
clearing and preparing some ground for plant- 
ing, some 20 or 30 rods back of the garrison, 
within gunshot, with his team: he was moving 
some timlier for clearing and fencing near the 
edge of uncleared land and had been there but 
a short time when the oxen were observed 
standing still, but he was not to be seen. After 
some little time, the team remaining still, 
anxiety was felt for his safety, an examination 
was made, but he was not to be found : mocca- 
sin tracks were discovered, which led to the 
conclusion that he had been taken by the In- 
dians : but no certain information has been ob- 
tained of the manner of his capture, the direc- 
tion he was taken, or the event of his fate. 

At the treaty of 1794. some information 
was obtained relative to every prisoner captured 
by the Indians along the river and taken as far 
back as the Indian villages. Hence it is proba- 
ble that somewhere in the intermediate dis- 
tance, either from cool, deliberate barbarity, or 
in some struggle to regain his liberty, he fell, 
either by the rifle, the tomahawk or the knife. 
His loss made a vacancy hardly to be filled ; 
his memory is still fresh and green in that of 
his contemporarv jjioneers. and still cherished 
with respect and affection by their descendants. 
His name is not lost : a son and a daughter still 
survive: Mrs. Tames Kilbourne. of Washing- 
ton, and Dr. Lincoln Goodale. of Columbus, — 
one of the wealthiest and most reputable men 
in Ohio. 

The members of the "Upper Settlement" 
of Belpre succeeded in fortifying and protect- 
ing themselves against the Indians, and were 
fortunate in the safety of their persons and 
property, while they adhered to the rules which 
had been adapted, and practiced for their safe- 
tv. But in March. 1793, one of the settlers, 
Tonp.s Davis, from Massachusetts, found a 
skiff laid upon the ice at the mouth of Crooked 
Creek, three miles above the garrison, and as 
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proceeded to take it to pieces for the nails ; as 
he was at work at the water's edge, two In- 
dians and a negro shot him from the top of 
the bank; one with a large-bored musket; 
scalped him and took his clothes and tools. 
They were not detected until he was found, 
and he related all the circumstances at Wayne's 
treaty. 

Early in the year 1794, a party of about 20 
Indians had made a large bark canoe about 15 
miles down the Ohio ; in which they crossed 
o\-er to the Virginia side, sunk their canoe 
under water beneath some willows, and set out 
to hunt some prey between the river and 
Clarksburg. Taking the Little Kanawha in 
their route, they found a familv by the name 
of Armstrong, living on the bank of the river, 
at the head of Blennerhassett's Island, about 
a miile l>elow the Little Kanawlia. The house 
stood immediately on the bank, and a little 
garden, inclosed with a brush fence, on the 
other side; the Indians got on the fence and 
pressed it down — the fence — to imitate cattle 
breaking over. Armstrong got up. unbound 
the door, and went out ; when within a rod of 
the fence, he saw the Indians jumping over; 
he hastened in and barred the door, but the 
Indians were close upon him ; the door not l)e- 
ing sutliciently strong, they beat it down with 
their tomahawks ; the man and his wife crept 
into the loft, burst a hole through the roof of 
the cabin, and jumped out; the man made his 
escape ; the woman ]:)roke her leg in striking 
the grnund and was despatched with an ax; a 
boy abcut 10 vears old. in the house, was taken 
prisnner; the rest — four or five girls and boys 
— were tnmaliawked and scaljjed. (3ne lioy 
by the luune of Hugh, whose brains were run- 
ning 'over his face, was still creq^ing and 
moaning aliout the house — perfectly insensi- 
ble, and wliii died that night. Two sons — 
nearly men — were in a small finating mill an- 
chored in the Ohio, and escaped without in- 
jury. 



Rcuniiiscciiccs of Proininciit Persons of the 
Early Setlleineiifs* 

Bexj-\mix Ives Oilman, son of Joseph 
Oilman, was a prominent and talented citizen ; 
he was the first clerk oif the court in the county 
of Washington, which ofiice he retained until 
the comimencement o-f the Territorial govern- 
ment, when he was released. The subsecjuent 
history of himlself and family is well known. 
He ivas a delegate from the county to the con- 
vention which formed the Constitution of 
Ohio. 

\\'iNTHROP Sargent, a native of Bos- 
ton, and secretary of the Northwest Territory, 
married the daughter of Gen. Benjamin Tup- 
per. and resided in IMarietta until the fall O'f 
1790. \\hen General Harmar was ordered down 
tlie river; he followed and tarried below. 

Capt. Josiah Monroe, a native of New 
Hampshire. He served througii and com- 
nmnded a company at the close of the Revolu- 
tion; he came on directly after the company 
and subsec[uentl_\' brought on his famiily ; he 
was the first postmaster in the county ; he died 
at Affarietta, but has left a number of descend- 
ants, by his son, Joseph Alonroe. and by his 
daughter, the wife of Col. Daniel Converse, in 
[Muskingum County. 

Permit me tO' nijention a circumstance to 
show how hard was the case with many a Rero- 
lutionary officer and soldier. At the close 
of the war. in 1783, Captain Monroe returned 
home, purchased a small farm, amounting to 
about .$1,000. paid a small part and got credit 
for the balance for four or five years, giving 
his brother-in-law. Captain Crosby, as surety, 
thinking by the time the money was due he 
shovild realize the money for his services — 
to the amount oi $800, and interest. In 1787 
final settlement of the notes would bring but 
12 to 15 per cent, on their nominal value. In 

*Lives of other pioneerj are sketched in otiier chap- 
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1788 he left his final settlement notes witli his 
brother-in-law-, who managed to keep ofif the 
execution until the Constitution was adopted, 
when they rose to 2t, per cent, alxn-e par and 
paid- all demands. 

Capt. \\'illi,am ]\Iills. a native of Bos- 
ton, Massachusetts, father of Col. John Mills, 
O'f M,arietta, and brother of Col. John Mills, 
Adjutant General oi the United States troops, 
wiio died in Cincinnati. He was appointed by 
the Governor captain of artillery, in January, 
1790. He was sometime necessarily absent as 
administrator oi his brother's estate in Cincin- 
nati ; su'l)se(juently he brought on his faniil}-, 
who resided in Marietta. 

Capt. \\'tlliam Kxowles, from Boston, 
a Revolutionary officer, a gentlemanly, intelli- 
gent man, resided in Mhrietta some twO' years 
without engaging in any particular business, 
then returned. 

^Ia.T. Coggswell Oi.xev and M.\.t. Asa 
CoBURX, from Rhode Island, lived in the 
Can-jpus Martins during the war. Their de- 
scendants are settled along the iluskin.gum. 
Phineas — Mujor Coburn's eldest son — came 
out with the Ohio Company, and now- resides 
in the north part of this count}-. 

Maj. Ezra Putn.\m, of Danvers, ]\Iassa- 
chusetts, came early to the Western Country 
wlith his family, three sons, — two i>f whom 
were massacred at Big Bottont. He was an 
officer in the Provincial troops, at tlie taking of 
the Island of Cape Breton in 1745. He and 
his wife lived to an advanced age in the Can-pus 
Martins, and kept a domestic boarding house ; 
he \vas prolific in the legends of the old Frericii 
wars, and frequently sang a ballad of 70 verses, 
on the taking of Copcrtoon, when he could not 
reniei-nber whether he had his axe in his liand 
or had left it in the house ! 

C \PT. Enoch Shepard, from Massachu- 
setts, and brother to General Shepard, who 
commanded at Springf.eld when (jeneral S!ia} s 
attacked the arsenal, came early to the county 
witli a large family of children, one of whom 
still lives in Marietta, the wile of Maj. John 
Clark. He was a substantial, intelligem. busi- 
ness man. In the summer and fall of 1790, in 



company with Colonel Sproat, he expended a 
large amount of labor and property in erect- 
ing a saw-mill and grist-mill on a large scale. 
They had the frames and machinery reau\ for 
operation on the site where Robinson's niill 
stands, on Duck Creek, when the war stopped 
their operations and the mills were burned by 
the Indians, and the whole was a dead loss. 
But his industry and enterprise were not 
craniped l)y this misfortime, for many under- 
takings of magnitude and utilitv, after that, 
were executed by bis judgment and persever- 
ance. 

Dudley W'oodbridge, Es(3., from Nor- 
wich, Connecticut. Himself and family re- 
moved here early in 1789. He was bred to 
the law, l)ut subsequently engaged in trade, 
and was one of the first merchants in Marietta, 
which business he continued to pursue. He 
was one of the first judges of the Court of 
Common Pleas for the county, under the Con- 
stitution. His descendants are among the most 
reputable and prominent citizens of the West- 
ern Countr}-. 

William Ski.xxek, Esq., was a native of 
Pennslyvania. and one of the first settlers in 
the count}-, and was engaged in mercantile 
Inisincss, under the firm name of Skini.ier & 
McKinley. He was the second high sheriff, 
and the first under our present Constitution: 
His descendants are too conspicuous to re- 
(H'ire an}- fin ther relation from me. 

L"h ARLES Gree.xe, a native of Rhode Isl- 
and. He was bred a merchant, and came early 
to Marietta with his mother-in-law (by the 
nanre of Sheffield) and Isaac Pierce, Esq., 
( whose wife was her daughter) and one other 
daughter who married IMajor Zeigler, of the 
L'nited States troops. ^Ir. Greene was after- 
ward in conipanv in a store of goods, under 
the firm nanie of Greene & Meigs. This firn-i 
was established principally by the credit of the 
Ohio Company to provide the means of re- 
deeniing their outstanding orders in gciods- 
wliich were selling at a large discount; but as 
goods were a cash article, these orders imme- 
diately rose to par, and furnished a valuable 
medium ; likewise, all the soldiers employed 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



Ijy the company, and by the United States, 
and the spies, could get credit at the store, by 
Inpothecating their wages which were paid 
iii the East.. This induced all the retailers of 
goods to fall into the same plan ; this was the 
introduction of the credit system in our county. 
j\Ir. Greene moved to Cincinnati, where his 
descendants are reputable citizens at this time. 
Orders on the store were as current then as 
bank bills are now. 

Brit re. 

Let us now leave the city, with all its good, 
and all its necessary evil, and its root of all 
evil, and its professions where the Judge tries 
17//— the Lawyer pleads for all — the Sheriff 
hangs all — the Doctor cures (/// — the Merchant 
cheats all — the Mechanic works for all — and 
the Soldier fights for all — and go into the 
neighborhood where the farmers pa}- for all. 

Mv\j. Nath.^n Good.\le was from Brook- 
field, ISIassachusetts. He was a soldier and 
an ofhcer in the Revolution, belonging to the 
infantry. He was an acti\-e partisan, faithful 
and persevering. Rufus Storie mentioned to 
me not long since that among the old family 
papers Avas a letter from his father, who v.-as in 
the army, to his mother, where he mentions 
that Captain Goodale had just brought into 
camp 15 prisoners; his reputation was that ot 
a faithful, enterprising and brave officer; 
he was one of the most industrious and suc- 
cessful farmers, for the time allowed tiiat was 
to be found in the count}-. His loss threw 
a damper over the whcile settlement: no one 
could be more regretted, as nu vacancy would 
have l>een so difficult to fill. 

Capt. Jonath.\n Sto.me, from New Bron- 
till, Afassachusetts, was a soldier and an ofii- 
cer during the Revolution. He commanded a 
ciimpany of light infantry, and was princi- 
pallv engaged in partisan warfare, where his 
station was near tlie lines which separated the 
antagonistic troops. 1:.}- which he was subjected 
to numerous perils, which demanded the ut- 
most vigilance and activity. l)i>th of the soldier 
and the" officer. Early in life he had qualified 
himself as a practical surveyor, and subsecpient 



to the Indian war completed the survey of the 
Ohio Company's Purchase, in company with 
Jeffrey Madison. He was run for a member 
of the first Territorial Legislature; but his 
chief characteristic was that of an intelligent 
and substantial farmer, and an industrious and 
useful citizen. 

C-\PT. Jonathan Devol, a native of 
Rhode Island, came out with General Putnani, 
and his comipany, but was not in the Ohio 
Company's employ until they arrived at Sin.i- 
rell's ferry, where he was employed by Gener- 
al Putnani to build the Ohio Company's boati, 
which was called the "Mayflower," which 
brought the pioneers of the State of Ohio to 
Marietta ; he was then employed by the super- 
intendent in providing the material and erect- 
ing the block-house on the Campus ]\Iartius, 
Vv-,here he built himself a dwelling house. Early 
in 1789 he removed his family to Belpre "Up- 
per Settlement,'' where he remained until the 
close of the war, when he removed to Marietta, 
and from there up the Muskingum, where his 
descendants Udw reside. While residing" in 
Belpre, Cajitain De\-ol, in company with Griffin 
Greene, Esq.. built the first floating mill to be 
operated on and put in action by the current 
of the Dhiii. in the quick water between the 
island .'ind the niain, above Farn-iers' Castle. 
This i-nill was placed upon two boats of un- 
equal size, the water-wheel running Ijetween 
then-i, and the machinery and stones for grind- 
ing were ]ilaced in the larger, which likewise 
received the grain and the tenders and the 
customers, &-c. This mill was ancho'red in 
the quickest Avater. and a communication with 
the shore was kept up by means of canoes 
and l)oats, A\hich were the only traveling car- 
riages incident to a country where there were 
neither roads nor bridges, but only the na\'i- 
,gahle streams. This mill — although but a 
makeshift — supplied the garrison and the scat- 
teretl inhaliitants for 2Q or 30 miles up and 
down the Ohio. These mills were a risky piece 
of propertv, and gave the owners much watch- 
fulness and expense in securing their safety : 
Imt like other floating capital, they were not 
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rennineration of the nvjller. but In- the law of 
custom he was allowecl to crook his haud to 
anv extent in stroking his toll-dish. 

At the close of the Indian war, Captain 
Devol selected a suitable site, purchased land, 
mo\'ed his family, and commenced building" 
another lloating mill, in 1795. In the absence 
of all other kind of mills except hand mills and 
the means oi purchasing from abroad, the .ex- 
igency of the public demanded something that 
\\(,'uld reduce corn to* breadstui¥. Captain 
Devol had made one experiment, and was. still 
ti> make iniproxements, anil he persevered un- 
der very discouraging circumstances, — want 
of necessary funds, the difficulty of procuring 
iron, millstones, &c. : in the beginning of 1796 
the mill began to grind, and although a mere 
circumstance to a mill— a mere temporary con- 
cerr, — }-et it did the grinding, in the times of 
a thin pnpuhitidn, f(ir a distance of 50 miles 
above Marietta and 50 miles below, and even 
ground mX?al tO' go- to Zanesvilk in its first set- 
tlement. Subse<iuently Captain Devol bui't a 
mil' u])on a larger scale, which stood prominent 
upon high stone pillars, with a water-wheel 
40 feet in dimensions; this mill acconniiodated 
a large circle of inhabitants, as the Muskingum 
is the only perennial stream in the county; 
at the time of the year when mills ceased to 
ojierate was the most advantageo-us tin-.e for 
these mills, and the most lieneficial to the 
jnihlic. 

In 1801 Captain De\(il liuilt the ship "Mus- 
kingum." of 204 tons, launched in the spring 
irf 1802. belonging. to Benjamin Ives Gilman, 
Esq., and the brig "Eliza Greene," owned by 
Charles Greene, merchant, of Marietta. 

In 1802 a numl!)er of vessels were built 
at Pittsburgh, Wheeling. Marietta, and on the 
Muskingum, w'hich were launched and lloated 
down the Ohio, in Aijril. 1803. 

C.M'T. William D.wa. a native of Water- 
town, near Boston, was some time in his coun- 
try's service. He commanded a comp.au}- of 
artillery previous to and for some" years after 
the battle of Bunker Hill. He had leased a 
large farm and resided in th.e neighborho<x! of 
Wi.icester and was cnmipelled to relinquish 



the same to prevent a large sacrifice of proper- 
ty. He left Xew Hami])shire early in May, 
1788, with tw'i Sons, and arri\ed in Marietta 
the fore part nf June. He built a log cal>in 
on the corner of Alarket Square, exactly 
where the Post Office now stands ; he was to 
clear and imtprove the land and give up his 
possession when the people required its use. 
As it was too late to plant, he and the iioys 
cleared a small piece toward the Female Semi- 
nary and made a small kiln of bricks, wh.ich 
were probably the first kiln of bricks Inuned 
in Ohio. Bricks w,ere made near the s;ane 
])lace l;y Maj. Ezra Lant of Xewburyport. 
Massachusetts, in the summers of 1789 and 
1790. When I took possession of the cabin 
I purchased the lease, and cleared and fenced 
Market Square, and the common in front of 
the Muskingum, and sold my possession tO' Mr. 
Burlingame, and he to Dr. True, whose de- 
scendants now own it. I had a small chimney 
built of those bricks, and when I removed to 
the garrison of "ITppgr" Belpre in the spring 
o'f 1793, I took some hundreds of those bricks 
toi build a small chimney in the chamber of 
Captain Dana's block-house, and when I 
moved up the Mtiskingum — December i, 1795 
— I brought up in (ieneral Putnam's barge 500 
bricks, a considerable number of which I to<ik 
to Belpre and w'hich were made in the first 
kiln made on Market Square, and are now 
aljout our premises. 

CoL. Ebenezer Battelle, a native of Bos- 
ton, had been captain of the Ancient and Hon- 
orable Artillery Company of Boston, who 
could not be elected to that position without 
lie had held a colonel's commission under the 
Governor of Massachusetts. He arrived with 
his family in Alarietta in 1789, and removed to 
Belpre in the spring of 1790. He was liberally 
educated and was an active partner in a book- 
store with Isaiah I'homas in Boston. He was 
educated with a view of ins embracing a cler- 
ical life, but he did not embrace that profes- 
sion. He moved to Ohio and became a farm- 
er. He officiated as chaplain in the Iklpre set- 
tlements during the Indian war. These pa- 
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they were the recipients of the gifts of a pro- 
tecting Providence, and chd not neglect to 
meet on the holy Sabbath and offer up their 
prayers and adoration to our Gracious and 
Merciful Father, their constant and bountiful 
benefactor, and with thankfulness and grati- 
tude for the present and past implore His pro- 
tecting care for their country and themselves 
in time to come. 

Capt. Nathan Cushixg, a native of 
Boston, Massachusetts, a soldier of the Rev- 
olution, and a true and valuable officer, came 
w ilh his familv early to the settlement, and 
settled in Belpre. Farmers" Castle stood part- 
ly on his land : he was head of the police and 
had principal charge oi the military in that gar- 
rison. He was one oi the most candid, indus- 
trious and \-aluable citizens. He had a large 
family, which he took the utmost pains to 
educate during the war. and who now occupy 
reputable and respectable stations 'in the coun- 
try. 

Capt. Roland Bradford, a native near 
Plymouth. Massachusetts, a soldier O'f the 
Re\-olution, \^•as a g'ood man, a good citizen, 
and a good farmer. He left but one child 
now living — Robert Bradford, of Parkers- 
burgh. He was a descendant of old Governor 
Bradford, of Plymouth, and brought tO' Mari- 
etta a number of articles of household furni- 
ture tiiat belonged to his ancestoTS, several of 
which are now in possession of his son Robert. 
He hrul a rare escape from the Indians in re- 
turning frouT Scioto Springs, in 1794, with G. 
Greene. 

Capt. Oliver Rice, of Rutland, Massa- 
chusetts, was an officer through the Revolu- 
tion. He married after the war — lost liis wife 
■ — came out early, and settled in Belpre — was 
afterward a major in the militia — a sterling 
citizen and among- the best of farmers: his 
line is extinct in this country. He was a 
ijrave man at Stony Point, and was a lieuten- 
ant. 

Capt. Jonatlian Haskell came early and 
settled in Belpre; subsequently he was ap- 
pointed a captain in General Wayne's army. 
He was with General Harmar out against the 



Indians; he came up with his cijmpan\- and re- 
sided one winter ant! a part of a summer in 
Marietta. He married a sister of Capt. Daniel 
Green. He was out with Wayne ; he returned 
to Belpre, where he raised his family and 
made his exit ; he had a daughter married to 
Mr. Lawton of Barlow. 

Lieut. George Ingersoll. a native of 
Boston, came early to Belpre, ha^'ing been an 
officer of the Revolution ; he was a lieutenant 
of the first artillery company in the county. 
He was for some time under pay as an officer 
of the United States in the Indian war ; he re- 
turned over the mountains after the war. He 
had some employment at West Point, where 
he got married and did mit return. 

The following were prominent citizens of 
Belpre and of the county all in the month of 
March, 1790 ; — 

Col. Israel Putnam, son of Gen. Israel 
Putnam, of the Revolution, came with his son, 
Maj. Aaron \\'aldo Putnam, and returned to 
Connecticut, and in 1793 brought the residue of 
his family. Colonel Putnam was one of the 
largest capitalists oi the time that emigrated to 
OUT county ; he was an experienced and enlight- 
ened agriculturist; his example and precept 
were beneficial in giving an earnest tone and 
direction t» farming in Belpre. Many of our 
Revolutionary settlers had been practiced to 
watchfulness and inured to- danger, and dis- 
ciplined to the use of the sword and gun, who 
w|ere not familiar with the plow and the scythe 
and the sickle, bi^t by the example of those bet- 
ter skilled, they soon became good farmers. 

Maj. a. W. Putnam, late of Belpre, was 
one of the most skillful, extensive and thor- 
ough farmers early in the settlement. His 
farm! lav about hnlt a mile below Farmers' 
Castle, and when the war commenced he 
moved into that garrison, but left his stock on 
the farm, where they recjuired his daily atten- 
tion. The Indians — who were secreted back 
on "the Plain," covered by the woods — 
watched those who went out to feed their 
stock; as Major Putnam was on his way to 
feed, and had got a sufficient distance, as they 
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cut off liis retreat, but he early discovered 
them and gave the alarm, to the garrison ; the 
citizens i\e\V to their arms and made a sortie 
with all speed down the ri\er in the direction 
to meet Major Putnam and intercept the In- 
dians before they should meet Major Putnam. 
When the Indians found they could not effect 
their object, they made a halt, fired several 
shots at Major Putnam and received several 
shots froml the party without effect, then made 
their retreat to the woods ; but the citizens did 
not think prudent to follow, lest they should 
be led into an ambush. 

Griffix Greexe, Esq.. fron^ Rhode Isl- 
and, was an early settler. He moved to Belpre 
in the spring of 1790. He had been engaged in 
mercantile business in Rhode Island and had 
been active in the cause of his country during 
the Revolution, suffering some loss which led 
him to Europe, where he observed a floating 
mill for grinding grain, near Amsterdam, 
which led to the erection of one of similar 
construction in Belpre. in company with Capt. 
Jonathan Devol, as related elsewhere. Esquire 
Greene was a man of .genius, and a man of 
talents, a useful, enterprising and exem,plary 
citizen. His after life and family are well 
known. 

D.\xiEL LoRiXG, from Massachusetts, was 
an early settler in Belpre; lie was appointed 
a magistrate by General St. Clair, and subse- 
cjuentlv a judge under the Territorial govern- 
ment : he was a substantial and correct man, 
and one of the best kind of citizens; his de- 
scendants are an exemplification of his worth 
and estimation in society. 

Is.\.A.c Pierce, Esq., a native of Rhode Isl- 
and, was brother-in-law to Charles Greene: 
thev came together earlv in 1789; he was an 
early settler in Belpre; he was bred a mer- 
chant, but he snon learned the trade of a farm.- 
er; subsc([uently he became a magistate, and 
was nnich resorted to for those instruments 
of writin.g so necessary in society to keep its 
surface smcxith. by keqiing the rough even 
and the crooked straiglit. His ])hysical ])owers 
were niixlerate. but his nii>r;d and mental were 



such as made him a good man and a good 
citizen. 

CoL. Alex.xxdek Oliver, frfim the west- 
ern part of Massachusetts, came on in 1789. 
and moved to Belpre in i^Iarch, 1790: he had 
a large family ; one daughter married Judge 
Daniel Symmes, another William Spencer, of 
Cincinnati. The family were reputable; his 
descendants are all settled in the western part 
of the State. 

C.APT. Benjamix !\1iles. of Rutland 
Massachusetts, settled in the "Lower Settle- 
ment" of Belpre; his famlily was large and 
reputable. He was a substantial farmer and 
took much pains to educate his children, some 
O'f whom. I belie\-e, occupy prominent situa- 
tions in society. 

William Browxixg. from Rutland. Mas- 
sachusetts, came on with General Putnam's 
family in 1790. Col. D.vxiel Bext. from the 
same place. Israel Stoxe, from the same 
place. .\1I were settled in Belpre in 1790. 
They were all substantial farmers. Captaix 
Curtis, from Connecticut, JNIr. Guthrie and 
and family, from the same place, were in gar- 
rison during the war, were settled in Xewbury. 
The above persons had large families, some 
of whom; occupy prominent stations, and all 
are reputable and noted. 

I have l)een more particular with the first 
settlers of Belpre, because I consider they pos- 
sessed in a mo re eminent degree those sterling- 
qualities which form a base on which to erect 
this social edifice, and which are best calculated 
at once to clierish, guard, and ])erpetu- 
ate our republican Ii]>erties. They nnist 
have had some education in early life; 
they must have been practiced to in- 
dustry and economy under the iniluence of 
a respect for morality and religion ; they could 
not have been selected to lead their counlry- 
m,en to battle for tlieir countr}'"s rights mere- 
ly for their physical powers (as of old) but 
they mlust have been chosen from their moral 
standing and superior intellect. They iiad a 
second education in the army of the Revolution, 
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saw the examples of bra\'ery ami fortitude ; 
ihev had been disciplined to obey and learnei.l 
the advantage of subordination to law and 
good order, in promoting the prnsperity and 
happiness of themselves and the rest of man- 
kind. 

I must n.it nmit the name <;)f one jierson : 
he deserves a rank with our best men — Dan- 
iel M;\vo, from Bcjston. He was etlucated at 
Harvard University ; he came early to Belpre 
and taught school in Farmers' Castle in the 
time o'f the war ; he was not only a scholar but 
a gentleman, a most esteemed citizen, and sub- 
sequenth' n.iarried a daughter of Col. Israel 
Putnam and moved to Newport, opposite Cin- 
cinnati. 

Dean TVler, a native i>f Haverhill, Massa- 
chusetts. came out very early. He had been 
liberally educated. He possessed abilities, bui 
his genius was eccentric ; he had been exclus- 
ivelv cimfiued to handling books and found it 
difhcult to liecame accustomed to the ax-handle 
and the hue, and without the means to li\e 
witiiout, there were few implements which nf- 
fered the means to^ keep the pot boiling, and in- 
stead (jf growing up with the settlement and 
beccn'.ing a guide and benefactor, he became 
worse than ind(ilent, buried his talents and Lis 
errors should not Ije remembered. 

Wii.riAM Cray, of ]\Ilassachusetts, was a 
nephLv; X<i William Grav, an extensi\e mer- 
chant, fnr w hum, he was named, who' lived 
s;imt time in Salem, and suli-cquenllv in Bos- 
t( n. He came earl_\- with his family and set- 
tled, iu W'aterford ; his physical and mental 
powers v.ere such as would command attention 
and fa\i!rable mitice in any society had his pas- 
sions been linder the guidance of moral prin- 
ciple and his intellect under the discipline of 
educati<m. He was some time employed as a 
lieutenant in the United States service, and 
his uncle — Billy Gray, oi Boston — regularly 
sent liUi money eriough toniaintain his family, 
Ijiil he was deficient in the characteristics of 
the "i LUikee — industry, economy and regular 
haljits- Two of his daughters are respectively 
married to the Messrs. Howard, of Waterforcl. 

(jiLBERT Devot,, Esq., a native of Rho'cle 



Island, camie early to the county with liis fami- 
ly, which were numerous. His oldest sons, 
Gilbert and Jonathan, settled in Marietta ; they 
were both blacksmiiths, industrious and valua- 
lile mechanics and good citizens. He was son'C 
time a judge o'f the Sujjremie Court of Rhode 
Isiand, in the time of the Revolution, when 
patriotism ran down the streets like a s tream, 
and paper money like a flood. He was a 
man with a strong mmd : had read much and 
had formed some eccentric th.eoiries by which 
he <;ni\'ed at the conclusion that the moral and 
mental were and ought to be subordinate to 
the ]il"!ysical powers. 

Benjamin Sii.\w. from Beverly, Massa- 
chusetts, came early to the country and settled 
at Waterford ; he was a good citizen and a sub- 
stanial farmer. He had a large family, who 
I now hiOld reputable and respectable stations 
in society: his oldest daughter married Benja- 
miin Dana, of Waterford : his youngest, son, 
Boylst(jn Shaw, nijw resides on and inherits 
the paternal property at W'aterford. 

Benj.\min D.\n.\., from Pomfret, in Ver- 
mont, came out with Col. Israel Putnam's fami- 
Iv in 1/94 and resided in. Belpre imtil the peace 
V. ith the Indians. He then purchased proper- 
ty in, an.d removed to, Waterford; he 'became 
one of the most extensive and successful agri- 
culturists in the county. He inherited all 
■ the qualities analogous to- the e\'ergreen and 
granite oi his native State, and adopted all 
I the improi\-ements and advantages incident to 
I the more fertile soil and congeniel climate of 
I the State of Ohio. Ble very early began the 
j cutivation of the fine-wooled Merino and Sax- 
on sheep; his flock is the largest and finest in 
the county. Very few men with the same 
means could have accomplished so much and 
I still fcAver could have done more. 

Several other persons — Captain Davis for 
' instance, father to a large familv now scattered 
o\-er the State. A Mr. Barlow, brother to 
I Joel Barlow, the poet and land agent, who 
' died in France: this man was probablv 60: he 
' got a lot — now a part o^f the William Dana 
i farm! — built a cabin, cleared a field, and raised 
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garrison, contending the Indians would never 
kill him while he had his Bible. But the In- 
dians caine in the spring of 1791, early in 
the morning, and seeing a little hut, which they 
took to be solitary, they began to whoop and 
halloo; the old man, taking advantage of this 
warning, after losing faith in his Bible, fled 
to the river undiscovered, and crept out on a 
leaning sycamore over the water. As the 
water was rising fast, it drove him into the 
top, and as he was out of hearing of the garri- 
son, he had to stay until some time next day 



before he got relief. A party from: the garri- 
son, l-mo-wjing that the Indians were in, went 
down to see if ]\Ir. Barlow's Bible had been a 
protection ; they found the Indians had been 
at the house, the Bible torn to pieces, his 
bed emptied and the bed clothes and other 
clothing taken away, with all other things of 
value; his pots and kettle broken and strewed 
about; they heard some one hallooing at the 
river and found him; on the tree. He imme- 
diatelv left for Vermont, where he was alive 
a few vears ago, aged betv.een 90 and 100. 



CHAPTER. XXIII. 



REMINISCENCES BY HON. GEORGE M. WOODBRIDGE. 

Sketch of Mr. Woodbridge's Life — A Watch Night Meeting of Fifty Years Ago — 
Early Floods in the "Ohio Basin" — Revolutionary Record — A Report of 
THE Early Burials in Waterford Township — Some Distinguished Visitors 
During the Past Century — Recollections of Some Men of Former Years — 
Some Early Recollections — Mound Cemetery — Monument to Mark the First 
Landing of the Pioneers — The Old Court House — Corn Husking Times — A 
Hunt in 1832 — The Past — The First Sunday-school — A Genuine Pioneer — 
Defense of the Pioneers and Their Successors. 



In the last 10 or i^ years of his life, Air. 
Woodbridge, having- then retired from active 
business, ^vrote many interesting sketches de- 
scribing early events in Washington County, 
and it had been the hope of man}- that he 
would collect these sketches and publish them 
in book form. O^ir hope has not been real- 
ized. Fortunately the most of his articles, 
published as they were wft-itten in the local pa- 
pers, have been preserved. From them we 
make liilieral extracts, believing that they con- 
tain many itemis of general interest stated by 
one who was a keen observer and a careful 
wjriter. The persons and events described rep- 
resent nearly everv part nf the ciiunt\-. As 
an introduction to the"cha])ter we gi\e a short 
biography of the writer, frcjiii the pen of Re\". 
David H. Moore, Bisluip of the .AFethodist 
Episcopal Church : 

HoiN. George Morgan Woodbridge. — 
Tthis distinguished Ohioan died in ^Marietta, 
Mlarch 23rd inst. ( 1900), in his 86th year. In 
the Western Christian Adz'oeate of Januai}- 
24, 1894, we printed his cut, a sketch "by a 
long-time friend," and editorial comment. 



Xow that he has entered into rest we cannot 
do better than to draw upon these for this 
n-iiemlorial to his worth. He was born in Ma- 
rietta, October 3, 1814. His grandfather, 
Dudley Woodbridge, came from Connecticut 
with the early colonists of Ohio, in 1790. His 
son, Dudley \\'oodbridge, Jr., father of George 
M., was a great" merchant and business man 
of Marietta for aljout 50 }ears ; of the courtly 
a.nd gTacions dignit^■ ol the old school. 

From childhood George Woodbridge \\-as 
a prince among his companions, honored for 
his wit, loved for his good-heartedness. He 
Was an early graduate of the Ohio' University, 
and was even then a brilliant orator, with pro- 
phetic promise of the elocjuence that in after 
years capti\-ated and swayed the ni'ultitude. 

.\ politician horn, he was elected to the 
Ohio Legislature in 184.2. As Representati\-e 
from Washington County, 1842-43, he ranked 
well up among the remarkable young men of 
that General .\ssen^^)ly — such iiiien as Robert 
C. Schenck (General Schenck) ; Caleb J. Mc- 
Xult}-, of Kno.N (died on the Mississippi in 
1846) : LeGrand Byington, of Pike; John A.' 



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Smith, of Higliland ; not to mention the famo-iis 
Dr. Edson B. Olds. Mir. Woodljridge was 
not a can(Hdate for re-election. He continued 
to take an active interest in political affairs 
for n»re than thirty years, until the shades 
'of his evening' weie drawing r.igli. Hie was 
a delegate to the first National Republican 
Convention, which nominated John C. Fre- 
mont for President ; an<I he became assessor 
(if internal rexenue in 18112. in time of the 
War of the Relicllion, and continued in that 
position to the public satisfaction till about 
1873. or a period O'f some 10 years. 

It was while in the Legislature that he 
met and won his bride, ^iliss Lizzie Ilensley. 
of Kentucky, who for more than half a cen- 
tury graced his hom'e, and added an unsur- 
passed charm to the society of Marietta. She 
preceded him into tlie rest fi:>r which ];oth toiled 
and li\-ed. 

Hfis oratorical powers were put tO' noble use 
at the outbreak of the Ci\il war. when, with 
his fellow-laborers, designated by the Military 
Con^niission of W'ashington County, he was 
largely instrumental in recruiting the Thirty- 
sixth. .Sixty-third, and Seventy-seventh Regi- 
ments of Ohio Volunteers. Diu'ing the entire 
struggle, his voice, influence and substance 
were on his country's altar. 

He was a life-long and loyal ]\rcthodist. 
For more than seven nxinths he was a great 
suft'erer. IXn'ing all that time his patience 
was unhroken and ntarvelous : and he never 
was aught but the same courteous Christian 
gentlemlan that he was in the class room, on 
the hustings, in the place of ibusiness, in the 
circle oif his family. He talked freely with his 
daughters, who were constantly with him. 
MUss \Voo<lbri(lge writes: 

"He said that he was not afraid to die, aaid 
that lie had 'a conscience void of offense to- 
ward (jod and n-an." Nothing hurt my dear 
father w) ::e than a word against the l>il>le or 
the Diivinity oT Christ. Any n:an who had 
such ideas he seemed to fear, and reall}- had a 
hdrr'ir of. The .\postle.s" Creed, he said, ex- 
])re~scd his belief." 



And so, very peacefully, at four in the aft- 
ernoon of Friday, March 2y\, he fell asleep. 

Li the second year of my ministry I was 
his pastor, and learned to- love him as a son 
niight love a father. In 1896 1 feared he 
woxild slip away from us, and so had th.e 
biographical sketch prepared in :id\ance, from 
which I have drawn tudaw But I used it at 
once, exi)laining my decision by the editorial 
note wlhich follows, and which, 'better than 
anything 1 could write tciday. tells the story 
of his worth and worthiness : 

"Why should the above l)e filed to be used 
wlien the s])lendid genius it commemorates 
is no more? Rather let the incense of its sin- 
cere compliment regale the living : and let the 
young men of Plymouth and of our Ohio Com- 
pany's piu'chase look for ins])iration while 
they may upon a direct and inwnediate de- 
scendant of the Ohio Pilgrims. 

"\\'hat a priceless privilege to be a Paul 
at the feet of such a Gamaliel — to be post- 
graduate in his unchartered school of oratory 
and Christian statesmanship! 

"The chrism of the beginning of the North- 
west Territory was upon his brow, and he 
taught of the past of our country as one re- 
hearsing his own exjjerience. A careful stu- 
dent of the Constitution, he knew each man's 
relation to that imperishable dcxrument, and 
could point with inerrant tinger to the parts 
contrilxited by Jefferson and Hamilton. P'ol- 
lowing him, our histor_\- was not as the weird 
wonders of half-explored ca\'erns dimly lighted 
by the smioking torch of garrulixis pride; but 
as the wide landscape seen from niountain sum- 
mit when the sun bathes it in cloudless splen- 
dors. For such a country as he saw and de- 
scribed, it were sweet to die. 

"In that earlier time there were sparkling 
and inexhaustil)lc fountains of poetry in his 
nature. His soul deepened from boyhood. 
^\"hen a loi'esome student at the old Ohio Uni- 
versity, he threw hini'self weeping on the worn 
horseshoe tracks that marked his father's 
homieward journey. Vacv within him was a 
holy place of tcnderest feeling, in wdiose se- 



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elusion he might hide and weep alone. This 
it was which surcharged his speech with mag- 
netic currents that leaped from heart to heart, 
and gave tii liis c.igent reasoning and fertile 
fancy the unpurchasahle spell o-f eloquence. 

"After all, his life has been an outline. As 
wlien some artist crayons his grand conceptions 
cju the waiting- canvas, and passes on, nor ever 
retu'-ns to fill in the sketch with details that 
make its possibilities immortal in the finished 
painting-; so he, poet, philosopher, statesman, 
orator, each in all and all in each, outlined his 
chef d'oeuxre. and then scorned to pay the price 
a selfish world would have exacted for the 
easel-stores its completed glories required." 

A WATCH-XIGHT MEETING OF FIFTY YEARS AGO. 

At an earlv ])erioi! in t!ie history of Meth- 
odism that siiciety ailnpted the plan of h(jlding 
what was called a "watch-night meeting," in- 
cluding- the last hours of the going-out year, 
and the segment of an hour of the incoming 
year, in ^\■hich were held religious services, 
in accordance with this custom,, public notice 
was gi\-en, the preceding Sunday, that at nine 
o'clock on the evening of the 31st of December 
religious services would be held in the church, 
to which all well-dispr.sed persons were in- 
vited. 

In accordance with this time-honored serv- 
ice, such a meeting was held in the Centenary 
Methodist Church of this place, commencing 
at nine o'clock on tlie evening of the 31st of 
Dlecember, 1842, and continuing until after 
midnight. The pastor. Re\-. Frederick ]\Ier- 
lick, was tlie conductur. aided by the local 
])reachers of his charge and ministerial Ijretli- 
ren fron-t' adjoining circuits. 

When the hour came for the commence- 
ment oif the exercises, to the surprise but grati- 
fication of the pastor and his official brethren, 
the church was filled to overflowing. The ex- 
ercises were opened bv the singing of that al- 
mpst universally well-kni.)wn hymn, commenc- 



From all who ■'hvell beneath the skies, 
Let the Creator's praise arise. 



The conducting of this exercise was by 
\\'yll_\s Hall, and- almost the entire congrega- 
tion joined in the singing. After prayer by 
one of the visiting brethren, and the singing of 
an appropriate hymn, three short sermons were 
listened to by the congregation, after which 
an hour was spent in prayer and praise by the 
religious people assembled ; which was follinved 
by a general experience meeting, led oft' by the 
official members of the church and others of 
other denominations. As usual such oppor- 
tunities open the way for varied talks, some 
of which would naturally lead toi criticism. 
One speaker, in a, vainglorious way, spoke of 
his reformation, and of his ha\ ing turned over 
a new leaf. A wide-awake but not irreverent 
listener remarked : "I trust he will pay me the 
$3.00 that he has for a long time owed mie." 
"Aniens" were here frequent, and it is proba- 
ble that most of them proceeded from those 
who had long since learned that the habit of 
the speaker had been only to pay his honest 
debts at the end of an executi(_in. 

The next speaker was one who announced 
to the audience that he was once more con- 
verted, and intendeiJ. to follow in the foot- 
steps of his Master.. ]\lore than one of the 
listeners, in their hearts, felt, when he an- 
nounced his conversion and good intentions, 
to exclaini' "shoot him on the spot." But the 
talking- was not all of that sort. Holy men 
and wonten, whO' by their lives and conversa- 
tions, gave evidence that they were "boVn 
again," told of the goodness of God and the 
joys of His service. 

The companionship, friendship and exam- 
ple of such people as the last conld but bear 
one toward the heavenly country. They are 
gone now, but from their blessed habitations 
above they beckon us onward and upward. 
The hour o-f 12 o'clock was approaching, when 
the preacher in charge, evidently weighing the 
seriousness of the hour, invited all present, who 
had assumed the Christian name and resolved 
that in the coming year they would do more to 
advance the Miaster's kingdom, heavenly as- 
sistance being given them, to manifest such re- 
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audience responded to this call, and while 
they were still upon their feet, the same gentle, 
heavenly-minded man asked that all those 
[iresent who' had never assumed the Christian 
character, but who had resolved upon leading 
a new life should rise, ^vearly every seat was 
x'acated. With tears of joy streaming down 
his cheeks, he looked over the audience, and 
then, with eyes turned heavenward, for a miu- 
ment seemed engaged in silent prayer ; and 
then he said: "Brother Crawford, you pray." 
Such a prayer was never uttered in my hear- 
ing. I have heard bishops and far-famed cler- 
gymen of many lands offer petitions to heaven, 
but I tliink I never heard a prayer so impres- 
sive, the utterances of which were so suggest- 
ive and that seemed more like direct commimi- 
cation with the Almight}-. To those who ha\"e 
heard this holy man pray, the above will not 
appear as an exaggeration. Xo language that 
the writer commands can explain the power and 
pathos of his utterances. He asked that all 
■who had l:v rising expressed the resolve, 
strength lieing gi\en them from above, to live 
lives of righteousness : and that they who had 
declared the purpose to seek redemption, he 
nerved on to duty. 

The last words of that inimitable prayer 
still ring in my ears: "If there is one who is 
joined to his idols, and defiant, i pray God that 
he remember that the time is coming when 
the voice of pardoning and redeeming mercy 
will be silent throughout the universe of God." 
As if horror-stricken with this last thought, he 
exclaimed: "O Lord, that is not yet! Save 
then^ now." 

The good pastor, that holy man of God. 
w,ho but the other day laid down the cross 
to take up the crown, after a few touching 
remarks, said to the autlience : "The last fif- 
teen minutes will be spent in silent prayer. 
T'he old year has nearly gone, and a new year 
will Sfxjn commence." 

Where are all that multitude that filed out 
of the church and hied to their homes? "Sa- 
cred to the memory of " is wj'itten upon 

the stone which stands at the head of the 
graves where most of them lie. 



May God be with the few who remain, 
probably ne\'er again to meet such a crowd of 
earnest worshipers until they reach the circle 
where the saints and angels meet to join in 
songs of praise to the Great Redeemer. 

EARLY FLOODS iX THE "llUIO BASIN." 

It is presumahlc that there are few sulijects 
of more interest to the general reader than that 
of the overflow of our rivers. This is a hack- 
neyed subject, and to introduce an\thing par- 
ticularly new is attended with difficulty. 

There has recently fallen into my hands 
the journal of a Mr. Walcutt. ulm. in the year 
1790, was a visitor among our people. Among 
the novelties encountered during a stav in this 
wilderness was a flood. Having the account 
of his journey before me I C]UOte as follows : 

"February 18, 1790. — I went out in the 
evening before I went to bed and found the 
back-water of the Muskingum had come into 
the creek at the door and above the bridge so 
as to cover our dam and fill the pond high. 
Toward night and in the e\'ening, it rained 
\'er\- hard with thumler and lightning. Ex- 
pect to be routed again with the high water. 

"February 19. — We got up at sunrise this 
morning, the doctor calling, and telling us 
the water rose so fast that it would soon be 
in the house, when I immediately gnt up. We 
soon had the tea-kettle on, and got our coffee 
boiled, and before we could get our breakfast 
done, the water came in so> fast that the floor 
was afloat, and we stood in water up to our 
buckles to drink the last dish. \\"e had be- 
fore got such articles upstairs as the water 
might injure. Everyl)ody on the point l)elow 
the great bridge is obliged to move. Only 
three houses are out of the reach of the water, 
owing to their being ])laced so high. Messrs. 
Woodhridge (merchant), Rockwell and 
Wells (tailors), Mr. Bent, Prince, Webster, 
Moody, Skinner, Mixer, Mills, Lucas, Xeal, 
Tuttle, Barlaer, Landon, and Mathews were 
flooded sufferers. The flood carries away 
fences, barrels and everything that will float. 

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The ice almost all passed down. But it is 
supposed there have been heavy rains, as well 
as the Allegheny probably broke up. that caus^; 
the present rise, which several besides Col. Gil- 
man say it is about one foot higher than ?. was 
last May." 

I find in an (jkl scrap book, an article wri',- 
ten by Caleb Emerson, Esq.. on the "Ohio 
Flood in 1832," in which he says: 

"Written Dec. 12, 1852. 

"Some seventy years ago, when the Ohio 
basin was involved in its native wildness of 
wood and wild grass, there occurred a re- 
markable 'Freshet," which, according to the rel- 
ics and traditions indicated by Dr. Hildreth, 
was higher and more tremendous than any 
one since. 

"In about thirty years after, say tij the Lie- 
ginning of the year 1813, including some 
twenty years after the settlement of Marietta, 
such floods were frequent : but prior to Decem- 
ber, 1808, we hear of none of such height and 
powder as to be of any marked annoyance to 
settlers along the banks. Structures and 
fences, unfortunately placed on Ioav bottoms, 
were sometimes invaded and misplaced, but 
no flooding to cause much disturbance on the 
higher bottoms along the beautiful river, 
where settlers almost uniformllv chose to lo- 
cate their dwellings, till the Christmas 'Fresh.' 
1808. 

"That flood at Marietta was two feet high- 
er than any before, since 'the settlement.' This 
was alarming, in Belpre, the elder and nuist 
interesting of the 'company's' agricultural set- 
tlements, where the substantial farmers had 
begun to erect along 'the bank' their commo- 
dious farm houses, similar to thi:ise of New 
England. It was distressing to think of be- 
ing dri\en l)ack from the near view of the 
river, which had long been the main thorough- 
fare, where they could be gratified by gazing 
on the down-floating arks, with their freights 
of hopeful immigrants, or of up-river pro- 
duce, or on the rarer sights of up-bound keel- 
boats, where the hardyboatmen tugged at the 
weary oar. But they had comfort in the hope 
that as no such 'Fresh,' 'had before occurred 



since the building of Fort Harmar, 1785, so, 
in all likelihood, no other such uprisings 
might be apprehended for one or two gener- 
ations hereafter. 

"The fluvial history of the upper Ohio, in 
the last forty years, has by no means realized 
the hopeful anticipations. In midwinter, 
181 3, came the tremendously destructive 'ice 
Fresh.' four and a half feet higher than the 
'Christmas." 

"There had, indeed, lieen two inter\ening 
'Freshes,' — a moderate one in the winter of 
181 1, and the 'Pumpkin Flood,' very destruc- 
tive on the \Vaters of the Allegheny. The 
pumpkins' and the cornstalks floated past 
Marietta from above, but there was nO' flood- 
ing here. The ^Muskingum did not sympathize 
with the Allegheny. It was si.i low that the 
back-water from the Ohio pushed back it cur- 
rent about twenty miles. Driftwood ran up, 
along the shore of Point Harmar, seemingly 
as fast as it ever ran down. Some down-river 
l)oats, in a foggy night, were interdrawn into 
this up-river current, and the navigators, when 
the morning sun dispersed the fog, found 
themselves drifting many hundred yards up 
the Muskingum. Alarietta escaped, unharmed, 
this outburst of waters, while Pittsburgh suf- 
fered severely. But Alarietta abode not long- 
in its fancied impunity. The tremendous 'Ice 
Fresh.' with its signal inflictions was had. 

"The first half of winter in 1812-13 was 
severe and snowy like New England. Good 
sledding endured for weeks. The snow, 
about Marietta, accunnilated and condensed 
to the depth of one and a half or two feet: in 
higher altitudes, and more northern ilistricts, 
the depth may have been much greater. There 
were some apprehensions of high water. The 
proverl)ial 'thaw of January" began about the 
I2th. A week of sunshiny, April-like days 
took away the earth's winter coating about the 
mouth of the ]\Iuskingum. No rain yet, 
snow agoing finely. On a fair Sunday eve the 
Muskingum, still low, began to rush and swell. 
The ice was not broken, but the dreaded rush 
of snow-water was running rapidly away, but 
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day's lingering dawn of light. Tlie horizon 
was densely shrouded, and the rain descended 
in torrents, and held on through the day and 
night. The ice was broken and was fearfully 
crushing and crowding down the currents. 
During Sunday night the water had swollen 
up to within lo or 12 feet of overflowing the 
banks, from which almost every 'raft" was 
swept away. 

"Tlie light of Tuesday morning exhibited 
the waters swelling up towards the height of 
'Christmas Fresh," and pressing up the streets 
across ^Marietta 'Point,' where the people were 
in great trouble. The rising continued through 
the day, which was mild, but the temperature 
changed very suddenly at night. There fell 
about six inches of snow. The rain-water 
was arrested in descending the slopes. As the 
side current up the streets was checked by a 
downward current across the bottoms toward 
Duck Creek and down the valley between 'the 
Point' and 'the Plain,' nearly the whole surface 
of water among the houses at 'the Point" 
above Front street, was frozen over. This 
was a check to intercommunication, but saved 
many things from floating off. 

"Xothwithstanding the icy check, the ris- 
ing continued till Thursday morning, when it 
had overpassed the 'Christmas Fresh" four 
and a half feet. It was the opinion of Gen. 
Rufus Putnam that if the mild weather had 
continued, the rise might have lieen from three 
to five feet higher. 

"Much damage was done to the towns and 
the farms along the Ohio. But it was hoped 
that as this visitation was owing to peculiar 
circumstances, especially the sudden melting of 
immense masses of snow, the like might not 
again occur for an age or two. 

"But the lapse of twenty-seven months 
showed the futility of these hopes. The light 
of 'All Fools Day,' so called. April i. 1815. 
exhibited an overflow at Marietta, as high as 
the 'Ice Fresh.' Some twenty miles up the 
Muskingum it was said to be about seven feet 
higher than in January, 181 3. March had 
been mild, peach trees were in bloom, and it 
may be doubted whether snow-water added 
much to its over- flow. 



"Within about three years thereafter, three 
overflowings of the Ohio occurred, — one in 
November, 1817, one in June, preceding or 
following, another which came within eighteen 
inches of the 'Ice" and the 'April," perhaps af- 
ter the wonderful snowfall of February of 
1818. The three occurred, it is believed, with- 
in less than twelve consecutive months. Af- 
ter this was an intermission of nine or ten 
years, till January, 1828, when about the 8th, 
there was an ordinary flood at Marietta. But 
the crowning flood, hitherto, was that of Feb- 
ruary, 1832. Winter closed in severely by the 
first of December, 183 1. The Ohio was soon 
frozen over, and so continued, with fine sleigh- 
ing till near the middle of January, 1832, 
when there was a 'January thaw." which sent 
off the ice and snow-water to our great com- 
fort. But Old Winter rallied directly, with 
se\ere cold and snow. The Ohio was ice- 
bridged, till some days into February, when 
the sunshine and the gulf winds dissolved the 
snow, and then a general rain, commencing 
probably at head waters, deluged the Ohio 
basin and raised the waters at ^Marietta five 
feet above the 'Ice Fresh" and the 'April.' 
Immense damage was done to the 'river towns' 
especially to the Queen City, less proportion- 
ately to the town of Marietta than to almost 
any other. A long intermission followed, al- 
most sixteen years. There were threatening 
high waters almost every year, coming quite 
near to an overflow and then receding. The 
extensive clearing of the banks, removing the 
overhanging and interposing growth of brush- 
es, and the removal of treetops, drift piles and 
snaggery and last, mayiiaj) not least, the en- 
largement of the river bed by abrasion, prin- 
cipally from steamboat surfings, have rendered 
the lieautiful river less susceptible of moderate 
overflowings, such as occurred in the first 
twenty years after the first settlement of Mar- 
ietta."' 

REVOLUTIOX.\RV RECORD. 

Messrs. Editors : Some interest of late 
has been manifested in the finding of human 
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of earth for drainage purposes in West Mar- 
ietta. And no little interest has ijeen mani- 
fested in the inquiry which has followed the 
finding of an ancient silver spoon. It was 
found imbedded in the earth three feet below 
the surface in a lot fronting on Post street, 
this city. But 1 confess to a more lively in- 
terest in being allowed the privilege of exam- 
ining the record of his regiment kept by Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel Grosvenor. 

Among all the writings and \-alualile papers 
that I have, through the courtesy and kindness 
of the owners, been allowed to examine, none 
have given me more pleasure and instruction 
than tlie record of his regiment kept by Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel Grosvenor during the years of 
1776 to 1782, of the Revolutionary War. Thrs 
record wisely cared for by the colonel's son 
and in later years by his grandson, Capt. Sam- 
uel Grosvenor, is worth the most careful ex- 
amination of the curious, and indeed of all 
who care for the particulars of that noblest 
of all struggles. — that of our forefathers for 
liberty. 

I feel that to have in your hands a book 
once held liv a patriot, and read the record of 
a regiment celelirated for its country-loving 
character, is a pleasure beyond the ordinary. 

To-dav I shall return this book to its own- 
er and in his possession it will probably be 
subject to the readers' inspection. I note a 
few among man}- things of interest gathered 
from its pages : 

Names and rank of offjccvs of the First Conneetieut 
Reghnei:! of Foot, formed Jan. 1, jySi, and dates of 
commissions. 

Jolir. Dnrkce. Colonel. .\ug. 10. 1776. died May, 
1782. 

Tho=. Grosvenor. Lieut. -Col., March 13. 1778; be- 
came Commandant May 29, 1782. 

Robert Warner. !Ma.ior. May 29. 1782. 

■Edward Eells. Captain. Jan. I, 1777. 

Erastus Wolcott, Captain. Jan. i, 1777. 

Simon ?paiikling. Captain, Jtuie 23, 1778. 

.Sanniel Clift, Captain. May 20, 1779. 

John H. Buell. Captain, Jan. 20, 1780. 

Jonathan Heart. Captain. May I. 1780. 

John Durkee. Jr.. Captain. Oct. 26. 1780. 

David Jndson, Captain. May 29. 17S2. 

The reader will discover in some of the 



above, as he would in the entire record of the 
regiment, names quite familiar to old citizens, 
and indeed many of the original Ohio Com- 
pany shareholders. 

The next thing we should speak of is the 
causes which led some of the soldiers to over- 
stay their leaves of absence : 

Lieutenant Elijah Ranson, one day beyond leave, 
occasioned by a storm. 

Captain John Bucll (leave granted by Col. Meigs) 
overstayed time se\'en days ; occasioned by want of 
money. 

Ensign George Cotton (leave of absence granted by 
Co!. .Sherman) overstayed his time sixteen days; ex- 
cuse, married a wife. 

Capt. Sanniel Clift overstayed time two days, waited 
for cloth: his reason adjudged sufificiemt by a court. 

From register of the dead of the regiment: 

One death of consumption. 
Of sore thigh amputated. 
Of smallpox. 

Killed in action near Jamestown. 
Of sickness. Left old blanket and breeches in care 
of Sergeant .\very. 

Of cholera niorbus or colic. 

Of fever and flux. 

Of fever and ague. 

.^.DOplectic fit bv drinking 12 gills of rum. 

Of fever. 

Of wounds received jn boarding enemy's vessel. 

Executed for an example. 

Drowned, fell out of a canoe. 

Killed by Col. Delany's thieves. 

Crimes and punishments : 

Repf-ated desertions : to suffer death, was pardoned 
on gallows ; dismissed as unfit for a soldier. 

Stealing public clothing. 50 lashes; received it. 

Stealing a pack belonging to a recruit while in his 
tent, 100 la-hes: received them. 

Theft in taking tobacco from a sutler; badges taken 
off. 

Threatening to desert, 50 lashes ; received it. 

Endeavoring to excite mutiny ; to suffer death ; ex- 
ecuted ^.Iay l^. 1782, by hanging by the neck. 

The usual punishment for ordinary of- 
fenses was lashes from 10 to 100. 

Tihe men of the regiment were chiefly 
farmers and mechanics from the counties of 
Hartford, New London, Springfield, Wind- 
ham, New Haven, \\'est ]\Iorland, Fairfield, 
Litchfield, West Chester, Hampshire, Provi- 
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Three Guinea negroes and one Indian band 
were in one compan}-. 

Captain Durkee's company had 40 negroes 
and six Indians. 

Who were the ofiicers who were upon the 
Court Martial : 



Capt. J. H. 3uel 
Ma'jOT Wyllys. 
Capt. Wolcott. 
Col. Sherman. 
Col. Putnam. 



Co). Tupper. 
Capt. EelU. 
Lieut.-Col. Ben; 
Col. Meigs. 
Gen. Parson.s. 



Ah but one progenitors of Ohio men. 

Of very great service would tiiis record 
book of departed heroes be to those, t'leir de- 
scendants, who are now engaged in the at- 
tempt to estabhsh their rights as Daughters 
of Revohition, Colonial Dames, or Sons of 
the Revolution. I know not of another record 
in private hands. 

A REPORT OF THK E.ARLY BURI.aI.S IX WATF.R- 
FORD T()W.\.<HIP. 

A report of a recent visit made to the bur- 
ial-grounds in Waterford toivnship, by Henry 
Brokaw, of the Marietta Academy, gi\-es us 
information with regard to early burials in that 
part of the county. The reader will observe 
that among the names here given are three of 
the 48 pioneers who first landed at Marietta, 
viz., Maj. Haffield \Mhte, Capt. \\'illiam Gray 
and Peltiah White. 

The following are inscriptions from the 
Waterford burying-ground : 

1. "In memory of Dr. Silas Uurkes, who departed 
this I'fe May 8th. 1813. in the 47th year of his age." 

2. "In memory of Jane Leget, f'atighter of John 
and Sarah Leget. who died in October, A. D. 1806." 

3. "In memory of John Leget, Sr., who died Jan. 
24th. 1804, in :he .^gth year of his age." 

4. "In mcmoryof William Leget, son of John and 
Sara'h Leget, who died Jan. 24th, 1801." 

5. "In n'.emory of Mr. Slierman Waterman, who 
was wounded by the savages, being shot through the 
bodv on the 2 1 sit, and died on the 22(1 of May, 1795, 
aged 25 years." 

\\'e leave the record here for a brief per- 
iod to relate the incidents connected with the 
kil!in<r of Sherman Waterman, who was the 



last man killed l)y the Indians in \\'ashington 
County. 

In the spring of the year 1795. some young 
men who h;i(l drawn "donation" lots on the 
south brancli of Wolf Creek, about three miles 
from Waterford garrison, decided to clear 
their land in company. Their names were 
William F'ord, William Hart, Jacob Proctor, 
[ohn Waterman and Sherman Waterman. On 
the 15th of June, the fore part of the day was 
wet with heavy showers of rain at intervals so 
as to discourage them from their common 
work of chopping, and they decided to spend 
the forenoon in a little enclosure occupied as a 
garden near the house ( a small block-house 
which they had built j. During a hard shower 
they retreated into the house. Sherman Wa- 
terman, wanting some fresh bark to put in the 
])ottom of his sleepinig berth, had gone flown 
to the creek, a few rods distant, to procure it, 
a.nd a few moments thereafter the report of a 
ride was heard. Each man seized his gun 
and stepped to a port-hole to discover the en- 
emy. Directly Waterman came running to- 
ward them, and fell down exhausted from loss 
of blood, a few rods from the house. William 
Hart and one other man rushed out amid the 
shots of the enemy and brought him into the 
house, themselves unharmed. William Hart 
then volunteered to go and carry news of the 
disaster to the fort at Waterford. A party of 
men. led by ]\IcGuf¥y, soon came up and took 
the wounded man in a liark canoe down the 
the creek to Tyler's block-house, where he 
died that night. 

6. ''In memory of William Gray, a native of Mas- 
sachusetts, who died July 24th. 1812, aged 52 years." 

7. "In memory of John Dodge, who departed this 
life Oct. 8th, 1805. in the 58th year of his age." 

We turn again aside from the record to 
tell something of John Dodge and his connec- 
tion with the Wolf Creek Mills. 

Simultaneously with the settlement at 
Plainfield. a company of three men. Col. Rob- 
ert Oliver, Maj. Hatfield White, and Capt. 
John Dodge, with a number of laborers, com- 
menced operations for the erection of a mill 
on Wolf Creek, al)out a mile fmm its mouth. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



By great industrv and perseverance the dam 
and mills were built in the course of that year 
and by March following, the grist-mill as well 
as the sawmill was in operation. The mill- 
stones were procured from Laurel Hill, in the 
vicinity of Brownsville, which affords a hard, 
conglomerate rock, very suitable for grinding 
Indian corn and rye, but not of a proper tex- 
ture for the manufacture of flour. The iron 
crank for the sawmill was manufactured at 
New Haven, Connecticut, and is said to have 
been transported across the mountains to 
Simrell's Ferry on the back of a pack-horse 
and thence by water to the mills. When put 
in operation, they fully answered the expecta- 
tions of the builders. From tradition we 
learn that the grist-mill, with good head of 
water, could grind a liushel of corn into fine 
meal in four minutes. In the summer of 
1790, it furnished a large portion of the meal, 
used by the people of Marietta and the sur- 
rounding country. Early in the following 
year the Indian war broke out and the settle- 
ment at the nulls was broken up anil the mill 
company reuKived their families to ^Marietta. 
During the war parties composed of twenty or 
thirty men sometimes went up liy water with 
their grain, a part of tliem marching by land 
in sight of the boats as guards. W'liile the 
load was_ being ground, sentries were placed in 
the adjacent forest to protect the workmen 
from an attack of the Indians. It is a curious 
fact that the mills remained unmolested during 
the four years of the war. though signs of the 
savages were often seen in and around them. 
After the war closed, the mills were repaired 
and juit in use again. The\- were the first 
ever built wiihin the bounds cjf the State of 
Ohio. 

From the Cedar Hill liurying-ground we 
ha\e the folk)wing records; 

"111 memory cf Major Haffield White, one of those 
Revolutionary patriots who continued in his country's 
service from the conmencement to the end of the 
perilous E'trugcrle which obtained the independence of 
our country. He was also one of the first settlers of 
the State of Ohio. He was born at Wenham. Mass.. 
Jan. .3d, A. D. 17,19. Died Dec. 13th. 1818. aged 88 
years." 

2. "In memory of Peltiah White, who emigrated 



from Wenham. Mass., in 1788. to the Northwest Terri- 
tory, and sufifered many hardships in the five years' 
Indian blockade at Marietta. He died Feb. 17th, 1832, 
in the 63d year of his age." 

3 "SacreJ to the memory of Peleg Springer, a 
native of Rhode Island, and a pioneer of the Western 
forest. Endured many privations and encountered 
many hardships during the five years' Indian blockade 
in the first settlement of Marietta, Ohio. He died Sept. 
28th. A. D. 1828, in the 63d year of his age." 

.1. "In memory of Susanna, wife of Peltiah White, 
who died Sept. 12th, 1823, in the 52d year of her age." 

I much want other reports. I, at this time, 
will designate only two, one of which is in the 
neighborhood of Miller's schoolhouse in Mar- 
ietta township, the other on the Henry Sheets 
farm, Newport township, not far away from 
the Barker schoolhouse. 

SOME DISTINGUISHED VISITORS DURING THE 
PAST CENTURY. 

Fditor of the Register: If anv complaint 
is made Iiy your readers that the signature 
"G. M. W." so often appears in your columns, 
it may lie charged to the promptness with 
which what I write appears. For instance, 
scarce was the ink dry with which was penned 
the article styled "did Titles, Etc.," than I 
read it in print. 

The ladies of the "Woman's Centeiuiial 
Association" having planned a course of arti- 
cles to be read before the Association, which 
embraces subjects of general interest. I have 
not the program before me, but I believe that 
the topic of one paper is tri be "The Celebrities 
W'ho in Okl Times have ^lade Marietta a 
Visit." I shall enlarge this theme by adding 
the names of some who have been mere pass- 
ersby. 

In the year 1740. ^b- Celeron de Bienville, 
with three hundred men, was directed by the 
French government to traverse the country as 
far as the Appalachian Mountains. 

This officer was furnished with leaden 
jilates with the arms of France engraved on 
them : and he was ordered to bury them at par- 
ticular stations. In accordance with this order 
M. Celeron de Bienville buried one of these 
plates on the west bank, near the mouth of the 
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in the nniseuni of the Antiquarian Society, 
Worcester, Massachusetts. 

On October 2j. 1776, George Washington, 
in descending the Ohio Ri\er, made the fol- 
lowing entry in his journal : October 27. — 
"Left our encamimient a quarter before seven, 
and after passing the creek near which we lay 
and another near the same size and on the 
same side, and also' an island about two miles 
in length, but not wide, we came to the mouth 
if the ]\luskingum, distant from our encamp- 
ment about four miles, and there viewed some 
ancient earth-works." 

In the year 1795, Gen. Anthony Wayne 
made Fort Harmar the place of assembling 
his troops, before his celeljrated and successful 
campaign against the Indians. 

In the year 1796 William Henry Harrison 
(afterward President of the United States), 
as a lieutenant in the military service, was for 
more than a vear a figure in the circles of Mar- 
ietta society. 

Tecumseh, the great Indian warrior, in the 
year 1792, after the murder of the Carpenters 
less than seven miles distant from this place, 
from the Virginia hill tops saw the ascending 
smoke from the cabins of the picket point. 

In the year 1820, the great statesman and 
orator, Henry Clay, on his way to \\'ashing- 
ton City, spent several hours at the home of 
his friend and admirer, Col. Levi Barber. 

(ien. La Fayette, the noble friend of this 
countr}- in its struggle for independence, in 
the year 1825, was entertained at the hospit- 
able home of our fellow citizen, Xahum Ward, 
and was honored, as no man since has lieen 
honoretl. liy the turning out of every living 
being in the town to greet his coming. 

John Ouincy Adams, in the year 1843, '^^''^^ 
received liy an overflowing house at the Con- 
gregational Church by the multitudes who felt 
proud to honor one of our greatest statesmen. 

Thomas Ewing, Sr.. one of Ohio's most 
distinguished men, honored us by liis presence 
and made one of the greatest speeches ever 
listened to by a Marietta audience. He tried 
his first penitentiary ofYense here, in 1816. 

In the political campaign of 1840, Cassius 



i\I. Clay, one of the most brilliant men of his 
day, delivered, in nur Court House, a telling 
speech. 

Kind reader, don't suppose whilst this arti- 
cle fails to name scores of others than those 
mentioned, that they are lost to memory. 

Thomas Corwin, President Hayes, Senator 
William Allen, Gov. John Brough, President 
Garfield, Governor Hoadly, Governor ^lorton, 
of Indiana, Senator Thurman. Senator Sher- 
man, President McKinley, Senator Hanna, 
and Foraker have addressed our people. C. 
Vallandigham. an opponent of the War of 
1861. also made his presence here and made 
a speech in 1863. 

Among the distinguished divines who have 
honored us with their presence and filled our 
pulpits are Bishops Mcllvaine and Hamline, 
Rev. Dr. Plumer. Dr. Lyman Beecher. each 
entitled to a chapter of many pages, but here 
is not the place to record their greatness. 

Marietta has also been honored by visits 
from Generals Tinxhin. Crook and Steadman. 
Later on Senators Hoar and Daniels have been 
the honored guests of our city, and to assem- 
bled mulitudes delivered addresses, the 
thoug-hts contained in which will dwell in the 
minds of listeners, as long as life lasts. 

On one cheerless morning, many years 
ago. a steamer landed at Hall's wharfboat, 
which lay near the Third street landing, and 
was taking on wood for boiler fuel. Soon 
upon the shore was seen a man in foreign 
dress. Meeting a boy on Ohio street, he 
asked. "What jjlace is this?" In reply the lad 
answered. "Marietta, the oldest settled place 
in the Northwest." To which the interroga- 
tor remarked (at the same time looking at the 
dilapidated, tumbled-down buildings on Third 
street). — "This does look settled." The 
speaker was no less a person than Dickens, the 
celebrated English author. 

In my next I may speak of men who claim 
Marietta as their home. 

RECOLLECTION.S OF .SOME MEN OF FORMER 
VE.\R.S. 

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I will write briefly of some of those who lived 
here long' ago. 

Just outside the north corporation line, 
long years since, there lived Deacon William 
Rufus Putnam, a son of Gen. Rufus Putnam. 
He cultivated the land now owned by Marietta 
College. He was a member of the first Con- 
stitutional Convention, and afterward repeat- 
edly honored by his fellow citizens in being 
elected to places of trust. He died in the 
year 1854, leaving an only son to inherit his 
possessions. This son, William Rufus Put- 
nam, after receiving a liberal education, s'et- 
tled down upon the home farm and b}- a life 
of quiet, good behavior gained the confidence 
of his fellow citizens, and soon after the 
breaking out of the W'ar of 1861, was made 
commander of the post at Marietta with the 
title of colonel. Whilst he was an ardent and 
determined supporter of the Unicjn cause, yet 
he was a lover of peace rather than warfare, 
and his peace-loving disposition was some- 
times amusingly apparent during his career 
as a nnlitary officer. 

At the time of Morgan's raid, when it was 
considered almost certain by the people of ]\Iar- 
ietta, that Morgan's troops would cross the 
Muskingum here. Colonel Putnam ordered 
that a large number of bales of hay should be 
placed in the bridge to impede their progress. 
Had Morgan's men ever reached this point 
they would doubtless have been rejoiced to 
find an abundant supply of food for their 
horses in waiting for them, whilst the waters 
of the Muskingum were then so low that they 
would have found not the slightest difficulty 
in crossing anywhere. 

The story has been often told of how Col. 
David H. Moore, then at Athens, started out, 
mounted upon a fine horse and carrying a 
handsome gold watch, to fight Morgan's men, 
and of how he entered in a few days on foot 
and without his watch. A message was sent 
him from Marietta over the wires, asking him 
the time of day, and this response was soon re- 
ceived : "How many jjales of hay was it that 
Colonel Putnam ordered put on the bridge for 
the use of Morgan's cavalry?" 



Upon another occasion, during the war, the 
people of Parkersburg called upon the people 
of the surrounding country to aid them in their 
defense. A number of brave and enthusiastic 
young men from college here, volunteered their 
services, but before the party set out, the writ- 
er, who was to have charge of the expedition, 
was called aside by Colonel Putnam, who ex- 
acted a solemn promise from him that he 
would have his boats in readiness so that if 
the enemy should really come, all the students 
might be quickly transferred to this side of the 
river. "For," said he, "their parents would 
feel dreadfully, and would blame me if any- 
thing should happen to them." 

Leaving the residence of Colonel Putnam 
and coming down Main street at the corner of 
that street and Sacra Jla, at an early date was 
the home of John Xewton, a most estimal)le 
citizen. Having been successful in the accum- 
ulation of propert}- in the C(i\v Run oil dis- 
trict, he had much leisure in the later years oi 
his life and spent many hours each day in car- 
ing for and guarding Mound Cemetery. A 
fe\\ rods below on the samp street, in a large 
frame house still standing, lived Harry Ship- 
man, a most worthy, industrious mechanic, 
much respected by everybody. 

Recollection brings us next in view of the 
homes of two of the most honored and well 
known citizens. Col. Ichabod Nye and Gen. 
Rufus Putnam. A newspaper article would 
not allow of my writing of their meritorious 
lives and extended usefulness. Fortunately 
an abler pen than mine has recorded much of 
their history. Passing on down Front street, 
at the corner of Knox street li\'ed Rev. Par- 
don Cook, who for many years was a traveling 
minister who preached the Gospel for the Gos- 
pel's sake. 

Still further down the street, at the lower 
west corner of Wooster street, was the home 
of Azariah Pratt, who at a \-ery early date lo- 
cated here, pursuing the following of a gun- 
smith and locksmith. His son, Elisha Pratt, 
later occupied the same house and pursued the 
same business. Both were very worthy men. 

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quite a prominent citizen. For several years 
he was clerk of the court and an active mem- 
ber of society. On the adjoining lot was the 
home of Judge Joseph Wood, wlm in the last 
century moved from Belleville. Virginia, to' 
^larietta and for many years was registrar of 
the U. S. Land Office. He lived to a great 
old age, always social and kindly. His home 
was a favorite resort for old and young alike, 
and his daughter, }iliss Xancy. was in her day 
cjuite a belle. 

Passing on down the .street, in the house 
now occupied by Mrs. Hickock. lived Benja- 
min Putnam, an accomplished accountant and 
cashier of the Bank of Marietta. 

In the square just below, in the house now 
occupied by Judge Follett. lived Gov. R. J. 
Meigs, of whose life and history much has 
been written. The dwelling house next be- 
low at that period was the home of Col. Eben- 
ezer Sproat. His father-in-law, Commodore 
Whipple, was an inmate of the household. 

In this same dwelling for many years re- 
sided Capt. Daniel Greene, a man of very 
character. His title as captain was won upon 
the ocean, where he commanded a merchant- 
man for many years. He, like others in the 
same service, encountered not only the danger 
of the ocean, but of piratical attack. On one 
occasion, when near mid-ocean, his vessel was 
attacked by the crew of a pirate schooner, and 
while upon deck giving orders for defense. 
Captain Greene was shot through both cheeks. 
He bore the marks to the day of his death, 
and they are plainly discernable in his por- 
trait, which now hangs in the "Relic Room." 
His fondness for the water was such that in af- 
ter }-ears he for many seasons commanded 
steamboats upon the Ohio. In the early days 
of which wie write, there was no dwelling- 
house upon this street be^.ow thijse named un- 
til we reach Butler street. On the right of Main 
street, immediately south of Butler street. 
dwelt Dr. John Cotton, a man of rare mental 
qualities and superior medical educaticjn. For 
years he was the chairman of the Whig Cen- 
tral Committee. At the period of this service, 
the custom was to send i,ut circulars to differ- 



ent parts of the county, and never once was 
there a misstatement of facts or an unkind at- 
tack upon any opposing candidate or upon 
the party in oppposition. He never sought an 
office, but was repeatedly honored by his fel- 
low-citizens in lieing selected to fill positions 
of responsibility. 

On the left-hand side of the street, passing 
down, we first encountered the dwelling-place 
of Capt. Thomas Baker, who probably did 
more keel-boating on the Ohio and !Muskin- 
gum rivers than any man of his day. Al- 
though strictly honest and a man of great in- 
dustry, he became involved in debt, chiefly to 
a business firm in Wheeling. To that firm, 
Knox and AIcKee, he deeded about fifteen 
acres of ground. McKee had it laid off in 
lots, which he sold at a small price and, un- 
less the writer is mistaken, it was added to the 
city corporation as McKee's addition. This 
part of the city has latterly been known as 
Texas. 

Tlie next dwelling below on the east side 
was the home of Jason R. Curtis, a man of 
various employments and great industry. He 
was especially prominent during the War of 
1S12, being upon the staff' of Governor Meigs. 

The remaining houses on that side of }tlain 
street were occupied by John Cunningham, 
Bailus Phillips, Titus Buck, L. Edgerton, Sr., 
and John Gibson. On the west side of the 
same street was the home of Nathaniel Hol- 
den. Next below lived Joseph Holden and 
family, and, if my recollection is correct, 
there was no other dwelling house until you 
reached the corner of Main and Ohio streets. 
On the ground where now stands the Bellevue 
Hotel was the dwelling of Joseph Lincoln, 
Esq. Xot one of the persons named as inhab- 
iting these dwellings at the time of which we 
write is now living. 

SOME E.VRLV RECOLLECTIONS. 

Editor of the Register: Chiefly for the 
relief of my mind nowadays I write, and at 
times take up sul)jects, perhaps treating them 
in an uninteresting wav. I shall not be dis- 



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comtited if ymi. after reading them, consign 
them to the waste-basket as vaUieless to your 
columns. 

'I'lie death of James Holden, as announced 
in your columns a few days since, has led to 
a train of thought which but few nriw living- 
can verify. My recollection of men and their 
pursuits, in the twenty years succeeding 1828, 
is most \i\id. Even previous to that date 1 
have clear recollections of many things. South 
of the f(.:ot of Front street, over the Ohio 
Ri\er liank, sustained by wooden pillars, was 
a frame building divided into two store rooms, 
one occupied by Joseph Holden, the other by 
Nathaniel Holden. Perhaps it was in the 
year of 1833 that these gentlemen erected 
what was then considered a large building, 
where previously had stood the tavern-house 
of Shepard Mcintosh. For many years the 
Holdens, in separate rooms of the building, 
sold merchandise. At a later date, Joseph 
Holden built a storehouse upon the corner of 
Front and Greene streets, the building latterly 
remodeled and now occupied by the First Na- 
tional Bank. At different periods dry go(-ids, 
groceries and hardware were sold in that 
building by Joseph Holden, Sr., and for many 
years Imsiness was continued there by the fa- 
ther and his three sons, William, Joseph, and 
James. The building formerly mentioned as 
having been built by Jospeh and Nathaniel 
Holden was the brick building owned and oc- 
cu]iied of late years by Mr. Best. 

As far back as memory goes, Casper Smith 
and wife sold goods in a building on Ohio 
street, between Second and Third, w'here at a 
later period the husiness was continued by 
John Broughy, \\hi> married the widow of 
Casper Smith. It was in the employ of the 
latter that G. C. Best had his business train- 
ing, afterward becoming one of the most ac- 
curate, honest, and honorable of all Alarietta 
dealers. 

In two of the frame buildings on Ohio 
street, betw'een Second and Front, John Mills 
sold merchandise. Upon the same street, near 
the corner of Second, a store was kept for 
many years by Weston Thomas, who aided 



much in giving to Alarietta business men the 
reputation for justice and fair dealing. At a 
later period he was associated with David C. 
Skinner. They built and occupied as a store- 
room the large, brick building near the corner 
of Second and Ohio streets. At a subsequent 
date, year not remembered, John Mills bijught 
the Lincoln House at the corner of Fr(jnt and 
Ohio streets, where nuw stands the Bellevue 
Hotel, transformed it into a business house and 
there sold merchandise, associated successive- 
ly with Luther Edgerton, Noah L. ^\'ilson, 
Rufus P. lams, and others, during a jiortion 
of that period, probably doing the largest busi- 
ness on this side of the Aluskingum River. 

Dudley Woodbridge first commenced mer- 
cantile business as early as 1798, in a store- 
house long since torn 'down, standing at the 
corner of Ohio and Aluskingum streets. .A^ 
early as 18 18 he fitted up and occupied as a 
storeroom the building at "Flat Iron Corner," 
at different periods doing business under the 
names, Dudley Woodbridge & Co., D. T. Mor- 
gan & Co., AI organ & Wbodbridge, \\'oo(l- 
bridge & Racer. In the year 1835, the build- 
ing then occupied was torn down an<l the 
building which now stands upon the ground 
was erected. 

\\'illiam F. Curtis for many years was in 
the mercantile business, occnpxing the store- 
room on Front street. Robert Crawford also 
sold goods in a storeroom on the Muskingum 
bank, just below the mouth of Tilier Creek. 
R. J. Aleigs and Henry P. ^^'ilcox were for 
several years engaged in the sale of merchan- 
dise, in a buildino- at the corner of Front and 
Putnam. 

The tavern-keepers of that day were : 
Samson Cole, Amos R. Harvey, Isaac Aliner. 
John Broughy, Aloses AIcFarland, .Alexander 
Hill and John Lewis. 

The carpenters and house-joiners were: 
John Gibson, William Knox, Stephen Daniels, 
Richard Robinson, and Thomas Clogston. 

Brick masons were: Oren Newton, fa- 
ther of Stephen Newton, Sanniel Geren. and 
Thomas J. Westgate. 

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grandfatlier of W. G. Way ; Count Debonny, 
J. L. Reckard, fatlier oi ]. L. Reckard, Jr., 
Alvin Reckard, and Joseph Glines, grandfa- 
ther of Charles Ghnes. 

."shoemakers were : Titus Buck. Daniel 
Nichol, and William Heidrick. 

Tanners were: Justus Morse, James Fer- 
guson, T. & G. \'inton. Skinner Ralston & Co. 

Tailors were: John Lewis, John Cunning- 
ham, and Thomas B. Harsberger. 

Lawyers were; David Putnam, Jnhn 1'. 
Mayberry, William j\. Whittlesey, Arius Nye, 
Mtelvin Clarke, Davis Green, and C. F. Buell. 

Physicians, John Cntton. Samuel P. Hil- 
dreth, George (). Hildrelh. Sluihel I'uller. and 
Felix Regnier. 

These are some of the business and pro- 
fessional men of that early day, though in this 
hastily written sketch liiere are undoubtedl}' 
many omissions. 

MOfXD CEMETERY. 

Messrs. Editors: Trusting that neither 
you nor your readers will CDUclude that we 
have Mound Cemetery on the brain, we \en- 
ture once more to write upon that subject. 

After spending a full half day in looking 
over the grounds and reading ei)itaphs on nu- 
merous gravestones, and realizing that there 
lay buried there at least 5,000 of those who 
once claimed citizenship among us. and that 
that number embraced soldiers of all wars, 
statesmen i>f all ])arties, our own fathers and 
mothers ;ui(l Ijrothers and sisters, the dear 
companions of our youth, whose joy could not 
be complete unless we ])articipated, we felt im- 
pelled to further effort to remove any objec- 
tion in the way of proper care and protection 
of those graves. 

The first ditticnlty. the app.nreut l;ick of in- 
terest in many lot-holders, was bruslied aside 
by the large attendance at the meeting of last 
week, at which a s])irit was manifested that 
promises immediate action on the part of many 
to do all in their power to give a presentable 
appearance to that most beautiful spot. 

Greatly gratifying was it to everyone who 
feels interested in tliis burying place to have 



it authoritatively announced that there was 
more than $^,000 in the hands of the Ceme- 
tery Trustees, by them to be properly expend- 
ed. Following this statement came the dec- 
laration of one who should know and whose 
statement is corroborated by a recent examin- 
ation of the records, that there was nothing in 
the city ordinances forbidding the use of a 
necessary portion of said fund for placing in 
pro])er condition this most hallowed place. 

This in conjunction with the fact that the 
funds on hand arose entirely from the sale of 
portions of Oak Gro\-e Cemetery, two-thirds 
of the money for the purchase of which was 
jjaid liv those whose grjues we now desire to 
protect. 

A reply to one more objection. rni<l we 
ha\e done. Man\- h;i\'e feared that the title 
by which this projicrty w;is held was incom- 
plete, lo the great pleasure of the writer 
an examination of the earlv records of the 
Ministerial Trustees gives conclusive e\-idence 
of the appropriation of this scpiare for liurial 
purposes. 

A cop\- of those proceedings is given be- 
low. 

Tue-sray, May 7. iSii. 

The board met agreealily to atljournnient. Pres- 
ent. Thos. Stanley, John Sliarp and Cornelius Hough- 
land. 

The Town Council of Marietta made application 
for a permanent lease of the Mound Square as a pub- 
lic burying ground, for the use of the town of Marietta. 

Whereas, it appears from the certificate of the town 
clerk that the inhabitants of the town of Marietta, in 
town meeting duly assembled i.n itie 15th day of April. 
iSii. did. by resolutioi;. direct the Town Council of 
said town to nialce application to the Trustees of the 
Ministerial Mile Square in Marietta for a certain par- 
cel of ground, known by the name of "Mound Square." 
for the use of the town as a public burying ground, 
and^ whereas, said Town Council, viz.. Levi Barber, 
and Joseph Holdjn. did make application, this seventh 
day of May. 181 1, agreeably to the resolution: 

\ow. therefore, be it resolved by the Board that 
the above named square be reserved to *he town of 
Marietta, for the purpose above mentioned free of 
rent for the term of ninety-nine years, renewable for- 
ever, subject to the contract of .<,iid town and laid out 
in such form and under such regulations as they may 
think proper, and be it further resolved, that the clerk 
be. and hereby is. directed to make out to the Town 
Council of Marietta, for the time being, a certificate 
of the above resolution under the seal of the corpora- 
tion. 

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W'liat is left to be done? Let all join 
hearts and hands and unitedly and with spirit 
see that the desired work be done. Who are 
meant by all ? The one thousand lot-owners, 
the Ladies' Improvement Association who de- 
serve credit for being largely instrumental in 
this prospective work, the Cemetery Trustees, 
two of whom, viz., William Westgate and 
George Elston, are honored citizens of Mar- 
ietta, and Air. Devine of the west side ; the 
latter the writer does not know so well, but 
believes that his head and heart are right ; in 
fine, all citizens of Alarietta who are proud 
of their home and the attractive, historic spots 
about it. 

MONUMENT TO MARK THE FIRST L.VNDING OF 
THE PIONEERS. 

An examination of the early maps of Mar- 
ietta will show the observer that a small riv- 
ulet, passing from the southeastern outskirts 
of the town in a northwesterly direction, 
crossed Front street near where Buell's drug- 
store now stands, and wound its way thence 
to the Muskingum River, near the fijot of 
i^Ionroe street. 

The observer of today will have difficulty 
in realizing that it was necessary, in early 
times, to cross this little stream upon a plank 
causeway in driving down Front street. 

The action of the water at the terminus of 
the stream made cjuite an excavation in the 
bank ; this impression was quite marked and 
observable. So much by way of introduction. 

In the year 1858, Amos Porter, the then 
only surviving member of the little band of 48, 
who arrived at Marietta April 7, 1788, then 
quite an old man, at the request of the writer, 
that he would show him the exact spot where 
the pioneers landed, took him and others to 
the bank of the Muskingum, and the mouth 
of the above rivulet, stating that tlie "May- 
flower" landed on the lower side of the rivu- 
let, and then he and his companions there dis- 
embarked . On the opposite side, the bank 
being somewhat shelving, stood Indians, with 
their squaws, and some few soldiers from the 
fort across the river. 



The monument erected by the Historical 
Society, on Friday last (April 7, 1893), to 
mark the landing of the pioneers of April 7, 
178S, was placed at about this spot. 

THE OLD COURT HOUSE. 

An obliging, competent friend prepared 
for me an annotated paper embracing all the 
laws of the Northwest Territory, and the State 
of Ohio at an early date, authorizing tlie im- 
prisonment of debtors. — This paper it was my 
purpose to use in preparinig my article for 
this week's paper — but to my great annoyance 
I find that the much valued paper is nnslaid 
and therefore I shall be compelled in as brief 
a manner as possible to write on this subject. 

During the Territolial government any 
resident, holding a claim against any citizen 
which he declined to pay, coukl after obtain- 
ing judgment have the debtor imprisoned, the 
creditor paying all expenses. 

At an early date subsequent to the enact- 
ment of the first territorial law allowing im- 
prisonment for debt, jail bounds were estab- 
lished and the debtor was allowed under cer- 
tain conditions in the daytime to roam within 
the fixed bounds. After a time the l^w ex- 
tended to all the hours of the day or night. As 
remembered, the conditions were that the debt- 
or was to give an approved bond, signed by 
two good and suflicient securities, that he 
would not pass out of the bounds; if he vio- 
lated this agreement, his bondsmen were held 
for the debt. 

At an early date the Court of Quarter Ses- 
sions was authorized to appoint a committee 
to lay off the prison bounds for Washington 
County. In accordance with such an appoint- 
ment the following paper was presented to the 
court, after which, it will be observed, the 
lines were run by surveyors, and report made : 

Wo, the siih^cribers, appointed by the Court of 
General Q. Seisions to lay out the Prison Bounds, re- 
port that they are contained within the following bounds, 
viz. : 

Beginning at the Northwesterly corner of Square 
No. 52, across Putnam street, to the corner of City 
Square No. -(S, thence a direct line Northwesterly to 



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a stake 01) the Westerly side of Second street, 144 yards 
from the Southeast corner of City Square Xo. 45. thence 
a direct line across Second street, to stake, thence on a 
direct line across to a post, at the Southwesterly corner 
of City Square 43- thence across Putnam street, to the 
Northwesterly corner of City Square 50, thence in a 
direct line to a stake, on the Easterly side of Second 
street, 177 yards from the Southwesterly corner of the 
jail, thence across Third street, to a stake, thence a 
direct line to the Northwest corner of Square 52. the 
place of Ijeginning. 

We beg lea\ e further to report that in our opinion 
there ought to be a committee and Surveyor appointed 
to survey the same accurately, and erect sufficient mon- 
uments at the corners, and to deliver an accurate plan 
of the same to the Clerk of the Session. 

J. Pierce, 
RoBT. Oliver, 
Griffix Greene, 

Commilicc. 

It may be observed tliat tlie ground en- 
closed was nearly square. These lines en- 
closed not' a building or dwelling of any kind, 
except the old Court House and Jail, which 
was situated near the center. To the east and 
south was a sugar tree camp ; to the north and 
west were cultivated fields. 

It will take but a segment oi an hour to 
trace these lines ; Commence then at the 
City Hall and go southwesterly about 500 feet 
to Second street, then southwest about 500 
feet to the junction of Front and Putnam 
streets, thence northeast about 500 feet to the 
junction of Second and Butler streets, thence 
a distance of about 500 feet in a northwesterly 
direction to the place of beginning. 

I have an indistinct recollection of the con- 
finement within these lines of one debtor, 
whose home was in Wood County, \'irginia. 
Another case I speak of with some hesitation, 
especially as to give it point I must name the 
parties — both of whom I highlv esteemed and 
knew they were valued citizens. But as the 
parties themselves are long since dead, and 
their families either far removed, or with the 
silent majority, I will proceed : 

Col, Augustus Stone, a pioneer merchant 
of very extensive trade, liad sold to William 
Talbot, a maker of hats in Marietta, a bill of 
goods, payable in wool hats and ginseng. The 
time of payment having long been past and no 
attention paid to letters asking settlement. 
Colonel Stone obtained judgment before a 
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magistrate. Mr, Talbot was arrested and 
sent to jail. It is very doubtfiil whether he 
was locked up, as the jailor and constable liked 
him. A bond was signed and he was entitled 
to jail bounds. Mr. Talbot was an honest, 
good natured, stubborn man. Three weeks of 
his confinement followed, his wife many days 
bringing up his dinner to him, and when the 
weather was pleasant they would sit on a log 
down Second street and eat together, then, 
she, employed with her knittinig and by read- 
ing, would while away the hours, liie last 
three days of his confinement she was absent 
at her old home on Duck Creek. 

F(^r some reason or other the Colonel re- 
lented, and Mr, Talbot went to his home. The 
first evening of his freedom, he said to his 
wife, — "We must plan in some way to pay 
Colonel Stone; it is an honest debt, and if pos- 
sible must be paid." After listening to his 
plans and rather enjoying his vexation, she 
said : "See here, old fellow, haven't I often 
told you I was the best manager. Whilst you 
were away I employed a journeyman who 
wanted work. In the other room are a dozen 
or more wool hats of all sizes, and you know 
the three days Clum and I were at the old 
place, we dug sang and brought home a great 
lot. It was easy work. I can tell you ; there 
was sang enough there back of the old farm to 
fill all the pipes in Germany, Xow if you 
say so, we will go over tomorrow and pay this 
debt off." His heart was full and he thanked 
God for such a helpmate. 

The morrow came and so did the couple 
go to Colonel Stone's store, and now I will 
I let him tell the rest : "I was a little scaretl 
when I saw the woman, she was a Broome, 
and I had always heard they were smart. The 
amount of the account was asked for. then 
came the hats and the ginseng, not only for the 
account with interest but tlie board bill. I 
was never so whipped in my life. I tried to 
talk and explain." 

Months passed on. the making of hats, 
hereabouts became unprofitable. Honest Tal- 
bot quit the business and bought a yoke of 
oxen and did general hauling. He had nc 



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bettei smployer than Colonel Stone, who gave 
him all the work he could, and furnished him 
gratis with ferry tickets that he should have 
an extended range. 

In the year 1838, this odious act was re- 
pealed. 

We have had much tn say of the Old Court 
House and in our next will say sumething of 
the Nci\; Court IIciisc. Iiuilt only sd'Ciify years 
ago. 

CORN HUSKING TIMES. 

rhyin-i Foot Ball '/ith John Bnuigh. 

Having written much of early times, I feel 
inclined to come to a later period, and speak 
of some of the happy events of boyhood life. 

Having spent the summer of 1823 in the 
hospitable home of \\'illiam Dana, Escp, of 
Newport, in my rambles during that summer 
manv hours were spent under the shade of his 
beautiful sugar tree camp, and, by imitation, 
spent part of the succeeding February at the 
same hospitable Injuie. It was sugar-making 
time and all the girls and hoys for miles around 
assembled in the cam[), where the trees were 
bored, the sap collecteil in troughs and then 
conveyed to kettles, S(jme l.)oiIed down to su- 
gar and the rest to luolasses. It must not he 
understood that the young folks did all this 
work, but they enjoyed many happy hours in 
aiding others. This was continued fi;ir days 
and nights, and we would spell one an(.^ther 
for sleep and meals. During that season there 
were made 500 pounds of sugar, and many 
gallons of molasses. Work and amusements 
were continued through the night season, and 
the boys went home w ith the girls in the morn- 
ing. 

.\n acfjuaintance then commenced, it gives 
me great pleasure to sa)', has ever been con- 
tinued, having ahvays been ha|)py and proud 
to claim as accpiaintances and friends the 
Danas, Greenwoods, Battelles, Greens Bark- 
ers. Bosworths, Littles, Reas, Aaron Edgell, 
Dr. Mcllhenny, Ezra O'Neil, and others too 
numerous to mention. I must not fail to say 
here that the girls of that day, in after years 
grown to womanhooil, became eminent and 



useful as the wives and mothers of 
prominent men. For instance. Miss 
Dana, who married Thomas W . Ewart, 
Es(p, they are the parents 01 Thomas 
Ewart of this city, and \Villiam Ewart of Chi- 
cago, the world known discoverer and patentee 
of the Endless Eioart Chain. Miss Phoebe 
Battelle, in early life a successful teacher in 
the Marietta schools, married Rev. ]Mr. 
Browning, making their home in St, Louis, 
Missouri, and exercising for more than a cen- 
tury an almost magnetic influence for good 
throughout the State. Another of this set, as 
brilliant and beautiful as any of her compan- 
ions, chose the fortunes of a Methodist minis- 
ter's wife, marrying Re\'. Israel Archbold, 
numbering among- their children John D. 
Archbold, the accomplishoid and successful 
vice-president of that mammoth concern, the 
Standard Oil Company. 

But enough of the sugar camp and the 
companions of those days. Others have writ- 
ten their accounts of corn huskings. and the 
doings of assembled neighbors on such occa- 
sions, but I shall venture briefly to give my 
own recollections of one of these once popular 
assemblages. 

In the early spring of 1826, as well as I 
can recollect, the young people of Marietta 
were promised that after the growing crop of 
that vear was gathered, they should be of the 
number invited to a corn husking on the farm 
of ^Ir. De\'ol, residing up the Muskingum 
River about four miles from town. I must 
not allow this opportunity to pass without say- 
ing that in the far back years, as well as at the 
present time, the Devols have been distin- 
guished for their generous hospitality and 
kindly entertainments, especially to young peo- 
ple. 

The growing corn was watched as it ap- 
proached maturity, its cutting up and being 
placed in shocks. In fine, every stage of ad- 
vancement to the earnestly looked for period 
was marked with interest. 

.\n evening about the middle of Novem- 
ber, when the moon was full and the weather 
auspicious, was announced for the gathering. 



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Soon after tlie scliools closed in tlie afternoon 
of that day, the young folks of Marietta and 
Harmar, began to gether l)y ap])()inlment, at 
what was then known as "Post Ottice Corner. '" 
The girls with their baskets of nri)\-isii)ns, and 
the young men, dressed fur the occasion, were 
there assembled, when two farm wag(ins, 
strewn with straw, were .soon tilled l)v the 
eager waiters, lea\ing at least one half of the 
crowd unprovided with any conve_\-ancc. As 
the distance was short, an agreement was soon 
reached that the old fasliion of travel should 
be adopted, ;■/(/(- ami tic: tliis bv some was un- 
derstood, the wagons drove on. and the walk- 
ers, girls and boys, which constituted the 
larger number, followed, meeting with no de- 
tention, and only halting for a lew minutes' 
conversation with Deacon William Putnam, 
who. knowing- some of us. ijiquired where we 
were bound ? Told that we were going to a 
corn husking, he replied, in a ctUe and kindly 
way, "I feel sorry for I lie corn." His son, 
William, and Abner Guitteau joined us there. 
After this slight detention, we all eagerly list- 
ened to the recital of John Hill, who was of 
our number, who told us that during the In- 
diavi war, on the ridge immediately tO' our 
right, was killed and scalped a famous, faith- 
ful scout by the name of Rogers. The hear- 
ing this tale, theTecital of which quickened our 
steps, soon brought us to the mouth of Mill 
Creek. It was about here that those, who 
were acquainted with what ride and tic meant, 
began to look for the farm wagons, but so 
much did the parties in possession of the wag- 
ons enjoy the ride that they did not suggest to 
tic till they arrived at the De\-ol farm. On 
our arrival some of the kind-hearted ones ()f 
those who had rode promised that we should 
ride Ijack, but such was not the arrangements 
of the wagoners. 

All thing were in readiness when we 
reached the appointed spot : the neighbors for 
miles around being gathered together. The 
corn in husks was placed in heai;s of about 
250 bushels each, the cajitains. Lu Putnam 
and Bill Devol. afterward known as Maj. 
Louis Putnam, and Judge William Devol. 



Soon was our party divided, and added to the 
already two lists for the promised contest. 
Ilefore commencing the evening's work, a 
lew moments were allowed us for looking 
about. Under an extended bower were placed 
the provided eatables, consisting of all the 
good things of those da}s. 1 remember among 
them ])askets or doughnuts, hundreds of 
))umpkin pics, and in one corner an immense 
heap of beautiful apples, and a barrel of cider 
on top: the hill-tops seemed to be all ablaze 
with brush tires lighted for the occasion. 

Corn husking soon began and a busier set 
o| workers 1 never saw. Some green ones, 
such as 1. who had never husked an ear of 
corn before, knew ncjt at which end to begin. 
The piles of the corn grew smaller, and so 
did the wee hours of the night, before it was 
apparent which side would win. But as all 
things nnist ha\e an end, so did this frolic, 
and Ca]>tain Devol's company was declared 
the vict<ir. .After a few songs came the enter- 
tainmein which was the best of all. For the 
first time in my lite I had all the doughnuts 
I wished to eat. After this eating and drink- 
ing, an hoiu' was spent in listening to inter- 
esting recitals of Revolutionary times by old 
father De\'ol, and Indian stories by old Sol- 
omon Dickcv and others. 

After all this. Jack Brough. one of our town 
boys, who belonged to the beaten side of busk- 
ers, challenged the other side to a game of 
foot ball, in order that the sport should con- 
tinue. The challenge was accepted, upon con- 
dition that suital)le ground should be found, 
and a ball should be forthcoming; Brough. al- 
ways on the lookout for this kind of sport, 
suggested a neighboring pasture field, and 
from his ]K)cket drew a leather covering, in 
which was a bladder, soon blown to its full and 
tied at the neck. His captain allowed him to 
conduct this game. Soon were the parties 
arranged for the contest, Brough and his com- 
petitors in the center of the field to commence 
the game. Xo sooner was high buck and low 
down jironounced. than Brough being success- 
ful in sc.-uring the ball, kicked it as if aiming 
at the moon. o\'er the heads of his opponents. 



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and making his way through tlieir ranks, bore 
the baU to the goal without the aid of one of 
his forces. Amazement seized all and general 
acclaim followed the great surprise. Nothing 
but Brough's avoirdupois (his weight then be- 
ing near 200) prevented his being seized and 
borne on the shoulders of the victorious party. 
Music and dancing on the lawn wound up the 
night's adventures, and we all made our way 
to our homes by the light of the moijn. 

A HUNT IN 1832. 

It was early in the morning of a pleasant 
October day in 1832 that a party of us boys, 
six or nnire in number, assembled at the old 
"Post Office Corner" to place in a rickety old 
wagon articles supposed to be necessary for 
two days' camping, fishing, and hunting on the 
hill tops, woods, and water streams of the cen- 
ter part of the northerly township of this 
count}-. I will name a p(jrtion of the articles 
thus gathered : Bedding, guns oi all kinds 
then in use, skillets, bake-pans, ovens. Ijutch- 
er-knives, coffee-boilers, tin cups, bacon, bam, 
coft'ee, a bag each of flour and corn-meal, a 
small vial of laudanum. Ijesides an antidote 
for snake-bites. 

'"Eo ride and tie" was the order of the 
day. Some of the more experienced ones of 
our party understood the meaning of this ar- 
rangements, and chose first to ride, leaving at 
least half of the party to do the walking". As 
was not unusual in tho-e davs, the party wdio 
first rode made the distance over the quite 
long hills and crossed the creek at White's 
Mill before tying; those on foot, coming to 
the streams were boated over liy a neighboring 
farmer at the small cost of a cent each; the 
party making the second drive continued on 
the road, soon coming up with their compan- 
ions, near what is now Caywood's station, our 
objective point being the clearing at Escjuire 
Dye's. We were quite willing to give the 
reins to one of the party who had once before 
been over the road. Our arrival was antici- 
pated by the 'Squire and his good wife, and 
we soon sat down to a table loafled with the 



luxuries of Lawrence township. A lamb had 
been killed and was served up in various 
forms ; sweet and Irish potatoes, cabbage, and 
turnips, succeeded by pumpkin and peach pie, 
delicious pears, and peaches, and apples with 
cider just from the press made our entertain- 
ment. Nothing but the fact that we had for 
months talked about a hunt and camping out 
was inducement strong enough to take us from 
this hospitable home. Here our party was 
jijined by two of the sons of the old 'Squire, 
and a number of other neighboring youngsters, 
wdio, bringing their dogs with them, made, 
with the hounds we had brought from town, 
our hunting equipment complete. 

Advised by those who knew the country 
best, we determnied to camp on what is now 
called "Potato Knob," which is the highest 
point of land in Washington County. To 
reach this point with our wagon required al- 
most the cutting of a new road-way; fortun- 
ately, w^ found the l)ed of Bear Creek much 
of the wav laare. which alloweil us many times 
to take the bed of the creek as our road-\\ay, 
and we were all quite willing that the foremost 
of those in the outset who priiposed riding and 
t}-ing should drive. This high point of land 
reached, and our stores safely packed away, 
after preparing our evening meal, our ar- 
rangements were made for the night hunt. It 
was said tliat bear and wolves and foxes in- 
habited the surrounding woods, which ex- 
tended many miles in either direction, with 
only here and there a haliitation on the low- 
land. 

Our 56-pounder (which was a scale weight' 
having a hole drilled in it about eight inches 
in depth and one inch in diameter with a small 
hole drilled upon the top, near the butt, in 
which tij place priming) was put in position 
on the brow of the hill, and loaded with blank 
shot ; the purpose of this was that an early 
hour in the morning the firing should give no- 
tice to all the hunters the direction of the 
camp. 

Soon after dark the dogs commenced their 
work, and not very long was it before their 
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game; all night long this racing was continued 
and when the signal gun of the morning was 
fired, one by one, our party, tired and warm, 
and yet excited, returneil to camp. Sr)me had 
undoubtedly been on the waters of Archer's 
Fork; some on Cow Run; and others on the 
Little ^luskingum. Our lireakfast. served on 
a fallen log, consisted of a tin-cup each of 
strong, hot coffee, a slice of baker's bread, and 
some ham broiled on the embers of a hickory 
fire, was enlivened by the spirited accounts of 
each one, in detail speaking of his night's ad- 
ventures. After these experiences were re- 
lated, in a council held with our comrades, who 
were conversant with the territory, the con- 
•clusion was reached to jiartly retrace our 
steps, cross the Little Muskingum, making our 
way up to the mouth of Rocky Fork, a tribu- 
tary of Fifteen ]\Iile Creek. After reloading 
our wagon, and by vote selecting the driver — 
one wdio knew the country best — others were 
assigned to different duties for the day. such 
as hunting, fishing, and cooking. Before 
night, the signal gun l)rought us all into the 
new camp; after the enjoyment of a hearty 
meal, prepared by our cook and his assistants, 
the luxuries of" which were fish from the moun- 
tain stream, squirrel and pheasants from the 
forests, and a cup each of fresh-made cider, 
from the press of our old friend, which one of 
our successful Iniiitcrs had secured in his round 
for the day. 

Our first movement after night-fall was to 
the near-by burning spring, very near to which 
in earlier days a company residing in Marietta 
had bored two wells, attempting to find salt 
water. (The date of this transaction was set- 
tled to the satisfaction of the writer in an in- 
terview with an old lady, the daughter of the 
contractor ; an account of this interview will 
be given in the future, we here only stating 
that the attempt to get salt at this point was 
mjade in 1816.) 

Leaving our burning spring canip, tlie 
whole party, with the dogs in the rear, made 
our wav southward to the hill-top. between 
the waters of Fifteen M'ilc Creek and Moss 
Run. 



From that high point we started our dogs, 
and we all, unsportsmanlike, scattered, each 
one to c(jntinue his night's adventures; cav- 
erns were cx|)lored : buftalo Ijeats v.ere exam- 
ined; bear wallows were, by many of us, for 
the first time \-isited. The night, being bright 
moonlight, allowed careful investigation of all 
these spots. Being nearljy the most experi- 
enced hunter of the crowd, the writer followed 
his footsteps, and soon found himself on a 
high point of land, from which could be wit- 
nessed the doings of the dogs and their game; 
this was exciting beyond all description. 

As it neared daylight, our party were all 
called into camp and notified bv our leader 
that the.dcjgs were gathered near the mouth of 
a cavern, and the indications were that in that 
cavern would either be found a wolf or a bear, 
with her young. Around this spot we soon 
collected; finding here, as reported, all the 
hunting dogs, evidently much excited ; very 
soon it would ha\'e been difficult to determine 
whether the lumters or dogs were more excit- 
ed. It seemeil pretty certain that a wild beast of 
some magnitude and fierceness was in the cav- 
ern. A council was held, and it was deter- 
mined that the only way to accomplish the 
death of the animal would be by the crawling 
of one of the ])arty into the cave : the question 
then was. who should attempt this supposed 
hazardous uinlertaking; we were not long in 
determining that jjoint as one of our number 
bore the name of "the Celebrated \\'olf Hunt- 
er of the Spelling- Book." 

Finding that the lot had fallen upi/m him, 
our hero soon prepared himself for the adven- 
ture: he tightened his belt, picked the flint of 
his gun. tied a long rope about his body, and 
had a icw words of undertone conversation 
with his nearest friends: the clear understand- 
ing with those surrounding the entrance was 
that a certain movement of the rope should be 
the signal for drawing out the ad\enturer ; 
scarcely had he disappeared from sight before 
the signal was violently gi\-en. and he was 
hastily drawn to the entrance : soon as he could 
control his voice, "Goshens," he exclaimed, 
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got thi'ougli with his words before there ap- 
peared from the same opening an animal about 
the size of a cat, who' evidently resented the 
intrusion, and left with us all positive evidence 
of her presence and displeasure. We all break- 
fasted together ; there was no use to divide, for 
all had been besprinkled with the same pun- 
gent odor. We broke camp and made for r>ur 
homes, where each buried his garments until 
the kindl}- earth cleansed them of the offensive 
smell. We were descendants of Putnam, the 
old hunter of Pomfret ; but after that misad- 
venture were (juite modest in laying claim tii 
the honor. 

THE P.\ST. 

In the months just passed how sorrowful 
have been Death's doings amung imr dear 
friends and life-long associates! They have 
not only gone frdui our sight, but they have 
carried with them much knowledge of the past. 
Who is left to treat upon tlie themes and re- 
late the incidents of e\-ents with acciu'acy. 
upon which they discoursed with familiarity? 
Alas, they are forever gone, and b(.ire with 
them to the grave knowledge, of which we will 
now all be forever ignorant. 

I have in mind many of whom I would 
write — they each deserve a chapter. I can 
but name them, as the chief object of this ar- 
ticle is to forcibly set forth the danger of de- 
lay in rescuing what is left. Today I beg 
you, ctmuuciicc to put on paper zvliat the old 
folks S(i<y of the past. Don't delay. They 
soon will ha\-e joined the majcjrity who liave 
left us. 

We first name \\'illiam D. Emerson, for 
70 years a student, a lawyer by profession, 
most thoroughly acquainted with the history 
of our early lawyers and statesmen. Who 
that now lives has such knowledge? 

Harlow Chapin, who had a thorougli 
knowledge of fjur early ]\Iuskinguin impro\-e- 
ments. From whom now can such informa- 
tion be gained ? 

Racer, Edgerton, Putnam, — three of our 
old-time merchants. Who is left that can 



tell us of the business doings, hereabouts, from 
1815 to 1840? 

Henry Armstrong, the cattle buj'er and 
luitcher of long ^■ears ago. Xow that he is 
gone, who can tell us of the cattle dealers and 
stock raisers of earlv years? 

Kufus E. Hart — well posted was he in the 
bar and the liench, in this locality, for the last 
50 _\-ears. Who that li^'es can communicate 
to us such knowletlge no\\- ? 

Jonathan Dye, like his father, was big- 
hearted and generous. It was said of the lat- 
ter. \vlnle he was magistrate in Lawrfence 
township, that he sold his favorite cow to 
meet the obligation of a debtor against whom 
there was a juagment on his docket in favor 
of an urgent creditor. 

Jonathan Dye lived amrjug us for 70 years, 
an (i)serving man. and died, last year, pos- 
sessed of nnich kuowleilge ijf men and things. 

Dr. Setli Hart, of Harmar. that good old 
mjan whom everybody lo\ed, had knowledge 
of the practice and success of all of his pro- 
fession, for near a hundred years, hereabouts. 

\\'ho can tell us this history now ? 

Dr. Add}-, an examlple of Cliristian char- 
acter, most thoroughly pijsted in the history 
of his church, frcini the beginning until now. 
in the Northwest. 

George Irish, identified with our ibusiness 
interests for many years ; in later }-ears a mjost 
extensive dealer in timber, under whose comr 
mands the giant forest trees have fallen : the 
test authority on timi:er and its growth. 

Harvev Laflin, the wheelhorse of the Dem- 
ocracy of the west side, of long ago, the con- 
tempc. rary (jf Brough, Joline, Flood, Wood, 
Humphreys, Skinner. Dickey and Ross. He 
died the other chw. Wh<:) li\'es now to tell 
us of the doings and sayings of his part\' in 
olden times? 

\Vi]liani H. P)uell, the Ijusiness man of 
Ijroad ideas, grandson of Gen. Josqjh Buell, 
had given much thought and study to the early 
history of the Northwest. To whom was this 
knowledge imparted ? 

Rufus P. lams, recently reported as ain("ing 
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this place. \\'hen quite young, he became a 
clerk for Jolin M5lls, and was for many years 
identiticd in his mercantile business, a [jortion 
of the time as partner. In very early life he 
attached himself to the Alethodist Clnnxh. As 
teacher and superintendent he made himself 
very useful in the Sabbath-school. As a mem- 
ber of the official board, he was much luived and 
respected by his associates, made up of such 
men as Whitney, Crawford. Daniels. Hall. 
pI■otsn^an, Jennings and others. He dies far 
away fromi his old home and associates. Xo 
doubt a suitable stone will mark his gra\-e. 
But better than on granite or glass tablets 
his record is on high. How very much it 
would interest the Alethodist of the future to 
know what he has left unwritten. 

' But whilst I linger at the gra\'es of these. 
my friends, 1 remember that woman, that was 
last at the cross and earliest at the grave, has 
been stricken !>}■ the shafts of death as well. 

In Oak Grove Cemetery the upturned sod 
tells me that here lies Mrs. Abigal Hook, the 
wife of John Hook, Esq.. and daughter of Mr. 
and ]VIrs. Joseph Kelly. At this home she was 
taught the ways of righteousness, and in early 
life learned to know the dear friends of her 
mother. ]\Iirs. Curtis. Mrs. Whitney, Mrs.' 
Crawford, the Methodist ministers and their 
wives and families. ]Mrs. Hook lived tt) be 
near 80 years of age; with a retentive memory, 
much did she know. But where is the record? 

.\ fe\y days since, beneath a spreading 
hemlock, in the Union township cemetery, 
there was laid to rest one aged anil much lie- 
loved, Mrs. Helen Putnam Devol. In life an 
honor to 1x)th surnames. She knew very miicb 
of the past history of the Muskingum X'alley. 
And it was her pleasure ofttimes to entertain 
her relatives and visitors with accounts of the 
earlier days of this region. Her's was a ha]i])y 
old age, and every hour she was imparting 
l)leasing instruction to her children and grand- 
children and scores of accpiaintances who 
enjoyed l>eing in her presence. But is there 
any record left of this long life of accpiired 
knowledge? 

But hark! What is that I hear? It is the 



slow tramp of the funeral procession, as they 
bear to the grave the remains O'f O'ue who long- 
years ago was a resident here. ^I'rs. Smith, 
\vho died ill the East on the 14th day of tiiis 
month, :uid at her request is buried in Oak 
Gro\e Cemetery, by the side of her husljand., 
the former president of Marietta College, elo- 
quent and learned. Mrs. Smith and her hus- 
band were attenda;its at the Congregational 
Church of this city, in the years when Deacon 
Williant, Ri. Putnam, Deacon John Cotton, 
Deacon A'nselm T. Xye, Dudley WV>odbridge, 
Samuel .Sliipman, Daniel B. Bosworth were 
prominen.l. If she has left a record of those 
days it will but aid the present pastor in Iiis 
untiring work of compiling a history of b.is 
church. 

Reatler. di'n"t delav, l.nit grasp the pen, and 
today commence to place upon paper what the 
old i)eo]3lc sav of the past. 

THE FIRST SfND.W-SCHOOL. 

MarieUa. June 2. i8qi. — 

Mr. Editor. — As there probably will be considerable 
interest among the Siniday-school delegates assembled 
liiere this week from all parts of Ohio, in regard to Mrs. 
Nancy Frost, who was a member of the first Sunday- 
school ever held in the Northwest. I send you herewith 
an article written some tune since, after a personal in- 
terview with her of several hours. 

The statements therein made are interesting, con- 
taining the recollections of a person then over 100 
years of age. and at this date, posaessing most of her 
faculties unimpaired, although 106 years of age. 

George M. Woodbridge. 

\ GENUINE PIONEER. 
A n'vnmi Qnr Hundred Years Old. 

The most remarkable wonia:i, in many re- 
sjiects. in the State of Ohio, is Mrs. Xancy 
Allison Fro.'it. who lives a dozen miles from 
Marietta, u])on the banks of the Mbskin-:;um 
Ri\ ei . 

Mrs. Frost is remarkable on account of 
her age, having comjileteil her hrst century 
sexeral months ago. She is especially interest- 
ing, however, for the reason that her memory 
is something extraordinary, and that slie has 
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with, the early liistory of Ohio stored a\vay in 
her recohection. It seems ahnost past beHef 
that one can talk with a person who was liurn 
only (ine year after the ReN'olutinn was over, 
who was three years r>f age at the time the cele- 
brated ordinance of 1787 was passeil, ti\e years 
old when our Constitution went into effect, 
and 15 years old at the time of the death of 
\\'ashington, 

Nancy Allison was Ijorn in Fayette Coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1784. She. with 
her father and his family, moved to Marietta 
in the fall of 1789. the year after the first set- 
tlement of Ohio at that point, and consequent- 
ly she has been a dweller within the boundaries 
of the State almost from its lieginning. T\vo 
years after the arri\al cif the faniilv. the terri- 
ble Indian war — 1 791-1795 — l;)roke out, and 
these fearful years of anxiety and peril were 
passed l)\- the residents of Marietta in th.e 
two forts they had built for their protection. 
The Allisons lived during this time in the cele- 
brated Campus ]\Iartius. Of all those early 
pioneers who suffered and hoped together dur- 
ing those tedious }-ears. Xancy Allison Frost 
is the last survivor, and it is thought that she 
is the only living person in Ohio who has an}- 
personal recollection o^f the Indian war. She 
remembers distinctly the consternation of the 
garrison upon the arrival of the news of the 
massacre cjf 14 persons at Big Bottom. Court 
was in session at Marietta at the time, and the 
feelings of the husbands and fathers, who had 
left unprotected wi\es and children in their 
little defenseless caliins, cannot be described. 

Mrs. h'rost speaks familiarly of Gen. Ru- 
fus Putnam and ]Maj. Anselm Tuj^per, the 
leaders of the 48 pioneers who made the great 
State of Ohio' a possibility, and she saw them 
every dav of those long years of incarceration 
in the fort. She speaks with special interest 
of Maj. Anselm Tupper, afterwau.l commander 
of the garrison. Init at this time the teacher 
for at least three years in the Campus Martins, 
and the tirst person to sIkav the young idea 
how to shoot in the Northwest Territory. She 
talks in saddened tones, even . yet, when siie 
tells of the death of a little schoolmate, and 



how Major Tupper had helped herself and 
three other little girls pass long handkerchiefs 
under the box which contained their little play- 
mate, and carry her, themseh'es, to the grave, 
followed Ijv all the sorrowing inmates of the 
garrison. 

She remembers well Arthur St. Clair, first 
governor of the Northwest Territory, and his 
beautiful daughter, Louisa, who at the time 
was 18 years' old, and the belle of the garri- 
son. Full of health and animal spirits, ready 
to enjoy anvthing, a fine horseback rider, a 
beautiful skater, an excellent markswoman, is 
it any wonder that half the }-oung men in the 
garrison were madly in love with the brilliant 
girl, v.dio seemed formed for the life she led? 

Mrs. Frost remeuTbered Mr. and Mrs. Isaac 
\\"illiams, and their pretty daughter, Drusilla,' 
well. [My readers may not recollect that this 
family, as early as 1786, were living in (West) 
Virginia injmediately opposite Marietta. 
Nothing could exceed their kindness, Mrs. 
I'rost said, to the Marietta pioneers. Isaac 
Williams, in "the starving year" of 1790, had a 
good crop of corn, for which he refused the of- 
fer, made b}' a speculator, of $2 a bushel, that 
he might sell it, at 5.0 cents a bushel, tO' each 
family, as they had need of it, as long as it 
lasted. After this was gone, though, the peo- 
ple had a w eary time for months, some of them, 
having to eat e\en nettle-tops, and the weed 
known as pigeon lierry. Mrs. Williams shovvocl 
her kind heart liy the salves and lotions the 
niade for the weary, bruised pioneers, and by 
the readiness with which she nursed the sick, 
and put in place the broken liiu'bs of unfortun- 
ate woodsmen. 

MVs. Frost attended what was proba'bly the 
first Sunday-school taught in the Northwest 
Territory. ]Mrs. ^lary Lake, a most estimable, 
benevolent woman, was the instructor, and 
gathered everv Sunday afternoon., 15 to 20 
young people in her room at the garrison. 
Here she taught thenr the \\'estminster Cate- 
chism, the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, 
and told her little listeners about John Rodgers 
and many a winning story about the Bible. 
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agiiiable, — a chair, even, being quite a raritv 
in the Campus ^tJ'artius, but Mrs. Frost doubts 
whether, with all the organs, and lesson leaves, 
and libraries and Christmas trees of the pres- 
ent day, there are more interesting schools now 
than this prinntixe mie taught bv good Mrs. 
Lake., 

Mrs. Frost laughed as she told of a little 
playmate named Mflria Green, who was the 
happy possessor of the only doll in the garri- 
son. Mrs. Frost described this m'uch-en\ied 
treasure as minutely as if slie had seen it only 
yesterday, whereas 90 years have tlown sii.ce 
she left the Campus Mjartius. In 1795 her 
family moved up on the [Muskingum, alni'ist 
opposite where the village of Lowell nov.- 
stands. Five years after, when 16 years old. 
A'^ancy Allison naarried Stephen Frost, v>hi> 
lived upon the farm adjoining her fatb.er's. 
and this spot has been her home almost ever 
since. 

In the course of nature une would think 
that Mrs. Frost's course must be nearly run, 
but her activity, l>oth physical and mental, is 
something astonishing. To see a woman 100 
years old shovel up and carry in a bucket of 
coal with entire case to herself is certainly 
wonderful. She sews and reads with ease, 
and makes most of her clothing, her dresses 
included. She showed the writer, with great 
pride, the pretty white curtains at her bedroom 
windows, which she had made herself. She 
uses no spectacles, but has been enjoying her 
second sight for some years. 

Mrs. Frost's only infirmity seems to be a 
slight deafness, but it is scarcely of enough 
consequence lo be mentioned, as she hears 
readily all conversation directed to herself. 

Upon the occasion of her looth birthday 
she rode eight or ten miles to the house of a 
relative, and did not seent very much fatigued 
by tlie trip. 

It is really beautiful to observe the rela- 
tions existing between herself and her grand- 
son's family, with whom she li\es. Mrs. 
Frost told me of the loving, tender care with 
which the whole household treated her. antl the 
family in her absence spoke of her with the 



utmost freedom. Religion, however, is the 
great abiding comfort of this remarkaljle wo- 
n^an and she told mt that while she was will- 
ing to stay her allotted time on earth, she 
was lead.y whenever the summons came to go. 
-Xis her grandfather Allison lived to the age of 
104, Mrs. Frost may still have years of use- 
fulness before her. 

DEFEiVSF, OF TIIK PIOXF.F.RS -WD THEIR SUC- 
CESSORS. 

For years and down to the present, the 
w-riter has heard many things derogatory to 
the pioneers and their successors. At once to 
give the reader to understand what it means 
by this article, below will be found a sample 
of the inuendoes of an old and a later date. 
McMaster, in a recent work entitled "MtMas- 
ter's History of die United States," Vol. i, 
page 145, in s|)eaking of the early comers here, 
says : 

"Wheeling was a place of fifty log and 
frame hrnises, boasted of a stockacle, and, in 
troubled times, of a garrison of one hundred 
and fifty troops. 

"Below it, near the Muskingum, was Ma- 
rietta. In the official language of the time it 
was described as Ijeing in the territory of the 
United States nortluvest of the river Ohio. 
But the phrase was too long for the boatmen 
and settlers, and as they expressed it. Marietta 
was on the Indian side of the Ohio. Two 
hundred wooden h(_uises of boat planks, or of 
logs, made up the towin. 

"The inhabitants were lacy oiid given to 
drink, cultivated little land, a'nd liz-ed citietiv 
on venison, Xi'ild turkeys, and 'bread made of 
Indian corn. Food, therefore zi'as scarce and 
dear: nor zms if ahMiys that the ow-ner of a 
few bushels O'f 'red potatoes' or a half dozen 
Imrrels of flour could be induced to part with 
one even for money. Many a fiat-boatman, 
who stopped at the place to buy fcxjd, went 
away disappointed." 

\Ve will now carefully examine Mr. Mc- 
Master's statements and his authoritv for them 
The reader will keep in nrind that this author 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



says "The inhabitants were lazy and given to 
drink, cuhivate<! little land, and lived chiefly 
on venison, wild turkeys, and hread made of 
Indian corn. Fond was therefore scarce and 
dear; nor was it always that the nwner df.a 
few bushels of 'red potatoes' or a half dnzen 
barrels of flour could be induced ti> part with 
one even for money. IMany a flat-boatman 
who stopped at the ])lace to bu_\- food went 
away disappointed." 

Tlie inhabitants of .\rarietta had barely 
closed their trials and anxieties with the small- 
pox, when they were assailed by a more ob- 
stinate and unrelenting, if ncjt more danger- 
ous, enemy. It was a trial in which all, whether 
rich or poor, were more or less involved and 
that was a scarcity of wlmlesome food. It was 
as late as the fore part of June. 1789, before 
the inhabitants had finished fencing and plant- 
ing the great corn-field on the plain. The in- 
creased number "f horses and oxen had made 
it necessarv tn encluse the field with a fence, 
while the vear before it had been without one. 
A brush fence from the Muskingum to Duck 
Creek, had aiTorded a sufticient range for the 
stock then in the country. A frost on the first 
of O'ctolver had seared the corn, when it was 
not fairly out of that soft and succulent state, 
called the milk. It was gathered and put 
awav, and supposed by many that when fairly 
dried it would make good bread, but wlien 
tried, it almost invariably produced sickness 
and vomiting; even the d(jmestic animals 
could not eat it with safety. The efi^ect was 
similar tO' that of a fungus grain, or "sick 
wiheat," as it is generally called. Eatal)le corn 
rose from 50 cents to Si. 50 and $J a bushel; 
the poorest was $ i . 

By the middle of May. the scarcity was 
felt generally: there were but few cows in the 
country to aftdrd milk; no oxen or cattle to 
spare for mieat, and but very few hogs. The 
woods, which were full of game in 1788, were 
now1 nearly as bare of it as an old settled 
country — the Indians haxdng killed or driven 
away nearly all the deer within 20 miles of 
Marietta. In the great scarcity it was wonder- 
ful how little there was of selfishness, and ho-w 



generally kindness and good-feeling abounded; 
those whcj had more resources, lent or gave to 
those w ho had less, using at the same time the 
strictest economy themiselves, that they niight 
lie more able to do so; occasionally a turkey 
I If a piece of bearmeat was procured from the 
hunters which was put into the kettle and 
boiled up with hominy or coarse mteal ; those 
wdio had cow\s divided the milk wdth their 
neighbors, especially where there were chil- 
dren ; sugar or ntolasses they had little of, as 
they had no kettles to boil the sap of the maple 
which grew in great abundance on the rich 
lands, and would have afforded a valuable 
source of nourishment in the general scarcity. 
The ri\-er furnished a tolerable supply of fish, 
and aided much in preventing starvation, es- 
pecially m very poor families. Xettle-tops, 
and the tender shoots of pigeon berry (Pliy- 
tnUu-cii ilcamdra) as soon as they appeared 
were gathered up and boiled with a little flour 
or meal and salt and eaten by many persons ; 
potato tops were eaten in the sam'e way. Salt 
\\ias scarce, and sold in small parcels for 50 
cents a quart. Spice Imsh and sassafras 
afforded an elimentary drink in the place of 
tea and co^ffee. 

The Ohio Company, with a liberality 
worthy of all praise, assisted many poor fami- 
lies with small loans of money, or the suffer- 
ing wciuld have been much greater. \\'ith this 
they ciiuld occasionally get provisions from 
l:iiats descending the Ohio. Thus they strug- 
gled along tmtil the young beans and early 
squashes appeared, when green corn and 
potatoes, which was considered a perfect re- 
lief, and finally the ripened corn, with a little 
wheat, ground in hand-mills, furnished bread 
that was tin mght a luxury. The matrons of 
the colony, in a little sober chitchat over a 
cup of spice-w<)ijd tea, without any sugar and 
very little milk, concluded if they lived ever 
to enjoy a supply of wholesome food for their 
children and selves, they would never complain 
of their fare lie it e\er si> humble. 

The reader will not wonder that food was 
scarce as claimed by the above writer, whefi 
he reads of the destitution of former \-ears. 



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From tlie commencement of the settlement, 
tile Sabbath was obserxed as a day of rest, 
and fronii. and after, 1789, regular religious 
services were kept up in tlie Northwest Block- 
house at the Campus Martins. After the war 
commenced, and large block-houses were built 
in the garrii')n at "The Point,"" religious wor- 
ship was held there part of the time: Re\'. 
Daniel Story t)tficiated as clergyman. The 
law regulating the militia required a nnister 
of the troops every Sabbath day at 10 o'clock 
a. m,., when they were ])arailed by the beat of 
the drunt, the roll-call, and their arms in- 
spected, after which a procession was formed, 
headed by Colonel Sproat, with his drawn 
su'ortl. the civil officers and the clergyman, 
with fife and drum, marched to the hall for 
divine service. All the Xew Englanders being 
versed in psalmody, there was no lack of good 
singing to aid in the solemnities of the day. 
On these tKcasions, nearly all of the popula- 
tion attended. Tlie arms of the soldiers w-ere 
setting by their side, or kqjt near theuT during 
the service, ready for use if need. 

The latter part of September, on a Sab- 
bath morning, Peter Xeiswanger. one of the 
rangers, went up to visit a field of corn and 
potatoes he had cultivated on the east side of 
Duck Creek, near the mouth. He had some 
fat hogs in a pen, one of which he found killed, 
and a portion of the meat cut out and carried 
off. Several hills of potatoes had been dug, 
and in the loose earth he discovered fresh moc- 
casin tracks, a proof that Indians had been 
there and done the mischief. He hurried 
back to the garrison at "the Point"" and gave 
the alarm. It was in the midst of the fore- 
noon service, when the inhabitants were gen- 
erally assembled in the large block-house, list- 
ening to the sermon. The instant the word 
was heard "Indians in the vicinity,"" the drum- 
mer seized his drum, and rushing out at the 
door beat the long roll as the well-known sig- 
nal for every man to hasten to his jrost. The 
place of worship, so quiet and calm a few mo- 
ments before, was filled with confusion and 
alarm. The women caught up their little chil- 
dren, and hastened to their homes, and the 



place of prayer w-as abandoned for that day. 
Anxiety and fear for the fate of their brothers 
and husbands who had gone in pursuit of the 
dreaded Indians banished all holy thoughts, 
but the silent prayers for their safe return. A 
party was soon mustered, made up of five or 
si.x of the rangers. 10 volunteer citizens, and 
12 United States soldiers from the company 
stationed at "the Point."" The men went up 
in canoes to the moitth of Duck Creek, where 
they left their water craft. The more experi- 
enced rangers soon fell upon the trail, which 
they traced across the wide bottom to the Lit- 
tle Muskingum. At a point about half a mile 
below where Corner's JNlill now stands, the 
Indians forded the creek. 

In the ab<:)ve. the reader will see that Imm 
the difficulties and dangers of cultivating 
crops, that the scarcity of potatoes is easily 
accouiited for as referred to by our quondam 
traveler. McMaster's authority for these dec- 
larations as he himself, acknowledges, is 
liased upon the statement found in the hurriedly 
written journal of two illiterate and irresponsi- 
ble traveler, who touched the shores of Mari- 
etta during or soon after the Indian war. 
TJieir statements I give you as follows : 

"Friday. November 6th, 1795. Nothing 
material occurred this day. except shooting 
eight or ten wild turkeys, killed by the boat's 
crewi There are still many fine tracts of land 
on both sides of the Cihio. between Wheeling 
and ]^Iarietta. where we arrived on Saturday 
at 12 o"clock. This town is situated on the 
Great M\iskingum River, near 200 males below 
Pittsburgh. It c^-ntains about two hundred 
wooden houses, and commands a delightful 
view up and down and across the Ohio. Here 
also is a stockade-garrison, where soldiers 
are kept to protect the inhabitants from the 
incursions of the Indians, who are verv trouble- 
son^e during the war, and stole a great num- 
ber or horses from the settlers, w'liich is the 
on!\' reason why this town is not near so 
large as it otherwise would ha\'e been, as the 
land all about, and for a considerable distance 
is level and very rich. We could get no sup- 
ply of provisions here, except a bushel of red 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



potatoes. Avhich a poor, star\-ed-looking 
Frenchman spared us for eighteen pence 
sterling, which is very surprising and betrays 
an inscrutable indolence in the settlers, who 
chiefly live upon venison, wild turkeys, and 
bread nilade of Indian corn. 

"Xo\eniber 7th. After quitting Marietta 
at I p. ni. yesterday, we proceeded on to 
Belpre." 

The reader of the alaove statement will 
notice that the writer was one short hmu- in 
Marietta — a stranger, and obtaining informa- 
tion from, strangers, and recording his con- 
clusions from what he heard in the grog-shop 
of Frenchman Thierr_\', which stood near the 
bank of the river. Also, nut long ago, ap- 
peared in print, the following: 

"The proverbial old fogies have been takiiig 
themiselves tO' a better land quite rapidly in 
the last few years, and with their departure the 
city has fallen into the hands of modern 
hustlers who are gi\'ing Marietta new life and 
new tone." 

These statements, and such as these in print 
and otherwise, have been so long all(^wed to 
go uncontradicted or unexplained, that the 
rising generation, as well as newcumers may 
be wrongly impressed. In this article it is pro- 
posed to examine the facts and the authorities 
upon which these statemients are made. 

First, then, in order to read nur inirpose 
at once, we will examine the facts connected 
with the li\-es of those entitled "Old fogies." 
My recollections may not ser\-e me right, but 
I have endea\'ored toi bring to mind names and 
deeds of those who have been called by Death 
from) among us, in the few- }'ears immediately 
preceding the appearance of the alxn-e article, 
and I can Ijut feel that the insinuations ui the 
writer are \'ery unjust and untrue. For 
reasons that will be obvious to the reader, I 
will avoid, for the most part. gi\'ing the names 
of those thus brought U> mind. InU will speak 
of the deeds of some whuse li\es were useful, 
and whose memories w ill be cherished. I can 
but nanre Capt. William Knox, who' for 70 
years lived ampng us. each year tO' honor his 
profession, and by strict integrity, untiring in- 



dustry, and a comprehensi\-e minil, greatly 
adding to the business of the place, and its 
reputation elsewhere. 

Next tO' follow him, one who spent his 
money and time probably more than any other 
man living in Southern Ohio in battling 
slaveiy and its institutions. The grave, within 
these few years, has called to its embrace two- 
honored and useful messengers of the Gospel, 
one of whom, miore than 70 years ago, bega'U 
his toilsome wi irk. Amithcr cinumenced life as 
a boy in a sliip\ard, !i\ed m our midst to old 
age, and probalilv had as much tn di> with the 
improvements of uur town for 25 years, as an_v 
man living. Aunther. wlio, b}" a life uf great 
eci.mciniy ;md constant industry, accumulated 
considerable property, gave to the cause of 
education and sul^'ering hum.anity m(-ire than 
half the savings oi his life. 

There comes another — I wish I dare men- 
tion his name — a man of -no pretensions, a 
mechanic of great merit, who. I>\- his srrber, 
toilsome life, set an exantple which I am glad 
to know is followed by his sons wdio li\'e after 
him, wfiiose homes, as well as his, indicate 
thrift and enterprise. I will speak of (.me 
i.ither: much do I wish that he had continued 
ti> li\e IrtU I )'eath took him in the ])rime of 
life, in the mid'^t of his usefulness. F(ir o\'er 
20 years he had Ijeen a resident among us, 
and during the last 15 }-ears (jf his life had 
paid out from, $20,000 to $50,000 each _\'ear 
to the working men of the country, in con- 
ducting his business. 

Were it not that a newspaper article nurst 
have its limits, the deeds and worth of others 
of Oiu' citizens, who have passed from life to 
death in the last few years, very properly could 
be spoken of. These men, and such as those 
described n: the abo\-e article, controlled 
Marietta and its destinies, for at least its first 
50 years, furnishing much of the m.eans to the 
budding of roads and bridges, school houses 
and churches throug-hout the then sparsely 
settled country, lie>;ide the building in their 
own midst the Court House, Acadeni}', a 
church to accommjodate all the people (a 
building which still stands, a monument of tlie 



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liberality and religious purposes of the early 
residents iiere). Tliey lent pecuniary aid to 
those who cleared the ground, and fitted it for 
cultivation ; they built rope-walks, and fac- 
tories, and ships tO' navigate the ocean. Their 
enterprise was not bounded by the limits of 
State lines, but as far East as the Blue Kidge 
C'f the Alleg'hanies, and West as the Rockies, 
lhe\- pursued the purchase of peltries which 
were iirought here, [jacked and shipped tij for- 
eign countries. 

Neither were the women ot that day idle, 
for we find that in the year 1808 there were 
possessed and used, in \\'ashington County 
alone, over 1,000 spinning-wheels. The early 
women not only spun the early fiax. and tow, 
and wool, but wove and matle nearly all the 
garments worn by the men, women, and chil- 
dren of that day. Nor did they lack in enter- 
l>rise, and the ability to accumulate. The 
writer has in mind the doings of one woman 
who. in 1789, landed here with her family 
from, a canoe, in which she and they had navi- 
gated the Ohio. Soon engaging in business, 
she aided her husband in paying the debts 
wfiich he had left behind. She lived and pros- 
pered until the year 181 7, when, as the records 
of tlie Court House will show, she ilistributed 
anxong her children property worth $17,000. 

DEFENSE OF THE PIONEERS AND THEIR SL'C- 
CESSORS. 

(Sccniid Article.) 

The array of testimony to controvert the 
statements of ^IcMaster made upon the au- 
thority O'f his one-hou-r visitor, is so volumin- 
ous, and of so high a character, we are at 
much loss tO' know which to select : but in order 
to complete our work, we are ciin3;)elled to 
leave unused much material of this character 
and be content with but a few (if these tes- 
timonials. 

George Washington wrote from ^Inunt 
Vernon, on the 19th of June, 1788, to Rich- 
ard Henderson, an inrjuirer in regard to West- 
ern lands, the following eulogium of the Ohio 
Compan_\-'s settlement : "N'o colony in Amer- 



ica was ever settled under such favorable aus- 
pices as that which has just conmienced at 
the month of the Muskingum.. Information, 
property strength will be its characteristics. I 
know many of the settlers personally, and 
there never were men better calculated to pro- 
mote tlie welfare of such a community. If 
I was a young man, just prq^aring to begin 
the world, or, if in advanced life and had a 
family to make a provision for, I know of no 
country where I should rather fix my habita- 
tion than in some part of the region for which 
the writer of the queries seems to have a pre- 
deliction." 

In speaking of Marietta, in 1795, Robert 
Schultz, an extensive traveler and intelligent 
m&n, said, "Her inhabitants are sober, honest, 
religious, and industrious, while dissipation 
and irrational amusements are not known in 
her friendly circle." 

\\"illiams, the historian, says: "Morally, 
Marietta was, for a pioneer settlemfent, far in 
advance of any other in the West. The peo- 
ple of ]\Iarietta, as a rule, were New England- 
ers, and fully abreast with the Xew England- 
ers' sentim,ent of the times." 

Pages of your paper might be- filled with 
testimonials such as these but forbearance 
som(etimes is a virtue. For the first fifty years 
of its existence, Marietta had to contend with 
many adverse circumstances. The Indian war 
continuing almost five years, the many trials 
to wJiich the inhabitants were subjected, several 
years of marked, malignant sickness, and other 
causes too numerous to mention in an article 
such as this, nrach retarded the onward m^rch 
O'f improvement, and increased population. 
During ntany of those years the men of the 
town were drawn upon heavily to aid improve- 
ments ; roads had to be made, bridges built, 
school houses and churches erected, and in ad- 
dition to all this the settlers upon farm lands 
had to be aided. During all those vears from 
$30,000 to $50,000 of credit annually extended 
by the business m«n of Marietta to the culti- 
vators of the soil. Your readers may ask how 
was this? In these days of "pay as vou go" 
it m&y seem almiost incredil)le to be believed 
, that nearly all the Inisiness of the countrv in 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



earlv times, was transacted l>y l^arter or on 
credit. AhiKist the first act of the early settler 
after he had selected a piece of land on which 
to dwell, upon which he had ntode a small 
payment, was to arrange for a credit with the 
nierchants. The lahorer who had helped to 
clear his laml, hiiild his fences, erect his log 
cabin in which to dwell, was to be paid in 
Wihole or in part in store goods. Perhaps it 
here should be said, that the early n^erchant 
kept in their early store-houses almost every- 
thing. They sold fish-hooks, pen-knives, bar- 
iron, iron kettles, bake-ovens, shovels and 
tongs, and-ir(.)ns, jjlows, gun-flints. ]30wder, 
ghot and lead, salts, British oil, wool hats, 
country-made shoes, ax-handles, hoes, hatchets, 
hammers, saws, whip-saws, boat-cables, grocer- 
ies of e\-ery kind, drugs, medicines, meats of 
all descriptions, butter, eggs, and lard, as well 
as even' \'ariety of dry-goods. ' 

Thus, it may be seen, that with a store 
order could be obtained all the necessities of 
life. Acci Hints thus contracted, sometinies 
small, but more generally large, were for the 
most part closed at the end of the year. The 
debtor received credit for the Ijear, wolf, or 
deer skins which he may have deli\-ered. and 
the ginseng, snakeroot, hay, country linen or 
jeans, which the family may have suiy[)lied 
the merchant with. Notes given for balances, 
thus contracted, at times might remain on file 
for years. Don't suppose for a moment that 
transactions of this kind were only of ad\ant- 
age to' the debtor; on the contrary, the creditor 
was becom'ing more and more independent each 
year as the records of the Marietta merchants 
will show, their Eastern creditors, not losing 
a dollar in the first 50 years of the settlement. 
1 must here be allowed to say that in these 
latter years the tables ha\'e been turned; farm- 
ers being the money-lenders, the business men 
advantaged thereliy. 

But I must hasten on and briefly speak of 
the educational history of this region of conn- 
tr\', in which the citizens of this town bore a 
leading as well as a proiuinent part. The cele- 
brated ordinance of 1787 paved the way for 
the colonization of the Northwest Territor^■. 



The sale of a large tract of land to the Ohio 
Ccjnipany of Associates naturally followed. 
The veterans of the Revolution were anxious- 
Iv waiting an opportunity to take possession 
of the promised bounty land. When (kn. 
IvMfus Putnam, wiith the first New England 
emigrants to Ohio', landed at the mouth of the 
Ivlliskingumi Ri\'er, he carried in his pocket a 
commission from the national government "to 
establish an University" in this wilderness. 
The contract between the Associates and the 
government contained a clause reserving two 
townships of land as an endowment for an 
institution of that sort. If Harvard is justi- 
fied as fixing as its birth-year the date wlien 
it received John Harvard's library. Ohio Uni- 
versity can claim 1787 as its natal year. 

Little progress was made in the enterprise 
until after the Indian war, but as early as 1795 
the t(Avnships of Athens and Alexander. .Ath- 
ens Count}-, had been named the uni\-ersity 
townships. General Putnam remained the man 
in authority an.ijong the colonists. As sur\-eyor- 
general, he usually led all rec(jnn(jitering ex- 
peditions. 

The Ohio' Uni\ersity was the first insti- 
tution of its kind in the Northwest, Init it 
long maintained sr.premacv r)vcr the colleges 
founded ;U a later date. For the first 30 years 
in its history, a large majority of its trustees 
were ]^larietta men, notably: Judge Elijah 
Backus, Gen. Rufus Putnam, Judge Dudlev 
AN'oodbridge, Rev. Daniel Story. Dr. S. P. Hib 
dreth, Joseph Buell. Gov. R. J. ]Meigs. and Ben- 
jamin I\-es Gilman. General Putnam was well 
knowin as the champion of the institution, and 
with others above named contributed time and 
money to the furthering of the cause of the 
institution. It may with truth be said that 
this institution was cared for and fostered by 
IN'Earietta mien. Here ^w^as educated Thomas 
Swing, one amiong America's greatest states- 
mien. John Brough was for a time a student 
at thi'; uni\'ersity; afterward an orator of 
great ])> :\\er and Governor of the State of Ohio, 
Rie\'. Jose])li AI. Trim,ble received his degree 
as B. .\. in this institution, becamje financial 
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College, which insiitutinii nnw numl)ers 1.200 
students. Edmuiul Sehoii, ime nt the most eln- 
quent of pulpit orators, was of tlie graduat- 
ing class of 1827. He soon took hold of 
Augusta College,* which under his individual 
mfmagement soon arose from the ashes to hless 
the world. His eloquence gave him- access to 
the pulpits of all denominations. Here also 
was educated Bishop Edward R. .\mes, the 
oft-called-in advisor and confidential friend of 
the lamented Lincoln. This institution gave 
training to some of the Ijest pulpit orators. 
Richmond, \'irginia. ever felt proud of the 
lamented Hogue. Pitts'lmrg, ColumSjus. Cin- 
cinnati, Louisville, Xashville, as also mtmy 
other cities were hlest with the intellectual 
services of the graduates of this institution. 
Today, at the head of the Ohio State Univer- 
sity, is one who claims that institution 'as 
his alma mater. I might go on enumerating 
college presidents, professors and distin- 
guished divines who. under instructions re- 
ceived, went forth to bless the world, and add 
an armament to- this institution, hut I forljear. 
Next we com.e to- our own academ)-, estab- 
lished in 1800, employing the most competent 
teachers from the beginning. The oft-repeated 
history of ^larietta College I do not propose to 
enlarge upon, but I do propose tO' speak of 
the liberality of two nien whose acts in con- 
nection with this institution should be held in 
lasting rememlbrance. I refer to the oft- 
repeated munificent gifts of Douglas rutnam. 
Esq., and of Col. John ^lills. I can in no way 
fincl out the exact sums thus contributed by 
each, but this 1 know full well. — but for the 
liberal gifts of these gentlemen, the success 
of the institution would not have lieen assured. 
Tlie sums contributed l>y these parties 1 have 
unsuccessfull)- attempted to ascertain. When 
approached upon the sttbject Mr. I^ntnam, who 
was probably the largest contributor, courtcous- 
Jv evaded an answer, liut I think it may safely 
be .said that his contributions for this laudable 
purpose exceeded $50,000. .\s trutlifullv'miay 
it be said that the contributious of Colonel 
Mills exceeded the earnings of twenty of the 
most prosperous years of his successful 



business life. The priceless value of this 
institution has recently been greatly enhanced 
by the liberal and large acts of its Board of 
Tru-Stees, bv including- within their domain 
an institutiou in which to educate the daugh- 
ters of the land. 

DEFENSE OF THE I'lOXEERS .V-ND THEIR SLT- 
CESSORS. 

{Third Article.) 

In continuatiou of the remarks on educa- 
tion as found in the last article, should be 
adiied a brief history of the conimon schools 
of tlic toAU, which first were confined to three 
rooni> and as many teachers; the rooms now 
occupied for the ])urpose numibering 21. with 
22, teachers. 

In looking liack, it occurs to the writer 
that the attacks of MjcMaster and others have 
been fully met, and without going into a de- 
tailed history, will enumerate some of the evi- 
dences of enterprise, ability and resolve, which 
occur to nie as I write, without [jaying special 
attention to chronology. 

The first settlers here were chiefiy of New, 
England origin. They knew what slavery was, 
as its blighting effects had Ijeen seen b\- them 
in their own midst, and the severance of fami- 
lies which certainly followed its diffusion was 
not unknown to them-. Most of them had been 
soldiers for frccdoin from a foreign yoke, and 
to this new \\(jr!d tbev came to enjoy the larg- 
est freedom. The sixlii article of the ordi- 
nance of 1787 was their "Day Star." and its 
recognition thev had resolved upon. In sup- 
port of this inalienable right, they had deter- 
mined to light for every inch of ground, every 
blade of gras-;. and if need be that the last in- 
trenchmcnt of constitutional liberty should be 
their graves. Xo other resolves had a higlier 
seal in th.eir hearts than that the larges: liber- 
ty siioiild be the birthright of every dweller. 
Manifestly was their ])urpose developed when 
called on to elect delegates for the fortification.s 
of the first State Constitution. Those who 
were chosen to represent this population, 
strongly backed by others of like opinions, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



placed in that first declaratirm of sentiment 
tliuse iV'ords which I pray Goil may ever gov- 
ern our population, the substance of which was 
that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude 
shoukl e\-er be known to our people. 

The boldness and firmness of our little band 
impressed all and soon a barrier like the Rock 
of Gibraltar extended along the- border, say- 
ing to- slaver}-, '"Thus far shalt thou come, but 
no farther." i 

A most interesting history of this whele 
suliject might be written, but this is not the 
place for it: suffice it to say. t]ic laws of our 
fathers never etislaved one liinnan being. 

I may here add. what I believe to^ be true, 
that the firm anti-slavery stand taken by the 
bandful of pioneers, shaped the destiny of the 
nation. 

Churches of all denrjminations and creeds 
soon' abounded, and every man liatl the right 
to worship under his o-wn "vine and fig tree," 
with none to make hinr afraid. 

Did it show lack of enterprise, when in 
the early years of the settlements, a road was 
surxeyetl and cut through the forests to the 
seaboard, and at a subset|uent date, before there 
was a n^ile of railroad in the States, to raise 
the mduey for and complete the survey oi a 
mute from; the mouth of the Muskingum 
across the AUeghenv Mountains ? ( See papers 
in the hands of Edward ]\I. Booth, Esq.. Citi- 
zens National Bank.) 

In later years go to the regions of North- 
ern M/ichigan, and find there conducting the 
exploration of the copper mines, bringing to 
its stockholders untold wealth, a Marietta man. 

Go to the Pacific Coast, and find there a 
graduate of our shipyards, having laid down 
his adze here, the widely-known and able con- 
ductor of the then largest steam navigation 
ci>mpany in California. This is Capt. lames 
\\'hitney, a ^tlarietta man. 

A recent mtip of our city and surroundings 
speaks of six railroads centering here. Who 
projected, who' built them? 

A'fter the projection and partial comple- 
tion of the ^Mlarietta & Cincinnati Railrijad, 



and home funtls were exhausted, and the most 
hopeful of its friends almost hopeless, we see 
in the city of Berlin a man who in full con- 
fidence of the value oi the bonds which he 
proposes tO' sell, satisfying the money lenders 
of Europe oi the value of the offered security, 
bringing- back to this country mallions of dol- 
lars, which enabled th.e directors to tunnel tlie 
hills and trestle the, gaps, and lay the rails, 
and thus complete an enterprise, w-hich has 
gi\eii us connection with the outer world. Tliis 
man was no other than Noah L. AVilson, who 
spent mtost of his days in the nvidst of us. 

General Warner, it is admitted on all 
hands, I believe, gave us the Cleveland & Ma- 
rietta Railroad, the value of which to our city 
and county cannot be estimated. This rail- 
road supplanted tO' a great degree another en- 
terprise, which has not by any means lost its 
value to the country through which it passes, 
and the business prosperity of our city. This 
road was projected and built, and called the 
Marietta & Duck Creek Plank Road. John 
O. Crani, one of the live men of Marietta, 
was the father of this enterprise. 

1 Toda}- we find Oiurselves connected w-'ith 
the North and A^'est l:)y the Toledo & Ohio 
Central Extension, an enterprise bringing de- 
servedly mj-ich credit to our fellow citizen, T. 
D. Dale, for its construction and completion. 
It is said that this road brings more frade 
to ^Marietta than any other. 

An end I must reach, fully convinced that 
a volume could be written filled with the nar- 
ration of commendable acts of those who lived 
before us. I shah necessarily pass over much 
of the history of the past. 

The building and conduction of our man- 
ufacturing establishments, notably the chair 
factory, which, in the past, as I ami creditably 
informed, fed and clothed, and gave good 
homes to 1.500 souls. Grafton, Mills and 
Stanley should write this history. 

William, L. Rolston, Escp. better than any 
one I know, can give a history of other years ; 
the tanner}-, where hundreds of thousands of 
ddllars were jirobablv used and many hands 



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537 



employed. He also can tell you, better than 
anvone living, of the woolen factory, where 
minch real capital was lost in an attempt to 
build up tlie manufacturing interests of Mari- 
etta. 

In this connection, allow me to say that 
A. T. Nye should write up the history of iron 
manufacturing in this region. I know of no 
one so competent to do it. 

Wonder not that I have come to the front 



in speaking of the deeds of those who have 
lived and who are no more. 

In m[\- lx)yhood days I used to look with 
veneration u])on the faces and forms of those 
who planted our institutions here; their names 
were hoiisehold words, their deeds were re- 
corded in memor}-; their children were my 
playmates and schoolmates and after compan- 
ions. I feel exultant to have had such a com- 
I)anionship. 



CHAPTER. XXIV. 



COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MARIETTA IN THE PAST TWO DECADES. 

Commercial Growth Prior to 1880 — The Awakening — Annexation of Harmar — Water 
Works — Paid Fire Department — Electric Light Plant — Street Paving and 
Sanitary Sewers — Electric Street Railway — Telephone Companies — Railroads 
— Natural Gas — Increased Activity in the Oil Industry — Building Opera- 
tions Enlivened — Growth in the City's Business — Suburbs — New Public 
Buildings — Bridge Across the Ohio — New Projects — Improvement of the 
Ohio — Tax Levies and Valuations in Marietta for the Past Decade — Roster 
OF City Officials. 



commercial growth prior to 1880. 

1 Prior to 18S0 the comm'ercial growth and 
industrial development of Marietta., while 
maintaining a gradual and unbroken rate of 
progress during the century w'hich the city was 
even then rounding out, had yet been along 
such conservative and undemonstrative lines 
that the strenuous business world was prone 
to accord her a mluch less important place than 
she in reality occupied. The historical signifi- 
cance of the founding of the settlement by the 
sturdy empire-huilders from New England, 
the enduring works of a prehistoric and little- 
understood race which had obligingly rendered 
itself extinct so as tO' offer nO' im'pediment to 
the onward rush of civilization, the high mor- 
al and intellectual plane of the people who had 
come after them, with the test of schools and 
churches and colleges — the fame of these had 
gone abroad and gi\'en to Marietta a peculiar 
and not unpleasant niche in the mind of the 
outside world. ' 

As an industrial center, however, the city 
had fallen short of others which had had a 



later and less favorable start, although it al- 
ready contained many valuable and prosperous 
manufactories to supply the bone and sinew of 
business activit}'. The mistaken impression 
that Marietta was a city of no commercial 
importance was most largely due, probaWy, to 
the erroneous idea, all too prevalent about that 
time, that only "boom" toi\\'ns, the mushroom 
communities which were springing up in a 
night througho'Ut all the West, and toppling 
to disaster almost as speedily, were to be 
placed in the catalogue ^^1l•^icIl as a whole con- 
stituted the popular idea of American progress. 
The error soon became apparent, however, and 
the solid, substantial, conservative work of pre- 
ceding generations of careful and thrifty busi- 
ness men was seen to- be the only safe and sure 
foundation upon which tO' build an edifice o-f 
progress that would endure. It was then that 
Marietta forged to the front with accelerated 
pace and assumed her proper place in indus- 
trial circles. 

the aw.\kening. 

The people of the city are pleased to enter- 



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539 



tain the sentiment that, Hke a "Sleeping Beau- 
ty," after a century of repose, gathering 
strength and vitality for the future, she awoke 
suddenly in the full prime of her existence, 
garbed by nature in a thousand beauties, 
strong, calm, and confident of her destiny. 

Neither is this figurative illustration un- 
mixed with fact. Undoubtedly the nwist im- 
portant incident of the decade fronr 1880 to 
1890 was the celebration of the city's centen- 
nial anniversary in the year 1888. On April 
7th, of that year, exercises were held commem- 
orating- the settlement oi the Northwest Terri- 
tory, at w:hic!i addresses of world-wide inter- 
est were delivered by numerous orators of na- 
tional rqnitation. Again, on July 15th tO' 19th 
of the sanije year, was held a second celebra- 
tion commemorative of the establishment of 
civil government. Nunrbers of the country's 
nnost fam'pus mien were present on this date, 
also, and for a week Marietta was crowded 
with thousands oi distinguished visitors fromi 
e\ery section. It was upon this cKcasion that 
the city awoke to her own importance, and here 
that the oiitside world first gained a true im- 
pression of her beauty, her commercial capa- 
i>ilities, her great natural advantages and her 
certain prospect for a noteworthy future. 

In 1880 the pr»pulation of ^larietta proper 
was 5,444, and of Harmar, the neighboring 
village on the western bank of the Miuskingum, 
1. 57 1, — a total for the two miunicipalities, 
which haA'e since become one, of 7.015. llie 
early "eighties" were not distinguished by 
any unusual features of growth, the city hav- 
ing in fact been severely handicapped by two 
disastrous floods in 1883 and 18S4. Oln Fel)- 
ruary 9th of the latter year the water reached 
a stage of 52 feet si.x inches, tlie highest ever 
known. Following the centennial celebration, 
a very perceptible growth of population and 
increased activity in business circles was noted, 
and thus we find the conamercial awakening 
of the city practically coincident with the close 
of the first 100 years of existence and the 
start upon a new century. 



.•\N.\E.\.\TTOX OF HARMAK. 

On May 14, 1890, the annexation of the 
village of Harmar was accomplished after a 
period of enthusiastic agitation on the part of 
the citizens of both towns, and since that time 
the ])ortion annexed has been designated West 
Marietta, constituting two of the six wards of 
the city. 

WATER WORKS. 

The first of the more important stqjs to- 
ward nxodern municipal improvement was 
taken in 1891, when the system of public water 
works was put in operation on Septemlber ist. 
This improvement came primarily as a result 
of a uni\-ersal demand for hetter fire protec- 
tion, following a number of costly conflagra- 
tions which threatened the entire business dis- 
trict. The great utility of the system for sup- 
plying water to private consumers was at once 
recognized, and the plant was improved to 
meet the demands rniade upon it bv the gen" 
eral public. New and larger pumps and ma- 
chinery have been added, many miles of addi- 
tional mains laid and the ser^-ice extended un- 
til it covers practically every portion of the 
city and its floiu-ishing suburbs. In 1902 the 
demand has so increased that improvements 
are under way which contemplate the erection 
of large settling reservoirs to provide purer 
water and a great increase in the supply. The 
money is ap]:)ro])riated for these extensions 
which will be made during the ne.\t \car. 

PAID FIRE DEPART.VIENT. 

Following the water works came the paid 
fire departnrent. which on December i, 1894, 
supplanted the old volunteer department that 
had been in existence for 40 years. Two splen- 
didly organized and completely equipped de- 
partments, one on the east side, and the other 
on the west side of the -Muskingum River, now 
give the city almost perfect protection against 
the destro_\-ing element. 



540 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT. 

All through the early "nineties" the city 
was busy with miunicipal improvements. Start- 
ing- with the installation of an electric street 
lighting plant oi small capacity, which was 
placed in operation July lo, 1889, the service 
has been enlarged to include incandescent 
lighting of the city building antl to furnish 200 
arc lamSps for street purposes. The plant now 
occupies a fine new building at the corner of 
Front and Butler streets, completed in 1901. 

STREET P.W'IXG AND SANITARY SEWERS. 

The initial w<:)rk lowanl the pa\'ing of the 
streets, begun in 1892, was the improventent of 
Greene, Front and Putnam streets, from: what 
is now the Norwood Hotel to the Court House. 
The transformation oi these thoroughfares 
was so great that the w ork was pushed rapidly 
forward until now the main arteries of travel 
are all smothly paved with vitrified brick, and 
many cross streets as well. 

Simultaneously with street paving arose a 
demand for sanitary sewers and this improve- 
ment also is now practically complete, covering 
e\ery part of the cit\'. 

ELECTRIC STREET RAILW^\Y. 

The spirit of progress and improvement, 
w'hich had taken hold O'f ofificial Marietta, at 
once had its efifect on private interests and ex- 
pansion became the watchword in almost every 
line of business. One nf the first and most im- 
portant public utilities to be established by 
private capital was the electric «treet railway, 
superseding the old horse cars, which struggled 
feebly for a few years and then gave way to 
the handsomer, swifter moving, profit-paying 
cars propelled by electricity, the motive power 
O'f the age in street transportation. .\ com- 
pany of local capitalists, imbued with faith 
in the future of Marietta, and under the lead- 
ership of Kelson Moore, secured from the 
City Council in April, i8g6, a franchise for the 
use and occupation of the streets for an elec- 



tric railway. The construction and equipment 
of the plant was undertaken without delay and, 
contrary to the predictions of many, the com- 
pany was a paying institution from the start. 
Extensions oi the road have been continuously 
made until now it reaches every portion oi the 
city and gives an excellent service. Early in 
1902 a consolidation was effected with a com- 
pany owning and operating the electric line 
at Parkersburg, and the new inter-urban line 
connecting Parkersburg and M'arietta, and an 
organization was accomplished under the name 
oif the Parkersburg, Marietta & Inter-Ufban 
Railway Company. This consolidation results 
in giving to the two cities local transportation 
facilities of great convenience and commer- 
cial value. 

TELEPHONE COMPANIES. 

The Bell Telephone, which was introduced 
into ^larietta in 1886, now occupies its own 
fine brick building on Putnam street, with prac- 
tically all its wires in the more thickly settled 
parts of the city under ground. Its subscribers 
are supplied with fine 'long-distance instru- 
ments and the best service of which the com- 
pany is capable. In 1900 the ^Marietta Tele- 
phone Company was organized and it also has 
an excellent underground service, with long^ 
distance connections throughout the county 
and State. ' 

RAILROADS. 

In railroad facilities Marietta has not been 
as fortunate as many of her neighboring cities, 
being denied the advantages of location upon 
trunk lines, but her connnercial importance 
has gradually compelled recognition fronx 
railroad corporations until now she has four 
lines running directly into the city, with an- 
other passing on the opposite side of the Ohio 
River. 

In 1880 the Alhrietta & Cincinnati and the 
Cleveland & Marietta were the only lines en- 
tering the city. Subsecjuently the Zanesville 
& Ohio River road was built through the M'us- 
kingum Valley, and made its entrance into 



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541 



Marietta July i, 1888. This road follows the 
west bank of the river for the entire distance of 
75 miles from Marietta to Zanesville. It was 
i)nilt largely by the efforts of the people along 
the beautiful valley, who had tired of the slow- 
going steamboats for passenger transportation, 
and who assisted the promoters with large sub- 
scriptions of mpney and rights of way. 

As an independent line the road had nu- 
merous vicissitudes, and was finally merged 
into the Ohio & Little Kanawha. Its troubles 
ended in 1902. however, when it was purchased 
outright .by the Baltimore & Ohio and made a 
part of the Newark Division. 

In 1884 the Toledo & Ohio Central Exten- 
sion road was conceived by local capitalists and 
carried to a conclusion so successful tliat it 
is now looked upon as perhaps the most valua- 
ble local line entering the city, operating 53 
miles of track. It connects with the Toledo & 
Ohio Central at Palos and offers excellent con- 
nections north and west. It is now named the 
Marietta. Columbus & Cleveland and is under 
the most able management in its history. 

Although no part of it is in Ohio, the 
comipletion of the Ohio River road from 
Wheeling to Kenova was of great value to 
Marietta, the road passing through Williams- 
town, a thriving village on the West \'irginia 
side of the river, opposite this city. 

In the railroad history of Marietta there 
is no more important undertaking than the 
movement for a union station, which was con- 
ceived by T. D. Dale, a local railroad man. 
in 1889. and by him pushed through to a suc- 
cessful termination, with the aid of outside 
capitalists. Up to the year mentioned the city 
wias practically without depot acconmiodations, 
each road running into a little platform and 
frame building of its own, and the entire lack 
of con\-eniences for the traveling jiublic was a 
familiar source of jest. Through the patient 
efforts of Mr. Dale, however, the Marietta 
Railway Company was organized and gave to 
the city the handsome union station which is 
a source of pride to the citizens, and the erec- 
tion of which resulted in filling a large area 
of low and valueless land and greatly improv- 



ing the business section. More and more of 
this low ground, which originally was under 
Water during every slight freshet, is being 
filled by the failroads as they need it for ex- 
tending their yards, and eventually it will all 
be brought to the general le\-el of the main 
streets. 

N.\TUR.\L G.\S. 

Since 1893 Marietta has been a "natural 
gas town," having been generously supplied 
with this valuable fluid for both fuel and lights. 
The River Gas Company's mains cover the 
entire city like a network and the use of gas 
is practically universal. This fact has added 
much tO' the desirability of the city for manu- 
facturing antl also renders it a cleaner and 
more healthful residence locality. 

INCREASED .\CTIVITY IX THE OIL INDUSTRY. 

The period from 1890 to 1895 — the first 
half of the closing decade of the 19th century — 
was not marked by the unprecedented growth 
that came later, but was almost exclusively de- 
voted to general public improvements which 
attracted outside capital and gave to the people 
a spirit of enterprise that made certain the 
newer and greater Marietta of today, .\bout 
the years 1895 and 1896 the oil lousiness, 
which had been alniost at a standstill, sudden- 
ly developed tremendous activity, chiefly due 
to a rising market, and broug'ht about an un- 
paralleled era of "good times" in every line of 
trade and manufacture. Captial flowed in for 
the purpose of drilling the rich territory on 
every hand and farms that had hitherto been 
considered almost worthless speedily enriched 
the operators and farmers alike. T'liis city, 
as the headquarters of the Buckeye and Eureka 
Pipe Line companies, the Joseph Seep Pur- 
chasing Agency, and kindred branches of tlie 
Standard Oil Company, became the real center 
of the development known as "Tlie South- 
west." and enjoyed a season of prosperity that 
at last placed it in the very front rank of com- 
nuercial and industrial affairs. The deveUjp- 
nient of the oil fields brought directly the nee- 



542 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



essary large depots of supplies for the work, 
the manufactories of drilhng tools, engines, 
boilers and glycerine for liberating the greas}^ 
fluid fr(;)m its stone-locked prison in the bowels 
of the earth, and the thousands of men en- 
gaged in the business found in Marietta an 
ideal S])i)t in which to live and educate their 
children. Other influences were also' at work 
in the growth of the city, but to the oil devel- 
opment more than any other is undoubtedl}" 
due her continued prosperity at a time when 
other towns felt general depression in business 
aifair^. 

Bl'ILDIXG OPER.ATIONS ENLIVENED. 

Handsome residences sprang up like magic 
at the rate of three hundred or four hundred 
a year ; costly and elegant business blocks and 
oftice buildings replaced the most old-fashioned 
frame structures that for years had been land- 
marks along the business streets ; elegant ne\u 
school houses arose as monuments to the spirit 
of progress and rapid increase of population. 
The prices of real estate advanced steadily, 
pride grew in the hearts of the people, and all 
at once, as it seemed, every avenue f>i trade 
and traffic becane alive with the hustle and 
bustle of modern liusiness life. 

GROWTH IN THE CITy's BUSINESS. 

To the solid old manufacturing establish- 
ments and business houses, every one oi which 
had felt the impetus of the new conditions and 
expanded with tlie city, were added manv oth- 
ers to swell the volume o-f business, supplv 
wprk for the laboring mran and trade for the 
mierchant. Iron and glass industries were 
added to the diversity of lines of wood-working 
wjiich had long been profitably followed and 
the manufacturing interests soon became pre- 
dominant. The financial institutions, the 
banks and building associations, grew at a phe- 
nomenal rate and in a few years the ceiitury- 
old town, once known principally because of 
its historic associations and its splendid col- 
lege, was heralded far and wide as one of the 



most important business centers in the Middle 
West. 

SUBURBS. 

The rapid intlux of new people caused a 
congestion of population to such an extent that 
additional room became necessary, and numer- 
ous beautiful suburban tracts were laid out into 
lots and homes erected upon them. Most prom- 
inent among. these are Norwood, Fairview 
Heiglits, and the Rathbone Addition. The 
suburb of Norwood lies toi the east of the 
city and alreadv has more than i,ooo inhabi- 
tants, all occui;)ving new and handsome resi- 
dences, where in 1896 were only pasture fields 
and farm lands. Here is located the new' plant 
of the Marietta street railwav, which was cimi- 
pelled by its growth to remo\'e front: its origin- 
al quarters on Second street. Numercius new 
industries are located in Norwood, which is 
destined to beconue one of the principal sec- 
tions of the city. 

Fairview Heights is located on the plain at 
the top of the hi.gh hill which rises abruptly 
from the west bank of the Muskingum River, 
and contains many elegant and costly homes. 
The scenic outlook from the brow of the hill, 
showing the beauties of the Ohio and Muskin- 
gunii valleys, is one oi the most magnificent 
in Ohio, and has 1>een a powerful factor in the 
rapid development of Fairview Heights. Fine 
new public school buildings are already under 
wlay in both Norwood and Fairview Heights. 

On the easterly side of the INlnskingumi, 
just above the city, are being built many fine 
houses for the occupancy of professional and 
business mien and the locality, known as the 
Rathbone Addition, is one of the most delight- 
ful residence spots in the valley. 

NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 

In 1898 the M'arietta Bi^ard of Trade, an 
organization \\%ich has had much to do with 
the progress of the city since its inception in 
1887, decided to institute a movement for the 
erection of a new Court House, the old struc- 
ture having outlived its usefulness, and being 



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545 



in constant danger, with its valuable records, 
of destruction by fire. A campaign of educa- 
tion was undertaken and after a vigorous and 
enthusiastic canvass the proposition carried 
by popular vote. The contract for tlie new 
building was let in August, 1900, and it was 
completed in 1902. This Court House is said 
to be one of the handsomest in Ohio, and its 
fourth story contains a modern sanitary jail, 
doing away with a separate building f(jr keep- 
ing prisoners. 

Other notable public Ijuildings erected dur- 
ing this period were the High School building 
and ]\Iarion school, built in 1 900-1 901. In 
1901 the old bridge across the Muskingum 
River at the foot of Putnam street was re- 
placed with a fine steel structure, provided 
with street railway tracks. 

A significant feature of the general pros- 
perity since 1896 has been the interest in re- 
ligious affairs. JNIany fine new church edi- 
fices have been erected and others are pro- 
vided for and will be built in the near future. 

BRIDGE ACROSS THE OHIO. 

In 1901 the City Council granted a fran- 
chise for the erection of a bridge across the 
Ohio River, and at this date the substructure 
is completed and the contract for the super- 
structure let. The promoters of the enterprise 
comprise the Ohio River Bridge and Ferry 
Company. Upon the completion of the struc- 
ture, which will be noted for having the longest 
channel span of any truss bridge over the 
Oiliio — 650 feet — the electric lines will connect 
Miarietta and Parkersburg under one manage- 
mient. 

NEW PROJECTS. 

An electric line is also projected from ^la- 
rietta to Newport, a village 15 niiles east, and 
will pass through an exceptionally rich farm- 
ing country. Many projects for new manu- 
facturing industries are already on foot and 
in general the industrial and commercial out- 
look for the city is brighter at the present mo- 
ment than at any time in its exceedingly in- 
teresting historv. 



IMPR6VEME.\T of the OHIO. 

The stupendous scheme O'f improving the 
Ohio River front Pittsljurg to Cairo, liy a 
system of locks and movable dams, upon which 
the United States government is now engaged, 
will be of great advantage to Marietta. The 
location of Dam No. 18 about seven miles be- 
low tiie city, will give a splendid hafbor, with 
navigable water in the Ohio at all seasons of 
the year. The apjiropriation has been made 
fur this dam and the preliminary work done 
and it will be one of the first to be completed. 
\\'ith the Muskingum River, already improved 
under go\-ernmcnt control as far north as 
Zanesville, and the probabilitv of a still further 
extension of this beautiful and useful water- 
way, the improvement of the Ohio will assure 
to the city for all lime to come a perfect sys- 
tem of river tra.nsporlatinn and a safe defense 
against railruad discrimination. 

TAX LEVIES AND VALUATIONS IN MARIETT.V 
FOR THE PAST DECADE. 







Local and 








Vear 


Valuation. 


County 




Delinquent 


Delinquent 


Grand 










Real. 


Personal. 


Total. 


1890 


2,990,493 


78,2(54 


14 


903 89 


384 63 


79,552 66 


ISOl' .•5,O.V2,L-)2 


91,813 


KS 


1,200 99 


833 85 


93,848 72 


1S92 :i.li);i,()S(; 


!Hi,S(ii; 


SI! 


2,G.30 99 


1,621 79 


95,059 61 


isii:; :;,i(ic,,-,iir 


iiiMU:: 


m7 


2,049 15 


1,459 48 


94,121 70 


is'.M ::,."i(;;,;r,ii 


9:;, ic.i; 


liii 


2,195 45 


1,785 72 


97,447 77 


Ls:i.-, :;.:i!i.iiiir, 


'.19,292 


:;t 


1,.524 18 


1,645 31 


102,461 83 


ls:ic, :;,>(«;, lull 


1(m;,.-,.-,1 


i;ii 


1,128 15 


1,182 40 


108,862 15 


is!i; 1,11.-,.-,,:;: 1 


iiG,;;:io 


■ \'.i 


2,003 49 


1,925 60 


120,2.59 48 


ISDS l,221,2Cill 


119,S1.-) 


10 


2,355 88 


1,292 75 


123,463 73 


isD'.i 4,i;."i.i:;i» 


124,834 


81 


3,248 56 


2,934 63 


131,018 00 


191)11 ."),iii;(i,si(i 


144,2.58 


27 


2,765 71 


1,983 04 


149,007 02 


190l| G,2G2,G7.5 


178,376 


74 


3,436 27 


2,780 05 


184,593 06 



ROSTER OF CITY OFFICIALS. 

Following is the list of the principal civil 
officers of Marietta front 1801 down to 1902: 

180T. — Rufus Putnam, chairman town meeting; 
David Pntnam, town clerk ; Ichabod Nye, town treas- 
urer; Riifu«; Putnam, Griffin Greene and Joseph Gil- 
man, council. 

1802. — Rufiis Putnam, chairman town meeting; Da- 
vid Putnam, town clerk: Ichabod Xye, town treasurer; 
Rufus Putnam, Joseph Gilman and Dudley Woodbridge, 
council. 

1803. — Rufns Putnam, chairman town meeting: Da- 
vid Putnam town clerk; Ichabod Xye, town treasurer; 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Paul Fearing. Griffin Greene and John Brough. council. 
1804. — l5ndley Woodbridge. chairman town meet- 
ing ; Nathaniel Gates, town clerk ; Robert Wallace, town 
treasurer : Paul Fearing, Rufus Putnam and Dudley 
Woodbridge. council. 

1805. — Dudley Woodbridge. chairman town meet- 
ing: Nathaniel Gates, town clerk: Robert Wallace, 
town treasurer : Dudley Woodbridge. William Skinner 
and Edward W. Tupper, council. 

1806. — Dudley Woodbridge. chairman town meet- 
ing: Nathaniel Gates, town clerk: Roiiert Wallace, town 
treasurer : Levi Barber. Joseph Buell. William Taylor, 
Hallani Hempstead and Dudley Woodbridge. council. 

1807. — Dudley Woodbridge. chairman town meet- 
ing: Nathaniel Gates, towm clerk; Robert Wallace, town 
treasurer: Simeon Pool, Giles Hempstead and Edwin 
Putnam, counoi'l. 

1808. — Ed^in Putnam, chairman town meeting: Na- 
thaniel Gates, town clerk: Seth Washburn, town treas- 
urer; Edwin Putnam. Simeon Pool and Joseph Holden. 
council. 

i8oq. — Paul Fearing, chairman town meeting ; Ben- 
jamin Ruggles, town clerk; Seth Washburn, town treas- 
urer; Jeremiah Dare, Hallani Hempstead and Edwin 
Putnam, council. 

1810. — Seth Washluirn. chairman town meeting; 
Samuel P. Flildreth. town clerk; Seth Washliurn. town 
treasurer: William Woodbridge. William Skinner and 
Jeremiah Dare, council. 

t8ii. — Ichabod Nye. chairman town meeting; Sam- 
uel P. Hildreth. town clerk; Jabez True, town treas- 
xirer; William Woodbridge. Levi Barber and Joseph 
Holden, council. 

1812. — Ichabod Nye, chairman town meeting; Sam- 
Tiel P. Hildreth. town clerk: Jabez True, town treas- 
urer: William Woodbridge. Joseph Holden and James 
Sharp, council. 

1813 — Ichabod Nye, chairman town meeting; Sam- 
uel P. Hildreth, town clerk; Jal>ez True, town treas- 
urer; James Sharp. William Woodbridge and Robert 
Williaiuson. council. 

1814. — ■Caleb Emerson, chairman town meeting; 
Samuel P. Hildreth. town clerk: Jabez True, town 
treasurer ; William Woodbridge, James Sharp and Rob- 
ert Williamson, council. 

1815. — John Brough. chairman town meeting; Rob- 
ert C. Barton, town clerk : Joseph Holden, town tre:is- 
urer : Robert Williamson. James Sharp and John Law- 
rence, council. 

1816. — Caleb Emerson, chairman town meeting: 
Robert C. Barton, resigned, and Royal Prentiss, town 
clerk : Joseph Holden, town treasurer ; James Sharp. 
Giles Hempstead and Caleb Emerson, council. 

1S17. — Jfames Sharp, chairman town meeting: Royal 
Prentiss, town clerk ; Joseph Holden. town treasurer ; 
James Sharp. Samuel Hoit and Robert Williamson, 
council. 

1S18. — James Sharp, chairman town meeting; Royal 
Prentiss, town clerk; Jo-eph Holden. town treasurer; 
Jatues Sharp. Salmon Buell and Robert Williamson, 
council. 

1819. — Caleb Emerson, chairman town meeting: 
Roy;i! Prentiss, town clerk: Sampson Cole, town treas- 



urer: Caleb Emerson. John Merrill and Atnzi Stanley, 
council. 

1820. — Ichabod Nye, chairman town meeting: Royal 
Prentiss, town clerk ; Sampson Cole, town treasurer ; 
Caleb Emerson, John Merrill and George Turner, coun- 
cil. 

1S21. — Ichabod Nye. chainnan town meeting; Royal 
Prentiss, town clerk; John Mills, town treasurer; 
George Dunlevy, Daniel H. Buell and John Merrill, 
council. 

1S22. — John Clark, chairman town meeting; Royal 
Prentiss, town clerk: John ^iKlls, town treasurer; 
George Dunlevy, Daniel H. Buell and John Merrill, 
council. 

• l82,t. chairman towm meeting; Royal 

Prentiss, town clerk; John Mills, town treasurer; 
George Dunlevy. Daniel H. Buell and John Cotton, 
council. 

1824. — . chairman town meeting; Royal 

Prentiss, town clerk; John Mills, town treasurer; 
Daniel PI. Buell. John Cotton and George Dunlevy,- 
council. 

1825. — Daniel H. Buell, resigred, and James M. 
Booth, mayor : Caleb Emerson, recorder ; James Whit- 
ney, treasurer; William Slocomb. surveyor; Daniel H. 
Buell resigned. Joseph Holden. James M. Booth, Samp- 
son Cole. James Wihitney, Morris German, Notley 
Drown, John Cotton. Caleb Emerson and Ichabod Nye, 
council. 

1826. — James M. Booth, mayor ; John Crawford re- 
signed, and John Mills, recorder; John Mills resigned, 
and James Whitney, treasurer; Daniel Protsman, mar- 
shal ; David C. Skinner, surveyor ; James M. Booth, 
James Dunn. Wyllys Hall. John P. Mayberry, James 
Whitney, John Crawford. John Mills, John Clark and 
Silas Cook, council. 

1827. — James M. Booth, mayor; Royal Prentiss, re- 
corder : James Whitney, treasurer ; Enoch Hoff , mar- 
shal ; David C. Skinner, surveyor; James M. Booth, 
Joseph Holden, Jude Hamilton, Monris German, Royal 
Prentiss, James Whitney, John Clark, Michael Deterly 
and Ichahod Nye. council. 

1828. — James M. Booth, mayor ; Royal Prentiss, re- 
corder ; James Whitney, treasurer ; Genison Prentiss, 
marshal : Dou,glas Putnam, surveyor ; Jatues M. Booth, 
tis Wheeler. Charles Bosworth, James Whitney, Royal 
Prentiss. John F. Mayberry, John Clark, John Cotton 
and John Mills, council. 

1829. — James M. Booth, mayor; Royal Prentiss, re- 
corder: Amos Dupham, treasurer; Griffin Greene, mar- 
shal ; Douglas Putnam, surveyor : James M. Booth, Otis 
Wheeler, John Cotton. Morris German, Amos Dunham, 
William R. Morton, John Mills. John Clark and Royal 
Prentiss, council. 

1830. — James M. Booth, mayor; Williaiu P. Skin- 
ner, recorder; Robert Crawford, treasurer; Griffin 
Greene, marshal; William Slocum, surveyor; James B. 
Booth. Otis Wheeler. David B. Anderson. Amos Dun- 
ham. William P. Skinner, William Knox, John Mills, 
Ichabod .Nye and Robert Crawford, council. 

i8,u. — ^James Dunn, mayor; William P. Skinner re- 
signed, and Daniel P. Bosworth. recorder; Robert Craw- 
ford, treasurer: Griffin Greone. marshal: William Slo- 



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comb, surveyor : James M. Boovh, James Dunn. David 
B. Anderson, William R. Morton. Joseph P. Wight- 
man, Daniel P. Boswonh. William P. Skinner (re- 
signed). Ichabod Nye. Robert Crawford and William 
Slocotnb, council. 

1832. — James Dunn, mayor; William Slocomb. re- 
corder: Joseph P. Wighlman, treasurer: GrilVin Greene, 
marshal ; Douglas Putnam, surveyor : James Dunn. 
Michael Deterly, Louis Soyez. William P. Morton, Jo- 
seph Thompson. Joseph P. Wightman. Ichabod Nye, 
Robert Crawford and William Slocomb, council 

1833. — Nahum Ward, mayor: Joseph P. Wightman, 
recorder; John Lewis, treasurer; Griffin Greene, mar- 
shal : Douglas Putnam, surveyor ; John Lewis, Louis 
Soyez, Sampson Cole, Amos Dunham, Morris German. 
Joseph P. Wightman, Caleb Emerson, Nahum Ward 
and Anselm T. Nye. council. 

1834. — Nathum Ward, mayor ; Joseph P. Wright- 
man, recorder ; John Lewis, treasure? ; Ciriffin Greene, 
marshal; Douglas Putnam, surveyor; John Lewis, Na- 
thaniel Bishop, Stephen Daniels, Joseph P. Wightman, 
Abijah Brooks, George Smith. Nahum Ward. Robert 
Crawford and Caleb Emerson, council. 

1835. — Nahum Ward, mayor : M. Josepli .'\nders, 
recorder ; James Withrow, treasurer ; John Test, mar- 
shal : Douglas Putnam, surveyor ; Stephen Daniels. 
James Withrow. Joseph E. Hall, M. Joseph Anders, 
William Knox, Lawrence Chamberlain, Nahum Ward, 
Anselm T. Nye and John Clark, council. 

1836.- — .Anselm T. Nye, mayor; James M. Booth, 
recorder; Felix Regnier. treasurer: Marcellus J. Morse, 

marshal; • , surveyor: Joseph E. Hall, Janies 

Withrow, Junia .Tennings, Felix Regnier, M. Joseph 
Anders, Reuben Finch, Nahum Ward, Joseph Ciark 
and Anselm T. Nye. council. 

1837. — .Anselm T. Nye, mayor: Thomas W. Ewart,. 
recorder; Abner L. Guitteau. treasurer; M.arcellus J. 
Morse, marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; James 
M. Booth. Junia Jennings. Stephen Daniels. John Mills, 
Thomas Vinton and Royal Prentiss, council. 

1838. — Anselm T. Nye, mayor; Thomas W. Ewart. 
recorder; .Abner L. Guitteau. treasurer: James Marshall, 
marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; James M. 
Booth. Junia Jennings. Stephen Daniels. John Mills, 
Royal Prentiss and Samuel Geren. council. 

1839. — .Anselm T. Nye, mayor : Thomas W. Ewart, 
recorder; Daniel Protsman, treasurer: James Marshall, 
marshal : William R. Putnam, surveyor : James Booth, 
Junia Jennings. Thomas J. Westgate. W.illiam .A. Whit- 
tlesey. John Mills and Samuel Geren. council. 

1840. — .Anselm T. Nye. mayor : Thomas W. Ewart. 
recorder; Daniel Protsman. treasurer; James Marshall, 
marshal; William. R. Putnam, surveyor: Thomas J. 
Westgate. John T. Clogston, Wyllys Hall. John Mills, 
Samuel Geren and Daniel P. Bosworth, council. 

1841. — .Anselm T. Nye. mayor: Thoma- W. Ewart, 
recorder; Daniel Protsman, treasurer: James Marshall, 
marshal ; William R. Putnam, surveyor : Ethan H. .Allen, 
Nathaniel Bishop, John T. Clogston. John Mills. Sam- 
uel Geren and Charles Hendrie. council. 

1842.— Daniel Tt. Buell. mayor: Thomas W. Ewart, 
recorder: Daniel Protsman. treasurer: Thomas Porter. 
marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor: Ethan H. .Allen. 
Nathaniel Bishop. John T. Clogston. Thomas Vinton, 
Weston Thomas and Sila= Slocomb. council. 



1843. — Daniel H. Buell died, and Louis Soyi^z, 
mayor; John T. Clogston. recorder: Eli James, treas- 
urer: Solomon Fuller resigned, and Thomas Porter, 
marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; Warren Wil- 
cox, Hugh Hill, 'Charles Shipman. Silas Slocomb, -Ar- 
galus Pi.xJey, Jr.. and Robert Crawford, council. 

1844. — i.ouis Soyez, mayor; John T. Clogston. re- 
corder ; Daniel P. Bosworth. treasurer ; Thomas Porter, 
marshal ; WilHam R. Putnam, surveyor : Charles Ship- 
man. Marcellus J. Morse. Nathaniel Bishop. .Anselm 
T. Nye. Tho.nias W. Ewart and Silas Slocomb. council. 
1845. — Lx)uis Soyez. mayor; John T. Clogston, re- 
corder: Danie! Protsman, treasurer; Junia Jennings, 
marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor; Joseph L. 
Record. Horatio Booth, Lewis Mixer, William Holden, 
.A. Whittlesey and Thomas W. Ewart, council. 

1846.- — Louis Soyez. mayor; John S. Clogston. re- 
corder: Daniel Protsman, treasurer: Junia Jennings, 
marshal : William. R. Putnam, surveyor : Marcellus J. 
Morse. Lewis Mi.xer. Charles Shipman, Theodore Scott, 
Thomas W. Ewart and .Anselm T. Nye. council. 

1S47. — Louis Soyez. mayor; Thomas W. Ewart. re- 
corder: Benjamin Soule. treasurer; Frederick Buck, 
marshal: William R. Putnam, surveyor: Marcellus J'. 
Morse. Lewis Mixer. John O. Cram. Theodore Scott, 
Ansolm T. Nye and Joseph Jones, council. 

1848. — Louis Soye?. mayor; Thomas W. Ewart. re- 
corder; Robert Crawford, treasurer: Joseph Skinner, 
marshal: William R. Putnam, surveyor; John O. Cram. 
Lewis Mixer, Thomas J. Westgate. Joseph Jones. Theo- 
dore Scott and Anselm T. Nye, council. 

1849. — .An'elm T. Nye, mayor ; Selden S. Cooke, re- 
corder ; Robert Crawford, treasurer; Samuel H. Fuller, 
marshal; William R. Putnam, surveyor: Israel W. An- 
drews, street commissioner: John O. Cram. Lewis 
Mixer, Joseph E. Hall, Theodorfe Soott, David C. 
Skinner and Ira lillis. council. 

1850 — Louis Soyez. mayor; Selden S. Cooke, re- 
corder ; .Abner L. Guitteau, treasurer ; James W. Clogs- 
ton, marshal: Israel W. Andrews, surveyor; Israel W. 
.Andrews, street commissioner; John O. Cram. Joseph 
E. Hall, Ethan H. .Allen. David C. Skinner, Thbmas 
W. Ewart and Jueob D. Leonard, council. 

1851. — James Dunn, mayor; Selden S. Cooke re- 
signed, and William S. Ward, recorder : .Abner L._ Guit- 
teau. treasurer : John Wilson, marshal : Israel W. An- 
drews, surveyor: John O. Cram, street cominissioner ; 
Joseph E. Hall. William F. Curtis. George H. Richards, 
Beman Gates. James Dutton and Thomas W. Ewart, 
council. 

1852. — James Dunn, mayor; Davis Green, recorder; 
.Abner L. Guitteau. treasurer: John Snyder, marshal; 
Rufus E. Harte, surveyor; John Slocomb. Bernard Ma- 
loy, William F. Curtis, Marcellus J. Morse. Joseph E. 
Hail. William P. Skinner, George M. Woodbridge and 
Davis Green, council. 

18.53. — Janies Dunn, mayor; George Wyllys Dodge, 
recorder: .Abner L. Guitteau. treasurer: William Bab- 
cock, marshal ; Joseph B. Ward, surveyor : Joseph B. 
Ward, street conmiissioner ; Joseph E. Hall. Thomas J. 
Westgate. Joseph Holden Jr.. George M. Woodbridge, 
William N. Stewart and James Duiui. council. 

1854. — Daniel Protsman. mayor: Melvin Clarke, so- 
licitor; George Wyllys Dodge, clerk; .Abner L. Guit- 
teau. tnasurer; Jo-eph Deeble. marshal; A. Devine, 



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civil engineer; JoJin Preston, street commissioner; Will- 
iam F. Curtis, Nelson S. Alcock, Thomas F. JonesI 
Henry Van Bergen, James B. Hovey and J. Dexter 
Cotton, council. 

1855. — Daniel Protsman, mayor ; Melvin Clarke, so- 
licitor; John Test, clerk; Abner L, Guitteau, treasurer; 
Joseph Deeble, marshal ; .\lexander L. Haskin, civil 
engineer ; Joseph Deeble, street commissioner ; William 
F. Curtis, Nelson S. Alcock, Henry Van Bergen, 
Thomas F. Jones, James B. Hovey and J. Dexter Cot- 
ton, couiTcil. 

1856. — William A. Whittlesey, mayoc; Melvin 
Clarke, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Abner L. Guit- 
teau, treasurer ; James I. Goldsmith, marshal ; Edward 
P. Walker, civil engineer ; Bernard Maloy, street com- 
missioner ; Nelson S. Alcock, William F. Curtis, Thom- 
as F. Jones, Anselm T. Nye, J. Dexter Cotton and James 
B. Hovey, council. 

1857. — William A. M'hitrlesey, mayor; Melvin 
Clarke, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Abner L. Guit- 
teau, treasurer; James I. Goldsmith, marsihal ; Edward 
F. Walker, civil engineer ; Bernard Maloy, street com- 
missioner ; William F. Curtis, Marcellus J. Morse, An- 
selm T. Nye, Thomas F. Jones, James B. Hovey and 
J. iDexter Cotton, council. 

1858. — Ethan H. Allen, nvaypr; Melvin Clarke, so- 
licitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; John O. Cram, treasurer; 
James I. Goldsmith, marshal : Alexander L. Haskin, 
civil engineer ; Edward W. T. Clark, street commis- 
sioner ; Marcellus J. Morse, Michael H. Needham, 
Thomas F. Jones. Anselm T. Nye. J. Dexter Cotton and 
James B. Hovey, council. 

1859. — ^Ethan H. Allen, mayor : Melvin Clarke, so- 
licitor- Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Abner L, Guitteau, 
treasurer; James I. Goldsmith, marshal; Alexander L. 
Haskin, civil engineer; John M. Hook, .street commis- 
sioner; Michael H. Needham. 'Charles F. Buell. Anselm 
T. Nye, Tliomas F. Jones, James B. Hovey and J. 
Dexter Cotton, council. 

i860. — William A. Whittlesey, mayor ; Franklin 
Buell, solicitor; John Test, clerk; John O. Cram, treas- 
urer ; Henry Kelley, marshal ; Alexander L. Haskin, 
civil engineer; John M. Hook, street commissioner; 
Charles F. Buell, Nathaniel F. Bishop. Thomas F. 
Jone«, Anselm T. Nye, J. Dexter Cotton and Charles 
Jones, council. 

1861. — William A. Whittlesey, mayor: Franklin 
Buell. solicitor ; John Test, clerk ; Charles B. Hall, treas- 
urer ; Henry Kelley, marshal ; Alexander L. Haskin. civil 
engineer ; John M. Hook, street commissioner ; Nathan- 
iel F. Bishop. Charles F. Buell. Anselm T. Nye, George 
S. Jones, Charles Jones and J. Dext;r Cotton, council. 

1862. — William A. Wihittlesey. mayor; William B. 
Loomis, solicitor ; John Test, clerk ; Charles B. Hall, 
treasurer; Henry Kelley, marshal; Rufus E. Harte, 
civil engineer ; John M. Hook, street commissioner ; 
Charles F. Buell". Wi'Iliani Pitt Racer. George S. Jones, 
William I. Rolston, J. Dexter Cotton, George H. Eells 
(resigned), and Frederick A. Wheeler, council. 

1863. — William A. Whittlesey, mayor; William B. 
Loomis. solicitor ; .Anselm T. Nye. clerk ; Henry Kelley, 
marshal : Rufus E. Harte. civil engineer; John M. Hook, 
street commissioner ; William Pitt Racer, John Snyder, 
WiHiam L. Rolston. Thomas F. Jones, Daniel R. Sniffen 
and James B. Hovey. council. 



i86,|. — Samuel S. Knowles, mayor; William B. 
Loomis. solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Henry Kelley, 
marshal; Rufus E. Harte, civil engineer: John M. Hook, 
street commissioner; John Snyder, Michael H. Need- 
ham, Thomas F. Jones, Jasper S. Sprague, James B. 
Hovev and James Dunn, coimoil. 

1S65. — Samuel S. Knowles. mayor; William B. 
Loomis, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye. clerk; Darius Tows- 
ley, marshal; Rufus E. Harte. civil engineer; John M. 
Hook, street commissioner; Michael H. Needham, Na- 
than Fawcett, Jasper S. Sprague, Thomas F. Jones, 
Allen R. Darrow and Theodore G. Field, council. 

1S66. — Samuel S. Knowles, mayor ; Hiram L. Sib- 
ley, solicitor; Ansehu T. Nye, clerk; Darius Towsley, 
marshal ; John ^IcGee, civil engineer ; John M. Hook, 
street conmiissioner ; Nathan Fawcett, Michael H. 
Needham, Thomas F. Jones, Anelm T. Nye, Jr., 
Theodore G. Field and Allen R. Darrow, council. 

1867. — Samuel S. Knowles, mayor ; Hiram L. Sib- 
ley, solicitor ; Anselm T. Nye. clerk ; Darius Towsley, 
marshal; John McGee, civil engineer; John B. Hook, 
street commissioner; Michael H. Needham, James H. 
Dye. .An.selm T. Nye, Jr., John Hall, George H. Eells 
and Marim Schmidt, council. 

186S. — Frederick A. Wheeler, mayor ; Hiram L. Sib- 
ley, solicitor; Anselm T. Nye, clerk; Darius Towsley, 
marshal ; John McGee, civil engineer ; John M. Hook, 
street commissioner; James H. Dye. Michael H. Need- 
ham, John Hall. Anselm T. Nye, Jr., Martin Schmidt 
and John Newton, council. 

1S69. — Frederick A. Wheeler, mayor ; Hiram L. Sib- 
ley, solicitor ; Daniel B. Torpy, clerk ; Leander K. Dut- 
ton, 'uarshal ; Rufus E. Harte, civil engineer; John M. 
Hook, street commissioner; Michael M. Needham, James 
H. Dye. Anselm T. Nye, Jr., John Hall, John Newton 
and Martin Schmidt, council. 

1870. — Frederick A. Wheeler, mayor ; Reuben L. 
Nye. solicitor ; Daniel B. Torpy. clerk ; Leander K. 
Dutton. marshal; John McGee, civil engineer; Lewis 
Anderson, treasurer (c.v officio city treasurer") ; John 
M. Hook, city commissioner ; James H. Dye, Michael 
H. Needham. John Hall. George S. Jones, Martin 
Schmidt and Dudley S. Nye. council. 

1871. — Frederick .A.. Wheeler, mayor; Rculien L. 
Nye. solicitor ; Daniel B. Torpy, clerk; Darius Towsley, 
marshal ; Theodorie F. Davis, civil engineer : Ernst Lind- 
ner treasurer (ex officio city treasurer) : John M. Hook, 
city commissioner: Michael H. Needham. Samuel A. 
Cooper, George S. Jones. John Hall. Dudley S. Nye 
and Martin Schmidt, council. 

1872. — John V. Ramsey, mayor ; Reuben L. Nye, 
solicitor ; Daniel B. Torpy, clerk ; Darius Towsley, 
marshal ; Theodore F. Davis, civil engineer ; Ernst 
Lindner, treasurer (ex officio city treasurer) ; John M. 
Hook, city commissioner ; Michael H. Needham. Sam- 
uel A. Cooper. George S. Jones, John Hoist, Dudley S. 
Nye and Daniel G. Mathews, council. 

1873. — John V. Ramsey, mayor ; Reuben L. Nye. so- 
licitor; Willis H. Johnson, clerk; Darius Towsley. mar- 
shal ; Theodore F. Davis, civil engineer ; Ernst Lindner, 
treasurer (ex officio city treasurer) ; John M. Hook, city 
commissioner ; Michael H. Needham. Samuel A. Cooper, 
George S. Jones. John Hoist, Dudley's. Nye and Daniel 
G. Mathews, council. 

1874. — Jewett Palmer, mayor : Seymour J. Hatha- 



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way, solicitor: Willis H. Johnson, clerk; Darius Tows- 
ley, marshal ; Theodore F. Davis, civil engineer ; Ernst 
Lindner, treasurer (ex officio city treasurer} ; John M. 
Hook, city coniinis.sioner ; Samuel A. Cooper, Thomas 
K, Wells (resigned Fehruary, 1875), John Hoist, George 
S. Jones, Daniel G. Mathews and William Stver, coun- 
cil. 

1S75. — ^Jewett Palmer, mayor: Seymour J. Hatha- 
way, solicitor; Willis H. Johnson, clerk: Darius Tows- 
ley, marshal: John .\. Plumcr, civil engineer; John M, 
Hook, city commissioner ; George S. Jones, Josiah Coul- 
ter, G. Christian Best, William Styer, George T, Elston 
and William R, Annstrong, council, 

1876. — Jewett Palmer, mayor; William G. Way. .=0- 
Kcitor; G. C. Best, Jr.. clerk; Darius Towsley. marshal; 
John A. Plumer, civil engineer; Jchn M. Hook, city 
commissioner; Josiah Coulter, J. D. Strauss and Will- 
iam Styer (newly elected menihers). council. 

1877. — Jewett Palmer, mayor (November 5th, by 
special election, William GHnes was chosen mayor to 
fill vacancy caused by Mr. Palmer's resignation) ; Will- 
iam G. Way, solicitor ; G. C. Best. Jr., clerk ; Jacob H. 
Dye, marshal; John A. Palmer, civil engineer; John M. 
Hook, city conmiissioner; G, C, Best, (r. T, Elston and 
John Mills, Jr.. (newly elected members), council. 

1878. — William Glinci, mayor; William G. Way. so- 
licitor; G. C. Best, Jr., clerk; Jacob H. Dye, marshal; 
John A. Plumcr, civil engineer » John M, Hook, city 
commissioner : Josiah Coulter, J. D. Strauss and An- 
drew Wagner (newly elected members), council. 

187Q. — Williain (jliues. mayor; William G. Way. so- 
1icit6r:'G. C. Best. Jr.. clerk ;' Jacob H. Dye. marshal: 
John A. Plumer. civil engineer; John M. Hook, city 
commissioner; G. C. Best. G. T. Elston and John Mills, 
Jr. (newly elected members), council. 

1880.— Rufus E. Harte, mayor: William G. Way, so- 
licitor : Charles H. Nevton. clerk ; Jacob H. Dye. mar- 
shal ; John A. Plumer, civil engineer ; John M. Hook, 
city commissioner; J, S. Sinclair, T. K, Wells, John 
Hall (newlv elected members), council. 

1881.— Rufus E. Harte. tiiayor; William G. Way, 
solicitor: Charles H. Newton, clerk; Jacob H. Dye, 
marpiha! : John \. Plumer. civil engineer : John M. Hook, 
city commissioner; G. C. Best, G. T, Elston, John Mills, 
Jr. (newly elected members), council. 

1.882. — Charles VV'. Richards, mayor ; Charles Rich- 
ardson, solicitor; Charles H. Newton, clerk; Jacob H. 
Dye, marshal; John A. Plumer, civil engineer; John M. 
Hook, street commissioner; Jacob Rech, John Hall, 
Charles G. Dye (newly elected members), council. 

1883. — Charles W. Richards, mayor; Charles Rich- 
ardson, solicitor; Charles H. Newion, clerk; Jacob H. 
Dye, marshal; John A, Plumcr, civil engineer; John M. 
Hook, city commissioner; G, C. Best, Benjamin Bailey, 
D. Seebers (newly elected members), council. 

1884, — Sidney Ridgway, mayor : Charles Richard- 
son, solicitor ; (jeorge Weiser, clerk ; Jacob H. Dye. 
marshal; John A. Plumer. civil engineer; John M. 
Hook, city commissioner; William Harris, S. M. Mc- 
Millen, Josiah Coulter, Charles Zimmer, George T. EIs- 
ston, Jacob Gephart (newly elected members), council. 

1885. — Sidney Ridgw-ay, mayor ; Charles Richard- 
son, .solicitor; George Weiser, clerk; Jacob H. Dye, 
marshal; John A. Plumer, civil engineer; John M, 



Hook, city commissioner; Jacob Rech, William P, Dye, 
Josiah Coulter, Henry C. Posey (newly elected mem- 
bers), council. 

1886. — Sidney Ridgway, mayor; William G. Way, 
solicitor; George Weiser, clerk; Jacob H. Dye, mar.shal; 
J. P. Hulbert, civil engineer; John M. Hook, city com- 
missioner : G. Christian Best, S. M. McMillen, Theo- 
dore F. Davis, Jacob Gephart (newly elected mem- 
bers), council. 

1887, — Sidney Ridgway, mayor; William G, Way, 
solicitor; George Weiser, clerk; Jacob H. Dye, marshal; 
J, P. Hulbert, civil engineer; John M. Hook, city com- 
missioner; S. D. Davis, William P. Dye, Josiah Coul- 
ter, Daniel F, .Sayre (newly elected members), council. 

1888. — Josiali Coulter, mayor ; Charles W. Richards, 
solicitor; George Weiser, clerk; Jacob H. Dye, marsha'. ; 
J. P. Hulbert; civil engineer ; John M. Hook, city com- 
missioner; G, Christian Best, S, M. McMillen, Daniel 
R. Greene, Jacob Gephart (newly elected members), 
council. 

1880. — Josiah Coulter, mayor ; Cliarles W. Rich- 
ards, solicitor ; George Weiser, clerk ; Jacob H. Dye, 
marshal; J. P. Hulbert, civil engineer; George Gep- 
hart, city commissioner; Philip Bachman, William P. 
Dye, W. A. Sniffen, Edward Meisenhddeir (newly 
elected members), council. 

1890. — Charles Richardson, mayor ; A. D. Follett, 
solicitor; George Weiser, clerk; Jacob H. Dye, marshal; 
J. P. Hullx'rt. civil engineer; Jacob Gephart. city com- 
missioner ; Fred Morganstern. S. M. McMillen, Daniel 
R. Greene, Jacob Gephart (newly elected members), 
council. 

1891. — Charles Richardson, mayor; A. 5- Follett, 
solicitor; Louis Mueller, clerk; Jacob H. Dye, mar- 
shal; J. P. Hulbert, civil engineer; Charles J. Best, city 
commissioner; Jacob Rech, Frank Weber, S, J. Hatha- 
way, Edivard Meisenhelder, Harry D. Knox, A, S. Hale, 
Henry Strecker, Daniel W. Davis (newly elected mem- 
bers), council. 

T892. — Charles Richard.son, mayor; A. D. P'ollett, 
solicitor: Louis M'leilev. clerk; Jacob PL Dye. marshal; 
E. Frank Gates, civil engineer; Charles J. Best, city 
commissioner; Fred Meister. John Bickert. James Mc- 
Clure, Jacob Gephart, A, S. Hale, Daniel W, Davis 
(newly elected members), council. 

1893- — Charles Richardson, mayor ; A. D. Follett, 
solicitor; Louis Mueller, clerk; Jacob H. Dye, marshal; 
E, Frank Gates, civil engineer ; Charles j. Best, city 
commissioner: Clinton E. Pape. J. H. Grafton, Seymour 
J. Hathaway, Edward ^leisenhelder, J. M. Blair, J. D. 
Lashley (newly elected members), council. 

1894. — Jewett Palmer, mayor; J. C. Brenan. solici- 
tor ; Louis Mueller, clerk ; Jacob H. Dye, marshal ; E. 
Frank Gates, civil engineer ; Charles J. Best, city com- 
missioner; Fred Meister, Frank Weber, Jacob' Rech, 
James McClure, Philip Peters, L. R. Chapin, Daniel 
W. Davis (newly elected members), council. 

189?. — Jewett Palmer, mayor ; J. C. Brenan, city so- 
licitor; Carl Becker, clerk; James Parlin, marshal; E. 
Frank Gates, civil engineer ; Charles J. Best, city com- 
missioner; Philip Bachman, Jacob Marsch. Jacob Rech, 
S. J. PLnthaway, Edw^ard Meisenhelder, Cliarles Clark, 
Daniel Biszantz (newly elected members), council. 

1896.— Edward Meisenhelder, mayor; C. W. Rich- 



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ards, solicitor; Carl Becker, clerk; \V. P. Mason, civil 
engineer; James Parlin, marshal; Charles J. Best, city 
commissioner; S. E. Garrison, B. F, Wood. James Mc- 
Ciure. J. C. Hardy, William Henry. J. N. Price. J. P. 
Ridge (newly elected members), council. 

igg^. — Edward Meisenhelder, mayor ; C. W. Rich- 
ards, solicitor ; Carl Becker, clerk : W. P. Mason, civil 
engineer ; Charles J. Besit. city commissioner ; Jacob H. 
Dve. marshal ; Philip Bachman. E. A, Cochlan. Jecob 
Wittlig. M. H. Haddox. John 'W. Trautman, Douglas 
Ptaff (newly elected members), council. 

i8g8. — Charles Richardson, mayor ; C. W. Richards, 
solicitor; Carl Becker, clerk; E. Frank Gates, civil en- 
gineer; Jacob H. Dye. marshal; Charles J. Best, city 
commissioner; S. E. Garrison. B. F. Wood. Henry 
Blume. Oscar A. Lambert. William Loffland, Daniel 
W. Davis (newly elected members), council. 

1899.— Charles Richardson, mayor ; C. W. Richards, 
solicitor ; Carl Becker, clerk ; Jacob H. Dye. marshal ; 
E. Frank Gates, civil engineer: Charles J. Best, city 
commissioner; B. Eveleigh. W. D. Strain. H. N. Curtis. 



Adam Lorenz. Cieorge Storck, E. F. Gossett (newly 
elected members), council. 

igoo. — W. E. Sykes, mayor ; C. W. Richards, so- 
licitor ; Carl Becker, clerk ; Jacob H. Dye. marshal ; 
W. P. Mason, civil engineer ; Charles J. Best, city com- 
missioner: T. P. Marsch, L. J. Cutter. W. L. Kerns. S. 
H. Plumer.'j. L. Toller. S. A. Coffman (newly clectecl 
members), council. 

1901. — W. E. Sykes. mayor; C. W. Richards, solici- 
tor; Carl Becker, clerk; Jacob H. Dye. marshal; W. P. 
Mason, civil engineer ; Charles J. Best, city commis- 
sioner ; Thomas Matchett. W. D. Strain. H. N. Curtis. 
.\dam Lorenz. C. S. Benedict, Henry Savage (newly 
elected members;, council. 

1902. — Oscar A. Lambert, mayor ; F. J. Cutter, so- 
licitor ; Carl Becker, clerk ; Jacob H. Dye. marshal ; E. 
Frank Gates, civil engineer ; Charles J. Best, city com- 
missioner; H. H. Darrah, B. F. Wood, C. A. Ward, 
Thomas Pipes. F. G. Henry, S. A. Coffman. W. S. 
Alexander. Harry I. Jordan (newly elected members), 
cuuncil. 



CHAPTER. XXV. 



THE WAR OF 1812. 

Cause of the War — Attitude of the Federalists — Situation in Washington County 
— Whv the Draft avas Resorted to — Battle of Tippecanoe — Expedition of 
General Hull — Surrender of Hull — Call for Troops — -Expedition of Gen. 
Edward W. Tupper — Companies from Washington County — Siege of Fort 
Erie — Perry's Victory — Proctor and Tecumseh Defeated by Harrison — Bat- 
tle OF New Orleans and Treaty of Peace — Rolls of Washington County 
Companies — Biographical Sketches of Officers. 



Ohio had been settled 24 years when the 
.war with Great Britain broke out. Some pro- 
gress had been made in subduing the wilder- 
ness, numerous settlements had been formed, 
new counties organized, and the census of iSio 
shows that, wiith an area of four thousand 
square miles, she had at that time but 230,769 
inhabitants, and \\"ashington County, by the 
same census, 5,991. A large part of the State 
was still in its natural condition, and part of 
it held by triljes of Indians. The settled por- 
tion was all southeast of a line drawn from 
Cleveland in a southwesterly direction. It was 
through this wild country that the soldiers of 
1 81 2 marched to the falls of the Ohio, at Lou- 
isville; and the gratitude of the country is due 
to them not so much /or the amount i>i the 
fighting done as for the hardships endured in 
traversing these pathless forests and holding 
important posts on the far frontier. In those 
days the facilities for travel were limited, 
horses and wagons were scarce, while clothing 
and all the equipments of an army were diffi- 
cult to pro'vide so far from the liase of supply, 
and niiuch of it, when obtained, was not suitable 
for the kind of service demanded — that of 



fighting Indians, marching through dense for- 
ests, tangled thickets and extended swam|)s. 

The people of the Nforthwest Territory had 
always been accustomed to the maintenance of 
a war-like attitude. The young State of Ohio 
had a well-organized militia, and the service 
of a militiaman in those days meant something. 
They had. from 1790 to 1795, a fierce war with 
a powerful combination of Indians, including 
the Miamis, Wyandots, Delawares, Pottawat- 
omies, Shawnees. Chippewas, Ottawas and oth- 
er tribes of the Territory, all under the great 
Miami chief, Michikiniqua, whose warcry was, 
"Drive the white man east of the Ohio." Gen. 
Anthony Wayne, August 20, 1794, had totally 
defeated themi on the Miami ; and since the 
treaty with them at Greenville, .\ugust 3, 1795, 
the Indians had not niolested the settlements 
until the beginning of the war we are now dis- 
cussing. 

From 179S to 1800 the war with France 
occurred. From' 1801 to 1805 the war with 
the pirates of Tripoli was waged. Tlius had 
the new generation grown up, and the new 
settlements been formed almost under the 
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the population, accustomed to rely on the fruits 
O'f the chase as well as agriculture and other 
pursuits, was largely ntade up of hardy hunt- 
ers, good woodsmen, and men who had made 
a successful fight against the ruder forces of 
nature. , 

CAUSE OF THE WAR. 

The war of 1812, as far as this country was 
concerned, \\as fully justified. The nv>thcr 
country had acknoiwledged our independence, 
but would not accord us the privileges of free- 
domi She had impressed our seamen, searched 
our ships on the high seas, and niiade almost 
innumerable aggressions cm our conimerce, 
and last, but not least, had incited the Indians 
on the frontier to renewi their savage hostili- 
ties, and for these causes war Wjas declared 
June 18, J 81 2. ' 

ATTITUDE OF THE FEDER.M.ISTS TO THE WAR. 

President M'adison in his proclamation of 
war, dated June 19, 1812, urges all citizens of 
the republic to sustain the administration in the 
iinlpending strugggle. One would suppose that 
such an appeal was superfluous, but it had a 
mieaning at that time which we can the bet- 
ter understand by consulting the political his- 
tory of the da}'-. Tlioraas Jefferson had already 
founded the Deniocratic party by which M(adi- 
son had been elected. It was the war party. 
T|he Federalists were opposed to the war, in 
this much at least, that they believed that the 
object sought could he accomplished by ne- 
gotiation wiithout a resort to arms. The war 
party, however, carried the day, and the \er- 
dict of history is that they were right. This 
feeling of opposition was well developed in 
Wasliington County. It was, however, more 
of a non-interest than opposition. 

.SITU.VTION IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. 

:' In the spring of 1878, A. T. Nye, Sr., of 
Marietta, received several letters from old citi- 
zens of the county, written in response to in- 
quiries n-iade by Mr. Nye in regard to the 



War of 1 81 2, which we give as the best state- 
mient readily obtainable of the situation in 
this county in those days. John Stone, Esq., 
of Belpre, wrote as follows : 

The patriotism of Belpre did not prompt her citi- 
zens to deeds of peril on the Canada lines. The peo- 
ple believed the government could have made a treaty 
if it had taken the right course. The Berlin and Milan 
decrees oi Napoleon were as obnoxious as the British 
orders in council, and to declare war against one gov- 
ernment and not the other was to discriminate. If war 
was the remedy to maintain our rights, we were in every 
way unprepared for it. 

The blundering management of the war in the 
northwest gave cause. for the severest criticism, and per- 
haps gave rise to the idea of the necessity of a Silver 
Grey organization. Colonel Nathaniel Cushing had 
command of a company of Silver Greys, whose valor 
had been tried in their youth, who had seen Indians 
since, heard the war whoop and helped to bury the 
scalped dead, but the men, who threw up their caps for 
the War of 1812 looked upon these old soldiers as 
Tories, and sometimes called them so. Perhaps I might 
mention some circumstances to show who they were, 
how well they bore the appellation, not accepted it, 
and liow they stood when a Tory was an enemy to his 
country. There was some slipping away from the legal 
call of the militia officers, but enough were found to 
fill the drafts as they occurred. All who went into the 
service were givett honoraljle discharges. There were a 
great many sick and ailing when an order for draft was 
announced, so much so that old ?ilr. .Mien, who did the 
ferrying at the itiouth of the Little Hocking, and who 
was commonly known as/Old Charon," said: "Nearly 
all the drafted men profaned themselves sick." 

Kdmund B. Dana and Bial Stedman were captains 
in the regiment of Washington County militia as then 
organized. They were citizens of Belpre, and Belpre at 
that time contained double the territory it does now. 
The bounds of military companies were fixed by regi- 
mental boards of officers. Hence Captain Dana's com- 
pany, though called a Belpre company, extended into 
Warren, while Captain Stedman's company was all in 
Belpre. and within the bounds of these two companies 
were formed the Silver Greys. I am not aware that 
either Capt. E. B. Dana or Capt. Bial Stedman per- 
formed any other service than to call GUI' the requisition 
made on their companies and other duties connected 
with that service. I was a corporal in Captain Dana's 
company, and performed the duty of notifying the 
drafted men in the draft of 1S13. It was the duty of 
commanders of companies when they received a requisi- 
tion to draft the number of men called for and forward 
them to the place of rendezvous : they were not author- 
ized to use compulsion. If the drafted man did not go 
or furnish a substitute he was subject to a fine. Officers 
were detailed in the order of the dates of their commis- 
sions, and took with them their nion-commisa^oned 
officers, governed by a rule fixed by law. .A. suit grew 
out of the drafting of an apprentice who never returned 
to service, in which case the aggrieved master, a strong 
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the captain, and paid the costs in Goodno vs. Bial Sted- 
man, on appeal from William Browning's docket ; 
whether he cursed the war I don't know, but have no 
doubt he cursed his luck and the captain, toe. 

Omitting all dates. Q;iarternia>tcr or Contractor 
Craig purchased a large number of ox teams in Kelpre 
and vicinity, and forwarded them lo headquarters under 
his nephew. W. P. Putnam, wagonmastcr, Absalom 
Misner, Major Reed, and Cnmmings Porter, teamsters, 
which duties thev performed in a satisfactory manner 
and were honorably discharged. 

The drafted men who served were Elam Frost, 
Nehemiah Morse, Lemuel Cooper, Samuel Barkley. 
The men who hired substitutes were Jervis Burroughs. 
William Burroughs, and I think George Dana and 
Joseph Dilley. The substitutes were Joel Bennett, Cur- 
tis and Hinvnan. Pardon Cook served in the company 
commanded by Capt. Charles tievol : Barkley and others 
from Belpre were in Capt. John Thorniley's company; 
Captain Dana's company extended into Warren and 
Cooper may have been a citizen of that township at the 
time. 

To confirm the statement that Belpre folks were 
called Tories a drafted man says, "When spoken to I 
was always called Tory except at roll call." 

James Lawton, of Barlow, responded as 
follows : 

Tn regard to the War nf 1812, a large class of the 
'then voters thought it unnecessary and impolitic. My 
father and most of his neighbors took that view of it. 
Of course, we rejoiced at our victories, but farther than 
that took but little interest in it. Doubtless the case 
was very different in some quarters, and many promi- 
nent citizens participated in it, but with comparatively 
few exceptions it was not the case here. 



Joel Deniing 
follows : 



letter was in sulistance as 



I can recollect many events of tlie War of 1S12. 
There were a number of j-oung men went from Water- 
ford into the service, Elias Wolcott. Lorey Ford, Elisha 
Mallory, Norman Hart, Benedict Hutchins. Duty 
Green, David Deming, William Henry, .Mexander 
Walker. Neal Walker, who all lived to return except 
Norman Ilart. 



WHY THE DR.XFT \V.\S KF.SORTICT) TO. 

In the summer or early fall of 1812 (ien. 
Edward W. Tapper came to Marietta to recruit 
a force (jf volimteers for the war. .\ consulta- 
tion was held between leading men as to the 
propriety of raising men in this mianner. and it 
was decided to resort to the draft. Caleb Emr 
erson, in the ]\'cstcrn Spectator, of which he 
wias the editor in 181 2, says that it was feared 



that the volunteers would be from' the ranks 
of the DenitKratic party, which was strongly 
in favor oi the war, and thus the chances of 
success at the approaching Octol)er election 
would be eiuiangered, whereas, if the draft 
was resorted to, men of both parties would 
be taken. The result was that the young men, 
and others without families, who could con- 
\-eniently go. were uot afforded a chance to 
volunteer, but men with families to support, 
and others who were not well suited for sol- 
diers, were forced into the service. General 
Tupper left without any recruits. 

From the miilitary i)apers of Capt. R<jtheus 
Hayward, late of W'aterford towniship. fur- 
nished bv Rotheus Hayward, it appears that on 
February 15, 18 14, he was ordered to furnish 
men for the serxice. Thereupon Corporal John 
Craft was given a list of 13 meinbers of Cap- 
tain Hayward's conipany, with orders to "be- 
gin at the first and proceed dowm the list un- 
til he found two men who were willing to 
serve, and warn them to appear at Anthony 
MicCandish's in W'aterford, on Wednesday, 
February -'3, 1814, anned and equipped as the 
law directs, to march on a tour of duty, to ren- 
dezvous at Frankliuton. in this State." The 
men who were willing to go were Edward 
^liller and William Prewit. 

The attenipt, howe\'er, to class the Feder- 
alists with the Tories was a failure, for many 
of them were Revolutionary soldiers, and the 
whole tenor of their lives amply disproved the 
charge. We are inclined to believe that it 
was merely a campaign q^ithet used to help 
James Madison to his second term in the White 
House. The War of 181 2 really began the 
year ])revious, although no fornijal declaration 
was made; it was the same conflict, and many 
Indians that fought at Tippecanoe in 181 1 
doubtless fought with Tecumseh and ticneral 
lirock the year following. 

B.\TTLE OF TIPPECVXCF.. 

-Vn early intimation of the pemling war 
was afforded the citizens of Washington 
County bv the landing, at Marietta, of the old 



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Fourth Regiment United States Infantry, coni- 
mtanded by Colonel Boyd, during the summer 
of 1811. Tliev \\iere niostly from New Hamp- 
shire and Massachusetts, a tine looking and 
intelligent lx)dy of men, who were destined 
to see hard service. They passed on their way 
to join Gen. Williami Henry Harrison at \'in- 
cennes, where they were met by se\-eral regi- 
ments of mounted volunteers from Kentucky. 
General Harrison, with this force, moved on 
up the line of the Wabash, and on Novemiber 
7, 181 1, at Tippecanoe Creek, Indiana, met and 
defeated the Indians under the Prophet, bn.jth- 
er of Tecuni'seh. The Indians lost 170 killed 
and 100 wounded; the lAmericans 62 killed, 
and 126 wounded. The Fourth United States 
Infantrv li>st heavilv in this battle. Capt. Rob- 
ert C. Bart(jn, a Washington County man, 
commanded a company, and General Harrison, 
in his report of the battle, mentioned Captain 
Barton for his gallant conduct. The Fourth 
United States Infantry were stationed at Fort 
Harrison and Vincennes during the winter, 
and in May, 1812, marched to Urbana. (Jhiu, 
and joined the Northwestern arm}-. 

The certainty of war with (_ireat Britain 
prompted the government, in the winter of 
1&11-12, to call foT three regiments froni Ohio 
to serve in the Korthwest; the plan being to 
move this force early in the spring and occu- 
pv Detroit, which, in event of a war, would 
be an important strategic pijint in ni'jvements 
against Canada. 

E.XPEMTION OF GENERAL HULL. 

Brig. Gen. WillianK Hull was at that tin>e 
Governor of the Territory of Michigan, and 
early in May he arrived with his staff from 
Washington City, and assumed command of 
the Northwestern Armt\'. General Hull had 
seen service in the Revolutionary \\'ar, and 
under Gen. Anthony Wayne, at the storming 
of Stonv Point, had distinguished himself, 
but he had lost his youthful vigor, and lacked 
the inspiring presence of "Mad Anthony" to 
urge him on to deeds of valor, as the sequel 
will show. Tlie three regiments asked from 



Ohio' were prompt!} furnished. They were 
the First, Second and Third Regiments of Ohio 
Volunteers, commanded respectively by Col. 
Duncan McArthur, of Rioss County; Col. 
James Findlay, fromi the western part of the 
State, and "Col. Lewis Cass, from; Muskingum 
County. Colonel Cass gathered a few com- 
panies at Zanesville in May, 181 2, and pro- 
ceeded thence down the Muskingum to Mari- 
etta, where he was joined by Capt. John Sharp,^ 
with the Washington County company. 
Colonel Cass arrived at Marietta May 25th, 
and was recei\ed amid the firing- of cannon 
and other pulilic demonstrations. On the next 
day he departed for Cincinnati, his men num,- 
bering 250 in all, traveling in keel 'boats. On 
their arrival at Cincinnati they were joined 
by 200 more men. From there they marched 
to Dayton. 

After obtaining the consent cvf the Indian 
tribes through whose country the expedition 
was to march. General Hull moved forward 
through the pathless forests, the unbroken 
wilds of Ohio to the foot of the Maumee rapids, 
where he arrived June 30, 181 2, and by July 
4th the Fourth United States Infantry took 
possession of Fort Detroit. The other regi- 
ments, coming up, encamped around the fort. 

A sufficient number of bateaux (a boat 
somewhat larger than a skiff) having been 
procured, the expedition by July 9th, was ready 
to cross the Detroit River and invade Canada. 
They accordingly moved up the river on that 
day in the following order : first, the Fourth 
United States Infantry, Lieut. Col. James 
Miller; second, the First Regiment Ohio Vol- ■ 
unteers. Col. Duncan McArthur ; third, the 
Second Regiment Ohio Volunteers, Col. James 
Findlay; fourth, the Third Ohio Regiment 
Volunteers, Col. Lewis Cass. Thus the 
Third Re.giment became the right wing 
of the army. Arriving at the point 
selected for the crossing they entered the ba- 
teaux at daylight, and launched out upon the 
broad river in perfect alignmient, the right a 
little in ad\ance. They reached the other shore 
in due time, formed on the bank, but were 
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to Sandwich, opposite the fort, tiiey encamped. 
A reconnoisance in f( )rce was soo4i nisule, in the 
direction of Maiden, hy Colonels ]\LcArlhur 
and Cass, captnring a Ijattery over the Canada 
River, four miles aihove Alldden. Several oth- 
er reconnoisances were undertaken which de- 
veloped the fact that the enemy were weak and 
disposed to avoid an engagement. 

SURKEXDER 01" HULL. 

General Hull, for some reas(jn best known 
to himself, on the 7th of August ordered the 
whole force to recross the river and occupy 
their old position, which movement was ef- 
fected without molestation and the invasion 
of Canada ended. The enemy now crossed 
opposite Alalden and interrupted comnmnica- 
tions witli Ohio. On the 9th of August a 
strong detach.ment was sent dnwu to drive 
them hack. Here was fouglit the battle of 
Brownston. in which the national army lost 
fiS men. The enemy was defeated, driven 
liack to Canada and communications with Ohio 
restored. 

The officers commanding the troojjs under 
(jeneral Hull n(.jw discoxered that soniiething 
was wrong at headquarters ; that the old gen- 
eral was either a cowUrd or a traitor, and giv- 
ing matters their most charitable construction, 
it was thought he ought to l)e dejjosed from 
conmiand. 

An effort tO' accomplish tliis change was 
started, all the officers signing a petition, their 
names being arranged in a circle so that no one 
came first. The design was ti > (ilace one of 
the Ohio colonels in command, but nothing 
came of it. 

On August 13th the P)rilish oi>ene(l on 
Fort Detroit, from a battery located on the 
opposite shore, which ccmld not possibly have 
dislodged the garrison at Fcjrt Detroit without 
a heaxy supporting force which the British 
did not have. This fort had lieen- designed 
and laid out by arm}- engineers, and was — 
what it was intended to be — a very formida- 
ble work: hea\ily armed, and surrounded by 
comm.on stretchins: back a mjle or mif)re to 



the forest.s, across which an enemy would have 
to approach without cover, a circumstance 
which, in e\-ent of attack, wcjuld have (lepri\ed 
General ikock of the aid of 600 Indians under 
Tecumseh, who would never ]ia\e approached 
the fort across the (jpen plain in the face of 
the artillery on the bastions and curtain walls 
of this formidable fortress. The total effective 
force of (ieneral Hull was 2.300 officers and 
men, well supplied with artillery, independent 
of the guns in advanced batteries.* 

The force oif Brock consisted of 230 IJriiish 
regulars, 400 Canadian militia, and the C)00 
Indians aliove mentioned, to which was at- 
tached a battery of three si.x-pound and two 
three-pound guns. Besides this there were in 
Fort Detroit ammiunition. arms and equip- 
ments in abundance. 

General Brock, with his forces, crossed, 
belowi Detroit on the morning of August 16,. 
1 81 2, before dawu and marched up) to within, 
a mile of the fort and sent Tecumseh with his 
Indians by a detour around to the west side, 
keepir.g them concealed in the woods. Brock 
promptly sent in his demand for a surrender,, 
which General Hull accepted, and the .\orth- 
w'estern Army was no more. 

This army was composed of brave men' 
who were anxious for a fight, yet their re])U- 
tation and opportunitv for distinction were 
thus basely compromised and surrendered l)y 
General Hull witlmut cause or justification. 

General I lull wa> at'terwanl tried by c<.urt- 
marlial and sentenced to be shot, Init was 
spared on account of former services. 

C.M.I FOR TROOPS. 

The government, during General Hull's op- 
erations at Detroit, had called for additional 

*The guns surrendered by Hull were as follows: 
Iron — seven twenty- four-pounders, in water battery; 
two twenty- four-pounders, on new field carriages; eight 
twelve-pounders, in and around fort ; five nine-pound- 
ers, in and around fort ; three six-pounders, in and 

I around fort; four twelve-pounders, nit mounted. 

j Brass— three six-pounders, at fort ; two four-pounders, 

I at fort : one three-pounder, at fort ; one eght-inch 
howitzer, at fort: one five and one-half inch howitzer, 

I at fort: one mortar; total, thirty-eight pieces. 



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troops Innni Ohio to support him;. These were 
collected at Urbana by Governor Meigs, and 
among them \\ias the Second Brigatle of Ohio 
militia, commanded by Gen. Edward W. Tup- 
per, with Horace Nve as brigad'e major, iboth 
citizens of W'hshington County. The brigade 
consisted of one regiment from the eastern 
part oif the State, comlmanded by Col. Charles 
Miller, of Coshocton ; one regiment from Gal- 
lia and Athens, the county below, commanded 
by Col. Robert Saftord, of Gallia; and a battal- 
ion under command of Major James Gallo- 
way, of Xenia, with two companies of scouts 
of about 25 mien each — one comfmianded by 
Cai/t. Thomas Hinckson, the other by Captain 
Wood. The who'Ie effective force was about 
1,000 until subsequently reduced by sickness. 

TiXPEDtTION OF GENERAL TUPPER. 

At the rapids of the Maumee there had 
been planted some 300 acres of corn, in clear- 
ings made at that point. About October 30, 
1812, General Tupper, being informed of the 
above fact, through his scouts sent out from 
Fort McArthur, and having a]si> learned 
through an Indian interpreter captured by the 
same scouts, that there was an expedition of 
somle 30 British and 500 Indians on the way to 
secure this corn for the Indians to live on 
(luring the winter, he at once resoKed to de- 
feat themi in their undertaking. A courier was 
sent to General Winchester, who' was lying 
^vithin 40 miles of the cornfields with 3,000 
n^en, in order that the general might be on 
the alert to either drive the enemy back or cut 
ofT his retreat. Meanwliile General Tup])er de- 
termined to proceed at once to tlie rapids with 
what force he had — some 600 eftective com- 
batants, with a six-pound .gun drawn by six 
horses. The field-piece was, however, aban- 
doned the second day out fi-om camp, and the 
carriage Ijroken up; this was about the 8th of 
Novemher. General Winchester had been no- 
tified of the departure of the expedition, its 
oI;ject. and tlie length of timje the subsistence 
taken would enable them to stay awav from 
the base of supplies. 



When General Tupper arrived at the rap- 
ids, he found the Maumee so swollen that it 
was impossible to cross. The scouts reported 
the enemy on the opposite side, some distance 
fromi the rapids, and as yet unaware of the 
approach of Tupper and his command. After 
an unsuccessful attem^^t to cross with his force, 
be marched dow« the river until opposite the 
Indian camp, still undiscovered. Captain 
Hiinckson, however, with nine of his scouts, 
came onto three Indians, who had crossed to 
the corn-fields. Shots were exchanged, killing 
one Indian and wounding another. The whole 
Indian encampment was aroused and agitated 
at once, like a hive of bees that had been dis- 
turbed. They dashed up the river to the ford, 
but tipon their arrival there found Tupper and 
his men ready for theni This was not wdiat 
they expected, anfl they immediately resorted 
to their usual Indian strategy of picking off 
the stragglers. After several hours of desul- 
tory firing, the Indians w'ere driven back at 
every approach and many of them killed in the 
water wihile attempting to recross. They 
seemed to have ((uite a number of horses and 
used them to. ferry the warriors over. These 
horses were afterward ascertained to be the 
same captured from General Hull at Detroit. 
The rations of the comiTtand l>eing exhausted, 
they fell back slowlv to Fort Findhiv, on the 
river Auglaize. The Indians did not attempt 
to follow. 

Had General Winchester co-operated with 
General Tupper there is no doubt that the 
w)hole detachmient of British and Indians would 
ha\e been either captured or so punished that 
the sulisequent disaster at the river Raisin 
wtould not have occurred.* Ttlie motive of 
General Winchester in not seconding this 
mo\-ement was a desire to thwart the plans 
of General Harrison ; at least this is the con- 
struction given to his actions by cotemporary 
writers. 



*General Harrison's order to General Tupper is 
dated October 4, 1812, and the report of the expedition 
October 12th, showing tliat they were out some seven 
or eight days. The object was partly a reconnoisance 
in force nnd partly to surprise any force of the enemy 
Ihat might 'have been in the vicinity of the rapids. 



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The winter of 1812-13 was a very severe 
one, and the troops on the frontier suffered 
greatly, especially front lack of sufficient 
clothing. The time of most of the brigade 
^\•as out by the last of l-'ebruary, 1813, and 
General Tupper and his staff, with the men 
whose time had expired, were discharged and 
returned home. 

COMPANIES FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY. 

During the War of 1812 Washington 
County furnished seven companies, some vol- 
unteers, some militia, some regulars, to-wit : 
Captain Sharp, already mentioned as being in 
the Third Regiment, (3hio Volunteers, so 
basely surrendered by Hull at Detroit. Capt. 
Timothy Buell, who went out in May and also 
in August, 18 1 3. The latter were mounted 
volunteers. They went to Zanesville; from 
there to Franklinton, a post situated opposite 
what has since become Columbus. They went 
from there to Mansfield, when the emergency 
at Fort Meigs being over, they returned home. 

Captain John Thorniley's company was 
made up by draft. They were in the infan- 
try, and formed part of the First Regiment of 
Ohio militia, and were called out in the fall 
of 1813, and their term of service expired 
Alarch 13, 1814, which term included seven 
days for returning liome, 140 miles. The 
company was stationed at Fort Stephenson 
most of the time of their term of service. 

Capt. Charles Devol's company of dra- 
goons was called out October 20, 181 2. They 
reported for duty, but not being needed were 
ordered to hold ithemselves in readiness to- 
march on short notice, which tlie\- did until 
the emergency was over. 

Capt. James Flagg's company were drafted 
men called out on the same day as Captain 
Devol's. 

llie outfit of the company receijjts for (Oc- 
tober 20, 1812, was as follows: 

Fifty arms and liayonets. fifty cartridge l)oxes, one 
wagon, four set of horse gears, four horses, two tents, 
two bags, six axes ; and at Zanesville they received two 
more tents, eight pots, two kettles and powder and ball. 



In this connection it is curious to note what 
one ration for a soldier was, to-wit : "One 
and one-fourth pounds beef, or four and three- 
fourth pounds salted pork, eighteen ounces of 
bread or flour, one gill of rum, whiskey or 
brandy, and at the rate of two quarts of salt, 
four c|uarts vinegar, four pounds soap and 
one pound and a half of candles to every hun- 
dred raitions;"' also what the uniform of a 
soldier of 1812 was, to-wit: The regulation 
coat was a "swallow tail," made of dark blue 
cloth, faced and trimmed with buff, buttons 
of white metal, with "U. S. A."' on them. The 
hat was a tall bell-crowned affair, with no 
brim except a small visor in front. To this 
costume was added the "stock" for the neck, 
of polished leather, wide enough to fit uj) snug 
under the chin. 

Capt. Alexander Hill's company was re- 
cruited principally in W'ashington County for 
the regular army in the summer of 1813, and 
was part of the Nineteenth United States In- 
fantry. Captain Hill was, in the fall of 1813, 
ordered by Col. George Paul, commanding 
the regiment and having charge of the re- 
cruiting station of Zanesville, to report at that 
place. Captain Hill after his arrival at Zanes- 
ville was ordered to Detroit, arriving there af- 
ter the battle of the Thames, The company 
was next ordered back to Zanesville by Colonel 
Paul, soon after arriving there. Captain Hill 
was placed in command of a battalion of the 
Xinth Infantry and ordered to report at Fort 
Erie, in Canada, near the head of the Niagara 
River, where he arrived before the battle at 
that place in 1814. 

SIEGE AT FORT ERIE. 

On July 31st the British, under General 
Drummond, appeared before Fort Erie with 
about 4,500 men and laid siege. The garrison 
now began a vigorous use of spades, perfect- 
ing the works which were qii.'idrangular in 
shape. They also constructed some advanced 
works, in which were placed guns with proper 
infantry supports. On August 2(1 the firing 
from the opix>sing batteries began, which con- 



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tinned until Angust 15th. General Gaines, 
having arrived a few days before, was in com- 
mand at the fort at this time, and on the 14th 
had discovered signs of a new movement in 
the enemy's camp. He accordingly put his 
forces in best shape possible for an attack and 
awaited developments. About two o'clock in 
the morning. August 14th, the enemy, under 
Lieutenant-colonel Fisher. 1.300 strong, at- 
tacked the left, when the Twenty-first Reg- 
iment, under command of Major Wood, and 
Towson's battery, repulsed them and fell back. 
The firing had scarcely subsided on the left 
when Lieutenant-colonel Drummond and Col- 
onel Scott, with 1,500 ])icked men. moved up 
to the assault on the light. The night was 
exceedingly dark, but b\' the coniiuands of 
the enemy's officers two columns were disco\'- 
ered approaching. Boughton :md Harding's 
volunteers and the Ninth Lnited States Li- 
fantry were manning the works on the right, 
but owing to the unfinished condition of an ad- 
vanced bastion the enemy carried it and turned 
the guns on the defenders of the tort. The 
battle now raged furiously, Init b\' renewed' 
exertion the enemy was driven back and Col- 
onel Scott and Lieutenant-colonel Drum- 
mond, the leaders of the assault, killed, but the 
British still held the captured liastion. The 
passage from this bastion to the ijody of the 
fort was in a great measure closed by the po- 
sition of the block-house there located. This. 
though in a ruinous condition ai tlie time, had 
been occupied the evening before by Lieuten- 
ant-colonel Trimble with a detachment of the 
Nineteenth Infantry, including Captain Alex- 
ander Hill's company, whose well-directed 
fire, at the same time that it g-alled the enemy 
severely in the bastion, had completely defeat- 
ed every attempt he made to penetrate farther. 
The column of Colonel Scott being now 
routed, the guns of the Douglass battery were 
so directed as to cut off all communication be- 
tween the contested bastion and the enemy's 
reserve — and a party of desperate fellows were 
about to rush in and finish the work, when a 
spark being communicated by some means ti 
an ammunition chest under the platf. ;rm, die 



bastion with those who occupied it were lilown 
into the air together." 

The enemy's loss and that of the National 
forces in this engagement were estimated at 
the time as follows : British, 200 killed and 
wounded and 200 prisoners; United States 
troops, three officers and eight to 10 kdled and 
15 to 20 wounded. 

The British now waited re-en furcements. 
and siion recei\ ed twij fidl regiments, estab- 
lished a new battery, antl recommenced the 
cannonade. This state of things continued 
until September 17th, when a counter assault 
was undertaken in two culumns. commanded 
respecti\'ely liy Generals Porter and Miller. 
This sortie was well conducted and successful 
in driving the enemy from his entrenchments. 
The victorious columns, satisfied with having 
beaten the enemy in his chosen position, re- 
turned within the works of Fort Erie, and 
four days afterwanl the British broke camp, 
and retired rapidlv down the ri\'er. thus end- 
ing a siege of 51 days. 

perry's \ictory. 

I'he \ictorv of Commodore Perry near 
Put-in-Bay Island, Lake Erie, September 10, 
i8y, relieved the whole Northwest Territory 
of the presence of hostile forces. The British 
and Indians retired to Canada, abandoned De- 
troit, and Init for the urgent demands of Te- 
cum.-:eh would have abandoned the whole of 
Lower Canada. Tecumseli. howe\-er, insisted' 
upon a vigorous resistance to the adx'ance of 
General Harrison, who pressed close on the re- 
tiring enemy. 

PROCTOR .\XD TECUMSEH DEFE.\TED BY H.-\R- 
RISOV. 

On October 5. 1S13. with what forces the 
combined efforts of Tecumseh and General 
Proctor could muster, battle was offered at the 
Moravian tnwn on the River Thames. Gen- 
eial Harrison engaged the enemv with a fine 
body of Kentucky mounted rifiemen who car-, 
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of the British, but met with a vioforous resis- 
tance from tlie Indian, 'i'he Kentuci<ians. 
however, attacketl iheni xigornusl}-, and after 
a desperate resistance defeated and routed 
them, killing their celebrated chief. Tecnmsch. 
The theatre of war was from this time on 
transferred to Niagara frontier ^nd the East, 
and continued with uniform success to the 
American arms both on land and sea. The 
sharpest fighting, however, of the War of 
1812, was done on the ocean, and the people 
of the United States can always refer with 
pride to that series of brilliant victories won 
by American seamen, who seemed sent liy an 
avenging Nemesis to redress the long standing 
grievances and punish Great Britain for her 
wrong and oppression. 

BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS AND TREATY OF 
PEACE. 

The battle of New Orleans was fought 
January 8, 1815, 15 days after the treaty of 
peace was signed at Ghent, the news not arriv- 
ing until after the battle, presenting one of the 
anomalies of history, a thing that could not 
happen at the present day with our great fa- 
cilities for transmitting information. The 
Senate confirmed the treaty of Ghent, Febru- 
ary 17, 181 5, and President Aladison made 
proclamation of the fact the following day. 

We have said nothing of many important 
conflicts of the War of 1812. as the scope of 
this sketch was to give only that part in which 
the troops from Washington County figured ; 
and considering the population of the coun- 
ty at that time, we may say that she did her 
part nobly and would have done much more 
had the occasion required. 

ROLLS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY COMPANIES. 

(Rolls obtained fro]ii official tiles in li'asliiiigtoit, D. C.) 
Muster-roll of a company of \-olunteers 
under the command of John Sharp, captain of 
a company, under the act of Congress of the 
6th of February, 1812. and afterward under 
the command of Col. Lewis Cass : 



COMiMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Captain John Sharp, Lieutenant William Sawyer, 
Ensign Jacob Trowbridge. 

NON-COM MLSSIONKD OFFICERS: 

First Sergeant .Tohn H. Simon, Second Sergeant 
Tliomas Green, Tliird Sergeant Chester Wilcox, Fourth 
Sergeant Otis Record, First Corporal Peter F. Schenck, 
Second Corporal William Crane, Third Corporal David 
Mi.skiniens, Fourth Corporal James Elwell, Musician 
Christian B. Smith. 



Joseph Clark, Benjamin Beers, James Mall, Abra- 
liam Lyon, David Williams. William Goldsmith, Will- 
iam Lynch, Brazilla Browning, Samuel Null, John 
Shingler. John Skinner, Alvin Benedict, Samuel Nixon, 
James Gary, Jose])h Rogers, Joseph Knox, John Black, 
Jacob Necliilow, William Duncan. Harris Ellis, Lewis 
Frazy. Benjamin Badgcly. Philip Langdon, William An- 
derson, James T. Downing, Joseph Fox. John Ward, 
Samuel Murphy. Ezra Kelly, Jabez Tuttle, John T. 
Robertson, Samuel McMullcn. 

Cluster-roll of a company of militia com- 
manded by Capt. Jaines Flagg ; ordered into 
the service of the United States on the 20th 
day of October, 18 12. by the authority of his 
Excellency, R. J. Meigs. Governor of the State 
of Ohio, and commandetl by Saiuuel Connel, 
major commandant. 

Commencement of service October 20, 
1812, expiration of .service January 11, 1813. 

CO.M MISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Captain James Flagg, Lieutenant Benedict Hutch- 
ison. Ensign Natlianiel OIney. 

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

First Sergeant Dora Ford, Second Sergeant Jdhn 
Greenman, Third Sergeant David Trohridge, Fourth 
Sergeant Peletiali Wliite, First Corporal Jacob Larne, 
Second Corporal Charles Thomas, Third Corporal 
Jo^^eph Whilton, Fourth Corporal John Ha^kel. 



Daniil .Mpha, George .Abbot. James .^danis, James 
.\nderson, John Baker. John Barret. Nathan Briton, 
Seth D. Burliank. Jonah Burchet. Philip Oidy. Simeon 
Chapman. George Castle. William Cline. Daniel Cole- 
man, Henry Coverstone, George Daugherty, Thomas 
Dennis. I">aniel Dun,^hue. Asa Emerson. James Ewings, 
Stanton Fordice. James Goodwin, John Gosset, George 
Harris. Curtis Hinman. James Hutchison. Jamc^. Huteh- 
ins. John Imgles. John Kid. James Knight. F.lisha Mal- 
ery. Xehemiah Morris, Gilbert Otis. Daniel Penny, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Richard D. Priest, Pardon Starkes, James B. Walker, 
James Whitton. 

Total officers, 11; privates, 3S. 

A list of names, with rank, in Capt. Alex- 
ander Hill's company, Nineteenth United 
States Infantry, War of 1812: 

CO.MiMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Captain Alexander Hill, First Lieutenant Charles 
L. Ca>^, Second Lieutenant John Carrel, Third Lieu- 
tenant .Alexander Patterson, Ensign Nathan Reeves. 

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

First Sergeant John Elliott, Second Sergeant Ste- 
phen Worthington. Third Sergeant Allen Lowry, Fourth 
Sergeant Elijah Adams. Fifth Sergeant Ambrose A. 
Ford, First Corporal Manna Root, Second Corporal 
John Franks, Third Corporal William Wallace, Fourth 
Corporal Daniel Moore, Fifth Corporal Cyrus Baiiy, 
Sixth Corporal John L. Gordon, Musician Christian B. 
Smith, ^Musician William Spurgon. 



James Armstrong, William Arnold, Abraham 
Badgly. Nich.ola Bumgarner, James Brooks, John Bar- 
ker. Adani Bair, John Bowman, Ebenezer Buckly, Jacob 
Brosius, Thomas Clark, Nathan Cross. Israel Cross, 
John Co:--. Lewis Clapper, Shirley Callogg, Samuel 
Cooper, Henry Crown, Joseph Dean, Jehu Dealy, Noah 
Demster, William Elliott, John Fishback, Samuel Fisher, 
Ira L. Foster. Joseph Fisher, Matthias Gates, John 
Gates, Jesse Grajham, Thomas Grey, James Garner, 
Joseph Heaton, John Hill. Elisha Heitt, James Hillyard, 
Samuel Higley. Samuel Henning. John Johnston, David 
Johnston, W. M. Lockhart, William Lyons, John Lyons, 
John Lovebnd, Ephraim Lucas, Jacob Monteith. Samuel 
Morfoot, William Morgan, Joihn 'McConibs, Nehemiah 
Morse, John McMullen, John Mowry, Andrew Millburn, 
Stephen Mowry, George Osborn, Benjamin Patrick, 
Hira Pettee, James Pritchett, John Potts. Daniel Paine, 
John Ridingour, William Reynolds, Gabriel Root, John 
Swift, Oliver Stockings, John D. Smith, John W. Smith, 
John Stanley, John Silvers, Christian Standsbnrg, 
Philip Swagert, Benjamin Snyder, William Syder, 
William A. Strong. Jesse Spalding, Nioholas Teel, John 
Taylor. Daniel Trumble. 

Total, 0..^ 

Pay-roll of a company of Ohio militia, 
commanded Ijy Capt. John Thorniley, of the 
First Regiment of Ohio militia, in the service 
of the United States, stationed at Fort Steph- 
enson b_\' order of Gen. John S. Gano, com- 
mencing Jannary 6, 1814, and expiring March 
13, 1814, including seven days for returning 
home 140 miles, both days inclusive: 



COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, 

Captain John Thorniley, Lieutenant David Meri- 
deth, Ensign Elisha Chapman. 

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

First Sergeant St. Clair Kelly. Second Sergeant 
Thomas Addy, Third Sergeant Daniel McCleain, Fourth 
Sergeant Lemuel Cooper, First Corporal Solomon Tise, 
Second Corporal William Smith, Third Corporal Will- 
iam Henkens, Fourth Corporal Daniel Alpha, Drummer 
William Magee, Fifer David Cox. 



John Archer. Jerid Andrew. Jonah Biirchet, John 
Bell. Daniel Booth, Perry G. Banthan. William Bird, 
Henry Baner, Samuel Barkey, Jesse Brown, Joel Ben- 
net. Robert Corbit. William Clark, George Cline, Sam- 
uel Crouch. Simon Chapman, John Craig, Hczekiah 
Chapman, John Connet, Abraham Connet, Jonathan 
Darling, Mathew Davidson, David Edwards, Luke 
Emerson, Jeremiah Fugate, Abner Furgusen, Ephraim 
Frost, John Gose, Norman Hart, Thomas Hill, Thomas 
Hartley, Kertis Henman, George Harris, Benjamin Hep- 
sen, William Jolly, John Kisley, William Kidd, John 
Lynn, Benjamin Lamb, Thomas Marshall, Josepli T. 
Milford. Andrew McCleain. Thomas Newal, James 
Ogleshay. Presseley Petty, William Ramsey, John Ram- 
sey, Thomas Ramsey, Nicholas Row, John Skinner, 
Jbhn Saltingstall, John Smith. Jonathan 'Sills, Francis 
Stanley, Zephaniah Tisen, Solomon Tipton, Jacob Vul- 
gerniot, Alexander Vaug'han, Richard Willis, William 
Walker, James Riley. 

Muster-roll ijf a crimpany of dragoons (of 
the State of Ohio) commanded by Capt. James 
Devol, called into the service of the United 
States on the 20th day of October, 18 12, by 
the authority of his Excellency, Return J. 
Meigs, Governor of the State of Ohio. 

COMJIISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Captain Charles Devol. First Lieutenant Josiah 
Scott, Second Lieutenant Washington Olney. 

NON-COM MISSIO.VED OFFICERS. 

First Sergeant James White. Fourth Sergejint 
William White. First Corporal John Clark, Second Cor- 
poral Pardon Cook, Thiid Coip.jral Samuel Reed. 



Solomon Brown. Thomas Browning, Movus Finch, 
Gilbert Olney, Argalus Pixley, John Quigley, Joseph 
Shuttlesworth, Joshua Tucker, Samuel Whipple, Paulus 
E. Wood. 

"We do acknowledge to have received of 



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Return J. Meigs, Jr., Esq., the sums annexed 
to our names respectively, in full for our pay 
for a tour of duty in Capt. Timothy Buell's 
company of Ohio mounted militia, under the 
commahd of his Excellency, the Governor of 
Ohio, called into the service of the United 
States on the first of August, 181 3, upon the 
requisition of Major General Harrison, com- 
manding the Eighth ^lilitary District.'" 

COMMISSIO.N'En OFFICERS. 

Captain Timothy Buell, First Lieutenant Peltah 
V hite, Second Lieutenant Syhanus Olney. 

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Ensign James Liggett, First Sergeant Naithaniel 
Hamilton, Second .Sergeant George Nixon, Third Ser- 
geant Jabez Palmer, Fourth Sergeant Salmon D. Buell, 
First Corporal Samuel Nott. Second Corporal Edward 
Corner. Third Corporal John Darrough, Fourth Cor 
poral Nicholas Chapman. 



Timothy Blackmor, Daniel Coleman, John Corns. 
John C. Clark, Elisha Coleman, Z. Cuddington. Henry 
Belong, Thomas Dunbar, Richard Demont, Thomas 
Dennis, Benjamin Ellis, Timothy Gates, Jr.. Stephen 

Gates, William (worn from original), Henry 

Havens. Zebulon Jennings, Tifus Kimball. R. Lawrence, 
Jr.. Robert Liggett. John Longhery, William Longhery, 
Alexander McCoy, Jacob Miller, Robert Magee, John 
McConnell, Samuel Miller, Jacob Multon, Benjamin F. 
Palmer, John Perry. John R. Porter, William Brevelt, 
Horace Quigley, Dennis Raur. James Ray, Clark 
Springer, John Scott, Nathaniel Smifli. John Taylor, 
Jonathan Wilson, Jonathan Whitney, Police E. Wood. 

Captain Buell was out in May, 1813, with 
a company, heretofore mentioned, l^ut the 
rolls of the company have not heen preserved, 
and can not be found at W'ashington. 

Pay-roll of a company of Ohio militia, 
commanded by Lieut. John Devault, of Colo- 
nel James Stuart's regiment, late in the service 
of the United States, from the 2t;th of July, 
1813, commencement of service, to the i6th 
of August, 1813, on expiration of service, 
or of this settlement : 

COMMISSIONF.n OFFICER. 

I ieutenant John Devault. 

NON-CO .MMiSSIONED OFFICERS. 

Second Sergeant Lsaac House. Third Sergeant 
Thomas Devault. Second Corporal Gilbert Hurley, Third 
Corporal Morris Baker. 



William Hurley. Jacob Dunkle, John Collendcr, 
Benjamin Roebuck. William Dyer, William Kerr, Joseph 
Ohaner, David Hays, Daniel Sharrot, Oliver Kyle, 
Joseph Windle, George Roebuck. 

Pay-roll (jf a detachment of Ohio militia, 
commanded by Lieut. John De\'ault, of Colo- 
nel McDonald's regiment, late in the service 
of the United States, from the 31st of Janu- 
ary, 1815, commencement of service, to the 
loth of April, 1815, expiration of service, or of" 
this settlement. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Lieutenant John Devault. 

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Sergeant Levi Bevington, Corporal James Playwcll. 



Henry Aye, George Chadd, Ephraim Doty, William 
Harrison. Philip Hobaugh, John Harter, Benjamin 
Long, Robert Mitchell, Samuel Moore, Benjamin Neely, 
George Rhodes, Richard Shades, John Sanders, Ezra 
Travis, David Thompson, Caleb Wright, Morris Yates. 

BI0GR.\PHIC.\L SKETCHES OF OFFICERS. 

Gen. Edw.xrd W. Tcpper, son of Gen. 
Benjamin Tupper, an officer in the Rexolution- 
ary Army, was born in Chesterfield. Hamp- 
shire County, Massachusetts, in 1771. His 
father was an officer of the Revolution, from 
the commencement of the war, in J 775, until' 
its close, in 1788. The subject of this sketch 
was, at the opening of this war, only four 
years old. His father, with several other 
families, came to Marietta in August, 1788. 
These were among the first families who came 
to Marietta. Edward W. Tupper was then 1 7 
years of age. He was in the Campus Martins 
during the Indian war, and began his business 
life at its close. 

At the organization of the State govern- 
ment in 1803, he was appointed clerk of the 
Court of Common Pleas, and of the Supreme 
Court, for Washington County, which offices 
he continued to hold until he left Marietta. 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY., 



sale of general merchandise, at the corner of 
Second and Putnam , streets, Marietta. In 
1802 he estahlished a shipyard at the foot of 
Putnam street, and huilt the Ijrig "Orlando.'" 

This vessel went nut under command of 
Capt. Matthew Miner, with Anselm Tupper 
for second officer, in 1804. The "Orlando" 
was at New Orleans July 4, 1804, at the time 
of the first celehration of that day after Lou- 
isiana was ceded to the United States. She 
made her first voyage to the Mediterranean 
and to the Black Sea, as far as Trieste on the 
latter. 

In 1807 Edward Tupper I)uilt two gun- 
I-oats, under contract with the United States 
government. 

In 1803 he built the house well known as 
the residence of the late Nahum Ward, and, 
since that, of his son, William S. Ward. This 
property he held until after he left Marietta, 
and sold it to Mr. Ward. It was occupied for 
some years, by Gen. Joseph Wilcox and his 
familv. 

On the 3rd of May. 1804, Mr. Tupper 
married Mrs. Bethia S. Putnam, widow of 
Dr. William Pitt Putnam — who was a broth- 
er of the late David Putnam, of Harmar. The 
house built by him, in 1803, was their resi- 
dence while they remained in Marietta. In 
1809 or 18 10, he removed to Gallipolis. He 
was one of the most prominent and useful 
men of the place, and he had few superiors in 
Southeastern Ohio. He represented Gallia 
County in the Legislature for several terms. 
Some time, before leaving Marietta, he had 
been elected to the office of brigadier-general 
of militia, of the counties of Washington, 
Athens, and Gallia. 

Soon after the commencement of the War 
of 18 1 2, Governor Meigs made a recpiisition 
for a brigade to be raisetl in this division, 
composed of counties along the southern and 
western portion of the State. This brigade 
was organized at Urbana in August, 18 12, 
and the command of it was assigned to General 
Tupper — he being the oldest brigadier-gen- 
eral in the division. The surrender of the 
army under Hull prevented this brigade from 



advancing beyond McArthur's block-house, 
where they went into camp, and where they 
remained for a considerable part of the follow- 
ing winter. In January, 1813, General Tup- 
per learned that the British and Indians were 
collecting their forces at the foot of the rapids 
of the Maumee, to carry away a quantity of 
corn whicli had been left standing during the 
winter. He immediately made preparations 
for driving them away. Many of his men 
were unfit for duty, but he called for volun- 
teers from among those fit for service to go on 
the expedition to the rapids. About 600 re- 
sponded, and a forced march of several days 
was made to the Maumee, through the Black 
Swamp, then frozen over. On arriving at the 
rapids, the river was found to be so high that 
it was not possible to get the troops over in 
condition tO' make an attack. Only about two 
companies passed over, and these found their 
ammunition so wet that they had to withdraw. 
It became necessary, therefore, for the troops 
to fall back a short distance, for the purpose 
of drying their clothes and their ammunition. 
Next morning, however, all were fit for active 
duty; meantime, the Indians, having learned 
of the approach of our troops, marched up to- 
wards the rapids, on horseback, for the pur- 
pose of makinig an attack. Tliey attempted 
to cross the river with a large force, but were 
driven back by our troops with considerable 
loss. The British and Indians retreated, and 
abandoned the corn, which was afterward used 
by General Harrison's army. Our troops lost 
no men, but some few stragglers from the 
ranks, who were killed by Indians. None of 
the troops of this brigade were from Wash- 
ington County, except Horace Nye, brigade 
major. They returned to Camp McArthur 
after an absence of four days. In February, 
1813, the brigade was advanced to Fort Meigs, 
where it was under command of General Har- 
rison. About the first of March, 1813, their 
term expired, and they were mustered out of 
service. In September, 1813, General Tup- 
per, then senior brigadier general, organized 
a regiment of drafted men at Zanesville, which 
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Guernsey County. One company of this reg- 
iment was from Washington County, and was 
commanded by Capt. John Tiiorniley. 

After the war General Tupper continued 
to reside at GalHixjHs until his death in Sei)- 
tember, 1823. Mrs. Tupper died in 1858. 

C,\PT. John Sharp, was born in 1771. at 
a place in Pennsylvania, then known as the 
"Burnt Cabins." He came to Washington 
County about the year 1800, settled 011 the 
Little Muskingum, in Lawrence township, 
near where the townships of Marietta, New- 
port, and Lawrence, have their corner. 

He was of large stature and inclined to 
corpulency, and was a man of force and influ- 
ence in the affairs of Washington County, in 
his time. When the call for volunteers came 
in the spring of 18 12, Captain Sharp raised a 
company and joined Colonel Cass' regiment 
when he passed from Zanesville down the 
Muskingum and Ohio to Cincinnati. The 
troops lay over at Marietta one day, were re- 
ceived by the citizens with an artillery salute 
and other demonstrations of public approval. 
They took on board Captain Sharp's company, 
and on April 25, 1812, proceeded on to Cin- 
cinnati. They were transported in keel-boats. 
This regiment was the Third Ohio \'olunteer 
Infantry, Army of Ohio. 

After participating in the hardships and 
fatigues of the march to the rapids of the Mau- 
mee, Captain Sharp was there detailed, for 
what purpose is not known, probably to com- 
mand the escort, to go on board a schooner 
laden with the sick, baggage of the officers 
and army stores of General Hull's army. The 
schooner was accompanied by a boat also 
loaded with army stores. This was to facili- 
tate the march of the army, which was hasten- 
ing forward to occupy Detroit. Dr. James 
Reynolds, surgeon's mate of the Army of 
Ohio, was in charge of the schooner and boat, 
but took up his quarters on the boat. They 
sailed July 1, 18 12, from the mouth of the 
Maumee for Detroit, but in passing Maiden 
the schooner was captured by the British, with 
all on board, including Capt. John Sharp, 
Lewis Dent, paymastetr, a lieutenant of the 



Fourth United States Infantry, and about 30 
soldiers. The boat escaped. They were af- 
terward exchanged, and Captain Sharp ar- 
rived home soon after the surrender of Hull, 
and it may be said of this affair of the schoon- 
er that it sa\^ed the officers and men on board 
the disgrace of being surrendered bv (ieneral 
Hull. 

Captain Sharp was chosen Senator from 
Washington County for 1808, Represcntati\e 
for 1814, Senator again for 1815 and 1816. 
He was for some years one of the judges of 
the county court. He died very suc'ulenly in 
1823. 

A sketch of Capt. James Flagg may Ije 
found in tb.e Ijiographieal department of this 
work, under the head of "The Corner Fam- 
ily." 

C.vPT. John Thorniley was born in Eng- 
land. July 17, 1 781, and came to this country 
April, 1795. The means of conveyance were 
at that early day limited, especially through 
the western wilds and over the Alleghanies. 
He, with his father and the family, walked to 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where they built 
boats, and came down the Ohio River to Mar- 
ietta, after being six months on the way. 
They settled near the Little Muskingum in 
Marietta township of this county. When the 
war with Great Britain broke out in 18 12, 
Captain Thorniley commanded a company of 
militia, and was assigned to the command of 
a company of drafted men. called out in the 
fall of 1813. His company w'as in the second 
battalion of the First Regiment of the First 
Brigade. Third Division Ohio, militia, and 
was stationed at h'ort Stephenson, Captain 
Thorniley, commandant. Lower Sandusky. 

Captain Thorniley was married July 12, 
1 8 10, to Mary Compton. He died August, 
1844. The names of his children are as fol- 
lows: William, Mary, Ann, Thomas, John, 
James, George, Caleb, Elizabeth, Harriet, and 
Adaline Thorniley. 

C.\PT. Alex.\nder Hill was of Scotch- 
Irish descent, and was born February 28, 1777, 
in County Antrim, Ireland, near Belfast, and 
landed at Philadelphia in 1784. His parents 



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were strict Scotch Presbyterians, and Captain 
Hill doubtless owed much of his success in 
life to the wholesome training of his youth. 
Force of circumstances put him in the way of 
learning the cabinetmaker's trade, though his 
tastes strongly impelled him to a seafaring 
life. 

Captain Hill started from Pittsburgh with 
an English emigrant named Alcock, in canoes 
lashed together, expecting to have gone to 
New Orleans and shipped as a sailor at that 
point, but on arriving at Marietta, in 1798, he 
found it inadvisable tO' proceed further without 
more money than he possessed. He, therefore, 
plied his trade at Marietta, and soon found 
that the demand for furniture to supply the 
new settlers was increasing, and offering op- 
portunities for active and profitable business 
in that line. He established the first furniture 
factory in that county, and the cabinetmaker 
of those days was also the undertaker; and 
Captain Hill constructed the first coffin that 
was placed in Mound Cemetery. 

Captain Hill was married in 1801 to Sarah 
Foster, daughter of Ephraim Foster, a Rev- 
olutionary soldier. 

Captain Hill now became prosperous, and 
the idea of going to sea was abandoned. He 
was accustomed to load a boat (one of the old- 
time "broad-horns") every year with furniture 
for the Southern market, generally going to 
New Orleans, and either walking back or going 
around by sea to Philadelphia, and thence 
across the mountains in a wagon train. On 
one of these trips south the broad-horn had 
just reached New Madrid, Missouri, at the 
time of the great earthquake, which occurred 
in that country in 181 1, and it was with much 
difficulty that the boat was rescued from de- 
struction. 

At the breaking out of the war with Great 
Britain, Captain Hill was a major in the State 
militia. In the spring of 1813 he received a 
commission as captain in the Twentv-seventh 
United States Infantry, and on April 22, 1813, 
he advertised for recruits in the counties of 
Washington, Athens, and Gallia. He was or- 
dered with his men to Zanesville, and the 



Twent}'-sixth and Twenty-seventh regiments 
were consolidated, and the Nineteenth United 
States infantry formed out of the two. 

Captain Hill, in the fall of 1813, was or- 
dered to Detroit, and is said to have been 
placed in command of Maiden. He was or- 
dered from there to Zanesville, and from there 
to Fort Erie. He took part in the battle and 
siege of that fort, his company being stationed 
on the right in a block-house, from which they 
maintained a destructive fire on the enemy, 
who had captured an outlyinig work, but could 
not hold it. Tlie battalion of the Nineteenth 
infantry, in this battle, was commanded by 
Major Trimble, and the garrison and post by 
General Gaines. 

Soon after his return from the war, Cap- 
tain Hill was summoned to New York to at- 
tend a court-martial. Meeting General Gaines 
there, he asked the general what he thought 
of the conduct of his men, seeing that it was 
the first time many of them had been in bat- 
tle. "Why, sir," said General Gaines, "I 
could not ha\e expected lietter service from 
veterans." 

Upon his return from the war, bis term of 
enlistment l)eing for one year, he opened a 
tavern in Marietta, under the "Sign of the 
Swan." Captain Hill was elected sheriff of 
Washington County as the successor of Cap- 
tain Buell in 181 5. 

Captain Hill kept tavern until 1827, when, 
owing to the prevalence of the use of spiritu- 
ous liquor and necessity almost of keeping a 
bar if he kept hotel, he decided rather than 
do it to quit, and accordingly, with his own 
hand, sawed down his sign-post and closed the 
tavern. His Scotch Presbyterian training 
was stronger than the greed for gain. The 
furniture business was not neglected during 
these years, but kept up, and when the market 
would justify it, a boat was loaded for the 
south, and the outcome was uniformly profit- 
able until the fall of 1836, when he entered 
into a contract with the State to build the dam 
and one-half the canal at Lowell, the State be- 
ing engaged at that time in providing slack- 
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but Captain Hill died in February, 1841, be- 
fore the work was completed, leaving his heirs 
to finish the contract, the consideration of 
which was $85,000. This money enabled the 
heirs to settle the estate and i)ay the debts of 
Captain Hill, who had become somewhat em- 
barrassed financially. 

Captain Hill was of temperate and e.xeni- 
plary habits, and considering the extent and 
character of his public services, had very few 
enemies. He had seven sons and two daugh- 
ters; one son and daughter diAl in childhood. 
Ephraim Hill died of the prevailing fever in 
1823, aged nineteen years. The remaining 
children all grew up to mature age. They were 
John. Hugh, Jessie. Hiram A.. Daniel Y., and 
Eliza Hill. 

Eliza Hill was married to Spencer T. Buk- 
ey, June, 1835. He was a son of Hezekiah 
Bukey, a pioneer who settled on and owned 
a tract of land in Virginia, nearly opposite to 
Marietta. The children of Spencer T. Bukey 
were Van H., Alexander H., John, Joseph T., 
and Sarah Bukey. 

Wallace Hill, son of John Hill, was lieu- 
tenant of Company B. Eighteenth Ohio Vol- 
unteer militia, for the three months' service, 
April, 1861. Alexander H. Bukey, son of 
Spencer T. Bukey, was a private in the same 
company ; also served as commandant of a gun 
in BuelTs battery during the war. Subse- 
quently \\'allace Hill was lieutenant in Com- 
pany C, First West Virginia Light Artillery, 
familiarly known as Buell's Pierpoint battery, 
commanded by Capt. Frank Buell, and after 
the death of Capt. Frank Buell, at the battle of 
Freeman's Ford, August 22, 1862, Wallace 
Hill became captain of the battery, and so 
continued during the remainder of the war. 

Frank Hill, son of Hiram A. Hill, bom 
1847, ^^'''s appointed third sergeant of Com- 
pany A, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio 
National Guards, Samuel S. Knowles, captain, 
and on July 23, 1864, was appointed commis- 
sary sergeant of the regiment. 

Ephraim A. Hill, son of Daniel Y. Hill, 
served three months in Company A, Eighty- 
seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and return- 



ing enlisted in Battery K, Second Ohio Heavy 
Artillery, and served until April 15, 1865, 
when he died at Knoxville, Tennessee. 

Alexander Hill, son of John Hill, served 
in the same company Van H. Bukey enlisted 
in — the Eleventh West Virginia Infantry — 
October 16, 1861 ; was commissioned first 
lieutenant February, 1862; captain August, 
1862; major March, 1863; lieutenant colonel 
August, 1863, colonel November. 1864; brig- 
adier general, by brevet, May, 1865. 

John Bukey enlisted in Company D. Elev- 
enth West Virginia Infantry, and was promot- 
ed from sergeant, orderly, second lieutenant, 
to first lieutenant in January, 1865. 

Joseph T. Bukey enlisted as a musician in 
Company D, Eleventh West Virgina Infan- 
try, and was afterward drum major of the reg- 
iment. In 1866 he enlisted for three years 
in Company A. First United States dragoons; 
served his term on the Pacific slope, and then 
re-enlisted in the Twenty-second United States 
Infantry, and was accidentally drowned at 
Sitka, Alaska, May 12, 1872. 

C.\PT. Timothy Buell was born Octo- 
ber 18, 1768, at Killingworth, now Clinton, 
Connecticut, son of David Buell, of same place- 
came to Ohio June 15, 1789, and settled at 
Cincinnati, Ohio, where he is said to have built 
the first brick house in that city. Wishing to 
live near his friends and relatives, who had 
settled in Washington County, he returned to 
Marietta. When the conspiracy of Aaron 
Burr began to attract public attention, in 1806, 
the President of the United States sent out a 
confidential agent to Marietta to ascertain the 
true situation and relations between Burr, 
Blennerhassett, and the expedition then being- 
fitted out. This agent became convinced, 
from what he saw, that the enterprise of Burr 
and Blennerhassett, if not treasonable, was 
at least alarming. He therefore went to Chil- 
licothe. and laid the matter before the Ohia 
Legislature, then in session; and on the 2nd 
of December jH'ocured an act to be passed, "au- 
thorizing the Governor to call out the militia 
on his warrant to any sheriff or militia officer, 
with power to arrest boats on the Ohio River,. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



-or men supposed to be engaged in this expedi- 
tion, who might be lield to bail in the sum af 
fifty thousand dollars, or imprisoned, and the 
boats confiscated." Under this act a com- 
pany of militia was called (jut. with orders to 
capture and detain the boats (which were be- 
ing built about si.x miles abo've Marietta, on 
the Muskingum), and the provisions, with all 
others descending the Ohio under suspicious 
circumstances. This force was placed under 
command of Capt. Timothy Buell. One six- 
pound gun was placed in a battery on the river 
bank at Marietta, and pickets disposed at prop- 
er places along the shores to watch the river 
■and give the alarm if any persons attempted to 
pass with the suspected boats. The disposi- 
tions of Caption Buell resulted in the capture 
of all but one of Mr. Blennerhassett's boats, 
which escaped during a very dark night. 

After General Hull"^ surrender, the Brit- 
ish and Indians began to move southward from 
Detroit and infest the territory opened up by 
their victory, and in the spring of 1813 they 
gathered in force and laid siege to Fort Meigs, 
situated at the rapids of the Maumee. Gen- 
■eral Harrison immediately made a requisition 
on Ohio for troops, and Governor Meigs called 
for mounted volunteers to hasten to the relief 
•of the beleaguered garrison. Captain Buell 
immediately raised a company of mounted 
men, and on May 12, 1813, left Marietta for 
the rapids. Capt. Robert C. Barton, who 
was highly spoken of in the battle of Tippeca- 
noe, was lieutenant, and Manly Morse, ensign. 
After being some days on the march, they 
were met with instructions to return, as the 
enemy had retreated. Over 4,000 mounted 
men, in Ohio, turned out under this call, and 
-all but a few were sent back. Governor Meigs 
arrived at his home in Marietta (the same now 
•owned by Hon. M. D. Follett) about the last 
of May, and Captain Buell, on arriving at 
Marietta, drew up his men in front of the Gov- 
•ernor's house and tendered their services for 
any expedition he might direct. The Govern- 
or responded in very complimentary terms to 
their promptness and patriotism in going to 
the relief of Fort Meigs. He observed that 



he was the more gratified at their tlemonstra- 
tion of zeal in their country's cause, as it was 
the first specimen of public military spirit 
which had been exhibited in the county of 
Washington since the commencement of the 
war. That henceforth he augured a revival 
of a redeeming spirit of military energy worthy 
of the county which bears the name of the illus- 
trious Father of his Country. To those gen- 
tlemen who had aided the company in ecjuip- 
ments he returned his sincerest thanks. Of 
those who had endeavored to discountenance 
the expediti(jn, he observed that such merited 
what thev must e\-entually recei\-e, the con- 
temjjt of all honorable men. The company 
was then h(in(jrably discharged. 

On August I, 1813, to meet a similar emer- 
gency at Fort Meigs, the mounted volunteers 
were again called upon, and they responded 
with the same readiness. Captain Buell gath- 
ered another company and went to the front, 
but before they had arrived at the scene of ac- 
tion the British and Indians had fled, and an 
order from General Harrison gave them his 
thanks and an "honorable discharge." This 
was the last demonstration of the British and 
their allies in the northwest. Tbe victory of 
Commodore Perry, in September, 181 3, com- 
pelled them toi retire to Canada. 

Capt. Timothy Buell and Alexander Mc- 
Coiinel were elected to represent the district 
composed of Morgan and Washington coun- 
ties in the Nineteenth General Assembly, 1820, 
and Captain Buell and William M. Dawes to 
represent the same district in the THventieth 
General Assembly. Captain Buell was sheriff 
of the county for several years, being succeeded 
in that office by Capt. Alexander Hill, in 181 5. 
He was also a magistrate for many years. 
Died February 6, 1837. 

Captain Buell was a brother of Gen. Jo- 
seph Buell, and grandfather, on the maternal 
side, of Maj.-Gen. Don Carlos Buell. His 
children were: Eliza Buell, born at Marietta 
August 22, 1798, died August 3, 1823; Joseph 
H. Buell, born October 20, 1812; William 
Plummer Buell, born June 18, 1815: Milo M. 
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Buell, born in 1824; George D. Buell, born in 
1826; and Columbia Buell born in 1828. Of 
tbese^ Eliza married Hon. Salmon D. Buell, 
April 9, 1816, who was the son of Hon. Sal- 
mon Buell, of Ithica, New York. Their chil- 
dren were: Gen. Don Carlos Buell born near 
Marietta, March 23, 1818; Sally M. Buell, 
born near Marietta February 26, 1820; and' 
Aurelia A. Buell, born near Marietta, Febru- 
ary 27, 1822. wife of Hon. William F. Curtis, 
of Marietta. 

Lieut. Timothy E. D.\xielson. There 
is a degree of sadness connected with the life 
of this young- officer who came to Marietta 
about the year 1804. from Brimfield, Connec- 
ticut. His father was Gen. Timothy Daniel- 
son, of Union, Connecticut, who died in 1791. 
The widow (his mother). Eliza Danielson, 
married Hon. William liatcm. of Brimfield, 
Connecticut, .\ugust 21. 1702. 

Mr. Eaton had been for many years con- 
nected with the iliplomatic service of the Unit- 
ed States, and stationed in the Barbary States. 

Upon his return to tliis country, in 1803, 
he had promised young Timothy a position in 
his suite when he should return. Mr. Eaton 
however, changed his mind, and took out a 
younger brother. E. E. Danielson.* 

This was a great disappointment to Tim- 
othy E. Danielson. and he left home for the 
West, arriving at Marietta shortly after the 
departure of his stepfather in 1804. 

Great care and attention had been gi\-en to 
the education of the children of ^{rs. Daniel- 
son, both l)y General Danielson and Mr. Ea- 
ton, and young Danielson turned his training 
to account by teaching school in Marietta for 
several years. 

At the opening of the War of 1812. Daniel- 
son was commissioned as lieutenant in the reg- 
ular army, and July 29, 1812. he advertised 
for recruits — headquarters at Marietta. The 
recruits were taken for either three or five 
years. With what men he could raise he left 
for the front, and entered the Seventeenth 
United States Infantry. He was taken with 

*He was afterward, upon his return to this country, 
killed in ,1 duel witli a naval officer. 



malarial fever, and died December 21, 181 2, 
at Fort Winchester. 

Calel) Emerson was appointed his adminis- 
trator, and among his effects was a large as- 
sortment of law l)ooks, medical works and a 
general assortment of other works. 

il.-\j. HoK.\CE Xye came to Ohio when a 
child, August, 1788, with his father. Col. Ich- 
abod Nye. From that time until his death 
Ohio was his home, and until 1833 his resi- 
dence was Marietta. 

He was the grandson of Gen. Benjamin 
Tupper, a soldier, and the son of Colonel Nye,. 
also a soldier, and he was surrounded bv mea 
who put themselves under strict military dis- 
cipline during the Indian war, while living in 
the Cam])us Martins. Thus he became a sol- 
dier himself, and was all through his life noted 
for his military bearing and soldierly quali- 
ties. 

Though but a child, he shared in the pri- 
vations and hardships and dangers of the garri- 
son, and at an early age began to share in the 
toils, and to form habits of endurance and 
energy. 

His life was coeval with the first settlement 
of the State, and the history and experience of 
its tragic scenes and patient toils and heroic" 
sufferings w.ere as familiar to him as house- 
hold words. 

He furni.shed many facts from memory to 
the historian, and published S(jme valuable 
sketches of early times. In the summer of 
1812 he was called into the service of his 
country as brigade major, in (len. E. W. Tup- 
per"s brigade of Ohio militia. This brigade 
was composed of troops mostly from Southern 
Ohio, and was called into service shortly be- 
fore the surrender of General Hull at Detroit. 
The men were ordered to the frontier — Ohio 
then being a frontier State — and spent most 
of the winter near Urbana and McArthur's 
block-house. They suffered much from bad 
quarters, bad food, poor clothing and the se- 
verity of the winter. Later they were ad- 
vanced to Fort Meigs, where they remained 
until their return of service expired. The 
service rendered was important and severe. 



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Major Nye returned home in the spring of 
1813, and during the following summer en- 
gaged successfully in business at Putnam, Ohio. 

Few men ever lived who have established a 
better character for uprightness of purpose 
and unbending integrity. He scorned the 
idea of bending his principles to expediency 
or of smothering his honest convictions. He 
was a reader, a thinker and a keen observer of 
men. For 30 years he was a member of the 
Presbyterian Church, and to know the right 
was with him to do it. Always the friend of 
the slave, he was an advocate of immediate 
emancipation. 

In 1835 h's life and property were threat- 
ened by a Zanesville mob. There was a lit- 
tle band of Abolitionists in Putnam, of which 
he was one, and when the mob threatened to 
burn the town, he saw no reason to change his 
views, Init arn:ed himself under the authority 
of the mayor, and purposed to fire at the word 
of command. He would have braved the dun- 
geon or the stake in defense of the inalienable 
rights of man. 



He was born at Chesterfield, Massachu- 
setts, June 8, 1786, and died at Putnam, Ohio, 
February 15, 1859. 

Capt. j[ason R. Curtis was born in 1785 
at Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, .re- 
moved to Marietta in 1792, and married Mary 
Clark, daughter of Maj. John Clark. Capt. 
Curtis served during the War of 1812, as aid- 
de-camp of Governor R. J. Meigs, with the 
rank of captain. Jason R. Curtis, father of 
Hon. William F. Curtis, died in Marietta Sep- 
tember 12, 1834. 

Capt. Robert C. Barton came to Mari- 
etta during the War of 1812. We have not 
been able to obtain any facts as to him, except 
that he commanded a company under General" 
Harrison at the battle of Tippecanoe, and was 
mentioned by General Harrison in his report 
of that battle for gallant conduct. He was af- 
terward, during the same war, first lieutenant 
under Capt. Timothy Buell in a company of 
mounted volunteers, and was also on duty 
with Go\-ernor ]\Ieigs, jirobably as aid-de- 
camp. 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



THE CIVIL WAR. 

Causes of the War — Leaders, North and South, Political Campaign of i860 — Posi- 
tion OF the People of Washington County as to the War — The Union Blues 
Respond to the Call for Troops — The Militia System of Ohio — Appeal to 
THE Governor for Aid — Camp Putnam Established — Governor Dennison's 
Plan of a Campaign Successful — M. & C. Railroad Guarded — Grim-visaged 
War — The First Great Call to Arms — First Three Years' Company from the 
County — Camp Tupper Established — Military Committee Appointed — Beginning 
of Governor Tod's Administration — First Volunteer Killed in Battle — 
Shiloh — Washington City in Danger — Parkersburg Threatened — The Draft — 
Camp Marietta Established — Corinth, Antietam and South Mountain — De- 
partment of West Virginia Established at Marietta — Emancipation — Union 
League — Chancellorsville — Gettysburg — Vicksburg — The Morgan Raid — Buf- 
fington's Island — The Militia — Chickamauga — Ohio National Guard — Atlanta 
Campaign — March to the Sea — Shenandoah Valley — Battle Year, 1864 — 1865 — 
Celebration of the Fall of the Rebellion. 



Reader, let us stand together on a crest of 
the Alleghanies, commanding a splendid pros- 
pect to the westward. It is a bright clear day 
in September, the year 1788. Here lies the 
course of the wagons of the mountains up 
from the east and down to the west, the grand 
thoroughfare of emigration, now scarcely be- 
gun westward. We see spread out before us 
a grand expanse of forest and stream. In the 
far distance from north to south is tiie Missis- 
sippi River. On the hither side, like a silver 
thread from the northeast to the southwest, 
winds the Ohio River. On the north, like 
burnished shields, lie the great lakes Erie. Hu- 
ron, Michigan and. Superior, and spread out 
between these bounds, like an open scroll, lies 
the Northwest Territory. The pleasing fancy 



cherished so long in Connecticut and Virginia 
that those old commonwealths owned strips of 
country from the Atlantic westward to the 
South Sea, or more familiarly the Pacific, have 
been exploded and abandoned, and the claims 
of those States in the Xortliwest Territory 
formally released. 

Look at the vast expanse of forest in the 
foreground, undulating like the green waves 
of the ocean and traversed by silvery streams 
flowing to the Ohio or to the lakes. West- 
ward in the far distance the country breaks 
away from the forests and spreads out into 
broad savannahs, studded with groves, and 
beyond the eye detects the sheen of the Fa- 
ther of Waters. 

TItIs vast domain possesses the finest dim- 



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ate (if the continent. In a similar climate the 
human race has attained its highest develop- 
ment. Neither too hot or too cold, but finely 
tempered as a Damascus blade. Mother of 
energy, endurance, enterprise and civilization, 
this beautiful land lying before us will cer- 
tainlv be fruitful and productive. Vast in 
extent, encumbered by the finest timljer, the 
growth of centuries, it is ncjw a wilderness. 
The primeval forest clothes it like a garment. 
The great valley of the Ohio falls away to the 
southwest with nothing to disturi> its placid 
stillness but here and there an Indi;i.'T guiding 
his rude canoe. 

Excepting a few settlements on the hither 
side of the Ohio River, the whole is one vast 
stilitude — liut hold, there at the junction of 
the Ohio and Aluskuigum, the blue smoke 
culrs u]). and a clearing appears. Tlie white 
man has come to take possession, and he has 
come to stay ; now through the aisles of the 
stately forest is heard the woodman's axe. 
The Indian pauses on the trail wdiile hunting 
the bear, the deer, or the wild turkey, to listen ; 
and he creeps through the thicket to obtain a 
view of the newcomers, who are soon to dis- 
possess him and bring a nobler race to take 
possession. But, reader, think not these fer- 
tile acres, fraught with such great possibilities, 
have been overlooked and forgotten. 

This settlement is but the result of a cause 
that went before. That cause was as subtle 
in its results as the falling dew or gentle rain,_ 
and came as silently. Every inch of land, 
from the great lakes on the north to the Ohio 
on the south, is held as firmly as though caught 
by hooks of steel, anil e\'ery man, woman and 
child destined to be born in and to occupy and 
cultivate this land can not, if they would, es- 
cape its influence. The Ordinance of 1787, 
the second great charter of American progress 
and liberty, has silently gone into possession. 
Law. enthroned in a temple built without 
hands, has assumed sovereignty over a vast 
domain, having as yet but few occupants, but 
waiting for the teeminig millions of the fu- 
ture. "Law it is." as the Hindoo says, "which 
is without name or color, or hands or feet, 



which is the smallest of the least and the larg- 
est of the large; all, and knowing all things; 
which hears without ears; sees without eyes; 
moves without feet, and seizes without 
hands." 

Let us now turn to the southward, there 
lie Virginia and Kentucky soon to be settled 
from eastern V'irginia and the Carolinas by a 
brave and hardy race, but wedded to the insti- 
tution of human slavery. There is but the 
narrow Ohio between the north land and the 
south, yet even at this early date the forerun- 
ners of the millions to come are separated very 
widely in sentiment by the institution referred 
to. And their children shall grow up with 
the cherished sentiments of their parents, in- 
stilled into their minds at their mother's knee, 
to be intensified by each political contest, and 
confirmed as time advances in their various 
opinions. Time will show to what dread ex- 
tent two great contending ideas will carry the 
sections. Oh ! pine on the crest of storm- 
swept Alleghany sigh, and ye mothers in the 
far off clearings weep for the evil days to 
come, and that so fair a patrimony should be 
destined to witness so fierce a struggle between 
such noble men, children of a common broth- 
erhood, 

When this soft turf, that rivulet's sands, 
Were trampled by a hurrying crowd, 

And Hery hearts and armed hands 
Encountered in the battle-cloud. 

Ah ! never shall the land forget 

How gushed the life-blood of her brave — 

Gushed, warm with hope and courage yet, 
Upon the soil they fought to save. 

CAUSES OF THE VvAK. 

It is necessary in writing the nn'litar\- his- 
tory of the first county and the oldest settle- 
ment in the Northwest Territory to bring 
prominently to the front that great ordinance 
which has so largely ^haped the destinies of 
the populous commonwealths of Ohio, Illi- 
nois, Michigan and \\'isconsin, especiallv as 
that ordinance contained the germinal cause 
that made the States named side w'ith the gov- 
ernment, when the crisis of revolution came. 



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Let us therefore examine very briefly that part 
of the ordinance which pertains to the sub- 
ject in hand — the cause of the War of tlie Re- 
belhon. That it was no sudden growth all will 
readily admit. Tlie men, south of the Ohio 
and north of the same, were generally of a 
common origin, Americans all. It will not 
do to say that these States would have gone 
with the North in 1861, had there never been 
such an ordinance as the one referred to. In- 
diana, Illinois, and Ohio, at least, could have 
been Slave States as easily and consistently 
as Virginia and Kentucky, having substantial- 
ly the same climate, the same products and 
therefore the same demand for slave labor; 
but the fundamental law governing the terri- 
tory, out of which all these States were erected 
prohibited slavery, and thus each State Con- 
stitution contained a clause of similar prohib- 
ition. 

The article of the ordinance referred to is 
as follows : 

Article 6. There shall be neither slavery nor in- 
voluntary servitude in the said Terrotory otherwise than 
in piniishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have 
been duly convicted : provided always that any person 
escaping into the same from whom labor or serices is 
lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such 
fugitive may be lawfully reclaimied and conveyed to the 
person claiming his or her labor or service, as aforesaid. 

The Jeffersonian ordinance of 1784, pro- 
viding for the government of Kentucky and 
the Southwest, contained nothing in regard 
to slavery; an amendment had been offered, 
putting an end to the peculiar institution after 
the year 1800, but failed of passage by one 
vote, the delegate of one State, New Jersey, 
being temporarily absent. On what a slender 
thread often hang the destinies of millions ! 
Tire Resolutions of 1798, as passed by the 
Kentucky Legislature were ore-ennnently 3 
"States Rights" document. They were a nat- 
ural outgrowth of the doctrine of slavery; and 
as that institution increased so did the "States 
Rights'' heresy. 

We quote the first resolution which is a 
sample of all the others : 

Resolved, Th^t the several States composing the 
United States of America are not united on the prin- 
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ciplc of imliniited submission to their General Govern- 
ment, but that by a compact under the style and title of 
a Constitution of the United States, and of amendments 
thereto, they constituted a General Government for 
special purposes — delegated to that Government certain 
definite powers, reserving, each State to itself, the resi- 
duary mass of right to their own self-government ; and 
that whensoever the (ieneral Government assumes un- 
delegated powers, its acts arc unaulhoritatve, void, and 
of no force: that to this compact each State acceded as 
a State, and as an integral party, its co-States forming 
as to itself, the other party; that the Government, 
created by this compact, was not made the exclusive 
or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to 
itself: since that would have maO.e its dis'cretion, and 
not the constitMlion, the measure of its power; but that 
as in all other cases of compact among powers having 
no common judge, each party has an equal right to judge 
fc- itself, as well of infractions, as of the mode and 
measure of redress. 

Similar resolutions were passed by the Leg- 
islature of Virginia the year following. They 
^^■ere afterward repealed, but not until they had 
largely sown the seed of rebellion and revo- 
lution. 

In the earlier days of the republic, the great 
question of slavery, and especiallv of "States 
Rights," had already been formulated and 
stated in terms that were not materially al- 
tered during all the great political contests that 
followed. 

Patrick Henry, June 4, 17S8, in the Virgin- 
ia Convention called to ratify the new Con- 
stitution of the United States, said : 

That this is a consolidated government is demon- 
strably clear; and the danger of such a government is, 
to my mind, very striking. I have the highest venera- 
tion for those gentlemen (the framers of the constitu- 
tion) ; but. sir, giie me leave to deiiiand. What right 
had they to say, IVe, the people? My political curiosity, 
exclusive of n\v anxious solicitude for the public wel- 
fare, leads me to ask who authorized them to say. We, 
the people, iiutead of wf, the States? States are the 
characteris-tics and the soul of a confederation. If the 
States be not the agents of this compact, it must be 
one great, consolidated National government of the peo- 
ple of all the States. * * * i need not take much 
pains to show that the principles of this system are ex- 
tremely pernicious, impolitic and dangerous. 

\\'ashington, in his Farewell Address, 
; said : 

Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, 
I that country has a right to concentrate your affection's, 
i The name of American, which belongs to you in your 
j national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of 
patriotism more than any appellation derived from local 
I discriminations. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Alexander Hamilton, June i8, 1787, in the 
debate on the new constitution, said : 

The general power, whatever be its form, if it pre- 
serves itself, must swallow up the State governments, 
otherwise it would be swallowed up by them. It is 
against all the principles of good government to rest 
the requisite powers in such a body as Congress. Two 
sovereignties cannot exist within the same hmits. 

Tiie people of the States formed out of the 
Northwest were by education and tradition, 
and more especially by virtue of the moulding- 
power of a great fundamental law, opposed to 
slavery and to the doctrin'e of "States Rights." 
They naturally went with the North ; and we 
believe we are justified in saying that the 
North could not have succeeded in the war 
for the Union if the States named had re- 
fused to cooperate. 

LE.\DERS, NORTH .\ND SOUTH, POLITICAL CAM- 
PAIGN OF i860. 

Previous to the war, through much dis- 
cussion and many political campaigns, the peo- 
ple of the States named, as well as the bal- 
ance of the great North, had settled, as far as 
they were concerned, the momentous question 
forced upon them by the slave power. The 
venerable John Ouincy Adams, ex-President, 
in his gallant fight for the right of petition in 
Congress, was one of the first to take up the 
gage and begin the battle, and he was success- 
ful. Then followed that noble galaxy of 
leaders, Joshua R. Giddings, William Lloyd 
Garrison, John Greenleaf Whittier, Henry 
Ward Beecher, William Cullen Bryant, Wen- 
dell Phillips, Charles Sumner, Gerrett Smith, 
Cassius M. Clay, Owen Lovejoy, Benjamin 
Lundy and a host of others, who appealed to, 
the North in the name of liberty and human- 
ity, and eventually carried the great majority 
to victory in the Presidential campaign of 
18O0. 

The people of the South were also led by 
men of ability, who fought long and hard for 
what they considered truth and justice, and 
they have left their mark upon their genera- 
tion. Some of them, indeed, in certain lo- 



calities, are deemed martyrs to a noble cause, 
lost, and hopeless though it be, forever. Be- 
ginning with John C. Calhoun, the great ad- 
vocate and expounder of the "States Rights" 
doctrine, there were Jefferson Davis, Judah P. 
Benjamin, Henry A. Wise, R. Barnwell Rhett, 
Alexander H. Stephens, James M. Mason, 
John Slidell, John B. Floyd, William L. Yan- 
cy, Robert Tbombs, Isham G. Harris, and 
many others, under whose teachings and lead- 
ership the great States of the South were in- 
duced to try the arbitrament of the sword to 
decide their grievances. 

Thus the two sections of the country with 
the leaders named and entertaining the prin- 
ciples they did, glowing with the white heat 
of a great political campaign, gradually drifted 
asunder. In the South, free speech was de- 
nied to Northern men. Northerners at the 
South on business were violently treated and 
hundreds returned, bringing the story of their 
treatment houie. John B. Floyd, Buchanan's 
Secretary of War, had quietly removed can- 
non and other munitions of war to Southern 
arsenals, and these and many other events 
which occurred in swift succession, enhanced 
the excitement. Early in January, 1861, news 
of an alarming character began to be re- 
ceived, and the "War News" headings of the 
newspapers had come to be so common as to 
be regularly looked for by the people. 

Mr. Dennison, Governor of Ohio, whilp. 
reviewing the situation in his message to the 
Legislature. January 7, 1861, says: 

The patriotism of -the country is justly alarmed. 
The unity of the government is denied. Doctrines sub- 
versive of its existence are boldly advocated and made 
the basis of State action, under fhe pretended right of 
a State to secede from the Confederacy at its pleasure, 
in peace or war. constitutional liberty is imperilled, 
revolution is meditated, and treason is justified. * * 

On the occasion of my inauguration I felt it to be 
my duty to warn my comitrymien of those hostile de- 
signs against the Federal Union. But then they were in 
speculation only. Now they are in act. Shall they be 
consummated? Shall the National Government he de- 
graded into a mere league between independent States, 
existing only by their appearance, subordinate to them 
and subiect to be destroyed at the pleasure of any State 
of the Confederacy? Or shall it continue to be main- 
tained, as it has always been maintained, as^ a govern- 
ment proper — sovereign within its prescribed sphere — 



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as the States are sovereign within their prescribed 
spheres — founded on the adoption of the people as were 
the States, and creating direct relations between itself 
and the individual citizens, Which no State axithority 
has power to impair or disturb, and which nothing can 
dissolve but revolution. 

rOSITIO.V OF THE PEOPLE OF WASIIIXGTON 
COUNTY AS TO THE WAK. 

The people of W'asliiiigton County fully 
endorsed these sentiments. They had stood 
arrayed against each other in the two great 
political parties, but when the Union was 
threatened, irrespective of party they gave' 
their allegiance to the government of the fa- 
thers. On the evening of January 8, 1861, 
pursuant to a call for a union meeting, the 
people of Marietta and vicinity, including a 
number of citizens from the adjoining county 
of Wood, (West) Mrginia, assembled at the 
Court House, in Marietta, and the mayor, 
Hon. William A. Whittlesey, was chosen 
chairman ; Hon. Thomas \V. Ewart and 
Charles F. Buell, secretaries. Thereupon, a 
committee consisting of Melvin Clarke. Arius 
Nye, Rufus E. Harte. Andrew W. McCor- 
mick, Davis Green, Douglas Putnam. William 
West, David C. Skinner'and Charles F. Buell, 
were ap])ointed to draw up resolutions ex- 
pressive of the sentiment of the people on the 
condition of the country. The meeting then 
adjourned to 2 P. M., January 12th. On the 
day named a large number of citizens of 
Washington County and of Wood county, 
(We.st) Virginia, without distinction of party, 
assembled at the Court House, aiKl the com- 
mittee, through Melvin Clarke, reported reso- 
lutions at length, condemning the secession 
movement and affirming their de\otion to the 
cause of the Union. 

The following are the second and seventh 
resolutions passed : 

II. Thi- doctrine of the secession of a State has 
no warrant in the constitution, but. on fhe contrary, is in 
its effect? fatal to the Union, and subversive of all the 
ends of its creation; and in our judgment .secession is 
revolution : and while w c fully admit the right of revo- 
lution for the causes set forth in the Declaration of 
Independence, or for others of equal force, and while we 
are grieved to say that the Government and citizens of 



several States, both north and south, have been guilty of 
acts of great injustice toward others, yet facts do not 
e.xist which warrant a resort to tihat Ian and final 
remedy, revolution, and we have still an abiding faith in 
the capacity and adaptation of the General Government 
to redress all grievances suffered by its citizens, what- 
ever their origin. 

VII. Notwithstanding former differences of opin- 
ion on this subject, for the purpose of making a final 
adjustment of the unfortunate eontrover.'^y now raging 
in our country, -we are willing to accept as the basis of 
a compromise, the reciiactnient of the eighth section of 
the Missouri Compromise act; or we are willing to 
adopt the principle, 'tliat the whole subject of slavery 
m the territories, shall be left to be determined by the 
will of the boiHi fide residents of such territory, provided 
they also be left free to elect their own officers, ex- 
ecutive and judicial, as well as legislative. 

The history of the progress of public sen- 
timent in this county is but a repetition of that 
of many others in the State. The people of 
Ohio would have compromised with the south 
gladly; but it is an old story, often told, how 
the Southern leaders disregarded all overtures. 
The}' were bent on having a new government 
founded ujxjn the institution of human slavery 
and awaited their opportunity. In the fullness 
of time that opportunity came. 

But, reader, come again with nie to the 
crest of high .Alleghany and let us look once 
ntore westwartl. It is noontide of a beautiful 
day in April, 1861. Seventy-three years have 
elapsed since the first settlement of the North- 
west Territory. To the southwest are the 
broad valleys of the Ohio. In the far west, 
by the shore of the Mississippi, is Illinois. On 
the north, like burnished shields, lie the great 
lakes. The forests have melted away. No 
more does the Indian lurk in the thicket or 
guide his rude canoe on the broad Ohio ; but 
the great Anglo-Sa.xon has built his domicile 
beside every stream, and his cattle graze upon 
the hills and in all the valleys. On the Ohio 
the great steamer, bearing the commerce of 
populous States, jnirsues her way. Instead 
of a few hamlets, we see the j'Kjpulous valleys 
of Virginia. In place of the lone wagoii trail 
over the mountains, is the wonderful railroad, 
connecting Ohio and the East. Instead of 
the small settlement at the mouth of the Mus- 
kingum, we see a thriving city, and the coun- 
ty of Wa.shington with 3''). 500 inhabitants. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



The wilderness has been subdued, and out of it 
has grown Ohio witli 2,340,000, Indiana with 
1,355,000, IlHnois with 1,750,000, jNlichigan 
with 750,000, and Wisconsin with 780,000 
inhabitants. CuUivated fields interspersed 
with woodland extend as far as the eye can 
reach and the thrifty son of toil has made the 
land "to blossom like the rose." Peace and 
prosperity have wrought their perfect work. 
Great cities have sprung up. Thousands of 
manufactories giving employment to a million 
of workmen, dot the land. Institutions of 
learning are scattered here and there over the 
whole land. Unexampled prosperity ! Amaz- 
ing transformation! Surely this Northwest 
Territory has more than fulfilled its early 
promise. Sad, that the wheels of industry 
should be stopped, the plough left standing in 
the furrow, the college deserted, and that the 
red hand of war should paralyze a State in the' 
full tide of prosperity, sending mourning to 
so many hearts and disaster to so many homes ; 
but such is war. 

At the hour of 4 130 on the morning of 
April 12, 1861, the boom of a mortar on Sul- 
livan's Island, in Charleston harbor, gave no- 
tice to the country and to Major Anderson, 
pent within the wall of Fort Sumter, that the 
was was begun. The news was not wholly 
unlooked for, yet the dread reality was difficult 
to comprehend. Soon, however, the patriotic 
impulse of the people obtained control and car- 
ried everything Ijefore it. A\'ashington County 
was thoroughly aroused. 

THE UXrON BLUES RESPOND TO THE C.-\LL FOR 
TROOPS. 

The news of the beginning of hostilities 
reached Marietta on Saturday morning, April 
13th, and on Monday morning the call of the 
President for 75,000 men was received. Capt. 
Frank Buell, of the Union Blues, a Marietta 
cohipany, called his men together the same 
evening, and the company promptly tendered 
their services, were at once accepted by the 
Governor, and ordered to march on the fol- 
lowing Monday morning. The company 



was soon filled more than to the maximum, 
officers elected and preparations made for de- 
parture at the date named. 

As this was the first company from this 
county to offer its services to the government 
and as this was an event of great moment at 
the time, we give the names of this company 
and a short sketch of the events attending their 
departure. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Captain Frank Buell, First Lieutenant Dennis 
O'Leary, .Second Lieutenant William H. Bisbee, elected 
major of Eighteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, May 29, 
1801 ; Second Lieutenant Wallace Hill. 

XON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

First Sergeant John Theis, Second Sergeant Daniel 
Y, Hill, Third Sergeant Owen O'Neal, Fourth Sergeant 
Theodore G. Field, First Corporal Wallace W. With- 
row, .Second Corporal John D. Holden, Third Cor- 
poral Samuel C. Skinner, Fourth Corporal George B. 
Haskins, Musician Louis Fourgeres, Musician Manly 
Warren, ^Musician Ebenezer Corry. 

PRIVATES. 

Mordecai .\mos, Eli P. Boring, Frank H. Bosworth, 
R. H. Bull, William Bryan, Robinson Blain, Jacob 
Bower, Benjamin Bragg, Absalom Boring, George R. 
Burris. -\lexander H. Bukey, John F. Booth, Guy Bar- 
rows. Henry Glaus, John Clark, Peter L. Coniffe, Ste- 
phen H. Collins, Charles Clogston, George Coon, Joseph 
Corey, E. Corey. Daniel Close. John Chase, John Cal- 
vert, David Craig, Thomas Dyar, David Dow, George 
W. Devil, Juthro Davis, Thomas Driscoll, Thomas C. 
Daily, Hannibal Dibble, D. T. Deming. Henry East- 
man, William N. Foulke, Thomas Fisher, Jeremiah 
Fairhurst, Daniel Goodman, Allen Green, William Gay, 
L. R. Gren, Milton Gillingham, Henry Henning. John 
Henning, George B. Haskins, Albert Hamilton, Thomas 
Hatfield. \ViIIiam Holden, Henry Kellner, August 
Kropp, Herman Ketchner, Lafayette La Grange, Philip 
Loufman, Levi F. Lamotte. Frederick Living, J. H. 
Lapham. Milton H. Laughlin, Augustus Morris, John 
^LThnkin. Wesley Miner, John N. Miner, George IMoore, 
Wilbur F. Morse, Leonidas R. Meriber, Lewis 'Monroe. 
Thomas McNIamara, John McCuIlough, George McCad- 
den, John Neigham, Reuben L. Nye, Thomas North, 
James S. Parker, Anthony Padden, Wallace W. Pixley, 
William Parker, George Pixley, Michael Padden, James 
Phelps. Jewctt Palmer. Jr., Thomas Phelps, Daniel 
Quimby, iPhiletus S. Ripley, George W. Ridgeway, 
John Ranger. William Robinson, Walter Rappert, Mil- 
ton Regnier, William Ranger, James H. Sniffen, Will- 
iam Stewart, Daniel Soler. John L. Shaw, Elijah G. 
Smith. Peter Sherrer, Jacob Shaw, William Spence, 
Smith. Peter Sherrer, Jacob Shaw, William Sgence. 
Ordam Snier, Horatio Stark, John W. Smith. Robert 
Shiers, Henry B. Stanton, James Stanley, William N. 
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Tartiis T.. Stewart, Hugh Shoop. David Shocklej', 
James Turner, Thomas R. Thorniley, Samuel Tracey, 
Abner Tucker, T. W. Terry. Oscar Underwood. George 
\'ickers, James Voschel. Gordon B. West, Charles B. 
Wetson, Jacob Wood. 

CEREMONIES OX DEPARTURE OF FIRST COM- 
PANY. 

Quite a number, whose names appear in 
the above Ust, were not accepted, being under 
age, over age, or physically unfit for service. 
On Sunday evening before the departure of 
the company, a meeting was held at the Con- 
gregational Churcli in Marietta, members of all 
the other churches meeting at the same place. 

The church was crowded with an earnest 
and attentive throng, seats being reserved at 
the front for the volunteers. They marched 
in. The choir sang the national hymn "]My 
Country 'Tis of Thee." After which Rev. 
Dr. Wicks preached from the text — Isaiah 
xi : 4 — a sermon full of patriotic zeal and de- 
votion to country. The concluding part of 
his sermon was more directly to the volunteers. 

Dr. Wicks was followed by Dr. L. G. 
Leonard, of the Baptist Church, who with 
Rev. Mr. Wakefield, of Harmar, and Rev. 
Mr. Mumford. of the Unitarian Church, oc- 
cupied the pulpit. D. P. Bosworth, Sr., presi- 
dent of the Washington Count\- Bible Society, 
then addressed the volunteers and presented 
each with a neat pocket edition of the Xew 
Testament. At the close of the ceremony 
Reuben L. Nye, one of the volunteers, as- 
cended the pulpit stairs, "and responded in be- 
half of the company in an exceedingly appro- 
priate and eloquent speech." 

Dr. Leonard then closed the exercises with 
the benediction. 

This was in the oldest church in Ohio, and 
these ceremonies are said to have been the most 
impressive and affecting ever witnessed within 
its walls. 

Before the volunteers left for Columbus 
on Monday morning, the ladies of the city of 
Marietta presented them witli a splendid silk 
flag. This was in the presence of an immense 
crowd on the commons. Melvin Clarke making 



the presentation speech and Capt. Frank Buell 
responding. 

Thus cheered and encouraged, and with 
the benediction of the entire community upon 
them, the first company of volunteers from 
Washington County left for the war. Their 
progress up the i\Iuskingum was like a tri- 
umphal march. People flocked to the landings 
to greet them as the steamer approached. At 
Lowell the entire population tm-ned out. and 
cheer upon cheer was given. Speeches were 
made, and a purse of over sixty dollars was 
raised for them. After the boat was gone, 
Albert Chandler and Warner Green started a 
subscription paper to raise money for the 
equipment of a company, and for the support^ 
of the families of those who should volunteer. 
Li one hour's time, $1,300 were subscribed, 
one man, James S. Stowe, pledging $500. At 
Beverly, the citizens had already formed a com- 
panv of home guards of over 100 strong, and 
as the steamer approached they fired a salute. 
The Beverly brass band then played a patriotic 
air, and were followed by the Beverly vocal 
band, who sang the stirring song, "'My Native 
Land." Speeches were made — George P. Bu- 
ell responding on behalf of the company. It 
is said, on good authority, that Col. E. S. Mc- 
intosh, an old citizen, probably upon a timely 
suggestion, bought up all the underwear in 
town and presented it to the volunteers. The 
company went into quarters at Camp Jackson, 
Columbus, and were assigned to the Eight- 
eenth Regiment as Company B, of that or- 
ganization. 

A company of volunteers of about 100 
strong was organized at Beverly, April 23rd, 
called the Washington Guards. The follow- 
ing were the commissioned officers : John 
Henderson, captain ; Tliomas Ross, first lieu- 
tenant; Oliver H. P. Scott, second lieutenant. 
Thev became Company K. of the Eighteenth 
Regiment. 

THE MILITIA SYSTEM OF OHIO. 

Under the fostering care of Governor Chase, 
had. at the beginning of the war. grown to be 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AXD irASHLXGTOX COUXTY 



an institution of some consequence, and in 
nearly every county of tlie State could be 
found one or more companies, with more or 
less proficiency in drill, depending on the length 
of time such companies had been organized and 
the efficienc}' of their officers. 

When the war broke out, these military 
organizations were of great utility in furnish- 
ing men somewhat familiar with the military 
art, to take the lead in forming companies and 
regiments out of the mass of raw volunteers 
offered the State. 

Ohio was, at the time, divided into mili- 
tary (livisions. The Seventh Division com- 
prised the counties of Fairfield, Hocking. Per- 
ry, Scioto. Lawrence, Jackson, Pike. Newton, 
Washington, Athens, Meigs, and Gallia. 
The whole of this large district was under the 
command of :\Iaj. Gen. Jesse Hildebrand — 
headquarters at ^larietta. This division was 
subdivided as follows: Fairfield, Hocking, 
and Perry counties, under command of Brig. 
Gen. X. Schleich — headquarters at Lancaster; 
Scioto, Lawrence, Pike, Jackson, and Mnton 
counties, under command of Brig. Gen. Peter 
Kinney — headquarters at Portsmouth: Wash- 
ington, Athens, Meigs, and Gallia counties, 
under command of Brig. Gen. Robert A. Con- 
stable — headquarters at Athens. 

General Hildebrand"s staff was as follows : 
Col. A. W. AlcCormick. assistant adjutant gen- 
eral and division inspector; Col. John :\Iar- 
shall. assistant quartermaster general ; Col. 
Melvin Clarke, assistant judge advocate gen- 
eral ; Col. A. L. Haskins, assistant engineer-in- 
chief; Maj. J. B. Hovey. Maj. L R. Waters, 
and Maj. W. B. Whittlesey, aids. 

On April 22. 18(11, in pursuance of orders 
received from Columbus, General Hililebrand 
issued his general order No. i. calling on the 
people of the Seventh Division for 10,000 men. 
Whenever 80 men should be secured, they 
were authorized to form an infantry company, 
and if 40 men be secured, a light artillery com- 
pany, and to elect one captain, one first lieu- 
tenant, one second lieutenant, four sergeants, 
four corporals, and two musicians. This was 
promptly responded to, more men being offered 



than could be used, under the President's call, 
the quota of the State being 13 regiments. 

The language of the general order as to 
the disposition of the men was as follows: 

All companies which may be organized in counties 
near the Ohio river to remain where organized, to de- 
fend the frontier, while all other companies will hold 
themselves in readiness to march when and wherever 
the President of the United States, through the Gov- 
ernor of Ohio, may direct. 

General Hildebrand and his staff soon 
afterward tendered their service to the Gov- 
ernment : but the general and the most of the 
members of his staff were destined to other 
duties, and tO' act important parts on widely 
separated fields, and in commands tried by the 
storm of battle, where the glory of a militia 
uniform was little thought of. The general 
himself died in the service, at Alton, Illinois. 
He was a man of good presence, brave, and did 
good service as commandant of a brigade at 
Shiloh. His career will be more fully noticed 
further on. 

APPEAL TO THE GOVERNOR FOR AID. 

During the first two years of the war there 
was great fear along the border and in W^ash- 
ington County, of raids by the Rebels. News 
came to Marietta on Sunday, April 21, 1861, 
that a large body of Rebels was about to de- 
scend on Parkersburg. and great alarm was 
felt as to the threatening attitude of affairs, 
and the following dispatch was sent to the cap- 
ital : 

Marietta, Ohio, .\pril 21 — 5 p. m. 
To Go'i'cnwr Dennison: 

It is rumored that Rebel troops are on their way 
to Parkersburg. Virginia. We do not know what credit 
to give this report. It is. however, reasonable to sup- 
pose that Parkersburg. being the terminus of one 
branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, will be made 
in any event a base of operations by the Rebel military, 
and that we are in danger of being overrun by foraging 
parties and perhaps worse events. AV.e therefore feel 
that an absolute necessity exists of being at least pre- 
pared with a full supply of arms and ammunition, of 
which we are wholly destitute. We may also need 
more troops than can be raised on the border, and ex- 
perienced drill officers. We shall at once organize a 
home guard, which we believe it to be of t'he utmos't im- 
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many as we can have. We think tliere can be no pos- 
sible doubt of the existence of an ovcrwhehning neces- 
sitj' for the occupancy of this point and Belpre, opposite 
Parkcrsburg. at once. A messenger will leave for 
Columbus to-night. 

A. T. Nye, 
President of City Council. 
M. Cl.\rke, 
Of Major Ccncr^il Hildcbrand's staff. 

The messenger sent was Beman Gates, 
Esq., who went to Colnmbus and laid the mat- 
ter before the Governor, with wliat success will 
be seen further on. 

On the next day, pursuant to a resolution 
passed by the city council of Marietta, on Sat- 
urday, April 20th, a large number of citizens 
of the county assembled at the court house to 
arrange for home defense. Two committees 
were appointed to carry out the objects of the 
meeting, one to raise money for the benefit of 
the families of volunteers, consisting of Hon. 
William R. Putnam, J. S. Sprague, and Hen- 
ry Fearing; the other a committee of safety, 
consisting of Col. John iMills, William P. Cut- 
ler, William R. Putnam, Davis Green, Anselm 
A. Xye, Harlow Chapin, Rufns E. Harte, Da- 
vid C. Skinner, and the mayor, Hon. \\'illiam 
A. Whittlesey. 

Measures for the defense of the county, 
and especially of Marietta City, were adopted. 
Arms and ammunition were needed, and very 
few, if any, arms were to be had. Meanwhile, 
in order to utilize the means of defense at hand, 
two iron cannon, in the city, were put in readi- 
ness for active service, and an order was given 
to the foundry of A. T. Nye, Jr., to cast solid 
shot for fixed ammunition. In response to 
the dispatch and to the personal application of 
Mr. Gates, the Governor ordered the First 
Regiment, Light Artillery, Tliird Brigade, 
Fourth Division of Ohio volunteer militia, 
from Cleveland and vicinity, to report at Mari- 
etta for the defense of that point. The regi- 
ment was made up of six companies of 20 men 
each, and six guns, under the command of Col. 
James Barnett. 

C.VMP PUTX.VM ESTABLISHED. 

On Tuesday night, April 23rd, the regi- 
ment arrived and went into camp at the Fair 



Grounds. This was the first camp established, 
and was named Camp Putnam, in honor of 
Gen. Rufus Putnam, of the Revolutionary 
War. These were the first troops to arrive in 
Washington County. The next was the Four- 
teenth Regiment Ohio volunteer militia, raised 
in the Tenth Congressional District, and com- 
manded by Col. James B. Steedman. Then 
came the Eighteenth Regiment, on its way to 
Virginia. Tlic latter regiment was made up 
as follows : 

Company .\. Lawrence County Guards, Captain 
Koders ; Company B, Mari.Hta Blues, Captain Buell; 
Company C, La-vrcncc Cjunly Guards. Captam Boilcs; 
Company D, Vinton County Guards. Captain Caldwell ; 
Company E. Lawrence County Guards, Captain Merrill; 
Company K. Meigs County Guards. Captain Curtis; 
Company G. Gallia County Guards, Captain Aleshire; 
Company H, Meigs County Guards, Captain Wal- 
ler ; Company K, Washington County Guards, Captain 
Henderson : Company L. Jackson County Guards, Cap- 
tain Hoffman. Regimental officers, elected at Parkers- 
burg. Virginia: Colonel. J. R. Stanley, of McArthur; 
lieutenant colonel, William Bolles, of Ironton; major, 
William H. Bisby, of Marietta; quartermaster, Beman 
Gates. Mr. Gates afterward resigned, and John C. 
Paxton was appointed. 

At this point it will be well to understand 
the situation. The Rebels had penetrated 
Western Virginia and pushed their forces 
along both branches of the Baltimore & Ohio 
Railroad, from Grafton westwards, toward 
Parkersburg, and along the northern branch 
toward Wheeling, burning bridges and trestle 
works as they went. This spread general 
alarm throughout Western Virginia to Wheel- 
ing, Parkersburg, and along the border in 
Ohio. 

GOVERNOR DENXISOXS PL.\X OF .\ CAMP.MGX 
SUCCESSFUL. 

Governor Dennison resolved that the line 
of battle should not be on the border of Ohio, 
l)ut along the natural line made by the Alle- 
ghanies. And this was against the advice of 
General McClellan. who counseled delay, but 
the Governor was positive, and his plan pre- 
vailed. Accordingly, on the 26th of May, 
the following movement was ordered : The 
Fourteenth Regiment, Colonel Steedman, sta- 



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tioned at Zanesville, and the Eighteenth, Col- 
onel Stanley, stationed at Camp Jackson, were 
ordered to Marietta to support Barnett's Bat- 
tery. The Seventeenth Regiment, Colonel 
Connell, stationed at Lancaster, was ordered 
to Zanesville. The Fifteenth Regiment, Col- 
onel Andrews, stationed at Zanesville, was or- 
dered to Bellaire, to await orders. The Six- 
teenth Regiment, Colonel Irvine, stationed at 
Columbus, was ordered to Zanesville to sup- 
port Colonel Andrews. The Nineteenth Regi- 
ment, Colonel Beatty, and the Twenty-tirst, 
Colonel Norton, stationed at Cleveland, were 
ordered to Columbus, there to await orders. 
Colonel Steedman, with the Fourteenth and a 
part of Barnett's Artillery, crossed to Virginia 
on the morning of May 27th, arriving at Park- 
ersburg at 1 1 o'clock, being the first troops to 
enter Southern territory, Ellsworth, with the 
New York Zouaves, entering Virginia from 
Washington at 2 P. M. After putting a qui- 
etus on the Secession element in Parkersburg, 
they moved out on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- 
road, rebuilding bridges and trestle works as 
they advanced. Colonel Irvine, with his regi- 
ment at Bellaire, crossed the day following, 
and was joined by a regiment of loyal \'ir- 
ginians, under Colonel Kelley, and they pushed 
on out the northern branch of the Baltimore 
& Ohio, repairing and rebuilding bridges and 
trestles. The two columns met and formed a 
junction at Grafton, Virginia. After tliem 
the gallant sons of Ohio and Indiana went 
pouring into Virginia, driving the Rebels be- 
fore them. Fifteen miles beyond Grafton, at 
Philippi, they fought the first battle of the war 
and gained a victory. 

Thus, by the foresight and energy of Gov- 
ernor Dennison. was West Virginia saved to 
the Union, important railway communications 
recovered and held, and Ohio and the border 
protected from invasion and predatory war- 
fare. 

M. & C. R.MLROAD GU.XRDED. 

On the 23rd of June, pursuant to an order 
of the adjutant general of tlie State, the fol- 
lowing militia companies arrived and were dis- 



tributed along the railroad between the city ot 
Marietta and Athens to guard the Marietta & 
Cincinnati Railroad, now known as the "old 
line." General McClellan feared that his com- 
munications would be interrupted and that his 
supplies might be cut otif by the destruction of 
the bridges and trestle works on this railroad, 
which was an important matter at that time. 
These companies were: Company F, First 
Regiment, Captain Miller, 30 men ; Company 
B, Second Regiment, Captain King, 30 men; 
Company F, Second Regiment, Captain Gar- 
rett, 30 men ; Company D, Second Regiment, 
Captain Menken, 15 men; Company E, Third 
Regiment, Captain Buckner, 40 men ; Com- 
pany G, Third Regiment, Capt. J. H. Carter, 
60 men. The whole under command of Lieut. 
Col. A. E. Jones. Afterwards four of these 
companies were relieved by four Washington 
County companies, one of which was the 
Union Blues company, recruited up after the 
three months' men had gone, commanded by 
Capt. William B. Mason ; the Fireman 
Zouaves, Capt. S. F. Shaw — both companies 
from Marietta — one company from Harmar, 
Capt. Joseph B. Daniels, and one — the Belpre 
Guards — commanded by Capt. F. H. Loring, 
from Belpre. They were distributed along the 
railroad in squads, and were armed, clothed 
and subsisted the same as other volunteers. 
This service, although not especially danger- 
ous, was important, and as these companies are 
not elsewhere recorded we g\xt them below as 
far as possible to ascertain their names: 

COMMISSIO.N'ED OFFICERS. 

Captain F. H. Loring ; Lieutenant James King. 

NON'-COM MISSION- ED OFFICERS. 

Orderlv Seraeant .-X. P. Slierman, Sergeant J. L. 
O'Neal. John Mitelicll. C. W. Stone, John Drain. 

COPPOK.NLS. 

A. H. Browning, P. \\. Simpson, E. M. O'Neal, A. 
D. Stone. 

PRIVATES. 

LT. G. Allen. D. C. Allen, James R. Barrows, 
George Ballard, Daniel Breckenride. William Baker, 
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Clark, A. F. Downer, Moses Dugan, George Dunlevy, 
J. G. ElIciT.vood, Council Flowers. George Flowers, 
L. R. Forbes, George Gage, Alexander Galbraith, 
George Hutchinson. John Haddow, George A. Howe, 
John Hutchinson, D. B. Horton. C. B. Kirkpatrick, 
Fremont Kirkpatrick, Henry Kirkpatrick. Corwin H. 
Loring, George Lysle, George M. Ccnaughey, Joseph 
Marsh, Joseph Miller, James Mcndenhall, Jatnes Mc- 
Gaffey, F. F. Newport. J. R. Newport. M. Noland, 
Joseph Noland, F. Odenahan. E. R. O'Neal. Will- 
iam Powell. James Powell. Josiah Rutherford. Jacob 
Rinherford. B. B. Stone, Frank Stone. George G. Stone, 
William F. Shee. Joseph Sterlin. William F. Sayre, 
Henry Schram. Harrison Smith. John A. Shipe, S. C. 
H. Smith. Milton Stone, F. B. Simpson, Martin Tharp, 
John Thonipson. William White, Noah Welch. 

Roll of Capt. William B. Mason's Com- 
pany D, in the First Regiment, Third Brigade, 
Seventh Division of Ohio volunteer militia, 
enrolled on the 27th day of July, 1861, and 
mustered into the service of the State of Ohio 
the 27th day of July, 1861. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Captain William B. Mason. First Lieutenant James 
McCaddon, Second Lieutenant James Lewis. 

NON-COM MISSIONED OFFICERS. 

First Sergeant W. L. Theis, Sergeants George W. 
Kennedy. Robert H. McKittrick. Louis Schmidt ; Cor- 
porals Jacob Unger. John Mahuken. John Plug. William 
L. Porterfield ; Bugler Louis Schlieker. 



George Baldwin, Frank Braddock, Peter Beck. 
George Booth. John Burke. Frederick Becker, John 
Dow, John Danker. Henry F.stman. John W. Eaton, 
David M. Grimes. William Hose. Seymour J. Hatha- 
way. Andrew Holden. Luther AL Ingraham. David F. 
Jones. Frank E. Jett. Arius Nye Kennedy. Joel Ken- 
nedy. David H. Lewis. Dennis Mulhanc. John J. Medli- 
cott. Patrick C. Meers. Frank McCaddon. Theodore 
McCaddon. Frederick Mahnken. Michael Manly. George 
W. Reynolds, John Ratgen. Nicholas Roeder. William 
Robinson. Frank Shater. William W. Skinner. William 
H. Storrs. Richard Siebers. William Salzman, Samuel 
Tracy, Frank Towsley, Jacob Wood, J. Henry Well- 
brook. Julius Wenland. 

Muster-roll of Capt. Joseph B. Daniels' 
company, First Regiment, Third Brigade, 
Seventh Division, of Ohio volunteer militia, 
commanded by Maj. O. Bennett. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICER. 

Captain Joseph B. Daniels (both lieutenants refused 
to respond to the call). 



KON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

First Sergeant Arthur B. Chapin, Sergeants Will- 
iam S. Judd, Diton Fearin.g, George Maxon ; Corporals 
George Reppert, George ^larsh. Abrah Daniels, Otis 
J. Chambers, Drummer John Knox. 



Daniel Bingham. William Bingham, Joseph Boyd, 
John Chambers, Salmon Chambers. Charles Dugan, 
James Doug'hitt, William Dugan. John Edelston, Den- 
nis A. Finch, Charles L. Gates. John Huff. Isaac Lucas, 
Solon Mathews, Horatio W. Mason, Thomas Mc- 
Namara. Henry E. Nugent, Samuel H. Niece, Madison 
J. Naylor, James S. Parker, William Parker, Samuel 
H. Putnam, Simon Readin, Byron P. Reppert, William 
W. Rice, Darwin A. Scott. William Snodgrass, William 
Tunniclilf, James Wright, Luther Wright. John L. 
Young. 

GRIM VISAGED \V.\R. 

We have now passed the opening chapter of 
the war as far as it relates to Washington 
County. This was the romantic period of the 
contest, if such a thing can be said of so grim 
a subject. The hardships, dangers and priva- 
tions of active service had not been fully real- 
ized. The theory at first entertained that 
armed resistance could be put down in a thre?- 
months' campaign was soon dismissed, and the 
enormous strength of the Rebellion began to 
be understood. 

THE FIRST GRE.\T CALL TO ARMS. 

On July 2 1st the great battle of Bull Run 
Avas fought and lost, the flower of the Union 
Army destroyed, or turned into a fleeing rab- 
ble, and a great mass of war material swal- 
lowed up in the vortex of war. It was hard 
to believe this news, but what seemed at that 
time a dire disaster proved, in reality, a loud 
note of warning, and to that extent, at least, 
beneficial. It broadened the views of the ad- 
ministration as to war measures. Hencefor- 
ward the war was to be carried on more ag- 
gressively, and on a gigantic scale. The Pres- 
ident, on the day after the battle, issued a call 
for 500.000 three-years' men. .Another out- 
burst of patriotic feeling ensued. This was 
the first great call to arms. Tlie countrv was 



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stirred tO' its center, and the scenes of volun- 
teering that followed were grand. It was 
from these 500 regiments that the vital power 
to crush the Rebellion came. They furnished 
the great bulk of the officers who finally led our 
armies to victory. 

The Representative of this district at that 
time was Hon. \\'illiam P. Cutler, who was 
attending a called session of Congress. Hav- 
ing received enquiries about raising a regiment 
in Washington County he telegraphed as fol- 
lows : 

Washixgton, D. C, July 2,?. 1861. 
M. Clarke and J. Hitdcbrand: 

GoverniiK'nt will probably accept an infantry re,gi- 
nient if ready in fifteen days. Can you rai?e it? I will 
bear all incidental expenses of raising it. .\nswer. 
WiLLTA.M P. Cutler. 

The response sent \\as that WashingtDn 
County could and would do it. 

Tliis was the beginning of the Thirty-sixth 
Regiment, companies for which began to ren- 
dezvous inmiediately at Marietta. 

TTIE FIRST TTII?EE-VE.\R.S' COMP.\XV VRi'nV THE 
COUNTY. 

Col. John Groesbeck, of Cincinnati, had 
offered to raise and equip a regiment at his 
own expense, and the liberality of this offer 
attracted general attention and commendation. 
The companies for that regiment were about 
this time gathering at Camp Colerain, near 
Cincinnati. There was a company in Mari- 
etta known as the "Washington County Rifle 
Guards." They resolved tO' join Groesbeck's 
regiment. Lieut. W. H. Edgerton came from 
Newport with a battalion of men and joined 
the Guards, the election of officers resulted as 
follows : 

John C. Fell, captain; ^^"illiam H. Edger- 
ton, first lieutenant ; Henry \\'. Shepard, sec- 
ond lieutenant. 

This was the first three-years' company 
tliat left the county. They numbered 115 
men. Upon leaving Marietta July 22, 1861, 
for the war, they were escorted by a Marietta 
company called the "Fireman Zouaves," Capt. 



S. F. Sha\v. the German brass band, and a 
large concourse of citizens, relatives and 
friends. They marched through the streets, 
Ohio and Front, from their headquarters at 
the old woolen factory, now Nye's foundry, 
and across to the Harmar depot. The 
Zouaves, finding that the guards had no col- 
ors, presented their beautiful flag, through 
Captain Shaw, who made the presentation 
speech, which was responded to by Captain 
Fell in appropriate words, and which act of 
courtesy was received with cheers by the de- 
parting' volunteers. This company became 
Company B, and Groesbeck's Regiment, the 
Thirty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

The second company was "Koenig's Ger- 
man Rifles," which was raised in one week. 
It was composed mainly of Gei'mans, and in- 
cluded many of the best shots of that nation- 
ality in the county. They elected Jacob Koe- 
nig captain, and left for Camp Colerain July 
31, 1 86 1, deferring the election of the other 
officers until their arrival in camp. The com- 
pany became Company F, Thirty-ninth Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry. 

About the first of August, 1861, the "Mus- 
kingum Company" went intO' camp at Mari- 
etta, the first of the gallant Thirty-sixth Regi- 
ment. The)' were composed of the young 
men of the valley of the Muskingum, immedi- 
ately above Marietta. Tkventy of them were 
from Rainbow and the neighborhood of De- 
vol's Dam, and comprised the Ijest, and in fact, 
nearly all the young men in that locality. They 
were officered as follows: Captain Hiram F. 
Devol, First Lieutenant J. Gage Barker, Sec- 
ond Lieutenant J. C. Selby. First Sergeant 
Miles A. Stacy. Tllie next company was the 
Salem Light Guards," a splendid body of men, 
officered as follows : Captain Jewett Palmer, 
Jr., First Lieutenant James Stanley, Second 
Lieutenant Ernst Lindner, First Sergeant 
John A. Palmer. Soon the Thirty-sixth Reg- 
iment was full. 

Capt. T. W^ Aloore's company was raised 
in the vicinity of Tunnel station, in Washing- 
ton County, and were considered a fine body 
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\vest end of Washington and from Athens 
County. The Governor appointed Melvin 
Clarke, Heulenant-colonel ; Prof. Ebenezer B. 
Andrews, major; Benjamin D. Fearing, ad- 
jutant; and John M. Woodbridge, quarter- 
master. Neither of these officers had any mih- 
tary education, and it was decided to secure a 
regularly educated army officer, if possible, as 
colonel of the regiment. ]\Iaj. E. B. Andrews- 
to carry out this idea, went to Columbus to lay 
the matter before Governor Dennison. At 
first it was supposed that Culnnel Sill would 
be appointed, but Colonel Sill, a member 
of t!ie governor's staff, was needed in or- 
ganizing the thousands of raw recruits then 
flocking to the Ohio camp. Major Slemmer, 
however, of the regular army, inspector gen- 
eral on the stafif of General Rosecrans, was 
designated as commanding officer, for the time 
being — the same Lieut. Slemmer who was in 
command of Fort Pickens, at the entrance of 
Pensacola harbor, Florida, when the war be- 
gan, and who, by his prompt refusal to sur- 
render, and promptness in preparing for de- 
fense, saved that important fortification to the 
Union. 

The Thirty-sixth was. on August 30th. or- 
dered into Virginia. Major Slemmer joining 
the company at Parkersbuv^h ; but soon after 
Col. George Crook, of t\.c Eighth United 
States Infantr}-, was assigned to the command 
of the regiment, and began at once the task of 
drilling and disciplining both officers and men. 
The advent of Colonel Crook was an event 
of great importance to the Thirty-sixth. He 
won the confidence and respect of the men, and 
imparted to the regiment a character for disci- 
pline and good behavior that they never lost 
during subsequent terms of service. 

During the months of September and Oc- 
tober of 1861. several important commands 
were in process of formation in Washington 
County. Col. T. C. H. Smith, of Marietta, 
was commissioned as lieutenant-colonel of the 
First Ohio Cavalrv ; and soon after, on Sep- 
tember nth. Cap't. Thomas J. Patten, and 
Lieut. John D. Barker went into Camp Put- 



nam with 60 men for that regiment, which be- 
came Company L, First Ohio Volunteer Cav- 
alry. 

At the same time Pierpont Battery, De 
Beck's Battery, Huntington's Battery, the 
Sixty-third Ohio Volunteer Lifaiitry, the Sev- 
enty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Lifantry, were 
all enlisting men — the men that were shortly to 
do such gallant service for their country. 

Capt. Frank Buell, who was always de- 
voted to his men, had become dissatisfied at 
Ohio's treatnlent of the volunteers, and with 
the delay of the State authorities in paying off 
his men, recently returned from the three- 
months' service, and he therefore resolved to 
raise a company of artillery for the new State 
of West \'irginia. He had no difficulty in se- 
curing a sufficient number of men, many of the 
old company of three-months' men joining 
him, the entire company being from Marietta 
and vicinity. They were accepted by Gov- 
ernor Pierpont, whose name they took, and 
were known as Buell's Pierpont Battery and 
Battery C, First Regiment, West Virginia, 
Light Artillery. They left October 9th for 
Camp Carlisle on Wheeling Island, West Vir- 
ginia. A large concourse of citizens and 
friends witnessed their departure. The 
Young America brass band accompanied them 
to Wheeling, the leader and one of their num- 
ber. William Jenvey, having joined the battery. 
At this time Capt. William Craig, of the 
regular army, had charge of the army stores 
and military" depots at Bellaire, Marietta and 
Parkersburg, with' headquarters at Marietta. 
He desired to raise a regiment for the war, and 
was commissioned by Governor Dennison as 
colonel, for that purpose. He was a graduate 
of West Point, and was much esteemed as an 
officer and a gentleman. The prospects for 
raising the regiment seemed good, and it was 
christened the Sixty-third Ohio Volunteer 
Infantry. Alexander L. Haskins. a civil en- 
gineer of Marietta, was appointed major, and 
the lieutenant-colonelcy temporarily left va- 
cant. 

About the same time a vigorous movement 



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was inaugurated to raise a regiment for Col. 
Jesse Hildebrand, who stood high in the State 
niihtia service, and had strong hold upon the 
popular heart. He had, for a long time, been 
the favorite military man of the county, and 
many people wished to have him command a 
Washington County regiment. His friends 
had expected that he would command the 
Thirty-sixth, but a regular army officer was 
appointed. His cause was urged upon Gov- 
ernor Dennison, but tO' no purpose. The Gov- 
ernor was hampered in some way. and could 
not act. He had learned by this time that 
there was a War Department in this country, 
and governed his actions accordingly. Col- 
onel Hildebrand finally tendered his service to 
Governor Pierpont. who did not need any urg- 
ing to take advantage of the situation, and at 
once issued a commission to Hildebrand as 
colonel, and ordered him to rendezvous his 
men at Parkersburg. This led to an emphatic 
protest by the friends of the colonel. About 
this time the War Department authorized Gov- 
ernor Dennison to commission all Ohio of- 
ficers who were promised commissions by Gov- 
ernor Pierpont, and so the merits of Colonel 
Hildebrand were recognized, and he was im- 
mediately commissioned by the Governor to 
raise a regiment of three-years' men in \\^ash- 
ington County. \\\ De Hass was appointed 
lieutenant-colonel, and Benjamin D. Fearing, 
at that time serving as adjutant of the Thirty- 
sixth, was appointed major. 

Here then were two regiments authorized 
to be raised at the same time, in the county, 
and this naturally led to some friction between 
the parties interested in these different organ- 
izations. The fact of Colonel Craig being a 
West Pointer acted against him as well as in 
his favor. The volunteer could never exactly 
understand the regular army officer's manner 
and style of doing things, and they often 
charged him with being haughty and tyran- 
nical with the common soldier. No doubt 
great injustice was done Colonel Craig in this 
way, but he had able defenders, and they only 
intensified the opposition. Tlie result was 
that the Seventy-seventh was soon full and 



ready for service, while the Sixty-third was 
slow in getting men. Finally the Sixty-third 
was ordered to Columbus to consolidate with 
the Fifty-second, but that proved an unfortu- 
nate combination, and the Sixty-third returned 
again to Marietta for the purpose of filling up 
its ranks. The Twenty-second Regiment, a 
fragmentary organization at Camp Dennison, 
was ordered to Marietta to consolidate with 
the Sixty-third, and arrived January 30, 1862. 
Col. William Craig having resigned the col- 
onelcy, John W. Sprague, a captain in the Se^■- 
enth Regiment, was appointed colonel, and 
after remaining in Camp Putnam until Febru- 
ary 18, 1862, they received marching orders 
and departed for Paducah, Kentucky. 

CAMP TUPPER ESTABLISHED. 

Col. Jesse Hildebrand, immediately after 
being commissioned by Governor Dennison, 
received orders to form a camp and recruit up 
a regiment, which was to become the gallant 
Seventy-seventh. Accordingly, he chose a 
public square in Marietta, the Ouadnmaou, 
and named it Camp Tupper, for Gen. Anselm 
Tupper. On the south side, along the line of 
Third street, he built 10 barracks, for as many 
companies, and on the elevated square in the 
camp a field-piece was placed for firing a morn- 
ing and evening gun. The regiment was rap- 
idly filled. Many of the recruiting lieuten- 
ants held meetings through the east side of the 
county, as did Rev. William Pearce, who after- 
ward became the chaplain of the regiment. 
On January 9, 1862, the regiment received 
marching orders, and went to Camp Dennison. 

MILITARY COMMITTEE APPOINTED. 

Governor Dennison, in the fall of 1861, 
finding that the recruiting and handling of a 
large numtier of soldiers entailed an immlense 
amount of labor upon the executive depart- 
ment, and especially on the adjutant general, 
resolved to systematize and divide the work so 
that each county would have its share, and at 
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proper attention given to^tails incident to 
the service. He accordingly divided the State 
into mihtary districts, which were the same as 
the congressional districts. Each district had 
over it a district military committee, appointed 
by the governor, and they appointed a commit- 
tee of five for each county, and the county mili" 
tary committee appointed a committee of three 
in each township. These were the men to 
whom the Governor, appealed in emergencies, 
and they appealed directly to the people. Their 
duties were varied and often arduous, at times 
requiring their constant attention, to the ex- 
clusion of all other business. They served 
without pay, and considering the character and 
value of the service rendered, deserve to be 
gratefully remembered. 

The malitary committee appointed in the 
fall of 1 86 1 for Washington County were Will- 
iam R. Putnam, chairman, Samuel F. Cooke, 
secretary,, and John Xewton, ]\Iark Green, and 
George W. Baker. 

The township committees appointed at the 
sanie time by the committees \\-ere as follo'ws : 

Adams — Dr. William F. Clark, Dennis Gibbs. Jona.s 
Mason. Aurelius — Thomas Ellison. Samuel L. Berkley, 
Theodore Jevres. Barlow- — J. W. Merrill, H. E. Vin- 
cent. William Breckenridge. Belpre — O. R. Loring, 
John Stone, Joseph Potter. Decatur — William P, 
Gamble. Jonah McGirr, W. C. Sniitfh. Dunham — J. 
J. Hollister. William A. Chevalier, Edward McLarty. 
Fairfield — Dr. J. W. !Marsha, John B. Farris, William 
Thon)pson. Fearing — ^Joseph W. Stanley, Orin Chap- 
man, F. G. Guittcau. Grandview — Samuel F. Cooke, 
Moses Meeks, John Pool. Independence — John G. 
Thomas, Squire D. Riggs, Dr. Valentine. Lawrence — 
A. J. Dye, A. W. 'Dye, J. M. Caywood. Ludlow- 
George W. Harvey, Christopher Dickson, William Bell. 
Liberty — Jackson A. Hicks, John H. Jamison. John 
Roberts. Newport — Luther Edgerton, Aaron Edgell, 
Edgar O'Meal. Palmer — John Breckenridge, Sr.. J. 
M. Murdough. D, J. Richards. Salem — Josiah Morgan, 
Henry SchoSeld, Moses Blake, Marietta City — George 
Benedict, First Ward ; David C, Skinner, Second Ward ; 
Thomas W. Ewart, Third Ward, Muskingum — Col. 
William West, William F. Curtis, Johnson Bean. Har- 
mar — David Putnam. Col. D. Barber, Henry Fearing. 
Waterford — Enoch S, Mcintosh, Samuel B, Robinson, 
Mathew Patterson. Warren — Moses Morris, Dean 
Briggs, .■\ugustus S. Bailey. Wesley— S. C. Van Law, 
Robert Hodgin, J. P. Bruce. Watertown— W. F. La- 
sure. Henry McGrew, H, L. Deming. L'nion — Wesley 
Coombs, J. B, Dyar, Samuel Maxwell. 

It was upon the county military committee. 



however, that the most of the labor and re- 
sponsibility fell. They were charged with the 
entire business of recruiting in their counties ; 
and could adopt such measures to hasten the 
work as they thought proper. All candidates 
for commissions had to have an endorsement 
by the county committee, and they were en- 
joined to be \'ery careful whom; tliey recom- 
m)ended. They were also charged with' col- 
lecting clothing and supplies for the army. No 
further praise need be bestowed upon the con- 
duct of the military committee of Washing- 
ton County than tO' say that through all the 
emergencies and trying ordeals of fotir years 
of the war the same men first appointed were 
retained to the end. 

In closing the year 1861 there are many 
things that might be said in regard tO' the 
management o-f military affairs outside as well 
as in this county, about which there \\'as great 
difference of opinion at the tiine, but it is not 
the province of this history to discuss sudi 
matters nor have we room for an extended 
examination, but one thing should be said, at 
least, a word in justification of Governor Den- 
nison. The Governor was not renominated, 
but w'as passed with a comniendatory resolu- 
tion, and David Tod, a war Democrat, taken 
up in his stead and elected. Governor Denni- 
son sought no vindication nor asked any one 
to defend his course, but left it to the future 
and the sober judgment of the citizens of Ohio 
to vindicate him, and he has, indeed, been fully 
justified. He said "Ohio must lead in the war," 
and he -nobly endeavored to make good the 
promise. The war found him a plain but versa- 
tile and talented civilian, with no knowledge of 
military affairs and with a staff totally unac- 
quainted with the demands and emergencies 
about to overtake them. W' hen hostilities began 
and the thousands of citizens soldiers began to 
crowd into the capital city, it was utterly im- 
possible to meet their demands with even the 
barest necessities of camp life, and so on, dur- 
ing the succeeding weeks, as each new exigen- 
cy arose, it was met manfully and all demiands 
filled as soon as possible; but Governor Dlen- 
nison fully realized the great burdens imposed 
upon him and laid his plans to meet them. 



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and in a short tinie lie had so fully mastered 
the situation that he was enabled to give his 
attention to other matters than the mere details 
of military organization. He planned the 
first campaign against the enenijy in Wfest Vir- 
ginia, which was a grand success, but enough 
offense had already unavoidably been given to 
the volunteers, fresh from the comlforts of 
home, to raise a great , clamor against him, 
wlhich extended to every part O'f the State 
from ^\•hich a three-months' man had come. 
'Hie Legislature took up the cudgel also and 
asked for the resignation of certain members 
of his staff, but the Governor, firni;, yet digni- 
fied, declined io dismiss them, and knowing 
that he was doing all that could be done, con- 
tinued to work out his task, and the sequel 
showed that he did his work well and that a 
greater part of the complaints were causeless 
and unjustified by tlie facts. 

BEGINNIXG OF GOVERXOR TOd's ADMINIS'tRA- 
TION. 

\^^len Governor Tod took the reins of 
governnuent in January, 1862, he found the 
State fully organized and ready for a vigorons 
war administration. Mftny of the m,en who 
were subsequently to distinguish themselves 
and reflect honor upon their native State had 
already been comimissioned b)- Governor Den- 
nifon, and gone to the field. 

Whitelaw Reid, in "Ohio in the War," 
says of tlie opening of Governor Tod's admin- 
istration : 

With trained assistants, and organized system, and 
the work thus gradually coming upon 'him, Governor 
Tod speedily mastered his new duties. There was no 
opportunity for distinguishing his admiinistration by the 
redemption of a State, or the appointment of officers who 
were soon to reach the topmost round of popular favor, 
or the adoption of independent war measures during a 
temporary isolation from the General Government. But 
what t'here was to do he did prudently, systematically, 
and with such judgment as to com.mand the general 
aipproval of his constituents. 

There was, however, room for all the zeal 
of patriotism tO' have full play. The war was 
constantly affording opportunities f'>r men in 



authority to show what they were made of, and 
the year 1862 furnislied its full share. 

FIRST VOLfXTEFR KILLED IX BATTLE. 

The first soldier from W'ashingtim County 
to be killed in action was Albert \V. Leonard, 
private of Company C, Second West Mrginia 
Cavalry. He was killed in an action on Jen- 
nie's Creek, Kentucky, January 7, 1862. His 
comtmand was in pursuit of Humphrey Mar- 
shall, and, on turning a curve in the road, was 
attacked by the enemy, yoking Leonard fall- 
ing at the first volley. He w's.s the son of J. D. 
Leonard, at that time living in New Mlatamc- 
ras, but for miany }-ears pre\'ious a resident of 
Marietta. His captain, Thomas Neal, said of 
him. "Oflicers and men will attest tO' his 
bravery on the field, his exemplary conduct as 
a soldier, and his honest, upright course as .a 
comrade." 

SHILOH. 

On April 6, 1862, the great battle of Shi- 
loli took place. It was a momentous and menir 
orable e\-ent, as being the first great engage- 
ment for our Wjestern troops, and one exciting 
especial interest in Washington County, as be- 
ing the first battle in which the Seventy-seventh 
Regiment was engaged, ha\-ing seven com- 
panies from; this county. It was not until 
the 9th that the full news of the battle was re- 
ceived, and it revealed a tale of slaughter and 
suffering that startled and aroused the com- 
munity. On April loth a public meeting was 
called at the Court House in Mlarietta to pro- 
vide ni'eans of assistance for the wounded. Be- 
man Gates, William F. Curtis, George M. 
Woodbridge, Henry Fearing, Dr. Benjamdn F. 
Hart, and George Benedict were sent at once 
to Cincinnati to make arrangements with the 
Sanitary Commission for the relief of the 
wounded from '\\'ashington County, and if nec- 
essary to go directly to the battle-ground. 
Meanwhile ladies assembled at the Episcopal 
Church and m'ade up four boxes of hospital 
stores, \v'hich, together with $300 in nnoney, 
were sent along with the committee. A stand- 
ing committee consisting oi E"a\'is Green, \V. 



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R. Putnam, William F. Curtis, I. W. Andrews 
and Stephen Newton were appointed to raise 
subscriptions and render such aid to the wound- 
ed as occasion might thereafter require. 

In this engagement the Seventy-seventh 
bore a gallant part, and on the third day, while 
in the advance in pursuit of the enemy, were 
charged upon by Forrest's Texan cavalry and 
rode down and literally cut to pieces. TJieir 
conduct was worthy O'f regulars. The comy- 
manding general of the division neglected to 
have the Union cavalry within supporting dis- 
tance, which exposed the infantry to a destruc- 
tive charge. General Hildebrand, in his official 
report, says of the battle : 

Early on the morning of Sunday. 6th inst., our 
pickets were fired upon, and shortly after seven o'clock 
the enemy appeared in force, presenting himself in 
columns of regiments, at least four deep. He opened 
immediately upon our camp a heavy fire, following up 
rapidly with shell. I ordered an advance. The Seventy- 
seventh and Fifty-seventh regiments were thrown for- 
ward to occupy a certain position, Imt encountered the 
enemy in force within three hundred yards of our 
camp. Unfortunately, we were not supported hy artil- 
lery, and were compelled to retire under cover of our 
camp, the engagement becoming genera! along the entire 
front of the command. A battery having been brought 
to support our right, the Fifty-seventh and Seventy- 
seventh stood gallantly side by side for four hours, 
contending with a force of at least four to one. The 
battery having been forced from its position, and the 
infantry both on our right and left having fallen back, 
it finally became necessary that the regiments form- 
ing part of my command should fall back lest their 
retreat be effectually cut oflf. * * The night I passed 
on the battlefield in company with Colonels Buckland, 
Cockerel, Rice and other officers. 

That night w(as one of intense interest on 
both sides. Beauregard, impatient for the 
morning liglit, that he might comjilete the work- 
so auspiciously begun ; and Sherman and Grant 
hoping for Buell with his fresh divisions, to 
reinforce the Union Army. Buell arrived and 
crossed, and one of his officers remarked to 
a gunboat officer, "W!e will show }-ou some 
m(an-of-\var fighting tomf)rrow," and they kept 
the ^)romise well. Marclhng to the front they 
reliexed the exhausted troops engaged the day 
l>efore and drove the Rebel .Armv liack, regain- 
ing the Io^l ground, and the victory was com- 
plete. 



General Hildebrand savs of Mondav"s bat- 



tle: 



On ^londay morning I marched near the field of 
battle, forming near the rear, holding my force in readi- 
ness to enter into action at any moment, when called 
upon. We remained in this position, until the enemy 
had retreated and the victory achieved. 

On the 8th instant, in compliance with your order, 
J marched my 'brigade, accompanied by a large caxalry 
force, also by Buckland's brigade, on the Corinth road, 
about four miles from camp. Hailing in an open field, 
skirmishers were sent forward, who discovered Rebel 
cavalry in considerable force, exhibiting a disposition to 
fight. The skirmishers mimcdiately fired upon enemy, 
when the Seventy-seventh Regiment, under command 
of Lieutenant Colonel De Hass. was ordered up to sup- 
port them. Soon after foniiing in line a large body of 
cavalry made a bold and dashing charge on the skir- 
mishers and the whole regiment. So sudden and rapid 
was the charge, .shooting our men with carbines and 
revolvers, that they had not time to reload, and fell 
back, hoping our cavalry would cover the retreat. Un- 
happily our own cavalry was not sufficiently near to 
render essential assistance. The Rebel cavalry literally 
rode down our infantry, shooting, sabering, and tramp- 
ling them under foot. We sustained a loss in killed, 
wounded, and missing of 57 — 19 killed on the spot, 30 
wounded, and the balance missing. Of the latter, two 
captains and one second lieutenant are numbered. 
Captain A. W. McCormick and Capt. A. Chandler were 
meritorious officers. This I may also say of Lieutenant 
Criswell. * * * 

With regard to the officers and men who partici- 
pated in the l)attle of Pittsbiijg, and the affair of Tues- 
day, I am happy to bear testimony to the fidelity, brav- 
ery, and devotion of all. * * * 

Mai. B. D. Fearing, who was immediately in .coin- 
mand of the Seventy-seventh Regiment, acquitted him- 
self with as much skill, bravery and military bearing 
as an old officer of long experience, and was not ex- 
celled by any other field officer who came under my 
observation. 

The roll of killed, wounded and missing 
of the Seventy-seventh sufficient!)- attests the 
brave stand the}- ukuIc. The following is a 
recapitulation of the uhnle number: 

Company .\ — 4 killed, 1,3 woimded, 3 missing; 
total, 20. Company B — 4 killed, 10 wounded, 6 missing; 
total. 20. Company C — 3 killed. 10 wounded. 3 missing; 
total. 16 ; Company D — 5 killed. 18 wounded ; total, 23. 
Company E — 6 killed. 13 wounded. 10 missing; total, 29. 
Company F — 2 killed, ll wounded, l missing; total, 14. 
Company G — 9 killed. 10 wounded. 11 missing; total, 

30. Company H — 4 killed, 8 wounded, 19 missing: total, 

31. Company I — 11 wounded; total. 11. Company K — 
T killed, 9 wounded. 16 missing ; total. 30. Total — 42 
killed, 113 wounded, 69 missing — Total, 224. 

Colonel Hildebrand himself exhibited fine. 



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soldierly qualities in this acticni. and when the 
Union line was driven back on Simday, he 
wias of great service in rallying the men, not 
only of his own brigade but of other brigades, 
and his portly figau'e and fearless demeanor 
inspired mlany a company with renewed confi- 
dence and turned them again to the front ; and, 
he was, no doubt, of great service in saving 
the army from complete rout before over- 
powering numbers. 

WASHINGTON CITY IN DANGER. 

On the 26th of I\Iay the startling news was 
received that ^\'ashington City was about to 
be attacked, followed by a dispatch from the 
Governor of the State calling for troops. The 
call designated three classes that Would be 
received for the term of three years, for the 
termi of three months, and for guard duty 
within the State, and saying: "Everything is 
valueless to us if our Government is over- 
thrown."' 

This dispatch was accompanied by another, 
directed to the \\'ashington County AMlitary 
Committee, as follows : 

Astounding as the fact may be, Washington City 
is in imminent danger. You will please raise, without 
delay, one hundred men. and send them as fast as raised 
to Camp Chase, where they will be organized and 
equipped ; and such as are not willing to proceed to 
Washington will perform guard duty in place of the 
regiment now at Camp Chase. 

D.wiD ToD, Goirrnor. 

Ai meeting of citizens was immediately 
called to take action. Upon assembling at the 
usual place of holding such meetings in !Mariet- 
ta, Rufus H. H>arte was chosen chairman, and 
G. R, Resetter, secretary. Judge Green then 
addressed the assem/bly, and was followed by 
William, R. Putnam', who made a stirring ap- 
peal to mien of all ages to respond promptly 
to the call of their country. Rev. D. H. Moore, 
a iljethodist minister of Marietta, siDoke. say- 
ing that Ire had held back from enlisting by 
the advice of his friends long enough, and now 
he wfis bound tO' go at all hazards. The Court 
House was filled to overflowing, and this de- 
claration of the reverend gentleman had a 



stirring eft'ect. Others followed in patriotic 
appeals, and enlistment rolls being circulated 
quite a number of names .were secured. Tlie 
students of JMkrietta College held a meeting 
and 2^ young men oft'ered themseh-es as vol- 
unteers. 

The following is a closing part of an appeal 
sent out through the country as a hand-bill : 

We call upon our fellow citizens at once to stand 
forth for their country in this emergency ! Your coun- 
■try calls, and it is the duty of patriotic citizens to obey 
the call ! Old Washington to the rescue ! Volunteers 
along the banks of the Muskingum Kiver should be in 
readiness to take the steamer for Zanesville on Wednes- 
day. A'olunteers from other parts of the county will 
report themselves immediately to the undersigned at 
Marietta. 

WiLLI.MI R. PUTN.\M, 

Chairman military committee IVashiiigtoii County. 
Marietta, May 26, 1862. 

On the 28th the company embarked on the 
steamer "Emma Graham" for Zanesville, and 
a large concourse of citizens assenibled on the 
commons at Marietta to see them em,bark. 
The company was named the Putnam Guards, 
in honor of Judge William R. Putnami, chair- 
man of the military committee. On arriving 
at Camp Chase they elected Rev. D. H. Moore 
captain (who was afterward lieutenant-colonel 
of the Eighty-seventh when in the three-years' 
service) ; T. ,S, Aleshire, first lieutenant, and 
J. R. Jenkins, second lieutenant, and became 
Company A, Eighty-seventh Regiment. Tliis 
regiment was at Harper's Ferry, under Col- 
onel Allies, when the surrender took place, and 
were paroled, their time being out. 

On the 2nd of July, 1862, the President 
called for 300.000 more volunteers for three 
years, and Ohio's quota was about 40,000. 
Governor Tod issued an earnest appeal to the 
military committees and the citizens of the 
State, calling upon them to furnish the m^n. 
The military cominittee of the county resolved 
that old \\"ashington should not be behind in 
any emergency, and invited a general meet- 
ing of the citizens of the county in Marietta, 
on July 19th. Mleantime a meeting of the mil- 
itary committees of the counties comprising 
the third military district was held in Marietta, 
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officers for the new regiment, which was to 
be tlie Xinety-seconcl. 

On the 15th of July the_\- assenililcd, mem- 
bers present : 

Athens : J. M. Dana, T. F. Wildes. \V. R. Golden, 
and W. T. Brown. 

Meigs: J. V. Smith, G. W. Cooper, J. J. White, 
D. A. Smith, and George Eiselstein. 

Nohle: E. G. Dudley, Jabez Belford, W. H. 
Frazier. and Dr. M. Martin. 

Was4iin.gton : William R. Putnam, G. W. Barker, 
John Xevton, and S. F. Cooke. 

.Monroe: Not represented. 

Col. William R. Putnam, chairman ; J. M. Dana, 
and J. Belford, secretaries. 

A committee consisting of G. W. Cooper, 
of Meigs, E. G. Dudley, of Xoble, W. R. Gol- 
den and G. W. Barker, of Washington, having 
been a]ipointed to devise a plan of organiza- 
tion for the new regiment, reported that the 
several counties of the district should furnish 
the following number of companies: Wash- 
ington, three; Noble, two; M'onroe, two; 
Athens, one, and Meigs, one. ]\I'onroe County 
not being represented, they adjourned until 
July 22d, and at the adjourned meeting elected 
officers for the Ninety-second Regiment, and 
passed the resolutions following : 

Resohcd. That we pledge ourselves one to another, 
to use all diligence in recruiting our respective portions 
of the Xinety-second Regiment, and that we will exert 
ourselves to the e.xtent of our ability to maintain har- 
mony and good feeling in our proceedings, upon which 
we feel will depend, to a great degree, our success, as 
well in recruiting as in every other branch of the 
service in this military district. 

Resolved, That we call upon every loyal man in this 
military district to aid i;s with his might and strength 
and means to recruit the men called for to fill up the 
Ninety-second Regiment. 

Resolved, That we go home and go to work. 
■ Resolved, That we make everybody else go to 
work. 

\\'iith this declaratiiin of jiurpose to raise 
a regiment fur the war. these gentlemen went 
lionte, and we shall presently see with what 
success. 

Tlie mass con\-ention of the citizens nf the 

county, called to meet on tiie 19th of July, as- 

sen-ibled at the Court House in Marietta, at 

10 o'clock a. m. of that dav, and Col. David 

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Barber, of Harmar, was chosen chairman, and 
S. B. Robinson, of Beverly, secretary. The 
object of the meeting having been stated by 
the chairman of the military contmittee, the 
following gentlemen were appointed to report 
resolutions: Rufus E>. ilarte, Davis Green, 
C. Rl Fihodes, E. S. Mcintosh, and Douglas 
Putnam. After the resoluti()ns had been pre- 
pared, Mr. Harte reported them, and they 
were tmanimously adopted ; they declared the 
confidence of the citizens of the county in the 
government and in the power of the coimtry 
to sustain itself in the struggle for equal rights 
and in the integrity of the Union, and pledged 
anew the men and means of the county to 
carry out the war to a successful issue. After 
ren-jarks by George Benedict and Williami F. 
Curtis, an effort wias inaugurated to raise a 
fund to assist in recruiting 300 men in the 
county for the new regiment. S^.ioo was 
raised in about five minutes. In the afternoon 
Hon. William P. Cutler, having returned from 
a session of Congress, made an eloquent and 
forcilile speech upon the situation of ]niblic 
afifairs. Further subscriptions raised the total 
to $3,515. This amount was further increased 
to $4,026 by the 24th of Jul\-, Hem-y Fearing, 
of Harmar. donating a house and lot in 
Beverly, worth $900. August ist, the war fund 
am/junted to $5,081. William Pitt Putnam,. 
of Belpre, obligated himself to jjay $8 a month 
to two volunteers and to a third \-iihiinccr. $15 
bounty. 

I'.-\KKEKSr.t"RG Tniu;.\TEXEn. 

On July 28th the follnwing despatch was 
recei\ed at Miarietla : 

P-\KK!'.i;s])URG. July jS. 186-; — I :5a r. jr. 
To the mayor of Marietta: 

Send us all the men and arms you can at once. 
We arc about to be attacked liv a force of Reliels. 

'M. p. .Vmi.ss, Mayor. 

Soon 100 men were raised, and Lieut. 
George T. Rice, being home on recnnting ser- 
\-ice from the Thirty-ninth Regiment, was 
])laced in commiand, as captain, also Lieut, 
i^obert Booth, of the Sixty-third regiment, and 



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Lieut. C. B. Way, of the Elexenth Virginia, 
were appointed lieutenants, and IManly War- 
ren, orderly sergeant. They marched to the 
depot to take a train for the beleagured city, 
but there received a second dispatch "we are 
not yet attacked and no reinforcements are 
needed now." 

THE DRAFT. 

On Aiugust 4th the call for a draft of 300,- 
000 nine-months' men came, and this, in addi- 
tion to the call for three-years' men, made the 
quota of Washington County under both at 
2,030. Tlie total numiber enrolled militia at 
that date was 6,o8g, making twO' calls ec|ual 
to about 2ii psi" cent, of the whole number of 
militia in the county. 

The draft cominissioner for this county 
was George Benedict; pro\'ost marshal, Will- 
iam F. Curtis, of Marietta ; examining sur- 
geon. Dr. James Little, of Beverly. After 
se\'eral postiionen'ents hy Go\'ernor Tod the 
draft finally took place on October ist as fol- 
lows : Adams, 1 1 ; Barlow, 9 ; Fairfield, 4 ; 
mer, 3: L^nion, i ; Fearing, 15: Grandview, 6; 
Independence, 2 ; Lawrence, 9 ; Liberty, 6 : 
Ludlow, 10; Palmer, 3: L'nion, i ; ^\'arren, 7; 
Watertown. 7: Wesley, 16 — total, 107, Which 
was afterward increaseil to 131. A great effort 
was made to sa\'e the county frouT the draft, 
and large sums oif mioney were raised in all 
parts of the co'unty to facilitate enlistments. 
Barlow was down for over $200: Waterford, 
o\'er $T,2O0, in addition to $1,000 subscribed 
to the county war fund previously. To 
this maist be added large sums in everv town- 
ship, of which we can find no record, running 
u]) into the thousands. It should be said, how- 
ever, in regard to drafted men from this coim- 
ty, that a greater portion of them volunteered 
for three years \\-hen they reached Camp Den- 
nison, and some even before. Noble County 
had over 300 men drafted, Monroe 61, Mor- 
gan 167. Mfuskingum 293, and Gallia 217. 

.\thens, Lawrence and Scioto escaped. 

C.\MP MARIETTA ESTAliLISTl ED. 

Judge William R. Putnam ha\'ing been 



placed in command of the post at Alarietta, 
with the rank of colonel, was authorized to 
lease ground and erect additional barracks. 
Accordingly, in September, of 1862, he se- 
lected a site which, at that timie, lay between 
the Fair Grounds and the Muskingum River, 
and constructed quarters to accomjinodate the 
new regiment. By the 19th of September the 
Ninety-second Regiment was complete: it con- 
tained as good material as any regiment from 
this part of the State, the mien being from 
amiong the best citizens of the district, and 
its subsequent history fully justified the ex- 
pectation of its friends. The time in camp at 
Marietta was devoted to drill and disciplining 
the men for active service. On Ottober 7th 
they received orders to march, and left Camp 
Putnam for Gallipolis. Many of those w>ho 
naarched out on that October day with such 
fine martial bearing were destined never to re- 
turn. Again Washington County was sending 
forth her bravest and best, but the sacrifice 
was not considered too great for the issues at 
stake. 

CORINTH, ANTIETAM AND SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 

The great battle oi Corinth took place on 
Octoljer 4th, resulting in a crushing defeat to 
the armies of Price and Van Dorn. and not 
without great loss to the Union army. The 
Sixty-third Regin-ent, containing two com- 
panies of Washington County men, stood the 
brunt of the charge at Fort Robinet, and lost 
very heavily in officers and mien — full\- 45 per 
cent. Col. J. W. Sprague said of his regi- 
ment: "The loss of my regiment has been 
terrible, jjut 1 ha\-e the consolation of believ- 
ing that no jiraver or truer set of men were 
ever takai into battle. Every officer dis- 
tingr.ished himiself for gallantry and daring." 

On July 17th, the Tliirty-sixth was hotly 
engaged in the great battle of Antietami, in 
which its colonel, Melvin Clarke, was killed, 
and losing heax'ily in non-conmilissioned offi- 
cers and men. 

On Ottober 12th the battle of South Moun- 
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engaged. It was in this battle tliat the future 
brigade commander of the Thirty-sixth was 
severely wlounded — Col. Rutherford B. Hayes, 
the successor of Grant to the Presidency. 

In October, 1862, Capt. .Arthur D. Eells 
recruited a company of cavalry for a new regi- 
ment authorized by the Governor. Captain 
Eells' company was recruited very rapidly, as 
he was a popular man and had seen service as 
captain of Company F. Second \\>st Virginia 
Cavalry, from which position he resigned in 
May, 1862, on account of ill-health, but by Oc- 
tober of the same year was again engaged in 
the service of his country, as captain of Com- 
pany H, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. At 
the date of leaving for the front the com^jany 
had loi miai. officered as follows : Captain, 
.A^rthur D. Eells ; first lieutenant, William L. 
Tripp, second lieutenant, John J. Smith. 

The vear 1862 was one of great military 
activity in \\^ashington County. Over 2.000 
men were sent out, ntany to fill up old regi- 
nuents, but the greater part to form, new or- 
ganizations, which were, in the main, recruited 
for three-years' service. The danger of inva- 
sion from \'irginia had thoroug'hly aroused 
the county, and the militia companies through- 
out -the to\mships were called out for drill at 
regular intervals. The citizens of Marietta 
during the summer closed their places of busi- 
ness at four o'clock p. m., and all the able- 
bodied men. including the Silver (irays, turned 
out to drill. 

On Tuesday, August 26th, Col. William 
R. Putnam, commandant of Camp Marietta, 
received a dispatch from Governor Tod, say- 
ing, "Youi are in danger of invasion on the 
1x)rder; prepare for it." The citizens of 
Marietta then had the following companies: 
Silver Grays, Ctipt. D. P. Bosworth, First 
Lieut. C. J- Sheppard, Second Lieut. R:ufus 
E. Harte: Home Guards, Capt. Charles R. 
Rhodes, First Lieut. James Lewis, Second 
Lieut. John Bu Dutton : First Ward conipany, 
Capt. Riobert Bfx>th, First Lieut. Dan Y. Hill, 
Second Lieut. Philip Schrammj; Second Ward 
comipany, Capt. Rufus E. Harte ( promoted 
from Silver Grays), First Lieut. Samuel C. 



Skinner, Second Lieut. Lewis Theis ; Third 
Ward company, Capt. John S. Conley, First 
Lieut. S. J. Dutton, Second Lieut. Joseph L. 
Stephens; Bloonifield Guards, Capt. Nathaniel 
F. Bishop, First Lieut. Joseph E. Hall, Jr., 
Second Lieut. D. A. Belden; Putnam Light 
Artillery, Capt. A. T. Nye, Jr., Lieut. Charles 
A. Hall, Gunner John Hall. On Septemlber 
13th Ernst Lindner, having resigned as ad- 
jutant of the Thirty-sixth Regiment and resid- 
ing for the time being in ]\l)arietta was placed 
in command of the companies of Marietta and 
Harntar, b\- order of the commander of the 
Washington County militia. The companies 
were lettered as follows : A, Capt. Charles R. 
Rhodes; B, Capt. Rufus E. Harte; C, Oapt. 
Nathaniel F. Bishop; D, Capt. Oscar Under- 
woo<l ; E, Capt. Robert Booth ; F, Capt. I. W. 
Andrews ; G. Capt. D. P. Bosworth ; H, Capt 
Casi^er Crouss ; I, Capt. John W. Conley ; K, 
Capt. W. B. Hollister. Smith J. Dutton was 
appointed adjutant, and D. P. Bosworth, Jr., 
sergeant mfijor; George Payne, Sr., drum 
miajor. We gi\e these details to show how 
pressing the emergency was considered and 
how the men of those days rallied to meet it. 
The city of ]\Iarietta was laid off for the pur- 
poses of guard duty into beats, and for many 
wieeks the night patrol paced the streets expect- 
ing a border foray. 

]ilanv brave sons of W'ashington County 
fell in the year 1862, annong them Capt. Frank 
Buell. Capt. Thecxlore Greenwood. Col. Melvin 
Clarke, and Lieut. J. J. Steenrod. 

DEP.\RTMEXT OF WEST NIRCINI.V EST.\BLISHED 
.\T M.\RIETT.\. 

The closing e\'ent of the year was the ar- 
rival in the county of 2\laj. Gen. J. D. Cox 
and staff on Decem1)er 7th. who established 
at !il arietta the headquarters of the Dqjart- 
ment of West Virginia, which included the 
State of West Virginia and the txjrdering 
counties of Ohio from Wheeling to the Big 
Sandy. General Cox remained until .\i)ril 8, 
1863, when he w-ent to Columbus. Ohio, having- 
been assigned to a new command. 



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EMANCIPATION. 

The year 1863 — the great battle year of 
the war — was ushered in liy two important 
events: the memurahle battle of Stone River 
and the emancipation prdclamation striking 
the shackles from three millions of slaves. 
Washington County had nut l)een strongly for 
the abolition of slavery, but the fierce logic of 
wiar had con\'inced the most conservative that 
the time had come andthev heartily approved 
the action of Alnaham Lincoln when he issued 
the emLincipati<.in edict to take efifect January 
I, 1863, and the grand Union party of Ohio, 
which swept e\-erything l;ef(>re it in the great 
]johtical contest of the vcar, endorsed the con- 
duct of tlie war ]:\ a hundred thousand major- 
ity for Joliii Briiugh. The partisan feeling 
that characterized this cam]xiign was some- 
thing fearful to contemplate; the party of the 
UnicMi could brook no resistance, and there was 
a strong tendency to brand as traitors all who 
were not in its ranks, when in fact many good 
and true men of the opposition were (le\-oted 
to their country and to the preservation of the 
Union; Init some o\ tlie opposition were not 
for the Union or the war. and were so out- 
spoken and active in their course that they were 
arrested in their c(iurse as was their leader 
C. L. Vallandigham, l3ut not like him arrested, 
tried, con\'icted and sent south. 

UNION LEAGC'E. 

On the 31st of March the citizens o^f 
Marietta, Harmar and \icinitv formed what 
was known as the L'nion League, with the 
object of bintling together all loyal men of all 
trades and professions, in a comnion union 
to maintain the power, glory and integrity of 
the nation, to spare no endeavor to maintain 
unimpaired the national unity, both in prin- 
(■i])lc and teiritorial boundary, and to vote 
for no ni„an for office whose loyalty was ques- 
tionable or who was not willing to support 
the principles set forth in the foregoing de- 
claration. The officers elected were George 
M. Woodliridge, president; H. H. BrowJi, 



vice-president ; S. S. Porter, secretary ; W. F. 
Curtis, treasurer; AIj. H. Needham, J. H. Best, 
Daniel Y. Hill, John U: Hook, W. S. Ward, 
Thomas F. Jones, Benian Gates, Lewis Len- 
hart, B. F. Pi.xley, W. W. Hutchinson, George 
E. Stratton, and William H. Sm'ith, executive 
connmittee. The formation of this society'" 
was doubtless prompted by the formation of 
lodges of Knights of the Golden Circle and 
Sons of Liberty in the county by the opposi- 
tion. 

CHANCELLORSVILLE. 

On the 1st of May (jccurred the great bat- 
tle of Chancellorsville in which Huntington's,. 
De Beck's and the Pierpont batteries were en- 
gaged, and wdien J. F. Huntington's battery 
H, First Ohio Light Artillery, made a gallant 
stand against great odds, holding the enemy 
in check until deserted by the supporting in- 
fantry. For his conduct in this battle. Captain 
Huntingtf)n was promoted, to chief of artillery 
of his di\'ision. 

■ In the same action dh Rufus R. Dawes, 
an old \Vashirigton CiJuiUy iio_\-, bore a con- 
spicuous pait, in carrving out "Fighting Joe" 
Ho(_)ker's plans for crijssing the Rappahannock 
])rior to the battle. A surgeon oi the Sixth 
Wisconsin, which regiment Lieutenant-Colonel 
Dawes then commanded, was an e}'e-witness 
to the achievement. He says; 

The steep bank on the opposite side was lined with 
rifle-pits I'rom which our troops on this side tried in 
vain for several hours to dislodge the enemy. It was 
impossible to lay the pontoon bridges on which to cross 
the corps until the rifle-pits were cleared, and to throw 
troops across in boats for this purpose was a neces-^ 
sary condition of success. 

It was regarded by all as a most desperate and 
perilous undertaking, and none but troops of tried valor 
could be relied on. 

The Sixth Wisconsin was one of the two regiments 
("Twenty-fourth Michigan was the other) which had 
the honor of bc'ng the "forlorn hope" selected to cross 
the river and carry the heights beyond. When the 
order was gi\en to "fall in" not a man faltered or 
hesitated a moment, though fully conscious of the 
danger he was to meet. I «book hands with Lieutenant- 
Colonel Dawes, as I hone-tly ibelieved for the last 
time, and said "God bless and protect yoii," Our troops, 
double-quicked down the slope on this side, sprang- 
into the boats, and pushed out boldly across the river 
under a perfect storm of buUets. The river, which is. 



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about one hundred and fifty yards wide at this point, 
was soon passed and our brave men sprang ashore, 
dashed up the hill, capturing the rebs in the rifle-pits, 
and in less than twenty minutes from the time the order 
to march was given on this side, our regiment was 
formed in line of battle on the top of the opposite 
shores. Lieutenant-Colonel Dawes stood up in the 
boats while crossing, and assisted in pushing his boat 
along and seized the colors to rally the regiment as 
soon as a landing was effected. I rejoiced greatly when 
I saw the rebels on the opposite side "skedaddling" in 
fine disorder. It seemed a miracle no more were hurt. 

Early in Jitne the threatening movements 
■of the enemy under Lee alarmed the cabinet 
in Washington, and the President issued a 
call tor 100,000 six-months' men to be raised 
in the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, 
and West Virginia. Lee had divided his army 
into three grand divisions, cut loose from 
his base, and it was reported that one of these 
division was intended for the invasion of 
West Virginia and Ohio, another to strike the 
western part of Pennsylvania, and the third 
to invade Maryland. Under this call Ohio 
was to have furnished 30,000 men, but the 
call for six months was soon found to be ver}' 
injudicious, and 2,000 was the total number 
fromi Ohio, of which none were from Wash- 
ington County. Lee's movemients were wit- 
nessed with great alarm, but it was soon evi- 
dent that he was not expecting to divide his 
forces but bent on taking Philadelphia 
and New York, and carrying the war into the 
North. 

GETTYSBURG. 

The Relael invasion culminated at Gettys- 
burg, where he was met b}- General M,eade 
with the Army of the Potomac, and the great- 
est l>attle of the war and the one mbst mo- 
mentous in the results involved, was fought. 
\\:ashington County was represented by Buell's 
Pierpont Battery, Huntington's Battery and De 
Beck's Battery under command of Cajjt. J. F. 
Huntington. Tliey fought nobly and stofxl 
to their guns as onlv veterans can. Who can 
describe the battle, who will e\er adequately 
chronicle the deeds of heroism there enacted? 
It will never be done. Lines of Ivattle five 
miles long. Round Top, Cemeterv Hill, Gulp's 
Hill, Wolf Hill. Power's Hill. Benner's Hill, 



all the scenes of charge and countercharge, 
and all in one great battle. Let us take a bit 
out of this great master-piece, this crowd of 
heroic achieven^ents and let it stand for all 
the rest: "Agate" then the iioiii dc plume of 
Whitelaw Reid, correspondent of the Cincin- 
nati Gazette, wrote : 

Let nie give one phase of the fight — fit type of 
many more. Some Massachusetts batteries — Bigelow's 
Captain Phillips' and Captain McGilory's, of Maine — 
were planted on the extreme left, advanced, now well 
down to the Emmitsburg road, with infantry in their 
front — the first division, I think, of Sickles' corps. A 
little after five, a fierce Rebel charge drove back the 
infantry and menaced the batteries. Orders are sent 
Bigelow on the extreme left, to hold his position at 
every hazard short of sheer annihilation, till a couple 
more batteries can be brought to his support. Reserv- 
mg his fire a little, then with depressed guns opening 
with double charges of grape and canister, he smites 
and shatters, but cannot break the advancing; line. His 
grape and canister are exhausted, and still, closing 
grandly up over their slain, on they come. He falls 
back on spherical case, and pours this in at the shortest 
range. On, still onward, comes the artillery-defying 
line, and still he holds his position. They are within 
six paces of the guns — he fires again, once more, and 
he blows devoted soldiers from ^his very muzzles. And, 
still mindful of that solemn order, he holds his place, 
they spring upon his carriages, and shoot down his 
horses ! And then, his Yankee artillerists still about 
him. he seizes the guns by hand, and from the very front 
of that line drags two of them off. The caissons are 
further back — five out of the six are saved. That single 
company, in that half hour's fight, lost 33 of its men, 
including every sergeant it had. The captain himself 
was wounded. Yet it was the first time it was ever 
under fire ! I give it simply as a type. So they fought 
along that fiery line ! 

The Rebels now poured on Phillips' Battery, and 
it, too, was forced to drag off the pieces by hand, when 
the horses were shot down. From a new position, it 
opened again : and at last the two reenforcing batteries 
came up on the gallop. An enfilading fire swept the 
Rebel line: Sickles' gallant infantry charged, the 
Rebel line swept back on a refluent tide — we regained 
the lost ground, and every gun just lost in this splendid 
fight. 

Buell's Battery was in the thickest of the 
l>attle and tired over i ,200 rounds. De Beck's 
Battery lost two pieces. Huntin.gton's Bat- 
tery was forced to retire for fresh ammuni- 
tion. Let Captain Huntington tell the story 
hiniiself: "Started from Taneytown with my 
brigade, at 4 a. ni.. second inst.. reached 
Gettysburg at 2 ]). nn.. and about four o'clock 
was ordered to relieve some of the First Corps, 
who were in the battle the dav before. Posi- 



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tion of our army peculiar, the line forming a 
triangle with the apex towards the enemi}-, 
whose line \\as in front around ours, we hav- 
ing the advantage of being able to throw troops 
across, while the enemy had to gO' aroauid. 
The salient part of our line was an elevated 
piece of ground just on the edge of town, on 
which was a beautiful cemetery, and here, at 
the center, my batteries were posted — a posi- 
tion fine for artillery, yet quite exposed, being 
swept by Rebel batteries in front and on our 
left flank. Shelling was going on vigorously, 
when we took position, and we replietl with 
great vigor. Meanwhile the treniiendous at- 
tack was made on oiu- left. Had this been suc- 
cessful, every batterv on the hill must have 
Iseen taken, as our imly line of retreat was 
bv the Baltinrore pike, directly in our rear. 
At one time w'hen our left was forced back 
Ijy a tremendous charge of the enemy, 1 
thought 'the jig was up' with us, Imt fresh 
troops were just brought up, and the enemy 
fell suddenly back. Just, before dark, an- 
other column attacked our batteries on the hill, 
which were supported by part oif the Eleventh 
Corps, who, as their custom is, gave way, and 
part of Captain Ricketts' Battery of my brig- 
ade, in the e.xtrem;e front was actually taken. 
General Carroll, with his brigade, of old 
Shield's fire-eaters, came up just in the nick 
of time. Carroll sung out, "Where is Hun- 
tington?" 'Here I am,. General,' said I. 'I 
am sent here" he continued, 'ti> support some- 
thing or some one — where is the enemy?' I 
showed him their advancing line, and he com- 
m|anded, 'Forward! double quick march!" 
And in they went, turned the advancing Rebels 
and saved the batteries. It was sharp while it 
lasted. Ricketts" Battery lost 17 killed and 
wvounded and five prisoners in that charge.'" 
We (|uote further : 

The night was spent in preparing for the struggle 
of the next day (.Tuly 3rd). At 4 A. M., Friday, the 
enemy attacked the right of our line. From that to 
eleven the musketry never .slackened for a single mo- 
ment. Such a sustained fire I never heard before, and 
to lock at the place it was terrible. The Rebels 
charged up a hill against log breastworks, lined with 
our splendid infantry. I was on the ground afterwards. 
It was a sickening sight. In one place I traced the 



line of an entire company, shot dead where they stood, 
with the captain at his post. Here General Ewell's 
adjutant general was killed, wdiile trying to rally his 
men. 

After this fight there was a lull, but about 2 p. m., 
while a knot of officers were lying down near my bat- 
tery to avoid the sharpshooters, who were constantly 
firing at us, all at once there came a most terrible storm 
of iron. They had been quietly placing their batteries 
in position, and opened at a signal. The howling of the 
shells, the deadly hiss of the solid Wentworth. and the 
crash of the T2-pound spherical case, was awful beyond 
description. Most of the fire came from the left, and 
my battery was then faced to the front; we had to 
change the position of the guns under that fire. For 
the first litne the men of Battery H hesitated to obey 
my orders ; but they were almost exhausted by fatigue 
and intense heat, and it was only for a moment that 
they forgot their duty. We soon had our guns around, 
and opened one section to the left, another to the front, 
and the third I could not work for the want of men 
able to stand on their feet. Capt. Wallace Hill's Bat- 
tery (Pierpont) behaved most nobly. I never saw 
guns served better than theirs, until they fired their 
last iround. I ordered them to leave the field, -e-ud re- 
placed them with Captain Edgell's (New Hampshire) 
battery. Meanwhile, my own was about exhausted, 
and. feeling the importance of maintaining the fire at 
this point. I started to the reserve headquarters, with 
Orderly Fred Regnier, to run the gauntlet of the 
enemy's batteries for a mile, every shot that came over 
our batteries striking in our track — no pleasure trip 
to be sure — but we got through. Could obtain no re- 
lief, as every battery was already engaged. Starting 
back, I met my battery coming out, its ammunition ex- 
hausted, and one piece disrfiounted by solid shot. 
Under cover of this fire, the enemy made their last 
charge on our left, suffered awfully, and were utterly 
routed — their last effort. 



VICKSBURG. 

General Grant, after a series of battles and 
brilliant manteuvres around Vicksburg, had 
l^enned uj) the ReJjel general Peinberton, and 
by July 4th had co-mpelled hiin to strrrender. 
The Fourth of July, 1863, was a glad day 
for the national cause. "To whom shall we 
Grant the Meade of praise?"" was telegraphed 
thro'Ughout the country; htit Grant"s star was 
in the ascendant. Meade"s victory was grand, 
but his tactics were defensive, wiiile Grant"s 
were aggressive. These \-ictories occasioned 
general rejoicing. The friends o'f the Union 
throughout the North now saw the beginning 
of the end. The gloom that had overshadowed 
the past year was dissipated, and the name of 
Grant was thenceforth to be the watchword 
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THE MORGAN RAID. 

It was in July of 1863 tliat John Alorgan 
made his raid through Southern Oliio, pass- 
ing through Washingtnn Cmnit}-, an accottnt 
of which follows. 

John M'organ. with his h(ild troopers, had, 
up to July, 1863. nixide nimierons raids and 
forays across the nijountains of Eastern Ken- 
tucky and Tennessee into the Blue Grass 
region of Kentucky. These forays were a 
source of alarm to the ITnionist, and exulta- 
tion to the Secessionist. He generally cap- 
tured all of the good horses within his reach, 
provoked a vigorous pursuit, and although he 
uniformly had to get out mMch faster than he 
came in, he generallv accomplished all that he 
intended. 

Encouraged by his successes, he planned a 
grand raid to the northward, which should 
give the Northern people a taste of war as well 
as the "Sunny South." General Bragg, how- 
ever, ordered Mbrgan not to go beyond the 
State of Kentucky. Bragg was then confront- 
ed by General Rosecrans, at Stone River, and 
the object sought tO' be accomplished was to 
strike the communications and rear of the 
Union .Almiy, and divert the flanking column 
of Rosecrans from annoying Bragg, the sup- 
position being that a strong force sent to the 
rear would engage the attention of a large part 
of the Union cavalry, and the secjuel proved 
this to be true. 

Collecting a body of cavalry, numbering 
alx)ut 2,500 men, with two 20-pound Parrott 
rifle cannon and four other guns of smaller 
calibre, he was ready for the enteqjrise. Basil 
Duke, the "brains of John Morgan," was 
second in command, with Colonels Cluke, Dick 
Miorgan, and others of lesser note commanding 
regiments. 

He crossed the Cumberland at Burkesville, 
Kentucky, July 3, 1863. and, marching rapidly 
north, drove or evaded all the Union forces 
that disijuted his progress, and on the 8th ar- 
rived f>n the banks of the Ohio at Bradenburg, 
Kentucky. He gave out as he went that he 
should attack Louisville. He captured two 



steamiers, the "J. J. McCoombs" and "Alice 
Dean," and, (lisregarding his instructions, 
crossed the Ohio, burned the steamers, 
and disappeared among the hills of Indiana. 

General Judah, commanding the Union 
cavalry in Kentucky, l>egan at once a vigorous 
pursuit. Colonel Garrard, of the Seventh 
Ohio Ca\'alrv, in conimand of a brigade com- 
posed of the Seventh and Second Ohio Cavalry, 
Forty-fifth Ohio Mounted Infantry, Law's 
Howiitzer Battery, and the First Kentucky 
Cavalry, started the sanue day Mbrgan crossed 
the Cumberland. w:here Garrard had been 
watching him, and was joined, at Bardstown, 
Kentucky, by General Hobson, with Shackel- 
ford's brigade, consisting of the Third, Eighth, 
Ninth, and Twelfth Kentucky Cavalry, and 
two pieces of artillery. Hobson assumed conv 
mand, and the whole f(jrce hurried ou after 
the raider. 

Morgan, after getting safely across into 
Indiana, gave out, seemingly as in confidence, 
to prisoners, that he was moving on Indiana- 
polis, but immediately afterwards tore off to 
the eastward, crossed the Ohio line, and was 
soon in the neighborhood of Cincinnati. Upon 
nearing that city, he gave out that he expected 
to attack Hamilton, but instead passed by so 
close tO' the great city that part of his conir 
mand, embarrassed by the darkness and the 
labyrinth of streets in the suburbs, canie near 
losing their way. This was the night of 
July 13th. 

General Burnside was in command in Cin- 
cinnati and General Judah was there also 
hurrying up with fresh cavalrw 

Ohio was soon thoroughly aroused. Gov- 
ernor Tod, Jul}' I2th, issued a proclamation 
calling out the militia of all the Southern and 
Sf)Uthwestern counties. 

Mijrgan, no doubt, endeavored to enhance 
the prexailing alarm, honing to make his es- 
cape nv)re certain amid the general uproar be- 
fore any definite or concerted action could be 
taken tn intercept him. • Onward he went east- 
ward, his men plundering everybody without 
fear or favor, through the counties of Warren, 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Meigs, while detachments frum the main body 
made detours through otiier counties, and the 
whole body bringing up at Portland, near Buf- 
fington's Island, on the evening of the i8th, 
and would doubtless have crossed at once but 
for the threatening appearance of an earth- 
\\x>rk then and there appearing. 

Morgan had run the gauntlet of the mili- 
tia through the State, with Hobson but a few 
hours in the rear, eager to bring the raider to 
bay after the loug pursuit. Tired, jaded and 
harrassed. and withal heavily loaded with 
booty, the Rebels rested at the river, expect- 
ing in the morning to make a short job of the 
earthwork and cniss to the Virginia shore. 

Let us now return to the scene of opera- 
tions in Washingtou County, and see what 
was being done there to capture the bold raider. 

Governor Tod, in his proclamation, had 
ordered "all the militia companies in Wash- 
ington, Monroe, Noble, Meigs, Morgan, Per- 
ry, Hocking, and Athens, to report forthwith 
to Colonel William R. Putnam at Camp Mari- 
etta, who was to organize them into battalions 
or regiments and appoint temporary ofificers 
therefor." Immediately following the proc- 
lamation came a telegram from Governor Tod 
to Colonel Putnam, stating that 3,000 militia 
had been ordered to Marietta. At this date there 
were 175 six-months' men in camp, including 
Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth 
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Governor Tod tel- 
egraphed on the fourteenth that Morgan had 
crossed the Little Miami, and was probably 
making for some ford near Marietta. Col- 
onel Putnam at once began to act — first, to 
prevent Morgan crossing the Ohio ; second, to 
keep him west of the Muskingum ; and, third, 
to shut his forces between the Ohio River and 
Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad if possible. 
He, therefore, set about guarding the fords as 
the first part of the program. On the 14th 
there were 457 men in camp, but no arms had 
arrived, although a thousand stand had been 
promised by the Governor. At this time, 
Capt. D. L. Wood, of the Eighteenth United 
States Infantry, was stationed at Marietta, 
and Lieut. J. W. Conine, aid-de-camp to Gen- 



eral Cox, was in immediate commanil of the 
six-months' men at Camp Marietta. On July 
loth the following order was issued: 

He.xdquarters, C.\mp Marietta, O., July 15, 1863. 
Special Order No. I. 

The following companies now at camp are hereby 
detached under command of Captain D. L. Wood, 
Eighteenth United States Infantry, and will put them- 
selves in readiness to march : 

Marietta Artillery company, Lieutenant Nye com- 
manding. 

Volunteer mounted company, Captain Bloomfield 
commanding. 

Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth 
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Captain Stedman command- 
ing. 

Captain J. P. Putnam's company, Captain Putnam 
commanding. 

Post Quartermaster Croxton will provide trans- 
portation and forage for five (5) days for fifty (50) 
horses. Post Commissary R. B. Treat will turn over 
to Charles Jones (who will act as quartermaster of the 
detachment), twelve hundred and fifty (1250) rations. 

Surgeon S. D. Hart will 'be acting surgeon. 

By order of Wm. R. Putnam, 

Colonel Commanding. 

Captain Wood's instructicms were as fol- 
lows : 

You are hereby ordered to assume command of 
the troops detached by special order No. I of this date, 
and proceed with them to the ford below Parkersburg, 
where you will make stich disposition as you deem fit 
and proper to prevent the rebel forces now in the State 
from crossing at that place. 

Wm. R. Putnam, 
Colonel Commanding. 

But now an unforeseen difficulty arose. 
Lieutenant Conine refused to allow the United 
States troops in Camp Marietta to be moved 
without orders from a higher source. Gov- 
ernor Tod was telegraphed, and all that day 
spent in waiting for an answer. The answer 
came finally ordering Lieutenant Conine to 
obey all orders from Colonel Putnam, and 
Captain Wood started early on the morning 
of the 1 6th. The expedition numbered about 
300 men. Tlie cannon were twi> iron pieces 
that had been used in Marietta and Harmar 
for firing salutes, and the arms for the infan- 
try and cavalry were such as could be hastily 
gathered in the city and Camp ]\Iiarietta. Cap- 
tain Wood reached Blennerhassett's Island the 
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Colonel Putnam by telegraph of the fact. Capt. 
AX'ood had stopped short of the pcjint intended 
to he covered by the moA'enient. .\t this time 
4.J59 men reported for dut}-, and Capt. R. B. 
Wilson, of Meigs County, was ordered to pro- 
ceed to Mason City, West Virginia, with his 
company and that of Capt. George G. Wood- 
ward armed as infantry, t(j pre\ent Morgan 
crossing at that point. On the same day 
(i7tli) the following order was sent to Cap- 
tain WiHjd, at Blennerhassett's Island: 

The shoal at the foot of Bleniierhassett's Island is 
deemed impractieable on account of quicksand. The 
ford you ,were to guard is at the foot of Buffington's 
Island. Vou will therefore take your forces to that 
po'nt. U?e the flats and steamer Logan in conjunction 
with Captain Wilson, in transporting your forces, send- 
ing baggage overland, if necessary. Delay Captain 
Wilson as little as possible. 

Lieutenant Conine will report to you with re-en- 
forcements as soon as they can be armed. 

By this arrangement Captain Wood and 
his little force reached Buflington at 7 P. yi'. 
of the 17th, and at once began to intrench, 
throwing out pickets and preparing for such 
defense as his limited means afforded. Cap- 
tain Wilson proceeded to Mason City. 

In the meantime Capt. Henry Best, on July 
13th, with his own company and those of Cap- 
tains Stone, Dana, Pugh, and Rutherford, had 
been ordered to proceed on the steamer "Buck" 
to Blennerhassett's Island and open the chan- 
nel so that the gunboats could pass, and on the 
way down remove all boats of every descrip- 
tion to the Virginia shore, w^hich order was 
faithfully carried out. Captain W'ilson ar- 
rived at Mason City at 1 1 P. M. of the 17th, 
and hearing that the Rebels had appeared about 
five miles back of Middleport he crossed the 
river and advanced promptly but cautiously 
through the darkness and took up a position 
three miles to the rear of that place. Here 
Morgan's men, or a part of them, advanced, 
captured a scotUing party of Captain Wilson's 
force, pu.shed on to within a quarter of a mile 
of Wilson, wdien the\' were fired on, and de- 
Ia\ed until noon of the i8th, when the Twenty- 
third Ohio Infantry came up, and an attack 



was immediately made by the two commands 
on the Rebels, resulting in their retreat. On 
the 19th, Captain Wilson was ordered up to 
Bowman's Run, seven miles up the Ohio from 
Middleport, where he made such dispositions 
of his men as to capture jy men and dfficers, 
and 80 horses. Captain Wils(.)n u>nk his pris- 
oners to Pomeroy, when he was ordered six 
miles below to guard another ford, and arrived 
just in time to prevent a liody of Morgan's 
men from crossing, and turned' them back on 
their pursuers, who captured them. 

By July 17th a thousand stand of arms 
arrived, and Colonel Putnam ordered Lieut. 
J. W. Conine, with a detachment consisting of 
the companies -of Captains Knowles, Moore, 
Jaynes, Brown, Seaman, Dyar, Jenkins, Com- 
ley, and Davenport, to proceed on board the 
steam.er "Eagle" and reinforce Captain Wood, 
and report to that officer for orders. The 
"Eagle" got fast aground on a bar, and Co- 
nine disembarked, marched his men to the 
mouth of the Little Hocking, and bivouacked, 
deciding to act independent of Captain Wood. 
At this time there were reported for duty 7.064 
men, with scarcely any arms in camp, but in 
order to utilize these men as far as practicable 
they were provided with spades, axes, and 
picks, and sent to the proper places to fell trees 
and obstruct the lines of retreat along the sup- 
posed route of Morgan. 

Hon. William P. Cutler on the 18th was 
ordered to obstruct the roads between the line 
of the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad and the 
Ohio River. He had in his command the rail- 
road employes. Captain Holmes' com])any, and 
that of Captain Grewell ; and at Cutler's station 
and Big Run he was joined with three more 
companies under Captains Waugli, Maxwell 
and Dee. With these forces, Mr. Cutler says, 
in his report: "We succeeded in accomplish- 
ing the object in a thorough manner from Big 
Hocking (including all roads leading into the 
ravines of that stream), as far east as the road 
leading from Vincent to the Ohio River by 
way of Daniel Shaw's, in Dunham township." 
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Colonel Putnam that if Morgan was driven 
from the ford at Buffington, he would proba- 
bly strike for Marietta, the roads therefore 
were to be well obstructed, the flooring of the 
bridge across the Muskingum torn up, and 
rifle-pits sO' constructed as tO' command the 
crossing. General Cox, who was with Gen- 
eral Burnside at Cincinnati, telegraphed that if 
the roads were so obstructed as to prevent Mor- 
gan dodging north between Athens and Mari- 
etta, there was force enough following to^ 
crush or capture him. Three companies under 
John Newton were sent up the Muskingum to 
remove all boats to the east side of the stream, 
and three more under command of Capt. Levi 
Barber were sent tO' blockade the roads be- 
tween Coolville and the Little Hocking. 
Meantime, mounted scouts were sent out from 
Mr. Cutler's camp, and from all points prac- 
ticable, and the best information possible ob- 
tained as tO' the enemy's movements. Several 
companies were stationed at the Marietta 
bridge, and such arrangements made that the 
drawbridge could be turned at a moment's 
notice. In addition to the rifle-pits a barricade 
of bales of hay was m'ade comi-iantling the 
bridge and the ford below. On the night of 
July i/th, Col. B. P. Runkle's forces arrived 
at Scott's landing, three miles below- Marietta. 

Let us now return to Morgan's command, 
whom we left on the evening of the i8th near 
Buftington's Island. 

Basil Duke, in his "History of Morgan's 
Cavalry," says : 

.Tilly i8th. at 3 a. it., we moved on. By this lime 
the militia had turned their attention seriously to fell- 
ing trees, and impeding our progress in every con- 
ceivahle way. Advanced guard was forced to carry 
a.xes to cut away frequent blockade. In passing on the 
l8th near Pomeroy. there was one continual fight, but 
not wholly with militia, for some regular troops now 
appeared. We had to run a terrible gauntlet for nearly 
five miles, through a ravine, on the gallop. * * * 
We reached Portland (Buffington) about 8 p. M., and 
the night was one of solid darkness. General Morgan 
consulted one or two of his officers upon the propriety 
of at once attacking an earthwork, thrown up to guard 
the ford. From all the information he could gather, this 
work was manned with about three hundred infantry — 
regular troops, and two heavy guns were mounted in 
it. Our arrival at this place after dark had involved us 



in a dilemm.T. If we did not cross the river that night, 
there was every chance of our being attacked on the 
next day by heavy odds — by infantry sent after us from 
Kentucky, and by gunboats at the ford, which we could 
not drive off, as we had not more than three cartridges 
apiece for our artillery. General Morgan fully appre- 
ciated these reasons for ;getting across the river that 
night, as did those with whom he advised, but there 
were also very strong reasons against attacking the 
work at night : and without the capture of the work 
which commanded the ford, it would be impossible to 
cross. .Attacks in the dark are always hazardous ex- 
periments, in this case doubly so as we knew nothing 
of the ground and could not procure guides. Our 
choice of the direction in which to move to the attack 
would have been purely guesswork. The defenders of 
the work had only to lie still and fire with artillery and 
musketry directly to their front, but the assailants 
would have had a line to preserve, and to exercise 
great care lest they should fall foul of each other in the 
obscurity. * * * He determined, therefore, to take 
the work at early dawn, and hoped to effect a crossing 
rapidly before the enemy arrived. 

Captain D. L. Wood, in his report to Col- 
onel Putnam, says: "On the morning of the 
1 8th I made a line of entrenchments covering 
the approach to the ford, sent out cavalry scouts 
and ascertained that the enemy were advanc- 
ing on me in force. I had all my stores re- 
moved to the boat (steamer 'Starlight') and 
ordered it to be ready to move. At half past 
seven o'clock the enemy appeared in force in 
front of my works, at wdiich time my forces 
were in line to receive them as best I could. 
At twelve o'clock, having received an ordet 
from General Scammon to retire, I did so. 
Being hardly pressed by the enemy, I was 
obliged to abandon my artillery." 

Lieut. C. B. Lewis, of the One Hundred 
and Twenty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Lifantry, 
was officer of the day : posted pickets at differ- 
ent points around the ford to^ watch for the 
approach of the Rebels, and while out on the 
picket line was taken prisoner by the Rebels 
the night before the battle. 

Bt'FFIXGTOX's ISL.\ND. 

The valley in which Morgan encamped on 
the night of July 18th was about 800 yards 
wide at the lower end and gradually narrowed 
above until the hills approached near to the 
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from Pomeroy was upon the bank of the river. 
About midway of the valley a road winds into 
the valley to the river. The Rebels had en- 
camped on the night of the i8th (Saturday 
night) in the cornfields at the end of a private 
lane running parallel to the road on which Gen- 
eral Judah was approaching from the direction 
of Pomeroy. A dense fog covered all the 
bottom lands. General Hobson had with his 
command followed Morgan for two weeks, 
and on the night of the i8th went into camp 
to rest both horses and men. Colonel Gar- 
rard, of the Seventh Ohio Cavalry, remon- 
strated with Hobson for delayinig the march 
at the critical poinit of the pursuit, but Hob- 
son decided to halt. Colonel Garrard then 
asked permission to continue the pursuit that 
night, and in reply was informed that he 
might take his regiment and "go to hell." So 
Garrard kept on in piirsuit. Gaieral Judah 
pressing forward during the night with his 
command was, with his stafif including Maj. 
Daniel McCook, early in the morning of the 
19th, in advance, and when \vithin a short dis- 
tance of the ford, there being a dense fog, 
came unexpectedly upon the Rebel cavalry, 
who recei\ed them with a volley and pursued, 
killing Major McCook, wounding several 
and taking some prisoners together with one 
piece of artillery. General Judah now hur- 
ried his forces forward and the fog suddenly 
lifting disclosed the enemy in the valley be- 
fore them. W'hile Judah was bringing^ his 
forces into action. Lieutenant O'Neil, of the 
Fifth Indiana Cavalry, appeared on another 
road with but 50 men and charged two differ- 
ent regiments so desperately that they were 
broke and left the captured gun. also their 
prisoners. Meanwhile Colonel Garrard with 
the .Second and Seventh Ohio Cavalry came in 
by the road about the middle of the valley and 
charged them in flank and rear. Captain 
Fitch with the gunboat "Moose" now attack- 
ed from the river, playing on them with his 
24-pound Dahlgren guns. With Judah up. 
Hob.son up and the gunboats up. the situation 
of Morgan became not only interesting but 
desperate. 



Judah and Hobson, from different points, 
soon opened on the Rebel ranks with shell, 
and according to Basil Duke's account, the 
air was fairly filled with pieces of shell, com- 
pelling the enemy to retreat. Duke was in 
command of the line designed to cover the re- 
treat, with instructions to make the best fight 
he could, and but for being attacked in the 
flank would have given General Judah a more 
stubborn resistance than they did. General 
Duke attempted to retreat in good order, but 
soon a regular stampede took place, many 
made a rush for the ford, others ran from 
point to point over this field, taking a new di- 
rection at the chance explosion of a shell near 
by. TIhe most of the Rebels, however, still 
clung to the booty stolen on the march. 

The victors now closed in on them and 
captured between seven and eight hundred, in- 
cluding Basil Duke, Col. Dick Morgan, Col- 
onels Smith, Ward and Hoffman. All their 
artillery, wagons, etc., were captured. About 
1,200 men, under Morgan, escaped, and. press- 
ing on up the river, tried to cross at Belleville, 
but were headed off by the gunboat "Moose." 
A few got across, and some were killed in the 
river. The bulk f>f the raiders, however, 
turned away from the river and disappeared 
among the hills. It is a remarkable fact that 
two out of the six or seven guns captured were 
20-pound Parrots, which Morgan had dragged 
over his extended line of march, and. had he 
not run out of ammunition, would doubtless 
have given the gunboats as well as his other 
pursuers a more desperate battle than he did. 
Tlie Union loss was five killed and 25 wound- 
ed. Rebel loss. 20 killed, wounded not 
known. 

In regard to the conduct of Captain Wood, 
the "Rebellion Record" has the following: 

Captain \\'ood, of the Eighteenth regulars, while 
stationed at Marietta as mustering officer, was induced 
to take command of two companies of volunteers, and 
proceed to BufTmgton liar on Saturday. He found 
the steamer "StarHght" aground, with only two men 
aboar'!. and loaded with three thousand barrels of flour. 
He immediately unloaded the vessel, raised steam and 
manned the boat, from the captain to the deck-hand, 
with his men, and run her out of the range of Morgan's, 
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the bank. Before leaving with his little band of true 
gallants, he rolled his two heavy pieces of artillery over 
into a ravine, so that the enemy could neither take nor 
use them. After the fight. Captain Wood reported to 
General Judah for duty with the boat, and was highly 
complimented by the general and placed in charge of 
several hundred of the prisoners to bring to Cincin- 
nati. Had the boat not been seized by Captain Wood 
when it was, Morgan would have had it and crossed 
the river with it, for the gunboats did not arrive till 
Sunday morning, while Morgan was there the night 
before. So let Marietta be proud of her gentlemen 
soldiers who were not too proud to carry coal or do 
■ any work which would hinder the enemies of the Union 
and help her defenders. 

Captain Wood and his command returned 
to Camp Marietta from Cincinnati, July 25th. 

When Major McCook was shot, the coun- 
try lost a noble patriot, who had sent his dis- 
tinguished sons to the war and only remained 
at home himself on account of the infirmities 
of age. The horse he rode remained in the 
hands of the enemy. There is an interesting 
incident related in regard to the horse, "Old 
Joe." as he was called, which we will give as 
we heard it : 

When Capt. Arthur D. Eells, Company H. Seventh 
Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, on the failure of his health. 
"left the army at Somerset. Kentucky, he sold his horse 
"Joe" to Maj. John Dalman, at that time paymaster, 
who took the horse to Cincinnati. Very soon after this 
John Morgan made his raid through Indiana and Ohio. 

When Morgan and his troops were passing near 
Cincinnati, a force of volunteers gathered to pursue 
him. Old Major McCook went to Dalman's stable and 
took the horse Joe, and, with the others, followed Mor- 
gan, overtaking him. as we have seen, at Bufifington. 
As soon as Major McCook fell, the horse galloped 
over the field at wdl. Soon the Seventh Ohio Cavalry 
attacked the Rebels on the flank and rear, and the 
horse, doivbtless recognizing familiar voices in the di- 
rection of the gallant Seventh, galloped through the 
tumult and confusion of the battle to the position of 
the Seventh Cavalry and took his wonted place in the 
line, much to the edification of the boys, who shouted, 
"Look ! there comes Captain Eells' horse. Old Joe." 

So ended the battle of Buffington's Island, 
in which there were more men killed than in 
some of the famous battles in Mexico. 

About 350 Rebels succeeded in getting 
across at the different fords, and between one 
and two hundred were taken prisoners after 
"becoming detached from the main body. Mor- 
gan himself was half way across at the upper 
Bnffington ford, when he saw that a large 



part of his command were so hard pressed 
that they would not be able to escape, and he 
turned back and continued his flight north, 
but doubled on his track and again attempted 
to cross near Blennerhassett's Island, but was 
foiled in this and compelled to make a detour 
to get out of the trap set for him by Colonel 
Putnam. In order to do this he marched out- 
side the lines of Air. Cutler and Lieutenant 
Conine and the other forces sent out to ob- 
struct and hold the roads leading to the river. 
He was, however, followed by Shackleford. 
and also by a force of militia sent forward by 
Colonel Runkle, under command of Colonel 
Hill. These moved by boat up the Muskin- 
gum, and landed at McConnelsville July 23rd, 
just as Morgan crossed at Eaglesport, seven 
miles above. Colonel Hill took an unfre- 
quented road over the hills and succeeded in 
flanking Moran, and getting his artillery 
into position, opened on the Rebels and threw 
then into confusion. They dropped their 
guns, booty, and everything that would im- 
pede progress and fled, followed by Hill as 
long as his artillery could get positions from 
which to shell them, keeping up the pursuit 
until about four P. M.,when General Shack- 
leford's cavalry came up and relieved the mil- 
itia, now very much exhausted, whotn Colonel 
Hill ordered back to the Muskingum. 

Thus harassed the remnant of the raiders 
pursued their toilsome march. General 
Brooks, who had taken up his headquarters at 
Wellsville, Ohio, finding that there was a 
strong probabilit}' of Morgan crossing the 
Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad at Salineville 
sent Colonel Gallagher, with a regiment of six- 
months' men, to a point about two miles from 
that place, and had them posted advantageous- 
ly near the supposed place of crossing. Major 
\Vay, with the Ninth Michigan Cavalry, was 
also moving up to the same point. In a short 
time the expected Rebels made their appear- 
ance, coming around a bend in the road. On 
catching sight of the infantry, they halted and 
turned their horses' heads in another direction. 
Before they could get out of the trap Major 
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Cavalry, dashed among them and commenced 
cutting right and left. The Rebels made but a 
brief resistance, when the}' broke in utter con- 
fusion. The scene that followed was almost 
ludicrous, and could only be matched by the 
previous stampede at Buffington's Lsland. 
Alen dismounted, threw down their arms and 
begged for quarter, whilst others galloped 
around wildly in search of a place of escape 
and were "brought to time" bv a pistol shot 
or saber stroke. 

Morgan himself was riding in a carriage 
drawn by two white horses. Major Way 
saw him, and galloping up, reached for him. 
]\Iorgan jumped out at the other side of the 
carriage, leaped over a fence, seized a horse, 
and galloped off as fast as burse tiesh spurred 
by frightened heels, could carry him. About 
200 succeeded in escaping with him. In the 



buggv thus hastily evacuated 



}^Ioroan 



were found his rations, consisting of a loaf 
of bread, some hard-boiled eggs, and a bottle 
of whiskey. 

- The number of Rebels killed in this en- 
gagement was five or si.x ; number wounded 
not stated ; prisoners, abbut 200, together with 
horses and arms. A few Union cavalry men 
were wounded. 

About two o'clock P. M. of the same day 
the forces in pursuit of Morgan closed in 
around him in the vicinity of West Point, be- 
tween New Lisbon and \\'ellsville. The Re- 
bels were finally compelled to take refuge on 
a bluff, and, finding escape impossible, they 
surrendered to Colonel Shackleford and the 
militia, who now started on a general hunt for 
straggling Rebels, brought in numbers of them 
found concealed in the woods, all of whom 
were sent to Columbus. 

.\ Rebel account states that Morgan on 
this raid captured 6.000 prisoners, all of whom 
were paroled, destroyed 34 important bridges, 
and the railroad tracks in 60 places, that they 
lost 28 comn.'issioned officers killed, 34 wound- 
ed, and 250 m'eji killed, wounded and cap- 
tured ; that by Federal accounts, they killed 
more than 200, wounded at lea.st 350 
and captiuxd as above mentioned. 6,000; 



that the damage to railroads, steamboats and 
bridges, added to the destruction of public 
stores and depots, cannot fall short of $JO,- 
000,000; that they captured three pieces of 
artillery, and one 24-pounder at Lebanon, 
which they destroyed, one Parrott three-inch, 
giui at i>randenl)urg, and a 12-poiuulcr at 
Portland; that the Copperheads and P)Utter- 
nuts were always in the front opposing them; 
that occasionally they would meet a pure 
"Southron," generall\- a persnn banished trnm 
the border States, 

The above-mentioned account was written 
by one of the raiders who escaped at Buffing- 
ton, and as far as it relates to the Union loss, 
is not trustworthy, being an ON-er-estimate^ 
but as far as relates to the destruction of prop- 
erty, it is doubtless not up to the mark, 

Morgan and his officers were confineil in 
the Penitentiary, at Columbus, from which 
prison Morgan and six others made their es- 
cape November 27, 1863, by cutting through 
the stone fl(x>rs of three cells with knives car- 
ried off from the prison table, till they reached 
the air chamber below and tunneling thence 
under the prison walls into the outer vard,. 
and climbing the surrounding prison wall by 
aid of ropes made from their lied 
clothes. An investigation into the cause of 
the escape showed that the usual routine of 
sweeping the cells was omitted in the case of 
those occupied by the Rebels, and they were 
thus enabled to cover up and conceal their 
work. The omission to sweep was at the sug- 
gestion of one of the directors of the Peniten- 
tiary. 

Morgan reached his liiding place Ijeyond 
the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee in 
safety, and afterward led several bands of 
raiders into the Blue Grass, in one of which 
he was killed in a skirmish, while endeavor- 
ing to escape from a house in a little village iiT 
East Tennessee. 

THE MILITIA. 

L'nder the order to organize the forces as- 
sembled at Camp Marietta during the Mor- 



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gan raid. Colonel Putnam appointed on his 
own staff : 

Josiah H, Jenkins, assistant adjntant general; P. 
B. Putnam, qirartermaster : George O. Hildreth, post 
hospital surgeon ; James Little, post hospital surgeon ; 
F. D. Howell, post hospital surgeon; B. F. Culver, post 
hospital assistant surgeon ; John W. White, post hospital 
assistant surgeon ; Michael Edwards, post hospital as- 
sistant surgeon ; Joseph M. C. Moonhead, examining 
surgeon; William Beebe, examining surgeon; William 
Ackley. examining surgeon ; besides a corps of clerks 
and assistants. 

ATHENS COUNTY MILITIA. 

A. D. Jaynes. colonel ; E. L. DeWitt, colonel ; 
Jared Maris, adjutant. 

Names of Company Commandants — Charles Mat- 
henry, E. D. Harper, reported July 14th; Charles Good- 
speed, Elias Grewell, Edward Wheeler, C. Cooper, F. 
L. Junrod. C. Winget, 1. C. Shotts, A. D. Jaynes, H. 
Nauna. and Daniel Fulton, reported July i6th ; Charles 
Stout and James M Holmes, reported July 17th; S. 
H. Smith, E. Stalder and E. P. Pickett, reported July 
i8th. 

Highest number of men from .-Athens County. 1,082; 
total number conpanies, 17. 

MFIGS COUNTY MILITIA. 

Nathaniel M. McLaughlin, colonel ; William B. 
Skrevner. major. 

Names of Company Conrmandanls — I. H. Ruther- 
ford, L. E. Campbell. John Barrot. G. G. Woodward 
and R. B. Wilson, reported July i6th ; John F. Martin, 
Miner Reed and S. Riggs. reported July 17th. 

Total number companies, nine ; highest number men 
reported 706. 

MONROE COUNTY MILITIA. 

Joseph Kelley, colonel. 

Company Commandants — R. T. Beiber, S. C. 
Kellev. Henrv Scott, J. M. Evans, reported July :7lh; 
J. L.' Watson. S. F. Ellsworth. G. W. Bennett. C. M. 
Stewart. J. M. Jones, J. A. Fleischmann. C. B. Way, 
H. R. Mason, Joshua Way, J. Daugherty, Alax Albert, 
A. C. McElroy and Elias Hoppmann, reported July 
18th ; Peter Dover, George Ring and J. Roemer. re- 
ported July 20th ; John Mallory. J .J. Hurd, James 
Adams, J. F. Culverhouse and J. Rupp. reported July 
2ist; W. Truax. July 22nd; and M. Thoenen. John 
Bellman and John Monroe, July 24th. 

Total number companies, 29; highest number men 
reported, 1.3(17. 

NOBLE COUNTY MILITIA, 

William P. Sprague, colonel ; William H. Frazier. 
ad.iut.int. 

Company Commandants — Pearson Mordeck. James 
h. Morri'ion. B. B. Taylor, .Asa Barton, and John Hes- 
son. reported July 15th; D. L. Weems, July l6th; J. R. 



Rickley, Louis Headly, Lorenzo Powell, Israel Harris, 
July 17th ; Dudley Evans, Enoch Wilkinson, William 
Fowler, J. M. Walters, James Gibson, William L. Parks, 
William Ogle, C. Clymer, David McGary. Robert Bary, 
and Robert Hayne, July i8th. J. F. Briggs, George E. 
Geddes, July 19th. 

Number of companies, 23 ; highest of men reported 
on any one day, 2,112. 

PERRY COUNTY MILITIA. 

W. Cook, colonel ; S. F. Muzzy, colonel ; .\. W. 
Poundston, adjutant. 

Company Commandants — D. W. Marsh, John S. 
Nixon, Obediah Larimer,. J. Mackin, and W. H. Spen- 
cer, reported July 17th ; John Dike, A. T. Sharp, J. 
Clark, Jaines C. Ritchey, James R. Fulton, and W. L. 
Harbough, July 18th. 

Number of companies, 11; highest number of men 
reported, 856. 

HOCKING COUNTY MILITIA. 

David Little, colonel. 

Company Commandants — Samuel Creighton. Abra- 
ham MicLain, John O. Kennedy. D. I-ittle. and John 
Oaks, reported July i8th. 

Number of companies, five ; highest number of 
men reported, 344. 

MORGAN COUNTY' MILITIA. 

John C. Ellston. Jr., colonel; William B. Loomis, 
adjutant; Frederick W. Wood, colonel; Bearly Davis, 
adjutant. 

Company Commandants — J. H. Roland, reported 
July 14th; A. J. Harte, J. A'lcVay, H. R. Seaman. Sid- 
ney Newton and Thomas Hammond, reported July 15; 
J. D. Lashley, George Hedges and William Balding re- 
ported July i6th ; J. L. Pierrot. S. S. Jenkins. William 
Miller. James B. Tannehill, John Henderson, H. R, 
Hug'hes. E. G. Caulson, H. B. White. Charles Mc- 
Carthy. John Preston, reported July 17th; H. C. Har- 
vey, P. D. Danford. John I'i.ollison. William Mclntire, 
G. B. Fowler. F. G. Phillips and Thomas Vicroy, re- 
ported July i8th; D. D. Scott and John Fouraker, re- 
ported July 19th. 

Total number companies. 28 ; highest number of 
men reported, 2.362. 

WASHINGTON COUNTY MILITIA. 

J. Mills Kendrick. colonel commanding; Thomas 
W. Moore.* colonel First regiment ; Joseph B. Kin- 
kead,* colonel First regiment ; Thomas Day. colonel 
First regiment ; Edwin Cood, colonel Second regiment ; 
Joseph Dyar, colonel Third regiment ; O. P. Scott, 
colonel Fourth regimerit. 

Company Commandants — .\ugustus Dyar, and A. 
T. Nye, Jr., reported July 14th; S. S. Knowles. J. W. 
Tripp. John Hoist. Tr., K. Krauss. Eliiah Locker, John 
W- Ccnlev. Henry Kelley, David P. Pugh. P. L. Cole, 
J. H. Brown. W. L, Baldwin, and J. L. W. Newton, 



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reported July I5tli: D. V. Hill. E. M. Howland. Loring 
E. Stone, J. P. Sanford. Charles A. Cook, George 
Davenport, John Magee. Charles H. Cook, R. K Dilley, 
B. Racer, H. M. Brown, M. Ryan, J. W. Brabham, j. 
M. Warren. E. D. Smith, and Thomas W. Moore, re- 
ported July l6t1i: Oscar Liackey. J. A. Brown, Jacob 
Hagar. G. R. Goddard. Washington Wilson, G. B. Tur- 
ner, July 17th ; J. P. Kinkead. Charles Luckens, C. H. 
Goddard, John E. Smallwood. John Dretchell. J. F. 
Deshler, and S. P. Willis, July l8th : William Smhh, 
J. D. Gates, July igth, J. C. Campbell, and Israel N. 
Dye, July 20th. 

Total number of companies, 47 ; highest number of 
men reported. 2.039. 

Besides these, there were vohmteers under 
command of S. Mason. Major Bloomfield, J. 
\\. Brabham. D. Y. Hill, Jy8 n:en, and six- 
months" men in camp at this time numbering 
250. In addition to the companies already 
enumerated, six others from counties outside 
the first military district came in with 634 
men. Tire daily aggregate of forces reported 
at Camp Marietta during the Morgan raid 
was as follows: On July 13th, the day after 
the Governor's proclamation, there were in 
camp 175 men — the militia had not yet started ; 
July 14th, 457; 15th, 1.732; i6th, 4,259; 17th, 
7,064; i8th, 11,782; 19th, 12,082; 20th. (ow- 
ing to an order from the Governor to send the 
militia home), 6,434; 21st, 5.826; 22nd, 3,- 
939; 23rd, 2,721; 24th, 3,372; 25th, 2,466; 
26th, 2.389; 27th, 2.384; 28th, 449; 29th, 
284; all the militia disappearing again. 

On July 19th there were reported at Cainp 
Putnam, either as on duty or in camp, militia 
and other soldiers, as follows : 



NAMFS OF CCI.OXELS COM M.-kXmNX.. NO. OF MEN. 

Col. E. L. DeWitt, .Athens County; militia 1.036 

" D. Little. Hocking County, militia 337 

" N. M. McLaughlin, Meigs County, militia. . . . 708 

" Joseph Kellcy. Monroe County, militia I.3.S5 

" J. C. Elston, Jr.. Morgan County, militia.... 2.364 

" W. P. Sprague. Noble County, militia 2.117 

" L. F. Muzzy, Perry County, militia 827 

" J. M. Kendrick, Washington County, militia.. 3.o,'',0 

All others 252 

Total 12.082 



The results of the operations planned at 
Camp Marietta were to compel Morgan to 
make an extended detour to the northward, 
thereby saving a large tract of country from 



devastation. Another atul more iir.portant 
result was the preventing of his escape across 
the river, at But^ngton. There is no doubt 
l)ut that the timely arrival of Captain W'ond 
at Buffington, and the construction of the 
eartliwork mentioned, prevented Morgan from 
crossing with his entire commatid the night 
before the battle. The statement of Gen. 
Basil Duke, heretofore referred to, fully cor- 
roborates this fact. Captain Wood left the 
fortification under orders from General Scam- 
mon, of the Kanawha department, a superior 
officer, and he left none too soon. Six hours 
later and the Rebels would have attacked him, 
overpowered his small force, captured the 
steamer and ferried their troops across before 
either Judah or Hobson, or the gunboats, 
could have prevented it. 

There are few men that could have handled 
so large a body of men so well, under such 
circumstances, as Colonel Putnam did these 
who came so suddenly upon his hands. They 
came by the thousands, wholly unarmed, un- 
disciplined, unequipped ;ind unorganized. His 
action in this situation was admirable, pre- 
serving his usual fine equanimity through it 
all ; and superintending the details of the 
whole camp, he still had time enough to plan 
for the capture and detention of Morgan. 
Down the Ohio, out on the line of the Mari- 
etta & Cincinnati Railroad as far as the Big 
Hocking, up the Muskingum, up Duck Creek, 
up the Little Muskingum as far as Woods- 
field, and up the Ohio, everywhere his regi- 
ments and com]:)anies were prepared to repel 
and delay the invaders, ^^'hile we say this of 
the commandant of Camp Marietta, we must 
not forget that grand array of militia. 12,000 
strong, who sprang to the defense of their in- 
vaded State, many of them leaving their crops 
unharvested in the fields, and often compelled 
to march by their own fields that needed their 
attention, and doing it without a word of com- 
plaint; many leaving their stores, their .shops, 
and employments that required hourly atten- 
tion, to engage in an uncertain enterprise, the 
danger of which at the time seemed threaten- 
ing and hazardous. 



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It was fully demonstrated by ^Morgan's 
raid that no iinasion, no n^atter huw well 
planned or Iidw well carried nut. cnuld succeed 
on Xi.irthern soil, and this raid was the last of 
the kind ever attempted. 

CHICKAMAUGA. 

On Septemlier Kjth and 20th occurred the 
battle of Chickamauga. in which the following 
regiments having Washington Coun.ty compa- 
nies in them were engaged: The Ninety-sec- 
ond. Thirty-sixth, and Eighteenth Infantry, 
and First Ohio Cavalry. They fought nobly 
to save the day in this most desperate battle, 
losing heavily — the Ninety-second seven killed, 
78 wounded, including Col. D. B. Fearing, 
and 20 missing; the Thirty-sixth, 12 killed, 
including Colonel Jones, 65 wounded, and 18 
missing. 

The First Ohio> Cavalry, in this battle, 
were ordered to charge, through some mis- 
take, and had started toward the enemy's line, 
some 300 in number, with saber's drawn; it 
would have been a second Balaklava, where 
the famous "six himdred" composing the Light 
brigade, made such a hopeless charge, but for 
a timely countermand of the order. 

The famous charge at Chickamauga, made 
by Turchin's brigade, in which were the Thir- 
ty-sixth and Ninety-second regiments, should 
not be passed without adequate mention. A 
correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial 
says : 

After resisting several lieavy charges the brigade 
changed direction b}' filing to the left, into the woods 
skirting the road on that side, and were halted and 
brought to a front, leaving Hie brigade in columns 'by 
companies, forming two lines of battle, the Eleventh 
Ohio and Eighteenth Kentucky in front, and the Nine- 
ty-second and Thirty-sixth in the rear. Hardly had 
this been completed when a Rebel battery opened a per- 
fect storm of shell and grape-shot into our ranks. This 
was entirely unexpected to us. It seems a whole di- 
vision of the enemy had passed entirely around our 
left, and, coining up in our rear, expected to capture 
the entire left wing of our army. 

.Tust at the moment the Rebels opened General 
Thomas rode up: 

"Whose brigade is this?" 

"General Turchin's" was promptly answered. 



"General, can your lirigadc break through those 
lines?" 

"Yes, I guess so, if any brigade can." 

"Very well, do it at once." 

General Turchin had been commanding our brigade 
but a short time, but long enough to gain the confidence 
of his men. Rising in his stirrups he gave the command 
— "About face — forward, double-quick — charge bayonets 
— ma'-c-h !" With a yell, the volume of which was de- 
creased not a whit by the fact that the men fully real- 
ised that everything depended on the success of this 
movement, they did charge. 

The enemy were drawn up in three lines in an 
open field, and as we emerged from the woods delivered 
a volley that tore through our ranks, but failed to check 
the onward course of our men. who returned the fire, 
charged bayonets, and dashed into them before they 
could reload. 

The Rebels broke in the wildest confusion, while 
cheer upon cheer from our brave boys added swiftness 
to their fight. A running fight now ensued which baflfles 
description. The smoke arising from the discharge of 
so many guns, and the thick clouds of dust completely 
obscured both Rebel and Federal, while the hoarse 
commands of the ot>icers, endeavoring to keep their 
men in line, the lurid flash ff artillery, and the bursting 
of shell and rattling of grapeshot, w.hich the Rebels 
continued to pour into our ranks, at short range, from 
three points, made up a picture as nearly resembling 
Pandemonium as any one need wish to see. * * » 

On this charge our brigade captured about 600 
prisoners and four pieces of cannon, but were so closely 
pursued that we had to abandon the cannon, and half 
of our prisoners escaped in the confusion, but 300 hun- 
dred were marched along and sent safely through ta 
Chattanooga that night. 

Officers of the reserve, who had a fair view of the 
whole charge, describe it as the grandest spectacle 
imaginable. 



MISSI0N.\RY RIDGE. 

The next great battle in which Washington 
County figured was Missionary Ridge. Rose- 
crans had planned to carry the enemy's posi- 
tion on the ridge and on Lookout Mountain, 
and when Grant relieved him, e/eryihing was 
ready to his hand. Bragg, with his Rebel 
legions, 40,000 strong, held high Lookout and 
Missionary Ridge fully fortified and bristling 
with cannon ; but Sherman, with tlie Army of 
the Mississippi, had re-enforced Grant, and 
.'low everything, by Novernber 23rd, was 
ready. Sherman, by a detour, had quietly 
taken position to the northeast unknown ta 
the enemy, and was now ready to cross the 
Tennessee River and attack the northern for- 
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the Tennessee by a pontoon bridge at Bridge- 
pi irt. southwest of Chattanooga, and was ready 
to storm Lookout Mountain. Meanwile "Pap" 
Thomas, witli the army that liad fought its 
wav from Stone River to th.e Chattanooga, 
moved out from the center. Let an eye-wit- 
ness relate the story :* 

The 'hiy was bright an J lieautiful ; the rays of the 
sun. rcllect from ten thousand bayonets, dazzled the 
beholder's eyes: the men were dressed as if for holiday; 
proud steeds, bearuig gallant riders, galloped along the 
lines; every eminence about the city was crowded with 
spectators; and for the first time in my experience I 
saw soldiers of the Union march to battle to the beat of 
the spirit-stirring drum. This was indeed the "pomp 
and circumstance" of war; and it is no wonder that the 
Rebels whom we afterward captured declared they did 
not think we were going to make an attack upon them, 
but had OUT troops our for a review or dress parade. 
* * * On the eventful day of w^hich I write, I 
saw an exaultant and lofty pride, a liigh and patriijtic 
hope, a firm and deep resolve expressed in the counten- 
ance of each soldier as I had never seen them expressed 
before, and no one could doubt, as he looked upon them, 
that thcj would go that day wherever they were bidden, 
even should they be compelled to pass through surges 
of vindictive fire. 

Thomas' men moved out swiftly, drove 
in the enemy's pickets, and captured his first 
line, known as Orchard Ridge, where they 
intrenched. The next day, the 24th 
Hooker attacked Lookout, and fought his cel- 
ebrated "battle among the clouds." driving the 
Rebels from their position ; and Sherman, hav- 
ing constructed a pontoon bridge across the 
Tennessee, above, had attacked and carried 
the north end of Missionary Ridge. Accord- 
ingly, on November 25th, everything was 
ready for the final grand assault on the strong- 
ly ild of the enemy on Missionary Ridge. The 
Rebel General Bragg, trusting to the natural 
strength of his position, had sent ofif part of 
his command, under Longstreet. to capture 
Burnside at Knoxville. and from his eyrie on 
the ridge surveyed with complacency the prep- 
arations of his foe for the attack. At last 
Grant was ready, and at the preconcerted sig- 
nal of six guns, fired at intervals of two sec- 
onds, the assault began, all along the line, up 
the steep side of the mountain. Soon the 



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grand roll of musketry, and a line of smoke 
encircling the mountain, told that they had 
started the enemy from his lair. A long line 
of blue, broken into triangles, with their points 
toward the crest of the mountain ( 15 of them) 
and at each apex a stand of colors marks the 
center of the regiment. Upward they rush. 
Anon, a standard goes down, which means 
that the entire color guard have lieen shot. 
]\Ir. Furay continues : 

And still the Union troops pressed on, scaling un- 
waveringly the sides of Missionary Ridge ; the hlood 
of their 'comrades renders, their footsteps slippery; the 
toil of the .nscent almost takes away their Ijreath : the 
Rebel musketry and artillery mow down their thinne<I 
ranks — but still they press on! Nut once do they cvcit 
seem to zi'aTcr. The color-bearers press ahead, and 
plant their flags far in advance of the troops; and at 
last — O. moment of supreme triumph ! — they reach the 
crest and rush like an avalanche upon the astonished' 
foe. Whole regiments throw down their arms and sur- 
render; the Rebel artillerists are bayonetted at their 
guns: and the cannon which had a moment before been 
thundering on the Union ranks, are now turned about, 
pouring death into the midst of the mass of miserable 
fugitives who are rushing down the eastern slope of 
the ridge. 

Lieut. -Col. H. F. Devol. commanding the 
Thirty-sixth Regiment in this battle, in his of- 
ficial report, says : 

My regiment was assigned to the center of the first 
line, the Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry on my right, 
and the Ninety-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry on the 
left. Two companies, B and H. were thrown forward 
as skirmishers. Remaining there until three o'clock, 
we moved forward a short distance, halted, deployed, 
and immediately again moved in line of battle through 
a skirt of woods. As soon as we reached the open 
ground, the enemy opened on ns with artillery from the 
top of Missionary Ridge. We were then ordered to 
double-quick, which we did. passing the second line of 
the enemy's breastworks, which were occupied by Gen- 
eral Reatty's brigade : reached the base of tlie ridge, 
where also were some troops under cover. Wc rusheJ 
up the ridge as fast as possible, under a terrible en- 
filading fire from both right, left and front. Near the 
top. and abotit six rods from the enemy's breastworks. 
we p.-issed over d think') the Ninth Kentucky Vohm- 
teer Infantry. Reaching the breastworks, where the 
enemy lay. a terrible, almost hand-to-hand fight en- 
sued. Stubbornly did the enemy contest the works. 
There wc look a number of prisoners, which I pass«l to 
the rear without a guard. Those of the enemy who es- 
caped made a second stand on the crest, from four to 
six rods beyond: but they were at once killed, captured' 
orrouted. On our left was a heavy force of the enemy's 
infanlrv. and tw-o pieces of artillery. The infantry 



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kept up a constant fire. The artillery fired two rounds, 
when we made a charge on it and captured two pieces, 
but not until they had succeeded in getting them some 
distance down the eastern slope of the ndge to the 
rear. They were unlimbered and immediately hauled 
back to the top of the ridge by the men. and placed in 
position. The taking of the artillery was done, mainly, 
under the superintendence of Sergeant Adney. of com- 
pany B. and Sergeant Holliday. of Company H. Some 
men from the Eleventh and Ninety-second Ohio Vol- 
unteer Infantry assisted in hauling the guns back. * * * 
Capt. J. C. Selby, Company K, was wounded in 
the right arm (which has since been amputated) near 
a log cabin, to the left of where we went up the ridge. 
First Lieut. O. J. Wood. Company B, when in com- 
maiTd of the company, was seriously wounded, the ball 
passing in command of the company, was seriously 
wounded, the ball passing through from left to right 
side and through the right lung. Second Lieut. J. W. 
Hanlin, iCompany H. was slightly wounded in the leg. 
It would be in vain for me to try to express how 
nobly and with what daring both officers and men con- 
ducted themselves, in this their fifth great battle. Never 
as yet have they fallen back under tire in the face of 
the enemy. In this all seemed eager to fight, and under 
the leadership of their general, felt confident of suc- 
cess. I wo'.ild particularize, did I not have to mention 
the whole. 



The Thirty-sixth lost nine killed, 65 
wounded and five missing, and the Ninety- 
second, I J killed and 42 wounded. Among 
the former killed were Capt. W . Beale Whit- 
tlesey and Adjutant George B. Turner, both 
promising young ofiicers, from Marietta, a 
fuller account of whose lives will be found 
further on. Lieut. -Col. Douglas Putnam. Jr., 
received a severe wound in the ankle. Mis- 
sionary Ridge was the most peculiar battle of 
the war. No other presented such natural 
obstacles to be overcome at such high altitudes. 
Biagg had 40,000 men, and Grant 75.000. but 
the advantages of position in Bragg's favor 
fully made up for the disparity of numbers. 
Grant went to Chattanooga on crutches to re- 
lieve Rosecrans, but now his fame traveled 
on the wings of the wind. To Vicksburg, 
thrnugh a fortunate turn of affairs, he added 
Missionary Ridge, and the country went wild 
with enthusiasm for Grant. He was made 
lieutenant-general, and Sherman taking com- 
mand of the army at Chattanooga, soon began 
his march on Atlanta. 

The year 1863 closed without any further 
great battles, and the Union armies generally 



went into winter quarters. Nearly all of the 
three-years' men re-enlisted as veterans, show- 
ing their devotion tO' country and the flag, and 
their great interest in carrying the conflict to 
a successful close. 

The regiments having companies from 
Washington County, who re-enlistesd, ifur- 
nished veterans as follows : Eighteenth Reg • 
iment, 62 ; Thirty-sixth Regiment, 364 ; Tliii - 
ty-ninth Regiment, 534 ; Sixty-third Regiment, 
455; Seventy-seventh Regiment, 304; First 
Cavalry, 285 ; Second West Virginia 
Cavalry, 353; First Light Artillery, 515; 
and also Pierpont Battery, 80. The Thirty- 
Timth Ohio furnished more veterans than any 
other regiment from Ohio, and Washington 
County more veterans than any other C(junty 
in the State, except Hamilton. 

Upon the return of the veterans from the 
front on 30 tlays' furlough, they were met 
with a continuous ovation. The citizens of 
Washington County greeted them with grati- 
tude and respect. 

The roll of dead oftrcers and soldiers for 
the year 1863 includes many good names, 
none, however, more lamented than Col. Jesse 
Hildebrand, a fuller notice of whose life will 
be found in another part of this work. 

Governor Brough entered upon his term 
with a more emphatic endorsement than any 
former governor ever had in the State, receiv- 
ing over 100,000 majority, of which Washing- 
ton County contributed as follows : Home 
majority, 865; soldiers' majority, 804; total 
majority, 1,669. This was a very decided 
endorsement of the war policy and was an em- 
phatic pledge to devote the resources of the 
county to the prosecution of the war. not only 
by furnishing additional soldiers, l)Ut money 
through taxes and voluntary contributions to 
support the families of the soldiers left behind 
as the wards of the nation, and the history 
of 1863. 1864 and 1865 shows how fully the 
county came up to the work The whole 
amount of . money thus furnished can ne\"er 
be known. The value of the service rendered 
could not be measured by money because it in- 
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finest talent and noblest courage, involving 
loss of life and all that men hold most dear; 
but the feeling was bene\olent and deqj seated 
in the hearts of the people, that no sacri- 
fice was too costly to serve the Union, for 
without union all the rest was worthless. Now 
the fine theories of other days, the high periods 
and eloquence of the statesmen and patriots 
of the illustrious past were being forged into 
the life and experience of the nation. Men 
were living what before they had only dreamed. 
The great battle year of if^63 had developed he- 
roes and leaders. A nation had grappled with 
and worstetd the foe, and it was now only a 
question of time as to how long the Rebellion 
would hold out. 

OHIO NATIONAL GUARD. 

In the spring of 1864 the Legislature 
passed a new militia law, repealing the one 
enacted the previous year requiring military 
encampments. The new body of State soldiery 
thus summoned into existence was the Ohio 
National Guards that was soon to become so 
famous in the annals of the States. 

From the time Governor Brough was in- 
augurated a new impetus was given to all the 
miliary affairs of the State, which in no way 
reflected on the able administration of his illus- 
trious predecessor, David Tod. (jovernor 
Brough was a man of strong feelings and con- 
A'ictions. and he greatly desired to see the war 
end in an honorable peace. He was anxious 
to help the President and vigilant in watching 
for opportunities to help on the good work. 
The invasion of the State during the last year 
had induced the Governor and Legislature to 
favor a thorough militia organization, and 
Governor Brough, fearing incursions by the 
enemy along the southern border of the State. 
sent Ex-Governor Dennison to Washington 
to urge upon the Secretary of War the neces- 
sity of putting State regiments into the service 
along the border and on the Northern line at 
proper posts, to discourage any invasion from 
Canada which was feared, but the Secretary 
denied the necessitv. Failing in this, and the 



circumstances of the situation showing that 
soon all must either be gained or lost by strik- 
ing heavy blows, thick and fast, Governor 
Brough adopted the theory that the next best 
way to prevent invasion was to keep the en- 
emy busy at home. He, therefore, argued 
that all veterans and volunteers should be in 
the field in the immediate presence of the en- 
emy, ready to push him to the wall, and that 
all soldiers on guard duty should be relieved 
and sent to the front. The National guards 
offered a partial solution of the problem, and 
seeking the co-operation and counsel of the 
governors of other States, he arranged for a 
meeting of the governors of Indiana, Illinois, 
Iowa and Wisconsin, to be held at Washing- 
ton, where it was decided to offer the President 
the services of the militia of the States named 
for TOO days. The oft'er was couched in the 
following terms : 

Wak Department, 
VVASHixr.TON CiTV. April 21. 1864. 
To the President of the United States: 

I. The governors of Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, Iowa, 
and Wiscon.sin, offer to the President infantry troops 
for the approaching campaign, as follows: Ohio, 
thirty thonsand ; Indiana, twenty thousand: Illinois, 
twenty thousand: Iowa, ten thousand; Wisconsin, five 
thousand. 

II. The term of service to ibe one hundred days, 
reckoning from the date of muster into the service of 
'he L'nited States, unless sooner discharged. 

III. The troops »o be mustered into the service 
of the United States by regiments, when the regiments 
arc filled up. according to regulations of the War De- 
partment; the whole number to be furnished within 
twenty days from date of notice of the acceptance of 
this proposition. 

IV. The troops to be clothed, armed, equipped, 
subsisted, transported, and paid as other United States 
infantry volunteers, and to serve in fortifications, or 
wherever their services may be required, witliin or 
without their respective States. 

V. No bounty to be paid the troops, nor the ser- 
vices charged or credited on any draft. 

VI. The draft for three-years' service to go on in 
any State or district whore flie quota is not filled up, 
hut if any officer or soirlicr in this special service should 
lie drafted, he shall be credited for the service rendered. 

JoTiN Brol'gh, Governor of Ohio. 
O. P. Morton, Governor of Indiana. 
Ru HARD Vates. Governor of Illinois. 
W. M. Sto.ne. Governor of Iowa. 

The President accepted the offer two days 
after, and on the same dav the adjutant gen- 



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of Ohio received a dispatch from Govenor 
Brough to cah out 30,000 of the Ohio Na- 
tional Guard fnr 100 days' service. They 
were to rendezvous at the nearest practicable 
point in their respective counties. A week 
was gi\-en for the muster, and by sundown of 
May 2, 1864, over 30,000 of Ohio's substan- 
tial citizens reported for tluty, and demanded 
to be sent on to the post of duty. Such an up- 
rising had not been seen since the first alarm 
of Sumter. Governor Brough at one stroke, 
like that of a magician's wand, had summoned 
an army into existence. Over 40 regiments, 
containing 34.000 men, responded to the call 
and were accepted, thus relieving 30,000 vet- 
erans to go to the front. 

The situatii m in Washington County as to 
the draft at this time was very encouraging. 
Under all the calls of 1863. and the calls of 
March 14. i8()4, ivr joo.ooo more, there was 
an excess uf 192 to the credit of different town- 
ships, but as the credit of one township would 
not help the deficiency of another, it so hap- 
pened that 54 men were drafted as follows : 
Belpre, 10: Decatur, Ji: Duiiliam, i; Law- 
rence. 4: Liberty. 15 ; Ludlow. 3. 

The draft, therefore, had nothing to do 
with the great ui>rising- of the National Guard, 
although the guards were, by a subsecjuent ar- 
rangement, credited to Ohio on her quota. 

The Washington County regiment of the 
National Guard, organized under the militia 
law of 1863, remained substantially the same 
under the new law creating the Ohio National 
Guard. It was the Forty-sixth Regiment but 
the number was changed to One Hundred and 
Fortv-eighth. The regiment was commanded 
bv Col. Thomas W. ]\Ioore, of Warren town- 
ship, and all but two companies were from 
Washington County. Three companies hav- 
ing come from \'inton Couilty, they were con- 
solidated with the eight from Washington 
County, and on [May 22. 1864. they left Mari- 
etta for Harper's Ferry. A fuller account of 
the services of the regiment will be found fur- 
ther on in this work. 



RED RIVER MARKS MILLS. 

General Banks, supported by Commodore 
Porter, with a fleet of gunboats, 'during the 
month of March, 1864, started up the Reel 
River, and General Steele with the army un- 
der his command from Little Rock, Arkan- 
sas, to effect a junction with Banks, but the 
Rebels, having driven Banks back, turned their 
whole force upon Steele. On April 25, the- 
brigade, consisting of the Thirty-sixth Iowa, 
Forty-third Indiana, and Seventy-seventh 
Ohio regiments, under command of Lieuten- 
ant-Colonel Drake, of the Thirty-sixth Iowa, 
was sent from ( leneral Steele's army to guard, 
an empty train of 270 wagons returning to 
Pine Bluffs. The whole force numliered 
about 1.500. with a battery of four guns. When 
the train reached Marks ]\Iills it was attacked 
bv Sbelbv's cavalry, estimated at 7,000, and 
the Thirtv-sixth and Fiirty-third, after a gal- 
lant fight were driven back; the Seventy-sev- 
enth guarding the rear hurried up on the 
double quick, to the help of the Forty-third 
and Tlhirty-sixth. running o\-er fi\'e miles. 
Thev charged the enemy with a }ell. and killed 
theni by the score, but found an overpowering 
force of Rebels closing in on them from every 
side. "Thev fought desperately hand-to-hand 
and foot to foot," says an eye witness, Init all, 
in vain ; they were all taken prisoners except 
one lieutenant and 40 men. who cut their way 
out and escaped to the Cnion hues after trav- 
eling over 100 miles, swimming many streams, 
and eating nothing for 48 hours. Captain Mc- 
Cormick and Lieutenant Smithson were taken 
prisoners with the rest, and marched from the 
battle-field to the prison pen at Tyler. Texas, 
marching 52 miles in 24 hours. The negro 
servants of the officers were shot at once after 
the surrender. 

This was the second term in Rebel prisons 
for Captain McCormick, he ha\ing been ro:Ie 
down, shot and captured at Sbiloh, by the- 
Texan cavalry. 

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seventh, tore the colors from the staff and 
wrapped it around him. when the Rebels were 
within 20 yards of it, cut his way through the 
Rebel lines and brought the colors into the 
•camp, in triumph. The llag has nineteen holes 
in it. 

The Union loss in killed and wounded was 
abut 250, the Rebel loss was much larger, esti- 
mated at the time by Union officers at 1,000. 
The Seventy-seventh lost as follows : Killed, 
seven ; mortally wounded, one ; severel}- 
wounded, 14; slightly wounded, 17: wounded 
prisoners, six; prisoners, 300; paroled, seven; 
missing, 18; total, 370. 

In June the great raid of Generals Hunter. 
Crook, and Averill, took place. They de- 
stroyed the military institute at Lexington. 
Virginia, and did great damage to the enemy. 
The Second Virginia Cavalry and Thirty-sixth 
Regiment took a gallant part in this expedi- 
tion. 

July 24th the Thirty-sixth Regiment was 
in the battle of Winchester, and lost heavily, 
and all along the line the soldiers from Wash- 
ington County were getting in their work. 

.\TLAXTA CAMPAIGN. 

The war had now resolved itself into two 
great movements — Grant on Riclimond and 
Sherman on Atlanta. Sherman had gathered 
within his grasp the armies of the departments 
of the Ohio, the Cumberland, the Tennessee, 
and the Arkansas, and after a thorough under- 
standing with Grant, he began his famous 
campaign against Atlanta. Washington 
County had companies in five regiments which 
took part in this campaign, the First and Ninth 
Cavalry, the Thirty-ninth, Sixty-third and 
Ninety-second regiments, besides men in the 
Seventy-third, Tliirty-third, and other regi- 
ments. 

Sherman, by a series of brilliant flank move- 
ments to the right, compelled the enemy to 
abandon every position from Dalton to .Atlan- 
ta, and fought the battles of Rocky Face 
Ridge. Resaca. Pumpkin Vine Creek. Kenesaw 
Mountain, Nicojack Creek. Peachtree Creek. 



the battles around Atlanta and Jonesborough. 
In all these battles, making about 120 days of 
nearly constant fighting, he lost but one — that 
of Kenesaw Mountain, which was immediately 
retrieved by another movement on the right 
tlank, compelling the enemy to evacuate Kene- 
saw. The Rebel authorities being dissatisfied 
with the Fabian policy of Johnston, ren.O'ved 
him and placed Hood in command at Atlanta, 
where by July 22, 1864, Sherman had e.xtended 
his lines in the form of a semi-circle, partially 
enclosing the city and the enemy's wcjrks. 
Hood, on the day named, wishing tO' begin a 
strong and aggressive policy, quietly stole out 
and got on the flank and rear of the gallant 
McPherson, before the movement was fully 
known to the Union generals. Here occurred 
one of the most desperate and hard fought 
battles of the war, the Rebels hoping to sur- 
prise and beat McPherson, and then each of 
the other divisions in turn made charge after 
charge on our lines. Tfie Thirty-ninth Reg- 
iment was in the thickest of this engagement, 
and suffered severely, losing one-third of the 
entire number in killed and wounded. Our 
line was beaten back and several batteries cap- 
tured, but more than all, McPherson killed. 
Sherman hurried Schofield up to the scene and 
after a hard struggle, lasting until night, drove 
the enemy back with a loss of 8.000, the Un- 
ion loss being 3.722. 

Sherman finally, by another movement to 
the right and rear of Atlanta, cut the enemy's 
communications, destroyed all railroads lead- 
ing into the city when it was abandoned, and 
on Septemljer ist Sherman's triumphant le- 
gions marched in and took possession. Reor- 
ganizing his army and sending part of it with 
Thomas to Nashville, Sherman retained and 
consolidated the remaining forces into four 
Corps, the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sexenteenth, 
and Twentieth, which, together with Kilpat- 
rick's cavalry, numbered about 65,000 men. 

MARCH TO THE SEA. 

After perfecting his arrangements, Sher- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



man by November nth was ready to begin his 
famous "March to the Sea."" The army 
marched in two cokimns, the right with the 
Fifteenth and Seventeenth corps, commanded 
by Gen. O. O. Howard, and the left, with the 
Fourteenth and Twentieth corps, led by Gen. 
H. W. Slocum. Each wing had a pontoon 
train, and kept their line of march about 20 
miles apart. Kilpatrick, with the cavalry, 
hovered around the front demonstrating first 
on one flank and then on the other to deceive 
the enemy as to the real intentions of Sher- 
man. By thus widening his lines he enabled 
the foraging parties to cover 40 miles of ter- 
rit(jry from which to obtain subsistence for 
the troops, and they lived well. On December 
joth, after marching 255 miles, being six 
weeks on the way, they arrived at Savannah. 
Soon Fort AIcAllister fell, and the grand 
march was successfully ended. It is an extra 
honor to have been with Sherman on this 
"March to the Sea"" for history presents few 
parallels to it, and though little fighting was 
done it was a grand achievement, and far- 
reaching in its results. 

After resting and refitting his army, Sher- 
man, on February i, 1865, started northward 
through the Carolinas, devastating the country 
and teaching the South Carolinians a few les- 
sons in the hardships of war as he went. Gen- 
eral Johnston having been restored to 
the command of the decimated divisions 
of his old army, hurried up from 
the Southwest on the trail of Sher- 
man, to intercept him, 1nit by skillful 
handling of the cavalry. General Sherman de- 
ceived Johnston into believing that he was go- 
ing to Charlotte, North Carolina, and as soon 
as the Rebel force had concentrated there 
turned to the eastward and started direct to 
Goidsborough, where he expected to be joined 
by the divisions of General Schofield, John- 
ston, however, by rapid marches intercepted 
four divisions of the left wing on March 15th, 
at A\-erysborough, on a narrow, swampy 
neck of land, between Cape Fear and South 
rivers. North Carolina. The Rebels under 
General Hardee, estimated at 20,000, attacked 



the Union lines with great spirit, hoping to 
beat them before re-enforcements could be 
brought up. By a rapid movement to the left 
the enemy"s flank was turned, and being 
pressed in front by other divisions, they were 
repulsed. 

A gallant ofiicer from Washington County, 
Gen. B. D. Fearing, commanding the old "Mc- 
Cook brigade," was on the left line, and Gen- 
eral Davis ordered him "to check the enemy 
and hold them if it cost his whole brigade." 
The charg-e of General Fearing- was made with 
spirit and accompanied with hard fighting. 

At Bentonville, on March i8th, the enemy 
made their last attack, Johnston hop- 
ing by a swift and heavy assault 
to lireak the left wing before the 
other could be brought to reinforce it. 
Johnston accordingly made several desperate 
charges on our left wing. In the first, two 
brigades of Carlin's division were driven back, 
losing three guns. Slocum thereupon stood 
on the defensive, placing four divisions in line 
to the front and making such slight defensive 
works as they could, while Kilpatrick attacked 
the enemy on the left. The left received six 
fierce assaults from Johnston's army. They 
came on after the old style, line upon line, clos- 
ing up the gaps made by our fire but were met 
by equal discipline and coolness, and by super- 
ior numbers. Our artillery did terrible execution 
on the foe, inflicting heavy loss on his devoted 
ranks. The Rebels had hoped to crush Slo- 
cum, but they were disappointed. Night came 
and nothing had been gained; and during the 
night Slocum brought up and disposed three 
more divisions, rendering his position safe, 
and Johnston fortified, but made no more at- 
tacks. Sherman and his entire army came up 
next day, and movements were immediately 
begun to cut off the wily Johnston, but he 
decamped that night, and Sherman, with his 
entire army, moved on to Goidsborough. After 
paying- a hasty visit to Grant at City Point. 
Sherman again began operations against the 
enemy, which speedilv ended in the surrender 
of Johnston and the collapse <jf the Confed- 
eracv. 



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SHEXAXDOAH VALLEY. 

While these inemoraVjle events were trans- 
piring, and Sherman was estabhshing for him- 
self a name and fame equal to that of any mil- 
itary chieftain of modern times, equally bril- 
liant successes were attending the Union arms 
in other fields, in which Washington County 
figured. 

In August, 1864, Grant desiring to have a 
trusty lieutena^nt on the Potomac and Shen- 
andoah, sent Gen. Phil Sheridan to take 
command of those armies. Sheridan's in- 
structions were comprised principally in two 
words — "Go in !" — and in he went. 

On September 13th he confronted the Re- 
l)el general Early on Opequaji Creek, near 
Berryville, in the Shenandoah Valley, a few 
miles south of Harper's Ferry, and on the 19th 
at 2 A. M., began dispositions for battle. Gen- 
eral Crook, with the Eighth Corps (the Army 
of West Virginia), including the Second Vir- 
ginia Cavalry and the Thirty-sixth Ohio Vol- 
unteer Infantry, was sent out on the right to 
turn the enemy's left flank, while the Sixth 
and Nineteenth corps assaulted the enemy in 
front, but were met with a vigorous resistance, 
and Grove's and Rickett's divisions were re- 
pulsed with great loss. 

A height in the rear, still held by the en- 
emy, was soon stormed by Crook and carried, 
and I£arlv retreated to his second position. 
Fisher's Hill, south of Winchester, but was 
attacked by Sheridan's victorious columns, 
beaten and compelled to retreat ignomin- 
iously, followed by Sheridan's cavalry, de- 
stroying everything as they \v-ent, and what 
they missed going up they destroyed on their 
way back, "so that nothing should he left to in- 
vite the enemy to return." 

On October 9th, General Sheridan, in com- 
pliance with an order from Washington, went 
to that city, and by the i8th had returned as 
far as Winchester. Meanwhile, Early, chaf- 
ing under his recent defeats, had demanded 
and received re-enforcements. Planning to 
take advantage of Sheridan's absv^nce and ef- 
fect a surprise, he stole out of his lair at dusk 



on the evening of tlie i8th, and to insure si- 
lence his men were divested of canteens and 
other equipments that would likely make a 
noise in marching. The Union Army, six 
miles distant, lay encamped at Cedar Creek, 
with Crook's Army of West Virginia in front, 
the Nineteenth Corps half a mile behind, and 
the Sixth Corps to the right and rear of 
the Nineteenth, Kitching's division behind 
Crook's left, and the cavalry, under Torbert, 
on tlie right of the Sixth. This army was 
perfectly unsuspicious of an attack, as they 
were in a measure justified in being. Early 
had divided his forces in two columns to take 
our army on both flanks. An h(jur before 
sunrise the Rebels were in position, and had 
not been discovered by our pickets, and our 
army slumbered in peace with the deep slum- 
bei* of the early morning upon them, when all 
at once there came a crash of musketry on the 
morning air, and the Rebels' rushed over the 
trenches and upon the gallant veterans of so 
many well-fought fields. They seized their 
arms, the hurried command is given to form, 
but the Rebel line presses them out of their 
camp, and by their rapid pursuit prevent any 
formation. The enemy, perfectly familiar 
with every foot of ground, rushed on, and the 
Army of W'est Virginia took its way as best 
it could towartl Winchester. The Sixth Corps 
attempted to stay the Rebel advance, and the 
Nineteenth, to the right, oiTered a stubborn 
resistance to the Rebel onslaught, but gradu- 
ally fell back. 

The Sixth fell I)ack in good order, and the 
whole army, after losing 24 guns and 1.200 
prisoners was in full retreat. The Rebels 
stop])ed to plunder our crunps. Meantime, 
Sheridan riding out of Winchester found the 
first stragglers of the retreat and at once took 
in the situation. Putting spurs to his horse 
he rode with all speed to the scene of action, 
turning back the soldiers and cheering them 
with such remarks as, "Face the other way, 
boys! we are .going back to om- camps — we are 
going to lick them out of their boots!" Hast- 
ily reforming the broken divisions, he arranged 
anew a line of battle and in two charges sent 



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the Rebels flying up the vallev, capturing 23 
guns and 1,500 men and recovering the guns 
lost in the morning, and camping at the old 
■camp so hastily abandoned in the early part 
of the day. Tlhis was the last of the Shen- 
andoah campaign. Early's army was destroyed, 
and Sheridan had no enemy worth his atten- 
tion to molest him in the valley. 



B.VTTLE YEAR- 



-1864. 



Washington County was represented at the 
battle of Nashville by one companv in the First 
and one in the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cav- 
alry, one company in the Eighteenth Ohio Vol- 
unteer Infantry, besides a large number dis- 
tributed through other Ohio regiments. This 
battle, fought December 15th and i6th, 1864, 
was the crowning triumph of Gen. George H. 
Thomas, a parfect Waterloo to General Hood 
and the Rebel Army in the West. Thus ended 
the eventful year of 1864. From the be- 
ginning of the year to the end it was a series 
of Union victories, and Washington County's 
sons were on every field. All during the great 
battle year she had kept a steady stream of re- 
cruits going to the front, where they stepped 
into the places made vacant by the loss in bat- 
tle or in hospital. She had sent out nearly a 
thousand of her best citizens for the ico days' 
service. She had furnished more veterans 
for re-enlistment than any other county in the 
State excepting Hamilton, the number being 
440, Stark being next with 400. The coun- 
ties of the Fifteenth District stood as follows : 
Meigs, 245 ; Athens, 246 ; Washington, 440 ; 
Morgan, 251; Monroe, 238 — total number of 
veterans, 1,420. During this year the grand 
Army of the Potomac, under General Grant, 
had engaged the flower of the Rebel Army in 
Virginia, who fought stubbornly for every 
inch of ground. It was on May nth that 
Grant telegraphed the Secretary of War : 



We have now ended the sixth day of very heavy 
fighting. The result to this time is much in our favor. 

Our losses have been heavy, as well as those of the 
enemy. I think the loss of the enemy must be greater. 



We have taken over five thousand prisoners, whilst 
he has taken from us but few except stragglers. 

/ f'opusc to fight It out on this li}ic if it takes till 
suiiiiiwr. 

U. S. Gr.vnt, 
Lt.-Gen. CoiHDiaiidiug. 

It was this tenacious spirit and steady 
hammerinig that gradually o\ercanie the Re- 
bel armies. 

By the battles of the Wilderness and the 
other great engagements fought during the 
year 1864 between Grant and Lee, the Rebel 
forces were terribly reduced in num'ljer, sO' also 
were ours, but the great North stood ready to 
fill the ranks and to furnish the treasure to 
carry on the war indefinitely, while the South, 
already exhausted, could scarcely hope to sup- 
ply fresh regiments or more money. Thus 
although Grant did not succeed in giving Lee 
a crushing defeat, he so weakened him that 
when he set down before Petersburg and be- 
gan his series of movements towards Rich- 
mond, he left Washington and the rear in a 
measure secure from molestation, that city be- 
ing fully fortified and the fortifications being 
manned by the artillerists of the reserve — the 
heroes of many battles — who were not needed 
at Petersburg. Among, them were our Wash- 
ington County Pierpont Battery, also Hunting- 
ton's Battery. 

The war had lasted nearly four years. 
Long and dreary they were, but filled with in- 
tensely exciting episodes. The people of the 
North were heartily tired of war and longed 
for peace. They had sent their bravest and 
best to the support of the Union and were 
ready for further sacrifices. 

1865. 

The newspapers of the year 1864 were 
filled with discussions of the terms of peace 
and propositions for settlement of the existing 
war, but nothing could be accomplished. It 
remained for Grant, Sherman, Thomas, and 
Sheridan to .show the way to an honorable 
peace. At the beginning of the year 1865, 
Sherman had virtually completed his part in 
the great drama. Thoinas had defeated and 



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utterly routed and destroyed tlie Rebel Army 
under Hood, at Xashville, leaving nothing to 
fear in the west. Sheridan, by his crushing 
defeat of Early, in the Shenandoah valleys, 
had made a good beginning on his part, and 
■with Crook, Custer, and the others command- 
ing that splendid body of cavalry, started on 
their great raid toward Richmond, broke down 
all opposition like a whirlwind, swept through 
Virginia at will, destroying railroads, canals, 
and everything in their track, and joined (jrant 
at Petersburg on March 27th. Tlie final sur- 
render of Lee and his remnant of an army 
was only a question of time, but Grant had his 
plans fully matured, and he now considered 
the time most opportune to close in on the Re- 
bel stronghold. He accordingly continued the 
flank movements to the left, placing Sheridan 
with his trusty cavalry on the extreme left with 
orders to proceed southwestward and develop 
the enemy's position and strength. Wash- 
ington County was represented in Sheridan's 
cavalry by Company F. Second Virginia Cav- 
alry, as well as in other regiments. Heavy 
masses of infantry were sent out to support 
Sheridan, and then began the most skillful 
and brilliant handling of large bodies of cav- 
alry of aaiy part of the war. The enemy were 
compelled to throw out a heavy force to meet 
this nejw movement, and thereby weakened 
the garrison at Petersburg and Richmond. A 
series of engagements took place, in which the 
Union troops were successful, taking many 
prisoners, and gaining many new and impor- 
tant positions, so that by April 2nd, Lee, real- 
izing that his extended works around the two 
beleaguered cities had become untenable, sent 
the following dispatch from Petersburg to 
Jefferson Davis, at Richmond : "My lines 
are broken in three places. Richmond must 
be evacuated this evening." It was Sunday, 
and Davis was at church. He at once went 
out, and by 10 P. M. the Rebel government 
was well on its way toward Lynchburg, se- 
curing their o\m safety, and leaving the army 
stores that Lee depended on for support dur- 
ing the retreat at Richmond. Lee, therefore. 
had to forage for subsistence, which greatl- 



impeded his retreat. It was indeed a losing 
game from the tirst, to contend with hunger 
and greatly superior forces at the same time. 
Four trains of provisions had been sent from 
Lynchburg to Appomattax station, and the 
Rebels were jnishinig on with all haste to gain 
that point, but their horses were worn out, and 
they had no cavalry of any consequence. A 
man will stand hunger and fatigue and outlast 
several horses, in an emergency. So with 
Lee's grand Army of Northern Virginia, now 
reduced to barely 30,000 men, the veterans of 
so many battles, they could still ofifer a stub- 
born resistance, but the dumb brutes, that 
pulled their wagons and cannon, were totally 
exhausted. Sheridan, taking in the situation, 
dispatched Crook and Custer to capture the 
four trains, intended for the Rebel .\rmy. 
This they did by a rapid march, riding up to 
the astonished train men before they were 
aware of their danger; and when Lee's ad- 
vance guards came up they found no provi- 
sions, but saw an impenetrable wall of blue- 
coats, blocking their further advance. Lee. 
coming up, ordered a charge, supposing there 
was nothing but cavalry to oppose him. .Ac- 
ocrdingly, on came the charging column, when 
at the proper time, Sheridan rapidly drew ofif 
his cavalry, and revealed a heavy force of 
Union infantry, outnumbering the Rebels two 
to one. The Rebel line wavered, and seeing 
the cavalry on the right getting ready to 
charge their flank, they immediately sent in a 
white flag, which led to the famous interview 
between Grant and Lee and the surrender at 
Appomatto.x — the final collapse of the Con- 
federacy — the consummation so devoutly 
wished. 

CELEBR.\TI0N OF THE F.\LL OF THE REBELLION. 

The glorious news caused the greatest re- 
joicing throughout the North. Governor 
Brough issued a proclamation announcing the 
great victories, and recommended April 14th 
the anniversary of the fall of Sumter, as a fit- 
ting day on which to celel)rate the fall of the 
Rebellion. 



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The people of Washington County needed 
no proclamation to urge them to celebrate. 
The news was no sooner received at Marietta, 
than the streets were filled with a joyful throng- 
made up from all classes, old and young, grave 
and gay — every one that could make any kind 
;>f a gleeful noise was resolved to do it. The 
tinners did a good business in tin horns that 
day. Platoons of the best citizens went arm 
in arm down the street like drunken men, and 
the whole community was given up to rejoic- 
ing. 

The program for the 14th was as follows: 
National salute and ringing of bells at sun- 
rise ; 10 A. M., grand procession — Capt. A. 
W. McCormick and Maj. Jewett Palmer, Jr., 
just returned from the war. and Capt. Levi 
Barber, commanding; 2 P. AL, assembly of 
the people to listen to speeches, songs, etc., at 
corner of Greene and Front streets, Marietta ; 
in the evening, general illumination, proces- 
sion, fireworkrs, music, etc. 

Hon. W. E. Stevenson, of Wood County, 
West Virginia; President I. W. Andrews, of 
Marietta College, and Hon. George M. Wood- 
bridge, of Marietta, were the orators of the 
day. Just as the procession was forming, a 
steamer landed, with the left wing of the 
Eighth United States Colored Infantry on 
board, 600 men, under command of ]Major 
Long. Tliey marched up to the common in 
front of the Congregational Church for dress 
parade, in the presence of the assembled mul- 
titude. This occurrence, just at this time, 
was an eloquent commentary on the results of 
the great contest for human rights, now so suc- 
cessfully ended. 

While these glad citizens were rejoicing and 
the illumination and fireworks were progress- 
ing so happily, there was being enacted in the 
far off capital of the nation a tragedy that on 
the morrow would send a thrill of horror 
throughout the country. Abraham Lincoln, 



that evening, was assassinated. Alas ! that so 
sad a morn should succeed so joyful a day. 
The flags, that were displayed so proudly and 
exultantly Friday, on Saturday were draped 
in mourning for the great and good man, the 
martyred President. In compliance with the 
request of the Secretary of War, the day of 
the funeral, Wednesday, April 19th, was ap- 
propriately observed. The mayor of Marietta 
issued a proclamation asking all citizens of the 
city to desist from their ordinary occupations 
on that day, and attend religious services at the 
Centennary Methodist, and Congregational 
churches. This request was duly complied 
with, and the day was very generally obser\'ed. 
The speakers at the churches were Revs. W. 
M. ^Mullenix and C. D. Battelle, at the Cen- 
tennary, and President I. W. Andrews and 
Rev. Thomas Wicks, at the Congregational. 
After the services an imirense throng was 
formed in procession at the foot of Putnam 
street, under Col. William R. Putnam as chief 
marshal, assisted by Maj. Jewett Palmer, Jr., 
and Capt. Levi Barber. Tliey marched in the 
following order : Music, pall-bearers, colors, 
pall-bearers, clergy, mayor and Council of 
Marietta, mayor and Coupcil of Harmar, citi- 
zens. The procession moved up Putnam to 
Second, up Second to Scammel, and down 
Scammel to Front, where a hollow square was 
formed, and the benediction pronftunced by 
Rev. C. D. Battelle. 

Thus ended the great Reliellion. \\"ash- 
ington County had done her part fully, and 
with distinguished honor, and it was the de- 
light of her citizens during the next few 
months to welcome back to their homes and 
to the ranks of peace, the veterans, the citizen 
soldierv, where they took their places, started 
again the wheels of industry ai^d resumed the 
occupations they had left, and in a few months 
the blue-coats were lost to sight, but the wear- 
ers were destined never to be forgotten. 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



THE CIVIL WAR Contmucd. 

Women's Work in the War — Union Soldiers' Relief Association — Soldiers' Aid 
Society of Harmar — The Marietta Military Hospital — Short Sketches of the 
Military Organizations From the County — Battery C, First West Virginia 
Light Artillery — Battery H, First Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery — Bat- 
tery K, First Ohio Vounteer Light Artillery — Battery K, Second Ohio 
Heavy Artillery — Company L, First Ohio Volunteer Cavalry — Company H, 
Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry — Company B, Ninth Ohio Volunteer Cav- 
alry — Company F, Second Virginia Volunteer Cavalry — Company F, Eigh- 
teenth Ohio V'olunteer Infantry — Companies A, F and G, Thirty-sixth Ohio 
Volunteers — Companies B and F, Thirty-ninth Ohio Volunteers — Sixty-third 
Ohio Volunteer Infantry — Company F, Seventy-third Ohio Volunteers — Sev- 
enty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry — Ninety-second Ohio Volunteer 
Infantry — The Silver Grays — The "Pony Section" — One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry — Biographies of Officers of the War of 
the Rebellion. 



women s work IX the war. 

While recounting the deeds of Wasliing- 
ton County soldiers, let us not forget the noble 
part taken by the women of the county during 
that struggle, in ministering to the wants of 
the L^nion soldiers and in alleviating that world 
of suffering in the hospital and camp, and on 
the field of battle. 

Their work was done quietlv and without 
ostentation, and they modestly ho[)ed that by 
helping the sick and wounded of the grand ar- 
mies, to bear their burdens of pain and dis- 
ease, they should be counted as having done 
something for the Union. 

They had husbands, sons, brothers, fathers 
and other very dear friends with Grant, Sher- 



man or Sheridan, at the front. Not a day 
passed but their hearts were troubled for the 
welfare of the lo\-ed ones. How anxiously did 
they Icok for the letters! If only a few lines 
were received, those few lines told the story 
that he was still among the living and battling 
for his country. How they tried the patience 
of the postmasters, especially after a great bat- 
tle. "Are you sure there is no letter? Please 
look again," and then, jjcrhaps, the mother, in 
her anxiety, before another mail, would send 
around the little boy to ask still again. Then 
there came too often, not th^ long-looked-for 
missive, but the telegram or hurried line from 
a comrade, stating that he was dead. Dead for 
his country, for liberty and union, in so much 
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console her who lient under tlie stroke? All 
the courage and fortitude was not displayed 
on the battle line. B_\- thousands of hearth- 
stones, here and there through the land, came 
occasions for great courage and great forti- 
tude, especially when it was the bread-winner 
stricken down in his prime, leaving a young 
family, with none to provide. 

Who can tell to what extent the loyal 
homes at the North inflluenced men in the field. 
The brave words sent, the noble sentiments 
penned by fair hands, all glowing with patri- 
otism and love of country. All h(ini>r to the 
noble women of the great North. 

UNION soldiers' RELIEF .\SSOCIATION. 

On Monday, October 28, 1861, 75 ladies 
•of Marietta and Harmar met at the vestry of 
the Episcopal Church, pursuant to a call of 
the United States Sanitary Commission, and 
organized by electing Mrs. Mumford. presi- 
dent : Mrs. Stephen Newton, vice-president ; 
and Mrs. W. L. Rolston, secretary ; Mrs. 
James Dunn, Mrs. Pardon Cooke, Mrs. T. P. 
Harshberger, Miss M. Woodbridge, Mrs. 
William S. Ward. Mrs. M. P. Wells, Mrs. 
C. B. Hall, Miss Phebe Fuller, Mrs. C. Reg- 
nier, Mrs. O'Leary, Mrs. Paul Bradbeck, Mrs. 
McLeod and Mrs. S. R. Turner, receiving 
committee: Mrs. James Ball, Mrs. Judge 
Green, Mrs. William Pearce, Mrs. L. Hath- 
awav, Mrs. Bonner, Mrs. Beman Gates, Mrs. 
I. W. Andrews, Mrs. D. R. Sniffen, Mrs. H. 
Hill, Mrs. Levi Barber, Mrs. Oscar Chapin. 
Mrs. E. R. Cadwallader, committee for pre- 
paratory work. 

The society was called the Union Soldiers' 
Relief Association. Each member paid a 
small initiation fee with liberty to contribute 
as much more as possible. Application was 
made at once for material to make up into 
quilts, socks, slippers, comforts, etc. Dona- 
tions of canton-flannel, fruits, half-worn cali- 
co, etc., were also received, which were speed- 
ily made up, boxed and ready to ship. Galli- 
polis Hospital was the first place supplied, there 
being many men from Washington County 



lying there sick and destitute. Two boxes 
were sent within a few days, one filled with 
bedding and clothing from Marietta ; the other 
with wine, jellies and fruit from Harmar. 

The society met at the lecture room of the 
Episcopal Church during all the war, varying 
the frequency of its meetings with the demand 
made upon them — usually meeting once a 
week. 

■ Mrs. Rolston, in the first feport, dated 
April 28, 1862, a semi-aimual one, says: 

We have ind 31 regular meetings, and tliree extra 
ones. The attendance has ranged from 70 to 80, and 
tlic average about 25, and at no time has the interest 
flagged, for when few were here they worked the faster. 

Y * * \Yg have met from week to week, and this 
gathering has been a source of pleasure as well as 
profit, and will long be remembered a bright day amid 
the dark horrors of this war. The merry peals of 
laughter have lightened many a heart that came here 
sad. 

* * * When we learn through reports from the 
di liferent hospitals of the West, how much the suffer- 
ings of our wounded soldiers have been alleviated 
by the Sanitary Commission, we are amply repaid, and 
must feel like continuing our labors unwearied. 

The German ladies of Marietta also 
formed a society, as did the ladies of Water- 
ford, Barlow and Saletn townships, and oth- 
ers of which we have no record. 

In April, 1863, the Bcz'crly Advcrtizer 
contained the following: "No accurate rec- 
ord of the contributions of the Waterford 
Township Soldiers' Aid Society for three- 
fourths of its existence can be procured, but 
recently its records show items, viz: $175 
cash, 143 shirts, 174 pairs socks, 68 blankets, 
53 handkerchiefs, with canned fruits, lint, 
bandages, etc.. in abundance." 

In this connection it should be said that 
the first woman to subscribe to the Soldiers' 
Relief Fund in the county was Mrs. William 
R. Putnam. On December 15 and 16, 1863. 
a special effort was made by the society at 
Marietta to raise funds by a sanitary fair. 
Contributions were sent in from all the town- 
ships in the vicinity, in money, apples, quinces, 
potatoes, turnips, onions, cabbages, puinpkins, 
butter, cheese, eggs, chickens, honey, dried 
and canned fruits, flour, buckets, ornamental 



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615, 



and fruit trees, blankets, socks, fin-niture. and 
many otlier things — "■almost everything that 
could be turned into money, or sent to the sol- 
diers." From Union and Muskingum town- 
ships, large lots of fruits, vegetables and trees 
were received. From Rainbow, $50 in cash 
— Lowell, $86 in cash and a large contribu- 
tion in socks and canned fruits. Bel[)re, War- 
ren, Barlow, Fearing, Salem, and Xewpcjrt, 
all gave large contributions. A dinner was 
donated by the citizens of ^larietta. which 
added largely to the receipts, the net amount 
cleared being $1,991.75. 

The following are the items : 

Cash Contributions $ 427 00 

Receipts from door 2^,4 70 

from dinner loS 00 

" from supper 245 25 

from fancy tables 243 10 

" from cake table 163 36 

" from grab box 39 30 

■' from toys and confectionery 49 57 

" from pictures 43-00 

■' from pipe of peace 33 50 

" from ring cakes 30 00 

from guess cake 32 45 

■' from auction 82 00 

Sums from various sources ' 73 49 

Receipts from Harmar table 339 30 

Total 2166 52 

Expenses 174 77 

Net $1991 75 

Part of the above amount was paul over to 
the Harmar association — liow muci; we can- 
not ascertain. 

In Beljjre the Ladies L'nion Circle on Feb- 
ruary 22, 1864. held a festival "for the aid of 
.soldiers in the field." and cleared $370, and so 
in all parts of the county the generous-hearted 
women devoted themselves to the work. 

At Bonn, in Salem township, they fc^rmed 
a branch — No. 420 — of what was called the 
"Union League of Loyal A\'omen of Ameri- 
ca," an organization which originated in Illi- 
nois, having the same purpose as siniilar so- 
cities. This was begun in the fall of 1864 
and continued during the balance of the war. 
It had between sixty and seventy members, 
and notwithstanding the lateness of the start 



they forwarded a number of invoices of sani- 
tary supplies to the Cincinnati branch of the 
United States Sanitary Commission, amount- 
ing in all to about $100. The fund remain- 
ing at the close of the war, amounted, August 
2, 1865, to $17.20, which was donated to the 
Washington County Scjldicrs' ^Monument As- 
sociation. 

Among the many women of Washington 
County deserving ot special mention, we can 
only notice one whose talents and industry 
gavd her special prominence — Mrs. Francis 
Dana Gage, "Aunt Fanny Gage." She ac- 
Ciuired a national reputation by her devotion 
to the cause of the freedmen and her untiring 
energy in working for the Sanitary Commis- 
sion : "Through all the inclement winter 
weather (1863-64), through Pennsylvania, 
New York, Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri, she- 
pursued her labors of love, never omitting an 
evening, when she could get an audience to 
address, speaking for soldiers' aid societies, 
and giving proceeds to those who worked only 
for the soldiers, — then for freedmen's associ- 
ations. She worked without fee or reward, 
asking only of those who were willing, to give 
enough to defray her e.xpenses — for herself — 
thankful if she received, cheerful if she difl 
not." Mrs. Gage was the daughter of Joseph 
Barker, late of this county, and Elizabeth 
Dana, a descendant of ]\Iary Bancroft, thus 
being allied on the maternal side to the well- 
known Massachusetts families of Dana and 
Bancroft. She has also acquired a reputation 
in literature from the beauty and pathos of 
her numerous poems. 

On December 2, 1865, Mrs. Rolston made- 
her final report, showing the work of the Mari- 
etta Soldiers' Relief Association from October, 
1861, to June, 1865, when the meetings 
ceased, as follows : 



During the three and a half years over two thou- 
sand garments were made, .'\rti.cles made : One thou- 
sand forty shirts, three hundred and seventy-five pairs 
of drawers, sixty comforters, one hundred and sixteen 
slieets. two hundred and sixteen pillow-cases. fVfty- 
nine pillows, two hundred and three towels, thirty- 
one pairs of slippers, two hundred and seventy-one- 
pairs of socks, thirty-four pairs of mittens, twelve pairs. 



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suspenders, three hundred and thirty-four pocket-hand- 
kerchiefs, twenty-one dressing-gowns ; in ail. two thou- 
sand eight hundred and thirty, besides many other 
articles for hospital use. 

The association has been well supplied with ma- 
terial, which was made into bandages, compresses, 
towels, pocket-handkerchiefs, lint, etc. 

There have been bought four thousand three hun- 
dred and thiry yards of cotton and flannel, besides 
much donated. Goods were sent once a month, or 
oftener. where most needed, generally to the Cincinnati 
branch of the United States Sanitary Commission : but 
the hospitals here (at Marietta), and those at Parkers- 
burg, Charleston and Cairo, and sometimes regiments in 
the field have been supplied. 

Boxes sent : Sixty-five — containing shirts, sheets, 
drawers, socks, mittens, blankets, towels, Etc.. to the 
number of three thousand five hundred and forty-three, 
besides slings, wound-supporters, eye-shades, pin-cush- 
ions, compresses, bandages, lint, etc., too numerous to 
mention. 

In February. 1863, the hospital at Marietta hav- 
ing been abandoned, the military committee gave 
the goods remaining there to the association. 

More than six hundred cans and jars of fruit, 
at least forty gallons of pick'es. several barr- 1- 
sauerkraut. more than twenty bushels of dried fruit, 
with various articles of hospital aid have been sent. 

The association has never asked in vain for any- 
thing that could be of service to the soldier, nor have 
the citizens ever failed to respond to the call for money. 
The association has not been for one day out of funds. 
Voluntary contributions of ninety-tthree dollars and 
fifty cents have been received from different sources. 
The military cominittee gave, at different times, forty- 
five dollars; four public entertainments realized one 
thousand six hundred and seventy-six dollars and sixty- 
seven cents ; a fee of five cents per month from mem- 
bers raised fifty-two dollars and ninety cents: with 
one hundred and fifteen dollars and fifty-eight cents 
interest on the money deposited, gives the total re- 
ceipts one thousand nine hundred and eighty-three dol- 
lars and sixty-five cents. 

The expenditures have been chiefly for materials 
for work, with incidentals, such as fuel, boxes, although 
most of these have been donated. About fifty dollars 
have been given in stiiall sums to soldiers and their 
families. 

Receipts $1,983 (>> 

Expenditures 1,274 15 

Balance in treasury 709 50 

This balance, by vote of. the association, was given 
as follows: Two hundred dollars to the Washington 
County Soldiers" Monument Association : and five hun- 
dred and nine dollars and fifty cents to the Mariett; 
Charitable Association. 

After a vote of thanks to the vestry of St. L'-'- 
church for the use of the lecture room for ipver thrc 
years, the association dissolved. 

S. C. ROLSTON, 

Secretary and Treasurer. 



The officers of the Marietta and Harmar 
society were as follows: 1861 — Mrs. T. F. 
Mumford, president; Mrs. Stephen Newton, 
vice-president; Mrs. W. L. Rolston, secretary 
and treasnrer. Work committee : Mrs. 
James Booth, Mrs. Beman Gates, Mrs. Davis 
Green, Mrs. Luther Hathawav, Mr. I. W. 
Andrews. Mrs. Bonner, Mrs. D. R. Sniffen, 
Mrs. Levi Barber, Mrs. Oscar Chapin, Mrs. E. 
R. Cadwallader. 

1862 — Mrs. Nahuni Ward, president; Mrs. 
Melvin Clarke, vice-president; Mrs. W. L. 
Rolston, secretary and treasurer. 

1863 — Mrs. Nahum Ward, president; 
Mrs. William A. Whittlesey, vice-president; 
Mrs. R. P. James, second vice-president ; Mrs. 
\V. L. Rolston, secretary and treasurer. Work 
committee : Miss McFarland, Miss Hobby, 
Mrs. R. E. Harte, Mrs. Joseph Lovell. 

1864 and 1865 — Mra. William A. Whit- 
tlesey, president ; Mrs. B. W. Lcvvell. vice- 
president ; Mrs. W. L. Rolston. secretary and 
treasurer. Work committee: Miss McFar- 
land, Miss Hobby and Mrs. R. E. Harte. 

The Harmar ladies formed a separate as- 
sociation in 1862. 

After the first year the Harmar ladies had 
their own association, an account of whicli, 
by Mrs. John Pool, is given herewith. 

soldiers' aid society of h.\rm.\r. 

Immediately following the departure of 
our volunteers from Marietta, Harmar and 
the adjoining towns, in response to President 
Lincoln's call for troops in 1861, to suppress 
the great Rebellion, — the loyal women, all 
aglow with the patriotism which had inspired 
the hearts of those who had so recently left — ■ 
anxiously inquired in what way they. too. could 
serve their country. 

The weeks preceding had been eventful 
and stirring times in the history of our quiet 
town, for the call for troops had met with a 
hearty and ready response. ■ Students from 
the college, mechanics from factories and 
workshops, clerks from ofifices and stores, and 
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teered their ser\ices — companies liad heen 
formed and drilled in military tactics, — while 
over dwellings and stores the stars and stripes 
wax'ed, and the streets resounded with the 
notes of warlike preparation. 

At length marching orders were received, 
and the volunteers had left, and then to the 
mothers, wives and children of these — scjme 
of whom were sick and destitute, the atten- 
tion and sympathy of the patriotic women was 
directed. Suhscriptions had already been re- 
ceiveil from many of the citizens, to meet the 
present necessities of such as needed help, and 
as far as possible, generous assistance had 
been proffered. 

Then, followed letters from our volunteers 
in camp, or on the march, some of whom, un- 
accustomed to exposure, were sick, and re- 
quiring home comforts or articles of cloth- 
ing. These supplies were immediately sent 
from private sources until, as the wants be- 
came greater, committees were appoiiited, who 
went from house to hcjuse soliciti'.ig donations. 

.Meanwhile, our troops had moved south- 
\\ard, rumors of anticipated battles were re- 
ported, and as the necessity of hospital sup- 
plies became apparent, meetings were lield for 
consultation t(j meet the approaching eirer- 
gency. 

The various benevolent and church organ- 
izations were merged into soldiers" aid soci- 
eties, and articles for the comfort of the sick 
and wounded were in constant ])reparation. 
The following ladies were prominently con- 
nected with the Harmar Aid Society, and until 
the close of the war closely identified with its 
interests: Mrs. Levi Barber, president: Mr?'. 
Harlow Chapin, Mrs. Douglas Putnam, Mrs. 
David Putnam. Mrs. Henry Fearing. Mrs. 
Oscar Chapin, Mrs. Dr. Frank Hart. Mrs. L. 
Wheeler. Mrs. Dr. L. Hart. Mrs. S. Stratton. 
Mrs. W. Crawford. Mrs. Barber. Mrs. Rev. 
Wakefield. Mrs. Xewton. Mrs. Fuller, and 
Mrs. L. Reppert. 

To this committee a corps of young ladies 
was added, as follows: Miss Julia Barber. 
Miss V. Reppert, Miss Martha Putnam. Miss 
J. Wheeler, Miss E. Stratton, Miss E. Barber. 



Miss Al. F. Xewton, .Miss Mary Hart. Miss 
A. Kepi)ert. Through the newspapers, from 
the puli)it, and in every available way, urgent 
a])i)eals were made for assistance, and from 
indiviiluals and churches liberal donations were 
sent. From country societies and from 
sources unknown to us. supplies of delicacies, 
jellies, canned and dried fruits were added, 
which to the stores of clothing in readiness 
were carefully packed and consigned to sur- 
geons in various regimental hospitals, who by 
letter had specified previously the articles most 
needed. From month to month this work 
went on. varied only Ijy sad tidings of battles 
fought and the intelligence of many of our 
brave soldiers wounded or sick in hospitals, 
requiring special supplies, when bo.xes of 
bandages, lint, and the various appliances for 
hospital use were hastily prepared and dis- 
patched. Xo official record has been pre- 
ser\-ed of shipments made to Western Vir- 
ginia. Louisville. Pittsburg Landing, Mur- 
freesborough and other points, which were for- 
warded in request of surgeons and officers in 
Ohio regiments, with whom our Society was 
in direct communication. 

While sending supplies to distant hospitals, 
the ladies of the Aid Society and others were 
not unmindful of the present wants and needs 
of the Union soldiers at our doors, to whom 
a helping hand could be extended. There 
were regiments encamped temporarily within 
the precincts of our own town — some await- 
ing transportatii.m to the front or for regi- 
mental su])plies, which had been detained or 
interrupted on the route thither, in consequence 
of W'hich the soldiers were exhausted from 
want of proper fcxxl. Tlie presence of these 
troojis would stimulate anew the patriotism of 
the citizens, whose generosity was unbounded ; 
and everything which could be provided for 
their comfort was most freely bestowed. 

In these kindly offices of hospitality, of 
which also no record has been preservetl. the 
capacity of the dwellings and the resources of 
the larder were often tested to their utmost 
limit: our doors were thrown wide open, and 
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cordially invited to enter and served with 
impromptu meals, calling forth, as our guests 
departed, their warmest thanks, and leaving 
us with the cheering thought that we had 
"done what we could." 

Tlliere were also unwritten kindnesses 
which could be rendered our Union soldiers 
on these occasions — sometimes in writing let- 
ters at their dictation, to wives, mothers, and 
sisters, far distant, bearing messages of com- 
fort and cheer ; tO' others some forgotten or 
lost article could be supplied, or some needed 
repair of clothing made, while tO' all words of 
encouragement and kindness could be spoken, 
which were always gratefully appreciated. To 
those regiments, also, who were in transit to 
distant points, and who for long, weary hours 
w-ere detained in railroad cars near the town, 
awaiting orders to move on — to these we could 
render service. On many a cold and chilly 
morning the intelligence would come that these 
soldiers, too, were within reach of sympathy 
and help ; and as speedily as possible messen- 
gers would be dispatched with plentiful sup- 
plies of hot cofifee and sandwiches, distributed 
amid the cheers of the soldiers, to whom this 
unexpected repast was a welcome surprise. 

Each day brought special demands upon 
the time and attention of our Aid Society, 
either in supplying the wants of our troops 
passing through the town, or in preparing 
boxes of sanitary stores for points already 
designated. 

There were also the families of our volun- 
teers who' needed assistance. Liberal sub- 
scriptions had been repeatedly made for this 
purpose, by the citizens, and also for the pur- 
chase of hospital supplies. Numerous collec- 
tions had been taken in the churches for the 
same object; and as the larger citieis and 
towns had raised sums of money by means of 
sanitary fairs and entertainments, it was pro- 
posed that a fair he held in Marietta, in which 
the ladies of Harmar lie invited to unite. This 
plan met with hearty approval, and a commit- 
tee was appointed, consisting of Mrs. Levi 
Barber and Mrs. John Poole, to make neces- 
sary arrangements. Subsequently other com- 



mittees were added, to obtain articles of beauty 
and utility to be placed on sale, and for re- 
freshments, etc., who canvassed the town thor- 
oughly. After weeks of preparation the fair 
was opened, with an admiring throng of visi- 
tors in attendance, and its sucess was assured. 
The receipts were unexpectedly large, many 
pleasant acc^uaintances formed, harmonious 
feelings prevailed, and results were in every 
respect satisfactory. The receipts, of which 
the ladies of Harmar received a fair propor- 
tion, were expended for the relief of soldiers' 
families, and paid in weekly installments, after 
a careful investigation of the circumstances of 
each family had been made. The fund, 
amounting to several hundred dollars, was ju- 
diciously and systematically disbursed, bring- 
ing much comfort to the recipients and grati- 
fication to all those who by personal effort or 
influence had secured these results. 

Li all these beneficent efforts, extending 
through the war, and never ceasing until the 
conflict was over, the Aid Society was indebted 
to many of the citizens of Harmar for invalu- 
able assistance, rendered in the prosecution of 
their work, at home and abroad, for which 
services, we record in- behalf of the society, 
our appreciation and thanks. 

The foregoing pages comprise but a frag- 
mentary and imperfect report of the work ac- 
complished by the Soldiers' Aid Society of 
Harmar; but are submitted in the hope that 
they may be of some interest to- . the home 
workers, w'ho were thus privileged to minister 
to some of the Union soldiers, without expecta- 
tion of either mention or reward but grateful 
then and now^ for the opportunity of exjiress- 
ing, in the slightest degree, their gratitude to 
those brave men who were willing to sacrifice 
their lives in the service of our country. 

The foreg-oing is a brief record of the part 
taken il>v the workmen of W'ashington Ooiinty 
during the great war for the preservation of 
the Lhiion. It does not fully record their 
work. Xo- historian will attempt to do it; for 
\\ilio cciuld ever hope to adequately describe 
the burden of heart, the burden of work, and 
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WKinen of the north during that eventful .strug- 
gle. Let us honor theni. and let posterity hold 
them in grateful remen liranee. 

THK MARIETTA .Mll.lT.VKY HOSPITAL. 

About May 26, 1861, a hospital was openeil 
for the soldiers then in Camp Putnam. ' It 
was located on the upper or eastern side of 
Second street, a short distance from the camp, 
and was conducted and supported by the ladies 
of Marietta and Washington County, assisted 
Ijy the officers in command at the camp. Drs. 
Piank Hart, Samuel Hart and George O. Hil- 
dreth were in attendance when their services 
weie needed, and alwaxs without pay. No 
records of this hospital have been preserved. 
but it was used more or less all through the 
war. 

SHORT SKETCHES OF THE MILITARY 

ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE 

COUNTY. 

Battery C, First Jl'cst J'irgiiiia Light Artillery. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Captain Frank Buell, mustered March ,-50, 1862, 
died from the effects of woimds at battle of Freeman's 
Ford, August 23. 1862; Captain Wallace Hill, mustered 
August I. 1862. promoted to captain .-Xugust i, 1862; 
First Lieutenant Dennis O'Learv. mustered March 30, 
1862 : First Lieutenant John G. Theis. mustered August 
I. 1862. promoted to junior first lieutenant; Second 
Lieutenant Theodore G. Field, mustered December 23, 

1863. promoted to first sergeant .August i. 1862. to sec- 
ond lieutenant December 23. 1863. vice Langley. re- 
signed : Second Lieutenant Johli W. Jacobs, mustered 
December 29, 1863. promoted from corporal, vice Miner, 
resigned, December 2Q. 1863. 

NO.V-COM MISSIONED OFFICERS. 

First Sergeant William H. Goldsmith, mustered 
^^arch 31, 1864. veteran; Quartermaster Sergeant 
Thomas Phelps, mustered March 31. 1864. veteran: Ser- 
geant Owen O'N'eil. mustered March 31 tSfii. veternn ; 
Sergeant .\le.\ander H. Bukey, mustered March 31, 1864, 
veteran; Sergeant L. R. Mirabcn. mustered March 31. 

1864, veteran : Sergeant David Dow. mustered March 31, 
1864, veteran; Sergeant .Adam B. Rook, mustered Feb- 
fuary 24. 1864. veteran ; Corporal Turrell Cusack. mus- 
tered March 31. 1864, veteran; Corporal John Meighan, 
mustered March 31, 1864, veteran; Corporal William 
F. Minster, mustered March 31, 1864, veteran; Cor- 

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poral Charles Clogson. mustered March 31, 1864. vet- 
eran, promoted January i, 18O4; Corporal William H. 
Ranger, mustered March 31, 1864, veteran; Corporal 
.Milton U. Laughlin, mustered March 31, 1864, veteran; 
Corporal John Lehnhard, mustered September 2. 1862, 
promoted to corporal September i. 1862; Corporal 
George W. Stanley, mustered March 31, 1864, veteran; 
Corporal Jeremiah H. Dooley, mustered March 31, 
1864, veteran; Corporal Jolin H. Miner, mustered 
March 31, 1864, veteran; Corporal James Wright, mus- 
tered March 31, 1864, veteran, wounded at Bull Run, 
.August 30, 1862 ; Corporal Frank R. Benan, mustered 
March 31, 1864, veteran; Corporal William Jenvey, 
muslered March 30, lSb2. 

When Presiilent Lincoln maile his tirst call 
for troops to serve three months, a company 
of infantry, under command of Capt. Frank 
Buell, left Marietta in .\pril, iSOi. ami as 
heretofore noticed, became Company B, Eight- 
eenth Ohio volunteer militia. The other of- 
ficers were Dennis O'Leary. first lieutenant ;. 
William Bisbee, second lieutenant, who was 
afterward elected major of the regiment, and 
W'allace Hill elected to fill the vacancy. 

The company served in West Virginia un- 
der General Hill, and was most of tlie time 
guarding railroads. There was n(j engage- 
ment with the enemy and it \\as mustered our 
in August, 1861. This company re-enlisted 
almost entire, as a battery of light artillery,, 
the re-enlistment dating from September i,. 
1861. Owing to a misunderstan.ding among 
those in authority in Ohio, the service of the 
battery was offered to (io\'ernor Pierpont, of 
West V'irginia, and ;icctpted, and was nair.ed 
by the captain in the ( io\ erni,|-'s honor. 

The battery left Marietta for \\'heeling,. 
West Virginia, in October. iSfn. The of- 
ficers: Frank Buell. captain: Uennis O'Leary. 
junior first lieutenant: Wallace llill, senior 
first lieutenant: John P. Thcis. junior second 
lieutenant: Wilham W. Witherow. second 
lieutenant. 

The battery remained in Wheeling until 
ordered to Point Pleasant. West Virginia, for 
reciuiting ])urposes. anil fron- there to Charles- 
ton. West Virginia, where it remained until 
early in the spring of 1862, when it was or- 
dered back to \\'heeling and was mustered 
into the service of the United States, March 
30, 1862. Here the injustice was done the 



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battery of not dating the muster Ijack to the 
date of enlistment, it liaving- been in the ser- 
vice seven months. 

These seven months had not been idly 
spent. Although not fully mounted, the bat- 
tery had thorough and continued drill and 
practice in firing, with study of the tactics, so 
that when at this time they were fully equipped 
they were by nO' means raw recruits. 

The battery was supplied with six lo- 
2iounder Parrott guns. After the effective work 
■done with these guns at Cross Keys, Bull Run, 
■Gettysburg, and elsewhere, it would be hard to 
convince any member (if this battery that it 
was not the most accurate shooting gun in the 
service. 

General Fremont having taken command of 
the mountain department, the battery served 
under him during his campaign in West Vir- 
ginia in the summer of 1862. 

Leaving Wheeling in May for New Creek, 
West Virginia, they immediately proceeded to 
reinforce Milroy and Schenck, who were hard 
pressed by "Stonewall" Jackson on the upper 
south branch of the 'Potomac. Here they 
were assigned to Stahl's brigade, of Blenck- 
er's division. Arriving at Franklin, in Pen- 
dleton County, they found Generals Schenck 
and Milroy had fought Jackson at Bull Pasture 
Mountain, but had lieen compelled to fall back 
to Franklin. 

In the meantime Jackson, instead of re- 
maining in front, as it was supposed he would, 
had gone over the mountains into the Shenan- 
doah \'nl]ey, and had driven General Banks 
out. In order to intercept Jackson, Fremont 
fell hack from Franklin to Moorefield and 
crossed the mountains into the Shenandoah 
Valley and struck Jackson's army on his re- 
treat at Strasburg. Jackson sent out a force 
and held Fremont in check near Strasburg, 
where he had quite a skirmish, while his army 
passed u]) the \alle^'. The next dav Fremont 
started in pursuit, and the battery was as- 
signed to the cavalry advance, and the Eightli 
^\'est Virginia Infantry and the Sixtieth Ohio 
Infantry under Colonel Cluseret — the infantry 
was called the Cluseret light brigade. 1liis 



colonel, afterward General Cluseret. was sub- 
sequently in the war of the French commune. 

TOM BROOK. 

At Tom Brook, some few miles above 
Strasburg, the battery came up with the ene- 
my's rear and forced him to give battle. Here, 
for the first time, the battery met the foe, June 
2, 1862, Unfortunately two of the guns were 
temporarily disabled by losing the wheels 
while galloping into action, caused by the 
linch-pins bouncing out. This defect was 
afterward remedied throughout the army by 
using a pin with a clamp. The right and left 
secti<:)ns, however, went into position under 
fire, which proved to lie inaccurate, and when 
the center section came up the chief of artill- 
ery. Colonel Pilsen, moved it to a position to 
the right and front some 300 yards. The 
ground being very uneven, the progress was 
slow, which was trying to new troops going 
into their first engagement under fire, but 
every man stood to his post like a veteran, and 
all of them were complimented by the chief of 
artillerv tr>r coolness and accuracy of firing, 
which, all things considered, was admirable. 
The enemy was compelled to retreat. 

The next day, at W'oodstock, they met the 
enemy, anfl tJie next at Mount Jackson, wdiere 
"Stonewall" Jackson, to delay the Union pur- 
suit, burned tlie l)ridge over the Shenandoah. 
The river was very high and swift, which 
rendered fording impossible, and the current 
was too strong to admit of laying pontoons. 
Thev were compelled to wait till the water re- 
ceded. The next morning was rather hazy. 
They were aroused very early by the "long 
roll" and the cavalry and artillery buglers call- 
ing tO' "boots and staddles." Orders were given 
to hitch up as quickly as possible, as the eijemy 
had flanked us on the left. The river, some 
distance below the bridge, makes an abrupt 
turn, and the sentries had discovered, through 
the fog, as tliey thought, a six-gun battery, 
which would enfilade their position and would 
open on them as soon as the fog lifted. Dur- 
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front the fog cleared away and disclosed six 
beautiful piles of rails, at about the usual inter- 
val of a battery of field guns in jxisition. After 
great delay in laying the pontoon bridge, 
which was a clumsy affair, the battery again 
started in pursuit, this time bringing the ene- 
my to liay a short distance alcove Harrison- 
burg, where he had left the main turnpike and 
started on a cross-road to the left, where he 
was vigorously attacked by the light brigade 
and the Pennsylvania "Buck Tails." The 
deadly aim of the latter punished the Rebels 
severely. .Vmong their slain was the notori- 
ous General Ashby, Jackson's chief of cavalry. 
General Fremont, not wishing to bring on a 
general engagement, the enemy were not 
sited, but were allowed to retire unmolested. 



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The following morning the army of Gen- 
eral Fremont moved out and found the enemy 
in position at Cross Keys, eight miles from 
Harrisonluirg, and about nine from Port Re- 
pul)lic. Stahl's brigade, including the battery, 
held the left, Milroy the right, and Cluseret 
the center. The battle had continued about 
four hours when Jackson massed on the left 
and swept Stahl's infantry from tlie field, driv- 
ing all of the line to the left of the battery 
back to tiie rear, and leaving the l)attery in a 
very exposed position. Captain Buell hesi- 
tated to leave the field, and did not attempt 
to retire until the general in person ordered 
him to do so, as they were about to be sur- 
rounded and cut off. Finally the order was 
given to "limber to the rear." In doing so. 
they were compelled tO' pass to the left and 
rear tlirough a wood, 'on the other side of 
wliich were the victorious "Johnnies." com- 
ing up to capture a lone, unsupported battery, 
as they doubtless imagined, but they were badly 
mistaken, for there was the "Buck Tail" bat- 
talion, who deployed among the trees between 
the battery and the Rebels, who, as soon as 
they saw the deer tails on their caps, fell back 
nnci allowed the battery to retire unmolested. 
Captain Buell, not wishing to desert his 



friends who had so bravely defended him, un- 
limbered the left section in tlie woods, deter- 
mined to stand by the "Buck Tails." Al- 
though in a military sense this nio\ement 
would have been considered highly imprudent, 
yet it showed the indomitable courage of the 
man. On coming out of these woods the bal- 
ance of the brigade, mistaking our battery for 
the enemy, opened fire doing perhaps better 
firing than they ever did before, killing one of 
the battery horses. It was by force tliat a 
demoralized infantry color-bearer was induced 
to advance witli liis colors, when the firing was 
stopped. This ended the battle. Stahl's bri- 
gade lost al)out 500, while the troops to the 
right suffered but little loss and held their jio- 
sition. 

At the request of Jackson, an armistice was 
granted to bury the dead, and in the night he 
' folded his tents, and, Arab-like, stole away. 

The next morning the army was to move 
to the attack at 5 A. M., the battery in col- 
umns of sections, the infantry in columns of 
divisions, with a strong skirmish line in front 
ready to deploy instantly into line of battle. 
The signal to move was to be two cannon 
shots in succession. For some reason this 
signal was not given until 9 A. M., or later, 
when we could distinctly hear fighting at Port 
Republic, where Carroll, with his brigade, was 
holding the bridge against Jackson's whole 
armv. They moved on to Port Republic, ar- 
riving in time to see the rear of the Rebel 
Army passing over the Blue Ridge Mountams 
miles away. 

The battery then fell liack to Harrison- 
luirg, thence to Moorefield, thence crossed 
over tlie Blue Ridge, at Thornton's Gap. and 
joined Po])e's army at Sperryville. 

The following is from an account by ^\'i^- 
iam Jcn\cy : 

HATTLE OF FREEM--\n's FOKl). 

One evening at dark an orderly dashed up with 
orders to fall back to Culpeper without delay: then 
canic one of the most trj'ing campaigns we ever ex- 
perienced. We marched eleven days and nights, and 
never took the harness off our backs, and the only 
time we cotild get to cook would be wlien our ad- 
vance would encounter the enemy, causing a check. 



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or when we were guarding some ford while the in- 
fantry were passing. It was a terrible experience. At 
length the enemy were discovered strongly posted at 
Freeman's Ford. 

Johnson's, De Beck's, Dickman's, and a portion of 
Weidrick's batteries had tried in vain to dislodge them, 
when we were ordered up with our long range Parrotts. 
This was August 22. 1866. I shall never forget the 
last order Captain Buell ever gave me. I was then his 
color-bearer. As soon as he received orders to go 
into position he turned with sparkling eye to me and 
exclaimed : 

"Show your colors. Will." 

I unfurled my colors and rode by his side up the 
hill. The Rebels having engaged so many of our 
batteries on that hill had the exact range, and every 
j-htll came thundering in our midst, cutting up the 
ground terribly. The Rebels picked out tv^ry con- 
spicuous mark; my brigade flag (a present foni the 
Marietta ladies) soon drew their fire, wh-n Lieutenant 
Hill ordered me to draw off to the left, as it formed 
loo good a target. Th'i battle waged warm:r and 
warmer: our boys hav-ng got the range w'ere soon 
enabled to send as good as we received ; this was per- 
ceived from the increasing wilcfiiess in the Rebel fire. 

Captain Buell. mounted on "Billy," a light dun 
horse, formed a fair and easy m.ark, passing contin- 
ually along the line, directing here, encouraging and 
applauding there; he appeared omnipresent. His dar- 
ing recklessness soon drew the attention of officers on 
him. General Milroy, renowned for gallantry, turn- 
ing to his staff, remarked: 'Gentlemen, if you desire 
to see a brave man, look there." But all anticipations 
of our gallant captain's future were soon to be cut 
off, A shell, as fatally aimed as the bullet which laid 
our martyred President 'on a bloody bier, and set a 
nation in mourning, struck his horse in the shoulder, 
and, passing through, broke his left leg. So suddenly 
did the horse fall that the captain, unable to extricate 
h'mself, was thrown violently forward as the horse 
fell backward, injuring the cap'ain internally. As he 
fell four boys sprang to his side and carried him from 
the field. I was watching him as he fell. It appeared 
as if the grave had suddenly yawned wide and taken 
father, mother, brothers, si'-ters, fr'ends. all, so blank 
did life appear to us, and I h;ive heard many of our 
bravest and truest say that they were not rshamed 
to confess that they cried like children. But our 
misfortune never for a moment interfered w'th the 
battle; if anything, all appeared to enter still more 
heartilly into it, influenced, as they were, by a desire 
for revenge. Gim after gun was di;charged wi'h fear- 
ful rapidity. The men worked with a will that prom- 
ised soon to turn vi)Clory's uncertain scale in our favor. 
Each and all appeared oblivious to all else than se'-kins( 
a terrible retribution. Nor were our endeavors futile. 
Soon we beheld a wavering and wildness in their fire: 
soon one by one their guns ceased, until all became 
silent, and we saw them drawing from the field. Cor- 
poral -A. H. Bukey, fortunately having his gun loaded, 
took deliberate aim as the last gun was leaving and 
fired. I saw horses rear, cannoneers scattered in a 
manner not laid' down in artillery tactics, so I should 
judge the piece was dismounted. The battle was over. 



Captain Buell died of his injuries, loved 
and lamented by his men, and respected and 
admired by all who knew him. 

Orders came August 23, 1862, for the bat- 
tery to leave its position at Freeman's Ford 
and take up the line of march with their corps. 
They had not gone far when they encountered 
tlie enemy at Sulphur Springs, wlijere they 
gained an easy victory, after an hour's vigor- 
ous shelling, driving them fri)m their position, 
and enabling the cnrps to resume its march in 
peace. 

The next day, the 24th. they met the enem_\- 
at Waterloo Ijridge, and held the bridge until 
the army had all passed, when they witnessed 
its destruction by the Union troops, and again 
sped on. The march now became a race be- 
tween the Union forces and the Rebels, on 
parallel lines, the objective point being Bull 
Run. During the still marches of midnight 
they could distinctlv hear the rimibling of 
Jackson's artillerw and liv dav thev would 
occasionally catch the gleam of lines of l)right 
muskets in the sunlight. 

SECOND BULL RUN. 

The following is from an account by Will- 
iam Jenvey : 

Bull Run was at length reached on the evening 
of the 28th of .•\ugu>t. 1862. Milroy's brigade deploy- 
ing, encountered their skirmishers, drove thf-m. and 
pushed back a portion of their lines, and enabled our 
while line to take position that night. All slept on 
their arms and tried to snatch a few moments' sleep 
to enable them to do well their parts on the coming 
morrow. 

The next day's s"n found us all bustle and activity. 
Aids-de-canip on jaded hnrses were dash ng and tear- 
ing here and there, receiving and delivering orders. 
Brigade commanders were busy arranging and dis- 
arranging their lines. Division commanders, older and 
wiser, were cooly witnessing the preparatory maneuvers, 
and concentrating all their energies for the desired time. 

Suddenly Milroy. advancing, sought the foe. and full 
soon did he find them, for with his characteristic reck- . 
lessness he advanced too far and encountered a fi;ll 
Rebel division. Not a whit intimidated, he deployed 
his lines and opened with a murderous fire, but num- 
bers soon told on him. Rapidly his lines thinned, and 
he stood in imminent danger of being cut off ; but, 
collecting all his energies, he charged, extricated him- 
self, and rejoined our line. 

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battery, being in position near the Washington pike, 
was keeping clear all before it. Maneuvers and coun- 
ter-maneuvers took place, yet neither side gained any 
advantage. After noon. Hooker and Kearney coming 
up and taking position with us. we gained visible suc- 
cesses; gradually we gained ground, though every step 
was hotly contested. Night closed on the combatants, 
leaving the Union forces in possession of fully a mile 
of conquered ground. 

The "sun of Austerlitz" scarcely dawned witli 
prospects of a more sanguinary conflict than did the 
sun of the 30th. McDowell had abandoned Thorough- 
fare Gap. Lee had largely reinforced Jackson, and we 
liad been reinforced by several divisions of IMcCIellan's 
Peninsular army. 

Our battery was scattered on three parts of the 
field. The right, under Lieutenant Witherow, was or- 
dered to report to General McLean, of Schenck's di- 
vision. The center section, disabled by the heavy and 
incessant firing of the previous day. was nevertheless 
Tcept close at hand ready for any emergency, while 
the left, under Lieutenant Hill, together with three 
orass guns, placed under his command, advanced up 
the Washington pike, and poking their noses fair in 
the midst of the Johnnies, soon created havoc and 
■dismay in the Rebel ranks. The first day's fight taxed 
our energies greatly, but the exertions of the second 
were two-fold greater. The rebels .outnumbered us 
greatly and punished u.s terribly. The part of the 
field on which our right section was in position, was 
a scene of terrible carnage: the Rebels opening 'with 
artillery strove in vain to dislodge us. the infantry 
was then called into requisition. Advancing in perfect 
order they attempted to take the place by assault. 
a terrible discharge of cannister met them and forced 
them back. Several times d'd they rally and advance, 
■but as often were they repulsed. At last, largely re- 
inforced, they took advantage of a piece of woods to 
our left and flanked us from that direction. Turning 
our guns on them we poured storms of cannis'er into 
their faces, cutting swaths through their massive ranks. 
Piercing their column appeared like piercmg a rubber 
ball, the hole was scarcely made before it closed. Not- 
withstanding the dreadful havoc, on they came, and 
still on until they nearly grasped our guns. Our can- 
nister had all been expended. Bukey. intent on fight- 
ing to the last, inserted a shell minus either fuse or 
cap in his gun and sent it as a solid shot right through 
their ranks. McLean's brigade, not unlike the British 
Home Guards at Waterloo, sprang from their cover, 
and as we limbered to the rear to fall back they closed 
in on our rear and opened such a storm of musketry 
that mortal men could not withstand it. Th" Rebel 
charge was thus checked, and we were allowed to draw 
off in peace. Lieutenant Witherow. on mounting his 
horse was badly wounded, eventuallv causing his dis- 
charge. Thomas Driscoll in the hurry forgot his 
sponge bucket, and on going back after it got' several 
holes through his blouse, but fortunately none hit the 
brave fellow. Several horses were shot. 

In the meantime Lieutenant Hill and the left sec- 
tion had been hard pressed. Being in position in the 
center of the pike, he presented a fair target to the 
whole of the Rebel artillery, and well did they im- 



prove their opportunity, for shot and shell and the 
more deadly shrapnell fell on all sides wilh one con- 
tinuous roar and hiss, and added to this the whistling 
of the musket balls and the discharge of our own guns, 
it created confusion enough to try the bravc'^t hearts. 
During the whole engagement Sigcl remained in our 
midst, his uniform and splendid staff drawing the fire 
of the Rebel sharpshooters on us quite briskly. After 
a while Hooker established himself with us, and also 
for a while Reno and Kearney. These generals center- 
ing in us caused the tide of war to roll all around us. 
Assaults would be made in front, then the task would be 
comparatively easy, but when the flanking charges came 
then came danger. Sergeant Wes. Miner, havirg pos- 
sessed himself of a musket, had busied himself dur- 
ing the whole engagement p'cking off sharpshooters. 
One in particular we saw roll in the dust from his un- 
erring aim. 

To the right and left of us the day was going 
badly. Fitz John " Porter, lying within hearing of 
our guns and knowing of the fearful slaughter, refused 
to support us. Our overtasked and outnumbered boys 
were gradually obliged to give way. still we in tha 
center held our own until the rebels concentrating 
their infantry and a portion of their artillery, opened 
on us most terribly; for a while it seemed as if noth- 
ing could stay there and live. At last a shell, sur- 
charged with destruction', tame hurtling along an<l 
striking Sergeant Goldsmith's gun on the right s'de, 
glancing, struck the elevating screw and bursting severe- 
ly wounded Corporal James Wright and John Eaton; 
the fonner in seven places, the most of them severe, 
the latter in four places and mortally. For a time 
all appeared confounded, so close did the shell come 
to all. and so severe was the concussion. The shell 
passed over Summer Ellis' shoulder, for a time stunning 
him. Soon .the confusion died away, and they found 
the extent of the injuries. To stay longer was mad- 
ness, for certain death awaited them; so limbering up 
and carefully supporting their wounded comrades they 
coolly and slowly made way for the rear. 

All had now become lost ; ''rout, ruin and panic 
scattered all." The baggage wagons, having been fool- 
ishly brought up to the very front, commenced a 
base and confused retreat; but one road led to the rear, 
and to this road all fled. .Artillery, baegage wagons, 
ambulances and vehicles, of almost cvcy sort were 
locked in utter and inextricable confusion, unable to 
move themselves, and preventing egress to ih'^se who 
were retreating in good order. In vain did officers 
ride to the rear and entreat, and curse and shoot, and 
cut, and do all that mortal man could do to stop the 
rout. No : fear had seized all. and all sought to .save 
themselves. Our battery, by strange tl'oueh lucky 
fortune, from their different parts of the field, found 
each other, and. although three pieces were disabled, 
we drew ourselves across the road, and drawing sabers 
and revolvers, refused to let a man pass. Staff and 
field officers perceiving our design, galloped to our 
aid and assisted in rallying. .-Xs soon as a battalion 
could be formed an officer would put himself at their 
head and march them back. Thus was our line re- 
stored, and we were enabled to ho'd th-^ ercmy in 
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death in the two days' engagement, would be either 
shot or cut down for refusing to halt. It was hard, 
but it was necessary. The cause of the Union detnand- 
ed that they should be checked, and even though it 
should cause the loss of the best half of the army, 
still it had to be done. The field of Bull Run was a 
terrible one; full 8.000 had fallen, but the Capital was 
saved and the Rebel designs foiled. They tiiarched 
into ^Maryland, and at Antietam they were most sig- 
nally defeated. 

The battery was not actively engaged at 
the battle of Fredricksburg, but was in all the 
marches of that disastrous campaign, and was 
waitine within easy reach of the field during 
the battle, the men listening to the uproar of 
the engagement, and expecting momentarily 
to be ordered to the front. Finally the troops 
were all back across the Rappahanock, and 
the retreat was commenced. 

The following is from an account by Will- 
iam Jenvey : 

CHANCELLORSVILLE, MAY 2, 1863. 

Captain Hill and I rode to the scene of conflct 
and such a scene! The Rebels under Jackson, num- 
bering from thirty to forty thousand, had attacked 
our right and rear, and had driven brigade after brigade 
in inextricable confusion, until all organization was 
lost. Colonels and brigade commanders were slain, 
division generals were riding about, their staffs either 
killed or scattered, striving to restore the line; wouiid- 
ed men were pouring back ; de'achments began to give 
way, then all gave way, and from a retreat it became 
one confused rout; men refused to obey orders and 
were shot down ; color-bearers in vain stopped on every 
elevation, striving to effect a rally; they rall-ed but 
to fall, for bullets from the throats of thirty thousand 
guns were carrying all before them. I retired with the 
retreating army until reaching my own battery, found 
the boys already loaded with cannister, and ready to 
fight to the last. 

The rout at length reached our guns. We drew 
our sabers, hand-spikes, sponge staves, armed ourselves 
with stones, anything to keep the cowardly mob from 
our front. They crowded us so that were were unable 
to fire. M length all had got back, and we were left 
almost alone to check the onset of the victorious foe. 
As well might a child strive to dam up Niagara, but 
still we refused to give way, until General Schurz 
riding up, gave us peremptory orders to fall back. 
Nothing daunted, some one proposed "three cheers 
for the general." they were given, and then three times 
three. The general raised his hat in acknowledgment 
as gracefully as if on parade. After the battle we were 
complimented in a general order. 

Cantain Hill commanded "limber to the rear," and 
the order was exeaited without any confusion. The 
road was found completely blocked up, so we took 



to the woods. All went well until Sergeant Bukey's 
piece ran foul of a sapling; an axe was produced, the 
sapling cut, but by that time the Rebels were close upon 
us. About eight of us were there. Out of the eight — 
Corporal Ranger while lifting at the gun. was hit badly 
in the side ; Smith Miner and Henry Hutchinson slight- 
ly wounded and Wiley Reeves captured, and five horses 
out of six fell. Can any one w'onder that we were obliged 
to leave the gun. By this time the Rebels had brought 
a piece of artillery captured from us to bear on us. 
They were but a short distance off, and we saw they 
would soon have a clean sweep of the road ; so, re- 
membering that "discretion was the better part of 
valor," we dashed off and rejoined the battery. 

Just as Lieutenacit Miner, disdaining to fall back 
any farther, had placed the boys in posit.'on with the 
artillery of the Twelfth Corps, soon the Rebels an- 
nounced their intention to charge by the usual yell 
peculiar to them, so we were ready for thtm. As 
soon as they made their appearance we fired on them 
such a storm of shot and shell as would stop a whirl- 
wind, were it composed of animal matter: nothing 
could withstand it, however brave or desperate ; back 
they went, and cheer on cheer and the most derisive 
yells arose from our lines. While they were reform- 
ing we improved the opportunity, and commenced 
throwing up intrenchments. Night was coming on, 
but a good moon furnished enough light to fight by. 
The Rebels, having reformed, advanced with deafen- 
ing yells to encounter our iron hail. Trees were cut 
down on their heads, shell and shrapnel were exploded' 
in their midst. At times it appeared as if the whol^ 
wood was lighted up, so continuous was our fire. Our 
line could be easily seen, as could the Rebel line, by 
the long glare of discharging muskets. Both lines 
stood close to each other; each seeking to destroy the 
other; but no human power of endurance could with- 
stand the fire we hurled at them. The second time 
they broke and ran. Again while they were reform- 
ing did we further intrench ourselves. -\nd thus did 
it continue, fight and intrench, fight and intrench, until 
tired nature could stand it no longer. 

Morning at length dawned and brought with it 
prospects of a more sanguinary conflict than had been 
fought on the day and night previous. 

We were encouraged as if ten thousand men had 
been captured by the report of "Stonewall" Jackson's 
death, as his name alone was sufficient to carry fear 
into the northern ranks. 

I said the morning of the 3rd gave prosnects of 
a terrible engagement, nor w-ei-e they unverified, for 
with the early dawn began the battle in front of the 
Third Corps, and such musketry I never heard before 
or since. I was actually glad when our guns began 
their continuous roar so as to deafen me and prevent 
me from hearing the noise. I am safe in saying that 
at times from one hundred to one hundred and twenty- 
five thousand muskets would be g9ing off at once, 
fairly making the ground shake with each discharge, 
and the battle in the woods made the noise doubly 
great. Little by little the Rebels gained ground, until 
at last the Chancellor house was reached. The brave' 
Hooker refused to relinquish his headquarters, although 
surrounded by danger. At length it had to be aban- 



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doned. Inch by inch we fell back, and every inch 
was hotly contested. At last night set in. and as if 
by iniitua. consent both armies wearied and worn rested 
from the contest. 

On the morning of the 4th the Rappahannock was 
discovered to be rapidly rising and our provisions were 
nearly exhausted, with all of our trains on the other 
side. Hooker, fearful that the pontoons would be 
swept away, ordered the army to recross. We retired 
very reluctantly; to many of us it was the most re- 
luctant thing we ever did. for we all went over confi- 
dent of success. 

Our boys behaved nobly throughout the whole 
engagement. Captain ?I;11. usually brave, surpassed 
himself. Lieutenant Miner acted in such a way as 
to receive the commendation of all, but were I to 
mention all who distinguished themselves, I should 
have to begin at the top of the battery roll and enumer- 
ate every one. Our causalties were as follows : W 1 
Regnier. Smith Miner, Louis Fougeres, Henry Hutch- 
inson, wounded, and Wiley Reeves captured ; 20 horses 
lost, three caissons and one gun captured ; the latter, 
however, was recaptured the ensuing fall. By the even- 
ing of the 4th the whole army had recrossed and were 
ordered to Brook's station. 

About the last of May, 1863, tlie battery 
was transferred from the Eleventh Corps to 
the artillery reserve, under Gen. R. O. Tyler, 
and they remained in that splenrlid organiza- 
tion ever afterward. 

The followiii.o- is an account liy \\'illiani 
Ten\ey : 

GETTYSBURG. 

We at length reached Tancytown, Pennsylvania, 
just one day's march from Gettysburg. All of June 
,?o. 1S63. we remained here to allow the artillery t- 
concentrate. All July ist we heard the heavy and 
incessant cannonading, but could gain no tidings, until 
toward evening reports came in announcing the dis- 
aster to the First and Eleventh corps, and the death 
of General Reynolds. All this dampened our enthus- 
iasm considerably, for we all perceived that our duties 
would be doubly severe to recover the lost ground 
and restore confidence. The morning of the 2nd we 
broke camp early and started briskly toward the con- 
tested ground, which we reached early, hailed long 
enough to make coffee, when we were ordered into 
position on Cemetery Hill. Those who are familiar 
with the history of that memorable day. will remember 
that Cemetery Hill, situated as it was in the center, 
and being the most advanced position of the line, was, 
as a consequence, the most hotly contested part of the 
field. Directly in our rjar lay the Baltimore 'pike, a 
most tempting bait, leading as it did to Baltimore. 

On a gallop under a 'heavy fire we dashed up the 
hill, unlimbercd and prepared for act'on. Soon the 
conflict raged with redoubled fury, reinforcements were 
coming up and rapidly taking positon, and by noon 
both lines were completed. 



Stretching oil' to our Kft in a valley intervening 
between the two lines, lay a long dark line of blue- 
coated men with gleaming bayonets. By their battle- 
flags we recognized the Third Corps, always on hand 
and always bearing their banners where death flies 
thick and fast. Their line was fully a quarter of 
a mile in advance of the Second Corps, on their right, 
thus leaving an interval between the two flanks. Gen- 
eral Meade was explaining to General Sickles the 
danger of his position, when the enemy made a furious 
assault upon his lines. The moment the Rebel host 
appeared they discharged such a volley as to make the 
earth quake; their whole line blazed with a sulphurous 
light, their guns hurled death and destruction into the 
surprised ranks of our men. Gallantly the brave Third 
Corps held its position. Sickles, dashing into the thick- 
est of the fight, sought to retrieve the fortunes of the 
day. but vvjas soon brought oflf bleeding and mangled, 
almost lifeless, a ball having broken his leg.* 

Mortal men could not stand such a fire. They 
wavered, then rallied, then wavered again, then broke, 
and w-ith terrific and appalling yells the Rebel infantry 
pursued. Back fell our men, and still hack until they 
were directly in our rear, until we thought our line 
was broken and all was lost, when lo ! a long bright 
line of bayonets appear, quickly the men are deployed 
in the field, their knapsacks are unslung. their line 
formed and all are in readiness for the fray. By their 
l]attle-flags we discern that the Fifth Corps has op- 
portunely come up, by the exultant and confident cheers 
they charged. A long bright flash burst from their 
ranks and havoc and dismay were sent into the enemy's 
ranks. Their line staggered. Another volley from 
our boys and they fell back. Just then a battery of 
20-pound Parrotts secreted on Sugar Loaf Hill, opened 
on them and cut swaths in their retreating ranks, and 
the orderly retreat was turned to a mob, all organiza- 
tion was lost, and with it all hope. 

Many a Southern hearthstone was minus a mem- 
ber, and many a sorrowing family can tell how their 
joy and pride was cut down in that fatal charge. Our 
lines were firmly re-established. 

."Ml this time we had been actively engaged with 
the Rebel artillery in our front. They were strong in 
force, and had been tasking us pretty severely. The 
sharpshooters, too. secreted Ijehind a stone wall but 
a short distance awav in our front, had been annoying 
us terribly, but as yet no casuality had taken place. 
All were congratulating themselves when a shell too 
surely aimed, came crashing through the air. Louis. 
Fourgercs saw and avoided it. but poor Stephen Brad- 
dock, more unfortunate, was struck fair in the head, 
the shell taking as it went a portion ofif the top part of 
his head. If his body had been made of stone, he could 
not have fallen more rigidly. He threw out his arms, 
and with a gentle oli ! returned his soul to Him who 

*This wound necessitated amputation, and we find 
it recorded in another place by one wdio saw^ him 
borne from the field, that after his leg had been taken 
oflf and the wound dressed, this impetuous leader was 
borne from the field on a stretcher, lying with his 
hat drawn down over his eyes, his arms folded tightly 
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gave it. His death for a. time threw a gloom over all, 
for no one knew but he would be the next. I am con- 
vinced from the suddenness of th/e blow that he 
never knew the cause of his death. 

So hotly were we engaged that no one had a leisure 
moment to remove him : there he lay grim and ghastly. 
Although I was commanding the gun next to the one 
on which Braddock was killed, and was but a few feet 
from him, still I was ignorant of the fact until quite 
a time afterward, when Lieutenant Thies informed me. 
So you may imagine how actively we were engaged. 
A lull soon occurred in the firing when Braddock's 
remains were carried off, and laid iii their last resting 
place. Truly a soldier's burial was his, the noise of 
war was resounding on all sides when we laid him in 
his grave. He was wrapped in his blanket, a good 
deep grave dug, and a head board with his name 
carved on by a comrade, placed at the head. We left 
"his body, but carried away a just appreciation of his 
worth as a man and a soldier. 

Soon, however, under the renewed energy of the 
battle all else was forgotten, and little by little acci- 
dents happened; two of my horses had their forelegs 
cut off by one shell, and so close did it strike to Charley 
Boyce, their driver, that it knocked the dust over him, 
and stimned him for a time. Supposing him killed, I 
ran to his assistance, but found him safe and cool as 
if nothing had happened. I ordered to unharness his 
crippled horses, take them to the rear, and have them 
shot, and am not positive that I did not see a glisten- 
ing in the poor fellow's eyes, very much like a tear, when 
he received the order. 

John Lehnhard and Martin Wendelkin, both cannon- 
eers on my gun, were standing side by side, taking 
ammunition out of the chest, when a shell came thun- 
dering between them, tearing off half the axle, and 
burying itself in the ground. Each looked at the other, 
and grasped their legs, thinking one at least was gone, 
so close did the shell pass, but finding themselves in- 
tact, they laughed and went on with their work. An- 
other of my boys, whilst leaning against a wheel, heard 
a dull thud: on looking around, he found a musket 
ball, half buried in the wheel close by his head. 
Sergeant Dow seeing a shell coming too friendly a 
course, leaped aside and escaped death. Captain Hill, 
while walking up and down the line, encouraging all, 
nearly lost both his legs by a shell. 

Seeing a shell coming bent on mischief. I called 
out "Look out." L. R. Moore on my right hearing 
me, fell to the ground, and the shell passed so close 
to him across his back, that he thought he was wound- 
ed, and nlaced his hands on his back like one in intense 
agony: he looked towards me. and seeing me laugh- 
ing, found himself uninjured. He laughed also, and 
went on with his duty. It was now getting dark, and 
the fire of the artillery was beginning to die away, but 
itill the sharpshooters kept up an incessant fire. I 
was standing by my gun when I felt a sharp stinging 
sensation in my throat. I clapped my hand to the 
spot, imagining myself badly wounded. I felt a second 
time., but found no blood, and came to the conclusion 
that it was nothing. The next morning, on mention- 
ing the fact, I was told that there was a red streak 
across rriy throat. 



About 10 o'clock p. m.. the firing ceased, and 
every man laid down by his gun and slept. 

The next morning, July 3d, we awoke refreshed 
and ready for the attack, nor had we long to wait, 
for with the break of day began the engagement, and 
we kept up a brisk fire until about noon, when a deadly 
calm fell on the whole field. 

Early in the morning a general officer rode up 
to Captain Hill and told him that they had learned 
that the Rebels had designed concentrating all their 
artillery on our front, to be supported bv ten thou- 
sand picked men under Rhodes. The artillery was to 
destroy our lines, when the infantry was to charge and 
occupy them. He further said that General Meade 
could not afford us any support, and that we must 
defend ourselves to keep clear ovr front, and asked 
the captain if he could do it. Captain Hill answered, 
"If any men can, mine can," or words to that effect. 
The general replied that our position must be held 
at all hazards, or the day was^lost. Knowing as we 
did the immense responsibility resting upon us, we 
shut our teeth and vowed we would hold our posi- 
tion. 

The intense calm over the whole field we knew 
portended the anticipated attack, nor were we long 
in anticipation, for at a signal from a gun on the 
Rebel right, the whole field was as convulsed as if an 
earthquake had occurred. The whole of the Rebel 
artillery, estimated at from two hundred and twenty- 
five to two hundred and fifty guns, by General Meade 
in his official report, had opened on us at once. Mortal 
pen cannot describe the horrors of that unparalleled 
cannonade. Nearly five hundred guns were going all 
at once. The air was alive with shrieking and burst- 
ing shells, guns discharging, men shouting, and many 
crying out in pain, horses rearing and neighing as they 
were being horribly mangled, caissons bursting, sar- 
rying death and dismay to their possessors, until it 
appeared as if it was impossible for man to survive 
the destructive missiles. For four long hours did this 
continue. Men by scores and hundreds had been killed. 
In the first battery to our left forty men had been 
killed and wounded, and nearly all their horses. Four 
pieces had been disabled, and at one time we saw three 
of their limber chests blown up. I rode over their 
position the next morning, and the sight fairly sick- 
ened me. Their guns had to b" hauled off in baggage 
wagons. Still, although our position was higher and 
more exposed, it appeared as though some guardian 
angel was watching over us. for our losses were but 
few. Charles Lacey, a driver on Sergeant O'Neil's 
gun, while keeping his horses still, was struck by half 
of a li.ght l2-pounder shell above the right eye, killing 
him the same way as Braddock, but there he had to 
lay until after the battle, when we gave him a decent 
burial. James Loufman was struck in the breast with 
a piece of shell, but its force had been spent, causing 
no injury. 

The battle still raged hotter and hotter. Our am- 
munition having given out. we fired back a few of the 
Rebel shells, hot as they were, literally paying them 
back in their own coin. Our ammunition being ex- 
hausted, we were compelled to withdraw. 

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anything, hotter than the field itself, for it is proverbial 
that the rear is the tiiost dangerous place, for on it is 
concentrated all the shot and shell that have passed 
ever the front. We had no ,=ooner got out of harm's 
way than the firing ceased. The artillery having failed 
to break our line, the Rebel infantry was drawn up 
in line to attempt it. Right nobly they catne. but it 
was to their death, for our whole line opened on them 
with full force, and sent such a deadly storm of can- 
nister into their ranks that it appeared as if the whole 
line was doomed. Fully one-third fell, as many more 
threw down their arms and surrendered, and the rest, 
demoralized and scattered, sought the shelter of the 
w-oods. Thus ended this memorable engagement. Skir- 
mishing, it is true, was still kept up, but the heavy 
fighting was over. Sotrie of the boys, on going over 
the field to our front and left, said that fully three 
acres could be traversed without touching the ground, 
so thickly were the bodies strewn. I was content to 
take a view from our position. It was too horrible to 
take a nearer look at. We remained in posit'on until 
noon of the 5th. when it was fully known that the 
Rebels were retreating. 

The battle being over and the Rebels in full re- 
treat, we started after them, nor were we loth to leave 
the place. For four days and nights had we been there 
almost without food, water or sleep. Is it any wonder 
that the place had no fascination? 

Men blame Meade for not following Lee more 
closely, and preventing his escape across the Potomac, 
but had they been there they could readily have seen 
the reason. 

THE L.\ST B.\TTLE. 

Lee having got fairly away, we =tarted by easy 
and pleasant marches towards our old haunts. We 
camped at Warrenton. then at Culpcper. and when 
in the fall Lee slipped by us and again made demonstra- 
tions on Washington, we again took part in that "mas- 
terly fall-back." .Mtho'igh the Rebels had the start, 
and the inside track, still. Meade honed thnt by strate- 
gem he might defeat them. He placed the army in 
three columns, and marched them by three different 
roads, keeping each column in sight of the otlier nearly 
constantly, and the race became so close that when 
the head of our column reached and occup-ed Centre- 
ville Heights, the head of the Rebel Hill's column 
could be seen cross'ng the old Bull Run bridge. Lee 
maneuvered around a good deal, hoping to find an 
assailable point, but not finding any. he again fell 
back. W^e in this campaign fought our la^t battle. 
The Second Corps had been warmly engaged, their 
artillery had run out of ammunition, and it became 
necessary to reb'eve them. We were senf up to their 
relief, and hardlv had we reached the front when a 
Rebel battery of four guns opened on us from Mitchell's 
ford. We asked no better fun than to engage them. 
Dashing into position we soon exchanged cards, and 
opened an intimate acquaintance. A short time was 
sufficient. They tired of our acquaintance and very 
unceremoniously withdrew, leaving us exulting over 
our ea'iy. and on our part bloodless, victory. We fol- 
lowed Lee to the Rappahannock, where a part of our 



troops made such a gallant assault on his works, at 
J Rappahannock station. Here tlie gun captured froni 
us at Chancellorsville was. to our great joy. recap- 
tured. 

Our battery re-enlisted and came home on a vet- 
eran furlough, and returned expecting to take part in 
the anticipated engagements under Grant, but that gen- 
eral, having more artillery than he needed, sent us, 
in connection with a number of other batteries, to man 
the defenses of Washington, where we remained until 
peace was declared and we were allowed to return to 
our homes, proud that we should never have cause to 
blush at our record. 

IL\TTI.E RECORD OF THE B.XTTERV. 

Strasburg, Virginia, June 2, 1862 ; Tom Brook, 
\'irginia. Jime 3, 1862: Mount Jackson. Virginia. June 
4. 1862; Cross Keys. Virginia. June 8. 1862; Port Re- 
public. Virginia, June g, 1862; Luray. Virginia, July 
II, 1862; Cedar Mountain, Virginia, August g, 1862; 
Freeman's Ford, Virginia, August 22. 1862 ; Sulphur 
Springs, Virginia, August 23, 1862; Waterloo Bridge, 
Virginia, August 24, 1862: Bull Run, Virginia, .\u- 
gust 29, 1862 ; Bull Run, Virginia. August 30. 1862 ; 
Leesburg. Virginia. September 17. 1862; Catlett's Sta- 
tion, Virginia, September 25, 1862: Chancellorsville, 
May 2, 1863 ; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2 and 3, 
1863 : Mitchell's Ford, October 15, 1863. 

Buffcrv H, First Ohio J'ohintccv Light Ar- 
t ill cry. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Captain James F. Huntington, mustered Novem- 
ber 7. 1861. resigned on surgeon's certificate of disabil- 
ity October 26. 1863; Captain George W. Norton, mus- 
tered October 26. 1863. resigned March 21. 1864: Cap- 
tain Stephen W. Dorsey. mustered ."^pril 13. 1864. mus- 
tered out with battery ; First Lieutenant George W. 
Norton, mustered November 7. 1861. promoted to cap- 
tain; First Lieutenant George Davenport, mustered No- 
vember 7. 1861, resigned January 7. 1863: First Lieu- 
tenant Charles G. Mason, mustered March 12. 1862. 
resigned .April 26. 1862: First Lieutenant William .X. 
Ewing. mustered June 4. 1863. mustered out October 
24. 1864: First Lieutenant Albert G. Merrill, mustered 
March 3. 1864. resigned October 12. 1864: First Lieu- 
tenant James Harris, mustered February 8. 1865. inus- 
tered out with battery: First Lieutenant William H. 
Perrigo. mustered February 8. 1865. mustered out with 
battery : Second Lieutenant Thomas M. Bartlett. mus- 
tered November 7. 1862. promoted ; Second Lieutenant 
Martin R. Ewing. mustered November 7. 1862. pro- 
moted : Second Lieutenant Albert G. Merrill, mustered 
September 15. 1862. promoted: Second Lieutenant 
Frank B. Reckard. mustered January 7, 1863. promoted ; 
Second Lieutenant Albert Reagler. mustered May 9, 
1864. mustered out with battcrv : Second Lieutenant 
Lewis B. Maxwell, mustered May 2. 1865. mustered 
out with battery; Second Lieutenant Silas H. Judson. 
mustered May 2, 1865, mustered out with battery; 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Second Lieutenant Wallace W. Pixley, mustered Oc- 
tober 20. 1864, mustered out July I, 1865; Second 
Lieutenant William E. Parmalee, mustered February 
8, 1865, mustered out July i, 1S65. 

In October, 1861, about 60 men were 
raised for tlie field artillery service, in Wash- 
ington and Monroe counties. An arrange- 
ment was made to complete a battery by unit- 
ing them with about the same number of re- 
cruits from the vicinity of Toledo. 

On November 6th the organization was 
perfected at Camp Dennison, and Battery H, 
of the First Light Artillery, came intO' exist- 
ence. The following was the roster of com- 
missioned officers at that date: J. F. Hunt- 
ington, of Marietta, captain ; G. W. Norton, 
of Toledo, setiior first lieutenant; George 
Davenport, of Salem, junior first lieutenant ; 
M. B. Ewing, of Cincinnati, senior second 
lieutenant: T. M. Bartlett, of Cleveland, junior 
second lieutenant. 

The junior subaltern ne\er reported for 
duty with the battery, and was afterward trans- 
ferred. Private W. A. Ewing was promoted 
to the vacancy. Of the men thus brought to- 
gether from opposite frontiers of the State, it 
is but justice to say, that in character and 
intelligence they were above the average. 

The battery was armed with six James' 
guns — the old bronze six-pounder rifled to 
throw a 13-pqund conical shot. It was ad- 
mirably horsed — better than at any subsequent 
period. 

In January, the battery being reported as 
ready for the field, it was sent to join Gen- 
eral Landers' afterwlard Shields" division, 
near Cumberland, Maryland. It was first en- 
gaged at the battle of Winchester, March 22, 
1862; losing one man. Private Jacob Tager, 
and one horse killed by the same shot. Gen- 
eral Shields was wounded while sitting on his 
horse near the pieces watching the fire. The 
battery took part in the various operations in 
Shenandoah Valley for the next twO' months. 
In May the division was ordered to march for 
Fredricksburg and join McDowell's corps, 
then about to unite with the right wing of Mc- 
Dowell's army in an attack on Richmond. 



When Shields' di\-ision was fairly out of 
the way, "Stonewall" Jackson returned and 
drove General Banks' small command out of 
the valley. The advance on Richmond was 
]jostponed, and Shields' division, followed Ijy 
j the bulk of McDowell's corps, was started post 
haste towards the valley. In combination 
with Fremont, who was to come in from 
Franklin, they were to "bag Jackson." 

. As usual, the) string slipped — McDowell 
gave it up at Front Royal, and left Shields to 
follow Jackson on his own hook. The bridges 
of the Shenandoah had been burnt, and the 
stream unfordable. Shields had sent two bri- 
gades and three battalions, "H" among them, 
up the iliorth bank to the village of Port Re- 
public, where a bridge was standing. 

Jackson proposed to cross at this point. He 
Toimd tliese two brigades under General Tyler, 
of Ohio, likely to interfere with him. Freiront 
pressed him south of the river. On Sun- 
day, June 8th, he checked that general at Cross 
Keys, and, crossing at Port Republic early the 
neixt morning, attacked Tyler'si small com- 
mand, expecting to wipe him out in season and 
return and join with Frenumt. In this action 
Battery H was severely handled. Posted on 
the left flank, without infantry support, a thick 
wood sheltered the enemy within pistol-shot 
of the guns. It was charged in front and 
flanked by the "Louisiana Tigers," and forced 
to retire, leaving two pieces on the field, having 
several men killed and wounded, with a large 
number of horses. Tyler's command made a 
gallant fight, and the enemy made no serious 
attempt to follow their retreat. Shields' di- 
vision retired to Front Royal: the general re- 
signed his command, and the division was 
broken up. 

In July Battery H arrived at Alexandria 
much reduced in strength by the casualties of 
service. Before the losses in men and material 
could be repaired, the battery was ordered to 
Marietta to join General Pike's army. At 
this place it was inspected and ordered back to 
Alexandria. Recruiting officers were sent to 
Toledo and Marietta who soon raised men to 
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were turned in and replaced by six ordnance 
guns, three-inch wrought iron rifles. By this 
time General Pope was falling back on the 
defenses of Washington. Tlie battery joined 
him in time for the battle of Chantilly. After 
various marches and counter marches the bat- 
tery, permanently assigned to General Whii> 
pie's division, proceeded by rail from Wash- 
ington to join McClellan in Marylanck 
Thenceforward it belonged to the army of the 
Potomac. The battery next came in contact 
with the enemy during a reconnoisance in Ma- 
nassas Gap with Piatt's Itrigade early in No- 
vember, 1862. 

After General Burnside succeeded to the 
command, the battery marched to Fredricks- 
burg and was detailed with others to co\-er 
the laving of the center pontoon preparatory to 
the bloody and disastrous battle of Fredericks- 
burg. It took part in shelling the city, but 
did not cross the river. In Burnside's next at- 
tempt, known as the "mud march," Battery H 
was one of those assigned to cover the cross- 
ing at Ranks' Ford. It reached the designated 
position and got back to the old camp by one 
of the hardest marches in its history. 

i During the winter of 1S62-63, spent at Fal- 
mouth, Lieutenant Davenport resigned on a 
surgeon's certificate. Sergeant F. B. Reckard 
was promoted tO' the junior lieutenancy. 

Battery H marched to Chancellorsville 
with Whipple's division of Sickle's corps. 
\\'hen the division went out to join the attack 
on Jackson's column as it crossed the front of 
Hooker's position, its batteries, H. First Ohio, 
First and Thirteenth New York Independent, 
were left in a field near the turnpike. ■ Here it 
became their duty to meet and repel a strong 
attack from Jackson's advance after the rout 
of the Eleventh Corps. This was done so as 
to elicit the warmest commendation from Gen- 
eral Sickles when he reached the field. 

Early the next morning Battery H was left 
in the same field with two regiments of in- 
fantry to make a show of resistance till the 
new line of defense was completed. The 
front attack of the enemy was repelled, but be- 
ing outflanked, the infantry support having re- 



treated in confusion, the battery was frnxed 
to retire as best it could through boggy ground 
and across a creek. It sustained a heavy loss 
in men and material — two pieces had to be left 
across the stream, the horses being killed or 
disabled. 

After the return of the army to Falmouth, 
the artillery was reorganized and a strong re- 
serve formed under Gen. R. O. Tyler, United 
States Army. It was soon afterwartls sent to 
Banks' Ford, on temporary duty, with the reg- 
ular division of the Fifth Corps. It marched 
with that division as far as Manassas Junction 
cii route for Gettysburg, then rejoined the re- 
serve. Just before this, First Lieut. M. B. 
Ewing resigned to- accept promotion into the 
First Regiment, Heavy Artillery. Sergeant 
Albert Merrill became the junior subaltern. 
At Fairfa.x Court House a new brigade was 
formed in the reserve, made up of Company 
H, First Ohio. Company C, First Virginia, 
Company L, First Pennsylvania, and First 
New Hampshire Independent Battery. Cap- 
tain Huntington was assigned to the command ; 
so the immediate charge of the battery de- 
voh-ed on Lieutenant Norton. 

At Gettysburg the battery, posted on Cem- 
etery Hill, was exposed to a heavy fire of ar- 
tillery, as well as from sharpshooters near the 
edge of the town. Some of the best men in 
the battery fell in that hard-fought battle. 

After the return of the army to Virginia, 
Battery H. with Huntington's brigade, did out- 
post duty on the Rappahannock and Rapidan 
rivers. In November, 1863, the battery was 
at W'arrenton, Virginia. 

Captain Huntington, in consequence of an 
injury, resigned on a surgeon's certificate, to^ 
accept an appointment in the Veteran Reser\-e 
Corps. Lieutenant Norton became cajitain. 
The battery took part in the ]\Iine Run cam- 
paign, and passed the remainder of the win- 
ter of 1863-64 at Brandy Station. 
[ In March Captain Norton resigned. Up 
to this time ]>romotions had been made by sen- 
iority, a selection in the battery where the va- 
cancy occurred. A new rule had been intro- 
i duced about this time, under which Lieut. S. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



W. Dorsey, as senior subaltern of tlie regi- 
ment, became captain of Battery H. 

Soon after the opening of the spring cam- 
paign, the battery was transferred to the Sixtli 
Corps, and witli it fouglit at Spottsylvania. 
At the sanguinary action of Cold Harbor the 
battery was the first to take position, and was 
heavily engaged. In the advance on Peters- 
burg the battery held a very exposed position 
of three days and nights, trying to prevent the 
«iem}- from crossing the railroad bridges. In 
July the battery had a little vacation from siege 
duties. 

In consequence of Early's raid on Wash- 
ington, it was sent to that city, ])ut after a very 
brief stay was ordered to return to the front 
of Petersburg. For over two months the bat- 
tery held the earthwork officially called Fort 
Sedgewick, but better known as "Fort Hell." 
the hottest place on the line. Constantly un- 
der fire, no amount of active field service is so 
harrassing and trying to soldiers. 

Tlie battery was among the first sent home 
after the surrender. The muster-out took 
place at Camp Taylor, near Cleveland, June 
15, 1865. The roster of officers then stood 
as follows : 

S. W. Dorsey, captain; James Harris and 
W. H. Perrigc>, first lieutenants: W. W. Pix- 
ley and W. E. Parmelee, second lieutenants. 

Battery H thus completed a record of ard- 
uous and honorable service. No man wdio 
ever fought at its guns need blush to tell his 
children, "I belonged to old Battery H." In 
the matter of losses in action the battery was 
remarkably fortunate. Few, if any, that saw 
so much service were equally so. The follow- 
ing is a resume of its career : 

Whole number borne on the rolls during 
service, 262 ; killed in action, 28 : died in hospi- 
tal, 15; discharged on surgeon's certificates, 
40; discharged expiration of enlistment, 36; 
discharged for promotion, etc., 18: mustered 
out at Camp Taylor. 125. 

About six of the original horses w"ent 
through with the battery. Promotions from 
the enlisted men were as follows : 

To commissions in the battery, seven ; com- 



missions in other batteries, three : commis- 
sions in heavy artillery, two ; commissions in 
infantry, two; commission in United States 
Navy, one; total, 15. 

Battery H was present at the following 
battles and skirmishes : 

Battles — Winchester, Port Republic, Chan- 
tilly, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettys- 
burg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, 
Cold Harbor, Chickahominy, Petersburg. 

Skirmishes— Edenburg, Strasburg, Rudis 
Hill, New Market, Mount Jackson. Manassas 
Gap, Mitchell's Station, Banks' Ford, W'eldon 
Railroad. 

Battcrx K, l-'irst OJiio J'ohintccr Light Ar- 
tillery. 

ROSTER OF OFFICERS. 

Captain William L. De Beck, mustered October 

10. 1861, resigned May 11, 1863; Captain Louis Heck- 
man, May II. 186,^, mustered out with battery; First 
Lieutenant George B. Haskins, October 10. 1861, re- 
signed October 20, 1862 : First Lieutenant John D. 
Holden, February IQ, 1S62, resigned March 27. 1862 ; 
First Lieutenant Henry F. Camp. March 27. 1862, died 
September 15, 1862; First Lieutenant Thomas M. Bart- 
lett. September 15, 1862, resigned October 30, 1863; 
First Lieutenant Louis Heckman, October 20, 1862, 
promoted; First Lieutenant ' Charles M, Schilley. May 

11, 1863, mustered out with battery; First Lieutenant 
Cokmibus Rodamour, October 15. 1863, mustered out 
with battery; First Lieutenant Andrew Berwick. Oc- 
tober 30, 1863, mustered out with battery; Second 
Lieutenant John D. Holden. October 10, 1861, pro- 
mated : Second Lieutenant Louis Heckman. February 
20. 1862, promoted ; Second Lieutenant Henry F. 
Camp, January 7, 1862. promoted; Second Lieutenant 
Hiram B. lams, March 27, 1862. resigned May 11, 
1863; Second Lieutenant Charles M. Schilley. October 
20 1862. promoted ; Second Lieutenant Columbus Roda- 
mour. May II, 1863, protnoted ; Second Lieutenant John 
H. Reis. May 11, 1862. promoted; Second Lieutenant 
Joseph Maloney. May 9, 1864. mustered out with bat- 
tery; Second Lieutenant Otto Marolotze. May 2, 1865, 
resigned June 10, 1865. 

Washington County has just cause to be 
proud of the three batteries she furnished for 
the Union during the civil war, viz. : De Beck's 
"L" and Huntington's "H," of the First Ohio 
and Buell's "C," of the First Virginia. 

"De Beck's Battery," so-called in honor of 
its organizer and first commander. Capt. Will- 
iam L. De Beck, of Cincinnati, was first started 



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63 1> 



in June, i8()i, under authority frum tlie State 
oi Virginia with headquarters at WiUiams- 
town, West Virginia, opposite ]\Iarietta, but 
recruiting in "Dixie" proving slow, October 
loth, of the same year, the command was of- 
fered to Oliio, which was accepted, and the 
compau)- went to Camp Dennison, near Cin- 
cinnati, where it was designated as Company 
"K," First Regiment Ohio Vohmteer Light 
Artillery. During the fall and winter of 1861, 
and 1862, the drilling and disciplining were 
incessant, and so' proficient did the men be- 
come, that the GoA'ernor of Ohio, as a special 
recognition, furnished the company six of the 
famous Wierd steel guns. ?^Iarch 1, 1862, 
the command went to Parkersburg, West Vir- 
ginia, and was incorporated into the Army of 
West Virginia, then under General Rosecrans, 
Two weeks later, it went forward to Cumber- 
land. Maryland, and reportetl to Gen. 
Robert C. Schenck. A few days afterwards 
it was sent on a forced n arch, reaching 
the wire suspension bridge o\er the South 
Potomac, near Romney, and by its timely 
arrival prevented a raid upon the Baltimore 
& Chio Riailroad by a division of "Stone- 
wall" Jackson's cavalry. For the prompt- 
ness here displayed, the battery was publicly 
thanked by General Rosecrans, and Captain 
De Beck promoted to chief of artillery, on the 
staff of General Schenck. Early in April, 
1862. "K" was engaged hi engagements at 
Grassy Lick, Lost River, ^Moorefield and Crab 
Bottom Church, again receiving the thanks 
of the general. 

May 8th of tlie same year, after a forced 
night and day march, of nn^re than 100 miles, 
Shenck's army reached the oxxrwhelmed forc- 
es of General Milroy. the combined army num- 
berinig 7,000, at once engaging Jackson's 
army of 23,000 in the fierce battle of Bull Pas- 
ture Mountain, which lasted till late in the 
night, and 'by mutual consent ending as a 
"drawn game." The Union Army under 
Schenck. being largely outnumbered, withdrew 
that night, closely ffillowed by Jackson in its 
retreat, fighting at Mountain Summit. Ighs' 
Church, Handy's Gap, Washington's Meadow, 



and Franklin; in all of which Jackson's at- 
tempt to cut the army off from its base of re- 
treat was frustrated. During the five days 
and nights of this terrible retrograde move- 
ment De Beck's Battery was assigned the first 
place of honor, in covering the retreats and 
driving back the fierce onslaughts of Jackson, 
in which it was again so successful tliat (Gen- 
eral Fremont who had succeeded Rosecrans, 
in the presence of his staff and other com- 
manding officers, thanked Captain De Beck for 
sijlendid work he had done. General Schenck 
adding that Battery K had saved the army. 

Fremont now started on his memorable 
march, to intercept Jack.son in the Shenan- 
doah Valley, during which were fonght the 
battles of Strasburg, Middletown, Cedar 
Creek, Xew Market, Edinburgh. Woodstock, 
Mount [Jackson, Harrisonburg, Rockinghanii 
Fields (where the Rebel cavalry general. Ash- 
by, was killed), and Cross Keys, and in the lat- 
ter the terrible firing of De Beck's battery, and 
work it did, exciting the greatest admiration 
of all officers and men from the highest to the 
lowest. Fremont was now succeeded In- 
General Sigel, and Captain De Beck was chief 
of artillery of the army. While under Sigel, 
the battery took part in the great battles of 
Cedar Mountain. Freeman's Ferry. Kelly's 
Ford. Warrenton, Warrenton Junction. Bris- 
tow Station, Xew Baltimore (second), Chan- 
tillv, and the second Bull Run, all under Pope. 

After this K was assigned to the army of 
the Potomac, closing the year 1862 b\- taking- 
part in Burnside's great and fatal battle of 
Fredericksburg. (ien. Joe Hooker was 
now made commander, and K Battery was sent 
to tlie Eleventh Corps under Gen. O. O. How- 
ard. 

\\'d\ 1st, 2(1 and 3d. Battery K was in the 
terrible field at Chancellorsville. its discipline 
and drill never proving of greater value than 
when the Eleventh Corps so unexpectedly be- 
came demoralized, and began its disastrous re- 
treat. K Battery reniaincfl like a solid wall, 
and with canister and shrapnel again and 
again driving back the fierce charges of Jack- 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



either reformed their hues, or new troops came 
to the rescue. Tthe next day, while temporar- 
ily serving in the Fifth Corps under General 
Meade, the batteiy again distinguished itself 
by driving back with cannister Longstreet's 
veterans. Captain De Beck being now called 
to another command, Lewis Heckman, senior 
first lieutenant, was commissioned captain, and 
tCKjk charge of the battery. 

July I, 2 and 3, 1863, was fought the 
greatest battle of the war, Gettysburg, in which 
Battery K was prominently engaged, its ter- 
rific fire run Cemetery Hill eliciting the highest 
encomiums. 

In October the battery went to the West 
with the Eleventh and Twelfth corps under 
Hooker, and at Chattanooga was incorporated 
into the Army of the Cumberland, and while 
there, was participant in all of Grant's battles 
at Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, etc., 
and during the rest of the war, remained at 
Stevenson and Bridgeport, Alabama, finally re- 
turning to Camp Dennison, where it was mus- 
tered out of service, delivering its guns over 
to the Ot'dnaiice Department of the United 
States, and having had the rare good fortune 
of never having surrendered a single gun to 
the eneni}'. 

Gallant, noble Frank Buell died in battle, 
lamented and beloved by all the officers and 
men of the three batteries, while De Beck and 
Huntington had the good fortune to live 
through the contests, to^ see the countr\' re- 
stored and reunited, and peace reigning 
throughout the land. 

Bat/cry K. Second Ohio Heavy Artillery. 

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

Captain Daniel W. Hoffman, mu'itered August 22, 
1863, promoted to maior September 30. 1863 ; Captain 
Waiter S. Bradford. June 16. 1865, mustered out with 
regiment ; Captain Stowell S. Hazen. September 30. 
1863, resigned June 24. 1865; First Lieutenant Richard 
Burns, .'\ugust 25. 1863. promoted to captain of bat- 
tery L : First Lieutenant Stowell S. Hazen. August 27, 
1863, promoted to captain of battery K: First Lieu- 
tenant Thomas M. Sechler, September 30. 1863, re- 
signed June 3, 1865; First Lieutenant Charles A.. Mc- 
Manus, October 18. 1864. resigned June 21. i86^: First 
Lieutenant Francis Reichman. June 16, 1865, mustered 



out with regiment ; Second Lieutenant Thomas M. 
Sechler, August 25, 1863, promoted to first lieutenant; 
Second Lieutenant Charles H. Newton, Aubust 25, 

1863. promoted to first lieutenant of battery D, and 
resigned January 19, 1865 ; Second Lieutenant George 
W. Bell, September 30. 1863. promoted to first lieuten- 
ant of battery B, on General Carter's staff at muster 
out of regmient; Second Lieutenant Thomas Under- 
wood, September 15. 1864, mustered out with regiment ; 
Second Lieutenant Henry A. Frary, mustered out with 
regiment. 

This was a Washington County organiza- 
tion. By the middle of the year 1863, the na- 
tional armies had made important captures of 
forts and other strongholds of the enemy. It 
became necessary to recruit a class of troops 
whose duty it should be to fortify, garrison 
and hold these captures. The Second regi- 
ment of heavy artillery was therefore author- 
ized, and rank and file consisted of 2,400 men. 

K Battery was mustered into the service 
September 7, 1863, at Covington barracks, 
Kentucky, and on October nth, was removed 
to Mumfordsville. On May 26, 1864, it was 
transferred to Charleston, Tennessee, where, 
on the 1 8th oi August, it was engaged with 
the enemy's cavalry, under Wheeler, and par- 
ticipated in the subsequent movements of Gen- 
eral Ammen, moving to Fort Sanders and 
Knoxville, and on November 18, 1864, 
marched to open communication with the Un- 
ion forces, then in a critical position at Straw- 
berry Plains. On November 20th, returneil to 
Knoxville, and on December 7th, marched 
with General Ammen" s command to Bean's 
Station, Tennessee. It occupied fortifications 
at Clinch Gap, Tennessee, until December 31, 

1864. when it returned to Fort Lee, at Knox- 
ville. Shortly thereafter the battery was 
ordered to Greenville, Tennessee, and thence 
to Nashville, where, on the 23rd of August, 
1S65, it was'mustered out o-f service. On Au- 
gust 29, 1865, it was finally paid and dis- 
charged at Camp Chase. 

Coiiipanx L, First Ohio J'oliniteer Ca:'alry. 
(Gen. G. ]]'. Tlwinas' Body Guard.) 

REr,IMEXT,\L OFFICERS. 

Colonel Owen P. Ransom, mustered .August 17, 
1861. resigned: Colonel Minor Millikin. January 11, 



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1862, killed at Stone River December 31, 1S62: Colonel 
Thomas C. H. Smith. December 31. 1862. revoked; 
Colonel Beroth B. Eggleston. April I, 1863, mustered 
out with regiment ; Lieutenant Colonel Thomas C. H. 
Smith, August 23, 1861, promoted to colonel Decem- 
ber 13, 1862. appointed brig:adier general by Presi- 
dent November 29, 1862: Lieutenant Colonel James 
Laughlin, December 31, 1862, resigned April i, 1863: 
Lieutenant Colonel Valentine Cupp. April I. 1863, died 
September 20. 1863 ; Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. 
Pattin, September 20, 1863. mustered out with regi- 
ment ; Lieutenant Colonel Stephen C. Writer, Decem- 
ber 9. 1864. mustered out with regiment; Major John 
D. Moxley, February 25, 1865. A. A. A. G. at Camp 
Webster, Nashville. Tennessee: Major William Mc- 
Burney, February 28, 1865, mustered out with regi- 
ment; Major Minor Millikin. August 24. 1861. promoted 
to colonel; Major Michael W. Smith. October 31, 1861, 
resigned June 10, 1862: Major E. B. Dennison, No- 
vember 27. i86r, resigned June 10. 1862; Major James 
Laughlin. June 10, 1862. promoted to lieutenant col- 
onel; Major Beroth B. Eggleston, June 20, 1862, pro- 
moted to colonel; Major J. W. Robinson, June i, 1862, 
died; Major David A. B. Moore. September 7, 1862, 
killed at Stone River December 31, 1862; Major Val- 
entine Cupp. December 31, 1862. promoted to lieuten- 
ant colonel; Major Thomas J. Pattin, December 31, 
1862, promoted to lieutenant colonel; Major Stephen 
C. Writer. April i, 1863. promoted to lieutenant col- 
onel ; Major James N. Scott. April I. 1863. mustered 
out with regiment; Major John C. Frankenberger. Sep- 
tember 20, 1863. mustered out : Surgeon Rudolph Wirth, 
September 7. 1861. resigned May 23. 1862; Surgeon 
John Cannan. February i, 1862; Wilson V. Cowen, 
December 16. 1863, resigned October 4. 1864; Assistant 
Surgeon John Cannan, October 10. 1864, promoted to 
surgeon ; Assistant Surgeon John B. McDill. August 
21, 1864. mustered out: Chaplain J. M. Drake, Decem- 
ber 13, 1861, resigned May 23, 1862. 



COMPANY OFFICERS. 

Captain Thomas J. Pattin. mustered September 17, 
1864. promoted to major; Captain John D. Barker, De- 
cember 31, 1863, resigned January 21, 1864; Captain 
Henry C. Reppert, December 14, 1864. mustered out 
w'th regiment ; First Lieutenant John D. Barker. Sep- 
tember 18. 1861. promoted to captain: First Lieutenant 
Samuel H, Putnam. September 7, 1862, resigned Oc- 
tober 26. 1863: First Lieutenant Henry C. Reppert, 
March 31. 1864. promoted to captain; First Lieutenant 
Robert B. Rhodes, January 6. 1865. mustered out May 
5. 1S63. as second lieutenant; First Lieutenant Daniel 
W. Dye. July 24. 1865. mustered out with regiment ; 
Second Lieutenant Oscar H. Underwood. September 
18. 1861, resigned May 29. 1862; Second Lieutenant 
Timothy L. Condit. May 29. 1862. killed at Stone River 
December 31, 1862; Second Lieutenant Samuel H. Put- 
nam, November 20, 1862, promoted to first lieutenant; 
Second Lieutenant Henry C. Reppert, December 31, 
1862. promoted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant 
Robert B. Rhodes, December 9, 1863. promoted to first 
lieutenant. 



NON-COM MISSIONED OFFICERS. 

First, second and third sergeants at dale of mus- 
ter out. 

First Sergeant Edward P. Burlingame, March 31, 
1864, mustered out with regiment ; Quartermaster Ser- 
geant John HufT, March 31, 1864, mustered out with 
regiment; Commissary Sergeant Henry Dudcn, March 
31, 1864. mu-tered oiU with regiment. 

The following sketch of Company L, First 
Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, was compiled from 
brief notes taken by Sergeant E. P. Burlin- 
game from a journal kept by him during the 
war. Maiiy soldiers kept journals, but few 
were as fortunate as Mr. Burlingame in get- 
ting through all the marches and battles and 
not losing them : 

September 5, 1861, Governor Dennison au- 
thorized a regiment of cavalry to- be raised 
for the three years' service. Through the ef- 
forts of the military committee of Washing- 
ton County, and especially two members, John 
Newton, Esq., and Col. William R. Putnam, 
together with lliomas J. Pattin and John I). 
Barker, a company was raised in this courity, 
and by September 14. 1861, 93 names were 
enrolled. Thomas J. Pattin was elected was 
captain, John D. Barker first lieutenant, and 
Oscar H. Underwood second lieutenant. 

On the 17th of the same month the com- 
pany reported at Camp Chase, and was assigned 
to the First Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, as Com- 
pany L. They were mustered in on the 18th, 
received vmiforms the 21st, horses the 28th, 
horse equipments October 22nd, sabres and 
belts November 25th, and revolvers Decem- 
ber 3rd. Meanwhile they were exercised at 
mounted and dismounted drill, until they be- 
came very efficient in the manual of arms and 
cavalry evolutions. 

December nth, the regiment arrix'cd at 
Louisville, Kentucky, and on the 20th were re- 
viewed by Gen. Don Carlos Buell, command- 
ing the department. 

January 30, 1862, the company made a 
short tour in search of the Rebel chief. John 
Morgan, but failed to come up with him. 

The regiment proceeded southward through 
NTashville, and on !March 24th encam])ed at 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Spring Hill, Tennessee, where a detail from 
Company L, was made as an escort for Gen. 
George H. Thomas, nnder coinniantl of Lieut. 
John D. Barker. 

April 6, 1862, while on the march with 
General Buell's army in the tlirection of Pitts- 
burgh Landing, the cannonading at the bat- 
tle of Shiloh was distinctly heard. The regi- 
ment arrived at Pittsburgh Landing April 8th, 
too late to take part in the battle, and were ac- 
tively employed up to May 30th, having sev- 
eral skirmishes with the enemy, and lost one 
man, William AL Robinson — missing. 

On June 4, 18O2. they fought their first 
battle. Company L, with part of Company D, 
were on picket duty three miles from Boone- 
ville, at Carolina Church, when the Rebels, 
four companies strong, attacked them. Form- 
ing hastily they checked the enemy's advance, 
and then fell back in good order, to entice the 
enemy into the open ground. The Rebels, 
supposing they were retreating, charged with 
a yell, but our men wheeled by fours and faced 
the enemy, opening on them with their Sharp's 
carbines. Captain Pattin riding up and down 
the line, urging the boys to "give it to them." 
The Rebels having a larger force now endeav- 
(ired to flank them. They consequently were 
compelled to fall liack still farther, turning on 
the Rebels several times, and finally reached 
their supports at Booneville, when the enemy 
retired. The company escaped without loss ; 
two of Company D, however, were wounded. 

Li July, 1862, the company was engaged 
in the siege of Corinth, and on the 24th of that 
month joined the regiment at Tuscumbia, Ala- 
bama. During August the}' were engaged in 
scouting along the line of the Nashville & 
Chattanooga Railroad. September 30th 
found the regiment at Louisville again under 
the command of General Buell. where they 
were clothed and equipped and received four 
months' pay. 

On October 2d. Company L was thrown 
out of Louisville to make a flank movement on 
the Rebels who had taken possession of Mount 
Washington. Captain Pattin advanced part 
of the company, dismounted, who were sup- 



ported by other troops ; they were soon Ijriskly 
engaged, when the enemy opened on them with 
grape and canister ; they thereupon retired to 
give room to our artillery ; moving now to the 
other flank the company got into the town, and 
the Rebels rapidly retreated. Loss. Henry 
Duden, wounded. 

October 4, 1862, a detachment under Ma- 
jor Laughlin ha\ing been sent out to the front 
they left the direct road to Bardstown, and pro- 
ceeding via Fairfield, came into it again at 
Bardst(jwn fair-grounds. After some skir- 
mishing we gained the road. Company L was 
formed parallel to the road, close up to the 
fence, and was on tlie left line, disconnected. 
We had commenced letting down the fence 
to enable us to get on to the road, but a rush 
of cavalry from the direction of Louisville 
caused us to make other disposition of our 
time. We were between a brigade of Texan 
rangers and Bardstown, and they were charg- 
ing down upon us in columns of platoons, evi- 
dently intent upon cuttinig through. We fired 
a few rounds at a right oblique, and the right 
having broken, we had tO' fall back. The 
Rebels were between us and our reserves. We 
must run the gauntlet or jump a rail fence and 
take a wide circuit around. Captain Pattin's 
bridle-reign caught on a gate-latch, and he 
barely escaped capture. Corporal Daniel W. 
Dye having dropped his carbine, dismounted^ 
and picked it up, and with the Rebels demand- 
ing his surrender, he put spurs to his horse 
and escaped. Jonathan H. Smith was mor- 
tally wounded after he had been compelled to 
surrender. Corporal Jacob Gano and privates 
Edward P. Bigelow". Calvin C. Broughton, Pe- 
ter Cline. David M. Grimes, John Hoskinson 
and William Rice were captured and paroled. 
John Duden and William Reese were captured 
and dismounted, l3ut watching their opjxirtun- 
ity, they escaped. 

On October 8th the detachment took part 
in the battle of Perryville. and bivouacked that 
night on the field. 

Bv order of General Buell. IMajor Laugh- 
lin's detachment on October loth started for 
Bardstown, with a large number of Rebel pris- 



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oners, and on the i4lh joined the regiment at 
Danville, Kentucky. 

After another fruitless chase after Mor- 
gan, the company was ftn' some time engaged 
in carrying dispatches from Gallatin to Gener- 
al Rosseau at Tyree Springs, Tennessee. 

The regiment was about this time (No- 
vember, 1862) brigaded with the Third Ohio 
Cavalry, and the Second and Fifth Kentucky 
Cavaler)-, under Colonel Zahm of the Third 
Ohio. The Fourth Ohio Cavalry was after- 
wards substituted for the Fifth Kentucky. 

On December 30, 1862, Captain Pattin was 
ordered tO' take his platoon and with a section 
of artillery, to drive some Rebel troops out of 
Lavergne, Tennessee. Upon coming in sight 
of the town the artillery was brought into po- 
sition, and a few shots were fired as "feelers." 
One of these passing through a house took oft 
the arm of Mr. Tidd of Harmar, Ohio, who- 
was employed by the government in putting up 
telegraph lines. The Rebels retreated. Pat- 
tin pursued and captured a number of mules. 
The Second platoon, under Lieut. Timothy L. 
Condit. accompanied the train, and both pla- 
toons met at Wilkes' crossroads, and went into 
camp there at 10 P. M. 

STONE RIVER. 

December 31st we were preparing to break 
camp, when, from the right over the fields, 
came excited soldiers with tales of disaster. 
General Willich's comn'and had been surprised. 
and the plain was covered with his fleeing 
troops. The wounded, as they passed, in- 
quired where they might find a hospital, and all 
seemed more or less panic-stricken. Hastily 
forming we proceeded to join the regiment, 
and hardly had we done so when the Rebels 
opened 011 us w^ith artillery, one of the first 
shots killing our major, David A. E. Moore. 
Acting under orders, we fell back to a new 
position. The enemy^ mistaking the move- 
ment for a retreat, set up a cheer anrl charged. 
U])on our again facing them, however, they 
came to a sudden halt, and we engaged them 
with our carbines. Colonel Millikin was cool 
37 



and brave. "Give it to them, boys,"' said he, 
"and if they get too close take your sabres to 
them." The disaster to General McCook's 
corps made it necessary for us tO' fall back 
again, that the line of battle might not be dis- 
connected. We were closely followed by the 
Reljcls, who used the artillery al every oppor- 
tunity. W'c had nO' artiller_\-, and in this the 
enemy had the advantage. As we were com- 
pelled to go through fences we lost our forma- 
tion and became mixed up. This kept getting 
worse; we were like a drove, and still harder 
pressed, the foe riding down on us, and with 
their revolvers firing upon us they came. We 
were nearing the pike; our line of communica- 
tion to the rear, and the sight of the long line 
of wagons must have given the Rebels en- 
couragement. At this juncture Colonel Milli- 
kin ordered "Charge!"' repeating the com- 
mand. Seventy-five or a hundred men wheeled 
and dashed toward the enemy, but they t(x>k to- 
flight. We pursued and had nearly over- 
taken them when a strong force was hurled 
against our right flank, and made retreat a ne- 
cessity. Tlhis was a matter of difficulty, and' 
in trying to make it successful Colonel Milli- 
kin and Lieut. Timothy L. Condit, our best 
officers, were killed; Adjutant Scott was se- 
verely wounded. Sergeant George Warren and' 
Bugler John Dulty were taken prisoners, and 
James S. Parker was captured, disarmed and 
shot in two' places. He managed to escape 
with his horse. The Rebels now had undis- 
puted possession of the train. Our cavalrv 
was scattered, discouraged and fleeing. It 
was late in the day ere we were again in order. 
Captain Pattin brought u)i the first l)attalion- 
and took command of the company. The 
Rebels were driven from the road by the 
Fourth regulars, and the fighting for the day, 
as far as we were concerned, was over. Our 
Colonel died nobly. His loss was deeply la- 
mented, for his place could never be filled. The 
death of Lieutenant Condit was a grief to all 
the company. He had no enemies ; every one 
was his friend, and each felt an individual sor- 
row. 

lanuarv i. 1863. Fuhnn Guitteau was 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



killed by a cannon ball. He belonged to tbe 
escort of Major General Thomas, and was on 
the field when killed. His comrades bear testi- 
mony to his excellent qualities as a soldier and 
his uniform courtesy and gentlemanly bearing. 

We were not actively engaged today. The 
Rebels advanced but once, and being met with 
grape and canister from a masked battery, 
they precipitately retired. 

January 2d. The company was in order 
of battle all day. There was considerable 
skirmishing, but no> general engagement by 
the Second brigade. 

January 3rd. We held our position ; rain- 
ing all day. 

The next day it was discovered the Rebels 
had left Murfreesborough, and pursuit was be- 
gun. Company L taking part, and on the 5th 
entered the town. 

The company, soon after this battle, was 
assigned tO' duty carrying dispatches, until 
April 21, 1863, when the company was perm- 
anently detailed as escort of Gen. George H. 
Thomas . 

Capt. Tl. J. Pattin having been promoted 
to major, Lieutenant Barker was now pro- 
moted captain of the company. 

The duties of escort to a general in the 
field are aptly illustrated by the following in- 
cident on July 15, 1863: 

During the operations against Tullahnma, 
Tennessee, we were engaged as orderlies and 
couriers, and in time of expected battle, as 
General Thomas' personal escort on the field. 
We were now at Winnefred's Ford, at Elk 
River, six miles north of Dercherd, Tennessee. 
Today General Thomas, accompanied by Gen- 
eral Reynolds, went to General Rn«ecrans' 
headquarters at Estell Springs. When re- 
turning, as he was crossing Elk River, his 
horse stumbled over a stone and he was thrown 
in the water. Corporal John W. Price had 
charge of the detail then with the general, and 
was close behind him. The current was very 
rapid, and the general was being carried down 
sti-cam unable tO' reach the shore. Corporal 
Price, without a moment's hesitation, sprang 
from his horse into the water, and, being over 



six feet high, by a few rapid strokes, reached 
the general and caught hold of his coat tail. 
Setting himself against the current he tried to 
check their progress down the stream, but to 
no purpose ; at each surge the general went un- 
der. Finally they reached the shore, the gen- 
eral much exhausted. 

CHICKAMAUGA. 

September 18, 1863. At dusk General 
Thomas received a dispatch from General 
Rosecrans, through the signal corps, which 
caused orders tO' be issued immediately for 
Ijreaking camp. We marched to Crawfish 
Springs, where General Thomas stopped to 
have an interview with General Rosecrans. 
The company, at 10 o'clock P. M., built fires 
and unsaddled, but remained ready for march- 
ing at a few minutes' notice. Troops and 
trains are passing rapidly towards Chattanoo- 
ga. The fences on each side of the road are 
on fire, and diffuse light and warmth. 

September 19th, at 2 o'clock A. M., we left 
Crawfish Springs and proceeded toward Chat- 
tanooga. A short time after daylight the gen- 
eral took a detail frorn the company, and with 
his stafif took a road to the right, leaving the 
company to escort the headquarters train to 
Ross\-ille. The road taken by General Thom- 
as ran almost parallel to the line of battle 
which he proceeded to form as the troops came 
up. To secure certain advantages an advance 
was orderd early in the day, and the Rebels 
were driven to the creek, but soon after they 
advanced and drove our men, capturing some 
artillery. There was evidently a slight panic, 
and the movement to the rear was being made 
in confusion and haste. Ofiicers and men 
were mixed indiscriminately, and they rushed 
by the general, paying no' heed to the injunc- 
tion ''look behind you." Had they done- so, 
they would have stopped, for the Rebels had 
ceased tO' advance, and of those of our men 
who had remained to oppose them quite a good 
line was formed. The detail under Sergeant 
Daniel W. Dye made efforts to stop those who 
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could be convinced that the}- were out of 
danger. Fortunately this was contined to but 
one brigade, and in the remainder of the battle 
it proved faithful and courageous. Another 
detail joined the general in tb.e afternoon and 
performed whatever service was required. At 
night we stood around the field headquarters, 
ready at a call. The general sat on a log in 
the wood near a dim fire, dictating dispatches 
to his aid. At twelve o'clock he went to see 
General Rosecrans, a part of the company go- 
ing as escort. 

September 20th those of the company who 
were with the train yesterday came to the field 
and those who were relieved to get rations 
and forage. These returned again in the af- 
ternoon. When the center was forced to give 
way the escort was used to^ supply additional 
aids with orderlies, and a number of the com- 
pany performed very satisfactorily the duties 
of staff officers. Capt. John D. Barker, when 
returning from a distant point, whither he had 
gone with a message, not knowing that the 
center was so far driven Ijack, came unawares 
upon the Rebels, who fired upon him,, shooting 
his horse tlirough the neck. Taking a more 
roundabout course he came in the rear of the 
left and was again fired upon. At this same 
l)lace Gen. Jon'.es A. GarfieUl. a fe\\- minutes 
later, had his horse shot from under him. 
Captain Barker reached the General and re- 
j)orted, and was sent with Captain Killogg, 
aid-de-camp, to conduct the loads of ammuni- 
tion to General Reynolds. Here the services 
of the comlpany were required. The Rebels 
were in the rear of General {■Reynolds' iiosition, 
and the ammunition was in some danger of 
being captured. A number of the company 
were deployed as skirmishers, and with raised 
pistols we advanced through a piece of woods 
on the left supposed to be occupied by the ex- 
treme right flank of the Rebel army. This 
was not the case, however, until half an hour 
later, when General Turchin, with the Thirty- 
sixth and Ninety-second charged upon them 
and routed them completely. The ammunition 
was delivered to the proper officer and we re- 
turned to the general. During the afternoon 



a cloud of dust was seen to the rear at a dis- 
tance, and as it came nearer troops were dis- 
covered. General Thomas had been watching 
them, and calling Corporal Franklin \V. Prun- 
ty he instructed him to go and ascertain wheth- 
er they were Rebel or Union troops, caution- 
ing him to be sure to return with a correct re- 
port. Rapidly galloping toward the approach- 
ing column, Corporal Prunty discovered that 
they carried the flag of the Reserve Corps, and 
getting sufficiently near to remove all doubt 
of their lieing friends he turned back and re- 
jxirted the approach of General Steedman's 
division of the Reserve Corps. The general 
himself, a few minutes later, came up and was 
assigned to duty on the right of the line held 
by General Tliomas. At sunset the divisions 
on the left began to retire, and the general, af- 
ter seeing everything in order, started late in 
the evening for Rossville, where the troops 
were concentrating. We lay down around the 
fire and being warm and weary fell asleep. 

During the entire engagement the officers 
and n'en of the compan\' perfoniTed \'alual.)le 
services. Captain Barker was on the field all 
the time, and rendered efficient service as an 
aid-de-camp. Lieutenants Putnam and Rep- 
pert were alternately on the field, and in com- 
mand o{ the train guard. There was no man- 
ifestation of cowardice on the part of any mem- 
ber of the company. Those who witnessed 
the coolness of Quartermaster Sergeant John 
Huff, when danger was most imminent, will 
not forget it. and the quiet, determined man- 
ner in which private Benjamin S. Turner per- 
formed his duties was admirable. He real- 
ized that there was danger, but never let it 
keep him from his post of duty. Others are 
deserving of as great praise as these, but all 
did not become equally prominent. 

After the battle of Chickamauga, Company 
L was with General Thomas during all the 
movements and engagements from Chattanoo- 
ga and Missionary Ridge to Atlanta. On 
Xo\-ember 19, 1863, the subject of re-enlist- 
ing as veterans came up and Corporal William 
PI'. Snodgrass re-enlisted at once, one of the 
first in the army to pledge his services tf) the 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



country for another term of three years. Af- 
terwards many others of the company took 
the same step. On December 5, 1863, Capt. J. 
D. Barker having been assigned to duty at 
headquarters of the Department of the Cum- 
berland as acting assistant inspector general, 
Lieut. Henry C. Reppert assumed command, 
and retained that position to the end, receiving 
his commission as captain June 30, 1865. 

On April 27, 1S64, the company was 
joined by 35 recruits, and by May 4th they 
f(/und theirselves v.ell equi])ped, rested, 
healthy, and ready fur the arduous campaign 
before them. Then began General Sherman's 
brilliant mo\-ements, flanking the enemy to the 
right and compelling him each time to abandon 
one stronghold after another until he finally 
drew up before Atlanta, and then by another 
flank movement compelling him to abandon 
that also. During all these movements and 
battles Gen. George H. Thomas was an impor- 
tant figure, as well as a powerful factor in ev- 
ery important move. Sherman, no doubt, 
owed nmch of his success on this memorable 
campaign to his able lieutenants, his corps 
commanders. General Tihomas was himself 
constantly in the field and his body guard w'ere 
constantly sul)jected to dangerous and fatigu- 
ing service. 

On September 2nd, about two o'clock in 
the morning, heavy e.xplosions were heard in 
the direction of Atlanta, and they broke camp 
early and moved towards the city and on the 
8th moved up to Atlanta and went into camp, 
Hood and his army having retreated. 

On November 6th. arrived at Chattanooga 
and began at once to build winter quarters. 
On January 6th, 1865, arrived at Nashville. 

The companv continued in service after the 
fall of Richmond and the final collapse of the 
Confederacy, scouring the country in the 
neighborhood of Na.shville, Gallatin, Harts- 
ville and Lebanon, Tennessee, looking after 
government property and protecting loval citi- 
zens until September 26, 1865, when the com- 
pany was paid and mustered out at Nashville.^ 
The company before disbanding did something 
that showed their high opinion and regard for 



Gen. George H. Thomas, the "Pap" Thomas 
who was so brave, so able and so "popular with 
the boys." It was a tribute to his social and 
personal worth. 

The company contributed $50 for the pur- 
chase of a full length colored photogrpah of 
Gen. George H. Thomas, which was taken in 
charge of by the committee to be placed in the 
hands of the military committee of Washing- 
ton County, for exhibition in the soldiers' gal- 
lery in connection with the company. And so> 
we part, some to take the evening train for 
hojiiie. Others to remain to spend a few days, 
in Nashville as citizens. 

Of the 91 enlisted men in the company, 
there were 41 farmers, 28 carpenters, smiths,, 
machinists, moulders, masons, coopers, etc., 
10 clerks and students, and 12 of various occu- 
pations. Six were commissioned, 30 dis- 
charged at expiration of term of service, 18 
discharged for disability, one on writ of hab- 
eas corpus, 27 re-enlisted, one deserted, one 
missing in action, and eight dead. 

Couipanv H. Scvcntli Ohio J'oluiitccr Cavalry. 

P.F.C.i:.IENT.\L OFFICERS. 

Colonel Israel Garrard, mustered September i8, 
1862. refused promotion, mustered out with tb^ regi- 
ment : Lieutenant Colonel George G. Miner, Septem- 
ber 18. 1862. on detached duty: Major William Reany, 
September 20. 1S62. mustered out July 4, 1865: Major 
Augustus Norton. December 28, '1862. rcsigne'I Janu- 
ary 30. 1864; Major James Mclntvre, July i, 1863, re- 
signed March 26. 1864: Maior Willinm T. Simpson, 
March 28. 1864, resigned August 26. 1864: Major John 
Leaper. July 13. 1864; Major Solomon L. Green Octo- 
ber 12. 1864. mustered out with reeiment ; Surgeon 
Isaac Train, October 9, 1862. mustered out with regi- 
ment; .Assistant Surgeon R. H. Tullis. November 6, 
1862. died at Marietta. Georgia; .A.-sistant Surgeon P. 
G. Barrett, June 9, 1863, honorablv discharged October 
2fi. 1864; .Assistant Surgeon John Kraps. January 4, 
1865. mustered out with regiment. 

OFFICERS 0" COMP.WY H. 

Captain Artlmr V). Eells. August 27. 1862. resigned' 
June 28, 1863; Captain Th-odoi^e F. Alb n April 2, 
1864, mustered out July 4, 1865: Captain Andrew Hall, 
brevet maior. lieutenant colonel and colonel United 
States Vobmteers. April 2. 1864. muter'd out with 
regiment; First Lieutenant William L. Tripi, Septem- 
ber 2. 1862. resigned December 25, 1863; First Lieu- 
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lieutenant October 30, 1863 ; First Lieutenant Andrew 
J. Hardy, May 25, 1864, mustered out with regiment ; 
Second Lieutenant John J. Smith, September 2, 1862, 
promoted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant Andrew 
J. Hardy, April 19, 1S64, promoted to first lieutenant ; 
Second Lieutenant Samuel C. Tappan, March 16, 1865, 
mustered out with regurient as first sergeant. 

Company H, naniod at the time "Newton 
Guards,' in honor of John IXewton, Esq., of 
the military con.«rjittee of AVashington Coun- 
ty, was organized at ADarietta, Ohio, Sqjtem- 
ber 8. 1862. It liad l:)een speedily enlisted by 
that p<>inilar officer. Captain Arthur D. Eells, 
who became the first captain of the company. 
Oil October 25, 1862, they were mustered in at 
Camp Marietta, and on the 29th were ordered 
to Ripley, Ohio, where they became company 
H, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, the fa- 
mous "river regiment." Over sixteen hundred 
men were oiifered for this regiment, so popular 
was this branch of the service at the time. 

They left Ripley on January 2d and arrived 
at Lexington, Kentucky, January 8, 1863. On 
February 3d they were sent on a scouting ex- 
pedition to Mount Vernon, Kentucky, and on 
March 21st were again on a scout, this time 
meeting the Rebel raider. Basil Duke, near Mt. 
Sterling, Kentucky, on the 22nd and driving 
him from the State. 

With the other forces under General Gil- 
more they engaged in the pursuit of the Rebel 
General Pegram's command, which had invad- 
ed Kentucky, and at Button's Hill, near Som- 
erset, where the enemy made a stand in a 
strongly entrenched position, a sharp battle 
took place. "Companies G, I, K, L and M 
made a gallant sabre charge, which decided the 
day, and the enemy fled in the greatest confu- 
sion," leaving in the hands of the companies 
that charged up the hill 130 prisoners and 49 
dead and wounded on the field. The Rebels, 
however, had sent some \eteran cavalry around 
to the rear, and the Nationals had scarcely 
taken possession of the hill when from their 
rear was heard the Rebel yell, and two regi- 
ments of Rebels charged at full speed down 
the valley. Thev were met at once by a coun- 
ter charge, led by Captain Saunders, of Gen- 
eral Gilmore's stafif (afterward Gaieral Saun- 



ders, killed at Knoxville), who charged with 
companies E, F, and H of the river regiment, 
routed and scattered the Rebel charging col- 
umns, capturing from them nearly 200 prison- 
ers and two battle-Hags. Then followed a vig- 
orous pursuit of the enemy for five miles or 
more up hill and down, through woods, shoot- 
ing, shouting, taking prisoners, and strewing 
the woods with wounded, slain and all the de- 
bris of battle. At one place they came unex- 
pectedly onto a company of women from Som- 
erset, who had taken refuge in the woods : 
these began screaming and were expecting 
doubtless to be killed in a very short space of 
time, but the gallant troopers halted in their 
mad career and allowed the women to pass and 
then resumed the pursuit, which continued un- 
til darkness intervened. 

The next work in hand was to drive Pe- 
grani beyond the Cumberland mountains, in 
May, 1863, which they did. Pegram, how- 
ever refused to stay whipped, and information 
being received that he had collected a force 
near Monticello, the Se\enth, with four other 
cavalry regiments, all under Col. A. V. Kautz, 
attacked the enemy June 9, 1863, and drove 
him from that place. On the return march 
the river regiment was in the rear of the col- 
umn, W'ith companies D and H throAii out as 
rear guard. Presently a huge cloud of dust 
to the rear announced the approach of the 
enemy. The two companies nerved them- 
selves to check the Rebel advance, and select- 
ed a position behind a stone wall. The enemy, 
coming up, received the well directed fire of 
the guard, which emptied several saddles ; but 
the Rebels, charging gallantly, drove the guard 
from its chosen nosition. Galloping along the 
road, closely pursued by the enemy, the guard 
loaded their carbines, wheeled into line, and 
delivered a fire which checked the Rebel ad- 
vance for a moment. The rear guard was 
soon reinforced by the entire regiment, and 
afterwards by other regiments and a battery, 
when a close and desperate fight ensued, last- 
ing till after dark, whai both parties withdrew. 
This engagement was known as that of Rocky 
(iap. General Burnside complimented the 



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regiment, in orders, for their service in this 
action, which he announced as "the spirited 
cavalry engagement at Rock Gap, Kentucky." 

The regiment next engaged in cutting the 
Knoxville & Chattanooga Railroad, at Lenoir 
station, m'arching from there tO' a point so 
close to Knoxville that they threw a few shells 
into the town. Tliey then drew back and pro- 
ceeded to Strawberry Plains, and burned a 
fine railroad bridge over the Holston, the de- 
pot, and large quantities of army supplies. 

They next joined in the pursuit of the fa- 
mous raider, John Morgan, who on July 3. 
i.Sr}3. had succeeded in crossing his command 
over the Cumberland, estimated at 3,500 men. 
On the loth, Morgan crossed the OhiO' at 
Brandenburg, Kentucky, with Shackleford and 
his cavalry in hot pursuit, the route taken be- 
ing through Southern Indiana eastward 
through Ohio, Morgan having the advantage 
of 24 hours' start, and all fresh horses on the 
line of march. Morgan, becoming anxious for 
the safety of his command, had resolved to 
make a desperate effort to cross the Ohio at 
Buf^ington's Island. His pursuers, however., 
were too close upon him. At davlight on the 
morning of July 19th the advance guard of 
the pursuing column drove in the Rebel pick- 
ets, and the enemv was found in line of battle 
near Buffington's Island. The river regi- 
ment, being in the advance, was the lirst to at- 
tack, and being reinforced by other troops, a 
sharp engagement ensued, which resulted in 
the defeat of theenemv. A\bo fled from, the field 
in the greatest disorder, leaving their artillery 
and dead and wounded on the field. Tlie 
pursuit continued until dark, up to which time 
800 prisoners had been brought in, and the 
rest of the raiders scattered or iT'ding in the 
woods. After the pursuit ceased, a flag of 
truce was sent to Colonel Garrard, of the Sev- 
enth, the bearer announcing that Colonels Ba- 
sil Duke and Howard Smith, of Morgan's 
commancl, with staff officers, had been cut off 
and were anxious to surrender. Two officers 
were sent to receive the surrender, and upon 
arriving at the designated place, found that 
two colonels and several other officers, and 



about 50 men had surrendered to one soldier, 
Sergeant Drake, of the Eighth Michigan Cav- 
alry. 

Tlie ri\-er regiment took part in the move- 
ment against Cumberland Gap, the gateway to 
East Tennessee, which stronghold was invested 
and on September 9, 1863, the garrison of 
2,600 men, with 15 pieces of artillery, surren- 
! dered, and the Seventh was detailed to receive 
the surrender. 

On August 31st Company H was acting as 
advance guard of the force of the main col- 
umn, tliey went into camp at a convenient 
place, and in the morning found they had gone 
into camp with a party of Rebels. The ene- 
my, thinking there was a large force present 
"folded their tents and stole away'' during the 
night, and stole some of the compnnv's horses 
also. Camping with the enemy was an exper- 
iment they did not repeat. 

On September loth the Se\'enth Cavalry 
took part in the night fight at Carter's station, 
in upper East Tennessee, driving the enemy 
away. .Tliey then repaired tO' Bull's Gap, in 
Bey's Mountain, 40 miles east of Knoxville, 
and held that position until October lOth, 
when, in the battle of .Blue Springs, it took 
part in the final charge, near nightfall, routing 
the Rebels, who beat a hasty retreat. 

On November 6th occurred the disastrous 
defeat at Rogersville, Tennessee, where the gal- 
lant Seventh, the Second Tennessee Mounted 
Infantry, and Battery M, Second Illinois Light 
.\irtillcr\-. in all about i.ooo con-lbatants, 
under C(;irn'an(l of Colonel Garrard of the 
Seventh, made a tlesperate stand against great- 
ly superior numbers, losing 112 men and some 
of its best otScers. The orderly — Bugler 
Justus Schniinke, a Company H man from 
Marietta, was shot at his post by the side of 
Colonel Garrard. The enemy were said to 
number 3,500 men. 

From the 13th to the 17th of December, 
after the enemv retreated from KiT^.^ville, the 
Seventh regiment was constantly fighting and 
skirmishing, subsisting during that time al- 
niose entirely on parched corn. 

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bels at New Market, and drove tliem out of 
that town. Christmas Day the)' crossed Bey's 
Mountain and joined battle with a largely su- 
perior force of the enemy, and, after hard fight- 
ing- all day, being surrounded at two different 
times, they were compelled to cut their way 
out. 

The 10 days fuUowing New Year's Day, 
1864, were the most dreary days in the his- 
tory of the regiment ; they and their comrades 
of the other regiments and army lay on the 
hills about Mossy Creek, half starved. A 
bushel of cornmeal was issued tO' a brigade of 
men for a day's rations. Horses died by the 
hundreds from starvation. It stormed fear- 
fully, and the men were without shelter. There 
was but one blanket for every two men, and 
they were but scantily clothed for such severe 
weather. 

On Januarv 2j, 1864, the regiment joined 
the forces of General Sturgis and gave battle to 
Alorgan's and Armstrong's divisions of 
Wheeler's cavalry, at Fair Garden, Tennessee, 
defeating them and drivm.j' them across the 
French Broad River. 

On June 11, 1864, the Seventh, with the 
force under General Bu'rbridge. began the pur- 
suit of Morgan's force, which had invaded 
Kentucky, and at daylight of June 12th, at 
Cynthiana, Kentucky, attacked, driving the 
Rebels in confusion from the field. The left 
wing, led by Company H, and commanded by 
Colonel Garrard, charged the enemy's right, 
broke through and reached the rear of the 
Rebel line before it gave way on the center or 
left, captured the bridge over the Licking- 
River, on the Rebel line of retreat, taking posi- 
tion on the opposite bank, with the rallying 
cry of."Rogersville." killed, wounded and cap- 
tured a large number of the same enemy who 
defeated them at Rogersville, Tennes?ee, No- 
vember f), 1863. Tire regiment followed Mor- 
gan into the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, 
until forage and supplies failed, when they 
returned. They had marched 272 miles in six 
days and nights. 

The regiment was ordered to join General 
Sherman's arn'<v, then moving on .Atlanta., and 



by July 26th arrived at that fated city, partic- 
ipating in all the movements around Atlanta, 
scouting and doing picket dutv, until Novem- 
ber 6th, when they were ordered to Nashville, 
where they arrived November 17, 1864. 

On November 28, 1864, the Seventh was 
ordered to join the National forces, then re- 
treating in the direction of Nashville, and at 
Duck River the regiment was surrounded by 
the enemy, and were compelled to cut their 
way out. At the battle of Franklin, Tennes- 
see, the Se\-enth held the left of the line. In 
December, 1864, the regiment was assigned 
to the First Brigade, Sixth Division, Cavalry 
Corps, coirananded by General Wilson. 

On December 15th the regiment partici- 
pated in the great battle of Nashville, and, 
charging by scjuadrons, drove the enemy in its 
front a mile and a half, and captured four 
pieces of artillery, with men and horses. On 
the second day of the battle the regiment was 
actively engaged; and in the pursuit of Hood's 
army, on December 17th, marching by a de- 
tour to cut off the Rebel rear guard, they 
struck the Rebel center at Franklin, and, 
charging into the town, found it swarming 
with Rebels, who- were fieeing and endeavor- 
ing to hide from their pursuers. The Rebel 
officers were unable to bring their men into 
line, and hundreds of them were taken prison- 
ers, including 700 officers and nien, 2,700 
Rebel wounded, and a large number of Na- 
tional soldiers wounded in the hospital at 
Franklin. 

Chi Christmas day, \S(>4. the regiment en- 
gaged the Rebel rear guard at Pulaski. dro\-e 
them from that place in disorder, and captured 
three pieces of artillery, an amniunition train, 
etc. Tlie pursuit ended on December 27th, 
when the rear guard of the defeated army of 
Hood crossed the Tennessee. 

The Se\-enth then went into winter quar- 
ters at Gravelly Springs, Alabama, where they 
remained until March 22. 1865. At that date 
the cavalry corps commanded by General Wil- 
son, started on the last great raid of the war. 
Tliis force numbered about 18,000 men, the 
finest and best equipped, body of cavalry of 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



the war. They moved southward with irre- 
sistible n'bmentum, driving the few scattered 
fragments of the Rebel army like chaff before 
the wind. Tire object of the expedition was 
to cut off comirjunication between the Rebel 
armies of the East and W'est. Tlie line of 
march of the Seventh regiment lay through 
Jasper, Georgia, Plantersville, Alabama, 
where 300 prisoners were taken, Selma, Ala- 
bama, wdiere a large number of prisoners were 
taken; at this place, on April 3rd, the regi- 
ment had 3,000 Jvebel prisoners in their pos- 
session. On April 12th they passed through 
Montgomery, the capital of Alabama; April 
15th, through Tuskegee, Alabama. April i6th 
the regiment attacked Columbus, Georgia, at 
night, and captured the same, and on the i8th 
moved down the railroad toward the Ander- 
sonville prison pen; and on the 20th, wliile 
skirmishing with the enemy, a Rebel officer 
appeared with a white flag, announcing the 
surrender of Lee at Ajipomatox, and end of 
the war. The pursuit was at once stopped, and 
the forces which a short time before had been 
engaged in deadly conflict joined hands and 
bivouacked on the same field. 

The regiment went into camp at Macon, 
Georgia, on April 25th, and remained there 
until May 5th, when they were ordered to At- 
lanta, where they arrived May 9th. 

On May 13th 18 men from Company H 
were detailed to guard Jefferson Davis, the 
President of the defunct Confederacy, who 
had been captured in woman's attire, endeavor- 
ing to effect his escape. He was taken to Au- 
gusta, Georgia. 

On May 22nd the regiment w-as ordered 
to Nashville, where they arrived June 6th, 
completing a ride of 1,500 miles on horseback. 

June 30th the "River regiment" was mus- 
tered out of the United States service, and 
Company H arrived at Marietta July 6, 1865. 

The total number, including recruits, in the 
regiment during its service, was 1,400; when 
mustered out it numbered 840, showing a loss 
of 560 men by casualties of war. 



Coinf'aiiy 



Ninth Ohio J'oliiufiW Caralr\. 



REGIMENTAL OFFICERS. 



Colonel William D. Hamilton, mustered December 
2. 1863. brevet brigadier general April 18. 1865 ; Lieu- 
tenant Colonel William D. Hamilton, October 30, 1863, 
promoted to colonel ; Lieutenant Colonel Tbomas P. 
Cook, December 2, 1863, discharged September 9, 1864 ; 
Lieutenant Colonel William Stough. October i, 1864, 
mustered out with regiment ; Major William D. Ham- 
ilton, December 6, 1862, promoted to lieutenant colonel ; 
Major Thomas P. Cook, October 30, 1863, promoted to 
lieutenant colonel; Major William Sims, October 30, 

1863, resigned June 21, 1864; Major John Williamson, 
December 2, 1863, resigned July 28, 1864; Major Henry 
Plessner, December 7, 1863, discharged January 13, 
1865; Major Elijah Hoague, July 13, 1864, resigned 
March 9, 1865; Major William Stough, September 8, 

1864, promoted to lieutenant colonel: Major L. H. 
Bowlus, October i. 1864^ mustered out with regituent ; 
Major John W. Macumber, February 10. 1865. mus- 
tered out with regiment: Major James Irvine. May 31, 

1865, mustered out with regiment: Major Joseph B. 
Daniels. February, 1864. mustered out with regiment; 
Surgeon C. M. Finch, October 5. 1863. mustered out 
with regiment; Assistant Surgeon William McMillen, 
March 26. 1863. mustered out with regiment; Assistant 
Surgeon James C. Thorpe, October 5. 1863, discharged 
April 18, 1864; Assistant Surgeon Charles H. Pinney, 
April 22, 1864, mustered out with regiinent ; Chaplain 
Ezekiel S. Hoagland, January 18, 1863, resigned August 
20, 1864. 

OFFICERS OF COMPANY B. 

Captain John Williamson, mustered Novernber 16, 

1862, promoted to major; Captain Joseph B. Daniels, 
December 2, 1863, promoted to major ; First Lieutenant 
Joseph B. Daniels, November 6, 1862, promoted to cap- 
tain ; First Lieutenant Richard B. Mason. December 22, 

1863. deceased June 25, 1864: First Lieutenant James 
Stonehawker. July 30. 1864. mustered out with regi- 
ment : First Lieutenant Allen J. Alexander. February 
10. 1865, honorably discharged March 25, 1865 ; Second 
Lieutenant Richard B. Mason, February 2. 1863, pro- 
moted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant James 
Stonehawker. October 10, 1863, promoted to first lieu- 
tenant ; Second Lieutenant Allen J. Ale.xander, De- 
cember 22, 1863, promoted to first Heivtenant ; Second 
Lieutenant Edward Ashley, May 31, 1865, mustered out 
with regiment ; Second Lieutenant Bishop Martin, May 
31, 1865, mustered out with regiment. 

Company B was from Washington Coun- 
ty. They were raised in the fall of 1862, un- 
der the authority of Governor Tod, to make 
three new regiments of cavalry, the Eighth. 
Ninth and Tenth. Captain William D. Ham- 
ilton, of the Tliirtv-second Ohio Volunteer 



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Inlantry, then stationed at Winchester, Vir- 
ginia, had been sent to Ohio to recruit another 
company for that regiment. He had secured 
50 men, when liis regiment, with others, was 
captured by "Stonewall" Jackson, on the 15th 
of September, 1862. Governor Tod then or- 
dered Captain Hamilton to proceed at once to 
organize a cavalry regiment, to be called the 
Ninth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. 

The fifty recruits above referred to formed 
a nucleus for the new- organization, which ren- 
dezvoused at Zanesville, and on December i, 
1862, seven companies were ready for mus- 
ter. Tliree companies, however, were trans- 
ferred to the Tenth Cavalry, then organizing 
at Cleveland, to complete that regiment. Tlie 
four remaining companies were ordered to 
Camp Dennison. They were designated as 
the First Battalion of the Ninth Cavalry, were 
equipped and drilled until April 23, 1863, when 
they were ordered to Lexington, Kentucky. 
The battalion under command of Captain 
Hamilton, numbering 300 men, were soon ac- 
tively engaged driving out raiders and ma- 
rauders who were so frequently coming down 
from the Kentucky and Tennessee mountains 
into the Blue Grass region. 

On June 15, 1863, they joined an expedi- 
tion designed to penetrate into East Tennessee 
and find out the situation of the loyal inhabi- 
tants of that region. Tlie whole force con- 
sisted of about 2.000 mounted men. of which 
200 were from the battalion, including Com- 
pany B. Crossing the Cumberland River on 
the night of June i6th. they were soon at Pine 
Mountain Gap, a Rebel stronghold. Here the 
garrison was surprised and captured without 
firing a shot, and they passed on to Big Creek 
Gap. the Ninth Cavalry Battalion in the ad- 
vance. The Rebel force at this gap evacuated 
and fled. 

The objects of the raid were accomplished 
W'ithout further opposition, and they returned 
to London, Kentucky. The battalion on July 
5th was ordered to move out after John Mor- 
gan : but Morgan having passed the battalion 
was ordered to watch anfl enibarrass the prog- 
ress of the Rebel general Scott, who was re- 



ported moving" to support M(.)rgan. The battal- 
ion joinetl a hastily gathered force at Camp 
Dick Robinson, and went in pursuit of Scott, 
who had passed with his con.ii und to the right. 
They then had a running tight for 10 days; 
the battalion marching at the rate of 57 miles 
in 24 hours, the men living chiefly on black- 
berries gathered at the roadside while the 
horses were resting. 

On August 1st the battalion went from 
Stanford to Glasgow, Iventucky, and were 
there assigned to a cavalry brigade for General 
Burnside's advance into East Tennessee. The 
capture of Knoxville w'as effected without 
much opposition, and Major Hamilton was 
appointed provost marshal of the city, and the 
First Battalion assigned to patrol and guard 
duty on the approaches of the city. 

Tlie Second Battalion was organized No- 
vember 6th, and the Third Battalion Decem- 
ber 16, 1863, thus completinig the regiment. 
The two battalions were filled to their maxi- 
mum, and together with 100 recruits for the 
old battalion, were rendezvoused at Camp Den- 
nison and furnished with horses, equipped 
with sabres and Smith carbines, and carefully 
drilled until February 6, 1864, when they were 
ordered by water to Nashville, Tennessee. Ar- 
riving! at Louisville they were disembarked 
to follow some guerrillas, who' were reported 
to be making trouble in Kentucky. They 
marched through the country to Nashville 
without opposition. The regiment was then 
attached to the left wing of the Sixteenth 
Army Corps, and ordered to Athens, Alabama, 
for field duty along the Tennessee River. 

Colonel Hamilton at this time went to 
Knoxville with orders from the First Battal- 
ion to join the regiment. The severe cam- 
paign through which the First Battalion had 
passed, ending at Knoxville, rendered an en- 
tire new equipment necessary. For this pur- 
pose they were ordered to Nashville, and af- 
ter considerable delay waiting for horses, they 
were again ready for active service, ^apt. 
Jospeh B. Daniels was now placed in command 
of the First Battalion and so remained until 
the end — toward the last being in command of 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



the entire regiment. The battahon now 
moved to Pulaski, Tennessee, and occupied 
that place about six weeks, Captain Daniels 
being in command of the post. Several move- 
ments were undertaken against the Rebel cav- 
alry under Wheeler and Forrest, for which 
the whole regiment combined, but were not 
permanently united until all of the battalions 
reached Athens, in April, 1864. 

On the night of April 13, 1864, a com- 
pany of the Ninth, which with others had been 
sent out to look for stock, was surrounded 
in a barn where they were sleeping. The at- 
tack was made by an Alabama regiment, and 
after a short struggle, two officers and 39 men 
were captured. The remaining three compa- 
nies soon c^me to the rescue, but not in time 
to rescue their comrades. 

The non-commissioned officers and men 
thus taken were sent to Andersonville prison. 
Eight months after, a report from Orderly 
Sergeant Kennedy showed that 25 of their 
number had died from brutal treatment. 

The two officers taken were Capt. Joseph 
N. Hetzler and Lieut. Frank H. Knapp. who 
were sent to Qolumbia. South Carolina. Lieu- 
tenant Knapp. after two efforts to escape, in 
which he was retaken by the aid of blood- 
hounds, finally succeeded in reaching Knox- 
ville. Tennessee, after traveling three weeks, 
principally at night, securing food and assis- 
tance from the negroes. At one time he heard 
the hounds on his trail, and again would have 
been captured but for the generous assistance 
of a negro, who. after giving him something 
to eat. said: "Now. bress de Lord, massa 
Yank, you jist trust to me and we'll fool dem 
dogs. You trot along fust, den Til come too., 
steppin' in your tracks. Go' 'bout half a mile, 
den you come to some watah; you take right 
through dat. den Til kep on t'other way. See 
dem dno-s is used to huntin' niggers, dev Icnows 
de smell, and likes to follow de black man's 
foot." "But." said the lieutenant, surprised 
at this sinsfular offer, "the dogs ivill catch you 
and probably tear vou to pieces." "Oh, mas- 
sa." said he. "let dis nigger alone for dat, I'se 
fooled dem dogs afore for de Yanks, and. 



bress de Lord, I'll try it again. Now trot 
along, massa, for I hear dem dogs a comin." " 
Shortly after crossing the pond the lieutenant 
heard the hounds howling in the direction 
taken by the negro, and he was no longer dis- 
turbed by them. He afterward joined the 
regiment at Savannah, Georgia, in January, 
1865. Captain Hetzler remained a prisoner 
until near the close of the war, when he was 
exchanged. 

Another battalion oi the Ninth was sent 
out in the vicinity of Florence, to guard the 
river, thus, for a distance of fifty miles, the 
Tennessee was patroled by the two battalions 
of the regiment, having frequent skirmishes 
with the enemy. 

On May 5, 1864, the regiment arrived at 
Decatur, Alabama, and on the 8th the place 
was attacked by the enemy. The Ninth moved 
out beyond the works a mile and a half, to de- 
velop the enemy's strength. The country was 
about equally divided between timber and lev- 
el, open land. The Rebels formed on the open 
ground, and. as the Ninth swung around the 
timber, a battle ensued, in which the Rebels 
were driven back in confusion. Tlie regiment 
lost one man killed and three severely wound- 
ed. Front this time until June ist. cavalry- 
skirmishes were of daily occurrence. 

The Seventh Illinois Infantry having been 
driven from Florence tO' Pulaski, the Ninth 
went to reinforce that regiment. After driv- 
ing the enemy beyond Florence, they returned 
to Decatur. 

Tlie Ninth was engaged on various expe- 
ditions in the region about Atlanta up to the 
fall of that city, immediately before the evac- 
uation being attached to the cavalry division 
under Colonel Garrard, on the extreme right 
of General Sherman's army. The First Bat- 
talion was engaged in the battle of Jonesbor- 
ough . 

Four hundred men of the Ninth were now 
ordered to Nashville to procure horses. On 
the night of September 2, 1864. while the train 
containing the men was passing Big Shanty. 
Georgia, it was thrown from the track and 
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645 



beside the track, opened tire on the wreck ; the 
tire was returned, and the cowards fled. One 
man was killed and three wounded by the ac- 
cident, and two killed and live wounded by 
the enemy's fire. Failing to procure horses 
at Nashville, the regiment proceeded tO' Lou- 
isville, and having received fresh horses re- 
turned to Nashville en route to the front. 

This battalion arriving at Nashville found 
the Rebel general Wheeler within 12 miles of 
the city, and they were sent out with other 
forces to meet and drive him back. They en- 
countered him at various places during the 
ne.xt 10 days until he was finally compelled 
to retire beyond the Tennessee. They soon 
recjeived orders to report at once to Marietta, 
Georgia, to join the regiment which was to 
form a part of one of Sherman's new cavalry 
divisions in the "March to the Sea." The 
battalion found Marietta burned, and pressing 
on rapidly arrived at Atlanta November 17th, 
and found it evacuated, having marched 80 
miles in 36 hours. Tliey proceeded on to 
^IcDowell, 17 miles southward, where they 
joined the balance of the regiment. They 
now numbered 700 effective men. From tliis 
time on they were busily engaged covering 
the march of the infantry, making false march; 
es to deceive the enemy, and fighting almost 
dail\', until December 4th, at Waynesborough, 
when a general engagement occurred, in which 
the Ninth made the second charge that hmke 
the Rebel lines. 

Arriving at Savannah, they were sent on 
an expedition during the progress of the siege, 
to destroy railroad comnumication with- the 
city. Capt. Joseph B. Daniels, with the First 
Battalion, was ordered to ai>proach and burn 
the bridge, and engaging the enemy with their 
Spencer carbines drove them to cover and burnt 
the bridge. 

The army remained at Savannah after its 
evacuation until the latter part of January, 
1865, at which time 150 men of the Ninth. 
that had been left with the army of General 
Tlioma.s., and who participated in the battle of 
Franklin and Na.shville, joined the regiment. 

On the night of February 3, 1865, the cav- 



alry division crossed the Savannah River at 
Sister's Ferry, 40 miles above the city, and 
entered upon the march through the Carolinas. 
On the 6th the Ninth, having the advance, en- 
gaged the enemy at a swamp near Barnwell. 
The men were dismounted and wading the 
swamp under cover of the timber, drove the 
enemy from their position. As they pro- 
gressed through the Carolinas, the forage and 
grain grew scarce and together with wearing- 
service in the swamps, rendered a great many 
horses unfit for service, and as a consequence 
many of the cavalrymen were dismounted. 
These were organized into a "dismounted 
command." On the night of the 9th of Marcli 
General Kilpatrick went into camp with the 
Third Brigrade and the dismounted men, 
about three miles in advance of the remainder 
of his command. On the loth the Rebels un- 
der General Hampton dashed in upon the 
camp, and captured the wagons, artillery and 
many of the officers and n-ien before they had 
time to dress themselves. The dismounted 
men, however, opened a close and heavy fire 
upon the Rebels, who w-ere pillaging the camp. 
A sharp fight ensued, during which the artil- 
lerymen recovered their cannon, and opened 
on the enemy. The Second Brigade soon ar- 
rived, and the Rebels were forced to retire. 
The loss of the Nationals was 25, and the 
Rebels, 75 killed in this short but desperate 
contest. 

In the battle of Avcrysborough, on ]\larch 
15th, the Ninth supported the right ilank of 
the Twentieth Corps, and was in the thickest 
of the contest, and at the battle of Bentonville, 
North Carolina, March i8th to 21st, the, final 
contest of the grand army under General Sher- 
man. General Kil])ati ick's entire connnand oc- 
cupied the left flank. The enemy being de- 
feated, they occupied Goldsborough, and re- 
mained there until April loth. They entered 
Raleigh after a slight skirmish April 14th. 
On the morning of the 1 8th, part of the Rebel 
army occupied the village of Chapel Hill. 
General Wheeler's Rebel cavalrv covered the 
ap])roach to the towMi, occupying a swamp 
.through which the road passed. At daylight 



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the regiment was ordered to effect a crossing 
if possible. Arriving at the swamp, the sec- 
ond battalion was ordered forward, dismount- 
ed, through the water. They advanced under 
cover of the cypress timber until the enemy 
came within range of their Spencer carbines. 
A spirited engagement ensued, in which the 
enemy were driven from their position, leaving 
a captain and stafif-officer of General Wheeler, 
and three men dead on the field. 

Orders in the meantime arrived from Gen- 
eral Sherman suspending hostilities. 

After the surrender the command was or- 
dered to Concord, North Carolina, where it 
remained until the last of July. 

On August 2, 1865, the regimental colors 
and property were turned over at Columbus, 
Ohio, and the regiment was mustered out of 
service. 

Cottipau\ F^ Second Vifi^iiiia J'oluiitccr Cav- 
alry. 

REGIMENTAL OFFICERS. 

Colonel William M. Bolles. mustered September 
16. 1861, resigned June 25, 1862; Colonel John C. Pax- 
ton. July 18. 1862. honorably discharged ; Colonel Will- 
iam H. Powell, May 18, 1863. promoted to brigadier 
general ; Lieutenant Colonel John C. Paxton, Septem- 
ber 16. 1861. promoted to colonel; Lieutenant Colonel 
Rollin L. Curtis. August 19. 1862, resigned October 25, 
1862: Lieutenant Colonel William H. Powell, Decem- 
ber 5. 1862. promoted to colonel ; Lieutenant Colonel 
David Done. May 18. 1863. resigned July_ 5. 1864; 
Lieutenant Colonel John J. HolTman. July 14, 1864, 
mustered out; Lieutenant Colonel James Allen. No- 
vember 26, 1864: Major Rollin L. Curtis. October 2, 
1861. promoted to lieutenant colonel; Major John J. 
Hoffman. October 2. 1861. promoted to lieutenant 
colonel; Major Henry Stembach. February 5. 1862, mus- 
tered out; Major William H. Powell, .\ugust 19, 1862, 
promoted to lieutenant colonel: Major John McMahon, 
January 2, 1863 ; Major James Allen. April 29, 1864, 
promoted to lieutenant colonel ; Major Charles E. Ham- 
bleton, July 14. 1864. mustered out ; Major Edwin S. 
Morgan, November 26. 1864; .Adjutant John P. Merrill. 
October 25. 1861. resigned June S, 1862; Adjutant Eli- 
jah F. Gillon, November $. 1862. resigned September 7. 
1864; Adjutant Earl A. Cranston, November 12, 1861, 
resigned June 2, 1862; Adjutant George E. Downing, 
October 25, 1861, resign.^d May I. 1862; Quartermaster 
Sayres G. Payton. October 2. 1861. rr.ustered out; 
Quartermaster William Hol'Jen, October 23, 1861, re- 
signed March 13. 1862 ; Commiisarv George S. South, 
Januarv 2. 1863. mustered out at expiration of term : 
Surgeon Thomas S. Neal. October 25. 1861, resigned 



February 9, 1864; Surgeon Matthew McEwen. January 
17, 1S63; Assistant Surgeon Lucien L. Comstock, No- 
vember 6. 1861. promoted to surgeon of Eighth West 
Virginia Infantry; Assistant Surgeon Ozias Nellis, 
March 6, 1863, 'mustered out at expiration of term ; 
Assistant Surgeon Edward L. Gillian. May 18, 1863; 
Chaplain Charles M. Bethauser, October 2, 1861, re- 
signed October 12. 1S62. 

OFFICERS OF COMPANY P. 

Captain Arthur D. Eells, November 22, 1861, re- 
signed 'May 6, 1862 ; Captain Oliver H. P. Scott, June 
26, 1862. . resigned December 23, 1862; Captain George 
Millard. April i, 1863. mustered out at expiration of 
term; Captain Henry F. Swentzel. Novenrber 26. 1864, 
promoted from Seventy-ninth Pennsylvania Infantry to 
Company E, and from Company E to Company F ; 
Captain George W. Gilmore ; Captain Ed. A. Rosser, 
promoted from Company B; Captain E. S. Fisher; 
Captain Oliver C. Ong; First Lieutenant Oliver H. P. 
Scott, November 22. 1861, promoted to captain; First 
Lieutenant William M. Fortescue. June 26, 1862. pro- 
moted to captain of • Company I ; First Lieutenant 
George Millard. November .i. 1862. promoted to captain; 
First Lieutenant Lloyd B. Stephens. April i, 1862, re- 
signed July 13. 1864: First Lieutenant Charles C, Clise, 
November 26. 1864 ; Second Lieutenant William M. 
Fortescue, November 22, 1861. promoted to first lieu- 
tenant ; Second Lieutenant George Millard, June 26, 
1862, promoted to first lieutenant; Second Lieutenant 
Lloyd B. Stephens. November 5. 1862. promoted to first 
lieutenant; Second Lieutenant Oliver C. Ong. April 
I. 1863. mustered out: Second Lieutenant Elisha T. 
Fisher, November 26, 1864. 

The Second Virginia Cavalry was recruit- 
ed entirely from the border counties of Ohio. 
Commencing at Monroe all the counties were 
represented by one or more companies, ending 
with Lawrence County. Company F was the 
Washington County organization. Recruit- 
ing for it began in August, 1861, under the 
management of Capt. Arthur D. Eells, and 
by September the company was in camp at 
Parkersburg, West Virginia, where the reg- 
iment was irustered into service November 
8th. Tlie fall and early winter of 1861 were 
spent in drill on foot and sword exercise at 
Parkersburg, West Virginia. In January 
the regiment was moved to Guyandotte, West 
Virginia, where they received their horses and 
completed their drill mounted. The first en- 
gagement of the regitnent was with Gen. 
Humphrey Marshall January 6, 1862, on 
Point Creek, Keiatucky. The Union forces 
were under command of General (afterward 
President) Garfield. The first loss of Wash- 



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ington County in battle in the war was Albert 
W. Leonard, shot in the forehead while in 
a charge on Jennie's Creek, January 7, 1862. 
His body lies in Mound Cemetery at Marietta. 
On the 28th of April, Company F left Guyan- 
dotte with the half of the regiment under Col. 
William M. Bolles, and marched up the Big 
Kanawha and over the Sewell Mountains and 
joined the forces of Colonel Elliott of the For- 
ty-seventh Ohio Infantry at Meadow Bluff, 
Virginia. The summer of 1862 was spent in 
raiding and scouting the counties of Raleigh, 
Wyoming, Fayette, Greenbrier, Union and 
Nicholas. These trips brought on many skrim- 
ishes and some battles, that of Lewisburg, 
May 23rd, being quite severe. Company F 
was with Colonel Paxton, who left Camp Piatt 
Xovember 24, 1862, and surprised the Rebel 
general, Jenkins, at Sinking Creek, Virginia, 
capturing 117 prisoners, no horses, and 250 
stand of arms. This w-as one of the most se- 
vere marches made during the war, both as 
regards cold and hard riding. The troops 
were in the saddle for seventy consecutive 
hours, on the latter part of their trip ; and on 
their arrival at Summerville, West Virginia, 
numbers had to be lifted out of their saddle, 
they were so badly frozen. The winter of 
1862-63 was spent at Camp Piatt on the Big 
Kanawha. With the spring of 1863 scouting 
began early. July i8th the company was in 
the severe fight at Wytheville, wdiere both col- 
onels were lost. Colonel Toland, of the Thirty- 
fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in command 
of the expedition, was shot dead, and Col. W. 
H. Powell, of the Second \'irginia Cavalry, 
wounded so badly as to be left and taken pris- 
oner. In this battle 125 prisoners were taken 
and j^ Rebels were killed; Union loss. 78 
killed, wounded and missing, the houses in 
A\'ytheville ]ia\ing- been used as places of con- 
cealment frpm which to pick off the Union 
soldiers, even the women of the town taking 
part in the fight. The town was totally de- 
stroyed. 

The regiment was also in engagements at 
Lewisburg. May 3rd, Xo\embcr 7th. and De- 
cember 12, 1863. 



The winter of 1863-64 was spent at 
Charleston, West Virginia, and it was at this 
place that the regiment was brought up to its 
high standard of drill. The regiment started 
March 16, 1864, on a scout through Hurri- 
cane Bridge, Guyandotte, Trout's Hill and 
Wayne Court House. The weather was very 
cold on this trip. 

May 1st the regiment was attached to (ien- 
eral Averill's division, and with him was in 
the raid to Wytheville on the Virginia & Ten- 
nessee Railroad. Tlie route lay through 
Brow'nstown, Logan Court House, Wyoming, 
Tug Fork of Sandy and Jeffersonville. The 
Rebels were met at Cove Gap, a few miles this 
side of Wytheville, under Gen. John Morgan, 
and a very severe battle was fought. General 
Averill complimented the regiment in general 
orders, saying : "The general commanding 
desires to express his high appreciation of the 
steady and skillful evolutions of the Second' 
Virginia Cavalry under Colonel Powell upon 
the field of battle. It was a dress parade that 
continued without disorder under a heavy fire 
for over four hours." Company F was with 
the regiment and participatecl in all of the en- 
gagements on the Hunter road to Lynchburg, 
Virginia : was also with it in the Shenandoah 
Valley,- being in the fight at Bunker Hill, 
Stevenson's depot, \Vinchestcr. Xewton, 
Kearnstown, Fisher Hill, Mount Jackson, 
Cross Keys, Port Republic, Brown's Gap. Lu- 
ray, Harrisonville, Weirs Cave, Opequan, 
Martinsburg, Williamsport. Hagerstown, 
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania : St. Thomas, 
Pennsylvania; Moorfield, Virginia, and many 
other places. The winter of 1864-65 was 
spent in the Shenandoah Valley, hut w'hen in 
1865 General Sheridan went up the valley to 
Waynesborough and on over to the White 
House, Virginia, Company F was along doing 
fine ser\ice. This company held the key to 
the hill at Dinw'iddie Court House, Virginia; 
was in the charge at Five Forks, Ford's Sta- 
tion, Deep Creek, Namozin Church. Jetters- 
ville, and in the first charge at Sailor's Creek ; 
also in the desperate engagement at Appomat- 
tox Court House, and on the morning of the- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



9th of April took part in the final charge on 
the flank of Lee's army, which would have re- 
sulted in the surrender of General Lee to Gen- 
eral Custer but for the arrival of General 
Grant on the ground. After the surrender, 
the company marched to Petersburg, where it 
remained with the regiment until the 23rd of 
April,' when it moved to intercept Johnson's 
army in North Carolina, but was ordered back 
at Halifax Court House. From there the 
company marched to Richmond, \'irginia, 
thence to Washington City. In the grand re- 
view. Company F led the cavalry column in 
review. On the 17th of June the regiment 
W'-as ordered to Texas via Louisville, Ken- 
tucky, but w-as stopped at Wheeling and mus- 
tered out, June 20, 1865. 

Company F lost the first and last man killed 
in battle from Washington County. 

The neighborhoods that furnished the most 
men to this company were, first. Coal Run ; 
second, Plymouth: third. Moss Run; fourth. 
Marietta. 

Coinpaiiy T. Eiglitcriitli Ohio J'ulinitccr In- 
fantry. 

RF.r.IMENT.M. OFFICERS. 

(Three years' service). 

Colonel Timothy R. Stanley, mustered .\ug115t 6. 
1861. mustered out November 9, 1S64: Colonel Charles 
H. Grosvenor. April 8. 1865. provost marshal ; Lieu- 
tenant Colonel Josiah Given August 17, 1861, appointed 
Colonel Seventy-fourth Regiment : Lieutenant Colonel 
Charles H. Grosvenor. March 16, 1863, promoted to 
colonel: Lieutenant Colonel John M. Benedict, April 8, 
1865, mustered out with regiment; Major Charles H. 
Grosvenor. July 30, 1861, promoted to lieutenant colo- 
nel; Major J. M. Welch, March 16, 1863. mustered out 
November g, 1864; Major John M. Benedict. February 
I. 1S65. promoted to lieutenant colonel; Major Robert 
B. Chappcll. .\pril 8. 1865, mustered out with regiment; 
Surgeon William P. Johnson, September 24, 1861, mus- 
tered out November g, 1864 ; Surgeon Horace P. 
Kay. February 20, 1865. mustered out with regiment ; 
.Assistant Surgeon William W. Mills, September 24, 
1861. resigned February 28, 1864; Assistant Surgeon 
Charles H. French. January I. 1863, mustered out No- 
vember 9. 1864; Assistant Surgeon Arthur C. Newell. 
May 2. 1865, mustered out October 9, 1865 ; Assistant 
Surgeon S. .'V. Baxter. May 2g, 1865. mustered out Oc- 
tober g. 1865 ; Chanlain John Dillon, September 16, 
1861, mustered out November 9, 1864. 



OFFICERS OF COMP.^NY F. 

Captain John J. Jumper, mustered September 8, 
1861, resigned Octo])er 4, 18(33; First Lieutenant Robert 
R. Danford, September 8, 1861, resigned January 17, 
1862 : First Lieutenant William B. Williams. February 
3. 1862, resigned February 8, 1863 ; First Lieutenant 
Charles M. Grubb, April 14, 1863, mustered out Novem- 
ber 9. 1864; First Lieutenant David J. Searight, July 
12, 1864, mustered out November g, 1864; First Lieuten- 
ant John G. G. Carter. March 29, 1865, transferred to 
adjutant Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Septem- 
ber I, 1865; Second Lieutenant William B. Williams, 
September 8. 1861, promoted to first lieutenant; Second 
Lieutenant Charles M. Grubb, March 15, 1862, promoted 
to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant David J. Searight, 
April 14. 1863, promoted to first lieutenant ; Second 
Lieutenant John G. G. Carter, December 21, 1864, .pro- 
iTioted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant James W. 
Slater, JNIay 31, 1865, mustered out with regiment. 

This company was made up of men from 
Beverly and Newport, Washington County, 
and Windsor and Ringgold, Morgan County, 
and was organized early in September, 1861, 
at Camp Putnam, Marietta, Ohio. John J. 
Jumper was elected captain. 

About the middle of the month. Company 
F joined the regiment at Camp Wood, Athens, 
Ohio, and the regimental organization was 
completed at Camp Dennison, November 4, 
1S61. 

From Camp Dennison the regiment went 
to Louisville, Kentucky, arriving November 
7th and remaining there about a month, and 
marching from there to Bacon Creek, where 
they remained about two months and drilled. 
Arrived at Green River February 7, 1862, and 
on the next day started for Bowding Green, 
whicl: place was occupied on the tenth. Re- 
mained there until the 23rd. After the fall 
of Fort Donelson, they proceeded to Nash- 
ville, Tfennessee, a distance of 62 miles, in 
three days. At Nashville the regiment en- 
camped until March i8th, suffering many pri- 
vations and hardships, when they started for 
Huntsville, Alabama, arriving April nth. 
Thence they went tO' Tuscumbia, Alabama, 
thence to Athens, Alabama, and deployed along 
the railroad. 

May 1st they were attacked by Scott's Re- 
bel cavalry and driven back towards Hunts- 
ville, Company F going as far as Madison 



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station, where, falling in with a part of the 
Thirty-third Ohio, they halted and remained. 

On JNIay 3rd Company F and a detail from 
the Thirty-third Ohio and Twenty-second 
Kentucky acted as guard to a train that was 
gathering up cotton that had been used in 
fortifying at places between Hunts ville and 
Athens, returning to the station at night, where 
they remained until the 9th, when they moved 
to Athens. 

On the 2 1 St Company F, with four other 
companies, guarded a supply train to Hunts- 
ville, returning the next day, and remaining at 
Athens until the 30th, when they started for 
Fayetteville, arriving next day, and where 
they remained until June 23rd, when they 
marched to Huntsville. All these movements 
were made under the command of Gen. O. M. 
Mitchell, who had been sent southward by 
Gen. Don Carlos Buell, commanding the army 
of the Ohio, to annoy the enemy and keep him 
busy while other and more important move- 
ments were being consummated. 

The regiment at this time was brigaded 
with the Nineteenth and Twenty-fourth Illi- 
nois and the Thirty-seventh Indiana, under 
the command of Colonel Turchin. At one 
place during . these movements, Tuscumbia, 
Colonel Turchin, with but a small force, in- 
cluding the Eighteenth Regiment, held the 
town, which was surrounded by a greatly su- 
perior force of Rebels. In order to keep up 
the appearance of a large force, however, he 
fiad the names of officers from a dozen regi- 
ments entered upon the hotel register of the 
town, whose regiments were supposed to be 
in camp, but in reality he had not more than 
600 men, all told. No citizens were allowed 
to leave the town. Soon General Buell or- 
dered all the territory west of Decatur evacu- 
ated, and the regiment went to Athens, Ala- 
bama. 

At Battle Creek they found the enemy in 
force across the stream, and shelled them, but 
received no response. July ist. Company F, 
with C and B, was on detached duty, but soon 
rejoined the regiment. July 13th the regi- 
ment started for Tullahoma, and camped at 



the foot of the mountain near that j)lace, in 
the evening. On the 14111 they passed up and 
over the mountain. Just at sunset they 
reached the summit, and began the descent by 
a very difficult route, reaching the valley about 
8 P. M., without serious accident. 

July 15th they marched from Dccherd for 
Caledonia, where the regiment remained until 
July 24th, when they started for Tullahoma, 
arriving there the day following, when Com- 
pany F' \vas thrown out as a picket guard 
around the town. August 8th they left Tulla- 
homa for Drick River, and from there went 
to Manchester. September 3rd the regiment 
arrived at Murfreesborough, and September 
8th arrived at Nashville, and remained there 
until December loth, when the regiment went 
down the Franklin pike about four miles, and 
encamped until the 26th, when a general ad- 
vance was ordered, which was continued until 
December 30th, when they went into the great 
battle of Stone River which continued for 
three days with terrible carnage, in which the 
gallant Eighteenth did noble service. 

In June, 1863, the regiment was w.itli the 
force that crossed Lookout Mountain intO' Mc- 
Lamore Cove, and confronted Bragg at Dug 
Gap, September nth, and the Eighteenth, with 
the balance of the brigade, held the enemy in 
check. 

At Chickaniauga the regiircnt did not ]iar- 
ticipate in the first da_\"s battle, but on Sun- 
day, September 20th, was in the thickest of 
the engagement, making several brilliant 
I charges. 

From this time until the expiration of their 

term of service the regiment was on engineer- 

! ing duty, and on October 20, 1864, was or- 

j dered to Camp Chase, to be mustered out, and 

1 on November 9th it was mustered out. Nearly 

100 men re-enlisted as veterans, and with those 

whose time had not expired numbered 225 

men. 

Upon re-enlisting, the h'irst. Second, Eight- 
eenth, Twenty-fourth and Thirt\--tifth Ohio 
regiments were consolidated under the name 
of the Eighteenth Ohio, commanded by Lieut. 
Col. C. H. Grosvenor. The re.giment took 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



part in the battle of Xashville, December 6, 
1864. losing four officers out of seven, and 75 
men in killed and wounded, out of less than 
200. 

The regiment was engaged from this time 
to the end of the war in garrison duty. In 
July, 1865, the regiment was stationed at Au- 
gusta, Georgia, and Colonel (now general) 
Grosvenor was assigned to duty as provost 
marshal general of the department, where 
they remained until October 9th, when they 
were ordered to Columbus, Ohio, to be mus- 
tered out. and were there honorably dis- 
charged October 22, 1865. 

Companies A, F. and G, Thirty-si.vtli Ohio 
I olimtecrs. 

RF.GIMENTAL OFFICERS. 

Colonel George Crook, mustered .September 12, 
1861, appointed brigadier general September 7, 1862; 
Colonel Melvin Clarke, September 7. 1862. killed at An- 
tietam September 17, 1862 : Colonel Ebenezer B. An- 
drews. September 17, 1862, resigned April 9, 1863 ; Colo- 
nel William G. Jones, April 13, 1863, killed September 
tg, 1863, at Chickamaiiga : Colonel Hiram F. Devol, 
September ig, 1863. appointed brevet brigadier general 
July 20. 1865 ; Lieutenant Colonel Melvin Clarke, July 
30, 1861. promoted to colonel September 16. 1862; 
Lieutenant Colonel E. B. Andrews. September 7. 1862, 
promoted to colonel September 17, 1862: Lieutenant 
Colonel Hiram F. Devol. September 17, 1862, promoted 
to colonel ; Lieutenant Colonel William H. G. Adney, 
May g. 1864. mustered out ; Lieutenant Colonel William 
S. Wilson, March 8, 1865, mustered out with regiment; 
Major E. B. Andrews. July 28. 1861, promoted to lieu- 
tenant colonel September 16. 1862: Major Hiram F. 
Devol. September 7. 1862. promoted to lieutenant colo- 
nel; Major William H. G. .A.dney. September 17. 1862, 
promoted to lieutenant colonel; Major Jewett Palmer, 
Jr.. May Q, 1864. resigned November 29, 1864; Major 
William S. Wilson, December 30, 1864, mustered out; 
Major Benjamin J. Ricker, Jr.. February 3. 1865, trans- 
ferred from Thirty-fourth Ohio volunteer infantry ; 
Surgeon Robert N. Barr, August 22, 1861. resigned Feb- 
ruary 26. 1862; Surgeon J. H. Whitford. March 8. 1862, 
mustered out with regiment ; Assistant Surgeon J. H. 
Whitford, August 23, 1861, promoted to surgeon; As- 
sistan*^ Surgeon Colin Mackenzie. March 8, 1862. re- 
signed May ig. 1863 ; Assistant Surgeon John Dicker- 
son, July 4, T862, promoted to surgeon of new regiment ; 
Assistant Surgeon James P. Welch, July 24, 11862, re- 
signed September 18, 1864; Assistant Surgeon B. F. 
Holcomb, March 14, 1865, mustered out with regiment; 
Assistant Surgeon A. M. Beers. June 26. 1865. did'not 
accept; Chaplain George V. Fry. .August. 1861, resignecl 
January 31, 1862; Chaplain J. G. Blair, July 25, 1864, 



mustered out; Chaplain G. W. Collier, August 30, i86l, 
mustered out ; Chaplain William S. Taylor, February 
I, 1862, -esigned April ,30. 1862; Quartermaster First 
Lieutenant Levi Barber, August 31, 1861, resigned No- 
vember '29, 1862; Quartermaster Captain Thomas M. 
Turner. December 30, 1864, declined promotion, pro- 
moted to captain December i, 1862, from first lieutenant 
mustered out with regiment as regimental quarter- 
luaster; Quartermester First LieiUenant John M. Wood- 
bridge, July 31, i86t, resigned; Chief Musician Eben- 
ezer Cory. August, 1861, mustered out at expiration of 
three years: Chief Musician John Tenney, September, 
1864. mustered out with regiment. 

COMr.\NY OFFICERS. 

Captain H. F. Devol, mustered August i, 1861, 
promoted to major September 7, 1862; Captain Thomas 
W. Moore, August 24. 1861, resigned March 5, 1862; 
Captain Jewett Palmer. Jr., August 24, 1861, promoted 
to major; Captain Reuben L. Nye, March 3. 1862, mus- 
tered out with regiment; Captain Joseph Kelly. March 
5, 1862. mustered out with regiment ; Captain James 
Stanley, June 6, 1S62, honorably discharged November 
25. 1864; Captain Augustus T. Ward. December .30, 
1864, mustered out with regiment ; Captain James Gage 
Barker. September 7, 1862. mustered out November 4, 
1864; Captain James C. Selby. October 3, 1862, died of 
wounds September 14, 1864; Captain Wallace S. Stan- 
ley. December ,-?o. 1864, mustered out with regiment; 
Captain James Haddow, December 30, 1864, mustered 
out with regiment ; Captain Miles A. Stacy. December 
30. 1864. resigned as first lieutenant December I. 18C14: 
Captain Jesse Morrow. December 30. 1864. mustered 
out with regiment ; First Lieutenant James Gage Bar- 
ker. .\ugust 13, 1861, promoted to captain; First Lieu- 
tenant Joseph Kelly, August 24. 1861, promoted to 
captain ; First Lieutenant James Stanley, August 24, 
1861, promoted to captain; First Lieutenant James C. 
Selby, March 5, 1S62. promoted to captain; First Lieu- 
tenant A. F. Tiffany, September 17, 1862, resigned No- 
vember 18, 1863; First Lieutenant O. J. Wood. Novem- 
ber 20, 1862. resigned August 27. 1863 ; First Lieutenant 
Jesse Morrow. February 22, 1863, promoted to captain ; 
First Lieutenant Miles A. Stacy. January 17. 1863. pro- 
moted to captain ; First Lieutenant Augustus T. Ward, 
April 21. 1S64. promoted to captain ; First Lieutenant 
James Haddow, May 9, 1864. promoted to captain; 
First Lieutenant Samuel S. Grosvenor, December 30, 
1864, honorably discharged as second lieutenant ; First 
Lieutenani: George W. Putnam. December 30. 1864, 
honorably discharged as second lieutenant; First Lieu- 
tenant S. W. Harvey, December 30, 1864, mr.stcred out 
with regiment : First Li'eutenant John A. Palmer, Sep- 
tember I, 1862. resigned June 18. 1863: Second Lieu- 
tenant James C. Selby, August 13, 1861, promoted to first 
lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant A. F. Tiffany, August 24, 

1861, promoted to first lieutenant; Second Lieutenant 
Ernst Lindner, August 24, 1861, resigned J'une 28. 1862; 
Second Lieutenant Reuben L. Nye, July 30, 1861, pro-; 
moted to captain March 3. iSfe ; Second Lieutenant 
John A. Palmer, March 5, 1S62, promoted to first lieu- 
tenant; Second Lieutenant O. J. Wood, February 5, 

1862, promoted to first lieutenant: Second Lieutenant 
Miles A. Stacy, June 28, 1862, promoted to first lieuten- 



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ant; Second Lienttnant Wallace S. Stanley, June 28, 
1862, promoted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant 
Augustus T. Ward, September 17, 1862, promoted to 
first lieutenant; Second Lieutenant Jesse Morrow, July 
28. 1862. promoted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieuten- 
ant James Haddow, September 17, 1862, promoted to 
first lieutenant; Second Lieutenant Satnuel L. Gros- 
venor, October 24, 1863, promoted to first lieutenant; 
Second Lieutenant George W. Putnam. October 24, 
1862. promoted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant 
Ransom C. Wyatt. March 8, ^865, mustered out at 
expiration of service: Second Lieutenant Benjamin 
Bragg, March 8, 1865; Ttiustered out with regiment; 
Second Lieutenant Sanmel W. Harvey, April 21, 1864, 
promoted to first lieutenant. 

Under the call of President Lincoln, July 
22, 1 86 1, for 500,000 men. Lieutenant Colonel 
!Melvin Clarke was authorized to organize a 
regiment at Camp Putnam, Marietta, Ohio. He 
at once set about it, and hearing that a company 
was being formed at Lowell for the Thirty- 
ninth Ohio — Colonel Groesbeck — he met that 
company on its organization, August ist, and 
made known his purpose, asking that the com- 
pany report at Camp Putnam to form a nucleus 
for his regiment. He solicited the forming of 
companies in this and other counties, and the 
following reported and were mustered in : 
August 13th, Company A: August 14th, Com- 
pany B; August 14th, Company C; August 
22nd, Company D ; August 22nd, Company E; 
August 24th, Company F; August 24th, Com- 
pany G ; August 24th, Company H : August 
24th. Company I; August 31st, Company K. 

Xearlv the maximum number being mus- 
tered in. the regiment was armed with the old 
United States muskets, and uniformed. Xot 
having a colonel, the line officers had a well- 
grounded notion that only a regular army of- 
equal to the ambition of its members. This 
wish being favorably regarded by the held of- 
ficers and the governor, efforts were made to 
seciu'e one through the Secretary of War. 

In this condition the regiment was ordered, 
.August 30, 1861, to the field, taking trans- 
ports at Marietta for Parkersburg. Si.x com- 
panies. .A. B, F, G, H and L under command 
of Maj. E. B. Andrews, were there met by 
Maj. A. J. Slemmer — at that time of General 
Rosecrans' staff — under the charge of Major 
Slemmer were transported by cars to Walker 



station — a few miles out. h'rom that point 
marched over the mountains. Company .\ 
had one man killed that day l)y the accidental 
discharge of a musket — Private Steward, from 
Pinchville. 

.\rri\-ed at Elizabeth after dark, foot-sore 
and wearw The object of this forced march 
was to clear the country of bands of guerrillas. 

The next morning the advance was fired 
on by a squad of these fellows from a hill 
fronting the turn of the road. One of the 
men was wounded in the shnulder. A com- 
pany was thrown forward as skirmishers and 
soon dislodged them. Camped at Reedy that 
night. The next day marched for Spencer, 
the county seat of Roane County. The place- 
was s'.irrounded by guerrillas and three of its 
loyal citizens had been killed by them. On 
the approach of the regiment they tied. The 
people were found in a truly pitiable condi- 
tion — nothing but cornmeal to subsist on. Ra- 
tions having given out the men were in much 
the same plight for two days. Scouts brought 
in a little beef, but salt tliere was none. This 
kind of diet was new, and on the whole it 
seemed as if the regiment was being roughly 
initiated. The supply train that three days 
later followed was surrounded at Reedy. A 
night march of two companies relieved and 
l.rcught it forward. Guerrillas seemed to be 
upon all the hills and frequently their signals 
could be heard. Like the foxes, they knew the 
woods and were never seen ;ii iheir houses 
during the day, so it seemed im|)ossible to 
catch tliem. Tliis was a new kind of warfare 
for the regular major, and when the regiment 
moved away — being reliexed bv another com- 
mand — he ordered flanking parties as skir- 
mishers in advance of t!ic column. 

The day before leaving Sjjcncer it was 
thought best to unload the muskets. .A tar- 
get at fifty yards was j^laced and the men in 
turn tried their skill. The small men at every 
discharge would be either upset or faced about. 
The recoil of those old muskets with their 
heavy charge of powder, ball and three buck- 
shot was about as fatal at thei'ear as in front. 
The target was not hit. Loud was the cursing- 



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of the men. Thev saw their guns were useless, 
which accounted for their never hringing down 
a - single bushwhacker, despite their many 
chances. Tlie march lay through Arnolds- 
burg. Bulltown, Sutton to Summerville, Nicho- 
las County. Lieutenant-Colonel Clarke, with 
the other four companies, C, D, E and K, soon 
joined the regiment, and in a few days Col. 
George Crook, who had been appointed to com- 
mand it, arrived to the great joy of the men. 

At this period was laid the solid founda- 
tion which gave to the regiment confidence in 
the future, and securetl for it a place second 
to none in the service. Colonel Crook insti- 
tuted a perfect system of drill and a school in 
which officers were drilled, and recitations 
regularly held : and the officers drilled the men. 
A large drill house was erected that all could 
use at the same time. Leather stocks — called 
by the men "dog collars" — were worn under 
the chin to set the men up. The old muskets 
weie exchanged for new Enfield rifles. The 
entire regiment was quartered in the houses of 
people who left at the approach of the Union 
Army. This crowding in houses, change of 
diet — this seasoning process — caused sickness, 
typhoid fever, pneumonia and measles. This 
w^as a sad era. Fifty deaths was the fearful 
record. Expeditions were frequently sent out 
to hunt guerrillas and to forage mainly for cat- 
tle — all quite successful. There was some 
lively skirmishing with the bushwhackers ; but 
two men were seriously wounded. Early in 
the winter one company (A) was sent to Cross 
Lanes, eight miles distant, to hold that post 
and guard a ford over the Gauley River. 

There was but little intercourse with the 
people ; only a few were loyal to the flag ; but 
we respected both person and property where 
they showed no open acts of disloyalty. Thus 
the winter passed. Our numbers were kept 
full by recruits. May 12, 1862, the regiment 
— 1.000 strong — with cheerful hearts, took up 
its line of march in the direction of real busi- 
ness. Company B alone remained in charge 
of the train to come by another route. Forded 
Gauley River and marched much of the way 
by bridle paths. The march was a forced one. 



and the first two days were intensely hot, so 
that many gave out. The way led via Cold 
Knob and Frankfort, the object being to get 
in the rear of a Confederate force under Gen- 
eral Heath, at Lewisburg. At the same time 
a force under Colonel Gilbert approached from 
Gauley Bridge. General Heath was too wary 
and eluded the trap. The Union forces unit- 
ed at Lewisburg, and consisted of the Thirty- 
sixth and Forty-fourth regiments and a battal- 
ion of the Second Virginia Cavalry, all under 
command of Colonel Crook — about 1.200 
strong. From Lewisburg, Colonel Crook, 
with this small force, marched through the 
mountains to White Sulphur Springs and Co\-- 
ington, to Jackson River depot, and destroyed 
the bridge at that point. The movement was 
so bold and rapid, and the enemy so surprised, 
they dare not leave their mountain fastnessc 
to essay an attack. 

A few days after the return of the expedi- 
tion to Lewisburg, May 23rd, early in the 
morning, General Heath, with from 2.500 to 
3,000 men, drove in the pickets and took a 
strong position on a hill on the opposite side of 
the to'wn from where the Union forces were 
encamped, and commenced shelling the camp. 
The Thirty-sixth, under Colonel Clarke, and 
the Forty-fourth, under Colonel Gilbert, were 
ordered to charge the enemy in their position. 
Disappearing for a few moments in the streets 
of the town, the National forces suddenly 
emerged upon the rising ground in front of 
the Rebels — the Thirty-sixth on the left and 
the Forty-fourth on the right of the line of 
battle. The Rebel infantry was posted be- 
hind a rail fence, and between the lines was 
an open, clear field. Over this ground the 
Thirty-sixth charged with a yell, receiving a 
volley from the enemy. 

Reserving fire until at close range, and 
giving the Rebels scarcely time tO' reload, the 
men were upon them, and they broke in com- 
plete rout. They escaped down the mountain, 
and firing the bridge over the Greenbrier Ri- 
ver rendered further pursuit impossible. In 
this the maiden battle of the Thirtv-sixth 
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second Virginia, which was recruited in the 
rich country of Greenbrier County and the 
Kanawha Valley, and was armed with Missis- 
sippi rifles. The result of this victory was a 
loss to the Thirty-sixth of seven killed. 44 
wounded, and five captured on picket. The 
Forty-fourth lost much less. Rebel loss. 60 
killed and left on the field, 175 prisoners, four 
pieces of artillery and 300 stand of small arms. 
They carried off many of their slightly 
wounded. 

This being a fair stand-up fight, on ground 
of the Rebels' own choosing, the plan of attack 
also their own, it increased the men's confi- 
dence in the future. It being a Rebel town, 
the wounded who were straggling back were 
ill-treated : one was shot dead by a citizen. 
THie Union dead were buried in a beautiful 
grove, and their graves surnnindcd Ijy a picket 
fence by their comrades. 

This battle occurring near the homes of 
many of the Confederate soldiers, their friends 
came in to care for both dead and wounded. 
The scenes there witnessed were very affect- 
ing. Mothers with their dead or wounded 
sons, sisters with their brothers, wives with 
husbands. It was truly a sad picture of the 
realities of war. Added to this was the morti- 
fication of defeat in their own country. The 
Union wounded were sent to Charleston in 
ambulances. Some were met there by rela- 
tives and taken home. Dyar B. McClure, of 
Warren, Washington County, badly wounded, 
died soon after reaching home. 

After clearing up the wreck of battle and 
paroling the Rebel wounded. May 2gth. the 
regiment took up the line of march to !\Ieadow 
Bluffs to be more accessible to supplies. They 
were joined here by the Forty-seventh Ohio, 
;md on June 22(1 the entire force, under com- 
mand of Colonel Crook, started to return Gen- 
eral Heath's early call on them at Lew-islmrg, 
bv a visit to his camps at Union, Monroe 
County. Marched via Salt Sulphur Springs, 
forded the Greenbrier River the second day. 
and reached Union in the afternoon. The 
general, not caring for further acquaintance, 
had left for the mountains. Tlie command 



then leisurely retracetl its steps, and as it was 
a very fine country foraged its way back by 
another route. At Meadow Blufts. drilling 
occupied most of the time until August 14th, 
when the regiment started for Camp Piatt, on 
the Kanawha River. Here, with most of the 
force under General Cox, they embarked on 
Iransjiorts tV>r Parkersburg, cii route to Wash- 
ington and the army of the Potomac. 

At Parkersburg recruits were added to tlie 
regiment, increasing its numbers to 1,020. .\ 
happy day was spent here, the regiment ming- 
ling with their friends, who came to meet 
them, and to many it was the last meeting on 
earth. Left Parkersburg on stock and freight 
cars, and went through without change. 
Through Washington, over the long bridge, 
through Alexandria, arriving at Warrenton 
junction August 25th, in advance of the rest 
of the Kanawha division, and were assigned 
by General Pope to duty at his headc[uarters. 
General "Stonewall" Jackson having broken 
in upon General Pope's rear pre\ented any 
more of the division coming forward. 

August 27th, in charge of headciuarters, 
train fell back with the rest of the army, and 
encamped that night near the battle ground 
of Bristow Station. Marched through Ma- 
nassas to Centreville. overlooking the second 
Bull Run battle. Company F was sent back 
to Bristow on special duty, joining the regi- 
ment next day. 

In the succeeding battle of Bull Run. the 
Thirty-sixth was held in reserve by General 
Pope, and on the evening of that defeat, per- 
formed signal scr\icc in arresting stragglers 
and fugitives from the battle, thus ])revcnting 
thousands from hurrying back to \\'ashing- 
ton and creating a jianic of dismay similar to 
that after the first battle of Bull Run. 

September 2nd the regiment fell back to 
Arlington heights, remaining there a few days. 
September "th. marched through Washington ; 
were reviewed by Secretary Chase and others 
from the balcony of the treasury dcnartmcnt. 
The men were proud of their regiment, as 
compared with any they had seen in the East- 
ern Armv, not merelv because of their num- 



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bers (for tliey were often hailed with "What 
brigade is that?") but in their marching and 
drill they knew thev were second to none. 
Colonel Strother, better known as "Porte 
Crayon." said of the regiment, after witness-' 
ing one of its dress parades, that it executed 
the most perfect manual of arms he had ever 
seen in his army experience. 

September jth, after being joined by the 
rest of the Kanawha division, left Washing- 
ton, the iibject Ijeing to repel Lee's invasion of 
Maryland. The Kanawha divisidu had the 
advance of the entire Federal force, now com- 
manded again by General McCIellan ; met the 
advance of Lee's army ( General Stewart's 
cavalry) on the _'nd, at Frederick, Maryland. 
They occupied the town. The Thirtv-sixth 
marched to the attack in line of liattle on the 
left of the pike, the Twenty-eighth Ohio on 
the right. C-ilonel Abiore, of the Twenty- 
eighth, commanding brigade, kept the pike 
leading directly into the town with a section of 
artillery. The moment he reached the town a 
rush l)y the enemy's cavalry captured the brave 
colonel and a few others ; then fell back without 
fighting. The cummand of the brigade de- 
volved lui Colnnel Crook, and that of the regi- 
ment on Lieutenant-Colonel Clarke. The 
regiment ne\-er afterward had its old colonel 
as its commander. Reached Middletown the 
13th: here opened the battle of South Moun- 
tain. 

Early on the morning (.;f the 14th, Gen. J. 
D. Cox, commanding the in\ision, was ordere i 
to storm the mountain. The Tbiitv-sixlli had 
position in the center and its march lav tlirougb 
the only open ground, without cover of any 
kind. The enemy, first \\ith shell, and, as the 
line ad\-anced, with canister and grape, poured 
into them a destructive fire. The musketry 
followed. The line never wavered, although 
subjected to an enfilading fire from artiller\-, 
and musketry in front, posted behind a stone 
wall on the crest of the mountain, The regi- 
ment held its fire, the Rebels cursing and yell- 
ing "You can't come over here." With loaded 
guns and. fixed bayonets they reached the wall, 
then over it rattled the brave lads with a veil. 



Then followed a hand-to-hand fight with those^^ 
who would not surrender or run away. Among 
the former was a Confederate surgeon, who 
kept firing with his revoh'er until pierced with 
a bayonet. The regiment pursued the enemy 
into the woods beyond, killing and capturing a 
number, until ordered back in line with the 
right of our forces, wdro had not been cjuite so 
fortunate. The rest of the day was spent in 
repelling the efiforts of the enemy to retake 
that line. 

The Thirty-si.xth lost a number in killed and 
wounded. Corporal Coiirtland Shepherd,, 
from Washington County, one of the colored 
guard, was killed. That night the regiment 
bivouacked among the Rebel dead on their 
chosen ground. A detail^ rudely buried the 
Union dead at the rear near where they fell. In 
this, the second battle of the regiment, not a 
man was knowai to have failed in his duty. 
That night the enemy left the mountain, fall- 
ing back and across Antietam Creek. Early in 
the morning the L'nion Army was in ])ursuit. 
That day (the 15th) and the lOth little else 
was done, but as the army came on to take 
up position, driving in the Rebel skirmishers, 
the Rebels from the heights about Sharpsburg" 
commenced throwing with their cannon pieces 
of iron rails and sledge hammers as far as our 
line. General Burnside, the corps commander, 
gave his command to understand that it was to 
have an easy victory, as the enemy was out of 
ammunition. Alas, how fatal the delusion f 
About 10 A. M. on the 17th the Kanawha 
division was ordered to assault the stone bridge 
and carry it at all hazard. It could not be 
done till Colonel Crook by a skillful manoeuvre 
with a battery cleared the heights of the ene- 
my at the opposite end. When a crossing was 
effected the di\ision was' rapidly deployed in 
line of battle and a charge at once ordered. 
The ground being clear, excepting fences, and 
the regiment about the center of the line, it 
drew a terrible fire from the enemy's artillery. 
In this charge Colonel Clarke fell, shot through 
the body by a large shell. The regiment 
drove the Rebel infantry from their first line 
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being vital to the enemy they massed a heavy 
force on the left of the Union line and donhled 
it back. Colonel Crook drew his brigade with 
the rest of the division a short distance back 
under cover of rolling ground. In this move- 
ment the regiment did not forget its beloved 
commander, Colonel Clarke, but carried his 
remains with them in a blanket. It is but just 
to say here that Colonel Clarke, by unexam- 
pled bearing, even temper and gentlemanly de- 
portment, had steadily won for himself the 
confidence and a warm place in the hearts of 
the entire regiment. His remains were for- 
warded tO' his home at Marietta, where they 
now rest in the beautiful cemetery, and his 
grave is marked by a monument erected by his 
fellow officers. 

The command of the regiment nmv de- 
volved upon Major Andrews. That night the 
groans and cries of the helpless wounded of 
both armies between the two lines could be 
heard, but no- help could safely reach them. 
The 1 8th passed with an occasional shot, but 
3. vigilant watch was kept over the enemy. 
The following night Lee with his entire army 
escaped, fording the Potomac. After the bat- 
tle the regiment was moved down near the 
mouth of Antietam Creek, where it remained 
initil October 6th, when the Kanawha division 
was ordered back to West Virginia. The 
march lay via Hagerstown to Hancock, then 
over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Clarks- 
burg. The regiment and brigade left this 
town the last of October for Charleston. The 
march lay through Summer\dlle, the old fa- 
miliar quarters of the regiment. Reached 
Charleston about the middle of November. 
After the active work of the summer and fall 
.it was supposed that here on the lower bank 
of the Elk River the regiment would winter. 
Accordingly all actively set about making 
quarters out of such material as was at hand. 
Some were completed and all nearly so when, 
January 25th, transports came up the Kana- 
^vha River to convey General Crook with his 
command to the Army of the Cumberland at 
Nashville, Tennessee. The men regretted to 
leave their newly constructed quarters, but 



such are the uncertainties of army life. 
Crowded on steamers the trip was exceedingly 
uncomfortable. Remained near Nashville till 
February 22nd, when the Thirty-sixth. Elev- 
enth, Eighty-ninth and Ninety-second Ohio, 
and Eighteenth Kentucky regiments, and 
Twenty-first Indiana Battery, under command 
of General Crook, re-embarked for Carthage, 
Tennessee. At this place a good deal of im- 
portant scouting occupied the time till early 
in June, when General Crook with his com- 
mand marched to Murfreesborough. In the 
meantime Colonel Andrews resigned and Will- 
iam G. Jones was commissioned colonel of the 
regiment. General Crook's brigade was as- 
signed to Major-General Reynolds's division, 
Fourteenth Army Corps, commanded by 3ilaj. 
Gen. George H. Tliomas. June 24th, General 
Crook with his (Third) brigade, in advance 
of the corps, took up the line of march on the 
Manchester pike southward. Late in the day 
the Thirty-si.xth had a few men wounded at 
Hoover's Gap. Next day moved to the left, to 
flank the enemy's position at TullaliDma. 
Found him g-one in the direction of Bridge- 
port, the railroad crossing over the Tennessee 
River. 

The pursuit was necessarily and aggravat- 
ingly slow, owing to the wretched condition 
of the roads, it having rained incessantly since 
the command left Murfreesborough. At Big 
Springs, a day's march further on, General 
Crook was relieved of the command of the bri- 
gade and given a division of cavalry. Gen. J. 
B. Turchin taking his place. 

In July moved up to University Place, a 
beautiful place on a mountain, remained there 
some two weeks, with little else to do but fight 
jiggers (a little insect thick on the bushes ) and 
look out for rattlesnakes. In August moved 
down the southeastern slope into Sweeden's 
Cove: stopped a few days at Blue Springs, on 
Battle Creek; marched on through the Se- 
quatchie Valley to Jasper. Tennessee. This 
land abounded in very delicious peaches, of 
which many a heaping hatful was appropri- 
ated by the soldiers. September 2nd. crossed 
the river at Shell Mound in Flats. From this 



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puint the march lay over Sand Mountain into 
l^ockout V'aUey ; niuved on in the direction of 
Trenton, Georgia. Further up the regiment 
and command performed the task of pulhng 
both artillery and baggage train to the top of 
Lookout Alountain, crossing immediately 
down the (jther side into McLemore's Cove. 
Here, on the 17th, the enemy made some dem- 
onstrations from Catlett's Gap. Some ma- 
iiceuvring was done to mystify the enemy, and 
on the night of the i8th, after issuing a few 
rations, the entire command moved. 

General Crittenden was being pressed in 
the direction of Rossville, northeast. This 
compelled a wearisome all-night march. At 
daylight, on the 19th, the regiment was at 
Crawlish Springs, and a little further on went 
into its place in line of battle. Soon the work 
pf death commenced — the terrific battle of 
Chickamauga. Fierce cannonading for miles 
up and down the valley — a short lull — then 
the murderous work of the infantry began. 
The battlefield being largely in the woods 
seemed to impart a sentiment of awe to the 
work that was going on. Tlie Thirty-sixth in 
position seemed a little toi the left center. Sud- 
denly on the right the firing grew nearer and 
■nearer. Many wounded were passing to the 
rear, the front holding its ground. General 
Reynolds, division commander, ordered the 
brigade to change front to the right. Barely 
was this manoeuvre accomplished when through 
the ranks rushed some National troops closely 
pursued by the enemy. The solid front pre- 
sented checked them, and their broken masses 
took cover behind trees and logs, giving them 
great advantage. Not a man of the regiment 
was known to* have turned back unless wound- 
ed. Tbe slaughter was fearful, especially on 
the right of the regiment. The brave Capt. 
James Stanley's men. Company D, were fall- 
ing right and left. Something must be done. 
General Turchin was not there. Colonel Jones 
was mortally wounded ; Major Adney was 
wounded. .\t this critical moment Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel Devol ordered a charge. 
With an inspiring yell the men rushed 
forward and drove the enemv back and be- 



yond their artillery. They had driven them 
se\'eral hundred yards when an aide was dis- 
patched ordering the brigade back. Had the 
enemy closed that gap in the rear, the subse- 
quent history of the Thirty-sixth and Eleventh 
Ohio and Eighteenth Kentucky Regiments 
would have had a different reading. There 
was but little fighting on that part of the line 
the rest of the day. Exhausted, the regiment 
lay on its arms, keeping a skirmish line in 
front. Early the next morning, the 20th, Gen- 
eral Rosecrans caused word to- be passed along 
the line that as it was the Sabbath fighting 
should not be prov(jked. 

General Bragg, being reinforced by Long- 
street's corps, was confident, and early opened 
the battle. The regiment was moved to the 
left and front. The enemy ni.ide repeated 
charges and as often were repulMd. Major 
General Thomas, in his official report of these 
charges, says : "The enemy attacked John- 
son, Palmer, and Reynolds with fierceness 
which was continued at least two hours, making 
assault after assault with fresh troops, which 
was met by our troops with a most determined 
coolness and deliberation. Having exhausted 
his utmost energies to dislodge us, he appar- 
ently fell back entirely from our front, and we 
were not distur!)ed again till towards night." 
About four o'clock the enemy made a desper- 
ate effort and succeeded in forcing the lines 
back on the right and left of Reynolds' di- 
vision, where, from the front and both flanks,, 
the enemy poured their missiles of death. 
General Reynolds and other officers thought 
the entire division would have to surrender, 
and as evidence of their fears took oH their 
shouklerstraps to conceal their rank. At this- 
moment General Thomas, the "Rock of Chick- 
amauga," ran the gauntlet and ordered a 
"change of front to the left of the enemy's 
flank, and get out, if possible." Like a statue 
he coolly sat on his horse, witnessed the execu- 
tion of liis order and then galloped back. The 
charge was a success. Many prisoners and a 
battery of artillery were captured. The latter 
cc.nild not be brought oH. 

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men of the Tliirl)-sixtli Regiment lying in 
tliose woods. The night was spent in with- 
drawing to Ross\-ille, next day (21st) iield 
the gap through tlie ritige covering Chatta- 
nooga. The 22nd of September fell back into 
Chattanooga, and with the rest of the army 
vigorously set about fortifying. From this 
time to the first of November the army was in 
a state of siege on half rations. Early during 
the siege lost a dozen men on a reconnoisance. 
October 26th, Twrchin's and Hayen's brigades 
were elected to take Brown's Ferry below 
Lookout Mountain and thus co-operate with 
General Hooker in relieving the beleaguered 
army. This was successfully accomplished by 
selecting experienced boatmen from the Thirty- 
sixth and Ninety-second Regiments. Quietly 
in the darkness of night they flf)ated down in 
pontoons past the Rebel pickets, landing and 
storming the heights at the ferry. Hooker's 
arrival brought the first sound crackers and 
meat the regiment had had for a month. 
Parched corn had been the only good diet that 
could be had. The regiment returned to Chat- 
tanooga in a few days, Hooker holding the 
ferry and starting from it on his famous charge 
up Lookout Mountain. 

November 25th, on the e.xtreiue left of the 
Fourteenth Corps and army, the Thirty-sixth 
and Ninety-second, side by side, with the battle 
cry of "Chickamauga." charged Missionary 
Ridge. The miles in length of the charging 
line of the blue, dotted here and there with the 
soldier's priile — his country's flag — was an in- 
spiring sight, though the belching line of can- 
non and musketry from the enemy on the crest 
told fearfully on that column. The crest was 
reached, the breastworks taken — in many in- 
stances by a hand-to-hand fight. The regi- 
ment captured two pieces of artillery and many 
prisoners. Generals Grant and Thomas hav- 
ing followed closely, were cheered by the men 
as they passed by. The regiment lost in this 
charge 83 of its brave members. The follow- 
ing day pursued the enemy to Ringgold, 
Georgia, after which it returned to its tents in 
Chattanooga. 'i'hus cnclcd what commenced 



in the forests of Chickamauga am! niighl l)c 
termed a continuation of the same battle. 

As soon as possible the regiment made 
coffins and went out to Chickamauga (eight 
miles) to bring in its dead; only ^y could be 
recognized, however — they having jjcen cov- 
ered with a shovelful of earth where tliey fell. 
Tlie rest had been gathered ])romiscuousIy 
with others and buried in rows, with only 
earth enough to partially cover them; near the 
widow Glen's house were long rows of the 
dead of both armies. 

How the nation's destroyers gloated o\-er 
their temporary success at Chickamauga, while 
like vultures they looked down from Missitin- 
ary Ridge and Lookout Mountain, on its de- 
fenders! The men of the Thirty-sixth killed 
in these battles now rest in a lot selected by 
their comrades in the beautiful National Ceme- 
tery at Chattanooga. 

In February, 1864, the regiment re-enlisted, 
and March loth started for home on veteran 
furlough. At Cincinnati they separated for 
30 days. At the expiration of that time were 
ordered to General Crook at Charleston, West 
Virginia — he having been sent there to take 
command of the Third Division, department 
of West Virginia. On reaching Charlestfin 
the regiment was assigned to the First brigade, 
commanded by Col. R. B. Hayes. 

May 1st General Crook with his division 
started on a raid to the Virginia & Tennessee 
Railroad. Several attempts on it had been 
made, but had failed. The march lay via Falls 
of Kanawha, Raleigh and Princeton. Had a 
slight skirmish at Princeton, and a few miles 
further on found the enemy in strong position 
at Cloyd's farm. Their position was at once 
charged and a severe engagement ensued, 
which resulted in driving the enemy from 
their works, capturing two pieces of artillery 
and mortally wounding and capturing the no- 
torious Rebel general, Jenkins. Being rein- 
forced, they made a stand a mile to the rear 
of their first position, but were easily routed. 
They retreated through Dublin depot and 
across New fxiver. .\t the depot a large 



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amount of wagons and other quartermaster 
and commissary stores were captured. De- 
stroyed all that were not available, and burned 
the railroad bridge. This severed the railroad 
connection of Richmond with the Tennessee 
Rebel forces. 

Being so' far fr(ini the base of his supplies. 
General Crocjk was obliged to return — over 
Salt Pond Mountain, through Union to Mea- 
dow Bluffs. Near Union, Lyman Perrin, from 
Rainbow, Washington County, was shot dead 
in the road by a bushwhacker. ' 

On reaching- Meadow Bluffs, orders were 
received to join General Hunter in the Shenan- 
doah Valley. As soon as the bare and foot- 
sore men could be cared for, and the expedition 
otherwise fitted up, the march began. It lay 
over old familiar ground in part — through 
Lewisburg, White and Warm Sulphur Springs, 
and Goshen. At the latter place, a bridge 
spanning Calf Pasture River was burned and 
the railroad track destroyed nearly to Cranes- 
ville, where the mountain was crossed and a 
junction effected with General Hunter at 
Staunton. The march had been opposed by 
^'Mudwall" Jackson, with a small force, which 
caused but little delay. . June loth the Na- 
tional forces left Staunton for Lynchburg, 
skirmishing most of the way, "Mudwall" 
Jackson retreating across the No'rth River 
intO' Lexington. After firing the bridge he 
took courage and with the help of the students 
at the military institute delivered himself of 
a brisk little fight. He soon gave way. 

On entering Lexington, by order of Gen- 
eral Hunter, the military institute and ex-Gov- 
ernor Letcher's house were burned. The loss 
of the Thirty-sixth was three killed and five 
wounded. From Lexington the army moved 
by way of Buchanan, thence across the Blue 
Ridge, between the Peaks of Otter, to Liberty. 
From this place bridges were burned and the 
railroad destroyed to within a short distance 
of Lynchburg. At the old stone church, on 
the Liberty pike, the Rebels were encountered 
^nd driven inside their fortifications. Night 
coming on, operations were suspended. By 
morning, June i8th, affairs had assumed a 



different aspect. The Rebel general. Early, 
had arrived from Richmond with a heavy 
force, and at daylight opened with his artillery. 
It was evident that a greater than "Mudwall" 
was at hand. Heavy skirmishing was kept up 
by the infantry till about noon, when the Union 
force was most furiously assailed, but stootl 
its ground, and in turn drove the enemy back 
within their works. General Hunter decided 
to withdraw, Init effected to keep up appear- 
ances till after dark. The Thirty-sixth was 
deployed in fnmt of the enemy, and an occa- 
sional shot delivered, giving time for the 
troops to get well under way ; then quietly 
withdrawing, briskly marched until the rear of 
the column was reached. Then commenced 
one of the hardest marches of the war. Sup- 
plies were nearly exhausted, and foraging had 
to be resorted to, with an active enemy hanging 
on the rear. The retreat was continued via 
Liberty, Buford's Gap, Salem, Newcastle, 
Sweet and White Sulphur Springs, Lewisburg, 
and Meadow Bluffs, to- Charleston, on the 
Kanawha. Chapters might be written of the 
sufferings of the soldiers, marching from 
within hearing of the guns at Richmond across 
all the mountain ranges to the Ohio River. 
Many men, exhausted, fell out, and never were 
heard of again. Night and day without sleep 
or rest, it was march, march — that or starva- 
tion. During the last nine days the average 
was 20 miles per day. From June 27th to 
July loth the starving, worn-out arm}' rested 
— ate, slept, and was reclothed. They then 
embarked for Parkersburg. en route east, Gen- 
eral Crook having been ordered with his com- 
mand east, to repel General Early in his in- 
vasion of Maryland. They reached Martins- 
burgh, by railroad, July 15th; thence marched 
to Halltown, near Harper's Ferry. General 
Crook was at Snicker's Gap, having followed 
and driven General Early across to the west 
side of the Shenandoah. Colonel Hayes' bri- 
gade (the Tiwenty-third and Thirty-sixth reg- 
iments) was ordered to form a junction with 
General Crook. They found the enemy in full 
force, and no possibility of communicating. 
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found itself entirely suiTDundcd by two divi- 
sions of the enemy's ca\alry, and fought its 
way out towards Harper's Ferry. The Thir- 
ty-sixth lost three men killed and four 
wounded. July 22nd they joined General 
Crook at \\'inchester. 

Two days later a battle was fought at 
Kernstown, three miles above Winchester, in 
which the Union troops were forced to retire, 
the enemy getting in on the flank in o\er- 
whelming numbers. The fighting continued 
till nine o'clock at night. The regiment lost 
in killed and wounded 127 men and of^cers. 
The army moved next day towards Martins- 
burg, the enemy pursuing closely. At mar- 
tinsburg the Rebel cavalry charged into town, 
when General Crook turned on them and drove 
them back, cajituring a few prisoners. The 
Thirty-sixth had two men wounded. Under 
cover of this feint General Crook moved on 
quietly that night to a ford over the Potomac, 
at W'illiamsport, and marched dow^n to Har- 
per's Ferry. The enemy's cavalry having 
passed through Maryland into Pennsyh-ania, 
General Crook's division was ordered to in- 
tercept them, and moved up through Middle- 
town. That day, July 28th, the regiment suf- 
fered terribly with the heat. Many, including 
its colonel, were stricken with sunstroke. Hear- 
ing that the aiemy had burned Chambersburg 
and gone back. General Crook turned back to 
Harper's Ferry. 

August 7th General Sheridan took com- 
mand of the army, having added to it the Sixth 
Corps, and followed the Confederate forces 
up to Cedar Creek, but at once fell back to 
Halltown, followed by General Early, re-en- 
forced from Lee's arm)-. August 23rd the 
enemy attacked early in the morning but did 
not follow it up. Colonel Hayes' brigade 
(Twenty-third and Thirty-sixth Ohio and 
Fifth \Vest Virginia, sallied out, and drove 
in the enemy's skirmishers, capturing a num- 
ber. August 26th another sortie was made; 
in this they were successful in cai)turing a 
number of officers and men. all from Ker- 
shaw's division. 

Nothing: more of interest occurred until 



September Tid. General Crr>ok with his troops 
reached Berryville, halted, and were in the 
act of making coffee when rapid firing was 
heard in the direction of a regiment that had 
been sent forward on picket. At once the reg- 
iment started on the double-quick, but did not 
reach them till they were being driven l)ack on 
the run, closely followed by the enemy. Tak- 
ing advantage of a little embankment the reg- 
iment lay down until our jjickets passed 
through. The enemy came on until within a 
few rods, wdien the men, with fixed bayonets, 
rose up and rushed forward to meet them, fir- 
ing as they ran. The enemy was driven back 
on his main force and behind his artillery. 
Taking cover behind rocks and trees, firing- 
was kept up till late in the night. General 
Sheridan, not wishing to bring on a general 
engagement here, the brigade was withdrawn. 
Captured a number of prisoners. The regi- 
ment's loss was 25 men. Capt. J. C. Selby, 
a brave and true soldier, was mortally 
w-ounded. 

Much marching and counter-marching w-as 
gone through with up to September 19th. The 
Nineteenth Corps having come up. General 
Sheridan attacked General Early in his forti- 
fied position in front of Winchester, across the 
Opecpian Creek. The Sixth and Nineteenth 
corps were ordered to attack the enemy in 
front. General Crook's forces were held in 
reserve, but were soon ordered to the right of 
the line and to fall upon the enemy's left flank. 
On reachinig that point Colonel Hayes' bri- 
gade was formed in the first line and moved 
to the attack. The enemy discovering this 
moven-ient turned their artillery upon it with 
vigor. The brigade hurried forw-ard and soon 
came upon an impassable swamp, and were 
mo\-ed by the right flank a short distance 
where fording w-as possible. The enemy's 
skirmishers were dri\-en in. .\ short delay 
ensued until all the forces could come up, when 
a rush was made — the enemy -was doubled up 
and l)ack and completely routed. General 
Crook's little cimimand of about 4,000 now 
became the front, and pursued the fleeing Re- 
bels. Passing many pieces of artillery, seven 



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battle-flags were captured, the blue-coats and 
the "gray-backs" mingling together. A large 
number of prisoners Avere left to the rear. The 
pursuit continued through and beyond Win- 
chester, till dark. The regiment's loss was 
35 in killed and wounded. In this battle the 
division commander was wounded and Col. R. 
B. Hayes assumed command; Col. H. F. De- 
vol, of the brigade; Lieutenant-Colonel Ad- 
nev, of the reguuent. Following the enemy 
up the valley they found him, September 22nd, 
in position at Fisher's Hill, his right resting 
against Massanutten Mountain, his left at the 
foot of North Mountain — a very strong posi- 
tion. As at Opequan, the Sixth and Nine- 
teenth corps confronted the enemy. 

General Crook with his command wended 
his way, through gulch and brush, by the flank, 
to the foot and up the side of North ;Mountain, 
unperceived by the enemy. When well on 
their flank, overlooking them, he halted, his 
orders were to "quietly move down on the en- 
emv till within range, then raise the yell and 
go for them.'" 

At the command, "Forward," the men 
broke in utter disorder, and like an avalanche, 
and yelling like demons, fell upon the enemy. 
Piece after piece of their artillery was aban- 
doned. Tlie Union forces not being able to 
overtake them, they fled on up the valley. Four 
men of the regiment were wounded. The reg- 
iment followed the fugitive armv to Harrison- 
burg. Soon after, the army fell back to Ce- 
dar Creek. The creek crosses at right angles 
to the valley , from the foot of Massanutten 
Mountain to North Mountain. On the lower 
bank of this ci'eek the army took up its posi- 
tion. The Nineteenth Corps on the right, the 
Sixth Corps in the center. Army of Western 
Virginia (General Crook's command), on the 
left — ]\Iajor-General Wright, the ranking of- 
ficer, in command of the entire force. After 
this disposition General Sheridan left for 
W'ashington. General Early, re-enforced, 
came down and confronted the National forc- 
es, and from Massanutten Mountain could ov- 
erlook the entire line, antl from that point 
l^lanned his attack. Early in the morning of 



the 18th, the entire Rebel Infantry was moved 
down the stream to a ford, which, by neglect 
of General Wright, was not properly guarded, 
and captured the picket without alarm. Af- 
ter crossing their forces, under cover of dark- 
ness and a dense fog, about 4 o'clock on the 
morning of the 19th, they attacked Colonel 
Thoburn (First division, which was to the left 
and front), with a hea\-y force, completely 
surprising him, capturing a battery, and put- 
ting to flight the entire division. The main 
force of the enemy, at the same time, in doub- 
le column, moved partly to the rear of Hayes' 
(Second) division. At the first firing at the 
front, tents were struck, all packed, and lines 
were formed as the First division men came 
back. It was now light enough to see the ene- 
my in large force. The Second division 
commenced firing and falling back held 
the enemy in check till General Crook's 
headquarters train was out of the 
way. Captain Beir, General Crook's ad- 
jutant general, and Colonel Thoburn were 
"killed at this point. We were still forcqd 
back by weight of numbers and overlapping. 

A little further back in some woods the 
First Brigade turned and charged the enemy, 
tvhci had extended his line, driving that part 
of the line back which had the effect to check 
the pursuit and gave time for the reforming 
of the entire line at a new position about one 
and a half miles from the camps. Skirmish- 
ers were thrown forward. The enemy was 
contented with throwing an occasional shell 
and plundering the deserted camps. The 
men of the regiment were furiously angry, and 
eager to wipe out the stain of the inorning. 

In this new line the Second division was on 
the left and near the Winchester pike. About 10 
o'clock General Sheridan came galloping up 
the pike, having heard the firing. He stopped 
in tlie rear of the Thirty-sixth Regiment, 
dismounted and hear'd from General Crook 
the story of the morning'. Remounting, he 
lode along the line to the right and was 
cheered, all feeliqg that now there was an ef- 
ficient head mer all. Connng back, he again 
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in consultation with General Crook — sent 
aides directing the formation of the Nineteenth 
Corps which had not been engaged in the 
morning. They reported all in position, then 
he sent orders to be in readiness to move for- 
ward. General Custer, commanding cavalry, 
was posted on the right of the infantry. 
iVbout half-past 2 P. M. the e:itire line ad- 
vanced and drove the enemy at every point. 
As the Rebels could not cross their forces rap- 
idly over the ford many were captured, and 
the cavalry swinging round in their rear took 
many more. These, with 49 pieces of ar- 
tillery and most of the enemy's train, were 
the trophies of the last battle in which the 
Thirty-sixth Regiment participated, and the 
finale of Gen. Jubal Early's army. The reg- 
iment's loss in this battle was 30. Tlie dead 
of the morning were stripped of their clothing. 
The regiment remained in the valley at and 
above Winchester. Marched to Martinsburg, 
in a cold rain, and January i, 1865, embarked 
on railroad trains for Cumberland. In that 
ride, lastinig most of two days and nights, the 
men suffered greatly from cold. While' .at 
Cumberland was consolidated with the Thirty- 
fourth Ohio, retaining its number, Thirty- 
sixth. In April was sent back to Winchester 
and thence to Staunton, the object being to 
head ofY any of the Rebel forces which might 
flee that way out of Richmond. At Winches- 
ter, April 15th, the news of the assassination 
of President Lincoln was received, and this 
was perhaps the saddest day in the experience 
of the regiment. Then soldier looked at sol- 
dier in silent wonder. It was truly the hush 
of death. The colors were draped, which em- 
blem of respect never was removed. Tlie reg- 
iment was at Staunton when General Lee sur- 
rendered and the Confederacy collapsed. In 
June was ordered bacM to Cumberland and 
thence to Wheeling. Perceiving there was no 
more need for soldiers in the tield they made 
application at once to be mustered out. This 
took place at W'heelinig, West Virginia, July 
27th ; went to Columbus, Ohio, were paid off 
and disbanded August i. 1S65. 

To the above account of the Thirtv-sixth 



Regiment by Gen. H. F. Devol, which is brief- 
ly and modestly put considering the value of 
the service rendered, we take pleasure in add- 
ing the following farewell address by Gen. R. 
B. Hayes: 

He.\uquartsrs Sf.co.vd Brigade. First Division, 

Dei'art.ment West Virginia, 
New Creek, West Virginia, April 6. 1865. 

To the officers and men of the First Brigade, first Di- 
vision, Department IVest p'irginia _■ 
It IS with very great regret that 1 have been com- 
pelled to part with the officers and men of the First 
Brigade. With many of you I have been associated 
in the service almost four years; with three of the regi- 
ments of the brigade more than two years, and with all 
the regiments during the memorable campaign of 1864, 
the battle of 'Cloyd Mount,iin, the burning of \ew 
River Bridge, and the night march over Salt Pond 
Mountain under General Crook in May, the days and 
nights of marching, fighting and starving on the Lynch- 
burg raid in June, the defeat at Winchester and the re- 
treat on the 24th and 25th of July, the skirmishing, 
marching and countermarching in the Shenandoah 
valley in .-Vugust, the bloody and brilliant victories in 
September, the night battle of Berryville, the turning 
of the enemy's left at Sheridan's battle of Winchester, 
the avalanche that swept down North Mountain upon 
the Rebel stronghold at Fisher's Hill, the final conflict 
in October, the surprise and defeat of the morning 
and the victory of the evening at Cedar Creek. These 
and a thousand other events and scenes in the cam- 
paign form part of our common recollections which 
we are not likely ever to forget. As long as they are 
remembered we shall be reminded of each other, and 
of the friendly and agreeable relations whicli so long 
existed between us. It is very gratifying to me that 
I was allowed to serve with you until we received to- 
gether the tidings of the great victory which ends the 
Rebellion. Whatever may be your 'future, 1 shall not 
cease to feel a lively interest in everything which con- 
cerns your welfare and your reputation. Under the 
able and gallant officer who succeeds me — under whom 
we have served together with so much satisfaction — 
I am confident that your future will be worthy of your 
past. .A.S an organization and PS individuals, you have 
mv most fervent wishes for vour happiness and success. 

R. B. Haves. 
Brigadier-General. 

The] regiment during its entire term of 
service, had a most excellent drum corps. The 
first half of the time in charge of Chief Mu- 
sician Ebenezer Corey, the remainder in 
charge of Chief Musician John Tenney. 

If space would permit, an individual men- 
tion of every officer would be but justice: each 
one having an honorable record of patriotic 
deeds, which was wrought out with great 



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personal sacrifice, not one havino- the slightest 
stain. They cherished toward each other 
throughout only the kindest feelings; no jeal- 
ousy, no rivalry, or anything that ever marred 
the fellowship of the true and noble brother- 
hood. 

Coinl^auics B ainf F. Tliirty-iiiiitJi Ohio Tol- 
■iiiifccrs. 

REGIMENT.\L OFFICERS. 

Colonel John Groesbeck. mustered August 24, 1861, 
resigned Ju'v 8, 1862: Colonel A. W. Gilbert. July 8. 
1862, resigned October i, 1862: Colonel Edward F. 
Nov'es October i. 1862, honorably discharged April 
22. "1865; Colonel Daniel Webber. May 18, 1865, mus- 
tered out with regiment; Lieutenant Coionel A. W. 
Gilbert. July 27, 1861. promoted to colonel July 8. 1862; 
I^ieutenant (::olonel Edward F. Noyes, July 8. 1862. pro- 
moted to colonel Octolier I. 1862: Lieutenant Colonel 
Henry T McDowell. October i. 1862. mustered out; 
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Webber, February 10, 
1865 promoted to colonel; Lieutenant Colonel Will- 
iam ' C. Buck, Mav 18. 1865. mustered out as cap- 
tain May 18, 1865; Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. 
Babbitt June 6. i86^. mustered out with regiment; 
Major Edward F. Noyes. July 27. 1861. promoted to 
lieutenant colonel; Major Henry T. McDo%yelI. July 
8 1862 promoted to lieutenant colonel : Major Will- 
iam H. Lalhrop. October i. 1862. colonel Third Ala- 
bama colored regiment April 20. 1864; Major John 
S. Jenkins. April 25. 1864. mustered; Maior Dan- 
iel Webber. January 11. 1865, promoted to lieutenant 
colonel; Maior Henry A. Babbitt, May 18, 1865. pro- 
moted to lieutenant colonel: Major George T. Rice. 
June 6. 1865; mustered out with regiment; Surgeon 
Oliver W. Nixon. August 20. 1861. resigned May .^i. 
1862; Surg-eon Thomas W. McArthur. May 31. 1862. 
resigned September 3, 1862; Surgeon John A. Follett. 
September 3, 1862. mustered out with regiment; Assist- 
ant Surgeon Thomas W. McArthur. August 20. 1861, 
promoted to surgeon ; Assistant Surgeon Christian 
Forrester, May 31. 1862, promoted to surgeon Septem- 
ber 3. 1862: Assistant Surgeon Pierre S. Starr, Decem- 
ber 'n- 186. mustered out with regiment; Assistant 
Surgeon Lionel J. Smith. September 5. 1862; Assist- 
ant Surgeon William J. Andrews. May 18. 1865, mus- 
tered out with regiment; Chaplain Benjamin W. Chil- 
daw, August 20, 1861, resigned April 9. 1862. 

COMPANY OFFICERS FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY. 

Captain John C. Fell, mustered July 31, 1861, re- 
signed April 12, 1862; Captain Jacob Koenig. July 31, 
i86i, died; Captain William H. Pittinger, May 18, 
1862, mustered out with regiment; Captain Ethsii O. 
Hurd. July 3. 1862. reisgned March 3, 1864; Captain 
William C. Buck. May 9. 1864. promoted to lieutenant 
colonel: Captain George T. Rice, January 11, 1862, pro- 
moted to major; Captain William H. Mintun, January 
II, 1862, mustered out with regiment; Captain William 



Ben7e. January 11, iS^'u. mu-tered out: First Lieutenant 
William Edgerton. July 31, 1861. resigned June 25, 
1862: First Lieutenant Ethan O. Hurd. July 31. 1S61, 
promoted to Captain ; First Lieutenant Henry W. Shep- 
pard. February 8. 1862, resigned June 10, 1862 ; First 
Lieutenant William C. Buck, June 25. 1862. promoted 
to captain ; First Lieutenant .August Kropp, July 3. 
1862. resigned April i. 1864; First I.-ieutenant George 
T. Rice. May 9. 1864, promoted to captain : First Lieu- 
tenant Ely Steen. January 11, 1865, mustered out with 
regiment ; FiTst Lieutenant Ale.Kander McTaggert, Feb- 
ruary 10, 1865. resigned June 20. 1865; First Lieutenant 
William Snodgrass. May iS. 1865. discharged July I, 
!86.i ; First Lieutenant Frank Fortman, July 20, 1862. 
resigned September 15, 1862; First Lieutenant William 
Benze. May 25, 1862. promoted to captain ; First Lieu- 
tenant William H. Pittinger. January 11. 1865. pro- 
moted to captain ; First Lieutenant Barney Shultz. 
Feliruary 10, 1865. mustered out with regiment ; 
Second Lieutenant Henry W. Sheppard, July 31. 1861. 
promoted to first lieutenant : Second Lieutenant Will- 
iam C. Buck. March 19. 1862. promoted to first lieu- 
tenant ; Second Lieutenant George T. Rice. June 
25. 1862. promoted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieu- 
tenant Alexander McTaggart. July 11. 1865. pro- 
moted to first lieutenant; Second Lieutenant Will- 
iam Snodgrass. February 14, 1865, promoted to first 
lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant Daniel Otterbein, May 
18, 1865, mustered out with regiment ; Second Lieu- 
tenant Buell Congdon. May 18. 1865; Second Lieu- 
tenant Charles Miller, July 31. 1861. re.'^igned June 16, 
1862; .Second Lieutenant Frank 'Fortman, July 18, 1862, 
promoted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant Will- 
iam Benze. June 20, 1863, promoted to first lieutenant ; 
Second Lieutenant Barney Shultz, July 11, 1865, pro- 
moted to first lieutenant. 

The regimental organization was perfected 
August 16. 1861, at Camp Dennison, Ohio; 
ordered to St. Louis. Missouri, where 
they arrived August 19th ; moved up the 
North Missouri Railroad September 7th. 
September 12th, the regiment was divided. 
Companies A. B. E. I and K, going toward 
St. Joseph. This detachment remained in 
Noirtharn Missoulri until February, 1862. 
Companies A and I marched from St. Joseph 
to Libertv in pursuit of the enemy and back 
to St. Joseph, in September, then moved by 
rail to Chillicothe. when they rejoined B, E 
and K. These five companies marched from 
Chillicothe to Macon City, thence to St. Jo- 
seph and Chillicothe and back to Macon City 
and St. Joseph, at which latter place they ar- 
rived December 4. 1861. On the 5th of De- 
cember they marched under Brigadier-General 
Prentiss toward the Missouri River, reach- 
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and returned to Utica December 8, 1861. De- 
cember 20th, moved to Pahnyra, Missouri, 
and remained there until the middle of Feb- 
ruary, 1862, when the detachment moved by 
rail to St. Louis. Companies C, D, F, G and 
H. moved from Utica, Missouri, as i>art of the 
command of Brigadier-General Sturgess to 
the relief of Lexington, which place was then 
besieged by the enemy under General Price. 
Arrived in sight of Lexington September 19th, 
but finding it impossible to cross the river, and ■ 
having no artillery, the relieving force di- 
verged and marched to Liberty, when they 
embarked on steamers for Kansas City, Mis- 
souri, October 15th, still under General Stur- 
gess, took up line of march for Springfield, 
Missouri, by way of Osceola. Bolivar and . 
Greenfield. Arrived at Springfield November 
1st, having marched on that day 39 miles, to 
re-enforce General Fremont's grand army, 
which was reported to be in the presence of 
the enemy. On the 9th of November marched 
towards the Missouri River, reaching Sedalia 
by way of Warsaw November i6th. and by 
December i8th, reached Syracuse. February 
2. 1862, took up line of march for St. Louis, 
by way of Boonville, Columbia, Fulton and 
St. Charles, and arri\-ed at St. Louis February 
19, 1862, when the entire regiment was re-- 
united. 

The regiment embarked nn steamer Feb- 
ruary 22d, and arrived' at Commerce, Mis- 
souri, on the 24th. and at New Madrid March 
3d, when the regiment formed a part of Groes- 
beck"s brigade, Stanley's division of General 
Pope's Army of the ^Mississippi. During the 
next 10 days made several reconnoissances 
and took part in the siege of New ^[adrid. 
March 13th and 14th. Assisted in the cap- 
ture of the place March 14th crossed the Mis- 
sissippi April 7th. and on the 8th, in conjunc- 
tion with other troops, captured 5,500 prison- 
ers at Tiptonville. being the Rebel force from 
Lsland No. 10. On the same day marched to 
Island No. 10, and on the 9th returned to New 
Madrid. A])ril 13th embarked on steamer to 
go down the river, arrived near Fort Pillow 
on the i^th, started fnr Pittsburgh Landine: 



on the 17111, where the command arrived on 
the 23rd. and disembarked. During the siege 
of Corinth from April 23rd to May 29th, the 
regiment made many reconnoissances and was 
frequently engaged in skirmishes with the en- 
emy. On the 30th they ad\-anced upon the 
Rebel works, found them deserted, and the 
Thirty-ninth was the first regiment to enter 
the entrenchments. For several davs they 
pursued the Rebels, and on the 12th of June 
.returned to Clear Creek, four miles south of 
Corinth, and went intO' camp, where the reg- 
iment was armed with the \\'hitney rifle with 
sabre bayonet. August 20th, marched to 
luka under General Rosecrans and returned 
on September 12th. On September 14th the 
movement against General Price, who had oc- 
cupied luka, began, and on the 19th they were 
engaged in the battle of luka, which was a 
bloody contest, resulting in a defeat to the ene- 
my. They pursued the Rebel forces several 
days and then turned back and reached Cor- 
inth October 3rd. The Thirty-ninth, in the 
dispositions for the great battle impending 
at that point, was stationed near Fort Robi- 
net. After dark the Ohio brigade, which con- 
sisted of the Twenty-seventh. Thirty-ninth, 
Forty-third and Sixty-third Ohio regimentSv 
marched to relieve one of the brigades of Gen- 
eral Davie's division, which had been resist- 
ing the enemy's advance in front. The Ohio 
brigade was ordered to occupy the high ground 
near Battery Robinet. Near the crest was 
formed the line of battle. Directly on the 
right of the earthwork covering the battery 
and stretching across the Chewalla road, stood 
the men of the Sixty-third, next came the 
Twenty-seventh and farther still to the right 
was the Thirty-ninth Regiment. On the left 
of the battery facing to the left and nearlv at 
right angles with the main line, rested the 
Fort\'-third. 

The locality above-mentioned was the scene 
of the desperate charge of October 4th, in . 
which the Twenty-seventh, and especially the 
Sixty-third Regiment, lost heavily, the Thirty- 
ninth escaping with slight loss, and the enemy 
were terriljly punished and routed. The Thir- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ty-nlntli followed in pursuit of \'an Doni and 
Price for four days, and on October 12th re- 
turned to Corinth, where they remained un- 
til XoA'ember 2d. and marched southward to 
a point five miles south of Oxford, Mississip- 
pi. On December i8th they moved, by rail 
to Jackson, Tennessee, to re-enforce General 
Sullivan, who was hard pressed by General 
Forrest's command. They then, on Decem- 
ber 20th, moved toward the Tennessee River, 
and took part in the Jiattle of Parker's Cross 
Roads, defeating- Forrest there on Decem- 
ber 31st. General Fuller says of this engage- 
ment, which was so overshadowed by the 
great battle of Stone River, in progress at the 
same time, that it never received adequate no- 
tice: 

Colonel Dunham, of Indiana, was^sent ahead with 
a brigade to intercept Forrest's march at Parker's 
Cross Roads, and the Ohio brigade was to follow the 
next morning. At four o'clock we started, and marched 
until daylight, when a halt was made for breakfast. 
That over, we moved on. and soon the sound of cannon 
in oi'.r front advised us that Forrest was attacking 
Dunham's brigade, and then began a struggle in which, 
legs told. Within an hour and a half they marched 
seven miles without a halt, with ranks well closed; 
and when a hill was reached whence Forrest's men 
ar.d guns were seen, the Ohio brigade formed in line 
of battle on the double-quick, and went down for them 
with such good will that every Rebel gun unlinAered 
and in action was ours in five minutes, and Forrest's 
forces were galloping away — not all, however, for many 
had disiTiountcd in the fight, and their horses ■ left 
in the rear were captured and their riders surrendered. 
Six guns, 400 horses, and 360 officers and men were 
captured. This was quite an achievement, for Forrest 
was not beaten every day. 

January 8, 1863. the regiment returned to 
Corinth, having marched over 200 miles in 
three weeks, without government rations, 
transportation, or ambulances. The regi- 
ment remained at Corinth until April 20th, 
when it moved with the expedition under Gen- 
eral Dodge to the Tuscumbia Valley, for the 
purpose of keepinig the Rebels busy in that 
direction while another expedition cut the rail- 
roads in the rear of General Bragg's army. 
General Dodge was confronted by the Rebel 
forces under Forrest and Roddy, and on the 
28th the regiment was engaged in the battle 
near Tuscumbia, defeating the Rebels. They 



then marched 16 miles beyond Tuscumbia, re- 
turned to Corinth May 2nd, and marched to 
Memphis, Tennessee, on May loth. Here 
the regiment was allowed to rest and recuper- 
ate. General Fuller says : 

"Wdien Grant directed everything at ]Mem- 
phis to come to him at Vicksburg, the Ohio 
brigade was ordered to march and garrison the 
former city. This was your single 'soft spot' 
of the war. Excepting this, your lot was al- 
ways at the front; but here for some months 
you lounged in camp, guarded the gardens, 
flirted with the ladies, and seldom missed a 
'good scjuare meal.' " 

The regiment up to this time had lost, in 
killed and wounded and discharged, since its 
organization, about 300 men, and had recruit- 
ed about 200, and had an aggregate of 830 
ready for duty. 

The regiment remained in [Memphis until 
October i8th. when they went ta Prospect, 
Tennessee, marching a distance of 250 miles, 
and arriving there N.ovember 13th. Here 
they lay encamped until the 27th of Decem- 
ber, when the regiment re-enlisted as veterans, 
and returned home on furlough for 30 days. 
"The measured tread- of an army, keeping 
step, is heard ; and that wondrous scene un- 
folds, which the whole world behoJds — the 
marshaling of the \-eteran hosts ! The sol- 
diers of the ranks stand forth! '•= ''' 'Mus- 
ter us again! for all the war muster us ir\!' 
From that patriotic hour was the doom of the 
Rebellion sealed.""^ 

The Thirty-ninth Regiment furnished 
more veterans than any other Ohio regiment. 
The Ohio brigade stood as follows: Thirty- 
ninth, 534 men ; Sixty-third, 455 ; Forty-third, 
436; and the Twenty-seventh, 437 men. 

At the expiration of the furlough, the reg- 
iment returned to its former camp at Pros- 
pect, Tennessee, and from thence they moved 
on Decatur, Alalrama. The town was cap- 
tured by a night movement. Tlie brigade 
was embarked above in 70 boats, which, with 
mufiied oars, silently stole down until oppo- 



*General Fuller's address before the Ohio Brigade. 



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site, when, by the left flank, they were soun 
on shore, up tlie bank, and in Hue. The 
Rebels, after exchanging a few shots, retired, 
completely surprised and defeated. 

On May i, 1864. the regiment marched to 
join General Sherman's grand army at Chat- 
tanooga. Here the great Atlanta campaign 
was commenced. Meeting the enemy at Res- 
aca, the Thirty-ninth was, on May 13th, 14th, 
and 15th, in the front line of battle driving 
the Rebels to their trenches with a loss of two 
men. 

At Dallas, Georgia, on the -'jth. they again 
met the enemy, driving him from his position, 
in which engagement the loss bv the regiment 
was severe. The Rebel army was next en- 
countered at the base of Kenesaw Mountain. 
Heavy skirmishing began on the 13th of June, 
in which the Thirty-ninth was constantly en- 
gaged during the several days' fighting, los- 
ing severely in killed and wounded. The 
Rebels were finally compelled to leave their 
stronghold. 

On July 4th the enemy was again encoun- 
tered at Ruff's Mills, when the Thirty-ninth, 
together with the Twenty-seventh, made a 
gallant charge on the enemy's works, driving 
them out in confusion, and not giving them 
time to remove their dead and wounded, and 
capturing quite a number of prisoners. This 
engagement is known also by the name of Xic- 
ojack Creek. The colonel of the regiment, E. 
F. Noyes, lost a foot in this action and never 
joined the regiment afterwards. Company 
B lost four severely wounded. 

The Rebels retreated, and the National 
Army pursued until they were finally driven 
into their devoted city, Atlanta, around which 
scenes of terrible slaughter were soon to be 
enacted. 

On July 22, 1864, the regiment together 
with the Twenty-seventh Ohio, was ordered 
to a responsible position in the line of battle 
of that memorable day, and they held it. 

"The men were directed to unsling knap- 
sacks, fix bayonets, and lie down on the crest 
of the ridge, where the line was formed, 
for protection from the fire of the enemy wliich 
came from the wood in front. The Second di- 



vision had formed a line conforming in the 
main to that of the Twenty-seventh and Thir- 
ty-ninth, on a parallel ridge to the left of the 
Thirty-ninth, but separated from that regi- 
ment by a deep transverse ravine. The ene- 
my charged the Second division within a few- 
minutes and were repulsed. 

"Immediately afterward his line of battle 
came out of the timber in front of the Thirty- 
ninth and Twenty-seventh regiments, achanc- 
ing in plain view and w'ithin easy range, when 
individual men of both regiments raised to 
their feet and taking deliberate aim discharged 
their pieces. No order could kee]> them down 
with such an opportunity to use their muskets 
effectually. In less time than it takes to re- 
late it, both regiments were on tlieir feet dis- 
charging their pieces with rapidity and tell- 
ing effect on the foe; yet on he came until the 
Thirty-ninth and Twenty-seventh chargeU 
him in turn, driving him from the field into 
the wood. Meanwhile another body of the 
enemy in line of battle came out of the wood 
to the right of the Twenty-seventh, bearing 
down on its flank and rear. General Fuller 
directed that the three right companies of the 
regiment be retired to face this second assault. 
This was done, but it soon became evident that 
a change of front to the rear of the entire line 
was necessary. This change was made under 
a hot fire. In executinig this movement nec- 
essarily made with celerity and under tr_\-ing 
conditi(jns, in the face of a defiant and rapidlv 
ad\-ancing foe, the Twenty-seventh became 
somewhat disordered : and my thanks are due 
to General Fuller for his timely assistance in 
forming the new line. He grasped the colors 
of the Twenty-seventh and with them desig- 
nated the ground he wished the new line to 
occupy. T]ie line was promptly formed there; 
several volleys fired by the Twenty-seventh 
and Thirty-ninth Ohio regiments. Eighteenth 
Missouri and Si.xty-fourth Illinois (the latter 
two regiments until then in reserve) . followed 
by a charge again dro\e the enemy from the 
field. The line now laid down fac- 
ing the wood which was on its right 
flank in the beginning of the battle, 
untler a raking fire from the timber 



666 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



for an hour or more, when the enemy retreated 
and tlie greatest battle of the campaign was 
o\er. This was a stand up open field fight, 
with only such protection as the muskets and 
bayonets afforded. "''•' 

This stubborn resistance in this part of 
the field saved the left wing of Sherman's 
army from defeat; the old Thirty-ninth and 
Twenty-seventh stood as an impenetrable wall 
in front of the enemy, not giving an inch of 
ground and repelling se\'eral distinct charges 
Ijy the Rebels. Our artillery, supported by 
the Ohio brigade, pnured into the R^bel col- 
umns closed en nuissc. their deadly fire, mus- 
ketry, grape, and canister, causing them tO' 
melt away like dew before the morning sun, 
lea\-ing the National forces the victors of the 
field. The Thirty-ninth lost 144 killed and 
wounded. 

The regiment then mnved to the west side 
of Atlanta, forming the right wing, where on 
the 28th of July another severe battle was 
fought in wdiich the Thirty-ninth participated, 
repulsing the enemy with great loss. Thus 
almost every day the regiment w'as engaged in 
skirmishinig until the final evacuation of the 
city, which occurred on the 2nd of September, 
1864, and in the meantime they marched to 
Jonesborough, 15 miles south of Atlanta, de- 
stroying 10 miles (if the Montgomery Railroad 
wdiile on the way. At the latter place we 
again met the enemy in force and repulsed 
him with great loss, driving him so far south 
as Lovejoy's Station. In all these move- 
ments the Thirty-ninth performed a conspic- 
uous part. They then returned to Atlanta, 
wdiere they enjoyed a rest of about 30 days. 
In the meantime Hood, with his army, had 
got in our rear, destroying our communica- 
tions with Chattanooga and investinig our 
stronghold at Altoona Pass. General Corse 
commanded at that point and had 1.944 men, 
the Rebel general, French, luany times that 
number. The Rebels came on in full force 
and charged the de\-ote(l garrison, ];>ut were 



*Address of Gcii. M. Clnnxhill, late colonel of the 
Twenty-seventh Regiment, at the reunion of the Ohio 
brigade. 



driven back with the loss of hundreds, still 
assault after assault was delivered with same 
result, while the Tw^enty-third corps under 
Gen. J. D. Cox were hastening to the rescue, 
and hags conveying from peak to peak, the 
message from General Sherman to General 
Corse to "hold the fort," and that he was 
"coming with re-enforcements." Sherman, 
on learning that Corse was there, exclaimed, 
"He will hold out! I know the man!" and 
he did hold out, though 707 (more than a 
third) of his men had fallen, when the enemy 
desisted, leaving 231 dead and 411 prisoners 
and 800 muskets on the field. 

The Thirty-ninth was in the front during 
the pursuit of Hood, being the first regiment 
in the Ohio brigade commanded Ijy Gen. T- 
W. Fuller. 

The Rebels w'ere driven across the Ten- 
nessee to be left to the tender mercies of Gen. 
George H. Tliomas, while Sherman made all 
haste to get readv for his "March to the Sea." 
The regiment now no longer in the Ohio bri- 
gade, but in the First Division of the Seven- 
teenth Army Corps, on the 15th of November, 
took up its line of march with that corps, down 
to the sea, with Sherman. Tliey destroyed 
the railroads as they went, meeting" with but 
little opposition until they arrived in front of 
Savannah, on the 9th of December, making a 
distance of 350 miles from Atlanta. Here 
they found the Rebels strongly fortified, with 
Hardee in his last ditch. After opening com- 
munication with the sea by way of St. Catha- 
rine Sound, taking Fort McAllister on the 
way, and having several days" hard fighting 
around the city of Savannah, in all of which 
the Thirty-ninth participated, the Rebels evac- 
uated the city on the 21st of December, and it 
was immediately occupied h\ the National 
Arni\-. 

About the middle of January, 1865, the 
Thirty-ninth embarked with other troops on 
transports, and went to Beaufort, South Car- 
olina, and assited in driving the Rebels from 
their stronghold at Pocotaligo Station, 25 
miles northwest from Beaufort. 

On the 1st of Februarv the Thirtv-ninth. 



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\vitli other forces of the grand army, took up 
its Hne of march through the Carolinas, wad- 
ing swamps and fighting the enemy from place 
to place. On the 4th of Fehruary they en- 
gaged the enemy at Rivers bridge, repulsing 
him with severe loss, the Thirty-ninth losing 
two killed and three wounded. 

Continuing the march, they struck the Au- 
gusta & Charleston Railroad at Midway sta- 
tion, moving on that road to Columbia, thence 
north to W'aynesborough, thence east to Che- 
raw, driving the enemy before them and cap- 
turing at that point a large amount of ammu- 
nition and artillery, thence marched to Fay- 
etteville. North Carolina, thence tO' Benton- 
\ille, where a severe battle was fought March 
2 1 St, in which the First Division, Seventeenth 
Army Corps, was hotly engaged, the Thirty- 
ninth being in the center of the brigade on 
the right of the line of battle. They firmly 
held their ground, while those on the right and 
left gave way, leaving both flanks exposed to 
a raking fire. The brigade finally formed in 
the shape of a horse shoe and succeeded in re- 
pulsing the enemy. The brigade then moved 
to a stronger position, lay on their arms all 
night and in the morning were ready to re- 
sume the fight, but the enemy was gone. The 
next day they moved to Goldsborough. Our 
loss in this engagement was 2}, killed and 
wounded. 

Here they rested until April loth, when 
they resumed the line of march toward Ral- 
eigh, and arrived there on the 15th and went 
into cami> two miles west of the city, enjoying 
a few days of rest. We then joined in the 
pursuit of the Rebel forces under General 
Johnston. After marching 15 miles a pro- 
posal was received by General Sherman to 
surrender the Rebel forces, which was finally 
consummated, and we again returned to Ral- 
eigh. We then marched to Richmond, the 
late Rebel capital, a distance of 180 miles, in 
seven days, and from there to Washington 
City. 

.After participating in the grand re'view of 
all the armies by President Lincoln, the heads 
of departments, diplomatic corps, and a large 



number of distinguished ofticers of the army 
and navy, and an immense throng of rejoicing 
citizens, the Thirty-ninth moved to Louisville, 
Kentucky, where it was mustere<l out of the 
United States service on July 9. i«S')5, the war 
being over. 

Engagements in which the Thirty-ninth 
Regiment participated : 

New Madrid, Missouri, March 7, 10, and 
13, 1862; Island No. 10, April 8, 1862; Farm- 
ington, Mississippi, May 8 and 9, .1862; Cor- 
inth, Mississippi, May 28 and 29, 1862; luka, 
Mississippi, September, 19, 1862; Parkers; 
Cross Roads, Tennessee, December 31, 1864;. 
Resaca, Georgia, May 13 and 14, 1864; Dal- 
las, Georgia, May 31, 1864; Ken-^saw Moun- 
tain, Georgia, June 18, 23, 26. and 27, 1864;: 
Rufif's Mills, Georgia, July 4, 1864; Atlanta, 
Georgia, July 22, 29 and 30, 1864; Savannah, 
Georgia, December 10, 1864; River's Bridge, 
South Carolina, February 4, 1S65 ; Benton- 
ville, North Carolina, ]March 2i, 18O5. 

The Thirty-ninth Regiment m; rched 3,- 
521 miles, by rail 2.680 miles, by steamlxiat 
2405 miles; total. 8.606 miles. 

Sixty-third Ohio I'oluntccr lufamtry._ 

REGIMKNT.M. OFFICERS. 

Colonel John W. Sprague. mustered Jaiuiary 23,' 
i86j. promoted to brigadier general volunteers ; Colonel 
Charles E. Brown, June 6. 1865. on detached duty at 
muster out of regiment: Lieutenant Colonel William 
K. Gilmore. October 17. 1861. resigned July 17. 1862; 
Lieutenant Colonel .•-Mexandcr L. Hasl<in, July 17, 
1862: Lieutenant Colonel J. Hunter Odlin. March 20, 
186.3: Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. Brown, March 20. 
1863, promoted to colonel : Lieutenant Colonel Oscar 
L Jackson. June 6. 1865. mu'^tertd out with regiment- 
as major; Major Ale.xander L. Haskins. October i,. 
1861, ■promoted, and honorably discharged March 20. 
1S63: Major J. Hunter Odlin, Octolier i. 1862. resigned 
January 3. 1863: Major John W. Pouts. January i, 
1863, mustered out: Major Oscar L. Jackson. January. 
28. 1865, promoted to lieutenant colonel : Surget-n Isaac 
L. Crane. October 7, 1861. resigned January 28, 1863 ; 
Surgeon .•\rfhur D. Monahan. January 28. 1S63. mus- 
tered out July 21. 1865: .Assistant Surgeon .A.rtliur D. 
Monahan. November 7. 1861. promoted to .surgeon: 
Assistant Surgeon J. O. Marsh, .\ugust 21. 1862, re- 
signed October 2. 1862: .Assistant Surgeon John B. Mc- 
Dell. March 11. i8(i3, resigned May 31. 1865: Chaplain 
B. S. Fry, February 13, i8C)2. mustered out September" 
27. 186.}, at expiration of term. . 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



COMPANY OFFICERS. 

Captain John W. Fonts, October 28, 1861, pro- 
moted to major: Captain Cliristopher E. Smith, Octo- 
ber 26. 1861, resigned December 22. 1862: Captain Rod- 
ney K. Shaw, December 20, 1861, resigned August 30, 
1862: Captain Charles J. Titus, December 20, 1861, 
resigned June 18. 1862; Captain O. W. Pollock, June 
18, 1862, mustered out with regiment; Captain George 
Wightman, August 11, 1862. discharged October 19, 
1864; Captain Winslow L. Bay, January i. 1863, mus- 
tered out with regiment ; Captain A. C. Fenner, Octo- 
ber 4, 1864, mustered out with regiment; Captain 
George B. Bartlett, November 12, 1864, mustered out 
with regiment ; Captain M. A. Stewart. November 12, 
J864. declined promotion ; Captain Madison Hoon, 
June 28. 1865, mustered out with regiment; First Lieu- 
tenant Wesley J. Tucker, October 28, 1861, resigned 
June 18, 1862 ; First Lieutenant Henrj' S. Burt, Decein- 
ber 20, 1861. detailed on staff duty; First Lieutenant 
O. W. Pollock, December 26, 1861, promoted to cap- 
tain; First Lieutenant Louis Schmidt, February 13, 

1862, resigned August 24, 1864 ; First Lieutenant Rich- 
.->.rd B. Cheatham, June 18, 1862, died July 18. 1863; 
First Lieutenant A. C. Tenner, August 11, 1862, pro- 
moted to captain ; First Lieutenant George B. Bartlett, 
July 18, 1863. promoted to captain ; First Lieutenant A. 
J. Howard, August 11, 1864, declined promotion; First 
Lieutenant M. A. Stewart. September 26, 1864, returned 
commission, mustered out ; First Lieutenant Angus 
McDonald, September 26, 1864, promoted to captain ; 
First Lieutenant Wallace S. Roach, iSeptember 26, 
1S64, returned commission; First Lieutenant Madison 
Hoon, October 4, 1864, (promoted to captain ; First 
Lieutenant Alexander H. Brill. January 20, 1865. mus- 
tered out with regiment ; First Lieutenant Wallace C. 
Bay, January 20, 1865, resigned 'May 23, 1865 ; Second 
Lieutenant Robert Booth. October i. 1861, resigned 
June 28. 1862; Second Lieutenant Benjamin Knight, 
November 12, 1861, resigned September 3. 1862; Sec- 
ond Lieutenant Lewis L. Grubb, February 13, 1862, re- 
signed May 26, 1862 ; Second Lieutenant George B. 
Bartlett, May 26, 1862, promoted to first lieutenant; 
Second Lieutenant Winslow L. Bay. January 30, 1862, 
promoted to captain ; Second Lieutenant A. J. Howard, 
Januarv I. 1863, honorably discharged November 9, 
1864; Second Lieutenant M. A. Stewart, January i, 

1863. mustered out ; Second Lieutenant Angus McDon- 
ald, July 18, 1863, promoted to first lieutenant ; Second 
Lieiitenant Wallace S. Roach, June 30, 1863, mustered 
out; Second Lieutenant Alexander H. Brill. November 
12. 1864. promoted to first lieutenant. 

The Sixty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry 
was formed by the consoHdation of a battaHon 
of six companies raised at Camji W'orthing, 
ChilHcothe, with a battahon of four compa- 
nies raised at Camp Putnam. Marietta.* It 



~ *By this consolidation it became practical to trans- 
fer, and by order of the war department, the Thirteenth 
Missouri Regiment, composed mostly of Ohio men and 
officer-, was transferred to the credit of Ohio, and be- 
came the Twenty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 



was originally intended for two regiments — 
the Twenty-second, to be raised under the di- 
rection of, and to be commanded by, Col. Will- 
iam E. Gilmore, and the Sixty-third, to be 
raised under the direction of, and to be com- 
manded by, Col. William Craig, then quar- 
termaster in charge at Marietta. In Decem- 
ber, 1 86 1, the call for troops to be sent to the 
front became so pressing that the order for 
consolidation came, and the two battalions 
were Junited; the Twenty-second furnishing 
companies A, B, E, H. I, and K; and the 
Sixty-third furnishing four companies raised 
in Washington County — Company C, com- 
manded by Capt. Christopher E. Smith ;- Com- 
pany B, commanded by Capt. John W. Fonts;' 
Company F, commanded by Capt. Charles J.- 
Titus; and Company G, commanded by Capt. 
Rodney K. Shaw. The command of the reg- 
iment was given to Colonel Craig ; William E. 
Gilmore was made lieutenant-colonel, and 
Alexander L. Haskins, major. 

On the 2 1st of December, 1861, the 
regiment removed to Camp Dennison ; and on 
the 27th of the same month it returned to Mar- 
ietta, and encamped at Camp Tupper. 

On the 23rd of January, 1862, Colonel 
Craig resigned, and the command of the reg- 
iment was gi\-en to Col. John W. Sprague, 
formerly a captain in the Seventh Ohio. Col- 
onel Sprague immediately took command, and 
proceeded tO' fit his regiment to enter the field 
by perfecting its drill and discipline. 

On the 18th of February, 1862, Colonel 
Sprague with his regiment was ordered to- 
the field, and to report at Paducah, Kentucky. 
The regiment left Marietta late in the evening 
of the 1 8th: six companies under the com- 
mand nf Colonel Sprague, on the steamer 
"Bostona, Xo. 2," and four companies under 
^comiuand of Major Haskins, on the steamer 
"T. J. Rattin." Marietta gave one of the best 
procjfs of her sympathy and interest for the 
success of the Union cause by turning out en 
masse at the landing to witness their depar- 
ture. On Saturday the 22nd of February, the ' 
command reached Paducah and reported for 
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Camp ^Marietta, it was ordered to proceed to 
Commerce, ]\Iissouri, an.d report to General 
Pope, then organizing the Army of the I\Iis- 
sissippi at that point. The regiment reached 
Commerce, on Sunday morning, the 23rd of 
February, being the second regiment to ar- 
rive at tlie rendezvous. It immediately de- 
barked, and encamped and occupied the ceme- 
tery on the high ground in the rear of the 
town. Later in the day it was joined by the 
Tiwenty-seventh, Thirty-ninth, and Forty- 
third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, its companions 
in the organization known as the Ohio brigade. 
These four regiments were brigaded together, 
and were made the First Brigade in the First 
Division of the Army of the Mississippi. 
Gen. Schuyler Hamilton commanded the divi- 
sion one day ; the command was then given to 
Gen. David S. Stanley, one of Ohio's briga- 
dier-generals. 

From the 23rd to the 27th of February, 
the army was actually employed in the collec- 
tion of stores, and the organization of divi- 
sions. On the morning of the 28th the line 
of march was taken up for New ^Madrid, the 
Ohio brigade taking the advance. The armv 
arrived in sight of Xew Madrid on the thirtl 
day of March, and at two o'clock in the af- 
ternoon of that day the Sixty-third was hrst 
brought into action. It moved forward m 
line of battle with the same steadiness and pre- 
cision that it would in review. Its first ex- 
perience gave it the morale of veterans. For 
three hours it remained in its trying position, 
exposed to the artillery fire of the two forts 
and a fleet of six gunboats, without the oppor- 
tunity of using their arms. Late in the after- 
noon the army retired out of range, and went 
into camp. The day had been a cold raw 
March day, and in the afternoon it began to 
snow. En route the army had Jjeen restrained 
from using fences, or in any manner foraging. 
The cold and exposure brought from head- 
quarters the order to take the top rail, for 
campfires. In a short time the boys were com- 
forlaiile around the blazing campfires, and in 
the morning it was found tlie armv "was not 
fenced in." 



The Sixty-third shared in all the fights in 
and around New Madrid previous to its cap- 
ture. Inl the reconnoissance on the 7th of 
March it took an exposed position, and for a 
short time the upper fort had its range, and 
made its situation uncomfortaljle, fortunately 
without casualty. 

On the 13th of ]\Iarch the Ohio brigade 
was made the infantry support of the siege bat- 
teries. The Sixty-third on the right, the 
Thirty-ninth on the left, well up to the bat- 
teries, and the Twenty-seventh and Forty- 
third in reserve. The troops were exposed to 
a constant artillery fire from the dawn until 
sunset, when the cannonading ceased. The 
troops remained in the trenches at night, ex- 
posed to a most terrific thunderstorm, without 
shelter or fires, the ground flooded with wa- 
ter. The dawn revealed the fact that the ene- 
my had abandoned the forts, and retreated 
during the darkness. 

Tlie Ohio brigade was complimented in 
general orders for its gallantr>-, and was 
awarded the privilege to first enter and plant 
their banners on the captured forts. On the 
evening of the i8th of March, the Sixty-third 
was detailed to haul one of the heavy siege 
guns from the forts at New Madrid to Point 
Pleasant, 14 miles below, and opposite Tipton- 
\-iIle, in Tennessee. Tliis arduous labor was 
performed between dark and davlight, the reg- 
iment dragging its heavy load over roads im- 
])assable for teams. The next morning the 
Rel:)el fleet were surprised to find a Ijatterv 
opposite Tiptonville, their only line of com- 
munication with their garrison at Island No. 
10.* 

This severe labor and its attendant expo- 
sure permanently disabled many men.** The 
regiment returned to camp, and with the armv 
awaited the actinn of the engineers in rcmo\'- 



*Th(; first casualty in the Sixty-third occurred 
March 24th. the carelessness of a companion wounding 
Elish.-. Rolierts mortally and George \V. Esse.x seri- 
ously. 

**Janies W. Nye served during the Xew Madrid 
campaign with the Si.xty-tliird as acting quartermaster, 
and was present on the field during all the battles at 
that point, although never having been mustered : his 
name does not appear on the rolls. 



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ing the obstructions from tlie bayou, for the 
passage of the gunboat fleet, and the trans- 
ports. , , 

On the morning of the 7th of April. 
1862, the regiment with Stanley's and 
Paine's divisions of the Army of the Missis- 
sippi, embarked on the transports to cross the 
IMississippi River, and were transported to the 
Tennessee shore, opposite the lower port. The 
expedition took up its line of march down the 
Mississippi for Tipton vile, to intercept the en- 
emy, if. they should attempt to letreat. The 
route lay through muddy corn and wheat fields 
with occasionally a strip of woods, having no 
semblance of roads. The marching was ted- 
ious, frequent halts were necessary, as the feet 
would gather nmre of Tennessee mud than a 
man was al;le to carry. Night came upon 
them in the fields, and they were compelled to 
bivouac in the field, and without campfires. 
The march was resumed at daybreak, and it 
reached Tiptonville in time to witness the sur- 
render of the army that had garrisoned IslaiKl 
No. 10, which had abandoned the forts, and 
attempted ta escape Ijy Tiptonville and the 
ri\er. The expedition had been successful in 
intercepting and capturing them. The Six- 
ty-third proceeded immediately to Island No. 
10, and occupied the enemy's abandoned quar- 
ters for the night. The next morning the reg- 
iment returned on the transports to New Mad- 
rid and occupied its old quarters. It had borne 
a conspicuous part in all of the work of the 
Army of the ^lississippi. resulting in the cap- 
ture of all the forts nn the Mississippi above 
Fort Pillow.* 

(jn the 13th of A])ril. 1802. the regiment 
embarked on the transport "Siher Wave" and 
moved with the army of the Mississippi to Os- 
ceola, Arkansas, and thence to Fort Pillow, 
and was present during the bomliardment of 
that fort. On the 17th of April, 1862. the 



*The first slave ';\cr mamiinitted under the order 
of President Lincoln to manumit slaves escaping from 
the Rebel armies to the L'nion line.s. was a body ser- 
vant of Gen. Jeff Thompson, who came to the lines of 
the Sixty-third at New iV'Iadrid and was manumitted 
by order of Gen. David S. Stanley. The manumitted 
contraband was afterward taken to Ohio by General 
Sprague. 



Army of the Mississippi, having received or- 
ders to re-enforce the Arm_\- of tlie Tennes- 
see, under Halleck, in front of Corinth, pro- 
ceeded up the Mississippi and Tennessee riv- 
ers on the transports. On the 23rd of April, 
the Sixty-third landed at Hambi'rg, Tennes- 
see, four miles above the battle-ground of Shi- 
loh. Stanley's division was posted on the left 
flank of the army, moving to the capture of 
Corinth, and during all the movement for its 
capture, the Sixty-third held its position, as the 
flanking regiment. It actively participated in 
all the reconnoissances and engagements in 
tront of Corinth, including those at Monterey 
and Farmington. When the enemy mo\-ed 
out of Corinth on the 30tli of May, the Sixt}'- 
third moved out of the trenches in immetliate 
pursuit of the retreating arm_\'. The Thirty- 
ninth Ohio, of our brigade, being the first to 
enter the Rebel works, and Wallace Bruce, of 
Washington County, being the first to mount 
the woiks. The Si.xty-third was kept in pur- 
suit of Price's wing of the retreating army, 
six companies under Major Haskins proceed- 
ing to the Tuscumbia River on the Jacinto, 
road, where it found the bridges burned, and 
was then recalled, and proceeded witli the main 
body of the army in pursuit of Beauregard's, 
army, to Boonville, the Ohio brigade having 
the advance of the infantry in this movement. 
'■'From Boonville, wdiere the pm-suif was alian- 
doned, the regiment proceeded to Camp Clear 
Creek, near Corinth, and remained in camp at 
Clear Creek, Bear Creek, luka and Burns- 
ville. 

On the 17th ot"" September, with Stanley's, 
di\ision, it participated in the battle of luka. 
After a tedious and forced march it came upon 
the enemy at the beginning of dusk, immedi- 
ately formed in line of battle, advanced, and , 
opened "that steady fire that ahvays distin- 
guished it in action." It was just getting 
well into its work when darkness put an end 
to the fighting, and the two armies bivou- 

*During the time of the Sixty-third's service be- ' 
fore Corinth the Eighth Wisciaisin Regiment was at- 
tached to Stanley's division, and the eagle. "Old Abe,"" 
was a companion in arras, of the boys ol the Ohio bri- 
gade. 



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ackecl upon the held. The pickets of the two 
armies were posted so near as to be able to 
communicate by ordinary conversation ; and 
the pickets of the Ohio brigade were so far ad- 
vanced as to cover the captured guns of Xiel's 
Eleventh Ohio Battery, whicli the Rebels had 
been unable to remove. The mornmg's dawn 
revealed an abandoned Rebel camp, and Niel's 
Battery was restored to its gallant owners. 
An active pursuit was taken up, and from that 
time until the third of October, 1862, when it 
entered Corinth, the Sixty-third was with 
Rosecrans' army. Ideating the bush to find 
and engage the enemy. 

TIhe regiment took a most active and honor- 
able part in the battle of Corinth on the 3rd 
and 4th of October, 1862, antl it there proved 
itself worthy of a place in the history of a 
■county named after the fatlier of our country, 
to know that she was well and ably represented 
by an organization performing its whole duty 
in every great contest during the war, that 
upon the group of colors of her regiments and 
batteries are found the names of every great 
battle of the war. In the battle of Corinth 
the Sixty-third did great service, and won for 
itself a place beside the Eighteenth, Thirty- 
sixth, Thirty-ninth, Seventy-seventh and Nine- 
ty-second, Buell's and Huntington's batteries, 
and the First, Seventh and Ninth cavalry. The 
Ohio brigade took so important a i^art in the 
battle of Corinth, which would jirobably have 
been lost but for their terrific fight, that it 
deserves to be described at length. We here 
copy the admirable description of Gen. John 
W . Fuller, read at the brigade reunion on the 
i6th anni\ersary of the battle: 

On the morning of October 3rd, just 16 years ago 
to-day, the enemy attacked the division of General 
Davie? at the outer line of worl<s, the line constructed 
by the Rebels when Sidney Johnston and Beauregard 
held possession of the town. Davies had been ordered 
there to retard the enemy's advance, until "Rosy" 
should be ready to let Van Dorn. come in. Van Dorn's 
superior strength enabled hitn to drive Davies from 
this line, but Davies' men fought stubbornly, and fell 
back over that two or three miles so slowly, that it was 
near night when thty approached the outskirts of the 
town, and when reinforcements enabled Davies to stop 
the enemy's advance. .-Xfter dark the Ohio brigade 
njarched to relieve one of the brigades of Davies' di- 



vision, and was ordered to occupy the high ground near 
battery Robinet. Near the crest was formed the line 
of battle. Directly on the right of the earthwork cov- 
ering the battery, and stretching across the Chcwalla 
road, steed the men of the Si.-cty-third : next came the 
Twenty-seventh, and farther still to the right was the 
Thirty-ninth Regiment. On the left of the batlerv, fac- 
mg to the left, and nearly at right anijles with the main 
Ime, rested the Forty-third. 

Let us go back through the intervening vcars. and 
in fancy place ourselves on the spot then occupied, and 
look again over that field which has since l)een famous. 
Before you, for three hundred yards, lie in confusion 
the few trees wiiich have been felled to form a [.artial 
abattis. Beyond this stands the forest, and through 
l;oth. leads, without obstruction, the road to Chcwalla. 
To the right of the Thirty-ninth the line of battle is 
In-oken for three hundred yards, by an impassable 
swamp, beyond which we see the rising ground, occu- 
pied by several brigades of our infantry, and on the ex- 
treme right, perhags a rnile away, the earthwork called 
Fort Richardson. Turning to look over your right 
shoulder, you may see what transpires in the streets 
of Corinth. Without changing your position you may, 
by looking over the other shoulder, see a part of the 
division of General McKean, and the redoubt called 
Battery Phillips, which form the left of Rosecrans' 
line of battle. If you come to a right about, you see 
directly in rear the cut through the hill where "lies the 
Memphis railroad, and just over this, on still higher 
ground, stands Fort Williams, with a 20-pounder Par- 
rott looking out of each embrazure. Your own bat- 
teries. Company F. of Second United States, and Com- 
pany C. of First Michigan .'\rtillery. are ready for ac- 
tion on the high ground abreast of Fort Williams: all 
apparently so near, that but for their elevated position 
you might look down the cannons' throats. Here you 
waited during the long hours of the night of October 
3rd. and here you fought on the morning of the 4th. 

The removal of Davies" skirmish line, which by 
some mistake was not made known to us. permitted 
the enemy to advance so closely that, although hidden 
by the darkness, you could hear him planting !iis 
euns in the edge of the forest, not more than three 
hundred yards in our front: and during the night the 
commander of that battery (I think from New Or- 
leans) reconnoitering the ground between his guns 
and your line, was quietly captured, mounted though he 
was. by Captain (since General) Broun, of the Sixty- 
third Ohio. 

It was a night of suspense and anxiety to all. VVc 
knew that General Hackleman had been killed, and we 
had seen General Oglesby carried to the rear, with a 
wound we supiwsed was mortal. Hundreds more, 
wounded during the day's fight, had been borne to the 
hospitals, and the men of Davies' division, who had 
fought against great odds all day had been slowly 
driven back, seemed well nigh disheartened. You knew 
you had to meet an enemy not only strong and reso- 
lute, but who was also flushed with what he thought a 
victory. Hence you listened with anxiety to those 
sounds of preparation, so plainly heard from the hill, 
where, lying down wuhout sleep, you waited for the 
assault. It seems strange, in view of ;he rapid and 
thorough mode of cntrenchinir aficrunrd acquired, that 



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no attempt was made to fortify, especially smce we 
now know how much superior the enemy was m num- 
bers. But we had not then learned the use of spades. 

With the earliest dawn of day, the Rebel bat- 
tery in front opens its fire. What a magnificent dis- 
play! Nothing you had ever seen looked like the 
flashes of those guns! No rockets ever scattered fire 
like tne bursting of those shells! Not long, however, 
for as soon as there is light enough to aim. the 20- 
pounder Parrotts in Fort Williams suddenly belch forth 
and make the place occupied by the Rebel battery so 
hot that it is hurriedly withdrawn. Yet not all, for 
one gun has been abandoned, and some ventureousome 
boys of the Sixty-third Ohio, with others of the First 
United States Infantry, run forward, and pull it into 
our lines bv hand.* Then came fierce fighting between 
the skirmishers. The enemy had the cover of the 
\vood>% while our men crept from log to log, in the en- 
deavor to gain the better cover of the forest. Re- 
enforcements to our skirmishers enabled them, after 
two hours' fighting to drive the Rebels back, and gave 
the shelter sought ; but not far off, the conformation 
of the ground was peculiarly fortunate for the enemy. 
He could lie on the crest of a series of ridges and sweep 
everything in his front, scarcely exposing a man to 
view. Behind these ridges he was massing his men 
for the assault. 

About te-n or eleven o'clock our attention is di- 
verted from the fierce skirmish in our immediate front 
by the advance of General Price's divisions, which 
are moving out of the woods to our right front, and 
marching upon the troops and fort which form the 
right of Rosecrans' line of battle. A splendid sight 
is that, as one Rebel brigade after another moves in 
fine style over the ground which our position over- 
looks so plainly. . The attack is fierce, and we soon 
are shocked to see our hue givt way and retire into 
the very town. We notice, too/ some of our batteries 
drawn out of position and rapidly pulled to the rear. 
The guns of Fort Williams, and of our own batteries 
directly in our rear, are all turned to the right, and an 
enfilading fire sweeps through the Rebel hosts with an 
effect very plainly visible : but, though disorded some- 
what, they move on : fresh troops pour out of the 
woods, and we see the Rebels rushing over the works 
on our right, and pouring into Corinth itself. A roll- 
ing fire is heard in the streets, and soon after the 
Rebels begin to retire. They stand awhile at the works 
they had captured, but our boys are coming to the front 
again from the town. At this juncture, some regi- 
ments of Hamilton's division, not previously engaged, 
are thrown forward on the extreme right, where, as 
finely aligned as if on parade, they are pouring a stream 
of lead into the Rebel ranks. A little later, we say to 
each other, most joyously, "Our boys are driving them 
back again." 

But a fiercer fire than ever opens on our own skir- 
mish line, and a constant hum of bullets tells us that 
our turn is coming no^A ; and it proves to be the Rebel 
center moving for the main attack upon the place we 
occupy. Looking through the trees before us, we 
plainly see the Rebel banners and their attacking col- 

*Companies B and G. 



umns advancing. The Forty-third changes front for-, 
ward on its right company, and the t-leventh Missouri 
is rapidly brought forward and held in reserve, just be- 
hind the Sixty-third Ohio. Our skirmishers are driven 
back pell mell upon the line of battle; the artillery 
with us in Robinet, and the gun^ which play over our 
heads from the rear are firing rapidly, and some of 
your officers are running along the line ordering you 
to "Get down, and lie low, until they are close ugon 
us." In another minute the head of a Rebel colunm, 
coming along the Chewalla road, is seen near by, head- 
ing straight for the Sixty-third and Battery Robinet. 
Now you rise to your feet, and pour into the enemy 
that steady fire which fills the road with his dead, and 
seems to cause a halt ; for, though the rear of his 
column moves steadily on, the head of it comes no 
nearer, but appears to melt away. But the enemy is 
firing too. Afong the whole length of the Sixty-third,, 
and portion of the Twenty-seventh and Forty-third,, 
officers and men are falling fast. 

Some scenes here witnessed, though almost as 
brief as if revealed by a flash of lightning, are stamped, 
indelibly upon our memories. Just where the Sixty- 
third adjoins the Twenty-seventh, three men go down 
together. One. in the front rank, is lifting his arms, 
high in the air and slowly sinking down. The man 
behind, and covering the first, drops as if a thunderbolt 
had struck him : while another turns aroimd. and with, 
a look of agony upon his face, and trying to walk to 
the rear, moves but a step and falls. Captain McFad- 
den of the Sixty-third shouts out his first command in 
battle and is dead ! Lieutenant Webb, of the Twenty- 
seventh, endeavors to repeat the order to "fire low," 
and while his mouth is opened wide, a bullet enters. 
He throws up his hands, and falling on his face is still, 
forever ! But the men not hit. heed nothing ; they 
fire incessantly, and their faces black with powder, 
make noticeable their flashing eyes and set teeth, so- 
that they look like demons. 

A minute later the column in the Chewalla road, 
has disappeared, but a strong force a little farther to 
the west, is approaching the left of Robinet. and is mak- 
ing sad havoc in the ranks of the Forty-third. This 
regiment has hardly finished its maneuver of changing 
front, obstructed as is the field with logs and rbrush, 
and exposed moreover to a flank fire from the Che- 
walla road. A glance in their direction reveals a, 
startling picture ! Col. Kirby Smith, commander of the 
regiment, i« down, rider and horse together. Some 
men now raise him up; his face falls over towards us, 
and we see his cheek is red with blood. Lieutenant 
Heyl, the adjutant, trying to keep his saddle, clutches. 
his horse's mane, but gradually looses grip, and before 
a comrade with outstretched arms can reach him, he 
is on the ground. A dozen more along the line drop 
in that instant, and the enemy's fire, from front and 
flank, is so severe that for a moment a rout is feared; 
but only for a moment, for Swayne here takes tonunand 
of the regiment and is steadying the line, and General' 
Stanley, who rode over to the right when he thought 
that all the fighting was to be done there, gallops back 
in the nick of time to help. His coming at that criti- 
cal moment seemed like the arrival of re-enforcements. 
And now this regiment takes sudden vengeance for its 
colonel's fall : for they drive back with great slaughter,. 



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the force which approaches to the left of Robinct, and 
shoot every Rebel who shows his head above the 
parapet or tries to climb through the cmbrazures of the 
battery, when the final etlort is made very soon there- 
after, to carry the work by storm. 

While the Forty-third is thus engaged, Colonel 
Rogers, commanding the Texan brigade, rides out from 
the woods, and with his troogs moves along the Che- 
walla road heading for the battery and tlie Sixty-third. 
Another moment, his horse is shot and he is coming 
along the road on foot. His leading color-sergeant 
falls, when Rogers, picking up the colors, continues to 
advance with flag in hand. A cloud of Rebel skirmish- 
ers on either side of the road are firing heavily on the 
Sixti -third and left wing of the Twenty-seventh, un- 
til 48 per cent, of the men of the former regiment are 
killed or wounded, and the line is so much thinned 
that Colonel Sprague and I, standing behind, can look 
right through it, and distinctly see the advancing Reb- 
els, now close at hand. 

I shall always recollect how well Sprague looked 
at that eventful moment. Tall, and commanding in 
appearance, with sword in one hand and pistol in the 
other, he stood as a painter likes to portray an ofiicer 
in battle. I shall remember, too, looking at the face 
of the Rebel Colonel. Rogers, when not distant more 
than thirty yards, and noting the peculiar expression 
it bore. He looked neither to the right nor left, neither 
at his own men nor at mine : but with eyes steadily 
upon us ; and there flashed through my mind this ques- 
tion, "Is he stupid with drink, or is he simply resolved 
to calmly meet a fate which he foresees?" Before 
there was time to answer to myself the question, the 
Rebel column in tile road seemed to gain some tre- 
mendous impetus from the rear, for it suddenly rushed 
on like a great wave, threatening to sweep into the 
gap which had been shot through the Sixty-third, and 
to carry the redoubt by storm. The supreme moment 
had now come ; and I turned to give the signal to the 
Eleventh Missouri, in reserve, and close behind. The 
leader of this regiment, perhaps ten minutes earlier, 
had received his orders ; they had been sung out over 
the heads of his men. so that every soldier in the ranks 
knew what was wantefl, and there was no need to re- 
peat them now. "Forward!" shouted the major, as the 
regiment sprang up. and I had to run to the right to 
let them pass. With a short, quick step, an alignment 
perfect, they filled up the gap which the enemy's fire 
had made, charging the Rebel column on the head. The 
Twenty-seventh, under Spaulding. which had lost heav- 
ily, yet still was fidl of fight, joined by the plucky 
remnant of the Sixty-third, rushed forward at the same 
moment, charging the column obliquely on its left 
flank, when in an instant the whole scene changed. 
Rogers, with many of his men. lay dead before us. and 
those who were not prisoners, were flying back to the 
woods.* One moment, the Rebels seemed to be swarm- 



*At the time the Eleventh Missouri came up, a 
clean gap had been shot away betw'een the two wings 
of the Si.xty-third. and 18 men joined in the charge at 
the left of the Eleventh Missouri, and 127 between the 
Eleventh Missouri and the Twenty-seventh Ohio, and 
at the close of the charge the Sixty-third was the most 
advanced of the line and was requested to fall back 
and align with the Eleventh Missouri and the Twenty- 
seventh Ohio. 



ing over us in thousands, our own lines looked thin 
and weak, we seemed threatened with destruction ; the 
next, most of the living of the foremost Rebels were 
our prisoners, a few hundred, apparently, were nnining 
to the forest, while our boys seemed to have swelled 
into many thousands. 

In the melee this banner of the enemy [pointing to 
a captured flag displayed in the rear of the speaker] 
was captured b^ a private of the Twenty-seventh Ohio, 
Orrin B. Goula, of Company G, whom I am glad to 
see here to-night. But there was one red flag, I think 
the banner briefly borne by Rogers, which escaped us 
by a miracle. Some bold Texan had picked it up al- 
most from beneath our feet, and throwing the stafT 
across his shoulders, ran in a zig-zag manner for the 
woods. He dodged behind a log a moment here, then 
behind a stump there : he was fired at by twenty men 
or more, and once, whether hit or not, tumbled head- 
long when striding a fallen tree. Yet he escaped with 
the banner after all: and as he passed over the ridge 
out of our sight, some of our boys who had missed 
him, gave h.ini the cheer that was (hie a hero. 

.\n ir.cident may here be mentioned o'f the Forty- 
third. When the Rebels made their final effort to break 
through our lines. Lieutenant Robinet. of the battery, 
severely wounded in the head, fell senseless under one 
of his guns. .At this, most of his men ran to the rear. 
A moment later, some of the men of Company A, of 
the Forty-third, entered the battery, and aided the few 
brave fellows who had stood their ground, to man the 
guns. The enemy was now retreating, and, in the ex- 
citement, a little drummer passed directly before the 
battery and jumped upon a log to see the Rebels run. 
A piece had just been sighted and "ready, fire," fol- 
lowed before the little fellow was discovered. When 
the smoke cleared up, we saw that both -his legs were 
torn away. Somehow there seemed a sting in the rec- 
ollection that men of his own regiment had fired this 
shot. And now came Colonel Noyes, of the Thirty- 
ninth, who was so far to the riglit that his men could 
only get an oblique fire, asking permission to bring his 
regiment to the Chewalla road, where they could take 
a hand when the next assault should come. Two min- 
utes later the regiment was across the road, but the 
battle was over. 

That thrill of ccstacy which victory brings, was 
here intensified by an act of the commanding general. 
Rosecrans had lost his temper when the troops attacked 
by Price had temporarily given away, and had hardly 
time to become appeased by their subsequent good con- 
duct. Still nursing his wrath, and having seen Van 
Dorn had met with a different reception at tlie hands 
of this brigade, he w-as disposed to extol the men who 
fought near Robinet. at the expense of those who had 
fallen back. So riding to the crest we occupied and 
pointing to the right, he said: "I have just come from a 
part of the field where some of our troops retreated like 
old women : but now I know, not only from what I heard 
and what I saw at a distance, but also from these piles 
of dead along your front, that I am in the presence 
of brave men ! So brave that I take my hat off in 
your presence, and thank you. in our country's name, 
for your great valor !" No soldier who heard these 
words will be likely to forget them, ror the appearance 
of Rosecrans as he addressed us. hat in hand. 

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men. It held its line stubbornly during the 
whole fight, and lost six officers and 134 men, 
killed and wounded. After the battle, the sur- 
viving half of the regiment joined in the pur- 
suit of Van Dorn to Ripley, where the pursuit 
was abandoned and the regiment returned to 
Corinth. It remained in camp until the sec- 
ond of November, when it proceeded to join 
Grant's army. On the route it was re-en- 
forced by a battalion of the One Hundred and 
Twelfth Ohio, which had been consolidated 
with it, and its depleted ranks filled up. 'On 
the nth of Decemlier it went into camp at 
Oxford, Mississippi. Late in the evening of 
the 1 6th of December, the Ohio brigade re- 
ceived orders to proceed to the rear and pro- 
tect the lines of communication of the army, 
from the attacks of Van Dorn, and Forrest's 
cavalry. On the 17th of December it moved 
by rail to Jackson, Tennessee. Ten days were 
spent in marching and counter-marching, to 
intercept the enemy. On the 27th the regi- 
ment joined the command of General Sulli- 
van. On the 30th of December Colonel Dun- 
ham with his brigade was sent to intercept 
Forrest at Parker's Cross Roads, and the Ohio 
brigade had orders to follow in the morning. 

On December 31, 1862, at 4 o'clock A. 
M., the Ohio brigade moved out of its camp 
and marched until daylight, when it made a 
short halt for breakfast. Soon it is again on 
the move, in hunt of the raiders. Tlien the 
sound of cannon revealed to them that Forrest 
and Dunham are engaged, and that they were 
needed in the fight. In a moment the orders 
were given, "Unsling knapsacks!" and the 
road for a mile, occupied by the brigade, was 
strewn with knapsacks. "Brigade, forward, 
double cpiick, march !" Then began a march 
that was worthy of the name. The old bri- 
gade went to the front to the music of the bat- 
tle on its muscle. It went for the purpose of 
getting there before the liattle was over — and 
it made its legs tell. 

Within an hour and a half it marched sev- 
en miles without a halt, with the ranks well 
closed and at a sight of the enemy deployed in 
line of battle on the double-quick, and within 



five minutes it had put Forrest's force to flight 
captured six guns, 4CX) horses, and 350 men. 

This record presents one of the best con- 
tests made by an infantry against a cavalry 
force during the war, and fitly rounded up the 
service of the Ohio brigade for the year 1862. 
The regiment pursued Forrest's rereating force 
to the Tennessee River, and then marched back 
to Corinth over rough, frozen roads, without 
supplies, Ixit subsisting upon forage gathered 
on the route. It arrived at Corinth on the 9th 
of January, and went into winter quarters. 
Their knapsacks had been gathered and 
brought into camp by train, and the scene 
when the soldiers reclaimed their effects was 
ludicrous beyond description. 

When General Grant moved to Vicksburg, 
the Sixty-third was ordered with the brigade 
to garrison Memphis, and proceeded there 
May 16, 1863, and remained there until the 
1 8th of October, 1863. This was the only 
garrison duty done by the Ohio' brigade during 
the war. At the latter date, it left Memphis 
to join the forces moving to the relief of the 
Army of the Cumberland. On the I3tli of 
November it arrived at Prospect, Tennessee. 
At that place, on January 2, 1864, the regi- 
ment re-enlisted as veterans, and returned to 
their homes in Ohio on furolugh. The regi- 
ment reassembled at Columbus, Ohio, Febru- 
ary 1 8th, and from that point returned to 
Prospect, Tennessee. Early in the spring the 
Ohio brigade crossed the Tennessee River, 
and dispersed the Rebel force at Decatur. Ala- 
bama. At that point it remained until it 
moved to join in the .Atlanta campaign. 

In the Atlanta campaign the Sixty-third 
participated in the battle of Resaca, Companies 
A, C, and H, deployed as skirmishers, were 
among the first troops to reach the river at 
that place. On the i6th of May, 1S64, it 
crossed Oostenaula, and participated in the ac- 
tions at Adairsville, and in and about Dallas. 
It sustained an important part in all the move- 
ments to dislodge the enemy from Kenesaw 
Mountain. After the evacuation of Marietta, 
Georgia, the Sixty-third, with Sprague's bri- 
gade, was the extreme left of the army ; on the 



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20th of July moved to Decatur. Georgia, and 
had charge of the baggage train of the Army 
of the Tennessee, and the 21st it rested quiet- 
ly in Decatur, without incident to 
disturb it. At noon on July 22nd, when the 
battle of that date was at its height,* Wheel- 
er's cavalry with several batteries of artillery 
made a furious attack on Sprague's brigade, 
intending to capture it and the train. In this 
fight that slender brigade had a hand-to-hand 
contest for three hours with a superior force 
of Rebel cavalry, and succeeded in holding its 
ground and safely removing the train. The 
regiment lost heavily in of^cers and men. For 
his gallantry and the faithful work of his men 
in this fight. Colonel Sprague was made brig- 
adier-general, and Lieut. -Col. Charles F. 
Brown and Capt. (afterward Lieut.--Col.) 
Oscar L. Jackson were brexetted brigadier- 
generals for gallantry in battle, and the regi- 
ment was complimented by special order for 
its gallantry. In this battle General Brown 
lost his leg while at the head of the regiment, 
and his adjutant. Fowler, was killed. After 
the fall of Atlanta the regiment was in the bat- 
tle of Jonesborough. At the close of the At- 
lanta campaign, the Sixty-third joined in 
Sherman's "March to the Sea," sharing in all 
the dangers and privations of that campaign. 
It was engaged in the action at Oliver station, 
and participated in all the movements resulting 
in the capture of Savannah. It was at the 
front, and on the loth of December, 1864, it 
charged across the Ogechee Canal, under a 
heavy infantry and artillery fire, and obtained 
a lodgment on the Savannah side. The ground 
having been secured, the men stacked arms by 
running bayonets in the ground, remof ed their 
clothing and wrung it, and moved on to the 
fight; the enemy keeping up their artillery fire 
in the meantime. The Sixty-third entered the 
city of Savannah on the 21st of December, 
and remained in and around Savannah until 
the first of February, 1865. At that date 
it moved northward, on the line of the Sal- 
kahatchee River, and on the 3rd of February 



*It was in this battle that McPherson fell, near the 
Thirty-ninth Ohio, in the lines of the Ohio brigade. 



it was ordered to and made a gallant assault 
upon the fort at River's Bridges, which it 
was unable to reach liy reason of the inter- 
\'ening river and swamps. .\t this jjoint it 
remained in line of battle 24 hours, in water 
and ice from knee to waist deep, holding the 
enemy engaged in the fort until another force 
made a detour, crossed the ri\-er and turned 
the fort, when it was abandoned. It then pro- 
ceeded northward and entereil Columbia, 
South Carolina, on the 17th day of February. 
It continued its march with the army in a 
northeasterly direction, through the Carolinas; 
and it participated in the battle of Bentonville, 
the last battle of the war, and sustained its 
well earned re]jutation. On the 31st day of 
March the regiment had a lively skirmish with 
the enemy. The Sixty-third had shared, and 
borne a conspicuous part in all the great cam- 
paigns of the West, in Sherman's "March to 
the Sea," and in his campaign through the 
Carolinas. After the surrender of Johnston 
it proceeded northward from Raliegh by Pe- 
tersburg, Richmond and Fredericksburg to 
Alexandria. Thus after sharing all the cam- 
paigns of the West, it had the privilege as a 
victor of marching over tlie battle-grounds of 
the east, where all the great campaigns of the 
Army of the Potomac were fought — and in its 
marches it had tramped the whole battle- 
ground of the war. It had fought in the lines 
with the infantry, and hand-to-hand success- 
fullv with the Forrest and Wheeler cavalry. 

At Washington it took part in the great re- 
view, the grandest spectacle that the world 
ever witnessed — a veteran army in triumph, 
passing their country's capital, bearing their 
torn and battle-scarred banners, the emblems 
of a free and united country, eager to lay down 
their arms, to follow the advice and example 
of Washington, and pursue the avocations of 
peace. From Washington the regiment pro- 
ceeded by railroad to Parkersburg. West Vir- 
ginia, and thence by boat to Louisville. Ken- 
tucky, where it was nnistered out on the 8th 
day of luly. 1865. It was commanded suc- 
cessively by Col. John W. Sprague, Charles 
E. Brown, Maj. John W. Fonts and Capt. (af- 



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tervvard Lieut. -Col.) O. L. Jackson. Its col- 
onel was made major-general by brevet, and 
Colonels Brown and Jackson brigadier gener- 
als by brevet for gallantry in action. Of the 
colonels of the Ohio brigade, J. L. Kirby 
Smith was killed, and Noyes, Swayne and 
Brown each lost a leg. Of its officers that be- 
came colonels of other regiments, one officer 
deserves special mention. Surgeon Arthur B. 
Monahan was always conspicuous for his hu- 
mane, gallant and soldierly bearing. When- 
ever his regiment was in action, Surgeon Mon- 
ahan was at the front, and the unfortunate 
wounded received immediate care and atten- 
tion. Thus was many a life saved by his un- 
tiring devotion. 

The Sixty-third is proud that it was one of 
the regiments of a brigade that tramped the 
farthest of any in the army — a brigade that 
never turned its back to the enemy. It is 
proud of its battle-flag* and colors, and their 
staves bearing the names of New Madrid, Isl- 
and No. 10, Farrington, Corinth, luka, Hatch- 
ie, Parker's Cross Roads, Decatur, Alabama, 
Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Marietta, 
Decatur, Georgia, Siege of Atlanta, Jonesbor- 
ough. Savannah, River's Bridges, Bentonville, 
and Raleigh. 

Coiupany F, Si\'ciity-tliird Ohio J'oliNitccrs. 

RECIMKNTAL OFFICERS. 

Colonel Orland Smith, musttred October 3, 1861. 
resigned February 17. 1864; Colonel Richard Long, Feb- 
ruary I", 1864, resigned June 27, 1864: Colonel Sam- 
uel H. Hurst, July 13, 1864, not 'mustered, appointed 
colonel by brevet March 13, 1865 ; Lieutenant Colonel 
Jacob Hyer, October 3, 1861. resigned June 21, 1862, 
brigadier general by brevet March 13, 1865; Lieutenant 
Colonel Richard Long. June 21, 1862, promoted to col- 
onel ; Lieutenant Colonel Samuel H. Hurst, February 
17, 1864, promoted to colonel; Lieutenant Colonel 
Thomas W. Higgins, July 13, 1864, mustered out as 



*Of the battle-flag of the Sixty-lhird that was once 
composed of the beautiful blue silk, with a silk em- 
broidered eagle with spread wings, there remains but 
the fringe that adorned it when new, and about one 
fott square of the flag, near the spear point of the staff. 
The colors, torn and rent, still bear the names of their 
first battles (the latter ones being enscribed on the 
staff), and are stained with the blood of one of the 
color-bearers. 



major; Major Richard Long, December 20, 1861, pro- 
moted to lieutenant colonel; Major Samuel H. Hurst, 
June 21, 1862, promoted to lieutenant colonel; Major 
Thomas W. Higgins, November 5, 1862, promoted 
to lieutenant colonel; Major Thomas Lucas, July 
13, 1864, resigned as captain September 11, 1864; 
Major Abishai Downing, July 17, 1865, mustered 
out as captain ; Surgeon Jonas P. Safford, October 
26, 1861, dismissed February 18, 1863; Surgeon Isaac 
N. Hines, December 31, 1862, mustered out at ex- 
piration of term ; Surgeon John C. Preston, Febru- 
ary I, 1865, mustered out with regiment; Assistant 
Surgeon Isaac N. Hines, October 26, 1861, promoted 
to surgeon February I, 1863; Assistant Surgeon James 
Segafoor, .August 15, 1862, resigned October 24, 1862 ; 
Assistant Surgeon William Richardson, March 18, 
1863, resigned June 27, 1864; Assistant Surgeon John 
C. Preston, March IQ, 1863, promoted to surgeon ; As- 
sistant Surgeon Smith D. Steer, February i, 1865, mus- 
tered out with regiment; Chaplain Joseph Hill. March 
13, 1862, resigned December 17, 1862; Chaplain James 
R. Stilwell, June 20, 1865; Adjutant Frederick C. 
Smith, December 2(), 1861, died April 25, 1862; Adju- 
tant John Spence, March I, 1863, resigned May 16, 
1864; Adjutant John B. Smith, June I, 1865, mustered 
out with regiment ; Quartermaster William D. Wesson,. 
October 22, 1861, commissary of subsistence, July 17, 
1862; Quartermaster Robert M. Rodgers, November 20, 
1862, resigned November 5, 1863 ; Quartermaster Will- 
iam H. Ecknian. May 11, 1864, resigned March 30. 1865; 
Quartermaster James Earl, March 27, 1865, served full 
term, 

OFFICERS OF CO.MP.INV F. 

Captain Thomas Lucas, November 20, 1861, pro- 
moted to major; Captain George M. Doherty. January 
I, 1863, died July 13, 1863; First Lieutenant Charles 
W. Stone, July I, 1863, resigned July 5, 1864; First 
Lieutenant George M. Doherty, November 20, 1861, 
promoted to captain; First Lieutenant John Burke, 
March 28, 1865, served full term; First Lieutenant 
James Ross, May i, 1865, served full term ; Second 
Lieutenant John Mitchell, November 20. 1861. resigned 
December 2^. 1862 ; Second Lieutenant Charles W. 
Stone, December 23, 1S62, promoted to first lieutenant. 

In September, 1861, Capt. Orland Smith 
of the "Chillicothe Greys," was invited to take 
the colonelcy of a new regiment proposed to be 
organized, and Jacob Hyer was tendered the 
lieutenant-colonelcy ; both accepted, and the 
new organization became the gallant Seventy- 
third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Company F 
of this regiment was raised mainly in old 
Washington County, by Capt. Thomas Lucas, 
and lacking sufficient men to raise it to the 
maximum number, he took the company to 
Chillicothe, where they w-ere joined by a frag- 
mentary company under George M. Doherty, 



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677 



who became first lieutenant, and John Mitchell, 
second lieutenant. 

The other companies came from Ross. 
Highland, Pickaway, Jackson, Pike and Ath- 
ens counties. It is needless in the space al- 
lotted us to go into separate history of Com- 
pany F. Its history is so closely identified 
with that of the glorious old Seventy-third — 
that what we shall say of the regiment will in- 
clude the company. 

Few regiments had the fortune to partici- 
pate in so many and so desperate engagements 
as this regiment. Starting as they did so ear- 
ly in the war and drifting almost at once into 
the great Army of the Potomac, they soon be- 
came familiar with great armies, great battles 
and great commanders. Company F was or- 
ganized November 20, 1861, at Camp Logan 
near Chillicothe, and January 24., 1862, the 
regiment was ordered to West Virginia. Ar- 
riving at Fetterman. they there met the Fifty- 
fifth, Seventy-fifth, and Eighty-second 
Ohio regiments, also just entering active ser- 
vice. On the 3rd of February, the Seventy- 
third and Fifty-fifth Ohio moved to New 
Creek, where they found three regiments of 
Virginia infantry, a battery and a detachment 
of cavalry. They engaged tjie enemy at 
Moorfield for the first time, Februaiw 13th 
and 14th, driving him out, and were then or- 
dered to Clarksburg, where they remained a 
month, when they went to Weston, where they, 
remained three weeks, and then were ordered 
to cross the mountains and join Milroy, who 
took up a position at McDowell, near Bull 
Pasture River, where, on ^lay 8th. was fought 
the battle of McDowell, in which the Union 
forces were out-numbered and com])e!led to 
retreat. 

General Fremont soon took command of 
the ".Vrmy of the ^fountains."' and the Seven- 
ty-third joined its fortunes to that army at 
Franklin. On May 25th. General Fremont's 
army left for the Shenandoah Valle\' to en- 
gage "Stonewall" Jackson, who was driving 
General Banks' armv down the valley. Then 
followed the battle of Cross Kevs. the retreat 
of the enemv and the return of Fremont to 



Strasburg and finally to Middletown, where 
the regiment had a chance to rest and recuper- 
ate. \Vhile here Fremont was superseded by 
Sigel, and the "Army of the Mountains" be- 
came the First Corps, Army of Virginia. Gen- 
eral Schenck was placed in command of the 
division, and Col. N. C. AlcLean of the Sev- 
enty-fifth Ohio became commander of the bri- 
gade to which the Seventy-third was assigned, 
including the Fifty-seventh, Seventy-third, 
Seventy-fifth and Twenty-fifth Ohio regi- 
ments. On the /th of July, they were in mo- 
tion, and crossed the Blue Ridge, encamping 
on the eastern side at Sperryville. At the bat- 
tle of Cedar Mountain. July 9th. the Seventy- 
third came up in the niglit, went into position 
in line of battle and awaited the dawn of day, 
to join in the engagement, but the enemy did 
not wait for them. August 24th, at the battle 
of Freeman's Ford, the Seventy-third sup- 
ported the principal battery engaged in 
that famous artillery duel. At the second 
battle of Bull Run, August 28th and 29th. the 
Seventy-third took a prominent part, going 
into the engagement with 312 men and losing 
144 killed and wounded, besides 20 prisoners, 
leaving 148 for duty. 

At the battle of Fredericksburg, the regi- 
ment was held in reserve and did not partici- 
pate. In January, 1863, they were again on 
the war path, this time with "Burnside stuck 
in the mud" in his memorable "mud march" 
on Fredericksburg and masterly retreat. 

Gen. O. O. Howard now took command of 
the First corps, superseding General Sigel at 
his own request, and the corps name was 
changed to Eleventh Corps, Army fif the Pr)- 
tomac. (jeneral Barlow succeeded Culonel 
Smith in the conimand of the brigade. Gen- 
eral Hooker now effected a thorough reorgan- 
ization of the entire army, and armed and 
equipped them thoroughly. The work occu- 
pied the months of February, March and 
April, and the Army of the I'otomac, 100,000 
strong at that time, seemed capable of sweep- 
ing everything before it. 

Tlien came the battle of Chancellorsville, 
May 2d, and the disheartening "fall back" 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



across the Rappahannock. Then the race be- 
tween Lee and Hooker for the north, Lee seek- 
ing to out-march and distance Hooker, and 
the latter bent on heading him off. Mean- 
while Mead superseded Hooker, and on July 
1st the two' great armies confronted each other 
at Gettysburg, in which three days of tremen- 
dous engagements the Seventy-third lost half 
its number, among the rest Lieut. G. M. 
Doherty, of Company F. The regiment, with 
the rest of the x-ictorious army, now returned 
■ to Virginia. 

September 24th the Eleventh and Twelfth 
■corps were ordered tO' Bridgeport, Alabama, 
to re-enf(irce the Army of the Tennessee, and 
the whole force of 20,000 men was trans- 
ferred b}' rail in five days, arrixing September 
30th. The_\- then marched up the Tennes- 
see and joined General Thomas near Brown's 
Ferry. On October 27th, at about midnight, 
the enemy made an attack on General Geary 
and the Twelfth Corps at Wauhatchie, Ten- 
nessee, and the Seventy-third with the division 
was ordered to their support. The Seventy- 
third and Thirty-third Massachusetts regi- 
ments being in advance, and coming onto the 
Rebels charged up a steep and difficult hill, 
and upon arriving at the top were received 
with a deadly fire; but nothing daunted, they 
fixed bayonets and charged, driving the ene- 
my in confusion from their entrenched posi- 
tion, breaking the Rebel line, and compelling 
the entire attacking force to retire from 
Geary's position. Indeed, as soon as the Sev- 
enty-third Ohio and Thirty-third Massachu- 
setts opened their fire, the Rebel fire on 
Geary's line fell off. Tlie conduct of the Sev- 
enty-third on this occasion was characterized 
in the official dispatches of General Grant as 
"one of the most daring feat of arms of the 
war." 

In the battle of Missionary Ridge the Sev- 
enty-third formed a part of Gen. O. O. How- 
ard's corps that was pushed out on the left to 
make a junction with Sherman, and took uo- 
sition on the banks of the Chickamauga, on 
Sherman's extreme left. Meanwhile Thomas 
and Hooker had made their famous charge 



and captured the ridge. On January 4th. the 
regiment went home on veteran furlough. 

Upon its return the Se\-enty-third Regi- 
ment was assigned to the Third Brigade 
(Wood's), Third Division ( Butterfield's), 
and Twentieth Corps (Hooper's), Army of 
the Cumberland. The Seventy-third took part 
in the great Atlanta campaign, and in the battle 
of Resaca so acquitted itself as tO' be compli- 
menteil by the division commander for brilliant 
conduct. 

In the battle of Xew Hope Church, they 
occupied the extreme left, and, though in an 
exposed position and suffering severely, held 
their position until nightfall, losing three offi- 
cers and /2 men in killed and wounded. 

Around Kenesaw Mountain the Seventy- 
third was in se\-eral severe engagements, los- 
ing hea\ily : in front of Marietta, Georgia, 16, 
and in another engagement 19 men in killed 
and wounded. On June 20th, they engaged 
in the battle of Peach Tree Creek, losing 
18 men. The Rebels were now hotly be- 
sieged in Atlanta, and the Seventy-third was 
constantly under fire and in the front line of 
works. Upon the evacuation, two- companies 
of the Seventy-third, forming part of a recon- 
noissance, were the first troops to enter the 
city. In this campaign of 120 days, the reg- 
iment had been under fire 103 days, and lost 
210 men and eight officers out of less than 350. 

On November 15th thev started with Sher- 
man on his memorable "March to the Sea," 
being in the Twentieth Corps under General 
Williams, and. in the left wing commanded 
by General Slocum. The regiment reached 
Savannah without firing a shot. 

January 2, 1865, the regiment crossed the 
Savannah into South Carolina, and entered 
upon its last campaign. At the battle of Av- 
erysborough, the Seventy-third engaged the 
enemy, losing 15 wounded. 

On Sunday, March 19th, they took part 
in the battle of Bentonx'ille, the last engage- 
ment of the war, losing five men killed, and 
four officers and 21 men wounded. 

After the march to Washington and the 
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679 



Louisville, and on July 20tli was mustered out, 
and returning to Camp Dennison, Ohio, was 
there finally paid off and discharged July 24th, 
after a service of three years and eight 
months. 

CASUALTIES. 

Killed in battle. 95: died of wounds, 61; 
died of disease, etc., 129: dead of the regiment, 
285 ; wounded, not fatall}-, 5C)8. 

Scvciity-sct'cnth Ohio I'oliinlci'r Inftiiilry. 

REGIMEXTAL OFFICERS. 

Colonel Jesse Hiklebrand, nmstcred OcIoIkt 5, 
1861. died April 18. 1863: Colonel William B. Ma=on, 
.■\pril iS. 1863, nu'stercd out Dccpinber 31, 1864; Col- 
onel William E. Stevens.*- Marcli 7. 1S66. mustered out 
Hass.ll October 5, iS6r. di.smissed February 16, 1864; 
as lieutenant colonel : Lieutenant Colonel Wills De 
Lieutenant Colonel William E. Stevens. March 19, 

1864. promoted to colonel : Lieutenant Colonel Charles 
H. Morris.* March 7. 1866. mustered out as captain; 
Major Benjamin D. Fearing, December 17. 1861. ap- 
pointed lieutenant colonel Ninety-second Ohio Volun- 
teer Infantry. August 26, 1S62: Alajor William B. Ma- 
son, August 26, 1862, promoted to colonel : Major Louis 
E. Sisson,!! March 19. 1B64. mustered out December 
10. 1864: Major Charles H. Morris. November 14, 

1865, promoted to lieutenant colonel; Major Robert E. 
Smithson. March 7. 1866. mustered out as captain ; Sur- 
geon James W. Warfield.t February 3. 1862. honorably 
discharged May 15, 1864; Surgeon .Andrew Wall J 
.-\ugust II. 1864. mustered out with regiment; .Assist- 
ant Surgeon Pardon Cook, October 29, 1861, died -Aug- 
ust 31, 1863; Assistant Surgeon .Andrew Wall, Sep- 
tember 8, 186.!. promoted to surgeon; .Assistant Sur- 
geon Vearsley H. Jones. September 17, 1864. mustered 
out December 31. 1864; Chaplain William Pearce. Jan- 
uary 4. iS(i2. resigned .August 31. 1862; Chaplain James 
T. VIoIlidav. July 13, 1864, mustered out December 31, 
1864. 

CO.MIW.W OFFICFRS. 

Captain William E. Stevens, company .A. .Vovcm- 
ber 23, 1861. promoted to major; Captain William B. 
Mason, B, December 2. 1861, promoted to major; Cap- 
tain Louis E. Sisson. C, December 16. 1861. promoted 
to major; Captain Enoch W. Biasdell. D, December 12, 
1861. resigned February 25, 1863; Captain .Andrew 
Smith.t E, December 12. 1861. resigned February 5, 
1863; Captain James H. Lutgen.J: F. December' 31, 
1861, resigned Marcli 16. 1S64; Captain .Andrew W. 
McCorniicl<. G. December 31. 1861. brevet lieutenant 
colonel, mustered one March 12, 18C5 : Captain Richard 
Fouraker. H. December 31, 1861, resigned September 
2. 1862: Captain William P. Robinson. L December 31. 
1861. mustered out December 27, 1864; Captain .Albeit 
Chandler. K, January 4, 1862, mustered out Januarv ^. 



186.S; Captain Isaac B. Kinkead. K, .April 8, 1862, mus- 
tered out .April 18, 18(33; Captain Robert H. .\IcKit- 
rick, B, .August 26, 1862, mustered out .August 27, 
1865; Captain Thomas Ross H, September 2, 1862, 
dismissed March 29, 1864; Captain Thomas Garrctt,t 
E. F'-bruary 6. 1863, mustered out December 12. 1864; 
Captain Samuel S. McNaughton. D. Februarv 25. 1863, 
mustered out January 16, 1865: Captain Charles H.' 
Mor-is. .A. April 18. 1863. promoted to major; Captain 
Tliomas .Mitchell. H. March 19. 1864, resigned Decem- 
ber 9. 1864; Captain William H. Fisher. K, March 29, 
186^. mu.-tered out as first lieutenant March ^. 1865; 
Captain William W. Scott, C. March 29, 1865, resigned 
December ;. 1865: Captain Robert E. Smithson, E, 
March 29, 1865, promoted to major; Captain Samuel 
Fulton.* F, March 29. 1865. mustered out with regi- 
ment; Captain K.ibert H. Flen.iming, D, March 29, 
1865, mustered out with regiment ; Captain Henry L, 
Pugh, B, September 29, 1865, mustered out with regi- 
ment; Captain John L. Mclntyre. E, November 14, 
1865, mustered out with regiment as first lieutenant; 
Captain Leonard .A. Mario w, C, December 30, 1865', 
musffred out with regiment; Captain Gordon B. West, 
E, March 7, 1866. musten-d out as first lieutenant and 
regmiental quartermaster; First Lieutenant Harvey 
.Anderson,* .A, November 2,1. 1861, resigned February 
1,-i. 1863; First Lieutenant Robert H. McKitrick, B 
December 2, 1861, promoted to captain; First Lieuten-^ 
ant Thomast Mitchell, C. December 2, 1861. promoted 
to captani; First Lieutenant John Henricle, D, Decem- 
ber 2, 1861. resigned September 20. 1862; First Lieu- 
tenant Thomas Garrett. E. December 2. 1861. promoted 
to captain; First Lieutenant Hershcl B. White! F 
December 2, i85i, discharged October 21, 1862; First 
Lieutenant Samuel S. McNaughton. G. December ■> 
1861 promoted to captain; First Lieutenant William 
W. Scott. H, December 2, 1861, discharged August n 
1862; First Lieutenant Horatio W. .Mason, H fannarv 
4. 1862, resigned March 6, 1862; First Lieutenant Wilf- 
lam We.-t, regimental qLiartermaster, October i, 1861 
resigned June 5, 1862; First Lieutenant Tho'mas j' 
Cochran, adjutant, November 25, 1861. resigned Octo- 
ber 6, 1862; First Lieutenant William H. Fisher F 
Marcli 6 I S62 promoted to captain; First Lieutenant 
Ihomas Ross. H. March 27. 1862. promoted to capfiin- 
First Lieutenant Edgar B. Pearce. regimental quarter- 
master, June 5. 18O2. mustered out December 31 1864- 
First Lieutenant David F. Jones, B, .August "26 186'' 
mustered out December 10, 1864; First Lieutenant Will- 
iam P Richner,* D, September 20, 1862, mustered out 
December fi, 1864; First Lieutenant Marion N Burris 
adiutant. October 6, 1862, resigned July 15, i86r First 
Lieutenant Edward R, Moore D .August 31 186' 
disch-irged August :. 1863; First Lieutenant Hanson 
Criswell,t E, August 2, 1862, resigned June 26, i86r 
hirst Lieutenant David A. Henery. F, October 31 1862 
resigned Deccmbc- 0. 1864; First Lieutenant Williani 
Scott. I, l-ebruary 5, 1863. promoted to captain- First 
Lieutenant Charles A. Morris, A, Februarv 13' 1863 
promoted to captain; First Lieutenanr 'Robert e' 
Smithson, G, February 25, 1863. promoted to captain- 
I'lrst Lieutenant Samuel Fulton. .A. .April 18 1863 
promoted to captain: First Lieutenant Charles T 
Eagles B. March 10. 1864. resigned December 9 186 1- 
l-!rst Lieutenant Henry I.. Pngh. F. March 19 1861' 



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promoted to captain; First Lieutenant Robert H. Flem- 
ming. D. August I, 1863, promoted to captain: First 
Lieutenant Nathan^ B. Smith, K. March 19. 1864, re- 
signed as second li'eptenant July 7, 1865, not mustered 
as first lieutenant : First Lieutenant John L. Mclntyre, 

E, March 2Q, 1865, promoted to captain ; First Lieuten- 
ant Leonard A. Marlow. C, March 29, 1865, promoted 
to captain ; First Lieutenant Gordon B. West, G, March 
29. 1865, promoted to captain : First Lieutenant Robert 
C. Berry, H, March 29, 1865, mustered out June 28, 
1S65; First Lieutenant Augustus McCarty, F, March 29. 
1865, never mustered as lieutenant ; First Lieutenant 
William W. Burris, C, March 29, 1865, mustered out 
with regiment ; First Lieutenant Joseph M. Mitchell, 
A, March 29, 1865, mustered out with regiment; First 
Lieutenant William M. Atkinson, B, March 29, 1865, 
mustered out with regiment ; First Lieutenant Benja- 
min T. Hill,* September 29, 1865, mustered out with 
regiment as first lieutenant and adjutant: First Lieu- 
tenant Henry H. Dye, November 14, 1865, resigned Oc- 
tober 10, 1865, as second lieutenant : First Lieutenant 
William A. Day, E, November 16, 1865, mustered out 
with regiment as second lieutenant; First Lieutenant 
John Smith,! K, December 30, 1865, mustered out 
with regiment as second lieutenant; First Lieutenant 
Thomas Wiseman, C. December 30, 1865, mustered out 
with regiment ; First Lieutenant James P, Daugherty, 
March r. 1866, mustered out with regiment as second 
lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant Joseph J. Steenrod,* A, 
November 23. 1861, killed April 8, 1862; Second Lieu- 
tenant David F. Jones, B, December 2, 1861, promoted 
to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant Marion N, Bur- 
ris. C, December 10, 1861, promoted to first lieutenant; 
Second Lieutenant Edward R. Moore, D, December 12, 

1861, promoted to first lieutenant; Second Lieutenant 
Hanson Criswell.t E, " December 12, 1861, promoted 
to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant Oliphant S. 
Thomas,* G, December 10, 7861, died May 31, 1862; 
Second Lieutenant David A. Henery.J F, December 
21. 1861, promoted to first lieutenant; Second Lieuten- 
ant Levi J. Fouraker. H, December 31, 1861, discharged 
October 21, 1863; Second Lieutenant Henry Hoblet- 
zellill L December 31, 1861, dismissed January 8, 1863; 
Second Lieutenant William H. Fisher, J K, November 
5, 1861, promoted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant 
Robert B, Griggs, K, March 6, 1862. discharged Aug- 
ust 5. 1862: Second Lieutenant Charles H. Morris, A, 
April 8, 1862, promoted to first lieutenant : Second Lieu- 
tenant Thomas R. Campbell, B, August 26, 1862, died 
September 25. 1862 ; Second Lieutenant Robert E. 
Smithson, G. May 31, 1862, promoted to first lieutenant; 
Second Lieutenant Charles J. Eagler, B, August 26, 

1862, promoted to first lieutenant; Second Lieutenant 
Jesse Hildebrand, Jr., H, October 21, 1862, resigned 
January 23, 1864; Second Lieutenant Henry L. Pug'h, 

F, August 26, 1862, promoted to first lieutenant ; Second 
Lieutenant Nathan B. Smith, i K, October 21, 1862, 
promoted to first lieutenant; Second Lieutenant Gor- 
don B. Wc'^t, G, February 11, 1863, promoted to first 
lieutenant; Second Lieutenant John L, Mclntyre,t 

G, January i, 1863, promoted to first lieutenant; Second 
Lieutenant Jesse S. Province, I, May i, 1862, mustered 
out December 27, 1864 ; Second Lieutenant Isaac B. 
Kinkead, K, November I. 1862, promoted to first lien- 



tenant ; Second Lieutenant Samuel Fulton, A, Febru- 
ary 13. 1863, promoted to first lieutenant; Second Lieu- 
tenant Robert H. Flemming, D, February 25, 1863, pro- 
moted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant Leonarrl 
A. Marlow, C, January i, 1863. promoted to first lieu- 
tenant: Second Lieutenant Robert C. Berry, A, April 
;8, 1863, promoted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieu- 
tenant William E. Smithson, B, November i, 1863, 
mustered out December 11, 1864; Second Lieutenant 
Benjamin T. Hill, adjutant. March 29, 1865, promoted 
to first lieutenant: Second Lieutenant Henry H. Dye, 
H, March 20. 186.5, resigned October 10, 1865; Second 
Lieutenant William A. Day, E. March 29, 1865, pro- 
moted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant John 
Smith, March 29, 1865, promoted to first lieutenant; 
Second Lieutenant Thomas Wiseman, C, May 31, 1865, 
promoted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant Joseph 
M. Mitchell, E, March 29, 1865, promoted to first lieu- 
tenant; Second Lieutenant William W. Burris, A, June 
29, 1865, promoted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieuten- 
ant Henry H. Clindenst. September 29, 1865, never mus- 
tered : Second Lieutenant Gamaliel J. Lund. B, Novem- 
ber 14, 1865. mustered out with regiment as sergeant ; 
Second Lieutenant Jeremiah Fish.t November 14, 
1865, mustered out with regiment as sergeant.; Seconti 
Lieutenant James P. Daugherty, November 14, 1865, 
promoted to first lieutenant ; Second Lieutenant Will- 
iam H, Hose, November 14, 1862, mustered out with 
regiment ; Second Lieutenant William H. Hanson, G, 
November 16, 1865, mustered out with regiment as 
sergeant; Second Lieutenant Christopher Black,* De- 
cember 30, 1865. mustered out with regiment as ser- 
geant; Second Lieutenant William H. Bingman.J 
March 7, i860, mustered out with regiment as'sergeant. 

Early in Septenibisr, 1861, the quota of 
Ohio being full at the tiine, Governor F. Per- 
pont of Virginia, commissioned Jesse Hilde- 
brand. of Marietta, Ohio, colonel, and Wills 
DeHass, of Wheeling, lieutenant-colonel, to 
raise a regiment along the Ohio River for the 
United States service. It was soon manifest 
that the men composing the regiment would 
be nearly all recruited in Ohio, and as the gov- 
ernment would now accept them. Governor 
Dennison proposed to Colonel Hildebrand to 
enter the Ohio- service, which proposition was 
accepted, and the organization was made the 
Seventy-seventh Regiment, Ohio Infantry. 
Recruiting ofificers were appointed October 
loth, and the place of rendezvous was Camp 
Tupper, Marietta. With the exception of 
Company A from Monroe County, Company 
E from Belmont County, and Company F 



Note. — Officers not from Washington County are 
marked: * Monroe, t Belmont. J Morgan, |i West Virginia, 
'i Cambridge, Ohio. 



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from Morgan County, all the companies of the 
regiment were almost entirely composed of 
Washington Comity men — there being some 
recruits from Monroe and Xoble counties in 
several of them. 

By the last of December the regiment was 
full and many men recruited for it were trans- 
ferred to the Sixty-third Ohio Infantry. On 
the 9th of January, 1862, the Seventy-seventh 
left ^Marietta for Camp Dennison, where the 
regiment was engaged in drilling until the 
seventeenth of February, when it was ordered 
to Cincinnati, and at once embarked on trans- 
ports for Paducah, Kentucky, for service on 
the Tennessee. Landing at Paducah on the 
20th, it was assigned to Gen. W. T. Sherman's 
division. After drilling and doing guard 
duty without arms till the 9th of March, it 
was armed and brigaded with the Fifty-third 
and Fifty-seventh Ohio and Fifth cavalry reg- 
iments, and embarked on transports for Pitts- 
burgh Landing and other points on the Ten- 
nessee. Colonel Hildebrand being in com- 
mand of the brigade, and Lieutenant-Colonel 
DeHass absent, the regiment was under com- 
mand of Maj. Benjamin D. Fearing. The 
regiment joined in the expedition to cut the 
enemy's communications by destroying the 
Memphis & Charleston Railroad, and landed 
at the mouth of Yellow Creek March 14th; 
but the heavy rains and the position of the 
enemy rendering this impracticable, the expe- 
dition returned next day and disembarked at 
Pittsburg Landing on the i6th. On the 17th 
it marched under General Sherman to near 
Monterey, in the direction of Corinth, where 
the enemy was in heavy force, and returning 
went into camp at Shiloh Church on the i8th. 
Still other reconnoissances towards Purdy 
and Corinth were made, and on the f:r.st of 
April the regiment moved with the division, 
by transports, to Eastport, Mississippi, driving 
the enemy from Eastport toward luka. After 
its return to Shiloh, the Third brigade, of 
which this regiment was a part, was encamped 
on the left of the Corinth road, the right of 
the brigade restins: on the Church. 



The Seventy-seventh camped on the left of 
the Corinth road, its right resting on Shiloh 
Church, w'hich was used for regimental head- 
quarters. On Friday evening', April 4th, 
Captain Mason's company, B, was on picket 
near the Lee house, in front of Shiloh Church, 
and plainly heard the beating of drums a short 
distance south. They wondered whether our 
troops w-ere moving toward Corinth. When 
daylight came they discovered that the birds, 
rabbits and squirrels were coming towards 
them and passing through the guard line, be- 
ing too much frightened to notice the pickets, 
thus showing that a large body was near on the 
south. Captain Mason at once established a 
few new vidette posts at favorable points of 
observation, and before noon a squad of gray- 
coated cavalry passed along the ridge, about 
75 yards distant, several of them firing at the 
vidette. About two o'clock large bodies of 
cavalry were seen approaching the Union line, 
and filing ofT to the right, keeping under cover 
as much as possible. Soon after, column after 
column of infantry arri\-ed at the same point, 
filing off to the right and left, taking up their 
position in line of battle. Several pieces of 
artillery also went into position on the ridge, 
just at the edge of the open field. Captain 
Mason, believing this display of the enemy 
worthy of reporting, sent Sergeant C. J. Eagler 
to inform Colonel Hildebrand just what had 
transpired, and then report back to the picket 
line. The sergeant promptly obeyed the order, 
and Colonel Hildebrand, brigade commander, 
says he at once went to division headquarters 
and repeated the report the captain had sent 
him, word for word. General Sherman ridi- 
culed the idea of such a force being seen, and 
ordered the messenger arrested. Li obedience 
to this order the colonel sent Captain Stevens, 
with a portion of his command, to arrest 
Eagler for bringing false and scary news from 
the front. On learning the object of his ar- 
rival. Captain Mason said to Captain Stevens : 
"You have not men enough to take Eagler ; he 
has simply obeyed my orders, which he swore 
to do when he enlisted. Go back to headquar- 



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ters and have the order changed to my arrest, 
for I am responsible, and have sent* in the 
facts, as all on duty here know." 

Captain Stevens returned, reporting the 
facts as related. Soon after, Colonel Hilde- 
brand. with part of his staff, came out to the 
picket line. and. after saluting, said : "Cap- 
tain ]\Iason, what does all this mean ?" He 
replied: "General, it means the enemy are di- 
rectly in our front. Do you wish to see them : 
If so, ride to that little opening to the right, 
and about two rods in advance.'' He and his 
staff did SO', accompanied by the captain, who 
pointed out the enemy, whom the colonel could 
see without the aid of a field-glass, when 
Colonel Hildebrand exclaimed: "My God! 
General Sherman has been deceived, for he 
told us to-day there was no enemy this side of 
Corinth, except some reconnoitering parties." 
He returned to camp, and took the precaution 
of doubling his picket line by detailing Com- 
panies C and G, Captains Sisson and McCor- 
mick, to relieve Company B. at dusk, Satur- 
day evening. He also reported to General 
Sherman that he had been to the picket line, 
and it was true that the enemy were in our 
front in force, with the appearance of a deter- 
mination to attack. 

Notwithstanding these facts, orders were 
received near midnight, by company command- 
ers of the Seventy-seventh. "Form your com- 
panies on the color-line at daybreak in the 
morning, move to the old drill-ground, and 
drill one hour before breakfast." Captain 
Alason, receiving this order with the rest, and 
knowing that Colonel Hildebrand knew the 
facts above related, went to him. and after 
talking a few minutes, casually asked wlio 
originated the order for regimental drill in the 
morning. Colonel Hildebrand picked up a 
paper from his desk and observed : "This is 
the order of General Sherman, but we know it 
will be a different drill on the m(irr(jw than 
any of us has ever seen." That order has al- 
ways been a mystery tn the Seventy-seventh. 

Before daylight a battalion under Major 
Powell passed throiigh our picket lines, recon- 
noitering, and at once became engaged with 



the enemy's advance. An orderly was sent 
by Captain McCormick to brigade headquar- 
ters with a report of this fact, and the officers 
in ciimmand of the pickets received orders to 
hold their ground as long as possible, and if 
hard pressed tO' fall back slowly, which orders 
were strictly obeyed, the pickets becoming en- 
gaged at daybreak. This was probalil)' the 
first time Ohio troops were engaged with the 
enemy at Shiloh, it being in fact the opening 
of that bloody contest. 

At daylight the regiment was on its way 
to the drill-ground, but after having gone a 
few hundred yards, was overtaken by an or- 
derly and ordered back, to breakfast and fall 
into line immediately. It returned, but before 
breakfast was over the orders were: "Seventy- 
seventh, fall into line, cjuick 1 Company B will 
move tO' the front, deploy as skirmishers, and 
move forward to the Lee house." The regi- 
ment formed, and the skirmishers advanced 
rapidly across the bridge, about 50 yards in 
front, and were ordered by the captain to de- 
ploy to the right. In a few minutes the_\- were 
directly under lire of the enemy, and many 
were shot down — among the first killed being 
that noble soldier. George A. Booth, of Mari- 
etta. 

On the night of April 5th, Companies C and 
G. under Captains Sisson and McCormick. re- 
lieved Company B, Captain Mason, on the 
picket line. When the pickets were changed 
that evening, the enemy was so near that his 
outposts could easily be seen by our men. Gen- 
eral Sherman had, the night before, ordered 
that on the morning of the 6th of April the 
Seventy-seventh Regiment should be posted 
covering the open field, to the right of the Lee 
house, near the advance picket line. In the 
morning it was found impossible to reach that 
position, as the enemy had forced the pickets to 
fall back, so that the skirmish line of the regi- 
ment met them between the Lee house and the 
creek which ran in front of the camp. The 
pickets were reinforced by the skirmishers, 
and the brigade formed in line of battle be- 
tween the church and the creek, covering the 
road to Corinth. Here the battle opened soon 



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after sunrise by a heavy hre of musketry on 
l)oth sides, assisted on the Union side bv Tay- 
lor's Cliicago Battery. Tlie enemy also had 
artillery engaged at this jxiint. The line of 
tlie enemy, as they came down the western 
slope, could be (Hstinctly marked in the woods. 
by the glitter of their polished muskets in the 
sunlight, and the fire was most deadly from 
the ponderous French rilled muskets with 
which the Se\enty-seventli was armed. This 
position was held, with one shght change, for 
about two hours, antl the valley was strewn 
thickly with the enemy's dead, wdiile our losses 
were also heavy. After a bloody conflict of 
some hours, the left of the brigade was turned, 
and the Seventy-seventh changed position so 
that its left rested on the old church. 

\\"riters of history give it tlie credit, in 
connection with the Fifty-seventh and a part of 
the Fifty-third, of holding the enemy so long 
in check at this point as In enable Sherman 
to save the fortunes of the day. 

It was here that Col. F. C Dawes, a Wash- 
ington County soldier, then adjutant of the 
Fifty-third (in connection with Captain, after- 
ward Colonel, W. S. Jones), ilistinguished 
himself by rallying a part of his regiment and 
lighting bravely. The overwdielming numbers 
of the enemy sweeping around the left ren- 
dered it necessary, as the day advanced, after 
many hours of gallant fighting, for the lirigade 
to again change to the ridge further north, 
contesting the ground with the foe, step by 
step, and losing brave men by the score. Each 
chosen position was, in its tiu'n. assaulted and 
carried by the eneni}', till aliout the middle of 
the afternoon, when the line was fnrnied ruid 
held till the conllict of the day closed with the 
dusk of evening. 

On the morning of the 7th the regiment 
was promptly in line, waiting orders to move 
to the attack, l)ut as General Buell's army had 
arrived and joined General Grant's forces, 
these fresh troops led the advance; and before 
noon the enemy were in full retreat without 
the Seventy-seventh being acti\ely engaged 
that day — though being in supporting distance 



of the advance line the regiment was only a 
part of the time uivlcr fire. IJy the middle of 
the afternoon it occupied its old camp at the 
church. 

On TucMlay morning. April 8tli, (icneral 
Sherman's division moved out the Corinth road 
in jmrsuit of the retreating enemy. General 
Breckenridge's division of Hardee's corps, 
with Forrest's brigade of Confederate cavalry, 
covered the enemy's retreat. A battalion of 
cavalry having reported to General Sherman 
that "the woods were full of Rebs," he asked 
Colonel Hildebrand to halt his brigade and 
send a regiment forward and "clean out the 
woods." Colonel Hildebrand selected his own 
regiment, whose position was in the rear of 
the brigade. The regiment moved j)romptly 
forward, and in a few minutes its skirmishers 
were engaged with the cnem_\-. Coming for- 
ward into line and to a lialt, a sharp fire was 
opened upon the ca\-alry brigade in its front, 
which jirtned to be Wirt .\dams' Mississippi- 
ans, Forrest's Kentucky cavalrv, and the Te.xas 
rangers. In a few moments it was seen that 
the cavalry were about to charge, and bayonets 
were fixed to receive them. On they came 
with dashing imjjetuosit}', discharging their 
double-barreled shcjtguns as they came, thus 
killing and wountling enough to thin out our 
short line of battle. When within a rod or 
two of our line they halted anil emptied their 
revoh'ers on our gallant men, wdiile still out of 
leach of their bayonets. Then a dash was 
made to make prisoners of the survix'ors, wdnch 
was partly successful, as Captain McCormick 
(having his right arm broken by a gunshot). 
Captain Chandler, Lieutenant Criswell. and 
al)out 35 men were captured — se\eral others 
of them being badly wounded. But for the 
timel}- order of Colonel liildebrantl, Ijringing 
the Fifty-third and Fifty-seventh Ohio Regi- 
ments to the rescue, the most of the regiment, 
and with it General Sherman, would have been 
made prisoners. The general had so much 
faith in the regiment, and appeared to doubt 
the report of his cavalry so much, that he felt 
sure of the success of the mo\'ement, and was 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.. 



almost abreast of the regiment wiieii this pow- 
erful brigade of the enemy's best cavalry 
charged down upon its thinned ranks. 

Among those killed in the battle on Sunday 
were non-commissioned officers George A. 
Booth, Lorain Burris, Jacob R. Batten, George 
A. Cavanaugh, John Cline. John P. Calvert, 
' James Flemming, Benjamin J\I. Kimberley and 
John Sanford. Lieut. O. S. Thomas was mor- 
tally wounded, ami died May 31, 1862; and 
Sergt.-Maj. G. B. West was wounded. 

So great had been our loss in ihe first day's 
fight in killed and wounded, and by disease in 
camp, that the regiment took but about 210 
men into this battle at "Fallen Timbers," as it 
is sometimes called, about 65 of whom it there 
lost. Among those killed here \\ere Lieut. 
Joseph Steenrod, Andrew J. Du\'all, William 
L. Porterfield, John H. Kepburn, James M. 
Baker, Percival Nott, Daniel Sipple, Lyman 
Wyss, and Royal A. Wright, non-commis- 
sioned otiicers, with 18 [irivates. Lieutenants 
Fisher. Fouraker, Garrett, White and Thomas 
Mitchell were wounded. 

The regiment lost in the battles of Sliiloh, 
including the fight of Tuesday, one officer and 
50 men killed, seven officers and no men 
wounded, besides several reported missing in 
action — now almost certainlv known to sleep 
on this bloody field in unmarked graves. Its loss 
was with, two or three exceptions, the largest of 
any regiment in the army. Three officers and 
^2i nien were captured, the privates being pa- 
roled in a few days and the officers held until 
October, when they were jiaroled and soon ex- 
changed. 

Col. Jesse Hildebrand, himself a gallant 
officer, in his report as lirigade commander, 
says: "With regard t<> the niticer'; and men 
who participated in the aft'air at Fallen Tim- 
bers, and at Shiloh, I am ba])pv to Itear testi- 
nuiny to the fidelitv, bravery ;m(l devotion of 
all. ;\Iaj. B. D. Fearing, wlm was in immedi- 
ate command of the Seventy-seventh Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry, was cool and brave, and 
acquitted himself with as much skill as an old 
officer of larger experience, and was not ex- 
celled bv anv other field officer who came un- 



der my observation." He also spoke of Cap- 
tains Chandler and McCormick as meritorious 
officers — the latter being since brevet ted major 
for "meritorious services in the battle of Shi- 
loh." Captain Mason, also, was distinguished 
for the part he took in these three battles. 

General Sherman, in published orders, 
speaks in high terms of praise regarding the 
firmness in which the Seventy-seventh held the 
position at Shiloh Church against such fearful 
odds, and credited with saving from capture 
the Chicago artillery. He has since said much 
more in commendation of these gallant heroes, 
which it is hoped he will put into form for 
preservation in history. 

After the battle and up to the capture of 
Corinth, ]May 30th, the Seventy-seventh took 
a prominent part in the siege, being often under 
fire, and all the time engaged in building works 
and otherwise aiding to capture the place by 
regular approaches. It advanced in pursuit of 
the retreating enemy as far as Chewalla, and 
during June and until July 21st, it was on ex- 
peditions to Holly Springs, ^ilississippi, Mos- 
cow, Macon, Lagrange, Tennessee, and other 
places. July 21st, it reached Memphis, where 
the men did guard duty till August 27th, when 
the regiment was ordered to Alton, Illinois, to 
guard prisoners of war and recruit its thinned 
ranks — relieving General Sherman's old regi- 
ment, the Thirteenth United States Infantry. 

Being recruited up to a nnnimum, the regi- 
ment was ordered to join Gen. F. Steele's ex- 
pedition for the capture of Little Rock and 
other places in Arkansas, leaving on the 31st 
of July, 1863, for Helena, where it landed 
August 5th. It was here brigaded with the 
Forty-third Indiana and Thirty-sixth Iowa, as 
the Third Brigade of the Third Division of the 
Arkansas Expedition, and marched on the nth 
for the State capital. The n)en were in fine 
condition, and endured the arduous march 
with commendable spirit. They e.xhibited the 
true spirit of tried soldiers in the various 
brushes with the enemy on the wav. Halting 
a brief period at Clarendon and Duval's Bluff's, 
the army marched, on the first of September, 
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a broiling hot sun in which many of the men 
were sunstruck, inflicting incurable if not fatal 
injuries, reaching Brownsville in the evening. 
On the 4th of September the regiment made a 
feint on the enemy's position at Bayou Meteor, 
accompanied by a few pieces of artillery, shell- 
ing them from their position and returning to 
Brownsville. On this march the command- 
ing ofircer of the regiment, Col. W'ilHam B. 
Mason, met with a serious accident : his horse 
becoming entangled in fallen telegraph wires, 
was unmanageable, and the colonel being 
thrown off with great force, received injuries 
which would ordinarily prove fatal, but a good 
constitution and the skill and care of Surgeon 
Wall enabled him to li\e through them. 

On the loth of September the army drove 
the enemy from Little Rock and entered the 
capital, where the whole army encamped till 
December. The forces of Generals Fagan, 
Marmaduke, Shelby, and others, were hover- 
ing in the vicinity and awaiting an opporturi- 
ity to make an assault, and if possible retake 
the place. General Steele had the railroad re- 
paired from Duval's Bluffs to Little Rock, and 
officers and men of the Seventy-seventh were 
detailed to run it, as well as to guard saw- 
mills in the vicinity while lumber was cut to 
build winter quarters. hi this way, and in 
scouting the country, guarding supply trains 
to Pine Bluffs, and conducting court martial 
business, the officers and men were employed 
till December 20th, when almost all the men 
fit for military duty re-enlisted as veteran vol- 
unteers — a movement towards re-enlistment 
having begun in the regiment as early as Oc- 
tober. On the 23rd of December the regi- 
ment started to Columbus, Ohio, where it ar- 
rived January loth, 1864, and on the 22nd of 
January the men were mustered as veterans 
and furloughed for 30 days. Colonel Mason, j 
Captain McCormick. Captain Morris and 
Lieutenant Fisher were ajipointed recruiting 
officers, and when the regiment reached Camp 
Dennison, the rendezvous, to start for the field, 
it had about two hundred recruits in its ranks. 
Reaching its rendezvous February 26th, 
the regiment left, March ist. for Little Rock, 



I where it arrived on the 17th. It was ordered 
to march with General Steele's expedition, and 
left on the 23rd for Shreveport. Louisiana, to 
co-operate with Banks' Red River expedition. 
At Spoonville. April 2nd, a skirmish took 
place, but the regiment lost no men. At Oka- 
I lona, on the 3rd. it was again under fire, hav- 
ing a prominent position and bearing itself 
creditably while aiding Colonel Goetz to'drive 
a battery from its position. At Elkin's Ford, 
on the 6th, it next met and assisted in driving 
the foe. as it did again at Prairie de Ann on the 
13th. The army was attacked at Moscow on 
the 13th, but there was not nuicli fighting. Ar- 
riving at Camden on the 16th. and driving out 
the enemy, it was learned from telegrams cap- 
tured that General Banks' Red River expedition 
had been defeated. Our troops had started 
from Little Rock with only half rations of hard 
bread and quarter rations of pork, and had 
been long out of meat, subsisting partly on the 
country. General Clayton had started a sup- 
ply train from Pine ' Bluffs to meet Steele's 
forces at Camden, but it did not arrive on time, 
and there was much suffering for food. After 
its arrival. General Steele ordered the thor- 
oughly effecti\e men of the brigade, except the 
guards at headquarters and at two mills that 
were grinding corn, and the pickets of the di- 
vision (which consisted of portions of the Sev- 
enty-seventh Ohio. Forty-third Lidiana, and 
Thirty-sixth Iowa), to escort the emptv wagon 
train back to Pine Bluffs, and on the 23rd it 
crossed the Washita River on pontoon bridges 
and left Camden. Colonel Drake, of the 
Thirty-sixth Iowa, commanded the brigade, 
and Captain McCormick was elected by Col. 
W. B. Mason as the senior officer present to 
command that portion of the Seventy-seventh 
that was detailed. About 200 of the First 
Indiana and Seventh Missouri cavalry and a 
section of the Second Missouri Batterv accom- 
])anied the train. On the 25th of April this 
little force, guarding about 250 wagons, found 
in battle array over 6.000 mounted Rebels at 
Marks Mills. 45 miles from Camden and about 
the same distance from Pine Bluffs. The 
enemv had taken another route from Camden 



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and struck on our flank at this juncture. The 
train was passing from Bayou Moro through 
Woodlands o\-er a narrow road, so it was 
stretched out Mime five miles long. In this 
condition it was \^<A difficult for the enemy to 
divide the regiments at the cross-roads and 
attack them in detail. This was done, and 
their heavy force surrounded and captured the 
two other regiments, after a sharp fight. 
Hearing the battle open several miles ahead, 
while thev were guartling the rear of the train, 
the commander nf the detailed portion of the 
Se\entv-seventh moved his command forward 
on the double-quick, passing wagons and pieces 
of artillery mired in the swampy ]\Ioro bot- 
toms. ]\Ioving as rajiidly as Dossible the en- 
tire distance, and coming up almost breathless 
to [Marks ]\Iills, the detachment of the Seventy- 
seventh arrived ouly in time to find that their 
comrades had been captiu'ed, and that they 
must fight the battle alone. The entire force 
of the enemv, except a few hundreds left guard- 
ing the prisoners, now confronted the gallant 
Ohio boys. Quickly throwing out skirmish- 
ers to protect "the flanks. Captain McCormick 
at once formed his command in line of battle, 
in a good position, and endeavored to protect 
the remaining half ('f the train. For more 
than an hour longer was the enemy held at 
l>ay by this little liand of about .^oo men, 
amidst a hotly contested conflict of arms. 
Twice was General Cabell's brigade in front 
of our noble boys driven back, causing the 
brigade commander to ask them if they were 
"going to let that little handful whip them." 
Meantime, Adjutant Flemming and Quarter- 
master Fisher, who had been sent out to the 
cross-roads to see if there was any danger of 
being flanked, reported that there was a heavy 
body of troops on the right, and another on 
the left and rear, threatening to surround the 
little Union band. These proved to be the 
brigades of General Dockery and General Shel- 
bv. Xotwitstanding these fearful odds, the 
Seventy-seventh boys and their commander 
were unwilling to give up the conflict, but con- 
tinued to pour well-directed shots into the 
heavy lines of the enemy, defying the leaden 



hail which stormed around them. After keep- 
ing up this unecjual contest for about two hours 
the brave boys found their ammunition ex- 
hausted and themselves entirely surrounded and 
prisoners of war. The Union losses in this 
battle were 250 killed and wounded, and about 
1,000 prisoners, the wagons also falling into the 
hands of .the enemy. The enemy's losses in 
killed and wounded were much heavier, owing 
to the fact that the battle was in a piece of 
woodland, where they were unable to see how 
small a force they were fighting. Believing- 
General Steele had reinforced the train guard, 
they were unwilling to make a dash to surround 
them at once, lest they should meet with a 
decided repulse ; and advancing slowly in heavy 
lines, they formed a good target for the Ohio 
Ijoys, wdiO' caused them to remark (when they 
found how few of our men they had been 
fighting), that they were "a dear lot of pris- 
oners." 

The enemy's loss was estimated at 1.000 
killed and w^ounded. Three hundred and 
eighteen' members of the Seventy-seventh, in- 
cluding II officers, became prisoners of war. 
Thev were marched, without stopping tc:) eat 
or sleep, and almost without drink. 60 miles 
to the Washita River, before thev were allowed 
an hour's rest. The commander of the guard 
apologized for this, and showed one of our 
officers the order of General Fagan, requiring 
him to cross the Washita before resting, lest 
General Steele should rescue the prisoners. 

Captain AlcCormick was given the rank of 
brevet lieutenant-colonel "for gallantry in the 
battle of Marks Mills." and their commander 
savs Captain McKitrick and Lieutenants Ful- 
ton, Scott, Marlow, Flemming, Mclntire, 
David A; Henry, R. E. Smithson, Province, 
and N. B. Smith, also deserve well of this 
country for their part in the battle. They 
were all captured, as well as Lieutenants At- 
kinson, J. M. ]\Iitchell, John Smith, Dye, Lund, 
Day and Black, afterward commissioned, all 
of whom fought bravely. 

General Steele, finding that the Banks ex- 
pedition had met with disastrous defeat, was 
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place in the night, by a pontoon bridge and a 
new road he had made, tlie enemy (wliich n(i\v 
far ontnnmbered his force) (hd 'not learn of 
his movements so as to overtake him till he 
reached the Saline Ri\cr, at Jenkins' Ferry. 
Here, on the 30th of April, those of the Sev- 
enty-seventh who had not been at Marks Mills 
(having been left at Camden because they 
were on picket and other guard duty, or not 
thoroughly equipped, or not fit for duty), were, 
with the rest of Steele's forces, engaged in a 
bloody battle. Fortunately the enemy was re- 
pulseil, and with heavy loss. In this encoun- 
ter the Seventy-seventh k.ist. in killed and 
wounded, about half the number engaged, and 
a few were made prisoners. Part of the time 
they fought in water knee deep, the river l^eing 
out of its banks. Those captured by the ene- 
my at Marks IMills, and at Jenkins' Ferry, were 
soon after marched about 200 miles south, and 
confined for 10 months in a military prison at 
Camp Ford, near Tyler. Texas, where 38 of 
them died from starvation, exposure, and dis- 
ease, and one. John Cah'ert. was shot dead in 
a brutal manner, by a Rebel guard, for getting 
too close to "the dead line" when .going for 
water. 

Captain McCormick and Lieutenants 
Flemming. Scott, and Smithson. of the Sev- 
enty-seventh, and three men not of the regi- 
ment, escaped from the military i)rison one 
dark evening about the last of August, and 
started north, traveling by night with only the 
stars for a guide. Scott and Smithson trav- 
eled about 100 miles and were retaken near 
the Red River. The others marched about 
60 miles toward the Union lines, but unfortu- 
nately the watch-dogs on a plantation got scent 
of them, and next morning two packs of blood- 
hounds, with squads of Reliel cavalry, were on 
their track. After a tiresome chase through 
the tangled woods they \vere run down by the 
l)loodhounds. and brought to bay. As orders 
were posted at the prison Ijefore they left that 
all prisoners who might escape should be shot 
if overtaken, the situation was considered one 
of peril. However, the enemy evidently took 
care to count the cost of such a course, as as- 



surances were given by the caxalry that no 
harm should be done them if they would sur- 
render. Being taken to Cilniore. <i squad of 
fierce Rebels, who probably never saw a Union 
army soldier, plied them with numerous insult- 
ing questions, which were answered in plain 
language witlmul much care for the feelings 
of the dougthy questioners. So they charged 
Captain McCormick with "treason to the State 
of Texas," and threatened to hang him for his 
pointed replies. The real soldiers of the guard 
seemed to relish the answers made to those 
whrj would insult an unarmed and defenseless 
prisoner, and they were restrained and advised 
to cease questioning if they could not endure 
the responses. The prisoners were returned 
to Camp Ford a few days after, where they 
awaited another opptjrtunity to escai)e. finally 
made unnecessary by the arrival of the parol- 
ing officers so long and anxiously looked for 
in vain. On being paroled the survivors 
marched to Shreveport. Louisiana, about 100 
miles, where they were placed on transports 
and conveved to the mouth of the Red River, 
and there delivered into the Union lines Feb- 
rnarv -'3. 1865. except Lieutenants Flemming, 
P^ulton. and Atkinson, whi.i were held in Texas 
till the end of the war for attempting to escape. 

After being clothed and ])aid. and given a 
30 days' furlough, these exchanged prisoners 
returned to the regiment in April. 

On the expiration of the term of service, of 
the few original members who did not become 
veterans, and of those enlisted in i86j. and 
therefore could not re-enlist, they were mus- 
tered out in 1864. 

This left the command too small to main- 
tain its organization as a regiment, and it was 
consolidated into a battalion of six companies, 
commanded by Colonel Stevens. 

On the 5th of February. 18&5, the battalion 
left Little Rock with General Steele for the 
Gulf De])artment. and was at Fort Morgan, 
Alabama, when the ])aroled prisoners were re- 
leased, and were near Mol)ile when they joined 
it. It was engaged in o])erations around Mo- 
bile. Fort Spanish, Blakeley, Mcintosh Bluffs, 
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Ste\ens and tlie bnys won golden opinions, 
until June i. 18(13, '^vhen it took transports 
acrijss the Gulf nf Mexico for the Rio Grande, 
and remained on duty at Brazos and Clarks- 
ville, and then, from August i, 1865, till March 
8, 1866. at Brownsville, Texas, where it was 
mustered out and started for Columbus, Ohio, 
where the men were finally paid off and dis- 
banded, March 26, 1866. 

Only one of all Ohio's regiments remained 
longer in the service, and none served the 
country more faithfully, or suffered more for 
the cause of the Union. 

BATTLE OF SHILOH. 

Harmar, Ohio, April 5, 1881. 
S. /. Hatluncay. Esq. 

Dear Sir — I ha\e received your kind letter asking 
me to write ar aceount of the part taken 'by the Sev- 
enty-ieventh Ohio Volunteer Regiment in the battle 
of Shiloh. 

Cheerfully I accept, regarding it not only a pleas- 
ure but a duty to add whatever testimony I may to the 
honorable and important deeds of the Seventy-seventh 
in that terrible struggle of two days' duration in the 
woodlands of Tennessee. 

Shiloh is rapidly taking its proper place in the 
minds of the people of the North and with miltary 
writers as one of the most important of the decisive 
battles of the Civil war. 

The 'Rebels had made desperate and exhaustive 
efforts to muster an army so formidable that it would 
strike a destructive and decisive blow to the Union 
armies of the West. 

They had gathered every available company in the 
States of Tennessee, Alabama. Mississippi. Louisiana. 
Arkansas and Texas. 

The people of these States were by training and 
nature a warlike people and eager for the clash of 
arms. 

Ten and thirty-day regiments and companies were 
eagerly accepted for this fight and it was generally 
believed in that portion of the Confederacy that a Con- 
federate victory on the banks of the Tennessee would 
end the war in the West. 

The army of the Rebellion in the West was then 
commanded by their most popular soldiers. The bat- 
tlefield had become familiar ground to the Confederates 
long before the battle; their spies had the freedom of 
the Union camps: the condition, numbers and position 
of the United States forces was accurately known. 
It was w'ell understood in their ranks that the Union 
army was badly posted ; was without defensive works, 
unsuspecting an attack ; and that the two wings of the 
army were hopelessly separated by the Tennessee, now 
flooded by the spring rains. 

Everything wa-s auspicious for an easy victory to 
the Confederate arms. Enthusiasm and confidence in- 
spired both their leaders and men. There was nothing 



up to the hour of battle to dampen their ardor. A 
magnificent army, splendidly et|uipped, they moved as 
on a triumphal march with fre-h assurances of vici jry 
at every step. 

History does not give us record of an army that 
ever entered a great battle w'ith brighter prospects. 
They settled unmolested in their camps on the evening 
of the 5th of April in battle line with everything well 
closed up, within the sound of the evening bugles and 
drums of their unsuspecting foe. 

The Seventy-seventh moving at 6:30 on the morn- 
ing of the 6th of April under orders received from Gen- 
eral Sherman the night before, and repeated in the 
morning to me in his own tent (where I had reported 
information sent through our picket lines by Colonel 
Moore of the Second Missouri to this import, "That 
he had been sent out on a reconnoissance by General 
Prentiss before day that morning. Skirmishing briskly 
he had soon become engaged with a formidable force 
before which he was rapidly retiring in the direction of 
our camps"), received the first shock of that great bat- 
tle storm, midway between their camp and the picket 
line where the orders were to take them. I have before 
me the official reports of Gen. Zachary Taylor of the 
battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la P'alma. also the 
losses of the American army in the battles of the Rev- 
olution. 

A comparison of these figures with the loss of the 
Seventy-seventh at Shiloh will better give an idea of 
the bitterness of this contest, and the frightful losses 
sustained eloquentlx tell the story of the desperate, 
prolonged struggle. 

Total loss of American army at Palo Alto (killed, 

wounded and missing , 55 

Total American loss at Resaca de la Palma ij6 

Total American loss at Bennington 70 

Total American loss at Saratoga 319 

Total American loss at Monmouth 229 

Total American loss at Trenton (this includes two 

soldiers frozen to death; 9 

Total American loss at Cowpens 72 

LOSS OF SEVEXrV-.SEVENTIT AT SHILOH. 

Killed. I officer, 50 men 51 

Wounded, 7 officers, no men 117 

Missing, since ascertained to be dead 7 

Officers captured on 8th of April 3 

Men captured on 8th of April 53 

Total loss at Shiloh 231 

Lieut. Robert McKitrick. the officer in command 
of the burial party after the battle, reported 226 dead 
Rebels in front of the Seventy-seventh's position while 
defending the ke\--point in Sherman's first line on 
the Corinth road at the church. 

An officer of General Pope's army copied the fol- 
lowing challenge from the door of a blacksinith's shop 
after they had captured Farmington, Mississippi: 

"The reinnant of the loth Mississippi Rifles chal- 
lenge the 77th Ohio Regiment to fight them in open 
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of Corinth." S'gneri by commanding officer Ni'neteenth 
Mississippi Rifles. 

The Nineteenth was one of the regiments of the 
brigade that repeatedly attempted to carry the ridge 
at the church defended by the Seventy-seventh, and 
were nearh' annihilated. 

The losses of the Louisiana Brigade, particularly 
the "Crescent Blues." of New Orleans (one of the 
30-day regiments), at nnd near the church was some- 
thing unheard of in war — nearly every home in that 
great city being in mourning for losses at Shiloh. 

Although New Orleans was the largest, wealthiest 
and most warlike city of the Confederacv, it never sent 
an organized company or regiment to the war after the 
return of its favorite regiment from the fatal field 
of Shiloh. 

The great loss of the Seventy-seventh can only 
be accounted for by the fact that, with the Fifty- 
seventh Ohio and Col. Ezra Taylor's Chicago Battery, 
it was entrusted by Sherman with the defense of the 
position at the Shiloh Meeting House. 

It was well understood in the regiment that they 
were expected to hold that position, come what might 
against them until ordered away or shot away. They 
fought with a clear idea that the position must be de- 
fended at any cost. And unless wounded, no man of 
the Seventy-seventh left that fatal line until the order 
came from General Sherman to retire into the new line 
of battle, and then they covered Taylor's men and 
guns until they were safe in their new gositions. 

It was my great privilege from the first Bull Run 
fight to Bentonville at the end of the war to stand many 
times in brave lines of veteran soldiers and fight for 
positions. 

Once my command of seven regiments of the 
Army of the Cumberland were sent in on Johnston'; 
flank as a iorlorn hope. Yet I fail to recall, in all this 
experience of desperate and splendid fighting, a more 
devoted, heroic, enduring and courageous achievement 
than the defense of the position at Shiloh Meeting 
House. It has been intimate! that the first line at 
Shiloh was lost because the "Troops were green and 
untrained." I assert with no fear of denial from any 
soldier familiar with the po.sition and the record of tl;e 
division that defended it, that the line never could 
have been taken by a force from the front had an 
order of battle been issued bv Sherman: jr any prep- 
aration made before the battle to receive the enemy 
and maintain this line, or if the division had been 
united in one compact line and posted on t:ie strong 
defensive position in front of the camps and been per- 
mitted to fell the tim'^ier and fortify the position. On 
that line were nine Ohio Regiments, two Illinois, one 
Iowa, four six-gun batteries, and uji to the evening of 
the 5th, the Fifth Ohio Cavalry, which, of course 
would not have been transferred to a new command in 
the rear on the eve of a great battle if the battle had 
been anticipated. 

There were no better regiments entere.l the serv- 
ice from these States and f doubt if any division in 
our armies had as many legimcntal oflicers who had 
seen service in the Mexican war or as many ^•.•ho_ had 
the advantages of military trainin.?. The division's 
history is a record of continuous, stubborn, successful 
fighting to the very end of the war, and no better rec- 



ord can n .soldier have than that he served ■ 'ith Sher- 
man's Second Division of the Filieenlh Army Corps. 

A Confederate general who was in the Confederate 
front on the morning of the 6th of April pays the fol- 
lowing tribute to the courage and endurance of the 
Union soldiers on that occasion, "Our attack found the 
Federals entirely unformed and completely unprepared. 
The only feature of the battle more remarkable than 
this thorough surprise was the astonishing courage and 
tenacity w'ith which your Yankee fellow-s fought under 
such circumstances. I never saw anything like that be- 
fore or since. It was a wonderfully fought battle on 
both sides, but my subsequent observation only con- 
firmed the amazement I felt at llie time to see such 
conduct on the part of troops taken at such disad- 
vantage." 

These volunteers planted across the main Corinth 
road knew enough of the science of war to know that 
the fate of the day might depend on the time gained at 
this precious position. So these brave men nobly de- 
voted themselves then and there to the cause of their 
Country. Like Custer's gallant men at the Little Big 
Horn they determinsd to stay there and go down to- 
gether. 

Two precious liours were gained, and Buell's men 
of the Cumberland were taking the long, eager strides 
that veterans take marching to the music of distant 
battle. 

Grant was speeding to the front, calmly |ilaiining 
to meet the great em;rgency. Sherman at his head- 
quarters in the saddle on the Corinth road was giving 
low, swift, impressive messages to staff-of^icers, orderlies 
and escort, that sent them off with the speed of import- 
ant battle orders. 

Aler'., cool, coitrteous, speaking eagerly but quietly, 
giving marked attention to everything reported by all 
grades of officers who were constantly arriving (a few 
words from Sherman and they were all galloping away, 
low bending in their saddles as if Sherman was in the 
midst of an animated hornet's nest), with his hand 
wounded, bending before the pitiless rain of bullets 
to speak to an oi'ficer, eagerly watching the effect of the 
volleys from his men at the church and Taylor's rapidlv- 
served guns on each fresh assault of the impetuous 
Rebel lines, now sending orders to the left when the 
Rebels were massing to assault. 

He was a perfect type of a warrior at bay. The 
great responsibility of the supreme battle-hour had 
settled upon him. Defiantly, stubbornly, he seemed de- 
termined to break the exultant enthusiasm and confi- 
dence of the Rebel ranks at this point in the battle. 
He would f^ght here for the much needed time, for he 
well knew that Grant w-ould soon be on the ground; 
he knew that the divisions of McClernand. Hurlbut, 
Prentiss and the two Wallaces were moving to his re- 
lief; he knew that every hour gained here would make 
certain the arrival of the men of the Cumberland, then 
marching in hot haste toward the roar of battle. 

The German Commander at Vionville in the Fran- 
co-Prussian War thought the gaining of an hour worth 
the sacrifice of his best divisions of cavalry. History 
would have applauded Sherman if he had ordered 
those brave Ohio Volunteers to make their last fight 
then on the crest of the ridge at Shiloh Church, or 
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there was a mar of the battery left alive to serve them. 
But grandly rismg to the height of emergency he 
swiftly in the brief time so bloodily won made his com- 
binations and a new close knit, compact, well-posted 
sturdy line wMs ready for the reception of the exult- 
ant, impetuous, cheering Rebels. He ordered the brave 
defenders into the new line greeting them cheerily by 
the way. Much as the soldiers of the Second Division 
condemn and wr^nder at Sherman's judgment and dis- 
positions on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of April, he won 
from one and all the highest admiration and new ap- 
preciation for his splendid fighting from- the moment the 
battle opened. This grew with each battle and cam- 
paign and no unjust, ingenuous criticism can reverse 
this judgment formed in the clear light of battle. 

The soldiers of Shiloh confidently^ followed him 
through the swamps and bayous of Mississippi into the 
jaws of death at Vicksburg. Confidently they stormed 
the bristling, rugged mountains of Georgia, thick-set 
as they were with bayonets and cannon. Confidently, 
eagerly they followed his fortunes through the hundred 
days of battle from the Tennessee to the Flint. Con- 
fidently without a question, they marched with him into 
history from the mountains to the Sea. 

The heroic defense of the position at Shiloh 
Church : the devotion to the soldier's highest idea of 
duty in battle ; the enduring courage and spirit boru 
only in the smoke and carnage of battle of those vol- 
unteers will ever remain a theme that will kindle the 
enthusia.sm of orator and poet. 

It was this act of devotion to an idea of battle, a 
fight for time and similar deeds by the intelligent 
Western volunteers all through the eventful hours of 
that .'\pril Sabbath Day and the glorified list of heroic 
deeds of devotion to the flag and duty On many fields 
that will ever cause the memory of the volunteer soldier 
to be remembered with pride and admiration by their 
countrvrnen. And certainly no portion of our country 
has more just cause to cherish, preserve and perpetuate 
the deeds of her sons than 'vVashington County. 
Respectfully, 

Vour obedient servant, 
i Signed) B. D. Fe.\r[N'g. 

Ni)icfy-Scc(>iid Ohio I'ohtntccr Infantry. 

REGi.MEXTAL OFFICERi. 

Colonel Nelson H. Van Vorhes, mustered August 
15, 1S62, resigned March 22. 1863: Colonel Benjamin 
D. Fearing, March 22, 1863, mustered out May 19. 1865, 
on account of wounds: Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin 
D. Fearing, August 15, 1S62, promoted to colonel: 
Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Putnam. Jr., March 22, 
1863, honorably discharged April 11, 1864: Lieutenant 
Colonel John C. Morrow, April 28. 1864, mustered out 
with the regiment: Major Dioclesian A. Smith, August 
10. 1862, resigned February r, 1863; Major Douglas 
Putnam, Jr., February i, 1863, promoted to lieutenant 
colonel: Maior Elmer Golden, March 22, '1S63. resigned 
December 8, 1863: Maior John C, Morrow. December 
8. 7863, promoted to lieutenant colonel: Surgeon Josiah 
D. Cotton, .August 10, 1862, mustered out with regi- 
ment; .\ssistant Surgeon X. B. Sisson, .\ugust 16, 1862, 



resigned August 15, 1864; Assistant Surgeon J. D. 
Howell, August 20, 1862, resigned .August 15, 1863; 
Assistant Surgeon A. M. Beers, August 26, 1864, mus- 
tered out with regiment: Chaplain Washington M, 
Grimes, December i, 1862, resigned September 9, 1863. 

CO.MP.'VNV OFFICERS FROM W.\SniXGT0N" COUXIY. 

Captain William Thornilcy, mustered July 29, 
1S62, resigned April y, 18O3 : Captain Francis H, Loring, 
July 30. 1862, mustered out with regiment: Captain 
Alexander Higgins. July 30, 1862, resigned May 9, 1863 ; 
Captain William Beale Whittlesey. June l, 1863. killed 
at Mission Ridge November 25, 1863, Captain Hamil- 
ton Middleswart, July 20. 1863, mustered out with regi- 
ment : C.iptain James W. Merrill, October 2, 1863, hon- 
orably discharged May 24. 1864 : Captain Joseph Ste- 
phenson. November 25. 1863. mustered out with regi- 
ment: Captain Bradley B. Stone, November 18. 1864, 
mustered out with regiment; First Lieutenant Hamilton 
Middleswart, July 23, 1862, promoted to captain: First 
Lieutenant Douglas Putnam. Jr.. July 25. 1862, pro- 
motedto major; First Lieutenant James W. Merrill, 
July 28, 1862. promoted to captain : First Lieutenant 
Joseph Stfcphenson, July 28, 1862, promoted to captain; 
First Lieutenant David E. Putnam, February i, 1863, 
honorably discharged November 24, 1863; First Lieu- 
tenant George B. Turner, June i, 1862. died of wounds 
December i, 1863: First Lieutenant Bradley B. Stone, 
July 20. 1863. promoted to captain ; First Lieutenant 
Reason A. Bull. October 29, 1863, mustered out with 
regiment : First Lieutenant Charles A, Brow-n, June 14, 
1864, mustered out with regiment ; Second Lieutenant 
William Beale Whittlesey, July 23, 1862, promoted to 
first lieutenant; Second Lieutenant Thomas Day, July 
26, 1862, resigned February 17, 1863; Second Lieutenant 
Bradley B. Stone. February 17, 1863, promoted to first 
lieutenant: Second Lieutenant George B. Turner, May 
(), iS'v,. promoted to first lieutenant. 

The Ninety-second Oliin wa.s organized at 
Marietta. Ohio, during- the months of August 
and September. i86j. It remlezvoused at 
Camp Marietta, then in command of Col. Will- 
iam R. Putnam. Nelson H. Van V'orhes, the 
colonel, reported and assumed command on 
the first of October, 1862. As an officer of 
volunteers he had been on active duty at the 
front since April. 1861. and while the regiment 
was organizing he was still on duty with Gen- 
eral Mitchell in Alabama. Benjamin D. Fear- 
ing, the lieutenant-colonel, had seen service; 
was at Manassas as a private, had served on 
tlie staff of Generals Slemmer and Cr(->ok in 
Virginia, while serving as adjutant in the 
Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 
evinced soldiership at Shiloh in command of 
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vision. All the officers were gentlemen of ex- 
perience and courage. 

The men were the pick of the district — 
young, active, quick to learn, eager to do their 
best at all times, and jiroud of the good name 
and character of their regiment. The first 
service ijerformed was before the colonel, lieu- 
tenant-colonel or major had reported or the 
regiment had been mustered. Adjutant Put- 
nam, with Companies A. B and D. was or- 
dered to move to Gallipolis. Ohio, and garrison 
that post at the time the Rebels were driving 
Lightburn out of the Kanawha \'alley. While 
there they made two expeditions into Virginia. 
These companies soon after rejoined, when 
the regiment, numbering 949. rank and file, 
was mustered into the L'nited -States service, 
uniformed, and armed with Austrian rifled 
muskets. 

On October 7. 1862. tlie regiment was or- 
dered to Point Pleasant. \\'est Virginia, and 
made a part of the brigade of Colonel Gilbert. 
It tiX)k part in the expedition up the Kanawha 
under General Cox, before wlmm the Rebels 
retreated and were finalh-, after some skir- 
mishing, dri\en Ijeyond the mountains. 

.At Gauley Bridge it was transferred to 
brigade commanded by Gen. Hugh Ewing, and 
went into winter quarters, building log huts 
at Loupe Creek, a few miles below Kanawha 
Falls. They were permitted to enjoy these 
comforts but a short time, when they were or- 
dered to join the brigade of Gen. George Crook 
and were stationed at Tompkins" farm on New 
River, which was at that time the outpost of 
the army of the Kanawha \'alley. 

After the dark days of December, 1862, 
when the country struggled under the dis- 
couragements of Frederickslnu'g and the seem- 
ingly indecisive battle of ^lurfreesborough, 
(General Crook's brigade were hurriedly taken 
by transports to Xashville, Tennessee. The 
trip occupied over 14 days and was attended 
with man_\- hardships on account of the crowd- 
ed condition of the boats. Remaining at 
Nasluille about three weeks the regiment was 
ordered to proceed to Carthage, Tennessee. 
The trip occupied a week, and in no way was it 



more comfortable than our journey to Nash- 
ville. iMany of the men were compelled to 
sleep in the hold, full of foul air, and became 
impregnated with disease which somi devel- 
oped itself. 

Those two months spent at Carthage will 
never be forgotten. Daily, for weeks, one or 
more burial parties fired the last .salute over 
the gra\-e of a comratle as he was committed 
to mother earth, in a town where no one sympa- 
thized with them, and where each gra\'e was 
counted as taking away one mure of their ene- 
mies. In less than two months over ninety 
men were buried. 

The colonel, N. H. Van Vorhes, was here 
compelled to resign on account of sickness, 
and Lieutenant-Colonel Fearing was promoted 
to colonel. Major Smith having resigned, 
Adjutant Putnam, by request of \he officers, 
was made major, and after promotion of Col- 
onel Fearing, was made lieutenant-colonel. 

Health once restored, the regiment was or- 
dered south of the Cumberland and joined with 
the brigade the Army of the Cumberland at 
Murfreesborough. the brigade, which was 
still under the command of General Crooks, 
was assigned to General Reynokls" division, 
Fourteenth Armv Corps. . i 

The regiment moved from Murfreesbor- 
ough on the 24th of June, 1863, supporting 
Wilder's mounted infantry — one of the bri- 
gades of Revnolds' di\ision. At Hoover's Gap 
the enemy were met and driven back, as they 
were pressing Wilder and attempting to re- 
C(jver the ground he had taken. 

The march over the table lands of Ten- 
nessee, through a continuous rain — rains 21 
days in succession — bivouacking nightlv in 
nuid so deep and soft as to make it ncce.ssary 
to cut boughs to lie on. ]\Iouldy crackers and 
musty cofifee. wet sugar and some bacon, are 
pleasant themes for the sur\-i\-ors to dwell 
upon now. 

On Elk l\i\er tiie news t.f Gettvsburg and 
Vicksburg was announced in the e\-ening of 
July 4th and was hailed by a salute from the 
combined artillery of the army. Despondent' 
hearts took courtige; and witl: better weather 



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and better supplies and full of hope, the regi- 
ment camped at Big Springs, Tennessee, rest- 
ing and enjoying the change as only tired sol- 
diers can. 

While here. Gen. John B. Turchin, the old 
Hungarian soldier, assumed command. His 
vigorous efforts to secure green corn, blackber- 
ries, and fresh vegetables, speedily eradicated 
all traces of scurvy and disease contracted at 
Carthage, and put the regiment in good condi- 
tion, mentally and physically, for active work. 
They bivouacked by the springs at University 
Place and foraged in the valleys, moving over 
the mountains and through Sweeden Cove, 
stopping long enough to .gather the green corn 
and ripe peaches. 

On the 2nd of September, the regiment 
crossed the Tennessee River, at Shell Mound, 
in flatboats. On the y\\ it led the advance 
over Sand Ahjuntain, and on the next day it 
moved to Trenton, Georgia. From here the 
brigade crossed the Lookout ranges, overcom- 
ing the seemingly impossible obstacles in so 
doing, and descending the Coopers Gap into 
IMcLemore's Cove, passed up tlie valley intO' 
Catlett"s Gap. 

While here quite a sharp skirmish occurred 
and the regiment held the head of the gap. 
Skirmishing continued here for parts of two 
days, and the Xinety-second was busilv en- 
gaged. 

On September i8th a night march was 
made (one that will never be forgotten by those 
participating in it) to Chickamauga. The regi- 
ment engaged the enemy on that bloody field, 
under Turchin, on the 19th and 20th, and 
formed a part of the rear guard that saved the 
army. On the 19th, early in the day. Colonel 
Fearing was wounded and carried from the 
field, the command devolving upon Lieutenant- 
Colonel Putnam. Lieutenant Merrill was 
wounded severely, captured and sent to our 
lines under a flag of truce. 

On Sunday afternoon Turchin's brigade 
made the charge necessary to open connection 
with Granger, coming to reinforce General 
Thomas, who ga^•e the command in person to 
the Ninety-second tO' lead the charg-e, which 
was made left in front. This charge is de- 



scribed by \'an Horn in his "Army of the 
Cumberland :" 

The charge was made with great vigor, and the 
enemy was completely routed. Turchin's brigade drove 
this daring force entirely beyond Baird's left, capturing 
more than two hundred prisoners. This brigade * 

* * * was posted by General Thomas, on the road 
leading through the ridge to the Dry Valley roads, to 
hold tlie ground, while the troops from the right and 
left passed by. 

In this battle Lieut. David E. Putnam, ad- 
jutant, was wounded and discharged on ac- 
count of wounds, and George B. Turner, or- 
derly sergeant of Company F, was promoted' 
to first lieutenant and made adjutant. Capt. 
John Brown was mortally wounded, and soon 
after the battle died; also, Lieut. G. T. Okey 
received a dangerous shell wound. W. B. 
Whittlesey, second lieutenant of Company F, 
was promoted to first lieutenant, and on resig- 
nation of Captain Thorniley, of the same com- 
pany, was promoted to captain in June, 1863; 
hence was in command of his company m 
this battle. 

The regiment returned to Chattanooga, 
living in dog tents, with cold, wet weather, 
insufficient rations, etc., yet bore all with pa- 
tience and fortitude. They made several 
reconnoissances and were ready for duty on a 
moment's notice. They formed a part, with 
Hazen's brigade, of the forlorn hope sent to 
open connection with GeneraF Hooker's army 
corps, who were coming to the relief of the 
beleaguered and nearly starved army. As Gen- 
eral Turchin described it: "Chattanooga was 
surrounded by two lines of fortifications, one 
built by brave men and one composed of dead 
mules, starved to death for their country's 
cause." 

A part of the regiment floated past Lookout 
Mountain in scow boats, and the rest marched 
across Moccasin Point, and were ferried over 
as the lioats came down. The movement was 
so carefully planned, and executed with so 
much skill, that the enemy was taken completely 
by surprise, and perfect success crowned the 
effort. The arniv was revictualized and rein- 
forced. 

About Xovemljer 20th the preliminary 



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movement for the capture of Missionary Ridge 
commenced. The Ninety-second, with Tur- 
cliin's brigade, had been for some time expect- 
ing orders to assault, being in position for sev- 
eral days. On the afternoon of November 
25th, the final asault was made. Captain j\Iid- 
dlesworth, of Company F. in connection with 
the skirmishers of the Thirty-si.xtli and Elev- 
enth Ohio, cleared the rifle-pits at the foot of 
the ridge. The brigade was ordered forward 
at double quick, and sw'ept every obstacle be- 
fore it. This charge has often been described. 
Gen. John C. Breckenridge, who commanded 
the enemy's lines in front of this brigade, told 
the writer that the audacity of the attack — the 
sight of the steadily moving lines, silent but 
terrible in its advance — so demoralized his men 
that they became unmanageable, and, at last, 
gave way, not until there was almost a hand- 
to-hand encounter near the summit. 

About half way up the hill the command- 
ing officer. Lieutenant Putnam, fell wounded. 
Soon thereafter Captain Whittlesey was shot 
through the heart, but said to his men, "Go 
on. I'm killed,"' and breathed his last. The 
men went on, sweeping over the top, in com- 
pany with the Thirty-sixth, while the enemy 
retreated down the side. 

The summit once gained, no rest was found 
by the breathless and worn column, as a force 
of the enemy came hastily from the left to re- 
inforce their fleeing comrades. Here, while 
rallying the men for this assault. Adjutant 
Turner received his death-wound, being struck 
in the head by a large minie ball. He lived 
for some days, however, but sank away. 

By the death of these two young men, 
Washington County offered up her choicest 
material, and their ftmerals (on the same day) 
will ever be remembered. Both were brave 
and faithful officers. Lieutenant Townsend, 
of Athens county, was also killed, who was an 
excellent officer. The loss of the regiment" 
was, in this assault, 33 per cent, of the officers 
and 10 per cent, of the men. They took many 
jirisoners and two guns. 

The next day the regiment, under command 
of Captain Wheeler, started in pursuit of the 



enem^- and returned soon to Chattanooga. Re- 
maining here until February, 1864, when, un- 
der command of Capt. J. C. Morrow, Major 
Golden having resigned. Fearing and Putnam 
both absent from wounds, they started south 
toward Dallas. They were engaged at Rocky 
Face Gap, losing heavily, some of the wounded 
being buried in the woods. From here they 
moved to Ringgold Gap, doing out-post duty. 
Here Captain Alorrow was promoted to lieu- 
tenant-colonel, vice Putnam, mustered out on 
account of wounds. Colonel Fearing returned 
in March, and Lieut. B. B. Stone, of Company 
G, who was promoted from orderly sergeant, 
was made adjutant. The regiment took an 
active part in that campaign through Dallas. 
On the 27th of July, they were in line of At- 
lanta. During August and September the 
regiment was in the neighborhood of Atlanta, 
taking part in the charge at Jonesborough, 
Georgia. On the 4th of October, they broke 
camp and joined in pursuit of Hood, crossing 
the Chattahoochie. 

At Kingston preparations were made for 
the "march to the sea'" under Sherman, the 
sick provided for in hospitals, baggage sent to 
the rear or destroyed, etc. On the i6th they 
started. This march has been fully described, 
and no attempt to do- so is needed here. They 
met the enemy at Bentonville. North Carolina, 
March 21st. Here Colonel Fearing, who was 
in command of a brigade, having been brevet- 
ted brigadier general, was severely wounded in 
the hand, necessitating the amputation of a por- 
tion of it. Passing through Goldsborough, 
Durham Station, and Raleigh. North Carolina, 
they moved onward througii Virginia, reach- 
ing Washington on May 19th and taking part 
in the ever memorable grand review of ]\Iay 
24th. Ha\-ing orders to be mustered out of 
service, it was transported to Columbus. Ohio, 
and on the 19th of June, 1865, the Ninety- 
second Volunteer Infantry ceased to exist. 

Their first colors were literally worn and 
shot into shreds, the second set, now in the 
flag room at Columbus, are mute witnesses of 
their regiment's history as they bear on their 
folds in letters of gold these names : Hoovers 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Gap, Chickamauga, ^Mission Ridge. Rocky 
Face, Atlanta. The March to the Sea. Savan- 
nah, and the Carohnas. 

TIic Silz'cr Grays. 

Among tlie many military organizations of 
Washington County for home defense, none 
was more self-sacrificing and patriotic than 
the one we have now tO' consider. The Silver 
Grays were among the \'ery first to step for- 
ward and form in martial array at the begin- 
ning, and their moral influence in the com- 
munity was great. Their appearance on pa- 
rade, marching and going through the manual 
of arms was inspiring, and if a man had any 
of the martial spirit in him, the sight of these 
venerable men keeping step to the music of the 
Union was sure to arouse it. 

Two' of the members, ^\"illiam \\"arren and 
Junia Jennings, prepared the following account 
of the company in 1866, and we give it substan- 
tially as we find it : 

Monday forennoii. April 22. 1861. wa? the time of 
the departure ot the first company of voluntetrs from 
Marietta to aid in putting down the Rebellion, the 
Union Blues, — over one hundred men — under command 
of Capt. Frank Buell. It was an affecting occasion, 
such as was never before known in Washington County, 
and may never be again. Strong men"s nerves gave 
way, and the patriotic tear and firm resolve were seen 
upon every face. There was a brief speech by George 
P. Buell. Esq.. and amid cheers, the firing of cannon, 
and the waving of flags, the volunteers embarked upoii 
the ^hiskingum packet from the common in front of 
the Congregational Church, thousands of people being 
assembled. 

The citizens then rep;'ired to the Court House and 
organized a meeting to take into consideration the state 
of public afifairs, Hon. William A. Whittlesey, the 
mayor of Marietta, being called to the chair, secretaries 
and committees were appointed. Col. William West, 
then in his 66th year, arose and said: 

"Mr. Chairman. I hold in my hand a resolution 
which I wish to offer for the consideration of this 
meetir.g. Such is the excitement of the occasion that I 
am not in the situation to either do justice to myself 
or the subiect I wish to present; therefore, without 
comment, with the indulgence of the house. I will sttb- 
mit the resolution," 

Silence reigned throughout the crowded house, arid 
the colonel with a voice tremulous with the deep feel- 
ing that pervaded all present, read: 

"Rcsokrd. That we, the citizens of Washington 
County, whose ages are sixty and upwards, for the 
protection of our homes, our firesides, and our countrv's 



liberties, form ourselves into a military organization, 
to be called and known as the Silver Greys, of Wash- 
ington County." 

A hundred earnest voices seconded the motion 
for its adoption, and it was carried with a unanimous 
shout, and diecrs for the Silver Grays. 

A rush was made to be first to enroll their names. 
James Dutton. being a little lame, had started first and 
had his name first down, followed by William Warren, 
second : Colonel West, third ; Thomas Porter, fourth : 
Junia Jennings, fifth; and so on. Subsequently, men 
of 45 years and upwards were enrolled. 

It was resolved that each jnember of the company 
should supply himself w"ith ammunition. The com- 
missioned officers had red sashes, the rank and file, 
blue. A uniform was agreed upon, but circuinstan;es 
did not favor its procuretnent. They were armed at 
once. George W. Barker. William Warren, and F. 
Wheeler were appointed a committee to ask the County 
Commissioners to procure a fiag to be raised on the 
Court House. 

■ Through the exciting days of 1862, especially when 
the Rebels pressed upon the border everywhere through- 
out the whole line, in August and ,September, the Silver 
Grays were out in full force and vigor. In the spring 
of 1863 their guns were taken by authority for use by 
a company of younger men. and that ended the Silver 
Grays, who, it is justice to say, did all the duties they 
were called upon to perform, and did them well That 
they would have done excellent duty in repelling in- 
vasion, had it ever occurred, there is no doubt. Several 
of the members were deaf, and these were compelled 
to watch their comrades' motions to know what order 
the captain gave. Several used canes. 

Their motto as set forth in the first article of their 
constitution was : "The Union, the Constitution, and 
the Flag of our Country, for the sustaining of which we 
pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." 

Article 4. The company shall meet for exercise or 
other duty at such time and place as shall be determined 
on by the company on Saturday of each week at 2 P. M., 
provided that the captain or any other commissioned 
officer of our company is hereby empowered and re- 
quired in cases of danger or emergency to cause a fire 
bell to be rung, which shall be a signal for the company 
to assemble at the court house at a minute's warning. 

Col. William West was first elected captain, but 
declined; Maj. George W. Barker was then elected, but 
his time of service was short. For a time they met 
every evening at five o'clock, for drill. 

May II, 1861, three weeks after the first or.ganiza- 
tiou- officers were elected by ballot, who continued to 
the end. as follows : 

COMMI.'-SIOXKD OFFICERS. 

Captain Dau'el ]'. Bosworth. First Lieutenant 
Charles J. SheppafJ, Second Lieutenant Rufus E. 
Hartc. 

NON-COM At I.SSIONID OFFICERS. 

First Sergeant Junia Jennings. Second Sergeant 
Thomas Porter, Third Sergeant Frederick Buck. Fourth 
Sergeant Hugh Brenan, 



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James Dutton, \Villiani Warren, Cnl. William We^t, 
Isaac C. Fuller, Llaniel Protsman, E. W. T. Clark, 
Lemuel Grime?, Montgomery Sayre. John Skipton, 
Jacob Middleswart, Joel Deniing. William A. Whittle- 
sey. James Brown, John M. Slocomb, Theodore Scott, 
G. W. Barker, Isaac Maxon, John Goodman, Levi 
Bartlett. Joseph E. Hall, Robert T. Miller, J. W. L. 
Brown, L. J, P. Putnam, Henrv Armstrong, W. C. 
McCarty. John Mills. Joseph Jones. J. L. Reckard, T. 
P. Harshberger, D. R. Sniffen. T. J. Westgate, Isaac 
Kidd, John Test, James McLeod. D. Stevens, F. A, 
Wheeler, H. H. Wheatley. John Miles, Lewis Leonhart, 
John Eaton, James H. Dye, George Payne, L. 'M. Parker, 
Merritt Judd, John Armstrong, J. J. Parker, Hugh 
Hill, Austin Edgerton, John Marshall. Hugh Clancey, 
-Matthew Wylie. J. J. Preston. Barker Dcvol. James 
Dunn, George Greenwood, j. H. Nye, Owen Franks, 
Philo Doan. A. M. Shanklin. Calvin 'Hildrcth, William 
Scott. R. D. Hollister. Elisha Allen, Graydon Medli- 
cott, Robert Johnson, George Stanley, James B. Mat- 
thews. Stephen Alcoek, John Richards, J. J, Hollister, 
A. L. Guitteau, B. F. Stone. D. Atkinson, David Wright, 
John R. Tucker, J. .AI. Eels. Lucius Brigham, S. P. 
Hildreth, J. B. Dyar, James Ferguson, William P. 
.Skinner. Rossvvill Tumey, Charles Sullivan, A. Wood- 
rufif, Warren Wilcox, John Strieker, John Lehnhart, 
Joseph H. Steward, Wyllys Hall. Shadrach Wood, 
Silas Slocumb. Jacob Snyder, E. Eveleigh, J. Pfeiffer, 
William Wylie, Colonel Augustus Stone, Nathaniel 
Hnlden, Jacob Lauder, David Cline, Austin Berkley, 
Amo-: Dye. — Total 107. 

The "Pony Section." 

Diiring the war Marietta was prolific in 
fifers and druinniers. The first to enter the 
service were those who joined the Eighteentli 
Ohio Vohmteer MiHtia. in the three niontlis' 
service. 

Ehenezer Corey and Louis Fourgeres were 
the musicians of Company B, the old Union 
Blues. After the Eighteenth entered Vir- 
ginia they were distributed along the Baltimore 
& Ohio Railroad as guards. Ebenezer Corey 
was appointed drum major of the Eighteenth 
June 6. 1 86 1, and soon went to ^Marietta to re- 
cruit a martial band. 

This resulted in the enlistment of nine 
young men. most of whom knew nothing of 
the use of fife or drum, but who became quick 
learners. On June 17, 186 1, they started for 
\'irginia, learning the notes on the way. They 
were — Charles Holden. George K. Jenvey, 
William Jenvey. John Tenney. Henry Lang- 
lev, Frank R. Brenan, Fred Regiiier, James 



Judd, and Henrv Corey, and other.s, among 
whom were ]\Ianly Warren, Louis Fourgeres, 
and Stephen !Maas, from Washington County ; 
they made the "Pcjny Section," so called from 
their size and age. 

At Bridgeport they drilled and practiced — 
result a few tunes and sunburnt ears. They 
then went to Clarksburg, still training for the 
war, when they, with the whole regiment, were 
transferred to Oakland, and matle a fruitless 
march over the mountains under General Hill, 
after General Garnett's Rebel forces. As the 
time of the regiment had expired, one hot July 
day they came back to ^Marietta and awaited 
patiently their discharge, with hardly a taste 
of hard service. 

Their martial strains awoke many respon- 
sive chords in the hearts' of the patriotic peo- 
ple, and the band was invited to take a trip up 
the Muskingum to Zanesville. Every cnur- 
tesy was shown tliem along the route, and they 
awakened the valley by their ringing nutsic. 
At Zanesville and Beverly tliey were treated 
with especial favor. 

On their discharge, five enlisted in Buell's 
Battery ; three with the major in the Thirty- 
sixth Ohio Volunteer Lifantry, in a fine band, 
which timed the steps of many brave ones in 
their march to duty and victory ; one went into 
Huntington's Battery, and one into the Second 
West Virginia Cavalry. All did brave duty 
through the war. One of them died in the 
service — Charles A. Holden. Such was the 
"Pony Section." 

One Hundred and Forty-eiglith I'olunfcer 
Infantry. 

REGIMENTAL OFFICERS. 

Colonel Thomas W. Moore, mustered ALay 18. 1864, 
Washington county ; Lieutenant Colonel Isaac B. Kin- 
kead. Mav 18. 1864. Washington county; Major Will- 
iam L. Edmiston. May 18. 1864. Vinton county; Adju- 
tant Thomas Day. May 18, 1864, Washington county; 
Quartermaster Allen R. Darrow. May i8. 1864, Wash- 
ington county; Surgeon William Beebe, May 18, 1864, 
Washington county ; Assistant Surgeon Benjamin F. 
Culver, May 18, 1864. Washington county; Drum Major 
I)ariu> Towslcv. May 18, 1S64, Washington countv. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



COMPANY OFFICERS. 

Captain Samuel S. Knowles, Company A, mustered 
May 17, 1864, Washington county; Captain John P. 
Sanford, B, May 17, 1864, Washington county; Captain 
Joseph J. McDowell, C, May 17, 1864. Vinton county; 
Captain William F. Dawson, D, May 17, 1864, Wash- 
ington county; Captain Isaiah H. McCormick. E, May 
17, 1864, Vinton county; Captain George B. Turner, F, 
May 18, 1864, Washington county; Captain Joseph M. 
Mcllhinney, G, May 18, 1864. Washington county; Cap- 
tain John Mitchell. H, May 17, 1864, Washington coun- 
ty; Captain David J. Richards, I. May 17, 1864, Wash- 
ington county; First Lieutenant Wallace Wolcott, K, 
May 17, 1864, Washington county; First Lieutenant 
Charles B. Gates, A. May 17, 1864, died May 31, 1864, 
at Harper's Ferry, Maryland; First Lieutenant William 
W. West, B, May 17, 1864, Washington county; First 
Lieutenant Harson P. Ambrose, C, May 17, 1864, Vin- 
ton county; First Lieutenant John Randolph, D, May 
17, 1864. Washington county; First Lieutenant Na- 
thaniel Murphy. E, May 17. 1864. Vinton county: First 
Lieutenant Leonidas P. Pond, F, May 17, 1864, Wash- 
ington county ; First Lieutenant Augustus Leonard, G, 
May 18, 1864, Washington county; First Lieutenant 
Austin L. Curtis, H. May iS, 1864, .Washington coun- 
ty; First Lieutenant W. L. Woodford, I, May 17, 1864, 
Washington county; First Lieutenant A. S. Bailey. K, 
May 17, 1864, Washington county; Second Lieutenant 
Smith J. Dutton, A, May 17, 1864, Washington coun- 
ty; Second Lieutenant William H. Jennings, B, May 
17, 1864, Washington county; Second Lieutenant Rob- 
ert S. Barnhill. C. May 17, 1864, Vinton county; Sec- 
ond Lieutenant Benjamin Arnold, D, May 17, 1864, 
Washington county; Second Lieutenant Samuel G. 
Scott, E. May 17, 1864, Vinton county, died at Ber- 
muda Hundred; Second Lieutenant Benjamin F. Rob- 
inson, F, May 17, 1864, Washington county; Second 
Lieutenant John C. Wood, G, May 18, 1864, Washing- 
ton county; Second Lieutenant Alexander H. Brown- 
ing, H, May 17. 1864, Washington county; Second Lieu- 
tenant Robert Alexander, K, May 17, 1864, Washington 
county. 

In response to the call of Governor Brough, 
the Fort}--sixth Regiment, Ohio National 
Guard, numbering 654 men of Washington 
County, reported for duty at Marietta on the 
2nd of May, 1864. Subsequently the Ninety- 
sixth Battalion, of Vinton County, was con- 
solidated with the Forty-sixth Regiment, form- 
ing the One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regi- 
ment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The regi- 
ment was mustered into the service on the 17th 
and 18th of May. The officers were all Wash- 
ington County men, except Major Edmiston 
and Captains McDowell and INIcCormick. The 
colonel had been a captain in the Thirty-sixth 
Ohio; the lieutenant-colonel had been a lieu- 



tenant in the Seventy-seventh Ohio; and the 
major had been a captain in the Eighteenth 
Ohio. Several of the line officers, also, had 
been in the service, and nearly the whole regi- 
ment had been tried, briefly but laboriouslv, 
during the Morgan raid of the previous year. 
Company A, in particular, had been called out 
repeatedly, and on two or three occasions had 
been sent tu X'irginia, when the border was 
threatened. An unusual proportion of the 
men in this company were students of Marietta 
College and merchants, and it is worthy of 
remark that during the 136 days' ser\-ice it was 
the only company in the regiment that did not 
lose a man by sickness. 

On the 23rd of May the regiment left ]\Iari- 
etta for the field. Scarcely had the train 
passed luit of sight of the town when an acci- 
dent occurred to it, on the Union branch of the 
Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad, by which Jere- 
miah Stuckey, of Company A. was killed. 
John H. AIcKimm, of Athens County, and 
Alexander S. Nugent, of Franklin. Pennsyl- 
vania, students in the Preparatory Department 
of Marietta College, wdio were accompan}-ing 
their friends in the regiment to Parkersburg, 
were killed. William Hildebrand. William 
Flemming, and First Lieutenant Gates were 
seriouslv injured. Lieutenant Gates went for- 
ward with the regiment, but he had received 
such internal injuries that, coupled with pneu- 
monia, it resulted in his death on the 31'^t. six 
days after the regiment had arri\ed at H;u-- 
per's Ferry. This accident, together with the 
subsequent death of Lieutenant Gates, cast a 
gloom over the regiment and throughout the 
community from which its members had been 
gathered. Although the youngest officer, and 
one of the _\oungest men in the regiment, no 
one was more generally known and more uni- 
versally belo\-ed than Charles Beman Gates. 
The various testimonials of affection and re- 
gret from the college societies with \\hich he 
was connected, and from the officers of his 
regiment, are evidences of the high esteem in 
which this youthful. Christian patriot was held 
by his associates. 

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per's Ferry, the regiment nnjved ti> Washing- 
ton, and on the 9th of June left that city for 
\\'liite House, on the Pamunkey. On the i ith 
it left White House, arrived at Bermuda Hun- 
dred on the 1 2th, and on the 13th went into 
General Butler's intrenchments at the front. 
On the 1 0th seven companies, under command 
of Lieutenant-Colonel Kinkead, left Bermuda 
Hundred for City Point. On the 9th of Au- 
gust, by the explosion of an ordnance boat at" 
City Point, three men of the regiment were 
killed — S. E. Graham, of Company H, Joseph 
H. Smith, of Company D, and Joseph D. 
Clarke, of Company A. Young Clarke was 
only about 17 years old, was a member of the 
Preparatory Department in Marietta College, 
and was the oldest son of Col. ]\Ielvin Clarke, 
of the Thirty-sixth Ohio, who was killed while 
gallantly leading his regiment at the battle of 
Antietam, September, 1862. Sire and son, 
both »ffered upon the altar of their country, 
now lie side by side in the Marietta Mound 
Cemetery. The total loss of the regiment by 
death was 40. On the 29th of August the One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio left City Point 
and arriveil at Marietta on the 5th of Sep- 
teml)er. On the 13th a public dinner was given 
to the regiment by the citizens of the county, 
and on the 14th it was mustered out of the 
service. 

BIOGRAPHIES OE OFFICERS OF THE 
WAR OF THE REBELLION. 

M.\jor-Gener.\l Don C.vrlos Buell, 
commander of one of the ])rincipal L nion 
armies in the War of the Rebellion, son of 
Salmon D. and Eliza Buell, was born ]\Iarch 
23, 1818, on a farm owned by his grandfather. 
Judge Salmon Buell, which has since become 
the site of the town of Lowell, on the Mus- 
kingum Ri\er, 12 miles above Marietta. He 
was named after an uncle, Don Car- 
los Buell. a young lawyer of Ithaca, 
Xew York, who entered the \olun- 
teer service as a captain of artillery, and 
dieil on the Canada frontier, in the War of 
t8i2. The lines of his progenitors on both 



sides come together again in the sixth preced- 
ing generation in the person of Samuel Buell, 
born at Windsor, Connecticut, September 2, 
1 64 1. Judge Salmon Buell, on the grand- 
father's side, a lawyer by profession, was born 
in New York in 1764, served at the age of 16 
in the Revolutionary War, and became a Sen- 
ator and Judge of the Court of Appeals of 
Ne\v York. He moved to Marietta about 
the year 18 16, and in 1824 to Hamilton Coun- 
ty, where he died in 1828. Capt. Timothy 
Buell, the grandfather on the motlier's side, 
was born in Connecticut in ijOS. nio\ed to 
Marietta in 1789, and died on his farm three 
miles above that place in 1837. He served in 
the War of 181 2, represented Washington 
County in the Legislature, ami was .Sheriff of 
the county several years. 

Soon after the death of his father, which 
occurred in August, 1823. the subject of this 
sketch was taken under the care of his uncle, 
George P. Buell, Esq., of Lawrenceburg, In- 
diana; and with an intermission of about five 
years, passed in Marietta under the roof of 
his stepfather, George W. Dunley, Esq., he re- 
mained with his relations at Lawrenceburg 
until 1837, when he was appointed to a cadet- 
ship at West Point. He was graduated and 
commissioned in the army in 1841. and served 
in the Florida War and in the West until the 
JNlexican War. He served through that war 
from the beginning to the end ; participating 
in the battles of Palo Alto, Resaca dc la Palma, 
Alonterey, the siege of Vera Cruz, and the 
battles of Contreras and Cherubusco. and re- 
ceived the brevet of captain and major. He 
was severely wounded in the battle of Cheru- 
busco. The following record of his grades 
U]) to 1850 is taken from Gardner's "Military 
Dictionary," published in that year: 

Don Carlos Buell. cadet in 1837; second 
lieutenant Third Infantry ist of July, 1841 ; 
first lieutenant June, 1846; brevet cai>tain for 
gallant and meritorious conduct in the several 
confiicts at Monterey, Mexico, 23rd of Septem- 
ber, 1846; distinguished in battle of Cerro 
Gordo; brevet major for gallant and meritori- 
ous conduct in the battles of Contreras and' 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Cherubusco, 20th August. 1847, and severe- 
ly wounded in the latter: assistant adjutant 
general, Januarv. 1848. 

He was on dut_\- in W'ashingtun in 1848. 
and subsecjuently, up tu the War (jf the Rebel- 
lion, served as assistant adjutant general at 
various department headquarters, in the East, 
West. Siiuth, and on the Pacific, and in the 
War Dei)artnient at Washington. In Decem- 
l)er, 1 800, he was sent by Air. Floyd, Secre- 
tary of AA'ar. to Charleston, South Carolina, 
with verbal instructions for Major Robert An- 
derson, who was in command of the Govern- 
ment troops in the harbor, under the critical 
circumstances which the movement of Seces- 
sion had already created. After inspecting 
the forts, and making some suggestions witli 
reference to their preparation for defense, he 
communicated verbally to Alaji^- Anderson the 
instructions he had received, and then a writ- 
ten memorandum of them, foreseeing the re- 
sponsibility which coming events were likely 
to throw upiin that officer. This memoran- 
dum, which is i)ublished in the Robin.son rec- 
ord, has a histnrical interest, since it contains 
the authririty upon which Major An- 
derson took the decisive step of abandoning 
Fort Moultrie, and concentrating his com- 
mand in Fort Sumter. 

Alemorandum nf verbal instructions to 
Alajor .\nderson. First Artillery, command- 
ing' Fort Moultrie. South Carolina : 

FoKT .MuCLTRiE. South Carolina, 

December 11, i860. 

Von are aware of the great anxiety of the Secre 
tary of War that a collision of the troops with the 
people of this State shall be avoided, and of his studied 
determination to pursue a course with reference to the 
military force in this harbor which shall guard against 
such a collision. He has. therefore, carefully abstained 
from increasing the force at this point, or taking any 
measures which might add to the present excited state 
of the public mind, or which would throw any doubt 
on th; confidence he feels that South Carolina will not 
attempt, by violence, to obtain possession of the public 
works, or interfere with their occupancy. 

But as the counsel and acts of rash and iiupulsive 
persons may possibly disappoint these expectations of 
the governinent. he deems it proper that you should 
be prepared with instructions to meet so unhoppy a 
contingency. He has, therefore, directed me, verbally, 
to give you such instructions. 

You are carefully to avoid every act which would 



needlessly tend to provoke aggression ; and for that 
reason you are not, without evident and imminent ne- 
cessity, to take up any position which could be con- 
strued into the assumption of a hostile attitude. But 
you are to hold possession of the forts in this harbor, 
and if attacked you are to defend yourself to the last 
extremity. 

The smallness of your force will not permit you, 
perhaps, to occupy more than one of the three forts, 
but an attack on, or attempt to take possession of. any 
one of them, will be regarded as an act of hostility, 
and you may then put your command into either of 
them which you may deem most proper to increase its 
power of resistance. 

You are also authorized to take similar steps when- 
ever you have tangible evidence of a desfgu to proceed 
to a hostile act. 

D. C. BUELL. 

Assistant Adjutant General. 

The commencement of the Civil War found 
General Buell a lieutenant-colonel, and a lit- 
tle later colonel, antl the third officer in rank 
in the adjutant general's department of the 
regular army. He was under orders for duty 
on the Pacific Coast in April, 18C1, and sailed 
for San Francisco a few days after the firing 
on Fort Sumter. Hei" was commissioned a 
brigadier-general and recalled to Washington 
in August. In September and October he or- 
ganized and disciplined a division in the Army 
of the Potomac, and on the 12th of November 
was assigned to the command of the "Depart- 
ment of the Ohio, composed of the States of 
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, that portion of Ken- 
tucky east of the Cumberland River, and the 
State of Tennessee, with headquarters at Lou- 
isville, Kentucky." Next to the department 
of the Potomac, this was regarded the most 
important command in the contest which was 
then opening. The condition of affairs in 
Kentucky was thought to be extremely critical. 
One-third of the State was in the possession 
of the Rebel forces, under whose protection 
a provisional government was inaugurated at 
Russellville ; while further invasion was threat- 
ened from East Tennessee by ZollicofTer 
through Cumberland Gap. and by Humphrey 
Marshall from Virginia through Pound Gap. 
It was affirmed that the Union element was 
confined in a great part to the old men. and 
that the mass of the young men were on the eve 
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believed that a strong and prudent hand was 
required to preserve the State from a condi- 
tion of practical, if not avowed, revolt. The 
government had in the Suite a \v\\\ and im- 
perfectly organized force of about 25.000 men, 
while General Sherman, who had recently re- 
lieved General Anderson in the command, re- 
ported to the War Department that the occa- 
sion dejnanded 200.000 men. Under these 
circumstances General Buell assumed com- 
mand at Louisville on the 15th of November, 
relieving General Sherman,' and entered upon 
the task before him. That task was to gather 
in the raw regiments that were forming in the 
different States of his department ; organize, 
equip, and discipline an army ; maintain the 
supremacy of the Union ; control the secession 
element, and give confidence tO' the loyal citi- 
zens of Kentucky ; expel from its borders the 
armed forces of the Confederacy, and carry 
the arms and authority of the government into 
the States in rebellion. Those who fail to 
keep in mind the general state of confusion and 
excitement which pervaded the country at that 
time, the passion and energy of the insurrec- 
tion, the magnitude of the physical obstacles 
to be overcome, the total lack of military train- 
ing and experience among the people, and the 
scarcity of available officers for the various 
staff functions, will not appreciate the diffi- 
culty of the work to be performed or do jus- 
tice to the services of that early period of the 
war, in comparison with those of a later date, 
when the military arm of the government had 
by practice grown strong and skillful, and 
the power and confidence of the Confederacy 
had received its first fatal shock. The army 
which General Buell then formed and put into 
the field, called the Army of the Ohio, after- 
wards the Army of the Cumberland, was the 
largest of the original army organizations ex- 
cept the Army of the Potomac, and it assumed 
from the first an efticiency and esprit dc corps 
which gave it a marked prominence in the sub- 
sequent events of the war. 

While the work of organization was going 
on. the aggressive attitude of the enemy had 
to be counteracted, and, as is usual under such 



circumstances, the temper of the Southern peo- 
ple and the enthusiasm of revolution gave to 
their troops a sort of efticiency which had to 
be offset by the steadier methods of discipline 
in the Northern armies. The main Confed- 
erate line at Bowling Green, under .\lbert Sid- 
ney Johnston, menaced Louisville, and its par- , 
tisan cavalry, rendered exceptionally efticient 
for such service by the personal qualities of 
the material, and operating in a hot, unfriend- 
ly population, produced results which were 
altogether out of proportion to its numerical 
strength. To repel an invasion in Northeas- 
tern Kentucky under Gen. Humphrey Alar- 
shall, a brigade was organized and placed un- 
der the command of General Garfield, then 
colonel of the Forty-second Ohio infantry, who 
defeated ^Marshall in several engagements, and 
drove him out of the State. 

In December, the Confederate general. 
George B. Crittenden, recently assigned to the 
command of General Zoalicoffer's column, 
crossed the Cumberland River nearly oppo- 
site Somerset, fortified himself at Mill Spring, 
and threatened Central Kentucky. On the 
31st of December, Gen. George H. Thomas 
was sent with his division, to attack him. The 
battle of Mill Spring, with a signal victory 
to the Union arms, was the result of this ex- 
pedition. Various other e.xpeditions and op- 
erations of minor importance, were also exe- 
cuted. 

The subject of a general plan of campaign, 
to be executed as soon as the necessary force 
was prepared, received the early attention of 
the new commander, and in a letter, written 
12 days after his arrival in Louisville, he sub- 
mitted tothe general-in-chief. General McClel- 
lan, his views on that subject. The same plan 
was, a little later, proposed to General Hal- 
leck, who commanded the adjoining depart- 
ment — Missouri. The main Confederate 
force in the West, under the command of Gen- 
eral Albert Sidney Johnston, with headquar- 
ters at Bowlingi Green. Kentucky, occupied 
Bowling Green, fortified behind Barren River. 
Fort Donelson, on the Cumberland ; Fort Hen- 
ry, on the Tennessee, and Columbus, on the 



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Mississippi General Buell's plans proposed 
that Halleck, with a land and naval force, 
should attack the center of this line on the 
Cumberland and Tennessee, while we attacked 
or turned Bowlino; Green and mo\ed directly 
on Nashville. Tliis plan, substantially, was 
at length executed, though without the con- 
cert which, would perhaps, have given better 
results. General Halleck was not prepared to 
co-operate when invited, and finally moved 
without concert, having no idea of further 
progress than the capture of Fort Henry. But 
the prompt re-enforcements, amounting first' 
and last to 24 regiments, with artillery, sent 
by Buell to the river expedition, and his mn\-c- 
ment upon Bowling Green and Nashville, 
brought about a more complete and extended 
success than Halleck contemplated. 

The authorship of the general plan of these 
operations has been the subject of consider- 
able discussion, though it is difiicult to see how 
there should be any doubt about the matter. 
It has been claimed by General Grant for him- 
self, and General Sherman claimed it for Gen- 
eral Halleck: the letter on which Grant's claim 
is based was dated the 29th of January, and 
only proposed to capture Forts Henry and 
Donelson, and the official records show that 
the subject was not broached by Halleck be- 
fore the 20th of January. Tlie following are 
the letters in which the plan was jiroposed to 
Generals McClellan and Halleck, by General 
Buell. on the 27th of November and 3rd of 
January, respectively : 



Louisville, Kentucky, November 27. 1861. 

My De.\r Gener.al: — I have not written you very 
frequently becau.-ie I could not write definitely, and 
becau'-e such, perhaps, exaggerated importance do I 
attach to secrecy in these matters, that ■! have hesitated 
to put my own thoughts to paper, and I now ask you 
to keep them .to yourself. It is certainly possible that 
in the end you may have to observe how far the con- 
summation win have fallen short of my plans. 

I hdpe you have not supposed that the introduction 
of the re-enforcements through this point has had any 
reference to a defense of Louisville. That has not 
entered my mind at all. I assume that to be safe in 
any event. I do not place high estimate on Buckner's 
force at Bowling Green, and I have no such thought 
as that he will attempt to advance. His position is 
purely defensive, and he will be quite content if he can 



maintain that. I have, therefore, thought of no such 
thing as fortifying Louisville. Sherman threw up a 
little work at the mouth of Salt River. It may have 
been judicious when he did it. I have not seen the 
necessity oif it since, though it does no harm. 

If you will look carefully at the map you will see 
that Louisville aflfords the best base that can be taken 
for land operations from the north upon any part of 
Tennessee. The railroad to Lebanon curves around 
to the northeast behind Salt River, giving, besides the 
Nashville Railroad, three good pike roads, which con- 
verge to a point of easy communication for three 
columns about Glasgow — one by the mouth of Salt 
River, coming into the railroad at Elizabethtown. one 
by Bardstown and New Haven, and coming into the 
direct pike road to Gallatin and Nashville, and one 
by Lebanon. Shepardsville. and Greensburgh into the 
same road, while Lebanon junction. New Haven and 
Lebanon form convenient points for the departure of as 
many columns. Lebanon also affords a point of de- 
parture for a column on East Tennessee as short as 
any route : for wagon transportation as short as the 
route from Cincinnati by Lexington, and shorter and 
less attended with delay by railroad. Nothing could 
be more convenient. This point has the further ad- 
\antage of bringing everything under my eye. I could 
know nothing of what w^ould be done froin a base at 
Cincinnati. These advantages will not fail to impress 
themselves upon you without going more into detail. 

,\nd now for a plan of campaign. Up to the or- 
ganization of columns behind Salt River, all the plans 
I have in view at present concur. Beyond that they 
diverge, and may be stated briefly thus : First, to estab- 
lish a sufficient force before Bowling Green to hold 
Buckner there, while a column moves in'o East Ten- 
nessee by Somerset, and the route we had in view ; 
second, to hol(} him in check while a column moves 
rapidly past him on Nashville by the turnpike via 
Gallatin : and third, holding him in check at Bowling 
Green and throwing in columns on both the Somerset 
and Nashville routes. The choice of these must de- 
pend on circumstances, wh'ch may vary in the mean- 
time, or which may not now be clearly perceived. In 
conjunction with either of these should be the move- 
ment of the flotilla columns un the Tennessee and 
Cumberland, so as at least to land and winter near 
the State line, and cut off communication lietween 
Bowling Green and Columbus, and perhaps run directly 
into Nnshville. A strong demonstration should, at 
the same time, be made on Columbus by the Mississippi. 
The details of all this, such as the destruction of rail- 
roads, so as to cut off communicat'on. and a thousand 
other details. I do not go into, nor is it necessary. You 
can imagine them all. 

.\\\ this. I hooe. you will at least say looks plaus- 
ible; more than that. I hope it is reasonable, and be- 
lieve it is practicable, though I would not like you to 
forget that circumstances not fully foreseen may mar 
it in part. For the water movements, means are neces- 
sary which I have not the control of ; that is. gunboats 
and transports. The troops which yoii promise from 
Missouri could be used for the purpose, and ought to 
move at my signal. I should take the troops from 
Paducah for one of them, and replace them by those 



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which probably would not be as well disciplined and 
equipped. 

Thus far I have studiously avoided any movements 
which to the enemy would have the appearance of 
activity or method. The points o:cupicd are pretty 
much the same as when I arrived, except that a regi- 
ment has now and then been moved into position, and 
Thomas has gradually been closing in upon Lebanon. 
I shall in a couple of days, at most, complete the mat- 
ter of organizing brigades and divisions as the troops 
come in. and begin to get them into position. 
We are nr^v "lying around soinewhat loose," and I 
shall not care much if some of our fragments have 
to look sharply after themselves. We are at the 
mouth of Salt River. Elizabethtown. Nolin. Colum- 
bia. Campbellsville, at the points on the Lebanon 
Railroad. Somerset. London. Crab Orchard, and Dick 
Robinson, and on the Lower Green River. The lat- 
ter force is composed mostly of Kentucky regiments, 
half organized. I shall probably keep them to 
make a demonstration on Russellville and Hopkinsville 
at the proper time. We have occasional stampedes at 
the outposts, but I do not allow myself to be much 
troubled about them. Such an one we have now on the 
lower Green River, where Breckcnridge is said to be 
advancing with 8.000 men. He may have 2 500 or 
3.000. .•\nother at Somerset, wheie ZollicofTer is said 
to be crossing with 10.000. He may have 4,000 or 
5.000. and he may cross a regiment or two. 

As the troops come they go into camp five miles 
from the city, under Mitchell, who is attentive and 
subordinate, and where they replenish their worn out 
clothes and outfit and go to drilling. Nelson has been 
in camp a day, and, I am informed, has already got 
into a difficulty w-ith Mitchell : and. if I am rightly in- 
I'ormed. has behaved very absurdly. As he is a vet- 
eran, some allowance must be made for him. 

There are at Indianapolis seven regiments ready for 
service, but demoralized by the proximity of friends and 
the want of discipline and instruction. I propose to 
form them into a reserve and camp of instruction at 
Bardstown. which is a convenient place in many re- 
spects. I can make no use of them in an advance. 
The Kentucky regiments are only partially organized, 
and can be but little used at present. 

H I were to go into my affairs, I should have the 
appearance of complaining ,over difficulties. I am 
greatly in need of general and stafT officers. My own 
staff force is entirely insufficient, but I have no means 
of augmenting it with advantage. As for myself I 
should pay a very high compliment, if I hoped to 
come up to the expectations which you first formed. 
I am afraid I shall have to ask a little patience. 
Very truly yours. 

D. C. EUELL. 

(To) Major Genf.r.m, George B. McClf.li..\n, 
Commanding United States Army. 

Louisville, Kentucky, December 10. 1861. 
My Dear General: — As I informed you by tele- 
graph. I received your letters on the 3rd and 5th. I 
have by no means been unmindful of your wishes in 
regard to East Tennessee, and I think I can both ap- 
preciate and write in your sympathy for a people who 
have show^n so, much constancy. That constancy will 



still sustain them until the hour of deliverance. I have 
no fear of their being crushed. The allegiance of such 
people to hated rulers, evtn if it could be enforced for 
the moment, will only make them the more determined 
and ready to resist when the hour of rescue comes. 

The organizaton of the div'sion at Lebanon has 
been with special reference to the object which you 
have so much at heart, though, fortunately, it is one 
which suits any contingenc'es that can arise. I shall 
hasten its preparation with all the energy and indus- 
try I can bring to bear. The plans which I have in 
view embrace that fullv ; but the details and the final 
determination — while there is yet time to watch the 
progress of circumstances which might affect our plans 
vitally — I think I should lack that ordinary discretion 
by which I hope to retain your confidence, if I did not 
reserve. When the preparation of that division is com- 
plete, which I hope will be very soon, if I then sec 
reasons why it should be merged into the general line 
of operations. I will give you the reasons and you shall 
be the judge of them; and. if you do not sec force in 
them. I assure you I will pursue your views with as 
much zeal and hopefulness, and. perhaos. more energy 
than if I entirely concurred in them. You do not know 
me well yet if you think I cannot do th's. .And now 
for the other side of the field. I feel more anxiety 
about it than anv other, because I have less control 
over the means that ought to bear on it. and have less 
knowledge of their details if I had the control. I do 
not know well — scarcely at all — the description and ca- 
pacity of the gunboats and transpor s that arc to be 
uied. and I do not know anvthing about the quality 
of the troops and officers. I have rot sten Smith for 
seven years, and am afraid to judge him. I have never 
rated him as highly as some men. The expedition re- 
quires nothing more, as mattcts now snnd. than or- 
dinary nerve and good judgment, and abilitv to com- 
mand men. The troops ought, of course, to be the best 
we can command. The object is not to fight great bat- 
tles and storm impregnable fortifications, but. by demon- 
strations and maneuvering, to prevent the enemy from 
concentrating his scattered forces. In doing this, it 
must be expected there will be some fighting; it may 
be pretty good fighting. I suppose that lo.coo men, with 
two batteries, would not be too great an estimate for 
each of the river>, if the enemy should do all that he 
probablv can do. The precise manner of conducting 
expeditions depends so much on local knnwledge that 
I can hardly venture on it>; details: but, at least, the 
expeditions should go as rapidly as possible to the near- 
est point where tlie ro.-id crosses the peninsula: that is, 
to Dover and Fort Henry. And the first thing then 
to be done is to destroy the bridges and ferries: then 
act momentarily on the defcns've. unless the weakness 
of the enemy or a trepidation in his force shr.uld give 
a good opportunity to attack. I think the first serious 
opposition will be found at Fort Henry, and at an island 
battery four or five mile< below Dover; but my infor- 
mation is not very comp'ete as to the strength of these 
works. It would be probably necessary to ?top there. 
Fort Henry is said by civilians to be strong. I cannot 
learn vet the number of gun's. There have been some 
7.000 troops there. We will probably find that number 
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should not expect to meet any considerable force at 
Dover, but. perhaps, 7.000 or 8.000 at Clarksville, where 
the.v are fortifying. If they succeed in gett'ng out of 
Bowling Green, which, I believe they will try to do as 
soon as they see us advancing, unless their force and 
armament are increased, of course the number at 
Clarksville may be expected to be greater. 

The demonstration on Columbus and the Missis- 
sippi should, at least, be on such a scale that it can 
be converted into a real attack if they detach any- 
thing; better still, if it can attack in any event. 

You must be patient if you find my letter vague 
and unsatisfactory. I have had to satisfy a deputation 
acting under a joint resolution of the legislature, that 
it was hardly necessary or expedient at this time to 
appoint a certain person "provost marshal, with all 
proper power, and giving to him such mil'tary force 
as he tnay deem essential for a prompt and proper en- 
forcement and execution of the laws, and a suppression 
of all lawless and marauding excursions into northeast- 
ern Kentucky." I believe I succeeded pretty well, and 
perhaps after that I ought nit to have.atternpted a 
coherent letter. Your own judgment will satisfy its 
deficiencies. Please have Rosecrans t:ike care of his 
revolted subjects along the Big Sandy. We are estab- 
lished at Munfordsville. Truly yours. 

D. C. Et.-ell. 
(To) M.A.TOR General George B. McClell.\n'. 

Conimnnding United Stutcs Army. 

He.\dqu.\rters Dep.\rtment of the Ohio, 

Louisville, Kentucky, January 3, 1862. 

Gener.j,l: — I received your dispatch, and, with more 
delay than I meant, proceed to the subject of it in com- 
pliance with your request, and. I may add, also at the 
wish of the President. 

I do not underrate the difificulties in Missouri, 
and I think it is not extravagant to say that the great 
power of the rebellion in the west is arrayed on a front 
the planks of which are Columbus and Bowling Green, 
and the center about where the railroad between these 
points crosses the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. 
Including Nashville and the fortified points below, it 
is, I have no doubt, within bounds to estimate their 
force on that line at So,ooo menj including a column 
about Somerset, Kentucky, in the rear of their right 
flank, it is more. 

Of this force, JO,ooo may be set down as at Bowling 
Green ; 20.000 at Columbus, though you doubtless have 
more information on that point than I have ; and 20,000 
at the center. Considering the railroad facilities which 
enable the enemy lo concentrate in a few hours on any 
single point of this front, you will at once see the im- 
portance of a combined attack on its center and flanks, 
nr at least of demonstrations which may be converted 
into real attacks, and fully occupy the enemy on the 
whole front. It is probable that you may have given 
the subject, as far as Columbus and the center are con- 
cerned, more attention than I have. With reference 
to the former, at least, I can say no more than the 
general suggestion already expressed, that it should be 
fully occupied. 

The attack upon the center should be made by two 
gunboat expeditions, with, I should say, twenty thou- 
sand men on the two rivers. They should, of course. 



be organized with reference to the depth of the water 
in the rivers ; and whether they should be of equal or 
unequal strength, would depend upon that and other 
considerations, and can hardly be determined until the 
moment of departure. The mode of attack must depend 
upon the strength of the enemy at the several points 
and the features of the localities. It will be of the 
first importance to break the railroad communication, 
and, if possible, that should be done by coluinns mov- 
ing rapidly to the bridges over the Cumberland and the 
Tennessee. The former, probably, would not be reached 
as first, being some 31 miles above the first principal 
battery that I know of at Dover, The other is 18 miles 
above Fort Henry — the first I know of on the Ten- 
nessee. If the expedition should not be strong enough 
to do the work alone, they should establish themselves 
finnly at the nearest possible point, and remain at least 
until they ascertain that re-enforBements from my 
columns or some other source would not reach them. 
By uniting they could establish themselves permanently 
under the protection of the gunboats. 

I say this much rather to lay the subject before 
you. than to propose any definite plan for your side. 
Whatever is done should be done speedily, within a 
few days. The work w'ill become more difficult every 
day. Please let me hear from you at once. 
Very truly, yours, 

D. C. BUELL. 

Bric;adici- General Commanding. 
(To) Gener.^l H. W. H-\lleck, 

Commanding Department of the Mi.'tsnuri. 

The e\-ents happened in this order : The 
.qunl.iiiats under Commodore Foote, supported 
hv a land force under General Grant, captiu-ed 
Fort Henry, February 6th ; Grant and the na\-y, 
with the reenforcements which Buell had sent, 
appeared before Fort Donelson February 12th 
and 14th; Ruell's force appeared before Bow- 
ling Green, commenced crossing and demon- 
strating towards Nashville, February 14th, 
Johnston, having on his approach burnt the 
bridges and retired to Nashville. Fort Don- 
elson surrendered to Grant February i6th, and 
on the approach of Buell, Johnston burnt the 
bridges over the Cumberland, and retired south 
from Nashville, which Buell occupied Febru- 
arv 25. 

The following order, issued on this occa- 
sion, is not so interesting for the announce- 
ment of the mere fact of occupation, as for 
the policy which it avowed in the prosecution 
of the war : 

He.^dquarters Dep.\rtmext of the Ohio, 
N.\sHviLLE, Tennessee, February 26, 1862. 
General Order Mo. 13a] 

The General Commanding congratulates his troops 



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that it has been their privilege to restore the national 
banner to the capital of Tennessee. He believes that 
thousands of hearts in every part of the State will swell 
with joy to see that honored flag reinstated in a posi- 
tion from which it was removed in the excitement and 
folly of an evil hour: that the voice of her own people 
will soon proclaim its welcome, and that their man- 
hood and patriotism will protect and perpetuate it. 

The general does not deem it necessary, though 
the occasion is a fit one. to remind his troops of the 
rule of conduct they have hitherto observed and are 
still to pursue. We are in arms, not for the purpose 
of invading the rights of our fellow countrymen any- 
where, but to maintain the integrity of the Union, and 
protect the constitution under which its people have 
been prosperous and happy. We cannot, therefore, look 
with indifference on any conduct which is des'gned to 
give aid and comfort to those who are endeavoring 
to defeat these objects: hut the action to be taken in 
such cases rests with certain authorized persons, and 
is not to be assumed by individual officers or soldiers. 
Peaceable citizens are not to be molested in their per- 
sons or property. Any wrongs to either are to be 
promptly corrected and the ofifenders brought to pun- 
ishment. To this end all persons are desired to make 
complaint to the immediate commander of officers or 
soldiers so offending, and if justice be not done prompt- 
ly, then to the next commander, and so on until the 
wrong is redressed. If the necessities of the public 
service should require the use of private property for 
public purposes, fair compensation is to be allowed. No 
such appropriation of private property is to be made 
except by the authority of the highest commander pres- 
ent, and any other officer or soldier who shall presume 
to exercise such privilege shall be brought to trial. 
Soldiers are forbidden to enter the residences or 
grounds of citizens on any plea without authority. 

No arrests are to be made without the authority 
of the commanding general, except in case of actual 
offense against authority of the government : and in 
all such cases the fact and circumstances will iminediate- 
ly be reported in writing to headquarters through the 
intermediate commanders. 

The general reminds his officers that the most 
frequent depredations are those which^are committed 
by worthless characters who straggle from the ranks 
on the plea of being unable to march : and where the 
inability really exists, it will be found in most instances 
that the soldier has overloaded himself with useless and 
unauthorized articles. The orders already published 
must be enforced. 

The condition and behavior of a corps are sure 
indications of the efficiency and fitness of its officers. 
If any regiment shall he found to disregard that pro- 
priety of conduct which belongs to soldiers as well as 
citizens, they must not expect to occupy posts of honor, 
but may rest assured that they will be placjd in posi- 
tions where they cannot bring shame on their com- 
rades and the cause they arc engaged in. The govern- 
ment supplies with liberality all the wants of the sol- 
dier. The occasional deprivations and hardsh'ps inci- 
dent to rapid marches must be borne with patience and 
fortitude. Any officer who neglects to provide properly 



for his troops, or separates hitnself from them to seek 
his own comfort, will be held to a rigid accountability. 
By command of General Buell. 

James B. Fry, A. A. G., Chief of Staff. 



The Confederate forces concentrated soutli 
of the Tennessee Ri\'er, under the command 
of Albert Sidney Johnstiin, after the evacua- 
tion of Nashville, and Buell's command, for 
military operations, was, on tlie 12th of March, 
merged into that of Halleck. After sending 
a division under Gen. O. M. ^litchel to occupy 
north Alabama, organizing a division under 
Gen. G. W. Morgan to operate from Kentucky 
against Cumberland Gap, and leaving a suit- 
able force at Nashville and other places on his 
lines of communication, Buell marched in the 
latter part of March with fi\e di\-isions — 
about 37,000 men — to form a junction with 
the forces of Halleck on the Tennessee River. 
He arrived at Savannah, the place appointed 
for the junction, with' his leading division 
the evening before the battle oi Shiloh, or 
Pittsburgh Landing. When the battle opened 
the following morning, he ordered forward the 
division (Nelson's), already arrived^ sent in- 
structions to the rear divisions to press on by 
forced march, and in person went t(5 the river 
on a steamer to the held of battle. The head 
of his column, under Nelson, arrived in time 
to repel an attack which the Confederates made 
immediately at the landing, to which the troops 
of Grant had been dri\en back at the close of 
the first day. Three of his divisions came up 
that night, a fourth the following day, and" 
at daylight on the 7th the enemy was attacked 
and bv four o'clock in the evening driven from 
the field. Gen. Lew \\'allace's fresh division, 
and such other fragments of Grant's army 
as retained any organization from the disas- 
ter of the previous day, took part in the battle 
of the -th. The Confederates fell back to 
( Mrintli. which they fortified, and from which 
thev were forced to retire May 30th by the 
combined armies under Halleck. The Army 
of the Ohio, under Buell, occupied the center 
in this advance. 

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Corinth. Buell with liis army was again de- 
tailed to operate against East Tennessee. He 
moved into North Alabama with four divisions 
(25.000 men), making (June 31st) his head- 
q^uarters temporarily at Huntsville. while re- 
pairing the railroads to his base of supplies at 
Louisville, 300 miles distant. His remaining 
division, under General Thomas, arrived July 
31st. The movement from the first was de- 
layed by the orders of Halleck. requiring him 
to'repai'r and guard the Memphis & Charleston 
Railroad east of Corinth. 

In the meantime the Confederate forces 
in East Tennessee were re-enforced by Gen- 
eral Bragg, with the bulk of the Corinth army, 
making an aggregate force of not less than 
60,000 men. \vhich by the 2Sth of July was 
available for prompt concentration at Chatta- 
nooga or elsewhere in East Tennessee. Its 
superior cavalry force operated with great ef- 
fect upon the I'ong lines of the Union Army, 
breaking up the railroads and cutting off its 
supplies. 

The effort to defeat these partisan opera- 
tions by combining light infantry with the to- 
tally insufficient Union cavalry, and by local 
guards, was unsuccessful, and on the loth 
of August the Confederate cavalry under For- 
rest and Morgan, effectually severed the line 
of supplies of the Union Army by an extensive 
destruction of the railroad north of Nashville. 
About the same time the whole Confeder- 
ate force in East Tennessee assumed the offen- 
sive. General Kirby Smith, starting from 
Knoxville. passed the mountains to the left 
of Cumberland Gap. which the division under 
Gen. G. W. Morgan had occupied and fortified 
in time. 

Upon hearing of Smith's movement, Buell 
dispatched General Nelson with a few experi- 
enced ofticers and two batteries of artillery to 
organize such troops as could be got together 
in 'Kentucky to repel Smith's invasion. Smith 
encountered Nelson's force, composed of raw 
troops, at Richmond, defeated it (August 
30th), and advanced into Central Kentucky, 
threatening Louisville and Cincinnati. 

Simultaneously with Smith's advance, 



Bragg crossed the Tennessee River at and near 
Chattanuoga with the bulk of his army, 
threatening Middle Tennessee and Nashville. 
The Union Army, which occupied various 
points for repairing the roads and with a view 
to the forward movement for which it had been 
preparing, was immediately put in readiness 
for concentration. " 

McCook, with his own and Crittenden's 
divisions, was ordered from the mouth of Bat- 
tle Creek, up the Sequatchie Valley to watch 
and oppose the enemy's advance, and. when 
pressed, to fall back for concentration on the 
road to McMinnville. He advanced a short 
distance and returned, supposing that the ene- 
my had already anticipated him on the Mc- 
Aiinnville road. This supposition proved to 
be incorrect, and it threw the army out of posi- 
tion for efiicient observation, eave an erron- 
eous impression of the rate of the enemy's pro- 
gress, and kept the army a week about AIc- 
Minnville awaiting his approach, of which at 
the end of that time there was yet no intelli- 
gence. The army was now reduced to 10 days' 
supplies, and assuming Nashville to be the en- 
emy's first objective pofnt, it was necessary to 
put the army in a position which would en- 
able it best to oppose that design and at the 
same time reopen its communication with Lou- 
isville. Orders were therefore given on the 
30th of August for concentrating at Murfrees- 
borough on the 5th of September. Pending 
this movement the head of Bragg's column 
crossed the mountain and appeared at Sparta 
on the 2nd of September, and instead of turn- 
ing towards Nashville, moved toward the 
Cumberland River, which it crossed at Carth- 
age and Gainsborough. This change in the 
anticipated route of the enemy caused the 
movement of the Union Army upon Nashville 
and the sending of a division for the protec- 
tion of Bowling Green, where some supplies 
had been gathered ; and on learning that the 
bulk of the Confederate army was marching 
in the same direction, Buell started with the 
Army of the Ohio in pursuit, after leaving a 
suitable force to hold Nashville, which he had 
previously commenced to fortify. The enemy 



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halted involuntarily at Glasgow, but contin- 
ued his march to ^Iumfurdsville, where a Fed- 
eral force of about 4,000 men, with artillery, 
strongly fortified, but heedlessly exposed to 
such a danger by the authority at Louisville, 
not then under Buell's command, surrendered 
to Bragg on the 17th without resistance. There 
was skirmishing" between the two armies and 
preparations for battle at Mumfordsville, but 
on the 2 1 St the Confederate Army, followed 
closely by the Union Army, moved towards 
Louisville until near Elizabethtown, when it 
turned off toward Bardstown. That deflec- 
tion indicated a speedy, junction of Bragg and 
Kirby Smith, and perliaps an attack on Louis- 
ville, where a force of raw troops was gather- 
ing. Instead, therefore, of turning off to 
continue the pursuit, Buell marched directly 
on to Louisville, where his rear division ar- 
rived on the night of the 29th. 

The new regiments were nnmediately in- 
corporated into the old organizations, and on 
the 1st of October the army moved against the 
enemy, who then occupied Bardstown and 
Frankfort. The news of this advance brought 
to a hurried conclusion the ceremonies of in- 
augurating a State governor at Frankfort, in 
which Bragg was at the moment engaged. 
Sharp skirmishing occurred in both lines, the 
Confederates retiring for concentration until 
the Bardstown column reached Perryville,' 
where, October 8th, a severe but indecisive 
battle, lasting until night, was fought between 
portions of the two armies. The Union Army 
moved forward at si.x o'clock next morning 
to renew the battle, but the Confederates had 
withdraw'n. There was further concentration 
on both sides and manreuvring for battle, but 
on the 1 2th Bragg commenced to retreat on 
Cumberland Gap. He was followed, and his 
rear guard engaged at various points as far 
as London, when seeing no prospect of furth- 
er advantage, Buell, October 17th, discontin- 
ued the pursuit, and directed his army by way 
of Glasgow and Bowling Green upon Mur- 
freesborough, in antici])alion of Bragg's move- 
ment agaiiist Middle Tennessee and Nashville. 
Pending this movement, October 30th, the 



army being then in the vicinity of Glasgow 
and Bowling Green, he turned over the com- 
mand tu General Kosecrans, in obedience to 
news from Washington. i'rcviouslv. Sep- 
tember 29th, while at Louisville, he had been 
ordered to relinquish the command to General 
Tliomag, but the order was countermanded 
' at the request of Thomas and others. 

He was thanked by the department for the 
service rendered, but there immediately arose 
some disagreement between him and the de- 
partment as to the plan of further operations. 
He, however, adhered to his views, and con- 
tinued the movement which he hatl announced 
and, as stated, surrendered his command pend- 
ing its e.xecntion. 

In November a court of inquiry was or- 
dered to investigate his operations during the 
summer and fall. The court was in session 
more than five months, ami much oral and doc- 
umentary evidence was taken : but the pro- 
ceedings were never published, and when called 
for some years afterwards by Congress, the 
voluminous record was found to have disap- 
peared from the archives of the War Depart- 
ment. Twice after the inquiry General Buell 
was offered conmiands under his juniors, 
.Sherman and Canity, but declined. He was 
then mustered out of the volunteer service 
May 2^, 1864, and on the ist of June resigned 
his commission in the regular army. In 1865 
he took part in coal and iron interests in Ken- 
tucky. 

In this sketch nothing has been, attempted 
but a brief outline of the more prominent facts, 
omitting many imjxjrtant details, and all dis- 
cussion of the actual or relative value of Gen- 
eral Buell's services as a commande;- during 
the Rebellion. The fact is not to be ignored 
that perhaps no higher officer in the war was 
the subject of so much party criticism as he 
during the last six months of his command. 
Tliough in his own mind repelling the injus- 
tice of this criticism, he has not seen proper 
to make much public protest against it, and it 
does not come within the scope of this skech 
to analyze facts for the purpose of pointing 
out how much of the harsh judgment was be- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



stowed without discernment or justice, how 
much was due to a state of the pubhc mind, 
which, it must be confessed, was often dis- 
posed to regard passionate or at least practical 
partisanship, as an element of patriotic duty, 
and how much to the machinations of hostile 
ambitions and personal resentment. It does 
not appear that the War Department shared 
fully in the disapprobation to which a portion 
of the public press gave loud expression, but 
it yielded to a popular clamor, or rather to the 
dictation of political and personal influences 
which first shaped the popular prejudice, and 
then derived strength and reward from its sup- 
port. It may, however, be proper to say in the 
direction of impartial criticism, that in review- 
ing the operations of the army under Gen_eral 
Buell in the summer and fall of 1862, and 
comparing them with similar operations of 
other dates and other commanders on the same 
and other helds, it is impossible not to be im- 
pressed by the contrast in the popular feeling 
with reference to the different periods. These 
contrasts indicate, perhaps, a more politic con- 
formity of the later commanders, to the popu- 
lar idea of the war, and fortunately, also to a 
more patient appreciation by the popular judg- 
ment of the obstacles to be overcome. 

Gen. H; F. Devol. — .Xmung the regiments 
in the late Rebellion to which Washington 
County contriliuted her "bravest and best," 
the gallant Thirty-sixth stands prominent. The 
history of this regiment is sketched at another 
place in this volume, but an outline of the life 
of its worthv colonel will be of interest, both 
to his military friends and the public. 

H. F. Devol, the youngest son of Stephen 
Devol, Jr., was born in Water ford township, 
August 6, 183 1. His boyhood was spent in 
the country school and on his father's farm. 
At the age of 16, a courageous spirit, and a 
desire for more extended educational advan- 
tages led him to seek independence from pa- 
rental dictation. He then attended Beverly 
Academy for a short time, and two years later 
made his first trip south in the produce trade. 
From this time till the opening of the Rebel- 



lion, Mr. Devol devoted his summers to farm- 
ing and his winters to flatboating and trade. 

He married, May 15, 1856, Adelaide A. 
Dyer, of Muskingum township, by whom he 
had two children — -Hattie A., and Carroll, 
who is a graduate of Pennsylvania Military 
Institute, and was, in 1879, appointed by Pres- 
ident Hayes lieutenant in the regular army. 
Mrs. Devol died July 10, i860. 

In the winter of i860 Mr. Devol witnessed 
the first overt acts of the important drama in 
which he became an actor. Being South with 
a cargo of produce he experienced some of the 
inconveniences of that disturbed period. The 
spirit of secession was aroused, and Northern 
merchants became objects of hatred. Their 
boats were not permitted to land at many 
places, while at others obstructions were 
thrown in the way of sales and collections. 
]\Ir. Devol, htjwever, did not suffer serious 
financial loss, but his experience aroused him 
to action on returning home. He had been a 
witness of secession. It was in store for him 
to take a part in the bloodiest acts of the trag- 
edy then opening, and eventually to stand 
in the line of triumphant soldiery with a full 
share of military glory. 

When the first call for volunteers for the 
three vears' service was made. ]Mr. Devol set 
to work to enlisting a company, from W'ater- 
ford, Adams and Muskingum townships. It 
was the intention to enroll this company in the 
TJhrty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, tlien 
being formed at Cincinnati. ^Nlr. Devol had 
acted without a commission antl without di- 
rection, and borne all the expenses out of his 
own pocket. When the company met at Low- 
ell for organizatioin. Col. Melvin Clarke ap- 
peared with a commission to organize a new 
regiment, and informed Captain Devol that 
Colonel Groesbeck's regiment (Thirty-ninth 
Ohio A'olunteer Infantry) was full. Captain 
Devol enlisted his men in the new regiment, 
and -when the quota was full they were prop- 
erly enrolled as "Company A." 

The company was reported August i, 
1 86 1, and ]\Ir. Devol was commissioned cap- 
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of being; mustereil in until ])eace 
illuminated their blnod-stained I)ayonets, 
the Thirty-sixth was in acti\e. effi- 
cient antl dangerous service, and during all 
that period, Mr. Devol was with his men — 
with them both in camp and battlefield. He 
was promoted to the rank of major, Septem- 
ber 7, 1862; to lieutenant-colonel September 
16, 1862, and to the colonelcy, for valuable 
and valiant conduct on the field of Chicka- 
mauga, October 13, 1862. In this battle Col- 
onel Devol took a conspicuous and important 
part. When the battle opened Colonel Jones 
was in command of the regiment and General 
Turchin of the brigade. In the afternoon the 
brigade was thrown in front of the enemy's 
center. At a critical moment the advance line 
was driven back and Turchin" s brigade, con- 
sisting of the Thirty-sixth and Ninety-sec- 
ond Ohio and Fourteenth Kentucky, was 
brought in face of a hot fire. To retreat would 
be disastrous. Brave boys were falling fast, 
and Lieutenant-Colonel Devol, impatietit for 
an order, grasped the situation, assumed com- 
mand, and ordered a charge. A moment later 
positions were changed. The Rebel ranks 
were broken and the brave brigade, encour- 
aged by the bold movement of their temporary 
commander, followed close in pursuit for a 
distance of more than 300 yards, when a re- 
treat was ordered. They passed back through 
the gap in the enemy's line which this bold 
charge had brought to a halt, and given the 
Union troops time to reorganize on that day. 
Colonel Devol proved his soldierlv instincts. 
Colonel Jones had been mortally wounded, 
and the brigade commander was not at his 
post. It was left for a lieutenant-colonel to 
give the command which material!}- aft'ected 
the fortunes of that celebrated battle. General 
Thomas and General Reynolds heartily com- 
plimented his soldierly conduct. 

At Berryville an incident occurred which 
exemplifies his bravery. The brigade was or- 
dered by General Hayes, then in command, to 
lie down to escape a destructive fire of the en- 
emy. But in disobedience to the protestations 
of their soldiers. General Haves and Colonel 



Devol remained standing at their posts where 
they could watch changing movements. 

Colonel Devol was always found with his 
regiment, nad indeed was in'one more engage- 
ment than his regiment. His rank during the 
greater period of the war was that of col- 
onel, but on several occasions he was thrown in 
in command of a brigade. Tliis was the 
case at Cedar Creek, when (Jencral 
Hayes' brigade was under his com- 
mand. At this battle the Army of \\'est 
\''arginia, under command of General Crook, 
to which this brigade belonged, was held as 
a flanking column. But General Devol, in the 
excitement of progressing battle, lost 'his place 
and was not a little surprised to find himself 
urging on with characteristic energy a strange 
command, engaged in the thickest of the fight. 
This is an episode of the war which General 
Hayes delighted to tell. Few officers can claim 
the honor of having been in as many fights 
as their command, but Cedar Creek places the 
colonel of the Thirty-sixth one ahead of his 
regiment. Colonel Devol was lirevetted bri- 
gadier-general July 20, 1865. 

During the war he had the singular good 
fortune to escape with only two slight wounds, 
and his robust liody suffered but little from 
disease. He enjoyed the friendship and cor- 
dial respect of his associates in office and his 
men. He was always jealous of the fame of 
his regiment and always ready to protect its 
standing. 

When the time for which the Thirty-sixth 
enlisted had expired. General Devol was found 
ready to re-engage in the service of the Un- 
ion, and the regiment cheerfully went with 
him. 

At the conclusion of hostilities in 1865 the 
rank and tile of our \olunteer soldiery felt that 
they had accomplished that for \\hich they had 
suft'ered the pains and dangers of war. and 
were anxious to return to their families and 
farms. High salaried officers were accused 
of selfishly detaining the troops : but General 
Devol was entirely free from any accusation 
in this regard. Tlirough his management and 
influence the regiment with which he went into 



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service and in which lie had a warm interest 
was one of the first Oliio regiments mustered 
out of the service. 

The war over, he returned to Waterford, 
and in 1866 he purchased the inercantile es- 
tabhshment of Charles Bowen, where for a 
number of years he devoted himself closely to 
business. He never had an ambition for polit- 
ical preferment, but was by no means indif- 
ferment to the duties of citizenship. 

He was appointed by General Hayes, while 
Governor of Ohio, one of the trustees of Ath- 
ens Asylum for the Insane. Tbe relations 
between President Hayes and himself were the 
most cordial since their acquaintance in the 
Rebellion. 

General Devol was a leading memljcr of the 
Beverly Presbyterian Church, was superinten- 
dent of the Sunday-school and a valuable sup- 
porter of religious and moral movements in 
the community. He acquired a handsome com- 
petence, and used it liberally both in public 
improvements and in answering the prayers of 
multiplied charities. General Devol remarried 
April 3, 1867, Harriet E. Bowen, by whom he 
had four children, George H., Mary B., Flor- 
ence \V., and Ermine B. 

Gen. Benj.\min Dan.\ Fearing, the 
youngest son: of Henry Fearing, Esq.] and 
Eliza Dana Fearing, was born at Harmar, 
Ohio, October 10. 1837. He was a grandson 
of Hon. Paul Fearing and Benjamin Dana, 
who was the son of John Winchester Dana and 
Hannah Pope Dana, the daughter of Gen. 
Israel Putnam, and through his mother a lin- 
^|^ descendant of the fiiurth generation from 
Gen. Israel Putnam. His early life was spent 
in his native place. He graduated at Mariet- 
ta College in 1856, at the age of 19. During 
the five years following his graduation he was 
in business, first at Cincinnati and afterward 
at Philadelphia. While on a visit to Cincin- 
nati in the spring of 1861, news came of the 
firing upon Fort Sumter — then the call of the 
President for troops. There was a meeting of 
the citizens at the old stone church on Wal- 
nut Hills, to organize. He was at the meet- 



ing, and among the first to offer himself in re- 
sponse to the call of the President. The next 
day he selected from the companies being 
formed the one which he thought would soon- 
est be ready, and telegraphed his father, "Have 
joined the Zouave Guards. Leave for Colum- 
bus on i8th, at 6 A. ]\I."' The next day, the 
19th of April, found him speeding away as 
fast as the iron horse could carry him to the 
forefront of the l^attle. It seems a singular 
coincidence that 'twas on the same day of the 
same month, 87 years before, that his ancestor. 
General Putnam, "left his plow in the furrow," 
and hurried ofif on flying hoof to Concord to 
repel the British and enter upon the war of the 
Revolution. Upon the organization of regi- 
ments at Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania, the Zou- 
a\e Guards became Company D of the Second 
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. With this regiment 
they wait to Washington, and thence into \'ir- 
ginia, under General Schenck. Here they 
remained, doing service until their term of en- 
listment had expired. Then they were entitled 
to their discharge, but as a battle seemed im- 
pending they, by a unanimous vote, resolved 
to remain and share in it. On the day of the 
battle of Manassas they were detailed as skir- 
mishers. At 4 o'clock A. M. they had brisk 
work with the enemy's cavalry, driving them 
over Cut Run, and to the banks of Bull Run 
where the line of battle was developed. In the 
subsequent events of the day, its wild and ter- 
rific experiences of battle, carnage, panic, rout 
and tlisaster they bore their full share. 

During his three months' service Fearing 
received his first promotion, being made fourth 
corporal of his company. After the battle of 
Manassas, the adjutancy of the Thirty-sixth 
Ohio was offered him by Hon. William P. 
Cutler, then member of Congress from his dis- 
trict. The offer was again pressed upon him 
at Columbus when being mustered out at Camp 
Chase, but was declined as he then expected to 
join the National Guard regiment at Philadel- 
phia. 

He accompanied them into West Virginia, 
and there served in the double capacity of act- 
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as adjutant to Major Andrews, then in com- 
mand of the Thirty-sixth. Here he remained 
for three months, devoting himself assiduous- 
ly to the drill of officers and men. often spend- 
ing iS hours a day in this service. The high 
standing, this regiment subsequently attained 
was no doubt largely due to the drill and dis- 
cipline learned in this their early campaign in 
West Virginia. 

Cieneral Slemmer. appreciating the \alue of 
his services, and recognizing his zeal and abil- 
ity, recommended to the Governor of Ohio 
the appointment of Fearing to the colonelcy of 
the Thirty-sixth Regiment. Major Andrews 
started for Columbus with the recommenda- 
tions, but at the headquarters of General Rose- 
crans he was met by Capt. George Cook of the 
Fourth regulars, who had already been ap- 
pointed to the command of the regiment. 
Fearing continued acting as adjutant at Som- 
erville with Colonel Cook until he received the 
appointment of major of the Seventy-seventh 
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He reported at 
once to Colonel Heildbud at Camp Putnatn, 
and entered upon the duties of his command. 

Immediately after the organization of this 
regiment, although as yet without equipments 
of any kind, it was transferred to Camp Denni- 
son. The regiment had been in this camp but 
a short time when orders came from General 
Grant at Fort Donelson to "move at once and 
report to General Sherman at Paducah, Ken- 
tucky." and at the same time the inquiry "How 
soon?" The superior officers being absent 
Major Fearing replied, "In an hour;" and so 
prompt were his movements that his regiment 
was the first of all the nine ordered from Ohio 
to arrive at Paducah. He went thence with 
the main army up the Tennessee River. 

While General Sherman was conducting an 
expedition for the destruction of railroad 
bridges near luka, Mississippi, a heavy show- 
er flooded Yellow Creek so as to render his 
return impossible. Fearing reported the dan- 
ger and asked permission to build a bridge of 
boats. This was done with so much expedi- 
tion and skill as to secure the highest com- 
mendation of his commander, and General 



Sherman ever afterward "entrusted him with 
a large share of the bridging operations over 
railroads, over streams and in the construction 
of corduroy-roads through the great swamp 
lands.'' 

At the battle of Pittsburgh Landing. Col- 
onel Hildebrand being in command of a bri- 
gade, and the lieutenant-colonel absent, the 
command of the regiment devolved upon the 
major. The regiment was stationed at Shiloh 
Church, its line being across the main Corinth 
road. TTiis Sherman regarded as the most 
important point of his position. Of this 
Fearing was aware and realizing the necessity 
of maintaining his post he held it with unyield- 
ing tenacity. The repeated charges of the en- 
emy in their desperate efforts to capture Tay- 
lor s Battery A. of Chicago, he repulsed with 
great gallantry, and thus held the battery till 
orders came for its withdrawal. The general 
commanding commended the regiment for its 
brave and determined maintenance of the posi- 
tion at the church, and for its gallantry in de- 
fense of the battery. 

The official report of the brigade com- 
mander says: "Maj. Benjamin D. Fearing, 
who commanded the Seventy-seventh Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry, was cool and brave, and 
acquitted himself with as much skill as an old 
officer of larger experience, and was not ex- 
celled by any other field officer, who came with- 
in my observation." 

Maj. E. C. Dawes, of the Fifty-third Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry, himself a participant in 
the fight, a gallant officer of cool and accurate 
judgment, writes: "I think the conduct of 
Major Fearing at Shiloh the most creitab'e 
to him and valuable to the cause of anything in 
his long service. The S event y-sci'cnth Regi- 
ment held the key point in Sherman's first line 
of battle, and maintained this position long 
enough to enable McClernantl's and Hindburt's 
divisions to get into action, and Major Fear- 
ing by his reckless personal courage held the 
Sez'cnty-sez-enth Regiment. The conduct of 
the major and of the Seventy-seventh Regi- 
ment in that hell f)f fire has never been appre- 
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The casualities of the regiment, amounting 
in total to 1 68 officers and men killed and 
wounded, tells the story of its fightinig. In the 
disasters which befell the regiment on the next 
day, the major was in a subordinate position, 
Lieutenant-Colonel DeHass l3eing then in com- 
mand. 

While at Fort Pickering after the capture 
of Corinth and the return of the regiment 'to 
]\Iemphis. Major Fearing received the appoint- 
ment of lieutenant-colonel of the Ninety-sec- 
ond Regiment then being organized at Camp 
Putnam, Ohio. The tirst service of this regi- 
ment was in the Kanawha \^alley, where it 
had a "stirring period of marching and fight- 
ing." 

In January, 1863, he joined the Army of 
the Cumberland at Nashville. In March he 
was made colonel of the regiment, Colonel 
VanVorhes being compelled by sickness to re- 
sign. At Murfreesborough he was assigned 
to the Fourteenth Army Corps under General 
George H. Thomas. On the 24th of June he 
went to the relief of Wilder at Hoover's Gap. 
On the night of the iSth of September he made 
the march to Chickamauga. His regiment 
formed a part of the famous "Turchin's bri- 
gade" and with it passed through the terrible 
hghting on the 19th and 20th. In this battle 
he was severely wounded, a minie ball passing 
through the front part of his right and thick 
part of his left thigh. On the following day 
the enemy captured the hospital to which the 
wounded had been removed, but Colonel Fear- 
ing and four of his officers were saved by the 
coolness of his colored servant who carried 
them to an ambulance and drew them through 
a continuous fire to a point within the protec- 
tion of our lines. 

As soon as the condition of his wounds 
would admit of partial duty he was detailed 
upon court-martial at Cincinnati and Louis- 
ville. During his absence his regiment, under 
command of Lieut. -Col. Douglas Putnam, a 
soldier and officer of spirit kindred to his own, 
made its memorable record in the storming of 
Misionary Ridge. He returned to his regi- 
ment at Ringgold. Georgia, in March, 1864. 



In May he went south, and with Turchin's 
brigade "fought through that wondrous cam- 
paign, a hundred days' continuous fighting." 
He was in the "March to the Sea.'' At Sa- 
vannah upon the recommendation of his corps 
commander. Gen. J. C. Davis, he received a 
commission from President Lincoln as bri- 
gadier-general by brevet, bearing date of De- 
cember 2, 1864, "for gallant and meritorious 
services during the campaign from Chatta- 
nooga to Atlanta, and from Atlanta to Savan- 
nah." He was assigned to the command of 
Col. Daniel McCook's "fighting brigade," Sec- 
ond Division, Fourteenth Army Corps. At the 
battle of Bentonville, when the enemy had bro- 
ken the L^nion left and center. General Davis 
ordered General Fearing to move to the left 
and "check the enemy's advance." if it "cost 
him his whole brigade." The charge was 
glorious. The check was made. The action was 
terrible. Fearing's horse was shot under him, 
and a minie ball tore away the thumb, the fore- 
finger, and part of his right hand. Van Home, 
in summing up the history of the battle, says : 
"That the battle turned upon the action of the 
Ijrigades of Mitchell, Vanderveer and Fearing, 
there can be no doubt. The two former did 
not give an inch of ground to the enemy, 
though thrown into single lines and compelled 
to fight in front and rear. The action of Fear- 
ing's brigade was not less important, as it dis- 
turbed and defeated General Johnston's com- 
bination to utilize for complete success his first 
advantage. General Fearing was brought in 
complete isolation for some time, without de- 
fenses, and when his right flank was struck 
by the enemy with such force as to shatter it, 
he charged his front upon his left, rallied his 
shattered troops and held the ground essential 
to the stability of the new line. The latter 
dispositions and resistance b}' the whole com- 
mand gave a symmetry and brilliancy to the 
conflict which have seldom found expression in 
such urgent improvision." 

At the close of the war. General Fearing 
was mustered out of service at the age of 27 
years, having as a private taken part in the 
first, and as a commander of a brigade in the 



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last, great battle of the war. He was then of- 
fered the rank of major in the regular army, 
but declined. The battles in which he partic- 
ipated are memorable in the history of the war : 
— Manassas, the battles of West \^irginia, 
Shiloh, Catlin Mountain, luka, Corinth, Car- 
thage, Hoover's Gap, Tullahoma, Catlitt's 
Gap, Lane's Church, Chickamauga, Chatta- 
nooga, Buzzard's Roost, Rocky Face Ridge, 
Resaca, Etowah, Altoona Pass, Pine Knob, 
Kenesaw, Xicajack, Peach Tree Creek, Chat- 
tahoochee, Utoy Creek, Rough and Ready, 
Jonesborough, Atlanta, Savannah, through the 
Carolinas, Averysborough and Bentonville. 

For some years after the war. General 
Fearing was engaged in business in Cincinnati, 
but being compelled to withdraw from active 
labor, he returned to his old home in Harmar, 
where he resided, devoting himself to literary 
pursuits, to his friends, and to caring for his 
health, rendered precarious by the wounds of 
Chickamauga and Bentonville. 

CoL. Jesse Hildebr.\nd was of German 
extraction, his ancestry coming to this country 
sometime between the years 1700 and 1730. 
He was born in Pennsylvania, near the Xew 
York State line, on the 22nd da}- of ^lay, 1800, 
and was the first white child born in that por- 
tion of the State, the so-called "Corn'" or 
"Planter" Indians then occupying the soil. 
His mother being an invalid, the child was 
placed in the care of an Indian woman, who 
tenderly cared for him, and became so attached 
to her charge that she was loth to give him up 
when the mother's health again permitted her 
to take charge of him. When he was about 
two years of age, his parents sold the farm 
and removed to near Pittsburg, but only re- 
mained there a short time Vihen they pushed 
on farther west, finally arriving at Marietta, 
Ohio, where they found their future home. 
His parents both lived to an advanced age. 

Our subject early in life developed a 
strong predilection for a military life, and 
would have entered the regtilar army had it 
not been for his love for, and care of, his moth- 
er. He was noted as a "drummer boy" and 



when about 18 became drum major of the reg- 
iment at Marietta. He was a personal friend 
of President Jackson, who commissioned him 
an officer of militia. He was for many years 
a brigadier-general of militia, and subse(iuent- 
ly became major-general. General Hilde- 
brand always had a fine staff completely uni- 
formed and equipped during this period of his 
military career. 

Colonel Hildebrand, although a Democrat, 
believed thoroughly in the supremacy of the 
national to State authority, and in the hour 
of the Nation's peril did not hesitate as tO' his 
duty. In October, 1861, he began to raise the 
Seventy-seventh Regiment for the active ser- 
vice of his country. He was appointed and 
commissioned its colonel, and in January, 
1862, he left Marietta in command of a full 
regiment and was soon at the front. The bri- 
gade of which he was in command, met the 
first attack of the enemy at Sliiloh, and in that 
action distinguished himself ior gallantry and 
courage, and for his persevering efforts in ral- 
lying his men in the face of danger. General 
Sherman, who witnessed Colonel Hildebrand's 
conduct on this occasion, enthusiastically de- 
clared him to be the bravest man he ever knew. 
He afterwards engaged in a severe march 
through Tennessee and Northern Mississippi, 
finally arriving at Memphis. His regiment 
had become sadly reduced by battle and disease 
and in August. 1862, was detailed for service 
at the military prison, Alton, Illinois, Colonel 
Hildebrand becoming commandant of the post, 
where he remained until his death. The un- 
usual hardship and exposure to which he had 
been subject while in the field finally resulted 
in pneumonia, and at 2:30 o'clock P. M., Sat- 
urday, April 18, 1863, the brave soldier passed 
awa\'. 

The news of his death caused universal 
sorrow here in Marietta where he was so well 
and favorably known. A committee of ar- 
rangements for his funeral was appointed 
consisting of Mayor Whittlesey, George M. 
Woodbridge, John Marshall, Henry Fearing, 
L. W. Reppert, I. R. Waters, J. B. Hovey, 
and Maj. William B. Mason, Seventy-seventh 



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Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and appropriate res- 
olutions to the memory of the deceased were 
adopted. The funeral services were held at 
the Putnam Street Methodist Episcopal Church 

and the remains were followed to Mound 
Cemetery, under military escort, by his family, 
the clergymen, members of his staff when gen- 
eral, members of the Seventy-seventh Regi- 
ment present and a large concourse of citizens. 
When the news of Colonel Hildebrand's 
death reached General Sherman, he sent his 
widow a letter of condolence, which contained 
the highest testimonial to Colonel Hildebrand's 
worth as a soldier and a man. A portion of 
the letter appears herewith : 

I could recall many little scenes of our camp life 
to illustrate the honest, fearless character of Colonel 
Hildebrand. the interest he took in his men, always with 
them doing his duty like a Drave soldier, as he was, 
never complaining, never talking of turning back. He 
was not the man to dream of peace until it should be 
won fairly and honestly. 

In civic life Colonel Hildebrand was wide- 
ly known. For a number of years he was a 
mail contractor and owned the stage line be- 
tween Marietta and Zanesville. In October, 
1850, he was elected sheriff of Washington 
County and served two years. 

Colonel Hildebrand was married in 1826 
to Mrs. S. Perkins Fowler, and was the father 
of seven children. Eliza, the eldest, now Mrs. 
Henry E. Marks, resides in Washington, D. 
C. Her husband entered the service in the late 
war as lieutenant from that district. Arius 
Gilead, the second, died in ^^'ashington in 
1876, and is buried in the Congressional Ceme- 
tery in that city ; Elodiannas, the third, died 
in infancy ; W. W., the fourth, entered the 
service as a private, but while on his way to 
the front was injured by a railroad accident 
and brought home to Marietta injured for life; 
Frances Isabel, the fifth, resides at the old 
home; Anna Maria, the sixth, died in child- 
hood; Cynthia E., the youngest, now Mrs. 
Henry J. Bradford, lives in Marietta. Her 
husband w?iS a naval officer and served all 
through the war. He died in the service Sep- 
tember 16, 1873. at the age of 35. 



I Colonel Ebenezer Baldwin Andrews 
; was born at Danbury, Connecticut, April 29, 
1 82 1. He was the youngest of si.x sons of 
i Rev. William Andrews, for manv years the 
pastor of the Congregational Church in Dan- 
bury. ,\fter spending a year at Williams' 
College, he entered the sophomore class in 
Marietta College, and graduated in 1842. 
Among his fellow students he was a leading 
man, noted for geniality and humor, and uni- 
versally popular. After a short time spent in 
teaching, he pursued a course of theological 
study at Princeton. In 1846 he became pas- 
tor of the Congregational Church at Housa- 
tonic, Massachusetts, and afterward he was 
settled over a church in Xew Britain, Connec- 
ticut. 

In 185 1, coming to Marietta, to deliver the 
address before the alumni at commencement, 
he made such an impression as an curator and 
a man of culture, that he was elected to the 
chair of natural science in Marietta College. 
Professor Beach, one of his pupils, writes 
thus : 

In his college work Professor Andrews early be- 
came specia'ly interested in geological investigations, 
and during his stay here the study of geology was 
made very prominent. His teaching in this depart- 
ment was suggestive and stimulating. Hl> students 
were sure to think geology a great and living science. 
During a series of years he conducted his senior classes 
on exploring expeditions which will not be forgotten 
by any who participated in them. TTie writer remem- 
bers with much interest the explorations made by the 
class of 1859, through the wildest parts of Washington 
County, and which occupied five days. The enthusiasm 
of the professor, as well as his unfailing good humor 
and his rich resources of wit and anecdote made it a 
memorable journey to the young men who followed 
him. 

When in 1861, we were plunged into civil 
war. Professor Andrews was appointed major, 
of the Thirty-first Ohio- Regiment. He se- 
cured his release from his college duties, and 
engaged in the service of his country. He 
served with his regiment in West Virginia and 
on the Potomac, and, after Antietam, was 
made its colonel. His military life is best 
set forth in the following e.xtracts from com- 
munications from those who served with him, 
and were familiar with his career as an army 
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Gen. B. D. Fearing, who was the first ad- 
jutant of the Tliirty-sixth Ohio, says: 

Few are {.imiliar with the embarrassments that 
surroimded those entrusted with the recruiting and 
organizing of infantry during the late civil war. 
Briefly, they may be summed up thus. The pubUc had 
to be stimulated to the point of encouraging enlistment. 
Constant thought and labor were required to foster 
the eflPort made to popularize enlistments. Extended 
correspondence had to be carried on with the military 
committees of the different counties in the district. 
with the officers recruiting for the regiment, and w-ith 
many of tbe families of the men enlisted. .\s the com- 
panies arrived at the camp of instruction, all their 
wants, and there were not a few-, had to be provided 
for without any delay. .•\s the companies arrived at 
the camp in detachments under the recruiting officers 
—and not infrequently they reached the camp during 
the night time — it was a very exhaus'tive work to care 
for them and see that they did not suffer. This Major 
Andrews did. in the care of the Thirty-sixth Regiment, 
as those friendly to the soldiers, and the military com- 
mittees of W'a-hington County are prompt to testify. 
In accordance with the custom in those early war days, 
the recruiting officers were instructed to have the en- 
listed men bring nothing to cam]) with them except 
W'hat they were willing to abandon, when furnished 
with the government outfit. I remember well .how 
much perplexed and embarrassed Col. William R. Put- 
nam, commandant of the camp of instruction at Mari- 
etta, was. when it was reported to him by officers of the 
companies after the first night in camp, that the men 
were actually suffering from the chill of the night. 

Major Andrews immediately suggested that Colonel 
Clark himself should secure from the patriotic citizens 
of Marietta blankets and comforts to meet the needs 
of the regiment. This suffering w-as more particularly 
in those companies recruited at a distance, and whose 
friends could not easily reach them. It was fortunate 
for the regiment that Major .\ndrcws was so situated 
that he could give his undivided thought and time to 
the care of the soldiers. 

"Hie following incident from the same 
C(imniunicati(in, shows the self-sacrificing pa- 
triotic sjiirit of the subject of our sketch. 

Information had reached Major .-Xndrews that the 
regiment would soon be called into active service in 
West Virginia, by General Rosccrans. for the relief of 
the town of Spencer, w.hich was in his rear, and for 
whose relief he had no troops at command. This 
stimulated Major .\ndrew's to use extraordinary efforts 
to prepare the regiment as speedily as possible for 
service. It was determined by the friends of the regi- 
ment that, if possible, the iservices of a regular army 
officer should be secured to command this splendid 
body of volunteers. They seemed to he no one at that 
time that could accomplish this but Major .•\ndrcws. 
His extended reputation as a scientific man. and his 
acquaintance with the leading men of the State, gave 
him excellent allies in Washington. .-Mthough his 



services were in great demand in the camp, yet it was 
decided that he should go to Washington. Availmg 
himself of his personal acquaintance with Secretary 
Chase to reach President Lincoln, he succeeded in pre- 
senting himself, accompanied by Lincoln and Chase, be- 
fore Secretary Cameron, and, in face of the order ahtt 
had just been issued, that no more details should be 
made from the regular army to the volunteers, he se- 
cured the assent 01 Cameron to the detailing of a West 
Point man to the command of the regiment, if a suita- 
ble one could be found. To this zealous work of 
Major .\ndrews. at Washington, may without doubt 
be attributed all the valuable results that followed the 
appointment of Colonel Crook to the command of the 
Thirty-sixth Regiment. 

I am now convinced that this extraordinary effort 
on the part of Major .\ndrews was not absolutely es- 
sential, since Colonel Clarke had large experience as a 
teacher, had held official positions in civil life, and was 
a man of grea^courage, and of undoubted qualifications 
for the command of a regiment. The history of the 
regiment proves also that many of the subordinate 
officers were possessed of the same qualifications. It 
would be hard to find two men so unselfish and truly 
patriotic as Colonel Clarke and Major .\ndrews showed 
themselves to be, in thus giving up their oivn promo- 
tion, and in seeking so zealously to discover a man to 
hold the honorable position, that liy right belonged to 
them. 

The following extract is from a letter from 
Gen. J. D. Cox. who. commanded the depart- 
ment of West Virginia during Col. Andrews' 
service in that State: 

When Colnnol .\ndrews joined my command in 
i86t, as major of ihc Thirty-sixth Ohio, I at once saw 
th.it he was a cool, brave and conscientious officer, ar- 
rogalin.g nothing to himself from his previous standing 
as an intellectual and scientific man. but detcrnifned to 
learn his new ditties with thoroughness and with mod- 
esty. .\s one immediately charged with the enforce- 
ment of the ideas of discipline of Colonel Crook, the 
major's task at the beginning was a hard one. The 
regiment was, as all volunteer regiments necessarily 
are, slow in seeing the immense importance of the dis- 
cipline and drill, which a commandant, taken from the 
regular army, knew to be the indispensable condition 
of success, and, in the end, of the well-being of the 
regiment itself. Much of the ordinary unpopularity 
of the earlier stages of this instruction and discipline 
fell on Major .-Vudrcws. He did not shrink from it or 
avoid it. He sought no shelter under apologies: did 
not shoulder off the burden upon his superiors, but loy- 
ally obeyed the injunction,; he received, as a faithful 
subordinate without complaint or criticism. He had 
faith that in the end, the honesty of his purpose, the 
usefulness of the discipline, and the good yvill to the 
regiment, which dictated it. would all be recognized. 

At the close of his army life, in 1863, Pro- 
fessor Andrews resumed his position at Mar- 
ietta College. He had already become known 



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as an eminent geologist, and especially as an 
authority in the geology of Eastern Ohio and 
West Virginia. In 1869 he resigned his chair 
in Marietta to accept the position of 
assistant geologist in the gelological survey of 
Ohio. To this work he gave several years of 
assiduous and successful labor, removing from 
Marietta t'l the more central position of Lan-. 
caster, Ohio. His work upon the coal fields 
of Southeastern Ohio was universally recog- 
nized as admirable and thorough, and it wide- 
ly extended his reputation as a geologist. Af- 
ter the close of the geological survey Professor 
Andrews continued his residence in Lancaster, 
giving his attention to the preparation of a 
text-book on geolog}', which has proved very 
acceptable. He also found large employment 
as a consulting geologist, whose opinions as to 
the nature and value of the mineral resources 
of southern Ohio and West Virginia were 
highly valued. 

He died at Lancaster, Ohio, August 14, 
1880. 

Col. John C. Paxton was born in Get- 
tysburg, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1824. 
At the aged of 10 years he began life for him- 
self, and from that day his generous hand lent 
assistance to his parents, and a more dutiful 
and loving son never lived than he. At an 
early age he came to Ohio and engaged in the 
mercantile business at Sharon, Noble County, 
until 1853. In 1845 he was united in mar- 
riage to Agnes Greenlee, who' was to the end 
of her life a faithful partner and sympathetic 
wife. 

He removeil with his family to [Marietta in 

1853, and engaged in business pursuits. In 

1854, while in the south, he had the misfor- 
tune to contract the smallpox, and returning 
home, the whole family were stricken with the 
disease which bereft the household of the cher- 
ished wife and mother. In 1857 he married, 
for his second wife. Sophia L. Reed, of Lan- 
caster, Pennsylvania. 

Mr. Paxton's temperament made him rest- 
less and imperative. He traveled mto every 
State and Territory, and he acquired a knowl- 
edge of the resources and society of the entire 



country. Several years of his mature life 
were spent in Salt Lake City, where an inti- 
mate acquaintance with the practices of Mor- 
monism taught him to hate, with all the bitter- 
ness of his intense nature, the execrable doc- 
trines of that peculiar people. 

Writers of all periods have united in ex- 
tolling the valliant deeds of military heroes. 
The man who enlists his body and soul in the 
cause of his country is deserving of the high- 
er' l honor, no matter what his military rank 
may be. War has not inappropriately been 
likened to a drama, in which the officers play 
the leading roles, but the success of th.e whole 
depends upon the acting of each character. 
Another point of likeness is that each role re- 
quires its own peculiar actor. The bold and 
dashing colonel who carries assault to victory 
is no less deserving of honor than the general 
in command who has planned the preliminary 
movements. 

It will be necessary to understand the char- 
acter of Colonel Paxtoii, and to know the field 
in which he was ordered to operate, before pro- 
ceeding tO' a consideration of his merits as a 
military man. 

He was a man of strong talent, but nerv- 
ous, impulsive and often erratic. He had a 
pointed insight into affairs, and his opinions 
and resolutions, though quickly formed, were 
usually correct. His wit was pungent and 
keen ; incisive sarcasm gave him a peculiar 
power in controversy. In the social circle he 
was at his best, vivacious and witty, and en- 
joying a story or a joke exceedingly. His 
friendship was devoted and true, his hatred 
intense. A large heart made him generous to 
a fault, and he was always readv to contribute 
to the necessities of the unfortunate. 

During the crisis of Secession in i860 he 
was in Louisiana, and was present at the con- 
vention when the State was voted out of the 
Union. He was present when the vote was 
carried to tear down the old flag then floating 
over the capitol. His loyal eyes saw the rais- 
ing of the first Rebel flag in Louisiana. When 
he had seen the banner which he always wor- 
shiped torn into shreds and trampled under 
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strain his impetiunis spirit no longer. He has- 
tened nortli with the determination that noth- 
ing which he could do should be left undone in 
the great contest then at hand. 

Colonel Paxton began his military career 
in the three months' service as quartermaster 
for the Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 
At the e.xpiration of his term of service he re- 
turned to Marietta, and in August, 1861, re- 
cruited a regiment of cavalry. The history of 
the movements and services in this regiment 
will be found at the proper place in this vol- 
ume. But it will be in place to notice the 
difficulties under which Colonel Paxton la- 
bored. With an ardent leader and ambitious 
followers, the Second Virginia Cavalry was 
stationed in the narrow valleys of West Vir- 
ginia to rout bushwackers and break up camps 
of the enemy. No section of the country with- 
in the whole range of the Rebellion imposes 
as great physical obstructions to military move- 
ments as West Virginia. Considering the 
conformation of the country, the condition of 
the roads, and the character of the service, 
Colonel Paxton is entitled to the highest praise 
for his persevering, brave and dashing leader- 
ship. "He was accused," says General Fear- 
ing, "of being rash, but such rashness in a 
cavalry officer is oftentimes a virtue. The 
same rashness evinced by an infantry officer 
would be unpardonable and lead to a court- 
martial. It was the custom during the early 
stages of the war for cavalry officers to pre- 
estimate results and magnify the strength of 
the enemy. Imagining insurmountable ol)- 
stacles in the front often caused them to turn 
back from an assault or an expedition which 
might easily have been accomplished with 
small loss. This fact led General Hooker, as 
late as the battle of Chancellorsville, to make 
the assertion while enraged at an nn.success- 
ful expedition of cavalry, that the man could 
not be found who had ever seen a dead caval- 
rvnian." 

Although Colonel Paxton mav not have 
been a cool, calculating director of movements, 
he was never found wanting when an oppor- 
tunitv was presented for a bold charge. And 
when a court or commission was appointed to 

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examine into the qualifications of officers then 
serving in the valley, Colonel Paxton was the 
first man ordered before the cominittee of 
which Colonel Hayes (later President Hayes) 
was chairman. Colonel Hayes put the ques- 
tion : "Colonel, suppose you were marching 
along a flat top mountain with a train, how 
would you dispose of your troops to protect 
it?" "Well," answered Colonel Paxton, "I 
would throw out a squad of men on each side 
to protect the train in case of an attack." 
"Well, colonel," said Colonel Hayes, "suppose 
an attack were made on you when in that posi- 
tion, what command would you give?" Col- 
onel Paxton scratched his head a moment, .then 
said, "I don't know, colonel, what command 
you would give, but I would say. 'Go for thehi, 
boys, and give them h — 1." " That ended the 
examination. 

Colonel Pa.xton's bravery or patriotism was. 
never questioned. 

Gen. J. D. Cox, whose good opinion it is a 
distinguished honor to have, pays this tribute 
to him as a man and soldier : 

When I think of him he always appears as I knew 
him in the prime of his early manhood in West Vir- 
ginia, handsome, dashing, fearless, a bold rider and a 
darinjj; scout. His patriotic determination to see service 
in the war for. the Union made him enter a West Vir- 
ginia regitnent when Ohio's quota was full, and he gave: 
his whole heart to his work. He was disposed to be 
impatient of restraint, but for a commander whom he 
trusted and respected he was ready at any moment to 
imperil his life. His impetuousity sometimes led him 
into collision with others, especially if he doubted their 
earnestness or their enterprise. These were, however, 
the faults of an excess zeal, and will appear merits 
when contrasted with their opposites. He had most 
of the (pialities of a first class cavalry officer, and was 
never happier than when detailed for .some dangerous, 
adventure requiring both intelligence and daring. 

Colonel Paxton in going into the war had 
followed the imiiulsc of his convictions, and 
as long as he remained in the servce was not 
only the brave soldier who fought for glory 
but also the devoted patriot who had a heart 
in the cause. In a letter written to his family, 
dated "Camp Piatt, Virgina, February 22, 
1863," .shows his feeling in regard to the 
war. This was at a time when the army ii' 
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indifference of some of their constituency at 
home. We quote one paragraph of the let- 
ter: 

My position is one of great care and responsi- 
bility, and I can honestly say I wish it was done. I 
have seen enough of war in the last 20 months to sat- 
isfy hoth my curiosity and my atnbition, but I have 
not seen enough of this war until I see it closed in favor 
of our glorious flag and the Union ; and I know I but 
reflect the sentiments of my regiment when I say so. 
We are all tired and wish to be at home with our 
rfamilies, but not until all is quiet at the front. Then, 
af traitors (Tories is a better word) at home wish our 
services you may rest assured they shall have the benc- 
Jit of them. 

Colonel Paxton left the service in 1863. 
When the war had closed he was as heartily 
in favor of "burying the past" as in i860 he 
had been impatient to crush out the Rebellion. 
He believed that the sooner the North and the 
South could unite in a fraternal Fourth of 
July shout of patriotism the better it would 
be for the whole country. He says in a pub- 
lished letter in 1874: 

I never was in sympathy with the organization, 
the Grand Army of the Republic as organized at the 
close of the war, nor of its child, "Decoration Day." 
I believe, 'from the history of such affairs in other 
countries, that the sooner the marks of- our Civil War 
are obliterated, the better it would be for what we 
fought for. "one whole country." Soldiers' reunions 
there is no objection to, but my understanding as to 
the oliject of Decoration Day was to afford an oppor- 
lunity for civilians, women and children, aided by the 
clergy and politicians, to pay a formal respect to dead 
soldiers; living soldiers could stand and look on and 
feel proud of the respect paid to their dead comrades. It 
was an nmocent proceeding, well adapted for the per- 
sons it was intended for, but never was in my opinion 
that would create or fire a patriotic people or fighting 
soldiery. Let the past be gone. I believe the boys in 
their "little beds" are quite as well off as their living 
comrades. They are free of the tax, in pains and aches, 
their comrades in their rear are paying, every step 
they take, to the present "slow music of the Union." 

Colonel Paxton possessetl a sound judg- 
ment, a strong mind, and remarkable versatU- 
ity of talent. Had he enjoyed the advantages 
in early life and a judicious metnal training he 
W(juld undoubtedly have achieved distinc'tion 
as a writer. He was not a politician in the 
common acceptation of the term. But he was 
a man of public spirit favoring everv kind of 
public improvement intended for the develop- 



ment of the country. From what has been 
written some idea may be tormed of the prin- 
ciples and character of our subject. He was 
one of those peculiar men whom it is impos- 
sible to accurately portray with pen. He died 
at his residence in Marietta, February 28, 
1881, of paralysis, after two years of intense 
suffering. 

Lieut. -Col. Alexander E. Haskins. — 

The subject of this sketch was born in Shus- 
han, Washington County, New York, March 
18, 1822. He received a common school edu- 
cation and was engaged in St. Louis, Missouri, 
several years before going to Marietta, as 
teacher, and adopted the profession of civil 
engineer. He was married on October 6, 
1853, to Addie G. Gerken, of aMrietta. 

\\'hen the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad 
was being constructed. Colonel Haskins was 
employed as assistant engineer in locating the 
line, and as engineer in charge of various parts 
of the work, especially that part laid out be- 
tween Marietta and Bellaire. 

At the beginning of the war he was civil 
engineer of the city of Marietta, and when the 
Sixty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry was 
raised, he was commissioned major of that 
regiment. When the regiment went tn the 
field the attainments of Colonel Haskins as an 
engineer were called into requisition, and he 
was constantly employed in locating military 
works, roads, etc. 

On July 17, 1862, he was promoted to lieu- 
tenant-colonel of his regiment. The arduous 
duties of the camp and field proved more than 
his health would stand, and he was honorably 
discharged March 20, 1863, on account of im- 
paired health. 

Colonel Haskins followed his profession of 
civil engineer up to the fall of 1865, when he 
was elected to the 57th General Assemblv as 
Representative from Washington County. 

Colonel Haskins was civil en.gineer of the 
city of Marietta during the years 1855, 1858, 
1859, i860, and 1 861. In January, 1866, 
while at Logansport, Indiana, on some busi- 
ness connected with a railroad on which he 
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suddenly ill and died, January 13, 1866. His 

widow still resides in Marietta. One son and 
one daughter are living. 

Maj. George T. Rice was born Decem- 
ber 16, 1823, in Macedon, Wayne County, New 
York, son of Nathan and Dorcas Rice. He 
married Minqrva Jane Ripley, daughter of 
John and Betsey Ripley, of the same place, 
and in 1852 removed tO' Marietta, Ohio. 

He enlisted as a private in Company B, 
Thirty-ninth Regiment, July 22, 1861, was 
appointed second sergeant and served as such 
until July 11, 1862, when he was commis- 
sioned second lieutenant; he served as such 
until May 9, 1864, when he was commissioned 
as first lieutenant Company E, January 1 1 , 
1865 ; was commissioned as captain and trans- 
ferred to command of Company C, June 6, 
1865 ; was commissioned as major of the regi- 
ment and served as such until the regiment 
was discharged, July 9, 1865. 

Major Rice at the close of the war re- 
moved from Marietta, to Macedon, New York, 
and afterward located permanently at Rollin, 
Michigan, where he engaged in the mercan- 
tile business. 

Capt. Jacob Koexig was born in 1816, 
in the town of Deslnch. dukedom of 
Hessia, Germany. When he reached the 
age of 21 he joined the army, and was 
a faithful soldier for six years in Company 
I, infantry, of the dukedom of Hessia, re- 
ceiving an honorable discharge April i, 1842. 
After being discharged he remained at home 
about two weeks, when he sailed for the Unit- 
ed States, landing in New York city in May, 
1842. He was married in New Yovk on !\lav 
7. 1843, to Julia A. Maas, born in Mannheim, 
Bavaria, who had landed in New York about 
two weeks before. 

While residing in New York City he served 
in the New York State militia for 14 years, 
the first .seven as a private, and the last as lieu- 
tenant. He came to Marietta in July, 1856. 
In July, 1861, he organized Company F, Thir- 
ty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was 
elected captain of the same. 



The newspapers of 1861 published in Mar- 
ietta speak of Captain Koenig's company as 
the "German Rifles," The company was a 
militia company for a short time prior to en- 
listment for three years, and after the first 
vote to go into the service, it was recruited up 
to the maximum, 100 men, and left for Camp 
Colerain, near Cincinnati, all inside of a week. 
Captain Koenig was a brave soldier, and ex- 
ceedingly kind to the men in his command. 
During his term of service he also served as 
assistant inspector general of the Fifth divi- 
sion, Sixteenth Army Corps. He died at 
Memphis, Tennessee, on the 21st day of Au- 
gust, 1863, leaving a wife and five children, 
viz. : Jacob, Julia, Caroline. Phili]) and Will- 
iam. 

Capt. James C. Selby was born in Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, on the 3d day of Decem- 
ber, 1838. His father was Jeremiah J. Selby. 
a native of New York. The maiden name of 
his mother was Rosana D. Stone, At the age 
of four years he lost his father. His mother 
was his only guardian till after he was 14 years 
of age. Having received a good common school 
education, he followed the occupation of farm- 
ing, and also that of carpenter. 

At the outbreak of the Rebellion, he en- 
listed in the Union Army on July 29, 1861, at 
Lowell, Washington County, Ohio. On Au- 
gust 24, 1861 (at Marietta, Ohio), he was 
mustered in as second lieutenant of Company 
A, Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. A 
few days after he left with his companv and 
regiment for the field. He was promoted to 
first lieutenant and assigned to Company F, 
Thirtv-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantrv, March 
5, 1862. 

At the battle of Antietam, Alaryland, while 
making a charge, a piece of shell went 
through his haversack, tearing it to i)ieces and 
scattering his hardtack over the ground. 

He was promoted to captain and assigned 
to Company K, Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer 
Infantry, October 30, 1863. fCommissioned 
October 13. 1863.) 

At the battle of Missionary Ridge, Ten- 
nessee, November 25, 1863, he lost his right 



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arm and was sent to the hospital, where he 
remained till January, when he went home. 
In about six weeks he joined his regiment 
again, and took command of his company even 
before he was able for duty. He had his 
sword changed to carry on his right side, and 
learned to write with his left hand in a few 
days. 

At the battle of Berryvilie, Virginia, Sep- 
tember 3, 1864, he received a gun-shot in his 
right thigh, severing the vein and shattering 
the bone. He remained in the field hospital 
at Berryvilie two or three days, and was then 
removed to the general hospital at Annapolis, 
Maryland, where he died in 10 days after he 
was wounded. When informed that he must 
die, he received it with perfect calmness, sent 
for the chaplain and made the necessary dis- 
position of his property, and asked his nurse 
to write his lieutenant to make out^his monthly 
returns for him. 

In the regiment he was respected as a sol- 
dier and gentleman — brave to desperation, 
generous to a fault, possessed of an iron will, 
a good moral character, and a kind heart. He 
was loved and desired to be loved l)y all his 
comrades. 

Capt. Willi.am Be.\le Whittlesey, son 
of Hon. William .V. and Jane H. Whittle- 
sey, of Marietta, Ohio, was born at Marietta, 
October 2, 1841. Even in boyhood he showed 
a taste and ambition for military life, and 
when a young man under age he was made an 
aide de camp of General Hildebrand in the 
State militia. 

In September, 1857, at the age of 17, he 
entered the freshman class and was graduated 
in the summer of 1861. . 

In the fall of 1862 he aided in raising a 
company, and was commissioned second lieu- 
tenant of Company F, Ninety-second Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry. The regiment remained in 
the Kanawha A'alley until the spring of 1863, 
when it was ordered to Xashville, and attached 
to the Army of the Cuml)erland. It after- 
ward joined the Fourteenth .Vrmy Corps, under 
that noblest of noble generals. George H. 
Thomas, and formed one of the manv regi- 



ments which met Bragg at Chickamauga, Sep- 
tember 17 and 18, 1863. As it became evi- 
dent that a battle was imminent, W'hittlesey 
talked freely of it — wondering how he would 
stand fire — how he would act, and asked the 
writer if he fell doing his duty to so state it to 
his father. He went into that battle and, in 
his earnestness, unnecessarily exposed himself 
— taking position in front of his company and 
directing their fire. He escaped without in- 
jury — was commended in the ofiicial report of 
the battle, and afterward, a vacancy occurring,, 
was made captain. 

The regiment remained in Chattanooga 
during that fall, and formed part of the forlorn 
hope under command of Gen. Baldy Smith, by 
which communication was opened with Gen- 
eral Hooker, coming to our relief from Bridge- 
port. A part went by small flatboats in the. 
night, passed the enemy's pickets at Lookout 
}\lountain. while the commander marched 
across the neck and joined them at Brown's 
Ferrv, where a crossing was made, the boats 
being used to form a pontoon bridge. The 
army provisioned and reinforced, preparations 
soon began for the assault of General Bragg,, 
securely posted on Missionary Ridge and 
Lookout Mountain. From the summit of the 
latter shells were frequently thrown intu our 
camp from a battery stationed there. It was 
not many days before the ominous order was 
issued to prepare three days' cooked rations,, 
and 100 rounds of ammunition. All soldiers 
knew its meaning, and were also well aware 
that no boy's play was before them. Whittle- 
sey made the requisite preparations and then 
awaited the command to move — ^inaking first 
his will, in which he remembered the.Psi Gam- 
ma society, of which, he was an enthusiastic 
member when at college. He expressed a wish 
that if struck by a ball, it might be through the 
b.eart. He led his company up that hill — so 
steep that it was no easy task to climb it when 
no enemy was on the top : and when near the 
top. a minie ball went crashing through his 
heart. Telling his men t(j go on, tb.at he was 
killed, he breathed his last amid the smoke and' 
carnage of that long to be remembered evening. 

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■to possess the qualities of the electric shock; 
the shock that look the life of the son signaled 
the father, a thousand miles away. On the 
•next Thanksgiving Day, 1863, taking his usual 
morning walk, Mr. Whittlesey said to a friend : 
"I feel that there has been a great battle, and 
Beaie is killed." He was advised to dismiss 
it as a fond father's fancy, and went home. 
•Soon after, seeing another friend coming to- 
wards his house, he said : "There comes Mr. 
P. to tell me of Beale's death" — which was 
too true — the telegram from Dr. Cotton, the 
regimental surgeon, sent that morning from 
Chattanooga, conveyed the sad news — news 
that made that Thanksgiving Day one memora- 
ble in more than one family, and among the 
friends and acquaintances of Whittlesey and 
Ttirner. The funerals of both were held the 
■sace day some weeks afterwards. The bodies 
lay in state in the Psi Gamma iiall for a season. 
-Mr. W'hittlesey never seemed to recover from 
the shock of Beale's death, and soon followed 
■him. 

Capt. Madison Hoon^ Sixty-third Ohio 
Voltmteer Infantry, w-as reared on a farm in 
Waterford township ; volunteered with J. \\'. 
Fonts and was mustered into service at the 
■organization of the company at Camp Put- 
nam, in Marietta, Ohio, October 9, 1861, and 
w?s appointed corporal; was promoted to ser- 
geant of his company, then to sergeant major 
of the regiment, then to first lieutenant, and 
lastly to captain. Captain Hoon served 
through the war; was mustered out with the 
regiment at Louisville, Kentucky. July 8, 
1865 ; went to his home, and died of disease 
the same fall. Captain Hoon gained his pro- 
tnotions by true merit, both in business and 
as a commander. Sagacious in battle, con- 
siderate in camp, he won the confidence of his 
men and the respect of all who knew him. 

Capt. Augustus T. Ward was born Oc- 
tober II, 1840. in Fearing township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. He was the second son 
and fourth child of Robert and Lucy ^L W'ard ; 
the former an English emigrant, the latter a 
native of the township. 



He was brought up on the farm, attend- 
ing the district school in summer terms until 
the age of nine, and winter schools until he 
was 16, after w'hich he taught common schools 
during the winter until 1861. 

When the Rebellion broke out in 1861, he 
was filled with indignation at the insults the 
flag received from the traitors of the south, but 
did not enter the army on the first call of Pres- 
ident Lincoln, because of his parents' strong de- 
sire that he .should remain at home. After 
the expiration of the term of the three months 
troops, and when the second call was made for 
300,000 men, he felt that his country needed 
his services, and that he owed her his first duty. 
Capt. Jewett Palmer, Jr. (afterward major) 
was at that time enlisting a company for the 
Thirty-sixth Ohio Infantry, at Lower Salem, 
of this county, and Ward hastened to enroll 
his name with the young patriots there assem- 
bled. This was on the 12th day of August, 
1861. Captain Palmer marched his company 
to Camp Putnam, at Marietta, the same even- 
ing and reported to Lieut. -Col. M. Clarke, com- 
manding regiment. 

Ward was appointed drummer of his com- 
pany next day, a position of which he was ex- 
tremely proud. 

He served in that capacity until the ist of 
February, 1862, when he was placed in the 
ranks of his company by his colonel. 

He was immediately appointed second ser- 
geant of his company (G) by Captain Palmer, 
and served as such until the 6th of April fol- 
lowing, when a vacancy occurring in the first 
sergeancy, he was appointed to fill that posi- 
tion. The two last ajipointments were made 
while the regiment was in barracks at Summer- 
ville. West Virginia. 

Having served faithfully as first sergeant 
through Pope's and McClellan's campaigns in 
the east in August and September, 1862, and 
for gallantry in the battles of South Mountain 
and Antietam, he was promoted to second 
lieutenant (commission dating from the latter 
engagement), and assigned to duty in Com- 
pany A of the Thirty-sixth Regiment, of which 
J. Gage Barker, of Muskingutn. was then cap- 
tain, and John L. Palmer, of Salem, first lieu- 



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tenant. He served as second lieutenant 
through the campaign of Rosecrans to Chat- 
tanooga, and under Thomas during the winter 
of 1863 and 1864, in camp at that place. Re- 
mained with the regiment on its re-enlistment 
as veterans, in February, 1864, visiting home 
then for the tirst time since his entry into ser- 
vice. 

On the expiration of the veteran furlough 
the regiment was ordered to Charleston, West 
Virginia, where he received a commission as 
first lieutenant, dated April 21, 1864, and as- 
signed to duty in the same company, in which 
he remained until the 13th of January, 1865, 
when he received his appointment to a cap- 
taincy, commission dated December 31, 1864. 

While first lieutenant he passed through 
the raids to the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad 
and to Lynchburg, under General Hunter, and 
the memorable campaign of General Sheridan 
in the Shenandoah Valley, fighting his last bat- 
tle at Cedar Creek, on the 19th day of October, 
1864. 

As captain he was assigned to the com- 
mand of Company F of his regiment, of which 
company he retained command until the muster 
out and discharge of the regiment, which took 
place at Columbus, Ohio, July 27, 1865. 

Having served nearly four years honestly 
and faithfully, and seen the honor of the Amer- 
ican flag completely established and the Re- 
bellion crushed, he received his discharge with 
a degree of satisfaction that only an old soldier 
can feel, and retired from the army with the 
entire good will of his company. 

The following is a list of engagements in 
which he bore a gallant and honorable part : 

Lewisburg, ^Vest Virginia, May 2t,. 1862: 
South .\kiuntain, Maryland, September 14, 
1862; Antietam, Maryland. September 17, 
1862 ; Hoover's Gap, Tennessee, June 24, 1863 ; 
Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19 and 20, 
1863 ; [Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, No^ 
vember 25, 1863; Cloyd Mountain, Virginia, 
May Q, T8f).|; New River Bridge, Virginia, 
May 10, 1864: Kernstown, Virginia, July 23, 
1861; Berryville, Virginia. September 3, 1864; 
Opeciuan, September 19, 1864; Fisher's Hill, 
SejUember 22, i8f34; Cedar Creek, October 19, 



1864. Besides these he was engaged in eight 
or ten skirmishes, more or less dangerous and 
bloody. 

After his discharge he returned at once to 
his farm in his native township. 

[In the summer of 1865 the Military com- 
mittee of Washington county caused a letter 
to be written to each of the officers in the army 
from this county, requesting them to give a 
short account of their life in the service, and 
the foregoing was written by Captain Ward in 
response to such letter.] , 

In the year following the close of the war 
Mr. Bartmess, the county recorder, having 
died. Captain Ward was appointed to fill the 
vacancy. He afterward engaged in business 
in Marietta, in which he was very successful. 

In 1869 he was married to Kate L. Wake- 
field, daughter of B. A. Wakefield, of Law- 
rence County. Tlhe following are their chil- 
dren : Charles Augustus, born July 27, 1870; 
Willia Wakefield, born March 25, 1872. 

Captain ^Vard was compelled to give up- 
business on account of failing health. The dis- 
ease, doubtless the result of exposure in the ser- 
vice, now made rapid strides, and Captain 
\Vard seeking relief by change of air and medi- 
cal treatment, went to Green Springs, Ohio, 
where he died on the 13th of August, 1874. 

C.-\PT. Arthur D. Eei.i.s was born at Una- 
della, Otsego County, New York, February 6, 
1838. He was the son of John Fells, formerly 
of New Canaan, Connecticut, and a grandson 
of Gen. John Mead, who served his country 
through the Revolutionary War. Captain 
Fells came to Marietta in February, 1859. 
Soon after the rebellion broke out he com- 
menced recruiting men for the Union army and 
in August, 1 86 1, took a squad of twenty odd 
men to Parkersburg, West Virginia, and con- 
tinued to recruit men for the Union Army until 
about the 26th of October, 1861, when the Sec- 
ond Virginia Cavalry Regiment was organized 
and he was commissioned captain of Company 
F, the regiment being mostly composed of Ohio 
men. Soon after the regiment was organized, 
it was sent to Guyandotte, on the Ohio River, 
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62. In May, 1862, the regiment in part joined 
General Crook's brigade, at Lewisburg, West 
Virginia, and went on tlie raid through the 
mountains to White Sulplier Springs, Coving- 
ton, and Jackson Depot, tearing up the rail- 
road track and doing mncli damage to the 
enemy. The march was so rapid that the 
enemy was entirely taken by surprise and could 
not gather force sufficient to attack them. Gen- 
eral Crook with his little army returned to 
Lewisburg. The day previous to the battle of 
Lewisburg, Captain Eells with a small detail of 
men was sent out b}- (ieneral Crook on a re- 
connoitering expedition. On this expedition 
he came very near being captured, having gone 
very nearly within the lines of the enemy's pick- 
ets. He and his men escaped by strategy, as 
he personally learned from prisoners captured 
in the Lewisburg fight the next day. While at 
a farmer's house, he learned facts that were of 
sufficient moment to put him on the alert, and 
in a very careless way gave orders to his men 
to fall back to the main force, indicating that 
there was cpiite a force close at hand. One of 
the men at the farm house was a Rebel soldier 
in citizen's dress, who at once reported these 
facts to the enemy, as one of the prisoners told 
Captain Eells the next day that they thought 
by letting him go that they would likely capture 
the main body of men, not supposing that he 
would venture to come so near their lines with 
such a small squad of men. Captain Eells and 
his men after having gone a reasonable distance 
from the enemy made good time in getting 
back to headquarters with his men, and reached 
camp at about nine o'clock in the evening of the 
22nd of May and made his report to General 
Crook, giving him valuable information. In 
the early morning of ]\Iay 23d General Crook 
was attacked ; the enemy drove in his pickets 
and the fight commenced. The enemy num- 
bered from 2,500 to 3.000 men, and were de- 
feated, losing six men killed, 175 prisoners and 
many wounded, four pieces of artillery and a 
large number of small arms. This was a grand 
victory for General Crook and his brave little 
arm\ . In one of Captain Eells' scouting ex- 
peditions, he came suddenly on a Rebel picket 
armed with a double-barreled shntirun. The 



picket fired one barrel of his gun at Eells, 
who returned the fire with his re\-olver. The 
picket dropped his gun and ran into the woods, 
evidently wounded. Captain Eells captured 
the gun and brought it home with him. The 
hardships of army life and the mountain cam- 
paigns were more than his health could bear. 
.Some time in June, 1802, he resigned his com- 
mission and came back to Marietta. With (|uiet 
and rest came better health and renewed 
strength. In the following August, the govern- 
ment called for a regiment of cavalry for border 
service, to be known as the "River Regiment." 
Captain Eells at once commenced recruiting 
men for this regiment. In a very few days he 
reported to the military committee of \Vash- 
ington county that he had a company of 100 
men ready for the service. He went to Colum- 
bus and was commissioned as captain of Com- 
pany H, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Au- 
gust 25, 1862. He was very soon ordered to 
report with his company at Ripley on the Ohio 
River above Cincinnati, notwithstanding the 
regiment was raised for border service. Early 
in December of the same year the regiment 
was ordered to the front. They crossed the 
Ohio River below Maysville into Kentucky, 
reaching Lexington about the first of January, 
1863. While in camp at Lexington, Captain 
Eells was taken sick with typhoid fevei" and 
was unable to do any military duty until some 
time in April following. He joined his regi- 
ment at Stanford. Kentucky, and was on duty 
until the 23rd of June, 1863. While .stationed 
at Somerset, Kentucky, it became evident to 
him that he could not .stand the hardships of 
an active army life. It was often remarked by 
his brother officers that there was not another 
man in the regiment who would think he was 
al>le to do military duty even when he was in 
his best health. He was full of hope, always 
cheerful and ready for duty, a good" soldier, 
and every man in the regiment his friend. He 
greatly desired to live to see the war ended. 
He never for a moment doubted the final result. 
On the 28th of June, 1863, he sent in his resig- 
nation and severed his connection with his com- 
pany and regiment as a comrade and an officer. 
He came back to Marietta with the hope that 



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rest and good care would again bring him bet- 
ter health and more strength. But not so; the 
exposure and hardships of an army life had 
done the work for him — the destroyer's hand 
was on him — his health gradually failed him. 
His ambition and cheerful disposition kept him 
up even to the last, and when death came he was 
ready for the call and died with the courage of 
a Christian soldier the thirteenth of .September, 
i86i. and was Ijuried in Mound Cemetery at 
Marietta, Ohio. 

C.APT. Theodore Edgerton Greenwood, 
■only son of George Greenwood, Esq., and 
Elizabeth Edgerton Greenwood, was born at 
JSIewport, Washington County, Ohio, February 
7, 1838. He entered the Preparatory Depart- 
ment of the Marietta College at the age of 16, 
and entered the freshman class in September, 
1855. During his college course he united with 
the Congregational Church at Marietta, and al- 
ways remained a consistent member. He grad- 
uated in the summer of 1859, and at the head of 
his class. At the death of Tutor Washburne, he 
was made tutor and filled that position accept- 
ably for the remainder of the year. He spent 
part of the following year in the study of the 
law, but subsequently decided to undertake a 
business career. But the breaking out of the 
Rebellion spoiled his plans, as it spoiled those 
of so many ardent young men in 1861. As 
early as the autumn of i860, he began to study 
Scott's "Tactics," and in a confidential talk with 
a college friend, said : "Any observant man 
can see that we are on the eve of a terrible war 
between the North and the South, and the man 
of military knowledge will be the man of 
power, who can help his country in her hour of 
need." At the beginning of hostilities, young 
Greenwood did not see his way clear for leav- 
ing his parents for the field. He however ac- 
cepted the position of post quartermaster at 
Marietta, and in the autumn of the same year 
was called to a more important position of the 
same kind at Wheeling, West Virginia. 

But he was not satisfied with this kind of 
service; he belie\-ed that he was needed in the 



field. Accordingly, having at length satisfied 
the claims of filial duty which had before de- 
tained him, he resigned his position, and, in 
June, 1862, having enlisted in the military ser- 
vice, was appointed on the staff of General 
Rosecrans, who had become acquainted with 
him in West Virginia, but was now in com- 
mand of a portion of the Armv of the Tennes- 
see. Greenwood started immediately for the 
field, full of ardor, gratified to be at length 
where he would have an opportunity to do his 
part in the great struggle. His letters of that 
date are full of the spirit of his station. But 
his service was short ; a single summer in the 
climate of Mississippi cut him down. W'eak- 
ened by disease, he concealed his condition as 
much as possible fn>m his general, and in the 
battle of luka, September 19th, he was placed 
in a position of much danger and responsibility. 
The line was broken, and Greenwood, by his 
courage and skill, succeeded in stopping a de- 
tachment that was Hying before the enemy, and 
restored order to that part of the line. General 
Rosecrans testifies that "Captain Greenwood's 
conduct was admirable." But the exertion and 
excitement were too great for his strength. On 
the second day after the battle he was com- 
pletely prostrated, and was taken in an ambu- 
lance to Jacinto, Mississippi, where he rapidly 
sank, and a week later, on the 27th of Sejitem- 
ber, 1862, passed away. 

C.^PT. John J. Jumper was born in Man- 
chester township, Morgan County, Ohio, Sep- 
tember 6, 1830, son of George and Elizabeth 
Jumper, who afterward removed to Washing- 
ton Coimty. John was married, September 13, 
185 1, at Reinersville, Morgan County, Ohio. 

In August, 1861, Captain Jumper raised a 
company for the three years' service, and after 
remaining at Camp Putnam, Marietta, until his 
compau}' was full, he joined the Eighteenth 
Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Camp Wool, Ath- 
ens, Ohio, and his company became "F," of 
that regiment. 

While in the army he did good serx'ice, and 
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severe attack of chronic diarrhoea, compelling 
him to resign, and of which (Hsease he died 
Septemher 13, 1864, at Beverly, Ohio. 

Lieut. Le\'i J. i-'orKAKiiR was born in 
Morgan Co., Oliio, September 8, 1838, where 
he livetl until i\ugnst. 1852, when he came to 
Washington County with his parents, and re- 
mained with them until April, 1861. He en- 
listed a few days after the breaking out of the 
war, in Captain John Henderson's company, 
K, Eighteenth Ohio three-months" regiment, 
and at the expiration of his term of service 
volunteered in Company H. Seventy-seventh 
Ohio, Colonel Hildebrand commanding. Upon 
organizing the company he was elected second 
lieutenant, and Richard Fouraker, his father, 
captain of the company. After the regiment 
landed at Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee, 
Lieutenant Fouraker served faithfully on 
scouting and otiier duty, until the Seventy- 
seventh was ordered intO' camp at Shiloh 
Church, when Lieutenant Fouraker was placed 
in command of the first picket guard sent out 
from that point, which guard was stationed 
near the place afterwards known as the battle- 
field of Fallen Timbers. 

Lieutenant Fouraker fought with his com- 
mand through the battle of Shiloh, April 6th 
and 7th, and was taken prisoner with many 
others, on the 8th, at the battle of Fallen Tim- 
bers, and when a prisoner of war was basely 
shot by the Rebel cavalry and subsequently 
brought into camp, nearly dead. He stayed 
in the field hospital a few days, when he w^as 
sent to the Cincinnati hospital, and from there 
to his father's house, where he died of his 
wounds March 5, 1875, aged 36 years. 

Lieutenant Fouraker was always jovial, 
agreeable, and a good companion. He was 
brave to a fault, and had no enemies. His 
comrades had learned to love and respect him 
as a true soldier, when he fell at his post of 
duty. 

Ai)jL"T.\NT George Bl'ti.er Turner was 
a son of Samuel R. Turner, Esq., and Hannah 
B. Turner, of Marietta, Ohio, and was born 
at New London. Connecticut, November 13, 
1840. 



From the age of eight years his home was 
at Marietta. . He graduated at the high .school, 
then finished his preparation for college under 
a private tutor, entered the freshman class in 
the fall of 1858, and passed through his course 
w'ith the highest credit, graduating with the 
class of 1862. His parents were at the time 
in the East, and he informed them by letter 
that he felt it his duty to engage in the great 
struggle to save the Union, and soon there- 
after was enrolled in Company F, Ninety-sec- 
ond Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which W. 
Beale Whittlesey was a lieutenant. He was 
made orderly sergeant of the company, and 
filled the position very satisfactorily. 

Although of seemingly frail constitution 
and one likely to succumb to the hardships and 
trials of a soldier's life, yet he seemed to stand 
it well, so far as I can now remember, being 
usually in good health, and always bright and 
cheerful. An earnest Christian, he was at all 
times consistent, yet by no means obtrusive in 
asserting his faith. His everyday life com- 
mended his belief to all those ass(x:iating with 
him. In battle he was cool and self-possessed. 
At Chickamauga, at a critical time. Colonel 
I'^aring and his adjutant were both wounded, 
and word was brought to the writer, on the 
right wing, to assume command ; Turner, then 
acting as sergeant major, notified me of it, 
kindly urging me to keep cool, and all would be 
well. ' At this battle the adjutant, D. E. Put- 
nam, was so badly wounded as to render his 
discharge a necessity, and Turner, who had 
been promoted, was made adjutant of the regi- 
ment as soon as it could be done; in which 
capacity he acted after the date of that battle, 
September 18, 1863. 

On the afternoon of November 25, 1863, 
the Ninety-second regiment, with less than 400 
fighting men, formed a part of the column that 
assaulted and captured Missionary Ridge. 
Turner lived to reach the summit unharmed. 
The commanding ofificer of the regiment had 
been wounded, Whittlesey and other officers 
killed, and others wounded in the assault, 
which was a very difficult one, the hill being 
steep and rough. Tdie summit once reached 
and the enemy driven over, he assumed com- 
mand of the shattered line, now three times 



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decimated, in about half an hour, and with 
drawn sword ralhed the men about him and 
led them to aid in repelling a brigade of the 
enemy who were coming to the assistance of 
their comrades in our front. He here received 
his mortal wound, a large minie ball striking 
him just behind the ear; no doubt he was 
facing the men, urging them forward at the 
time. 

Everything was done that could be, but his 
wound was mortal. He was evidently expect- 
ing death, and while he talked but little, seemed 
to draw comfort from his pocket Testament, 
opened at the 14th and 1.5th chapters of St. 
John. General Turchin, wh;i commanded the 
brigade, called, and in speaking of Turner's 
bravery and ability, offered him a position on 
his staff, asking him if he would like it. The 
reply came at once — "I am willing to go and 
do that in which I can be the most useful." 
He gradually sank, became delirious, and when 
it was thought best to remove him to the of- 
ficers' hospital, gave the writer his hand, say- 
ing, "Good bye, colonel, good bye; we will 
both go home together." He went home that 
night, living but a few hours afterwards. He 
died December i, 1863. Just before going 
into this last battle he wrote a letter home, to 
be mailed in case he should be killed, which 
closed with these words — "If I return not with 
the victors, think not the sacrifice too great for 
the interests at stake." 

Lieut. Timothy L. Condit. — Killed in 
battle of Murfreesborough, December 31, 
1862. 

Timothv L. Condit was born at Cleveland, 
Ohio, in December, 1837. In 1852 he entered 
the office of the Marietta Intelligencer as an 
apprentice. He devoted three years to the 
mastery of his trade as a printer. During this 
time spare moments were occupied in diligent 
preparation for college. He so far succeeded 
in fitting himself, that, after one year more 
spent partly in the preparatory department, 
and partly in working at his trade, he entered 
college the most thoroughly prepared of any 
member of his class. Tliis leadership he main- 
tained throughout the course, graduating in 



i860, as the valedictorian of tliat year. Princi- 
pally by his own labor as a printer, he secured 
the money to pav his way through college. The 
perseverance and force to achieve such marked 
success against such obstacles, of themselves 
stamp Condit as a young man of devoted pur- 
pose, great industry, and no ordinary ability. 

In 1856 he united with the Congregational 
Church at Marietta, and felt called to prepare 
for the ministry, but before the fall term of the 
theological seminary began he felt a stronger 
call to enter the service of his country, and 
decided to volunteer. In pursuance of this de- 
cision, he entered Company L, of the First Ohio 
Cavalry, as a private soldier, for three years' 
service. An educated gentleman, with influen- 
tial friends, in places of authority, he could 
have had a commission for the asking. Deem- 
ing himself unprepared for the responsibility 
of command, he refused to ask one. Through 
the camps and campaigns of his regiment, a 
gallant body of soldiers, Condit faithfully per- 
formed his arduous duties, adorning his hum- 
ble position by maintaining amid all trials, 
temptations, and sufferings, his Christian 
profession and gentlemanly bearing. On the 
29th of May, 1862, he was promoted to be 
second lieutenant in his company. 

On the 31st of December, 1862, on the bat- 
tlefield of Murfreesborough, in the thickest of 
the fight, and at the head of his squadron, Con- 
dit was shot dead. 

Two companies of his regiment, on duty 
guarding a wagon train, were suddenly over- 
whelmed in the fierce onset of the attack by the 
Confederate Army. Said a private soldier 
who rode with Condit on that day, "When the 
lieutenant was killed, they were all around us ; 
we could not see any way out. The lieutenant 
said the only way was tO' charge and then re- 
treat. He rode forward to lead and was 
killed." To make way for his men to get out 
Condit died. Arnold von Winkelried, when he 
gathered to his breast the spears of the Aus- 
trian phalanx, died not a more heroic death. 

His body was recovered from the battle- 
field, and now lies buried in the Mound Ceme- 
terv at Marietta. .\s a token of appreciation 
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tian patriot and martyr, the society of the 
alumni, and his fellow-soldiers of the First 
Ohio Cavalry, placed a monument over his 
resting-place. 

Lieut. Charles Beman Gates.* — Look- 
ing back to the dark years when so many 
homes were made desolate that the whole coun- 
try seemed to sit in one common bereavement, 
there yet stand in the memory spots where the 
shadows rested with unwonted heaviness ; 
where the time and manner in which death 
came, and the relations of the dead to the liv- 
ing, gave elements of peculiar and overwhelm- 
ing sadness to the sorrowful stroke. 

Lieutenant Gates was the only son of Be- 
man Gates, Esq., and Betsy Shipman Gates, of 
Marietta. He was born October 30, 1844, 
and entered Marietta College in 1861. 

Already in these early days of the war, his 
heart and soul were enlisted in his country's 
cause, and he entered college rather than the 
army, only because of his extreme youth. In 
the recruiting camp which was established at 
Marietta, the officers were drilled regularly by 
an army officer, and at his request his father 
obtained permission for him to join in the 
drill. He joined the force which was organ- 
ized in Marietta for defense and guard duty, 
and was present at Buffington when John Mor- 
gan attempted to cross the Ohio at that point. 
In this kind of duty he became proficient in the 
manual of arms, and satisfied in part his desire 
to help his country in her need, while at the 
same time he continued his studies. 

Meantime the war raged on. Victories 
and defeats alike added to the nation's dead, 
and the voice of the mourning filled the land. 
Regiments which went away with full ranks, 
had come back piecemeal, on crutches, on cots, 
and in coffins. The day when man enlisted 
under the inspiration of fife and drum had 
passed away. The dark days of the spring of 
1864 had come, and the government was la- 
boring desperately to recruit the armies which 
were melted away in the terrible battles of 
recent campaigns. 

*Bv Prot. D. E, Beach. 



Young Gates felt that the time had come 
when he must give himself wholly to his coun- 
try's service. Friends tried to dissuade him, 
feeling that to break away in the midst of his 
education was a sacrifice that was not called 
for. But he remained firm in his conviction 
that it was his duty to go, and his parents 
yielded their consent, feeling that to withhold 
it would be to crush all manliness in him. He 
enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
Regiment, which was formed in response to 
the call of Governor Brough, was chosen first 
lieutenant of his company, and was duly com- 
missioned. 

On the J3rd of May, at 2 o'clock P. M., he 
left with his regiment for the front by rail, via 
Parkersburg, to Harper's Ferry. When about 
five miles below Marietta the train was thrown 
from the track down an embankment ; two of 
his fellow-students were killed, and he received 
severe internal injuries. Unwilling to turn 
back, he proceeded with his regiment: but his 
injuries, aggravated l)y exposure to rain, 
marching and camping without tents, resulted 
in his death at Harper's Ferry, May 31, 1864. 

Thus lie was cut down at the very threshold 
of the service which he had longed for. He had 
followed (uxenwood and Condit and Whittle- 
sev and Turner to their last resting place, and 
he entered this service w'ith a full realization of 
the dangers involved, expressing his readiness 
to give up his life for his country. The sacri- 
fice was reciuired of him, while the experiences 
which are clear to the soldier were denied him. 

In his college course he developed liusiness 
rather than professional qualities. He was es- 
pecially (le\-oted to the more practical branches 
of study. He was greatly attached to his liter- 
ary society, and took an active part in the fre- 
quent debates upon the questions which were 
then al)sorl)ing the ])ubliQ mind. He read more 
for information than anmsement, and his essays 
which were often upon some political subject 
showed quick perception, penetration and sound 
judgment. With his fellow students he was 
universally popular. He was thoroughly un- 
selfish, generous, often to his own detriment, as 
he frequently permitted his own record to suffer 
thnnigh a desire to serve others. Throu"-h all 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



his intercourse ^vith his fellows, there ran a 
thoug^htful regard for the feelings of others, 
and a fine delicate sense of honor which won for 
him the warm affection and esteem of a large 
circle of friends, both in his own and the other 
college classes. 

Thepe were few residents of Marietta, old 
or young, to whom his bright intelligent face 
was not familiar: and his pleasant, resjiectful 
ways and frank, hearty friendliness had en- 
deared him to all. He was devoid of all affecta- 
tion, and slow to manifest the deeper feelings of 
his heart, yet no one who was intimate with him 
could fail to see that a deep reverence and affec- 
tion for his parents were the strongest senti- 
ment of his nature; so strong that it held him 
firmly from the temptations to which his so- 
ciable, funloving disposition rendered him pe- 
culiar!}' liable, and became a constant incentive 
to honorable effort. 

He was maturing rapidly and gave every 
promise that he was passing to a successful and 
honorable manhood. ' 

His death came with a weight of swift sor- 
row which words cannot measure or express. 
A telegram brought to his parents the tidings 
of his critical condition, and they hastened to 
Harper's Ferry by the first train, but reached 
there only to find that he was already dead, and 
they returned, bringing with them the lifeless 
form of him who had left thein a short week 
before in the strength and beauty of his early 
manhood. 

Tn all the sad experiences of the war, per- 
haps nothing shows more strongly the fearful 
cost at W'hich the country was saved than cases 
like this, when an only and tenderly loved son 
was taken, leaving a sharp sense of bereave- 
ment and irreparable loss which the passing 
years do not lessen, and which even religion 
can only soften, but can not take away. 

Lieut. Ricti.vrd D. Masox, the subject of 
this sketch, was born in Adams township. 
Washington County, son of Adolphus and 
Betsey B. Mason. He received a common- 
school education. 

He was elected second lieutenant of Com- 
pany B, Ninth Ohio Cavalry, which rendez- 



voused at Camp Marietta, and was mustered in 
at Zanesville, January 17, 1863. From Zanes- 
ville the company moved to Camp Dennison, 
where they were armed and equipped. They 
then proceeded to Kentucky. Lieutenant Ma- 
son was with Jiis company during its term of 
service up to the time of his death, acquitting 
himself with credit. After the siege of Knox- 
ville, Lieutenant Mason was promoted to first 
lieutenant, and soon after obtained leave of 
absence to return home. While at home he was 
married to Elizabeth Shepard. Returning to 
his company at Pulaski, Tennessee, he was 
taken with chronic diarrhnea and died on June 
2.\, 1864. "Thus perished as gallant a young 
patriot as ever drew sword in defense of his 
country." 

Lieut. Ricii.\rd B. Che.\tham, Sixty- 
third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, volunteered 
with J. W. Fouts, and was mustered in at the 
organization of the company, October 9, 1861, 
as first sergeant of the company, served in that 
capacity with his company up to the 26th of 
May, 1862, when he was promoted to first lieu- 
tenant of his company (D), served in that ca- 
pacity up to the time of his death. He died in 
camp at Memphis, July 18, 1863, after a two 
flays" illness. Lieutenant Cheatham was a good 
soldier and an efficient officer, always ready for 
duty and seldom absent from his conipany, who 
deeply regretted his loss. 

Lieut. Edg.ar P. Pearce was born in Lon- 
don, England, November 27, 1840. Two years 
later his father removed with his family to this 
country, taking up his residence at Cleveland, 
Ohio: afterwards, in 1848, at Marietta. Here 
the subject of this sketch grew to manhood, 
passing through the public schools of the city. 
Having learned the printer's trade, he worked 
several vears in the office of the Marietta In- 
telligencer. He then filled a clerical office at the 
the bank of Marietta for some years. In his 
2 1 St year he enlisted as a private in the Seventy- 
seventh Regiment, and soon after was ap- 
pointed quartermaster sergeant fif the regi- 
ment. 

After the liattle of Shiloh he was promoted 




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to first lieutenant and assistant quartermaster. 
He was next detached from the regiment and 
made brigade quartermaster : and when Gen- 
eral Steele was organizing his expedition to 
join General Banks, Lieutenant Pearce was ap- 
pointed chief quartermaster of the expedition, 
which position he filled with distinguished 
ability. He was always a favorite with his 
commanding officers, owing to his genial dis- 
position and peculiar talents and ability in the 
quartermasters" department. When the Seven- 
tv-seventh Regiment was reduced to a l)at- 
talion. on account of its thinned 'ranks, a rerluc- 
tion of regimental officers took place, and Lieu- 
tenant Pearce was honorably discharged, to- 
gether with others. 

He was married on January 26, 1865, to 
Mary D. Ewart, eldest daughter of Hon. 
Thomas \V. Ewart. of ^larietta. As a partner 
in the firm of Pearce & Triem, he pursued the 
business of druggist for some years, in Mari- 
etta. He was the popular cashier of the Cald- 
well X'ational bank, at Caldwell, Ohio, for sev- 
eral years. In the fall of 1872 he returned to 
Marietta in failing health, and died of con- 
siuujjtion July 7. 1873, aged 2,-^ years and seven 
months, much loved and lamented by a large 
circle of friends. 

P.\RD0N CooKE, Jr.. was born January 10. 
1823. at Parkersburg ( West) Virginia, son of 
Rev. Pardon and Mary Cook. The family re- 
moved to Ohio in September, 1832. In ^larch. 
1852, he graduated at the Starling Medical 
College. Columbus. Ohio. 

He Avas married in Xovember, 1852. to 
Mary Ellen Hunter, eldest daughter of Hon. 
William Forrest Hunter, of Woodsfielcl, Ohio, 
soon after which he settled in ^larietta and be- 
gan the practice of his profession. 

He was commissioned as assistant surgeon 
of Ohio volunteers October 29, t8Ai, and as- 
signed to duty in General Cox's division, in 
the Kanawha \'alley. In February, 1862, he 
was assigned to duty as assistant surgeon of 
the Seventy-seventh Regiment, and remained 
at his post until the time of his death, which 
occurred October ?i, 186^. on a steamer, on 



the \Vhite River, near Dux-all's Bluff, Ar- 
kansas. 

LuTiTER H.\TTi.vw.\v. — In looking over the 
chapter of a life, especially after it is closed, we 
can readily see the leading characterictics. am- 
bitions and desires that prompted the course of 
that life: and in the study of biography the 
chief benefit is derived from these salient points. 
We can gather from the field of every life, 
many flowers, many examples that may stimu- 
late others to noble endeavor. Let us gather 
only these. Thus far will the general reader 
be interested and no farther. More than that 
is for local consumption of friends and rela- 
tives. The life before us presents many such 
points, of which we mention but a few. 

First — Devotion to the cause of the coun- 
try. For a year before the war Mr. Hathaway 
was in Kentucky, where every business inter- 
est would have prompted him either to o])pose 
the Union or remain indifferent, but his letters 
of that period show that he stood' by the Union 
as it was without equivocation ; and upon his 
return in i86t he at once enlisted as a private 
in the United States service. He placed his 
life in the scale. No higher duty can be dis- 
charged, or greater sacrifice made by a citizen' 
than that. 

Second — We would meiuion a jjure life. 
Having been converted in early life he united" 
with the Baptist Church, and ever after re- 
mained a consistent member thereof. 

Third — A high appreciation of education 
as a means of development and as the right 
road to advancement. In one of his last letters 
to his wife, he tells her that no sacrifice they 
might make in educating their children would 
be too great for the end to be attained. His 
constant effort and solicitude was to bring up 
and educate his children properly. 

Luther Hathaway was born at Savoy, 
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, December 
31, 1 81 7. He was the youngest son of Na- 
thaniel Gilbert and Vashti (Seymour) Hatha- 
way, and counted among his ancestors, on the- 
paternal side, Governor William Bradford and 
Sir Humphrey Ciilbcrt. the naxigator and dis- 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



His father and mother were both born at 
Taunton, Bristol county, Massachusetts, from 
which town they removed to Savoy. 

From Berkshire his father removed to 
Macedon, Wayne county, New York, where 
Luther and his brothers and sisters received 
such education as was customary in New Eng- 
land families of those days. He was married 
August 29, 1842, to Clarissa Louise Ripley, 
daughter of John and Betsey (Elliot) Ripley, 
at Macedon, New York. The children of this 
marriage were Seymour Judson, and John Gil- 
bert Hathaway. 

Mr. Hathaway with his family removed to 
Marietta in the spring of 1853, where he re- 
sided until the breaking out of the war, when, 
upon his return from Danville, Kentucky, he 
enlisted in Company B, Thirty-ninth Ohio Vol- 
unteer Infantry, July 22, 1861. Upon arriving 
at Camp Colerain, near Cincinnati, he was ap- 
pointed hospital steward of the regiment. Soon 
afterward the Thirty-ninth left for Missouri, 
and he accompanied the regiment on all its hard 
and extended line of march over that State dur- 
ing the winter of 1861-62; having for a mess- 
mate and friend the Rev. B. W. Chidlaw, chap- 
lain of the regiment. 

After the fall of Island No. 10, a general 
hospital was organized at New Madrid, Mis- 
souri, and Mr. Hathaway was designated to 
take charge of the same, being detached from 
the regiment. He so remained detached up to 
the time of his death. 

During the winter of 1862-63 preparations 
were made for an advance on Vicksburg, the 
next Rebel stronghold below Island No. 10, 
and he assisted and superintended the fitting 
up, at Columbus, Kentucky, of the large Mis- 
sissippi steamer "Nashville" for a floating hos- 
pital. W'hen completed he was placed in 
charge. General Grant soon began to- con- 
centrate his forces for an advance on Vicks- 
burg, and when the army and flotilla arrived 
in front of that city, the "Nashville" was 
anchored in the river ready to receive the sick 
and wounded soldiers. 

Before leaving Columbus, Kentucky, Mr. 
Hathaway's health was in such condition as 
would have warranted a release from duty, but 



he stood to his post. While at New Madrid 
he had been detailed as physician and surgeon 
to accompany various cavalry expeditions into 
the enemy's country. This was a position he 
had an ambition to fill, and he was fast becom- 
ing competent to fill it successfully by the study 
of medicine during his spare hours, and by his 
varied experience in camp and field. In these 
expeditions the active life on horseback pre- 
served his usual health and vigor, but when he 
started south on the "Nashville," the confine- 
ment and care of the hospital, and the heat 
and malaria of the southern rivers began to 
tell upon his health. Upon arriving at Vicks- 
burg he was in reality unfit for duty, but he 
still remained at his post. He died April ist. 
His remains were embalmed and sent to Mari- 
etta. He was buried with Masonic honors in 
Mound Cemetery, April 14, 1863, being a 
member of American Union Lodge, No. i, F. 
& A. M. 

The family then removed to Macedon, New 
York, where Clarissa L. Hathaway, his wife, 
died December 27, 1863. 

His son, S. J. Hathaway, having begun 
preparation for college at Marietta in the win- 
ter of 1863, remained and graduated at Mari- 
etta College in 1869. 

His son, J. G. Hathaway, after attending 
the Macedon Centre Academy, in Macedon, 
New York, for several years, returned to Mari- 
etta in the spring of 1869, and engaged on the 
engineer corps then surveying the Cleveland 
& Marietta Railroad until its completion, when 
he learned the photographer's business with J. 
D. Cadwallader, Esq., at Marietta. He was 
married in 1875, to Miss Annetta Morse, and 
removed to Portsmouth, Ohio, the same year. 

Rev. B. W. Chidlaw writes in regard to 
Mr. Hathaway : 

Of Luther Hathaway I have many plea?ant mem- 
ories, and shall ever hold him in high esteem. * * * 
He was a true friend, a sincere Christian, and a man 
of noble purposes. His death at the post of duty all 
his officers and comrades greatly deplored and sin- 
cerely mourned. 

William L. Porterfield was born in 
Butler County, Pennsylvania, February 8, 
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Marietta, Ohio. Here he attended school and 
was graduated from the high school in 1859. 
He engaged in teaching until the breaking out 
of the Rebellion. In November, 1861, he en- 
listed in Company B, Seventy-seventh Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry, then encamped in Mari- 
etta, and was appointed second sergeant of his 
company. In January, 1862, the regiment was 
ordered to Cincinnati, and soon after was sent 
up the Tennessee to Pittsburgh Landing, there 
to take part in the great battle of Shiloh. Por- 
tertield survived the first two days' heavy fight- 
ing, taking a gallant part therein, to be slain 
on the third day, April 8th, in the memorable 
charge of the Texan cavalry. He was almost 
instantly killed by a shot in the neck. His 
remains were brought to Marietta and interred 
in Mound Cemetery. Thus perished, in his 
first battle, this young soldier, at the age of 23. 

John Alexander Palmer, fourth child 
of Jewett and Rachel (Campbell) Palmer, was 
born in Washington County, Ohio, October 
19, 1829. 

He married Margaret McAfee April 6, 
1856, by whom he had two children. His 
life was passed upon his farm, and liis winters 



usually spent in teaching, until the breaking 
out of the war of the Rebellion. In August, 
1 861, he enlisted in the company then being 
recruited in Salem by his brother, Jewett, for 
the Thirty-si.xth Ohio Infantry. On the or- 
ganization of the company he was appointed 
first sergeant. He entered the field with his 
regiment, and bore his full share of its hard 
campaigning and battles. He was promoted 
to second lieutenant March 20, 1862, and to 
first lieutenant on the first of September follow- 
ing. Owing to the failure of his health, he 
resigned his commission on January 18, 1863, 
and returned home. He died on the 23rd of 
the following March, from the effects of ex- 
posure in the service. His high character as 
a Christian and patriot is well known. As a 
citizen and neighbor he was full of kindly im- 
pulses and quiet, good deeds. The organiza- 
tion and prosperous growth of the First Uni- 
versalist Church of Salem, this county, and of 
Palmer Lodge, of Odd Fellows, of the same 
place, are very largely due to his influence and 
earnest, energetic labors. 

His life was gentle; and the elements 

So mi.x'd in him. that nature might stand up, 

.■\nd say to all the world — This is a man! 



CHAPTER. XXVIII 



THE CIVIL WAR Coniinued. 

Roll of Honor — The Soldiers' Monument. 



The following is a list of volnteers in the 
service of the United States during the War 
of the Rebellion, compiled from papers of the 
military committee, Washington County, news" 
paper lists, assessor's lists, 1863-64, lists of 
deceased soldiers, adjutant general's report, 
West Virginia, 1864 and 1865, company rolls, 
so far as they could be obtained, and from per- 
sonal inquiry. Three persons spent over six 
weeks in preparing and correcting the same.* 

The roll is as full and accurate as it can be 
made without great expense and trouble. 

It will prove a source of just pride to the 
people of the county, generally, as well as to 
the descendants and friends of those whose 
names are here recorded, and will be a stand- 
ing challenge to the patriotism of the future 
to emulate the example of the volunteers of 
1861-65. 

Allison. James, age 37. volunteer, 1S65, Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company C. 

Allison, Stephen, age 25, volunteer, July 20, l86l, 
three years. Twenty-seventh regiment, company D, cor- 
poral, attained rank of captain, served four years, mus- 
tered out July 20, 1865 : re-enlisted as a veteran. 

.\llison. C. M., age 28, volunteer, three years. Ninth 
cavalry, company B, corporal, died in May, 1865, at 
Decatur, Alabama, of diarrhoea. 

Alli-ion. Lucicn, age, 33, 1865. Thirty-sixth regi- 
ment, company C. 

Allison. Levi, .Second regiment, company B. 

Allison, Rohert, age 24, volunteer. October 17, 1862, 
three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, private, served 
two and a half years, mustered out July 20. 1865. 

Armstrong, Isaac, age 20. volunteer. July 20. 1861, 

*Miss .\ddie Irish, Mrs. Mary AI. Hathaway and 
S. J. Hathaway. 



three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
served five montlis, died in service December 9, 1861, 
at Somerville, Virginia. 

Armstrong, William, age 18, volunteer, October 17, 
1862, three years, Ninth cavalry, company B, private, 
served two years and nine months, mustered out July 
20, 1865. 

Asbeenshhocn, Daniel, age 20, volunteer, October 14, 
1862, three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, private, 
two years and nine months, mustered out July 20, 1865. 
Atherton. William H., age 40. substitute. Seventy- 
eighth regiment, company D, mustered out Julv 11, 
1865. 

Augustine, John, age 23, Seventy-eighth regiment, 
company D, regular. 

Augustine, Matt, volunteer, 1865, One Hundred and 
Seventy-eighth regiment, company D. 

Badgeley, Isaac, age 27, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company D. 

Balch, John, volunteer, October 22, 1863, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company .A, private. 

Bowman, Ed, age 41, three years, Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company K, private, served three years, hon- 
orably discharged, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Bowman, William, age 19, three years. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company K, served three years, re- 
en'usted as a veteran. 

Brooker, Deemorc, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Brooker, Darius, age 16, volunteer, February I, 
1864, three years. Ninth cavalry, company B. private, 
served eighteen months, mustered out July 20, 1865. 

Brooker. Brainard, age 23, volunteer, October 24,. 
1862, three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, private, 
served three ye^rs, mustered out July 20, 1865, marched 
with Sherman to the sea, permanently detailed with di- 
vision and ?.mbulance train. 

Brown. George W., age 21, volunteer, Seventy-sev- 
enth regnnent, company K, died December 25, 1864, 
re-enlisted as a veteran, died at Little Rock, Arkansas. 
Brown. Charles, age ^2, Thirty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany D. 

Brown. William, age 26, August 8. 1864, Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company K, served one year and 
seven months, mustered out March 8, 1866. 

Brown, Gartrnil, age 52, volunteer, three years. 



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Seventy-seventh regiment, company K, re-enlisted as 
a veteran. 

Eurtis. John, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H. 

Butts, George, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H. 

Compton, Peter, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Compton, Williain, age 23, vokmteer, February I, 
1864. three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, private, 
mustered out July 20, 1865. 

Compton, John, age 20, volunteer, February I, 1864, 
three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, private served 
one j'ear and five months, mustered out July 20, 1865. 

Cutherwood, William, age 30. volunteer. October 
17, 1862, three years. Ninth cavalry, company B. at- 
tained rank of quartermaster sergeant, discharged for 
disability 'May, 1864. reduced to ranks after eighteen 
months of service. 

Chandler, Albert, age 39, volunteer. September, 
l86r. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
K, captain, served three years, mustered out January 
4, 1865. taken prisoner April 8. 1S62. 

Chapman. Rector, age 2;}. volunteer, October 17, 
1862, three years. Ninth cavalry, company B. team- 
ster, served two years and nine months, mustered out 
July 20. 1865. 

Cheesman. William E., volunteer. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, comp.inies K and A. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Clay, Timothy, age 40. volunteer. October 15, 1862. 
three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, private, served 
two years and nine months, mustered out July 20, 1865, 
teamster. 

Clay. Orange, age 44, volunteer, three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company K. re-enlisted as a 
veteran. 

Coffee, Adoniram, age 18. volunteer, October 21, 
1862. three years. Ninth cavalry, company B. private. 

Coffeen. H. T. C, age 24, Si.xty-si\th regiment, 
discharged luly 15, 1865. 

Cobb, Joseph, age 20. 1863, Sixty-third regiment, 
company F. mustered out July 8, 1865. 

Cobb. Isaiah, age 31, 1865, Sixty-third regiment, 
company F, private. 

Coles. Isaac, age 21, volunteer. Sixty-third regi- 
ment, company F. 

Cowee. F. P.. age 27, volunteer, February 15. 1864. 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
served one year and four months, honorably discharged 
June .1, i86,i, on account of wound. 

Cowen. Reuben. 

Crane, William G.. age 21. volunteer. October 28, 
1862. three years. Ninth cavalry, company B. sergeant, 
sensed two years and nine months, mustered out July 
20, 1865. 

Crane, Charles C, age 44. United States navy, 
mustered out. gunboat. 

Davis, Paul W.. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany K, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Davis. William S., age 23. volunteer. July 20. i86t, 
three years. Twenty-seventh regiment, company D. pri- 
vate, attained rank of corporal, served four years, mus- 
tered out July 20. 186.;. transferred to gunboat service 
September. 1864. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Davis, George S., age 20, volunteer, October 25, 
43 



1865, three years. Ninth cavalry, company B. private, 
honorably discharged, 18(55, for physical disability. 

Davis. Frederick, age 22. volunteer. October 17,- 
1862. three years. Sixty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, served three years, mustered out July 20. 1865, 
discharged for physical disability, recovered and re- 
entered service. 

Davis. Edmond. age 25. volunteer. July 29. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. private, 
deserted, sentenced to lose wages, imprisoned, but sitb- 
sequent bravery reinstated him in honorable standing. 

Davis. Hugh A., age 32. volunteer. Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, company K. re-enli.~ted as a veteran. 

Davis. Squire D., Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany K. deserter. 

Davis. Dudley, age 35, volunteer, three years. Ninth 
cavalry, company B, corporal, attained rank of ser- 
geant, discharged at close of war, transferred to navy. 

Davis. Andrew J., age 21. volunteer. October 18, 
1862, three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, iprivate, 
served two years and nine months, mustered out July 
20. 1865. 

Davis, Brown. .\.. age 37. volunteer. Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, company K, died .\pril 8. 1862, killed 
at Fallen Timber. 

Davis. Daniel W.. age 41. -volunteer, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company K. 

Devol. Luther, ,age 17, volunteer, January, 1863, 
three years. Ninth cavalry, company B. private, served 
one year and six months, mustered out July 20, 1865, 
re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Devol. J. Hervy, age 33. volunteer, February i, 
1862, three years. One Hundred and Ninety-third regi- 
ment, company E, corporal, served three years, mus- 
tered out .\ugust 4, 1865. 

Dobbins, John, age 36, volunteer, three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company K, died .■\pril 13, 1862, 
mortally wounded at Fallen Timber, near Shiloh, Ten- 
nessee, .April 8, 1862. 

Dobbins, William, age 22. volunteer, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company K, re-enlisted as a 
veteran. 

Dobbins, Isaac, age 45, volunteer. October, 1862, 
for three years. Ninth regiment, cavalry, company B. 
farrier, served two years and nine months, mustered 
out July 20, 1865, company blacksmith. 

Dobbins. Henry, fall of 1864. One Hundred and 
Eighty-fourth regiment, company D, private, mustered 
out September 20. 1865. 

Driscoll. Stukcly, age 42. volunteer, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company K. private, served 
three years, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Driscoll. George B.. volunteer. 1865. One Hundred 
and Seventv-fourth regiment, company D, tiiustered out 
June 28. 1865. 

Driscoll. Merritt. volunteer. 1865. One Hundred and 
Seventv-fourth regiment, company D, mustered out 
June 28, 186;. 

Drum. Lewis. l86r, served three months. 

Drum, Jacob, age 47. volunteer, November 22, 1861, 
for three years ; First artillery, company K. private, 
served three years, mustered out January 16, 1865. 

Flagg. William, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany K. 

Farmer, Thomas, age 46, three years, Scventy-sev- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



enth regiment, company K, served three years, hoiiora- 
blv discharged. 

Farmer, John, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
K, served two years, honorably discharged for disa- 
bility. 

Grant, iDaniel L., age 34, vohmteer, Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, company K, died Jnly, 1862, of fever. 
Grant, Jefferson, age 24, vohmteer, 1865. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company H. 

Grimes. Peter, age 22. Ninth regiment, cavalry, 
company B. 

Griggs, Wallace, age 24. volunteer, August. 1863, 
three vears. Ninety-second regiment, company F, cor- 
poral, 'died at Car'thage, Tennessee, April 29. 1864, of 
typhoid fever. 

Griggs, Robert, age 20, volunteer .three months. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company B. Octolier 17. 1S62, 
three years, Ninth regirjient, cavalry, company B, pri- 
vate. 

Griggs, Charles A., age 17. volunteer, Julv 29. 1861,- 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Hall. Jofiah W.. age 44. discharged, then entered 
invalid corps, finally missing. 

Flail. George W., age 19, Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company H. 

Hall, John Ninety-second regiment, company F. 
Hall. Elijah, age 17, Seventy-seventli regiment, 
company H. 

Hall, Dudley, age 53. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company H, honorably discliarged for physical disa- 
bility. 

Hanson, Finley. aee 43. ilrafted, Ninth regiment, 
cavalry, company B, discharged before leaving camp, 
homesick. 

Haynes, John, age 38. volunteer. 1S65, One Hundred 
and Eighty-sixth regiment, company E. 

Henager, Hertnan, vohmteer. Sixty-third regiment, 
company G, mustered out July 8. 1865. 

Henager. Williatn H.. volunteer. October 28, 1862, 
three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, private, honora- 
bly discharged. 

Henager, Charles, volunteer, 1865, One Hundred 
and Seventy-fourth regiment, company H, discharged 
in i8f>5 as no longer wanted, detailed as dispatch car- 
rier, died of wounds received in lialtle September i, 
1873. 

Hiltabiddle, William, Sixty-tltird regmient, com- 
pany F. 

Hoover. W. iH.. volunteer, 1S65. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company H. 

Hoover, D. T., substitute volunteer. 1865, Eight- 
eenth regiment, company C. 

Hoover. Andrew, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany K. died October 4, 1863. 

Hoover, .\aron, age ,SI, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company H, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Hughey, James L.. age 2}. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company G. 

Hughey, Andrew, volunteer, three years. Thirtieth 
regiment, blacksmith, served three years, mustered out, 
re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Humiston. Jason, age 24, drafted. Seventy-seventh 
reginient, died in service at Alton. 

Hutcheson, John, age 21, volunteer, January 17, 



1862, three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, corporal. 

Hutcheson. Edward, age 23, volunteer, three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company K, died in hospital 
in Alton, Illinois. 

Huzzy, D. J. 

j'enne, Stephen, age 18, volunteer, August 12, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, cor- 
poral. 

Judd, Chauncey, age 21, volunteer, Ninety-second 
regiment, company F, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Judd. Lewis, Tliirty-sixth reginient, company H, 
mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Keith. Peter B., age 26, volunteer, three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company K, died Novem- 
ber, 1862, captured at Fallen Timber, paroled, died in 
hospital at Washington, D. C, of hardships wdiile a 
prisoner. 

Kirkpatrick, Ralph, age 39, volunteer, One Hun- 
dred and Eighty-second regiment, company C, private, 
died July 13, 1865, Camp Chase, Ohio. 

Kimberly. Benjamin, age 46, volunteer. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company FI, died April 6. 1862, 
killed at Shiloh. 

Kile. Samuel C, age 19. October 17. 1S62, three 
years. Ninth cavalry, company B, private, corporal, 
served three years, mustered out July 20. 1865. 

Kile, Oliver W.. age 21, volunteer, October 17, 1862, 
three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, corporal, at- 
tained the rank of fourth sergeant, served two years 
and nine months, mustered out July 20, 1865. 

Landsittle. Jacob, Tliirty-ninth regiment, company 

F. musician. 

Langlv, Marion A., Seventeenth regiment, company 
H. 

Lewis, Otis, age 20, Sixty-third regiment, died. 
I^ewis. Stephen B., age 43, volunteer, December 8, 

1861. three years. First light artillery, company K, ar- 
tificer, served three vears. mustered out January 16, 
'^65. . . ' 

Living. John, age 19, volunteer, July 29, 1861, three 
years, Thirty-.sixth regiment, company A, private, 
served three years, died January 18. 1864, killed at bat- 
tle of Cedar Creek. 

Long, George, age 21. volunteer. July 29. 1861, 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. private, 
captured at ^^'luchester in 1S64. re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran. 

Long, James, age 18. volunteer. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, comp.any K. 

Lucas, George W.. age 27, volunteer, October 18, 

1862, three years. Ninth cavalry, company B. corporal, 
served two years and nine months, mustered out July 
20, 1865. teamster. 

Lucas, I-aac. age 2$. Sixty-third regiment, company 

G, died April. 1862, mortally wounded. 

Longley, Marion A., age 17, volunteer, February 
10, 1864, Seventeenth regiment, company H, captain. 

Mason, William B.. age 37, volunteer, June 15, i86r, 
three years. Seventy-first regiment, company D, cap- 
tain, served four months, resigned October 12. 1861. 

Mason. William W., age 20, volunteer, three years. 
Sixty-third regiment, company D, died May 30, 1862, 
died at Corinth, Mississippi. 

Mason. R. D.. age 27. volunteer, October 9, 1862, 
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735 



lieutenant, attained the rank of first lieutenant, served 
one year and nine montlis, died June 24. i8t>4, at Pu- 
laski. Tennessee. 

Mason, Horatio, volunteer, three years. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company A. 

Mason, Elijah J., aged iS. volunteer. F"irst artillery, 
company C, mustered out. 

Mason, Jacoh, aged 34. Sixty-third regiment, com- 
pany F, mustered out July 8, 1865, discharged for 
physical disability, entered agani February ix, 1865. 

Mason. Oscar, age 24. volunteer, three years. Sixty- 
third regiment, company D. served one year, honorably 
discharged on account of physical disability. 

Mason. Reuben S.. age 27. volunteer, three years. 
Sixty-third regiment, companies D and F, lieutenant, 
transferred to Fifty-fifth colored infantry. 

McAfee, Samuel M.. age 17. volunteer, three years. 
Sixty-third regiment, company F. mustered out July 
8, 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

McAtee, Francis, volunteer, July 29, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. private, 
served four years, mustered out July 27, 1865, re-en- 
listed as a veteran. 

McCarty, Christopher, volunteer. 1865. One Hun- 
dred and Seventy-fourth regiment, company B. 

McCarty. Lucien. three years. Ninety-second regi- 
ment, company E. private, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

McCurdy. Joshua, age 43. volunteer. Ninet}--second 
regiment, company E, private, died April 23, 1863, at 
Carthage, Tennessee. 

McH'igh. John, age 26. 1865. One Hundred and 
Eightv-fourlh regim.ent. company D. 

McKcnny, James. Jr.. age :^$. volunteer. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company H. 

Merriam, William S.. age 18. volunteer, October 22, 
1862, three years, Ninth cavalry, company B, corporal, 
attained captain, served two years and nine months, 
mustered oi-t July 20, 1865. in 'general ho.spital at 
Springfield. Illinois, part of time for sore eyes. 

Miller, Charles, Thirty-ninth regiment. 

Miller, Thomas, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany K. 

^lo'ore. Aaron, age 53. Seventy-seventli regiment, 
company K. 

Moore, Zedick J., age 24, vohinteer. One Hundred 
and Seventy-eighth regiment, company F, private, died 
March 7, 1S65. at Arlington Heights. 

Moore, P. R., age 35, volunteer. Thirty-sixth regi- 
ment, company C. 

Morris, William, age 27. voUmtecr, Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, company H. died 1863, of sniallpo.x. 

Morris, John, age }~. Ninth cavalry, company B, 
transferred to the Tenth in January, 1862. 

■Morris, Allen, age 18. volunteer. July 29. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company \, private, re- 
enlisted as a veteran. 

Nott. Percival,' age 48, volunteer, three years, Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company H. private, died .April 
8, 1862, mortally wounded at Pittsburg Landing. April 
8. 1862. 

Nott. William, age 16, Seventy-eighth regiment, 
company H. 

Nott, Benjamin, age 46. vohmtter. July 29. 1861, 



three years. Thirtv-sixth regiment, company .A. private, 
served three year.-, nmsiered out in 1864. 

Olney. Orin. Seventy-seventh regiment, conxpany K. 

Otis. Harrison G.. age 26. volunteer, re-enlisted 
June, 1864, Twelfth and Twenty-third regiments, com- 
pany H. lieutenant, attained captain, mustered out July 
26, 1865, wounded in Winchester. July. 1864. 

Owen. Alexander D., age 18, volunteer. First cav- 
alry, company M. 

Owen. Daniel, age 36. volunteer. September 28, 

1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
private, served three years, mustere<l out in 1864, lost 
his speech by severe cold in his third year of service. 

Owen. James D.. age 22. volunteer. First light ar- 
tillery, company K. served ten months, honorably dis- 
charged on account of physical disability. 

Owen. Oscar F.. age 19. volunteer. July 29. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-si.Kth regiment, company .A. private, 
served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Owen. Vincent B.. age 20. volunteer. July 20. i86r, 
three years. Twenty-seventh regiment, company B. pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out July. 1864, 
wounded .seventeen days before time expired. 

Owen, Sylvester D.. volunteer. First regiment, com- 
pany C. 

Owen. W. D.. age 28. volunteer. Ninth cavalry, 
private, died .April. 1S64. at Pidaski. Tennessee, of 
diarrhea. 

Palmer. Henry, age 17. volunteer. Thirty-sixth reg- 
iment, company C. 

Palmer. William, age 17. volunteer. October 15, 

1862. tliree years. Ninth cavalry, company B. private, 
served two years and eight months, mustered out July 
20. T865. sick during first year, afterwards perfoniied 
duty. 

Penwell. Martin. Thirty-sixth regiment, company 
H. 

Perkins. .Albert, volunteer, Sixty-third regiment, 
companv F, honoraljly discharged on account of dis- 
ability, arm broken below elbow. 

Perkins. John, age M. Sixty-third regiment. 

Plummer. Robert L., age 38. volunteer, November 
15. i86i, three years. First artillery, company K. ser- 
geant, served three years and two months, mustered 
out January 16, iS6,> 

Porter. Hardy, age 30. vohinteer. winter of 1864- 
65. Thirty-sixth regiment, company H. 

Pratt, Davis, age [7. volunteer. January 9. 1863. 
three years. Ninth cavalry, company B. private, served 
two years and a half, mustered out July 20. 1865. 

Ripl;y, Hiram, age 18, volunteer, July 29, i86t, 
three years Thirty-sixth regiment, company .A, private, 
served" two years and four months, died November 28, 
1862. wounded at Mission Ridge, died four days later. 

Roach. W. S.. age 18. volunteer. October 14. i86t, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F, sergeant, 
attained second lieutenant, served three years and four 
months, mustered out July 8. 1865. slight wound at 
Coal Run. 

Roa-h. William W.. age 20. One Hundred and 
Eighty-sixth regiment, company E. 

Roach. Lyman, age 18. First artillery, company K. 
captured near Savannah. October 12. 1864. confined at 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Florence. Snutli Carolina, starved till nearly insane, 
paroled in three months, and mustered out in June, 1865. 

Rollin. Edward, age jg. 1S65, Thirty-sixth regi- 
ment, company C. 

Rose. James. Eighteenth regiment, company D. 

Rose, Thompson, age 19, Sixty-third regiment, com- 
pany F. died July. 22. 1864, re-enlisted as a veteran, 
killed at Decatur, answered first call. 

Rose. Isaiah, age 20. vokmteer. Sixty-third regi- 
ment, company F. 

Ross. Nathaniel, age 20, volunteer, April 28, i86t, 
three years, First artillery, company K, private, attained 
corporal, served three years, mustered out in 1864, cap- 
tured the fi'-st time at Decatur, Georgia, July 22. 1864, 
and twice afterward wounded while returning to Union 
line, answered first call. 

Ross, William, age It), volunteer, July 29, l86r, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
served three years, mustered out July 27, 1864, re-en- 
listed as a veteran. 

Ross, Russell D., age 17, volunteer. September 28. 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
priva'^e, served three months, died December, 1861, at 
Somerville, West Virginia, of typhoid fever, a good 
soldier. 

Ross. Danie! N.. aee 21. Second Virginia cavalry, 
company E. 

Ross. Sampson. Sixty-third. 

Rummer. Perley, age 19, volunteer. Sixty-third reg- 
iment, company F, mustered out July 8, 1865. 

Rummer, W. J., age 36. volunteer, 1865, Thirty- 
sixth regiment, companv A, private, mustered out Julv 
27, 1865^ 

Sayles, Burgess A.. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany K, died October 2, 1862, of fever, buried at Na- 
tional cemetery. Little Rock, Arkansas. 

Severance. Church B., age 22. volunteer, July 29, 
1861, three vear^;. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
private, served nine months, honorably discharged July 
25, ■ 1S62, on account of physical disability. 

Severance, Arthur, age 34. volunteer. 1865. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company C. 

Shattuch. Beniamin. volunteer. 1865. Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company E. 

Shinn, Alexander. 

Shaw. Charles, age 19, died. 

Shinn, Alfred C, age 17, volunteer. Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, company K. died January 5, 1S62, ty- 
phoid fever, Corinth, Mississippi. 

Shinn. Samuel D.. age 18, voluiiteer. Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, company K, died June i, 1862, wounded 
and taken at Fallen Timber, died at Huntsville, Ala- 
bama, prisoner for tv.'o months. 

Shivers. George, age 2.3. volunteer, three years and 
three months. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H. 
re-enlisted as a veteran, injured by a shell and after- 
ward made insane by heavy cannonading. 

Shockley. Henry, age 19, volunteer, July 29, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
re-enlisted as a .-eteran. 

Shockley, N. D., age 48, volunteer, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company K. private, died 
August 9. 1862, captured at Fallen Timber. April 8. 
1862. died a prisoner. 

Shockley, William, age 17, three years. Ninety-sec- 



ond regiment, company F, private, died February 4, 
1863. taken sick in service, was brought home and died. 

Simons. Orrin, age 40, volunteer. 1865. Thirty-sixth 
regimenh company C. 

Simons. O. H., age 18, First artillery, company C. 

Skinard, Ed., age 35, Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany C. 

Smith, Charles, age 42, volunteer, July 29, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
detailed for an Indiana battery, wounded once. 

Spear, Gideon, age 20, volunteer, three years. Thir- 
ty-sixth regiment, company D, mustered out July 2y. 
1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Spears, Ivan, Thirty-sixth regiment, company D, 
killed at Chickamauga. 

Spooner, Daniel, age 22, Ninth cavalry, company 
B, sergeant, mustered out at expiration of service, July 
20, 1865, 

Spooner, Isaac, age 24, volunteer, three years. Nine- 
ty-second regiment, liospital steward, served three years, 
discharged. 

Sprague, Daniel F., age 21, volunteer. First artil- 
lery, company H. mustered out. 

Sprague. H. O., age 20. August 8. 1862. three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company H, sergeant, served 
one year, died April 16, 1863, at Carthage, Tennessee, 
in service, of great service in disciplining troops. 

Stackhouse. Franklin, volunteer. Ninety-second reg- 
im.ent, company D, wounded at Buzzard's Roost, in hos- 
pital one year, died at Chattanooga from chills and 
fever. 

Stackhouse, John, age 48, volunteer, three years. 
Ninety-second regiment company H, private, served 
two years, died. 

Stackhouse, W. Vi^., volunteer, fall 1864, One Hun- 
dred and Eighty-fourth regiment, company D, private, 
mustered out September 20, 1865. 

Steed, Abraham, age 20, volunteer. January. 1864, 
three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, private, served 
eighteen months, mustered out July 20, 1865. 

Steed, John, age 22, volunteer, July 29, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, re- 
enlisted as a veteran, 

Stewart, John V., volunteer. 1865, Thirty-sixth reg- 
iment, company A, answered first call for seventy-five 
thousand, and was captured at Harper's Ferry. 

Striker, John, age 19, volunteer. Ninth cavalry, 
company B, mustered out July 20, 1865, served full 
term, well throughout service. 

Thayer, James E., volunteer. 1864. Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, company H. 

Thayer, Ephraim, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. 

Votial, James, age 30, volunteer, 1865. One Hundred 
and Eighty-sixth regiment, company L. 

Waller, Thomas, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company K, died April 8, 1862, mortally wounded 
at Fallen 'Timber. 

Ward. Isaac, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B. deserted before leaving Camp Tupper, influenced by 
disloyal friends. 

Ward. Morris, age 17, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company K. 

Ward,. W. G.. age 35, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B. 



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Weatherby. William, age 26. January I. 1862. three 
years. First artillery, company K. private, served three 
years, mustered out 1865. 

Williamson, John, age .15. volunteer, November 6, 
i86j. three years. Ninth cavalry, company B. captain, 
attained rank lof major served one year and nine 
month's, resigned July 28. 1864. on account of physical 
disability, at Chattanooga. 

Williams. Jesse, age 28. volunteer. 1864. One Hun- 
dred and Seventy-sixth regiment, company I. 

Williams. J. W.. volunteer. Twelfth cavalry, com- 
pany D. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Wilson. Benjamin, age 19. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company K. 

Wibon. \\'illiam. age .37. volunteer, three yeirs, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company K. re-enlisted as a 
\ eteran. 

. Wilson, George W., age 34. volunteer. January 16, 
1864. three years. First artillery, company K, private. 
served one vear and six months, mustered out July 31, 
1865. 

Wilson. John, age 16. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company K. 

Wilford, Charles. Seventh cavalry. 

Wright, Josiah, age 2:s- volunteer. September 12, 
1862, three years. Seventeenth cavalry, company H. 
served three years, mustered out July 4. T865. 

Wright, Amos, age 23. volunteer. November 19, 
1861, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F. 
corporal, served three years and se\ en months, mus- 
tered out June 30. 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Zollars. Zephaniah. volunteer. Eighteenth regiment, 
honorably discharged on account of diability. 

Zollars, James, age 23. volunteer, three years. Thir- 
ty-sixth regiment, company A. private, re-enlisted as 
a veteran. 

Rose. Sanfron. Sixty-third regiment. 

REC.\P1TUL.\TI0K. 

De Beck's battery 8 

First artillery 2 

Huntington's battery 1 

Ninth Ohio cavalry 38 

Seventh Ohio cavalry 2 

Second Virginia cavalry 2 

One each in First and "Twelfth Ohio cavalry 2 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 59 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 39 

Sixty-third Ohio 20 

Ninety-second Ohio 12 

One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Ohio 5 

Eight,.-enth Ohio (three years) 3 

Eighteenth Ohio (three months) 2 

Twenty-seventh Ohio 3 

Thirty-ninth Ohio '. 3 

One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Ohio 3 

One Hundred and Eighty-si.\th Ohio 3 

Seventeenth and Seventy-eighth Ohio, two each... 4 
One each in First. Twelfth. Twenty-third. Second. 
Thirtieth. Seventy-first. Sixty-sixth. One Hun- 
dred and Seventy-sixth. One Hundred and Sev- 
enty-eighth. One Hundred and eighty-second. 



and One Hundred and Ninety-third. United 
States navy, not designated, eight, in all 20 

Total n'.iniljcr soldiers ay 

Died • 31 

.M'REI.'.US TOWNSHIP. 

-Allen. .-Mexander J.. volunteere<I October 9. 1S62, 
Ninth cavalry, company B. private, attained rank of 
first lieutenant, served two years and nine months, 
mustered out July 20, 1865. 

Allen. James, age 20, volunteer, three years. Thirty- 
sixth raiment, company G. private, served three years, 
mustered out. captured at Chickamauga. and in Rebel 
prison seventeen mo.iths. 

Albau. William, a.ge 18. volunteer. February 10, 
1864, three years, Seventy-seventii regiment, company 
G. 'private, served two months, ilied April. i8()4, of 
chronic diarrhcea. 

Atkinson, William Monroe, age 20. volunteer, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B. corporal, attained rank of sergeant, served tw-o years 
and six months, mustered out; second enlistment, age 
22. volunteer. 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company B. sergeant, attained rank of first lieu- 
tenant, served two years, mustered out March 8. 1866, 
captured at Marks' Mills, and in Rebel prison four- 
teen months. 

.Archer. Cornelius, three years. Seventy- seventh 
re.ginipnt. company B. 

Barker. William K.. age 17. volunteer, i86r. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company B. private: vet- 
eran enlistment, age 19, volunteer, 1864, Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company E, private, mustered out July. 1865. 

Barker. Levi Tuttle. age t6. volunteer. February, 
1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B, private, captured at Alarks' Mills, and ten months 
in Rebel prison. 

Barnes. William E.. age 37. volunteer. 1,862. three 
years- Ninety-second regiment, company H. bugler, 
served three vears. mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Barnes. Owen, volunteer. 1861. three years. Seven- 
ty-seventh re.giment. companv B. veteran enlistment, 
volunteer. 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B. 

Barnes. William L.. volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Seventy-seventh re.giment. company B. 

Barnes. W'illiaiii Wilson, volunteer. 1S64. one year. 
One Hundred .tnd Seventy-sixth re.giment. 

Betz. Charles. Fir^^t cavalry, company L. 

B'-own. William James, age 22. volunteer. i86r. 
three vears. Thirty-sixth regiment, companies E and 
D. private, served three years, mustered out 1864. 

Carm.ical. James, age },2, volunteer, three years, 
Ninety- second re.giment. comoany H. private, attained 
rank of sereeant : second enlistment, volunteer, three 
vears. One Hundred and Ninth United States colored 
infantry, second lietitenant, 

Bttrton, William, age 30. volunteer. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, companies A and H. pri- 
vate, attained rank of fifer. served three years, mustered 
out in 1864, 

Copeiand. John, age 3.=;. volunteer, three years. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Ninety-second regiment, company D. sergeant, died in 
1863, from wounds received at Chickamaiiga. 

Davidson, John, age 19, volunteer, December. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, pri- 
vate: veteran enlistment, volunteer, February, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, companies G 
and E, private. 

Davidson. William, age 20, volunteer, August, 1864, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, companies G and E, private, 
ferved eight months, died March 23. 1S65. 

Davis. Brown, age 20, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company H. 

Dearth. Nehemiah H.. age 21. volunteer, 1862, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regmient, company B, private, 
serveu two years ; veteran enlistment, 1864, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regmient. company B. private, served 
one year six months, died July 19. 1865. of chronic 
diarrluea, at Clarksville- 

Delong. Tones. Scventv-seventh regiment, company 
B. ' ' 

Dilley, James L.. .age 20. volunteer, October 17, 

1861. three years, Sixty-third regiment, company G, 
drummer, served two years, mustered out July 15, 1865; 
veteran enlistment, age 23, volunteer, drummer, served 
two years and six months, lost right leg above the 
knee at battle of Rice's Station. April 6. 1865. 

Dilley, Clinton, age 22, volunteer, December, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, died 1S62, from the effects of a wound in the head 
and shoulders. 

Dilley. Richard H., age 17, volunteer, three years. 
Sixty-third regiment, company G. drummer, served 
two vears: veteran enlistment, age 19, volunteer. De- 
cember. 186.3. three years. Sixty-third regiment, com- 
pany G. drummer, served two years six months, mus- 
tered out in i86s, w'as drum major during part of this 
service. 

Dilley, Joseph, one year. One Hundred and Seven- 
ty-fourth regiment, company D. 

Gerrez. Didier. age 17. volunteer. August. 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. private. 

Gerrez. Lafayette, age 19, volunteer, December, 

1862. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
private. 

Gilmore, John T.. six months, One Hundred and 
Twenty-ninth regiment. Company F. 

Grant, John H.. age 21. volunteer. Forty-second reg- 
iment, company D. private, died September, 1863, of 
typhoid fever. 

Grass. Adam. Thirty-sixth regiment. Company G. 

Groselas. Jacob, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. 

Grubb. James D.. age 20. volunteer, July, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
attained rank of corporal. 

Hall. Justus W., age 18, substitute. May 15. 1864, 
one h.undred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, company F. private, served three and one-half 
months, died August 29, 1864. of chronic diarrhoea, in- 
terred at home. 

Hanson, William, age 21, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. sergeant; 
veteran enlistment, February. 1864. three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company G. sergeant. 

Harper, William, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. 



Hess, Christian, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany K. 

Hess. Jacob. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F. 

Hess. Ji;<:tin. Fourth cavalry, company K. 

Harvey, Williauj. age 37. volunteer, 1862, three 
years, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Hilton, James W., age 18, volunteer, December, 
1864, three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B, private, died in 1864. in prison at Tyler. Texas. 

Holland. John Thomas, age 17. volunteer. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H. pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out June 10, 
1865. 

Holland, William Nelson, age 18. volunteer, 1862. 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H. pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Jackson. Thomas Putnam, age 40. volunteer" July, 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiiuent, company .\, 
private, served two years and six months, honorably 
discharged January 10, 1864. 

Jackson. Andrew, Thirt}--sixth regiment, companv 
G. 

Jackson, James N.. Seventh cavalry, company H. 

James, John W., One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company H. 

Johnson. Williain A.. Twenty-fifth regiment. 

I.inten. George, age 40, volunteer. February. 1864, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. 

Longfellow, Samuel, age .^3. volunteer, February, 
1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiiuent, companies 
H and E, private, served one year, died February, 1865. 

Lund, Gamiel J., age 16, volunteer, November 15, 

1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B, private, attained rank of lieutenant, served four 
years and four months, mustered out March 29. 1866, 
wounded in shoulder at Marks' Mills. 

Masters, Zephaniah, three years. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company B, private, died February i, 1863, 
of chronic diarrhcea. 

Littlefield, William, Tenth regiment, company B, 
died. 

Mathews, Samuel B,. age 20, volunteer, October i, 

1862, three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company H. private, attained rank of sergeant, 
served three years, mustered out in 1865, captured at 
Winchester and in prison one mouth, then in hospital 
five months, transferred to Sixty-second Ohio volun- 
teer infantry. 

Matthews, Henry C. age 18. volimteer, August 22, 

1862, three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company H, private, served three years, mustered 
out in 1865, lost one foot in a charge at Petersburg, 
April 2, 1865. 

Matthews, James Garnet, age 16, volunteer, August, 

1863, six months, Fourth cavalry, company C, private, 
served seven months, mustered out in 1864 ; second en- 
listment, age 17, August, 1864. one year. One Hundred 
and Seventy-fourth regiment, company D, corporal, 
mustered out in 1865. 

McKee. Samuel. Thirty-sixth regiment, company D, 

Mc'Mahan. G. W., Seve'nty-seventh regiment, com- 
pany G, honorably discharged. 

Meredith. John, age 30, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company G. private. 

Meredith, New, volunteer. Ninety-second regi- 



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ment. company H. private, died April 4, 1865, of scurvy 
at Nashville. Tennessee. 

Miller. John, age 27, volunteer, 1864. three years. 
Seventy-seventh regimtnt, company B. private, died 
October 26, 1864. in Tyler pri-on, Texas. 

Miller. Henry, volunteer, 1S64. one year. One Hun- 
dred and Sixty-fourth regiment, company D. 

Monroe. George Alburn, age 20, volunteer, 1863, 
six months. Fourth cavalry, company C. private, served 
seven months, mustered out in 1S64 ; second enlist- 
ment, age 31, substitute, 1864, one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, r,erved five months, nnistered out 1864. 

Morris, James, age 19. volunteer, February, 1864, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B. pri- 
vate, died July 2. 1864. at Tyler, Texas. 

Nesselrode. Perley J., volunteer. July 29. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. private, 
served two vears and four months, died November 25, 
1863. at Mission Ridge. 

Nesselrode, R. H.. July 29. 1861. three years. Thir- 
ty-sixth regiment, company A, private, served two years 
and four months, honornbly discharged December 10, 

1863. for disability. 

Parker, Is.iac. Seventy-seventh regiment, companv 
B. 

Ogle. Willard. Ninety-second regiment, company IT. 

Peaker, Joseph, Seventh cavalry, company H. 

Peaker, Peter, Seventh cavalry, company H. 

Peaker. John, Seventh cavalry, company H. 

Peaker, Charles, Sixty-third regiment, company G. 

Pierce. J., Sixty-third regiment, company G, killed 
September 20, 1863. 

Perkins. Charles, age 10, July. 1861. three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company .A, private, served three 
years, mustered out 1864. believed to have been cap- 
tured. 

Perkins. William Burris, age 17. volunteer. 1861, 
three years, Seventv-seventh regiment, companv B, pri- 
vate, killed April 8,' 1862. 

Ree<:!, Erastus, age 35, volunteer. August. 1861. 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, served 
three years, mustered out June i. 1865. 

Roads, William, volunteer, three years, Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company G. 

Rodgers, I. H., Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. 

Shafer. John, age 28. volunteer, July 29. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
served one year and six months, honorably discharged 
January 4. 1863. shot through both legs above knees at 
Lewisburgh, Virginia. 

Shafer. James R.. age 20, volunteer, 1862. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
served two years; veteran enlistment, age 22, volunteer, 

1864, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
private, served one year and six months, mustered out 
July 27, 1865. 

Smith, George W'., Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Shafer, Albert D.. age 18, July 29. 1861, three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, served two 
and a half years; veteran enlistment, age 20, 1864, three 



years, private, served one and a half years, mustered 
out July 27, 1865. 

Smith, James W.. age 19. volunteer, January 21, 
1864. three years, Ninety-second regiment, company H, 
private. 

Smithson Robert Emmet, age 30, volunteer, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, pri- 
vate: veteran enlistment, age 32. volunteer. 1864, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, companies G and E, 
private, attained rank of captain, mustered out March 
7, 1866. 

Smithson, H. N., Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. died 1863. 

Smithson. William, age 24. volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B. 

Smithson. Richard C. age 21, volunteer, August 2, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, 
sergeant, served three vears, mustered out June ID, 
1865. 

Smith Horatio Nelson, age 17. volunteer. Novem- 
ber 14. 1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B. private, served one vear, died October 7, 
1863. 

Still, Chester T.. age 24, volunteer, June 10. i86r, 
three years. Twenty-fifth regiment, company I, private, 
attained rank of blacksmith, served three years, mus- 
tered out in 1864. 

Still. John F., age 23. three years. Thirtieth regi- 
ment, company K, private, served nine months ; second 
enlistment, volunteer, .^ugust i. 1861, three years, Thir- 
tieth regmicnt. company K, blacksmith, served two 
years, mustered out in 1865. 

Smith. Jonathan, Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany .A. 

Still. Martin Luther, age 20. volunteer, 1862, Thir- 
ty-sixth regiment, company G, private, attained rank 
of sergeant, served three years, mustered out in Jan- 
uary, 1805. 

Stone. David. Thirty-sixth reginent, company G. 

Taylor. William, volunteer, 1862, three years, 
Ninety-second regiment, company H. 

Tuml-erlake, Thomas, Twenty-fifth regiment, com- 
pany I. 

Tilton, Benjamin, One Hundred and Sixteenth reg- 
iment. 

Unger. Andrew, age 23, volunteer, three years, 
Ninetv-second regintent, company H, private, mustered 
out June 16, 1865. 

Unger, Jeremiah, age 21. volunteer. July 29. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
serve-l two and one-half years: veteran enlistment, age 
23, volunteer, 1864. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
compiny A, corporal, attained rank of sergeant, served 
one and a half years, mustered out July 27, 1865, never 
sick in service. 

Vertican, F. W., First cavalry. 

Vanfieet, Garrett, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany F. 

Vaughn. Ira. age 21. substitute. May 2, 1865, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served three months, died 
August 4, 1864. and buried under another man's name. 

Waller. Thomas J., volunteer, 1863, six months, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regiment, "company 
F, private. 

Walter. Isaac, Ninety-second regiment, company H. 

Walter. Warren Norton, age .39. volunteer. 1861, 
for three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Walter, Jay Clark, age 30. volunteer. August 11. 
1861. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, 
blacksmith, served three years, mustered out June 10, 
1865. 

Walter, Seth Eugene, age 23. volunteer. 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, private, 
served two years, died November 13. 1864. 

Ward. Thomas. Fourth cavalry, company C. 

Ward. James, age 24. volunteer. 1862. three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company H. private, died 
April I. 1863. 

Ward, Isaac, age 21. volunteer. 1862, three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company H. private, attained 
rank of corporal, served three years, mustered June 
ID, 1865. 

Ward, Stephen, age 21, volunteer, i86r. three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company B. private, deserted 
before regiment left Marietta. 

Weekly, Thomas, Thirty-si.xth regiment, companv 
G. 

'West. William Milton, age 16. volunteer, August 
4, 1863. six months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth 
regiment, company F. private, mustered out in 1864 ; 
secon;! enlistment, age 17. volunteer. September 14. 
1864. one year. One Hundred and Seventy-sixth regi- 
ment, company G. private, served nine months, mus- 
tered out June It). 1865. 

Waters, /^ephaniah. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. 

- Walford. John, age 24. volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company B. private died 
April 6. 1862. killed at battle of Shiloh. 

Wolford, Isaac, Seventy-seventh regliment. com- 
pany B. 

Woster, Jacob, volunteer. July, 1861. three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. iprivate: veteran 
enlistment, volunteer. 1864. three years. Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company A. private. 

West. William N.. One Htmdred and Twent^'-ninth 
regiment, company F. 

Voho. Job. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B. 

Zollars. Nathan. 

Zollars. Frederick. 1864. one hundred days, One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company A. 

REC^PITUL.MION. 

Seventh Ohio cavalry 4 

Fourth Ohio cavalry 3 

First Ohio cavalry 2 

And one each in Fourth Ohio independent bat- 
talion cavalry and Ninth Ohio cavalry 2 

Seventy-ievcnth Ohio 37 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 30 

Ninety-second Ohio 20 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio 4 

One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio 4 

One Hundred .ind Sixteenth Ohio 4 

Twenty-fifth Ohio 3 



Sixty-third Ohio 3 

One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio 2 

And one each in Tenth Ohio. Thirtieth Ohio, Thir- 
ty-ninth Ohio. Forty-second Ohio. One Hun- 
dred and Ninth colored United States infantry. 
One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Ohio 6 

Total of soldiers 126 

Died 20 

BARI.OW TOWNSHIP. 

.A.lexander, Henry, May, 1S64, one hundred days, 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company F, 
private, four months, inustered out September 14, 1864. 

Austin. Lemuel, age 20. .volunteer, April, 1864, 
Twenty-seventh colored regiment, cotiipany I. 

Austin. Salathiel. age 17. volunteer. Twenty-seventh 
colored rifgiment. company I. 

Butler. Charles W.. volunteer. Fifth colored regi- 
ment ; company I. killed. 

Butler. Henry, volunteer. Fifth colored regiment, 
company I. 

Breckenridge, Hugh, volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. private, served four months, mustered out 
September 14. 1864. 

Breckenridge. Andrew, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
bundled days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September 14. 1864. 

Bartlett. James, volunteer. May. 1864. one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany F. private, served . four months, mustered out 
September 14. 1864. 

Bartlett. John, age 17. volunteer. November 4, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, 
private, served four years, mustered out July 27, 1865, 
re-enlisted as a veteran, wounded at Shiloh. 

Beach. Alfred P.. age 19. volunteer. August. i86r, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
attained the rank of corporal, served four years, mus- 
tered out July 2, 1865, re-enlisted as a veteran, and was 
wounded at Shenandoah. 

Beach, Cydnor T,, age 20. volunteer. February 
2,s. 1864. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
served one vear and five months, mustered out July 27, 
1865. 

Ball, James W.. age 27, volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. private, served four months, mustered out 
September 14. 1864. 

Calvert. John P., minister, age 28, volunteer. No- 
vember I, 1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company K. first sergeant, served five months, died 
April 7. 1862. mortally wounded at Shiloh April 6th. 

Clark. John, volunteer. Ninety-second regiment. 
coiTip.iny G. private. 

Chapman. Ezra .A... age 32. volunteer. August 8, 
1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regituent. company F, 
private served three years, nmstered out September 3, 
1864. detailed for messenger service. 

Chaptuan. Hiel. volunteer. May. 1864. one hundred 
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741 



F, corporal, served four months, mustered out Septem- 
ber 14, 1864. 

Clay, Nichols. voli'iUccr. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company F, private, served two and one-half years, 
honorably discharged for disability. 

Carlin, James P., age 18, volunteer, November 17, 
1862. three years. One Hundred and Twenty-fifth regi- 
ment, company E, private, served two years, honorably 
discharged November 17. 18*14, wounded at Mission 
Ridge November 25, 1863, finally discharged for dis- 
ability 

Conly. Hugh, age 20. volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Thirty-sixth regim-^nt, company F. private, served three 
years, mustered out September 3, 1864. wounded at 
Lewisburgh. Virginia. 

Coop. Benjamin F.. age 28. volunteer. November 
4. i86t. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D. private, served two years, died September 8. 1863, 
from wound received at Shiioh. 

Cooksey. Townsend. company C. corporal. 

Cunningham., Francis M.. age i". volunteer. Sep- 
tember. 1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
panv F, private, served five months, died February 24, 
1862. 

Daniels, Charles W.. age rS. volunteer. .August i, 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, served three years, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Demiiig, Henry, May. 1864. one hundred Hays. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served four months, mustered out September 14, 
1B64. 

Dvinbar, Warren K.. age 20. volunteer. November 
30. 1861, three years. Fifty-third regiment, company H. 
private, served one year, died October 11. 1862, at 
Memphis. 

Dustin. John, May, 1864, one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company F, ser- 
geant, served four months, mustered out September 14, 
1864. 

Dunsmoor. Harvey, volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. private, served four months, mustered out 
September 14. 1864. 

Duniimore. Perley. volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. corporal, served four months, mustered out 
September 14. 1864. 

Danley. Joel M.. age 24. volunteer, three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company G. private, died May 
20, 1863, of pneumonia, at Carthage. Ternessee. 

Evans. .Simeon, age 48. volunteer, .\ugust 26. i86r, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
serve.-J one year and four months, honorably discharged 
December 24, 1862, for disability in early service in 
West Virginia. 

Evans. David E.. age 25. volunteer. September 27, 
1861, three years. Thirty-si.xth regiment, company F, 
private, served two years, honorably discharged Sep- 
tember. 1863. for disability, died three weeks after 
reaching home. 

Evans, Charles E.. volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. private, served four month*, mustere.1 out 
September 14. 1864. 



Ferguson. H. C, Eighteenth regiment, company K. 

Fleming. Robert H.. age 18. volunteer. November, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D. private, attained rank of captain, served four years 
and four months, mustered out March 8. 1866. wounded 
at Shiioh. captured at Marks' Mills, and in prison for 
thirteen months, detailed as clerk for colonel of regi- 
ment. 

F'eming. James, age 21, volunteer, Novemiier. i86r, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, attained rank of orderly sergeant, served five 
months, died .^pril 6. 1862. killed at Shiioh. 

Gates. David, volunteer. May. 1864. one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company 

F, private served four months, mustered out September 
14. 1S64. 

Gooding. Harvey, age 16. volunteer. May. 1864, one 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F, fifer, discharged, wounded at Harper's 
Ferry. 

Gooding. Harvey, age 16. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served four months, mustered 
out September 14. 1864. 

Gooding. Franklin, age 19, volunteer. July 3. 1861. 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, 
served one year, honorably discharged in 1862 for dis- 
ability. 

Green, Dan P.. May. 1864. one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company I, pri- 
vate, served four months, mustered out September 14, 
1864. 

Green. Henry, age 20. volunteer, .\ugust. 1861, three 
years, Thirty-si.xth regiment, company F. private, at- 
tained rank of corporal, served four years, mustered 
out July 27. 1865. reenlisted as a veteran. 

Greenlees. .\ndrew. volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. private, served four months, mustered out 
September 14. 18O4. 

Graham. Robert, Ninety-second regiment, company 

G, private. 

Gould. James, age 20, volunteer, November 5, 1861, 
for three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, 
private, attained sergeant, reenlisted with the regiment. 

Haddow, James, age 34. volunteer, .-Kugust i. 1861, 
for three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
first sergeant, attained captain, served four years, mus- 
tered out July 27, 1865, in all active service of the regi- 
ment, wounded at Kerntown July 24, and reenlisted as 
a veteran. 

Harvey. David, aged 22. volunteer. October 28, 
1861, for three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D. first sergeant, served one year and two months, 
died lan'.'.ary 28. 1863 : discharged for disability, died 
at Barlow .April 24. 1863. 

Harvey. Robert, aged 19. volunteer, August i, i86r, 
for three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, attained first sergeant, served three years, died 
May 29, 1864. killed at Cloyd's Mountain. Virginia, 
and buried near the field by his comrades. 

Harvey, .■\ndrew. volunteer. May. 1864. for one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F, private, mustered out September 14, 
1864. 



742 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND IVASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Harvey Samuel W.. aged 21, volunteer, August, 
1861, for three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company 
F, private, attained rank of first lieutenant, served four 
years, mustered out July 27. 1865, reenlisted as a vet- 
eran, wounded at Lewisburg in 1862, and at Opequan 
in 1864. 

Harvey. \\'illiam. aged 16. volunteer. September, 
1861. for three years, honorably discharged October 5, 
1864 ; sick three months, wounded and taken at Chicka- 
mauga September 12. 186.3. paroled after twelve days, 
exchanged May 23,. 1864. in hospital nine months. 

Harvey, S. Fletcher, volunteer. May, 1864, for one 
hundred ilays. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. private, discharged September 25. 1864. re- 
enlisted as a veteran, detailed for picket and post duty. 

Henry. Julius. May. 1864. for one hundred days. 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company F. 

Hill. George W.. aged 23. volunteer. October. 1862, 
for nine months. Sixty-second regiment, company I. 
private, honorably discharged November. 1862; slightly 
wounded when charging a bayonet. 

Hoffman, Samuel H., aged 18. volunteer, September 
27. 1861. for three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany F. private, served three year^. mustered out Octo- 
ber 26. 1864. served as mounted orderly with General 
Turchin for nine months. 

Hoffman. John W.. aged 19. volunteer. April 22, 
1861. for three months. Eighteenth regiment, company 
K, private, attained first sergeant, served two years, 
died April 27. 1863; reenlisted. was sick but joined be- 
fore recovering, died at Nashville. Tennessee, of ty- 
phoid fever. 

Hofl-'.man. David S.. aged 22. volunteer, Atigust 6. 
1861. for three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company 
F, private, served three, mustered out September 7, 
1864. H? was detailed often as regimental carpenter, 
recruiting service, as comniisary sergeant and as clerk 
of commissary of subsistence. 

HofI'man. Richard A., aged 17. volunteer, .\ugust 
I. t86i. for three years. Thirty-;ixth regiment, company 
F. clerk, attained quartermaster sergeant, served three 
years and nine months, discharged May 8, if?65, while 
out on duty taken by enemy June, 1S64. while being 
taken to Andersonville jumped from train, and reached 
our lines July 20th. afterward served as citizen's clerk 
in quartermaster department in Sherman'.s army. 

Hoffman. William \V.. volunteer. May. 1864. for 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F, sergeant, died August 16. 1864. 

Hoffman, Francis A., volunteer. May. 1864. for one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F. private, mustered out September 14, 
1864. served on detail duty as orderly, on mail boat 
from Fort Monroe to Bermuda, Kansas. 

Hoisington. George, aged 30, volunteer, .\ugust I, 
1861, for three years. Thirty-si.xth regiment, company 
F. private, served three years, discharged ."Vugust 28. 
1864. wa'- in all chief engagements of his regiment, 
wounded at !\Ii-sion Ridge in ankle, six months in hos- 
pital. 

Jones. John. Jr.. aged 39. volunteer, October 14, 
1861. for three years. First light artillery, company H, 
served one vear and five months, died May 29. 1863 ; 
was struck by three balls at Chancellorsville May 2, 



1863, taken by rebels and exchanged, and died of am- 
putation of leg. 

Jones, Jacob, volunteer. May, 1864, for one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany F. private. 

Kinkhead. George W.. aged 18, volunteer, October 
14, 1.862. for three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company K, private, three years, captured at iMark's 
Mills April 25. 1864. was held with regiment for ten 
months, after furlough of thirty days rejoined regi- 
ment. 

Kinkhead, Isaac B.. aged 25. volunteer. October 8, 
1861. for three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany K. orderly sergeant, attained lieutenant colonel, 
mustered out May 14, 1862, at Shiloh was appointed 
captain iri place of Captain Chandler, supposed to be 
dead, on his return was mustered out and put on de- 
tached service till June 17, 1863. 

Kinkhead, David N., aged 24, volunteer, February, 

1864, Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, private, 
.served nine months, died November, 1864, taken pris- 
oner at Mark's Mills but escaped, reported killed on a 
foraging expedition in Arkansas. 

Kinkhead., John P., aged 21, volunteer. July 7, 

1863, Second heavy artillery, company K, artificer. 
Lamb, William A., aged 47, volunteer, September, 

1864, for one year. Sixth Virginia infantry, company 
D, private, served nine months ; honorably discharged 
June 10. 1865 : served on post duty among the guerillas 
in West Virginia. 

Lamb, Leonidas G., aged 22. volunteered February 
13, 1865, One Hundred and E'ghty-sixth regiment, 
company G. served seven months, discharged Septem- 
ber 25, 1865, on pose duty at Bermuda Hundred, Vir- 
ginia. 

Lamb, William F.. May. 1864. for one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany F, died July 31, 1S64. 

Lawton, Ezra J., aged 21, volunteer, August i, 1861, 
for three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, attained first sergeant, served nine months, died 
.\pril 19, 1862, was promised a commission as lieuten- 
ant: but attacked by pneumonia and died at Sum- 
mersville. 

Lawton, Richard G., volunteer. May, 1864, for one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F, wardmaster, served four months, mustered 
out September 14, 1864. 

Lawton, Arthur, aged 3.;. volunteer, .\ugu5t. 1861, 
for three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, hospital nurse, served three years, honorably 
discharged September, 1864; discharged ' for disability 
incurred by camp disease. 

Lawton. Isaiah B., aged 24. volunteer. August, 1862, 
for three year-. Ninety-second regiment, company G, 
private, attained surgeon's clerk, served two years and 
six months, honorably discharged February 27, 1864; 
discharged at Chattanooga for disability. 

Love. Charles W., aged 20. volunteer. .August i, 
1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company, F, 
private, served three years, discharged September, 1864. 

Lewis. William H., age 28. volunteer, August 8, 
1864, Twenty-seventh regiment, L^nited States colored 
infantry, company K, private, served one year, dis- 
chargL-d September 7. 1865. 



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743 



Lockriiiller, James, volunteer, Octolicr 14. 1861, 
three ycnrs, First light artillery, company H, died of 
camp fever, 

I-ewis, Charles, age 26, 'oluntccr, August 10, 1864, 
Twenty-seventh regiment, United States colored in- 
fantry, company D, private, served one year and four 
months, died December 13, l86,i. 

Lukins. Eli B,, age 34, volunteer, January, 1861, 
Eighteenth regiment, colored infantry, company B, 
private, served four years and six months, discharged 
July I, 1865. 

Male. Aaron, age 2$, volunteer, August II. 1864, 
Fifth regiment, company F, private, died in 1865, at 
Columbus, Ohio, ^ 

McMain, James T., age 18, volunteer, February 27, 
1864, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, dis- 
charged March i. 1865, in hospital most of the time, 
never in active service, discharged for disability. 

McGachy, William H., volunteer, One Hundred and 
Twenty-fifth regiment, company E, private, wounded at 
Chattanooga. 

Morris, Benajah, age 25, volunteer, August 13, 
1S62. three years, Ninety-second regiment, company G, 
private, served two years and nine months, discharged 
May 12, 1865. 

Miller, Stephen O., age 13, volunteer, three months. 
Thirteenth regiment, private, captured at Harper's 
Ferry and parolled. 

Morrow, Joseph William, age 27, volunteer. Feb- 
ruary 4, 1862. Sixty-third regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, discharged October 4, 1863, as disabled. 

'Miller. William K., age 21, volunteer, July 21, 
1861, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, attained the rank of corporal, served four years, 
discharged July cj, 1865. 

Miller. Josiah, age 26, volunteer, March, 1864, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, served one year, 
discharged July 28, 1865. 

Miller. Hiram H., age 15, volunteer, November, 
1861, three years. First artillery, company H. private, 
attained the rank of fife major, reenlisted in 1862. 

Miller. Isaac, age 49, volunteer, Xoveniber. 1861. 
three years. First artillery, company H, private, served 
nine months, died September i, 1863. 

Morris. George M., volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. private, honorably discharged, was sick at 
Bermuda with brain fever and paralysis and brought 
home. 

Morris, Joseph P., May. 1864, one hundred days, 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company F, 
private. 

Morris. John W.. age 18, volunteer, October 23, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D. private, served one year and five months, honorably 
discharged March 12, 1863, for disability, was wounded 
at Shiloh, April 6. 1862, died July i, 1864, at Camden, 
Arkansas. 

Moore, Frank A., volunteer. February 15, 1865, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, served five 
months, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Morris, William H., age 23. volunteer, August i. 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, attained the rank of first sergeant, served four 



years, mustered out July 27, 1865, in active service 
throughout the period, reenlisted as a veteran. 

McClure. Thomas J., age 24, volunteer, 1861. three 
months. Second regiment, private, served three months, 
on guard duty. 

McCarty. Thomas, age 29, volunteer, August, 1862, 
three yerrs Ninety-second regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served nine months, died June I, 1863. 

JNferrill, James W., age 30, volunteer. July 28. 1862, 
three years, Ninety-second regiment, company G, first 
lie'.'.tetiant, attained the rank of captain, served one year 
and ten months, honorably discharged May 24. 1864. on 
account of wounds received in the service, wounded 
and taken prisoner at Chattanooga. September 20, 1863, 

j parolled and exchanged September 29th, and made 
captain. 

Murchy. John. Ninety-second regiment, company 

j G, died January, 1S62. of pneumonia, at Nashville. 

^IcKil->ben. William A., volunteer. May. 1864. one 

' hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 

j company B, orderly, discharged. 

1 Norris. Adam, age 23. volunteer. August 20, 1864, 

I one year, One Hundredth regiment. United States col- 

, ored infantry, private, served one year, discharged Sep- 
tember 15. i86.> first served on commissary and hos- 
pital duty, afterwards on the field. 

Ormiston. Alexander, volunteer, October 12. 1861, 

I three years. Sixty-third regiment, cotnpany G, corporal, 
served four years, discharged July, 1865. 

I Ormiston. Isaac A., volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 

! dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. private, served four months, mustered out 
September 14, 1864. 

Parsons, William, age 33, volunteer, August I, 
1864. three years. Twenty-seventh regiment. United 
States colored infantry, company B, corporal, served 
one year, discharged September 7, 1865. 

j Payne, Darius, age 18, volunteer, April 23. 1861, 

three months, -Eighteenth regiment, company K, ser- 
geant, attained the rank of first sergeant, served four 
years, discharged October 18. 1865. reenlisted in Sep- 
tember, 1862. in company C, One Hundred and Twenty- 
fifth regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry, as sergeant, was 
wounded twice. 

Preston. Daniel L., age 21, volunteer, .•\ugust i, 
i86r, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, served three years, discharged September 5, 
1864, wounded twice. 

I Palmer. I. F.. volunteer. May. 1864. one hundred 

days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany F, private, served four months, discharged Sep- 
tember 14, 1864. 

Phillips, Thomas G.. age 29. volunteer, .•\ugust 15, 
1861, three years. Eighteenth regiment company F, pri- 
vate, honorably discharged July 18. 1862, for physical 
disability, reenlisted August 19. 1864, one year. One 
Hundred and Eighty-second regiment, company C, 
corporal, attained the rank of sergeant, discharged 
July 7„ 1865. 

^ Pond. L. P.. volunteer. May, 1864, One Hundred 

and Forty-eighth regiment, company F. first lieutenant, 

^ served four months, mustered out September 14, 11864, 
sick, sent to Port Dennison, then transferred to veteran 

I corps. 



744 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



Proctor. Joseph H.. (.age 23, volunteer. August 15, 

1862, three years, Ninety-second regiment, company G, 
private, served three years, discharged July, 1865. 

Rigg. John C, Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
private. 

Pugh. J. L.. volunteer, May, 1864, one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
panv F, served four months, discharged September 14. 
1864. 

Rogers, S. H., Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. 
private. 

Richards. Henry S.. age 20. volunteer. November 
5. i86t. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D. private, attained the rank of sergeant, reenlisted as 
a veteran. 

Robinson. Joseph. Si.xty-third regiment, company 
F. private, died July 20. 1863. chronic diarrhoea. 

Richards, Lum.an D.. age 19, volunteer, February 
15, 1864, Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, private. 

Robinson. Benjamin, volunteer. October, 1861, three 
}'ears. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, hon- 
orably discharged May 23, 1863. wounded and captured 
at Chickamauga. parolled and exchanged in May, 1864, 
wounded and captured at Winchester, July 24th, pa- 
rolled and exchanged, discharged. 

Saylor. Solomon, age 18, volunteer. September 13. 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, served three years, discharged October 25, 1864. 

Saylor, Edward, three years. Thirty-sixth regi- 
ment, company F. private, mustered out July 27. 1865. 
never wounded, but in all the engagements with his 
regiment. 

Saylor. Jacob, age 16. volunteer, November 30. 
1861. three years. Fifty-third regiment, company H. 
private, served four vears, mustered out August 16, 
1865. 

Smith, David, volunteer, 1S61, three years. Seventh 
cavalry, company H, private, served three years, died 
July 8. 1864. captured at Chickamauga. September 20. 

1863. and taken to Andersonville prison, where he died. 
Scott. Henry, volunteer. Fifth cavalry, company I. 

corporal, died April 7. 1865. died in hospital in North 
Carolina. 

T'ffany, Alfonzo, volunteer, .\ugust, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. second lieu- 
tenant, attained the rank of first lieutenant, served two 
years, resigned 1863. 

Turner. George B., volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. captain, served four months, discharged 
Sentember 14. 1864. discharged at close of term, re- 
enlisted in company F. Thirty-sixth Ohio volunteer in- 
fantry, and served till mustered out with regiment. 

Turner. Duncan, volunteer. May. 1864. one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company 
F. private, served four months, mustered out Septem- 
ber 14, 1864. 

Turner. David, volunteer. 1863. nine months. First 
Virginia cavalry, private, served nine months, dis- 
charged 1864. 

Tompkins, A. W.. volunteer. May. 1861. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F, private, served four months, mustered out 
September 14, 1864. 

X'incent. Cyrus E., age 18. volunteer. June 15. 1863. 
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regiment, company A, 



private, died October 29, 1863, died of lung fever at 
Cumberland Gap, Maryland. 

Tuttlc, James, volunteer, May, 1864. one hundred 
days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany F, private, served four months, mustered out 
September 14, 1864. 

Vanvaley, John W.. age 18. volunteer. March 18, 
1865, Eighteenth regiment, company I, private, detailed 
on post duty. 

Vincent. Anselem. age .30. volunteer, .\ngust, lS6r, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
discharged January 14. 1863, discharged on account of 
disability, enlisted again in 1864 and served till dis- 
charged with regiment. 

Vincent. John C., age 20, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company F, first sergeant, served four months, 
discharged September 14. 1864. 

Vanvaley. Joseph S.. volunteer. May. 1S64. one 
himdred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F, corporal, served four months, dis- 
charged September 14, 1864. 

Vincent, O. B., volunteer. May. 1864, one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany F. private, served four months, discharged Sep- 
tember 14. 1864, detailed for telegraph service. 

Young, John R.. age 25, volunteer. October II, 1862, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiinent, companj' H, 
sergeant, served three years, discharged October 14, 
i86s, wounded and captured at Mark's Mills. April 25. 
1864, parolled, exchanged, and after six inonths' dis- 
ablement resumed duty. 

Young, George, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, co.iipany H. 

Wilson, Alexander. Sixty-third regiment, com- 
pany G. 

Wilson. Martin. Sixty-third regiment, company G. 

REC.\PITUL.\TION. 

Huntington's battery 5 

Battery K. Second Huntington artillery i 

One each in Fourth Virginia cavalry. Seventh Ohio 

and Thirteenth Ohio 3 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio National 

Guard 38 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 33 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 15 

Ninety-second Ohio 9 

Sixty-third Ohio 5 

Fifth colored infantry 5 

Eighteenth Ohio C three years') 3 

Eighteenth Ohio (three months) 3 

Twenty-seventh United States colored infantry. ... 5 

Thirty-ninth Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Ohio 2 

Fifty-third Ohio 2 

One each in Second Ohio infantry. Twelfth Ohio. 
Sixth Virginia infantry. Si.xty-second Ohio. One 
Hundredth United States colored infantry. One 
Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio. One Hundred 
and Eighty-second Ohio. One Hundred and 

Eighty-.':ixth Ohio, in all 8 

Total number soldiers 137 

Died 21 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



745 



BELPRE TOWNSHIP. 

Alien. Davis C. volunteer 1862. three years, Ninety- 
second regiment, company G, sergeant, in battles of 
Chattanooga. Mission Ridge, and Lookout Moimtain. 
Allen. Harvey G., volnnteer. May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company H. private, .serve J four ni^mths. discharged, 
September 14, 1864. 
.Allen, Loring P. 

B.->.rkley, Samuel W.. age 18. volunteer, January, 
1862, Seventy-third regiment, company F. corporal, 
served two years, died May 22. 1864. fought at Chan- 
cellorsviUe. Gettysburg. Lookout Valley, and Resaca, 
where he was mortally wounded May 15th. 
Barrows, James K, volunteer, discharged. 
Armstrong. Alexander H.. age 22. volunteer. Sep- 
tember 26, 1S64. One Hundred and Eighty-third regi- 
ment, company D. second lieutenant, died May 8, 1865, 
from exposure while in camp. 

Batten. Lewis ^L, volunteer. May. 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company H, private, served four months, discharged 
September 14. 1864. 

Barcus, James M.. volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 
dre'd days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company H, private, served four months, discharged 
September 14, 1864. 

Berrj, William, First light artillery, company H. 
Bellows. Benjamin T.. volunteer, private, honorably 
discharged May 31, 1865. 

Bellows, Orrin M., age 22. volunteer, .August, 1862, 
three years. Xinety-.;econd regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, served six months, died February 26. 1863, of 
brain fever. 

Bellows, Abram M., age 16, volunteer, February 
22, 1865. Ninety-first regiment, company B. private. 

Bodkin, William Wallace, age 17, volunteer. Octo- 
ber 30. 1861. Seventy— third regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, discharged May ,so. 1864. wounded at Gettysburg 
very seriously, and reenlisted as a veteran in 1865. 

Bodkins. Charles, age 43. volunteer. August 15, 
1862. Seventh cavalry regiment, company L private, 
served one year and eight months, died April 7, 1864, 
captured at Rogersville, Tennessee, taken to Belle Isle, 
removed sick to hospital at Richmond where he died. 
Breckenridge, D. M.. volunteer. May 18. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company H, private, attained rank of adjutant's clerk, 
served four months, discharged September 14, 1864. 

Breckenridge. Charles D., volunteer. May 18, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company H, private, served four months, dis- 
charged September 14, 1864. disabled and not on duty, 
but reenlisted with One Hundred and Seventy-ninth 
regiment, company H, September 28, 1864, and was dis- 
chargi-d with regiment. 

Blow. John H., volunteer. Ninety-second regiment, 
private attained rank of corporal, discharged January 
28. 1865. 

Blough, Rufus, volunteer, one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company H. pri- 
vate, died July 7. 1864, of camp disease and measles. 
Berry. James B., age 38, volunteer, 1864, one hun- 



dred days. One Hu'idred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company H, private, discharged September 14, 1864. 

Bellows, Avery S., age 24, volunteer, .August 9, 
1862, three years Ninety-second' regiment, company G, 
private, served one year and four months, discharged 
December 19, 1863, sick for ten months, discharged for 
disability. 

Brown, John .\., age 20, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company H, orderly sergeant, served four months, dis- 
charged September 14, 1864. 

Cox, Jefferson. Seventh cavalry, company I. 
Campbell. Charles H., age 40. volunteer. May 16, 
1864. one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company H, corporal, served four months, 
discharged September 14, 1864. 

Campbel!. Theodore W., age 20, volunteer. May 18, 
1864. one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company H. private, four months, discharged 
September 14, 1864. 

Clark, John, age 23, volunteer, three years. Seventy- 
third regiment, company F, private, died August, 1862, 
from a gunshot wound" received at the battle of Bull 
Run. 

Campbell. Currun, volunteer, August 4, 1862, pri- 
vate, injured by accident June 9, 1863, remained in hos- 
pital till August 14th. 

Chick, John C.. One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company L 

Clark. John J., age 31, volunteer, .August. 1862, 
three' years, Ninety-second regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, three years, discharged June 29, 1865. in March, 
1864, was transferred to company H. veteran reserve 
corps, wounded at Fort Stephens. District Columbia, 
July 12, 1864. 

Clark. Jacob, Seventy-third regiment, company F, 
killed in action at Cross Keys. 

Cole, William R., age 19, volunteer, July 27, 1S61, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K. pri- 
vate, served one year, discharged October 14, 1862, for 
disability. 

Coleman, Alfred, Thirty-ninth regiment, company 
K. 

Cur'is, Henry C, volunteer. May 18. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company H, private. 

Curtis, Columbus B.. age 30. volunteer. May 18, 
1S64. one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company H, sergeant, four months, 
discharged September 14, 1864. 

Curtis. A. S.. age 34. volunteer. May 18, 1S64, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H, first lieutenant, four months, dis- 
charged September 18, 1864. 

Dalzell, James, age 24. August 4, 1862, three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company G. private, served 
three years, captured at Carthage, Tennessee, March 8, 
1863, taken to I.ibby prison, parolled and exchanged in 
June! and discharged with regiment June, 1865. 

Davis, J. T., age 18. volunteer. May 18. 1864, for 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H. private, .served four months, dis- 
chargid September 14. 1864. sick most of the time and 
out. returned and was discharged with his company. 



746 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Davidson. Eli, age 34, volunteer. May 18, 1864, 
served one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company H. corporal, died 1865, taken 
sick at City Point, remained in hospital till two weeks 
after the regiment's discharge, and returned home. 

Deeble, Charles H., age 17, volunteer, March 4, 

1864, Seventy-third regiment, company (F, musician, 
attained the rank of orderly, served one year and four 
months, discharged July 20, 1865, was in all the battles 
of his regiment after his enlistment, and discharged 
with it. 

Deeble, Joseph, age 42, volunteer. May 18, 1862, 
one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company H. wagon-master, served four 
months, discharged September 14, 181^' died October 
8, 1864. 

Dexter, John L., age 27, volunteer, August 2, 1861, 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, private, served three 
years and two months, discharged July, 1865, neither 
sick, wounded or captured during .service. 

Dexter. Francis, age 25, volunteer, 'lay 18, 1862, 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company H, 
private, discharged August, 1864, sick but not wounded 
or captured during service. 

Dustin, Charles F., age 49, volunteer, 1862, Seventy- 
third regimen.t, company D, private, served three weeks, 
died 1862, killed at Bull Run three weeks after enlist- 
ment, had previously served in the Florida war. 

Eskey, Samuel S., age 31, volunteer. May 18, 1864, 
one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company H, private, served four months, 
died September, 1864, 

Fletcher, Amasa S., age 19, volunteer, August, 
1862, Ninety-second regiment, company G. private, 
served two years and nine months, discharged May 19, 

1865, wounded at Atlanta, Georgia, and disabled for 
several months. 

Flowers, Counrce O., age 24, volunteer, August 25, 
1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company I. attained 
the rank of orderly, served three years, mustered out 
July 4, lS6,> 

Fish. David, Seventy-third regiment, companv F. 
died 1862. 

Flowers. George, age 25. volimteer, March 7, 1865, 
One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, discharged March 13, 1865, sick and discharged 
from hospital. 

Fletcher, John V., age 19, volunteer, August, 1861, 
Thirty-niiith regiment, company B, private, honorably 
discharged, discharged at close of term and reenlisted 
in the Thirty-ninth Ohio volunteer infantry. 

Forbes, Leander, Seventh cavalry, company H, 
died March 5. 1863. 

Fletcher, Henry H., age 15, volunteer, September, 
1861, Ninth Virginia regiment, company D, adjutant, 
attained the rank of orderly, honorably discharged, 
discharged at close of term and reenlisted in the Fourth 
Ohio volunteer infantry. 

Frost, Charles, Ninth Virginia regiment, com- 
oany K. 

Foster, William, age 24, volunteer. 1862, three years. 
Seventy-fifth regiment, company D, private, discharged 
December. 1864. 

Frazier, Amos. Seventy-fifth regiment, company D, 



Gilchrist, Daniel X.. age 19. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company H, private, served four months, dis- 
charged .September, 1864. 

Gilchrist, James H.. age 20, volunteer, .\ugust 2, 
T862, One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, company 
I, private. 

Galbraith, John, age 18, volunteer, November 7, 
1862, Seventy-third regiment, company D, private, 
served two years and eight months, discharged July 
26, 1865. 

Galbraith, Archibald, age 21, volunteer, November, 
1861, Eleventh Virginia regiment company D, private, 
served seven months, discharged June, 1862, after his 
discharge reenlisted in company K, Second Ohio heavy 
artillery. 

Galbraith, James, age 20, volunteer, August, 1862, 
Ninety-second regiment, company G, private, served 
three years, discharged 1865, captured at Chickamauga 
September 20. 1863, imprisoned in Belle Isle, Libby, An- 
dersonville, Danville, Charleston and Florence prisons, 
exchanged March 4, 1865, sick for seven weeks, then 
sent home and discharged. 

Green, James M., age 23, volunteer. August, i86r, 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, corporal, attained 
the rank of sergeant, discharged, sick first with typhoid 
fever and camp disease, and then in active service, dis- 
charged and reenlisted as a veteran September 28, 1864, 
in company H, One Hundred and Seventy-n nth regi- 
ment, and discharged with company June 17, 1865. 

Green. Andrew J. 

Hall, John D., age 29, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H, private, died 1864. taken with measles 
and died a few weeks .after enlistment. 

Hall, James, age 20. volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-e ghth reginient, 
company H, private, died 1864. died in ho pital at Ber- 
muda Hundred. 
i Hall, Jeremiah, age 22, volunteer. Mav, 1S64, one 

I hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H, private, died 1864. died of measles in 
hospital at Point of Rocks. 

Haze. Truman, volunteer. May, 1864.. o le hundred 
1 days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
j pany H. private, died 1864, taken sick at City Point and 
died in hospital at Washington after discharge of regi- 
ment. 

Hitchcock, Myson K., volunteer, 1862, One Hun- 
dred and Sixteenlh regiment, companv B. corporal, at- 
tained the rank of chief of orderly, died May 22, 1865, 
mortally wounded at Pe'ersburgb. 

Hutchinson, John, Ninety-second ri:giment, com- 
pany G. 

Hunter, George, age 41. volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days, One Hundred ' and Fo't '-tighth regi- 
ment, company H, private, died July i, 1864. taken sick 
and left in hospital partially recovering, rejoined his 
regiment, again taken sick and died. 

Horton. D. B.. Third Iowa cavalry, cornpany I. 

Henderson, Warren, age 59. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
inent, company H, private, died August 27, 1864, taken 



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sick at City Point and died in hospital at Fortress 
Monroe. 

Johnston, Valentine E., age 46. volunteer, Novem- 
ber, 7. 1862, three years Seventy-third regiment, com- 
pany F. private, discharged May 18, 1865. became dis- 
abled by rheumatism and blindness in Octobej, 1864, 
discharged for disability. 

Johnston. Joseph W.. age 20, volunteer, November 
II, 1861, Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, 
attained the rank of color corporal, mustered out July 
20, 1865. wounded twice. 

Johnston. James P., age 23. volunteer, August 8, 1 
1862. three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, 
private, served three vears, mustered out January 20, 
186.5. 

Kirkpatrick. Henry, age ig, volunteer, three years. 
Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, attained 
the rank of corporal, died August 27, 1863. 

Kirkpatrick. T. M., age 20, volunteer, three years. 
Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, died Sep- 
tember 5. 1862, of wounds at Alexandria, Virginia. 

Kirkpatrick, C. B.. volunteer, three years. Seventy- 
third regiment, company F. sergeant, discharged in 
1862 for disability. 

Lockwood. Hugh, age 22. volunteer. February, 1865, 
Fifth Kentucky cavalry, private, honorably discharged 
May, 1865, for disability. 

Loring. Franklin, volunteer. July. 1862, three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company G, captain, served 
three years, mustered out July 10, 1865. 

Loring, Corwin. age 21, volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H, private, served four months, mus- 
tered cut September 14. 1864. 

Loring, Corwin H., Forty-seventh Iowa regiment, 
private, died in 1863. at Helena. Arkansas. 

Lyle. George, volunteer. Seventy-third regiment, 
company F. private. 

McCullough. H.. Thirty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany K. 

McFarland, S. R. W., age 22. volunteer, August 29, 
1S62, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, private, 
attained the rank of corporal served three years, nuis- 
tered out July. 1865. wounded near Pulaski, Tennessee. 

Menzie. Rufus C, age 43, volunteer. August, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, comp ny G, pri- 
vate, served two years and ten months, mustered out 
June 10. 1865. 

Mitstead. Isaac. Second Virginia regiment, com- 
pany K. 

Mitchell. John, Seventv-third regiment, company 
F. 

Mosel. James, Ninety-second regiment, company G. 

Moore, Amstead, Seventy-iifth regiment, company I. 

Newport. J. Ross, volunteer, September i, 1862, 
three years. Seventh cavalry, company H. sergeant, 
served one vcar and three months, died December II, 
1863. mortally wounded at Morristown, December loth. 

Noland. George VV., age 29. volunteer. May, 1864, 
One Hundred and Twenty-second regiment, company B, 
private, served ten months, mustered out July 30. 1865. 
O'Neil, Ezra H., age 21, volunteer. November 18, 
1861. three vears. Seventy-third regiment, company F, 
private, atta'ined the rank of orderly sergeant, served 



two years and three months, honorably discharged Feb- 
ruary. 1864, severely wounded at Gettysburg. 

Powell, Jesse, age 20, volunteer. August. 1864, had 
been a slave, enlisted in a colored regiment in Colum- 
bus. 

Plumley, William, age 33_. drafted, died in 1863 be- 
fore he got in a regiment. 

Plumley, J. 

Reid, James, volunteer. January, 1S64. Seventy- 
third regiment, company F, private, served one year 
and five months, honorably discharged June. 1865, for 
disability. 

Rutherford, Jacob, age 28, volunteer, navy, ensign, 
resigned June 20, 1865. 

Rutherford, Josiah S.. age 23. volunteer, September 
25, 1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate, served two vears and ten months, mustered out 
July, 1S65. 

Ruth. Alpheus. company F. Fijrtieth Ohio infantry, 
company F, Fiftj'-first Ohio infantry, woundi-d in bat- 
tle. 

Robinson. William, age 20. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H, private, served four mon Jis, mus- 
tered out September 14. 1864, rcenlistment, February, 
1865. Thirty-sixth regiment, company H. private, served 
six months, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Shipe. Isaac N.. volunteer. December 31. 1861. three 
years, mustered out in 1864. reenlistment. volunteer, 

1864, three years. Seventy-third re,giment, company F, 
private, served seven months, mustered out July 20, 

1865, wounded at Cross Keys, December 9, 1864, cap- 
tured and in prison for three months at Florence, South 
Carolina, paroled March. 1865. 

Sliipe. John A., volunteer, three years. Seventy- 
third regiment, company F. private, wounded at Bull 
Run. fell back, and never since been seen or heard 
from. 

Stone. George G.. age 20. volunteer, tliree years, 
Seventy-third regiment, company F, died July 23, 1863, 
of softening of the brain. 

Stone, Edward D.. age 22. volunteer, August 10, 
1861, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, 
private, attained rank of orderly sergeant, served four 
years, mustered out July 9, 1865. 

Stone. Charles W., age 22. volunteer, three years. 
Seventy-third regiment, company F. attained rank of 
second lieutenant, resigned July 5. 1864. 

Stone. John M.. age 22, volunteer, June. 1861. three 
)-ears. Thirty-ninth regiment, comoany K. corporal, at- 
tained rank of quartermaster clerk, served three years, 
mustered out in 1864. 

Stone. Bradley P.. age 21. volunteer. .Aueust. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, ser- 
geant, attained rank of captain, served tliree years, 
mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Stone. Bolivar S.. age 38. volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H. private, died July 17, 1864. 

Stone. .Augustus D.. age 28. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, companv H. private, mustered out Sep;ember 14, 
1864. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Stone, Franklin, age 26, volunteer. May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H, private. 

Stoneman. Philip, age 19. volunteer. August 2, 

1861, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, 
private, served three years, died July 22, 1864, killed at 
Atlanta. 

Stoneman, William, 

Shram, Henry, age .21, volunteer, 1S61, three years, 
artillery, died July 4. 186.S. 

Stage, Andrew, Seventh cavalry, company H. I 

Starling. Marion, age 16, volunteer, March, 1864, 
One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, company I, pri- 
vate. 

Shaw, Jacob H., age 20. volunteer, August. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G. cor- 
poral, attained rank of orderly sergeant, served three 
years, mustered out June 10, 1865, and wounded at Mis- 
sion Ridge November 25, 1864. 

Sweezy, Francis M.. age 17. volunteer, November 7, 

1862. three years. Seventy-third regiment, company H, 
private, attained rank of corporal, served two and two- 
third years, mustered out July, 1865. captured at Gettys- 
burg, August 21, 1863, taken to Belle Isle, and paroled. 

Sweezy. John L., age 17. volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company H, private, four months, mustered out Sep- 
tember 14, 1864. second enlistment. February g, 1865, 
Sixth Virginia regiment, private, mustered out June 10, 
1865. 

Shire. William. Seventy-first reg'ment, company I. 

Swan, Samuel B., age 19, volunteer, August 4, 1862, 
Ninety-second regiment, company G. private, attained 
corporal, served three years discharged June 19, 1865. 

Swan. David R.. age 19. volunteer. February, 1865, 
One Hundred and Ninety-first regiment, company B, 
private. 

Sloter. Michael F., age 30, volunteer, August II, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second reg ment, company G, 
private, served three years discharged June 10, 1865, 
was sick and detailed as nurse in hospital, never in 
action. 

Schoonover. Augustus D.. volunteer, September 12, 
1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company I, private, 
served three years, mustered out July 4, 1S65. 

Schoonover, Walter H., age 22,. volunteer, Sep- 
tember 12, 1862, 'three years. Seventh cavalry, company 
I, corporal, served three years, mustered out July 4, 
1865, 

Schoonover, Jacob F., age 20, volunteer. February 
22, 1865, One Hundred and Ninety-first regiment, com- 
pany B, private, attained sergeant. 

Shotwell, Isaac, volunteer. May, 1864, one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany H, private, served four months, discharged Sep- 
tember. 1864. sick in hospital at return of regiment. 

Shotwell, Ezra M., age ig, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-first regi- 
ment, company A, private, served four months, dis- 
charged September, 1864, 

Smith, Arnold, volunteer. Eleventh. Virginia regi- 
ment, company A, drum major, attained color-bearer. 

Smith, S. C. H.. Seventh cavalry, company H. 

Starr. George W., age 22. volunteer, September 14, 



1S62, three years. Third Virginia cavalry, company E, 
private, attained first lieutenant, served three years, 
mustered out June .^o, 1865. detached on various duties.' 

Stoneman, William, age 16, volunteer, August 2, 
1861. three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, 
private, killed at Strieker's Gap. 

Teeters, George W., Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany G. 

Travis, Ezra, age 18, volunteer, August 15, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, captured at Atlanta, imprisoned in Andersonville, 
and at Jackson, Florida, and released April, 1865. 

Travis. Lewis, age ig, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H, private, served four months, dis- 
charged September, 1864, 

Travis, Jacob, age 23, volunteer, August II, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served three years, discharged January ig, 1865, 
captured at Chickamauga, but escaped. 

Travis. William, aged 2g, volunteer, August II, 
1S62, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, discharged June ig, 1865. 

Templar, Austin, volunteer, August 7, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, private, 
served three years, discharged June 19, 1865, wounded 
at Chickamauga and at Savannah. 

Templar. Amos, volunteer. 

Thorpe, Martin R., age 18, volunteer, December, 

1861, Seventy-fifth regiment, private, attained adjutant, 
wounded at Chancellorsville, reenlisted as a veteran. 

Van Gilden, George H., age 19, volunteer, Febru- 
ary, 1864, Thirtj'-ninth regiment, company K, private, 
discharged July, 1865. 

Watson. John K., age 24, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H, private, served four months, dis- 
charged September 14, 1864, 

Watson, Daily, age 20, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H, private, served four months, dis- 
charged September, 1864. was in hospital at Point of 
Rocks with measles and camp disease. 

Watson, Jacob, age 18. volunteer, August 11, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served three years, discharged June 20, 1865, never 
off duty during enlistment. 

Weaver, Hanson, volunteer, January 23, 1862, three 
years. Sixty-third regiment, company F, private. 

Winans, Francis, age 21. volunteer, January 23, 

1862, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, died September, 1862, of diphtheria. 

Weaver, William, Twenty-seventh Illinois, company 
D. 

Winans, Benjamin, age 23, volunteer, January 23, 
1862, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F, cap- 
tured near Atlanta, Georgia, in 1864, and imprisoned, 
exchanged and reached home in July, 1865, in reduced 
condition. 

Walker, Henry M., volunteer. May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company H, private, served four months, discharged 
September, 1864. 



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White. LeaiuJer I., Seventy-fifth regiment, com- 
pany D. 

White. Henry L.. age 23. vohmteer. June 20, 1861, 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, private, served four 
years, discharged July, 1865. reenlisted in 186.3. and was 
detailed for clerk duty. 

White, Arastus H., age 19. volunteer, August 14, 
1S62. three years, One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company B. private, served three years, dis- 
cliarged June 24. 1865. wounded at Hatcher's Run. 

White. Sydney P.. age ig. volunteer. March 4, 
1864. One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment. Company 
B. private, attained orderly, wa;'. in thirteen different 
actions, and was transferred to company B, Sixty-sec- 
ond regiment. 

White. William W.. age 21, volunteer. November 
1,3. 1861, Seventy-fifth regiment, company D. private, 
died in hospital May 17. 1864. of intermittent fever, 
captured at Gettysburg and exchanged. 

Williams. David, age 22, volunteer. May. 1864, One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, served four months, discharged September 14, 
1864. 

Williams, George W., volunteer. May. 1864, One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, served four months, discharged September 14. 
1864. 

Will'am, George W., age 37. drafted September, 
1864. one year. Seventeenth regiment, company K, pri- 
vate, discharged 1865. 

REC.\riTUL.\TI0N'. 

Huntington's battery II 

Seventh Ohio cavalry 3 

One each in Third Virginia cavalry, Fifth Ken- 
tucky cavalry, and Third Iowa cavalry 3 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio Na'ional 

guards 38 

Ninety-second Ohio 22 

Seventy-third Ohio 24 

Thirty-ninth Ohio 12 

Seventy-fifth Ohio 7 

One Hundred and Sixteenth Oliio 6 

Sixty-third Ohio 3 

Ninth Virginia infantry 2 

One Hundred and Ninety-fir.-t Ohio and Eleventh 

Virginia infantry, two each 4 

One each in Second Virginia infantry. Twenty-sev- 
enth Illinois. Forty-seventh Iowa, Seventy-first 
Ohio. Thirty-sixth Ohio. Ninety-first Ohio, 
One Hundred and Forty-first Ohio. One Hun- 
dred and Twenty-second Ohio. One Hundred 
and Ninety-sixth Ohio. One Hundred and 
Eighty-third Ohio, and ten not de-ignated. . . . 23 

Total number of soldiers 152 

Died 24 

DEC.\TUR TOWNSHIP. 

.■\gleo, John S., age 16, volunteer, November 13, 
1863, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth regiment, com- 
pany K, private. 1 



Batchelor, Daniel, substitute. May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-first regiment, com- 
pany .\, private. 

Ballard. Philip A., age 18, volunteer. September 
15. J863, six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, private, 
served six months, discharged March, 1864, wounded 
once, captured in 1863 at Winchester and imprisoned 
at Belle Isle twenty-three days, died December 26, 1B64, 
chronic diarrhcca. recnlistment, volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served four months, dis- 
charged September, 1864. 

Barrows, Bradley P.. age 42, volunteer, August 22, 
1862, three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company I, private, served three years, dis- 
charged June 14, 1865. 

Broadhead. Francis M., age 27. volunteer, Novem- 
ber, 1861, three years. First Virginia cavalry, company 

E. private, attained rank of quartermaster sergeant, 
served two years and seven months, died July I, 1863, 
killed while scouting just after the battle of Gettysburg. 

Basini, John, Eleventh Indiana light artillery, died 
October 4. 1864. of pneumonia. 

Burk. Henry, age 36, volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served four months, dis- 
charged September. 1864. 

Burk. James, age ig, volunteer. .August 2. 1861,. 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K. served' 
four years, discharged June. 1865. injured while tear- 
ing up railroad track at Goldsborough, North Caro- 
lina, and discharged for disability. 

Burk, Samuel, age 22. volunteer, December 30, 

1861, three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, 
private, served three years and seven mcn;hs, dis- 
charged July 24, i86.i. 

Burg. George W., age 30. volunteer, 1862. three 
years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, 
served three years, discharged July 16. 1865. captured' 
at McDowell, Virginia, sent to Staunton. Libby. Salis- 
bury and Belle Isle, paroled and exchanged September, 

1862. and rejoined his regiment October 3, 1862,. 
wounded, first at Gettysburg, second. Lookout Moun- 
tain, captured at Goldsborough. March. 1865. taken tc 
southern prisons and paroled May 25th. discharged with 
regiment. 

Brandebcrry, William C. age 26. volunteer, Decem- 
ber 30. 1861, three years. Seventy-third regiment, com- 
pany F. private, served three years and seven months, 
discharged July 24, 1865. 

Brandeberry. John H.. age T". volunteer. Novem- 
ber 15. 1863, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth regiment, 
companv K. private, served one year and seven months,, 
discharged June 7, 1865, wounded at Rcsaca, discharged' 
for disability. 

Brookcr. Marccllus. age 16. volunteer. December 
,^0. 1861. three years. Seventy-third regiment company 

F. private, served three years discharged January i, 
T864, reenlisted, volunteer. January i. 1864. Seventy- 
third regiment, company F. private, served six months, 
discharged July 24. 1865. captured twice. 

Brooks, James, age 46, volunteer, .\ugust 11. 1862, 
three j'ears. Ninety-second regiment, company G, priT 
vatc, served one year, discharged 1863, taken with camp 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



disease and fever, and broiiglit home by his wife. 

Beebe, Theodore, age 2", volunteer, August 15, 

1862, three years, Seventy-third regiment, company F, 
corporal, served three years, discharged July 26, 1865, 
never sick, wounded or prisoner. 

Beebe, Guy, age 22, volunteer, October 11. 1861, 
■three years, Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, 
attained rank of sergeant, served four years, discharged 
July 26, 1865, never lost a day's duty. 

Beebe, James, age 15, volunteer, June 21, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K. private, served 
four years discharged July 19, 1865, wounded at At- 
lanta, and home sick three months. 

Beebe, Fostus, age 16, volunteer. February 16, 1864, 
Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, served one 
.year and five months, discharged July 26, 1865. 

Beebe, Charles, age 18. volunteer, June 12, 1861, 
:three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, private, 
served four years, discharged July 19, 1865, wounded 
•at Corinth, May 28, 1862. 

Blair. Alexander, age 22. volunteer, August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served three years, honorably discharged in September, 
1864. 

Blair, Thomas, age 21, volunteer, October, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served three months died January 29. 1862. 

Blair, Alvin. age l", volunteer, August 2, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K. private, died 
in 1862 of measles, at Mowsa. 

Bennett, Isaac, age 3,1. volunteer. August 9. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, discharged June 21. 1865. 

Bennett. William, age 22. volunteer. October 19. 
1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, died in February. 1862. at Summerville. West 
Virginia, of measles. 

Bennett. Gordon, volunteer. August i. 1861, three 
years. Thirtv-sixth regiment, company F. private, served 
three years, honorably discharged in 1864. slightly 
wounded at Lewisburgh. Virginia. 

Carlin. D. B.. Eighteenth regiment, company C, 
lieutenant. 

Chambers. William, age ,^9. volunteer. February 
27, 1865. One Hundred and Eighty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany F. private. 

Chambers. James, age 18. volunteer. July 20. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, private, 
honorably discharged in 1863 ; reenlisted December 23. 

1863, private, attained rank of hospital steward, served 
four years, discharged July 9. 1865. 

Chambers, Martin V.. age 21, volunteer. June 18. 
1861. three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K. 
private, died July 5, 1864, mortally wounded at Kenne- 
saw Mountain. July 4. 1864. 

Campbell. James, age 22. volunteer. August 2. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K. private, 
reenlisted in 1863. hospital nurse, served four years, 
discharged in June. 1865. 

Campbell. Luther T.. age 17. volunteer. September 
12. 1861. three years. Fifty-third regiment, company B, 
private, served three years, discharged August 11, 1865. 

Campbell. Elijah. -age 17. volunteer. June 29, 1863, 
Second heavy artillery, comjiany K. private. 



Campbell. William, age 15. volunteer. March, 1864, 
Fifty-third regiment, company B. private. 

Croy. Robert, Ninety-second regiment, company G, 
sick several times. 

Conant. Sanford, age 29. volunteer. August 12, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, 
private, served three years, discharged June, 1865, trans- 
ferred to veteran reserve corps. 

Cutlip. Henry, age 41. volunteer, three years. One 
Hundred and Seventy-sixth regiment, company I, pri- 
vate, died June 12. 1865, at Chickamauga, Tennessee. 

Deasy, Luke, age 21, volunteer. October, 1861, three . 
years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, 
served three years, discharged December 31, 1864, 
wounded at Lookout Mountain. 

Ellis. Alexander M., age 21, volunteer. November 
16, 1861, three years, Seventy-third regiment, company 

F, private, served eleven months, discharged October 3, 

1862. for disability. 

Ellis, Albert, age 24. volunteer, September 7, 1861, 
three years, First cavalry, company N. private, dis- 
charged T865, transferred to veteran reserve corps. 

Ellis. Reuben H., volunteer. May, 1864, one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-first regiment, company 

G. private, served four months, discharged September. 
1864. 

Ellis. Ethan G.. age 29. volunteer. June 27. 1863, 
Second heavy artillery, company H. private. 

Ellis. John W., age 25, volunteer. August. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, died March 8. 1863. at Camp Gallatin, cause un- 
known. 

Ellis. James I., volunteer, three years. Ninety-sec- 
ond regiment, company L private, died July. 1863. at 
Camp Gallatin, after three months' sickness. 

Ellis. Charles C. age 15. volunteer. December 18, 

1863. three years. Eighteenth regiment, company A, 
corporal, wounded at Nashville. 

Evans. David, volunteer. Fourth colored infantry, 
company D. private, died 1864. at Fortress Monroe. 

Fairbanks, Cornelius, substitute. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company H. private, served four months, mustered out 
September. 1864. 

France. John W., age 19. volunteer. 1861. three 
years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, 
served three years, died May 25. 1864. mortally wounded 
at Dallas. Georgia. May 2S, 1864. 

France. George W., age 32, volunteer, August S, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, 
private, served one year and five months, honoralily dis- 
charged January 6. 1864. 

France. William H.. age 25. voluntetr. December 
18, 1863. One Hundred and Twenty-fifth regiment, com- 
pany K. private, served one year and four months, dis- 
charged April 17. 1865. for disability, wounded near 
Dallas. Georgia. June 2. 1864. 

Frye. James C. age 26. volunteer. September 29. 

1864. Seventy-first regiment, companv B. private, served 
nine months, discharged June 12. 1865. sick with camp 
disease in Tennessee. 

Frye. 'George Nu age 21. Au.gust. 1861. three years, 
Eighteenth regiment, company C. private, served six 
months, died February 3 1862. in hospital at Louisville. 



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751 



Fi?h. S. H., vohinteer. December 30, 1861, three 
years, Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, two 
years and seven months, discharged July 24. 1865. 

Gaughan, Anthony. 1861, three years. Thirty-ninth 
regiment, company K, private, served thre,; ye:. rs dis- 
charged, reenlisted, while waiting discharge as a vet- 
eran went into Louisville on a pass and supposed to 
have died by foul means. 

Grimes. Owen, volunteer, December 30. 1861. three 
years, Seventy-third regiment, company H, private, hon- 
orably discharged 1864 for disability. 

Giddings. Charles, age 37. volunteer, February 23, 
1865, one hundred days, One Hundred and Eighty-ninth 
regiment, company F, private, discharged May 15, 1865, 
for disability. 

Haynes. Andrew A., age 18. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September 14, 1864. 

Henderson. Isaac. Fourth regiment, company B. 

Howell, Josephus, volunteer, August, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, private, three 
years, discharged June 19. 1865, transferred to veteran 
reserve corps. 

Hicks. Thomas F.. aged 23. volunteer. December 
30. 1861. three years. Seventy-third regiment, company 
F. private, served four years discharged July, 1865; re- 
enlisted as a veteran. 

Johnson. William A., age i". volunteer. August i, 

1863. six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company 
E, private, served six months, discharged February 6, 

1864. from cavalry service; re-enlisted May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served four months, dis- 
charged September, 1864. 

Johnson. Worthy A., age 16, volunteer, May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-e:ghth regi- 
ment, company A. private, served four months, dis- 
charged September 14. 1864. 

Johnson, Samuel, drafted. One lluiulred and .Sev- 
enty-sixth regiment, company I. and Sixty-fifth regi- 
ment. Company G, private, died in 1865. captured and 
supposed to have died in the hands of the rebels. 

Johnson, Marion N.. volunteer. October 16, 1863, 
six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company E, pri- 
vate, served five months, mustered out March 6, 1864; 
re-enlisted May, 1864, one hundred days. One Hundred 
and Forty-eighth regiment, company D. private, served 
four months, discharged September. 1864 ; re-enlisted 
the third time in company B, One Hundred and Ninety- 
second regiment. 

Johnson. Corwin. volunteer. October 16. 1863. six 
months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company E, private, 
served five months, mustered out May 6. 1864: re-en- 
listed May. 1864. one hundred days. One Hundred and 
Forty-eighth regiment, company D. private, served four 
months, discharged September. 1864. 

Johnson. William H.. age 21. volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Seventy-third regiment. Company F, private, 
served three years and three months, honorably dis- 
charged August 31. 1S64, wounded at Lookout Mountain 
in 1863; re-enlisted as a veteran. j 

Jarvi.s, George P., age 17, volunteer. August 7. 1862. 



three years. Ninety-second regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, served three years discharged June 19, 1865, sick 
in Georgia, captured near close of war in Georgia, and 
taken to Andersonville, was paroled a month after and 
soon discharged. 

King, Wilton, age ly. volunteer. .August 26, 1861, 
three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company K. private, 
attained rank of orderly sergeant served four years, 
discharged August I. 1805, wounded July 4, 1864, re- 
enlisted as a veteran. 

King. John, age 24. volunteer. August, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, hon- 
orably discharged .August, 1864, at expinTtion of his 
time. 

King, .'\be! D., volunteer. Fourth Virginia cavalrj-, 
company E, sergeant, discharged March 6, 1864; re- 
enlisted February 23, 186.S, Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany F, served five months, discharged July 27, 1865. 
King, William, age 17. volunteer, February 27. i8().i. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Ninety-fourth 
regiment, company L private. 

King. Nathan P.. age 17. volunteer. June 10, 1864, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, companv K. private, 
died June iq, 1864. from wound received at battle of 
Kennesaw Mountain, June 18, 1864. 

Kelly, Samuel, age 21. volunteer, June 22, i86r, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, private, 
served three years honorably discharged August, 1864. 
Lee, Jonathan R., substitute. May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-ninth regiment, 
company A, private. 

Luca.% J. C. Eighteenth Virginia cavalry, com- 
pany C. 

Loraine, Louis J., volunteer, October 16, 1863, six 
months, Fourth regiment, company E, private, served 
five months, inustered out March 6. 1864; re-cniisted 
in One Hundred and ninety-first regiment Ohio National 
guards, also in One Hundred and Ninety-second regi- 
ment, company G. Ohio volunteer infantry. 

Lucas, Oliver. Eighteenth regiment, company C. 
Meek. Jacob, age 31. volimteer, October, 1861. three 
years. Eighteenth regiment, company A. private, died in 
1863 at Chickamauga. 

Meek. Sainuel. age 19. volunteer. October, i86r, 
three years. Eighteenth regiment, private, company A, 
served three years honorably discharged, November, 
1864. sick with yellow fever and rheumatism, wounaea 
and captured at Stone River, in .•\tlanla, Montgomery, 
and L'bby prison, wounded at Chickamauga. 

Myers, William. voluiUeer. One Hundred and 
Twenty-eighth regiment, served ten months, transferred 
to One Hmidred and Tw'enty-ninth artillery. 

Montgomery. .\. H.. age 20. volunteer. February 
26. 1864, Ei.ghteenth regiment, company A. private. 

Marshall. William, age 23. volunteer, October 21, 

1861. three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, 
private, served four years discharged July 20, 1865, re- 
enlisted as a veteran. 

Mellow, Samuel, age 20, volunteer, September ig, 

1862. three years. Seventy-third regiment, company B, 
private, served three years discharged July 2.]. 1865, 
detailed as teamster, wounded. 

Moore. William M.. age 26. volunteer. May. 1S64, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D, private, served four months, dis- 
charged September 14, 1864. 

iVfiUer. Manuel, age 38. drafted. October, 1864, Sev- 
enty-first regiment, company B. private, served eight 
months, mustered out June. 1865. 

Moran. Anthony, age 35. volunteer, December 30, 
1861. three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, 
private, served four years, mustered out July 20, 1865, 
wounded at second Bull Run, re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran. 

McDaniel. Frederick P., age 25. volunteer, Decem- 
ber 13, 1861, three years. First Virginia cavalry, co.n- 
pany E. private, served seven months, died July 18, 1862, 
of fever. 

McGirr, William P., age 31, volunteer, August 26. 
1861. three years, Thirty-sixth regment. company F, 
private, served three years, honorably discharged Sep- 
tember 3. i?64- 

Mead. Charles K.. volunter, August 2. i85i. three 
years. Thirty-ninth rcg'mer.t. company K, private, 
served five ni mths, died Janra-y 6. 1862. of camp dis- 
ease. 

Newel. Era^ti-s R.. ase 36. volunteer. 1862, three 
vears. Fiftv-third regiment company E. private, died 
June ''\ i8f3. 

Nolan. Zachary. age 17. volunteer. October 19. 1864. 
Seventy-eighth regiment, company F. private, served 
nine months, discharged July 11. 1865. 

Nolan. Allen, age 19. volunteer. 1862.. one year. 
Eighteenth regiuT-nt. company C. private, served one 
year, honorably discharged in i86j. 

Nolan Enoch, age 25. volunteer. Feb-uarv 14. 1865. 
One Hundred and Seventy-sixth or One Hund'ed and 
Eighty-sixth regiments, company I. private, died April, 
1865. of measles. 

Nolan. Ryley. age 18. volunteer. October. 1863. six 
months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, private, served nine 
months, honorably discharged July. 1864. re-enlisted in 
One Hundred and Eighty-sixth regment. company I. 

Newman. John. December 30. 1861. three years. 
Seventy-third regiment, company F. served three years, 
honorably discharged in 1864. 

Norman. Azariah. volunteer. Fifth colo-ed infantry, 
company G. died. 

Norman Amo^. volunteer. Fif.h colored infantry, 
comranv G. h'^norably discharged. 

0"Neal. William J., age 18. volunteer, August 2, 
i85i. three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, 
corporal, served four years, discharged July. 1865; re- 
cnli-ted as a veteran. 

Parrons. W.. age 2t„ volunteer. 1862, thee years. 
Seventy-third regiment, companv F, private, served 
tiu-ee years, discharged July 4. Ie65. 

Par--ons, Jos-ah W.. rge 18. volunteer. T862, Sev- 
enty-third regiment, company F. private. _ died nean 
Dalla^-, Georgia. 

Parsons, Robert K. 

Plan. Trueman E.. age 18. volunteer, 1861. Eight- 
eenh regiment, company C. private, served one year, 
discharged 1862. drafed i86j. Eghteenth regiment, 
companv F, private, discharged July. 1865. both times 
for di-abil'ty. 

Ritenour. Joseph S.. age 25. volunteer. February 16, 



1864, Seventy-third regiment, company D, private, one 
year, wounded at Atlanta, and died of fever, April 23, 
1865. 

Ridenour. J. R.. age 26. volunteer. Seventy-second 
regiment, company F. private, died May I, 1865, of 
chronic disease. 

Romine, Peter, age 27, volunteer, November 4^ 
1862, three years. Fifty-third regiment, company E, 
private, wounded at Kennesaw Mountain. 

Rowland, John W.. age 28, volunteer. November 3, 
i86i, three years. Fifty-third regiment, company E, pri- 
vate, mustered out. 

Rowland, James E, age 20, volunteer, February 3, 
1S64, Seventy-third regiment, company F. private, 
served one year and five months discharged July 24, 
1865. 

Ross, James. Seventy-third regiment, company F. 

Russel. Emanuel, age 24. volunteer. August 22. 1862, 
One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, company I. pri- 
vate, wounded and captured at Staunton. Virginia, im- 
prisoned at .\nder30nville. discharged June 14. 1865. 

Russel. Washington, age 16. volunteer, August 6. 
1862. three year-;. Ninety-second regiment, company A, 
private, attained rank of first sergeant, served three 
years, discharged June 10. 1S65. 

Snider, Thomas H., age 22. volunteer. .August 31. 
1862. three years. Seventy-third regiment, company D. 
private, two years and eight months discharged for dis- 
ability April 18, 1865. 

Snider, John W,. aged ig. volunteer. August 31. 
1862, three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, 
private, transferred to Infantry corps. 

Sampson. Thomas E., volunteer. August 22. 1864, 
Fifth regiment colored infantry, company F, private, 
wounded at Deep Botto-m, near Richmond. 

Shrader, William, age 27. volunteer. November I. 
1862. three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F. 
private, captured near iMonterey. Virginia, held four 
months in Libby, Salisbury and Belle Isle prisons, 
paroled, honorably dischaged. 

Smith. William €.. age 39. volunteer. February 22. 
1864. three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, 
private, served one year and five months, wounded be- 
fore Atlanta, discharged July g. 1865. 

Smith, Alexander F.. age 34, volunteer. May. 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eigh'h regi- 
ment, company D. private, served four months, dis- 
charged September 14. 1864. 

Smith, James F.. age 2g. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, companv D. private, killed in an explosion at City 
Point, 

Smith. Joseph A., age 2j, volun'eer. Feb-uary 22, 
1864, Thirty-ninth regiment, company K. private, served 
one year and four months, discharged July 0. 1865. 

Starling George, Ninety-second regiment, company 
G. died, 

Storts. Joseph H. age 18. volunteer. February g. 
1864, Seventy-third regiment, company F. private, one 
year and five months, discharred July 26, iSl^S- 

Storts. H. .Andrew, age 20. substitute. May. 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Fortv-eighth regi- 
ment, company H. private, mustered out Se-tember, 
1864, 



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753 



Storts, Philander, age 31, volunteer. March 22. 1864, 
Eighteenth regiment, coniiiany F. private, served one 
year, discharged July 15. 1865. 

Tate, John, volnnteer, died in hospital June 15, 
1865. 

Taylor. John W., volunteer. Eighteenth regiment, 
company B. 

Taylor, Benjamin G.. age 27. volunteer, August, 
1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, 
private, three years, mustered out June. 1865. 

Taylor, William M., volunteer. Eighteenth regiment, 
•company B. 

Turrel, William P.. age 25. volunteer. .-Vugust 4. 
1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, served ten months, discharged June 12, 1863, for 
disability. 

Weakly, Thomas, May, 1864, one hundred days. 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company D, 
private, served four months, discharged September, 
1861, re-enlisted May, 1865, Thirty-sixth regiment, pri- 
Tate, died in 1865. 

rec.'vp:tul.\tion'. 

One each in Eleventh Ohio, Independent battery, 
batteries H and K, Ohio heavy artillery, in 

all 3 

Fourth Virginia cavalry 7 

First Virginia cavalry 2 

First Ohio cavalry I 

Seventy-third Ohio 28 

Thirty-ninth Ohio 15 

Ninety-second Ohio 13 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Oliio 14 

Eighteenth Ohio (three vears) 13 

Thirty-sixth Ohio ' 8 

Fifty-third Ohio S 

One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Ohio 3 

One Hundred and forty-first Ohio 3 

One Hundred and Si.xteenth Ohio a 

Seventy-first Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Ohio 2 

Fifth colored regiment 3 

One Hundred and Eighty-ninth Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio 3 

One Each in Fourth Ohio. Fourth colored regiment, 
Seventy-second Ohio, Sixty-fifth Ohio, Seven- 
ty-eighth Ohio, One Hundred and Twenty- 
eighth Ohio, One Hundred and Ninety-fourth 

Ohio, one not designated, in all 7 

Total number of .soldiers 136 

Died 26 

DfNHAM TOW.NSHtl". 

.Vndrew. Thomas .\.. First \'irginia light artillery, 
company H. 

Berry. William E.. age 31. volunteer. October 29. 
1861. three years. I)attery H. private, served three years, 
discharged October 28, 1864, captured and imprisoned at 
Lynchburg and Belle Isle. 

Beach. Hiram, age 22. volunteer, three years. Thir- 
ty-sixth regiment company F, private, died July, 1862, 
of typhoid fever. 



Basini. David, age 28. volunteer. May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, coiTipany G, private, discharged Septemlier, 1864. 

Baker. Manuel, age 30, volunteer, three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, died March, 
1864, in .Andersonville prison pen, of starvation. 

Calder, Phillip C. age 31, volunteer, September 10, 
1862, three years. Eighty-eighth regiment, company B, 
private, three years, discharged July 3, 1865. 

Cammel, M, M., volunteer, three years. Ninety- 
second regiment, company F, private, attained the rank 
of sergeant, died July i6th, of typhoid fever. 

Drain, John, age 22, volunteer, 1S64, one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany H, private, served four months, discharged Sep- 
tember. 1864. 

Ellen wood, Dudley H., age 2r. volunteer, October 
23, 1861, Seventy-seventh regiment, companv D, private, 
discharged June 18, 1862, for disability. 

Farley, George, Seventy-third regiment, company F. 

Fish, David, age 18, volunteer, Decemlier 30. 1861. 
Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, served nine 
months, died October. 1862, of measles. 

Farley, George, Jr., Seventy-third regiment, com- 
pany F. 

Frazer. Evan, age 35, volunteer, .August, 1862, three 
years. Ninety second regiment, company G, private, dis- 
charged June ro, 1865. 

Gorham. Samuel Earl, age ,39, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H. corporal, killed by explosion at City 
point August 9. 1864. 

Gorham. Daniel H.. age 32. volunteer. December i, 

1861. three years, battery H. corporal, served three years 
and six months, discharged June 13, 1865, re-enli^ted as 
a veteran. 

Green. James, Thirty-ninth regiment, company K. 

Hollister. A. D., age 20, volunteer, June 18, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, private, 
served four years, discharged July 9. 1865. wounded at 
.Atlanta; re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Hall. John, age 24, volunteer, three years. Sev- 
enty-third regiment, company F. private. die<l .-Xugust 
9. 1864. at Fortress Monroe, of measles. 

Hall. James, age 18. volunteer, three years. Sev- 
enty-third regiment, company F. .private, died June, 
1864, at Point of Rocks, of measles, 

Hollister, .\ustin A., age 17. volunteer. May. 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company G, private, served four luonths, dis- 
charged September, 1864. 

Irwin. William, volunteer. First \'irginia light ar- 
tillery, company H. 

Mankin. Rufus M.. age 29. volunteer. .August 15, 

1862. three years. Eighty-eighth regiment, comoany B, 
private, served three years, discharged July 3. 1865. 

Mankin. Daniel E.. age 22. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K, sergeant, served four months, dis- 
charged September. 1864. 

Mankin. Francis F.. age 42. volunteer. May. 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H. private, served four months, honor- 
ably discharged September, 1864. 



754 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



Mankin, Ezra, age 23, volunteer, May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K, private, served four months, dis- 
charged September, 1864. 

McClure, Dyer G., age 18, volunteer, 1861, Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company A, private, died June 19, 1862, 
mortally wounded at Lewisburgh, Virginia. 

McClure, Alonzo, age 18, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K, private, served four months dis- 
charged September, 1864, 

McClure, Henry O., age 23, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, at- 
tained the rank of sergeant, discharged in 1864, at ex- 
piration of term. 

McGill, John M., age 26, volunteer. i86t. battery 
H, private, killed at Port Republic, June 9, 1862. 

McGill, Hugh, age 25, volunteer, February, 1864, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
attained the rank of corporal, served one year and four 
months, discharged June 27, 1865. 

McGill. William B., age 20, May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company H, private, discharged September, 1864. sick 
and returned home by general order of war depart- 
ment. 

McKinney. Robert D., age 19. volunteer. August 17, 
1864, one hundred days. One Hundred and Seventy- 
fourth regiment, company E, private, discharged from 
hospital. 

McTaggart. Alexander, age 20, volunteer, August, 

1861, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company H, 
private, attained the rank of lieutenant, wounded at At- 
lanta, resigned just before the regiment was discharged, 
re-enlisted in 1864, three years. Thirty-ninth regi- 
ment. 

McTaggart, Neil, age 18, volunteer, January 2, 1862, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, re-enlisted for three years in the same regiment and 
company, captured at battle of Mark's Mills, impris- 
oned ten months at Camp Ford.. 

Mitchell, George B., age 21. volunteer. August 1$, 

1862, three years, Eighty-eigh'h regiment, company B, 
private, discharged July 3. 1865. 

Mitchell, Thomas, age I. volunteer, 1865. private, 
served four months, mustered out. 

Mitchell, David, volunteer. First artillery, company 
H, private, mustered out. 

Mitchell, John, Seventy-third regiment, also captain 
company H, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio in- 
fantry. 

Noland, Sylvester, age 25. volunteer, .\ugust 8, 

1862, three years. Seventy-third regiment, company 
F, private, discharged May, 1865, for disability, wounded 
at battle of Gettysburg. 

Noland, James A., age 18, volunteer, October 23, 

1863, three years, Thirty-n'nth regiment, company K, 
private, served thirteen months, discharged on account 
of some flaw in his enlistment papers, re-enlisted Feb- 
ruary g, 186.1, Thirtv-second regiment, company B, 
mustered out July, 1865. 

Noland. John, age 18, volunteer. February 15, 1865, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company H, private, died July 20, 
1865. 



Noland, Augustus, age 32, volunteer, February, 1865, 
One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, discharged November, 1862, from hospital, re- 
enlistment February 15, 1865, Thirty-si.xth regiment, 
company H, mustered out in 1865. 

Noland, Joseph M., age 18, volunteer. October 31, 
1861, three years. First artillery, company H, private, 
discharged June 15, 1865, captured at Chancellorsville, 
and prisoner thirty days, 

Norton, Charles R., age 19, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, private, served four months, mustered out Sep- 
tember. 

Pauley, Benjamin T., age 15, volunteer, December 
5. 1862, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company D, 
private, discharged July 17, 1865. 

Rodgers, Sanderson H, age 19, volunteer. August, 

1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
discharged October 24, 1864, wounded at Chickamauga, 
and afterwards on detached duty in provost marshal's 
office. 

Rodgers, Charles J., age 18, volunteer. February 14, 
1865, one year. One Hundred and Eighty-s'xth regi- 
ment, company I, private, died Ap:il g, 1865, at Cleve- 
land, Tennessee. 

Rardin, Alonzo, age 27, volunteer, August i, 1861, 
three years, Th'rty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
served two and one-fourth years, died November 25, 
1863, killed in battle of Mission Ridge. 

Rodgers, Edward P., age 16, volunteer, February 
15, 1865, one year, One Hundred and Eighty-sixth regi- 
ment, company I, private, discharged on surgeon's cer- 
tificate. 

Reynolds, Emanuel, age 28, volunteer, February, 
1S64, Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, private, 
was discharged June 30. 1865. 

Sayres, James M.. age 24, voluntee;-, June, 1862^ 
three months. Eighty-fifth reg ment, company F, dis- 
charged by surgeon's certificate; re-enlistment, volun- 
teer. September 24, 1862. three years, Eighty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B, private, died August 5, 1865, of hem- 
orrhage of lung-i. 

Sayres, Lsaac T., age 20, volunteer, September 24,. 

1862, three years, E'ghty-eighth regiment, company B, 
private, discharged October 26, 1863, by surgeon's cer- 
tificate. 

Sayres, William, age 24, volunteer, June, 1862, three 
months, Eighty-fifth regiment, teamster; re-enlistment, 
volunteer. Eleventh Virginia regiment, company A, pri- 
vate, discharged July 3, 1865. 

Sayres, Richard C, age 20, volunteer, June, 1862, 
three months, Eighty-fifth regiment; re-enlistment, vol- 
unteer, September, 1863, Eleventh Virginia regiment, 
company A, private, mustered out in 1865. 

Sayres. I. T., age 18. volunteer. Septemlier, 1863, 
three years. Eleventh Virginia regiment, company A, 
private. 

Sayres, George, age 17, volunteer, September, 1863, 
three years. Eleventh Virginia regiment, company A, 
private, discharged July 24. 1865. wounded in front of 
Richmond. 

Shaw. James, age 18, volunteer. May. 1864, one- 
hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment,. 



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company H, private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864. 

Shipton, William, age 27, volunteer, August 9, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served two and five-twelfths years, discharged 
March 31, 1865, from hospital, wounded in front of At- 
lanta. 

Stanton, Smith, volunteer, 1864, Seventy-third regi- 
ment, company F. private, mustered 'OUt July 20, 1865. 

Tilton. Douglas, age 19. volunteer, August i, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
served two months, died October 20, 186 1, at Summer- 
ville, Virginia. 

Todd. Alfred, age 54, volunteer, September 29, 1861, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company B, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out November 29, 
1864. 

Todd. George (adopted), age 18, volunteer, Novem- 
ber 8. 1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, com- 
pany B. private, served three years and five months, 
mustered out June 30. 1865. 

Wilson. Benjamin F.. age 28, volunteer. August, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Wayson. Henrv. Seventy-third regiment, company 
F. died. 

Wayson. Alexander. Seventy-third regiment, com- 
pany F. 

KECAPITULATION. 

Huntington's battery 5 

Battery H. First Virginia light artillery 2 

Second Virginia cavalry 2 

One Hundred and Forty-eightli Ohio National 

guard II 

Seventy-third Ohio 11 

Tliirty-sixth Ohio. . .' 10 

Eighty-eighth Ohio S 

Ninety-second Ohio 4 

Thirty-ninth Ohio 4 

Eleventh Virginia 4 

Eighty-fifth Ohio 3 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 3 

One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Ohio 2 

And one each in Thirty-second Ohio. Sixty-third 
Ohio. One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Ohio, 
One Hundred and Ninety-sixth Ohio, not desig- 
nated, one 5 

Total number of soldiers 66 

Died 9 

FAIRFIELD TOWN.SHIP. 

.Addis. Benjamin F.. aged 23. volunteer. October, 
1861. for three years, Firty-third regiment, company I, 
private, attained corporal, served three years, discharged 
November i. 1864. 

Addis. Thomas M.. aged 24. volunteer, for three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, guard served three 
months, captured at Shiloh, April 8 1862. in prison for 
a year, on being released, sick and in ho-pital, re-enlisted 
as a veteran, volunteer. 1861. for three years. Seventh 
regiment, company K, sergeant, served four ye:irs, dis- 



charged June 18, 1865, again captured at Mark's Mills, 
held for ten months, discharged for disability. 

Barr, Elias, aged 44. volunteer, Alay, 1864. for one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. private, served one hundred days, discharged 
August, 1864. 

Bracken. Reed P.. aged 20, volunteer. August 12, 
1862, for three years. Ninety-second regiment, company 
G. private, attained corporal, served three yeirs, dis- 
charged June 20. 1865. 

Blair, Alexander. Thirty-sixtli regiment. Company 
F. 

Bracken. Craig, volunteer, for three months. Eighty- 
seventh regiment, private, served three months, dis- 
charged, reenlistcd. volunteer, January 7, 1864. First 
cavalry, company H. private, served one year and four 
months, died June 25, 1865. captured during first enlist- 
ment at Harper's Ferry, but paroled, died of consump- 
tion at Atlanta. 

Bowman, Christian, aged 23, volunteer. 1861, Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company D. private discharged 
September. 1862. wounded while sick and in hospital, 
discharged for disability. 

Buck. J. A., Thirty-ninth regiment, company K. 
Barnes, William, volunteer. 1861. Seventy-third regi- 
ment, company F, private, discharged for disability. 
Burritt, J. C. Eighteenth regiment, company C. 
Campbell, Charles W.. aged 19. volunteer. .August 
19, 1861, Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. private, 
served one year and three months, discharged November 
12, 1862; discharged for disability. 

Campbell, Thomas H., aged 22. volunteer. October 
19. 1861. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. private, 
attained corporal. 

Callahan. George E.. Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany G, died March 6. 1863. at Carthage, Tennessee. 

Cary. Cornelius, aged 24. volunteer. October 17. 
1861, three years. First artillery, company H. private, 
served three years, discharged 1864. as a veteran. 

Cottle. Lewis, aged 28. volunteer. November. 1861, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. private. 

Cottle. Thornton F.. aged 19, volunteer. November, 
1861. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. private, 
died April 6. 1862. killed at Shiloh. 

Croy. Robert, aged 30. veteran. August S, 1862, for 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, served three years mustered out June. 1865. took 
part in all the regiment actions. 

Croy. Greer, aged 23. volunteer. October 12. r86i, 
for three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. 
private, attained color corporal, served three years and 
four months, discharged February. 1865. wounded first 
at .Antietam. second at Chickamauga. third Cedar Creek, 
discharged as a disabled veteran. 

Croy. Duncan, aged 16. volunteer. .August 4. 1862, 
for three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, 
private, served three years, mustered out June, 1865, 
■iick during first year. 

Croy. Calvin, aged 16. volunteer. May. 1864. for one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. private, served one hundred days, mustered 
out. August. 1864, re-enlistment, volunteer. February 17, 
1865. Ninety-second regiment, company G. private, 
served four months, mustered out June. 1865. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Croy, William, age 26, volunteer, August 9, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out 1865, detailed as 
vvagonmaster for one year. 

Croy, David, age 21, volunteer, August 6. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Croy, Nathan, age 21. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company G, private, served one hundred days, mustered 
out August, 1864. 

Dawson, William F , volunteer. One Hundred and 
First Pennsylvania infantry, first lieutenant, attained 
captain, discharged May i. 1863. on account of disa- 
iDility. 

Dewees. Caleb, volunteer. 1861, three years, Seventy- 
third regiment, company F, private, attained corporal, 
served two years, killed at Gettysburg. 

Double, Edward, age 27. volunteer. August 12. 
1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. 
private, attained orderly sergeant, served four years 
and seven months, discharged March 2y. 1865. captured 
at Cumberland Gap. but escaped. 

Dunbar. David, age 2^. volunteer. August 15. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served three years, discharged June 29. 1865, 
wounded at Chickamauga and transferred to veteran 
reserved corps. 

Dunsmore. Lucius J., age 18. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served one hundred days, 
mustered out September, 1864, died July 21, 1865, of 
injuries received at City Point. 

Ellis, David F.. age 22. October 14. 1862. three 
years. Sixty-third regiment, company G. private, served 
two years and two nionlhs. mustered out December 26, 
1864. 

Ellis, Lewis H., age 20. volunteer. May, 1862, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served one hundred days, 
mustered out in September. 1864. 

Faires, Cyreneus B.. age 17. volunteer, September 
5. 1861. three years, Second Virginia cavalry, company 
H, private, served one year and seven months died in 
April, 1863, of typhoid fever. 

Faires. Edward G.. age 15. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. private, served one hundred days, 
mustered out in September, 1864. 

Fitzgerald. Garret, age 33. volunteer, 1861. three 
years. Seventy-third reg'ment, company B, private, 
served two years, discharged in 1P63 on account of dis- 
ability. 

Goddard. Peter F.. age 17, volunteer, October 9, 

1861, Second regiment Virginia cavalry, company H, 
private, died October i. 1862. died of typhoid fever. 

Goddard. Harvey H.. age 20. volunteer. August 6, 

1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment company G, 
private, died March 6. 1863. in hospital. 

Goddard, George R.. age 17. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. private, mustered out September, 
1864. 



Gallaher. Patrick. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Gallagher. James, age 15, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment^ company D, private, 
re-enlisted in 1863. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D, captured at Mark's Mills, in Tyler prison ten 
months. 

Hart, Lucien, age 20, volunteer, October 10, 1864, 
Ninth regiment cavalry, private, served nine months, 
mustered out July, 1865. 

H.irt, William R., age 22. volunteer. September 26, 

1861. Seventeenth regiment, company F, private, at- 
tained the rank of orderly sergeant. 

Hart. Wilson S.. age 20. volunteer, June, 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, pri- 
vate, served three months mustered out September, 

1862. captured at Harper's F'erry and paroled. 
Haynes, John T., age ^6. volunteer. May, 1864, one 

hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D, corporal, served three months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Haynes. Isaac P., age 24, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. Private, served three months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Hill. Isaac, age 26. volunteer. 1861, First regiment 
artillery company H, private^ served four years, mus- 
tered out July 31, 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Hull, Daniel, age 34, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G, private, served one hundred days, 
died October 26. 1864. of measles. 

Hull. Samuel, age 28. volunteer, August. 1862, 
Ninety-second regiment, company G, private, attained 
the rank of sergeant, died March 12, 1863, of measles 
at Nashville. 

Hull, Reuben E., age 21, volunteer,^October, 1861, 
three years, Second regiment Virginia cavalry, com- 
pany H, private, attained the rank of first sergeant, 
served three years, mustered out October. 1864, re- 
enlisted October, T864, Second regiment Virj;inia cav- 
alry, company H, first sergeant, mustered out Febru- 
ary, i86.i. 

Hunter, Charles, age 21. volunteer, 1861, Seventy- 
third regiment, company F, private, died May 19, 1865, 
of consumption. 

Johnson, Jolm D.. Thirty-sixth reg'ment. com- 
pany F. 

Jone-;. William D.. volunteer. January, 1864, three 
years. First regiment cavalry, company L, private, 

Johnson, Zeno C. Thirty-sixth regiment, company 
F, private, died, 

Kidwell, Alexander D., age 19, volunteer, Decem- 
ber 31, 1S61, Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, 
private. 

Johnson. E. M.. iSeventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D. 

Lucas. Thomas, volunteer, 1861, three years, Sev- 
enty-third regiment, company F. caotain. mustered out 
1864. discharged by surgeon's certificate. ' 

Meek. William J.. Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany G. 

Marple. James W., age 21, volunteer. May, 1864, 



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717 



one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served one hundred days, 
mustered out September, 1864. 

Moore, George, age 21. volunteer, February 15, 1864, 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, private, mustered 
out July g, 1865. __ 

Meer. Patrick C. volunteer. 1861, Seventy-third 
regiment, .company F, private, discharged, cause un- 
known. 

Moccr. David. Thirteenth regiment, company H. 

MUler, Elbridge, age 19, volunteer, September 6, 
1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company 
F. private, served three years, mustered out November, 
1864, captured at Somerville, West Virginia, May 12, 

1863. in Libby prison eleven months, paroled and ex- 
changed in 1864, 

Morrow, William, Sixty-fifth regiment, company H. 

Morrow. .Andrew D., age 24, volunteer, February 
25, 1861. two years, Sixty-third regiment, company H, 
private, served two years, re-enlisted, volunteered Jan- 
uary I. Sixty-third regiment company H. saddler, 
served two vears and six months, mustered out July, 
1865. 

M"Namery, William, age 20. volunteer. February, 

1864. Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, mus- 
tered out May, 1865, wounded at Goldsborough. North 
Carolina. 

Marple, Wesley, S'xty-third regiment, company G, 
private, died June 20, 1862, at Corinth. Mississippi, of 
typhoid fever, 

Rlurphy, Will'am, volunteer, 1861, Sixth Kentucky 
cavalry, private, d-ed. 1863, shot through the head. 

Nichol. Thoma-, age 22. volunteer. October, 1861, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, private, attained 
rank of corpora!, served on detached service, and re- 
enlisted as a veteran. 

O'Donnel. John, volunteer. November. 1861, three 
years. Seventy-third regiment, comgany F, private, 
three years, mustered out I&54, wounded at second 
Bull Run fight, captured and paroled on the fi'>l<l. 

Pennock. Jacob, age 20. volunteer. March 9. 1865, 
One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, died .\pril 2-. 1865. of typho:d fever. 

Reid. Hrgh, age 21. volunteer. December 31. 1861, 
two years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, served two years, captured at Mark's Mills, and 
imprisoned at Camp Ford, Texas, for ten months, re- 
enlisted, volunteered, December 19. 1863. Seventy-sev- 
enth regimeiU, company D, private. 

Saylor. Edward J,, age 21, volunteer, Aijgust i, 

1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company K, 
private, served three years, re-enlisted as a veteran, 
was wounded at Winchester, September. 1863. 

Stephens, Thomas, age 16. volunteer. October 2. 

1862. Ninth cavalry, company B. private. 
Thompson. William, age ,0. volunteer. May. 1864, 

■one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F, corporal, served one hundred days, 
mustered out in September, 1864. 

Tait, Michael, age 46, volunteer. 1861. Seventy- 
third regiment, company F. private, died in 1863 in hos- 
pital. 

Tait. R'lward. age 14. volimtecr. 1861. Seventy- 
third regiment, company F. private. 



Walker, James, age 44, volunteer February. 1862, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. pri- 
vate died April 21, 1862, in conscciuence of wound re- 
ceived at Shiloh. 

Walborn. Elias, age 18. volunteer, February 17, 
1864, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, served 
two months, mustered out .April 27, 1865. 

Wible. Levi, age 28, volunteer, October 26. i86r, 
Sixty-third regiment, company G. private, attained rank 
of sergeant ; re-enlisted as a veteran, severely wounded 
and captured at Atlanta, in prison at .Andersonville 
eight months, paroled, and was on board the Sultana 
when she exploded on the Mississippi, died. 

Wible, Joseph, age 22. volunteer, August 28. 1861, 
two years. One Hundredth Pennsylvania infantry, com- 
pany D. private, served two years, re-enlisted, captured 
at James Island. South Carolina, June 3, 1862. in prison 
at Columbia four months and paroled, captured second 
time at Petersburg, March 25, 1865, in Libby prison 
five days and paroled, discharged with his company. 

RECAPITULATION. 

Huntington Iiattery 3 

Second V^irginia cavalry 4 

First Ohio cavalry 2 

Ninth Ohio cavalry 2 

Sixth Kentucky cavalry i 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 13 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio National 

guard 12 

Ninety-second Ohio 11 

Seventy-third Ohio 10 

Thirty-sixth Ohio " 

Sixty-third Ohio 5 

Thirty-ninth Ohio 3 

Eighty-seventh Ohio ( three months) 2 

One each in Fifty-third Ohio. Eichteenth Ohio 
(three months). Eighteenth Ohio (three years). 
One Hundredth Pennsylvania. One Hundred 
and First Pennsylvania. Sixty-fifth Ohio. Sev- 
entieth Ohio. One Hundred and Ninetv-sixth 

Ohio, in all .' 8 

Total number of soldiers 78 

Died 16 

FEARING TOWNSHIP. 

Abbott. William James, age 21, volunteer. ,\ugust 6. 
1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
drummer, attained to the rank of principal musician, 
served two years and six months, honorably discharged, 
re-enlistment, age 23, volunteer, .three ye.irs. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company G, quartermaster, attained 
rank of orderly, served one year and six months, mus- 
tered out. 

Athey, Hezekiah. age 42. drafted. 1862. nine months. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company B. private, served 
nine months, mustered out. 

Athey, Charles Wesley, age 18, volunteer, October, 
1861. three years. 

.'\they, James L., age 17, volunteer. February 26. 
1863. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B. private. 



758 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Athey, John Wesley, age 17, volunteer, October 18, 

1861, three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B, private, re-enlistment. 

Bartraess. George J., volunteer, August 12. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, honorably discharged September 12, 1862. for dis- 
ability. 

Bartlett, Frederick, volunteer. August 19, 1862, 
three years. Seventh cavalry, company H. 

Bell. John Thomas, age 18. volunteer August 30, 

1862, three years, Seventh cavalry, company H. private, 
served two years and ten months, mustered out June 
29, 1865. 

Brown, Leroy S., volunteer, August 3, 1862, three 
years, Seventh cavalry, company H, private, discharged 
from service on account of disability. 

Boye, Charles, age ]6, volunteer. 1862, three years. 
First Virginia light artillery, company C. private, mus- 
tered out July I, 1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Britton, Thomas, age 34. volunteer, August 12, 
1862, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company D, 
private, served three years mustered out July 9, 1865. 

Brown, John Howell, volunteer. May 28, 1862, three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, sergeant, 
one battle, served four month*, mustered out Octo- 
ber I, 1862. 

Brown, William, age 23, volunteer. September, 

1861. three years. First cavalry, company L, private. 
Brown, Daniel. 

Brown, James Pedre. age 18. volunteer. May 28, 

1862. three months. Eighty-seven:h regiment, company 
A, private, one battle, served four months, rnustered 
out Septetnber. 1862. 

Carver, T. .S.. Second Virginia regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Carver, Sampson James, age 16, volunteer. First 
cavalry, companv G. 

Chapman. Seldon. age 22. volunteer, 1863. three 
years. Second heavy artillery, company K, private, at- 
tained to rank of corporal. 

Chapman. Levi O., volunteer, Seventh cavalry, 
company H. 

Chapman, Hiram H.. age 21. volunteer. August 13, 
1862, three years. Ninety-stcond regiment, company H, 
private, served two years and ten months, mustered 
out June 10. 1865. 

Doan. Richard, age 27, volunteer, July 25, 1863, 
three years. Second heavy artillery, company K, private, 
mustered out August 23, 1865. 

Dowling. James R., age 25, volunteer, August 12, 
1862, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company D, 
private, served three years, mustered out July 4, 1864, 
wounded at Chickamauga and transferred to veteran 
reserve corps. 

Dowling, John W., age 24, volunteer, October, 1862, 
three years, Seventh cavalry, company H, private, 
served two years and nine months mustered out June 
29, 1865. 

Dowling, Lewis W., age 21. voluntee-. May 28, 
1862, three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company 
H. private, one battle, served four montlis. mustered 
out October i, 1862. 

Drum. Jacob, volunteer, August 3, 1862. three 
years, Sixty-third regiment, company C. private. 



Flanders. John, age 24, drafted 1862, nine months. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company B, private, served 
ten months. 

Flanders, .Augustus, age 23, volunteer, September 
3, 1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate, served three years. 

Flanders, Henry, age 22, volunteer. .August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company L private, 
served seven months, died March 17, 1862, at Summers- 
ville. Virginia, of typhus fever. 

Flanders. Jasper C, age 21, substitute, 1864, one 
hiindred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, private. 

Flanders, Joseph, age 19, March 14, 1864, three 
years Sixty-second regiment, company L private, served 
one year and five months, mustered out August, 1865. 

Flanders, Enos, age 23, substitute. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company A, private. 

Guitteau. Benjamin Fulton, age 21, volunteer, i86i, 
three years. First cavalry, company L, private, killed 
January 2. 1863. at battle at Stone River. 

Hall, James, age 20, volunteer, ^August 13, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
served three years mustered out. 

Hallet, Charles, Second Huntington artillery, com- 
pany K. 

Henning, John Henry, age 29, volunteer, April 17, 
1861, three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, 
private, served four months mustered out August 28, 
1861, re-enlistment, age 29, volunteer, September. 1861, 
three years. First Virginia cavalry, company C. private, 
mustered out veteran enlistment, age 31. volunteer, 
March 31, 1S64, three years. First Virginia light ar- 
tillery, company C, private. 

Henning. Charles Henry, age 22. volunteer, April 
17. 1861. three months. Eighteenth regiment, company 
B. private, served four months, mustered out .August 
28, 1861. re-enlistment, age 22. volunteer, 1861. three 
years. First Virginia light artillery company C. private, 
served two years, died October 31. 1863. 

Hill. Ira, age 27. volunteer. September 2, 1862. three 
years. Seventh cavalry, company H, private, served 
three years, mustered out 1865. 

Hill. Isaac, age 18, volunteer, August. 1862, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company I, private, served 
three years, mustered out July 3, 1865. 

Himehaugh. John H.. age 21, volunteer, February 
I, 1864, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate, served one year and six months, mustered out 
June 29. i86s. 

Hobby. William Alexander, age 32. volunteer. July 
22. 1861. three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company 
B, served three years, mustered out 1864, sick, and 
transferred to Fifteenth regiment, company D. invalid 
corps. 

Howland. Jesse, second heavy artillery, company K. 

Home. George Winfield. age 16. volunteer. .August 
I. 1863, three years. Second heavy artillery, company 
K, private, served two vears mustered out .August 23, 
1865. 

Itler. Jacob, First \'irginia light artillery, com- 
pany C. 

KanelT. George Washington, volunteer. .August 



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759 



27. 1862, three years, Seventh cavalry, company L, pri- 
vate, attained rank of sergeant, served three years, mus- 
tered out. 

Kaneff, Charles Wesley, age 21. volunteer, Feb- 
ruary 3, 1864, three years, Seventh cavalry, company L, 
private. 

Kidd. Nathaniel Evans, age ,30. volunteer. May, 
1864. one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company B. private. 

Kidd. Jesse M.. age 25. volunteer, September 8, 
1862, three years, Seventh cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate. 

Kidd, Joseph. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. 

Kimniick, George, age 17, volunteer, October S, 
1864, one year. Seventh Virginia regiment, company 
C. private, served nine months, maistered out June 26, 
1865. 

Kimmick. William, volunteer, December 12. 1863, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company B. 

Kimmick, William Henry, age 16, volunteer. De- 
cember. 1863. one year. United States gunboat, cabin 
boy, attained rank of steward, mustered out. 

Kurbs, Leonard. 

Lane, Thomas, age 36, substitute, May 2, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A, private, served five months mustered 
out September 30, 1864. 

Lankford. H. H.. age 20, volunteer. August. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, attained rank of corporal, served three years, 
re-enlistment, age 23. substitute, 
year. Eighteenth regiment, com- 



1864, 
one 



mustered out 
April 3, 186; 
pany L 

McCall, Jame 



age 35. volunteer. December 21, 
I. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H. private, served one year, died January i. 1862, at 
Alton. Illinois, of small pox. 

Morris, Thomas, age 28. volunteer. September 8, 

1862. three years, Seventh cavalry, company H, private, 
served seven months, honorably discharged .\pril 3, 

1863. pulmonary tuberculosis. 

Newberg. William, age 17, volunteer. January 16, 

1864. three years. First cavalry, company L. private. 
Nicol, Robert Elder, age 35, substitute. May. 1864, 

one hundred days One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B, private, mustered out September 14, 
1864, died October 3. 1864. 

Noe. Lewis, volunteer. Julv 14. 1862. three years, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. 

Page. May. 1864. one hundred days. One Hundred 
and Forty-eighth regiment. 

Page. May. 1864. one hundred days. One Hundred 
and Forty-eighth regiment. 

Palmer. Miles L., age 22. volunteer. .August 29, 
1862. three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate. 

Pfaff. Lewis, age 26. substitute. May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company A. private. 

Pfaff. Daniel, age 2t. volunteer. July 22. 1861, three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, served 
three years and fmc month, mustered out .August. 1864. 

Pi'aff. Conrad, age iS. volunteer, December 27, 1861, 



three years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, 
private, served tw^o years and six months, honorably 
discharged 1864. veteran enlistment, age 20. volunteer, 
March 31. 1864. three years. First Virginia light ar- 
tillery, company C. served one year and three months, 
mustered out June 28, 1865. 

Prewctt. Brazil, age 21, volunteer. Seventh cav- 
alrv. companv L. private. 

Price. John W., volunteer. 1861, three years. First 
cavalry, company L, private, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Price. Logan, age 19. volunteer, September i, 1861, 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, company A, 
private, served two years and six months, honorably 
discharged, veteran enlistment, age 21, volunteer, March 
31, 1861. three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
panv C, mustered out June 28, 1865. 

Robinson. W. Lynch, volunteer. July, 1862. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F. private, 
served three years, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Robinson. Joseph, age 48. volunteer, three years. 
Sixty-third regiment, company H. private, died July 
20. 1863. at Covington. Kentucky, of chronic diarrhoea. 

Robinson. Charles H.. age 35. volimteer. -August 9, 
1862. three years Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, served three years, mustered out June 10. 1865, 
last tv\-o years in invalid corps in Frederick City. 

Rodg'ers. Mason C. volunteer. March 30. 1862, 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, 
private, died March 17. 1863. 

Rodgers. Frederick, volunteer. March 30, 1862. 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, company C. 
private, died December 24. 1862. mortally wounded at 
the battle of Cross Keys. 

Schultice. .Adam, age 21. volunteer. August 13, 
1862, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company G, 
private, veteran re-enlistment, age 22. volunteer, three 
years. Sixty-third regiment, company G. 

Sheldon. Charles. One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company G. 

Sccvers. Benjamin, volunteer. August 20. 1862. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company D. private. 

Simmons. John, age 29. volunteer, one year. One 
Hundred and Seventy-ninth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate. 

Sinclair. William. Thirty-ninth regiment, company 
B. private, died .August 10. 1862, of fever, at Corinth, 
Mississippi. 

Stanley, William. January 25. 1861, three years. 
Twelfth regiment, company D. private, served one 
year, honorably discharged December 25. 1862. 

Stanley. W. T.. volunteer, three years. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company K. second lieutenant, attained 
rank of captain, honorably discharged November 25, 

1864. 

Stanley. George, volunteer. First Virginia light ar- 
tillery, company C. private, attained rank of corporal, 
mustered out 1865. 

Taylor. Reuben, age 17. volunteer, three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company B. private, died June 
25. 1864, in rebel prison at Tyler, Texas. 

Thcis. Jacob, age 20, October 13, 1864. one year. 
Seventy-eighth regiment company D. private, served 
nine months, mustered out July 11. 1865. 

Thornton. William, age 18. volunteer, August 12. 



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1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment company G, 
private, attained ranl< of orderly, served two and one- 
half years, honorahly discharged, veteran enlistment, 
■age 20, volunteer. February 24. 1864. three years. Thir- 
ty-sixth regiment company G. private, attained rank 
of orderly, served six months, mustered out July 27. 
186s. 

Troudner. George Adam, age iS. volunteer, March, 
■1862, three years. First Virginia light artillery, company 
"C, private, served two years honorably discharged, vet- 
eran enlistment, age 20, volunteer, October 31, 1864, 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, 
private, mustered out June 28. 1865. 

Tucker, John R.. age 56, volunteer. April. 1S61, 
"three months. Nineteenth regiment, company G, private, 
served three months, mustered out August, 1861. 

Tucker, Abner, age 22. volunteer, April 17, 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B. pri- 
vate mustered out August 28. i86x, re-enlisted, volun- 
teer, Thirty-sixth regiment, private, re-enlisted, volun- 
teer. First light artillery, company C. private, re-enlist- 
•ed, age 26. volunteer. Eighteenth regiment, company C. 
private honorably discharged. 

Ward Augustus, volunteer, 1861. three years, Thir- 
ty-sixtlv regiment, company A, drummer, served two 
and one-half years, re-enlistment, three years. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company A, lieutenant, attained rank 
of captain, served one and one-half years, mustered out 
July 9, 1865. 

Ward, Everett R., age 18, volunteer, August 8, 

1864, one year. First Virginia light, artillery, company H, 
private served ten months, honorably discharged IVIay 

24, 1865. 

Warren, Robert L.. volunteer. October. 1861. three 
.7ears, First Virginia cavalry, company E, private, hon- 
orably discharged re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Warren. Charles. Seventh Virginia regiment, com- 
pany E. 

Waxier. Archibald V.. age 23, volunteer. August 
ig, 1862, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company 
'G. private, attained rank of corporal, died November 
18, 1864, killed. 

West, 

Whitney, Simon H.. age 27. volunteer, October 5, 

1862. three years. Seventh cavalry, company H. private, 
served seven months, died May 10, 1863. of typhoid 
fever. 

Young, John R., age 23. volunteer, .\ugust 12, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
attained rank of corporal served two years and six 
months, honorably discharged, veteran enlistment, age 

25. volunteer, February i, 1864, three years. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company G, corporal, attained rank of 
sergeant, served one year and six months, mustered 
out July, 1865. 

Young. Thomas .A.ndrews, age 17. volunteer. March. 

1865. one year. One Hundred and Eighty-ninth regi- 
ment, company H, private. 

Young. Douglass H,. age 22. volunteer. September. 
1861, three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C. private, served one month, honorably dis- 
charged, second enlistment, age 23, volunteer, August 
12, 1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company 



D, private, served three vears. mustered out June 22, 
1865. ^ 

Young. Lewis, volunteer, October i, 1861, Fifty- 
eighth regiment, company K. 

Zimmer. Lewis, age 20, volunteer, September 26, 
1861, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company G, 
private, served one year, died October 3. 1862. shot in 
battle at Corinth. 

REC.\PITUL.\TI0N. 

Buell's Pierpont battery 12 

Battery K. Second heavy artillery 4 

Battery H. First Virginia light artillery i 

Seventh Ohio cavalry 15 

First Ohio Cavalry 6 

First Virginia cavalry i 

Sixty-third Ohio 4 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 18 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 8 

One Hundred and Fortv-eighth Ohio National 

Guard ! 8 

Three each in Thirty-ninth Ohio, Ninety-third Ohio, 
Eighty-seventh Ohio (three months), Eight- 

teenth (three months), in all 12 

Seventh Virginia infantry 2 

Eighteenth Ohio (three years) 2 

.A.nd one each in Second Virginia, Sixty-second 
Ohio, Fifty-eighth Ohio, Twelfth Ohio, Nine- 
teenth Ohio, Seventy-eighth Ohio, One Hun- 
dred and Sixteenth Ohio. One Hundred and 
Seventy-ninth Ohio, One Hundred and Eighty- 
ninth Ohio, and two not designated, in all II 

Total number of soldiers 109 

Died II 

CU.VNDVIEW TOWNSHIP. 

.^dams, Thomas Dunn, age 23, volunteer, August, 
1861. Seventh Virginia infantry, company C, private, 
served three years, nnistered out in November, 1864. 

Adams, William A. S.. age 17. volunteer, Septem- 
ber 12. 1864. one year. Sixth Virginia infantry, company 
C, private, served nine months, mustered out June 10, 
1865. 

Armstrong. Robert. One Hundred and Sixteenth 
regiment, company D. killed in service. 

Austin, George Greenwood, age 21. volunteer, 1861, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company C, bugler, 
veteran re-enlistment. 1864. three years. 

Arthur, William D.. age 18. volunteer. October 5. 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private, served one year, honorably discharged Oc- 
tober 12, 1862. 

Arthur, J. Armstrong, age 16. volunteer. October 
5. 1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private, veteran enlistment February, 1864, three 
years. 

Aten, George, age 32. drafted September 27, 1864. 
one year. Fifty-first regiment, company D. private, 
served nine months, mustered out June 20. 1865. 

Ballentine. John, age 24. volunteer, November, 1861, 



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three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate served one year, honorably discharged. 

Ballentine. Robert, age 16. vohniteer. October 5, 
1861. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C. private, 
veteran enlistment February. 1864. three years, private, 
attained the rank of corporal. 

Ballentine. Hugh, age 14. volunteer. February. 1864, 
three years. Twenty-fifth regiment, company C. pri- 
vate. 

Barber. J. Daubigne. age 24. volunteer. October 8, 

1861. three years. Second \'irginia cavalry, company 
C. first sergeant attained rank of first lieutenant, served 
two years, killed in action near Winchester. July 27, 
1864. 

Barentz. Dwight. age 24. volunteer, January 25, 
1865. one year. One Hundred and Eighty-fourth regi- 
ment, company A. private served seven months, mus- 
tered out in September. 1863. 

Barentz. Martin, age 18, volunteer, March, 1865, 
one year. One Hundred and Eighty-seventh regiment, 
company G. private. 

Barnes. Vachel Hall, age 22. volunteer. .A.ugust, 

1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, 
corporal died. 

Barnes. Francis .\dams. age 18. volunteer. Sep- 
tember. 1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, 
company C. private, served one year, honorably dis- 
charged in 1862 ; second enlistment, age 20. volunteer. 
-\uguft. 1863. six months. Fourth \'irginia cavalry, 
company G, first lieutenant: third enlistment, age 21, 
volunteer. September. 1864. one year. One Hundred 
and Eightieth regiment, company F. first lieutenant, 
served ten months, mustered nut July. 1865. 

Barnhart. Leonard, age 29. volunteer. October 5. 

1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment company 
C. private, served three and one-half years, mustered 
out in March. 1865. 

Barnhart. WilTam. age 22. volunteer. February, 

1864, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private. 

Barnhart. George M.. age ,^9. volunteer. February 
15. 1865. one year. One Hundred and Eighty-seventh 
regiment, company G. private. 

Barnhart. Chester, age 3,1. volunteer. March 8. 1864. 
Seventh Virginia, private, killed June 3. 1864. in action 
at Cold Harbor. A'irginia. 

Barnhart. James William, volunteer. Seventh Vir- 
ginia, killed. 

Barrett. John C.. age 18. volunteer. February 20, 

1865. one year. One Hundred and Eighty-seven h regi- 
ment, company G. priva'e. 

Beaver. Perry, age 23. volunteer. 1861. three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company C. private, served 
three years, mustered out December 12, 1864. 

Beaver, James, age 19. volunteer, August. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate served seven months died in May, 1862, at Cov- 
ington, Kentucky. 

Beaver, George W., age 31. drafted and volunteer, 

1862. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private. 

Beaver, Calvin, age 19, volunteer, November, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 



vate, served three years, mustered out December 12, 
1864. 

Beaver, Michael, age 23, volunteer, November. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, served two months, discharged. 

Beegle. Daniel M., age 17, substitute and volunteer, 

1862, three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, Company 
C, private. 

Biddle. Perry, age 43. volunteer, December 16, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
I, private, served two years, died December 14. 1863. 

Biddle. Loyd .^delbert. age 17. volunteer. October 
22, i86i. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany I. private: veteran enlistment, February, 1864, 
company C. 

Biddle. John Quincy. age 15. volunte;T. Octo- 
ber 22. 1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company C, private, served five months, honorably dis- 
charged March is. 1862: re-enlistment, age 18, volun- 
teer. February. 1864. three years. Seventy-sevenih regi- 
ment, company C. private. 

Bradfield. Charles, age 18. volunteer February. 1864, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, compa'ny C, pri'-^ 
vate. 

Broadright, Henry, age 22, volunteer, October, 1861,. 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company I, pri- 
vate, attained corporal, died. 

Brooks. John, age 35. drafted, September 27, 1864, 
one year. Fifty-first regiment, company D. private,. 
served nine month-;, mustered out June 2D, 1865. 

Bruce. Samuel, age 42. volunteer, August 6. 1861, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, nine months, died .-^pril 2,-^. 1862. 

Burnet. John L. Jones, age 16. volunteer. May 18,. 

1863. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company. 
C. private. 

Burris, Marion, age 2,'^. volunteer. October 5. iS6r, 
three vears, Seventy-.-eventh regiment, company C. pri- 
vate, attained the rank of second lieutenant, reigned : 
re-enlistment, age 7. substitute. Febrra-y. i86,s. one 
year. Twentieth regiment, company B, private. 

Burris. William W. age 18. volunteer, December 12. 
1S61. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private : veteran enlistment, age 20. volunteer. Feb- 
ruary, 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany C. private, attained the rank of first lieutenant. 

Burris. John Martin, age 18. volunteer. February 
8. 1864. three years. Sixty-second Pennsylvania regi- 
ment, company I. private served seventeen months, 
mustered out July 3. 1865. 

Burris. William, age 22. volunteer. i86r. three years, 
Second Virginia cavalry, company C, private, three- 
years, mustered out in 1864. 

Burris. Stimson. age 16. votunteer, February. 1865, 
one year, One Hundred and Eighty-seventh regiment, 
company G. private. 

Byers, Jacob, age 33, volunteer, .-\ugust 15. 1862, 
three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, 
company E. private, served three years, mustered out 
June 14, 1865. 

Callagan. John, age 47. volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company C. private, killed' 
January 8. 1862. 



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HISTORY Of MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Calvert, Alexander, age 25. volunteer. August 29, 
1862, three years. Fourteenth Virginia, regiment, com- 
pany E corporal. 

Calvert. Washington, age 25, volunteer, October 8. 
1861. three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F. 
private, attained the rank of corporal, served ten months, 
honorably discharged August 23, 1862. 

Calvert, Ezekiel, First artillery, company K. 

Campbell, Joseph, age 23, volunteer. .August 23. 
1861, three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 

C, private, served nine months, honorablv discharged 
May 26. 1862. 

Cameron. John B., volunteer. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company G. 

Cameron. John R.. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany G. 

Cameron. Andrew. 

Carrol. George, age .38. volunteer. Octoljer 28. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C. pri- 
vate one year, died October 4. 1862. 

Carrol. Thomas, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany I. 

Cline. Martin Van. age 34. volunteer, .\ugust i. 
1861. three years. Seventh Virginia regiment, company 

D. private, served one year, honorably discharged Oc- 
tober 6. 1862. for disability. 

Cline, Theodore, volunteer. One Hundred and 
Eighty-seventh regiment, company G. 

Cluter. M. V., volunteer, Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company C. 

Cooper. James, Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Cooper. John, volunteer, Ninety-second regiment, 
company H, private, killed in service. 

Cooper. Robert. Si.xty-third regiment, company F, 
re-enlistment, volunteer. 1865. one year. One Hundred 
and Eighty-seventh regiment, company G. private.. 

Cunningham. William Henry. One Hundred and 
Eighty-seventh regiment, company G. 

Cunningham. James, age 24. drafted. September 27, 
1864. one year. Fifty-first regiment, companies I. and 
D. private, served eight months, honorably discharged 
June I. 1863. 

Cunningham Robert H., age 19. volunteer. Febru- 
ary 14. 1865. one year. Fifty-first regiment, company G, 
private. 

Custer. David, age 48. volunteer, January 5. 1862, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C. pri- 
vate, served two vears. honorably discharged February, 
1864. 

Dailey. Hamilton, age t8. volunteer. February 28, 
1864. three years. - Fifteenth regiment, company C. pri- 
vate. 

Dailey, William. One Hundred and Twenty-fifth 
regiment, company H. 

Davis. John, age 36, volunteer, August, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company H. private, 
served three years, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Davis. Peter, Second cavalry. Company C. died. 

Dayly. Wesley, age 18. volunteer. October 19. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C. pri- 
vate, served five months, died March 30. 1862. at Padu- 
cah. Kentucky. 

Dickey. Samuel M.. age 41. volunteer. 1861. three 



years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, private, 
honorably discharged: re-enlistment, age 45, substitute, 
October, 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company C, private, mustered out in 1865. 

Dodds, Joseph, age 19. volunteer, September 13, 
i86r, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company C, 
private, attained corporal, served two years and a half; 
re-enlistment, volunteer. 1864. three years, Second Vir- 
ginia cavalry, company C, corporal, served one year and 
four months, mustered out in 1865. 

Dorff. Charles, age 17, volunteer, October 20. 1861, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company C, pri- 
vate; re-enlistment, age 19. volunteer, 1864, three years. 
Second Virginia cavalry, company C. private, mustered 
out in 1865. 

Dorff. Reuben, age 16. volunteer, 1864, three years. 
Second Virginia cavalry, private, mustered out in 1865. 
Dorff, William, age 18. volunteer. September, 1861, 
three years. First light artillery, company K, corporal, 
attained sergeant; re-enlistment age 21, volunteer, 1864, 
three years. First light artillery, company K. sergeant, 
mustered out in 1865, 

Deegan. William C. age 20. volunteer. October, 
1861. three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F, 
corporal, attained sergeant. 

Dye. James. One Hundred and Ninety-fourth regi- 
ment, company I. private, died. 

Eaton. William. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany C. 

Easthorn, James P.. age 30. volunteer. September 
12. 1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany C. private ; re-enlisted as a veteran, volunteer, 
February. 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company C, private, attained corporal. 

Easthorn, John J., age 19, volunteer. May, 1861, 
three years. Twenty-fifth regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, served one year. died, mortally wounded at the 
battle of Cross Keys, Virginia. 

Easton. Daniel. Twenty-fifth regiment. 
Eddy. Going, age 40. volunteer, August 27. 1861, 
three years. Seventh Virginia infantry, company D, pri- 
vate, served ten months, honorably discharged in June, 
1862. 

Eddy. David, age 24, volunteer, October 18. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company I. pri- 
vate ; re-enlisted as a veteran, age 26. volunteer, Feb- 
ruary, 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany I. private. 

Eddy. Alpheus. age 18. volunteer. August, 1861, 
three years First light artillery, company K, private, 
served two years and a half, enlisted as a veteran, age 
20. volunteer. 1864. three years. First light artillery, 
company K. private, died in 1864. 

Eddy, Going. Jr.. age 17. volunteer, July 25, 1863, 
six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G, pri- 
vate, served seven months, mustered out in March, 1864, 
re-enlistment, age 18, volunteer. 1864, three years. First 
light artillery, companv K. private, mustered out in 
1865. 

Eddy. William, age 15. volunteer^ July. 1863, six 
months, mustered out in 1864 ; re-enlistment, age 16, 
volunteer. 1864. three years. First light artillery, com- 
pany K. private, mustered out in 1865, 

Edgill, John, age 15. volunteer, August, 1861, three 



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years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, private, 
enlisted as a veteran age 18, volunteer. 1864, three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, companj- C. private. 

Edmonds. Robert, age 19. volunteer. October 28, 
1861, three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private, enlisted as a veteran, age 21, volunteer, 1864, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate. 

Edmonds. William, age 17, volunteer. July, 1861, 
tlirte years. Fourth Virginia, company C, private, hon- 
orably discharged in March 1865. 

Edmonds, John, age 16, volunteer. February, 1864, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate. 

Elrod. James, age 25. volunteer, three years, Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company C. private. 

Eoffle, Hiram, age 17, volunteer, June 4, 1861, three 
years. Fourth Virginia, conipanv C, served two years, 
honorably discharged in September 1863, enlisted as 
a veteran, age 20, volunteer, February, 1864, three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, private. 

EofBe, Sardine, age 17. volunteer. Octolier in 1861. 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, enlisted as a veteran, age ig, volunteer, February, 
1864, three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private. 

• Eoffie. Lander, age ig, volunteer, 1864, three years. 
One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, died in Septeml)er,_ 1864, shot in hospital at Cum- 
berland. Maryland. 

Eoffle. Marion, volunteer, February 14, 1865, one 
year, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 0, private. 

Evans, John F., volunteer. Seventh Virginia, com- 
pany C. second lieutenant, attained first lieutenant, mus- 
tered out August 19, 1863, on account of wound received 
at Chancellorsville. 

Ferguson. James S., volunteer, October, 20, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, served six months, died April 20, 1862. - 

Ferguson, Thomas, age 32. volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C. private, 
died in 1862. 

Ferguson, John. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany C, private. 

Filley. Buell, age 18. volunteer. September 3. 1861, 
three years, Seventy-.'eventh regiment company D, pri- 
vate, served two and a half years, re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran. February, 1864, three yearS; Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company D, private, served one year, died April 
23. 1865, diarrhoea, at Natchez, Mississippi. 

Fisher. Henry, drafted, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B. 

Forance. George, Seventeenth regiment, corn- 
company B. 

Frazier. George B.. age 16. volunteer. August 1. 

1861. three years. Seventh Virginia, company O. pri- 
vate, mustered out July i. 1865. 

Fouracre, Charles W.. Fifteenth regiment, com- 
[lany D. 

Frey, William Henry, age 22. volunteer .Xugust. 

1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company C, 
private, served three years, mustered out June lo. 1865. 

Fry, William Everett, age 36. volunteer. August 13, 
1862, three years, Ninety-second regiment, company H, 



private, served three years, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Gibson, Robert, age 25, volunteer, September 23, 
1864, one year. One Hundred and Eightieth regiment, 
company F, private, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Gatten, Robert; Second Virginia cavalry, com- 
pany A. 

Goosenian. Israel, age 18. volunteer, October 10, 
1861, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company C, 
private, served three years, mustered out October I, 
1864, wounded in action near Raleigh. 

Gray, Walter, age 19. volunteer, August, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company E. private, re- 
enlisted as a veteran. 1864. three years. Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company, E, private, mustered out July, 1865. 

Gray, Philip, age 16, volunteer, February 25. 1864, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate. 

Gray, William, age 15, volunteer, February 25, 1864, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, served three months, died June 6, 1864, at Little 
Rock. Arkansas. 

Griggs, John C, age 15, volunteer, October i. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company L pri- 
vate ; re-enlisted as a veteran February, :f'64. three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company L private. 

Guirt. William. First light artillery, company K, 
private. 

Gully, Cyrus, Ninth cavalry, company B. 

Hackethorn. William, age 31. volunteer, September, 
1861, three years, First light artillery, company K, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out 1864. 

Harvey, Lucien Levant, age 28, volunteer. Decem- 
ber. 1861, three years. First light artillery, company H, 
private, served three years, mustered out, 1864. 

Harvey. Franklin C. volunteer. 1863, six months, 
Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G, private, served 
seven months, mustered out March. 1864. re-enlisted 
as a substitute in 1864. one year. Fifth regiment, com- 
pany D. private, served nine months, mustered out June 
22, 1865. 

Harvey, Theodore I., age 17, volunteer. February, 
1864, three years, Seventy-.seventh regiment, company 
C, private. 

Hays. John, age .30, volunteer, August 25, 1861, 
three yeacs. Seventy-seventh regiment company C, pri- 
vate, attained the rank of corporal, served two and a 
half years; re-enlisted as a veteran February. 1864, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, served one year and three months, honorably dis- 
charged June. 186,;. 

Heddlcsttm, Finley, age .38. volunteer, March 23, 
1P64. three years, First light artillery, company jK, pri- 
vate. 

Hessam. Samuel T.. substitute, September, 1864, one 
year. Fifth regiment, company D, private, served nine 
months. 

Hill. Daniel. Seventy-eighth regiment, company 
G, died. 

Hill. Porter, age 27. volunteer. .-Kugu.st I. 1861. three 
years. Seventh Virginia, company D. private, served 
three years, mustered out .August 27. 1864. 

Holland. .Mexander. age ig. volunteer. May. t86i, 
three years. Twenty-fifth regiment, company C. private, 
served three years, mustered out 1864 ; re-enlisted 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



i\Iarch. 1865. one year. One Hundred and Ninety-fourth 
regiment, company C. attained tlie rank of captain. 

Holland, William, age 18. volunteer, February 15. 
1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private. 

Holland. Harvey, age 16. volunteer, February 15, 
1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private. 

Hood. D.. Fiftv-first regiment, company D. 

Howell, John H.. age 19. volunteer. November 16. 
1861, three years. Sixty-second regiment, company K, 
private, re-enlisted as a veteran. 1864. three years. Sixty- 
second regiment, company K. private, attained the rank 
of corporal, honorably discharged September, 1865. 

Howell. George, age 18, substitute, March, 1865, 
one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company C. private, 
served four months, mustered out July, 1865. 

Howell, James, drafted, discharged. 

Howell. Andrew, First light artillery, company K. 

Hines. John. Jr.. volunteer, three years, Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company C. 

Honnel. David. Volunteer. Twenty-third regiment, 
company G. 

Hines. John Jr.. volunteer, three years. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company C. 

Jarvii, John E., age 21. volunteer. 1863. three years. 
Fifty-ninth regiment, company A. private, killed. 

Jarvis, Ashbury. age 19. volunteer. 1861, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company I. served 
three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Jewell. James, volunteer. February ^4. 18O4. three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C. private. 

Justice. John W.. age 22. volunteer. January 18. 
First light artillery, company K. corporal, mustered 
out. 

Jewell, Samuel, volunteer, three years. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company C, private. 

Justice. Josiah, First light artillery, company K. 

Johnson. James, age 35, volunteer, March 25, 1865, 
one year. One Hundred and Ninety-fourth regiment, 
company I, private, served three months, honorably 
discharged May. 1865. 

Johnson. John D., Twenty-seventh regiment, com- 
pany I. 

Jones. Calvin D.. age 20. volunteer. 1861. three 
j'ears. First light artillery, company K, veteran re-en- 
listment, age 22. volunteer, 1864, three years. First light 
artillery, company K, mustered out 1865. 

Jones, Johiel, age 16, volunteer, December 25, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, served two years, veteran re-enlistment, age 18, 
volunteer, February, 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company C. private, served four months, shot 
himself, and died June 20, 1864. 

Keigley. Jacob, age 22. volunteer. November 10. 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private, served one year, died December 14. 1862. at 
Alton, Illinois. 

Kendle. Elias. Sixty-seventh regiment, ccnipany K. 
private. 

Kettc. Ferdinand, age 16. volunteer. 1863. six 
months. Fourth \'irginia cavalry, company G, private. 



reenhstment, age 17, volunteer, March i, 1865. one year. 
Nineteenth regiment, company I. corporal, served eight 
months, nm^tered out in 1865. 

Kilmer. John, drafted September. 1864, one year. 
Thirty-second re.ginient, company C, private. 

Kirkbride, Martin, age 18. volunteer. March 24, 
1864, three years. First light artillery, company K, pri- 
vate, served sixteen months, mustered out July, 1865. 

Knapp, Wilson E., age 30, drafted Septemher 27, 

1864, one year. Fifty-first regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, served nine months, mustered out June 20. 1865. 

Landy. Alvy William, age 22. volunteer. July 22, 
1S61. three years, Thiny-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, served two years and six months, reenlistment, 
age 24, volunteer, January i, 1864, three years. Thirty- 
ninth regiment, company B, private, served one year 
and five months, died June 17. 1865. 

Larcomhe, Charles, age 22. volunteer, November 8, 
1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company C, 
private, attained rank of quartenTiasler sergeant, served 
three years and seven months, mustered out July, 1865. 

Ledger, Frederick, age 29. drafted 1864. one year. 
Thirty-second regiment, company C. mustered out 1865. 

Ledger. Daniel, age 23, volunteer. September 4, 
1861. three years. First light artillery, company K, cor- 
poral, served t^wo years and six months, veteran en- 
listment, age 25, volunteer. T864. three years. First light 
artillery, company K. corporal, attained rank of ser- 
geant, served one year and six months, mustered out 
July 18, 1865. 

Leonard. Albert W.. age 19, volunteer. November 
8. 1861, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company 
C. private, served two months, killed at Jennie's Creek, 
Kentucky. January 7. 1862. 

Linn. Hiram, age 2.2, volunteer. August. 1862. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company K, private. 

Linn, William, age 20, volunteer, August, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company K, pri- 
vate, served one month, honorably discharged, second 
enlistment, volunteer. 1863. si.x months, Fourth Vir- 
ginia cavalry, company G. teamster, served sev;.'n 
months, mustered out March, 1864. 

Lipincott, Samuel, age 26, volunteer, August 27, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B, private, served two years and six months, veteran 
enlistment, volunteer. 1864. three years, Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company B, private. 

Lisk, James, age 22, volunteer, September 27. i86l, 
three years. First light artillery, company K private, 
served five months, died of measles at Camp Dennison, 
March 4, 1S62. 

Lisk. Nicholas, age 18. volunteer, February, 1864, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, 
private, served one year and two months, honorably 
discharged June, 1865. 

Little. Leander, age 18. volunteer, March 24. 1864, 
three years. First light artillery, company K, private, 
served one year and three months, mustered out July 
18, 1865. 

Little. Thomas, age 19. substitute. February 27, 

1865. one year. Forty-third regiment, company H. pri- 
vate, served four months, honorablv discharged July 14,. 
1865. 



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765 



Little, John, volunteer, one year, One Hundred and 
Eighty-seventh regiment, company G, private, served 
one year, died in service. 

Little. Daniel, age 17, volunteer, 1863, six months. 
Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G, private, served 
seven months. 

Lowry. Daniel, age 22, volunteer, November 23, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C, private, served four months, killed at Chattanooga, 
April 8, 1862. 

Lovvman. William Henry, age 18, volunteer. No- 
vember 30. 1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
companv C, private, served five months, died May I, 
i86j. 

Lowther. William W., Twenty-filth regiment, com- 
pany C. 

Marks. D. R., volunteer, January i. 1862. three 
years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, served one 
year, honorably discharged January 16. 1863. 

Marlow, Leonard A., age 22, volunteer, August, 
1861, three years. Seventy -seventh regiment, company 
C, sergeant, attained rank of second lieutenant. 

Masters, Thomas A., age 23. volunteer. April 29, 
1S61, three years. Twenty-fifth regiment, company B, 
private, served three years, mustered out July 20, 1864. 

Mathers, Francis M., age 18, substitute, April. 1865, 
one year. Eighteenth regiment, company E. private, 
served six months, honorablv discharged October 9, 
1864. 

!Meeks, Gideon, age 24, volunteer, August, 1862, 
three years, Ninety-second regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, one year, died November, 1863. 

McBee, Jesse, age 21. volunteer, September 10, 

1861, three years. First light artillery, company K, pri- 
vate, served three and a half years, mustered out Jan- 
uary t6. 1865. 

McCall. James, age 18, volunteer, October 18, 1861, 
three years Sixty-second regiment, company K, private, 
reenlisted as a veteran, age 20. volunteer, 1864, three 
years. Sixty-second regiment, company K, private, at- 
tained rank cf corporal. 

McCall. Benjamin, age 16. volunteer. November i, 

1862. three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, companj- 
C, private. 

McCullough, John, age 19. volunteer, September, 
1861, three years, First light artillery, company K. pri- 
vate, served two and a half years, reenlisted as a vet- 
eran, age 22, volunteer. 1864. three years. First light 
artillery, company K. corporal, served one and a half 
years, mustered out July 18, 1865. 

McCullom. Isaac, age 18, volunteer, August i, 
1861. three years. Seventh Virginia, company D, private, 
mustered out July i, 1865. 

McCulIoni, John, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany L 

McKnight. William Seman. age 32. drafted. Sep- 
tember, 1864, one year. Seventy-first regiment, company 
I, private. 

McMahan, William, volunteer. One Hundred and 
Sixteenth regiment, company D. 

Miller, John, ^L^rch 3. 1864. three years. Seventh 
Virginia, company D, honorably discharged for dis- 
ability 

Miller. James, One Hundred and Eighty-seventh 
companv G. 
45 



Miller, Frederick, age 27, drafted, October, 1864, 
one year. Thirty-second regiment, company C, private, 
served eleven months, mustered out August 27, 1865. 

Minder. Jacob, age 16, volunteer. August 22, 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Eightieth regiment, com- 
panv F, private, served eleven months, mustered out 
July 12. 1865. 

Mitchell, Joseph M., age 20. volunteer, August. 1861. 
three ye''.rs. Seventy-seventh regiment, companies C 
and A. sergeant, attained rank of orderly sergeant, re- 
enlisted as a veteran. 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company C, orderly sergeant, attained rank 
of first lieutenant. 

Mitchell, Israel, age 17, volunteer, February 20, 
1865, one year. Eighteenth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate. ser\ed seven months, mustered out July 22, 1865. 

Moo-e, John, age $3. volunteer, August, 1861, three 
years. Seventh Virginia, company D, private, served 
nine months, honorably discharged for disabilitv Mav 
6, 1862. 

Moore. Shadrick. age 17, volunteer, February 24, 
1862. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 

C, private, served one and a half years, honorably dis- 
charged July 22, 1865, reenlisted, age 18. July 22, 1865, 
five years. First United States light artillery, company 

D, pnvats;. 

Moore. William, age 27, volunteer, 1861. three years. 
Seventh Virginia, company D. private, attained to rank 
of corporal, enlisted as a veteran 1864, three years, . 
wounded at the battle of the Wilderness, July i, 1865,- 
mustered out. 

Moore. Sheldon M., age 22, volunteer, i86l. three 
years, Seventh Virginia, company D, private, one year, 
honorably discharged October. 1863. 

Myers, William Larwell. age 19, volunteer, March 
31, 1864. three years. Seventh Virginia, company D, 
private, attained rank of corporal, served one year and 
three months, mustered out July i, 1865, enlisted as a 
veteran. 

Myers, John, age 24, volunteer. October 20. 1861, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company C, pri- 
vate, served two years, honorably discharged November 
19, 1865. enlisted as a veteran November 20, 1863, three 
years, served one and a half years, mustered out June 
30, 1865. 

Myers, Henry, one year, Fifty-first regiment, com- 
pany D. private. 

McWilliams. Lewis H., age 20, volunteer. One 
Hundred and Eightieth regiment, company C. private, 
died of fever at Columbus, Ohio, October i, 1864. 

Nenn, Jonas, age 44, volunteer, 1865, one year, 
One Hundred and Ninety-fourth regiment, company I, 
private, served seven months, mustered out October, 
1865. 

Nenn, George, age 17, volunteer, 1863, served six 
months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G, private, 
served seven months, mustered out March. 1864. re- 
enlisted September, 1864, one year. Eighteenth regiment, 
companv F, served nine months, mustered out July, 
1865. 

Nenn. John, age 16, substitute. 1865. one year. 
Twentieth regiment, company D, private, served three 
months, mustered out July 15, 1865. 

Newman, Henry, age 17. volunteer, February 21, 
186.5, one year. One Hundred and Eighty-ninth regi- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ment, company F, private, seven months, mustered out 
September 28, 1865. 

Oliver, Hillery, age a, volunteer. September 26, 

1864. one year. One Hundred and Eightieth regiment, 
company F, private, served nine months, mustered out 
July, 186.S. 

Oliver, John Weston, age 26. volunteer, February, 

1865, one year. One Hundred and Eighty-seventh regi- 
ment, company G, private. 

Parker, Isaac, age ,39, volunteer, 1861, three years. 
First light artillery, company H, private, served three 
years, mustered out 1864. 

Pan. James H.. Thirty-si.xth regiment, company Ci. 

F'etty, Daniel, Twenty-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D. 

Pitcher, William, volunteer, 1865, one year. One 
Hundred and Ninety-fourth regiment, company I. 

Poole. James Jackson, age 27, volunteer, August, 
1861, three years. Seventh Virginia, company D, pri- 
vate, served one year," killed at Antietam, 1862. 

Poole. Charles, age 33. volunteer, March 3, 1865, 
one year. One Hundred and Ninety-fourth regiment, 
company I. private, three months, honorably discharged 
June. 186.S. 

Poole, Richard, age 36, volunteer, August 22, 1864, 
one year. Eighteenth regiment, company F, private, 
served eleven months, mustered out July 12, 1865. 

Porter, Daniel, Eighteenth regiment, company B. 

Potts, Richard, age 34, volunteer. October 18, 1861, 
three years. Sixty-second regiment, company K. private, 
served seven nionth=, lionorablv discharged Alav o, 
1862. 

Powell, George W., volunteer. Seventh Virginia, 
company D. private, attained rank of second lieutenant, 
mustered out July i, 1865. 

Racv. William, volunteer. Third Virginia cavalry, 
company C. 

Ramsay, Joseph, Forty-fifth regiment, company C, 
died m prison. 

Riggs, Daniel B., age 18, volunteer, August i, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth .regiment, company C, private, 
hung himself October 15, i86l. 

Rienict, Gearharrt C, age 33, volunteer, March 7, 
1865, one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served live months, mustered out July 27. 1865. 

Rindle, Charles, Sixty-first regiment, company C, 
private. 

Ritter, Henrv, Seventy-seventh reginient, company 
C. 

Roliinson. David, One Hundred and Eighty-sev- 
enth regiment, company G. 

Sanford, John, age 40. volunteer. August 26. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh ^regiment, company C, died. 

Scott. Isaac, One Hundred and Eightieth regiment, 
company F. 

Scott, John, age 16, volunteer, November, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, second enlistment, substitute. May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth iregiinent, 
company G, private, served four months, mustered out 
1864, third enlistment, volunteer, October i, 1864, one 
year. Fifteenth light art^illery, private, served eight 
months, mustered out June 8, 1865. 

Robinson, David, One Hundred and Eighty-sev- 
enth regiment, company G. 



.Sanford. Clark. 

Springer, John, volunteer, 1861, three years, First 
regiment, company H, private, served eight months, 
honorably discharged. 

Shaner. William, Twenty-fifth regiment, company 
B. 

Springer. Henry J., age 21. volunteer. February, 
1865, one year. One Hundred and Eighty-seventh regi- 
ment, company G, private. 

Salisbury, Henry, Twenty-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. 

Springer. George, age 19. volunteer, February, 1S65, 
one year, One Hundred and Eighty-seventh regiment, 
company G, private, mustered out. 

Sandford, Nathan, Twenty-fifth regiment, company 
K. 

Springer, John, age 17. volunteer, March, 1865, 
one year. One Hundred and Ninety-fourth regiment, 
company I, private, mustered out. 

Springer, Sanniel, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany I. 

Stephen, Stacy H., age 22, volunteer, September, 
1864, one year. One H'nidred and Eightieth regiment, 
companv F. private, served ten months, mustered out 
July 25, 1865. 

Snodgrass, John S., Sixty-third regiment, com- 
pany F". 

Stephenson, Joseph, volunteer, 1862, three years, 
Ninety-second regiment, company H, captain. 

Sandford, M., Twenty-fifth regiment, cornpany K. 

Stephenson, Joseph Albert, age 16, volunteer, Sep- 
tember, 1864, one year, One Hundred and Eightieth 
regiment company F, private, served ten months, mus- 
tered out July 25, 1S65. 

Shaner, Leander, Eightv-sixth regiment, company 
A. • ' 

Stewart, Hiram C, age 15, volunteer, August, 
1861, three years. Seventh Virginia, company D, pri- 
vate, honorably discharged, veteran enlistment, age 17, 
volunteer, three years. Seventh Virginia, company D, 
private, died. 

Still, Leonard, volunteer, September, 1864, one year. 
Seventh Virginia, company D, private, mustered out 
July I, i86,s. 

Shaner. George L., One Hundred and Tw'enty-ninth 
regiment, company F. 

Still. Thomas, age 18, volunteer, September, 1864, 
one year. Seventh Virginia, company D, private, served 
six months, died February 23, 1865. 

Swalswood, Levi K.. First light artillery. 

Swatswood, William, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
coinpany I. 

Talbot, William Bruce, age 18. volunteer. April. 
1861, three months. Eighteenth regiment, company E, 
private, served four months, mustered out August. 1861, 
second enlistment, age 18, volunteer, 1861, three years. 
Second Virginia cavalry, companies K and E, private, 
attained rank of sergeant, served two years, veteran 
enlistment, age 20. volunteer, 1863. three years. Second 
Virgimia cavalry, company E, sergeant, 'served one 
year and six months, mustered out July i, 1865. 

Thorp. Isaiah, age 24, volunteer, August 20, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, served one year, killed at Chattanooga, Septem- 
ber 19, 1863. 



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767 



Thorp, Isaac, age 28, volunteer, August 20, 1861, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, attained rank of corporal, veteran enlistment, age 
20. volunteer, February, 1864. three years, Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, company C. private. 

Thorp. William, age 19. volunteer. 1863. six months. 
Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G. private, served 
seven months, mustered out March, 1864, re-enlistment, 
age 20. volunteer. 1864. one year. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company C. private, died September 23, 1865, in 
prison. Brownsville, Texas. 

Thorp, John Henry, age 16. volunteer, February, 
1864. three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C, private. 

Thompson, Orvill, age iS. volunteer. November 8, 
1861. three years. Second Virgini:i cavalry, company C, 
private, served two years, discharged November 25, 
1863, for disability, died. 

Thompson. James, age 42. volunteer, October. i86r, 
three years. Sixty-second regiment, company K, pri- 
vate, served seven months, honornbly discharged June, 
1862. 

Thompson. Sampson, age 16. volunteer, October 18, 

1861, three years. Sixty-second regiment, company K. 
private, served seven months, honorably discharged 
June. 1862. re-enlistment, age 17. volunteer, October 
23. 1862, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany C, private. 

Thompson, William S., age 28. sulistitute and vol- 
unteer. 1862, three years, Ninth cavalry, company B, 
sergeant, honorably discharged June 8. 1865. 

Thompson, Edgar, age 26. volunteer, August g, 

1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, 
private, served four months, honorably discharged De- 
cember. 1862. 

Thompson, Benjamin, Si.xty-second regiment, com- 
pany K. 

Tice. John J., age 43, volunteer, October 27, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regmient. company G, 
sergeant, veteran enlistment, age 45. volunteer. Febru- 
ary. 1864, Seventy-seventh regiment, company E, 
teamster. 

Tice, Harvey, age 15. volunteer. October 27. 1S61, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, veteran enlistment, age 17. volunteer. February, 
!864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
E, private. 

Tice, Henry William, volunteer. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company I, private. 

Trimble, Francis, age 40. volunteer. October, 1861, 
three years. First light artillery, company K. private, 
veteran enli-^tmcnt, age 42. volunteer. February, 1864, 
three years. First light artillery, company K, private, 
died May 22. !864. 

Lllom, Sylvanus, age ig. volunteer. May. i86t, 
three }-ears. Twenty-fifth regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, veteran enlistuicnt. age 2t. volunteer, three years. 
Twenty-fifth regiment, company C, private, died. 

Unger. Jonas, age 36. volunteer. September 27, 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Eightieth regiment, com- 
panv F. private, served ten months, mustered out July 
25, '1865. 

Vickers. Albert, age 10. volunteer. November II, 
1861. three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private. 



Waters, John, One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company A. 

Watson Jacob, Seventv-seventh regiment, company 
D. 

Watson, William, age 32. volunteer, August i. 1861, 
three years. Seventh V'irginia regiment, company D, 
corporal, died April i. 1862, at home. 

Wells. Clinton, age 18, substitute, 1865, one year, 
Si.xty-third regiment, private, served six weeks mus- 
tered out May, i86.> 

Williams. Lewis, One Hundred and Eightieth regi- 
ment, company F. 

West, Michael, Eighteenth regiment, company F. 

Williamson, Nelson, age 24. volunteer, November, 
1861, three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G, private, served five months, died March 20, 1862, at 
Pittsburg Landing. 

Willis, James, age 48. substitute. October 8. 1864, 
one year. Forty-third regiment, company D. private, 
served nine months, mustered out July 12, 1865. 

Wilson, .Andrew V.. age ig. volunteer, August 29, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C, private, attained rank of sergeant, served three 
years, mustered out 1864. 

Wilson, John, age 21, volunteer. September, 1864, 
one year, One Hundred and Eightieth regiment, com- 
pany F. private, honorably discharged 1865. 

Winton, Clark, age 28, volunteer. September 7, 
1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, coinpany C, 
private, served three and one-fourth years, mustered 
out December 3, 1864, re-enlistment, age 31, volunteer, 
March i, 1865. one year. One Flundred and Ninety- 
fourth regiment, company I, sergeant, served eight 
months, mustered out October 28, 1865. 

Woodburn. John Thomas, age 31. drafted. Septem- 
ber. 1S64. one year. Fifty-first regiment, company D, 
private, served eight montlis. mustered out June 10, 
1865. 

Wilson. Janic-. volunteer. Thirty-third regiment, 
company D. 

KEC.\1"ITUL.\TI0X. 

De Beck's hattery 20 

Huntington's battery 3 

And one each in First Ohio light artillery. First 

United States light artillery 2 

Second Virginia cavalry 16 

Fourth Virginia cavalry 9 

Ninth Ohio cavalry 2 

And one each in Second Ohio cavalry, Third Vir- 
ginia cavalry 2 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 85 

Seventh Virginia infantry 20 

Nine'^y-second Ohio , 12 

One Hundred and Eiglitieth Ohio II 

One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Ohio 8 

Fifty-first Ohio 8 

One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Oliio 14 

Eighteenth Ohio ( three years') 6 

Eighteenth Ohio ( three months) I 

Twenty-fifth Ohio 10 

Sixty-second Ohio 6 

Sixty-third Ohio 5 

One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio 5 



768 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND JVASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Thirty-sixth Ohio 4 

Fifteenth Ohio 3 

Twenty-seventh Ohio 3 

Thirty-second Ohio 3 

Thirty-ninth Ohio 2 

Twentieth Ohio 2 

Fourt!i Virginia infantrv 2 

Fifth Ohio 2 

Forty-third Ohio 2 

And one each in Sixth Virginia infantry. Thirty- 
third Ohio, Nineteenth Ohio, Seventeenth 
Ohio. Twenty-third Ohio, Fourteenth Virginia, 
Forty-fifth Ohio, Fifty-ninth Ohio, Sixty-sec- 
ond Pennsylvania. Sixty-first Ohio, Sixty-sev- 
enth Ohio, Seventy-first Ohio, Seventy-eighth 
Ohio, Eighty-sixth Ohio, One Hundred and 
Twenty-fifth Ohio, One Hundred and Twenty- 
ninth Ohio. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
Ohio National Guards, One Hundred and 
Eighty-fourth Ohio, One Hundred and 
Eighty-ninth Ohio, not designated, 2; in all.. 21 

Total number soldiers 272 

Died 45 

IXriF.PEXDENCE TOWNSHIP. 

Baldwin. Perry, age 43, volunteer, October, 1861, 
three years. First regiment, company F, private. 

Barr, Lewis, volunteer, 1862. three years, One Hun- 
dred and Sixteenth regiment, company F, private, served 
three vears. mustered out June 14. 1865. 

Blewer. James. Seventv-seventh regiment, company 
G. 

Barnhart. James W., three years. Ninety-second 
regiment, company D. 

Blewer, Fliram, Seventy-sevf nth regiment, com- 
pany G. 

Beabout. James, age iS. March 4, 1865, one year. 
Forty-third regiment, company G, private, served four 
months, mustered out July 13, 1865. 

Boyle, Thomas M., Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany C. 

Beaver. Francis M.. age 21, volunteer, August 20, 
1861, six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G, 
private, mustered out. 

Beaver, Abraham, age 17, 'volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, private, 
second enlistment, age 21. drafted March 23. 1865, one 
yeaT, Thirty-ninth regiment, company C. private. 

Beck. Preston, age 17. volunteer, three years, Nine- 
ty-second regiment, company F, private. 

Bealor. James. 

Beagal, Milton, age 22. volunteer, three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company C, private. 

Begal. Jeremiah, age 18. volunteer, 1861, three years, 
First cavalry, company L, private, served three years, 
mustered out in 1864. 

Belville, George, Fourteenth regiment, company F. 

Bennett. Simeon, age 25, drafted IMarch 23. 1865, 
one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company G, private, 
served three months mustered out July, 1865. 

Belville, James, Fifth regiment, company H. 

Bowie, Eli, age 18, volunteer, February 27, 1864, 



three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served seventeen months, mustered out July, 1865. 

Bowie, Harvey, age 18, volunteer, August, 1864, 
one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private. 

Blower, D., Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. 

Broom, James, age ;^7, volunteer, February, 1865, 
one year, One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regiment, 
company F, private. 

Brown, George, age 40, drafted March 23, 1865, 
one year. Sixty-third regiment, company I, private, 
served seven weeks, mustered out May 15, 1865. 

Brown, James, One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regi- 
ment, company H, pri\ate. 

Carson, James, age 27, volunteer, August, 1862, 
three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, 
company F, private, served two years, died October 
28, 1864, in Andersonville prison. 

Carson, Thomas, age 22, volunteer, October 28, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G, private, served one year, died October 4, -1862, of 
measles. 

Carson, Andrew, age 20, volunteer, October 22, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G, private, served four months, died February 8, 1865, 
of measles at Camp Dennison. 

Chapman, George, age 21, volunteer. July 22, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, served fourteen months, lionorably discharged 
September 8, 1863, second enlistment, age 24, volun- 
teer. May, 1864, one hundred days. One Hundred and 
Forty-eighth regin.ent, company G, private, served four 
months, mustered out in 1864. 

Chapman. Vivian, age 20, volunteer, 1862. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, 
served three years, mustered out June. 1865. 

Chapman. James, volunteer, 1861, three years. Sev- 
enty-fifth regiment, company B. 

Chapman, William, age 36, volunteer, June 19, 1863, 
six months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regiment, 
company F, private, served nine months, mustered out 
^Ja'rch S, 1864. 

Chapman. John, Ninetv-second regiment, company 
H. ■ ■ 

Chapman. Joseph, age 38, volunteer, February, 
1865, one year, One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regi- 
ment, company F, private, mustered out 1865. 

Climan, John, age 17. substitute, March. 1865. one 
year Si.xty-third re'giment, served seven weeks, mus- 
tered out May, 1865. 

Cline, Jacob. 

Cline, Isaiah, age 32, volunteer, 1861, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, private, died 
September 15, 1862. 

Cline. Joel, age 33, drafted September, 1864. one 
year. Fifty-first regiment, company G, private, mus- 
tered out in 1865. 

Cline, Marion, age 21, drafted March. 1865, one 
year. 

Cline, Luther, age 18, volunteer, 1861, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. private. 

Cowen. Robert, age 46, drafted September 26. 1S64, 
one year, Forty-third regiment, company A, private, 
mustered out in 1865. 

Davis. Bradford, age 17. volunteer, October 28, 
i 1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 



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C, private, served fourteen months ; December, 1862, 
veteran enlistment, age 20, volunteer, December 20, 

1863. three j'ears. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private, served one year and eight months, honora- 
bly discharged August 12. 1865. 

David, James B.. age 40. drafted September 28, 

1864. one year. Fifty-first regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, mustered out May 22. 1865. 

Davis, Joel P., age 20. volunteer, April 2. 1865, 
one year. One Hundred and Ninety-seventh regiment, 
company I. private, served four months, mustered out 
August. 1865. 

Decker, Samuel. 

Dilley, Jonathan, volunteer, May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company G, private, served three months, mustered out 
September, 1864. 

Donley, Francis M.. age 18. volunteer. December, 
1S63. three years. Fifth cavalry, company K. 

Eddy, Alfred, age .36, drafted March 2^. 1865, one 
year, honorably discharged June 6. 1865. 

Edwards. John, age 19. volunteer. August 27. 1861, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, served one year, died September 28. 1864. 

Edwards. Richard, age ig. volunteer, 1863. six 
months. Fourth \'irginia cavalry, company G. private, 
served eight months, mustered out 1864, re-enlisted, age 
20. volunteer, August 24. 1864. one year. One Hundred 
and Seventy-fifth regiment, company K, private, mus- 
tered out June 20. 1865. 

Ellifritz. James P., age 28, vohmteer, August 8, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, served one year and four months, died Novem- 
ber 25. 1863. 

Ellifritz, Gecrge W.. age 21. volunteer, .\ugust 8. 
1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, served three years, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Ellis, John J.. Sixth regiment, company G. private. 

Farnsworth. John C., age 18. volunteer, July, 1861. 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment company B. private, 
served two years and six months, re-enlisted as veteran. 
age 20. volunteered three years. Thirty-ninth, com- 
pany B. private, served one year and six months, mus- 
tered out July 9. 1855. 

Farnsworth. Samuel S . age 25. volunteer. Septem- 
ber 19 1864. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany C, private, honorably discharged. 

Farnsworth. Henry, age 23. volunteer. .August, 
1861. three years. First Virginia cavalry, company F, 
private, mustered out. 

Farnsworth. Thomas D.. age 18, volunteer. August. 
-1861. three years. First Vir.ginia cavalry, company F. 
private, re-enli-^ted as veteran, age 20. volunteer. 1864. 
three years. First Virginia cavalry, company F. pri- 
vate. 

Farnsworth. Joseph, age 34. volunteer. May. 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, company G. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Fleming. Leander. age 20. volunteer, May. 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, company G, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Fryman. .Alexander, age 18. substitute, February 
28. 1865, one year. Forty-third regiinent, company G. 
private, served four and one-half months, mustered out 
July 13, 1865. 



Francis, B., Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G. 

Goddard. Joseph, age 19, volunteer, .\ugust. j86t, 
three years, Seventh Virginia cavalry, company B, pri- 
vate. 

Gilbert Isaac. Scventv-seventh regiment, company 
E. 

Goodman. John Henry, age 21. drafted March 23, 
1865, one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company C. pri- 
vate, served three months, mustered out July 9. 1865. 

Goodrich. John, age 27. volunteer. 1861. three years. 
First light artillery, company K. private, mustered 
out 1S65. 

Gouer. John. Seventv-seventh regiment, company 
G. 

Grandon. George \'V'.. age 22. volunteer, March 7, 
1865. one year. One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served six months, mustered 
out September II, 1865. 

Green, Isaac N., Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Greenback, William, age 27. drafted September 27, 
1864. one year. Fifty-first regiment, company D. pri- 
vate, served nine months, mustered out June 20. 1865. 

Hanght. Bennett, age 29. substitute, October. 1864, 
one year. Fifty-first regiment, company G. private, 
served nine months, mustered out June 20. 1865. 

Haynes. Cravv-ford. age 16. volunteer. March. 1864. 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, companies F and 
K, private. 

Heinselm. Christian, age 2i. volunteer, October 23, 
1861, three years. Seventy-fifth regiment, company B, 
private, attained corporal, served three years, mustered 
out December 22. 1S64. 

Heinselm. Martin, age 21. volunteer. October 23, 
1861. three years. Seventy-fifth regiment, company B, 
private, served three years, mustered out 1864. 

Heinselm. Jacob, age 23. drafted March 23. 1865, 
one vear. Thirty-ninth regiment, company D, private, 
served three months, mustered out July, 1865. 

Hicks. .Ambrose. 

Hicks, John, volunteer, 1S61. three years. Second 
Virginia cavalry, company G, pri\ate. served seven 
months, honorably discharged: re-enlistment, volun- 
teer. May. 1864. one hundred days. One Hundred and 
Forty-eighth regiment, company G. private, served four 
months, nmstered out September. 1864; third enlist- 
ment, drafted September. 1864. one year. Eighty-eighth 
regiment, company G, served six months, died April, 
1863. 

Hill. Thomas G., age 30. volunteer, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. private, died 
April 8. 1862. killed at Pittsburg Landing. 

Hoffman. Conrad G., age 36. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company G, mustered out September. 1864. 

Homan, John L., Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. 

Hornet. David. 

Hutchinson. James, age 23. volunteer, July. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, 
served six months, died January 2^. 1862. 

Jobes, George, Ninety-second regiment, company 

F, died. 

Jones, John R., age 23, volunteer. November 20, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 

G. private, served two years, 1863. veteran enlistment, 
age 25, volunteer, February, 1864, three years. Seven- 



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ty-seventh regiment, company G, private, attained rank 
of corporal. 

Justice. Phineas J., age 36, volunteer. September 
10, 1861, three years. First light artillery, company K. 
private, served three years, mustered out November 5, 
1864. 

Justice, John William, age 22, volunteer, Novem- 
ber 15, 1861, three years, First light artillery, company 
K, private, veteran enlistment, age 24, volunteer, 1864, 
three years, First light artillery, company K, private, 
served three vears and eight months, mustered out 
July 31, 1865.' 

Justice, 'Reuben J., age 20, volunteer, February, 
1864, three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C, private. 

Kemp, Nathan, age 51, volunteer, October 23, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-fifth regiment, company B, private, 
served ten months, honorablv discharged September 4, 
1862. 

Kemp, William J., age 17, volunteer, July 22, 1861, 
three vears. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, 
died j'uly. 1862. 

Kerns Andrew J., age Z^- volunteer, drafted March 
23, 1805, one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company C. 

Kidder. Rufus, age 29. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company G, private. 

Kidder, Erastus, age 21, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G, private, re-enlistment, age 22, vol- 
unteer, February, 1865, one year. One Hundred and 
Ninety-fifth regiiuent, company I, private. 

Kidder. Carolus, age 20. volunteer, February. 1865, 
one year. One Hundred and Ninety-fifth regiment, com- 
pany I. pri\3te. 

Kiggins. Joseph, age 18, October, 1861. three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, private, re-en- 
listment, age 20, volunteer, 1864, three years, Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company C. 

Kiggins, Samuel, age 17, volunteer, 1864. three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C. private. 

Kiggins, Elijah W,., age ig. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, company G. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864, re-enlistment, age 20. vol- 
unteer. March g. 1S65, one year. One Hundred and 
Ninety-sixth regiment, company F, private, served six 
months, mustered out September II, 1865. 

Landy, Calvin, age 19, substitute. March, 1865. one 
year, eighteenth regiment, company E, private, served 
five months, died August 26. 1865. 

Lee, Peter, age 2n, volunteer, August 22, 1862. three 
years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, company 
F, private, served three years, mustered out August 
8, 1865. 

Lee. William, age ^.t,, drafted March 23, 1865, one 
year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company 'C. private. 

Lever, James, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G. 

Luddington. Henry, age 40. drafted September 27. 
1S64, one year. Fifty-first regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served ten months, mustered out June 20, 1865. 

Martin, John, age 19. Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany F, died April 15. 1863. of typhoid fever, in Ten- 
nessee. 



McFarland. Amos ^L, age 30, drafted September 
27 1864. one year. Fifty-first regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, served ten months, mustered out June 20. 1865. 

McKean. Samuel, age 18. volunteer March. 1865, 
one year. One Hundred and Ninety-fifth regiment, 
company K, private. 

McFarland, William F., age 21, substitute. May, 
1864, one hundred days. One Hundred and Thirty-sec- 
ond regiment, company B, private, served three months, 
died .August 17, 1864. 

McFarland, Amos M., age 19. substitute, October, 
1864. one year. Sixty-second regiment, company L pri- 
vate, served seven months, died May 17, 1865. 

Merical, John, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G. 

Miles, William, age 41, volunteer, August i, 1861, 
three years, Seventh Virginia, company D, private, 
served three years, mustered out August 27, 1864. 

Mellen. 'Franklin S., Seventy-seventh regiment, 
comi^any G. 

Miller, John, age 25, drafted March 23, 1865, one 
year. 

Murphy. William, age 21. volunteer, September 3, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, 
private, served three years, mustered out 1864. 

Moore. Grandville. agj iS. volunteer, November, 
1861, three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G, private. 

Nof^singer, INIatthias. age 18. volunteer. November, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G. private, ser\ .^d five months, died April 8, 1862, 
killed. 

Osten, James. 

Parr, James, age 26. drafted September 27, 1864, 
one year. Fifty-first Tegiment, company G, private, 
served ten months, mustered out June 20, 1865. 

Powell. Reuben, volunteer, 1863. six months. Fourth 
Virginia cavalry, company G, private, served six 
luonths, mustered out with regiment. 

Parr, Lorenzo D., age 19, volunteer, February, 1865, 
one year. Nineteenth regiment, company L 

Powell, James, Fifty-third regiment, company B. 

Patterson, Henry, age 51, volunteer, February, 
1864, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
private, served ten months, discharged January 5, 1865. 

Paynter. Daniel, age 26, volunteer. October 28, 

1861. three years. First Virginia regiment, company F, 
private, served three vears, mustered out November 26, 
1864. 

Pickle. Matthias, One Hundred and Ninety-fifth 
re.giment, company \. 

Peterson, Thomas, age 35, volunteer, August 22, 

1862, three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served three years, mustered 
out 1865. 

Powell. Jesse. Thirty-sixth regiment, company K. 

Pittman, Jacob, age 19. substitute, March 28. 1865, 
one year. Eighteenth regiment, company E. private, 
served four months, mustered out August 9, 1865. 

Powell, George, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany G. 

Pool. Alexander, age 25, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Seventy-fifth regiment, company B, private, 
served two years, died November, 1863. 



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771 



Rea, Thompson N., age 23, volunteer, August, 
1863, six months, i-ourth Virginia cavalry, company G, 
private, served five months, died January, 1864. 

Rea, Samuel Kemper, age 20, volunteer, Septem- 
ber, 1862, three years, Seventli cavalry, company H, 
private, served one years, died August, 1863. 

Ray, John, Seventy-seventh regiment, company K. 

Rea, James Richard, age 20, volunteer, August II, 
1862, three years, Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
corporal, served three vears, mustered out June 10, 
1S65. 

Rea, Philip Greene, age 18, volunteer, 1863, six 
months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G, private, 
mustered out : re-enlistment, age 19. volunteer, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company- G, private, nmstered out. 

Rea, William Henry, age 20, volunteer, 1863, six 
months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G, private, 
attained rank ot quartermaster sergeant, mustered out; 
re-enlistment, age 21, volunteer, May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company G, private, mustered out September i;. 1865. 

Riggs, David, volunteer. May. 1864, one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany G, corporal, mustered out. 

Riggs. Asbury, age 20. volunteer, August 20. 1863, 
six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G. pri- 
vate, served seven months, mustered out March 8, 
1864; re-enlistment, age 21, volunteer, March 31, 1864, 
three years. First light artillery, company K, private, 
served one year and three months, mustered out July 
19, 1865. 

Roth. Nicholas, age 22. volunteer, 1861, three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. private, died 
April, i8t>2. killed at Pittsburg Landing. 

Roth, Jacob, age 18, volunteer, September 20. 1864. 
one year. Seventy-seventh regiment, company E. pri- 
vate, served ten months, mustered out July 31, 1865. 

Scott, William, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
K. private, died October 3, 1863, at Little Rock, Arkan- 
sas. 

Sheppard, James, age 21, volunteer, 1862. three 
years, Ninety-second regiment, company G, private, 
mustered out June. 1865, died. 

Shockley, Squire, age 29. volunteer. December 10, 
1861. three years. Seventy-fifth regiment, company B, 
private, served three months, died ^larch 2^ 1862. 

Sipple. Daniel, age 21, volunteer, November, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served five months, died April 8. 1862. 

Sipple. William, age 22. volunteer. February 14, 
1865, one year. One Hundred and Eighty-sixth regiment, 
company 1. private, served seven months, mustered out 
September 25. 1865. 

Skinner. James, age 19, volunteer, three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company G. private, died Jan- 
uary 24. 1862, of measles,* at Camp Dennison. 

Skinner. George, age 25. drafted March 23, 1865, 
one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company G, private, 
served three months. 

Stump. John. Seventh Virginia, company B, died. 

Thomas, John L,. age 22. volunteer. December, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
E. sergeant, served three years and three months, mus- 
tered out March, 1865. 



Tice, Solomon, three years. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company G, private. 

Tice, William P., age 21, volunteer, November, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G, private, served one year, died April 29, 1862, mor- 
tally wounded at Louisville. 

Tice, Jacob, drafted March 13, 1865, one year. 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company C, private. 

Tice, William Harrison, drafted September 27, 

1864, one year, Twentieth regiment, company E, pri- 
vate, honorably discharged. 

Tice, George W., age iS, drafted March 25, 1865, 
one year, Thirty-nmth regiment, company C. private, 
served three months, mustered out July 9, 1865. 

Tice, Lewis, age '33. drafted September, 1864. one 
year. Twentieth regiment, company E. private, served 
eight months, mustered out May 30. 1865. 

Tool, Alexander, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B, died. 

Tice, Noah, age 17, volunteer. November 4. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, honorably discharged in 1863; re-enlisted Sep- 
tember 17, 1864, one year. One Hundred and Eighty- 
second regiment, company C, private, served ten months, 
mustered out July 17, 1865. 

Tice, Henry, age 14. volunteer, November, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, pri- 
vate. 

Todd. James, age 3^. volunteer, three years. Ninety- 
second regiment, company G, private, died April 22, 

1865, at Nashville, Tennessee. 

Voshel, John, age 26, volunteer, three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company G, private, died No- 
vember 5, 1863, at Alton, Illinois. 

Ward. John, Ninety-second regiment, company F. 

Ward, Jacob, age 18, volunteer. August, 1862, three 
years. iNinety-second regiment, company C, private, 
served nine months, died May 14. 1863. 

Wells, Christopher, drafted March 25, 1865, one 
year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company C. private, served 
three months, mustered out July 9, 1865. 

Vv'ells. Samuel, drafted ^larch. 1865, one year, Thir- 
tj'-ninth regiment, company C. private, served three 
months, mustered out July 9. 1865. 

Wells, Sheffield B., age 19. volunteer, July, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, 
served nine months, died in April. 1862. 

Wells, Nelson F., age 17. volunteer, October 31, 
1861, three years, Eighteenth Kentucky regiment, com- 
pany F, private, served two years, veteran enlistmetit, 
age 19. volunteer, 1864, three years. Eighteenth Ken- 
tucky regiment, company F. private, served one and 
a half years mustered out July 18, 1865. 

Wells. Lewis Henry, age 16. volunteer, 1863, six 
months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regiment, 
company F. private, served seven months, mustered out 
in March, 1864. second enlistment, substitute. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company G, private, .served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864: third enlistment, age 17, substitute, 
1865. one year. Eighteenth regiment, company C. private. 

Widger. Ananias, age 23. substitute. April, 1865, one 
year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company C, private, served 
three months. 

Williams. John, age 19. .\ugust 29. 1863. three 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY., 



years. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G. private, 
died. 

Williamson. Stephen. Seventy-fifth regiment, com- 
pany B. 

Wilson. Richard, age 45. volunteer, 1862, three 
years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, company 
F, private, served one year, honorably discharged. 

Wiseman, Thomas, age 23, volunteer, October, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, cor- 
poral,' attained rank of sergeant, veteran enlistment, 
1S64, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C, sergeant, attained rank of lieutenant. 

Yonally. Jesse, age 40, drafted September. 1S64. 
one year. Fifty-first regiment, company G. private, 
served nine months, mustered out June. 1865. 

Yonally, Asa. age 2:?i. volunteer. February. 1865. one 
year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company C, private, served 
five months, mustered out July, 1865. 

Yonally. Solomon, age 27, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. private, 
served seven months, honorably discharged June, 1862. 

RECAPITULATION. 

De Beck's battery 4 

Fourth Virginia cavalry 9 

First Virginia cavalry 2 

And one each in Second and Seventh Virginia cav- 
alry. First, Fifth, and Seventh Ohio cavalry, 

in all 5 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 41 

Ninety-second Ohio 14 

Thirty-ninth Ohio 16 

Seventv-fifth Ohio 8 

Fifty-fiVst Ohio 8 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 7 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio National 

Guard 13 

One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio S 

One Hundred and Ninety-sixth Ohio S 

One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Ohio 4 

Eighteenth Ohio ( three years) 3 

Seventh Virginia 2 

One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio 2 

Forty-third Ohio 3 

Sixty-third Ohio 2 

Twentieth Ohio 2 

One each in the First. Fourteenth. Fifth, Sixth, 
Nineteenth, Fifty-third, Sixty-second, Eighty- 
eighth. One Hundred and Ninety-seventh, 
One Hundred and Seventy-fifth, One Hundred 
and Eighty-second, One Hundred and Eighty- 
sixth, One Hundred and Thirty-second, First 
Virginia, Eighteenth Kentucky, not desig- 
nated, 7, in all 22 

Total number of soldiers 168 

Died 31 

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP. 

Alexander, Samuel, age '38, volunteer. September 
I, 1864, one year, One Hundred and Seventy-ninth reg- 
iment, company F. private, served ten months, mustered 
out lunc, i86v 



Alexander, A., age 28, volunteer, September I, 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regiment, 
company F, private, served ten months, mustered ou^ 
June, 1865. 

Atkinson, James, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. 

Atkinson, William Templeton, age 22, volunteer. 
May, 1864, one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company G, private, died July 23, 1864. 

Atkinson, Charles, age 20, volunteer, August 23, 
1864, one year, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, served eleven months, mustered out July, 1865. 

Atkinson, George Templeton, age 18, volunteer, 
February 23, 1864, three j-ears. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company F. private, served one year and six months, 
mustered out July, 1865. 

Bartmess, Washington, age 25, volunteer, 1862, 
three years, One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, 
company F, private. 

Bartmess, Jacob S., age 21. volunteer, March 28, 
1863, three years. Thirty-eighth regiment, company D, 
private, served two years and three months, mustered 
out July, 1865. 

Bartmess, Samuel, age 20, volunteer, October 16, 

1863, six months, Foiu'th regiment, Virginia cavalrj-, 
company M, private, served six months, mustered out 
with regiment. 

Bender. Frederick, age 36, drafted March 2^, 1865, 
one year. Eighteenth regiment, company F, private. 

Baumes. Jacob, Seventy-seventh regim.ent, died. 

Bony, Simon, age 56, drafted September 27, 1864, 
one year. Sixty-sixth regiment, company B, private, 
served two months and two weeks, died December 14, 

1864. at Nashville, Tennessee, of consumption. 
Boswell, James R., age 29, volunteer, August 8, 

1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, served one year, honorably discharged August 
22,. 1863. re-enlisted, age ^2. drafted September 28, 1864, 
one year. Sixty-sixth regiment, company E, private, 
served eight months, mustered out June 2, 1865. 

Bowie, James R., Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D, died at .\lton, Illinois. 

Eoye, Eli, Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. 

Britton. Luther Dale, age ^},. drafted September 28, 
1864. one year. Seventy-first regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served five months, died February, 1865, at Louis- 
ville, of smallpox. 

Britton, William Henry, age 19, volunteer, x\ugust 
30, 1863, six months, Fourth regiment Virginia cavalry, 
company G, private, mustered out ; re-enlisted, age 20, 
volunteer, August 12, 1864, one year. One Hundred 
and Seventy-fifth regiment, company K, private, served 
ten months, mustered out June 27, 1865. 

Brooks. David, age 23. volunteer. March 21. 1864, 
three years. First regiment light artillery, company K, 
private, served one vear and three months, mustered out 
July, 1865. 

Bull, Reason H., age 36, volunteer, August, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, ser- 
geant, attained rank of second lieutenant, served two 
years and ten months mustered out 1865. 

Bull, William R.. Ninetv-second regiment, company 
F. 

Cilvert, Alfred, age 47, substitute. September. 1864, 
one year. Seventy-first regiment, company C, private. 

Cantwcll, Joseph M., age 25, volunteer, 1861, three 



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rears. Seventv-seventh regiment, company D, private, 
died July, 1862. ' _ 

Carpenter, Samuel, age 40, volunteer. December. 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H, private, served five months, died May 19. 1862. 

Carpenter, Alexander, age 25, volunteer, December. 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D. private, served two years, honorably discharged 
February. 1864, re-enlisted as a veteran, age 27. volun- 
teer, February. 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment company D, private. 

Casady, Amzi. age 21, volunteer. 1862. three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company F. private, served 
three months, died of smallpox January 23. 1865. 

Clasey. Wine Rood, age 42. drafted March 2.3. 
1865. one year.. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. pri- 
vate, mustered out July 27. 1865. 

Cline. Peter, age 23. volunteer, 1861, three years. 
First regiment cavalry, company D. private. 

Covey. Morgan, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth 
regiment, died May 22, 1865. at Columbia, Tennessee. 

Cline. John, drafted September, 1864, one year. 
Fifty-fifth regiment, company D. private, mustered out. 

Cameron. Andrew, volunteer. 1864. one year. One 
Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, compan.v K. pri- 
vate, served one year, mustered out with regiment. 

Close. Daniel, August 14. 1862. three years. First 
regiment Virginia light artillery, company A. private. 

Clute. John, Thirty-sixth regiment, company E. 

Cockings. James, age 26. drafted March. 1865. one 
year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, served 
three months, m.ustered out July 9. 1865. 

Conner, John, Eighteenth regiment, company C. 

Covey, Marion, Xinety-second regiment, company F. 

Covey, William Mason, age 18. volunteer. Febru- 
ary 29. 1864, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
panies F and K. private, served seventeen months, 
mustered out July. 1865. 

Cunningham. Wilson, age ,^4. volunteer. iSfji. three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H. private, 
honorably discharged May. 1862. 

Callahan. Oliver, volunteer, 1864, one year. One 
Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, company K, pri- 
vate, served one year, mustered out with regiment. 

Cuthbert. Ralph, volunteer. August 9. 1S62. three 
years. Xinety-secoml regiment, company F. private, 
served two vears and six months, mustered out June 6. 
1865. 

Cuthbert. Rialph W.. age 18. volimteer. September. 
186,3. six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G, 
private, served eight months, mustered out May, 1864; 
re-enl'=tment. age 19, volunteer. August 6. 1864, one 
year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, com- 
pany K, private, attained rank of corporal, served nine 
months, died May ir, 1865, effects of exposure at the 
battle of Xashville. 

Cuthbert. Ralph D.. age 25. volunteer. September, 
1863, six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G, 
private, served eight months, mustered out May. 1864. 
Dye. Morgan. Ninety-second regiment, company F. 

Davis. Frank, age 29. Xinety-second regiment, com- 
pany H. died May, 1864, at Atlanta. Georgia, gunshot. 

Dve. Amos. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H. 

Dickes. Charles, age 34, drafted September 28, 



1864, one year. Thirty-third regiment, company I. pri- 
vate, served nine months, mustered out July 3. 1865. 

Dye, John Ely, X'inety-second regiment, company 
F. 

Draher. John, age zt,. drafted March 23. 1865, one 
year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private. 

Dye. Daniel W.. volunteer. September. 1861. three 
years. First cavalry, company L. corporal, attained rank 
of first lieutenant, served four years, mustered out 
September 28. 18O5. 

l^raper. Adam, age 16, substitute. 1862. three years, 
Seventj'-seventh regiment, company B, private. 

Dye, Ross N.. First cavalry, company H. 

Dunlap. William, age 20, volunteer, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, died 
in March. 1864. at Nashville. Tennessee. 

Drew, Jesse P.. Thirty-sixth regiment, company H. 

Dye. Thomas. First cavalry, company L. 

Dye. iMinor M.. volunteer. T864. one year. One 
Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, company K, cor- 
poral, served one year, mustered out with regiment. 

Dye. S. P.. Xinety-second regiment, company F. 

Dye, Dudley. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 

Davis. Isaiah, volunteer, 1863. six months. Fourth 
Virginia cavalry, company G. private, served six months, 
mustered out with regiment. 

Early, William, age 24. substitute. 1862. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company G, private, died 1863. Alton, 
Illinois, of lung fever. 

Early. James, volunteer, 1862, three years. One 
Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, company F, private. 

Early, Thomas, volunteer. 1861. three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company D. private, re-enlist- 
ment, volunteer, 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh reg- 
iment, company D. private. 

Early, George Washington, volunteer. 1861. three 
years, Seventy-se>-enth regiment, company G. private, 
veteran enlistment, volunteer. 1864. three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company G. private. 

Early, John Morris, volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, private, veteran 
enlistment, volunteer, 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, cotupany G, private. 

Early. John 'Alexander, drafted March 23. 

1865. one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, private, served 
five months, nuistered out August 26. 1865. 

Early. William Thomas, drafted March 23. 1865. 
one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company G. private, 
server! three and one-half months, mustered out July 
18, 1865. 

F.faw, Lugenius. volunteer, August 17, 1862, three 
years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, company 
F, private. 

Eifler. Charles. 

Eifler. Jacob. 

Evilsi.ser, Samuel Hunt, age 29. volunteer, August 
5. 1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company 
F. private, serv-ed throe years, mustered out June 10, 
1865. 

Evilsiscr. Jonathan, age 20. volunteer, July, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F. pri- 
vate, died September, 1863, mortally wounded at Chick- 
amauga. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Evilsiser, Josiah, age 19, volunteer, February, 1864, 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company K, private, 
served one and one-half years, mustered out July, 1865. 

Foster, George, Thirty-sixth regiment, ■company G. 

Forest, Andrew, age 20. volunteer, July 31, 1861, 
three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, 
served three years, mustered out 1864. 

Foster, John, Thirty-sixth regiment. 

Foster, Archibald, age 28, volunteer, September, 

1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
private, served three months, died December 25, 1861, 
of typhoid fever, at Summersville. 

Foster-, James, age 26, volunteer, February, 1864, 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
served one year, honorably discharged 1865. 

Foster, Josephus, age 22. volunteer, 1861, three 
years, Thirty-si.xth regiment, company G, private. 

Foster, Albert, age 20, volunteer, 1861. three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private, served three 
years, mustered out 1864. 

Frazer, Adam, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. 

Gilsher, Jacob, age 20, volunteer, 1861, three years. 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, veteran en- 
listment. 

Gist, William, age 45, volunteer, September 5. 1864, 
one year, One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regiment, 
company F. private. 

Gitchell. John Wesly. age 27, volunteer, May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, company G, corporal, attained rank of sergeant, 
re-enlistment, age 28, drafted March, 1865, one year. 
Sixty-third Tegiment, private. 

Gitchell. Joseph Harmen, age 21, volunteer. May, 

1864. one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company G, private. 

Greathouse, McDonald, age 2}.. drafted March, 

1865. one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, served three and a half months, nnistered out 
July 18, 1865. 

Greathouse, Peter, age 26. volunteer. August 6. 

1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, served one and two-thirds years, honorably dis- 
charged in 1864. 

Green, Isaac Newton, age 24, volunteer, August 12, 
1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, 
private, served two and ten-twelfths years, mustered 
out June, 1865. 

Groves. James, volunteer. 1864. one year, One Hun- 
dred and Seventy-fifth regiment, company K, private, 
attained the rank of corporal, served one year, mustered 
out with regiment. 

Guist, James, age 19, volunteer, 1862, three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company F. private, died May 
10, 1864, of typhoid fever, at Carthage, Tennessee. 

Guyton. Jacob, age 32, drafted September 28. 1864, 
cne year, Twenty-third regiment, company A, private, 
honorably discharged May 8. 1S65. 

Harris, Isaac, age 19, Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany F, died at Camden. Tennessee. 

Harris, William, age 20. volunteer,, 1863. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, 
served five months, died March 31, 1864. 



Harshy, William Wesley, age 26. volunteer, August, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, served two years and six months, mustered 
out June 10, 1S65. 

Haught. Levi, age 37, volunteer, 1861. three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company F, private. 

Haught. Joshua, age 19. volunteer. August 24, 1864, 
one > ear. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served ten months, mustered out June 27, 1865. 

Henning, William, age ii, volunteer, August 7, 1862, 
three years, Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served two and ten-twelfths years, mustered out 
June 10, 1865. 

Hill. Mcintosh, volunteer, August 12, 1862, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company I, private. 

Hofif, Washington George, age 31, volunteer, August 
4, iSfi2. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company 

F. private, served ten months, died June 12, 1865, of 
chronic diarrhoea. 

Holt. Kingsbury, age 24, volunteer, August 8, 1S62, 
three years, Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served two and ten-twelfths years, mustered out 
June. 1865. 

Hoff, Ford Plum, age 16, volunteer, October 3, 
1864, one year, Firsc Virginia cavalry, company L, pri- 
vate, served eight months, honorably discharged June, 
1865. 

Immel, George, age 18, volunteer, August 11, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served two and ten-twelfths years,, mustered out 
June 10, 1865. 

Jameson, James, age 23, volunteer, August 11, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served two and ten-twelfths years, mustered out 
June 10, 1865. 

John, Anthonv. Seventv-seventh regiment, company 
D, died. 

Johnson, William, age 31. volunteer. August 3, 
1861, three years. Eighteenth United States regiment, 
company C. private, three years, mustered out August 
3, 1864, detailed and served as teamster. 

Kelly, Benjamin, Twenty-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D 

Kemp, Nathan, age 22, volunteer, November 5, 
1861, three 3'ears, First Virginia light artillery, company 
C, private, served two and one-third years, honorably 
discharged March, 1863. veteran enlistment, age 24, 
volunteer. March 31, 1864. three years. First Virginia 
light artillery, company C, served one and one-fourth 
years, mustered out. 

Kemp, Abram. age 21, volunteer. August 6. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Kemp. Charles Wesley, age 18, volunteer. February 
29, 1864. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company 

G. private, served one and a half vears, mustered out 
July, 1865. 

Kemp. John D.. age 17. volunteer. February 29, 

1864. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
private, served one and a half vears, mustered out July, 

1865. _ 

Kennedy. Tacob, Ninetv-second regiment, company 
F. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



775 



La Grange. Lafayette, age 33, substitute, 1862, three 
years. Ninth cavalry, company B, private, mustered out 
in 1865. 

Martin, Wilson. 1862. three years. One Hundred and 
Sixteenth regiment, private. 

Masters, Joseph. 

Matchett, George. 

ALithers, \V'ilIiwn, age 21, vohinteer, September, 
1801, three years. Twenty-seventh regiment, company 
D, private. 

Macbeth, John. First cavalry, company L. 

Mathers, Henry, age 20. volunteer, 1863, six 
months; re-enlistment, volunteer, September, 1864, one 
year. First cavalry, company L, private. 

Maxon, George, age 30, volunteer, discharged. 

Maxon, Henry, age 18, volunteer, .'\ugust 12. 1863, 
six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G. pri-. 
vate, served seven months, mustered out March 11, 
1864; re-enlistment, age ly. volunteer, August, 1864, 
one year. First cavalry, company F. private, served nine 
months, mustered out May 20, 1865. 

Mayer, George, One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company F, died. 

Maxon, Edwin, age 17, substitute, May, 1864, one 
hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F, private; re-enlistment, age 17, vol- 
unteer. September, 1864, one year. First cavalry, com- 
pany L, private. 

McAfee, John, age 44, drafted September 28, 1864, 
one year. Seventy-first regiment, company C, private, 
served eight and a half months, mustered out June 12, 
1865. 

McAllister, James A., age 24, volunteer, September 
6, 1861, three years. 

McAllister, Charles Alden, age 19, volunteer, Sep- 
teinber 16. 1861, three years, Eighteenth regiment, com- 
pany F, private, ser\ ed three and a half years. 

■McAHister, John M., age 18, volunteer, August 
8, i8!)2. three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate, died. 

Mc.-Mlister. William, age 17. volunteer. August, 

1862, three years, Seventh cavalry, company H, private; 
re-enlistment, age 18. volunteer, .August, 1863, six 
months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company M. attained 
the rank of corporal, served eleven months, mustered 
out June 23, 1864; third enlistment, age 19, volunteer, 
September. 1864, one year, Fifteentli regiment, company 
F, attained rank of corporal, served nine months, mus- 
tered out June 8. 1865. 

McBeath. John, First cavalry, conipany G. 
McCowen, Isaac S.. age 19. volunteer, August 17, 

1863, six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G, 
corporal, served seven months, mustered out March 4, 
1864; re-enhstment. age 20, volunteer, October 8, 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, 
company K, first lieutenant, served nine months, mus- 
tered out June 27. 1865. 

iMcCullough. D. 

McElfresh. Nathan M., age 18, substitute, Sep- 
tember .30. 1864. one year. Seventy-eighth regiment, 
company H. private, served eight months, mustered out 
May .so, 1865. 

McElfresh, Samuel Wilson, age 25, volunteer, Oc- 
tober, 1863. three years. Ninety-second regiment, com- 



pany F, private, served one year and eight months, 
mustered out 1865. 

McElfresh, John W., age 19, volunteer, October, 
1863, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, served one month, died November, 1863, of 
smallpox. 

iMcGee. William, age 19, volunteer, .April, 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, reenlisted, age ig, 
volunteer, August, 1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regi- 
ment, company G, veteran enlistment, age 21, volun- 
teer, 1864, three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany G. 

McGee. George, age 17, volunteer, August 12, 1S61, 
three years, Thirty-si.xth regiment, company G, veteran 
enlistment, age 19, volunteer, 1864, three years, Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company G. 

McGee, John Wesle\'. age 16, volunteer, October 
25, 1862, three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company F. 

Mendenhall, William A., age 37, volunteer, October 
7, 1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company 
F, private, served one year, honorably discharged 1863. 

Merical. Amos, '.Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D. died February 17, 1863. 

Miller, John, age 34, drafted, March 23, 1865, one 
year. Sixty-third regiment, private. 

Myer, John, age 22, drafted, September 28, 1864, 
one year. Seventy-first regiment, company H, private, 
served eight and a half months, mustered oiit June 12, 
1865. 

Martin, Robert. One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company F, died. 

]\Iyer, Henry, age 20, drafted, September 28. 1864, 
one year. Seventy-first regiment, company H, private, 
served eight and a half months, mustered out June 12, 
1865. 

Porter, William H.. age 22, volunteer, December, 
1861, one year. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H, 
lirivate, served six months, died June 12, 1862, mortally 
wounded. 

Pierce, Henry. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. 

Porter, Thomas J., age 15, volunteer, December 12, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D, private, served ten months, honorably discharged 
October, 1862, re-enlistment, age 29, drafted March 23, 
1865, one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, served three months. 

Powell. Daniel, age 35, drafted March 25, 1863, 
one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company G, private, 
served three and a half months, mustered out July 18, 
1865. 

Powell, Jesse, age 35, volunteer, February, 1864, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private. 

Pratt, Phillip, age 45, drafted, ^L^rch 23. 1865. one 
year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, served 
four months, mustered out July 22, 1865. 

Pratt. James, age 22. drafted, March 23, 1865, one 
year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, served 
four months, mustered out July 22. 1865. 

Quimby, Allen, age 53. volunteer, July 15, 1863, 
si.x months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regiment, 
company F. private, served eight months, mustered out 
March 5, 1864. 

Quimby, Fulton G., age 18, volunteer, August 12, 



7/6 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. 
private, served two and a half years, honorably dis- 
charged, veteran enlistment, age 20. volunteer. Febru- 
ary 22. 1864, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany G. private, honorably discharged. 

'Quimby, George Wesley, age 17. volunteer. 1862, 
three years'. Ninety-second regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, died October 17. 1863. 

Quimby. Charles Wesley, age 16. volunteer. July. 
1864.' six months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth 
regiment, company F, private, served eight months, 
mustered out March. 1864. reenlisted. substitute. 1865. 
one year. Eighteenth regiment, company E. private. 

Ray, James D.. age 17, volunteer, August 7. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, two years and ten months, mustered out June 10, 
1865. 

Reynolds, John R., age 19, volunteer. September. 
1861. three years. First Virginia light artillery, company 
C, private, honorably discharged- 
Roke. William j. 

Rice. Thomas, age 20, volunteer. October. 1863. six 
months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company M, private, 
served six months, mustered out. reenlisted 1864, one 
year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, com- 
pany K, private, attained rank of sergeant, served one 
year, mustered out Jinie, 1865. 

Russell, John, volunteer, 1863, six months. Fourth 
Virginia 'cavalry, company M. private, served six 
months, mustered out with regiment. 

Robinson. C. E.. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. 
Schminke. John, age 22. volunteer. August, 1862, 
three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, private. 

Schrader. John, age 19, volunteer, 1861. three years. 
Seventy-seventh regintent, company D. private, veteran 
enlistment. 1864. three years. 

Scott. James. One Hundred and Twenty-fifth regi- 
ment, company E. 

Smith. Joseph, volunteer. February. 1S64. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private. 

Smith. G. W., One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company F. 

Snodgrass. B. F.. volunteer. Thirty-ninth regiment, 
company B. private, died May 28. 1862. of chronic diar- 
rhoea at Farmington. Mississippi. 

Snodgrass. William .\.. age 20. volunteer. July 22. 
1861.. three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, attained rank of sergeant, veteran enlistment 
February, 1864, three years, sergeant, attained rank of 
first lieutenant, mustered out July 9. 1865. 

Snodgrass. George W.. age 31. volunteer, August 5, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second .regiment, company 
F, private. 

Snodgrass, Hiram, age 19. volunteer. August. 1863. 
six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G, pri- 
vate, served seven and a half months, mustered out 
March 8, 1864. reenlisted September. 1864. one year. 
One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, company K. 
private, attained the rank of corporal, mustered out 
June 27. 1S6.S. 

Stackhouse. William, age 21. volunteer, .\ugu5t 12. 
1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
private, served three vears, mustered out September 3, 
1864. 

Statts, Alfred, age 19, volunteer, .August, 1861, 



three years. First cavalry, company L. private, served 
two and a half years, honorably discharged, veteran 
enlistment 1864. three years, served one and a half years, 
mustered out September 26, 1865. 

Steen, James, age 21, volunteer, August, 1862. three 
years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, company 
F. private, served seven months, honorably discharged 
April I, 1863. 

Steen. Joseph, age 19, volunteer. 1863. six months. 
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regiment, private, 
mustered out 1864, reenlisted August 5, 1864, one year, 
Thirty-si.xth regiment, company F. private. 

Steen. Hamilton, age 19, volunteer. .August 5. 1864, 
one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private. 

Stephens, .\. W.. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D. 

Strickley. A.. Ninety-second regiment, company F. 

Sultan, Samuel. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. 

Taylor. Richard P.. age 40, volunteer, September 
15, 1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regi- 
ment, company K. private, served eight months, died 
May 29, 1865. 

Templeton, George W., age 18, volunteer, February 
22. 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D, private, served six months, died August 21, 
1864. 

Fletcher, Daniel, age 34, volunteer, 1861. three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, private, 
veteran enlistment 1864, three years. 

T'ppens, Edward, age 25. volunteer. November, 
1S61. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D, private, honorably discharged. 

Tippens. Napoleon, age 20. drafted, September, 
1864, one year. Forty-third regiinent, company K. pri- 
vate, tuustered out June 22, 1865. 

Waggoner. Peter. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Walker. Martin, age'30. August. 1861, three years, 
Thirt3'-si.xth regiment, company G, private, served six 
months, honorably discharged, reenlistment. May 28, 
1862, three months. Eighty-fifth regiment, Ohio State 
guards, private. 

Walker. Aaron, age 25. volunteer. May 28, 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, 
private. 

\'an Dyne. George. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany F. 

Walker, Ezra .\.. age 17. volunteer. October 3. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private, 
honorably discharged, veteran enlistment, February, 
1864, three years, private, served three and a half years, 
mustered out July g. 1865. 

Wright. John, age 25. volunteer. August 26, l86l, 
three years. Eighteenth regiment, companies H. and C, 
private, veteran enlistment, three years. Eighteenth regi- 
ment, companies H and C, private. 

Wright. Nathan, age 20, volunteer. August. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, honorably discharged. 

Walker. .Annanias. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany G. 

Yaho. Peter. One Hundred and Sixteentli regi- 
ment, coiupany F. 

Zimmerman. Lorenzo, age 21. volunteer. September 
16, 1861, three years. First cavalry, company G, private, 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



777 



served one and a half years, honorsbly discharged No- 
vember 6, 1862. 

RECAPITULATION. 

Buell's Pierpont battery 2 

One in battery .\. First Pennsylvania light artillery 

and one in De Beck's battery, in all 2 

Fourth Virginia cavalry II 

First Ohio cavalry 10 

First Virginia cavalry 2 

Seventh Ohio cavalry j 

Ninth Ohio cavalry I 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 34 

Ninet^'-second Ohio 34 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 25 

Thirty-ninth Ohio 14 

Seventy-first Ohio 6 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio 4 

Sixty-third Ohio 2 

Eighteenth Ohio '^three years) 5 

Eighteenth Ohio (three months) I 

One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio 3 

One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio 11 

One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Ohio 3 

Twenty- seventh Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio 10 

Sixty-sixth Ohio 2 

One each in Fourth Virginia infantry. Twenty-fifth 
Ohio. Forty-third Ohio, Eighty-fifth and Eighty 
seventh Ohio (three months) Fifteenth Ohio, 
Seventy-eighth Ohio, Twenty-third Ohio. Eight- 
eenth United States. Thirty-third Ohio. Thirty- 
eighth Ohio, Fifty-second Ohio, and Fifty-fifth 

Ohio, in all 13 

Not designated 7 

Total number of soldiers 193 



Died 



LIBERTY TOWNSHIP. 



.Abbott, William, age 19, volunteer, December 25, 
1861, three years. Fifty-eighth regiment, company A, 
private, served fourteen months, honorably discharged 
May I. 1863. lost left arm in the attack upon Vicks- 
burg December 29, 1S63. 

.■\bbest. William Thomson, age 20, volunteer, Octo- 
ber 20. 1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company D, private, served six months, killed at Shiloh, 
April 8. 1862. 

Allison. Samuel, age 19, volunteer. September. 1S64, 
three years. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, 
company K. private, served five months, died March 
15, 1864. of measles, at Columbia. 

Alexander, A. C, volunteer. One Hundred and 
Seventy-ninth regiment, company F, private. 

Amos, .Tames, age 35, drafted, March. 1865, one 
year, Sixty-third regiment, private, served five months, 
mustered out August 15, 1865. 

Amos. Mordecai, age 25, volunteer. 

Bahrenburg. John P.. age 34, volunteer, September, 
1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regi- 
ment, company F. sergeant, served ten months, mustered 
out June 27, 1865. 



Barnes. A. L., volunteer. One Hundred and Seven- 
ty-fifth regiment, company K. 

Barnet. .Mbertis. age 22. volunteer, August. 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, 
company K. private, served six months, died February, 
1865. of measles, at Columbia. 

Barnhart. Joseph W.. age 25, substitute, 1862, Ninth 
cavalry, compar.y D, private. 

Beardmore. William, age 32, volunteer, September 
5, 1864. one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served ten months, mustered 
out June 27. 1865. 

Boston, Michael, age 19, volunteer, February, 1864, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, 
private. 

Boston. Leander. age 21, volunteer, May. 1861, 
three years, Twenty-fifth regiment, private, died 1862, in 
Virginia. 

Boston. Jacob, age 40, drafted, September, 1S64, 
one year, Fifty-first regiment, company G, private, died 
1865, Nashville. Tennessee, of lung disease. 

Bowers, Valentine, age 28, volunteer, September 5, 
1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regi- 
ment, company K, private, served ten months, mustered 
out June 27, 186.S. 

Bowers, John Wesley, age 21, volunteer, November, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 

D, private, veteran enlistment, volunteer, 1864, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, private. 

Bowers, Jacob Asbury, age 18, volunteer, August 
II, 1S62, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company 
F, private, served two years and nine months, honor- 
ably discharged May 21, 1865, wounded in left thigh at 
Mission Ridge. 

Brown. Alexander, age 34, volunteer, September 5, 
1864. one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served nine and one-half 
months, mustered out June 17, 1865. 

Brown. James, volunteer, 1861. three years. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company G, private, served three years, 
mustered out 1864. transferred to invalid corps. 

Brown. .Samuel Smith, age 15. volunteer, September 
29, 1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company 

E. private, veteran enlistment, age 17, volunteer, 1864, 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company E. private, 
blacksmith. 

Burford, John. Alexander, age 17, volunteer, March, 
1864, three years. Twentieth regiment, company I, pri- 
vate, served eight months, died November 18, 1864, 
of measles, at Gallipolis. 

Burnet. Simeon. 

Bush, Josephus. age 36. volunteer, February, 1864, 
three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, 
companv E, private, served six months, died September 
17, 1864'. 

Bush, Abraham, age 31, volunteer, September 20. 
1861, three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
private, veteran enlistment, volunteer, February, 186.}, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private. 

Bush, William, age 29, volunteer, August, 1862, 
three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, 
companv C, private, served ten months, mustered out 
June. 1S65. 

Campbell. John M., Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany F, private. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Cline, John, age 36, volunteer, 1861, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, sergeant, killed 
at Shiloh, April 7, 1862. 

Cline, Joshna, age 22, volunteer, 1862, three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, served 
nine months, died April 9, 1862. 

Congletnn, Burris, age 3,3, drafted, March 23, 1865, 
one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company D. private, 
served four months, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Congleton, Joseph, age 22, volunteer, August 15, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second >regiment, company H, 
private, attained therank of corporal, served two years 
and ten months, mustered out in June, 1865. 

Congleton, James, age 21, volunteer, February 20, 
1864, three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company K, 
private, served one vear and five months, mustered out 
July G,' 1865. 

Congleton. Thomas, age 33, volunteer, September i, 
1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served ten months, mus- 
tered out July 27, i86.i. 

Congleton, William, age 34, volunteer, September, 
1864, one year, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regi- 
ment, company K. private, died in December, 1864. 

Congleton. Lewis, age 26, substitute. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company D, private, served four months, mustered out 
September 14, 1864. 

Congleton, James,, age 21, volunteer, 1862, three 
years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, died 
in February, 1862, of fever at Summerville, West Vir- 
ginia. 

Congleton, John, age 19, volunteer, December. 1S61, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, honorably discharged. 

Congleton, Thomas, age 19, volunteer. February, 
1864, three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D, private. 

Coon. Peter, age 21, volunteer, November, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, 
private, served nine months, died July 11, 1862. 

Coon, Sampson, age 38, volunteer, November, 1S61, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, served six months, died April 9, 1862. 

Coon, Simpson, age 37, volunteer, September 16, 
1864, one year, One Hundred and Seventy-sixth regi- 
ment, company I, private, served eight months, died 
May 9, 1865. 

Coon, Wilson, age ^3, volunteer, January i, 1862, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, 
private, served four months, honorably discharged May 
5, 1862. 

Coon, Samuel, age 27, volunteer, 1864, one year. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, died April 
27, 1865. 

Coon, William, age 29, volunteer, September, 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regiment, 
companv F, private, served nine months and two weeks 
mustered out in June, 1865. 

Coon, Orlena. age 40, volunteer, September 12, 
1864, One Hundred and Seventy-sixth regiment, com- 
pany I. private, served nine mo.nths, mustered out in 
June, 1865. 

Coon, Michael, age 22, volunteer, November 9, 
1862, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 



D. private, served two years and eleven months, died 
October 6, 1S64. of fever, at Little Rock. Arkansas. 

Coon, Orlena, age 18, substitute. August 8, 1864, 
one year. Seventieth regiment, company C, private, 
servei ten months,, mustered out in May, 1865. 

Covey, Morgan, age 23, volunteer, September 2, 
1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regi- 
ment, company K, private, served eight months and two 
weeks, died May 21. 1865. at Columbia, Tennessee. 

Cranston. William, age 28, volunteer. September 5, 
1864, one year, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regi- 
ment, company K, served ten months, mustered out in 
.June. 1865. 

Dolman, John W.. age 18, volunteer, September 26, 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company E, 
private, served two years and si.x months, honorably 
discharged in 1864, reenlisted as a veteran, volunteer, 
1864, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company E. 
private, served one vear and four months, mustered out 
July 0. i86.i. 

Dolman. Charles Morgan, age 17. volunteer. Feb- 
ruary. 1S64, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company D, private. 

Donaldson, John B.. age 3^. volunteer. September, 
1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served nine months, mustered 
out in June, 1865. 

Donthitt, William, drafted. 

Dunlap, William, age 18. volunteer. 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, 
served four months, died December 9, 1862. 

Dunlap, Robert, age 17. volunteer, February. 1864, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, pri- 
vate. 

Dunlap. Moses S.. age 16. volunteer. March. 1865, 
one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company C. private, 
served two months, honorably discharged in May. 1865. 

Eisnach, Philip, age 34, volunteer, December 4, 
1861. three years. First light artillery, company H, pri- 
vate, served six months, died in June, 1862. 

Ekey, Lewis Milton, age 17. volunteer, February, 
1864, three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D, private, served one vear and two months, died April 
6, 186.S. 

Erb, John, age 17. volunteer. September 26. 1864, 
one year. First cavalry, company L. private, served one 
year, mustered out September 13, 1865. 

Epler, William, age 43, three years. Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, died March 7, 1S63, of pleurisy, at .Alton, 
Illinois. 

Farley, Isaac, age 31. volunteer. December 8. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, 
private, served one month, died January 5, 1862. 

Feltor, Isaac, age 22. volunteer, August 7. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served two years and ten months, mustered out 
June 10, 1865. 

Fulton. David, age 44. volunteer, three years. Sev- 
enth cavalry, company H. private, died .-Vpril 14, 1863, 
of rheumatism, at Covington, Kentuckv. 

French, Ezra, age 45, drafted March 23. 1S65, one 
year. Sixty-third regiment, private, served two months, 
mustered out May 20. 1865. 

Gatchett, John Barnes, age 37, volunteer. Septem- 
ber 5. 1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth 



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regiment, company F, private, served ten months, mus- 
tered out in June, 1S65. 

Gearheart, George Thomas, age 19, volunteer, Sep- 
tember 21. 1863, six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, 
company G, private, served six months, mustered out 
March 8, 1864; re-enlistment, volunteer, August 30, 
1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regi- 
ment, company K, private, served ten months, mustered 
out in June, 1865. 

Gearheart, Joseph, age 16, volunteer, February, 
1864. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, private. 

Gill, Henry Patterson, age 18, substitute, May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, company B, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September 14. 1864. 

Gleason, George Milton, age 31, volunteer, Decem- 
ber 25, 1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company D, private ; veteran enlistment, volunteer, 
1864, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D. private. 

Glover, Samuel, age 39, volunteer, September, 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regiment, 
company F. corporal, served ten months, mustered out 
in June. 1865. 

Glover, Sylvester, age 20, volunteer, August, 1862, 
three years, Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served two years and ten months, mustered out 
June to, 1865. 

Granville, H., Second Virginia cavalrj', company C. 
Gregory, John, age 29, volunteer, September 3, 
1864. one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served ten months, mustered 
out June 10. 1865. 

Gregory, George William, age 22, volunteer, Sep- 
tember 3, 1864. one year. One Hundred and Seventy- 
ninth regiment, company F, private, served ten months, 
mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Grey, Jess?, volunteer, three years. Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, company D, private, honorably dis- 
charged in April, 1862. 

Grey, Joshua, volunteer. 

Grudier. G.. volunteer, three years. Thirty-sixth 
regiment; company G. private, died in 1861, of typhoid 
fever at Summerville. 

Groves. Henry, age 24, volunteer, i86r, three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, served ten 
months, died June 3. 1862. 

Grudier, John, age 21, three years. Thirty-sixth reg- 
iment, company G. private, died in 1861, of typhoid 
fever, at Summerville. West Virginia. 

Groves. William .-Vugustus. age 21, volunteer. 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company D, private, 
served two years and six months, died in June, 1864, 
mortally wounded. 

Grudier. , age 21, volunteer, three years. 

Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private. 

Groves. Charles Stewart, age 20, volunteer. August, 
1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regi- 
ment, company K. private, served ten months, mustered 
out in June, 1865. 

Hall. John, age 20, volunteer, February 17, 1865, 
one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
served five and one-half months, mustered out July 9, 
1865. 

Hern. Jacob Wingct, age 26, volunteer, three years, 



Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. private, died 
April 25. 1864, at battle of Mark's Mills, Arkansas. 

Hall, James, age 29, volunteer, 1861, three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company .V. private ; vet- 
eran enlistment, age 31, volunteer, 1864. three years. 
Seventy- seventh regiment, company A, private. 

Hall, William, age 27, drafted May 19. 1864, three 
years. One Hundred and Twenty-second regiment, 
company H. private, served cue year, mustered out in 
June. 1865. 

Harris,' Stephen, age 18, volunteer, .August 13, 1863, 
three years'. Second heavy artillery, company H, pri- 
vate, served one vear and seven mor.ths, died March 
28, 1S65. 

Hartwig, Peter, age 22, substitute. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September 14, 1864 

Hartwig. John, age 18, volunteer. August 15. 1862, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company I. .private, 
served two vears and ten months mustered out lulv 9, 
1865. 

Heslop. George, age 37, volunteer, September, 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regimetit, 
company K. private, served ten months mustered out 
June. 1865. 

Hill, Elvcrton Kewell. age 34. .August 29. 1862, 
three years. Seventh cavalry, company H. private, 
served six months, honorably discharged Fcbruarv 20, 
1863. 

Hill. James .Amos, age 16. volunteer. September 14, 
1864, one year. One Hrmdred and Seventy-sixth regi- 
ment, company I, private, served four months, died 
January 14, 1865. 

Hughes, Benjamin F.. age 21, volunteer, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. private, died 
April 8, 1862. at battle of Fallen Timber, Tennessee. 

Hoit. John A., volunteer, Ninety-second regiment, 
company H, private. 

Hughes. David S.. age 19. volunteer, three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. 

Howell. David, age 36, volunteer. December 12, 
l85l, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company A, 
private, died 1863. at Little Rock. .Arkansas. 

Hughey, William, age 29. volunteer, November, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G. private, served one vear and five months, died April, 
1863. 

Johnson, Andrew C, age 26, volunteer, September 
5, 1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth 
regiment, company F. private, served nine months, mus- 
tered out June. 1865. 

Jordon, John, age 42, volunteer, 1861, three years, 
Si.xty-third regiment, company G. private, served two 
months, honorably discharged. 

Jordon, William, age 17, volunteer, October i, 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company G. sergeant, 
served three years, mustered out 1864; veteran enlist- 
ment, age 20, substitute, February 28. 1865. one year. 
Forty-third regiment, company A, private, served four 
and a half months, nmstered out July 13, 1865. 

Kelly, William, age 19. volunteer. May 2, 1861, 
three years. Twenty-nfth regiment, company F. private, 
served eight months, died December 29, 1861. of fever, 
at Cheat Mountain, West Virginia. 



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Kellcy, Isaac Newton, age 17, volunteer, October, 
1S61 .three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D, private, served six months, died May 2. 1862, of 
fever, at Camp Dennison, Ohio. 

King, Jesse, age 26, vohinteer, .September. 1804, 
one year, One Hinidred and Seventy-fifth regiment, 
company K. private, served nine and one-half months, 
honorably discharged June, 1865. 

King. John Merical, age 20, volunteer, September 
20, 1861, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company 
F, private, honorably discharged; veteran enlistment, 
age 22, volunteer. 1864, three years. Second Virginia 
cavalry, company F, private. 

King, Nicholas, age 19, volunteer, 1861, three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company I, private, served three 
years, mustered out 1864. 

King, William, age 20, volunteer, September, 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, 
company K, private, served ten months mustered out 
June 27. iSfi.v 

Kirk. Mark, age 34, drafted March, 1865, one year, 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company D, private. 

Kirkman, Samuel, age 26, volunteer, One Hundred 
and Twenty-second regiment, company H, died 1864, 
of diarrhcea. at Annapolis, Maryland. 

Lamington. Josiah B.. ag; 34, volunteer, February 
12, 1864, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company 
K. private, .^erved sixteenth months, mustered out June, 
1865. 

Love, Thomas, age .38, volunteer, August, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served seven months, died March 6 1863. 

Love, Hugh, age 22. volunteer, August 30, 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, 
compiny K, private, served ten months, mustered out 
1865. 

Love, Robert, age 23, volunteer, August 15, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company K. pri- 
vate, served two years and ten months, mustered out 
June 10, 186.!:. 

Love. William, age 18. volunteer. August g. 1862. 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F. pri- 
vate, served one vear and six months, died Februarv 
25: 1864. 

Love, Solomon, age 16. volunteer. December 31, 
1861, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company 
F, private, honorably discharged 1864 : veteran enlist- 
ment, age 18, volunteered 1864. three years. Second Vir- 
ginia cavalry, company F, private, mustered out 1864. 

Masters. Benjamin, age 48, volunteer, 1861, three 
years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, private, 
died April 6, 1862, 

Masters, Joshua, age 17, volunteer, 1861, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, private, honor- 
ably discharged August 5, 1862; re-enlisted, age 19, 
volunteer, February, 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company D, private, died August 22, 1865, 
at Brownsville. Texas, of chronic diarrhoea. 

IMasters. Thomas H.. age 23. volunteer. March I, 
1865. one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regi- 
ment, company D, private, mustered out June. 1865. 

McAfflee, Thomas, age 42. volunteer, March i, 1865, 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regiment, 
company F. private, served five months, mustered out 
July 26, 1865. 



McAlflee. Joseph Francis, age 16. volunteer, Sep- 
tember, 1S64. one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth 
regiment, company F, pri\ate, served ten months, mus- 
tered out June 27, 1865. 

McLead. Elias, age 38. volunteer, September i, 
1864, one year, One Hundred and -Seventy-ninth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served nine months, honora- 
bly discharged June 8, 1865. 

McLead, John, age 18, volunteer, March 13, 1865, 
one year, One Hundred and Sevent3'-ninth regiment, 
company F, private, served two months, honorably dis- 
charged May 25, 1865. 

ilcPeck. Lemuel, age 26, drafted March 3, 1865, 
one year, Thirtj'-ninth regiment, company D, private, 
served two months, died May 24, 1865, at Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, of fever. 

Mirach, Garrison, age 28, volunteer, August, 1862, 
three years, One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, 
company F, private, served one year and ten months, 
died June 25.. 1864. 

I^Iirach, William, age 24, volunteer, August i, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served three years mustered out September 13, 1864. 

Miracle, Jesse, age 22, volunteer, August i, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served two and a half years, honorably discharged ; 
veteran enlistment age 24, volunteer, February. 1864, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served one year and five months, murdered at Cumber- 
land, Maryland, January, 1865. 

^Miracle, John, age 19, volunteer, October, 1861, 
three years, Sixty-third regiment, company D, private, 
served two years, honorably discharged December, 1S63 ; 
veteran enlistment, age 21, volunteer, December, 1863, 
three years, Sixty-third regiment, company D, private, 
served one year and a half, mustered out. 

Miracle, Isaac, age 16, volunteer, August 10, 1864, 
one year. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, 
served ten months, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

^liracle. John Long, age 22, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served three years, mustered out September 3, 1864. 

Miller, Robert, a.ge 25, drafted in 1862, nine months. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, private, served 
seven months, died April 11, 1863. 

Moore. William, age 23. volunteer, October 15. 1861, 
three years, Sixty-third regiment, company D, private, 
died July 22, 1862. of smallpox, at Memphis, Tennessee. 

Mossbury. William A., age 16, volunteer, August 
II, 1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth 
regiment, company F, private, served ten months, mus- 
tered out June. 17, 1865. 

Mossbury. William, drafted March, 1865, one year. 
Twenty-seventh regiment, private. 

l.l\\\\. George William, age 20, substitute. May, 
1S64, one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company K, private. 

Mullenix, Thomas, Thirty-sixth regiment, company 
G. 

Mullenix. Owen, age 17, volunteer, November 21, 
1861, three years, Seventy-eighth regiment, company G, 
priva'e ; veteran re-enlistment, age 20, volunteer. 

Murdock. James, age 27, volunteer, September 5, 
1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regi- 



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nient, company F, private, served ten months, mustered 
out June 27, 1865. 

Myrcs, Jonathan, volunteer. 1S62. three years. Sev- 
enth cavalry, company H. pri\ate, served one year and 
a half, died March 15, iSO.;. 

Myres, James, age 21, volunteer, January. 1864, 
three years. First cavalry, company L. private, one 
vear and eight months, mustered out September 26, 
1865. 

Myres. David, age 20. volunteer. August 15. 1864, 
one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private, 
served eight months and a half, honorably discharged 
May, 1865. 

Myres, William, age 17. volunteer. Juno 20, iS6j, 
six months. Fourth cavalry, company I, private, served 
nine months, mustered out March 12, 1S64 : re-enlist- 
ment, age 18, volunteer, August 15, 1864, one year, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. honorably dis- 
charged from service May, 186.5. 

Oliver, James, age 21, volunteer, August. 1861, 
three years. Thirty -sixth regiment, company G, private, 
attained the rank of corporal, died May, 1864. 

Palmer, Harris James, age 2^. volunteer, August 

18, 1862, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company 
I, private, served eighteen months, killed September 

19, 1863, at Chickamauga. 

Parker, John, Thirty-sixth regiment. 

Phelps, Jacob Eden, age 24. volunteer. August, 1S62, 
three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, 
company F, private, attained the rank of corporal. 

Phelps, Benjamin, age 17, volunteer, July 19, 1863, 
six months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regiment, 
company F, private, served eight months, mustered out 
March 11, 1864: re-enlistment, age 18. substitute, Feb- 
ruary 23, 1865. one year. Forty-third regiment, company 
E, private, mustered out. 

Porter, Thomas, age 40. volunteer, February 24, 
1865, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served six and a half months, 
mustered cit September 6, 1865. 

Rice. Joseph Alban. age 22, volunteer, Novem- 
ber 8, 1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D, corporal, honorably discharged in 1862. 

Ray, Ezra Deming, age 21, volunteer, August 29, 
1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regi- 
ment, company K, private, served ten months, mustered 
out June 25, 1865. 

Rces, Jonathan, age 29, volunteer, December 5, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company A. pri- 
vate, died June, 1865. at Galveston, Texas, of camp di- 
sease. 

Roberts, \yilliam, age 20. volunteer, October 6, 
1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, served 
two years and eight months, honorably discharged 
June 19. 1865. 

Schneider, Lewis, age 24, volunteer, December, 
1861, three years. Sixty-fifth regiment, company E, 
died September, 1863. 

Schneider, Frederick, age 21. volunteer, Novem- 
ber 9. i8fti, three years. Fifty-eighth regiment, company 
A, private, served three years and two months, mus- 
tered out January 14, 1865. 

Schneider, William, age 19, volunteer, November 
9, 1861, three years. Fifty-eighth regiment, company A, 



private, served three years and two months, mustered 
out January 14, 186.S. 

Schram. Jacob, age 29, drafted March 23. 1865, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, served three and a half months, mustered out July 
9, 1865. 

Selken, Henry, volunteer, September 6, 1864, one 
year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regiment, com- 
pany F, private, served five and a half months, died 
January 26, 1865. 

Stegner, Jacob, age 22, three years. Ninety-second 
regiinent company K, private, died October, 1863, at 
Gallatin, Tennessee. 

Selken. John, volunteer, 1861, three years, Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company G. private. 

Selktn. James, age 18, volunteer, February 29, 
1864. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
private, served one vear and five months, mustered out 
July, 186.S. 

Shaw, John M., nge 21, volunteer, 1862, three years, 
Xinety-second regiment, company F, private ; re-enlist- 
ment, age 22, volunteer, February, 1865, one year. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company C, private. 

Slobohn, Henry: age 20, volunteer, August 11, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regitnent, company F. served 
two \ears and ten months, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Slobohn, John H.. age 18, volunteer, August 11, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second regiirient. company F, 
served two years and ten months, honorably discharged 
1865. 

Smith, Elias D., a.ge 26, volunteer, September 3, 
1864, one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regi- 
ment, company F, sergeant, served nine months and 
fifteen days, mustered out June 17, 1865. 

Smith. George Ale.^ander. age 22, volunteer. Sep- 
tember. 1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, 
honorably discharged June 8, 1865. 

Siuith, William P.. age 18, substitute. May. 186.4, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, company G. private, mustered out September 
14, 1864. 

Stewart. John, age 34, volunteer. August 26. 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-niiuh regiment, 
company F. private, served nine months and fifteen 
days, mustered out June 17, 1865. 

Stidd, John. 

Scott. Abijah. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. 

Scranton, Williaiu, One Hundred and Seventy- 
fifth regnnent, company K. 

Stollar. John, age 27. volunteer, three years. One 
Hundred and Seventy-ninth regiment, company F, died 
at NashviHe, Tennessee, February 18. 1865. 

Swaney. William, age 26. drafted in 1862. One Hun- 
dred and Fourteenth regiment, company C. 

Telles. William, age 22, volunteer. Thirty-sixth 
regiment, died 1863. 

Taylor. John, age 45, volunteer, 1862, three years, 
Thirty-sixth regiment company E private, died De- 
cember 25, 1863. 

Taylor, Ezra, age 30, volunteer, August 29, 1862, 
three years. Seventh cavalry, coinpany H, private, 
served three years, mustered otit July 4, 1865. 

Taylor, David, age 22, volunteer, September 3, 
1864. one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth rcgi- 



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HISTORY Of MARIETTA AND JVASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ment. company F, private, served ten months, honora- 
blv discharged July 5. 1865. 

Taylor. Theodore, age 20. volunteer, August, 1804. 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, 
company K, private, served ten months, discharged for 
disability and died at home. 

Taylor. Isaac, age 18, volunteer. September 6. 1804, 
one year. Seventy-eighth regiment, company I, private, 
mustered out 1865. 

Vanway, Burris. age 29. volunteer, 1863. six months. 
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regiment, company F, 
private, mustered out 1864: re-enlistment, age 30. sub- 
stitute,' May. 1864, one hundred days. One Hundred 
and Forty-eighth regiment, company F, private, mus- 
tered out September, 1864, 

Vanway. William Johnson, age 17. volunteer^ 1S63, 
six months, Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G. pri- 
vate, mustered out June. 

Vanway. Joseph Osborn, age 44, drafted March, 
186s. one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company D, 
private, served four months, mustered out July, 1865, 
Vanwa}'. Robert L.. age 28, voKmteer. December 
8, 1861. three year.s. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D. private, veteran enlistment, age .30, volunteer, 
February. 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company D, private, 

Vanway, Isaac, age 22. volunteer. February. 1864, 
three vears. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. pri- 
vate, died of diarrhijea at Fort Morgan, Alabama, May 
31, 1865. 

Walters, James P.. age 17. volunteer. August 8, 
1864. one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regi- 
ment, company F. private, served ten months, mustered 
out May. 1865. 

Walters. William T.. age iS. volunteer. July 7_, 1863, 
three years. Second heavy artillery, company K, pri- 
vate, served one year and ten months, honorably dis- 
charged May, 1865. 

West. George Washington, volunteer. 1861. three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, private, 
veteran enlistment, volunteer. February. 1864. three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. private. 

West. Jonathan, age 2^. volunteer. August. 1862. 
three years. Ninety-second re.giment, company H, pri- 
vate, served eight months died March 24, 1863. 

West, Levi, age 22, volunteer, 1862, three years. 
One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, company A. pri- 
vate. 

W^est. Joshua, age 19. volunteer. August, 1864, one 
year. One Hundred and Seventy-sixth regiment, com- 
pany G, private, served ten months, mustered out June 
27, 1 86s. 

Westbrook, William Thomas, age 23. volunteer. 
August II. 1863. three years. Nmety-second regiment, 
company H. private. 

Wiley. Daniel, age 24, volunteer. September. 1864. 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-sixth regiment, 
comp'anv I, private, served nine months mustered out 
June. 1865. 

Williams. Henry, volunteer. December 11. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. pri- 
vate, served seven months, died August 23. 1862. 

Wilson, Owen D.. age 34. volunteer, September 5. 
1864. one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regi- 



ment, company F, private, served ten months, mustered 
out Jane. 1865. 

Wright, Hiram. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G. 

RECAPITULATION. 

One each in batteries H and K. Second Ohio heavy 

artillery and Huntington's battery 3 

Seventh Ohio cavalry 6 

Fourth Virginia cavalry 2 

First Ohio cavalry 2 

Second Virginia cavalry 3 

One each in Fourth Ohio cavalry and Ninth Ohio 

cavalry 2 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 34 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 30 

One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Ohio 28 

One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio 14 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio 6 

Sixty-third Oh'O 7 

Thirty- ninth Ohio 5 

Ninety-second Ohio 20 

Seventy-eighth Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio 5 

One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio 5 

Fifty-eighth Ohio 3 

Twenty-fifth Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio 2 

Forty-third Ohio 2 

One each in Twentieth Ohio, Twenty-seventh Ohio, 
S-xty-fifth Ohio, Seventieth Ohio. Fifty-first 

Oliio. One Hundred and Fourteenth Ohio.... 6 

Total number of soldiers 193 

Died 47 

LUDLOW TOWNSHIP. 

Adams, George W^ashington. age 28, volunteer, Sep- 
tember 20. 1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company B, private, discharged ; re-enlisted. 

Adams. James M., age 26. volunteer, February 28, 
1865, one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, served five months, mustered out July 37, 1865. 

Adams. James, age 22, drafted September 27, 1864, 
one year. Sixty-second regiment, company A, private, 
served eleven months, mustered out August 8, 1863. 

Adams. Lewis, age 18. volunteer. September, 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regiment, 
company F, private, mustered out in June, 1865. 

Adamson. Barnet, age 17, substitute, October 12. 
1864, one year. Seventy-eighth regiment, company F, 
private, served nine months, mustered out July 11, 1865. 

Baker. Henry, age 25. drafted September. 1864. 
one year. Fifty-first regiment, company G. private, died 
February. '1865. 

Baker. James William, age 20. volunteer. Decem- 
ber 5. 1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
panv G. served four months, mortallv wounded, and 
died April 8, 1862. 

Baker. Samuel, age 16. volunteer. December 5. 1S61, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, served five months, died May 25, 1862. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



783 



Boston, Jacob, age 42. Fifty-second regiment, died 
in 1865. at Nashville. Tennessee, of lung disease. 

Battin. Jolin, age 35, drafted September. 1864. one 
year. Fifty-first regiment, company G, private, served 
eight months, died May 27. 1865. 

Battin, Samuel, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G, died. 

Bell, William B.. One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company F. 

Bellville, Cornelius, age 20. volunteer, March 10, 
1865. one year. One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served six months, mustered 
out September 12, 1865. 

Bellville. Isaiah, age 17, substitute, May. 1865, one 
year, One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regiment, company 
irl, private, served four months, mustered out in 18C5. 

Boston. John L., Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany G. 

Bowersock. Adam L.. age 23. volunteer. October 
25, 1861, three years. First light artillery, company K, 
private, served one year, honorably discharged Octo- 
ber 6. 1862. 

Cline, , volunteer, 1863, six months. Fourth 

Virginia cavalry, private, served six months, mustered 
out with regiment. 

Cline, Jonathan, Thirtv-sixth regiment, company 
E. 

Cooper, Robert. Sixty-third regnnent. company F. 

C'ourmi, John T.. age 25. volunteer. 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, private, 
mustered out. 

Craig, Sylvester, age 21. volunteer, July 31, 1864, 
one year, Ninety-second regiment, company K, private. 

Craig. John T., age 17, substitute, July 29, 1864, 
one year, Seventieth regiment, company H, private. 

Cross, Jackson, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany G. 

Day, William Alfred, age 16, volunteer, November 
23, 1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany G, corporal, attained rank of sergeant; veteran 
enlistment, age 18, volunteer, February, 1864, three 
years, Spventy-seveiilh regiment, company E, attained 
rank of lieutenant. 

Denbon, Elisha, age 28, volunteer," .August 31, 1861, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company A, 
corporal; veteran enlistment, age 30. voluntter. Febru- 
ary, 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany A. 

Denbon, Thomas, age 27. volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company I. 

Dixon, Albert, age 23, volunteer, October 21, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, 
served seven months, died May 29, 1862. 

Dixon. Jacob. 

Duvall. Andlrew J., age 34, volunteer, October, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G, sergeant, served six months, killed at Shiloh April 
8, 1862. 

Dowell, Jesse, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
I. 

F.arley, John, age 35. drafted September 26, 1864, 
one year, Fifty-first regiment. *-ompany 'G. prrivate, 
served nine months, mustered out in June. 1865. 



Edwards, Samuel, Thirty-sixth regiment, company 



ber, 1862, three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth 
regiment, company F. private, served eight month-, 
honorably discharged May ao, 1863. 

linochs. Join, age 23, drafted September 27, 1864, 
one year. Sixty-sixth regimmt, comiKiny I, private, mus- 
tered out in July, 1865. 

Felton, Conrad, age 21, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. First light artillery, company K. 

Flanagan, James H., age 35, volunteer, February 
I, 1865, one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company C, 
private, mustered out. 

Flanagan. Thomas J., age 27, volunteer, Septem- 
ber 20, 1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany G, private, served three years, mustered out in 
1864. 

Fleming. Porter, age 3fi. volunteer. March 8. 1865, 
one year, One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regiment, com- 
pany F, private, served six months, mustered out Sep- 
tember II, 1865. 

Flint, Da\id D., age 22, volunteer, November 11, 
1861, Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, private, 
served one year, died November 23, 1862. 

Flint, James, age 22, substitute. Thirty-sixth regi- 
ment, company C, private. 

Fox, James, age 44. substitute, October 12, 1864, 
one year. Fifty-first regiment, company D, private. 

Fryman Isaac, age 27, volunteer, 1862, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, private. 

F'ulmer, Jacob, age 40, volunteer, 1862, three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, private, died 
April 27, 1863. 

Ganet, Andrew C, Second Virginia cavalry, com- 
pany C. 

Gault, Andrew, ,age 44. volunteer, September 7, 

1861, three years, .Second N'irginia cavalry, company 

C, private, served three vears, mustered cut Novem- 
ber 8, 1864. 

Gualt, Peter, age 18. substitute. November, 1864, 
one year. Sixty-sixth regiment, companj- K. private, 
mustered out in 1865. 

Giffen, Robert, age 36, volunteer, February 24, 1865, 
one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company E. private, 
served five months, mustered out July 27, 1S65. 

Girt, Henry, age i,l, volunteer, September, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private. 

Griffin, Charles Allen, age 22, volunteer, March, 
1864, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 

D, private. 

Groves. Porter Flint, age 10. volunteer. December 
10. 1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany G. private, served four months, died in April, 

1862, mortally wounded. 

Flail. John. Thirty-sixth regiment, company C. 

Hall. Thomas, age -33. drafted March 23. 1865, one 
year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company E, private, served 
three months. 

Handlon, Rufus, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany I. private, died October 19, 1864, in Tyler, Texas, 
prisoner of war. 

Haught. Elijah, age 42, volunteer. 1862, three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, companies G and E, private. 



784 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Haught, William, age 22, volunteer, December 7, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G, private, ser^-ed three years, mustereil ont Decem- 
ber 23, 1864. 

Haught, Leonard, age 21, volunteer, December 7, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G. private, served three years, mustered out December 

23, 1864. 

iHaught. Levi, Sevcntv-seventh regmient, company 

G. 

Hearn, Granville, age Z7, volunteer, October 22, 
1861, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, pi ivate, vet- 
eran enlistment, age 39, volunteer, 1864, three years. 
Second Virginia cavalry, mustered out in 1865, served 
as teamster greater part of time. 

Hearn, Jacob W., age 2^, volunteer, February, 18C4, 
three years, Sevsnty-seventh regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, one battle, served two months, died April 25, 
1864, killed. 

Hearn, Daniel D., age 21, volunteer, October 25, 
1861. three years. First light artillery, company K, pri- 
vate, veteran enlistment, age 2^, volunteer, 1864, three 
years. First light artillery, company K, private, mus- 
tered out. 

Hearn. Harris, age 17. volunteer, September 13, 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
private, missing September, 1S63, captured or killed, 
or both, at Chickamauga. 

Hearn. Josiah, age 15, volunteer, December. i36i, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company I. pri- 
vate, served four months, died in April, 1862. mortally 
wounded. 

Hendershott. Brown, age 21, volunteer, February 
22. 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany G, private, served ten months, honorably dis- 
charged May. 1865. 

Hendershott. H., Sixth cavalry, company E. 
Holland, Arius, age 17, volunteer, August i, 1864, 
one year, Ninety-second regiment, company H, private, 
served ten months, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Hood, John Bendoah, age 26, volunteer, February 
28, 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D. private, served fourteen months, honorably 
discharged May, 1865. 

Hood, Thomas A., age 24, volunteer, February 28, 
1864, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D., private, served fourteen months, died April 29, 
1865. 

Host. John Moffat, Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany H. 

tlost, William H., Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D. 

Jay. George, age 27, volunteer, July 27, 1861, three 
years. Seventh Virginia regiment, company D, private, 
served two years and six months, honorably discharged 
in 1863; veteran enlistment, volunteer, January i, 1864, 
three years. Seventh Virginia regiment, company D. 
private, served one year and six months, mustered out 
August b, 1S65. 

Joy, iMatthew, age 26. volunteer, November 13, 
1861, three years. First light artillery, company K. pri- 
vate, attained corporal, served two years, honorably 
discharged in 1864; veteran enlistment, age 28, volun- 
teer, February i. 1864. three years. First light artillery. 



company K, corporal, served one year and six months, 
mustered out 1S6.S. 

Joy, Eliel Long, age 26, volunteer, February. 1864, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served four months, died June 21, 1864. 

Joy, Bishop. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. 

Joy, Mordecai B., age 23, volunteer, October, 1862, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, pri- 
vate. 

Joy, David, age 19, volunteer, July 16, 1861, three 
years. Twenty-seventh regiment, company D, private, 
second enlistment, age 20, volunteer, November 27, 
1862, three years. Seventy-sixth regiment, company I, 
private. 

Kinard. L, Seventy-se\ enth regiment, company C. 

Kinney, John M., age 35, volunteer, October 20, 

1861, three years, First light artillery, company K, pri- 
vate served two years and three months, honorably 
discharged; re-enlisted as a veteran, volunteer, January 
16, 1864, three years, First light artillery, company K, 
private, served one year and sixth months, mustered out 
in July, 1865. 

McMullin, Ezra, age 2i< volunteer, February 17, 
1865, one year, Thirjy-sixth regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, served three months, honorablv discharged May 
19, 1865. 

"McDowell, Lewis. First light artillery, company A. 

McVay, Esau, age 31, volunteer, December 9, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 1, pri- 
vate, served nine months, honorably discharged Sep- 
tember 8. 1862. 

iMendenhall, William T., age 18, volunteer. August 
2, 1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company 
H, private, served three vears, mustered out June 10. 
186.5. 

Moor. Landon Norman, age 17. volunteer, Febru- 
ary 27, 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company D, private, served one year and three months, 
honorably discharged June 8, 1865. 

McBeth. William, Fourth Virginia, died at Gettys- 
burg, Pennsylvania. 

Morev, William H., Thirtv-sixth regiment, company 
G, 

Mulinex, David B., age ig, volunteer, August 11, 

1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company 
H, private, served ten months, honorably discharged 
June 22. 1S63. 

Mulinex, John, age 24. volunteer, February, 1864, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. 

Parker. John C., age 23, volunteer, August, 1861. 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
re-enlisted as a veteran, February, 1864, three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private. 

Parker, Robert L.. age 24, drafted March 23. 1865,. 
three years. Thirty-ninth regifnent. company G, private, 
served three months, mustered out July 9, 1865. 

Parker, Henry, Fifty-first regiment, company G, 
veteran. 

Parker. John .A., age 18, volunteer. October 31, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C, private; re-enlisted as a veteran February, 1864, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C. 

Parr, Jacob, age 22, volunteer, October 4, 1862, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, pri- 
vate. 



AND REPRESEXTATirE CITIZENS. 



785 



Parr, William Lafayette, age iS. volunteer. Feb- 
ruary 22, 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company G, private. 

Piatt, James, age 22. volunteer, 1861, three years, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company E, died March 2, 1862, 
mortally wounded. 

Prior, Howard, age 35, drafted September 27, 1864, 
one year, Forty-third regiment. 

Pratt, James G., Thirty-ninth regiment, company G. 

Provanee, Joseph, volunteer. December, 1861, one 
year. Seventy-seventh regiment, company I. nine 
months, honorably discharged in September, 1862. 

Provanee. David, volunteer. i86l. one year, Xinth 
Virginia, company A, mustered out in 1865, re-enlisted 
as a veteran, volunteer. 1864. one. year. Ninth Virginia, 
company A. 

Provanee. John William, age 42. volunteer, Febru- 
ary 22, 1865, one year. One Hundred and Eighty-ninth 
regiment, company F, nnistered out in 1865. 

Provanee, David S., age 25, volunteer, 1861. three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company I, private, 
honorably discharged in October, 1862. 

Provanee, James, age 17. volunteer. May, t86i, three 
years. Twenty-fifth regiment, company C, private, died 
in May, 1868. mortally wounded. 

Provanee. John, age 19. volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company I, private. 

Rake. William Jasper. One Hundred and Sixteenth 
regiment, company F. 

Rew. David. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. 

Read. Joseph, age 38. volunteer. December 4. 1861. 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, pri- 
vate : re-enlisted as a veteran, volunteer, February, 1864, 
three years. 

Read, Jacob, age 16, volunteer. February 29. 1S64, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, pri- 
vate. 

Rees, Oliver, age 44. volunteer, 1865, one year. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private, mustered 
out in July. 1865. 

Rees. David, age 26, volunteer, September 14, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
served two years and six months: re-enlisted as a 
veteran, volunteer, Februiry, 1864, three years, Thirty- 
si.xth regiment, company G, private, served one year 
and six months, mustered out in July. 1865. 

Rees, Thomas, age 21. volunteer, September II, 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. 
private, served two years and six months; re-enlisted 
as a veteran, volunteer. February. 1864. three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, served one 
year -)nd six months, mustered out in July. 1865. 

Rinard. Isaac, age 20. volunteer. October 25. 1S61, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, pri- 
vate; re-enlisted as a veteran, volunteer. February, 
1S64. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C, private. 

Russell. Levi, age 19. volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company C. private: re-en- 
listed as a veteran, volunteer. February. 1864. three 
years. Seventv-seventh regiment, companv C. died .April 
13, 1864. 

Russell. Samuel. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth 
regriment, company K. 

Sample, William, age 28. volunteer. September 19. 



1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
private, served three vcars, mustered out September 
27. 1864. 

Sample. Samuel B., age 19. volunteer. September 
14. 1861. three years, Thirly-si.xth regiment, company 
G, private, drowned. 

Scott. Abijah, Fifty-first regiment, company G. 

Scott. Benjamin, age 18, volunteer. December 9, 

1861, three years. Seventy-seventli regiment, company 
G, private, three years, served nine months, honorably 
discharged August 28, 1862. 

Scott, Howard, age 16. volunteer. February 6. 1864, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, served seven months, died Septeml)er I. 1864. 

Scott, Basil, age 21, volunteer, February 22. 1865, 
one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company C. private, 
served five months, mustered out July 27. 1865. 

Sinith. Clark, age 24, volunteer, 1862. three years, 
Seventh cavalry, company H. private. 

Smith, David, age 39. drafted September 27. 1864. 
one year. Fifty-first regiment, company G, private, 
served nine tnonths, honorably discharged July 4. 1865. 

Snodgrass. Stacy S., age 29, volunteer, Xovember 
II. 1S61, three years, .Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany 1, private; veteran enlistment, age 31. volunteer, 
Febn^ary, 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
cotnpany I, private. 

Snodgrass. George Washington, age 19. volunteer, 
Auguet 15. 1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, 
company H. private, served three years, mustered out 
June 10. 1865. 

Snodgrass. Samuel, age 20. substitute. 1865, one 
year. Sixtv-third regiment, private, mustered out May, 
i8'i5. 

Still. James Leroy. age 30. drafted March. 1865, one 
year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company E. private, 
sen-ed three months, mustered out July 9. 1865. 

Stralil. Charle-. age 22. volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, private. 

Scrahl. Martin, volunteer, three yuirs. Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, private. 

Strahl. Joseph, age 19. substitute. October. 1864, 
one year. Thirty-third regiment, company B, private, 
served nine months, mustered out July 20. 1865. 

Swallow. George Washington, age 36. volunteer. 
May. 1861. three years. Twenty-fifth regiment, company 
H. private, honorably discharged: second enlistinent, 
1863. six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, private, mus- 
tered out: third enlistment. May. 1S64. one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany A. private, mustered out 1864. 

Swallow, James M.. age 20. volunteer. August, 

1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, 
private, served eight months, died .April 14. 1S63. 

Thomas, Alexander. ,age 16. vohmteer. February 5, 
1862. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
C. private, served three months, honorably discharged 
May 0. 1862. 

Thomas. Samuel, age 19. volunteer. December 12, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G. private, served eleven months, ho-'orably discharged 
November 20. 1862. 

Thomas, Ezer. age 26, volunteer, November. i86r, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, served six months, died ^L^y 7, 1862. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Thomas, Jacob, drafted September. 1864, one year. 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company E. 

Thomas. Leandcr, drafted September. 1864, one 
year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company E. 

Tice. Sherwood, age 2,^. vokmteer, February. 1864, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, pri- 
vate. 

T:ce. Henry. 

Turner. George W., age 44. drafted September, 
1864, one year. Fifty-first regiment, company D, private, 
served eight months, honorably discharged June, 1865. 

Weddle. Wilham, age 37, vchmteer, October 10, 
1861, three years, First hght artillery, company K, pri- 
vate, served sixteen months, honorably discharged Oc- 
tober 20. 1863. 

Williams. Daniel, age 17. volunteer. March 22, 1865 
one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company E, private, 
honorably discharged May 15. 1865. 

Wilson, Richard, One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio 
regiment, company F. 

RECAPITULATION. 

De Beck's battery 6 

One in battery A. First Ohio light artillery i 

Second Virginia cavalry 3 

Fourth Virginia cavalrj- 2 

One each in Seventh Ohio volunteer cavalry and 

Sixth Ohio cavalry 2 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 52 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 23 

Thirtv-ninth Ohio 6 

Fifty-first Ohio 8 

Ninety-second Oh'O 8 

One Hundred atid Sixteenth Ohio 4 

Sixty-thi-d Ohio 2 

Twenty-fifth Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Ninety-sixth Ohio 3 

Sixty-sixth Ohio 2 

And one each in the Twenty-seventh Ohio, Forty- 
third Ohio. Thirty-third Ohio, Sixty-second 
Ohio. Seventy-eighth Ohio, Seventieth Ohio, 
One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Ohio, Sev- 
enth Virginia. Eighty-ninth Ohio, Ninth Vir- 
ginia, One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio 
National guards. One Hundred and Seventy- 
fifth Ohio 12 

Total number soldiers 166 

Died 21 

MARIETTA TOWNSHIP. 

Alcock. Thomas, age 44. volunteer. May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred .and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B, corporal, served five months, mus- 
tered out October. 1864. 

Baldwin. Saint Clair, age 41. volunteer. May i, 
1861, three years. Tenth regiment, company I, private, 
attained rank of corporal, served three years, mustered 
out 1864; regular veteran enlistment, age 44. volunteer, 
1864, First New York light artillery, company L, pri- 
vate, served eight months, mustered out July 17, 1865. 

■Beach, John Berwick, age 21. volunteer. October 15. 
1861. three years. Seventy-Seventh regiment, company B. 



sergeant, served two years and three months, honora- 
bly discharged Febrnar}-. 1864; veteran enlistment, age 
23. volunteer, 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company B, sergeant, died September i, 1866, 
lost log m army. 

Beach, Asa Pardee, volunteer. February 10. 1864, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B. pri- 
vate. 

Bartmess, George J., Thirty-sixth regiment, company 
G, private, died. 

Bean, James F., Seventh Virginia cavalry, com- 
pany H. 

Berry. 

Blancet. William H., three years, Eighteentli regi- 
ment. 

Bodman, Frederick, Thirty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany F. 

Boughton. Calvin C.. age _'0. volunteer, September, 

1861, three years. First cavalry, company L, private, 
served three years, mustered out 1864. 

Buell. Timothy L., age 26. volunteer, September, 

1862. three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, private, 
attained rank of sergeant, served three years mustered 
out 1865. 

Bush. William. One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company C. 

Cain. James Gibscn. age 26, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B, private, served five months, mustered 
out October, 1864. 

Cain, Martin S., age 22. volunteer. May, 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B. private, served five months, mustered 
out October. 1S64. 

Campbell, M. M,, Ninety-second regiment, company 
F. 

Campbell. S. Madison, age 18. volunteer, Septem- 
ber. 1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate, attained rank of corporal, served two years and 
ten months, mustered out 1865. 

Campbell. Thomas R., volunteer. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company B. private, died September 25. 1862. 

Campbell. William R.. volunteer, three years. First 
\'irginia light artillery, company C, private, • mustered 
out Tune 28, 1865. 

Carpenter. Jasper N.. volunteer. May. 186%. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September 14. 1864. 

Chambers, William, age 2,'^. volunteer, September, 
1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, private,' 
served four months, honorably discharged Januarv, 
1863. 

Chambers. Ellis T.. age 21. volunteer. 1862. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private. 

Classpil. George. 

Clogston. Charles, volunteer, tliree years. First Vir- 
ginia light artillery, company C. private, attained rank 
of corporal, mustered out June 28, 1865. 

Cole, William Henry H., age 21, volunteer, Sep- 
tember. 1862. three years. Seventh cavalr\'. company H, 
private, served two vears and ten months, mustered out 
186?. 

Cole. Hiram Howe, age 21. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 



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7^7 



iment. company B, private, served five months, mus- 
tered out October, 1864. 

Cole, John W . B., age iS, vohmteer, June. 186.3, 
three years. First cavalry, company L. private, served 
eight 'months, died SeptenilKr 10. 1864, of typhoid 
fever, near Atlanta. 

Coombs, William, age 18, volunteer. 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, at- 
tained rank of corporal, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Conkle, Jacob, age 15, volunteer, July, 1863, six 
months, Fourth Virginia cavalry, company D. private, 
served nine months, mustered out March, 1864: re- 
enlistment, age 16, volunteer, April, 1864, three years, 
Seventh Virginia cavalry, company D, private, served 
one year and two montlis, mustered out July, 1864. 

Conkle, Abner, age 16, volunteer, 1865, one year, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, served four 
months, mustered out July, 1865. 

Cook, Charles Augustus, age .32, volunteer, August 
12. 1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company 
G, private, served five and one-half months, honorably 
discharged January 31, 1862. 

Corner, Whitney R., age 21, volunteer, February, 
1864, three years. First cavalry, company L, private, 
served one year and six months, mustered out Septem- 
ber 26, 1865. 

Coraig, George, volunteer, 1862, three years. Ninety- 
second regiment, company F, private, attained rank of 
corporal, served three years, mustered out 1865. 

Crickard. William C., age 20, volunteer, April, 1863, 
three years, First Virginia light artillery, company C, 
private, served two years and three months, mustered 
out June 28, 1865, 

Curtis, William, age 17, volunteer. May, 1862, three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, corporal, 
served four months, mustered out October i, 1862. 

Dailey, Isaac, First regiment light artillery, com- 
pany K. 

Davis. John, Thirty-sixth regiment, company I. 

Davis Albert, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B. 

Davis,. Willard. age 38, volunteer, 1861, three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company B, private, hon- 
orablv discharged 1862. 

Dibble, Hannibal, age 21, volunteer. May 27, 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B. private, 
served three months, mustered out August 28, 1861 ; 
second enlistment, age 21, volunteer. September, 1861, 
three years. First \"irginia light artillery, company C, 
private, served two years and six months, 1864, third 
enlistment, age 24, volunteer, March 31, 1864, three 
years, First Virginia light artillery, company • C, pri- 
vate, served one year and three months, honorably 
discharged i86.> 

Dotson, Michael, age 28, volunteer, May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B, private, served five months, mustered 
out September 14, 1864. 

Dotson, Joseph, Third regiment, company B, 

Dotson, Samuel, volunteer, September 16, 1861, 
three years. First cavalry, company L, corporal. 

Douglas, Edward J., age 24. volunteer, July 22, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private. 
served three years, mustered out .August 2, 1864, trans- 
ferred to company D, veteran reserve corps. 



Dye, David L., Seventh cavalry, company H. 

Fuller. Ira. age 19. volunteer. May. i8(')4, one luni- 
dred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment; 
company B, private, >trved five months, mustered out 
September 14, 1864, 

Dye, Sanford, volunteer. May. 1864, one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany B, privMte, four months, mustered out Septem- 
ber 14. 1864. 

Guise, Abram F., First cavalry, company C. 

Gurley. John. Thirty-sixth regiment, company C. 

Harris, Henry M.. volunteer, September 16, 1861, 
three years. First cavalry, company L, private. 

Harsha. William, age 19. volunteer, September 16, 
l8fl, three years. First cavalry, company L, private, 
served two years and six months, honorably discharged 
1864; veteran enlistment, age 21, volunteer, 1864, three 
years. First cavalry, company L. corporal, served one 
year and six months, mustered out September 26, 1865. 

Harsha, Robert, age 19, volunteer, First cavalry, 
company L, private. 

Hart. Jeremiah. Seventh cavalry, company H. 

Hays, John, age 17, volunteer, 1861. three years, 
Ninth Virginia regiment, company C, private, served 
two .vears and si.x months, honorably discharged 1864, 
veteran enlistment, age ig, volunteer, 1864, three years. 
Ninth Vir.ginia regiment, company C. private, attained 
rank of sergeant, served one year and six months, mus- 
tered out 1865. 

Hemmeger, William, age 2y. volunteer, November 
17, 1863, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company 
F, private, served one year and eight months, mustered 
out July 20. 1865, transferred to Thirty-first when the 
Ninety-second was discharged. 

Henneger, .Mfred, age 18. volunteer. October. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, served two years and three months, honorably 
discharged 1864, veteran enlistment, age 20, volunteer, 
February, 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B. private, served two years. 

Henrehan. James, age 17. volunteer, 1861, three 
years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, private, 
served two years, honorably discharged 1864; veteran 
enlistment, age' 10, volunteer. March, 1864, three years. 
First Virginia light artillery, company C, private, served 
one year and three months, mustered out 1865. 

Hill. Daniel V., volunteer, April. 1861, three months 
Eighteenth regiment company B, private, served three 
months, .\ugust, 1861. 

Hill. John, volunteer, May. 1864. one hundred days, 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company B, 
private, served four months, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Hill. Edward Thomas, age 26. volunteer, February 
13, 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
panies H and D. private. 

Hill. Wallace, age 18. vohmteer. three years. Seven- 
ty-seventh regiment, company B. private, died May 6, 
1863. at Alton. Illinois, of measles. 

Hill. Ephraim A., age 17. volunteer. May, 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, 
private, served four months, mustered out October I, 
i8(''2, recnlistment, age 18. volunteer. August 9. 1863, 
three years. Second heavy artillery, company K, private, 
died April 3, 1865, of intermittent fever. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Hoffman, John Henry, age 17. volunteer, May 28. 
1862, three inor.tlis. Eighty-fifth regiment, company F. 
private, mustered out, reenlistment. age 19. volunteer, 
February 2, 1864, three years. First cavalry, company L, 
private, one year and eight months, mustered out Sep 
tember 26, 1865. 

Hoit, Jeremiah, age 31. volunteer. September. 1862. 
three years, Seventh cavalry, company H, private, 
served two years and eight months, mustered out July 
4, 1865. 

Hou.se. Amos, age 37. i-olunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
coinpauy B. private, scr-i ed four months, mustered out 
September 14. 1864. 

House, John, age 30. volunteer. 1864, one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany B, private, served four months, rriustered out Sep- 
tember 14, 1864. 

Hutchenson, H. Underbill, age a. volunteer. Octo- 
ber 22, 1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B, private, attained to rank of corporal, served 
three years, mustered out October 20. 1864. 

Kerr. John, age 22. volunteer. September. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
served three years, mustered out. 

Mag'^e, George, age 19. volunteer. September 16. 
1861, three years. First cavalry, comiiany L. private, 
served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Magee, JHiram. age iS. volunteer, November, 1861, 
three years, Seventj'-seventh regiment, company B, 
private, served two and one-fourth years, honorably 
discharged February, 1864. veteran enlistment, age 20. 
volunteer, F'tbruary. 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company B. private, served two years. 

Magee. Ansel Ward, volunteer, January 4, i86+, 
three years. First cavalry, company L. private, served 
one and two-thirds vears. mustered out September 26. 
1865. 

Maxon. Russell W.. age 18. volunteer. January. 
1864. three years. First cavalry, company L. private, 
served eight months, died September 20, 1864. 

McGrath. Thomas, aged 24. volunteer. September 
I. 1861. three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, served two and a half years, honor- 
ably discharged March. 1864, veteran enlistment, age 
26. volunteer. March 31. 1864. three years. First Vir- 
ginia light artillery, battery C. private, served one year 
and three months, mustered out June. 1865. 

McGregory. B., Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. 

•Miller. John William, age 24, volunteer. May, 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, companv B. corporal, mustered out September. 
1864. 

Miller. Robert Taylor, age 23. volunteer. May. 
1864. one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company B, private, mustered out Sep- 
tember. 1864. 

Miller, Charles Augustus, age 20. volunteer. Sep- 
tember 2. 1862. three years. Seventh cavalry, company 
H, pr-vate. attained the rank of corporal, mustered out 
July J. 1865. 

Miller. James. 

Mitchell. Edward S.. age 19. volunteer. .August 8. 



1862. three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, private, 
served one year, died in 1863, of chronic diarrhcea. 

Nelson, Philip O.. age 16. volunteer, January, 1864, 
three years. First cavalry, contpany L. private, served 
one and a half years, mustered out September 26, 1865. 

Nixru, Zebiilon J., age 20. volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-si.xth regiment, company A. veteran en- 
listment, age 22, volunteer, 1S64, three years. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company A. 

Nixon, Edward William, age 19. volunteer. 1864, 
one hi'.ndred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, companv B, private, mustered out September 14, 
1864. 

Northrop. J. Thurston, age 17. volunteer, Septem- 
ber 2. 1S62, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H. 
private. 

Northrop. Henry A., sitb^titutc. ^^ay. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F, private, mustered out September. 1864, 
second enlistment, volunteer. February 15, 1865. one 
year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company C. private, served 
five and a half months, mustered out August, 1865. 

Oliver. David, age 26, volunteer, 1862, three years, 
Ninety-second regiment, company F. private, mus- 
tered out June 10. 1865. 

Oliver. Albert, age iS. volunteer, July 19, 1861. three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, served 
two years and six months, honorably discharged in 
i86-!. veteran enlistment, age 20. volunteer. 1864. three 
years. Tbirty-nintli regiment, company B. private, 
served one vtar and six months, mustered out July g. 
1865. 

Oliver. Thomas, age 16. volunteer. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company I, private. 

Oliver. Henry, age 17.- volunteer, 1863, six months, 
Fourth cavalry, company C, private, reenlistment, age 
17. volunteer. February. 1864. three years. Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company G. private, died August, 1864, killed 
at Fredericktown. Maryland. 

Otis. H. L.. Twenty-third regiment, company H. 

Posey. Dudley, age 18, volunteer, July 28. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, fifer, 
served eight and a half months, honorably discharged 
March 15. 1863. 

Posey, Henry Clay, age 17, volunteer, Marclt 31, 
1864. three years, Thirt\'-sixth regiment, company F, 
privat-^, served one and a half vears, mustered out July 
27. 186.^. 

Priest. William Henry, age 23. volunteer. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, honorably dischar,ged 1865. 

Priest. John Summer, age 19. volunteer. March 6, 
1864. three years. Thirty-si.xth regiment, company F, 
private, served one month, died April 6, 1864. 

Rake. Abraham. Seventh cavalry, company H. died. 

Rake. Elias. Seventh cavalry, company H. died at 
Marietta. Ohio: 

Rake. John. Jr.. Seventh cavalry, company H. killed 
at Rocky Gap. Kentucky. 

Reckard. Wesley J., age 24, volunteer, September, 
1861. three years. First cavalry, conipany L. private, 
served seven- and a half months, honorably discharged 
June 2. 1862. 

Reeves, Abram, volunteer, August 9, 1862, three 



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years, Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, 
served two years and eight months, mustered out June 
10; 1865. 

Reeves, Isaac, volunteer. Ninety-second regiment, 
company F. died February 25, 1864, gunshot. 

Reeves. Isaac. Jr., age 18, volunteer, July 29. 1862. 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F. pri- 
vate, served one year and si.x months, honorably dis- 
charged May 29, 1865. 

Richardson, Edward L., age 18. volunteer. Febru- 
ary 15, 1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B. private, served six months, died February 
25, 1S64. Tyler, Texas, prisoner of war. 

Riley. John Newton, age 18. volunteer. September 
2. 1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate, served two years and nine months, discharged 
August. 1864. 

Riley. Judson, age I", volunteer. February. 1864. 
three years. First cavalry, company L. private, served 
one year and six months, mustered out August. i855: 

Riley, John, age 21. volunteer. September 16, 1861, 
three years. First cavalry, company L, private, served 
fifteen months, honorably discharged, reenlistment, age 
24, volunteer. May, 1864. one hundred days. One Hun- 
dred and Fcrty-eighth regiment, company B. corporal, 
mustered out September, 1864. 

Riley. Warren, age 19. volunteer. September. 1861. 
three years. First cavalry, company L, private, served 
nine months, honorably discharged June 22. 1862. re- 
enlistment, age 22, volunteer. February 10. 1864. three 
years. First cavalry, company L. private, attained rank 
of corporal, served one year and six months, mustered 
out September 26, 1865. 

Robinson. Lucius L.. age 20. volunteer, March. 
1865, one year. One Hundred and Eightieth regiment, 
company F. private. 

Robinson, Charles Eli, age 16, volunteer. January. 
1864. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. 
private, served one vear and six months, mustered out 
July, 1865. 

Rood. D. R.. volunteer, three years. First cavalry, 
company L, private. 

Rumbles. Charles. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Sanford. George Philip, age 20, volunteer. August, 
1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F, 
corporal, served two years and six months, veteran en- 
listment, age 22. volunteer. 1864. three years. Second 
Virginia cavalry, company F. corporal, attained rank of 
sergeant. 

Sanford. Thomas Spencer, voh-ntcer. May. 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B. corporal. 

Sanford. John P.. volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Foity-eighth regiment, 
companv B. captain, served four months, mustered out 
September 14. 1864. 

Sanford. Charles Henry, age 24. volunteer, August, 
l86r, three years. First cavalry, company L. private, 
served two years and six months, honorably discharged, 
veteran enlistinent. age 26, volunteer. 1864. three years. 
First cavalry, coiupany L. private, served one year and 
six months, mustered out August. 1865. 

Sawers. George \\'.. volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 



company B. private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864. 

Scott. Jacob Hanson, age 19. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. drummer, served four months, mus- 
tered out September 14, 1804. 

Sheldon. Hiram, age 21. volunteer, three years. 
One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, company D. 

Sheldon. Charles, volunteer. May. 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company A. private. 

Sheppard. Thomas R.. age 19. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company A. private, served four months, 
mustered out September. 1864. 

Smith. Moses, age 48. volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. corporal, served 
ten months, honorably discharged for disability May 23, 
1862, 

Smith. Joshua Pitt, age 26. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B. private, served four months, mustered 
out September, 1864. 

Smith, David Chesmy. age 24. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
trient, company B. private, four months, luustered out 
Septeiuber. 1864. 

Snyder. Joseph B.. age 21. volunteer. August. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F. ser- 
geant, one year, died October 13. 1863. 

Stanhope. lohn Williain. age 13. volunteer. i86r. 
three years. Siventy-seventh regiment, companies C 
and E. drummer, honorably discharged, veteran enlist- 
ment, age 15 volunteer. 1864. three years. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, companies C and E. drum major. 

Strickler, Isaac. Ninety-second regiment, company F. 

Stuckey. Jeremiah, age 35. substitute. May. iS6,<, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A. private, died May. 1864. 

Thorniley, Williaiu. volunteer. July. 1862. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F. captain, 
served nine months, resigned April 9. 1863. 

Thorniley. Willis Hall, volunteer. November 5. 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regimenl. company 
B. private, attained rank of corporal, served three years, 
mustered out December to. 1864. 

Thornilev. Warren. a,ge 17. volt nteer. May. 1864. 
one hundred day^. One Hundred and Seventy-eighth 
regiment, company B. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Thorniley. Jaiues. volunteer. July 9. 1862. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F. private, 
serve.-; three years, mustered out 1865. transferred to 
invalid corps in 1863. 

Thorniley. Nathan DeWitt. age 20. volunteer, Au- 
gust 9. 1S62, three years. Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany F. private, served one year, died Septetnber 4, 
1863. of consumption at Nashville. 

"Thorniley, Rinaldo R.. age 23. volunteer, August 
9. 1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company 
F, private, served one year and four luonths. honorably 
discharged December 7. 1863. 

Wells. John C. three years. Ninety-second regi- 
ment, company F. private. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



Wendland, Julius, Seventy-second regiment, com- 
pany B, private. 

Wendland. Robert, Twenty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany K, private. 

West, James Compton, age 39. volunteer, May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B, orderly sergeant, mustered out Sep- 
tember, 1864. 

West. William Wilson, age 34, volunteer. May, 
1864, one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company B, first lieutenant, mustered out 
September, 1864. 

West, Thomas Jefferson, age 21, volunteer. May, 
1864, one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company B, corporal, mustered out September, 
1864. 

West, Henry Clay, age 18, volunteer, August 30, 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
private, attained the rank of sergeant, served tfiree 
years, mustered out in 1864. 

West, Leslie Coombs, age 16, volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B, drummer, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Wilson, Matthew W., age 30, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B, sergeant, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Wilson, Milo, age 29, volunteer, May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, companv B, private, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Woodward, Orlando, age 18, volunteer, January 19, 

1864, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, companv B. 
fifer, served one vear and a half mustered out July 9, 

1865. . . 
Yeardley. Frank B., volunteer, three years. Thirty- 
ninth regiment, company B. private, died. 

Yeardley, John, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company B. 

Wright. William. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany C. 

RECAPITULATION. 

Buell's Pierpont battery 8 

And one each in First New York light artillery, De 
Beck's battery, battery K, Second Ohio heavy 

artillery, in all 3 

First Ohio cavalry 20 

Seventh Ohio cavalry 15 

One each in Fourth Virginia cavalry. Ninth Vir- 
ginia cavalry, Fourth Ohio cavalry, Second Vir- 
ginia cavalry, in all 4 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio National 

guard 32 

Seventy-seventh Ohio , 19 

Ninety-second Ohio 18 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 14 

Thirty-ninth Ohio 6 

Eighteenth Ohio (three months) 2 

One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio 2 

Eighty-seventh Ohio 2 



And one each in Tenth Ohio, Eighteenth Ohio. 
Seventh \'irginia. Third Ohio, Eighty-lifth 
Ohio, Twenty-third Ohio, Twenty-eighth Ohio, 
and One Hundred and Eightieth Ohio, and one 
not designated, in all g 

Total number soldiers 134 

Died 14 

H.KRM.SR VILL.\GE. 

Adams, Horatio N., age 25, volunteer, three years, 
Ninety-second regiment, company F. private, died Jan- 
uary 27, 1863, at Gallipolis, of dropsy. 

Alexander, Robert, volunteer. May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
private. 

Amnion, Henry, company F, Sixty-third Ohio in- 
fantry, company H. Second Ohio heavy artillery. 

Berry Zenas Asa, age 18, volunteer, February 4, 
1865, one year, Fifth cavalry, company D, private, 
served nine months, mustered out October 30, 1865. 

Briant, Permenus, age 40, volunteer, September 21, 
1864, one year. First light artillery, company H, private, 
served nine months, mustered out June 15, 1865, detailed 
as artificer. 

Bartlett, Sylvester, volunteer, August, 1864, gun- 
boat, private, honorably discharged. 

Bartlett, H., age 18, volunteer, November i, 1861, 
Sixty-third regiment, company D, private, attained the 
rank of corporal, served three years and eight months, 
mustered out July 8, 1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 
• Bruch. James. Eleventh regiment. 

Babcock, William Winslow. age 4_4, May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Babcock, James Whitney, Jr., age 20, substitute, 
May, 1864, one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company K, private, served four 
months, mustered out September. 1864. 

Boring, Absolom, age 43, January 5, 1864, First 
cavalry, company L, private, served one year and eight 
mouths, mustered out September 26, 1865. 

Bauer, Jacob, First cavalry, company L. 

Barker, Jesse H., age 19, volunteer, July 29, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, cor- 
poral, attained the rank of commissary sergeant, served 
two vears and five months, mustered out January I, 
1864.' 

Bisbee, William H.. volunteer. May, 1861, three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, attained the rank of ma- 
jor, served four months, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Boeshar, Christian, volunteer. Thirty-ninth regi- 
ment, company F. 

Bishop, William, volunteer. First cavalry, company 
L, private. 

Briant. Andrew J,, age 34, volunteer, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F. private, 
served three years, mustered out June 12. 1865, sick and 
after one year detailed in the commissary department. 

Beckwith, B., age 33. volunteer, August 18, 1864, 



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one year. First cavalry, company H, private, served 
ten months, mustered out June JO. 1865. 

Boyd, Joseph, age 36. volunteer. August. 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company G. private, 
served three years, mustered out June 12. 1865. 

Barber. Henry, age 20. August i. 1861. three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. drummer, served two 
years, honorably discharged August 21. lS6.^, for dis- 
ability. 

Brown, John William, age 18. substitute, March 
19. 1S65, one year. Eighteenth regiment, company H, 
private, served seven months mustered out October g, 
186.:;. 

Barber, Levi, volunteer, August. 1861, three years, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, captain, one year and three 
months, resigned November 29. 1862. 

Brickwady, Jacob, volunteer. Thirty-ninth regi- 
ment. 

Chambers. Salmon M.. age 20. volunteer. October, 

1861. three years. First cavalry, company L, private, 
served four years, mustered out September 13, 1865, 
enlisted as a veteran. 

Chambers. Otis J., volunteer, three years, First 
cavalry, company L, private. 

Carpenter, Theodore, age i". volunteer. 1865, one 
year. Thirtj'-sixth regiment, company G, private, mus- 
tered out July 27. 1865. 

Caywood. William, age 50. substitute. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
jiient, company A. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1865, 

Caywood. John William, age 24, volunteer. Sep- 
tember I. 1862. three years. Seventh cavalry, company 
H, corporal, attained the rank of sergeant, served three 
years, mustered out July 4, 1865. 

Chapin, Arthur B.. age 19. volunteer. September 
16. 1861, cavalry, company L. sergeant, served three 
years, mustered out 1861. 

Childers. Otis L.. age 20. volunteer. February 16, 

1862. three years. First cavalry, company L. private, 
served three years mustered out September 13, 1865, 

Childers, Joseph H.. age 22. volunteer. August 5, 

1863. three years. First light artillery, company H. pri- 
vate, served two years, mustered out July 31, 1865. 

Childers, Simon, volunteer. Twenty-first Illinois, 
company D, died August I, 1862. 

Congdon. Buell. age 27. volunteer. July 22. i86r, 
three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, companies B and 
F, private, attained rank of orderly sergeant served 
four years, mustered out July 9. 1865. re-enlisted as a 
veteran. 

Congdon. John G.. age 59, volunteer, October 17, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
K, private, honorably discharged for disability. 

Chamberlain William, 

Corey. David. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. 

Dai ley. Thomas Cook, age 24. .volunteer. May 27, 
1861, three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, 
private, served three months mustered out August 28, 
1861, re-enlistment, volunteer. .August 6. 1862. three 
years, First light artillery, company H,- private, attained 
rank of sergeant served two years and ten months, hon- 
orably discharged June 14, 1865. 



Dailey. William H.. age 21. volunteer, September, 

1861. three years. First cavalry, company L, private, 
mustered out September 26, 1865. re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran, was discharged once for disability. 

Daniels, James B., Thirty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany B. 

Daniels. Joseph B.. age 34, volunteer, November, 

1862, three years. Ninth cavalry, company B_, first lieu- 
tenant, attained rank of captain, served three years, 
mustered out August 2, 1865, 

Davis, Albert A., volunteer, three years. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company K, private, died April 6, 
1862, killed at Shiloh, 

Devol. Simeon M.. age 19, volunteer, August, 1861, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, served eight 
months, honorably discharged 1862. second enlistment, 
volunteer, six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, com- 
pany D, private, served six months, mustered out, third 
enlistment, substitute, ilay. 1864. one hundred days. 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company A, 
private, served four months, mustered out September, 
1864, fourth enlistment, substitute, April, 1865. one 
year. Eighteenth regiment, company I, private, served 
six months, mustered out, 1865, 

Dilley, James, Jr.. age 39. volunteer, June 3, 1861, 
served three years. Tenth regiment, company G, private, 
served three years, mustered out 1864 captured, in 
prison three weeks. 

Douthitt, James, volunteer. Ninety-second regi- 
ment, company F. 

Duden. John, age 21, volunteer, September 16, 1861, 
three years First cavalry, company L, private, served 
three years, mustered out September 17. 1864. 

Duden. Henry, age 20. volunteer. February i. 1862. 
three years. First cavalry, company L. private, attained 
rank of commissary sergeant, served three years and 
seven months, mustered out September 26, 1865, re- 
enlisted as a veteran, 

Duden, Charles, age 19, volunteer, October, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. pri- 
vate, attained rank of sergeant, served seven months, 
died May. 1862. at Camp Dennison. of typhoid fever. 

Dye. Sanford, iMay. 1864. one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company B, pri- 
vate. 

Dye. Sereno. volunteer. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany F, nrivate. 

Dye. Daniel H., volunteer. Ninety-second regiment, 
company F. 

Eddleston. Hugh B.. age 18. volunteer, September 
16, 1861. three years. First cavalry, company L, private, 
served three years, mustered out September 17. 1864. 

Eddleston. John C. age 16. volunteer. September 
I, 1861. First Virginia light artillery, company C. pri- 
vate, served three years, died October 26, 1864. of in- 
termittent fever, at Alexandria. Virginia, 

Farley. George. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K. 

Farley. John W., First cavalry, company L. 

Fearing. Francis D., age 21, volunteer. August, 
1862, three years, First light artillery, company H, pri- 
vate, served five months died January 3. 1863, of typhoid 
fever. 

Fearing, Benjamin D., volunteer, i86r, three years, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Seventy-seventh regiment, major, attained rank of 
brevet brigadier general, mustered out May, 1865. trans- 
ferred to tlie Kinety-second. 

Fincli, Darius, First cavalry, company L. 

Gillingham, Milton, age 32. volunteer, 1861. three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, private, 
served four months, mustered out September, 1861, re- 
enlistment, September 16, 1861, three years. First cav- 
alry, company L, private, four years, mustered out Sep- 
tember 13, 186.S. 

Green, George L., age 18. volunteer, January 15. 
1S64. First cavalry, company L. private, served one year, 
honorably discharged for disability February 27, 1865. 

Gates, Charles L.. age 37, volunteer, January, 1864, 
First cavalry, company L, private, served eight months, 
mustered out September 26. 1S65, in hospital three 
months. 

Goodin, Stephen, May, 1864, one hundred days. 
One Hundred and Firty-eighth regiment, company K. 

Gossett, Ephraim, age 35, substitute. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, four months, mustered out 
September. 1864. 

Hall. Lyman W.. volunteer. First cavalry, company 
L, private. 

Hale, Alexander S.. age 18. August I. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, served 
four years, mustered out July 27. 1865. re-enlisted as a 
veteran. 

Hale, William Owen, age 17, volunteer, July 24, 

1863, six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company D, 
private, served eight months, mustered out March, 1864, 
second enlistment May, 1864. one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company K, pri- 
vate, served four months, mustered out September 14, 

1864, third enlistment February 18, 1865, one year, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company C, private, served five 
months, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Hale, Simeon, age 28, volunteer, Si.xty-third regi- 
ment, company H, private. 

Hill. William. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. 

Harlow, Thomas C, volunteer. First ca\alry. com- 
pany C, private. 

Hart, Percival P., age 26. volunteer, 1862, steamer 
Pattin, served eight months, honorably discharged for 
disability 1863, died June 12, 1863. 

Hart, David W., age 23. volunteer, 1861, three 
years. First cavalry, company C. first sergeant attained 
rank of first lieutenant, served four years, mustered out 
September 13, 1865. 

Hart, Samuel, age 31. volunteer. January 11. 1862, 
three years. Seventy-fifth regiment, surgeon, breveted 
lieutenant colonel, served three years and seven months, 
honorably discharged August 5, 1865, on duty with Six- 
teenth United States regiment at battle of Chattanooga, 
afterwards in charge of United States general hospital 
at Chattanooga, Tullahoma, Murfrcesborough and Nash- 
ville. 

Henrich, John. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D. 

Hill, Samuel G.. volunteer, August 11, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F. sergeant, 
served three vears, mustered out June 10, 1S65. 

Hill, William, 



Hollister, Arthur, volunteer. Second Ohio heavy 
artillery, company K, private. 

Hoff. James, age 17, volunteer. July 6, 1863. Fourth 
Ohio volunteer cavalry, company C, served eight months, 
honorably discharged March, 1864; re-enhsted March, 
1864, Thirteenth Ohio volunteer cavalry, company A, 
second sergeant, served four months, died Julv 30, 
1864. 

Henry, Jacob, age 16, volunteer, 1861, three years. 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company F, corporal, three years, 
mustered out 1864. 

Huntsman. Cyrus S.. volunteer. Seventh cavalry, 
company H, died in service. 

Huntsman, D. D., volunteer. Thirty-ninth regiment, 
company B. 

Ingraham, Ralph, volunteer, three years, Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company D. private, died April 2, 
1862. at Paducah, Kentucky. 

Jewell, Albert, volunteer. First Michigan. 

Johnson, Charles, volunteer. Tenth regiment. 

Jack, David L.. Ninety-second regiment, company 

E, private. 

Judd, Charles Hildreth. age 34. volunteer, August 
22, 1862, three years. Nineteenth regiment, company 
A. corporal, detailed clerk, served two years, honor- 
ably discharged for disability September 25, 1864. 

Maxon, George W.. First light artillery, com- 
pany H. 

Matthews, Stephen, age 35, volunteer. October 16. 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
K, private, served one year, honorably discharged .Au- 
gust 8, 1862, captured at Shiloh, in prison one month 
and paroled. 

Matthews, Solon, age 30. volunteer. August 7. 1862, 
three years. First light artillery, company H. private, 
served three years, mustered out June 14. 1865. 

Lancaster, Frank, three months. Eighty-seventh 
regiment, company A. private, second enlistment July 
6, 1863. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company C, private, 
attained rank of corporal-, third enlistment March, 1864, 
Thirteenth cavalrv, company .\. sergeant, honorably 
discharged Julv 18, 1865. 

Marsh. Brigham. age 31. volunteer. January 5. 1864, 
three years. First cavalry, company L. private, served 
one vear and eight months mustered out September 26, 
1865." 

Matthews, Stephen D.. volunteer. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company E, honorablv discharged. 

Matthews, John, volunteer. First cavalry. 

Matthews. Solon, volunteer: First light artillery, 
company H. 

McCulloch, Anthony W., volunteer, March 5. 1864, 
three years. First cavalry, company L, private. 

Maxon. George W.. First light artillery, honorably 
discharged. 

McGinty. Michael, age 33, volunteer, February 3, 
1864, three years. Seventy-third regiment, company 

F, private, died at Columbus of brain fever in 1865, 

McGinty. Neil, age 24, volunteer, February 3, 1864, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company F. pri- 
vate, served one year and five months, mustered out 
July 20, 1865. 

Merwin, Lewis P., First cavalry, company L, pri- 
vate. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



793 



Mervin, George \V.. volunteer. Eighteenth United 
States, company I, private. 

Milligan. John, age 25. suljstitute. October i. 1864, 
Fifteenth Tennessee, company K. private, served nine 
tnonths, honorably discharged for disability July, 1865. 

Milligan. William, age 21, volunteer, 1861, three 
years, First cavalry, company L, private, served four 
years, transferred to infantry August, l86^. 

Milligan, George, age 2,?, volunteer. is6j;. Sixty- 
third regiment, company H, private, served one vear, 
died 1864. 

Morton, Jackson, volunteer. First cavalry, com- 
pany L. 

Muncy, Isaac, age 17. volunteer. AugU'-t 13. 1864, 
one year. First cav,ilry, company H, private, served one 
year, honorably discharged 1865. 

Muncey. John D.. age 25. volunteer. January 5. 1864, 
First cavalry, company L, private, transferred to Ninth 
I'nited States colored artillerv, company E, March, 
1865. 

Muncey, Montgomery, age 20, volunteer, January 
Ti. 1864. First cavalry, coinpany L, private, transferred 
to Ninth United States colored artillerv, company E, 
March, 1865. 

Naylor, Harrison, age 19, volunteer, June, 1861, 
First cavalry, company L, private, iinistertd out and 
re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Naylor, James M.. age 17. volunteer. September i, 
1861, three years. First Virginia light artillery, company 
C, private, mustered out 1865. 

Nugent. Henry E., age 21, volunteer. July 2. 1863, 
three years. Second heavy artillery, company K. private, 
honorably discharged June 23. 1865. 

Pattin, Thomas J., volunteer, 1864, First cavalry, 
company L, captain, attained rank of lieutenant colonel, 
mustered out. 

Plant, Daniel A., volunteer. Thirty-ninth regiment, 
company B. 

Parker, James, age 24, volunteer, April 19, i86l, 
three months, Eighteenth regiment, company B, private, 
served four months, mustered out August 28, 1861, re- 
enlistment, volunteer, February 16. t86i, three years, 
First cavalry, company L., private, wounded December 
31, 1862, and honorably discharged for disability June 15, 
1863. 

Parks, Miles, volunteer, First Virginia cavalry, 
company L, private. 

Price, William, age 36, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and F'orty-eighth regi- 
ment, private. 

Pryor, Nathan, volunteer. First cavalry, company 
L, private. 

Putnam, Samuel H.. age 26. volunteer. September 
16, 1861. three years, First cavalry, company L, ser- 
geant, attained rank of first lieutenant, resigned October 
26, 1863. 

Putnam, Douglas Jr., volunteer, July, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, first lieutenant, attained 
rank of lieutenant colonel, honorably discharged April 
II, 1864. 

Pugh. Thomas, age 41. substitute, November 9, 



1864. Sixty-seventh regiment, company B, private, served 
five months, wounded at Fort Gregory, and discharged 
for disability May 31, 1865. 

Quimby, George, volunteer. May, 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eiglith regiment, 
company L. 

Quimby, Daniel. 

Rardin. Thomas, volunteer. Thirty-ninth regiment, 
company B, private. 

Regnier, Frederick A., volunteer, First light ar- 
tillery, company H. 

Rainey. Milton, volunteer. First cavalry, company L. 

Rice, William, age 23, volunteer, 1861, three years. 
First cavalry, company L, private, served three years, 
mustered out in 1864. 

Reppert. H. Clay, volunteer, three years. First cav- 
alry, company L, second lieutenant, attained rank of 
captain, mustered out September 28, 1865. 

Reppert, Walter, volunteer, February 1, 1863, three 
years. First cavalry, company L, corporal. 

Regnier, Charles F, age 17, volunteer, August 13, 
1862, three years. First light artillery, company H, pri- 
vate, served three months, honorably discharged De- 
cember 13, 1862, for disability. 

Rash. Charles, volunteer. Thirty-ninth regiment, 
company B, private. 

Reese, Samuel, age 31, volunteer, August 3, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served three years, honorably discharged June 10, 

1865, detailed as teamster. 

Russell, Charles, volunteer, three years. Thirty- 
ninth regiment, company B, private. 

Roush, James, age 28, volunteer, September 30, 
1864, one year, F"irst cavalry, company H, private, served 
nine months, mustered out June 17, 1865. 

Roberts. William, volunteer. October 6. 1862. three 
years, private, honorably discharged June 19, 1865. 

Sears, Vz. Hoy. age 23. volunteer, May 9, 1861, 
three years. Ninth Pennsylvania, company D, private, 
served three years, mustered out in 1864, 

Shears, Isaac, volunteer, January 4, 1864. three 
years. First cavalry, company L. private. 

Scott, John, age 50 volunteer, three years, 1861, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company K, orderly sergeant, 
died May 4. 1862, of congestion of the brain. 

Scott. Darwin, age 18, volunteer, iSfii, three years. 
First cavalry, company L, private, served four years, 
mustered out September 13, 1865, re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran. 

Scott. William, age 23. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company I. 

Schilling, Joseph, age iyV2. volunteer, May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out in September, 1864, 

Shepard, Henry, age 35. volunteer, July, 1861. three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, second lieu- 
tenant, attained rank of first lieutenant served one year, 
resigned June 10. 1862. 

Skinner, .•\dolphus M.. age 19. volunteer, ^larch 
23, 1864, three years. First Virginia cavalry, company 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



C. private, served one year and four months, honorably 
discharged July ii, 1865. wounded July 24, 1864, after- 
ward served as hospital nurse. 

Shepard. Courtland, Jr., volunteer, three years, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, killed at 
Antietam September 17, 1862. 

Smith, Jonathan, First cavalry, company L. 

Smith. William H., age 24, volunteer, 1863, United 
States navy, master's mate. 

Smith. John W., age 19, volunteer, April, 1861, 
Eighteenth regiment, company B, private, served three 
months, mustered out in 1861, re-enlistment, i86r, three 
years, First cavalry, company L, private, honorabh' dis- 
charged in 1862 for disability. 

Smith. Elijah G., age 57, volunteer, October 21, 1861, 
First light artillery, company H, private honorably dis- 
charged April 17, 1863, for physical disability, re-en- 
listment, volunteer, July 8. 1863, Second heavy artillery, 
private, honorably discharged on account of physical 
disability. 

Smith, Jeremiah, volunteer, October, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, 
served three years, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Smith. Henry M.. age 18. volunteer, February, 1862, 
three years. Sixty-third regmient, private, served two 
years and three months, killed at Kennesaw Mountain, 
June 26, 1865. 

Snodgrass, William H.. First cavalry, company L. 

Steward, George, age 35. substitute. May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Stewart, Jonathan C.. First cavalry, company L. 

Stevens, Hugh, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany K. 

Stremple. Charles, age 20, volunteer. 1861, three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, private, mus- 
tered out August 28, 1861, re-enlisted in company B, 
Eighteenth Ohio battery, and died April, 1862, in Ken- 
tucky. 

Stremple, Henry, volunteer. First cavalry, company 
L, private. 

Stiles, Benjamin F., First cavalry, company L. 

Sugden, Edmonds J., age 19, volunteer, July 22, 
1861, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, served three years, mustered out August, 1864, 
detailed for hospital service. 

Sugden. Thomas Henry, age 19, volunteer. Decem- 
ber. 1863, Sixty-third regiment, company F, drummer, 
mustered out July 8. 1865. 

Strahl. Joseph S., volunteer, 1862. six months. 
Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, discharged March 
12. 1863. re-enlistment, company C, Fourth Ohio inde- 
dependent battery, cavalry company M, Thirteenth Ohio 
cavalry, March 14. 1864, three years, orderly sergeant, 
attained the rank of captain, mustered out August 18, 
1865. 

Thurman, John H., volunteer, Thirty-ninth regi- 
ment, company B, died in service. 

Tunecliff, William, January 16, 1864, three years. 
First cavalry, company L, private. 

Turner, Thomas M., volunteer. December. 1862, 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, first lieutenant, at- 
tained the rank of captain, quartermaster. 



Thorniley, Thomas, volunteer. First cavalry, com- 
pany L, died August 22, 1864, at Nashville, Tennessee. 
Tise, Jacob, Thirty-sixth regiment, company C. 
Tise. Philip B., Thirty-sixth regiment, company C. 
Underwood, Oscar H., age 61, volunteer, February, 

1861, three years, First cavalry, company C, second lieu- 
tenant, served nine months, resigned October, 1861. 

Walters, William E., Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany F. private, honorably discharged. 

Wells, John W., volunteer, August 6, 1862, three 
years. First light artillery, companj' H. private, served 
three years, mustered out June 14, 1865. 

Walton, Josiah, age 42, volunteer, October, 1S62, 
three years, Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate. 

Wilson, Rector R., age 26, volunteer, January 4, 
1864, First cavalry, company L, blacksmith, served one 
year and eight months, mustered out September 13, 
1865. 

Wilson, William, age 18, sulistitute. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company K, private, mustered out September, 1864, de- 
tailed as telegraph operator. 

Whiting. Theodore, age 17. volunteer, August 31, 

1862. three years. Eleventh Virginia regiment, company 
D, private, died Tune 6, 1863, of consumption. 

Young. Daniel S.. age 52, volunteer, three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company K, private, died 
September 7, 1863, never in active service. 

Young, John Lewis, age 41, volunteer, October 9, 
1861, three years. First Ohio light artillery, company 
H, orderly sergeant, served one year, honorably dis- 
charged October 15, 1862. for disability. 

Young, John Lewis, Jr., age 14, volunteer, Novem- 
ber 16, 1861, three years. First Ohio light artillery, com- 
pany H, private, served three years, honorably dis- 
charge November 16. 1864. 

Ward, James Edwin, age 17. volunteer. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company D, private, served eleven 
months, re-enlistment, volunteer, July 6, 1863, six 
months, independent battalion of cavalry, company C, 
private, served eight months, discharged March 12, 
1864, re-enlistment, volunteer. March 14. 1864. Thir- 
teenth cavalry, company .\, corporal, in fifteen battles, 
served one year and four months, mustered out July 
18, l86.^;. 

REC.\PITULATIOX. 

Huntington's battery 12 

Buell's Pierpont battery , 2 

Battery K, Second heavy artillery . 3 

First Ohio light artillery I 

Eighteenth Ohio Independent battery i 

First Ohio cavalry 54 

Seventh Ohio cavalry 2 

Fourth Virginia cavalry 2 

Fourth independent battalion of Ohio volunteer 

cavalry 5 

Thirteenth Ohio cavalry 4 

.\nd one each in Fifth cavalry and Ninth cavalry. . . 2 

United States navy I 

Gunboat service 2 

Thirtv-sixth Ohio iS 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



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Thirty-ninth Ohio 15 

Ninety-second Ohio 12 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio National 

guard 14 

Sixty-third Ohio S 

Eighteenth Ohio (three months) 5 

Eighteenth Ohio (three years) 2 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 12 

Eighty-seventh Ohio (three months) 2 

Seventy-third Ohio ■ 2 

And one each in Eleventh Ohio. Twenty-first Illi- 
nois. Tenth Ohio, Seventy-fifth Ohio. First 
Michigan. Nineteenth Ohio. Eleventh Virginia, 
Ninth Virginia. Eighteenth Uriited States. Fif- 
teenth Tennessee. Sixty-seventh Ohio, and one 
not designated 12 

Total numher of soldiers 1/3 

Died 17 

MARIETTA CITV — FIRST WARD. 

Abbott. William, age 26. volunteer. August 2. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, served two years, honorably discharged October 
28. 1864. re-enlisted, age 29, substitute. April i. 1865. 
Eighteenth regiment, company H. private, served five 
months, honorably discharged October, 1865. 

Abbott. Farnum, volunteer, 1861. three years, Thir- 
ty-ninth regiment, company B, private. 

Abbott, Charles, volunteer. United States navy. 

Ackerson, Ephraim, age 26, volunteer, August 14, 
1S62, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, served three years mustered out. veteran enlist- 
ment, age 29. volunteer. December, 1864. Thirty-ninth 
regiment, company B, private, served seven months, 
mustered out July 9, 1865. 

Ackerson Abraham, age 19, volunteer, August 14, 
1862, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, mustered out. veteran enlistment, age 22, vol- 
unteer, December. 1864. Thirty-ninth regiment, com- 
panv B. private, served seven months, mustered out July 
9, 1865. 

Ackerson. George Washington, age 16. volunteer, 
December. 1864. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, served seven months, mustered out July Q, 1865. 

Adams, Joseph John, age 29. volunteer. September 
16, 1861, three years. First cavalry, company L, private, 
served three years, mustered out September. 1864. 

Alcock. Charles T.. age 20. volunteer, September i, 
1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H. bugler, 
attained rank of chief bugler, served two years and ten 
months, mustered out July 4, 1865. 

Anderson. Joseph Hall, age 27. volunteer, Novem- 
ber 10. 1863. three years. Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany F, private, attained orderly sergeant, served one 
year and nine months, mustered out July, i86,> 

,-\plin, Joseph, age 22. volunteer. November 8. 1861, 
three years. First Ohio light artillery, company H, 
private, served three years and eight months, mustered 
out July 31. 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

.Atkinson, Jonathan, volunteer, three years, Thirty- 
ninth regiment, company B, private. 



Audebert, C, age 57. volunteer. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company H, private. 

Bacher. Henry, age 24. volunteer. Sixty-first regi- 
ment, three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company F, 
musician. 

Baldwin. George Edward, age 22, volunteer, Au- 
gust 3, 1862, three years. First Ohio light artillery, 
companj' H, private, discharged February 8. 1864, for 
disability. 

Barker. John, volunteer. Seventy-fifth regiment, 
company F. 

Barrows. Charles Cole, age 27. volunteer, August 
9. 1862, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company 

B, private, served three years mustered out July g, 
1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Bell, Mathias. age 34, volunteer, gunboat engineer, 
served one month. 

Bickert. Ambrose, age 26. volunteer. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F, private, three 
years, honorably discharged 1864. 

Bordman. Frederick. Thirty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany F. 

Booth. Robert, age 44, volunteer, October I, l86r, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company G, second 
lieutenant, served seven months, resigned May 26. 1862. 

Booth, John Thomas, age 20. volunteer. May 27, 
1861. three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, 
private, mustered out August 8. 1861. wounded in right 
wrist at Chickamauga. second enlistment, volunteer, 
August 12, 1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company G. first corporal, attained second sergeant, 
served three years, mustered out August 17, 1864. 

Booth. George, age 16. volunteer. August 14. 1861, 
.Thirty-sixth regiment, company E. drummer, honorably 
discharged April i, 1862. 

Booth, Joseph Robinson, age 14. volunteer, October, 

1861, Sixty-third regiment, company G. musician, served 
six months, honorably discharged April, 1862. 

Booth, Frank, age 17, volunteer, 1861. First Ohio 
light artillery, companj' K. private, honorably discharged 

1862, captured at Harper's Ferry, September 3, 1862, 
and paroled, re-enlistment, volunteer. May 28. 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, 
private, served four monlhs. mustered out October i, 
1862. 

Brenan. William ."Xugustine. age 18. volunteer. Sep- 
tember I, ]86l. three years. First Virginia light •rtillery, 
company C, private, mustered out, re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran. 

Brenan. Frank R.. age 17. volunteer. September, 

1861. three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, mustered out, served in the three 
months' service of company G. Eighteenth regiment, 
re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Brenan. John Victor, age 16, volunteer. S<.*ptember, 
l86r. three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C. private, mustered out. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Broadhurst. William J., age 35. volunteer, March 27. 

1862. three years. First Virginia light artillery, company 

C. private, served eleven months, honorably discharged 
February 15, 1863. for disability. 

Brookover. Charles, a.ge 18. volunteer. January, 
1865. one year. One Hundred and Eighty-ninth regi- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ment, company E, private, served seven months, mus- 
tered out October, 1865. 

Bruce, Robert, age 23. volunteer. June 28, 1861, 
Fifteenth Massachusetts regiment, company B, private, 
one year, mustered out i86j, wounded at Ball's Bluff. 
Bruce. Napoleon, volunteer, October, 1S61, Fifteenth 
Massachusetts regiment, company B, private. 

Bruce. Wallace, age 18. volunteer, July 22. 1861, 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, served four 
years, mustered out July 9. 1865, on detailed service as 
private orderly, .re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Bukey, John S.. age 15. volunteer. May 12, 1862, 
three years. Eleventh Virginia cavalry, company D, 
sergeant attained rank of first lieutenant, resigned May 
18, 1865. 

Bukey. .\lexander H.. age 22, volunteer. May 29, 
1861, three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, 
private, served three months, mustered out August 8, 

1861, re-enlistment, volunteer. September I, I861, First 
Virginia light artillery, company G, corporal, attained 
rank of sergeant, mustered out. , 

Bukey, Joseph T., volunteer. January. 1862. three 
years. Eleventh Virginia cavalry, drum major, served 
three years, mustered out 1S65. 

Bukey. Van H.. age 25, volunteer. October 28. 1861, 
three years. Eleventh Virginia cavalry, company D. pri- 
vate, attained rank of colonel, served three years and 
two months, mustered out December 26. 1864. 

Buck. Silas. Twelfth Virginia cavalry, assistant 
surgeon. 

Buck. George, paymaster. 

Bnrk, John, volunteer. Seventy-third regiment, com- 
pany F, private. 

Burns, Israel, age 35, volunteer, February, 1864, 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, served one 
year and five months, mustered out July 9, 1865. 

Carpenter. William, age 17. volunteer. July, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, 
served three years, mustered out July 9, 1864, veteran 
enlistment, age 21, volunteer, January, 1865, navy, pri- 
vate, discharged September 1865. 

Carpenter. Samuel. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany H, private. 

Caywood. John W.. volunteer, three years. Seventh 
cavalry, company H, private, attained rank of sergeant, 
mustered out with regiment. 

Chase. John Wallace, age 19, volunteer, September, 

1862, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, served two vears and ten months, discharged 
July 9. i86.> 

Cherry, Henry, age 19, volunteer. May 28, 1862, 
six months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company \. pri- 
vate, captured and in prison in Texas ten months, re- 
enlistment, February. 1864, three years. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company B, private. 

Cherry, .\lbert. age 17, volunteer, .\ugust 21, 1863, 
three years. Second Ohio heavy artillery, company K, 
private, served two years, mustered out .\ugust 23, 
1865. 

Clarke, George, age 16, volunteer, August 10, 1864, 
one year. One Himdred and Eighty-second regiment, 
company C, private, served one year, mustered out. 

Clogston, Luther E., age 34, volunteer. September 
16, 1861. three years. First Ohio volunteer cavalry, com- 



pany L, private, served three years, mustered out Sep- 
tember 16, 1864. 

Clogston, Ansel, age 22. volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, coinpanv .\, private, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Clogston, Charles, age 18, volunteer, April 17, 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, private, 
served three month.s, mustered out August 8, 1861, re- 
enlistraent, volunteer. Eighteenth regiment, company 

B, pi'ivate, attained rank of corporal, mustered out, re- 
enlisted as a veteran. 

Cooley. William W.. Thirty-si.xth regiment, com- 
pany K. 

Cusic, L., volunteer. First light artillery, company 
H, private. 

Davis. Jethro, age 34, volunteer, November, 1863, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, 
served one vear and eight months, mustered out July 9, 
1865. 

Davenport, George, volunteer, 1861, three years, 
First light artillery, company H. first lieutenant, re- 
signed January 7, 1863. 

Daggett, William S., Twentieth Illinois regiment. 

DeBeck, William L., volunteer, August, 1861, three 
years. First light artillery, company K, captain, served 
one year and nine months, resigned May 11, 1863. 

Davis, Solcmon. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. 

Dooley, Jeremiah, age 18, volunteer, three years. 
First Virginia light artillery, company C, corporal, mus- 
tered out 1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Dotson, Joseph, age 19, volunteer, June, 1861, three 
years. Twenty-fourth regiment, company D, private, 
served three years and four months, mustered out Oc- 
tober, 1864. 

Douthitt, James, age 34, volunteer, August 10, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, attained rank of sergeant, served three years, 
mustered out June 10, 186.5. 

Douthitt, Augustus, age 18, volunteer, April, 1865, 
one year. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, 
mustered out of service June 10, 1865. 

Dow. David, age 19, volunteer. May. 1861, three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, private, mus- 
tered out August 8, 1861. re-enlistment, volunteer, Oc- 
tober 21, 1861, First Virginia light artillery, companx' 

C, private, attained rank of sergeant, mustered out. 

Dow. John, age 18. volunteer. January i. 1862, three 
years. First Virginia light artillery, company C. pri- 
vate, mustered out. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Dye, George, age 21, volunteer, September 16, 1861, 
three years. First Ohio volunteer cavalry, company L, 
private, attained rank of commissary sergeant, served 
three years, honorably discharged September 17, 1864. 

Dye. William, age 20, volunteer, August, 1864, gun- 
boat private, served eleven months, mustered out July, 
1865. 

Dyer, Thomas, age 25, volunteer, April, 1861, three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, company B. private, 
served three months, mustered out with regiment, re- 
enlistment, age 25, volunteer, July, 1861, three years. 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, 1865, mus- 
tered out with regiment. 

Dulty, John, age 40, volunteer, September 14, 1861,. 



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three year?, First cavalry, conipany L, bugler, served 
three years, mustered out 1864, captured at Stone 
River. 

Eaton, John W., age 19, volunteer, September i, 
i8;)i, three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, served one year, died. September 3, 
1S62, mortally wounded at Bull Run, second battle. 

Elleford, William, age 27, volunteer, September i, 
1861, three years, First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, served two years and seven months, 
honorably discharged .April 12, 1864, disability. 

Evans, L. G., age 17, volunteer. 1862, three years. 
Forty-ninth regiment, company B, private, served three 
years, honorably discharged 1865. 

Everly, Frederick, age 17, volunteer, July 20, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F, private, 
served three years, mustered out July, 1864, wounded 
July 33 1864. in front of .Atlanta. 

Field. Joseph, age 16. volunteer. February 3, 1864. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, drummer, served one month, 
died March 5. 1864, of typhoid fever, at Little Rock. 

Frisby, Charles L., age 26, volunteer, Fifty-third 
regiment, private, died May 26. 1863. 

Flesher, .Vdam. age 21, volunteer. Seventh cavalry, 
company H, saddler, mustered out July 4, 1865. 

Fri-:by. Richard, volunteer. One Hundred and Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, conipany H. private. 

Fougeres, Louis, age 18, volunteer. May. 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, mu- 
sician, served three months, mustered out .August 8, 
j8(il. re-enlisted, September I. iS5i. First Virginia light 
artillery, company C, fifer. mustered out. 

Getth Michael, age 2t, volunteer. May 28, 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, pri- 
vate, mustered out September. 1862, re-enlisted, volun- 
teer, .\ugust 23, 1S64, one year, gunboat, private, mus- 
tered out. 

Getth. Henry, age 18, volunteer. .August 33, 1864, 
one year, gunboat, private, mustered out. 

Geer. Peter, age 16. volunteer. July 22, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company- B, private, at- 
tained rank of corporal, served three years, mustered 
out July g, 1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Goldsmith. William, age 21, volunteer, September 
I, 1861, three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, mustered out, re-enlisted as a veteran, 
captured at Harper's F"erry, and again at Mark's Mills, 
April 25, 1864, and in prison ten months. 

Goldsmith, John, age 20, volunteer, 1862, three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company .A, private, 
re-eniistcd, volunteer. February. 1864, Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company B, private. 

Goodiuan. John, age 23, volunteer. May. 1862. six 
months. Flighty-seventh regiment, company .A. private, 
captured and paroled with thi- regiment at Flarper's 
Ferry. 

Goodinan. Daniel, age 20, volunteer. .April 17. 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, comi)any B. pri- 
vate, mustered out .August 28, 1861. 

Goodman. Nathaniel, age 18. volunteer, three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private. 

Green. .Abraham, age 35, volunteer, December 19, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H, sergeant, served two years, died October 23. 1863. 

Gwin. .Abraham, age 18. volunteer, January 33. 1864. 



First Ohio vohmtcer cavalry, company L, private, 
served one year and seven months, honorably dis- 
charged August 30, 1865, for disability. 

Hall. George Buster, age 19, volunteer, May. 1862. 
six months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, fifth, 
sergeant, re-enlistiuent, volunteer, 1.863, gunboat, mas- 
ter's mate, served two years, honorably discharged Oc- 
tober, i8()5. 

Harte, W. James, age 19. voUmteer, 1862. three 
' months. Eighty-seventh regiment, compan}' A, re-en- 
listment, December, 1862, gunboat, midshipman, served 
nine months, came home a paroled prisoner, also in one; 
hundred days' service. 

Haskins. Colonel Alex. L., volunteer, October i, 
1861, three years. Sixty-third regiment, lieutenant col- 
onel, served one year and five luonlhs, honorably dis- 
charged March 20, 1863. 

Hathaway, Luther, age 44. volunteer. July 21, 1S61, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, 
detailed hospital steward, served one year and seven 
months, died .April i, 1863. 

Haskins, George B., volunteer, October 10, 1861, 
three years, First light artillery, company K, first lieu- 
tenant, served one year, resigned October 20, 1862. 

Harris, James, volunteer, July 22, 1864, one year,. 
Twentieth colored regiment, company H, corporal, 
served one year, mustered out August 12, 1865. 

Henton, James, age 20. volunteer. i86i. Four-- 
teenth regulars, coiupany C. sergeant, attained rank of 
adjutant. 

Henton. .'Mbert, age 21. volunteer, .August, 1862, 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, cor- 
poral, served two years, died September 3, 1864, shot, 
at the battle of Berryville. 

Henson, Tapley, volunteer. Seventh regiment, com- 
pany C, private. 

Highland. Patrick, age 30, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, private,- 
served one year, discharged .August, 1862, for disa-- 
bility. 

Highland. John, .age 25, volunteer. Decemljer. 1863;, 
Seventy-lhird regiment, company F, private, honorably- 
discharged luly, 1865. 

Highland, Patrick, age 24, volunteer. 1861. seven- 
ty-third regiment, conipany F. private, mustered out 
July, 1865, wounded at Cross Keys and the battle of 
Lookout Mountain. 

Hodkinson. Jonathan, volunteer. Thirteenth Penn- 
sylvania regiment, cotupany L private. 

Hodkinson, Thomas, volunteer. Twelfth Pennsyl- 
vania regiment, conipany I. private. 

Hildebrand, Jesse, age 62, volunteer, .August. 1861,. 
three years, .Seventy-se\enth regiment, colonel, one and 
two-thirds years, died .April 18, 1863. at .Alton, Illi- 
nois. 

Hill. John, age 26. volunteer. .August 13, 1862. three 
years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, private, 
mustered out in 1865. 

Hill, Alexander, volunteer, three years. Second 
heavy artilery, company K, private. 

Hill. Wallace, volunteer, January 25, 1861, three 
years. First Virginia artillery, company C. first lieuten- 
ant, attained the rank of captain, mustered out with 
battery. 

Holden, Charles .Asa, age 20. volunteer. May, 1861, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



three month?. Eighteenth regiment, company B. fiier, 
served three months, mustered out August. 8, 1861, 
re-enUstment. volunteer. September. 1861. First Virginia 
light artillery, company C. private, served one year, 
died December 7, 1862. 

Holden. Shipman B. age 22, volunteer. May. 1862. 
Eighty-seventh regiment, company .\. private, served 
five months, mustered out October i. 1862. captured and 
paroled. 

Holden, Amos Price, age 21, December. 1S61, three 
years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, private, 
mustered out, reenlisted as a veteran. 

Huff, Amon P., volunteer, three years. First Vir- 
ginia light artillery, company C. private, mustered out 
in 1865, leenlisted as a veteran. 

J'.idd, Merit, age 58, volunteer, December 2, 1861, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company K, private, mus- 
tered o^ut August g, 1862. 

lams. Hiram, volunteer, three years. First Ohio 
light artillery, company K. first lieutenant. 

Judd. James Grover, age 17. volunteer. June. 1861, 
Eighteenth regiment, company C, drummer, mustered 
out. reenlistment, volunteer. July. 1863. Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company I. drummer, served two years, mus- 
tered out July 27, 1865. 

Jndd, Frank L.. age 16, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company A, fifer, honorably discharged, August. 1862. 
second enlistment, volunteer. May, 1864. one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany A, private, served four months, mustered out 
September. 1864. third enlistment, substitute. March, 
18(55, Eighteenth regiment, company I, private, served 
seven months, mustered out October 9, 1865. 

Jones, Anthony, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company H, private, taken with heart disease, 
served nine months as dispatch carrier for telegraph 
office, then furloughed and discharged. 

Jennings. Charles L., company D. Second Ohio 
infantry, Mexican war also, company D. Seventeenth 
Ohio Infantry. 

Kennedy, George Washington, age 39. volunteer. 
September i. 1861. three years. Seventh cavalry, com- 
pany H, private, honorably discharged May 27, 1865. 

Kennedy, .Arius H., age 21. volunteer. January 22, 
1863, three years, Third Virginia cavalry, company H, 
private, served two years, mustered out June 30, 1865. 

Kennedy. William, age 16, volunteer, three years, 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, served one 
year, honorably discharged for disability, reenlistment, 
volunteer, July, 1863, three years. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company* B, private, served three months, dis- 
charged September, 1863. 

Kennedy, Elisha, age 17, volunteer, February, 1864, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, coinpany B, private, 
served one and five-twelfths vears. mustered out July 
9, 1865. 

Kennedy. Joel. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. 

Koenig. Jacob, age 45. volunteer. July. 1861, three 
years Thirty-ninth regiment, company F. captain, 
served two years, died August 2}. 1863, of flux and 
fever. 

Koenig. Jacob James, age t8. volunteer. August 26. 
1861. three years Thirty-ninth regiment, company F. 
drummer, three years, mustered out in 1864. 



Koon. Weedon. age 41, volunteer, December, 1861, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, companies I and E, private, 
reenlisted as a veteran, captured and in prison for ten 
months. 

Koon. George, age 19. volunteer. July, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, 
served four year*, mustered out July 9, 1865. 

Lammott. -Levi F., age 18. volunteer. May, 1862. 
Eighty-seventh regiment, company A. private, captured 
and parolled at Harper's Ferry, in Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, served on detached duty as^ clerk, second enlist- 
ment, volunteer, December, 1863, Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company H, private. 

Lammott, Eugene R. A., age 14, 1861, Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company H, drum major. 

Lasnre, Nathan, age 19, volunteer, September i, 

1861, First Virginia light artillery, company C, private, 
served three and nine-twelfths years, mustered out June 
28, 1865. 

Lemgo, Henry, age 28, vokmteer. 1861. three years. 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company F, private, three years, 
mustered out August, 1864. 

L.-'ug'ey, David, volunteer. Thirty-ninth regiment, 
company B. 

Langley, George W., volunteer. Thirty-ninth regi- 
ment, company B, private. 

Langley, Lewis D.. age 19, volunteer, March 30, 

1862, three years. First Virginia light artillery, company 
C, private, served two years, honorably discharged 
April 28. 1864. for disability. 

Laughlin. Milton H.. three years. First Virginia 
light artillery, company C. private, attained rank of 
corporal, mustered out. reenlisted as a veteran. 

Langley, Henry M., volunteer. First Virginia light 
art'llerv, company C, second lieutenant, resigned .4pril 
22, 1863. 

Li)ff?nan, Leon. .Sixty-third regiment, company F. 

Loffman. Philip, volunteer, three years. First Vir- 
ginia light artillery, company C, private, mustered out in 
1865. reenlisted as a veteran. 

Loffman, James, age 18, volunteer, three years. 
First Virginia light artillery, company C. private, mus- 
tered out in 1865. reenlisted as a veteran. 

Lord. Henry, age 20, volunteer. May 28, 1862, three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, third 
sergeant, served four months, mustered out September 
20, 1862, captured and parolled at Harper's Ferry, re- 
enlisted November ifi, 1863, One Hundred and Twenty- 
fifth regiment, company K, quartermaster sergeant, 
served one vear and five months, mustered out June 
8, 186s. 

Marvin, James, age 15, volunteer, October. 1861, 
Eleventh Virginia, company D, private, served seven 
months, second enlistment May, 1862, three months, 
Eighty-fifth regiment, company B, private, mustered 
out June. 1862, third enlistment August 18, 1864, one 
year. United States navy, private, served eleven months, 
mustered out July 21, 1S65. 

Marvvin. John, age 1,=;, volunteer, October 12, 1864, 
one vear. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. private. 

McCallister. John S.. age 18. volunteer. September 
I, i8()i. three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, served three years and nine months, 
mustered out June 28, 1865. reenlisted as a veteran. 



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799 



McCormick, Captain A. W., volunteer, December. 
i8Ci. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G. captain, honorably discharged. 

■McFarland. B. Powell, age .36, volunteer, August. 

1862. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. corporal, 
served two vears. killed at Kennesaw Mountain June 26, 
1S64. 

McKibben. Edwin, age 16, volunteer, March 31, 
i8'')4. Thirty-sixth regiment, conijiany F, private, in six 
battles, served one year and three months, m,ustered 
out July 27, 1865. 

JilcKittrick. Robert H.. volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, first lieutenant, attained 
rank of captain, served three years, mustered out 1864. 

■McLaughlin. Neil, age 3i. volunteer, July 28. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, 
served four years, mustered out July 9. 1865. reenlistei 
as a veteran. 

McManns, Michael, age ,35. volunteer. 1861. Thirty- 
ninth regiment, company B. private, served four years, 
mustered out July 9, 1865. 

McNiUighton. Sanuiel S.. volunteer. 1S61. three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, first lieutenant, at- 
tainci rank of captain, mustered out. 

Miller. Frederick, age 18. volunteer. September i, 
]86i, three years, First light artillery, company K, 
bugler, attained rank of second lieutenant, served four 
years, mustered out July 22. 1865, did good service at 
Chancellorsville. 

Miner. Robert W.. age .13. volunteer. September i, 
1861, three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C. private, attained rank of second lieutenant, 
served one year and nine months, mustered out June, 

1863. ^. . , 

Miner, Sm:th, volunteer. Seplemljer i, 1861, First 
Virginia light artillery, company C. private, served 
four years, mustered out June 28. 1865, enlisted as a 
veteran, detailed as commissionary sergeant for nine 
months. 

Miner. John N.. volunteer, .^pril. 1861. three 
months. Ei.ghteenth regiment, company B. private, 
served three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B. 
private, served three months, mustered out .August 8, 

1861. reenlisted September i. i86i. three years. First 
Virginia light artillery, company C. private, attained 
rank of corporal, served three years and nine months, 
mustered out June 28, 1865. 

Miraben, Leonidas R,, age 24, volunteer. May, 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B. private, 
served three months, mustered out August 8, 1861, re- 
enlisted February 28, 1862, three years. First Virginia 
light artillery, company C. sergeant, served three years 
and four months, mustered out June 28, 1865. 

Moore. Lewis Roe, age 17. volunteer. February 28, 

1862, three years. First Virginia light artillery, company 
C. private, served three years and four months, mustered 
out June 28. 1865. 

Moore. A. F.. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. 

McGirr, William P.. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany F. 

Morgaridge. Daniel J., age 19. volunteer. Novem- 
licr ig. 1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, com- 



pany F. bugler, nnistered out with regiment, reenlisted 
as a veteran. 

Mor.garidge, William, age 23, volunteer. August i, 

1861, three years. Eighteenth regiment, company B. pri- 
vate, in five battles, served three and a half years, hon- 
orably discharged. February. 1865, captured at Chicka- 
maugr., and in prison fifteen months. 

Morgaridge, R. Arthur, age 25, volunteer. July, 

1862, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, served three years, mustered out July 9, 1865. 

Malmken. John, volunteer, three years. First Vir- 
ginia light artiUery, company C, private, mustered out 
June 28. 186.S, reenlisted as a veteran. 

Mulhane. Dennis, age 33, volunteer, March. 1864, 
First Virginia light artillery, company C, private, 
served one year, nnistered out June 28, 1865. 

O'Neil. James H.. United States navy. 

Otis, Timothy, age 22, volunteer, iMay. 1862. three 
months, 'Eighty-seventh regiment, company \, private, 
served four months, mustered out October i, 1862, cap- 
tured April 25, 1864, and in prison ten months, reen- 
listment. volunteer. December. 1863. SeveiUy-sevenili 
regiment, company B. private. 

Otterbein. Daniel, age 2^, volunteer, July 28. i86r, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F. private, 
attained rank of second lieutenant, served four years, 
mustered out July 9. 1865, reenlisted as a veteran. 

O'Leary, Dennis, age 32. volunteer, March ,30. 1862, 
three years. First Virginia artillery, company C. first 
lieutenant, served three years and four months, mus- 
tered out June 28, 1865. 

Painter. Thomas, age 22, volunteer, July 22. i86t. 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, attained 
rank of blacksmith, served four years, mtistered out 
July 9, i86.i, reenlisted as a veteran. 

O'Neal. Thompson. First Virginia light artillery. 

Parker. Adoniram. age 34, volunteer. .A.ugust. 1862, 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, served two 
years, died of wounds October i. 1864. 

Patton. Geor.ge D. W.. age 23, substitute. October 
14. 1862. three years, .Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. private, served three years, captured at Mark's 
Milh and in prison for ten months, mustered out Octo- 
ber 16. 1865. 

Payne. A. D.. Si.xty-fourth regiment, drum major, 
resigned. 

Phillips. Lyman, age 28. volunteer. September. 1861. 
three years. First veteran Ohio cavalry, company L, 
private, served three years, mustered out 1864. 

Phillips. Robert E.. Third brigade. {|uartermastcr. 
honorablv discharged for disability. 

Quigley. James, age 36. volunteer. September i, 
1861, three years. First light artillery, company K. pri- 
vate. scr\ed three years, mustered out 1864. 

Quigley. Patrick J., age i.s. volunteer. October, 
1861. three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C. private, served three years, mustered out 1864. 

Ranger. William Ilenry. age 20. volunteer. May, 
1861. three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B. 
private, served three months, mustered out .■\ugu-t 8. 
1864. reenlistment. volunteer. September. 1861. three 
years. First \'irgiiiia light artillery, company C. pri- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



vaie. ferved four years, wounded at Chancellorsville 
May 2, 1863, mustered out June 28, 1865. 

Ranger, Francis Wesley, age 18, volunteer, July 22, 

1861, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, served four years, nutstered 'out July 9, 1865. 

Reckard, Frank R.. volunteer, First light artillery, 
companv H, first lieutenant. 

Reckard. James L., age ig, volunteer, September i. 

1862, three years. Seventh Ohio cavalry, company H. 
private, attained the rank of corporal, served three 
years, mustered out July 4, 1865. 

Reinhart, Andrew J., age 18. volunteer, August 10, 

1863, three years, Ele\ enth Virginia, company D, pri- 
vate, '-erved one year and ten months, mustered out 
June 17, 1865. 

Rice. George T., age 38. volunteer. July 22, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, cortipany B, private, 
attained the rank of major, served four years, mustered 
out July Q, 1865, reenlisted as a veteran. 

Richards, Timothy, age 40, volunteer, February. 

1864, three years, First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C. private, honorably discharged October. 1864, 
became blind and sent to hospital till discharged. 

Riley, Ulys=es, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D. 

Richard ^, Thomas, age 37. volunteer, September. 
1852. three years, company B, Thirty-ninth Ohio In- 
fantry, private, served two years, died September 2, 
1864. from wounds. 

Richards. John, age .35, volunteer, October 27, 
1S64, one year. First Virginia light artillery, company 
C, private, served nine months, mustered out June 2?, 
1865. 

Richards. Edward H., vnlunteer. July 22. 1861. 
three years. Thirty-nintli regiment, company B. private, 
served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Ripley, Henry E., age 38, volunteer, September I, 
t86i, three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, served 'four years, mustered out June 
28. 1865. reenlisted as a veteran. 

Ripley. Philetus S.. volunteer. September i. 1861. 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, company C. 
private, served four years, mustered out June 28, 1865. 
reenl'-Sted as a veteran. 

Rodgers. George Washington, age 22. volunteer. 
.August 30 1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, 
company F. private, attained the rank of corporal, 
served four years, mustered out June 30, 1865, reen- 
listed as a veteran. 

Rodgers, Robert, age 16, volunteer. December. 
1861. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B. private, 
served four years, mustered out March 8. 1866, reen- 
'isted as a veteran, captured at Mark's Mills and in 
prison ten months. 

Rewell. Martin V.. First cavalry. 

Schmidt. Louis, age 39. volunteer, October 4, 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F, second 
lieutenant, attained the rank of first lieutenant, served 
three years, honorably discharged .-Vugust 24. 1864, for 
disability.* 

Schmidt. Edwin William, age 19, volunteer, July 6, 
1861, three years, Forty-seventh regiment, company G, 
private. 



Shires, Robert, age 19, volunteer, April 17, 1861^ 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, private, 
served four months, mustered out August 28th, reen- 
listment, volunteer, October, 1861, Sixty-'third regi- 
ment, company D, drummer. 

Shires. George, volunteer, October, 1862. Sixty- 
third regiment, company B, private, served three years, 
mustered out July 7, 1865. 

Sherer. Peter, age 25. volunteer. April 17, 1861, 
three mouths, Eighteenth regiment, company B. pri- 
vate, mustered out August 28, 1861, reenlisted, volun- 
teer. December, 1861, First Virginia light artillery, 
company C, private, served three and a half years, mus- 
tered out June 28, 1865. 

Slattery, Patrick William, age iS, volunteer. May, 

1861, three months. Twenty-second regiment, company 
G, private, served three months, reenlistment. volun- 
teer. .September i, 1861. First Virginia light artillery, 
company C, private, served three years and nine months, 
mustered out June 2S, 1865. 

Smith, William L., age 14, volunteer, June. i86i„ 
three months, Twenty-second regiment, coinpany B, 
drummer, served three months, mustered out. reen^ 
listed. v(;lunteer. August. 1861. three years. Twenty- 
second regiment, company B. drummer, served three 
years and three months, mustered out in 1864. 

Smith, John Charles, age 18, volunteer, January i, 

1862, three years. First Virginia light artillery, company 
C. private, attained the rank of corporal, mustered out 
June 28, 186.S. 

Slump. John, volunteer. 
Snider. Peter Bratton age 48. volunteer, September 12, 
1862, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, served three years, mustered out July 9. 1865. 

Smith. Moses, volunteer. July i. 1861. three years. 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, honorably 
discharged m 1S63. 

Snider. Jacoli Bratton, age 19. volunteer, Septem- 
ber 12. i852. three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany B. private, served three year.s, mustered out June. 
186.S. served three months in an independent company 
called Cadwalladcr Gravs. on detailed service as clerk. 

Steed. Z. 

Snider. William T.. age 21. volunteer. 1862. three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, private, 
served three months, mustered out September 20. 1862, 
captured at Harper's Ferry ; re-enlistment, age 23, vol- 
unteer, August 18, 1864, one year, navy, private, served 
eleven nT^nths. mustered cut July. 1865. 

Snider. John, age 20. volunteer. August iS. 1864. 
one year. navy, private, served eleven months, mustered 
out July, 1865. 

Snodgrass. \Vill'am H.. volunteer. Seplemljcr 18. 
1861. three years. First cavalry, company L. private; 
re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Stephens. Joseph R.. age 19. volunteer. September 
I. 1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company 
E. private, served three years, mustered out in 1864, 
captured and in prison five months. 

Swift. John, age 19. volunteer. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company A, private, mustered out September. 1864. 

Stone. Thompson, volunteer. Thirty-ninth regi- 
ment, company F. private. 



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80 1 



Stilt. Jacob, age 19, volunteer. 1861, three years. 
First Virginia light artillery, company C. private. 

Stuftlelieam. Calvin, volunteer. Sixty-third regiment, 
company G. private. 

Stump. L.. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F. pri- 
vate. 

Toothaker, Frank B.. age iS. volunteer. 1862. three 
years. Seventh Ohio cavalry, company H. private, de- 
tailed for clerk service. 

Towsley. Daruis. ago 48. vclunteer. 1862. three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, dium major, taken 
prisoner at Harper's Ferry. 

Towsley. Frank, age 18. volunteer. March 10. 1862, 
three years, First Ohio light artillery, company K, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out in 1865. 

Tracy, Wesley, age 23. volunteer, May i, 1862. 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, 
private, served nine months, honorably discharged Feb- 
ruary 16, 186.3. for disability. 

Towsley, John, age 16, volunteer. May, 1862, three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, drum- 
mer, served four months, mustered out September 20, 

1862. re-enlistment, age 18. volunteer, May, 1864, one 
Inindred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company A, drummer, served four months, mustered 
out September, 1864. 

Towsley, George, age 11, volunteer, June, 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company G, 
drummer, served four months, mustered out September 
20. 1862 : re-enlistment, volunteer. May. 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. drummer, served four months, mustered 
•out September, 1864. 

Tracy, Sanmel S.. age 22. volunteer, December. 

1863. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B, private. 

Warren, Manly, age 30. volunteer, .\pril 27. 1861. 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B. fifer, 
served four months, mustered out August 28, 1861. 

Way. Charles Bosworth. age 27. volunteer. October 
"I. 1861, three years. Eleventh Virginia, company D. 
private, attained rank of second lieutenant, resigned 
April. 1863. 

Wells. Charles Elijah, age 16. volunteer. 1861. three 
years. Thirfy-si.xth regiment, coinpany D. private, 
served one year, died January 14. 1862, tyhoid fever, at 
SummersviUe, West Virginia. 

Wheatley. Isaac, age 22. volunteer. May, 1862, three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, private, 
mustered out September 20. 1862; re-enlistment, vol- 
unteer, January 11, 1864. three years. First Ohio cav- 
alry, company L. private, served one year and seven 
months, mustered out September 13, 1865. 

Wheeler, Julius Frank, age 18, volunteer. August 
13. 1863. three years. First heavy artillery, company L, 
private, served two vears. mustered out .-Xugnst 25. 
1865. 

Tripp. William L.. volunteer. 1S62. Seventh cav- 
alry, company H. first lieutenant, resigned December 
25, 1863. 

Tnrder, George Butler, age 23, volunteer, .-\ugust 
22. 1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company 
F, private, attained rank of adjutant, served one year 
and four months, died December i. 1863. mortally 
wounded at Mission Ridge. Xoveniber 25. 



Turner. Frederick V., age 21, volunteer, June, 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, 
private, served three months, mustered out September 
20. 1862. captured at Harper's Ferry and paroled. 

Wiison, William, age 20. volunteer. April 18. 1861, 
three months, Eighteenth regiment, company K. private, 
served three iiionths. mustered out August, 1861 : sec- 
ond enlistment, volunteer. 1861. three years. Second 
Virgiiiia cavalry, company F, corporal, attained rank 
of sergeant, mustered out 1865. 

Winchester, Albert, age 17, volunteer, .'\ugust 27, 
1861. three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company I), 
private, served five months discharged January 2^. 1862, 
for physical disability (too young) much on detailed 
service ; re-enlistment, volunteer, August 16, 1862, three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company E, private, 
served three years, honorably discharged June 21, 1865. 

Withrow, William Wallace, age 21. volunteer. April, 
1S61. three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, 
first corporal, mustered out August 28. 1861 ; re-enlist- 
ment, volunteer. January 25. 1862. three years. First 
Virginia light artillery, company C, second lieutenant, 
resigned iDecember 28, 1862, wounded at second Bull 
Run battle, .\ugust 30, 1862. 

\\'ithrow. James, age 21. volunteer. May, 1862, three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, private, 
served two months, honorably discharged July 30, 1862. 

Williatns, Charles B., age 29. volunteer. October 
18. 1S61. three years. Sixty-third regiment, company 
G. private, attained rank of corporal, served three years 
and ten months, mustered out July 8, 1865 ; re-eniisteil 
as a veteran. 

Wood. John, age 35. volunteer, .August. 1861, three 
years. First light artillery, company K. private, served 
four years, mustered out July 31, 1865; re-enlisted as a 
veteran. 

Wood. .-Mfred Spencer, age 18. volunteer. January 
2, 1864. three years. First Ohio cavalry, company L, 
private, one year and eight months, mustered out Sep- 
tember 26. 1865. 

Wright. James M.. age 26. volunteer. September I, 
1861. three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C. private, attained rank of corporal, served four 
years, mustered out June 28. 186^.. wounded at second 
Bull Run battle. 

Zoller. George, age 2C, volunteer, July 22, 1861, 
three years. ThTrty-ninth regiment, company B. private, 
serve :!^ eight months, died March. 1862. 

Wallace. Thomas, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, private. 

Wells. Henry, volunteer. Eighty-sixth regiment, 
company F. private. 

RF.r \pnvi..\Tiris . 

Thirtv-ninth Ohio ^2 

Ruell's Picrpont battery 46 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 25 

Eighteenth Ohio (^ three months) 17 

Eighteenth Ohio Tthree years') 4 

Eighty-seventh Ohio Cthree months') ig 

First Oh'o cavalry g 

Seventh Oh'O cavalry 6 

Second Virgini.T cavalry 3 

Huntington battery 5 



802 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Sixtv-third Ohio 9 

Thirty-sixth Ohio n 

De Beck's battery 7 

Fleventh Virginia 6 

Severty-third Ohio 4 

One Hinidred and Forty-eighth Ohio 5 

Fifteenth Massachusetts 2 

Ninety-second Ohio S 

United States navy 6 

Gunboat service 6 

Battery K, Second Ohio heavy artillery 2 

Twenty-second Ohio (three months) 2 

And one each in the Seventy-fifth Ohio, Eighty- 
fifth Ohio (three months'). One Hundred and 
Eighty-ninth Ohio, Twelfth Virginia, One 
Hundred and Eighty-second Ohio, Twentieth 
Illinois, Twenty-fourth Ohio, Forty-ninth Ohio, 
One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Ohio. Fif- 
ty-third Ohio, Twentieth colored United 
States infantry. Fourteenth United States' In- 
fantry, Seventh Ohio. Thirteenth Pennsylvania 
Infantry, Twelfth Pennsylvania, Third Virginia 
cavalry. One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Ohio, 
Sixty-fourth Ohio. Forty-seventh Ohio. Twen- 
ty-third Ohio (three yeirs). First Ohio heavy 
artillery. Eighty-sixth Ohio, making in all.... 2i 
Not designated 2 



Total number of soldiers 



Died 



MAUIKTT.V 



SECOND W.\RI).' 



Abendshau. Jacoli. age 20. volunteer. July 22. iS'Sl. 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, 
mustered out in 1865 wounded twice; re-enlisted as a 
veteran. 

Anderson. Edward A., age 18. volunteer. May. 1862. 
three months. Eighty--eventh regiment, company A. 
private, served six months mustered out September, 
1862, captured and paroled. 

Bailey. Benjamin P.. first enlistment, age 17. vol- 
unteer. November. 1861. three years. Nineteenth Massa- 
chusetts regiment, company H, private, honorably dis- 
charged June 18, 1862: re-enlistment, age 20. substitute. 
May. l86.-t. one" hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company A. private, served three 
months, mustered out September, 1864. 

Baker. Alpheus. volunteer, Ninety-.'econd regi- 
ment, company F. crippled in service. 

Buck. William C., volunteer, July. 1861. three years. 
Thirt\-ninth regiment, company B. sergeant, attained 
to rank of lieutenant colonel, served three years and 
ten months, mustered out May 15. 186,5. 

Buell, Frank, age 25, volunteer, .'\pril, 1S61, three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, captain, 
served thre months, mustered out; re-enlisted Octo- 
ber. i86i. three years. First li.ght artillery, company 
C. captain, died iKngnst 22. 1S62. killed at Fre^jinan's 
Ford. Virginia. 

Bosworth, Daniel Perkins, age 21. volunteer. April 
i^. 1863. United -States navy, master's mate, attained to 
rank of acting ensign, honorablv discharged October, 
l8Cv 

Braddoek. Stephen .-X.. age 24. volunteer. July. 1862. 



First Virginia light artillery, company C. private, served 
one year, died July 2, tSOj, killed at Gettysburg. 

Bruce, Wallace, volunteer. Thirty-ninth regiment, 
company B, private. 

Chambers, Samuel L., volunteer, January 18, 1864, 
three years. Thirty-ninth legiment, company B, pri- 
vate, mustered out July 9, 1865. 

Burlingame. E. P., First cavalry, company L. 

Cook. Pardon. Jr., age 40, volunteer, 1861, Seventy- 
seventh regiment, assistant surgeon, served two years, 
died August 21, 1863, of chills, sick one week. 

Coleman, Henry, age 29, volunteer. July 22, 1861, 
three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Contner. William, age 18, volunteer, November, 
1861, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, mustered out July 18, 1865; re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran. 

Contner, Charle-i. substitute, one year. Sixty-third 
regiment, private, discharged. 

Corey. Bbenezer, age 53, volunteer, April, 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, fifer, 
attained to rank of drum major, served four months, 
honorably discharged August S,. 1861 ; re-enlitlment, 
volunteer, Thirty^sixth regiment, drum major, served 
three vears, mustered out August i, 1865. 

Corey. Jonathan H., age 18, volunteer, June, 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth re.giment, ccmipany C, drum- 
mer, served two months, disch:irged August 8, 1861 ; re- 
enlistment. Thirty-sixth re.giment, companies C and G, 
drummer, mustered out August :, 1865. 

Corey. Joseph, age 18, volunteer, April 17, i86r, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, serxed four months, mustered out August 8, 1861 ; 
re-en!istment, vobniteer, January, 1862, three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh and Sixty-third regiments, company G, 
sergeant, attained to rank of orderly sergeant, served 
six months, lied July 18, 1862, of typhoid fever. 

'Corey. "Decatur, age 18. volunteer. April 14. 1864, 
Thirty-si.xth regiment, company A. private, died July 
24, 1864, killed at the battle of Winchester. 

Creal. George, Fifth United States colored infantry, 
company I. 

Dale. Theodore D., company A, One- Hundred and 
Forty-eighth Ohio infantry., 

Davis. Charles, age zy, volunteer, August 9, 1862, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
served two years and four months, discharged Decem- 
ber 17. 1864. discharged for disability, wounded seve'rely 
in the jaw at Dallas, Georgia, May 28, 1864. and dis- 
charged. 

Dawes. Ephraim C. age 21. volunteer. July. 1861, 
three vears. Fifty-third regiment, adjutant, attained to 
rank of major, served three years and six months, hon- 
orably discharged in 1865 on account of wound. 

Eells. Arthur D., volunteer, November, 1861, three 
vears. Second Virginia cavalry, company F. capt.ain, 
served six months, resigned May 6. 1S62: re-enlist- 
ment. August 25. 1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, 
captain, resigned June 28. 1863. 

Fell. John C. volunteer, July. 1861. three years, 
Thirtv-ninth regiment, company B, captain, resigned 
April' 12, 1862. 

Field. Joseph, age 19. volunteer. 1861. three years, 
.Seventy-seventh regiment, company G. private, detailed 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



803 



a? drummer, died March 5. 1864, at Little Rock, Ar- 
kansas. 

Ferguson. Noali Wilson, age 15. volunteer. May. 
1862, three years. Eighty-seventh and One Hundred and 
Twenty-fifth regiments, companies A and K, fifer. 
served three years and four months, mustered out Sep- 
tember 25. 1865. .served much on detailed service. 

Franks, Lafayette, age 16, volunteer, September, 
i86l, three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, attained rank of corporal, served 
three years and eight months, mustered out June 28, 
1865, had previously served three months as a railroad 
guard. 

Garnett, Thomas, age 28. volunteer, August 15. 
1S62. three years, Thirty-si.\th regiment, company F, 
private, served two years and ten montlis, mustered 
out June 27. 1865. 

Garen, Irenius .A... age 17. vokuiteer. October 25. 
iSfii, three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany H, private, attained rank of corporal served three 
years and eight months, mustered out June 28, 1865. 

Garen, Dudley D., age 16. volunteer, October 2$. 

1861, First Virginia light artillery, company H, private, 
served three vears and eight months, mustered out 
June 28, 1865.' 

Giles. Edward, age ,30. volunteer. .August 10. 1864. 
one year. Fifth colored infantry, company G, private, 
served one year, mustered out .August 22, 1865, a slave 
until the capture of New Madrid, Missouri. 

Green, Ricb;'rd L.. volunteer. June. 1861. Twenty- 
fifth regiment, company H, captain, died September 5. 
1862. 

Grimes, David, age 29. volunteer, September, i86i, 
three years. First cavalry, company L, private, detailed 
a steamster. served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Grimes. Peter. Ninth cavalry. 

Groves, Henry J., age 2.S. substitute. 1865. one year, 
Forlv-third regiment, private, served seven months. 

Groves, Edward, age 20. vokniteer. .August 15. 

1862. three years. First Virginia light artillery, company 
C. private, served three years, mustered out June 28. 

Guyton. John, age .?i. volunteer. September, 1861, 
tliree years. First cavalry, company L, bugler, served 
three years, nuistered out in 1864. 

Ho'berling. Jacob, age 21. sub-titute. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A. 

Hall. James Eli. age 29. volunteer. .August 6. 1862. 
One Hundred and Fourth regiment, company G, cor- 
poral, attained rank of ser,gcant, served two years and 
ten months, honorably discliarged June 17, 1865. 

Harris. Samuel, age 25. volunteer, September 27, 
1861, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F, 
sergeant, served three years and nine months, mustered 
out June 25. captured at Front Royal. Virginia, and sent 
to Libby prison for three months. 

Hayes. Lewis, age 19, volunteer, July .31, i85i, three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, 
served three years, honorably discharged .August 26, 
1864. 

Henncman, George, age 22, volunteer, 1861. three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, at- 
tained rank of sergeant, served three years, honorably 
discharged 1864. 



Holden, William, age 21, volunteer, May, 1861, three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, company B. captain, mus- 
tered out with regiment; re-enlisted for lliree years 
and appointed assistant quartermaster. 

Holden, John B., age 19, volunteer, October, 1861, 
tliree years. Eighteenth regiment, company B, and First 
light artillery, company K, second lieutenant, attained 
rank of first lieutenant, resigned March 27, 1862. 

Jones, David F., age 27, volunteer, October 14, 18C1, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, attained rank of first lieutenant, served three years, 
resigned December 10, 1864. 

Jones, Alexander, age 19, volunteer. Octolier 14. 

1861, Seventy-seventh regiment, company B, private, 
served one year, died September 12, 18O2, of yellow 
fever, at Alton, Illinois. 

Jones, Joseph, age 23, volunteer, .September 7, 

1862, Seventy-second Indiana regiment, company E, 
private, died March 31, 186,3, typhoid fever. 

Knowles, iSamuel S., volunteer, May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company A, captain, served four months, nu.i-tered out 
September 14, 1864. 

Kropp, .August, age 29, volunteer, .April 14. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, 
attained to rank of first lieutenant, served three years, 
resigned April, 1864, was first in three months' service 
of company B, Eighteenth regmient. 

Kelly, Joseph, volunteer, .August, i80i, three years, 
Thirty-si.xth regiment, company F. first lieutenant, ,it- 
tained to rank of captain, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Lapham, Joseph H., age 17, volunteer, July 22, 
1861, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
corporal, attained to rank of sergeant, served four years, 
mustered out July g, 1865; re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Lapham. Owen Theodore, age ly. volunteer. May, 
1864, one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company .A, private, served four 
months, mustered out September, 1864, was otYered 
seven lumdred dollars to go as a substitute, hut pre- 
ferred to serve as a volunteer; re-enlisted, volunteer, 
February 4, 1865, one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany G, private, served five months, mustered out July 
27, 1865. 

Li.pham, Luther T., age 16, volunteer. May. 1864. 
out hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, company .A, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864; re-enlisted, volunteer. Feb- 
ruary 4, i86|;. one year, Thirty-sixth regiment, company 
G, private, <erved five months, mustered out Tulv 27. 
1B65. 

Lewis. D.i\ icl 11.. age jo. volunUer, Thirly-nintii 
regiment, company B. 

Lewis. Samuel M., age 19. substitute. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. (Jne llundrcvl and l'"orty-ei.glnh 
regiment, company .A. private, nuistered out Septem- 
ber, 1864; re-enlistment, substitute, March, 1865, one 
year. Eighteenth regiment, company C. private, served 
five months, mustered out October, 1865. 

McGin, Alexander C., age ,38, volunteer, May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
mient, company .A, second sergeant, served four months, 
mustered out .September, 1864. 

McFIroy. E. R.. volunteer, Thirly-^ixtb regiment, 
company E. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



McGirr, William P.. age 22, volunteer, September, 

1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
private, served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

McElroy. H. P.. volunteer. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company E. 

Aleister, Chri>tiati. age 21. volunteer. July 27, 1861. 
•three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out July 27, 1864. 

McGuire, Patrick, volunteer. 1864, one year, One 
Hunored and Eigh*y-first regiment, coinpany F, private, 
served ten months, mustered out 1865 ; second enlist- 
ment. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany A; third enlistment. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company A. 

Mcintosh. Silas, volunteer. Twenty-seventh regi- 
ment, company A. Twenty-seventh United States col- 
ored infantry. 

Medlicott. John, vi)lunteer, May. 1863. three years. 
Second Virginia cavalry, company G. lieutenant, dis- 
charged September 27, 1864. 

Moore, George, age 18. volunteer, July 18, 1861. 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, 
served three years, died July 22. 1864. killed. 

Moore, William, age 16, volunteer, September 7, 

1862. three years. Second heavy artillery, company K, 
private, served one year and four months, honorably 
discharged January 7, 1864; re-enlistment, volunteer, 
February i, 1865. one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany C, private, served six months, mustered out July 
27. 1865. 

Morse. William S., age 18, volunteer, July 22, i86t. 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, mustered 
July q. 1865; re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Morse, John P. D., age 18, volunteer. August 13. 
1862, three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, five battles, served two years and ten 
months, mustered out June 28, 1865. 

Nye. Reuben L., age 25. volunteer. April 17. 1861, 
three months, SeventCL-nth and Eighteenth regiments, 
•company B, private, served four months, mustered out 
August. 1861, wounded near Harper's Ferry; re-enlist- 
ment. August. 1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
■company G. second lieutenant, attained the rank of 
captain, served four years, mustered out July 27. 1865, 
breveted lieutenant colonel of volunteers. March 13, 
1865. _ 

Nye, Edward C, volunteer, June. 1862, three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, served four months, 
mustered out September, 1862 : re-enlistment, December 
23, 1863, naval service, acting master's mate ensign, hon- 
orably discharged November 4, 1865. 

Nott, Perley J., volunteer. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company A, private. 

Ohle, William Henry, age 15, volunteer, Novem- 
ter, 1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
panies E and G. drummer; re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Ohle, Charles, age 15, volunteer, Decen;ber, 1863, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, served one year and seven months, mustered out 
July <3, 1865. 

Parker, George, age 18, volunteer, August 30, 1862, 
three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, private, 
served three years, mustered out July 4, 1865, detailed 
for two and a half years as orderly. 

Parker, Isaac D., age 28, volunteer, November 14. 



1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 

B, private, served three years, mustered out December 
10, 1864. 

Paxton. John C.. volunteer, September 16, 1861, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, lieutenant colonel, 
attained rank of colonel, served one year and eight 
months, discharged May 7, 1863. 

Paxton. S. G.. age 30. volunteer, September 12, 

1861, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, lieutenant, 
attained rank of regimental quartermaster, served three 
years, mustered out November 28, 1864. 

P'ayne, George, volunteer, .Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company B, honorably discharged. 

Pfiefer, John, age 27, volunteer, January 20, 1864, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, served one year and six months, mustered out 
July 0, 1865. 

Ptiefer, William, age 21, volunteer. Thirty-seventh 
regiment, company A. private, second lieutenant, vol- 
unteer. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private; 
third enlistment, volunteer. One Hundred and Thirty- 
fifth colored infantry, company K. private. 

Pixley, Frank, age 17, substitute. May, 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864; re-enlistment, volunteer, 
February 8, 1865. one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany H, private, served five months, mustered out July, 
1865. 

Porterfield, William L., age 21, volunteer, October 
14, 1861, Seventy-seventh regiment, company B, ser- 
geant, attained rank of lieutenant, served six months, 
died April 8, 1862. at Shiloh. 

Rucker, William P., on General Crook's staff. 

Ranger, John, age 31,- volunteer, April, 1861, three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, private, 
served five months, mustered out September, 1864; re- 
enlistment, volunteer, October 21, 1861, three years. 
First Virginia light artillery, company H, private, 
served three vears, honorably discharged October 20, 
1864. 

Richards, Timothy, age 40. volunteer. January 19, 
1864. three years. First Virginia light artillery, company 

C, private, discharged October 24. 1864, lior blindness. 

Rees. Samuel, vohmteer. three years, Ninety-sec- 
ond regiment, companv F. private, mustered out June 
28, 1865. 

Sayre, Simeon S.. age 27. volunteer, August 13, 

1862, three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
panv C. private, served three vears, mustered out 
June 28, 1865. 

Shiefley, Gottlieb,, volunteer. One Hur.dred and 
Sixteenth regiment, company K. second lieutenant, 
resigned September 17. 1864. 

Schlichcr. Lewis, age 23. volunteer. 1862. three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, cotnpany B, bugler, 
re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Schlicher. Frederick, age 20, volunteer, 1862, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. private, 
attained rank of sergeant ; re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Schlicher. Daniel, age 17. volunteer, 1861. three 
years. First light artillery, company L, private, served 
four years, mustered out July 31. 1865; re-enlisted as a 
veteran. 

Schmidl. Lewis, vohuiteer, February. 1862, Sixty- 



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third regiment, first lieutenant, resigfned August 24, 
1864. 

Schmidt, Emanuel, age 28. vohuiteer, Augu?t. 1861. 
three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company F. private, 
attained rank of corporal, served three years, honorahly 
discharged 1864. 

Shafer, Frank, age 35, vohmteer. Fehruary 28, 1862, 
three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company F, private, 
served one year and two months, honoraljly discharged 
April 28, 1863, tor disability. 

Smith, T. C. H.. age 42, volunteer, August 23. 1861, 
three years. First cavalry, lieutenant colonel, attained 
rank of brigadier general, served four years, mustered 
out 1865. is paymaster in the United States army. 

Sheldon, Hiram H.. One Hundred and Sixteenth 
regiment, company G. 

Slocomb. Albert H.. company A. One Hundred and 
Forty-eighth Ohio infantry : also in gunboat service. 

Smith. Edwin, volunteer, 1861, three years, Forty- 
seventh regiment, company G, private, killed at Vicks- 
burg ^lay 30, 1S63. 

Steed. James, age 22. volunteer. Sixty-third regi- 
ment, company D. 

Steed. William, volunteer. Sixty-third regiment, 
company D. 

Strieker, Matthew, age 22. volunteer. July 22, 1861, 
three years, Thi'"ty-n!nth regiment, company B. private, 
served four years, mustered out July g, 1865. 

Strieker, Morris, volunteer. Thirty-ninth regiment, 
company B. 

Strieker. William, age 22. volunteer. May, 1862. 
Eighty-seventh regiment, company A. corporal, served 
four months, nnistered out September, 1862. 

Tal'bott. Jake T., age 20, volunteer. May. 1864, one 
hundred davs. One Hunilred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864. 

Tappan, Samuel C volunteer. Seventh cavalry, 
company H, private, attained rank of second lieutenant, 
mustered out March 18, 1865. 

Tenney, George Charnpion, age 20, volunteer. May, 
1862, three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company 
A. private, served four months, mustered out Septem- 
ber. 1862; re-enlistment, volunteer. May. 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company A. corporal, served four months, mustered 
out 1864. also member of the independent company in 
Marietta. 

Tenney, John, age 16. volunteer. June, 1861. three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, company C. fifer, served 
three months, mustered out September. 1862 : re-enlisted 
as a veteran October 4. 1861. three years. Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company E. musician, served four years, mus- 
tered out July 27, 1865. 

Tenney, Edward P., age 12. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, .company A, fifer. served four months, mustered 
out September, 1864. failed to pass muster on account 
of age and size, and so received no pay for service. 

Theis. Louis, age 26. volunteer, August, 1863, six 
months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company D, first lieu- 
tenant, served six months, mustered out in 1864. 

Theis, John G.. age 22, volunteer. .April 17, 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B. orderly 
sergeant, served five months niustcrcd out Septeml)e'", 



1864. re-enlistment, volunteer. 1861. three years. First 
Virginia light artillery, second lieutenant, attained rank 
of first lieutenant, served four years, mustered out 
July 28. i86.i. 

Theis. Christian, age 18, substitute. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864, 

Theis. William; volunteer. Thirty-ninth regiment, 
compiny F. 

Tidd. Charles Theodore, age 17. volunteer. 1861, 
three years. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company F, drum- 
mer, served three years, mustered out in 1864, 

Tucker, William, Ninetv-second regiment, company 
F. 

Wehers. Geor.ge. age 21. volunteer, August. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F, private, 
served four years mustered out July 9. 1865 : re-enlisted 
as a veteran, 

Welk. William. First cavalry, company L, dis- 
charged. 

Wenilekin. Henry, age 24, volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred davs. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Wendlekin. Martin, age 19. volunteer. August 13, 
1863. three years. First Virginia cavalry, company L. 
private served one year, honorably discharged April 
12. 1864, for disability. 

Wendlekin. John. Fifth cavalry. 

Whillesey. William Beale, age 21, volunteer, July, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
second lieutenant, attained rank of captain, served one 
year and three months, killed at Mission Ridge, No- 
vember 25, '863, 

VV'ood. Jacob S.. age 45. volunteer. December 10, 
1861. three years. First light artillery, company K, pri- 
vate, served three years and six months, mustered out 
July 3t. 1865. 

Williamson. I.. Second V'irginia cavalrv. company 
F. 

Wood. J. L.. volunteer. First light artillery, com- 
pany H. 

Tappen. S. C. Seventh cavalry, company H. 

Wright, Amos, age 21. volunteer. November 19, 
1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company 
F. private, attained the rank of corporal, served three 
.years and seven months, mustered out June 30, 1865, 
re-enlisted as a veteran. 

REC.\PITUI..\TI0N-. 

Buell's Pierpont battery 2 

First Virginia artillery 2 

Huntington's battery 2 

One each in battery L. First Ohio light artillery and 

De Beck's liattery 2 

First Ohio cavalry 5 

Second Virginia cavalry 7 

Seventh Ohio cavalry 4 

Fourth Virginia cavalry 2 

And one each in Ninth and Fifth Ohio cavalry.... 2 

United States navy 2 

Thirty-ninth Ohio 22 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Oliio National 

guard 13 



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Seventv-seventh Ohio 1 1 

Thirtv-iixth Ohio 17 

Eighteenth Ohio (three months) 9 

Eighteenth Ohio (three years) 2 

Sixty-third Ohio 6 

Eighty-seventh Ohio (three months) 5 

Ninety-second Ohio 4 

Fifth United States colored infantry 2 

One Himdred and Sixteenth Ohio J 

One each in the Seventeenth, Fifty-third, One Hun- 
dred and Twenty-fifth, Twenty-fifth, Forty- 
third, One Hundred and Fourth, Eighty-first, 
Twenty-ninth, Twcnty-seventli, Thirty-sev- 
enth, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth and Forty- 
seventh Ohio. Forty-second Indiana and Nine- 
teenth Massacliusetts, making in all 14 

Total number of soldiers 124 

Died 12 

MARIFTTA l!TY — THIRD WARD. 

Andrews, Ebenezer B.. age 40. voUniteer. July. iSoi, 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, major, attained col- 
onel, served one vear and eight months, resigned .April 

0, 1863. 

Armstrong. Charles, age 28, volunteer. Feliruary, 
1864, thrse vears. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. 
private, served one year and six months, mustered out 
July 9. i86,s. 

A'-mstrong, John, age l5, volunteer. May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company H. private, served four months, mu>- 
tehed out in September, 1864. 

Atkinson. John, age iS. voluiUeer. 'July 22, i8()[, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, 
served four years, mustered out July 9. 1865. 

Atkinson. Frederick, age 16. volunteer, Novemlier. 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 

1. private: re-enlisted as a veteran, captured at Mark's 
Mills, and in prison ten months. 

Bast. Henry, age .iQ. volunteer, July 20, 1861. three 
years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. corporal, 
served nine months, honorably discharged .\pril 5, 1862, 
for disability. 

Bast, Frederick, age 15. volunteer. September. 1864. 
one year. Fifth regiment, private, ran away from home. 

Batchelor. William, age 45, volunteer, September 
I, 1S62, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, com- 
missary sergeant, honorably discharged ^lay 17. 1865, 
for disability. 

Block, John, age .^6, substitute, 1862, Seventy- 
seventh regiment, private, served nine months; re-en- 
listed in 186.3, Second light artillery, company Iv, pri- 
vate, served two years, mustered out in 1865. 

Boeshaar, Christian, company F, Thirty-ninth Ohii/ 
infantry. 

Boomer. Charles D.. age 30, volunteer, November, 

1561, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D, private, served one year and five months, died .April 
30, 1S63. suicide. 

Booth. George .Albert, age 19, volunteer, October 
20, 1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. corporal, served six months, died in April, 

1562, mortallv wounded at Shiioh. 



Booth, Frederick E.. age 17, volunteer, October 20, 
1861, three years, .Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B, private, mustered out in July, 1865. 

Clarke. Melvin. volunteer, 1861, three years. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, lieutenant colonel, attained colonel, 
killed at .Antietam September 17, 1862. 

Cline. Samuel, Ninety-second regiment, company H. 

Clarke, Joseph D., volunteer. May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company .A, private, killed by an e.xplosion at "City 
Point -August g, 1864. 

Congdon, James W., age 36, volunteer, July 22, 
186!, three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
second sergeant, served one year and four months, 
honorably discharged November 11, 1862, for disability; 
rc-cnlisted, volunteer, January, 1864, Thirty-ninth regi- 
ment, company B, private, ser\ ed si.x months, honor- 
ably discharged June 13. 1864. 

Condit, Timothy, age 24. volunteer, 1861, three 
years. First cavalry, company L, private, attained sec- 
ond lieutenant, killed at Murfreesborough December 
31, 1862. 

Conner, John, age 43, volunteer, November [2. 1861. 
three years. Sevent.\ -seventh regiment, company C. pri- 
vate, served eight months, honorably discharged July 
14, 1862, for disability. 

Conner. John, Jr., age 21, volunteer, November, 
1861, Sixty-third regiment, company F, private, served 
two months, died of measles in January, 1861, 

Coonier, Henry, age 18, substitute. May, 1864, one 
himdred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out in September, 1864, re-enlisted, volunteer, 
February, 1865, one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany H. private, served five months, mustered out July 
27, 18(15. 

Cottiai, J. I)., volunteer. 1862, three years. Ninety- 
■:econd regiment, surgeon, mustered out June to, 1865. 

Darrow, Allen K., age 38, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, first lieutenant and regimental quartermaster, 
served four months, mustered out in September, 1864, 
one of the original members of the National guard.s, 
organized in Marietta in 1863. 

Dutton. Leander, age 27, volunteer, July 22, 1864, 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, sergeant, served one 
year, honorably discharged in 1862, for disability. 

Dutton, Smith, age 26, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A, second lieutenant, served four 
months, mustered out in September, 1864. was a mem- 
ber of the National guards. 

Dye, Henry, Seventy-seventh regiment, company H. 

Dye, Elijah, age 19, volunteer, July 22, 1861, Thir- 
ty-ninth regiment, company B, private, served four 
months, detailed as butcher and died of measles No- 
vember 7, 1861, 

Dye, Jacob, age 16, substitute. May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company A. private, served four months, mustered out 
in .September, 1864. 

Ellis, Sumner, age 17, volunteer, November, 1861, 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, 
private, served three years and seven months, mus- 
tered nut in 1S65. 



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Essnian, Henry, age 25. volunteer. March 30, 1S62, 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, 
private, mustered out in 1865. 

Field. Theodore G.. age 29. volunteer, 1861. three 
years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, first 
corporal, attained lieutenant, mustered out with the 
battery. 

Gaddle. Jacob. 1S6.5. six months. Fourth Virginfa 
cavalry, company C, private, served six months, mus- 
tered out. 

Gates. Charles Bemans. age ly. vohmteer, May, 
1864. one lumdred days. One Hundred and Forty-eiglith 
regini';nt. company A, First regiment, first lieutenant, 
served four months, died May 31, 1864, of pneumonia at 
Harper's Ferry, was one of the company of National 
guards. 

Gear, George R., age 22, volunteer. August 15. 1862, 
three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, 
attained the rank of sergeant, served three years, liius- 
tered out July 9, 1865. 

Given, Abraham. First Virginia artillery. 

Guckert, Henry, volunteer, July. 1861, three years, 
Thirtv-ninth regiment, company F, private, served four 
years, mustered out .luly g, 1865. 

Grass. William, age 19, volunteer. July 22. 1861, 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, served four 
years, mustered out July y. 1865. re-enlisted as a vet- 
er.nn. wountled at Atlanta. 

Grass. Henry, age 11. volunteer. November. 1862. 
three years. One Hundred and Fourteenth regiment, 
company E, drummer, served three years, honorably 
discharged. 

Hartvvick. Peter, company G. One Hundred and 
Forty-eighth Ohio infantry. One Hundred and Thirty- 
seventh Pennsylvania infantry. 

Guckert, Henry, company 1", Thirly-nintli Ohio 
infantry. 

Haynes. Charles, Thirty-^i.\th regiment. 

Henning, Henry, volunteer, March, 1862, three 
years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, private, 
died August 13, 1863, at Washington, D. C. 

Huntington. J. F., volunteer. Novcnrber, 1861, three 
years. First Ohio, company H, captain, served two 
years, resigned October 26, 1863. 

Jenvy, William, age 19, volunteer, March, 1862, three 
years. First Virginia light artillery, company C. bugler, 
mustered out in 1865. 

Jpynes. James, Eleventh regiment, company E. died 
October 12, 1864. 

Jcnvey, George K.. age 18. volunteer. November 19, 
1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F, 
served three years and seven months, mustered out 
June 30, 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Jones Charles. 

Jett. George, age 17, volunteer, February 17, 1865, 
one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company H, private, 
served six months, mustered out July 28. 1865. 

Jenkins. Josi.ih H.. age 2(3, \olunteer. May, 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, 
second lieutenant, mustered out September 20, 1862. 

Kasper. Krus. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F. 

Kcndrick-, John Mills, age 26, volunteer, .\ugu-t. 



1861, Thirty-third regiment, first lieutenant, attained the 
rank of adjutant, served one year and one month, re- 
signed .September, 1862. 

King George W., volunteer, three years. Thirty- 
ninth regiment, company B. private, died. 

Kuntz. Johti. age 18, volunteer, July 31. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-niiith regiment, company F. private, served 
three years, mustered out 1864. 

Lacey. Charles, age 21. volunteer. March. 1862. three 
years. First Virginia light artillery, company C. pri- 
vate, died July 3, 1863. killed at Gettysburg. 

Lebiihardt. John Jacqli. age ly. volunteer, .\ugust 
13. 1862. three years. First Virginia light artillery, 
company C. four battles, served two years and ten 
months, mustered out June 28. 1865. 

Lohsse. Frederick, company F. Thirty-ninth Ohio 
infantry, company D, Fifteenth veteran reserve corps. 

Lehnhardt, Henry, company F. Thirty-ninth Ohio 
inftmtry. died at St. Louis, Missouri, December, 1862. 

Long. Lewis, age 16. volunteer. November 4. 1861. 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, company G. 
private, served three years and nine months, mustered 
out July 8. 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Mahnkcn. John, age 24. volunteer. September I, 
i85i, three years. First Virginia light artillery, company 
E. private, served three years and nine months, mus- 
tered out June 28. 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Maloy, Barney, age 24, volunteer, December. i86i, 
three years. First \'irgima light artillery, company C, 
private, served three and a half years, mustered out 
June 28, 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Maloy. .Mexander E., age 21. volunteer. Decem- 
ber. 1861. three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C. private, mustered out June 28. 18O5. re-enlisted 
as a veteran. 

Malov. James Henry, age 21, volunteer. 1862. three 
years. First Virginia light artillery, company C. pri- 
vate, mustered out June 28, 1865. 

Merabin. L. R., volunteer, three years. First Vir- 
ginia light artillery, company C. private, captured at 
Rodgersville. Tennessee, and imprisoned, nothing fur- 
ther heard of him. 

M'senhelder. William, age 35. volunteer. September, 

1862, three vears. Seventh cavalrv. companv H. iirivate, 
died. 

Miller. Henry J., age .?8. volunteer. September 20,. 
18^)2. three years. Seventh cavalry, company H. private, 
served two years and nine months, mustered out June 
29. 1865. 

Morris, Augustus, age 22. volunteer, .\pril. 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B. served 
•four months, mustered out September. 1861. re-enlisted 
as a veteran, volunteer. September. 1861. three years. 
First Virginia light artillery, company C. private, 
served three vears . and nine months., mustered out 
June 28. 1865. ' 

Morris. \Villiam H.. age 21. volunteer, jtmuary 18. 
1862. three years, gunboat. ))rivate. served two and one- 
I'laH years, honorably discharged 1864. by reason of yel- 
low fever appearing on board the gunboat. 

Newton. Charles H.. age 21. volunteer. July. 1863. 
three years. Second Ohio hea\> artillery, comiiany K, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AXD WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



second lieutenant, attained rank of first lieutenant, 
served one year and seven months, honorably discharged 
February, 1865. 

Payne, George, age 56, volunteer, November 15, 
1861, Seventy-seventh regiment,) company B, drum 
major, served five months, honorably discharged April 
17, 1862. 

Payne, Abrani Darrow.. age 27, volunteer. Octo- 
ber 14. 1861, Sixty-fourth regiment, company B. imi- 
sioian. honorably discharged May 7, 1863. 

Payne. George L., age 23, volunteer. July 22, 1861, 
Thirty-ninth regiriient. company B, principal musician, 
honorably discharged January, 1863, for disability. 

Pearce, William, age 58, volunteer, January, 1862, 
■three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, chaplain, re- 
signed 1862. 

Pearce, Charles, age 25. volunteer. .August 13. 1862. 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. pri- 
vate, attained orderlv. served three years, mustered out 
July 25, 1865. 

Pearce, Edgar P., June, 1862, three years. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company D, first lieutenant, mustered 
out March 8. 1866, brigade quartermaster in General 
-Steele's army. 

Pearce, Ebcnezer, age 27. volunteer. 1S61. three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, served 
three years, mustered out 1864. 

Petre, Frederick, age 34. volunteer. 1861. three 
yenrs. First light artillery, company H, private, honora- 
bly discharged March. 1862. for disability. 

Petre. Charles, age 21. volunteer. December 8, i86r, 
thyee years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, 
private, served three years and six months, mustered 
out June 28, 1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Pfafif, Lewis, age 20, volunteer, July 31, 1861. three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F. private, 
served three years, mustered out 1864. detailed for dutv 
in a battery two years of the time. 

Pixley. William W.. volunteer. First light artillery, 
'company H. private. 

Pixley. George C, company C. First West Virginia 
cavalry, died January, 1862, at Clarksburg, West Vir- 
ginia. 

Reiter, Nicholas, age 36, volunteer, August 12, 

1861. three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany H, private, served one year and six months, died 
in 1863 of I'.mg fever. 

Rudie, Adam, age 44, volunteer, February, 1864, 
one year. Thirty-ninth re.giment, company F, private, 
served thirteen months, died March, 1865. of diarrhcea. 

Rudig. Jacob, age 19. volunteer, February. 1864. one 
yetr. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F, private, served 
one year and four months, mustered out July 9. 1865. 

Schminke. Augustus, age 2,2. volunteer. October, 

1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H. bugler, 
served one vear, died November 6, 1863, killed at Rog- 
ersville, Tennessee. 

Schneider. Philip, age 30. volunteer, October. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F. private, 
served one year, honorably discharged December. 1862. 
his team ran away and injured him. 

Scisson. Lewis £.. volunteer, t86i. three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company C. captain, attained 
maiov. mustered out. 



Shaw. Sidney F,, age 37, volunteer, October 2^^ 
1862, three years. Fifteenth Virginia regiment, com- 
pan.y G. captain, acting chief engineer of West Virginia. 

Shaw, Rodney K., age 31, volunteer, August, 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company G, second 
lieutenant, attained captain, served one year, resigned 
September 18, 1862, for disability. 

Shaw. Nathaniel H.. age 41, volunteer, July 8, 1S61, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, 
served .three months, honorably discharged October 4, 

1861, for disability. 

Snider, John B., Thirty-ninth regiment, company 
B. 

Shockley, David, age 23, volunteer. 1861. three 
years. First light artillery, company H, private, served 
four years, mustered out July 31, 1865, re-enlisted as a 
veteran. 

Simmons. Orrin. Fir^t light artillery, company K. 

Sinclair. Jesse B., age 16, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, companv B. drummer 
attained corporal, served four years, mustered out July 
1$. 1865; re-enlisted as a veteran, was captured at 
Mark s Mills, and in Tyler prison, Texas, for ten 
months. 

Stoful. John. Fifth regiment, company A. 

'Smith. Samuel H. W.. age 23, volunteer, July, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, three years, honorably discharged October 8 1864, 
detailed as printer and served as such for eighteen 
months: re-enlistment, substitute. 1865. one year. Thir- 
ty-ninth regiment, company B, private 

Smith. J. J. 

Snider, Peter, Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. 

Sniffen. James, Seventh cavalry, company H.' 

Stewart, T. 'R., Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
died October 20, 1861, of typhoid pneumonia. 

Steen. Eli W.. company B, Thirty-ninth Ohio in- 
fantry. 

Smft'en. J. Weslcv. Seventh cavalry, company H. 

Solar, George, volunteer, three years. Thirty-ninth 
regiment, company B, private, died. 

Stump, Lawrence, age 27, volunteer, February. 1864, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, ccmpany B, private, 
served one year, died April ^, 1865, of wound in lungs. 

Thomas. James L., volunteer. Seventy-seventh reg- 
iment, company E. private. 

Styner, Fir=t light artillery, coijipany H. 

Thomas. Samuel R., volunteer. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company E. honorably discharged. 

Vandine. Satnuel. age 29. volunteer. May. 1862. 
three months. Eighty-eighth regiment, private, served 
four months, mustered out September. 1862; re-enlist- 
ment, volunteer. May. 1864. one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Fortv-eighth regiment, private, served 
four months, mustered out in September. 1864. 

Wellbrook. Henry, age 35. volunteer. February, 

1862, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F. pri- 
vate, served one month, died March 31, 1864, of di- 
arrhcea. at St. Louis. 

Wilson. John, volunteer, honorably discharged. 

Warren, George, age 36, volunteer, September, 
1861, three years. First cavalry, company L, sergeant, 
served three years, honorably discharged in 1864 : re- 
enlistment, volunteer, October 12, 1864, one year, Tvven- 



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ty-firs' Kentuckv, company I, private, honorably dis- 
charged October 24, 1865. 

Wildt, Joseph B.. Jr., vohinteer, First light ar- 
tillery, company H, private, honorably discharged July. 
1862.' 

Wildt. Joseph, volunteer. Fifty-eighth regiment, 
captain. 

Walters, Thomas B., volunteer. March 21, 1863, 
Sixth regiment, served one year, company D. 

Shaw, Sidney F., age 28, volunteer, Sixty-third reg- 
iment, lieutenant : re-enlistment, volunteer, September, 
1862, Fifteenth Virginia, company G. captain, attained 
rank of chief engineer, which position he held from 
October 16, 1864. to July I, 1865, when he was made 
mai'or. 

Wells. William. 



RECAPITI-'LATIOX. 

Buell's Pierpont battery I Fir~t X'irginia artillery). 12 

First Virginia light artillery 3 

Huntington's battv;ry 7 

Battery K. Second heavy artillery 2 

De Beck's battery i 

Seventh Ohio cavalry 6 

Fir-t Ohio cavalry 2 

One each in Fourth Virginia cavalry and Second 

Virginia cavalry 2 

Thirty-ninth Ohio " 26 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 16 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio Nflional 

guards 8 

Thirty-sixth Qhio 6 

Ninety-second Ohio 2 

Sixty-third Ohio 4 

And one each in Fifth Ohio. One Hundred and 
Fourteenth Ohio. Eleventh Ohio, Eighty-sev- 
enth Ohio (three months). Thirty-third Ohio. 
Eighteenth Ohio (three months). Sixty-fourth 
Ohio, Sixty-seventh Ohio, Fifteenth Virginia 
infantry. Eighty-eighth Ohio. Fifty-eighth 
Ohio. Sixth Ohio. Fifteenth Virginia infantry. 
Twenty-first Kentucky infantry, and one in 
gi'nboat service, making in all 15 

Total number soldiers 108 



1! U.S K I XGU M TO',\ X S H IP. 

.Andrews. Christian, age 2f). volunteer, September 
I, i852. three year-;. First X'irginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, served two years and nine months, 
mustered out June .•^o. 1865: re-cnlisted as a veteran. 

Andrews, Daniel. Sixty-third regiment, company F. 

Arend. Daniel, age 19. volunteer, October, 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F, private, 
served ten months, honorably discharged on account of 
rheumatism. 

Baker, Alpheus. age 41. .August 5. 1862. three years.. 
Xinefy-second regiment, company F. private, served 
fourteen and one half months, honorably discharged 
November 26, 1862. 

Barker. John D.. age 2g. volunteer. September. 
1861, three years, First cavalry, company L, first lieu- 



tenant, attained rank of captain, served three years and 
four months, resigned January 21, 1864. 

Barker, J. Gage, age 26, volunteer, July 29. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. first 
lieutenant, attained rank of captain, served three years 
and two months, resigned October. 1864. wounded at 
battle of Berryville, September 3. i8(')4. and severely at 
Winchester. 

Barker, Arthur W.. age 24. volunteer, July 29. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
honorably discharged April 24. 1863, transferred De- 
cember 10. 1861. to accept an appointment, wounded 
severely at .Antietani September 17. 1862, second en- 
listment, volunteer, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company A. 

'Barker, Jesse H.. volunteer, July 29. 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. private, at- 
tained rank of commissary sergeant, served three years, 
honorably discharged in 1864 for disability. 

Barker, Luther D., volunteer. May, 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company A, private, served one hundred days, mustered 
out September, 7864. 

Earnhart, William, volunteer, July 29, 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
served three years, mustered out 1864. 

Barnhart. William, age 19, volunteer, July 5, 1863, 
six months. Fourth independent battalion cavalry, pri- 
vate, served nine months, mustered out March 12. 1864; 
re-enbstmerit. age 20, volunteer, September 5. 1864. one 
year. One Hundred and Seventy-fourth regiment, com- 
pany D. private, served ten months, mustered out June 
28, 1865. 

Barnhart. Jasper, age ig. volunteer. July 5. 1863, 
six months. Fourth independent battalion cavalry, pri- 
vate, served nine months, mustered out March 12. 1864; 
re-enlistment, age 20, volunteer, September 5, 1864, one 
year. One Hundred and Seventy-fourth regiment, com- 
pany D, private, served ten months, mustered out June 
28, 1865. 

Bart'ett. Henry, age 19, volunteer, three years. Six- 
ty-third regiment, company D, private, mustered out 
July 8. 1865 : re-,^nlisted as a veteran. 

Baumgardner. John G., age 18. volunteer, March 31, 
1865, one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served four months, mustered out July '27, 1865. 

Bell, Wilson, aged 27, volunteer. 1861, three years. 
Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, mustered 
out Julv 9. 186.= ; re-enlisled as a veteran. 

Bell, George Washington, age 25, volunteer, De- 
cember 3. 1863. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany K, private, served one year and six months, mus- 
tered out June. 1864. 

Bell. William, age 17, volunteer. July $■ 1863, six 
months. Fourth independent battalion cavalry, private, 
served nine months, mustered out March 12, 1864: re- 
enlistment, age 18. volunteer. September 15. 1864, on& 
year. One Hundred and Seventy-fourth regiment, com- 
pany D. sergeant, attained rank of orderly sergeant, 
served ten months, mustered out June 28. 1865. 

Bey, Frederick, age 21. volunteer. October 12, 1862, 
three years. Seventh cavalry, company H. blacksmith. 

Bingham. William H.. age 3.1. volunteer. .August, 
1862. ihree years. First light artillery, company H, pri-. 
'ate, discharged. 



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HISTORY Of MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



Bishop. Lyciirgus. age 29, volunteer, 1862, three 
years. First light artillerv. company H. died June 14, 
1863. 

Burlinganie. E. P.. volunteer, September 14. 1861, 
three years. First cavalry, company L, private, attained 
rank of first sergeant, served four years, mustered out 
Seotember. 26. 1865, veteran, re-enlisted. 

Bragg, Benjamin, age 21, volunteer. April 17. 1861. 
three moiiths. Eighteenth regiment, company B. pri- 
vate, served four months, mustered out August 28. 1861. 
re-enlist^iient. age 21, volunteer. July 29. 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. corporal, at- 
tained rank of second lieutenant, served two years and 
six months, mustered out July 27, 1865 ; veteran enlist- 
ment, age 2,3. volunteer. February. 1864, three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, sergeant, attained 
rank of second lieutenant, served one year and six 
months, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Brown. Asa. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment. 

Briggs. Felix, age 28. volunteer. Twenty-third Ken- 
tucky regiment, company I. private, died January 24. 
1864" 

Briggs T. L. 

Briggs. Sabinus. age 24. volunteer. One Hundred 
and Thirty-ninth Pennsylvania, company H. re-enlist- 
ment. 

Creal, George, age 26. volunteer. July 29. i86j, 
three years. Fifth colored infantry, company I. private, 
served two years, honorably discharged September 22. 
1865. 

Cook, Jacob, age 16, volunteer. October. 1861. three 
years. Sixty-third regiment, company F, private, served 
six months, died May i, 1862. 

Dabold, Jacob, volunteer. May, 1864. one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany A, private. 

Danner, William, age 42, volunteer, February 14, 
1865, one year. Thirty-sixth regiment, company C. pri- 
vate, served five and one-half months, mustered out 
July 27. 1865. 

Davis. Freeman L.. volunteer, three years. First 
cavalry, company L. 

Davis. Herman, volunteer, three years. Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company A. private, served three years, mus- 
tered out. 

Deeker. John. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F. 

Devol. Stephen, volunteer, July 29. 1861, three years, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, served two 
and a half years, mustered out in February, 1864; 
veteran enlistment, volunteer, February, 1864, three 
yea.rs, 'Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
served one year and a half, mustered out July 27. 1865, 

Devol, Charles H., age 20. volunteer. July 29. 1862, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. pri- 
vate, attained rank of corporal, served three years, mus- 
tered out July 27, 186;. 

Devol. William, age 19. volunteer. August 12, 1S62. 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. private, 
mustpred out July 27. 1865. 

Devol Benjamin, substitute. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
c-'anpanv A. private, served four months, mustered out 
September. 1864; re-enlisted, one year. Eighteenth regi- 
ment, comp'-ny I, private, mustered out. 



Devol, Harris, age 18, volunteer. July 29, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Dyar. Joseph, age 25. volunteer. July 29. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company .•\. corporal, 
honorably discharged. 

Tile, Henry, Sixteenth regiment, company A. 

Gilpin. Daniel, age 23, substitute, October 6, 1864, 
one year. Seventy-eighth regiment, company E. private, 
served nine months, mustered out June 26, 1865. 

Gilpin, Jackson, age 17, volunteer, October 6. 1864, 
one year. First cavalry, company L. private, served nine 
months, mustered out June 26, 1865. 

Hamilton, Albert G., age 24, volunteer, August 2, 
1863. three years, Second heavy artillery, company K, 
private, served two years, mustered out August 23, 1865. 

Hamilton, John A., age 16, volunteer, August 27, 
1863, three years. Second heavy artillery, company K, 
private, served one year and nine months, honorably 
discharged May 12, 1865. 

Haney. James, age 23, volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Sixty-third regiment, company G. private, served one 
year, honorably discharged in 1862; re-enlistment, age 
26, volunteer. i8'i4. three years. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company D. private, served one year, mustered 
out in 1865. 

Heckler. John. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. 

Heckler. Joseph. Thirtv-sixth regiment, company 
A. 

Heckler. Godfrey. Thirtv-sixth regiment, company 
A. 

Hill, Prescott. age 29, volunteer. January 5. 1864. 
three years. .Seventy-seventh regiment, companies H 
and D. private. 

Hill. William, \olunteer. three years. Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company A. private. 

Kidvvell. George Washington, age 16, volunteer. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, died. 

Ladd. William, age 32, volunteer, August 12, 1862, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
died. 

Ladd, Salathiel, age 28, volunteer, 1861, three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. private, served three 
years, mustered out in 1864. 

Ladd, John Asher, age 22, volunteer, three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, died. 

Lancaster, J. Leroy, age 27. volunteer. August g, 
1862, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
private, served two years and eleven months, mustered 
out July 27, 1865. 

Lancaster. William, age 21. volunteer, July 29, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. private, 
served four years, mustered out July 27, 1865, re-en- 
listed as a veteran. 

Lancaster, Francis, age 19. volunteer. May 28. 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh reginient. company A, 
private, served four months, mustered out October I, 
1862. re-enlisted twice. 

Lancaster, F. T.. Thirteenth cavalry, company A. 

Lancaster. Mordecai. age 17. volunteer. May 28, 
1862. three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company 
A. private, served four months, re-enlisted as a veteran, 
killed by explosion at Petersburg. 

Marshal. William, age 21. volunteer. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, at- 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



8il 



tained rank of corporal, served two years, died in 1863, 
mortally wounded June 2g, 1863. 

Maxwell, S. Newton, age 2;!,. volunteer. May 28, 
1862, three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company 
A, served four months, mustered out October I, 1862. 

Mellor, Walter H., age 37. volunteer. May, 1864, 
three months. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K, orderly sergeant. 

Monctt, A. Lake, age 22, volunteer. May 28, 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, 
private, served four months, muslered out October I, 
1862. 

Monett, Moses M.. age 18, volunteer, July 29, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company .■\, private, 
served six months, honorablv discharged January 31, 
1862. 

More, .\lfred. Thirty-ninth regiment company B. 

Nye. Charles N.. volunteer. May 28. 1862 three 
months. Eighty-fifth regiment, company B. private, mus- 
tered out October i. 1862, re-enlisted May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A, orderly ser,geant. four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Otten, John, volunteer, rc-enlisted as a veteran. 

Palmer, David P.. age 18, volunteer, July. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
served three years, mustered out September. 1864. 
wounded at Mission Ridge. 

Perrin. Lyman, volunteer, July 29, 1861, three years, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, served two 
years and nine months, re-enlisted as a veteran, killed 
by a bushwhacker May, 1864. 

Pixley, George, age 21. volunteer. April 17, 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, private, 
served four and a half m<.)ntlT;, mustered out August 28, 
1861. 

Putnam. Israel Pitt, age 29, volunteer. November 
15, 1861, three years. First Virginia light artillery com- 
pany C. corporal, served two years and two months, 
honorably discharged February 16. 1863. 

Putnam, George W., age 21, volunteer^ July 29, 
1861. three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
sergeant, attained rank of first lieutenant, served three 
and a half years, resigned January 13. 1865. 

Putnam, William Rufus, volunteer, commanding 
Camn Putnam, Ohio, colonel. 

Ridgeway. George, volunteer. F.i,ghteenth regiment, 
company B, died. 

Ridgeway, Joseph, Thirty-sixth Iowa. 

Rhodes. Joseph, age 3;^. volunteer. September 14, 
1861. three years. First cavalry, company L, private, mus- 
tered out 1864, 

Robinson. William, First cavalry, company L, died. 

Ross. William. Ninth cavalry, company B. 

Ross, Griffin, Ninth cavalry, company B. 

Saner, Henry, age 24. volunteer. October 6, 1862, 
three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, private, served 
two years and eleven months, honorably discharged 
September 3, 1864. 

Saner. Conrad, age 23. volunteer. October 6. 1862, 
three years. Seventh cavalry, company H. private, served 
two years and eight months, honorablv discharged May 
24. 1865. 

Selby. James Calhoun, age 22, volunteer. 1861. three 



years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, second lieu- 
tenant, attained rank of captain, served three years, 
mortally wounded at Berryville, Virginia, September 
3, 1864, died September 14, 1864. 

Shaw, John L.. age 35, volunteer, April 17. 1861, 
three months, Eighteenth regiment, company B. pri- 
vate, served four and a half months nnistercd out .-\u- 
gust 28, 1861. 

Schwartz. Martin. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany A.. 

Smith, George P., vohmteer, August. 1862. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. [jrivate. at- 
tained rank of sergeant, served three years, nuistered 
out .'Xu.gust 28, 1865. 

Smith. Christopher C. volunteer. August 11. 1862, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
served one and a half years, honorably discharged Feb- 
ruary 29, 1864. 

Sm.ith, John, age 24, volunteer, August 4, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company .A, jiri- 
vate. 

Snider, Henry. May. 1864. one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment. 

Spears. James, Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. 

Stackhouse, Wallace, age 48, volunteer, three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company H. 

Stacy, Miles A., volunteer. July. 1861. three years, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. orderly sergeant, 
attained rank of captain, served four years, mustered 
out July 27, 1865. 

Stacy. James. 

Stacy. Joel Elliot, age 21, volunteer. July 29. i86r, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
served two and a half years, mustered out February, 
1864, veteran enlistment February. 1864, three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. 

Stacy. Arius F.. age 18. volunteer, .\ugnst 24. 1861, 
three years, company .A. private, served three years, 
mustered out 1864. 

Steed. James, volunteer. 1861. three years. Sixty- 
third regiment, company D, private. 

Steer, Edward, age 18, volunteer, July 29. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F. pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out June 10, 1865, 

Stewart. Frank, volunteer. July 29, 1861, three 
years, Thirtv-sixth re.ginient, companv A. private, 
killed. 

.Stow, Seldon S., age 19, vohmteer, July 29, 1861, 
three years, Thirty-sixth regimeiu, company A. private, 
served four years, mnstert-rl out July 27. 1865. re-enlisted 
as a veteran. 

Stow. Charles R.. age 17. volunteer, 1862. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private. 

Strohl. William, age 29. volunteer. November 11, 
1862. three years. One Hundred and Twenty-fifth regi- 
ment, company E. private, attained rank of corporal, 
served two years and ten months, mustered out Sep- 
tember 25. 1865. 

Strohl. Joseph, volunteer. M;iy 28, 1862. three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company .A. private, 
served four months, mustered out October i. 1862. re- 
enlistment, volunteer. June 28, 1863, six months. Fourth 
independent battalion cavalrv. company C. sergeant, 
served eight months, mustered out March 12, 1864, third 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND IVASHINGTON COUNTY. 



enlistment, volunteer. March 14, 1864, three years. Thir- 
teenth cavalry, companies A, K and E, orderly ser- 
geant, attained rank of captain, served one year and 
four months, mustered out August 10, 1865. 

Swartz, Martin, age 19, volunteer, August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
served two years and six months, mustered out Febru- 
ary, 1864, veteran enlistment, volunteer, February, 1864, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. 

Wagoner, Theobald, company A. 

Wagoner, Michael, age 19. volunteer, August 2, 
1863, three years. Second heavy artillery, company K, 
private, served two vears, mustered out August 23, 
1865. ■ ■ 

Ward, J. Edwin, age 17. volunteer. 1861. three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. private, served 
eleven months, honorably discharged 1862, re-enlistment, 
age 19. volunteer, July 6, 1863. six months. Fourth 
independent battalion cavalry, company C, private, 
served eight months, mustered out March 12, 1864, 
third enlistment, age 20, volunteer, March 14, 1864, 
three years. Thirteenth cavalry compaiiy A. corporal, 
served one vear and four months, inustered out July, 
1865. 

Wellspring. John, volunteer, October 20, 1861, three 
years, First light artillery, company H. private, served 
two years, honorably discharged September 22. 1863. 

Wendleken, Henry W., age 18, substitute, April i, 
1865, one year. Eighteenth regiment, company E, pri- 
vate, served six and one-half months, mustered out 
October 19, 1865. 

West, Gordon B.. age 20, volunteer, April 17, 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, served four and one-half months, mustered out 
August 28, 1861, re-enlistment, 1863, three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, company E, lieutenant, attained 
rank of captain, mustered out March 8, 1866, re-enlisted 
as a veteran. 

Welking, Philip, Thirty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany B. 

Wood, Osmer J., volunteer, July 29, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, companies A and K, ser- 
geant, attained rank of first lieutenant, served two years, 
resigned .August 27, 1863. 

Wood. Gustavus Adolphus, volunteer, July 29, 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
corporal, served two years and five months, honorably 
discharged December 7, 1862, wounded at Antietam, 
September 17, 1862, and at Chickamauga, September 19, 



REC.\P!TfL.M10N. 

Huntington's battery 3 

Buell's Pierpont battery 2 

Battery K, Second Ohio heavy artillery 3 

First Ohio cavalry 6 

Fourth Ohio independent battalion cavalry 5 

Seventh Ohio cavalry 3 

Thirteenth Ohio cavalry 3 

\inth Ohio cavalry 2 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 46 

Sixty-third Ohio 6 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio 7 



Thirty-ninth Ohio 5 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 5 

Eighteenth Ohio (three months) 5 

Eighty-seventh Ohio 5 

Eighteenth Ohio (three years) 2 

Ninety-second Ohio 3 

One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Ohio 3 

One each in Twenty-third Kentucky, Thirty-sixth 
Iowa, One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Pennsyl- 
vania, Fifth colored infantry. Sixteenth Ohio. 
Seventy-eighth Ohio, Eighty-fifth Ohio (three 
months). One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Ohio, 
not designated two 10 

Total number of soldiers iii 

Died 13 

NEWPORT TOWNSHIP. 

Adams, Moses, age 46, volunteer, May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company G, private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864. 

Adams, Alcynus, age 17, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G, private, served four months mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Adkins. 

Bobb, Reese Smith, age 31, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. corporal, served four months, inus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Ballentine. William Henry, age 50, volunteer. May, 
1864, one hundred days, Oone Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company G, corporaK" served four 
months, luustercd out September, 1864. 

Ballentine, George Kimberly, age 20, volunteer, 
August, 1861, three years, Sixth Virginia regiment, 
company G, private, attained the rank of sergeant, 
three years, mustered out October, 1864. 

Ballentine. John T.. age 18, volunteer. August, 
1861, three years. Sixth Virginia regiment, company 
G, private, three years, mustered out October, 1864. 

Ballentine. William Edward, age 17, volunteer, 
August, 1861, three years. Sixth Virginia regiment, 
company G. private, served three years, mustered out 
October. 1864. 

Baldwin. Sinclair, volunteer, company A. 

Baldwin. Silas, age 22, volunteer, September i, 
1861, three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, served two years and six months, mus- 
tered out in 1864, re-enlistment, age 24, volunteer, 1864, 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, 
private, served one year mustered out June 28, 1865. 

Barker. Joseph, age 28, volunteer. May, 1864, one' 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B, corporal, served* four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Batelle, Charles D.. age 16, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. fifer. served four months, mustered 
out September. 1867. 

Bell. Austin, age 18. volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private. 



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Bell. William Henry, age 42. volunteer. August 22, 

1862, three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company F, drummer, attained the rank of pri- 
vate, three years, mustered out June, 1865. 

Blakely, Lewis, Second Arkansas light artillery, 
died 

Blakely, William Hervy, age 21. volunteer, Septem- 
her 9. 1861. three years. Eighteenth regiment, com- 
pany F. private, served three years and three months, 
mustered out December 15, 1864. 

Blakely, Andrew S.. age 17. volunteer. September 
g, 1861, three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F. 
private, served four years, mustered out October 9, 
1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Bosworth. Sunmer, May, 1864, one hundred days, 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company G, 
private, served four months, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Burge, C, volunteer, First Virginia regiment, com- 
pany I. died. 

Britton. Charles Russel. age 16. volunteer. August, 

1863, six months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served eight months, mus- 
tered out March 11. 1864. re-enlistment. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. private, served four months, mustered 
out September. 1864. 

Bush, John L., age 48. volunteer. 1864. one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany G. 

Bush, William Casner. volunteer. Thirty-sixth regi- 
ment, company G. 

Bush. Josephus. age 18. volunteer, July 13. 1863, 
six months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regiment, 
company F, private. 

Carpenter. David, age 31. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G, private, mustered out September, 

1864, re-enlistment, age 32, drafted March, 1865, one 
year, honorably discharged. 

Carpenter, Jasper, age 31. volunteer. May 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B, private, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Carver. Isaac P.. age 18. volunteer. January I, 
1862, three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, served two years, honorably discharged 
in 1864. veteran enlistment, age 20. volunteer. 1864, 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, 
private, served one year and six months, mustered out 
June 28, 1865. 

Conner. Joseph Long, age t,2. drafted March 23, 

1865, one year. Forty-third regiment, served two months, 
honorably discharged May 24, 1865. by reason of in- 
structions from the War Department. 

Chapeell. Conrad. 

Coner. Thomas Jason, age 19. volunteer. July 22, 
1861. three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
corporal, attained rank of sergeant three years, mus- 
tered out in 1864. 

Cooke. Milton Gilbert, age 47. volunteer, Septem- 
ber 6. i86r. three years. First cavalry, company L, 
blacksmith, served one year and six months, honorably 
discharged. 

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Cree. John R., age 21, volunteer, Alay 28, 1862, three 
months. Eighty-fifth regiment, company F, private, mus- 
tered out. 

Cooke, James Monroe, age 16, August 13. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, pri- 
vate, served four years, mustered out July 9, 1865, re- 
enlisted as a veteran. 

Crandall. 

Crocker. Joseph, age 42. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G, corporal. 

Crumbley. E. A., age 38. volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G, private, mustered out in September, 
1864. 

Cunningham, Michael, age 40. volunteer, August 6, 
1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, honorably discharged. 

Cutshaw. William, age 18. volunteer. 1864, three 
jears. One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, com- 
pany K. private, died. 

Cutshaw, Sheppard. age 16. volunteer. 1S64. Eighth 
Virginia cavalry, company C. 

Cutshaw. Shannon, age 13. volunteer. 1864. one year, 
One Hundred and Seventy-fifth regiment, company K, 
private, died at Nashville. Tennessee. 

Dana, Frederick F.. age 18. volunteer. September i, 
1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, served 
three years mustered out July 4. 1865. 

Dale. Edward R.. Seventy-seventh regiment. 

Dana, Charles L. 

Davis. Hamilton F.. age 16. volunteer. October 8, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B. private, served two years and four months, honor- 
ably discharged, veteran enlistment, age 19, volunteer, 

1864. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B. private, served five months, died July i. 1864. died in 
prison in Tyler, Texas. 

Davis, John Wilson, age 19. drafted March 23, 

1865. one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. pri- 
vate, served four montlis, mustered out July o. 1865. 

Davis. K. B,. age 23. volunteer. July. 1863. six 
months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regiment, 
company F, private, served nine months, mustered out 
March 11 1864, re-enlistment, substitute. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Davis, James W.. age 22. volunteer. April. 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, four and one-half months, mustered out in August, 
1861. re-enlistment, substitute. May. 1864. one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany K. private, served four months, mustered out 
September, x86i. 

Davis. Henry Edward, age 20, volunteer. Septem- 
ber I. 1862. three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, 
private, served one year and seven months, died April 
4, 1864. a prisoner at .•\ndersonville, captured Novem- 
ber 15. 1863. in Kentucky. 

Davis. Sanford. age .y, volunteer. May, 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company G, private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Dick. J., age i6, vohintecr, 1861, three years, Eight- 
eenth regiment, company F. private, served three years, 
mustered out in i?64. 

Dolson, Emanuel, vohniteer, May, 1861, three years, 
Twenty-fifth regiment, private, served eleven months, 
honorably discharged March, 1862, for disability, a 
prisoner, captured at Rogersville, November 6, 1863, 
re-enlistment, volunteer, 1862, three years. Seventh cav- 
alry, company H. private, served one year and ten 
months, died July 20, 1864. 

Dotson. George, age 17. volunteer, August. 1864, 
one year. Second heavy artillery, company K, private, 
served ten months, honorably discharged May 25, 1865, 
from hospital after three months sickness, 

Dowens, George, age 57, volunteer, October 19, 
1861, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F, 
fife major, honorably discharged for disability. 

Edgell, Benjamin Ellis, age 2^,. volunteer, July, 
1863, six months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regi- 
ment, company F, orderly sergeant, mustered out. 

Edgerton, Luther, volunteer. First cavalry, company 
L. died May 13. 1862. of fever, at Louisville. Kentucky. 
Edgerton. William H.. volunteer. July. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. first lieuten- 
ant, resigned June 25. 1862. 

Edwards. Benjamin. May. 1864. one hundred days, 
One fJundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company G, 
private, served four months, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Edwards, Dennis, age 25, volunteer, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private. 

Elson. Lewis, age },}, volunteer, August. 1862, three 
years. Eleventh Virginia regiment, company D, private, 
served two years and nine months, mustered out June, 
1865. 

Farley. Pearson, age J?, volunteer, one hundred 
days. May. 1864, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. private, served four months, mustered 
out September. 1864. 

Farley, John, age 18, voluiueer. TiLiy. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. private, served four months mustered 
out September, 1864. 

Francis, A. J., age 29, volunteer. August. 1862. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F. private, 
served one year, died November i. 1863. of chronic 
diarrhoea in Chattanooga. 

Francis, Stephen, age 27. volunteer. August 8. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F. pri- 
vate, served two years and ten months, mustered out 
June. 1865. 

Friedel. Andrew. May. 1864. one hundred days, 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company G, 
private, served four months, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Gano. Jacob, age 21, volunteer. September. 1861, 
three years. First cavalry, company L. corporal, at- 
tained rank of sergeant served three years, mustered 
out 1864. 

Garrison. Rodney S.. age 20. volunteer, July 22, 
1861. three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, served one year, honorably discharged 1862, 
re-enlistment, age 23. volunteer, May, 1864, one hun- 



dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company G. private. 

Gates. Jewett, age 23, volunteer. 1862, three years, 
Ninety-second regiment, company G, private, served 
three months, died 1864. 

Goddard, George, age 35. drafted, March 23. 1865, 
one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company G, private, 
served four months, mustered out July 9. 1865. 

Greene, Christopher, age 55, volunteer, May, 1864, 
one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. sergeant, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Green, James Brown, age 31, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G, private, attained rank of sergeant. 

Gregg. Levi. 

Greenwood, Frank, age 16. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. 

Guilinger. Michael, age 16. volunteer. January 22, 
1864. three years, Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, served one and one-half years, honorably dis- 
charged 1865. 

Guilinger, Thomas, age 44, volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B. private. 

Guilinger. Jacob H.. age 37. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, companv G. private, attained rank of corporal. 

Haight. Charles C. age 21. volunteer, August 26, 

1861, three years. Sixth Virginia reeiment, company G, 
sergeant, served three years, mustered out. 

Haight, George Washington, age 19, volunteer. May, 

1862, thirteen months. One Hundred and Eighty-fifth 
regiment, company F, private, mus ered out 1862, at 
Bermuda Hundred. 

Hall, Eli Worthington, age 17, substitute. May, 
1864. one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company G, private, served six weeks, died 
July 6. 1864. at Bermuda Hundred. 

Hall. Oscar, age 14, volunteer, September i, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-seventh reg'.ment. company A, pri- 
vate, served five months, died January. 1863. in hospital, 
Tennessee. 

Haynes. Alfred, age 16. substitute, Mav^ 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. private, served, four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Hays. Preston G.. age 19, volunteer, May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Hazel, Frederick, age 18, volunteer, January 18, 
1864, three years. First cavalry, company L, private, 
served one vear and four months, honorably discharged 
May 31, 1865. 

Higgins, Thomas Neely, age 33, May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company G. private, served four months, mustered out 
September. 1864. 

Hill. Addison, age 18. volunteer, November, 1861. 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B. pri- 
vate, served two years, mustered out December, 1863, 



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re-enlisted, volunteer, 1864, three year?. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company B, private. 

Hill. Corneliu-s, age 41, volunteer, one hundred days, 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, coinpany B, 
private, died July 19, 1864, of chronic diarrhoea, at Ber- 
muda Hundred. 

Hill, William Wallace, age 18. volunteer, October, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B, private, one battle, served one and one-half years, 
died May t,. 1863, of measles, at Alton, Illinois. 

Hill, Henry McKibbcn, age 23^ volunteer, October 
22, 1862, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B, private. 

Hutchinson, Charles, volunteer. Thirty-sixth regi- 
ment, company E, private. 

Hughes, David D., age 16, volunteer, July 18, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, 
served" four years, mustered out July 9, 1865, re-enlisted 
as a veteran. 

Jobes John, volunteer. May. 1864, one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, private, 
died. 

Jobes. Carby. age ^,7. drafted March 23, 1865, one 
year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, served 
four months, mustered out July 9. 1865. 

Johnson. E. .\.. First Virginia regiment. 

Johnson. A. P., Fourteenth regiment. 

Lang, Ebenezer. age 17. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
tnent. company G, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Lang. William, age 20. volunteer, August 24. 1861, 
three years. Sixth Virginia regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out 1864. 

Larkins. Elias, First cavalry, company L. 

Leonard. Augustus, age 34. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G, first lieutenant, served four months, 
mustered out September. 1864. 

Little, Arthur B.. volunteer, October 2.S, 1862, three 
years. Seventh cavalry, company H, corporal, attained 
the rank of sergeant, served three years, mustered out 
July 4, 186.=;. 

Little. Thomas O.. age 22. volunteer. 1861. three 
years. First cavalry, company L. private, served three 
years, honorably discharged re-enlistment, volunteer, 
1864. three years. First cavalry, company L, private. 

Matheny. John Seventh cavalry, company H. 

Manley. Bryan. First Virginia artillery, company C. 

Mathers. John, age .^8. volunteer. 1861. three years, 
Sixty-third regiment, company G, private, served nine 
months, honorably discharged in 1862. rc-cniistment, 
substitute, private. 

Mathers. Alexander, age 21. volunteer. September, 
t86i. three years. Seventy-fifth regiment, coinpany D, 
private, ■served two years, honorably discharged Sep- 
tember. 1863. for disability. 

Mathers. Matthew, age 21. volunteer. January, 1865, 
one year. First cavalry, company L, private. 

Mathers, Joseph, age 17. volunteer. January, 1865, 
one year. First cavalry, company L. private. 

Mat'hews. David, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company D. private. 



Matthews. Edward. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company G, private, died .\pril 27. 1862. near Cincin- 
nati. 

McDaniels. J. 

McCoy. Thomas A., age 26, volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, coinpany B, private served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

McCallister, Charles, Eighteenth regiment. 

McElfresh. 

McElhinney, Joseph M.. volunteer. May. 1864. One 
hundred and Forty-ei.s»hth regiment, company G, cap- 
tain, served four months, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Mclntire, Fidellius, age 32. volunteer, August 11, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, 
private, served three years, musjered out June 15, 1865. 

McLain. 

McPeak, Jasper, vohinteer, 1862. three years. Nine- 
ty-second regiment, company F. private, served one 
year and eight months, died April 19. 1863. at Carthage, 
Tennessee, of fever. 

McVey. Thomas Jett. age 18. volunteer. November 
14. 1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B, private, taken prisoner at Shiloh and not heard 
from since. 

Middleswartz. H. F.. volunteer. July. 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, first lieu- 
tenant, attained the rank of captain, served three years, 
mustered out June 19. 1865. 

Middleswartz. George W.. age 2},. volunteer. July 

22, 1861. three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company 
B. private, served four years, mustered out July 9, 
1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Middleswartz. H. F.. age 22. volunteer, July 22, 
1861. three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, served four years, mustered out July 9, l86S> 
re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Middleswartz, N.. age 22. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company B. private, served four months, mustered 
out September. 1864. 

Miller. Greenbury, drafted, spring of i86.^. 

Moor. Abijah. age 22. volunteer. October 23, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-fifth regiment, company B. private, 
served three years and two months, mustered out De- 
cember, 1864. 

Newlen, Henry, age 30. vohmtcer. November 26, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G. private, served three years, mustered out December 

23, 1864. , , 
Newlen. David, age 27, 1864, one hundred days, 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company G, 
private. 

Newden, Martin, age 24. volunteer. November 26, 
1861.. three years. Seventy-seventh regfment, crmpany 
G, private. 

Nine. George, Fourth Virginia cavalry, company G. 

Newlen. Ira, age 17, volunteer, November 26, 1861, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment. Company G, pri- 
vate, mustered out Drcimber. 1863. re-enlistment, vol- 
unteer. December. 1863. three years. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company G. private. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Noland, Stephen, age 2>2- volunteer, May, 1864, one 
h'lndred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. 

Xine. Jacob. 

Noland, Augustus, age 27. volunteer, May, 1864, 
one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. 

Nine. Lewis, voluntter, Thirty-ninh regiment, 
company B, private, killed at New Madrid. 

Noiand; Johnson, age 24, volunteer. May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company G. 

Noland, Justus, age 21, volunteer, 1862, three years, 
Seventh cavalry, company H, private, served one year 
and eight months, died March, 1864, at Camp Nelson, 
of smallpox. 

Nolan, Philip. 

Osborn. Joseph. Eighteenth regiment, company F. 

O'Blenas, Henry, age 19, volunteer. May 28. 1862, 
three months. Eighty-fifth regiment, company F, cor- 
poral, mustered out re-enlistment volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. sergeant, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

O'Blenas. .\bram Guyton, age 18. volunteer. ^lay 
28, 1862. three months. Eighty-fifth regiment, company 
F, private, mustered out, second enlistment, age 19, 
vohmteer. 1863, six months, One Himdred and Twenty- 
ninth regiment, company F, private, mustered out March 
II, 1864. third enlistment, age 20, volunteer. 1864, one 
hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, companj' G. privats. served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

O'Neil, Gilbert, age 2^. volunteer. September, 1861, 
three years. First cavalry, company L, private, served 
two years. Jionorably discharged in 1863 by reason of 
deafness, re-enlistment, age 29. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G, private, four months, mustered out 
September. 1864. 

O'Shurn. Ezra J., age 18. volunteer. September 16, 
1861. three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F, 
private, served three years and two months^ honorably 
discharged November 9. 1S64. veteran enlistment, No- 
vember, 1864, three years. Eighteenth regiment, com- 
panies F and B. private, served five months, honorably 
discharged April, 1865. 

Paxton, Martin, Thirty-sixth regiment, private. 

Paxton John L.. First Virginia light artillery, pri- 
vate. 

Peckens. Austin W.. age 23^ volunteer, August, 
1861. three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served one year and eight months, honorably dis- 
charged April, 1863. on account of wound in right 
breast, received at Stone River. 

Peckens. H. Sheppard. age 20, volunteer, August, 
1861, three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served three years and three months mustered out 
November 9. 1864, re-enlistment, substitute, one year, 
Eighteenth regiment, company F. private, attained rank 
of corporal, mustered out October 9. 1865. 

Peckens. George Conner, age 18, volunteer, 1861, 
three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F, private, 



served nine months, honorably discharged in 1862 for 
disability. 

Pegg, Henry, age 20, volunteer. November 18. 1861, 
three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, pri- 
vate. 

Petty, Henry Wesley, age 26, May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company B. private. 

Pryor, Nathan, age 21, volunteer, September, 1861, 
three years, First cavalry, company L, private, served 
two years and four months, mustered out January, 1864, 
re-enlistment, volunteer, January, 1864, three years. First 
cavalry, t:ompany L, private. 

Reese, William, age 21, volunteer, September, 1861, 
three years, First cavalry, company L, private, served 
three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Reynolds, Daniel S., age 42, volunteer, 1861, three 
years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, mus- 
tered out, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Reynolds. Charles Wesley, age 16. volunteer. July, 
1861, three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Reynolds, Theodore M.. age 15, volunteer, February 
18, 1862, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company 
G. drummer, honorably discharged, second enlistment, 
age I", substitute. 1864, one hundred days. One Hun- 
dred and Forty-eighth regiment, company G, private 
served four months, mustered out September, 1864, 
third enlistment, age 18, volunteer, March 10, 1865, one 
year, One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regiment, com- 
pany F, served three months, honorably discharged 
June 14, 186.S. 

Ritchie Isaac, age 27, drafted March 23, 1865, one 
year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company I, private, served' 
four months, honorably discharged July, 1865. 

Ritchie, St. Clair, age 17. Volunteer, September I, 

1861, three years. First Virginia light artillery, com- 
pany C, private, served three years and nine months, 
mustered out June 28, 1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Ritchie, William, age 18. volunteer. January 21, 
1864. three years. First Virginia light artillery, company 
C. private, served eighteen months, mustered out June 
28, 1864. 

Ross. Welland, Thirty-third regiment, company F. 

Rowland. Rufus Henry, age 20. volunteer, August 
10, 1862, three years, Ninety-second regiment, company 
F. drummer, served three vears, mustered out June 10, 
1865. 

Rowland, Robert S.. age 20. volunteer. August 28, 

1862, three years, Seventh cavalry, company H, private, 
served three years, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Scott, Maxwell, age 49. volunteer. October, 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F. private, 
served eight months, honorably discharged July 5, 1862, 
for disability. 

Seacord, D. 

Seevers. Daniel D.. age 44. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G. private. 

Seevers, Richard D.. age 40. volunteer, July 22, 
1861, three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, served thirteen months, honorably discharged 
August, 1862, for disability, reenlistment, volunteer. 



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January n, 1864. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company K, private, served ten months, died November 
15. 1864, of wound received at \\'inchester, July 24, 
1864. 

Seevers, Abram. age 42. vohmteer, May, 1864. one 
hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company G, private, served one and a half years. 

Seevers, James, age 16. volunteer. JIarch. 1862, 
three years, Third Virginia cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate, mustered out. 

Seevers, William James, age 22, volunteer. Febru- 
ary 9. 1864, three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company 
B. private, served eighteen months, mustered out July 
9, 1865. 

Sexton. Linsey. Second V^irginia cavalry, com- 
pany D. 

Shreves, Thomas, age i6. volunteer. March, 1864, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company K. 

Shreves. James Wesley, age 19. volunteer. Marjh, 
1864. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. 

Smith, J. Higgins, age 22, volunteer, 1861. three 
years. First cavalry, company L, private. 

Smith. James Keith, age 4,3. volunteer. May, 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment .compsny G. 

Smith, George W., age ,37. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment company G. 

Smith. Samuel Thomas, age 34. volunteer. May. 
1864. one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company G. 

Smith, S. R.. Ninth cavalry. 

Smith, George, age 30, drafted, March 23, 1865, one 
year. 

Smith. Henry, age 21. volunteer. 1864. three years. 
First cavalry, company L, private, served one year and 
four months, honorably discharged July 4. 1865. 

Smith, Jonathan, Seventy-seventh regiment, died. 

Stewart, John. Thirty-sixth regiment, company B. 

Stewart. J. H.. age 32. volunteer. September. 1861. 
three years. First cavalry, company L. private, served 
three years,, mustered out 1864. 

Stewart, Ira. age iq. volunteer. September, 1861. 
three years. First cavalry, company L, private, served 
four months, died January. 1862. of typhoid fever. 

Thomas. George W.. age 16. volunteer. August 12, 
1863, six months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regi- 
ment, company D, private, served eight months, mus- 
tered out .April, 1864. reenlistment age 17, volunteer, 
August 12, 1864. one year. One Hundred and Seventy- 
ninth regiment, company I. private, served nine months, 
mustered out June 18. i86.i. 

Thompson. Edgar. Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany K. private, died. 

Thompson, S., age 21. volunteer. 1862. three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, served 
three years, mustered out 1864, served last two years in 
invalid corps. 

Tidd. George Washington, age 18. volunteer, Au- 
gust 7, 1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany F. private, served two years and nine months, 
mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Tidd. Charles Wesley, age 17. volunteer, .\ugust 
18, 1863. six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company 



G. private, served four months, died December 17, 
1863. at Clarksburg, Virginia, of typhoid fever. 

Turner, Benjamin Stokely. age 18. First cavalry, 
company L. 

Turner. William Parker, age 16. volunteer, Septem- 
ber 26, 1874. one year, First cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate, served eight months, honorably discharged 1865. 

Tuttle, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment. 

Unger, Jacob, Ninety-second regiment, company F. 

V^anway, Moses, age 24, volunteer, Septeml)er. 1865, 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, died. 

Vanway. James, age iy, volunteer, November 9, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, 
private, served three years, ntustered out, 1864. 

Vanway. William, age 36. drafted. March 23. 1865, 
one year. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, 
served four months, honorably discharged July 9, 1865. 

Vanway, Isaac, age 23. Ninety-second regiment, 
company F. private, died April, 1863. 

Vanway. Thomas Mills, age 21. volunteer. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company G, 
private. 

Ward. Martin, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company E. private, in prison at Tvler. Texas, died 
July S, 1864, 

West. Stephen .\., age 22. volunteer, November 29, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D, private, served three years, mustered out December 
II. 1864, reenlistment, age 25, substitute. March 28, 
1865. one year. Eighteenth regiment, company C. pri- 
vate. 

Wetzel. James, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth 
regiment, died. 

Whitsel. James. One Hundred and Twenty-fifth 
regiment, died. 

Wetzel, Joseph. 

Wheeler. Jesse, age 46. voh\nteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Fiirty-eighth regiment. 

Wheeler. John, age 21. volunteer, September I. 
l86r. three years. First light artillery, company K, pri- 
vate, served two years and six months, honorably dis- 
charged, enlisted as a veteran, volunteer. 1864. three 
years. First light artillery, company K. private. 

Wheeler. Lewis, age 20, volunteer. September. 1861, 
three years. First light artillery, company K. private, 
reenlis'ted as a veteran volunteer, 1864, three years. 
First light artillery, company K, private, 

Whiston, Silas Adkins. age 24. volunteer, 1862, 
three years, Seventh cavalry, company H, private, 
served three vears, mustered out July 4, 1S65. 

White, Walter Cole, age 23. volunteer. May. 1S64, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, companv G, orderly sergeant. 

Williams, Sylvester, age 16. volunteer. March. 1863, 
three vears, Seventh Virginia, company D, died, 

Williamson. James, age 24, volunteer. October 23, 
1861, three years. Seventy-fifth regiment, company B. 
private, served three years and three months, mustered 
out December 12. 1864. 

Wilson, William, age 29, volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company G, private. 

Wood, Soranus Sha\V, age 25, vohmteer, September 
I, 1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, cor- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



poral, attained sergeant, served two years and nine 
months, mustered out June 12, 1865. 

Wood, Joseph E., vohuiteer, May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company G, corporal, mustered oui in September, 1864. 

Wooi. John C. age 21, voktnteer, May, 1862, three 
years. Eighty-fifth regiment, company F, private, re- 
enlistment, volunteer. May, 1864, one hundred days. 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company G, 
second lieutenant, served three months, mustered out in 
September. 1864. 

Wood. William Ware, age 17. volunteer. 1861. three 
year.s. First cavalry, company L, private, died of chronic 
diarrhnea in 1864. 

Woodward. John, age ^f.. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment company B, private. 

Wright. Luther. 

Zanillev. B. F.. Thirtv-ninth regiment, cnmpany 
B, died. 

Zanillev. John. Thirty-ninth regiment, comoany B. 

RECAPITULATION. 

Buell's battery 5 

Huntington's battery 4 

Second -Arkansas light artillery i 

Battery K. Second Ohio heavy artillery i 

First Ohio cavalry 18 

Fourth Virginia cavalry 2 

First Virginia light artillery 2 

De Berk's battery 3 

Seventh Ohio 10 

Second Virginia cavalry \ 

Third Virginia cavalry I 

Ninth Ohio cavalry i 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio National 

guard 58 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 16 

Thirty-ninth Ohio ig 

Ninety-';econd Ohio 15 

Sixth Virginia infantry 5 

Eighteenth Ohio ( three years) 10 

One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio 6 

Tliirty-sixth Ohio .' 8 

Si^ty-third Ohio 4 

Seventv-fifth Ohio 3 

Eighty-fifth Ohio 4 

One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Ohio 2 

And one each in the Twenty-fifth Ohio. One Hun- 
dred and Sixteenth Ohio. One Hundred and 
Eighty-fifth Ohio, One Hundred and Seventy- 
ninth Ohio. One Hundred and Ninety-sixth Ohio. 
Forty-third Ohio. Ninety-Seventh Ohio, Thirty- 
third Ohio, First Virginia, Seventh Virginia, 
Eleventh Virginia, Fourteenth Virginia, and nine 

not designated, in all 21 

Total number of soldiers 211 

Died 32 

r.-^LMER TOWN.SHIP. 

Agin. William, volimteer. May, 1864, one hundred 



days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
panv F. served four months, mustered out September, 
1864. 

Berfield, Humphrey, age 19, volunteer, October 19, 

1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, 
private, attained rank of orderly sergeant, mu^tered 
out December II, 1864 on detached service part of 
time. 

Beswick. George, volunteer, three years, Si.xty-third 
regiment, company H, private. 

Biggins, Brazil B., age 2~. volunteer. November, 

1862, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company H, 
private, wounded at Corinth, reenlisted. 

Biggins. James H., age 15. volunteer, August, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G. pri- 
vate, died of measles March 14. 1863. 

Biggins, Thomas W., age 42, volunteer, November, 
1862. three years, Sixty-third regiment, company H, 
private, died oi fever December, 1864. 

Brown, .Andrews, age 56, volunteer. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, coinpanv B, private, killed in battle of Shiloh 
April 6, 1862. 

Brown, Silas A., age 23. volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company I, private, mustered out September, 1864, sick 
most of time. 

Brown. Charles A., age 27, volunteer, August 7, 
i8fi2, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, 
third sergeant, attained rank of first lieutenant, mus- 
tered out June 10. i86.i. wounded at Chickamauga. cap- 
tured and parolled. 

Brown. John A., age 18, volunteer, September 5, 
1864, three years, Eightenth regiment,, company F, pri- 
vate, attained rank of corporal, served one year, mus- 
tered out October 9, 1865, sick most of time. 

Camp, David H., age 22, volunteer, November 16, 

1861, three years, Si.xty-third regiment, coinpanv F, 
private, attained rank of orderly sergeant, mustered out 
July 8, 186.S. reenlisted as a veteran. 

Camp. George L., age 27, volunteer, August 15, 

1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, 
private, served three years, mustered out June 8, 1865. 

Carter, John G:, Eighteenth regiment, company F. 

Campbell. Harvey, age t,;:,. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I, corporal, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864, detailed for clerk service, 
also orderly and commissary. 

Cooper. Armine R.. age 21, volunteer, August 5, 
1861, 'hree years, Thirty-si.xth regiment, company F, 
private, served four years, mustered out July 27, 1865, 
reenlisted as a veteran. 

Danley, Joseph, age 39, volunteer, May, '1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred 'and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I, private, died of measles June, 1864. 

Danley, William E., volunteer. May, 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company I, private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864. 

Danley. Harvey, age 22. volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, served four months, mustered 
out September, 186.}. 

Danle.v. James, volunteer, May, 1S64, one hundred 



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days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany I. private. 

Danley. Joel N.. age 25, volunteer, August 15, 1S62, 
three years, Kinety-second regiment, company D. cor- 
poral, served seven months, died at Carthage, of meas- 
les, March 20. 1863. 

Danley. John VV., age 32. volunteer. January i, 1864, 
three years. First cavalry, company L, private, mustered 
out September. 1865. 

Dunsmore, Carmi S., volunteer. Ninety-second regi- 
ment, company G. 

Ferguson, Daniel, age 27, volunteer. October. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, reenlisted as a veteran. 

Ferguson, Andrew, age iq, volunteer, May. 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F. private, served four months, mustered 
out September, 1865. 

Fowlor. L. R.. volunteer. Fourth Virginia, com- 
pany D. private. 

Gard. James H., age .35. volunteer, August i, 1863. 
six months. Fourth \'irginia cavalry, company D, pri- 
vate, served seven months, mustered out March 7, 1864. 
Guy. Hezekiah F.. age 19, volunteer, October 28. 
1863. One Hundred and Twenty-second regiment, com- 
pany C. corporal, served one year and eight months, 
mi'stered out June 26, i86,i, sick with smallpox and 
wounded at Winchester. 

Hildebrand. Jesse, age 39. volunteer, October, 186.2, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company A, 
second lieutenant, served one year and three months, 
resigned January 23. 1864. 

Hemphill, Orson, age 21, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. corporal, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Hust.nn. John P.. volunteer, May, 1864, one hundred 
days One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany F, orivate. 

Hoon, James P.. age 34. volunteer. May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, served four months, mustered 
out September, 1864. 

Jenkins. Samuel, volunteer, Second Virginia cav- 
alry, company F. 

Lake George, age 18. volunteer. June, 1862. three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, private, served three 
months, mustered out September 20. 1862. reenlistment, 
volunteer, 1863. three years. Second heavy artillery, 
private. 

Lazure, E. E.. age 21, volunteer. October 22. 1861, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F. pri- 
vate, served three years and nine months, mustered out 
July 4, 1865, reenlisted as a veteran. 

Morris, Thomas C. age 17. volunteer, February 7. 
l86.^. Thirtv-sixth regiment, company H, private, hon- 
or,a>bly discharged July 2", 1865, sick most of the time 
with camp disease. 

Morris, Jonathan G., age 15, volunteer, October 29, 
1861, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company G, 
private, served three months, died of measles January 
23, 1862. 

Morris, John, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B, private. 



Morris, Benaiah K.. volunteer. Ninety-second regi- 
ment, company G. private. 

Morris, William, age 34. volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One JIundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company I, private, served four months, mustered out 
September. 1864. 

Morris. R. S., age 22, substitute. August 13. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out July 1, 1865, 
transferred to veteran reserve corps. 

IMurdough, T. G., age 30, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred day:. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served four months, mustered 
out September, 1864. 

Murdough. Charles J., age 22, volunteer. August, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second •.■eginient, company 
G. private, served one year and eight months died April 
29, 1864. 

Nulton. Henry, age 26, volunteer. 1861, three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company B. private. 

Palmer. James D.. age 18. volunteer. February 11, 

1864. three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F, 
private, died March iS. 1864, of measles. 

Perry, Armstrong H.. age 2^. volunteer, .\ugust 12, 
1861, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F, 
private served one year and five months, honorably dis- 
charged January, 1863, for disability. 

Payne, Joseph D.. age 25, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, served four months, mustered 
out September, 1864. 

Payne, Francis M., age 21, volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I, private, served four months, mustered 
out September, 1864. 

Pugh. John A., age 17, volunteer, February 9, 

1865, Thirty-sixth regiment, company H, private, served 
five months, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Pugh. Henry L.. volunteer. 1861. three years. Sev- 
enty-sevr'nth regiment, companies F and D, fifer, at- 
tained rank of captain, mustered out March 8, 1865. 

Pi.'.gh. Austin, age 34, volunteer, May, 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F, private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864. 

Reed. Joseph, age 19, volunteer, August, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, 
served three years mustered out June, 1865, wounded at 
Chickamauga. and afterwards on various detached 
service. 

Skipion, William, age 33, May, 1864, one hundred 
davs. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company 
I. corporal, served four months, mustered out Septem- 
ber, 1864. 

Sheets. Hiram, died. 

Smith. Henry, volunteer. May. 1864, one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany I. 

Trotter. James, volunteer. May. 1864. one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany F, private. 

Trotter, Richard, volunteer. May. 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company F. private. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



RECAPITL'I.ATION. 

Second lipavy artillery I 

Second Virginia cavalry 3 

Fo'-irth Virginia cavalry I 

First Ohio cavalry I 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio National 

guard 20 

Ninety-second Ohio 9 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 7 

Sixty-third Ohio 6 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 3 

Eighteenth Ohio (three years) '. . . . 2 

One each in Eighty-seventh Ohio, One Hundred and 
Twenty-second Ohio, Fourth Virginia, not desig- 
nated one, in all 4 

Total number of soldiers 55 

Died 9 

SALEM TOWNSHir. 

Alden, Jonathan, age jg. volunteer, 1862, three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company H, private, served 
three years, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Alden. Benjamin G., volunteer, 1862, three years, 
Ninety-second regiment, company H, private, attained 
the rank of second lieutenant, resigned October 14, 1863. 

Alden, Philetus. volunteer, 1862. three years. Nine- 
ty-second regiment, company H. private, served three 
years, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Baesshar, Christian, Thirty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany F. 

Bartell. Frederick, age 23. volunteer. 1862, three 
years. Seventh cavalry, company H. 

Bay. Jacob F.. age 21. volunteer. Octc>ber 12. 1862, 
three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, blacksmith, 
served two vears and nine months, mustered out Julv 
4. 1865. 

Best. John, age 20. volunteer. .\pnl 13. 1864. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, in 
six battles, served one year and three months, mustered 
out July 27. 1865. 

Boye. Theodore, volunteer. May 28. 1862, three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A. corporal, 
in one battle, served four months, mustered out October 
I, 1862. 

Boye. August, volunteer. May 28. 1S62, three 
months, Eighty-fifth regiment, private, served four 
months, mustered out October i, 1862. 

Brown. Jacob, age 20, volunteer, .•\ugust 15, 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fourth regiment, 
company D. private, served ten months, mustered out 
June 28. 1865. 

Chandler. Isaac, age 17. volunteer. August 24. 
1864. one year. One Hundred and Seventy-fourth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served ten months, died 
June 30. 1865. of intertnittent fever, at Charlotte. North 
Carolina. 

Chapman. Sidney D.. age 22. volunteer. 1S62. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company H. private, at- 
tained the rank of corporal, served one year, died No- 
vember 19. 1863. mortally wounded at Chickamauga 
September iq. 1863. 



Close. Allen, age 22. volunteer, August 12, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private, 
served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Clay. Benjamin F.. volunteer. July 29. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private. 

Clay. Daniel, volunteer. 1863. six months, Fourth 
cavalry, company C. private. 

Crawford, William, volunteer. 1862, three years. 
Seventh cavalry, company H, private, served three 
years, mustered out with regiment. 

Crawford. John, volunteer. August. 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private, served 
three years, reenlistment, December. 1863. three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment.' company G, private, served one 
year, mustered out with regiment. 

Dauber. Frederick, age 22. volunteer. 1862, three 
years. Seventh cavalry, company H, attained the rank 
of corporal, served three vears. mustered out Julv 4, 
1865. 

Deitz. Frederick, age 21. volunteer. 1863. si.x months. 
Fourth cavalry, company C, sergeant, mustered out, re- 
enlistment, age 22. volunteer. 1864. three years, Thir- 
teenth ca'/alry. company C. second lieutenant, mustered 
out August 10. 1865. 

Delong. Charles, age 39. volunteer, August 12, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private, 
served four years, mustered out July 27. 1865. reen- 
listed as a veteran. 

Delong. Charles R.. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany G. 

Dice. John. 

Dillon, William Henry, age 17. volunteer. October 
31. 1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
panies A and G. private, served five months, died May 
8, 1862, at Shiloh. of homfesickness. 

Doan, Richard, age 37, volunteer. August. 1863, 
three years. Second heavy artillery, company K. private, 
mustered out in 1865. transferred to invalid corps. 

Doan. Josiah M.. age 25. volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, served 
four years, mustered out July 27. 1865. reenlisted as a 
veteran. 

Doan. .Archibald S.. age 2,^. volunteer. 1861. three 
years. Twelfth regiment, company D. private, attained 
the rank of sergeant, served three years, mustered out 
in l8(-:4. 

Doan. David C. volunteer. 1862. three years. Nine- 
ty-second regiment, company H. pfivate. served three 
vears. mustered out in 1865. 

Doan. Edwin T.. age 20. volunteer. May 28. 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, 
private, in one battle, served four months, mustered out 
October l. 1S62, reenlistment. age 21. volunteer. August, 
1863. three years. Second heavy artillery, company K, 
sergeant, attained the rank of orderly sergeant, served 
two vears. mustered out August 23. 1865. 

Doud. Connor, volunteer. 1862. three years. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company G. private, served three years, 
mustered out July 27. 1865. 

Ewing. 

Fantz. Frederick. 1862. three years. Ninth cavalry, 
company B. private, served three years, mustered out 
Julv 20. t86i. 

Feldner. Henry, age 20. volunteer. 18O1. three years, 



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Sixty-third regiment, company G, private, served four 
years, mustered out July 8, 1865. 

Dressier, Michael. 

Feldnor, Samuel, age 17. volunteer. September 9. 

1862, three years, Sixty-third regiment, company G, 
private, served three years, mustered out July 8. 1865. 

Fcnn, Benjamin, volunteer, three years. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company G. 

Fisher. Thomas, age 21, volunteer, April 17, i86r, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B, private, 
served four months, mustered out August 28, 1861, 
badly wounded at South Mountain, second enlistment, 

1861, three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
private, honorably discharged 1862, third enlistment'. 

1863, three years. Second heavy artillery, company K. 
sergeant, attained rank of second lieutenant, served two 
years,, mustered out in 1865. 

Flanders, Alden, age 23, volunteer, August, 1863. 
six months. Seventh cavalry, company C, fifer, served 
eight months, mustered out in iVIarch, 1864. 

Fulton, Robert, age 20, volunteer, August, 1862. 
three years. Seventh cavalry, company H. private, at- 
tained rank of corporal, served three years, mustered 
out July 3. 1865. 

Gibson, Henry J., volunteer. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company G, private, died September 12, 1862, of wounds 
recei\ed at battle of South Mountain. 

Goodwill. Jeremiah A., volunteer. Ninety-second 
regiment, company F, died. 

Gould, Luther W., age 17, volunteer, July, 1861. 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private, 
served six months died January 21, 1862, of measles and 
pneumonia. 

Gould, Daniel \V., age 24. 1862, three years. Ninth 
cavalry, companv B, three years, honorably discharged 
in i86.> 

Gray, James C. age 21, volunteer. May 27. 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company .\, 
private, in one battle, served four months, mustered out 

1862, reenlistment, volunteer, August, 1863, six months. 
Fourth independent battalion cavalry, company C, cor- 
poral, served eight months, mustered out in March, 
1864. 

Gray, John, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company A, died. 

Gray, Thomas, volunteer, January. 1864. three years. 
Twelfth regiment, company D, private, died in Ander- 
sonville prison. 

Guitteau. Hamilton H., age 25. volunteer, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, attained rank of sergeant, three years, mustered 
out June 10. 1865. 

Hayt, Theodore, age 31. volunteer. July 29, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, comp-iny A. ser- 
geant, served two years, honorably discharged No- 
vember. 1863. 

HalU't. Howard. Twenty-fifth regiment, company I. 

Hallct, .Asa Davis, age l8. volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Forty-second regiment, company D,. private, at- 
tained rank of corporal, mustered out at expiration of 
service. 

Hardy. Andrew J., volunteer, 1862, three years, 
Seventh cavalry, company H. sergeant, attained rank 
of lieutenant, served three vears. mustered out July 4. 
1865. 



Hardy. James M.. volunteer. 1862, Seventh cavalry, 
company H. private, served three years, mustered out 
July 4, 1865. 

Harris, Daniel, age 26, volunteer, 1862, three years, 
Seventh cavalry, company H, private, served three 
years, mustered out July 4, 1865. 

Harth, Daniel, age 24, volunteer, 1861. three months, 
Sixteenth regiment, private, mustered out, second en- 
listment, volunteer, 1861, three years. Thirty-first regi- 
ment, company K, private, served two years and six 
months, mustered out December 26, 1863, veteran en- 
listment, age 26, volunteer, 1863, three years. Thirty- 
first regiment, company K. private, served one year and 
si.x months, mustered out July 9, 1865. 

Hazen, Charles D.. age 24, volunteer. .August. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H. cor- 
poral, attained rank of sergeant, served three years, 
mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Hazen, Stowell S.. volunteer, i86r, three years, 
Twelfth regiment, company D, private, served one year, 
honorably discharged in 1862. disabled by wound re- 
ceived at Antietani, reenlistment, volunteer, 1863. three 
years. Second heavy artillery, company K. second lieu- 
tenant, attained rank of captain, resigned in 1865. 

Hockingberry. Peter, volunteer, 1861, three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private. 

Hockingberry, Oakley, volunteer, 1861, Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company G, private. 

Hill, Irwin, volunteer, three years, Fourth cavalry, 
company C. 

Hess. Jacob. \'oluntcer. Sixty-third regiment, com- 
pany I, honorably .discharged. 

Hoit. John A., age 27, volunteer, August, 1862. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, private, 
served three years, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Hoit. Nicholas G.. age 18. volunteer. October 29, 
1863, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, 
private, served one year and six months, died in April, 
1865. 

HowLtu. Jesse, volunteer. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company G. private, reenlisted. volunteer. Second Ohio 
heavy artillery, company K. private, mustered out with 
regiment. 

Hunter, David C. age 24, volunteer. i86r. three 
years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. lieutenant, at- 
tained rank of sergeatit. served four years, mustered 
out July 27, 1865. reenlisted as a veteran. 

Happ, Zachariah. Second heavy artillery, company 
H, honorably discharged. 

Hutcliinson, W. H.. volunteer. Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company K. honorably discharged. 

Johnson. Henry W.. volunteer. Ninety-second regi- 
ment, company H. 

Kelly. Calvin V.. age 18. September 3. 1864, one 
year. One Hundred and Seventy-ninth regiment, com- 
panv F, orivate. -^'Tved ten months, nuistered out June 
16, "iS6.i. ' 

Kyles. I-'rederick. three years. Thirty-sixtli regi- 
ment, company G, private. 

Lauer, John, volunteer, three years. Thirty-ninth 
regiment, company F, private. 

Lenhnrdt. Henry, age 22, volunteer. Thirty-ninth 
regiment, company F, private, died December i, 1862, 
of chronic diarrhTa, at Louisville, Missouri. 

LindaniGod, James, age 35. volunteer, August 8, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY., 



1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company K, 
private, served three years, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Lingo. Archehuis R., volunteer, three years. Twenty- 
fifth regiment, company I, sergeant, served four years, 
1865, reenlisted as a veteran. 

Lindner, Earnest, volunteer, August. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. lieutenant, at- 
tained rank of adjutant, served ten montlis. resigned 
June 28. 1862. 

Lindner, Carl W.. volunteer, May 28. 1862, three 
months, Eighty-fifth regiment, company F, private, 
served four months, mustered out October, 1862, re- 
enlistment, volunteer, November. 186.3. three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private, attained 
rank of corporal, served one year and eight month?, 
mustered out July 27. 1865. 

Magruder. JiiTin N., age 21. volunteer, three years. 
Thirty-six regiment, company G, private. 

Magruder. Nahum W.. age 18. volunteer. 

KFagruder. Asahel. 

Marsh. William, age iS. volunteer. 1861. three years, 
Forty-second regiment, company D, pri\ate, served 
three years, mustered out, 1864, 

Marsh, John, age 15. volunteer. August. 1863, six 
months. Fourth independent batallion cavalry, company 
C. private, served eight months, mustere-i out, March, 
1864. reenlislment. 1864. one year. Twenty-third regi- 
ment, company G. private, mustered out 1865. 

Matthews. John T., volunteer. June. 1861. three 
years. Third regiment, company C. private, attained 
rank of corporal, mustered out. wounded at Perryville, 
Kentucky, reenlistment. . volunteer. 1864. three years. 
One Hundred and Ninety-third regiment, lieutenant, 
adjutant of regiment. 

McCoy. Joshua, aged 20. volunteer. October iq, 

1861. three years. Sixty-third regiment, company G, 
private, served two years, died August. 1863. of chronic 
diarrhoea at Memphis. Tennessee, transiferred to gim- 
boat service. 

McKinsey — Thirty-sixth regiment, company H. 
Moore, William H.. age ^y, volunteer, August 14, 

1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, 
private, three years, mustered out June 10, 186=;. 

Moor. E. R.. volunteer. 1861. three years. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company D. second lieutenant, at- 
tained rank of first lieutenant, honorably discharged 
August I. 1863. 

Morgan, James Wheeler, age 24, volunteer, .Au- 
gust, 1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany G. private. November 5. 1861. of measles at Gal- 
lipolis. 

Morgan. George Henry, age 22, volunteer. August. 
1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, 
private, served three years, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Moh-se. Madison, age 51. volunteer. 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, fifer, three 
years, mustered out 1864. 

Morse, William Wallace, age 24. volunteer. 1861, 
three years. Twelfth regiment, company D. private, 
three years, died June 26. 1864. killed at the battle of 
Lynchburg. 

Morse. Willnir Fisk. age 22. volunteer. April 17. 
1861. three months. Eighteenth regiment, company B. 
private, served four months, mustered out August 28, 
1861. re-enlistment, volunteer. August, 1861, three years, 



Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, served three 
years mustered out 1864. 

Morse. Wilkinson M., age 20, volunteer, 1863. three 
years, Fifth Virginia cavalry, company G, private, served 
two years, mustered out in 1865. 

Morse. Wayne, age 16, volunteer, March, 1865. one 
\'e.-,rs. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, hon- 
orably discharged in 1865. 

Morse, Winslow W.. age 18. May. 1864. one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company A. private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864. 

■Munnel. George, age 20, volunteer, August, 1862, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served one year, died September 20, 1863, of 
chronic diarrhoea, at Chattanooga. 

Murdock. Churchill, age 20, volunteer, August. i86j, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
served three years, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Murdock. Andrew. Twenty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany F. 

Murdock. Lewis, age 18, volunteer, August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
attained to rank of corporal, served four years, mus- 
tered out July 2y. 1865. 

Palmer. John A,, volunteer. 1861. three years. Thir- 
ty-sixth regiment, company G. first sergeant, attained to 
rank of first lieutenant, resigned January 18. 1863. 

Palmer. Jewett. Jr.. volunteer. August, 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, captain, at- 
tained to rank of major, served three years and three 
months, resigned November 29, 1864, re-enlisted as vet- 
eran. 

Payne, Orrin, volunteer, 1862, three months, Eighty- 
seventh regitrient, company A, private, mustered out 
with regiment. 

Perkins. Miles O.. volunteer. 1864. three years. 
Thirty-sixth regnnent. company G, private, mustered 
out Tuly 27. 1865. 

PfafT, Christopher J,, age 19. volunteer, September 
I, 1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, served 
three years, mustered out July 4, 1865. 

Poland, Zimri, age 17. volunteer. February. 1864, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private, 
servi:d one vear and six months, mustered out July 27, 
1865. 

Porter, Daniel, volunteer. August. 1862. three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company H, private, served 
three years, mustered out with regiment. 

Reese. Thomas, volunteer, three years. Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company G. 

Roth. Henrv. volunteer. Third regiment, company 
K. 

Roth. Christian. Seventv-seventh regiment, company 
K. 

Sankford. Franklin, age 16. volunteer. December 7, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company K, 
private, served eight months, honorably discharged Au- 
gust II, 1862, for disability. 

Schofield. William, volunteer. January, 1864, three 
years. Twelfth regiment, company D. private, served 
one year, mustered out at end of war. 

Schofield. Joseph C. age 18, volunteer, August, 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regimer>t. company G, 
private, served four years, mustered out July 27, 1865. 



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Schofield, William A., age 18. volunteer, January, 
1864, three years, Twelfth regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, served one year, mustered out at end of war. 

Schofield, Charles M., age 20, volunteer, June. 1861, 
three years. Twelfth regiment, company D, private, 
attained to rank of sergeant, served three years, was in 
Andersonville prison eight months, re-enlistment, vol- 
unteer. December, i86j, three years. Twelfth regiment, 
company D, first sergeant, served one year, mustered 
out with regiment. 

Sherlick, Frederick, age 35, volunteer, .'\ugust, 1862, 
three years. Xinety-second regiment, company H. pri- 
vate, served nine months, died April 7, 1863. 

Smith, John, volunteer. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company A. 

Smith. Philip, volunteer. Twenty-eighth regiment, 
company A. 

Smith. Frederick, volunteer. One Hundred and 
Fifty-fifth regiment, company E. 

Spears. John, age 18. volunteer. August. 1862, three 
years, Ninet\-second regiment. Company H, private, 
scr\-ed one year, died October 14, 1863, of chronic di- 
arrhcca. 

Stanley, James, volunteer, August, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, first lieutenant, 
attained to rank of captain, served three years and three 
months, honorably discharged November 25, 1864, was 
in company B, Eighteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, three 
months. 

Stanley. Thomas, volunteer. August. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private, at- 
tained to rank of sergeant, died May 9, 1864, killed at 
Cloyd Mountain. West Virginia. 

Stewart, Thomas R.. volunteer. August, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, died 
October 21. 1862. of typhoid pneumonia. 

Shaffer. Albert. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. 

Stickrod. Lewis, age 18. volunteer, August, 1861, 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
served four years, mustered out July 27, 1865, re-en- 
listed as a veteran, badly wounded. 

Shafier, James, Thirty-sixth regiment, company A 

Stickrod. Paul, age 16, volunteer, August, 1863, six 
months. Fourth cavalry, company C. private, served 
eight months, mustered out March 8, 1864, second en- 
listment. May. 1864. one hundred days. One Hundred 
and Fortv-eighth regiment, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. third enlistment. 1865, one 
year. Eighteenth regiment, company E. private. 

Smith. August, volunteer. One Hundred and Sev- 
enty-ifourth regiment, company D. 

Thomas, Rees, age 2^. volunteer. 1861. three years, 
Third regiment, company C, private, served three years, 
mustered out in 1864. 

Thomas, David, age 21, volunteer. May 28, 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, pri- 
vate, served four months, mustered out October i, 1862, 
second enlistment, age 22, volunteer, .August, 1863. si.x 
months. Fourth independent battalion cavalry, company 
C. second lieutenant, served eight months, mustered out 
March. 1864, third enlistment, age 2;^. volunteer, March, 
1864. three years. Thirteenth cavalry, company A, sec- 
ond lieutenant, attained the rank of captain, served one 
year and three months, mustered out ."Vugust 10, 1865. 



True. Melvin C, age 22. volunteer, .August 12. 1861, 
three years, Thirty-si.xth regiment, compariy G, private, 
attained the rank of orderly sergeant, served three years, 
mustered out in 1864. 

True. Wilbur F., age 30, volunteer, .-Kugust. 1862, 
three years, Ninety-second regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, served one year and six months, honorably dis- 
charged in 1864; while guarding a sutler's goods, a 
keg of tobacco fell on him and crippled him for life. 

True. Joseph O., age 22. volunteer, August 12. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, 
served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

True. Hanson W., age 20, volunteer, three years, 
Twenty-fifth regiment, company I, private, served three 
years, mustered out in 1864. 

True. Hurd A., age 18. volunteer. 1862, three years, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, three years, 
mustered out July 27, 1865. 

True, Russel H.. age 19. volunteer. May 28. 1862, 
three months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company .A. pri- 
vate, served four months, mustered out October i, 1862, 
second enlistment, age 20. volunteer, August, 1863. six 
months. Fourth independent battalion cavalry, company 
C. sergeant, served eight months, mustered out March 
12, 1864, third enlistment, age 21, volunteer, March, 
1864, th.'-ee years. Thirteenth cavalry company A. ser- 
geant, attained the rank of lieutenant, served one year 
and three months, mustered out August 'lo, 1865. 

True, John A., age 20. volunteer. August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G. private, 
attained the rank of corporal, served four years, mu.s- 
tered out July 27, 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Twiggs, Benjamin, age 23, volunteer. September, 
l86j. three years, Seventh cavalry, company H, private, 
served three years, mustered out July. 1865. 

Waldeck. .Simon, volunteer, three years. First cav- 
alry, company L, private, served three years, court-mar- 
tialed once. 

Watkins. Hamilton, age 17. volunteer, August 16, 
1864. one year, fifer. attained the rank of private, served 
ten months, mustered out June 22. 1865. 

Wharff. Charles W.. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company H. honorably discharged. 

Wharff, George, age 17. volunteer. .-Xugust 22. 1862, 
three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, 
company H, private, nineteen battles, served three years, 
mustered out June 14. 1865. had not a day's sickness. 

WTiarff. Oliver K.. age 44, volunteer 1861, three 
years, Eighteenth regiment, company H. private, served 
one year, honorably discharged in 1862: re-enlistment, 
age "45, volunteer. '.\ugust 22. 1862. three years. One 
Hundred and Sixteenth regiment, company H. private, 
served two years, honorably discharged in 1864. 

Wheatstone, Joseph, age 17. volunteer, .\ugust. 1863, 
six months. Fourth independent battalion cavalry, com- 
pany C private, served eight months, mustered out' 
March '2. 1864. re-enlistment, age 18. volunteer. 1864, 
one year. One Hundred and Twen/y-si.xth regiment, 
comp?nv A, private, four battles, mustered out June 
25, 1865. 

Wheatstone, Isaac, age 17. volunteer. May 3. 1864, 
nine months. Ninety-second regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, served one year, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Wiess, W. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Wilson, Freeland C, volunteer, August, 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company G, private, dis- 
charged in 1861. 

Williams, Reese, age 17, volunteer, September 18. 
1862, three years. One Hundred and Sixteenth regi- 
ment, company H, corporal, attained the rank of 
first lieutenant, served three years, mustered out June 
14, 1865. badly wounded at Piedmont. Virginia, in 1864. 

Williams. William, volunteer. Twenty-seventh reg- 
iment, company D. 

Wilson, Riley, artillery, company A, died. 

Wilson. William W., age 33. volunteer, 1861, three 
years, Third regiment, company C, corporal, attained 
the rank of sergeant, served three years, mustered out 
in 1864, wounded and captured at Rome, Georgia, on 
the straight raid, paroled. 

Wilson, John, age 34, volunteer. January i. 1862, 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, 
served two vears and nine months, died September 24, 
1864. 

Wilson, Eli, age 2.?. volunteer, .\ugust r. 1864. one 
j'ear. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. private, served 
one year, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Wilson. Amos, age 19, volunteer. July 2Q. 1861. three 
years. Thirtv-sixth regiment, company A. private, served 
four years, mustered out July 22, 1865. re-enlisted as a 
veteran. 

Young. William, age 21. volunteer. 1862. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company H. private, died 
at Carthage, Tennessee, of chronic diarrhoea. 

REC.\PITL'LATIOX. 

Battery K, Second Ohio heavy artillery 5 

Battery H. Second Ohio heavy artillery i 

Seventh Ohio cavalr.v 10 

Fourth independent battalion of Ohio volunteer 

cavalry 5 

Fourth Ohio cavalry 5 

Thirteenth Ohio cavalry 3 

Ninth Ohio cavalry 2 

First Ohio and Fifth Virginia cavalry, one each. . 2 

Thirtv-sixth Ohio SI 

Ninety-second Ohio 20 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 7 

Eightv-seventh Ohio 6 

T\\ elfth Ohio 7 

Sixtv-third Ohio 4 

Third Ohio 4 

Three each in Thirty-ninth Ohio. Twenty-fifth 
Ohio. One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio and 

One 'Hundred and Seventy-fourth Ohio 12 

Two each in Eighteenth Ohio f three years). Eight- 
teenth Ohio (three months). Forty-second 
Ohio. Eighty-fifth Ohio. One Hundred and 

Forty-eighth Ohio National guard 10 

One each in Sixteenth Ohio. Twenty-third Ohio,. 
Twenty-^ixth, Twenty-seventh Ohio. Twenty- 
eighth Ohio. Thirty-iirst Ohio. One Hundred 
and Twenty-si.xth Ohio. One Hundred and 
Fifty-fifth Ohio. One Hundred and Seventy- 
ninth Ohio. One Hundred and Ninety-third 
Ohio, and six not designated, in all 16 

Total number of soldiers 151 

Died 16 



UNION TONVNSHIP. 



Adams, Isaac N.. age 16, volunteer. August. 1862. 
three years, Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, 
served nine months, died at Memphis, Tennessee. May 
I.S. 1.863. of bloody flux. 

Atkinson, Samuel, Thirty-sixth regiment, company 
F, private, re-enlisted as a veteran'. 

Apple, Samuel, three years. Thirty-ninth regiinent, 
company F, private, served three years, mustered out 
July 27, 1865. 

Bodman. Frederick, volunteer. Thirty-ninth regi- 
ment, company F. 

Baker, John, age 23, drafted, 1865, one year. 

Beebe, Jerry, May, 1864, one hundred davs. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company l'. served 
four months, mustered out September. 1S64.' 

Beebe, Joseph, May, 1864. one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company I, served 
four months, mustered out September. 1864. 

Biedle, Jacob, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B, private, died in service. 

Bostner, William. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany C. 

^ Callahan. Emery, volunteer, three years. Sixty-third 
regiment, company F. died in service. 

C'ark. John, volunteer. Thirty-ninth regiu'ent. com- 
pany B. 

Craig. Stewart, volunteer. First cavalry. 

Cutter. Lewis L.. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany B. enlisted December 24, 1863. discharged March 
28, 1866. 

Cutter. William H.. volunteer. Seventy-seventh reg- 
iment, company B, killed at the battle of Mark's Mills, 
April 30, 1864. 

Colib. William. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H. 

Dice. John, age 21. drafted. 1865. one year. 

Davis. Douglas. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Emge. Adam, volunteer, three years. Sixty-third 
regiment, company G. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Fouracker. Richard, age 52. volunteer. 1861, three 
years, Seventy-seventh regiment, company H. lieutenant, 
attained rank of captain, served one year, honorably dis- 
charged September 2. 1862. for physical disability. 

Fouracker, Louis McK.. age 25. volunteer, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H. sergeant, 
served three years, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Fouracker. Levi James, age 23, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Seventy-seventh i"egiment, company H. second 
lietitenant. honorably discharged October 21. 1862, died 
March 5, 1875, of wounds received at Shiloh. 

Fouracker, Douglass W.. age 20. volunteer. 1861, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company H. .orderly ser- 
geant, died August 11. 1862. buried at iNIeniphis. Ten- 
nessee. , 

Farmer, James, Seventy-seventh regmient, company 
H, honorably discharged for disability. 

Harden. Enos, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company H, served six months, honorably discharged 
for disability. 

Harden. James, age 20. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company H, killed at Shiloh April 6, iSfc. 



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825 



Haines, Jacob, volunteer, Sixty-third regiment, 
company G, died. 

Heiiry, Owen. Alay, 1864. one Innulred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company K, pri- 
vate, served four months, mustered ov.t September, 1864. 
Kramer, Henry. Sixty-third regiment, company G, 
mustered out. 

Liner, John, volunteer, Eighth regiment, company 
B, three years. 

McAtfle. Henry, age 22. substitute. 
WcKinney. James, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany H. died January 2, 1862, in Union township. 

'Mvres, William, volunteer. May, 18C4, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company I, private, served four months, mustered out 
September, !864. 

Myres, Jacob, three years, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company H, private, served three years. 
O'Heni. James. 

Power, David, volunteer, three years, Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, private, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Power. James, volunteer, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
companv H. 

Power. Robert, drafted 1865. died in 1865 of a 
swelling in the knee. 

Pinkerton. Calvert, drafted 1S65. 
Rehmie, John. First cavalry, company L, died Oc- 
tober I, 1862, of diarrhcea. 

Schlauback. Conrad, volunteer, three years. Thir- 
ty-ninth regiment, company B, private, mustered out 
July Q. 186;: re-enlisted as a veteran. 

' Schilling. John, volunteer, three years, Thirty-ninth 
regiment, company F, served three years, 

Sheppard. Thomas, May. 1864. one hundred days, 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company I, 
served four months, mustered out September, 1864. 

Shuster, William, May, 1864, one hundred days. 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company I, 
served four months, mustered out September, 1864. 

Tilton. Leroy D.. May, 1864. one hundred days, 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company I. 

Power, Tyrannus. May. 1864. one hundred days. 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company I, 
served four months, mustered out September, 1864. 

Roesh, John, drafted, 1865, one year, sent a sub- 
stitute. 

Weaver. Nicholas.- age 44, drafted, 1865, one year, 
exemot from phvsical disability. 

Witham. J. M.. May. 1864. one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company I, se»ved 
four month;, mustered out September, 1864. 

Ladd Richard. Sixtv-third regiment, company G. 
Ladd! Salathiel, Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
served his term. 

Ladd, John, Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
died. 

Miller. Austin. 1864. 

Linn. Daniel O., Ninetv-second regiment, company 
F. 

REC.\PITUL.\TIOK. 

First Ohio cavalry 3 

Seventy-seventh Ohio ■ ^7 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio National 

guards 9 



Thirtv-ninth Ohio 6 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 3 

Sixty-third Ohio 5 

One each in Eighth Ohio. Ninety-second Ohio, not 

designated. 10, in all 12 

Total number soldiers 53 

Died n 

WARREN TOWNSHIP. 

Anderson. William, age 22, volunteer. February 24, 
1864, three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company K, 
private, served one year and three months, mustered out 
July 27, 1865. 

' Anderson. James, age 20. volunteer, March 5, 1864, 
three years. First Virginia light artillery, company C, 
private, served one vear and three months, mustered out 
June 28. 1865. 

.\nderson, Edward, age 26, volunteer, May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company K, private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864. 

Asbury, Dudley E., age 25, volunteer, October 4, 
1864, one year. One Hundred and First United States 
colored regiment, sergeant-major, served one year, mus- 
tered out October i, 1865. 

Appel, Valentine, age 21, volunteer, July 31, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served' three years, mustered out August 12. 1864. 

Appel, Simeon, volunteer, three years. Thirty-ninth 
regiment, company tt, private. 

Baker. Manuel T.. age 27. volunteer, August I, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served three" and a half years, died February 10, 1865, 
captured at Winchester, July 24, 1864, imprisoned at 
Danv'lle. where he died. 

Baker, Francis, age 16, volunteer, spring of 1864, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
died ilareh 16. 1864, of measles, at Chattanooga. 

Baker. John L. A., age 39, volunteer, September 1, 
1862, three years, Seventh cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate, served two years and ten months, mustered out 
July 4. 1865. 

Bailey. Peter, age 31, volunteer. March 4. 1864, three 
years. One Hundred and Twenty-second regiment, com- 
pany L private, died May 7, 1864, wounded in the bat- 
tle of the Wilderness May 7, 1864, taken to Danville, 
prison and supposed to be dead. 

Bailey, Daniel, age 25, volunteer, August i, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served four years, mustered out July 27, 1865; re-en- 
listed as a veteran. 

Bailev. Seth. age 19, volunteer. May, 1864, one hun- 
dred dav's. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company K. private, served four months, mustered out 
September. 1864. 

Beckford. Otis, age 17. volunteer, August 9, 1861, 
three vears. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served four years', mustered out July 27, 1865; re-en- 
listed as a veteran. 

Boothbv. David, age 20. volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred davs. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company K, private, served four months, mustered 
out Sfptember, 1864. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



Boothby, Cornelius E., age 25. volunteer, May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Boothby. Joseph N.. age 24, volunteer, May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

iBenedict. George. Second cavalry. 

Brabham. Wellington, age 20. volunteer. October I. 
1864. First cavalry, companies H and L. private, served 
eight months, honorably discharged June 28. 1865, for 
disability. 

Call. John, age 29, volunteer, March, 1864, Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company C, private, served five months, 
died in August. 1864, of measles. 

Call. Diivid. age 24. volunteer. October. 1862. three 
years, Ninety-second regiment, companies C and F. pri- 
vate, served five months, died March 18, 1863, of ery- 
sipelas, at Nashville, Tennessee. 

Carpenter, Ezra J., age ig. volunteer, September 30. 

1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, served two years and ten months, mustered out 
July 27. 1865; re-enlisted as a veteran and detailed as 
a veteran. 

Carpenter, .\lfred. age 22. volunteer. August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served three years, died October 29. 1863, re-en- 
listed as a veteran, killed at Winchester. 

Carpenter, Spencer, age 18, volunteer, spring of 

1862, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
G. private, served four years, mustered out March 8, 
1866, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Cecil. John T., age 27. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
comp.-'ny K. private, served four months, mustered out 
September. 1864. 

Cecil. Edward S.. age 24, volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Cecil. George K., age 20, volunteer. May, 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out in September, 1S64. 

Chalfant. Bazil, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany D. 

Chute, Albert, age 27, volunteer, December, 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company I. private, 
served six months, honorably discharged June 16, 1862, 
for disability. 

Cole, Hiram Harvey, age 25, volunteer. August, 
1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. 
corporal, served two years, killed September 18. 1863, 
at Chickamauga. 

Cole. Dudley, age 22, volunteer, October, 1862. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, private, mustered out 
June 30. 1865. 

Christopher, William H.. age iS. volunteer, Decem- 
ber 20. 1863. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company D, private, two years and three months, mus- 
tered out in March. 1866. 

Christopher. Clark I... age 26. volunteer. May. 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 



iment, company K. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out \n September, 1864. 

Coffman, Charles, age 26, volunteer. May, 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out in September, 1864. 

Cochran, Charles, age 22, volunteer, October 16, 
1862, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, companies 
D and H, private, served three years and five months, 
mustered out March 8, 1866. 

Crael, Charles, age 21. volunteer, September, 1861. 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, cor- 
poral, served two years and ten months, mustered out 
July 27, 1865. 

Daugherty. William, age 31, volunteer, August, 
1861, three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
sergeant, served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Devore, James, age 17, volunteer, winter of 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
died June 19, 1864. w^ounded at Chickamauga. 

Faris. Samuel, age 18. volunteer. August. 1862. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
served two years and nine months, honorably dis- 
charged June 14. 1865. 

Ferril, Charles. 

Finch. Lewis J., age 20. volunteer, .\ugust. 1S61. 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B. private, 
served four years, mustered out July 9 1865 : rs-enlisted 
as a veteran. 

Finch William W., volunteer. Ninety-second regi- 
ment, company G. 

Finch, Henry, age 17, volunteer. July. 1862. three 
years. Second heavy artillery, private, three years, mus- 
tered out August 23, 1865. 

Froochel, Walter, volunteer, three years. Thirty- 
ninth regiment, company B, private. 

Fish. Timothy, age 26, volunteer, 1863. three years. 
Second heavy artillery, private, missing and supposed 
to be dead. 

Fish. James, age 25. December 25. 1863, three years. 
First cavalry, company I., served two years and nine 
months, private, mustered out Septtmlier 28. 1865. in 
hospital several months with smallpox. 

Fish, William, age 21, volunteer, three years. De- 
cember. 1863, First cavalry, company L. private, died 
of measles in January, 1864. 

Farley. William, age 18. volunteer. Seventy-third 
regiment, company F, private, died at Chattanoci 
Tenncssee, July 10, 1864. 

Farley. Kins, age IQ. volunteer. Tenth cavalry, com- 
nanv L private, died at Kingston. Georgia, June 17, 
1864. 

French, Columbus, age 31. volunteer. May. 1865. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out in September, 1864. 

Gilpin, William R., age 23. volunteer. January. 1S62. 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company G. private, 
served three years and six months, mustered out July S. 
1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Gilpin. Feli.x. age 16. volunteer. January I. 1862. 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company G. private, 
served three years and six months, died of smallpox 
March 26. 1864. wounded at Corinth, transferred to 
gunboat service January 3, 1863. 



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827 



Grav, Frank S., Thirtv-sixth regiment, company 
F. 

Greenwood. Theodore, age 21. volunteer. June, 1862, 
three years, captain, died September 27, 1862, quarter- 
master on General Rosecrans' staff. 

Hale. Selkirk, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. 
Hall. E. K., Twenty-second regiment. 
Hall, W. H. G. 

Hall. Alexander. Thirty-sixth regiment, company 
F. 

Hanna, James, age 26, volunteer, August, 1861, 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, corporal, 
served two years, honorably discharged in 1863, for 
disability. 

Hanna, William W., age 21, volunteer, August, i86r, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
attained sergeant, served four years mustered out July 
27. 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Hart, Samuel M., age 35, May. 1864. one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany K. private, served four months, mustered out in 
September, 1864. 

Harris. Joseph, Seventy-third regiment, company F. 
Harris, Lewis. Seventy-third regiment,, company F. 
Harte, Miller H.. age 19. volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Hawkins. Thomas, age 25, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Hawkins. Granville, age 22, volunteer, August 16, 
1861. three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, 
private, seived three years, mustered out August. 1864. 
Hawkins. James, age :^7. volunteer, spring of 1862. 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, died January 14. 1864. of .smallpox, at Alton, Illi- 
nois. 

Henderson. James, age ?,6. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one h'nidred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K, private, .served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. off duty with sickness most 
of the term. 

Henderson. John S.. age 21. volunteer. August, i86t, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company D, private, 
served four years, mustered out July 27, 1865, slightly 
wounded at Chattanooga. 

Hohn. John, age 34. volunteer. .August, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, private, 
served one year and two months, died October. 1863. 
wounded in the heel at Chickamauga September 20. 
1863. and died of lockjaw. 

Holden. Andrew, age 3,i. volunteer, October 11. 
1861, 'hree years. Seventy-third regiment, company F. 
private, served three years and ten months, mustered 
out July 20, 1865. 

Hoili.ster. G. R.. age 18. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out Sept.'mber. 1S64. 

Hollister. John I,., age 23. volunteer. August, 1862, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
.served three years, mustered out July 27. 1865. 

Hollister, Charles S.. age 20, volunteer. .August, 



1863, three years. Second heavy artillery, private, served 
two years, mustered out August 23. 1865. 

Hudson. John. Sixty-third regiment, company F. 

Hutchinson, Joseph T., age 28. volunteer. Septem- 
ber, 1861. three years. First Virginia light artillery, pri- 
vate, served two years, died September 12, 1863, of 
camp disease, in Virginia. 

Hudson, Samuel. Sixty-third regiment, company F. 

Hutchinson. Henry W.. age 31. volunteer. Septem- 
ber I. 1861, three years. First Virginia light artillery, 
company C. private, honorably discharged 1863, for dis- 
ability. ' 

Hufferd. John W.. age 16, August i. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-si.\th regiment, company F. private, served 
four years, mustered out 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Hufferd. William H., age 16. volunteer. .August, 
1863. six months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served seven months, honor- 
ably discharged March. 1864. re-enlistment, age 17, 
vofunteer. May. 1864. one hundred days. One Hundred 
and Forty-eighth regiment, private, served four months, 
mustered out September, 1864; re-enlistment, volunteer, 
winter 1864-5. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. pri- 
vate, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Ingram. Thomas M.. age 15. volunteer. .August. 

1863. six months. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth reg- 
iment, company F. private, served seven months, mus- 
tered out March. 1864. re-enlistment, volunteer. May, 

1864, one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company F. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out .September. 1864. re-enlistment, volunteer. 
Thirty-second regiment, company B, private, mustered 
out May, 1865. 

Johnson, Jacob, voluiiteor. February. 1864. three 
years. Thirty-si.xth regiment, company F. private, mus- 
tered out July 27, 1864. sick for six months. 

Jolinson. Bloomfield. age 31. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, company K. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Jones. Andrew, age 34, volunteer, December 4, 
1863, three years. Seventy-sixth regiment, company D. 
corporal, mustered out July 15, 1865. 

Lacy, Elisha. Thirty-sixth regiment, company K. 

Leavers, W. J. 

Lightfoot. John, age 20. volunteer. T864. First cav- 
alry, private, mustered out September 28. 1865. 

Lightfoot. James, age 21. volunteer, neceinber. 1863, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D. pri- 
vate, served two years and three months, mustered out 
March 8, 1864, captured in 1864, and in prison at Camp 
Ford ten months. 

Lightfritz, Samuel, age 37. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, company F. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Lynch. Thomas, age 20. volunteer. May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Malcolm. .Andrew, age 15. volunteer. .August 10. 
1862. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, served 
three years, mustered out July 27. 1865. 

Moore. Thomas W.. volnntee'-. .August. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixlh regiment, company F. captain, served 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



seven months, resigned March 5, 1862, re-enlistment, 
May, 1864. one liundred days, One Hmidred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, colonel, served four months, mus- 
tered ont September, 1864. 

Malcolm. James M., age 24, volunteer, September, 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
corporal, attained rank of sergeant, served three years 
and six months, mustered out March, 1865. 

Malcolm, John W., age 19, volunteer, September, 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served two years and ten months, died July 24, 
1864, killed at Winchester. 

Malcolm, Horace H., age 16, volunteer, May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, company K, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

McClure, .Andrew J., age 25, volunteer, April, 1861, 
three months. First Iowa artillery, private, mustered out 
for disability; re-enlistment, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. First Iowa artillerv, private, honorably discharged 
March, 186.^. 

McClurc, Theodore D., age 21, volunteer, August, 
1861, three years. Fortieth Illinois regiment, company 
G, colored sergeant, served three years, mustered out 
August. 1864. 

McGovern. Peter, age 10. volunteer, 1861, two years. 
Second Virginia light artillery, company K, private, 
served two years, mustered out 1863 ; re-enlistment, 
volunteer. 1863, Second cavalry, private. 

McGovern, Michael, age 17. volunteer, August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served three years, died September 29, 1865, wounded 
twice and died of lockjaw from second wound. 

McGovern, Edward, age 16, volunteer, February, 
1S64, Thirty-sixth regitnent, company F, private, served 
one year and four months, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Miller, Edward, Second cavalry, company L. 

Moore. Henry, Twenty-fifth regiment, company B. 

IMorgan. Vincent, age 29, volunteer, September 26. 
1864, Sixty-fifth regiment, company I, private, served 
nine months, mustered out June 16, 1865. 

Morris, John R.. age 30, volunteer, August i, 1861, 
three years, Thi'rty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served one year and six months, honorably discharged 
February, 1863, for disability. 

Morris, Joseph, age 20. volunteer. August i. 1861, 
three years, fhirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served four. years, mustered out July 27, 1865, wounded 
at Winchester July 20. 1864, captured and in Danville 
seven months, furloughed home and rejoined regiment 
in April, 1S65. 

Morris. Daniel, age 20, volunteer, April. 1865. 
Eighteenth regiment, company I. private, mustered out. 

Patten, Thomas, age Z7, volunteer, September 16, 
1861, three years, First cavalry, company L. private, 
served three years, mustered out September, 1864. 

Perdew. Henry, age 31, volunteer, .April, 1862, three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H, private, 
died January 14, 1863, of small-pox at .Alton. 

Prettyman, Eli, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Pearce, Thomas R., age 42. volunteer, August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served four years, mustered out July 27, 1865, re-en- 
listed as a veteran. 



Pearce, Israel J., age 19, volunteer, September 
I, 1862, three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate, served two years and ten months, mustered out 
July, 1865. 

Pryor, William, age 26, volunteer, July, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, 
served one vear, honorably discharged June 17^ 1863, 
for disability, lost his hearing. 

Prettyman, John, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Pryor, Francis, age 24, volunteer, July, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, private, 
served three years, honorably discharged July 17, 1865, 
wounded February 25, 1864. captured at Calhoun, 
Georgia, August 14, i86,s, in various prisons seven 
months, and paroled, captured while detailed as train 
guard, sick four months, detailed as orderly, re-en- 
listed as a veteran. 

Pryor, Matthew, age 21, volunteer, September 11, 
1861, three years. First cavalry, company L, private, 
served four years, mustered out September 28, 1865. 

Pryor, Jasper, age 17, volunteer, August 13, 1863, 
three years. Second heavy artillery, company K, pri- 
vate, served four months, died December 12, 1863, of 
typhoid pneumonia. 

Rannelly, Joseph, Second cavalry, company C. 

Rannelly. William. Second cavalry, company C. 

Reason. Oliver. 

Reading, Simon J., age 22, volunteer, February 24, 

1864, Thirty-sixth regiment, company K, private, served 
one vear and five months, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Reppert, Byron D., age 22, volunteer, September i,. 
1S61, three year?. First Virginia light artillery, company 
C, private, served three years and six months, mustered 
out March 30, 1865. 

Ritchey, Joseph, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Roberts. Ezekiel, age 19, volunteer, July, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, served 
three years and eight months, mustered out March 10, 

1865. wounded at Lewisburg ana at Winchester, cap- 
tured at Martinsburg and in prison one month. 

Roberts, John, age 32, volunteer, April 6, 1863, 
Eighty-eighth regiment, company B, private, served two 
years and three weeks, mustered out July 3, 1865. 

Rood, Vincent, age 19, volunteer, First light artil- 
lery. 

Rummerfield, Aaron E., age 17, volunteer, Febru- 
ary 27, 1865, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served five months, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Rnush, Absalom, age 17. volunteer, September 30, 
1864, First cavalry, company H. private, served nine 
months, mustered out June 17, 1865. 

Roush, William, age 25, volunteer, September 30, 
1864, First cavalry, company H, private, served one 
year, mustered out Septeinber, 1865, was in the hun- 
dred days' service. 

Rumbold, Charles H., age 24, volunteer. March 12, 
1864, Thirty-sixth regiment, company B. private, served 
one year and four months, mustered out July 27, 1865, 
sick and in the hospital seven months. 

Rumbold. Benjamin F., age 19, April 5, 1865, Thir- 
ty-sixth regiment, company B, private, served three- 
months, mustered out July 27, 1865, was in the hun-- 
dred days' service. 



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Runibold, Josepli I., age 20. volimteei, October 4, 
1864. First cavalry, company L, private, served four 
months, died February 13, 1865. of camp disease and 
pneumonia. 

Shafer. Martin, age 24. volunteer, three years. Thir- 
ty-sixth regiment, company F. private, died June, 1864, 
by a shell. Lynchburg. Virginia. 

Sheid. John T., age 17. volunteer. February 2. 1864, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company F. private, served 
two years, mustered out March 8. 1866. 

Skipton, Hiram, age 25. voltintcer, August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
attained rank of corporal, served three years and nine 
months, mustered out May 2~. 1865. wounded at Lex- 
in.gton June 11. 1864. 

Skipton, William. 

Skipton. Samuel, age 38, volunteer, August, i86l, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
attained rank of corporal, served three years, mustered 
out August. 1864. 

Scott. William W.. vohniteer. 1861. three years. Sev- 
enty-seventh regiment, first lieutenant, honorably dis- 
charged August 31. 1862. 

Scott. Joseph C. age 19. volunteer. August, 1862, 
three years. Huntingdon battery, private, served two 
years and ten months, mustered out June, 1865. 

Smith. Gilead. age 20. volunteer. December 10. 1861, 
Sixty-third regiment, company F. private, served one 
year, died January 17. 1863. wounded at Corinth, Oc- 
tober 4. 1862, intertiiittent fever ensued, and caused his 
death. 

Smith George W.. age ig. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth reg- 
iment, company F. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Smith. John, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H. 

Stage. William J., age 40. volunteer. October 3, 
1864. three years. First cavalry, company H. private, 
served one year, mustered out September, 1865. 

Stage. Thomas, age 37. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Strain, James M.. age 43. volunteer. August i. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
served three years and three months, honorably dis- 
charged October 27. 1864, wounded at Lexington, Vir- 
ginia, in June. 1864. 

Stump. John, age 3^. volunteer. September i. 1862, 
three years. Seventh cavalry, company H, private, 
served six months, died .April 22. 1863, at Nicholasville, 
Kentucky, sick with inflammatory rheumatism three 
months. 

Trachel, Walter, age 24, volunteer, July 22, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company B, private, 
served three years, mustered out July 30, 1864. 

Tyrrel. William, volunteer, three years, Ninety-sec- 
ond regiment, private. 

Turril, Henry L., age 20, volunteer, August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served three years, mustered out August. 1864. served 
also in Sixth Virginia infantry, wounded at battle of 
Winchester and in hands of the rebels ten days. 

Turril. Charles, age 28, volunteer, August, 1861, 
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three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
in three battles, served one year, honorably discharged 
August. 1862. for disability. 

Tunnecliff, William, age 28, volunteer, November, 
i8'5i, three years. First cavalry, company K, private, 
served three years and ten months, mustered out Sep- 
tember 13. 1865. detached as clerk in quartermaster's 
department, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

TunnecliiY. Joseph, age 23, volunteer, May, i85l, 
three years. Fifth regiment, company C, private, served 
three years, mustered out June 20, 1864, captured in 
1862, confined in Libby prison three months and paroled, 

Welch, Edward. October, 1861, three years. Sev- 
enty-third regiment, company F, private, .served three 
years, died 1864. wounded three times at Winchester, 
died probably in January. 

Wheeler. Lewis. 

Wynn. A. D., age 30, volunteer. May. 1S64, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-ei,ghth regi- 
ment, company K, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Wynn, Joseph D.. age 34. volunteer. August. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, ser- 
geant, served three years, mustered out September. 
1864. wounded twice. 

Wynn. .Amos D.. age 28, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company K, private, four months, mustered out 
September. 1864. 

Wright, Benjamin, age 24, volunteer, August i, 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
corporal, attained rank of sergeant, served two years 
and nine months, died May 20, 1864, at Gallipolis. 

Wright, David, age 22. volunteer, September, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, served one year and ten months, died July 17, 
1S64, died from wound received at the battle of Kene- 
saw Mountain. June 23, 1864. 

Wright, William, age 18, volunteer, 1862, three 
years. Seventh cavalry, company H, private, died 1864, 
captured at Rogersville, Tennessee, and in various pris- 
ons, dying in Andersonville, from deprivation and hard- 
ship. 

Vaughn. James, volunteer, August, 1861. three years, 
Thirtj'-sixth regiment, company F, private, served two 
years and seven months, died May 9. 1864. killed at 
Cloyd Mountain. 

Zearing. Joseph, age 24. volunteer. August. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. fifer, 
served two years, died November 12. 1863, at Gallatin. 

Zearing. William H.. age 21. volunteer, August. 
iSfil, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, served three years, mustered out September 9, 
1864, was also in the three months' service. 

Zearing. James E.. age 19. volunteer. August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company D. fifer, 
served three years, mustered out September 9. 1864. 

Zearing, John L.. age 17, volunteer, August, 1861, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, served three 
years, mustered out September 9, 1864. 

RECAPITULATION. 

Buell's Pierpont battery 3 

Huntington battery I 

Battery K, Second Ohio heavy artillery I 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Second lieavy artillery 3 

One each in First Ohio light artillery, First Vir- 
ginia artillery. First Iowa light artillery 3 

First Ohio cavalry ii 

Seventh Ohio cavalry 2 

Second Ohio cavalry 2 

Second Louisiana cavalrv i 

Thirty-sixth Ohio '. 52 

One Hinidred and Forty-eighth Ohio National 

guard 27 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 13 

Ninety-second Ohio 15 

Sixty-third Ohio 5 

Thirtv-ninth Ohio 3 

Seventy-third Ohio 4 

One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio 5 

Second Ohio 2 

And one each in Fifth Ohio. Twenty-second Ohio, 
Twenty-fifth Ohio, Eighteenth Ohio ( three 
years). Thirty-second Ohio. Seventy-sixth Ohio. 
Sixty-fifth Ohio. Eighty-eighth Ohio. One Hun- 
dred and Twenty-second Ohio. First Iowa, 
Second Virginia, Fortieth Illinois. One Hun- 
dred and First United States colored infantry, 
not designated, five, making in all 18 

Total number of soldiers 167 

Died 28 

WATF.RFOKD TOWNSHIP, 

Allen, Leonidas. age 21, volunteer. August 14. 1861. 
three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F, private, 
died of typhoid fever at Louisville, Kentucky, June 30, 
1863. 

Alberry. Richard, age 25. volunteer. Deceinber 31. 
1863. Second Virginia cavalry, company E. private, 
served one vear and six months, mustered out Julv 
I. 1S6.S. 

Alberry. John, age 21, volunteer. December 31, 1S63. 
Second Virginia cavalry, company E, private, served 
one year and six tuontfis, mustered out July i, 1865: 
re-enlisted as a veteran, 

Alberry, Antony, age iS, volunteer, December 31, 
1863, Second Virginia cavalry, cnnipany E. private, 
served one year and six months, mustered out Julv i. 
1865. 

Alberry. Joseph, age 15, volunteer. December 31. 
1863. Second Virginia cavalry, company E. private, 
served one vear and six months, mustered out Julv t. 
1865. 

Anderson, William R,. volunteer. Ninth cavalry, 
company B, private, died of fever. 

Beach, Thomas H. B,, age 28, volunteer, TS63. three 
years. Ninth cavalrv, company B, mustered out July 
.30. 1865. 

Becket, Humphry, age 22, volunteer, three years. 
Sixty-third regiinent, company D, pri\ate, mustered out 
July 8. 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran, 

Becket. Jesse M,. volunteer, September 15. 1861, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company E, cor- 
poral, served three years, mustered out 1864, 

Bishop, William, volunteer, three years. Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company A. private, mustered out July 
27, 186^ ; re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Bishop, Henry, volunteer, three years. Thirty-sixth 



regiment, company A, private, mustered out July 27, 
1805: re-enlisted as a veteran, wounded at Berryville, 
West Virginia, September, 1864, 

Bolun, Daniel, age 25, volunteer, September 15, 1861, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company £, cor- 
poral, mustered out; re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Bosnian. James, volunteer, three years, Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company A.- private. 

Belman, James, Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. 

Brown, Charles W,, age 21, volunteer, October 6, 

1861, three years, Sixtj'-third regiment, companies D 
and G. sergeant, attained rank of orderly sergeant, died 
of typhoid fever, 1S62. 

Brown, Samuel W,, age 17, volunteer, December 17, 
i8'ji. three years. Sixty-third regiment, company B. 
musician, served one year and one month, discharged 
for disability January, 1863. wounded at Corinth, re- 
enlistment, February, 1864, Sixty-third regiment, •com- 
pany B, served one vear and five months, mustered out 
July 8, 1865. 

Brown, William C. age 17, volunteer, August 14, 

1862, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, 
private, served three years, mustered out July 2~. 1865, 
severely wounded July 24, 1864. 

Brown. John, age 18, volunteer. 1862. three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company H, private, served 
three years, mustered out June ic, 1865. 

Brown, William P,, age 20. volunteer, three years. 
Eighteenth regiment, company F. private, mustered out 
October. 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Bucy, William T.. volunteer. 1861. three years. Sec- 
ond Virginia cavalry, company F. private, served 'four 
years, mustered out 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Brown, John W,. volunteer. August. 1864, One 
Hundred and Eighty-second regiment, private, served 
eleven months, mustered 'out July 7, 1865. 

Brown, John, age 28. volunteer. Ninety-second regi- 
ment, company H, private, honorably discharged for 
disability, 

Burris. Lorain, volunteer, three years, Seventy-sec- 
enth regiment, company H, private, killed April 6. 1S62, 
at Shiloh. 

Bartlett, George B,. volunteer. October 9. 1861. three 
years. .Sixty-third regiment, companies A and D. cor- 
poral, attained rank of captain, acting assistant quar- 
termaster engineers' department. Mississippi, mustered 
out with regiment, 

Burris. Franklin. 

Burris, James, age 3S- volunteer. September i, 1861, 
Second Virginia cavalry, company E, private, mustered 
out 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Burris. Royal. Ninety-second regiment, 

iBurrows. James, volunteer. Second Virginia cav- 
alry, private, mustered out July 30. 1865. re-enlisted as 
a veteran. 

Callahan. Cyrus, age 25. volunteer, three years. Sec- 
ond Virginia cavalry, company E, private, mustered 
out July 30. i86.^. 

Clark. Henry, age 25. volunteer. 1864, three years. 
One Hundred and Eighty-second regiment, company C. 
private, mustered out July 7, 1865. 

Cheatham, Richard B., age 40, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. .Sixty-third regiment, company D, sergeant, at- 
tained lieutenant, served two years, died in Memphis, 
Tennessee, July iS, 1863, 



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831 



Craig, Sannic4 S., age 20. volunteer, Sixty-third 
regiment, company D. died, transferred to company C, 
First marine. 

Crawford. .\. W.. vt.h;nteer, Xinety-second regi- 
ment, company H. 

Crooks, Ralpli. volunleer. 18O1. three years, Thirty- 
sixth regiment, company .A, jirivate, served three years, 
mustered out in 1864. 

Crawford, James, voluntaer, three years. Sixty- 
third regiment, company F, private, re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran. 

Cross, John W., age 22, volunteer, 1864, One Hun- 
dred and Eighty-second regiment, private, died at Nash- 
ville. Tennessee. 

Culver, B. F.. age 22. volunteer. 1864, one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, as- 
sistant surgeon, served four months, mustered out with 
regiment. 

Daoff, L., Seventy-seventh regiment, company H. 

Dean. Charles, age .30. volunteer. 1862, three years, 
Xinety-second regiment, company H, private, served 
three years, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Dean, John, age 3^. volunteer. December 23. 1863. 
three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F. hospital 
nurse. 

Devol, Sil?3 A.^ age 18. volunteer. .August. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company .\, private, 
served three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Devol. Henry F.. age 30, volunteer. .August. 1861. 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, captain, 
attained to Brigadier general, served four years, mus- 
tered out July 31, 1865. 

Devol. Hiram. 

Devol, Ale.xander C., age 17. volunteer. 1861. three 
ye:?rs. Thirty-sixth regiment, company .A. private, served 
three years, honorably discharged in 1864. 

Devol. Isaac L.. age 19, volunteer. March 14. 1S65, 
Eighteenth regiment, company H, private, served seven 
months, mustered out October g, 1865. 

Devol, Gilbert, age 16. volunteer, March 14. 1865. 
Eighteenth regiment, company H, private, seven months, 
mustered out October 9. 1865. 

Devol, Samuel, age 19, volunteer, January i. 1863, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F, pri- 
vate, served two years and five months, mustered out 
June ,w, 1865. 

Dixon. Nicklow, age 19. volunteer. 1861. three 
years. Eighteenth regiment, company F. private, served 
three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Dixon, Wilson, volunteer, t86i. three years. Eight- 
eenth regiment, company F, private, served three years, 
mustered out in 1864. 

Dickson. Isaac, age 19. volunteer, 186.S, Eighteenth 
regiment, company H, private, mustered out October 
9. 1865. 

Di.xon, William, age 19. volunteer. May. 1864, 
Fourth Virginia cavalry, private, served six months, 
mu^^tered out in X'ovemher. 1864. 

Dobbins, James, age 30, volunleer. Ninety-second 
regiment, company H, private, honorably discharged for 
disability. 

Dobbins. .Anthony, volunteer. Thirty-sixth regi- 
ment, company A, private. 

Dolen, Lewis C., age 16. volunteer. March, 1865, 



One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regiment, private, served 
six months, mustered out September 11, 1865. 

Dyer. Charles, volunteer. 1861. three years. Sec- 
ond \'irginia cavalry, comp;iny F. priv.ite. served four 
years, mustered out June 30. 18O,; ; re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran. 

Dyer, John, age 21, volunteer, September 17, 1861, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F. pri- 
vate, re-cnliste(i as a veteran, lost left arm near Win- 
chester September .s. 1864. 

Dyer. Samuel, age 18, volunteer, February, 1864, 
First cavalry, company L. private, served one year and 
seven months, nnistered out September 13, 1865. 

Eakins. Janiei.. age 24, volunteer, July 14. l86r, 
three years. Thirteenth regiment, musician, served 
eleven months, mustered out June 3. 1862. 

Fisher, Joshua G.. volunteer. January. 1864, Sec- 
I ond Virginia cavalry, company F. sergeant, honorably 
1 discharged, wounded in Texas, and discharged for dis- 
j ability. 

Flag. Luther, \olunteer. Twenty-fifth regiment. 
! company H. private, died of fever. 
I F!etcher. Wesley T., age 25, volunteer, Fourteenth 

United States colored heavy artillery, private. 
I Fleming. David, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regi- 

! ment. company F. private, died. 
Fleming, .Aaron. 

Fonts. John W.. volunteer. October, 1861, three 
years. Sixty-third regiment, company D, captain, at- 
tained the rank of major, served four years, mustered 
out July 8, i86,s. 

Gittings. Harry C.. volunteer, Ninth cavalry, com- 
pany B. 

Gittings. Metamoras. age 22, volunteer. May 15, 

1861, three years. Twenty-fourth regiment, company B, 
private, served eight months, died January, 1862. mor- 
tally wounded at Murfreesborough. 

Gliddons, James L., volunteer, 1861. three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company .A, private, died May, 

1862, mortally wounded at Lewisburg. 

Gooden, Henry, age 37. volunteer, .August. 1862. 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H. pri- 
vate, served two years and ten months, mustered out 
June 10, 1S6.S wounded at Chickamauga. 

Grubb, Charles M., volunteer, 1861, three years, 
Eighteenth regiment, company F, tir.'"t lieutenant, served 
three years, musterea out November 9, 1864. 

Gooden, Solomon M., age 26, volunteer, August, 
1862, three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, 
private, served one year and five months, died January 
6, 1864. of diarrhcea. 

Green. Obed. One Hundred and Eighty-second reg- 
iment. 

Gooden. John, age 18. volunteer. Eighteenth regi- 
ment, company H. private. 

Grubb. John, Thirty-third regiment, company F, 
private. 

Gooden. Moses, age 32. September i, 1862, One 
Hundred and Twenty-second regiment. Company C. pri- 
vate, captured in battle of Wilderness, fate unknown. 

Grubb, .Archibald, age 2.S. volunleer. three years. 
Second Virginia cavalry, company E, private, served 
three years, mustered out. wounded near close of his 
time. 



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Griever, Henry C. \okmteer. Second lieavy artil- 
lery, private, mustered out August, 1865. 

Grubb, Goodsill, age 21, volunteer, 1861. three years. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, re-enlisted 
as a \eteran. 

Grubb. Lewis, age 26. voltnitter. 1S61, three years. 
Sixty-third regiment, company D, private, attained the 
rank of second lieutenant, served nine months, resigned 
May 26, 1862. 

Hagerman, John B., volunteer, 1861. Sixty-third 
regiment, company D. lieutenant, resigned in 1861. re- 
enlisted, volunteer. 1864, One Hundred and Eighty- 
second regiment, died. 

Hagerman. John H., age 18. volunteer. Fourth Vir- 
ginia cavalry, company I), lieutenant, died. 

Hall. Theodore, age 21, volunteer. August. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Hall. John, age 2},, 1861. three years. Second Vir- 
ginia cavalry, company F, private, served three years, 
mustered out in 1864. 

Hall, Alfred, volunteer, three years. Ninety-second 
regiment, company H, private. 

Hall, Frederick, age 29. volunteer, August. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Haley, Edward, volunteer, August, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-si.xth regiment, company A, private. 

Harwood. William W., age 26, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, private, at- 
tained the rank of commissary sergeant, served four 
years, mustered out July 27, 1865, re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran. 

Hastings, Adam, age 22. 

Henderson, Samuel, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company K, private, died. 

Henderson, Charles, volunteer, three years, Sixty- 
third regiment', company D. private, re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran, killed on skirmish line at Big Shanty, Georgia, 
June 17, 1S64. 

Henderson, John, volunteer. May ", 1861, three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, company K, captain, 
served three months, mustered out, August 28. 1861. 

Henderson, Thompson H., volunteer, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company H., private, 
served three years, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Higgins. .Alexander H., volunteer, July 30. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H, cap- 
tain, served ten months, resigned May g, 1863. 

Hill. John, Eighteenth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate. 

Hill. Samuel, age 20, volunteer, three years. Sixty- 
third regiment, company D, private, honorably dis- 
charged for disability, re-enlistment, volunteer, Second 
Virginia cavalry, private, mustered out June 30, 1865. 

Hill, Isaac V., age 21, volunteer, February 15, 1865, 
One Hundred and Eighty-sixth regiment, company I, 
()rivate, served seven months, mustered out September 
18, 1865. 

Hill, Obadiah P., age 19, volunteer, October 10, 
1861, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, attained the rank of captain, mustered out July 8, 
1865. 

Hoon, Samuel, age 20, volunteer, October 8, 1861, 



three years. Sixty-third reginient, company D, private, 
served two years and nine months, mustered out July 
8, 1865. lost right leg at Decatur. Georgia, July 22, 1864. 

Hoon, Madison, age 20. volunteer, October i, 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company D, corporal, 
attained rank of captain, served two years and nine 
months, mustered out July 8. 1865. _ 

Hoon. John, age 23, volunteer. May, 1861, three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, company K, private, 
served three months, mustered out August 28, 1861. 

Hutchinson. Calvin A., volunteer, Au.gust 27. 1863, 
six months, Fourth Virginia cavalry, company D, cap- 
tain, served ten months, mustered out June 23, 1864. 

Humphrey. Samuel H.. age 21. volunteer, August, 
1862, three years, Ninety-second regiment, company H, 
private, served three years, mustered out June 10, 1865, 
transferred to invalid corps. 

Hurlbut, Benoni W. H.. age 18, volunteer. One Hun- 
dred and Eighty-second regiment, company C. private, 
served six months in the Fourth Virginia cavalry. 

Jackson. Samuel L., age 18, volunteer, March, 1865, 
One Hundred and Ninety-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, served seven months, mustered out September 
II, l86s. served six months in Fourth Virginia cavalry. 

Jackson, John T., age 23, volunteer, October, 1861, 
three years, Sixty-third regmient. company D, private, 
served three years, mustered out 1864. 

Jackson. A. M.. Eighteenth regiment, company H, 
private. 

Jackson, Frank, volunteer, 1865, One Hundred and 
Eighty-sixth regiment, private, mustered out September, 
1S65. 

Jackson, B. F., age 21. volunteer. Eleventh Iowa 
Regiment, company D. re-enlisted February 14. 1865, 
One Hundred and Eighty-sixth regiment, company I, 
first lieutenant, served four months, resigned Tune 4, 
1865. 

James. Marion, age 19. volunteer, three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company H, private, died Sep- 
tember. 1863, of wounds received at Chickamauga. 

Johnson, Robert, Ninety-second regiment, company 
H, private. 

Johnson. Newton, age 20. volunteer, August 15, 
1861, three years, Eighteenth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate. 

Johnson, William, age 25,, volunteer, 1861, three 
years. Sixty-third regiment, company D, private, mus- 
tered out July 8, 1863, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Johnson, James, age 22, volunteer, 1861, three years, 
Sixty-third regiment, company D, private, mustered out 
July 8. 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Johnson, Benjamin, volunteer, three years. Si.xty- 
third regiment, company D. private, honorably dis- 
charged for loss of speech. 

Jordan. John, age 21, volunteer, six months. Fourth 
Virginia cavalry, company D. private. 

Jordan. Mitchell, age 18. volunteer, six months, 
Fourth Virginia cavalry, company D. private, re-enlisted, 
volunteer. May, 1864, one hundred days. One Hundred 
and Forty-eighth regiment, private, served four months, 
mustered out September, 1864. 

Justice. George, age 15. volunteer, June 3, 1862, 
Eighteenth regulars, company F. corporal, wounded at 
Chickamauga and twice at Jonesboro. 



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Justice. William, age 15. volunteer. March. 1861, one 
year. Eighteenth regiment, company H, private, served 
one year, mustered out 1862. re-enlisted, volunteer, six 
months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, private, served six 
months, mustered out. 

Justice. Henry, age 15. volunteer. September, 1864, 
Thirty-eighth regiment, company I. private, served ten 
months, mustered out July. 1865. 

Jumper. John, age 27. volunteer, .\ugust 15, 1861, 
three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F. captain, 
served two years and two months, resigned October 4, 

1863. died September 13. 1864. of chronic diarrhoea. 
King. Martin S., age 20. volunteer, three years. Sec- 
ond \'irginia cavalry, company E. private, mustered out 
June 30. T865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Kendal. John, age 23. volunteer. May. 1861, threa 
months. Eighteenth regiment, company F, private, served 
three months, mustered out August 28. l864_. re-enlist- 
ment, volunteer. 1861. three years. Eighteenth regiment, 
companv F. private, served three vears. mustered out 
1864. 

Kendall. Hiram, age I", volunteer, 1861, three years, 
Eighteenth regiment, company F, private, served four 
years, mustered out October 9. 1865, re-enlisted as a 
veteran. 

Kirby. John, age 22. volunteer. 1862. three years, 
Ninety-second regiment, company H, private, three 
years, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Lady. Hiram, age 24. volunteer, three years. Sixty- 
third regiment, company D. private, mustered out July 
8. 1S65, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Keghoe. J., volunteer, three years. Sixty-third regi- 
ment, company D, captain, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Lang. James, age 19. volunteer. 1861, three years, 
Sixty-third regiment, company F, private, served three 
years, mustered out i86j. captured July 22. 1864, and 
held nine months. 

Langhery. Thornton, volunteer, September, 1861, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F, pri- 
vate, served four years, mustered out June 30. 1865. re- 
enlisted as a veteran. 

Langley. Benjamin H.. age I", volunteer, three 
years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F. private, mus- 
tered out June 30. 1865. 

Latamore. John \V., age 18. volunteer, three ye^irs. 
Sixty-third regiment, company D. private, mustered out 
July 8. 186.;. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Long, Morris D.. age 40. volunteer. 1862. three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company H. orderly ser- 
geant, served eighteen months, died of typhoid fever at 
Nashville. 

Mason. H, W.. Second Virginia cavalry, company F. 

^L•^son. Franklin, age 16. volunteer, January 27, 

1864. Sixty-third regiment, company F, private, served 
five months, mustered out July 8. 1865. 

Mason, Winchester. 

Mass. .\. J., age 50. volunteer. April. 1861. served 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company K, drum- 
mer, served four months, mustered out .\ugust 28. 1865. 

Mankins. A. S.. age t,o. volunteer. 1862. Ninety-sec- 
ond regiment, company H. private. 

Mc.\ttee. William H.. age 20. volunteer. September, 
1861. three years. Second \'irginia cavalry, company F. 
private, served three years and nine months, mustered 



out June 30. 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran, captured near 
Murfreesboro in 1862 and taken to Libby prison. 

McCall. VV'illiam R.. age 17. volunteer, September, 
1861. three years. Seventeenth regiment, company H, 
private, died. 

McDonald, John, volunteer, three years. Ninety-sec- 
ond regiment, company H. private. 

McDonald. James, age 38. volunteer. Septemlier 15, 

1861. three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F. pri- 
vate. 

McDeed. John, volunteer, September i, 1861, three 
years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F. private, 
mustered out June 30, 1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

McGuigan. Thomas D.. aged 28. volunteer, three 
years. Ninety-second re.giment, coinpanj- H, second ser- 
geant, served one year, honorably discharged for disa- 
bility. 

McGuigan. John G.. age 35. volunteer. August 13, 

1862. three years. Fourteenth regiment, company D, sec- 
ond sergeant, died in 1863 of fever, 

McGuigan, William E., age 30, volunteer. Septem- 
ber 15. 1861. Second Virginia cavalry, company E. sec- 
ond sergeant, served thirteen months, discha'rgcd for 
disability in 1862. 

McGuigan. Eli M.. age 23. 1861. three months. 
Eighteenth regiment, company K, corporal, served three 
months, mustered out 1861, re-enlistment December 24, 

1863. First heavy artillery, company L served one year 
and six months, mustered out July 25, 1865. 

McKendry, Albert, age 25. volunteer. 1862. Ninety- 
second regiment, company H. private, honorably dis- 
charged for disability in 1863. wounded at Chickamauga. 

McKendry. Elijah, age 20. volunteer. Thirty-sixth 
regiment, company A. private, re-enlisted as veteran, 
missing. 

McKelvey. Williatn, age 18. volunteer. RLarch. 1865, 
Eighteenth regiment, company H. private. 

McMann. Orlof. age 17. volunteer, one hundred 
days, private, died at Winchester. 

Morris, age t.9,. volunteer. December 31. 1863. Sec- 
ond Virginia cavalry, company E. private, served one 
year and six months, mustered out July i, 186.S. 

Newton, Nathan, volunteer, three years. Second Vir- 
ginia cavalry, company F, private, re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran, wounded at Fisher's Hill and died at Winchester. 

Newton, William h., age 23. volunteer. February 
17. 1862. three years. Sixty-third regiment, company C, 
musician, served three years, mustered out July 8. 1865, 
re-enlisted as a veteran, last eighteen months clerk in 
adjutant general's office. 

Nickerson. Allen, age 21. volunteer. August 7, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H. mus- 
tered out July 12. 1865. transferred to Fifteenth regi- 
ment, company G, veteran reserve corps. 

Nickel. James, age 22. volunteer, three years. Sec- 
ond Virginia cavalry, company F. corporal, attained rank 
of sergeant, mustered out June 30. 1865. in three months' 
service, re-enlisted as a veteran, offered a lieutenancy. 

Nickel. William, a.ge 24, volunteer. 1861. three 
months. Eighteenth regiment, company K. corporal, at- 
tained rank of sergeant, served three months, mustered 
out. re-enlisted. 

Nixon. James M.. age 22, volunteer, October i. i86r, 
three years. Eighteenth Iowa, company F, private, dis- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



charged for disability April 22^. 1863, wounded at Mur- 
freesboro^ losing a leg. 

.Nixon. B. F.. age 16. volunteer, October. 1863. three 
years. Eleventh Virginia regiment, company A. private, 
served one year and eight months mustered out June 
17, 1865, died August i, 1865, from wound in leg. 

Xixon. George E., age 21, volunteer, March 8. 1865, 
Eighteenth regiment, company F. private, served seven 
months, mustered out October g, 186S. 

Nixon, William M., age 29, volunteer, December 31, 

1863, three years. Second Virginia cavalry., company E. 
private, served -one year and six months, mustered out 
June 30, 1865. 

Nixon. William, age 34, volunteer. 1862, three years, 
Ninety-second regiment, company H, private, mustered 
out June 10, 1865. 

Norman, A. W., volunteer, October I, 1861, three 
years. Eighteenth regiment, company H, private, served 
four years, mustered out October 9. 1865, re-enlisted as 
a veteran. 

Norman, Joseph (i.. volunteer. October i. 1861. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company K, private, served 
four years, mustered out July 27. 1863. re-enlisted as a 
veteran, was captured while sick at Winchester, and 
paroled. 

Norman. William, volunteer. 1865. One Hundred and 
Eighty-sixth regiment, company I, private, mustered out 
September 26. 1865. 

Norman. Milton, age 32. volunteer. February 10. 

1864. Twenty-seventh regiment, company D. private, 
mustered out July 11. 186.=;. 

Null, Samuel, volunteer. Sixty-third regimert, com- 
pany D, private, mustered out July 4. 1865, re-enlisted as 
a veteran. 

Norris. Peter, regulars. 

Palmer, Isaac, L.. age 16, volunteer, July 24, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. division 
teamster, served four years, mustered out July 27. 1865, 
re-enlisted as a veteran, injured in July, 1864, and in 
hospital till December. 1864. 

Palmer John D.. volunteer. April 22, 1861. three 
months. Third regiment, company G, private, served 
three months, second enlistment. June 25. 1861. Third 
regiment, company C. private, served three years, mus- 
tered out June 2^. 1864. captured May 3. 1863, paroled 
May 15. third enlistment, volunteer, August. 1S64. One 
Hundred and Eighty-second regiment, company C. color 
sergeant, attainejl rank of orderly sergeant, served eleven 
months, mustered out July 7, 1865. 

Palmer. George B.. aee 22. volunteer. January I, 
1863, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company E, 
private, served two years and five months, mustered out 
June 30, 1865, after one year transferred to ambulance 
corps. 

Palmer. Andrew B.. age 18. volunteer. February 4, 
T865. One Hundred and Twenty-sixth regiment, company 
I, private, served three months, died May 21. 1865, of 
measles. 

Parcel, Theodore, age 13. volunteer. August. 1863, 
six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, companv D. private, 
served ten months, mustered out June 23. 1864. 

Parsons. Hardeson. age 21, volunteer. August. 1861. 
three years. Thirty-s'xth regiment company A private, 
served two yer.rs and six months, honorably discharged 



February, 1865, for disability, re-enlisted as a veteran, 
wounded. 

Parsons, Silas D., age 17, substitute, Augu-t. 1S64, 
one year. O'le Hundred and Eighty-second regiment, 
companv C, private, served eleven months, mustered out 
July 7, '186.5. 

Patterson. John, age 22, volunteer, three months. 
Fourth Virginia cavalry, company F. private, served 
three months, mustered out. 

Perry, Richard, volunteer, Ninety-second regiment, 
company H, private, died January 6, 1864, of diarrhoea. 

Pettibone, John W.. age 30, volunteer. December 31, 
1863. First cavalry, company L, supposed to be dead. 

Philips, C. S.. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. 

Pixley. Joseph, volunteer. 1864. Thirty-sixth regi- 
ment, company A. one year, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Pratt. Charles C. One Hundred and Eighty-second 
regiment, company C. 

Preston. Benjamin, age 28, volunteer, 1862, Ninety- 
second regiment, color bearer, wounded October, 1863, 
and honorably discharged. 

Pyle, George D., Second Virginia cavalry, company 
F. killed at Spencer Court House. 

Quimby, Ezra, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H, private, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Ramsey, Philip. 

Reed, George, age 27. volunteer. June 4. 1861, three 
years. Twenty-fifth regiment, company H, private, served 
three years, mustered out in 1864. 

Ramsey. James, age 16. volunteer. 1861, three years, 
Sixty-seventh regiment, private. 

Reynolds. Charles, age 21, volunteer, July 14, 1861, 
three years. Thirteenth regiment, musician, served eleven 
months, mustered out June 3, 1862, served six months 
in Fourth Virginia cavalry. 

Reyhoe, James F., age 26, volunteer, October, 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company D, private, 
re-enlisted as a veteran, afterward raised a company of 
colored troops. 

Richards. D. J., volunteer. May. 1864. one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, captain, 
served four months, mustered out September. 1864. 

Roach, Rufus W.. age 17. volunteer, November 6, 
1863, three years, Sixty-third regiment, coninany F. pri- 
vate, attained the rank of corporal, served one year and 
eight months, mustered out July 8. 1865. 

Roach. Marcellus S., age 17, volunteer, fall of 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F. corporal, 
served three years, mustered out in 1864, captured July 
22. 1864. and iti prison for nine months. 

Roach. Wallace S.. volunteer, fall of 1861. three 
years. Sixty-third regiment, company F. private, attained 
the rank of second lieutenant, mustered out July 8, 1865, 
re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Roberts, Elisha, age 20, volunteer, 1861. three years, 
Sixty-third regiment, company D, private, died March 
24, 1862. killed by an accident near New Madrid. 

Ross. Daniel, volunteer. r86i. three year*, Second 
Virginia cavalry, company F, private, mustered out June 
30, 1865, veteran, captured at Front Royal in the fall of 
1864 and paroled, also in first three months' service. 

Ross. James, age 21. volunteer, September 19. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, pri- 
vate served three vears and ten months, mustered out 



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535 



July 24, 1865, in first three months' service, re-enlisted 
as a veteran. 

Ross. Franklin, age 18. volunteer. 1861, three years, 
Sixty-third regiment, company D. private, died June 
17. l'864. veteran, killed on skirmisli line at Big Shanty, 
Georgia. 

Shockley. John, age 31. volunteer, three years, First 
Virginia light artillery, company C, private, mustered 
out in 186s. 

Scott, Andrew E.. volunteer. November 22. 1861, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company E, cap- 
tain, served two months, resigned January 12, 1862. 

Scott. William H.. volunteer. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company D. private. 

Scott, O. P. H.. Second Virginia cavalry, company 
F, lieutenant, attained to rank of captain, resigned De- 
cember 2.3, 1862. 

Scott, Freeman, age 18, volunteer, August 28, 1863, 
three years, Second Virginia cavalry, company F, pri- 
vate, died, 

Scroggan, John, One Hundred and Eighty-second 
regiment, company C. 

Skillington. William O.. age 22. volunteer, August 
10, 1864, One Hundred and Eighty-second regiment, 
company C, private, mustered out July 14, 1865, served 
in the first months. 

Skillington, Thomas, age i.?, volunteer, August, 
1863. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company D. private, 
died in August, 186.3, a prisoner. 

Slaters. James W. F.. age 18. volunteer, fall of 
1861. three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F, 
private, attained to rank of second lieutenant, served 
four years, mustered out October 9, 1865. 

Slater, D. S., age 22, volunteer, fall of 1864, Eight- 
eenth regiment, company F, private, one year, mus- 
tered out October 9, 186.;. 

Sleigh. George W.. age 27. volunteer, 1S62, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company A. corporal, 
attained to rank of sergeant, served three years, mus- 
tered out June 10, i86.T. 

Shipman. Joseph S.. volunteer. 1862, three years. 
Ninety-second regiment, company H. 

Smith. Charles, age 30. volunteer, Ninety-second 
regiment, company H, private. 

Spayerman, John, Ninth cavalry, company B, pri- 
vate. 

Spencer, George \\'. 

Spooner. Cyrus, age 31, volunteer, Januarv i. 1863, 
Second Virginia cavalry, company F, private, served 
one and a half years, mustered out June 30. 186;. 

Stewart. Tartus L.. volunteer, three years. Ninety- 
second regiment, company H. private, died November 
25. 1863, killed at Mission Ridge. 
Stewart. John V. 

Swift. Jr., Lyman W.. age 24. volunteer. Decem- 
ber 4, 1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany F, private, served four years and four months, 
mustered out March 8, 1866, captured at Mark's Mills, 
and in prison nine months. 

Swift. John, age 22. volunteer. Seventy-seventh 

regiment, company F. private, died .August 10, 1862. 

Taylor, Thomas C. volunteer, 1861, three years, 

One Hundred and Eighty-second regiment, company C, 

private. 



Taylor, John, age 19, volunteer. June 8, 1861, three 
years. Twenty-sixth regiment, company D, private, 
served four years, mustered out August 1, 1865, 
w-ounded in 1864, and served in hospital til! muster out. 

Taylor, Theodore, age 19, volunteer, September, 

1864, One Hundred and Eighty-second regiment, com- 
pany C, private, served seven months, died March 23, 

1865, of measles. 

Thomas, , Twenty-si.xth regiment, company 

F. 

Thurlow, Silas. Si.xty-third regiment, company F. 
Thornbury. William H.. volunteer. August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, pri- 
vate, served ten months, died June, 1864, killed at 
Lynchburg. 

Townscnd. William C, age 22. volunteer, 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, comnany D, private, 
attained the rank of corporal, mustered out July 4, 
1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Truesdale, John W., age 16, three years. Eight- 
eenth regiment, company F, private, served three years, 
mustered out. 

Tiuesdale, Joseph F.. age 16, volunteer, three years, 
Sixty-third regiment, company D. private, mustered 
out July 4, 1865. . 

Tyson. Ira. three years. Ninety-second regiment, 
company H. private. 

Tyson, Charles, Eighteenth regiment, company H, 
private. 

Vincent, W. J., age 31. January i, 1864, Second 
Virginia cavalry, company F, private, served one year 
and six months, mustered out July, l86.v 

Tucker, Wesley, age 25, volunteer, September, 
1861, three years. Sixty-third regiment, first lieutenant, 
served nine months, resigned June 18. 1862, sergeant in 
first three months' service. 

Tucker, James, age 22. volunteer, September, 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company D, second 
sergeant, served seven months, honorably discharged in 
1861, in first three months' service, discharged for disa- 
bility. 

Vincent, H., age 20. volunteer, three years. Sixty- 
third regiment, company D. private, mustered out July 
4, 1865, re-enlisted as veteran. 

Vincent. C. W., age 17, volunteer, .August II. 1864, 
One Hundred and Eighty-second regiment, compa;iy 
C, corporal, served one year, mustered out July 7, 
1865, served six months in Fourth Virginia cavalry. 

Vincent, Marion, age 18. volunteer, July 24, 1861, 
three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company A, pri- 
vate, served three years, honorably discharged in 1864, 
by reason of wounds. 

Voschel. Ebenezer. volunteer. Sixty-third regi- 
ment, company H. private, died. 

Walters. Ralph, age 31. volunteer. January i.i 8()2, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F, private, 
served three years and six months, honorably dis- 
charged, mustered out July 4, i86j, veteran. 

Ward. Isaac, volunteer, three years. Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, company H, private, mustered out 
March 8, 1866. veteran. 

Whissen, Amos A., volunteer. .-Vpril. 1861. three 
months. Seventeenth regiment, company H. first lieu- 
tenant, served three months, mustered out. re-enlist- 



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ment, volunteer, November 4, 1861, three years. Seven- 
teenth regiment, company H, captain, served two years., 
resigned October 27, 1S63, re-enlistment, vohmteer, Oc- 
tober I, 1864, One Himdred and Eighty-second regi- 
ment, company C, captain, attained rank of major, 
served nine months, mustered out July 7, 1865. 

Whitney, James, age 25, volunteer, six months, 
Fourth Virginia cavalry, private, served six months, 
mustered out. 

White, Hiram, age 28, volunteer. April 2.S. 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, company K, cor- 
poral, served four months, mustered out August 28, 
1S61. 

Wilson. Daniel, age 25. volunteer, three years. 
Sixty-third regiment, company D. private, mustered out 
July 4, 1865, veteran, detached as ferryman in 1863. 

Wilson, William, age 20, volunteer, September, 
1S64, three years. One Hundred and Seventeenth regi- 
ment, company F, private, served eleven months, mits- 
tered out August i, 1865. 

Wilson, James. 

Winstanley, Peter, age 23, volunteer. August. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company H. pri- 
vate, served ten months, mustered out June 10, 1865. 

Winstanley. James, age 32. volunteer. August 11, 
1864. one year. One Hundred and Eighty-second regi- 
ment, company C. corporal, served eleven months, mus- 
tered out July 7. 1865. 

Wood. Newton, age 20. volunteer. October 14, 1863, 
Eleventh Virginia regiment, company A, private, hon- 
orably discharged April 17, 1865, for disability 

Wood, William, age 17. volunteer, September 15, 
1863, Eleventh Virginia regiment, company A, private, 
honorably discharged in 1865. wounded at battle of 
Petersburg March 31. 1865. discharged on account of 
wound. 

Worstall. George, age 35, volunteer, August, 1862, 
Ninety-second regiment, company H, private served 
two years and ten months, mustered out June 10. 1865. 

Wright. Horace, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company H. private, discharged. 

Wright. Royal, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company H. private, died. 

Wright. Russell. Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany H. 

REC.\riTUL.*iTION. 

De Beck's battery 2 

One each in Buell's battery. Fourteenth United 
States colored heavy artillery. Second Ohio heavy 

artillery. First Ohio heavy artillery, in all 4 

Second Virginia cavalry 35 

Fourth Virginia cavalry 10 

Ninth Ohio Cavalry 4 

First Ohio Cavalry 2 

Sixty-third Ohio 42 

Ninety-second Ohio 2>^ 

Eighteenth Ohio (three years) 26 

Eighteenth Ohio (three months) 7 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 23 

One Hundred and Eighty-second Ohio 17 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 12 

One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Ohio 4 



Three each in One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio 
national guards. Eleventh Viginia, in all 6 

Two each in Third Ohio, Seventeenth Ohio, Twen- 
ty-fifth Ohio, Twenty-sixth Ohio. One Hundred 
and Ninety-sixth Ohio, and Thirteenth Ohio, in 
all 12 

One each in the Fourteenth Ohio, Twenty-fourth 
Ohio. Twenty-seventh Ohio. Thirty-third Ohio, 
Thirty-eighth Ohio, Sixty-seventh Ohio, One 
Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio, One Hundred 
and Twenty-sixth Ohio. One Hundred and Sev- 
enteenth Ohio. Eleventh Iowa. Eighteenth United 
States regulars, not designated 8. in all 19 

Total number of soldiers 249 

Died 2Z 

W.MERTOWX TOWXSHIP. 

Adams. Demas. age 18. volunteer. September 13, 
1861. three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F, 
orderly sergeant, served three years, mustered out Sep- 
tember, 1864, captured near jLookout Mountain, re- 
enlistment, 1864, One Hundred and Eighty-sixth regi- 
tnent, company I, attained the rank of second lieu- 
tenant, mustered out September 25, 1865, held in Libby 
prison and Belle Isle, six months. 

Adams. Augustine, age 16. volunteer, October, 1861, 
three years. First light artillery, company H, private, 
served three years, mustered out October 23. 1864. 

Adams. Hamlin M.. age 25. volunteer, May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company A. private. 

Andrews. Samuel, volunteer. May, 1864, one hun- 
dred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company I, private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1S64. 

.\rnold. Joseph A., age 18. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Bartlett. George, volunteer, three years. Sixty- 
third regiment, company D. private. 

Beebe. Lyman, age 27. volunteer. May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, comoany I. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. detailed as hospital nurse. 

Beebe. John W.. age 20, volunteer, May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, companv I. private mustered out September, 
1864. sick. 

Bohl. Conrad, age 35. volunteer. October 22, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, ser- 
geant, honorably discharged for disability. 

Brabham. John W.. age 23, volunteer, .\ugust 27, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H. private, served one year honorably discharged Sep- 
tember. 1862. wounded at Shiloh. re-enlistment. May, 
1864. one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company K. private, served four months, 
mustered out September, 1864, third enlistment, Oc- 
tober, 1864, one year. First cavalry, company L. private, 
served eight months, mustered out June. 1865. 

Brabham. Rickard B.. age 16. volunteer, 1861, three 



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years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H. private, 
discharged March 20. 1863, for disability. 

Brabham, Stanton L., age 34, volunteer. August, 

1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H, wagonmaster, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Bidel, Jacob, volunteer. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B. private, died. 

Brabham, Thomas J., volunteer, August. 1S61. 
three years, Stventy-seventh regiment, company H, 
private, served three years and three months, mustered 
out December. 1S64. 

Brabham. George W.. age 26. volunteer. October 
ig. 1862. three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, pri- 
vate, died August 10, 1864. captured at Knoxville. Jan- 
uary 25. 1864. confined in Belle Isle and in Anderson- 
ville. where he died. 

Brabham, Henry H., age 24. volunteer. October 19, 

1862. Ninth regiment, company B. private, served three 
years, mustered out December, 1864. 

Buchanan, George W.. age 28. volunteer. August 
ir, 1862, three years, Eighty-seventh Indiana, com- 
pany A. private, served three years, mustered out June, 
1865, captured and paroled, wounded at Chickamauga. 

Buchanan. Charles, age 23. volunteer. !\Iay. 1S64, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1865. 

Burchett, William T.. age 25, volunteer, Febru- 
ary 9. 1865, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany H. private, served five months, mustered out July 
27, 1865. 

Breckenridge, James F.. one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, died September 10. 1864. at Baltimore. Maryland. 

Burris, Bernard, age 29. volunteer, October. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Burris. Rufus, age 25. volunteer. October, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H. pri- 
vate, honorably discharged for disability, re-enlistment, 
October 6, 1864, one year. Seventy-first regiment, com- 
pany F, private, captured and imprisoned four months. 

Burns. Reuben, age 18, volunteer, October. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, honorably discharged for disability, re-enlistment. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company H, private, honor- 
ably discharged for disabilitv. 

Burris. John J., age 26. October. 1861. three years. 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company H. private, honor- 
ably discharged. 

Burris. Francis M.. age 18. volunteer. October, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H, private, died April 6, 1862, killed at Shiloh. 

Burris. Albert, age 18,^ volunteer, October, i86r, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, re-enlisted as a veteran, captured near Camden 
and imprisoned at Camp Ford ten months. 

Burris. Harvey, age 16, voTunteer, October. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H, pri- 
vate, honorably discharged for disability, re-enlisted as 
a veteran. 

Chamberlain, John D.. Jr., age 21. volunteer. May. 
1864, one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 



regiment, company I, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1865. 

Colwell. William W.. age 17. volunteer. i86i. three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company C, honorably 
discharged for disability. 

Colman, William H., age 18, volunteer. February, 
1865. Thirty-sixth regiment, company H. private, mus- 
tered out July 27. 1865. 

Colvin. Charles, Seventh cavalry. 

Cooksey. T. H.. age 29, volunteer, October 9. 1862, 
three years, Ninth cavalry, company B, private, at- 
tained the rank of ordnance sergeant, honorably dis- 
charged June 12, 1865, for disability. 

Cozzens. Samuel, age 24, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1S64. 

Criswell, Isaac, age 34, volunteer, January 5. 1864, 
First cavalry, company C. private, served one year and 
eight months, mustered out September 13, 1865. 

Creeser, Adam, age 17, volunteer, July 29, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F, cor- 
poral, attained to rank of sergeant, served four years, 
mustered out July g. 1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Danielson. Leroy H.. age 38, volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, served four months,'iriustered 
out September. 1864. 

Day, Thomas, age 25. volunteer, August^, 1862, three 
years. Ninety-second regiment, company F, second lieu- 
tenant, served five months, resigned January. 1863. re- 
enlistment, volunteer, March, 1863, one hundred days, 
One Hundred and Forty-eighth regmient. adjutant, 
served four months, mustered out September. 1864. 

Dauley, Hiel. One Hundred and Twenty-fifth regi- 
ment, company I. 

Day. Alvin, age 18, volunteer, February, 1864. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 

Deming, Henry M., age 25. volunteer, August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company' F, private, 
served one year, honorably discharged July, 1862, first 
discharge for disability, second discharge sick at Wash- 
ington and sent home, re-enlistment, volunteer, May, 
1864. one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company I, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out in 1864. 

Deming, Edward N,, age 18. volunteer, October, 

1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B, private, captured at Shiloh, taken to Mobile, and 
supposed to be dead. 

Deming, Lester C, age ig. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eig'h'th regi- 
ment company I. private, served four months, honor- 
ably discharged in 1864. 

Devore, David A., age 20, volunteer, January, 1862, 
three years. Sixty-thiri;! regiment, company D. private, 
served seven months, honorably discharged August 13, 

1862. died August 20th of diarrhiea, 

Dickerson. Greensbury F.. age 45. volunteer. Sep- 
tember. 1862. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company H, private, served one year, honorably dis- 
charged September, 1863, for disability. 

Dickerson, Milton H,. age 16, volunteer, September, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



1862, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H, private, served nine months, died Jinie 17. 1863, 
taken sick just after the battle of Shiloh. 

Dickerson. Cassius M. C. age 15, volunteer. March 
16. 1865. Eighteenth regiment, company K, private. 

Ewing. Marquis, volunteer, three years. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company H. private. 

Fish, James, age 24. volunteer. 1864. First cavalry, 
private. 

Fohl, John, age 21. volunteer. July 2g. 1861. three 
j'ears. Thirty-ninth regiment. Company F. private, first 
sergeant, served four years, mustered out July 9. 1865, 
re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Ford, Daniel, age 44. volunteer, Tune 11, 1864. One 
Hundred and Twenty-second regiment, company G, 
private, four battles, served one vear. mustered out June 
26, 1865. 

Gilpin. Manley. age 17. volunteer. October 14. 1861, 
three years. Sixty-second regiment, company I, private, 
served three years, mustered out October, 1864. 

Gilpin, Joseph, age 20. volunteer. November. 1861, 
three years. Sixty-second regiment, company I. private, 
honorably discharged for disability, died in 1865. 

Gilpin, James, age 15, volunteer, October, 1861, 
three years. Sixty-second regiment, company I private, 
served ten months, honorably discharged August, 1862, 
for disability. 

Gilpin, Jonas, volunteer, three years, S xty-third 
regiment, company D. private, died. 

Gilpin, Jonas. Jr.. age 20. volunteer. September, 
1861. three years. Sixty-third regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, served ten months, died in 1862. 

Gilpin. Matthew. December. 1863, Sixty-third regi- 
ment, company D. private, captured and supposed to 
have died in Andersonville prison. 

Gilpin. Sullivan, age 18. volunteer, April. 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, priyate. served four 
months, mustered out August 28, 1861, re-enlisted as a 
veteran, volunteer. September. 1861. three years. Sixty- 
third regiment, company D. served four years, mustered 
out July 8. 1865. wounded in the battle of tlie Wilder- 
ness May. 1864. 

Gilpin. Rufus. age 18. volunteer. October. 1863. 
three years. One Hundred and Twenty-second regi- 
ment, company C. private, served one year and nine 
months, mustered out July. 1865. 

Gillmor. William W.. age 24. volunteer. August I, 
1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, attained to rank of corporal, served four years, 
mustered out July 27, 1865. re-enlisted as a veteran, 
captured at Lewisburg. May 23, 1862. in prison for four 
months, and wounded at Mission Ridge. 

Gillmoor, Cromwell, age 31. volunteer, May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, honorably discharged Sep- 
tember, 1864, sick two months, and died three weeks 
after his return home. 

Gossett. Warden, age 20, volunteer. 1861. three 
years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H, private, 
honorably discharged November, 1862, sick most of the 
time and discharged for disability. 

Gossett. Miles, age 16. volunteer. July. 1861. six 
months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company D private, 
served six months, mustered out February, 1862. 



Gossett, Lindsay, age 28, volunteer, 1863, six months, 
Fourth Virginia cavalry, company B, private, served six 
months, mu.'tered out. 

Greene. Harvey, age 20, \x3lunteer, August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
served nine months, died May I. 1862, of pneumonia, in 
West Virginia. 

Greene, James P., age 25, volunteer, November, 

1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B, second sergeant, served seven months, died June, 

1862, captured at Shiloh, April,' 1862, imprisoned and 
died in prison hospital in Georgia. 

Hagerman, George W., age 37, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. detailed as provost guard, at 
Bermuda Hundred. 

Hall. William, age 18. volunteer. November 26, 
1861. three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F. pri- 
vate, honorably discharged for disability, re-enlisted as 
a veteran. 

Harry, John W.. volunteer, six months. Fourth Vir- 
ginia cavalry, private, served six months, mustered out. 

Henry. George, age 27. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company I. private, mustered out September. 1864, sick 
the whole time at Bermuda Hundred. 

Henry. B. F.. age 38. volunteer. May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company I, private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864, detailed as provost guard at Bermuda 
Hundred. 

Henry. John, age 18. volunteer. August 9, 1864, one 
year, gunboat, private, served one year, mustered out 
June 12, 1865. 

Henry. Arius N.. age 23. volunteer, August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
served ten months, honorably discharged June i. 1862, 
for disability. 

Henry. George, age 34. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company I. private, served four months, mustered out 
September. 1864. 

Henry. David, age 29. volunteer. October 28. 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, company F. private, 
.served three years and nine inonths. mustered out July 
8. 3865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Henry. Joseph, age 25. volunteer. October. 1862, 
Sixty-third regiment, company F, private, served two 
years, died September 26, 1864. 

Hinton, Samuel, age 28, volunteer. October, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, companv F. pri- 
vate, served four years, mustered out March 8. 1866, 
captured at Sabine River, and in Camp F"ord prison ten 
months, 

Hinton, William B.. age 30, volunteer, October, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, mustered out March 8, 1866. captured at Sabine 
River, and in Camp Ford prison ten months. 

Hootsel. Joseph, volunteer, three years. Seventy-sev- 
enth regiment, company B. private. 

Hootsel. Peter, volunteer. October, 1861, Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company B, private, died in Camp 
Ford prison. 



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839 



Hootsel. John, age ig. voUniteer, June, 1862, three 
months, eighty-seventh regiment, company A. private, 
mustered out September 20. 1862. rc-enHstment, Febru- 
ary. 1865, Thirty-sixth regiment, company H, mustered 
out July 2-. 1865. 

Hootsel. Frank, vohmteer. 1862. three years. Ninety- 
second regiment, company F. died. 

Hootsel. George, volunteer. 1862, thr.e years. Ninety- 
second re,c;iment. company F. 

Hootsel. William, volunteer, March, 1865, Eight- 
eenth regiment, company K. 

Humiston. Chrrles. age 39. volunteer. May, 1S64, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, died, 1864, of measles. 

Humphrey. Orton E.. age 19. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, conipanv I, private, honorably discharged Septem- 
ber, 1864. 

Klinger. Joseph, age 19. volunteer. July 11. 1863, 
three years. Second heavy artillery, private, mustered out 
August 23. 1865. 

Librand.. Frederick, age 20. volunteer, June. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company F, private, 
served two years, honorably discharged 1863. for dis- 
ability, re-enlistment. May. 1864. one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, company I, private, 
served four months, mustered out September. 1864. 

McGrew, Jesse, age 18. volunteer. May. 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company I. private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864. 

Martin. Henry W.. age 20. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I, private, served four months, mustered 
out September. 1864. in hospital two months. 

McFarland. W. P.. age 36, volunteer. October, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company E. pri- 
vate, captured near Pine Bluffs and imprisoned in Camp 
Ford prison ten months. 

Mellor. Thomas, age 29. volunteer. 1861. three years. 
Sixty-third regiment, company D, private, served four 
months, died July 8. 1862, 

Micham. William M.. volunteer. Ninety-second regi- 
ment, company G. died. 

Miser. Adam, age 21. volunteer. 1861. three years, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private. 

Morris. John, age 29. volunteer. November. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B. pri- 
vate, mustered out 1866. captured at Pine Bluffs, impris- 
oned at Camp Ford ten months, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Morris. Elza. age 21. volunteer. November. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, pri- 
vate, died September 16, 1862. of fever. 

Morris. Elwood. age 21, volunteer, November. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, cotiipany D. pri- 
vate, honorably discharged for disability, died one month 
after his brother, October. 1862. 

Morris. Harvey, age 22. volunteer, May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
comnany 1. private, honorablv discharged September, 
1864'. 

McNeal, Cromwell, age 29. volunteer. October t6, 
1861, Forty-first Illinois, assistant surgeon, died June II, 



1862, was attacked with measles, before full recovery was 
overdone by excessive labor at his post, and died. 

McNeal. Franklin, age 25, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company I, private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864. 

Moliney. Reuben, volunteer, three years, Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company B. 

Muncton. Enoch, age 30, volunteer, February 27, 

1864, Thirty-sixth regiment, company K. private, mus- 
tered out May, 1S65. 

Newbanks. Alfred D., age 24, volunteer, October, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B, 
private, died January 19, 1862, at Camp Putnam, of 
measles and pneumonia. 

Neason. John, age 21. volunteer, August, l86i, three 
years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, died 

1865, at .Andersonville, of wound. 

Palmer. Gabriel V.. age 20, volunteer, April. 1861, 
three months. Eighteenth regiment, private, served four 
months, mustered out August 28, 1861, re-enlistment, 
July 6, 1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany F, served three years, mustered out August, 1864, 
wounded at Chattanoogo, September 24. 1863. trans- 
ferred to invalid corps, re-enlistment, February 22, 
1865. Forty-third regiment, company A. private, mus- 
tered out July 13, 1865. 

Peter. Philip, age 42. volunteer. October. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B, 
sergeant, served three years and three months, died 
January 8. 1865. captured April 25, 1864. imprisoned at 
Camp Ford, died in prison hospital. 

Proctor, Alfred, age 20. volunteer. February 27, 
1864. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, died 
March 21, 1864. of measles. 

Proctor, Edward, age iS. volunteer. March 27, 
1864. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, served one year and four months, mustered out 
July 2y. 1865. 

Reed. George W.. age 17. volunteer. 1863. six 
months. Fourth regiment, private, served eight months, 
mustered out. re-enlistment. May. 1864. one hundred 
days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, com- 
pany I. private, served four months, mustered out Sep- 
tember. 1864. 

Radecker. William, age 22. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Rice. William. Second cavalry. 

Rigg. John C. age 21. volunteer. July 29. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company .\, private, 
discharged March. 1865. captured at Chickamauga. im- 
prisoned nine months, paroled, could not be discharged 
on account of parole till March 18. 1863. 

Riley. George W., first enlistment, volunteer, three 
months. Eighty-fifth regiment, company F. private, 
served three months, mustered out. second enlistment, 
volunteer. August. 1863. six months. Fourth Virginia 
cavalry, company D, private, served six months, mus- 
tered out February, 1864. third enlistment, volunteer. 
May. 1864. one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company I, private, served four 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



months, mustered out September, 1864, fourth enlist- 
ment, age 25, vohmteer. February 10. 1865, one year. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company H. private, served five 
months, mustered out July 27. 1865. 

Ross, Thomas, Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
H. 

Riley, Albert, volunteer, 1863, six months, Fourth 
Virginia cavalry, company D. private, served six 
months, mustered out March 15. 1864, re-enlistment, 
May, 1864, one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company I, private, served four 
months, mustered out September, 1864. re-enlistment, 
February 10, 1865, one year. Thirty-si.xth regiment, 
company H, private, served five months, mustered out 
July 27. 1S65. 

Rvan. Thomas, age 25, volunteer. June, 1S62. three 
months. Eighty-seventh regiment, company A, private, 
mustered out September 20, 1864. 

Rutter, William C, age 41, volunteer, October, 
1861. Seventy-seventh regiment, company B, private, 
served one year, died September 24, 1862, captured at 
Shiloh and died in prison at Macon, Georgia, of dis- 
ease caused by privation ajid bad usage. 

Remeley, John L.. age 25. volunteer. October, 1861, 
three years. First cavalry, company L, private, died Oc- 
tober I. 1862, buried near Fort Blair. Kentucky. 

Schwartzcup, Adam, age 21. volunteer. •1861, 
Twenty-eighth regiment, private, died 1862 in hos- 
pital at Bull Run. Virginia. 

Scott. Watson. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
A. 

Smith. Henry, age 21. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Snow. C. P.. age 44. volunteer. May. 18^4, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Starling. Stephen, age 31. volunteer, May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, honorably discharged Sep- 
tember 20. 1864. left in hospital at Washington with 
measles, and not able to rejoin regiment. 

Steber. Adam, volunteer. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company B, private, died July 4. 1863. of erysipelas. 

Steeber. Jacob, age 26. volunteer. October 8, 1861. 
First Virginia light artillery, company C. private, served 
three years and eight months, mustered out June 28, 
1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Webster. John L., age 31, volunteer. October. 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company H. pri- 
vate. ser^■ed si.x months, honorably discharged April, 
1862, for disability, re-enlistment, volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out in 1864. 

Webster, Andrew, age 19. volunteer. May. 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eig^hth regi- 
ment, company I, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out in September. 1864. 

Wells. Adams, age 18, volunteer, 1861. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, coiupany B. three years, private, died 
in Tanuarv. 1863. 



Wells. Ira, volunteer, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B. three years, private, died. 

Wigner. W. D.. age 21, volunteer, December, 1862, 
pilot on gunboat, mustered out in 1865, pressed as pilot 
into jebel service, ran his boat aground and escaped 
to Union lines, when the Diana was captured, and 
escaped by swimming, served as first-class pilot through 
the war. 

Wilson. Daniel, age 25. volunteer. September, 1861, 
three years, Sixty-third regiment, company D. private, 
served four years, mustered out July 8. 1865, re-enlisted 
as a veteran. 

Waterman, Ralph O.. a.ge t,6. volunteer, three 
years, Sixty-third regiment, company F, private, died at 
Jackson. Tennessee. 

Waterman. Charles L., age 22. volunteer. July, 

1863, six months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company D. 
first corporal, attained first sergeant, served six months, 
mustered out in February. 1864. re-enlisted, volunteer, 
May, 1864. one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company I. served two months. July 23, 

1864, died of camp fever, taken sick at Bermuda Hun- 
dred. 

Winsor, Henry H., age 16, volunteer, September I, 
1863, si.x months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, private, 
served six months, mustered out in February, 1864, re- 
enlisted, volunteer. May. 1864. one hundred days. One 
Hundred and Forty-ei.ghth regiment, company I. pri- 
vate, served four months, mustered out in September, 
1864. 

Wolcott. Lewis, age 24. volunteer. August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
died in hospital at Summerville. December i. i86r. 

Wolcott. Rollin, age 16. volunteer. July, 1863, six 
months. Fourth Virginia cavalry, company' D. private, 
served six months, mustered out March 12. 1864. re- 
enlisted, volunteer. March 20, 1864, Third United States 
cavalry, company D, private, served through the war. 

Wolcott, Roscoe, age 22, volunteer. Maj", 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. orderly, served four months, mus- 
tered out in September, 1864. 

Wolcott, C. F.. age 15. volunteer. October 24. 1861, 
three years. First light artillery, company H. private, 
corporal gunner, served three years, mustered out Oc- 
tober 23, 1864. 

Woodruff, Mark, age 18. volunteer. June. 1861, 
three year.s. Seventh Missouri cavalry, private, served 
two years and three months, honorably discharged Sep- 
tember I, 1863. re-enlisted in March, 1864. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company G. corporal, wounded twice, 
captured- at Mark's Mills, taken sick and died on the 
journey. 

Woodruff. Mansley. age 20. volunteer, August I, 
1862. one year. Sixtieth regiment, company K. private, 
mustered out October 10. 1862, re-enlisted in February, 

1865, One Hundred and Ninety-fourth regiment, com- 
pany C. private, attained corporal, mustered out Oc- 
tober 24, 1865, captured at Harper's Ferry, paroled and 
exchanged. 

Woodruff, Anson, age 17. volunteer. March, 1864, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, drummer, served one 
year and four months, mustered out July 27, 1865. 

Woodruff. George K.. age 18. volunteer. 1861. three 



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years. Forty-ninth regiment, private, served four years, 
mustered out in September, 1865, re-enlisted as a vet- 
eran. 

Woodruff. O. Jerome, age 41. May. 1864. volunteer, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company I. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out in September, 1864. 

Waterman. Daniel, volunteer, three years, Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company B, private. 

Vincent, Thomas, age 19. volunteer. November 25. 
161. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
B, private, served one year, honorably discharged No- 
vember 26, 1862. for disability. 

Quimby. Sol, volunteer, three years. Seventy- 
seventh regiment, company H. 

Quimby. Hanford, volunteer. 

REC.\PITUL.\TIO>J. 

Huntington's battery 2 

Buell's battery I 

Second heavy artillery i 

Fourth Virginia cavalry • 9 

Ninth Ohio cavalry : 3 

Second Ohio cavalry I 

Seventh Ohio cavalry i 

Third United States cavalry I 

Seventh Missouri cavalry I 

First Ohio cavalry 4 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 42 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio 38 

Tfiirty-si.xth Ohio 20 

Sixty-third Ohio 12 

Ninety-second Ohio 4 

Thirty-ninth Ohio 3 

Eighteenth Ohio (three years) 3 

Sixty-second Ohio 3 

Eighteenth Ohio (three months) 2 

Seventh Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio 2 

Gunboat service 2 

One each in Sixtieth Ohio. Forty-third Ohio. Forty- 
first Illinois, Forty-ninth Illinois, Twenty-eighth 
Pennslyvania, Eighty-seventh Indiana. Eighty- 
fifth Ohio. One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Ohio, 
One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Ohio. One Hun- 

dre-t and Ninety-fourth Ohio !0 

Total number soldiers 146 

Died 26 

WESLEY TOWNSHIP. 

Baker, George H., age 16, volunteer, June, 1861, 
three years, Fourth Virginia cavalry, comgany D, pri- 
vate, served three years, mustered out June 23, 1864. 

Baker. Francis, age 18, 1864, Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company F. 

Bachelor. Alexander, age 20, volunteer, August 14, 
1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, 
private, died December 19, 1864, wounded at Chatta- 
nooga and also at Franklin, Tennessee, captured and 
died in hospital. 

Barnes, Lewis H., age 19, volunteer, 1864, Thirty- 



sixth regiment, company B, private, died October 26, 

1864, at Annapolis, Maryland. 

Beebe, Guy, Seventy-third regiment, company F. 

Brill, Benjamin F.. age 19, volunteer, August I, 
1861, three years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, attained rank of sergeant, wounded and had 
typhoid fever, transferred to the invalid corps, re- 
enlisted in the veteran reserve corps. 

Brill, Alexander H., age 26, volunteer, October 27, 

1861, three years. Sixty-third regiment, company G., 
private, attained rank of first lieutenant, mustered out 
July 8. 1865. sick with typhoid, bilious and intermittent 
fevers, detailed for recruiting service, re-enlisted as a 
veteran. 

Brill. John R., age 17, volunteer. May 17. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864, re-enlistment. February 15, 

1865, Nineteenth regiment, company D. private, served 
eight months, mustered out October 21. 1865. 

Brill, William H., age 25, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. corporal, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Caldwell. William B., age 19, Seventy-seventh regi- 
ment, company B. 

Callahan. George E.. age 26, volunteer, August 12, 

1862. three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, 
private, died March 6, 1863, at Carthage. Tennessee. 

Callahan, Ezekiel, age 35, Ninety-second regiment, 
company G, died. 

Campbell. Alexander A., age 40, volunteer, Octo- 
ber 15. 1S61. three years. Seventy-third regiment, com- 
pany F, sergeant, served three years, honorably dis- 
charged in 1864, after the re-enlistment acted as scr-, 
geant in pioneer company till put in charge of the 
ambulance train. 

Carpenter. George W., age 33, volunteer. Janu- 
ary 26. 1864. Thirty-sixth regiment, company A. pri- 
vate, served one vear and six months, mustered out 
July 27, 1865. 

Carr. R. C. Fifth regiment, company G. 
Carwee, Seneca, Second cavalry, company F. 
Clarke. Leander. age 19, Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company F. 

Clayton, David E.. age 25. volunteer, .\ugust. 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company G, pri- 
vate, attained rank of sergeant, served two years and 
ten months, inustered out June 10. 1865. 

Clayton. James A., age 24. volunteer, ^lay, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. corporal, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Clayton. Isaac C, age 21. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and "Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, companv B. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Coler. Charles H.. age 18. volunteer, July 18, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, served four years, mustered out July 9,_ 1865, re- 
enlisted as a veteran. 

Coler, George M., age 20, volunteer, May, 1864, 
I one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 



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ment, company D. private, died August 20. 1864, of 
camp disease at City Point. 

Coler, Patrick Perlcy, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company F. 

Coler. John E., age 22. voUmteer, May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864, sick for two months. 

Coler, Felix W., age 28, volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. private, died August 28. 1864, of 
conge.stion of the lungs. 

Colwell. W. W., age 18, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B. 

Cowee, Sardine, age 2,j, volunteer, February 27, 
1864, One Hundred and Twenty-second regiment, com- 
pany C, private, served one year and four months, mus- 
tered out .Tune 26, 1865. 

Cowee, John T., age 19, volunteer, February 20, 
1864, One Hundred and Twenty-second regiment, com- 
pany C. private, served one year and four months, mus- 
tered out June 26, 1865. 

Duer, George A., age 42, Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company F. 

Cowee. Seneca A., age 2t. volunteer. August 12. 
1861, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F, 
private, served four years, mustered out June 30, 1865. 
much on detached duty in hospital. 

Denny. Charles W.. age 18. volunteer. Sixty-third 
regiment, company T, died December .30, 1864. 

Ellis, Pierson, age 18, volunteer. October 9. 1861. 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company H, pri- 
vate, served three years and- ten months, mustered out 
June 30, 1865, on detailed service as messenger and 
orderly, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Ellis. Alonzo, age 35, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company F. died. 

Ellis. Asbury F.. age 32. volunteer, October 14. 
l86r. three years. Sixty-third regiment, company G, 
private, served four months, honorably discharged Feb- 
ruary 17, 1862, for disability, re-enlistment, volunteer. 
May, 1864, one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth -regiment, company D, private, served four 
montks. mustered out September, 1864. 

Ellis, Lindley F., age 22. volunteer, Second Vir- 
ginia cavalry, company H. 

Ellis. Richard. Sixty-third regiment, company G. 

Engle, Richard, age 32, Sixty-third regiment, com- 
pany G. 

English. Gideon, age 24, volunteer, March, 1864, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, honorably 
discharged in 1865, sick and never in active service. 

Fowler. Lester R.. Seventy-fifth regiment, com- 
pany B. 

Fairies, George, age 30, Fiftli regiment, com- 
pany C. 

Gates. Leander S., age 22. volunteer, three years, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company F, private. 

Graham. James M., age 16. volunteer. October 20, 
1861. three years. Fifty-third regiment, company B. pri- 
vate, served three years and ten months, mustered out 
August 12, 1865. 

Graham. Finley B., age 17. volunteer. January 18. 
:86s. One Hundred and Ninety-third regiment, com- 



pany E, private, served seven months, mustered out 
August 6, 1865. 

Graham Finley P., age 19, volunteer, August 18, 
1862, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. mustered out 
July 27. 1865. captured at Winchester. July 24. 1864, 
and in prison seven months, and then paroled. 

Grosvenor. Samuel L.. age 35. volunteer, three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company B. private, at- 
tained to rank of first lieutenant, mustered out Febru- 
ary 17, 1865. 

Grosvenor, David, age 22, volunteer, August, 1862, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served one year and four months, died Decem- 
ber 29, 1863, wounded at Mission Ridge, died from ef- 
fects of wound. 

Grosvenor, Ebenezer, age 34, Eighteenth regiment, 
company H. 

Hacker. William, age 27. Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company F. 

Haines, Josiah E.. age 22, volunteer, Xovember 8, 
1864, Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, 
served eight months, mustered out July 20. 1865. 

Haines. Charles L.. age 20. volunteer. February 8, 
1864. Seventy-third regiment, company F. private, died 
in March. 1864. of measles, at Chattanooga. 

Haines. Nathaniel A., age 18. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D, private, died May 21, 1864, drowned, 
seized with cramp while bathing. 

Hampton. Amos, age 22, volunteer, August, 1862, 
three years. Ninety-second regiment, company A, ser- 
geant, died in 1863, from wound received at Chatta- 
nooga. 

Hampton. Thomas, age 31. volunteer. February, 

1864. Sixty-third regiment, company I. private, honor- 
ably discharged in 1865, captured at Winchester. July 
24, 1864, and in Libby prison five months. 

Hartman, Jolin, age 19, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B. 

Heald, William S.. age 53. volunteer, December 
II, 1861. three years. Seventy-third regiment, company* 
F, private, served one year and five months, honorably 
discharged May, 1863, derailed as hospital nurse, dis- 
charged for disability. 

Heald. Caleb M., age 27, volunteer, December 11. 
1861, three years. Seventy-third regimeit, company F, 
private, attained the rank of sergeant^ served three 
years and seven months, mustered out July 11, 1865, 
transferred to Twelfth Oh'o battery and re-enlisted as 
a veteran. 

Heald, Nathan, age 17, volunteer. November II, 
1861, three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, 
private, died July 4, 1863. wounded in the battle of 
Gettysburg, July 2. 

Heald, Edmund, age is. volunteer. December 11. 
1861, three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, 
private, attained the rank of corporal, served three 
years and seven months, mustered out July 20, 1865, 
re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Hecker. William, age 28. volunteer. March ,30. 1S64. 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, se yed one 
year and three months, honorably discharged in June, 

1865. captured at Winchester. July 24. 1864. in prison 
seven months and in hospital seventeen weeks. 



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Hill, Spencer K.. age 18, volunteer, August 22, 

1861, three years. Thirtieth regiment, company K, pri- 
vate, attained the rank of corporal, in eighteen battles, 
served four years, ,i)nistered out August 13, 1865, re- 
enli.sted as a veteran. 

Hill, George E., age 2,;, Tliirty-ninth regiment, 
company C. 

Hill, I. S., age 26, Seventy-fifth reg'meiit, com- 
pany G. 

Hobson, Thomas C age 19, volunteer, Atjgust IS, 

1862. Ninety-second regiment, company G, private, died 
February 22. 1863, while aiding Lieutenant Merril, was 
captured, paroled for nine days, but stayed to assist the 
wounded, and died in Danville prison. 

Hobson. Samuel M.. age 32. volunteer. May, 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D, orderly sergeant, served four 
months, mustered out September, 1864. 

Howland. E. M., age 25. July. 1863. Twenty-fourth 
regiment, assistant surgeon, served three years, mus- 
tered out June 24, 1864, captured and in Libby prison 
three months, and exchanged. 

Jones, .Mien, age 28. Fifteenth regiment, com- 
pany F. 

Johnson, Jonathan, age 25, 1864, Seventy-seventh 
regiment, company F. 

Julier. D. Alanzo. age 20, volunteer, fall of 1861, 
three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F. private, 
died March 2g, 1862, at Nashville, Tennessee, of ty- 
phoid fever. 

Kass. James. Seventy-third regiment, company F. 

Kester, Aaron M.. age 25. volunteer. Septcmlier 4, 
1861. three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, died December 7, 1863, at home on Mck fur- 
lough. 

Kinkhead. Benton, age 16, volunteer. October 26, 
1861. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D. priva:e. served three years and two months, hon- 
orably discharged December 11, 1864, wounded and 
captured April 2;, 1864, in the battle of Mark's Mills, 
exchanged after two months' imprisonment. 

Kinkhead. Julius, age 36. volunteer. December T2. 
1S61. three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D. private, served three years, mustered out December 
II, 1864. 

Lambert. Elwond. age ;^6. volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September 14. 1864. 

Lee, Edwin, age 28. volunteer, June 18, 1861, three 
years. Thirty-ninth regiment, company K, private, 
served four years, mustered out July 9, 1865, re-enlisted 
as a veteran. 

Lee, Samuel, age 35. volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-e'ghth regi- 
ment, company D. corporal, served four months, mus- 
tered out .September 14. 1864. 

Lee, Wesley, age 26. volunteer. February. 1864, 
Fifty-third regiment, company R, private, mustered out 
August II, 1865. 

Lindy, H. H. L. age 19. volunteer, six months. 
Eighty-seventh regiment, company D. private. 

Louthan, James, age 23. volunteer, November 11, 
1861. three years, Seventy-third regiment, company F, 



private, mustered out July 20, 1865, home one year 
for disability on irregular discharge, ordered to report 
and remained with the regiment. 

Louthan, John, age 27, volunteer. Thirty-sixth regi- 
ment, company F, 

Lytle, Samuel, age 44, volunteer, .Seiitember 16, 
1861, three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F. 
private, served seven months, honorably discharged 
-April 15, 1862. 

Magers, William, age 17, volunteer. May, 1864. 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth 
regiment, company D, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Mains. Abiram. age 31. volunteer. March 31. 1864, 
Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, served one 
year and three months, honorably discharged June g. 
1865. wounded October 19. 1864, at Cedar Creek. Vir- 
ginia, and in hospital all winter. 

Mains, Elijah, age 25, volunteer, February, 1862, 
three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company F. pri- 
vate, served three years and four months, mustered 
out June 30. 1865. 

Mains, Simon H., age 20. volunteer. September 24. 
i86t, three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company 
F. private, served three years and nine months, mus- 
tered out June 30, 1865, re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Mains, Richard G., age 17, volunteer, September 
25. 1861, three years. Seventeenth regiment, company 
H, private, honorably discharged in the winter of 1864, 
wounded and captured September 20, 1S62, and in vari- 
ous prisons for fifteen months. 

Marshall, Jesse B., age 29. volunteer. May. 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighlh regi- 
ment, company B. private, served four monlh-. mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Marsher. Samuel F.. age 21. Eighteenth regiment, 
company F. 

]\Lar5her, Daniel P., age 20, Eighteenth regiment, 
company F. 

Martin, Nathan, age 24, volunteer. January 6. 1862, 
Seventy-seventh regiment, company D, private. 

Martin, Benjamin, age 21. volunteer, December 3, 
1861, three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 
D, private, died May 2. 1862. from the effects of woimds 
received at .Shiloh. March 6. 1862. 

McKain. John B., Thirtieth regiment, company K. 

McKain. Franklin. One Hundred and Ninety-third 
regiment, company E. 

Miller. Nathan, age ig. volunteer. February 16. 
1864, Thirty-sixth regiment, company K, private, served 
one year and five months, mustered out July 2", l86,v 

Miller, Thomas, age 18, Seventy-seventh regiment, 
company B, 

Miller, Peter, age 19, volunteer. .August 15. 1862, 
Ninety-second regiment, company G. private, served 
three years, mustered out June lo, i86.^. wounded at 
Chickamauga. detailed for team service. 

Miller. Oliver, age 18. volunteer. February 18. 1864, 
Seventy-third regiment, company F, private, served one 
year and four months, mustered out June. i86,i. severe- 
ly wounded at Atlanta, afterwards detailed as hospital 
nurse. 

Mills. Christopher, age 18. volunteer. February, 
1864. Sixtieth regiment, company E. private, honorably 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



discharged August, 1865, off duty a good deal by sick- 
ness. 

trills, Thomas W., age 15. voUmteer, October 26, 
1861. tliree years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company 

D, private, served four years and five months, mustered 
out March. 1S66. captured at Mark's mills, April 25, 

1864, and in Tyler prison for ten months, sick with 
fever two months. 

Monroe, Abner S.. age I", volunteer, October 20, 
1861, three years, Fiftv-third regiment, company B, 
private, served four years, mustered out August II, 

1865. re-enlisted as a veteran. 

Morlan, Samuel, age 20, volunteer, August 15, 1862, 
three years, Ninety-second regiment, company G, sec- 
ond sergeant, attained the rank of orderly sergeant, 
died May 4, 1863, at Carthage, Tennessee. 

Morlan, Barzillei, age 36, Third Virginia, com- 
pany B. 

Moshier. Daniel, age 18. volunteer, October 8. 1861, 
three years. Eighteenth regiment, company F. private, 
served three years, transferred to the invalid corps, 
honorably discharged September 26. 1S64, for disability. 

Moshier. Samuel T.. age 20, volunteer, October 
8, 1861, three years, Eighteenth regiment, company F, 
private, served three years, mustered out October 1864, 
in hospital a good deal. 

Morris, Nathan, age 18. volunteer, December 25, 
1861. three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, 
private, served six months, killed at the battle of Cross 
Keys. June 8. 1862. 

Morris, Ehvood, age 21. volunteer. December 25, 
1861. three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, 
private, mostly on detached service and transferred to 
First veteran reserve corps. 

Morris. Mordecai. age 20. volunteer. January 16, 
1865. One Hundred and Ninety-third regiment, company 

E. private, served six months, mustered out August 4, 
1865. 

Morris, Silas S., age 19, volunteer, January 16, 
1865. One Hundred and Ninety-third regiment, com- 
pany E, private, served six months, mustered out Au- 
gust 4. 1865. 

Morrow, James, Sixty-third regiment, company G, 
died. 

Morris, William, age 28, Third colored regiment, 
company C, private, died June 15, 1865, at Goldsbor- 
ough. North Carolina, of chronic diarrhrea. 

Painter, John, age 2.s. Twenty-fifth regiment, com- 
pany H. 

Painter. William, age 19, Thirty-sixth regiment, 
company H. 

Palmer, J. Amos, fifth regiment, company G. 

Penrose. Albert, age 20. volunteer, August i. 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F. private, 
missing, probably killed at Winchester. July 24, 1864. 

Penrose, William, age i". volunteer. February 22, 
1865. one year. One Hundred and Eighty-ninth regi- 
ment, companv F, private mustered out September 26, 
1865. 

Pewthers. Charles J., age 32. volunteer. November 
19, 1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, com- 
pany F, corporal, died June 22. 1864. by explosion of 
ammunition wagon. 

Pickering. Elwood E., age 16, volunteer. May, 1864, 



one hundred days, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company E., private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. re-enlistment, February 20, 
1865, Fifty-third regiment, company B, private, mus- 
tered out August II, 1865. 

Pickering, Jasper C, age 18, volunteer, February 
13, 1864. Fifty-third regiment, company B. mustered 
out August 11, 1S65, wounded May 14, 1864, at Re- 
saca. 

Pickering. B. C. Seventy-third regiment. 

Price. Jacob L.. age 30. volunteer, February 5, 1864, 
three years. One Hundred and Twenty-second regi- 
ment, company C, private, served eight months, died 
October 10. 1864, mortallv wounded September ig, 
1864. 

Rardin. Andrew, age 32. volunteer. May. 1864. one 
hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Rardiu. Eli. age i;^. volunteer, February, 1864. three 
years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, mus- 
tered out July 27. 1865, wounded July. 1864. 

Rardin. Leroy L.. volunteer, three years. First 
light artillery, company K. private, cannoneer, died May, 
1862. of fever, in Franklin hospital. 

Rardin, Levi H.. volunteer, three years. First light 
artillery, company K. cannoneer, in fourteen battles, 
mustered out February, 186.S. 

Rardin, John C. age 17, volunteer, February, 1865, 
One Hundred and Eighty-eighth regiment, company E, 
private, mustered out September 21. 1865. 

Rardin, Jacob C age 26. volunteer, September, 

1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, company 
F. private, honorably discharged i\Iarch. 1863. for dis- 
ability. 

Rardin. William H. H., age 22, volunteer, Septem- 
ber. 1861. three years. Second Virginia cavalry, com- 
pany F, private, mustered out June 30, 1865, wounded 
at Guj-andotte. 

Randolph. Isaiah N.. age 27, volunteer, August 13, 

1862, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, mustered out July 27. 1865, wounded in battles 
of Winchester and Perrysville. 

Reed. John W.. age 17, volunteer. July 4. 1863, 
three years. First heavy artillery, company I. private, 
served two years, mustered out July 2;. 1865. 

Read. Stephen W.. a'-e 18. volunteer. September, 
1861, First cavalry, company L., died of typhoid fever 
at Louisville. January, 1862. 

Rester, Aaron, age 27, Thirty-sixth regiment, com- 
pany F. 

Rowland. John, age 17. volunteer. November, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company F. pri- 
vate, mustered out March 8. 1866, wounded at Shiloh, 
capture^ in the Red River expedition, held ten months. 

Roman, Isaac, age 20. volunteer, October 8. 1861, 
three years. Sixty-third regiment, private, served one 
year, honorably discharged November. 1862. for dis- 
ability, wounded at battle of Corinth, re-enlistment 
May, 1864, one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty- 
eighth regiment, company D. sergeant, served four 
months, mustered out September. 1864. 

Ross. James, age 26. volunteer. November 25, 1861,. 
three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, pri- 



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vate attained rank of fir^t Ixutenant. served cne year 
and eight months, mustered out July 20, 1865, wounded 
at Resaca May, 1864. 

Sharpe, Joel, age iq. volunteer^ Ua\\ l!-04, one 
hundred davs. One Hundred and Forty-e:ghth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. re-enlistment February 22, 
1865, One Hundred and Eighty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany F, private, served seven months, mustered out 
September 28, 1865, 

Shaner, Emmor, age 24. volunteer. August S, iSt)2, 
three years, Thirty-sixtli regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served three months honorably discharged No- 
vember 24, 1862, for disability. 

Sheets, Henry C, age 3-', volunteer, September 24, 
1861 three years. Eighteenth regiment, company I, pri- 
vate,' served three years, mustered out November 9, 

Sheets, Harrison, age 22, volunteer, October 8, 
1861, three years. Eighteenth regiment, company i-, 
private, served two years and three months, killed Jan- 
uary 2, 1863. at Stone River. ^ tt j j 
Sheets, John W., age 21, volunteer. One Hundred 
and Twenty-ninth regiment, company A, private, died 
January 14. 1864. at Cumberland Gap. 

Simpson. William. Fifth regiment, company G. 
Shinn. James H., age 19. volunteer. One Hundred 
and Twenty-second regiment, company C, private, died 
1864. at the battle of the Wilderness. 

Sherman. Jasper. Sixty-third regiment, company i-. 
Sivill, Samuel N.. age 44- volunteer, August 13, 
1862 three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company t, 
private, hono'rably discharged February 2, 1863, for dis- ■ 
ability. ^ . o/c 

Sivill, Tobias, age 16. volunteer, October 14, 1801, 
three years, Sixty-third regiment, company G. private, 
served' three years and ten months, mustered out July 
8, 1865. 

Sivill, Nathan, age 18. volunteer, September 22, 
1861 three years Thirtv-sixth regiment, company b, 
private, died February 8. 1862, of measles and typhoid 
fever. , ,» u _ 

Slotterback, Joseph, age 18, volunteer, March 2, 
1864, Seventy-seventh regiment, company F private, 
captured at Mark's Mills April 25. 1864. and died in 
Tyler prison June 29. 1864, of typhoid fever. 

Slotterback. Henry, age 24. volunteer, February 23, 
1864. Seventy-seventh regiment, company F. private, 
died' July 6. 1864. of typhoid fever. 

Smith. Thomas, age 34. volunteer. October, 1S62, 
three years. Ninth cavalry, company B, corporal. 

Smith, Tosiah, age 18. volunteer, October 10, lb6l, 
Second Virginia cavalry company H, private, captured, 
and supposed to have died in prison. 

Smith, Wilton, 'age 22, Thirty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany C. , T- L 

Spear Henry L.. age 23, volunteer. February 29, 
1864 Seventy-seventh regiment, company C. private, 
served two years, mustered out March 8, 1866, captured 
and in Tvler prison for ten months. 

Starman, Jonathan, Seventy-seventh regiment, com- 
pany F. 

Stoneman. John, age 23, volunteer, 1861, three years, 



Seventy-seventh regiment, company F, private, killed 
at Pittsburg Landing, 1862. 

Stoneman, Jasper, age 20, volunteer, 1861, three 
years, Sixty-third regiment, company G, sergeant, 
served seven months, died of typhoid fever at Nash- 
ville, June, 1862. 

Tate, John, Fifth regiment, company G. 

Taylor, David, age 55, volunteer, October II, 1861, 
three years. Seventy-third regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, served four months, honorably discharged Feb- 
ruary II, 1862, discharged for disability and died at 
hom'e, April 11, 1862, of lung disease. 

Taylor, William W.. age 31, volunteer, August 18, 
1861. three years. Eighteenth regiment, company C, 
private, served four months, mustered out October 9, 
1865 re-enlisted as a veteran, captured September, 1863, 
in Libbv. Danville. Andersonville and Florence prisons. 

Tavlor. Brintal. age 27, volunteer, three years, Aii- 
gust 18, 1861. Eighteenth regiment, company C, pri- 
vate, honorably discharged February, 1865. _ 

Taylor. Finlev W.. age 18, volunteer, August 18, 
1861 three years. Eighteenth regiment, company C, 
private, served three years, mustered out November, 

1864. , , o 

Taylor. John Wesley, age 15. volunteer, .\ugust l», 
1861, three years. Eighteenth regiment, company C, pri- 
vate' served three years, mustered out November 10, 
1864', captured at battle of Stone River, held six weeks 
and paroled. 

Taylor. Wilson P.. age 14. volunteer. May, 1864, one 
hundre'd davs, One Hundred and Forty-eighth regiment, 
company D', private, served four months, mustered out 
September, 1864, re-enlistment, February 15. 1865, six 
months One Hundred and Eighty-ninth regiment, com- 
pany F. private, served seven months, mustered out 
September 2=;, 186.=;. „ 

Underwood. William H., age 22, volunteer, Septem- 
ber 2' 1861, three years. Nineteenth regiment, company 
D, private, 'attained rank of orderly sergeant, served 
four years, mustered out October 21, 1865. 

Vanfleet. John, age 23. volunteer, October 1861. 
three years. Seventy-seventh regiment, company F, pri- 
vate, missing, re-cn'listed as a veteran. 

Way, Milton, age 18, volunteer, January 20, 1862, 
three years. Twentieth regiment, company I, priv_ate, 
served three years and five months, mustered out July 

'^' Way. Samuel, age 24, volunteer, August, 1862, three 
years. 'Ninety-second regiment, company A. private, 
served seven months, died March 20. 1863. at Carthage. 

Way William. Twenty-eighth regiment, companj' 1. 

Wilson, Washington, age 24, volunteer, November 
5 1861, three vears. Sixty-third regiment, company G, 
private.' served' nine months, honorably discharged .\u- 
gust 27. 1862. for disability. 

Wilson James M.. age 20. vdlunteer, November 3. 
1861 three vears. Sixty-third regiment, company G, 
corporal, died September, 1864, of camp disease at 
.\tlanta. Georgia. 

Wilson. Npthan, age 34, volunteer, May, 1864, one 
hundred davs. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND. WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Wilson James C. age 37. August 8, 1862, three 
years, Thirty-sixth regiment, company I, private, served 
two months, honorably discharged October 30, 1862, 
for disability, wounded at Antietam. 

Wilson, Finley V., age 21, volunteer, August i, 
l86r, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, mustered out October 6, 1864, woimded at 
South Mountain, Mission Ridge and Winchester. 

Wilson, Jacob B., age 19. volunteer, September, 

1861, Seventeenth regiment, company H, private, died 
1863, supposed to have been killed at Chickamauga. 

Wilson, Andrew P., age 29, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D, corporal, served four months, mus- 
tered out September. 1864. 

Wilson. Jacob P., age 21. volunteer, August, 1861, 
three years. Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, private, 
served three years, mustered out August i, 1864. 

Wilson, Harmon T.. age 20, volunteer, August 8, 

1862, three j-ears, Thirty-sixth regiment, company F, 
private, killed September, 1864. at Berrysville. 

Wilson, Abram P., age 27, volunteer, September, 

1861, three years. Thirty-sixth regiment. ' company F. 
private, served three years, mustered out August, 1864. 

Wilson, William F., age 34, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D, private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Witham, Nathan R., age 39, volunteer. May, 1864, 
one hundred days. One Hundred and Forty-eighth regi- 
ment, company D. private, served four months, mus- 
tered out September, 1864. 

Witham, Wesley K.. age 20. volunteer. February 
15, 1865, six months. One Hundred and Eighty-ninth 
regiment, company F, private, served seven months, 
mustered out September 28. 1865. 

Wood, ^Matthews, age 31, volunteer, October 6, 

1862, three years, Ninth cavalry, company C, private, 
attained rank of corporal, honorably discharged June 
13, 1865, for disability. 

Vocum, John, age 18. Ninety-second regiment, com- 
pany G. 

1?EC.-\PITULATI0N, 

De Beck's battery 2 

First Ohio heavy artillery I 

Second Virginia cavalry 9 

Ninth Ohio cavalry 2 

One each in First Ohio cavalry and Second Ohio 

cavalry 2 

Fourth \'irginia cavalry 3 

One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio 4 

Thirty-sixth Ohio 29 

One Hundred and forty-eighth Ohio 23 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 20 

Seventy-third Ohio 17 

Thirteen each in Sixty-third Ohio and Eighteenth 

Ohio (three years) 26 

Ninety-second Ohio 9 

Five each in the Fifth Ohio and Fifty-third Ohio.. 10 
Four each in Thirty-ninth Oliio, One Hundred 

and Eighty-ninth Ohio, One Hundred and 

Ninetv-third Ohio 12 



Two each in Seventeenth Ohio, Thirtieth Ohio, 

Seventy-fifth Ohio, Nineteenth Ohio 8 

One each in Third Ohio, Fifteenth Ohio, Twenty- 
fourth Ohio, Twenty-fifth Ohio, Sixtieth Ohio 
Twentieth Ohio, Twenty-eighth Ohio, Eighty- 
seventh Ohio, One Hundred and Twenty- 
ninth Ohio, One Hundred and Eighty-eighth 
Ohio. Third Virginia infantry II 

Total number of soldiers 180 

Died 33 

RECAPITULATION OF SOLDIERS OF WASH- 
INGTON COUNTY. 



First Virginia light artillery (Buell's battery).... 109 

First Ohio (DeBeck's battery) 56 

First Ohio (Huntington's battery) 55 

First Ohio light artillery (scattering) 10 

Second Ohio heavy artillery (battery K) 25 

Second Ohio heavy artillery (scattering) 10 

One each in the Eleventh and Eighteenth Ohio 
independent batteries. First United States ar- 
tillery. First New York artillery. Second Ar- 
kansas light artillery. First low-a light artillery, 
and Fourteenth L^nited States colored heavy 

artillery 7 

CAV.\LRY (VOLUXTEERS). 

First Ohio cavalry 163 

Second Ohio cavalry 5 

Fourth Virginia cavalry 12 

Fifth Ohio cavalry 3 

Seventh Ohio cavalry 105 

Ninth Ohio cavalry 61 

Thirteenth Ohio cavalry 11 

First Virginia cavalry 7 

Second Virginia cavalry 91 

Third Virginia cavalry 4 

Fourth Virginia cavalry 68 

Fourth Ohio independent battalion 16 

One each in the Sixth and Twelfth Ohio, Fifth, 
Seventh and Ninth Virginia. Fifth and Sixth 
Kentucky, Third Iowa. Second Louisiana, 

Third L'nited States. Seventh Missouri 11 

IXF.XNTRY (volunteers). 

First Ohio 2 

Second Ohio 4 

Third Ohio 8 

Fifth Ohio 10 

Tenth Ohio 3 

Eleventh Ohio 2 

Twelfth Ohio 10 

Thirteenth Ohio 2 

Fourteenth Ohio 2 

Fifteenth Ohio ; S 

Sixteenth Ohio 2 

Seventeenth Ohio 7 

Eighteenth Ohio (three years) 104 



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Eightee.ith Ohio (three months) 61 

Nineteenth Ohio 5 

Twentieth Ohio . 6 

Twenty-second Ohio 3 

Twenty-third Ohio 6 

Twenty-fourth Ohio 3 

Twenty-fifth Ohio 26 

Twenty-sixth Ohio 3 

Twenty-seventh Ohio 13 

Twenty-eighth Ohio 3 

Thirtieth Ohio 4 

Thirtv-second Ohio 5 

Thirty-third Ohio 6 

Thirtv-sixth Ohio 553 

Thirty-eighth Ohio 2 

Thirty-ninth Ohio 242 

Forty-second Ohio 3 

Forty-third Ohio 12 

Forty- seventh Ohio 2 

Fifty-first Ohio 25 

Fifty-third Ohio 16 

Fifty-eighth Ohio 4 

Sixtieth Ohio 2 

Sixty-second Ohio 13 

Sixty-third Ohio 181 

Sixty-fourth Ohio 2 

Sixty-fifth Ohio 4 

Sixty-sixth Ohio 5 

Sixty-seventh Ohio 4 

Seventieth Ohio 3 

Seventy-first Ohio II 

Seventy-third Ohio lOl 

Seventy-fifth Ohio 22 

Seventy-seventh Ohio 593 

Seventy-eighth Ohio 10 

Eighty-fifth Ohio 14 

Eighty-sixth Ohio 2 

Eighty-seventh Ohio 50 

Eighty-eighth Ohio 7 

Ninety-second Ohio 329 

One Hundred and Fourteenth Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio 50 

One Hundred and Twenty-second Oliio 12 

One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Ohio 13 

One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Ohio 25 

One Hundred and Forty-first Ohio 4 

One Hundred and Forty-eighth Ohio 411 

One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Ohio 14 

One Hiuidrcd and Seventy-fifth Ohio 38 

One Hundred and Scventy-sixtli Ohio 8 

One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Ohio 35 

One Hundred and Eightieth Oliio 12 

One Hundred and Eighty-second Ohio 21 

One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Ohio 4 

One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Ohio 14 

One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Oho 14 

One Hundred and Eighty-ninth Ohio 9 

One Hundred and Ninety-first Ohio 2 

One Hundred and Ninety-third Ohio 6 

One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Ohio 10 

One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Ohio 4 

One Hundred and Ninety-sixth Ohio 15 

First Virginia j 



Second Virginia 3 

Fourth Virginia 4 

Sixth Virginia 7 

Seventh Virginia 27 

Ninth ^';rginia '. 4 

Eleventh \"irginia 17 

Fourteenth Virginia 2 

Fifteenth Massachusetts 2 

Eighteenth United States regulars 3 

Fifth United States colored regiment 11 

Twenty-seventh United States colored regiment... 5 
One each in the Fourth. Sixth, Seventh. Twenty- 
ninth. Thirty-first. Thirty-seventh. Forty-fifth, 
Forty-ninth. Fifty-second, Fifty-ninth. Sixty- 
first. Seventy-second. Seventy-sixth. Eighty- 
first. Eighty-ninth. Ninety-fir^t. Ninety-sev- 
enth. One Hundred and Fourth. One Hundred 
and Seventeenth. One Hundred and Tw-enty- 
eighth. One Hundred and Thirty-second. One 
Hundred and Thirty-fifth. One Hundred and 
Fifty-fifth, One Hundred and Seventy-seventh 
Ohio, One Hundred and Seventy-eighth, One 
Hundred and Eighty-third. One Hundred and 
Eighty-fifth. One Hundred and Eighty-eighth, 
and One Hundred and Ninety-seventh Ohio, 
Third and Twelfth \'irginia. Twentieth, Twen- 
ty-first, Twenty-seventh, Fortieth, Forty-first, 
and Forty-ninth Illinois, Twelfth. Thirteenth, 
Twenty-eighth. Sixty-second, One Hundredth, 
One Hundred and First and One Hundred 
and Thirty-ninth Pennsylvania, Eighteenth, 
Twenty-first, and Twenty-third Kentucky, 
First, Thirty-sixth, Eleventh, and Forty-sev- 
enth Iowa, Forty-second and Eighty-seventh 
Indiana. First Michigan. Fifteenth Tennessee, 
Nineteenth Massachusetts, Fourteenth United 
States, One Hundred and Ninth, Fourth, One 
Hundred and First, One Hundredth, and 
Twentieth United States colored. Tenth Cali- 
fornia 63 

United States navy 10 

Gunhoat service 10 

Numher with service not designated 81 

Total numher soldiers and marines from 
Washington county 4,052 

THE soldiers' MONUMENT, 

The losses of tlie war tell heavily upon 
\Vashington County, and the number who lost 
their lives in the service seems large when com- 
pared with the total number who went out, and 
one of the first acts of the public-spirited citi- 
zens of the county after the war was over was 
to secure the erection of a suitable monument 
to commemorate the great sacrifice of life in 
the glorious cause of the Union. Accord- 
ingly, as early as June 7, 1865, a meeting was 
held in the interests of the enterprise. 



848 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



On Wednesday forenoon, June 7, immedi- 
ately after the adjournment of the .-ession ot* 
the County Commissioners, the gentlemen con- 
stituting the board, to-\vit: J. J. Hollister. 
W. Thomas, and Anthony Sheets, together 
with several other citizens, held a meeting at 
the office of the county auditor, to consider the 
propriety and feasibility of erecting a monu- 
ment to the memory of the soldiers from Wash- 
ington County, who had fallen in this war 
against the Rebellion. A. R. Darrow was ap- 
pointed chairman, R. M. Stimson, secretary. 
J. J. Hollister made some feeling lemarks as 
to the exceeding propriety of the noble object, 
and gave some facts and figures from the tax 
duplicate touching the increased wealth and 
prosperity of the county — showing that a tax 
of one mill on a dollar would raise $13,000. 

j\Ir. Darrow, Captain McCormick, Hon. 
W. F. Curtis, Mr. Sheets, W. S. Ward, R. M. 
Stimson, Rufus E. Harte, and otliers, made 
brief remarks, and all agreed that the object 
ought and could be carried into effect, by taxa- 
tion, or by subscriptions, or by both methods 
in conjunction — erecting a monument that 
should be an honor tO' the county, and to the 
noble dead whose names should be thereon en- 
graved. 

J. J. Hollister, A. R. Darrow. and Rufus E. 
Harte were appointed a committee to devise a 
plan for the erection of the monument, to re- 
port at a future meeting. 

It was resolved to call a meeting of the citi- 
zens of Washington County, to be held at the 
Court House in Marietta, on Friday, July 14, 
1865, at two o'clock, P. M., the day on which 
the county commissioners held an adjourned 
session, to t)rganize for the erection of the 
monument. 

The hope was expressed that public-spirited 
citizens from every township in the county 
would be present. A. R. Darrow was chair- 
man of this meeting and R. M. Stimson, sec- 
retary. Accordingly, at the time and place 
named, the friends of the movement assembled 
and effected a temporary organization by elect- 
ing F. A. Wheeler chairman, and Theodore 
G. Fields, secretary. Rufus E. Harte, chair- 



man of the committee on permanent organiza- 
tion, then reported a scheme of organization, 
including a preamble and nine articles, which 
was unanimously adopted and signed by 41 
citizens,* and the association adjourned to 
meet on the day named in the constitution for 
the regular annual meeting, the second Tues- 
day in August (8th), 1865, at two P. M. 

One of the central ideas of the association 
was to construct a monument in such form that 
the names of the soldiers could be engraved 
on the monumental stone, an idea which was 
abandoned in the practical working out of the 
plan, as will be seen further on in this sketch. 

The association was duly incorporated 
under the laws of Ohio, and on August 8, 
1865, the following-named officers and trustees 
were elected : President, Rufus E. Harte, ex 
officio ai trustee ; clerk, Theodore G. Field ; 
trustees for one year, John C. Paxton, J. W. 
Andrews and William F. Curtis ; trustees for 
two years, Rufus R. Dawes, Enoch S. Mcin- 
tosh and Henry H. Drown ; trustees for three 
years, Samuel C. Skinner, T. W. Moore and 
A. W. McCormick. 

The trustees began their work at once. 
They procured a handsomely lithographed cer- 
tificate of membership graded at different 
prices, so that all, even the children, of a fam- 
ily could become members and thus help on 
the great undertaking. Agents were appointed 
in the different townships to solicit subscrip- 
tions, and to circulate the certificates of mem- 
bership. On August 14, 1866, Gen. R. R. 
Dawes, president of the trustees, reported the 
following assets : 



*The following were the persons present at the first 
meeting: J. J. Hollister, J. W. Andrews, E. Corey, 
W. P. Skinner, L. W. Chamberlain, S. C. Skinner, R. 
M. Stimson, David Alban. J. C. Paxton, William B. 
Loomis, R. R. Dawes, T. G. Field. R. K. Shaw, S, B. 
Robinson. C. F. Buell, J. S. Sprague, S. S. Knowles, 
Eli Johnson. C. R. Rhodes, A. W. McCormick, William 
F. Curtis, R. E. Harte. T. W. Moore, A. R. Darrow, 
I. N. Carman, B. F. Hart, H. H. Drown, J. D. Cotton. 
F. A. Wheeler, W. B. Hollister. Owen Franks, Z. G. 
Bimdv, John Jones. A. T. Nye, Thomas Henton, L. S. 
Protiinan. S. Maxwell, D. P. Bosworth, W. S. Ward, 
B. F. Pixley,.S. Newton. 



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Fees of membership ?i,426 00 

Donation Soldiers' Aid Society, Marietta .... 200 00 

Ladies" League No. 420 Bonn 1720 

Other sources 16 00 

Total $1,659 20 

General Dawes puslied the .sales of certifi- 
cates of membership so that by August 13, 
1867, he was enabled to turn over to Hon. W. 
F. Curtis, treasurer of the trustees, $2,735.09. 
Up to that date the finances of the association 
were mainly under the direction of Gen. R. R. 
Dawes. On August 19, 1868, Mr. Curtis re- 
ported $2,890.03. We find no further signs 
of the treasurer for five years. 

When, on August 12, 1873. Mr. Curtis re- 
ported the fund at $3,861.13, and in connection 
therewith he said : "Tlie premium on the five- 
twenty bond and the interest due on the Salem 
bond will increase the above amount to some- 
thing over four thousand dollars." General 
Dawes moved the thanks of the association be 
tendered Mr. Curtis for his efficient efforts in 
increasing the funds in something over one 
thousand and two hundred dollars, which mo- 
tion was carried unanimously. Tlie trustees 
now felt justified in receiving bids for the con- 
struction of the monument, and the following 
resolution was adopted : 

Rcsohcd, That a committee of three trustees be 
appointed to correspond with such persons as they 
may select, and receive proposals for a monument, and 
report at the next annual meeting of the association, 
the designs to be reported with the bids, and fully ex- 
emplified, provided that the cost of the monument shall 
not exceed six thousand dollars. 

R. E. Harte, 
R. R. Dawes, 
R. L. Nye, 

Coiiiinittcc. 

At the ne.xt annual meeting the committee 
reported having received a limited number of 
bids which upon examination proved unsat- 
isfactory. The committee were then directed 
to procure other bids, and "that the designs 
should be for a shaft surmounted by a figure 
of a soldier in uniform, the material granite 
and the cost not to exceed five thousand dol- 
lars," and to report by September 20th the 
same year (1874). at which date it was voted 



to contract with T. O'Hare, of Cincinnati, 
Ohio, for a monument at the sum of $4,550, 
which they did, the work to be delivered in 
six months. The contract was afterward 
modified so- that the material should be Ouincy 
granite instead of "light granite." at an ad- 
ditional cost of $150, making the total $4,700. 
The site for the monument was chosen after 
due consideration of all other points, it being 
a point on the common 50 feet from Front 
street and the same distance from Tne line of 
Putnam street, in the city of Marietta.* 

The monurnent was completed in due time 
and was highly spoken of as a work of art. 
The art critic of a leading Cincinnati journal 
spoke in high terms of the work of Thomas 
O'Hare. more especially of the statue, in- 
tended for the top. He said : 

The sculptor has wisely refrained from an attempt 
to create in marble any ideal type of soldiery man- 
hood ; he has only striven to represent the young 
farmer-soldier, sun-browned and vigorous from healthy 
labor in the field, imbued with the natural heroism in- 
herited by the descendants of a race of hunters, and 
sternly calm in the firm consciousness of duty. The 
young soldier figure is altogether characterized less by, 
grace than by strength — not the trained strength of 
a well muscled athlete, but with ponderous physical 
force of a western laborer, with tendons hardened by 
field work, and such a frame work of bone as only 
those w-ho live upon a phosphatic country diet possess. 

We have no fancy warrior in this memorial 
statue, but only the image of a fair-haired country 
youth of rugged face and form, like hundreds who left 
their homes to die for the Union. Men and women, 
husbands and mothers, brothers and sisters of the 
soldier-dead of Ohio will recognize in the patlietic 
truthfulness of the marble feature some memory of 
loved ones lost. And this is what the public demand 
in such works, and what even the most unpatriotic mind 
may admire. 

It is rather a pity that the statue itself, which is 
but six feet high, is to stand upon a pedestal 26 feet 
in height. At such an altitude the finer beauties of 
the statue cannot be advantageously seen. Consider- 
ing the size of the pedestal, the statue should have been 
colossal. 

INSCRIPTIONS. 

The pedestal will, however, be very handsome — 
a quadrilateral shaft of Quincy granite, with belts of 
the same material bearing in raised letters the names: 



*The other sites voted on were Camp Tupper 
(Quadranaou), Capitolium Square, and a point on the 
common near the Congregational Church. 



8;o 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Gettysburg. Missionary Ridge. Shiloh. Corinth, An- 
tietam. 

Above the first belt will be the figure of an eagle 
with outspread wings, perching on a shield m Carrara 
marble — the same material used in the statue. 

On the east side of tlie die is a polished 
tablet, with this inscription : 

Erected in memory of the soldiers of Wash- 
ington County. Ohio, who lost their lives m the United 
States service in the war for the suppression of the 
Rebellion of 1861. 

Washington County was represented in the follow- 
ing and many other organizations: Thirty-sixth, Thir- 
ty-ninth, Sixty-third, Seventy-third, Eighty-seventh, 
iNinety-second, and One iHundred and Forty-eighth 
Ohio Infantry. First, Seventh, and Ninth Ohio and 
Second West Virginia Cavalry, and First Ohio and 
First West Virginia Light Artillery. 

Names of the fallen may be seen at the recorder's 
office. 

The base of the nioniinient was completed 
May 31, 1875. In an excavation in the center 
stone was placed a tin box hermetically sealed, 
in which were placed lists of county and city 
oftlcers, etc.* 

The monument havin.g been completed, 
preparations were made without delay for the 
dedication. On May 14, 187.^, the trustees had 
appointed R. £. Harte, R. R. Dawes, and the 



*The following is a list of the articles in the box : 
Holy Bible, presented by the Washington County Bible 
Society; Constitution of the United States, with manual 
of same, by I. W. Andrews, presented by J. iM. Fuller ; 
Constitution of Ohio, with volume of Ohio laws, 1873 ; 
brief history of Washington County Soldiers' Mlonu- 
ment Association, and a list of its officers from or- 
ganization to date: constitution or articles of associ- 
ation of the Washington County Soldiers' Monument 
Association : roll of the officers of Washington County ; 
roll of officers of the city of Marietta: copies of the 
Marietta Register, Times, College Olio, and Zeitung; 
revised ordinances of the city of Marietta, presented by 
S. J. Hathaway ; directory of the churches of Marietta 
and Harmar : Masonic calendar of American Union 
lodge and chapter and Harmar lodge. The constitution 
and by-laws and list of officers of the following benevo- 
lent societies : Elk Eye encampment and Marietta and 
Guttenburg lodge of Odd Fellows, Manhattan and 
Muskingum tribes of Red Men, Reynold lodge Knights 
of Pythias, Marietta and Harmar lodges of Good Tem- 
plars: also a roll of Pierpont Battery; a copy of the 
Boston Post, one hundred years old ; a premium list and 
list of officers of the Washington County Agricultural 
and Mechanical Association, and various other articles 
presented by citizens. 



secretary, R. L. Xye, a committee on dedica- 
tion, with instructions that the secretary cor- 
respond with General Rutherford B. Hayes, in- 
viting him to deliver the dedicatory oration, 
but owing to other engagements he declined. 

General W. T, Sherman, (leneral John 
Po]ie, General George Crook, General Edward 
F. Noyes, and other distinguished military men 
were invited to be present. General T. C. H. 
Smith, of Marietta, was finally chosen to de- 
liver the oration, and September 17, 1875. fixed 
as the day for the ceremonies. 

On the appointed day, at 10 a. m., a large 
concourse of people from dii^erent parts of 
the county, estimated at three thousand, as- 
sembled to witness the dedication. On the 
speakers" stand, near the monument, was Gen- 
eral John Pope, of the regular army. General 
Manning F. Force, of Cincinnati, and others. 
General Smith's oration was an eloquent trib- 
ute to the noble dead of the county, of which 
we are able to give only the closing paragraphs : 

We should have done injustice to the manhood of 
these dead if we had neglected to recall this day their 
deeds as soldiers. We shall do more than injustice — 
we shall desecrate their memory as citizens who gave 
their lives for the common weal — if we fail on this 
occasion to appreciate the animating spirit on our side, 
as distinguished from the passions and purposes which 
actuated and inllained those on that side against which 
we strove, and over which, under God, wt prevailed. 
***** 

Do not think I talk party politics. The men who 
fought this war for us, to whatever party they may now 
belong, are above criticism as to their motives in public 
afifairs, and their opinions are entitled to respect. I 
speak only of that on which, then, we all agreed, and 
ask that by the memory of these dead we may never 
give !t up. Let us. to whatever party we belong, never 
give up the sentiment and the duty that united us in the 
war. The Rebellion was a crime against free govern- 
ment. If that conviction is given up by those who held 
it. the days of our Government are numbered. And so 
long as any considerable portion of our people refuse to 
accept that conviction, so long is our Government in 
danger. 

Let us remember, then, we who were on the stage 
of action in the great contest, and you our inheritors 
remember, for what these dead fought — for what they 
died. And to all. and to future generations, let the 
appeal rise from the graves of those to whom we now 
dedicate this monument : "We. to tell of whom this 
stone was raised, ask of those who come after us that 
they see to it that we did not die in vain." 

In the evening, at the Citv Hall, a reunion 



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851 



of veterans was held. President Israel W. An- 
drews, of Marietta College, delivering the ad- 
dress of welcome. He referred in complimen- 
tary terms to the distinguished guests present ; 
he welcomed the soldiers from far and near 
who were gathered together on the occasion to 
renew their acquaintance antl friendship; he 
paid a tribute to the heroic dead whose memor- 
ies it -was sought to perpetuate by the monu- 
ment dedicated, though a feeble expression of 
the gratitude of our people; he referred to the 
distinguished general of the army and the dis- 
tinguished jurist, who had laid aside his duties 
as a private citizen to join the army when our 
country was in danger. His remarks were re- 
ceived with hearty applause. 

Gen. John Pc^pe spoke in a feeling manner 
of the "ties of friendship between comrades 
who fought side by side on so many bloody 
fields." He referred to the subject then so 
much discussed of conciliating the South. In 
closing he said : 



Let lis remember the solemn legacy these dead men 
have bequeathed us. consecrated by their lives to main- 
tain among our ourselves, and \o transmit to their and 
our descendants the results they laid down their lives 
to achieve. 

Judge Force said : 

But why are these dead so honored? Why is trib- 
ute given to them that is not given to wealth, or to 
power, or to learning? Is it because they were brave? 
Because they were patient? Because they were vic- 
torious? Because they were slain? No; it is none of 
these. It is because they died for us; because they gave 
themselves a cheerful sacrifice that our country might 
remain one, our free institutions stand perpetual. It is 
because of the work they did, but still more for the 
spirit in which they did it. 

The monument erected to-day is a tribute of the 
people to public virtue. Let it stand as long as this 
nation shall last. It will be honored so long as our 
institutions shall be upheld by a worthy people. Let 
it stand in our park, facing the setting sun. no mere 
ornament, but a lesson and a stimulus. As years roll 
by and generation succeeds generation, let old and 
young find in its sculptured face both history and ad- 
monition. As the sunlight plays about the inscription 
like the wind breathing upon .Aeolian strings, the let- 
ters will seem vocal, and chant in earnest tones : "The 
dead died to save their country, let the living so live 
as to keep it worthy." 



After Judge Force had spoken, Hon. Oliver 
P. Morton. Senator of Indiana, being in the 
city, came tipon the stage, and was called upon 
to speak. He thereupon referred, in eloquent 
terms, to the occasion and the commemorative 
object of the meeting, but confined his remarks 
to "the National as against the States Rights 
idea. 

Speeches were also made l)y General A. J. 
Warner and Rev. John Tenne}-. of ^Marietta ; 
also bv lohn Beach, a one-armed soldier. 

The main object of the association was now 
accomplished," but the roll of the dead, re- 
ferred to on the monument as recorded at the 
recorder's office remained unprepared until the 
spring of 1880. S. J. Hathaway having been 
elected secretary of the association in 1878, pre- 
pared a bill to enable soldiers" monument asso- 
ciations to record names of fallen soldiers, war 
of 186] to 1865 inclusive. 

Hon. Henry Bold, then representing Wash- 
ington County in the State Legislature, pro- 
cured the passage of the bill May 27, 1879, so 
that the assessors in the spring of 1880 were 
required to take an enumeration of all deceased 
soldiers who enlisted from this county. A 
blank was prepared giving the facts. The as- 
sessors did their work as well as it could be 
done after so many years had elapsed since the 
war. This was supplemented by facts and data, 
procured at much labor and trouble, from other 
sources, until a sufficient degree of fullness and 
accuracy was obtained to justify the record to 
be made. 



♦Through the efforts of one of Marietta's public- 
spirited citizens — M. P. Wells, Esq. — a neat iron fence 
was, in the spring of 1877. placed around the monu- 
ment, part of the money to pay for which was donated 
by the Philomathean society, composed of young ladies 
of the Marietta high school. The same gentleman then 
followed up the work so well begun by moving for a 
donation of four cannon from the United States arse- 
nal, at Washington, to place at the four corners of the 
monument. The Hon. A. J. Warner, our Representa- 
tive in Congress from this district (thirteenth), pro- 
cured the passage of a bill, approved June 8. 1880, 
donating to the association four twenty-pound Parrot 
guns. These were received in the summer of 1880, 
were let into four stone blocks and placed at the cor- 
ners of the monument, as they now stand. ■ 



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How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, 
By all their country's wishes blest! 
When spring, with dewy fingers cold, 
Returns to deck their hallowed mould, 
She there shall dress a sweeter sod 
Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. 



By fairy hands their knell is sung ; 
By forms unseen their dirge is sung; 
There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray. 
To bless the turf that wraps their clay; 
And Freedom shall awhile repair 
To dwell a weeping hermit there I 



CHAPTER. XXIX. 



THE SPANISH-AMEMCAN AND PHILIPPINE WARS. 



Spanish-American War — Philippine War — Gen. Harrison Gray Otis. 



SP.\NISn-AMERICAX WAR. 

Tlie cause of the Spanisli-American War 
was the long-continued crueUies and injustice 
of the Spanish rule in Cuba. The sympathies 
of the American people had been for many 
years aroused in behalf of the Cubans, but 
never found adequate expression until the last 
struggle for independence began. Negotia- 
tions were pending in 1897 to find if some 
peaceable way could not be found out of the 
terrible conditions which existed in the un- 
happy island. While these efforts were be- 
ing made in behalf of peace and humanity the 
destruction of the U. S. cruiser '"Elaine," in 
Havana harbor, February 15. 1898, lit the 
spark of war throughout the country and 
started a warlike furor which nothing could 
withstand. 

W'ar was declared and the tremendous en- 
ergies of seventy millions of people were put 
in action to free Cuba from Spanish rule. The 
momentous events of the year 1898 constitute 
such recent history that it is needless to recount 
them here. Spain was vanquished. 

As in the war of the Rebellion. Washington 
Covmty did her part well, so in the Si)anish- 
American war and the Philippine war whicii 
was a heritage from the struggle fc >r Culjan in- 
dependence. \^'ashington Countv did her full 
duty. 

Two companies, namely. "D." and "E" of 



the Seventh Ohio infantry, were raised in this 
county. In addition to these a large number of 
men Avere recruited in this 'county for the 
United States hospital service and a number of 
men from this county enlisted in other organi- 
zations and served during the Cuban war and 
in the Philippines. 

We give herewith the full company rolls 
of the two companies above named, furnished 
by Gen George R. Gyger, Adjutant General 
of Ohio. We made an effort to ascertain the 
names of the others and have obtained the 
names of a few of the soldiers who enlisted in 
other organizations, which are added hereto. 

The following is a list of names of members 
of Company D. Seventh Reg., O. V. I., in the 
war with Spain, recruited at Lower Salem, 
Washington County, Ohio, for two years' serv- 
ice. This company was mustered into tb.e 
United States service ilay 13. 1898, at Colum- 
bus, Ohio; mustered out Xovember 6. i8g8, at 
Columbus, Ohio. 

The place of residence at the date of enlist- 
ment is given and in some cases the soldier 
was not a resident of the county. 

From the head of the list down to and in- 
cluding Albert Wilson, the date of entering 
the service is given as April 25, 1S98. The 
latter part of the list contains names of re- 
cruits who entered the company under the sec- 
ond call, the date of entering the service being 
given opposite each name. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



\^^here the date of discharge is not specific- 
ally stated opposite the naiiie, the soldier was 
mustered out with the company. 

MUSTER-ROLL OF COMPANY D, 7TH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY, 
OHIO VOLUNTEERS. 

Judion D. Hovey, jMajoi'. age 43, Lower Salem. 

Fred C. Wooster, Captain, age 26, Elba. 
James H. Rhodes, First Lieutenant, age 29, Lower 
Salem. 

Otis A. True, Second Lieutenant, age 28, Lower 
Salem. 

Edward S. Blake. First Sergeant, age 2,i, Lower 
Salem. 

Lee Miraben, Quartermaster Sergeant, age 34, 
Marietta. 

Allan M. Whetstone, Second Sergeant, age 28, 
Lower Salem. 

Rees A. Alban. Third Sergeant, age 25, Elba. 

George F. Zumbro. Fourth Sergeant, age 24. Lower 
Salem. 

Joseph P. Hartshorn, Fifth Sergeant, age 2y. Lower 
Salem. 

Harry T. Watkins, First Corporal, age 24. Lower 
Salem. 

Fred C. Boeshaar, Second Corporal, age 22,. Lower 
Salem. 

Clinton Hockenberry, Third Corporal, age 26, 
Lower Salem. 

Theodore Folger, Fourth Corporal, age 23, Marietta. 

Elum Hartshorn, Fifth Corporal, age 22, Lower 
Salem. 

Arthur G. Hardy, Musician, age 21. Whipple. 

Jacob Suder, Artificer, age 36, Marietta. 

Truman Wilson, Wagoner, age 25, Warner. 

Abicht, James W., private, age 20, Whipple. 

Amos, Elmer E.. private, age 34, Rer.o. 

Ball, Allan, private, age 2^. Elba. 

Broon, Henry, private, age 24. Lower Salem. 

Biehl. Frank H., private, age 26, Lowell. 

Best, Charles H.. private, age 30, Marietta. 

Baker, John, private, age 36. Marietta. 

Barnes. George H.. private, age 29. McArthur. 

Craig, Ellsworth, private, age 21, Kilmer. 

Chapman, Elmer S.. private, age 24, Marietta. 

Chapman, .Albert E., private, age 22. Stanleyville. 

Cline. George T.. private, age 21. Rainbow. 

Davis, Richard, private, age 28, Marietta. 

Davidson. Elias E., private, age 42. Marietta. 

Evans, James F., private, age 30, Masterton. 

Foraker, Richard E.. private, age 31. Marietta. 

Geren, Walter F., private, age 2i. Marietta. 

Heydrick, Gilbert, private, age 24, discharged Oc- 
tober 4, 1898, Marietta. 

Hoffman. Edward, Musician, age 24, Heslop. 

Hardy. Maurice L.. private, age 22, Lower Salem. 

Hart,' Thomas W., private, age T,i, transferred to 
U. S. Signal Corps July 8, 1898. Marietta. 

Jacobs. William H.. Corporal, age 28. Lower Salem. 

Johnson. Irving J., private, age 29. Constitution. 

Koon. Warren M.. Corporal, age 23, Dalzell. 

Kehl. Henry, private, age 24. Lower Salem. 

Miracle, Wade, private, age 21, Elba. 



Mattern. William G.. private, age 21. Marietta. 

Minor. Samuel, private, age 35. transferred to U. S. 
Signal Corps. July 8, 1898. Marietta. 

Miller. John, private, age 2i, Constitution. 

Nott, Oscar, private, age 29, Marietta. 

Pryor, Isaac M., private, age 27, Lower Salem. 

Prewett. George M., private, age 35, Briggs. 

Posey, Alexander, private, age 2^,. Marietta. 

Richey. Lumley H., private, age 20. Warner. 

Richey. Arthur, private, age 18. Warner. 

Richey. Peter, private, age 25, discharged October 4, 
1898, Marietta. 

Rhodes. Charles, private, age i8. Lower Salem. 

Schofield. Carl S., private, age 20, Rainbow. 
. Senion, Alfred H., private, age 24. Marietta. 

Smith. Enoch F., private, age 18, Marietta. 

Smith, Emory F., private, age 24, promoted to Cor- 
poral, Elba. 

Stover. George W.. private, age 25. Lowell. 

Sarver. Earnest L.. private, age 22. Reno. 

Schockey. Chauncey P.. private, age 24. Mc.\rthur. 

Twiggs. Warner A., Corporal, age 29. Lower Salem. 

Trein, Frank E.. private, age 20, Marietta. 

Wharff. Archie .\.. Corporal, age 2.2. Warner. 

Whetstone, Frederick, private, age 18. Lower Salem. 

Wilson. Clyde E., Corporal, age 24, Whipple. 

Welking. Earnest, private, age 19, Lowell. 

Weiss. Jacob T.. private, age 36. discharged Septem- 
ber 5, i8g8. Coal Run. 

Worstell, John C. private, age 2'?, died July 12, 
1898, Beverly. 

Wilson, Albert, private, age 26, transferred to Com- 
pany H. June 8, 1898, Chillicothe. 

Recruits enlisted and mustered into Company D, 
7th Regiment, O. V. I. : 

Stickrath. .\ngu>t J., private, age 25, June 8, 1898- 
promoted to Corporal, Lower Salem. 

Abicht, Augustus, private, age 19, June 15, 1898 
Whipple. 

Anders, Christian, private, age 31, June 17, 1898, 
Marietta. 

Addelspringer, James P., private, age 23, June 17, 
1898, Harrietsville. 

Augustein, George, private, age 27, June 17, 1898, 
Lowell. 

Bowman, Frank W., private, age 22,. June 17, 1898 
Constitution. 

Bond. Walter, private, age 23, June 17, i8g8, Cald- 

Breckenridge. Wallace, private, age 18, June 17, 
1898. Elba. 

Belford, Walter, private, age 21. June 17, 1898, Cald- 
well. 

Cain, Durwand, private, age 19, June 17. 1898, Cald- 

bye, George, private, age 18. June 17. 1898, Dexter 

Enocks, Warren, private, age 21, June 17, 1898, 
Lower Salem. 

Huddleson. Charles H.. private, age 22, June 17, 
1898, Middle Creek. 

Howell. Ivan S.. private, age 18. June 17, 1898. Olga. 

James, Homer M.. private, age 23, June 17, 1898, 
Caldwell. 



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855 



Keerps, George, private, age 34, June 17, 1898, dis 
charged October 4. 1898, Marietta. 

Lightner, George N., rrivate, age 31, June 17, 1898 
Marietta. 

Love, Edward O., private, age 24, June 17, 1898 
Flag. 

Lent, Cliarles A., private, age 19, June 17, 1898 
Harrietsville. 

Oliver, Charles H., private, age 19, June 17, 1898 
Gasville. 

Slack, William H.. private, age 21, June 17, 1898 
Elba. 

Smith, Walter G., private, age 21. June 17, 1898 
Marietta. 

Stackhouse, Doctor J., private, age 38, June 17, 189? 
Lowell. 

Travis, Has., private, age 26, June 17, 1898, Elba. 

Williams, Reese, private, age 25, June 17, 189S, Cald- 
well. 

Briggs, Harry, private, age 22, June 18, 1898. Dex- 
ter City. 

Lehnhard, Carl Jacob, private, age 21, June 18, 1898, 
Marietta. 

Miller. Clifton E., private, age 21, June 18, 1898, 
Caldwell. 

McCullough, David R., private, age 24, June 18, 
1898. Marietta. 

McClure, Frank G.. private, age 19, June 18, 1898, 
Marietta. 

Cooley, Herman L.. private, age 31, June 22, 1898, 
Athens. 

Gildea, Leonard, private, age 18, June 22, 1898, 
Ironton. 

Gildea, Patrick L., private, age 40, June 22, 1898, 
Ironton. 

Jackson, Albert, private, age 21, Jun; 22, 1898, 
Ironton. 

King, Richard, private, age 24. June 22, 1898, Iron- 
ton. 

Manovvay, William, private, age 25, June 22, 1898, 
discharged October 4, 1898, Ironton. 

Nelf. James, private, age 23, June 22, 1898, dis- 
charged October 4, 1898, Ironton. 

Sanders, Walter, private, age 18, June 22, 1898, 
Ironton. . 

Knox. Delmar, private, age 21. July 21, 1898, Mari- 
etta. 

Laurie. William, private, age 22, July 21, 1898, 
Marietta. 

Jewell, Lewis J., private, age 35. June 30, 1898, en- 
tered the service as a member of Company L, trans- 
ferred to Companv D. Marietta. 

Taylor, Horace S,, private, age 25, April 25, 1898, 
entered the service as member of Company A, trans- 
ferred to Company D. May 31, 1898, Marietta. 



MU.STF.R-ROLL OF CO.MP.\NY E, 7TH REGIMENT OF INFANTRY^ 
OHIO VOLUNTEERS. 

William L. West, Captain, age 47, New Matamoras, 
mustered in May l^. 1898, mustered out November 6, 
i8g8. 

Louis S. Hanshunaker, First Lieutenant, age 28, 
New Matamoras. mustered in May 13, 1898. mustered 
out November 6, 1898. 

Charles W. Hare, Second Lieutenant, age 23, New 



Matamoras, mustered in May 13. 1898. mustered out 
November 6, 1898. 

Frank Hare, First Sergeant, age 21. New Mata- 
moras, mustered in Mav 13, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, 1898. 

Frank Cunningham, Quartermaster Sergeant, age 25, 
New Matamoras. mustered in May 13. 1898. mustered 
out November 6, 1898, 

William S, Miller, Sergeant, age 25, New Mata- 
moras, mustered m Mav 6, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, 1898. 

William J. Stewart, Sergeant, age 37. New Mata- 
moras, mustered in May 13, 1898. mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, 1S08. 

Frank W. Martin, Sergeant, age 22. New Mata- 
moras. mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, 1898. 

Frank C. Nicholson, Sergeant, age 20, New Mata- 
moras. mustered in Mav 13, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, 1898. 

George W. Powell, Corporal, age 29. New Mata- 
moras, mustered in Mav 13, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6. 1898, 

Samuel A. McCool. Corporal, age 23, New Mata- 
moras. mustered in Mav 13, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6. i8g8. 

Thomas B. Green. Corporal, age 28, New Mata- 
moras mustered in Mav 13, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, 1898. 

Clarence S. .Armstrong, Corporal, age 25, New Mata- 
moras. mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6. 1898. 

John Cunningham. Corporal, age 19. New Mata- 
moras mustered in Mav 13, 1898. mustered out Novem- 
ber 6. 1898. 

Charles G. .Andrews, Corporal, age 27. New Mata- 
moras, mustered in Mav 13, 1898. mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, 1898. 

George D. Watson, Corporal, age 22, New Mata- 
moras, mustered in Mav 15, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, 1898. 

William L. Davis, Corporal, age 23, Ironton. mus- 
tered in June 22. i8g8, mustered out November 6, 1898. 

Frank C. Breese. Corporal, age 24. Ironton. mus- 
tered in June 18. 1898. mustered out November 6, 1898. 

John C. Gillespie. Corporal, age 22, New Matamoras, 
mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Robert Travis, Corporal, age 25, New Matamoras, 
mustered in May 13. 1898. mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

William W. Sibson, .Artificer, age 24. New Mata- 
moras. mustered in Mav 13, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, 1898. 

Henry W. Kirkbride, Wagoner, age 30, New Mata- 
moras. mustered in Mav 13. 1898. mustered out Novem- 
ber 6. 1898. 

Charles J. Cunningham, Trumpeter, age 19. New 
Matamoras, mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out No- 
vember 6, 1898. 

Clarence E. Wisecup, Trumpeiter, age 24, New 
Matamoras, mustered in May 13, 1898. mustered out 
November 6, 1898. 

Harry Barnhart. Cook, age 19, New Matamoras, 
mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Bratton, Edward A., private, age 31, New Mata- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



moras, mustered in May 13. 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, i8g8. 

Bond, William J., private, age 26. New Matamoras, 
mustered in May 13. 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Buckle, George L., private, age 20. Ironton. mus- 
tered m June 22, 1898, mustered out November 6, 1898. 
Barrow, Louis, private, age 24, Ironton, mustered in 
June 22, 1898, mustered out November 6. 1898. 

Bauer. Herman E., private, age 29, New Matamoras, 
mustered in June 18, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Blowers, Robert, private, Ironton, mustered in June 
22, 1898, mustered out September 15, 1898. 

Cook, Branch W., private, Ironton. mustered in June 
22, 1898, mustered out August 25, 1898. 

Cunningham, Harry, private, age 22. N'ew Mata- 
moras, mustered in May 13, i8q8. mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, i8q8. 

Carter. Samuel, private, age 31. New Matamoras, 
mustered in June 18. 1898. mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Dillon, John, private, age 19, Ironton, mustered in 
June 22. 1898, mustered out November 6, 1898. 

Donovan, William A., private, age 26. New Mata- 
moras. mustered in June 18, 1898. mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, i8g8. 

Eddy. Charles D.. private, mustered in June 18, 
1898. mustered out October 4. 1898. 

Elliott. Otto R.. private, age 21. New Matamoras, 
mustered in June 18. i8g8. mustered out November 6. 
1898. 

Fox. Charles W.. private, age 27, New Matamoras, 
rhustered in Mav !■?. i8';8 mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Feeney, Thomas E.. private, age 22. Ironton, mus- 
tered in June 22. 1898, mustered out November 6. 1898. 
Fischer. John S.. private, age 21. New Matamoras, 
mustered in June 18. 1898. mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Griffin. Robert W.. private, age 28. New Matamoras. 
mustered in Mav 13, 1898 mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Gautschi. Otto, private, age 19. New Matamoras. 
mustered in Mav 13. 1898. mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Greenwood. Homer L.. private, age 10. New l\Iata- 
moras, mustered in Mav 13. 1898. mustered out Novem- 
ber 6. 1898. 

Hanna. Frank, private, age 22. New Matamoras, 
mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out November t 
1898. 

Hill. Harry, (Hall?), private, age 19, Ironton, mus- 
tered in June 22, 1898, mustered out November 6, 1898. 
Heath, Thornton A., orivate, age 21. New Mata- 
moras, mustered in June 18, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, 1898. 

Hofer. Albert R.. private, age 18. New Matamoras. 
mustered in June 18, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Hamilton, Edward P., private, Chillicothe, mustered 
in May 13, 1898. mustered out November 6. 1898. 

Helter. Earl W. (Kelter?). private, age 22, Ironton, 
mustered in June 22 1898. mustered out November 6, 
1898. 



Hener, Clay, (Keener?), private, age 28, New Mata- 
moras. mustered in June 18, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6. 1898. 

Hams. Harry, private, age 19. New Matamoras. 
mustered in June 18. 1898, mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Hillene, Edward. (Killene?), private, Ironton, mus- 
tered in June 22. 1898, mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Lentz, Harry A. (Harvey?), private, age 19, New 
Matamoras, mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out 
November 6, i8q8. 

Long, Elmer P., private, age 24. New Matamoras, 
mustered in June 18, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Leach. David F., private, age 26, New Matamoras, 
mustered in June 18, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Miracle. Forest H., private, age 19, New Matamoras, 
mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Murphy, Herbert, private, age 21, New Matamoras, 
mustered in May 13, 1898. mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Moore. Hiram, private, age 23. New Matamoras, 
mustered in June 18. 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Mann, Homer D., private, age 21. New Matamoras, 
mustered in June 18. 1898. mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Myers. Charles, private, age 30, New Matamoras, 
mustered in June 18, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898, 

Neeley, George E., private, age 22. New Matamoras, 
mustered in May i^, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Pruden. William J., private, age 40. Coolville. Ohio, 
mustered in June 18, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Pilcher, William J., private, age 22, Ironton, mus- 
tered in June 22. 1898, mustered out November 6, 1898. 

Riedell, Charles .\., private, -age 24, Ironton, mus- 
tered in June 22. 1898. mustered out October 4. 1898. 

Ridgeway, William D.. private, age 32. New Slata- 
moras, mustered in Mav i ^, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6. 1898. 

Riley, John Charles, private, age 18. New Mata- 
moras, mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out Novem- 
ber 6, 1898. 

Smith, Howard, private, age 18. New Matamoras. 
mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Smith, William C, private, age 19, Ironton. mus- 
tered in June 22. 1898. mustered out November 6, 1898. 

Stone, Ralph D.. private, age 19. New Matamoras, 
mustered in Mav 1 3. 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Thompson, Howard C, private, age 18, Ironton, 
mustered in June 22. 1898, . mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Thomas, Daniel H., private, age 19, Ironton. mus- 
tered in June 22. 1898. mustered out November 6, 1898. 

Thorp, Edward E., private, age 19, Bellaire, mus- 
tered in June 18, 1898. mustered out November 6, 1898. 

Thompson, George B., private, age 33. New Mata- 
moras. mustered in Mav 13. 1S98. mustered out October 
4. i8gS. 



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857 



Wheeler, Frank, private, age 21, New Matamoras, 
mustered in Mav I ^, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Way, Tliomas F., private, age 28, Bellaire, mus- 
tered in May 13. 1898, mustered out November 6, 1898. 

Way, William S.. Jr.. private, age 25, Graysville, O., 
mustered in May i,^, i8g8, detached. 

Ward, Adam, private, age 21, Ward, O., mustered 
in May 13, 1898, mustered out November 6, 1898. 

Woods, Harry, private, age 19, Wheeling, W. Va., 
mustered in Mav 13, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Walbert. Richard, private, age 28, Ironton, O., mus- 
tered in June 22, 189S. mustered out November 6, 1898. 



Gross, Edward M., First Lieutenant, New Mata- 
moras. mustered in May 13, 1898, resigned July 25, 1898. 

Brooks, Frank O., Second Lieutenant. New ^Ltta- 
moras. mustered in May 13. 1898, resigned May 30, 1898. 

Campbell. Carl C. private. New Matamoras, mus- 
tered in May 13, 1898. discharged August 25, 1898. 

Ribb. Hiram, private. New Matamoras, mtistered in 
May 13, 1898, discharged August 29, 1898. 

Kerr. Patrick ^L, Sergeant, New Matamoras. mus- 
tered in May 13. 1898, mustered out October 4, l8g8. 

Kane. Hugh B.. Corporal. New Matamoras, mus- 
tered in May 13, 1898, mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Galbreath. William P.. Corporal, New Matamoras, 
mustered in ]\Iay 13, 1898, mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Hall, Ira, Corporal. New Matamoras. mustered in 
May 13. 1898. mustered out October 4, 1S98. 

Rupp. Harry C. Musician. New Matamoras, mus- 
tered in May 13, 1898, mustered out October 4. 1898. 

Grubbs. William J., Musician, New Matamoras, 
mustered in May 13, 1898. mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Wood, John C.. Wagoner, New Matamoras, mus- 
tered in May 13, 1898, mustered out October 4. 1898. 

Bennett. Homer L.. private. New Matamoras. mus- 
tered in May 13. 1898, mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Breece. Charles A., private. Ironton, mustered in 
June 22. 1898, mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Davis, James, private. New Matamoras. mustered 
in May 13. 1898. mustered out October 4. 1898. 

Dipple, Theodore, private. New Matamoras, mus- 
tered in May 13. 1898, mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Eaton, George W., private. New Matamoras, mus- 
tered in May 13. 1898. mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Ehod. Willia E.. private. New Matamoras. mus- 
tered in May 13, 1898, mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Feeny. James W., private. New Matamoras, mus- 
tered \n May 13, 1898, mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Griffin, Perry L., private. New Matamoras. mus- 
tered in May 13. 1898. mustered out October 4. 1898. 

Goodman. William J., private. New Matamoras, 
mustered in May 13, 1898. mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Kaster, Benjamin W., private. New Matamoras, 
mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Lamping, Frank, private, New Matamoras. mus- 
tered in June 18. 1898. mustered out October 4. 1898. 

Mason; Charles F.. private. New Matamoras. mus- 
tered in May 13. 1898, mustered out October 4. 1898. 

McBee. Charles, private. New Matamoras. mus- 
tered in May 13. 1898, mustered out October 4, 1898. 

Mann, Freetnan H.. private. New Matamoras, mus- 
tered in June 18, 1898, mustered out October 4, 1898. 



Stickle, Alexander, private. New Matamoras, mus- 
tered in May 13. 1898, mustered out October 4, 1S98. 

Morrison, Simeon D„ Corporal, New Matamoras, 
mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out September 15, 
1898. 

Cline, Llewellin. private. New Matamoras. mustered 
in May 13, 1898. mustered out September 6, 1898. 

Hubbard. Frank S., Corporal, New Matamoras, 
mustered in May 13, 1898, mustered out November 6, 
1898. 

Irwin, Melvin O., private. New Matamoras, mus- 
tered in May 13, 1898, mustered out November 6, 1898. 



PHILIPPINE WAR. 

Hostilities at the beginning of the Span- 
ish-American war were inaugurated by Ad- 
miral Bewey when he sailed into Manila Bay, 
■May I, 1S98, and engaged the Spanish fleet 
ranged in line of battle off Cavite. This en- 
gagement had been anticipated for some weeks 
and the newspapers had been rife with com- 
ments comparin.g the two fleets and their arma- 
ments and speculating as to the probable out- 
come of a contest between forces so evenly 
matched. Dewey had on the whole a stronger 
fleet, as it was supposed, but to offset this it 
was claimed that the Spaniards had the back- 
ing of strong fortifications armed with Iieavy 
guns. The American fleet, however, destroyed 
the Spanish ships one after the other, and in 
the short space of a few hours what was a 
formidable and powerful naval ',force was 
wrecked and sunk. Dewey was now master 
of the Bay of Manila, but in his strength lay 
his weakness. He had no land forces to follow- 
up his advantages and hold what he had con- 
quered, as by all the rules of war he was en- 
titled to do. The news of his great victory- 
set the country wild with enthusiasm and re- 
joicing. Troops were at once started to his re- 
lief, the \-oyage requiring several weeks, caus- 
ing great delay. ^Meanwhile a native by the 
name of Aguinaldo appeared. He had been in 
hiding at Hong Kong, China. He asked the 
privilege of going ashore and doing something 
against the common foe, the Spaniard. This 
he was allowed to do and a little later on was 
allowed to take the Spanish arms stored in the 
arsenal at Cavite and arm his followers with 
them. This was where Dewey made his great 
mistake, as he afterward stated before a Senate 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.. 



committee. After the surrender of the islands 
and after they liad been formally ceded to the 
United States Irs- Spain, Agninaldo and his 
followers refused to recognize the sovereignty 
of the Ignited States and waged war against 
the government to dri\-e our forces from the 
Islands. The government had no choice but 
to stay where the furtimes of war had placed 
our victorious flag. If we had abandoned the 
islands, other powers, who were watching our 
movements, would have stepped in to reap the 
advantages of our victory. Upon the departure 
of our troops, anarchy would have reigned su- 
preme. The warring factions of a semi-bar- 
barous people would have rendered business 
and trade impossible and would have jeopard- 
ized the lives and pro])erty of Americans and 
all foreigners. This was the opinion of the 
best judges of the situation and it was Init the 
act of good statesmanship to decide to main- 
tain the supremacy of the American Flag and 
hold the country. Hence, the so-called, Phil- 
ippine W^ar. It was waged by our government 
vigorously and successfully. Although waged 
against a Iiarbarous foe where it was difficult 
to observe all the rules of civilized warfare, 
yet on the whole the war was conducted in a 
humane manner. .'Xs General Sherman said 
"War is hell,'' so in this case the hardships 
and suffering, although terrible while it lasted, 
could not have been softened or ameliorated, 
to any great extent, and still have resulted in 
success. It was the very hardness and cruelty 
of the war wliich hastened its close. It was 
not of our seeking but once in, we fought it 
to a successful close. 

Washington County had a good many sol- 
diers in the various organizations serving in 
the Philippines, but after the close of the Span- 
isIi-American X\'ar, by the Treaty of Paris, the 
government did not call upon the States fo'/ 
volunteers, as was the case at first, but called 
for United States volunteers. So that the men 
from this county were scattered throughout 
the army. It has been difficult to gather these 
names for the roll of this history but a num- 
ber of names have been secured and are ap- 
pended to this sketch. Like all soldiers of the 



great Commonwealth of States, they are held 
in bonoraljle rememlirance. 

Clarence E. Creighton. Marietta. Ohio. — Enlisted in 
Co. G. .S3d U. S. Vol. Int.. August 17. 1899. Died 
February, 22, igor. Philippine War. 

George W. Price. Marietta. Ohio.— Enlisted July 18, 
1898, m the U. S. Hospital Corps, 'ist Division, 2nd 
Army Corps. Transferred September 9, 1898. Dis- 
charged March 12. 1899. Spanish-Arnerican War. 

Okey J. Eddy, Yankeeburg, Ohio. — Enlisted in 
Co. E, 8th Ohio Infantry, March 13, 1898. Died 
August 22, 1898. on board steamer "Mohawk" and was 
buried at sea. Spanish-American War. 

Roma B. DeA-ol, Marietta. Ohio.— Enlisted July 18. 

1898. in the U. S. Hospital Corps, ist Division, 2nd 
Armv Corps. Died August 2^. 1898. Spanish-American 
War. 

Plarrv Clinton Smith, Marietta. Ohio. — Hospital 
Corps. U. S. A. Enlisted July 18 1898. Discharged 
October 18, 1898. 

Barker E. Kigans. — Enlisted July 20. 1898. hospital 
steward, U. S. Hospital Corps. Discharged September 
18, 1899. Now serving in the 57th Company. U. S. 
Coast Artillery. Fort Wadsworth, New York. 

George T. Cline. — Enlisted October 8. 1899. in 
Co. I. 43d U. S.- Vol. Inf. Mustered out and dis- 
charged July 5. 1901. 'Also served in Co. O. 7th 
Ohio Infantry (Salem Rifles). Spanish-American War. 

Edward Drayer. — Enlisted October 4, 1899, in Co. I, 
43d U. S. Vol. Inf. Mustered out and discharged July 5. 
1901. Philippine War. 

Isaac Cline. — Enlisted July 18, 1898, in the U. S. 
Hospital Corps. Died in Josiah Simpson General Hos- 
pital. November 30. 1898. Spanish-American War. 

Milford Maloney. — Enlisted October 3, 1895. in 
Troop F. 2nd U. S. Cavalry. Mustered out and dis- 
charged October 24. 1S98. from St. Joseph's Hospital. 
Spanish-.'\merican War. 

Ben Longfellow. — Enlisted July 18. 1898, in the U. 
S. Hospital Corps. Mustered ou't October 18, 1898. 
Spanish-.'Kmerican War. 

Benjamin S. Via. — Enlisted June 24. 1896. in Bat- 
tery A, 2nd U. S. Light Artillery. Discharged June 23. 

1899. Spanish-American War. 

Charles Wright. — Enlisted August 19, 1899. in 
Co. ,F, 33d U. S. Vol. Inf. Discharged April 17. igoi. 
Philippine War. 

Lycurgus .A. 'Hall. — Enlisted .\pril 26, 1898. in 
Co. K, 3d Illmois Infantry. Mustered out and dis- 
charged January 16, 1899. Spanish-American War. 

Albert Anderson. — Enlisted October 4. 1899. in 
Cn. I, 43d U. S. Vol. Inf. Discharged July 5, igoi. 
Philippine War. 

Ray Hoover. — Enlisted October 4, 1899. in Co. 
I, 43d U. S. Vol. Inf. Discharged July 5. 1901. Philip- 
pine War. . Re-enlisted. First Lieutenant U. S. In- 
fantry. 

Howard F. Watters. Marietta, Ohio. — Enlisted June 
20. 1899. in Co. G. 22d U. S. Infantry. Transferred to 
Co. G. 13th LT. S. Infantry. January 26. 1902. Honor- 
ably discharged June 27. 1902, Philippine War. 

John B. Barnes. Lower Salem. Ohio. — Enlisted 
June 15. 1895. in Troop D, 5th U. S. Cavalry. Dis- 
charged June 14. 1898. private. Re-enlisted June 17. 



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1898, private and hospital steward, in the U. S. Hos- 
pital Corps. Discharged June I, 1899. Spanish-Ameri- 
can W'nr. 

Irwin W. Lyman. Marietta. Ohio. — Enlisted Oc- 
tober 4, 1899, in Co. I, 43d U. S. Vol. Inf. Discharged 
July 5. igoi. Philippine War. 

Edward W. Griffin, Marietta. Ohio.— Enlisted July 
18, 1898. in the U. S. Hospital Corps, 1st Division, 2d 
Army Corps. Discharged May 12, 1899. Spanish- 
American War. 

Lewis Malonev, Marietta, Ohio.— Enlisted July 18, 
1898, in the U. S'. Hospital Corps, ist Division, 2nd 
Army Corps. Discharged, 1899. Spanish-American 
War. 

Williain Berentz, Marietta, Ohio.— Enlisted July 18, 
1898, in the U. S. Hospital Corps. 1st Division, 2nd 
Army Corps. Discharged May i. 1899. Spanish-Ameri- 
can War. 

John F. Hamilton, Marietta. Ohio. — Enlisted July 
18. 1898, in the U. S. Hospital Corps, Discharged De- 
cember 31, 1898. 

William Outerson, Marietta. Ohio. — Enlisted June 
21, 1898, seaman and quartermaster. U. S. steamer 
"Glacier." Discharged January 21. 1899. Spanish- 
American War. 

Everett R. Hays. Newport, Ohio.— Enlisted July 18, 
i8q8, in the U. S. Hospital Corps, ist Division, 2nd 
Army Corps. Died in hospital at Fortress Monroe. 
October 16, i8g8. 

Walter T. Stanley. Lower Salem. Ohio. — Enlisted 
June 27. 1898. corporal, Co. E. 2nd U. S. Vol. Engi- 
neers. Died October, 1898, in hospital at Montauk 
Point, New York. 

Arthur F. Cole. — Enlisted June 27, 1898, first ser- 
geant, Co. E. 2nd U. S. Vol. Engineers. Discharged 
April 20. 1899. in Cuba. 

Leonard Lawton, Barlow, Ohio. — Enlisted June 30, 
1898, sergeant, Co. B, 2nd U. S. Vol. Engineers. Dis- 
charged .■\pril, 1899. 

John Patterson Dodge. Beverly. Ohio.^ — Commis- 
sioned June 4. 1898, as brigade surgeon with rank of 
major of volunteers. Mustered out January 23. 1899. 

.•Kndrew J. Congleton. Marietta. Ohio. — Enlisted in 
2nd U. S. Cavalry. Served three years during Spanish- 
American W'ar and then re-enlistcd in Troop I, 2nd 
U. S. Ca\-alry and is still in service. 

GEN. HARRISON GRAY OTIS 

W'as born in Adams township, Washington 
County, February 10, 1837. His grandfather 
served in a Xew Hampsliire battalion in tlie 
Revokition until wounded and honorably dis- 
charged. His father came to Washington 
County in 1800. Harrison received such ed- 
ucation as the district schools afforded and 
then learned the printer's trade. Previous to 
tlie Civil War he liad removed to Kentucky, 
and from that State, in i860, he was sent 



as delegate to the National Republican Conven- 
tion wdiich nominated Lincoln for the Presi- 
dency. When liostilities commenced, he en- 
listed as a private in the 12th Reg., Ohio Vol. 
Inf., serving with that organization for three 
years and subsequently with the 23rd Reg., 
Ohio Veteran Volunteers, for 13 months. Dur- 
ing this service he ])articipated in 1 5 actions, 
was twice wounded in battle, receixed several 
promotions, was twice bre\-etted "for gallant 
and meritorious conduct during the war," and 
was honorably discharged from the service 
August I, 1865, after having attained the rank 
of lieutenant-colonel. 

He then wished to resume his work in civil 
life and therefore declhied to accept a commis- 
sion in the regular army. He was official re- 
porter of the Ohio House of Representatives 
in 1866-67; ^^''^^ foreman of the United States 
Government Printing Office. 1869-70, and la- 
ter was an officer of the United States Patent 
Office, resigning as chief of division in 1876. 
In that year he removed to California, 
edited the Santa Barbara Press, 1876-79; anil 
was special United States Treasury Agent in 
charge of the seal islands of Alaska. 1879-81. 
Since 1S82 he has been editor of the Los An- 
geles Times, except during the Spanish-Amer- 
ican War, in which he was appointed briga- 
dier-general of volunteers, !May 2j. 1S98. He 
served against the Filipino insurgents in 
Luzon, commanding the ist Brigade, 2nd Di- 
vision, of the 8th Army Corps, and leading his 
brigade at the capture of Caloocan, February 
10, 1899. H'le was brevetted major-general 
for meritorious conduct in battle, March 25, 
1899, and after the campaign against Malolos, 
the Filipino capital, in which he took part, 
he resigned, was honorably 'dischargdd, re- 
turned to California, ami resumed his news- 
paper work. His fellow citizens say, "Otis 
helped to make Los Angeles what it is luore 
than any other man." 

He married Eliza A. Wetherbx- at Lowell, 
Ohio, Sqitember 1 1, 1869, and ihey have three 
living daughters. 



CHAPTER XXX. 



SKETCHES OF PIONEERS. 

The Fikst White People in Ohio — Gen. Rufus Putnam — Rev. Manasseh Cutler, 
LL. D. — Gen. Benjamin Tupper — Commodore Abraham Whittle — Col. Robert 
Oliver — Major Haffield White — Col. Ebenezer Sproat — Col. Return Jona- 
than Meigs — Arthur St. Clair — Ichabod Nye — Mrs. Rebecca Ives Gilman — • 
Mrs. Mary Lake — Isaac and Rebecca Williams — Col. William Stacy — Major 
Anselm Tupper — Col. Benjamin Tupper — Gen. Joseph Buell — Rev. Daniel 
Story — John Mathews — Ephraim Cutler — David Putnam — Nahum Ward. 



THE first white PEOPLE IN OHIO. 
{From tin- address of Hon. R. M. Stiiiisoii, April 7, jSgg.) 

It is asked were there no white people in 
what is now the State of Ohio, before the set- 
tlement at the mouth of the Muskingum, 1788? 
Certainly. Passing the French, already no- 
ticed, there were white captives and traders 
and missionaries among the Indians. As early 
as 1770, Richard Conner, a trader from Mary- 
land, was living with his wife, in the Picka- 
way Plains, with the Shawanese, and a son 
was born to them in 1771 in that region. This, 
I think, was Col. John Conner, the founder of 
Connersville, the county seat of Fayette Coun- 
ty.'Indiana. He and a younger brother, also 
of the same origin, were prominent citizens of 
Indiana in its early history. I had the facts 
from the family record at Connersville in 
18S1, but the communication to me froni the 
descendants has been mislaid. 

Mr. Henry, from a prominent family in 
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was also at the same 
period, and in the same quarter, living as a gun- 
smith with the Shawanese. 

John Lewis Roth was born at Gnadenhut- 



ten, July ^, 1773; and Johanna Maria Heck- 
ewelder was born at Salem, April 16, 1781 — • 
children of Majravian missionaries, at the 
afore-named stations, on the upper Musking- 
um, or its main branch, the Tuscarawas. After 
the massacre at Gnadenhutten, in 1782, and 
the breaking of the missionary stations, on the 
Tuscarawas, they were taken to Bethleliem, 
Pennsylvania, and both lived and died there at 
an advanced age. 

There were also "Squatters" along the up- 
per Ohio River, in the present counties of Jef- 
ferson and Belmont, perhaps elsewhere, who 
were in 1785 warned and driven off the Con- 
gress Lands by United States officers. 

All that is claimed is that at Marietta was 
the first permanent settlement in Ohio, by own- 
ers of the land, with the forms of law. 

GEN. RUFUS PUTNAM. 

(From the Address of Senator Hoar, Rutland, Massa- 
elriisetts, September 17, iSgg.) 

Rufus Putnam was born in Sutton in this 
county, on the qth of April, (O. S.) 1738. He 
came of a race of Worcester and Essex Countjr 




GEN. RUFUS PUTNAM. 



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yeoman, clistingnished in every generation, so 
far as we know their history, for public spirit, 
simpHcity, integrity and common sense. 

He was a cousin, with a single remove, of 
General Israel Putnam, the man "who dared 
to lead where any man dared to follow." He 
was, I think, the grandnephew of Joseph Put- 
nam, father of Israel, another hero of the old 
Putnam breed, who defied another horrible 
she-wolf, the witchcraft delusion, at the height 
of its power, in the \ery den where it was 
born. 

Elisha Putnam, father of Rufus, died when 
the son was seven years old. General Putnam's 
account of his family says his father was a 
. much respected citizen, town clerk, a deacon 
in the church and representative from Sutton 
in the General Court. He died June 10, 1743. 

His mother married again. The stepfather 
seems to have cared little for the child. He was 
illiterate himself and despised learning. The 
little boy, as he tells us in a pathetic diary, 
written late in life, had no chance to go to 
school, and little opportunity for learning at 
home. Xo books were furnished him, and he 
had little time to use them. 

Captain Sadler, the stepfather, kept a tav- 
ern. Rufus got a few pennies by waiting upon 
guests and blacking their boots, with which he 
bought powder, and with the help of an old 
gun killed some partridges which he sold, and 
with the proceeds bought a spelling book and 
an arithmetic. From these he learned what 
he could, and to go as far as the rule of three 
in arithmetic. But the miserly stepfather 
would not allow him the light of a tallow can- 
dle in the long winter evenings and ridiculed 
his aspirations for learning. 



CONSULTEU nv \VA.<H IXGTON. 



One evening in the wiiUer of 1775-76, Put- 
man was invited to dine at headquarters. 
Washington detained him after the company 
had departed to consult him about an attack on 
Boston. The general preferred an entrench- 
ment of Dorchester Heights, which would com- 
pel Howe to attack him and risk another Bun- 
ker Hill engagement with a different result, to 

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marching his own troops over the ice to storm 
the town. But the ground was frozen to a 
great depth and resisted the pick-ax like solid 
rock. 

Putnam was ordered to consider the mat- 
ter, and if he could find any way to execute 
Washington's plan to report at once. He him- 
self best tells the story of the accident — we 
may almost say the miracle — by which the de- 
liverance of ]\lassachusetts from the foreign in- 
vader, a veteran British army 11,000 strong, 
was wrought by the instrumentality of the mill- 
wright's apprentice : 

"I left headquarters in compan_\- with 
another gentleman, and on our way came to 
General Heath's. T had no thought of calling 
until I came against his door, and then I said, 
'Let us call on General Heath.' to which he 
agreed. I had no other motive but to pay 
my respects to the general. While there, I 
cast my eye on a book which lay on the table, 
lettered on the back 'Aliller's Field Engineer.' 
I immediately requested the general to lend it 
to me. He denied me. I repeated my request. 
He again refused, and told me he never lent 
his books. 

"I then told him he must recollect that he 
was one. who, at Roxbury, in a measure com- 
pelled me to undertake a business which, at 
the time_ I confessed I had never read a word 
about, and that he must let me have the book. 
After some more excuses on his part and close 
pressing on mine, I obtained the loan of it." 

In looking at the table of contents his eve 
was caught by the word "chandelier," a new 
word to him. He read carefully the descrip- 
tion and saw its importance at a glance. The 
chandeliers were made of stout timbers, 10 
feet loug, into which were framed posts five 
feet high and five feet apart, placed on the 
ground in parallel lines and the open spaces 
filled in with bundles of fascines, strongly pick- 
eted together, thus forming a movalile parapet 
of wood instead of earth, as theretofore done. 

Putnam soon had his plan ready. The 
men were immediately set to work in the ad- 
jacent apple orchard and woodlands, cutting 
and bundling up the fascines and carrying 
them with the chandeliers on to the ground se- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



lected for llie work. They were set up in then- 
place in a sin£;te night. 

\\'hen the sun went down on Bustijn lui tlie 
4th of March, Washington was at Camljridge 
and Dorchester Heights as natu.re or the hus- 
bandman had left them in the autumn. When 
Sir \\'illiam Howe rubbed his eyes on the morn- 
ing of the 5th. he saw through the heavy mists 
the entrenchments, on which he said, the rebels 
had done more work in a night than his whole 
army would have done in a month. He wrote 
to Lord Dartmouth that it must ha\"e the em- 
plovment of at least 12,000 men. His own 
effective force, including seamen, was about 
11.000. Washingtun had hut 14,000 fit for 
duty. 

"Some of our officers," said the Aiiiiiial 
Rrgistcr — Ediuiuul Burke was the writer — 
"acknowledge that the expedition with which 
these works were thrown up, with their sudden 
and unexpected appearance, recalleil to their 
minds the wonderful stories of enchantment 
and invisible agency which are so frequent in 
the Eastern romances." 

Houe was a man of spirit. He took the 
prompt resolution to attempt to dislodge the 
Americans the ne.xt night, before the works 
were made impregnable. Earl Percy, who hail 
learned something of "\"ankee quality at Bun- 
ker Hill and Lexington, was to command the 
assault. 'But the power that dispersed the 
armada bafiled all the plans of the English gen- 
eral. There came a "dreadful storm at night, ' 
which made it impossible to cross the bay until 
the Americans works were perfected. 

^^'e take no leaf from the pure chaplet of 
W'ashington's fame when \\e say that the suc- 
cess of the first great military operation of the 
Revolution was due to Rufus Putnam. The 
Americans under Israel Putnam marched into 
Boston, druius beating, and colors dying. The 
veteran British Army aided by a strong naval 
force, soldier and sailor, Englishman and Tory, 
sick and well, bag and baggage, got out of 
Boston before the strategy of Washington, the 
engineering of Putnam, and the courage of 
the despised and untried yeomen, from whose 
leaders they withheld the usual titles of mili- 



tary respect. "It resembled," said Burke, 
"more the emigration of a nation than the 
lireaking of a camp." 



THE OHIO CO.\IP.\NY L.-\.VD GR.\NT, AND THE ORDIN.\NCE 
SECURED. 

It remained only to get the grant of lands. 
There had been warious schemes in Congress 
from :\[arc]i i, 17^4, for the organization of 
the Northwest Territ(jry. Jetferson reported 
one on the first day of ]\Iarch in that year, 
which contained a provision excluding slavery 
after 1800. The subsequent history proves 
bevor.d a question that a toleration of slavery 
until that time would have ended in making the 
whole territory slaveholding. 

But even that limited and ineffective prohi- 
bition was stricken out by Congress. March 
16, 1785, Rufus King, of Massachusetts, of- 
fered a resoh-e that there should be no slavery 
in this Territory. It was sent to a committee, 
of which he was chairman, an<I amended by 
pi'stponing the prohibition of slavery until 
1800, and with a clause pro\'iding for the sur- 
render of fugiti\'e skues. That was never acted 
upon and died in committee. 

In 17S6 a new committee was raised to 
propose a plan for the government of the Ter- 
ritorv. They made a report which contained 
no prohibtion of sla\'ery whatever. That he- 
port also remained without action until the 
end of Congress. 

^^'hen Pu.tnam had got his plan for the 
company ready and secured his associates, he 
sent General Parsons to Congress to secure ihe 
grant of lands and the passage of an ordinance 
for the government of the Territory. But Par- 
sons returned, having accomplished absolutely 
nothing. 

Putnam was not discouraged. He met 
Manasseh Cutler, th.e other director in Boston, 
June 3^, 1787. and it was agreed that Cutler 
should renew the attempt in which Jefferson 
and Rufus King and Parsons and ^Vashington 
and several committees of the Continental Con- 
gress had so conspicuously failed. 

iVIanasseh Cutler records in his diary : "I 
conversed with General Putnam and settled the 
principles on which I am to contract with Con- 



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gress for lands on acount of the Ohio Com- 
pany." 

Cutler reached Xew York, where Congress 
was in session on the Oth of July and was intro- 
duced into their chamlier. He explained his 
scheme to the members of Congress. In three 
days a new committee was appointed, the or- 
dinance which had expired with the last session 
Ijrought forward and committed. A copy of 
the ordinance was sent to Cutler, that he might 
make remarks and prepare amendments. The 
next day, the loth. the ordinance was newly 
modeled. It was reported to Congress on the 
I ith. But it did not include the clause prohib- 
iting slavery because, as Xath.an Dane, who re- 
ported it, said, he had no idea the States would 
agree to it. But Dane moved it as an amend- 
ment. It was inserted and passed unanimously, 
save the single vote of Abram Yates. 

During the two or three days that this ordi- 
nance was pending, the committee proposed to 
reject some of Cutler's amendments ; he does 
not specif}' which. "Thereupon he paid his re- 
spects to all the members of Congress in the 
city, inforiiied them of his intention to depart 
that day, and if his terms were not acceded to 
turn his attention to some other part of the 
country." 

They urged him, as he says, to "tarry till 
the next day. and they would put by all other 
Inisiness to complete the contract." He re- 
cords further in his diary tha-t "Congress came 
to the terms stated in our lettef without the 
least variation." 

Why was it that Congress came in three 
days to terms which the influence of Washing- 
ton and of Jefferson bad failed to accomplish 
for nlLire than four years? Putnam and Cutler 
were masters of the situation. The Ohio Com- 
pany might well dictate its own terms, even in 
dealing with the farsighted statesmen of 1787. 

PUTN.^MS FORESIGHT. 

A\'asliington said of Rufus Putnam that 
he \\as the best engineer in the army, whether 
French or .-\merican. At the end of the war 
he directed Putnam to report a comprehensive 
plan for fortifying the whole country. 1 have 



seen General Putnam's elal)orate scheme. I 
think among his papers at Marietta College, or 
in the archives at Washington. It was never 
executed, in spite of earnest appeals of some 
of our aljlest statesmen in e\ery generation 
from \\ ashington to Jackson and Tilden and 
Eugene Hale. 

It remains a monument of that national im- 
providence of which we ha\e shown so many 
conspicuous examples, especially in the mat- 
ter of preparation for defense and for war and 
which, during the last few months, has even 
dimmed the glories of Manila and Santiago. 

To be a great engineer is to be a great sol- 
dier. To be a great engineer with only such 
advantages of education as Rufus Putnam en- 
joyed is to be a man of consummate genius. 
But to have been the trusted friend of Wash- 
ington, to have conceived as by a flash of in- 
spiration the works which with an inferior 
force compelled England to evacuate a fortified 
town and to quit Massachtisetts forever ; to 
have constructed the very fortress and citadel 
of our strength and defense in the War of the 
Revolution ; to have been in Lord Bacon's front 
rank of sovereign honor; to have founded a 
mighty State, herself the mother of mighty 
.States : to have planned, constructed and made 
impregnable the very citadel and fortress of 
liberty on this continent; to have turned the 
mighty stream of current and empire from the 
cb.annel of slavery into the channel of freedom, 
tliere to flow f<^rever and ff)rever — if this be 
not greatness, then there is no greatness among 
the living or the dead. 

During the years he li\ed in Rutland, he 
was representative to the General Court, select- 
man, constable, tax collector, on a committee 
to lay out sch'wl lands, committee to make re- 
i)airs of school house. State surveyor, commis- 
sioner to treat with the Penobscot Indians, vol- 
unteer in putting down the Shays rebellion, on 
committee to .settle with Jabe Fairbanks. He 
was one of the foimders and first trustees of 
the Leicester Academy, and, with his family of 
eight chiMren. ga\e from his slender means 
f too toward its endowment. The rest of his 
life is. in large part, the history of Marietta for 
more than 30 years. "The impression of his 



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character, says tlie historian, "is strongly 
marked in tlie history of Marietta, in their 
bnildings, institutions and manners." 

Now this seems to me to l)e a good, honest, 
old-fashioned American story. It is a Massa- 
chusetts story. It is a Worcester County story; 
although we by no means pretend to a monop- 
oly of such things in Massachusetts or in Wor- 
cester County. We have got over wondering 
at them. The boy went to school but three 
days after he was nine years old. That has 
happened before to many a boy who became a 
great man, from Ulysses to Abraham Lincoln. 

A \\'orcester County farm in those days 
was a pretty good school. It was a pretty 
good school, both for the intellect and the heart. 
The boy learned the secrets of the forest and 
the field, the names and habits of bird and 
beast. He could take care of himself anywhere. 
He became an expert woodsman and sharp- 
shooter. 

He heard high tr>pics iliscussed in the 
church — I beg }-our pardon — in the meeting- 
house. The talk by the blacksmith's forge and 
the tavern fire, and the rude drafting board of 
the millwright, when the great political contest 
with England was pending, was of the true 
boundary between liberty and authority in the 
government of the State and between men's 
free will and God's foreknowledge and omni- 
potence in the government of the universe. 

RUKUS Putnam's home in marietta.* 

There seems to be a good reason to be- 
lieve that the house was the one now known as 
the Rufus Putnam house at the corner of Sec- 
ond and Washington streets. I quote the opin- 
ion of a life-lrmg resident of Marieta and one 
well acquainted with all the facts relating to its 
early history with regard to this matter. She 
says : "Upon examination of General Putnam's 
letter of 1790, and by comparing it with pa- 
pers and charis descriptive of the Campus Mar- 
tins from T788 to 1795, I am satisfied that the 
orders given to Colonel Meigs in regard to 
building and the lumber supplied relate to the 



*Written by Hon. George M. Woodbridge. 



house built for him in the Campus Alartius, 
1788 to 1790, which covered ground not less 
than 30 by 1 8 feet and which stood next to the 
S. E. Blockhouse, which was at the N. W. cor- 
ner of Second and \\'ashington streets. 

"General Putnam brought his family to 
^Marietta in 1790, arriving November 5th. He 
took them to his house in the Campus Martins 
and they resided there during the Indian war, 
1 79 1 to 1795. (This is shown by historical 
record.) 

"It is a matter of local knowledge that for 
many years previous to and until his death 
in 1824, General Putnam resided in the house 
now standing at the corner of Washington and 
Second streets, which covers the same ground 
(and more) than the Campus Martins house of 
1 788- 1 795 stood upon. I think that the present 
structure which I have always known as 'The 
General Rufus Putnam house,' was erected 
with the original house as a nucleus. I am 
satisfied that a careful examination by compe- 
tent house builders would proved this beyond a 
question." 

For 85 years I have been a resident of Mar- 
ietta and have paid more than ordinary atten- 
tion to the residences of its citizens, especially 
*hose of olden times. I have read with interest 
the conclusion of the above writer and in con- 
versation with the person, and after extensive 
examination, I am of the impression that Gen- 
eral Putnam had but the one house in Marietta, 
at the corner of Second and Washington 
streets. I well remember, though only a boy, 
the day of his death. By the order of the 
proper authorities, the tolling of the bell at the 
time of the death and funeral of residents had 
been omitted, on account of the general sick- 
ness in the town. On the occasion of the death 
of General Putnam, this order was suspended 
and on the day of his death the bell tolled to the 
number of his years, and on the day of his 
burial the tolling of the bell commenced at the 
time of the procession leaving his house and 
continued till the return to the same spot. With 
my father and elder brother, I attended the 
funeral. I was particularly impressed, as my 
father was called on to be a bearer and we two 
boys fell into the procession alone. The death 



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of General Putnam and his funeral took place 
at his home at the corner of Washington and 
Second streets. 

A granite monument erected by his grand- 
son. Col. W. R. Putnam, marks the place of 
his rest. It has this inscription : 



Gex. Rckcs Pl'txam, 

A Revolutionary officer, and the leader of the colony 

which made the first settlement in the Territory of the 

Northwest at Marietta. April 7. 1788. 

Born April g. 17.38. 

Died Islay 4. 1824. 

Persis Rice, wife of 

Rufus Putnam, 

Born November 10, 1737, 

Died September 6. 1820. 

The memory of the just is Blessed. 

The children of Gen. Rufus Putnam -were : 
Ayres, born 1761, died 1762; Elizabeth, born 

1765, died 1830; Persis, born 1767, died ; 

Susanna, born 1 76S, died 1 840 ; Abigail, bom 
1770, died 1805; William Rufus, born 1771, 
died 1855 ; Franklin, born 1774, died 1776; Ed- 
win, bom 1776, died 1843; Patty, born 1777. 
died 1842, and Catharine, born 1780, died 
1808. \\'illiam Rufus married, in 1803. Je- 
rusha Guitteau. Their son. \Mlliam Rufus 
Putnam, Jr., was born June 13, 1812. Edwin 
Putnam married a Aliss Safford and had a 
family of five children, three sons 'and two 
daughters. Susanna married Christopher Bur- 
hngame. Abigail married William Browning, 
of Belpre. Persis married Perly Howe, of 
Belpre. Martha inarried Benjamin Tupper. of 
Putnam (now Zanesville). Catharine married 
Ebenezer Buckingham. 



REV. MANASSEH CUTLER, LL. D. 

The interest which a majority of those who 
consult this volume, have in Dr. IManasseh Cut- 
ler centers in his splendid services for the New 
England Ohio Company and his immeasurable 
influence for good, as exerted through the or- 
dinance of 1787, of which much has been al- 
ready said within these pages, but it is desira- 
ble that in a work devoted to the history of a 
settlement, of which he was one of the found- 
ers, a personal sketch (.f the man sh.ould be 



given to convey, however inadequately, some 
idea of his life, his talents, and his worth. 

Rev. Manassch Cutler, son of Hezekiah 
and Susanna (Clark) Cutler, was born in Kil- 
lingly, Connecticut, May 28 (old style), 1742. 
His father was a respectable farmer and the 
son spent his earlier years in the usual man- 
ner of a New England farmer's bo_\-. He early 
displayed promising tokens of genius and made 
rapid progress in study. He prepared for col- 
lege under Rev. Aaron Brown — a Killingly 
preacher — and entered Yale in 1761. He grad- 
uated with high honors in 1765. In the follow- 
ing year he married Mary Balch, daughter of 
Rev. Thomas and Mary (Sumner) Balcii. He 
studied law, was admitted to the Ijar in 1767, 
and pleaded a few cases in the Norfolk County, 
Massacliusetts, courts, but having entertained, 
for some years, serious thoughts of entering the 
ministry, he began in earnest his theological 
studies in 1769, under the direction of his fa- 
ther-in-law, who was the first pastor of the 
South Church, of Dedliam, Massachusetts. In 
his diary under date of November, of the pre- 
ceding year, appears an entry showing that he 
had even then gi\'en much consideration to the 
subject. He says : "Prosecuted my studies — 
liegan to make sermons. May God grant me 
his blessing in so important an undertaking, 
and make me serviceable to the cause of re- 
ligion and the souls of my fellow-men." After 
completing the course of study usual at that 
day he was ordained at Ipswich Hamlet ( after- 
ward Hamilton), Masachusetts, September 11, 
1771. His pastorate here continued ^2 years, 
until his death, in 1823. Dr. Cutler regarded" 
himself as consecrated to the ministry and re- 
peatedly refused opportunities to enter other, 
and very tempting, avcmues of life. His la- 
bors in the church were very successful. Rev. 
Dr. Benjamin Wadsworth thus spoke of him : 
"Christ crucified was the great theme of his 
preaching. His public discourses were pre- 
pared in Gospel style, but with studied accu- 
racy, argumentative energy and persuasive pa- 
thos. They were serious and practical, rather 
than speculative and metaphysical ; he ciiuld be 
a son of thunder and a s<in of consolation : his 
object was to win souls to Christ, and to estab- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



lisli them intelligent, judicious, and exemplary 
Christians." Another writer has said of him : 
"As a preacher, he was grave, dignified, and 
impressive in manner, and select in the matter 
of his discourses. In doctrine, a moderate Cal- 
vinist, he steadily maintained the religious 
opinions with which he commenced his minis- 
try, to the end of liis life." Felt, in his historv 
of Ipswich, Massachusetts, says: "His voice 
in preaching was not loud, hut distinct and aud- 
ihle to his congregation. '■' * '-^ His style 
of writing was clear, perspicuous and strong." 
His published sermons are : "Charge at the 
Ordination of Rev. Daniel .Story, 179S" (the 
first ordained minister in the Northwest Ter- 
ritory). "A National Fast Sermon, 1790," ".\ 
Sermon before the Bible Society of Salem and 
Vicinity, 1813," and "A Century Discourse of 
Hamilton Church. 1814." 

Or. Cutler became, while a young man, \-erv 
fond of scientific study, and. later in life, it 
is not too much, to say, was more distinguished 
as a scientist than any man in America, except 
Benjamin Franklin. In the early part of the 
Revolutionary War an American privateer cap- 
tured and brought into port a British prize, con- 
taining among other valuables a fine librarv, 
consisting chiefly of medical and botanical 
works These books became the nucleus of 
what is now the Salem Atheneum. The botani- 
cal department — a field till then Imt little culti- 
vated in this country — being very congenial to 
Dr. Cutler's taste, engaged his eager attention. 
He prepared a paper on botany which the 
American Society of Arts and Sciences pub- 
lished in tlieir memoirs, and which Dr. Frank- 
lin (as he himself afterward assured Dr. Cut- 
ler) caused to be republished in the Columljian 
Magazine, printed at Philadelphia. In the year 
17S5 Dr. Cutler published four papers in the 
Memoirs of the American Academy, in three 
departments of science — astronomy, meteor- 
ology, and botany. 

Dr. Cutler, who had already taken degrees 
in law and divinity, soon after the breaking out 
of the \Var of the Revolution, became a stu- 
dent and practitioner of medicine. The regular 
physician of the hamlet had Iieen called to ac- 



tive military service, and the people were 
obliged to send to neighboring towns for med- 
ical aid. In this exigency Dr. Cutler cpialified 
himself to fi'I the place made vacant. In due 
time he acquired a high rq:)utation as a physi- 
cian, and in the treatment of some diflicult 
cases his success became quite proverbial. ]Man}' 
valuable medical papers are preserved among 
his manuscripts. His knowledge of botany was 
blended advantageously with that of medicine. 
It may here be remarked that one of his papers 
upon a topic of the former science was instru- 
mental in bringing into use lobelia and other 
indigenous plants. 

The public honors conferred upon him give 
some idea of the estimation in which Dr. Cut- 
ler was held as a man of literature and science 
— such an accumulation as is rarely annexed 
to the ministerial character. They rank in the 
following order: He graduated from Yale in 
1765; received the degree of Alaster of Arts 
from Harvard in 1 770 : was elected a meml:)er 
of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1781 ; 
of the Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 
1 7S4 : and an honorary member oi the Massa- 
chusetts Medical Society, 17S5; received the 
degree of Doctor of Laws from Yale College, 
1789: was elected member of the Agricultural 
Society, 179- ; of the Historical Society, 179- ; 
a represelitati\-e to Congress from 1800' to 
1S04 : an honorary member of the Linniean So- 
ciety, Philadelphia, 1809; president of the Bi- 
ble Society of Salem and vicinity, 181 1 ; a mem- 
ber of the .American Antic^uarian Society, 181 3 ; 
and of the New England Linnjean Society, 
181 5. Dr. Cutler was better and more widely 
known during his life as a scientist than as a 
preacher. And now the popularity of the 
preacher and the renown of the scientist are 
both eclipsed by the fame of the author of the 
ordinance of 1787. As the agent who intro- 
duced and who secured the adoption of the 
clause in that immortal instruction which gave 
it the name of the "Ordinance of Freedom," 
he organized the force which, swelling steadily 
and irresistibly as the years rolled on, changed 
the destiny of the Nation and of millions of 
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making possible tlie final overthrow of Ameri- 
can slavery. Only in recent years has Dr. Cut- 
ler's name been covered with the gloi^y of this 
great deed. But his agency in the formation 
od the ordinance — in the insertion and passage 
of the clause prohibiting slavery in the North- 
west Territory — has Ijeen established beyond a 
doubt. 

The events which led to Dr. Cutler's great 
opportunity, if not forming as long a train as 
that of the steps by wb.ich he was fitted to take 
advantage of the opportunity, were nevertheless 
numerous. It is not necessary that they should 
here be recounted. ' He took a deep interest in 
the success of the American patriots. He served 
during two campaigns as cha])lain in the Rev- 
olutionary Army. 

W'hile his negotiations with Congress were 
pending Dr. Cutler journeyed to Philadelphia 
to visit Benjamin Franklin ( a man, by the way, 
whom he resembled in tastes, talents and 
achievements, as will be seen, when the story 
of his life is fully toldj. James Parton, in his 
life of Franklin, introduces Dr. Cutler's de- 
scription of this visit as one of the best con- 
temporary accounts of the distinguished Amer- 
ican. Tb.e following extracts from this de- 
scription we reproduce as showing something 
of the character of the writer and the esteeu': in 
which he was held by Franklin. 

The journal reads : 

Dr. Franklin'-; house stands up a court at some tlis- 
tance from the street. We found him in the garden, 
sitting upon a grass plot, under a very large mulberry 
tree, with several other gentlemen and two or three 
ladies. * * * He rose from his chair, took me by the 
hand, e.xpressed his joy at seeing me. welcomed mc to 
the city and begged me to seat myself close to him. His 
voice was low : his countenance open, frank and pleasing. 
I delivered him my letters, .^fter he had read them, he 
took me again by the hand and with the usual compli- 
ments introduced me to the other gentlemen. * * * Here 
we entered into a free conversation and spent our time 
most agreeably, until it was quite dark. * * * .^/ter it 
was dark we went into the house, and he invited me into 
the library, which is likewise his study. 

Here Franklin exhibited to his .scientific 
friend many interesting oljjects — a glass ma- 
chine for representing the How of the blood in 
the arteries and veins of the human body, a 
copying press, a long artificial arm and hand 
(his own invention ) fur taking books down 



from high shelves, and other devices and curi- 
osities. 

Dr. Cutler, in the summer of 178S, visited 
the infant settlement which he had been instru- 
mental in founding, for the purjuise of attend- 
ing a meetin.g of the directors of the Ohio 
Company. He left Hamilton, in his sulky, July 
2 1 St, and arrived at Marietta August 19th. 
On the 27th ni the uTjnth he performed the 
burial service h.r a child of }tlaj. Nathaniel 
Cushing, the first funeral among the settlers 
here. He preached on the Salibath in the hall 
at the Campus Martius : and was present in 
the same hall September 2, 1788, at the opening 
of the first court held northwest of the river 
Ohio, under the forms of civil jurisprudence, 
officiating as chaplain on that occasion. He was 
greatly interested in examining the ancient 
mounds, srjuares and other earthworks at Mar- 
ietta, which he tlnjught were a thousand years 
old, and were made by some nation more civil- 
ized and ])o\verful than any Indians known to 
exist in America, .\fter his arrival in Massa- 
chusetts he wrote to Gen. Rufus Putnam : " On 
my return home I found several letters from 
different parts of Europe. The most of them 
request me to- send a particular account of the 
ancient works fountl in North .\merica. These 
works seem to have engaged the attention of 
the literati in Europe, and I wish to gratify 
those with whom 1 have the honor to corre- 
spond, as far as possible. I must beg you to 
forward to me the surveys of the works at 
Marietta. Accurate measurements I find tO' be 
of consequence in their minds. Pray attend to 
the width of the openings, and the distances 
and relative situations of all the works to one 
another. " Dr. Cutler gives an account of these 
remarkable earthworks in a note to his charge 
at the ordination of Rev. Daniel Story. 

Dr. Cutler at one time contemplated remov- 
ing his family to the new purchase, l)ut after 
this visit he writes that he could not do so 
without makin.g great sacrifices, and. although 
the country ef|ualled, and in some respects 
much exceeded his expectations, especially as 
a grazing country, and he felt the warmest in- 
terest in the success and jirosperity of the set- 
tlement, he finally abamli'ncd the plan. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Soon after the peace made by Gaieral 
Wayne with the western Indians, in 1795, Pres- 
ident Washington tendered to Dr. Cutler a 
commission as judge of the Supreme Court in 
the Ohio Territory, which he dechned. 

Although Dr. Cutler was not of the pioneers 
at Marietta, two of his sons, Ephraim and Jer- 
vis, were, and a third, Charles, was also an 
early resident of Ohio. Another son died in 
infancy. Temple, the youngest of tlie four 
who lived to maturity, never removed to the 
West, and died in New England in 1857. Dr. 
Cutler had three daughters ; Mary, who be- 
came the wife of Dr. Joseph Torry, of Ham- 
ilton ; Elizabeth, who married Fitch Poole and 
lived in Danvers; and La\inia. who married 
Captain Jacob Berry. 

In the autumn of 1800 Dr. Cutler was elect- 
ed a member of Congress, and again in i8o_', 
when, having served two terms, he declined a 
re-election. His people entertained a high es- 
timate of his talents and patriotism, and he ac- 
cepted the honors conferred with the modest 
diffidence which true dignity inspires. Whether 
at home or abroad, his mind was intent on pro- 
jecting great and good plans, consulting the 
benefit of generations to come: and his per- 
severing genius rarely failed of carr^dng them 
into effect. In politicse Dr. Cutler was a Fed- 
eralist. 

This great and good man having nobly ful- 
filled his life duty passed away July 28, 1823, 
at the ripe age of 81 years. 

In the village burying gnauid of Hamilton, 
Massachusetts, is a monument to his memory 
bearing the following inscription : 

Rev, 'Maxasseh Cutler. LL. D. 
He died July 28, 1S23. in the 8ist year of his age. 
He was beloved for his domestic and social virtues. 
His talents were of a high order. He was eminent 
for his Botanical. Medical, Political and Theological 
knowledge. He was a member of literary and scientific 
societies in both Europe and America. After a useful 
ministry of fifty-two years in this place, he expired, 
with a firm and peaceful reliance on his Redeemer. 
"They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount 
Zion. which cannot be removed but abideth for- 
ever." 
This stone is erected to his memory by his church. 

On the reverse side is the following: 



Sacred to the memory of 

Mrs. M.\ry Cutler, 

Consort of Rev. Dr. Cutler, who deceased 

Nov. 3. 1815. in the 73d year of her age. 

"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." 



GEN. BENJAMIN TUPPER. 

The important part taken by Gen. Benjamin 
Tupper in the measures leading" to settlement at 
Marietta, makes his personal career a subject 
of general interest. He was born at Stough- 
ton, Massachusetts, in 1738. While yet quite 
young his father died, and he was apprenticed 
to a tanner named Whitherton, in Dorchester. 
He left Dorchester at the age of 16, and lived 
on a farm at Easton. 

He served as a private soldier in the French 
war most of the time for about three years. 
About this time he also taught school at Eas- 
ton two or three winters. 

He was married November 18, 1762, to 
Huldah White, of Easton. She was a woman 
of much strength and beauty of character, and 
was well fitted to be the companion of a public 
man during a trying epoch of history. A short 
time after their marriage they removed from 
Easton to Chesterfield, which continued to be 
the family residence until they came to Mari- 
etta. 

Mr. Tupper. at the opening of the Revolu- 
tion, was lieutenant in a militia company at 
Chesterfield, and imder command of Major 
Halley, of Northampton, participated in pre- 
venting the .Supreme Court from sitting un- 
der authority of the British crown. He thus 
early joined the illustrious line of revolution- 
ists. \Mien the war had actually begun, he 
entered the service with the rank of major, and 
was an actor in the events which took place at 
Boston harbor. 

Mr. Tu])per was promoted to the colonelcy 
in 177^^-. He participated in the battle of Long 
Island. During the campaign of I777«, he 
served under General Gates. In 1778, he was 
under General Washington, and had a horse 
killed under him at the battle of Monmouth. In 
1780 he served in the army of the Hudson. 
About the close of the war he was promoted 
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When the war had closed, he returned to his 
family at Chesterfield. 

The circumstances which brought him to 
the valley of the Ohio, the survey under the 
ordinance of 1785, his visit to Fort Harmar, 
his conference with General Putnam and its 
result, are already known to the reader. 

General Tupper's last military services were 
in the suppression of Shays" rebellion, in Mas- 
sachusetts, in which he performed an important 
part. 

General Tupper came to J^Iarietta with the 
first company of families, August 19. 178S. He 
served as judge of the Court of Quarter Ses- 
sions until his death in June. 1792. His wife 
died at Putnam, Ohio. February 21, 1812. 

Their family consisted of three sons and 
four daughters. Maj. Anselm Tupper died at 
Marietta, December 25, 1808; Col. Benjamin 
Tupper died at Putnam in February, 181 5; 
Gen. Edward W. Tupper died at Gallipolis in 
1823; Rowena, the oldest daughter of Gen- 
eral Tupper. and wife of Secretary W'inthrop 
Sargent, died at Marietta in 1790: Sophia, wife 
of Nathaniel Wilys, Esq., of Connecticut, died 
in October, 1789: Minerva, wife of Col. Icha- 
bod Nye, died at Marietta in April, 1836; the 
other daughter died young, before the family 
emigrated to Ohio. 



DESCENDANTS OF GEN. P.ENJ.\MIN TUPPER IN WASHINGTON 
COUNTV, OHIO. 

1. Miss Laura Virginia Xye, Marietta. 

2. Mrs. Mary Hayward Leonard. Marietta. 
.3. Miss Bessie May Leonard. Marietta. 

4. Miss Stella Rhti Leonard. Marietta. 

5. Miss Josephine .-Xnn Hayward. Waterford. 

6. ^Ir. Benjamin Dana Sliaw. Waterford. 

7. ^liss Panthea Georgiana Shaw. Waterford. 

8. Mijs Augusta Caroline Shaw. Waterford. 

9. Miss Ellen Rebecca Hayward. Waterford. 
10. Mrs. Sarah Nye Lovelf. Marietta. 

IT. Miss Mary Cram Xye. Marietta. 

12. Mr. James Walker Nye. Marietta. 

i.S- Miss Katherine Parr Nye. Marietta. 

M- Miss Rehekah Dodge Nye. Marietta. 

15. Mrs. Maria Nye Buell. Marietta. 

16. Miss Rowena Wyllys Buell. ^Larietta. 

17-20. Mr. Anselm Tuoper Nye (three min,or chil- 
dren of .\nselm T. Nye), Marietta. 

21-22. Mrs. Ellen Lewis Buell (one minor child). 
^L^rietta. 

2,3. Mr. 'Benjamin Harry Nye. Marietta. 

24. Miss Helena May Nye. Marietta. 



25-31. Mr. John Dana (six minor children), Belpre. 

32. Mr. William Fisher Dana. Belpre. 

33-3S. Mrs. Grace Holbrook (Dana) Dcvol (two 
minor children), Beverly. 

36-37. Mr. Charles Sumner Dana (one minor 
child), Marietta. 

38. Mrs. Frances Bancroft McKay. Marietta. 

39. Miss .-^gnes Dana McKay, Marietta. 

40. Mr. Donald Dana McKay. Marietta. 

41. Mrs. Rowena Putnam Stone. Belpre. 

42. Mr. .\nselm Tupper Stone. Belpre. 

43-45- Mrs. Mary Nye Stone McGee (two minor 
children), Belpre. 

46. Mrs. Grace Winifred Stone Athey. Belpre. 

47. Miss Elizabeth Curtis. Newbury. 

48-50. Mrs. Dolly Putnam Druly (two children), 
Rockland. 

51. Mrs. Laura Guthrie Curtis Preston. Marietta. 

52. Dr. Harry Norvell Curtis. Marietta. 

53. Miss Helen Moore Curtis. Marietta. 

54. Colonel Reuben Linnel Nye. Marietta. 

55. Miss Calista Putnam Nye. Marietta. 

56. Mrs. Lucy Holmes (Nye) Davis. Marietta. 

57. Miss Grace Davis, Marietta. 

58-59. Mr. Northrop Stone (one child). Belpre. 
6a. Miss Huldah Putnam, Rockland. 

COMMODORE ABR.\H.\M WIIIPPLE. ( 

In the Mound Cemetery at Marietta is a 
tombstone bearing the following inscription : 

Sacred 

to the memory of 

Commodore .Abr.\h.\m W hipple, 

whose name, skill, and courage 

will ever remain the pride and 

boast of his country. 

In the late Revolution he was the 

first on the seas to hurl defiance at proud Britain, 

gallantly leading the way to wrest from 

the mistress of the ocean her scepter. 

and there to wave the star-spangled banner. 

He also conducted to the sea 

the first square-rigged vessel ever built on the Ohio, 

opening to commerce 

resources beyond calculation.* 

^^"hile Ohio is pointing with pride to her 
many great sons, she should not neglect to 
know the life, and honor the memory of the 
brave men who planted ripe civilization on 
her savage soil. The high position of so many 
of these among the celebrated men of the Rev- 
olution is a source of pride and congratulation. 

Abraham Whipple, a descendant of John 
Whipple, one of the original proprietors of 
the Providence plantations, was Ixirn in Prov- 

*Thi.s inscription was written by Judge Ephraim 
Cutler, his warm friend and admirer. 



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idence. Rhode Island, in 1733. In early life 
he Avas drawn into ocean commerce, and at- 
tained to the command of a vessel engaged in 
the West India and St. Croix trade. He fol- 
lowed the sea for many years before the Revo- 
lution, during which he acquired a practical 
knowledge of navigation and an intimate ac- 
Cjuaintance with the ocean and its harbors. 
Near the close of the French war he was given 
command of a privateer. During this peri:jd 
he e.\diibited qualifications which l)rought him 
into notice. He was brave and confident and 
his ready mind was never at a loss for an ex- 
pedient. The re])utation acquired during the 
French war dre\\' him intij the incipent acts of 
the Re\"olution. In 1772 he headed a company 
of his townsmen who burned an odious Brit- 
ish schooner, stationed at Narragansett Bay, 
for the purpose of forcing oppressive mari- 
time laws. One thousand pounds was offered* 
for the detection of the leader, and five hun- 
dred pounds for any member of the company. 
But England was at that time sO' universally 
hated that although more than fifty knew the 
secret none were found willing to inform. 
Historians generally consider the burning (if 
the "Gaspee," June 17, 1772, by Captain Whip- 
ple and the Providence Company, the overt 
act of the Revolution. 

Little Rhode Island was first to renounce 
allegiance to the British crown, and the first 
to send to sea under legislative authority a 
vessel of war. Two days before the battle of 
Bunker Hill, two sloops were purchased and 
armed, one with 12, the other with eight guns. 
The larger was placed under command of 
Captain Whipple, with orders to clear the bay 
of British tenders to the frigate "Rose" under 
command of Sir James Wallace, who' block- 
aded the harbors and rivers, preventing a large 
number of homeward bound vessels from en- 
tering the port. Captain Whipple sailed on 
the 15th of June, down Narragansett Bay and 
attacked two of the enemy's traders. He 
forced one to retire and took the other a prize. 
This bold stroke cleared the bay and entitles 
Whipple to the honor of having fired the first 
gun at the British on the sea, in the opening 
of the Revolutionarv War. 



But t(i narrate the life oi Com.modore 
\A'hipple during the ne.Kt seven years would 
be telling an important part of the naval his- 
tory of the Revolution, and belongs to a book 
of wider scope. Our purpose here is to give 
the citizens of Washington County an idea 
of the national importance of one of the found- 
ers of society in their own State and commun- 
ity. \<^C>,v 

In 1872 he was excused from the service 
and returned to his farm at Cranston. He 
was given command, in 1784, of one of the 
first merchant vessels sent to Great Britain af- 
ter the peace. "To Commodore Whipple was 
given the h<jn(jr of first unfurling the Ameri- 
can flag on the Thames." After his return he 
again retired to his farm, and was a member 
of his State Legislature during the first rage 
of the paper money lunacy. 

In a pitiful petition to Congress, in 1786, 
he sets forth his financial condition. His griev- 
ances are similar to those of many others who 
took part in tlie battles for freedom, and in 
this age of pensions the prayer of the petition 
may not be uninteresting. After setting forth 
his military services, he says: 

Thus having exhausted the means of supporting 
myself and family. I was reduced to the sad neeessity of 
mortgaging my little farm, the remnant I had left, to 
obtain money for a temporary support. The farm is now 
gone, and, having been sued out of possession, I am 
turned into the world at an advanced age. feeble and 
valetudinary, with my wife and children, destitute of a 
house or home that I can call my own, or have the 
means of hiring. This calamity has arisen from t\vo 
causes, viz. : First, from my disbursing large sums in 
France and Charleston. In the former I expended in 
the service of the United States to the amount of three 
hundred and sixty French guineas — a large part of that 
sum was appropriated to the pay of marine, the other 
part for sea stores to accommodate a number of gen- 
tlemen passengers sent on board by the commissioners 
to take passage for America, and for which I have never 
been recompensed ; and. secondly, my having served the 
United States from the 15th of June. 1775, to December, 
1782. without receiving a farthing of wages or subsist- 
ence from them since December. 1776. My advances in 
France and Charleston amount in the whole to nearly 
seven thousand dollars in specie, exclusive of interest. 
The repayment of this, or a part of it, might be the happy 
means of regaining the farm I have been obliged to 
give up, and snatch my family from misery and ruin." 

The whole amount due from the United 
States was about $16,000. He received in 



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final settlement securities the nominal amount 
expended in France. He was forced to sell 
these securities at a discount of So per cent. 
This amount, however, enabled him to regain 
his Cranston farm, which he sold in 1788 and 
came to Ohio. During the Indian war he 
li\ed in comparative quiet in the house of his 
son-in-law. Colonel Sproat. He, indeed, con- 
sidered the whites aggressors in the Indian 
country, and was inclined to deal with the red 
men as peaceably as possible. 

In 1796, in his 63rd year, he removed with 
his wife to a farm of 12 acres, located on the 
^luskingum, two iniles from ^Marietta, anil de- 
pended upon its productions and his (jwn la- 
bor for a livelihood. 

In iSii, when failing health and reduced 
circumstances were oppressing him, he fol- 
lowed the advice of friends and applied to 
Congress for a pension. In answer to his pe- 
tition he was allowed half the pay of a cap- 
tain, which was at that time S6o a month. The 
remaining vears of his life were free from anx- 
iety. 

' The following note which ajipeared in the 
Ji'cstcrn Spectator in 181 1 tells its own mod- 
est story ; 

My thanks to the gentlemen of Marietta for their 
subscriptions to enable me to purchase a horse. If I 
am never able to make restitution, that the great Gov- 
ernor of nature, who created us all, may do it. is the 
wish of an old, worn-out officer of the United States. 
Abrah.-\m Whipple. 

His sympathetic life companion was Sarah 
Hopkins, sister of Governor Hopkins, of 
Rhode Island. Their family consisted of two 
daughters and one son. The oldest daughter 
married Col. Ebenezer Sproat. and the young- 
er. Dr. Comstock, of Rhode Island. She 
never came to Ohio. John, the only son, left 
Marietta at an early period and followed a 
seafaring life. He never married, and with 
him the family name became extinct. 

Mrs. Sarah Whipple died in October, 18 18, 
in her 80th year. Commodore Whip])le died 
May 20, 1 819, on his farm. He was a lead- 
ing actor from beginning to end of that trying 
struggle which resulted in the establishment 
of our nation. Impoverished, he struggled 



in later life in the midst of the events incident 
to the first settlement of the Northwest. It 
is pleasant to reflect that his last years were 
spent in ease and contentment. 

COI.. ROBERT OLIVER. 

It is a fortunate circumstance that so many 
of the colony of first settlers were men of su- 
perior character and ability. One of the uKJSt 
useful members of the Ohio Company was Col. 
Robert Oliver. He was born in 1738 in the 
north of Ireland. His parents moved to 
America while Robert was young, and settled 
on a farm in Worcester County, ?^Iassachu- 
setts. His education was as good as the 
schools of that period aft'orded. 

He entered the Revolution as a lieutenant, 
but at the close of the war had advanced to 
the position of colonel He ser\'ed under Gen. 
Rufus Putnam in the campaign against Bur- 
goyne, and was highly complimented as a 
disciplinarian. After the close of the war he 
again settled on a farm, where he lived quietly 
until 1786, when he volunteered to assist in 
putting down Shays' rebellion. 

Upon the formation of the Ohio Company 
he invested in two shares of their land and 
came to Marietta in the summer of 1788. The 
formation of the ^lillsburg colony and the 
erection of Wolf Creek Mills is fully noticed 
in another chapter. 

In 1790 Colonel Oliver was elected to fill 
the vacancy on the board of directors of the 
Ohio Company caused by the death of General 
Parsons. His services in that capacity were 
of great \-alue, especially during the trying per- 
iod of the Indian war. 

Colonel Oliver was the colleague of Colonel 
Meigs in the first Territorial Legislature, and 
was selected as one of the Council, which was 
composed of five representatives, nominate<l by 
the Governor and commissioned by the Presi- 
dent of the United States. In 1800 he was 
chosen president of the Council. He served 
as colonel of militia, and judge of the Court 
of Common Pleas. He served his township 
as magistrate until his death, which occurred 
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MAJ. HAFFIELD WHITE 

Died at W'ooster. Washington County, De- 
cember 13, 1818, at the age of 80 years. He 
was a soldier in the French and Indian War 
and in the Revohition took part in the battles 
of Lexington, Bunker Hill, Trenton, Prince- 
ton and Saratoga, and continued in the patriot 
army to the close of the war. He received 
the thanks of Washington for valuable assis- 
tance rendered at the crossing of the Dela- 
ware. The last 30 years of his life were spent 
in making a new home for himself on the 
frontier of the country which he had defended 
from his youtli. That country never repaid 
him for the arduous toil of many campaign i 
nor even for the private property he had sac- 
riticed in the cause of liberty. 

COL. EBEXEZER SPROAT. 

A distmguished character in the early his- 
tory of Ohio is the tall sherit? who headed the 
procession at the opening of the first court 
in the Territory, and whose imposing figure 
so impressed the Indians that they gave him 
the name of "Hetuck" (Big Buckeye). There 
is a tradition that from this circumstance the 
term Buckeye came to be rn-iplied to all Ohio- 
ians. 

Colonel Sproat was born in ISIiddleborough, 
Massachusetts, in 1752. He had the advan- 
tage of early education and became familiar 
with the principle and practice of surveying. 
He assisted his father on the farm and was 
remarked for his strong vigorous frame. He 
stood erect six feet four inches tall. At the 
opening of the Revolution, jMr. Sproat was 
given command of a company but soon rose to 
the position of major in the Tenth Massachu- 
setts Regiment, under Colonel Sheppard. In 
1778 he became lieutenant colonel in Glover's 
brigade. It has been said that he was not 
only the tallest man in the brigade, but also 
the most complete disciplinarian. At the close 
of the war he retired to Providence and em- 
ployed himself at surveying. While here he 
became atiached to Catharine Whipple, whom 
he married. Colonel Sproat now turned his 



attention to mercantile pursuits, for which he 
was singularly unfitted. He was fond of com- 
pany and freehanded, and as a natural result 
failed after a short period, losing his own for- 
tune and his wife's patrimony. In 1786, Col- 
onel Sproat was given an appointment on the 
survey of the seven ranges, and the following 
year was made one of the surveyors of the 
Ohio Company's Purchase. Ir; the fall of that 
year he led a detachment to Simrell's ferry, 
where he superintended the building of the 
"Mayflower." Colonel Sproat continued as 
surveyor for the company until 1791, when the 
Indian war prevented further operations. He 
held the position of high sheriff, under com- 
mission of Governor St. Clair, for 14 years. 
He invested the office with all the dignity of 
ancient ceremony, which his commanding 
presence gave a peculiar effect. He always 
carried a sword as the badge of office. Dur- 
ing the Indian war, he served as paymaster of 
the troops. The family of Colouel Sproat 
consistecl of his wife and one daughter, who 
came to Marietta with Commodore Whipple. 
His daughter married Solomon Sibley, Esq. 
Colonel Sproat was a- friend of General Wash- 
ington and an acquaintance of La Fayette. 
He was a stanch Federalist and saw the fall of 
his party with regret. He took a live interest 
in agriculture, particularly gardening. His 
garden covered nearly an acre of ground and 
was tastefully laid out in squares and walks. 
He died suddenly in February, 1805. 

COL. RFTUR.X JONATHAN MEIGS. 

Another of the celebrated spirits of the 
Revolution and one, too, who figures promi- 
nently in the early history of Ohio, was Col. 
Return Jonathan Meigs. He was apprenticed 
a hatter in early life and afterward had a shop 
in his native State of Connecticut. 

Mr. Meigs was a member of tb.e Colonial 
military company, of Middletown, and when 
the war became imminent was chosen captain. 
After the news of the first bloodshed at Lex- 
ington, Captain Megs volunteered and was re- 
ceived into the service with the rank of major. 

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ingness to enter the service, and was commis- 
sioned colonel by Congress. He raised a reg- 
iment of volunteers, known in history as the 
"Red Cap Regiment." The expedition of this 
regiment against Sag Harbor, Long Island, 
is celebrated, and its conduct at Stony Point 
highly honorable. After the war Colonel 
Meigs returned to ]\Iiddletown, where he re- 
mained until the formation of the Ohio Com- 
pany. His services were engaged by the com- 
pany as a surveyor, and in the spring of 1788 
he entered on the duties of his otSce. Before 
the Territorial ofificers had arrived Colonel 
]\Ieigs had drawn up a code of rules, which 
served for the government of the Territory. 
After the organization of the government, un- 
der the ordinance of Congress, he was made 
one of the associate justices and justice of the 
peace. He was also commissioned clerk of the 
Court of Quarter Sessions and prothonotary 
of the Court of Common Pleas. 

Colonel Aleigs was commissary of the 
clothing department during the treaty of 1795, 
at Greenville. It was through his exertions 
that Joseph Kelly, the boy captive, was restored 
tQ his mother. 

Washington County was ably represented 
in the first Territorial Legislature by Colonels 
Meigs and Oliver. This was an important 
session, and Colonel Meigs" intimate knowl- 
edge of affairs made him a superior member. 

In 1 80 1 he was appointed by President 
Jefferson Indian agent in the Cherokee nation, 
where he removed and resided until his death, 
which occurred in 1823. 

His family consisted of three sons — Re- 
turn Jonathan, John, and Timothy. Colonel 
Meigs was held in the higHest esteem in the 
army, in Marietta, and among the Indians, 
where he spent the evening of his busy life. 

ARTHUR ST. CLAIR, 

First, and. practically, the only Governor of 
the Northwest Territory, was born in Scot- 
land in 1734. He became a subaltern in the 
British Army, and was detailed to America for 
duty during the French war. He was pres- 
ent at the storming of Quebec. In 1763 he 



was given command of Fort Ligonier, in 
Pennsylvania, where he settled and received 
one thousand acres of land. He sympathized 
with the colonies in their difficulties with Great 
Britain, and at the opening of the Revolution 
was given command of a regiment of Conti- 
nentals. He was afterward promoted to the 
rank of brigadier-general, and before the close 
of the war was made major-general. He had 
command of Ticonderoga when it was cap- 
tured by Burgoyne, and was charged with 
everything retlectng on his honor as a mli- 
tary man, but a court-martial sustained his 
conduct and fully exonerated him. His mil- 
itary career although not brilliant was credit- 
able. 

In 1785 he wes elected a representative of 
Ligonier, where he settled after the war, to 
the Continental Congress, and was afterward 
chosen president of that body. 

The Northwest Territory was formed in 
1787, and General St. Clair received the ap- 
pointment of governor. His home in Ligo- 
nier, Westmoreland county, was known as 
"Pott's Grove." He had made some improve- 
ments when his duties called him to Ohio. In 
the winter of 1790 he removed to Marietta 
with all his family, excepting his wife, who re- 
mained to superintend the homestead. His 
household at Marietta consisted of a son, Ar- 
thur St. Clair, Jr., and three daughters — Lou- 
isa, jane and Alargaret, and an aged colored 
woman who acted as cook. Arthur studied 
law, and engaged in practice in Cincinnati ; 
Louisa was a young lady of 18; Jane was two 
years younger, "a girl of retiring manners and 
feeble constitution;'' Margaret, the youngest 
child, died that year with fever. Louisa has 
been the subject of much comment. She was 
quick and vigorous both in mind and body. 
She seemed in her element amid the wild and 
dangerous surroundings of the period. She 
was often to be seen riding on a wild and spir- 
ited horse at full speed through the thick 
woods and over logs and streams. She was 
one of the best pedestrians at the garrison, 
and frequently came out victorious in walking 
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the accuracy of a skilled woodsman, and was 
exceedingly fond of the chase. xA.lthough' 
she had a passion for athletic sports, intellect- 
ual pursuits were by no means neglected. She 
had been educated with much care in Phila- 
delphia. 

Go\-ernor St. Clair was removed by Presi- 
dent Jefferson a few months before the forma- 
tion of the State government in 1803. He 
had suffered great financial loss, and the last 
years of his life were spent in poverty. He 
returned to his Pennsylvania farm and in vain 
appealed to Congress for a bounty. The Leg- 
lature of his State recognized his services by 
voting him an annuity of $300, which was af- 
terwards increased to $600. He died on his 
farm in the Ligunier Valley, August 31, 18 18. 

ICH.\BOD KVE. 

Was from Tolland, Connecticut. His ances- 
tors, both on his mother's side and his father's, 
were 'English, and came from England to 
America in 1630- They were of those who 
came here to escaj^e religious persecution. 
They first settled in Scituate, and then Barn- 
stable, Massachusetts, the church to which they 
belonged coming over almost in a body. A 
part of the family after some years moved 
westward to Tolland, Connecticut. The fa- 
ther of Ichabod Nye was George Nye. His 
mother was Thankful Hinckley. George Nye 
owned a farm at Tolland on which he resided. 
December 21, 1763, Ichabod Nye was born. 
At the age of 15 he was apprenticed to a tan- 
ner in Hadley, for the purpose of learning the 
trade. In this it was considered he had an 
advantage not shared by his l)rothers who were 
reared on the farm. It is proliable that he 
finished his apprenticeship, though he entered 
the Revolutionary Army at the early age of 16. 
Among the names of Revolutionary soldiers 
found at the State House in Boston is the 
following: "Ichabod Nye, age sixteen, five 
feet, eleven inches high; black hair; Colonel 
Porter's regiment, 1779." He afterwards 
served in Colonel Sear's regiment, which be- 
longed to the Northern Army under Gates. 
He was with this branch of the army durinsr 



the campaign which terminated with the sur- 
render of Burgoyne at Saratoga. 

In 1785 Ichabod Nye married ]\Iinerva, 
daughter of Gen. Benjamin Tupper. At the 
close of the war, they were residing with Gen- 
eral Tupper, at Chesterfield, ^lassachusetts. 

General Tupper, immediately on his re- 
turn from the army in 1783, made known to 
his friends and neighbors his intention to go to 
the Western territory. They regarded it as 
mere talk on his part. He, however, immed- 
iately set about the formation of the Ohio 
Company. Mr. N}-e has written : 'T had 
engaged to come west to settle with him, and 
we began to prepare for the undertaking. Soon 
after the defeat of Shays, I began to collect 
timber tO' build wagons, and went with a 
sleigh to Williamsburg for timber of oak as 
there was none to be obtained in Chesterfield, 
nor was there a wagon fit for such a journey 
to be obtained in the Stare of Massachusetts, 
and but one man in our part of the State who 
could make one. I engaged him, however, 
and he built us two wagons, one for the fam- 
ih', or rather both families, and one for the 
goods and utensils belonging to them. With 
these we made our destination on the 
Ohio bank at Wellsburg, Virginia, in com- 
pany with Colonel Gushing and family. Ma- 
jor Goodale and family, and were joined 
there by .Major Coburn and family, and 
his son-in-law. Andrew \A'ebster, and family. 
I left this c(jmpany at Wellsburg and came 
overland on the Virginia side with the horses 
and two hired men, reaching Marietta ten 
days before them." Tliey descended the river 
in the "Mayflower," which had been sent up 
for that purpose, and arrived at JMarietta Au- 
gust 19, 1788. Their journey ha.i occupied 
ten weeks, having been detained nl Wellsburg, 
waiting for Major Coburn. 

When these families arri^-ed in Marietta, 
the Campus Martins was in process of build- 
ing, but not finished. They occupied such 
houses as they could obtain near the Campus 
Martins, generally small log houses. General 
Tupper soon put up a dwelling m the Campus 
Martins, on the southwest side, on the ground 
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Nye. In September, 1788, Mrs. Xye wrote as 
follows to some friends in Xew England : 
"We now live in the city of Marietta, where 
we expect to end our days. We find the coun- 
try much more delightsome than we had any 
idea of." And in November Aliss Rowena 
Tupper writes : '"The country has been so of- 
ten spoken of that it is needless for me to sa\ 
more than that it answers every e.xpectation." 
In 1790 ]\Ir. Nye began to sink vats for a 
tanyard in the extreme northern portion of 
the town on Seventh street. These \'ats were 
built from the timbers of the boat in which his 
brother, Ebenezer Nye, had descended the 
river, and were the first tan vats in the North- 
western Territory. This situation was during 
the Indian war, which soon followed, a haz- 
ardous one, liut no attack was made upon him 
there. He afterward sunk some \ ats near the 
upper end of Third street, but the ground was 
unfavorable, and he finally erected buildings 
near the corner of Seventh and Putnam streets, 
where the main Iniilding of the chair company 
now stands. At that time Putnam street was 
not opened beyond Fifth. It was at tins place 
that the heaviest part of his business was car- 
ried on. His customers were from all parts 
of the surroundinig country, and tlie reputa- 
tion of the leatlier made there was of the high- 
est character. 

During the Indian war, ^Ir. Nye lived 
in General Tupper's house in the Campus Mar- 
tins. His brother, Ebenezer Nye, with his 
family and Mrs. Kelley (a widow) with her 
children, lived in the Southeast Block-house. 
After the close of the war Ichabod Nye pur- 
chased the Southwest Block-house, which had 
been the residence of Governor St. Clair, and 
resided there until 18 14. He owned four lots 
on the soutli end of the square, north of Scam- 
mel street, and he left the stockade and lived 
for a time in a house standing on the lot corn- 
er of Front and Scammel. In 1820 he built 
his dwelling house on the stockade, where he 
resided during the remainder of his life, and 
where two of his sons have always lived until 
1880. In 1809 he erected the brick store on 
Putnam street now ( 1881) occupied by Jacob 



I'faff as a bakery. The upper story was used 
for the Masonic lodge hall : the lower story for 
a store. In the spring of 1810 he opened a 
store in this building, in which he kept dry 
goods, groceries, siioes — in fact such goods as 
were in demand. In August, 1813, he entered 
into a partnership with Charles Shipman, and 
they removed the goods to Atliens and 
opened a store there under charge of Mr. 
Shipman. then a young man. In 1816 this part- 
nership was dissolved, and Air. Xye reopened 
his store on Putnam street. Marietta. He had 
also formed, in 1805, a partnershij) with Col. 
Benjamin Tupper, his brother-in-law, and they 
had opened a store in Springfield, now the 
Ninth \Vard of Zanesville, Ohio. He after- 
ward withdrew from this partnership, and es- 
tablished two of his sons in the mercantile 
business with himself, one under the firm name 
I of I. & A. Nye, and the other A. Nye & Co. 
i These were also in Springfield. He finally 
transferred the go';ds from the ADarietta store 
and the store of I. & A. Nve, in Putnant, to 
Waterford, Ohi.i. In March, 1819, A. T. 
j Nye took charge of the business there, and in 
I 1824 he purchased the stock and continued 
! the business under his mvn name. After 1824 
. Ichabod Xye had m.) further interest in mer- 
cantile business. 

Colonel Nye, as he was always called, hav- 
ing been commissioned in militia about 1804, 
was very little engaged ni public business. He 
was a subscriber to the Muskingum Academy, 
and was always interested in educational mat- 
ters. He was a men.ber of the Masonic lodge 
in Marietta. In his youth his opportunities 
for obtaining an education were limited, but 
he was a man who read a great deal, and of 
the very best, and he also kept himself well in- 
formed on al! ])ublic affairs. He had a strong 
and vigorous mind, and generally formed his 
own opinions. He was strongly attached to 
the adminstration of General Washington, and 
belonged to the Federal party as long as that 
party existed, and afterwards to the Whig 
party. He died Xovember 27, 1840. His 
first wife, Mincr\a Tupper, died April 20, 
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\vere : Horace : Pantliea, who married Roth- 
ius Hayward. of Waterford, Ohio; Arius, 
Ansehn Tupper, Sophia, Avho married Rev. 
Cyrus Byington, of the Choctaw ^Mission ; 
Rowena, who married WilHam Pitt Putnam, 
of Belpre; Huldah, died June 22, 1838, not 
married ; Ichabod Hinckley, Edward White. 
The only children who now survive (1881) 
are Anselm T. X\e, born in the Campus Mar- 
tins, November 9, 1797. and Edward White 
Nye, born April 13, 1812. Ichabod Hinckley 
Nye, so well known and highly esteemed in 
Marietta, died at the homestead, on the stock- 
ade, in June, 1880. Colonel Nye married in 
1840, ]\Irs. Rebecca Howe Beebe, who sur- 
vived him some years. 

Ebenezer Nye, brother of Ichabod Nye, 
settled in Rainbow. His descendants live in 
Athens, ]\Ieigs and ^luskinginn counties. 
From these two brothers are descended all of 
the name in Southeastern Ohio, who are of 
English descent. 

MRS. REBECCA IVES OILMAN. 

The center of a circle of cultured intellects 
during the period of early settlement was Re- 
becca Ives Oilman, wife of Joseph Oilman. 
She was the daughter of Benjamin Ives and 
granddaughter of Hon. Robert Hall, under 
whose direction a fine mind was stored with 
useful information, and a taste cultivated for 
polite literature. Her early associates were 
people of culture and education. 

Mrs. Oilman was bright and fascinating in 
conversation. Her friendship was much 
sought and highly valued. But she never per- 
mitted her polite studies tO' interfere with do- 
mestic duty. She is described as a model 
housekeeper and mother. After the death of 
her husband in 1806, she lived in her own 
house at Harmar until 1812, when she re- 
moved with her son, Benjamin Ives Oilman, 
to Philadelphia, where she died in 1820. 

MRS. MARY LAKE. 

The name of Mary Lake was for many 
years a household word in the pioneer families 



of Marietta. Her example both in the Revo- 
lution and here demonstrated the capability of 
a kind hearted, strong minded woman in sea- 
sons of distress. ^Nlary Bird was born in Bris- 
tol, England, in 1742. At the age of 20, she 
married Archibald Lake, a seaman, and moved 
to St. John, New Foundland. Here he fol- 
lowed fishing until the place came into ix)sses- 
sion of the French, when he removed to New 
York and engaged in ship-building. New 
York at an early period of the war was occu- 
pied by the British, and Mrs. Lake determined 
to be of use to her adopted countrymen, for 
she enlisted heartily in the American cause, 
deserted the city and went into- the hospitals 
at Fishkill and then at New W^indsor, where 
she was the comforting angel of many suffer- 
ing soldiers. The w'ar over her husband was 
at a loss for profitable employment, and wel- 
comed the news of the opening of the new ter- 
ritory west of the Ohio, where he could find 
a home. 

The family came to Marietta in 1789. Mrs. 
Lake's kindness of heart and skill in the sick 
room were soon found out. Her superior in- 
telligence and purity of character, placed her 
in high esteem in the' new settlement. In the 
spring of 1790 smallpox broke out in Campus 
Martus. ^lost of the physicians were young, 
and knew little of the disease. Her experi- 
enced services during this trying period were 
found of the highest value. 

Mrs. Lake was a lady of intense purity, 
and wore all the graces of pure religion. She 
taught the first Sunday-school in the Territory. 
After the regular preaching service, Mrs. Lake 
gathered the children about her and instructed 
them from the W'estminster Catechism and 
the Bible. 

After the peace of 1795, she moved to the 
Rainbow settlement on the Muskingum, where 
she died in 1802, leaving an estimable family. 
Her grave is marked with a monument erected 
by the Sunday-school children of Ohio. 

ISAAC AND REBECCA WILLIAMS. 

During the toilsome period of early set- 
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offices so endeared themselves to the residents 
of this side, that a jkttcii of their hves belongs 
in this vohime. The village facing the mouth 
of the Muskingum bears their name. 

Isaac \\'illiams was born in Pennsylvania 
in 1737. In early life his parents removed to 
Winchester, \^irginia, then a frontier town. 
He was fond of hunting, and soon became ac- 
quainted with the out of the way places of the 
wild country in which he lived. \\'hen he was 
18 years old the Colonial government em- 
ployed him as a spv to watch the movements 
of the Indians. He served in the army of 
General Braddock, and was connected with 
the military movements in the west during the 
French and Indi.'ui War. ile was one of the 
first settlers of Brooke County, (West) Vir- 
ginia. He remc\ed west about 1769. He 
had previously visited the Ohio on hunting and 
trapping expeditions, w hich he made annually. 
He accumulated large tracts of land by mak- 
ing entries under the Virgmia laws. Clearing 
and planting one acre in corn entitled the hold- 
er to $400. 

While residing in Brooke County he be- 
came acquainted with and married Rebecca 
Martin, a w^idow. Her first husljand had been 
killed by the Indians. 

Mr. Williams accompanied Lord Dunmore 
in his campaign against the Indians in 1774, 
and was present when the treaty was made near 
Chillicothe. Mrs. Williams had come to Vir- 
ginia in 1771, and was living with her brothers 
near the mouth of Grave Creek. While liv- 
ing here an incident occurred which pro\-es 
that she was a very remarkable woman. She 
made an expedition to her sister's, 50 miles 
down the river in a canoe. On her return, 
night o\-ertook her, and she determined to go 
ashore and wait for the rising of the moon. 
On returning she found it necessary to wade 
a few- steps to reach the canoe. When just in 
the act of stepping on board, her foot rested 
on the cold, dead body of an Indian who had 
been murdered a few days before. Without 
screaming, she stepped into the canoe and 
rowed on her way homew'ard. 

In the spring of 1773 Joseph and Samuel 



Tomlinson, her brothers, entered 400 acres of 
land in the bottom opposite the mouth of the 
Muskingum, which they presented to their sis- 
ter Rebecca in consideration for previous ser- 
vices. In 1786, Port Harmar having been built 
and garrisoned, Air. and ]\Irs. Williams desired 
to occupy their land. Saplings had grown on 
the clearing made 15 years before, but the land 
was easily reduced to a state of cultivation. 

This early settlement on the Virgina side 
was a fortunate circumstance for the early set- 
tlers of Marietta. Mr. Williams, by the time 
the New England colony arrived, had his 
farm under a good state of cultivation, and 
during the distressing famine of 1790 supplied 
the hungry pioneers on the other side of the 
river with corn, of which he had a large crop. 
Speculators, always ready to take advantage 
of peoples" misfortunes, urged him to take 
$1.25 a bushel for his whole crop. "Dod rot 
'em," said the old man, "I woukl not let 'em 
have a bushel.'' When a purchaser came he 
proportioned the nun:ber of bushels to the 
number of members in the family, in order 
that he might be able to serve all alike. He 
charged no one more than 50 cents per bushel, 
the current price in plentiful years. In the 
fullest sense he improved his opportunity for 
doing good. 

Rebecca was skilled in the healing art, and 
often relieved distressed pioneers and hunt- 
ers by the application of simple remedies. Mr. 
and Mrs. Williams were always social, clever, 
and kind. They liberated their slaves in later 
years, and left them substantial tokens of 
friendship. Mr. Williams never missed an op- 
portunity to indulge his passion for hunting, 
even in his old age. The citizens of Marietta 
mourned his death in September, 1820, as one 
of their own number. 

COL. WILLIAM ST.\CY, 

A man highly esteemed for his many excel- 
lent qualities, and honored for his services and 
sufferings in the cause of freedom, has many 
descendants yet living in the county. He was 
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break at Lexington aroused American patri- 
otism, he was the first member of the New Sa- 
lem mihtia company to renounce his allegiance 
to the king. The company was reorganized, 
and entered the American service with Mr. 
Stacy as captain. 

In 1778 Captain Stacy was promoted to the 
rank of lieutenant-colonel of Col. Ichabod Al- 
den's regiment of the Massachusetts Line. He 
was with his regiment on the perilous cam- 
paign, in 1778, against the Indians and Tories 
in the Cherry Valley, New York, and was a 
witness of the slaughter of November nth. in 
Oneida County. Colonel Stacy was here 
taken prisoner, and was taken a distance of 
about 200 miles to an Lnlian village near the 
present site of Geneva. After a council of the 
chiefs, he was sentenced to be burned. The 
Indians were under the command of Joseph 
Brant whom Colonel Stacy saw in the sur- 
rounding crowd, while the fires were being 
kindled under him. It is said th a he gave 
Brant the sign of Freemasonr_,-, ani' that that 
chief, whose word was law, directed his re- 
lease. 

Colonel Stacy was held as a prisoner by 
the Indians for four years. After his release 
he returned to his farm at New Salem until 
1789, when he removed with his five sons and 
one son-in-law with their family to Marietta. 
Two of the sons, John and Philemon, were 
victims of the attack on Big Bottom, January 
2, 1791- John was killed, and Philemon was 
taken prisoner, and died in captivity. Gideon, 
the youngest son, settled in New Orleans, and 
established a ferry across Lake Pontchartrain. 
Tlie remaining member of the family settled 
in this county. 

After the death of his first wife Colonel 
Stacy married Mrs. Shefiield, a lady of high 
rank. He died at Marietta in 1804. 

MA.T. .\NSELM TUPPER, 

Eldest son of Gen. Benjamin Tupper, came to 
Marietta as one of the surveyors of the Ohio 
Company, April 7, 1788." Previous to that 
time he had been in the ^^^estern country with 



his father, engaged in the survev of the seven 
ranges. 

General Tupper entered the service of his 
country immediately after the battle of Bunker 
Hill. At that time his son Anselm was very 
young, only 13, but he was with his father in 
an engagement on North River, in August, 
1776. In 1779 when 16 years of age, he re- 
ceived the appointment of adjutant in the reg- 
iment of Colonel Sproat, of the Massachusetts 
Line, in which position he served until the 
close of the war. This regiment was engaged 
at Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth and other 
Ij^ittles. jNIajor Tupper enjoyed the confidence 
and personal friendship of his commanding of- 
ficer. 

Immetliatel}' upon their arrival at the Mus- 
kingum, in 1788, the surveyors began their 
work, and continued it until driven into the 
forts by the hostility of the Indians. During 
the Indian war. Major Tfupper lived in the 
Campus Martins. He taught the first school 
opened there in the Northwest Block-house. 
He was a man of intellectual ability and espe- 
cially in mathematics had the reputation of be- 
ing a good scholar. He is said to have pos- 
sessed a refined and polished address, and was 
of fine personal appearance and military bear- 
ing. An oil portrait exists, representing him 
when \'ery young, in the uniform of the Massa- 
chusetts regimental officers. He was appointed 
post major of the Campus Martius, and contin- 
ued in this position during the war. He was 
the favorite of the officers in the garrison, .es- 
pecially of Colonel Sproat, and his wit, some- 
times in verse, seemed to give them great sat- 
isfaction though at their expense. On one oc- 
casion, when Colonel Sproat was left behind 
in a foot race with Dr. Story, the minister, 
Major Tupper wrote some lines, in which the 
following gave a momentary offense to Col- 
onel Sproat : 

It was a point, they all gave in. 
Divinity could outstrip sin. 

Some poetic pieces were written by him in 
connection with ]\lasonic celebrations, he lie- 
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verses generally had for their subject some lo- 
cal event, among others "The Indian Feast," 
to commemorate the dinner given to the In- 
dian chiefs at the Campus Martins. Another 
piece was a parody on the "Battle of the 
Kegs,"' and was called the "Battle of the Mus- 
kingum," a humorous account of the affairs 
which occurred at Marietta in gonnection with 
the capture of Blennerhassett"s boats, usually 
called Burt's flotilla. This was published in 
a Lancaster paper, and afterwards in Safford's 
"Life of Blennerhassett." 

About 1 80 1 Edward W. Tupper engaged 
in ship building in Marietta. One of his ves- 
sels, the "Indiana," was built five miles up the 
Muskingum. Another, called the "Orlando," 
was built at the foot of Putnam street, Mari- 
etta. The "Orlando" went out under the com- 
mand of Capt. Matthew Miner, and 2\Iajor 
Tupper went out as second officer. The ves- 
sel arrived at New Orleans the fourth of July, 
1804, and found the city in great commotion, 
celebrating the first Fourth of July since the 
cession of Louisiana to the United States gov- 
ernment. They then crossed the Atlantic to 
the Mediterranean Sea, up to Trieste, at the 
head of the Adriatic. She was sold, and IMa- 
jor Tupper returned home by way of Eng- 
land. After his return to America he went to 
Gallipolis, to be with his brother, Edward. 
His health failinig, he returned home to Mar- 
ietta, where he died, December, 1808, at the 
house of his sister, Mrs. Ichabod Xye. He is 
buried in Mound Cemetery, by the side of his 
father, and near his old friend and commander. 
Colonel Sproat. 

COL. r.EXJAMI.V TfrrF.R, 

Youngest son of General Tupper. was born in 
Chesterfield, Massachusetts. He came to Mar- 
ietta with his father in 1788. In i8oj he mar- 
ried Martha Putnam, daughter of Gen. Rufus 
Putnam. For several years he was receiver 
of the United States Land (^ftice at Marietta. 
In 1806 he removed to Springfield, afterwards 
Putnam, Ohio, and entered into mercantile 
l)usiness with his brother-in-law, Ichabod Xye. 



He afterward formed another partnership, 
which continued until his death, in 1814. Of 
his children, but one is now (1881) living, 
Mrs. Catharine Munam, of Zanesville, Ohio. 
His only son, Benjamin, died some years since. 
His youngest grandson, Theodore Tupper, 
died on the battlefield at Shiloh, at the age of 
19. His body was not recovered. In his 
death the name of Tupper became extinct in 
the family line of Gen. Benjamin Tupper. 

GEX. JOSEPH BUELL 

Was not a member of the Ohio Company, but 
he was a soldier who spent two years in the 
western country before the pioneers arrived. 
The greater part of those two years he spent at 
Fort Harmar. He kept a diary, in which he 
describes the country west of the Ohio and the 
people who were then in it, and mentions many 
occurrences which, though apparently of small 
moment then, are now eagerly sought for as 
matters of history. In trying to reprotluce 
some of the events of his life, we shall not 
dwell upon his ancestry or early youth. He 
was from Killingworth, Connecticut, where he 
was born February 16, 1760. His parents 
were David and ^lary (Hurd) Buell, and he 
was the second of their twelve children. His 
first ancestor in America was William (1630), 
whose eldest son, Samuel, settled in Killing- 
worth, now Clinton, Connecticut, in 1664. 

At the age of 22, in September, 1785. Jo- 
seph Buell conducted a company of 94 recruits 
for the army from Hartford, Connecticut, to 
West Point, in the capacity of orderly ser- 
geant. At West Point the men were assigned 
to Captain Strong's company of Colonel Har- 
mar's regiment. November 20th the com- 
pany was ordered to the western frontier. 
They marched across the mountains and ar- 
rived at Fort IMcIntosh, at the mouth of the 
Beaver River, on the Ohio, December 26, 
1785, where thev remained in barracks during 
the remainder of the winter. ]\Iay 4, 1786, 
Captain Strong's company and that of Cap- 
tain Zeigler embarked for the mouth of the 
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Harmar had been built, though not completely 
finished, in the fall of 1785. They reached 
the fort on th: 8th, but encamped outside at 
the edge of some woods until tlie loth, when 
Captain Zeigler's company proceeded down 
the Ohio to the Miami, and Captain Strong's 
company moved into Fort Harmar. 

On the 27th of May, 1787, Captain 
Strong's company was ordered to report at 
Post St. V^incent, now \ niceunes. They de- 
scended the river m two keel-boats to Fort 
Finney, opposite Louisville, which they reached 
on the 31st. There they remained until July 
Sth. when they started for Post St. Vincent, 
arriving there on the 19th. After a very sick- 
ly summer, in which nearly half the men were 
unfit for dut}-, they were ordered to return to 
Fort Harmar, at which place they arrived No- 
vember 2 1 St. 

The succeeding summer was spent at Fort 
Harmar. Early in November, Sergeant Buell' 
obtained his discharge and returned to Con- 
necticut. 

In August, 1788, Sergeant Buell purchased 
400 acres of land of Judge Symnies, at half a 
dollar an acre, paying one-half in cash, the 
(jther half to be paid in one year. It was his 
intention when he bought this to settle in the 
Miami country, of which he writes, 'T think 
it exceeds any part of the Western world." 
Whatever may have been Mr. Eueli's plans for 
ultimate settlement, he set his face toward 
home as soon as he had received his discharge 
from the army, and reached Killingworth No- 
vember 27, 1788. After visiting his friends 
he taught school for three months, at the same 
time trying to perfect his plans for returning 
to the Western Country for settlement. Feb- 
ruary 15, 1789, he was married to Siba Hand. 
He seems to have felt much doubt about taking 
her into the new country, but finally decided 
to doi so. He visited Joshua Shipman, of 
Saybrook, and bargained with him to furnish 
half the wagon and half the team which was 
to carry the two families to Ohio. By the 
first of May, however, Mr. Shipman had given 
up the plan, and this, with other difficulties, 
led yiv. Buell to leave his wife in New Eng- 



land for two years. In May, 1789, he set out 
for Marietta with his brother, Timothy, af- 
terward sheriff of Washington County. Ar- 
riving safely at [Marietta, Mr. Buell was joined 
by his friend, Levi [Nlunsell, with whom he had 
been associated in the army, and they went to 
North Bend to join Judge Symmes' colony. 
Probably from fear of the Indians, they soon 
returned to Marietta, many others leaving 
North Bend for the same reason. 

In 1790 Messrs. Buell and Munsell opened 
a tavern at "the Point," Marietta. This was 
a large frame building, and it was erected in 
1789, on the lots at the corner of Front and 
Green streets. The frame of the building was 
made at the headwaters of the Ohio and floated 
down to Marietta. During the Indian war it 
was within the enclosure which formed "the 
Point" garrison. At this time Messrs. Buell 
and Munsell both lived there — Mrs. Buell hav- 
ing joined her husband in 1790, and Mr. 
[Munsell having married a daughter of Col. 
Alexander Oliver, of Belpre. 

In 1795, peace having been declared, life 
was once more infused into the plans of the 
colonists ; men left, the garrisons and went to 
their farms ; others engaged in occupations in 
town. Mr. Buell remained in Marietta, and 
built for his own residence, in i8ci, a brick 
house, on the corner of Green and Second 
streets. He also built, a year or two later, 
the brick house on "Boiler corner." The tav- 
ern business was continued under the charge 
of Mr. Munsell, and became about 1801 very 
remunerative to the proprietors. Owing to 
the activity in the business of ship-building 
many carpenters, calkers, and other artisans 
connected with the business came into Marietta 
and they largely patronized this tavern. In 
August, 1807. there were five ships on the 
stocks at Marietta. Soon after, in conse- 
quence of the embargo, the business was sud- 
denly discontinued, and several prominent bus- 
iness men failed and left Marietta, and labor- 
ers connected with them were obliged to seek 
employment elsewhere. The tavern business 
suffered in consequence. Mr. Munsell left 
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died in 1812 ; but the ta\-ern was kept as a pub- 
lic house by other parties until about 1830. In 
1832 Joseph Holden, who had bought the prop- 
erty, pulled down the old frame and erected 
brick buildings on the lots, in which he en- 
gaged in a mercantile business. About 30 
years after, these buildings were remodeled 
(having escaped the great fire of 1859). and 
finally became the property of the First Xa- 
tional Bank. 

Mr. Buell became an adherent of Jeffer- 
son's administration. He was elected a mem- 
ber of the Ohio State Senate and served in 
the first, second, third and fourth assemblies 
— 1803 to 1805. His military service had fit- 
ted him to take part in military affairs and he 
was appointed major general of militia, a posi- 
tion at that time a very responsible one. While 
he was major general the so-called "Burr con- 
spiracy" arose, and ^Marietta became the scene 
of considerable military activity. In Decem- 
ber, 1806, General Buell received an order 
from the Governor for the arrest of Blenner- 
hassett and the prevention of certain "acts hos- 
tile to the tranquility and peace of the United 
States,"-^ /. c. the departure of the boats in- 
tended for the Burr expedition from the Mus- 
kingum. Acting under this authority. Gen- 
eral Bnell, with characteristic energy and 
method, took measures to arrest the bateaux, 
which had been building at Judge Joseph 
Barker's, on the Muskingum River. "These 
boats," writes one who saw them, "were very 
frail, built like a skifif, sharp at both ends, and 
sided up with thin weatherboarding and cov- 
ered. There were 10 of them, of two or three 
tons each, and they were built under contract 
of Mr. Blennerhassett with Colonel Barker. 
They were called in derision 'Burr's flotilla.' " 

One evening in December, 1806, the com- 
pany of militia, from "the Point'' (there were 
two companies in Marietta), passed up Front 
street to the Washington street landing. They 
entered a building there and prepared to re- 
main for the night. Their purpose was not 
understood by those who saw them, and it 
was thought singular that the militia should he 
out at that hour. In tlie morning it became 



known that they had arrested nine of Burr's 
flotilla while attempting to pass down the river 
— one boat having gone on in the darkness. 

A Marietta man, blind in one eye, named 
Clark Green, had sole charge of two of these 
boats to bring them down the river ; two sons 
of Gi'een, about 11 and 12 years old. managed 
another, and had one man each tO' work the 
balance — except one — and guide them. The 
boat which passed by had on it three young 
men fron: Belpre. The boats were taken by 
the militia down into the mouth of the run 
below Putnam street. They laid in the run 
until they began to decay, and in time men 
and boys broke them up and carried them o{¥ 
in pieces. A lot of parched corn taken from 
them was stored in (General Buell's barn, and 
the academy boys used to go there and help 
themselves to it, filling their pockets. Mr. 
Blennerhassett made no eiifort to recover his 
property but was obliged to flee from his home. 

After the arrest of the boats, General Buell 
proclaimed martial law, and the militia was or- 
dered to be in readiness to appear, "armed and 
equipped as the law directs," immediately on 
the firing of the cannon. There was but one 
cannon in town. In the guard-house, a build- 
ing which stood on Ohio street just above the 
"Boiler corner," a constant guard was kept. 
A gun was placed on the river bank, and all 
boats passing down the Ohio River were 
hailed and stopped ; and as a further precau- 
tion all boats passing down the !iluskingum 
were brought over to Marietta. These meas- 
ures were taken in order to be prepared for 
any attempt to rescue the captured bateaux 
from the direction of Blennerhassett's Island, 
and to stop any men or supplies which might 
attempt to pass down to aid Burr's expedi- 
tion. The whole country from Pittsburg to 
New Orleans was in a state of great excite- 
ment, and Burr made no attempt to resist but 
endeavored to conceal himself. 

In carrying out the orders of the Governor, 
General Buell obeyed as a soldier, hax'ing no 
other idea than to do his duty. The position 
of major-general he held until his death. From 
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judge in the Court of Common Pleas. The 
appointment to his office under the State Con- 
stitution was made by the Legislature. 

General Buell died in Marietta, June 13, 
1812. He is buried in Mound Cemetery. 
Mrs. Buell died in 183 1. Of their eight chil- 
dren, those best known in Marietta were: 
Daniel Hand, Hiram Augustas, Joseph and 
Siba (.Mrs. William Slocomb). 

Daniel Hand Buell, the eldest child of Gen- 
eral Joseph Buell, was born October i, 1790. 
His early childhood was spent in the garrison 
at "the Point." When of a suitaljle age he 
was sent to New England to be educated, re- 
turning to ^Marietta when about 21 years of 
age, he spent the remainder of his life in that 
place. While he was still a young man his 
lather died, and the management of the estate 
and the care of the family interests devolved 
chiefly upon him. In 1814 he was engaged in 
editing the newspaper called the American 
Friend, of which he was one of the owners. 
He was one of the founders of Marietta Li- 
brary in 1829, which was for many years an 
institution highly prized by the reading public. 
As a public man he stood high in the estima- 
tion of his fellow citizens, and held several 
important offices. He was for many years 
justice of the peace, and was mayor of the 
city. June, 181 7, to October, 1834, he w^as 
county recorder. From 1825 to 1829 he was 
postmaster. Li 1839 he was County Commis- 
sioner. He was in the latter part of his life an 
earnest worker for the Episcopal Church in 
Marietta, of which he was a member, doing 
much to aid it financially, and performing the 
office of lay reader when the church was des- 
titute of a pastor. After a long and painful 
illness he died, October 12, 1843. His sec- 
ond wife, Theodosia Hall Buell, survived him 
and died in 1875. His sons became citizens 
of Marietta. Charles Ferdinand, the eldest, 
died in June, 1881. He was a membei- of the 
Marietta bar. Edward W. and William H. 
Buell entered the drug business as partners 
when they were very young. They were also 
largely engaged as partners in the oil business 
for several years previous to 1869. Edward 



W. Buell died in ALiy, 1875, and William H. 
in 1891. 

Hiram A. Buell, fourth son of Gen. Joseph 
Buell, was born in ]\Larietta, May 29, 1801, 
and was well known in that place wdien a 
young man. He was for some years in the 
recorder's office as an assistant, and was also 
engaged in other business in connection with 
his brother. Daniel H. Buell. In 1833 '^^ ^^'^ 
^Marietta and went to Holly, in Western Xew* 
York, where he established himself in business 
as a merchant, with his brother, Joseph. This 
partnership, cemented by brotherly affec- 
tion, was dissolved by the death of Hiram A. 
Buell, February 24, 1875. 

Joseph Hand Buell, born February 22, 
1809, the youngest child of Gen. Joseph 
Buell, left ^Marietta and engaged in business 
with his brother Hiram in Holly, New York. 

REV. DANIEL STORY. 

Dr. Cutler was happy in his selection of a 
chaplain for the Ohio Company. Dr. Story 
was well qualified for the place which he filled 
for about 15 years, first in the employ of the 
Ohio Company and then of the Congregation- 
al Church, or of the First Religious Society 
as it w'as known. 

He was born in Boston in 1755. Judge 
Story, the emminent lawyer, was his uncle. 
He graduated at Dartmouth College. Dr. 
Story's connection with the religious history 
of the early settlement has been sufficiently 
sketched elsewhere. His services in the min- 
istry before coming to Marietta gave promise 
of usefulness and the choice of Dr. Cutler was 
received with great satisfaction. His sermons 
were logical and scholarly, his conversation in- 
teresting and his manners agreeable. The 
last two circumstances w"ere particularly for- 
tunate, for his salary was extremely meagre 
and generous friends had to be depended 
upon for relief. He was compelled to mort- 
gage his property in New England to support 
his contingent expenses, and after death his 
estate was found insolvent. He severed his 
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15, 1804, on account of poor health. His 
death occurred on the 15th of the following- 
December. 

JOHN MATTHEWS, 

Son of Daniel Matthews and Huldah Putnam, 
was born in Brookheld, ]^lassachusetts, the 
18th of December, 1705. At the age of 15, 
he ran away from home and enlisted in the 
Revolutionary Army, serving- under Gen. Ruf- 
us Putnam, his mother's brother. He served 
for three years and the fortitude and endur- 
ance displayed by one so young were remark- 
able. He was present at the surrender of 
Cornwallis. 

When in his 2i6t year, John 2\Iathews 
joined the party of pioneers sent out by the 
Ohio Company, and was one of that little band 
of 48 who hrst landed at the mouth of the 
JMuskingum. Later he was appointed one of 
the surveyors of the Northwest Territory, to- 
gether with Rufus Putnam, R. J. Meigs, Eb- 
enezer Sproat and Anselm Tupper. In 1789 
or 1790 while young ]\Iathews was in charge 
of a surveying party, his party was attacked 
by the Indians and all were killed excepting 
himself and two others. They escaped only 
by the timely aid of some men w-ho were mak- 
ing their way down the Ohio River in a flat- 
boat. They cautiously put for shore for ^lat- 
hews and his companions and all reached Fort 
Wasliingion in safety. 

In 1 79 1, John Mathews was associated in 
business with William Bull, a Xew York 
agent. In 1800, 1801 and 1802, he was 
engaged with Colonel Sproat in locating land- 
warrants. A little later he set up a store at 
Marietta in partnership with his brother. In- 
crease Mathews. He was also concerned in a 
store at Lancaster in company with EInathan 
Scofield. 

In 1803 he was married to Sarah Wood- 
bridge and settled upon a farm at ^loxahala,. 
in Muskingum County. During that same 
year he built the first sawmill on the Ohio 
and when the first plank was sawed, it was 
considered an event of such importance 
that it was carried from ]\Ioxahala to Zanes- 



ville on the shoulders of four men, accompa- 
nieil by a band of music. 

Mr. Mathews devoted much of his time to 
fancy gardening aiid brought to Ohio the first 
fancy fruits, such as peaches, pears and plums. 
He was also associated in business for some 
years with Ed. Buckingham. In 1820, he 
was elected Senator. Thomas Hammond 
speaks of John Mathews as "a man of fine 
principles, true to his convictions, faithful in 
every accepted trust, steadfast in friendship 
and unyielding in his opposition to what he 
believed tO' be wrong or uf questionable utility, 
modest and retiring in disposition, and always 
an earnest and devout churchman, being an 
Episcopalian in belief.'" 

— George M. ll'oodbridge. 

ErilRAIM CLTLER, 

Eldest son of Rev. Dr. ]\Ianasseh Cutler, was 
born in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, 
April 13, 1767. At the age of three years 
he was placed with his grandfather, Hezekiah 
Cutler, in Killingly, Connecticut, and remained 
with his grandparents until their death, when, 
having lands in the Ohio Company's Pur- 
chase, he determined to remove to the North- 
west Territory. He began this journey with 
his wife and four children on the 15th of June, 
1795, and reached Marietta September i8th, 
having been three months on the way, and 
Iniried two of his children in the wilderness 
between Simrell's Ferry and Marietta. 

The first location was at Waterford, where 
he engaged for a short time in mercantile bus- 
iness, but in 1799 he moved with his family 
to lands he owned in Ames township, now 
Arhens County. In 1806 he located in War- 
ren, and built the stone house which contin- 
ued to be his residence until his death in 1853. 

His life was one of great activity and use- 
fulness. He contributed his full share to the 
work of laying the foundations of civil so- 
ciety and material prosperity in the section of 
country which he had chosen for a home. 

He received, in 1796, the appointments 
from Governor St. Clair of captain of militia, 
justice of the peace and quarter sessions, and 



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judge of the Court of Common Pleas. In 
1801 he was elected a member of the Terri- 
torial Legislature, and subsequently, in 1802, 
a member of the convention that formed the 
first Constitution of Ohio. In the convention 
he took a prominent part in securing the adop- 
tion of the clauses that excluded slavery from 
the State, and made the encouragement of 
schools and education obligatory upon future 
legislatures. 

In these matters of mijst \'ital importance 
to a new commonwealth he followed up, in 
practical application upon the soil of Ohio, the 
same principles or organic law that had been' 
placed in the ordinance of 1787 by the efforts 
of his father. Dr. Manasseh Cutler, when he 
negotiated with Congress for the purchase of 
lands for the Ohio Company. 

He also exerted himself successfully in in- 
troducing- into the Constitution a judiciary 
system, which, in opposition to a proposed 
Virginia plan, brought the courts of justice 
within con\'enient reach of all the people, in- 
stead of compelling them to resort with their 
suits to the political center of the States. 

He was appointed by the Territorial Leg- 
islature one of the cijmmissioners to take 
charge of the school and ministerial lands in 
this part of the State, and to provide for their 
lease and impro\ement. 

In 1819 he was elected to the Legislature 
where he devoted himself unceasingly to the 
accomplishment of two of the most important 
objects that ever engaged the attention of that 
body. One was an ad z'alorcm system of tax- 
ation — the mother a system of common 
schools. Although the Constitution had im- 
posed a positive obligation upon the law mak- 
ing power to encourage schools, nothing had 
been done or attempted until he introduced the 
first bill in 1819. providing for a school sys- 
tem. He was a member of either the lower 
House or the Senate until 1825. and had the 
satisfaction of seeing both of his favorite meas- 
ures so far matured that it could be said that 
Ohio had systems of taxation and schools. 
These systems have both progressed in their 
application to growing wants, and have been 



perfected by subsequent legislation; but at no 
period of their progress was more ability, in- 
dustry and energy required than was given to 
them in their incipient stage bv Ephraim Cut- 
ler. 

In presenting the unjust burden imposed 
upon this section of Ohio by the prevailing 
system of taxation, under which lands in Ham- 
ilton County worth $50 per acre paid no more 
tax than our land worth 30 cents per acre. 
Dr. Andrews in his "History of Washington 
County" thus alludes to Mr. Cutler's success : 

In thf winter of 1819-20 Judge Ephraim Cutler, a 
representative from this county, introduced into the 
Legislature a joint resolution that property should be 
taxed according to its true value, which passed the 
house of representatives. In the fall of 182.^ he was 
elected to the Senate and again renewed his efforts to 
secure a reform in the revenue system. He was ap- 
pointed the chairman of the committee on the revenue. 
The project of a canal between Lake Erie and the Ohio 
River had come up. and Judge Cutler had succeeded in 
convincing the friend of that measure that it must in- 
evitably fail unless based upon a broad, judicious and 
equitable system of taxation. To him more than any 
other are we indebted for the law then enacted. The 
language of his cotemporaries clearly shows that' he was 
regarded as the author. 

Hon. Samuel F. Vinton writes from Washington, 
December 21. 1824: "We ought to offer up our most 
unceasing prayers that your plan for the equalization 
of taxes may at the same time be adopted. Wirhout it, 
inevitable ruin would await the sparse peopled and 
sterile parts of the State. In fact, those parts of the 
State will be virtually ruined, under the present system 
of taxation in defraying the ordinary expenses of the 
government. 

"Ingenuity, in my opinion, could not devise a system 
more unequal, uniust and offensive. I am decidedly 
in favor of_ improving the inland navigation of the State 
by canals, if possible, but I hope you will perseveringly 
press upon the Legislature your plan of taxation in 
conjunction with it." 

Hon. Eleutheros Cooke, in a letter dated 
Sandusky, October 13, 182S, thus speaks of 
Mr. Cutler's services : "As the author and 
founder of our new and excellent system of 
revenue and taxation. I shall ever consider 
you as richly entitled to the gratitude of the 
State. In this part of the country you are 
known as the author." 

Caleb Atwater, in a letter to Judge Cut- 
ler, dated Circleville. January 22. 1825. says: 
"You are doing nobly. Press forward with 
your equal taxation, the school system, the 




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canals, and immortalize this Legislature. What 
must be your sensations on the prospect you 
now have of carrying into effect the greatest 
objects ever presented to our Legislature. 
Press forward I say in your career of doing 
good. Posterity will call you blessed." 

Henry Dana Ward writes : Shrewsbury, 
Massachusetts, August 14. 1825. "I have 
heard from you and of you through my broth- 
er (Nahum Ward, Esq., of Marietta), and 
have felt with you and for you in wishing 
your revenue and school bills into legislative 
being, and now rejoice with vou in the com- 
mencement of the grand Ohio and Lake Erie 
Canal, and pray that the school bill may go 
into as effectual operation as the revenue law. 
These are great works, long and ardenth' de- 
sired, arid perseveringly labored for. "^'on have 
borne a distinguished part in gi\'ing them life, 
and I hope they may long continue a source 
of satisfaction to you.'' 

Nahum Ward, Esq.. writes. Marietta. 
Ohio, January 12, 1825 : "We are greatly 
indebted to you for your services in the Sen- 
ate and all acknowledge it." 

He was positive and earnest in his political 
views, and never swerved from his convictions 
upon questions of National policy. In his 
youth he adopted the principles that governed 
Washington, Adams, and their compeers, and 
thus incurred the stigma of Federalist. This, 
of course, was enough to shut his way to polit- 
ical promotion or success, but it is true that 
no man in Ohio, in 1825. stood higher as a 
statesman of integrity., ability, and compre- 
hensive views of State policy than himself. 

He was ever the active promoter of every 
useful public enterprise and accepted an ap- 
pointment from the citizens of Marietta in 
1837, and again in 1839, to visit Baltimore 
for the purpose of securing the examination 
of a railroad route to the Ohio River, with a 
view to making Marietta its crossing point. 

In 1839, he represented the WHiigs of this 
district at the national convention tliat nomi- 
nated General Harrison for president. 

In 1836 he was a member of the General 
Asscmblv of the Preslnterian Church which 



met in Pittsburg, and also in 1S37 ^^ their 
meeting in Philadelphia, at which time the 
separation of the church into "Old School" 
and "New School" took place. 

He was early appointed a member of the 
Board of Trustees of the Ohio University at 
Athens, and gave the interests of that institu- 
tion his constant and de\i.ted attention for 
many years. 

In all the private relations of life he was 
faithful and true to his personal obligations: 
as husband, father, neighbor, and friend, in 
1828, he united with the Presbyterian Church 
in Warren, then in its infancy, and continued 
as a member, ruling elder and Sabl)ath-school 
teacher, to be during his life one of its main 
supports and ornaments. On the 8th of July, 
1853, he was gathered to his fathers — a shock 
of corn fully ripe. 

He was one of the busy workers, who at 
the right time, and in their appointed sphere, 
"dug deep and laid broad the foundations of 
many generations." Such labors may not be 
heeded, may even be desecrated and destroyed 
— but history must make their record "well 
done." 

n.WID PUTX.\M, 

Third son of Col. Israel Putnam, and grand- 
son of Gen. Israel Putnam, was born in Pom- 
fret, Windham County, Connecticut. Februar\- 
24, 1769. He was graduated at Yale College 
in the class of 1793. After his graduation, 
with the view to entering upon "a mercantile 
life, he accepted a place on a vessel in a voy- 
age to London in the winter of 1794. A \ouy- 
nal kept at the time describes the seasickness 
and discomfort of the voyage, the abuse of an 
arbitrary and domineering captain, the disgust- 
ing association of an ignorant and wicked 
crew, and the utter distaste for the life on 
which he had entered. After a rough and 
dangerous passage, the vessel was wrecked on 
the coast of France, the officers and crew mak- 
ing a narrow escape to land. Here they were 
detained some months, mostly in the city of 
Nantes, with short rations and general dis- 
tress, in the period of the French Revolution, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



and the attempt to improve the morals and 
prosperity of the country, by the substitution of 
a tenth, instead of a seventh portion of time 
for rest and relaxation. The journal is a 
graphic description of the prevailing wretch- 
edness. It says, March 4, 1795: 

Since we have been in Nantes, we have lived twenty 
of us in one chamber, have had two very scanty meals 
of victuals, one about 12 o'clock, the other at 8 in the 
evening, consisting of tripe, lights, a little veal, etc., 
all cooked after the French fashion, and a half pound 
bread per day. which we draw from the connnissary 
store — for such fare the American consul pays no 
livres per day. 

He availed himself of the first opportunity 
to return to the United States, and landed in 
New York July 2, 1795. On meeting an ac- 
quaintance, he was informed of the renicjval uf 
his father's family (during his absence) from 
the home in Pomfret to the then distant Ohio, 
and says : "It was unexpected, it surprised, 
and in some respect agitated my mind — my 
plans were disconcerted. I returned on board, 
walked the deck, was pleased, disappointed 
and pleased again, was miserable, was alone, 
was happy." 

Mr . Putnam's brief experience abroad 
proved an effectual cure for a desire of mer- 
cantile life or foreign travel. 

He taught school in Brooklyn, Connecti- 
cut, during the winter of 1795, and during the 
following year made a brief visit to Ohio. He 
then, for about two years, pursued the study 
of law with Hon. Calvin Goddard, of Plain- 
field, Connecticut. On the i6th of Septemlier, 
1798, he was married to Betsey Perkins, 
daughter of Dr. Elisha Perkins, of Plainfield. 
They came, immediately after, on horseback, 
to Marietta, where he commenced the practice 
of law. He became the teacher of the Muskin- 
gum Academy in Marietta, established about 
this time, the first institution of the kind in 
the Northwest Territory. He was postmaster 
in Marietta from 1800 to 1802. In 1805 he 
built the stone re.sidence on Front street in 
Harmar (now occupied by a grandson), where 
he continued until his death in 1856. He be- 
came cashier uf the Bank of Marietta at its 
organization in or about 1807 (Gen. Rufus 



Putnam, Benjamin Ives Gilman, Paul Fear- 
ing, William Skinner and others, directors or 
stockholders), the business being done at his 
residence in Harmar until about the year 181 5, 
when the bank was transferred to Marietta, 
and a new cashier appointed. 

He continued in the practice of law nearly 
30 years, and then retired from it, to an ex- 
ten si^'e agency which had devolved on him in 
connection with the lands in the Ohio Com- 
pany's Purchase. This he continued until the 
year 1845, when at the age of 75 he re- 
linquished it to his son. 

He w^as a faithful adherent, during his ac- 
tive life, of the First Religious Society of Mar- 
ietta. He donated the lots now occupied by 
the Congregational Church and parsonage in 
Harmar, and was a liberal contributor to the 
erection of their meeting-house. 

Mr. P'utnam had no aspiration for public 
life or political distinction, but in his sphere of 
a private citizen, was known, recognized and 
honored as a firm, reliable and intelligent 
friend of order, morals, education and religion. 
He died at his homestead in Harmar, ]^Iarch 
31, 1856, aged eighty-seven. 

NAHUM WARD. 

Although the subject of this sketch did 
not come to Marietta until 20 }'ears after 
the beginning of the settlement, he has 
protobly contributed as much as an}- other 
man who ever lived in the county to its 
agricultural development. Born at Shrews- 
bury, Massachusetts, October 2t,, 1785; he re- 
ceived such education as the! schools of his 
town afforded and the higher training given at 
Leicester Academy. His commercial educa- 
tion he acquired as a clerk in the store of his 
uncle, a Mr. Brigham, and in a small store of 
his own, for which his father had furnished the 
capital. Mr. Ward was a grandson of Arte- 
nnis Ward, the senior major-general of the 
Revolutionary Army. He came to Marietta ' 
in June, 1809, "^^ith letters of introduction to 
Gen. Rufus Putnam. He remained about six 
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Company's Purchase, then returned tu Shrews- 
bury on' horseback. In 181 1 he returned to 
^Marietta to become a citizen, and began mak- 
ing purchases of land belonging to sharehold- 
ers of the Ohio Company or their successors. 
He thus secured more than 37.000 acres of 
land lying principally within the counties of 
Washington. Athens. Morgan, Gallia. Law- 
rence, and Meigs. 

One of the first of his measures for the 
settlement and improvement of his great tracts 
of land fell short of its full effect through cir- 
cumstances entirely beyond his knowledge. 
Conceiving the idea that the Scotch would 
make an industrious, frugal and intelligent ele- 
ment in the agricultural districts, he went to 
Scotland in the fall of 1822 for the purpose of 
bringing over a colony of the "canny people." 
He published in Edinburgh a small pamphlet 
giving descriptions of the country, derived 
principally from the pamphlet of Dr. Manasseh 
Cutler, printed at Salem, Massachusetts, in 
1787; from the works of Thomas Hutchins, 
United States geographer, and from the Ohio 
press. A letter from Return Jonathan ^leigs, 
Postmaster General of the United States and 
ex-Governor of Ohio, and a note from the 
United States consul in Edinburgh were pub- 
lished on the inner leaf of the cover and served 
as Mr. Ward's credentials. Mr. Ward was 
so far successful in his measure that he in- 
duced about 175 persons to emigrate to the 
United States and to the lands which he owned. 
But the season when they arrived — the sum- 
mer of 1823 — was one during which a terrible 
epidemic prevailed in Marietta and all the Ohio 
River region. Nearly all of the Scotch emi- 
grants were stricken down with fever, and thus 
afflicted, and some of their number dying, these 
people began their life in a strange land. To 
the credit of i\Ir. Ward, be it said, that he was 
unremitting in his attentions to the unfortunate 
•foreigners. He hired large public rooms for 
their'comfortable lodging, and supplied them 
with medical attendance and nurses. Many 
of the descendants of these Scotch emigrants 
who settled on Mr. Ward's lands now live in 
Barlow and Wesley townships, and form one 



of the best elements of the population of Wash- 
ington County. 

Personal interest, a laudal)le pride and pub- 
lic spirit combined, led this great land owner 
to make the most thorough and systematic 
improvements. His farms throughout the 
southeastern part of the State— 40 or 50 ut 
Washington County— could be easily distm- 
guished by their fine buildings, neat fences, well 
cultivated acres, and general appearance of 
thrift. Along many of the country roads _Mr. 
Ward set out shade trees. Taste and utility 
were alike thought of. He lent aid to the 
building of many country school houses, and 
contributed liberally to every turnpike, bridge, 
or other improvement of value to the public. _ 
The fact that nearly all of Mr. .Ward's 
farms were improved before they were sold 
redounded to the advantage of the purchasers 
and the tenants by whose labor those improve- 
ments were made, having easy terms of rental, 
also prospered. In many cases the renters be- 
came the owners. It was the theory of Mr. 
Ward that the best condition of the country 
was attained when the greatest number of peo- 
ple possible secured homes, and so, becoming 
fixed, had a permanent interest in the welfare 
of the community. Most of his land was sold 
in small parcels, and to men of small means. 
Many of the purchasers were people who had 
absolutely no capital but their industry. In 
selling to hundreds, or perhaps thousands, of 
this class, it was only natural that many cases 
should occur in which the buyer was unable to 
fulfill his contract. And it is a notable fact 
that in no one of these cases did the proprietor 
foreclose the property. In every instance he 
made a settlement with the occupant of the farm 
forfeited by non-fulfillment of the contract, 
either refunding any payments already made, 
or making suitable compensation for improve- 
ments ptU upon it. Hundreds of well-to-do 
farmers in Southeastern Ohio, who bought 
their lands of Mr. Ward by paying annual in- 
stallments, can attest the perfect equity of his 
business method and the liberality of his terms. 
And yet he did not escape entirely the obloquy 
which usually bears upon the large land-owner 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



and dealer. While he never brought suit for 
foreclosure against those who were unable to 
pay for lands, Mr. Ward left no legal means 
unused in his dealings with other real estate 
owners, and would contest a title, when he be- 
lieved justice was upon his side, as long as a 
vestige of hope remained. Becoming the own- 
er of nearly all the shares of the Ohio Com- 
pany, he obtained an amount of Georgia Revo- 
lutionary certificates, which, owing to an ir- 
regularity in their issue, had not been included 
in the partition of the Company's property, 
and remained as its only undivided assets. 

Mr. Ward's home was the house on the 
north side of Putnam street, between Front 
and Second, built by Gen. Edward W. Tupper. 
When he purcl-^sed it. in 1817, it was the 
largest and most elegant residence in Marietta, 
and an appropriate dwelling lor a man of Mr. 
W'ard's tastes and hospitality. It stood in 
the rear of the lots no.w occupied h\ the Citi- 
zens National Bank, by Strecker Brothers, 
and others. Among other distinguished vis- 
itors whom he entertained here was General 
La Fayette, whom he had visited in Paris, and 
whose visit to this county, by the way. was 
largely the result of Mr. Ward's solicitation 
and his representations of the deep interest 
that the people of the United States felt in him. 

The kindness of his nature was exhibited 
in the constant exercise of benevolence. 
Through various channels, religious and secu- 
lar, private and public, he contributed aid to 
individuals and to causes. The greatest of 
his benevolent acts, however, was tliat which 
supplied tha Unitarians of ]\Iarietta with a 



house of worship. He had been an adherent 
of the Unitarian faith from his early man- 
hood, and in middle life began to labor zeal- 
ously to establish a society of the denomina- 
tion in Marietta. '"At length."' says a biog- 
rapher, "as advancing years admonished him 
that whatever was to be done must be done 
quickly, he determined to build a church and 
organize a societv. and leave the rest to this 
silent influence of the testimony of truth, and 
to the gradual softening of prejudice and in- 
crease of freedom." The church (upon the 
corner of Putnam and Third streets) was com- 
pleted and dedicated with appropriate services 
June 4, 1857, at a cost to Mr. Ward of not less 
than $25,000. The edifice was donated to the 
First Unitarian Society, and J^Ir. Ward, not 
resting satisfied with what he had done, con- 
tinued to promote, by every means in his power, 
the well-being of the society. Ever since his 
arrival in Marietta he had endeavored to fur- 
tlier the growth of Unitarian sentiment by per- 
sonal persuasion and by the distribution of 
tracts. Whenever he prepared for a journey 
through the country, he was accustomed to fill 
one of his saddle bags with tracts of the Ameri- 
can Unitarian Association, which he gave to 
those with whom he came in contact during 
his tra\'els. 

He died April 6. i860. His son, William 
S. Ward, died in 1871. William's daughter, 
Agnes, is the wife of Governor A. B. White, 
of West Virginia. Three daughters of Na- 
hum Ward, Mrs. W. L. Ralston. Mrs. Charles 
B. Rhodes, and Mrs. Goodrich Earlier, reside 
in Marietta. 




GEN. RUFUS R. DAWES. 



Representative Citizens 



EX. RUFUS R. DAWES was born 
at Malta, ^Morgan County, Ohio, July 
4. 1838. He was one of a family of 
-ix children, of whom he was the 
second son and fifth child. His fa- 
ther, Hon. Henry Dawes, was of good old 
Revolutionary stock, a grandson of the William 
Dawes who rode with Paul Revere on his mo- 
mentous ride. His mother, Sarah (Cutler) 
Dawes, was the daughter of judge Ephraim 
Cutler, and granddaughter of the famous Dr. 
Manasseh Cutler. Thus he came from dis- 
tinguished ancestry on both sides, his forefa- 
thers having taken an important part in the 
establishment both of our nation and of our 
state. His prominence has but sustained the 
family tradition. 

His youth was spent in Constitution, Ohio, 
near ]klarietta, and Malta, and although he be- 
gan his collegiate course in the University of 
Wisconsin, he came back to Marietta College 
to finish the last two years, and was gradu- 
ated there in the class of i860. In that year, 
he accompanied his father to Wisconsin, where 
he engaged in business, but, did not long con- 
tiinie. In April, 1861, Fort Sumter was fired 
upon. On the day after it fell, April 15, 
I'resident Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers 
to put down the Rebellion. The young man 
could not refuse his country's sunnnons, and 
on April 25, only 10 days later, he began to 
gather volunteers. He was a good type of the 
splendid young manhood of the nation wdio 
rushed to the front in those first months of the 
war, and whose only fear was that ihev would 



be too late for any actual service in the con- 
flict. Service enough they saw, but they did 
not flinch. The pledge which young Dawes 
drew, up and signed was this : "We, the un- 
dersigned, agree to organize an independent 
military company, and to hold ourselves in 
readiness to respond to any call to defend our 
country and sustain our government." 

A company was quickly raised and mus- 
tered in for three years, and Mr. Dawes was 
elected its captain, without opposition. It was 
soon accepted and became Company K, in the 
6th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., which in turn was a 
part of the so-called "Iron Brigade." 

Both were fatnous organizations and saw 
the hardest service. The "Iron Brigade" suf- 
I fered a greater proportion of loss, in men 
killed, than any in the Union Army, and the 
Sixth Wisconsin, which General Dawes after- 
ward commanded, stood, it is said, lOth in this 
respect, among the two thousand regiments 
which were actually under fire. 

In the battle of Gettysburg, Colonel Dawes 
came out with only half his men, and in some 
other battles the proportion was almost as 
high. During the first year, he and his regi- 
ment were spared actual fighting, a time of re- 
spite which was well employed in drill; but 
from August, 1862, until the end of the war 
there was no lack of engagements. The regi- 
ment was in twenty or more pitched battles, 
and took part in all the great conflicts fought 
in the East. 

"At Gettysburg this regiment took a most 
important part, and one which will ever make 



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it and its commander historic. On the morn- 
ing of July I, Lieutenant-Colonel Dawes, com- 
manding the Sixth Wisconsin, arrived on the 
scene of battle at a most critical juncture, 
when Cutler's brigade was being driven back 
near the Cashtown turnpike, by a Confederate 
brigade under command of Gen. Joseph R. 
Davis. Upon the issue of the engagement 
then in progress with the Confederates ujider 
Davis and Archer hung the possession of 
Cemeterv Hill, and upon the holding of Ceme- 
tery Hill hung the issue of the battle of Get- 
tysburg itself. 

"In his official report, referring to the time 
when Cutler's regiments were overpowered and 
driven back, Gen. Abner Donbleday says: 
'The moment was a critical one, involving the 
defeat, perhaps the utter rout, of our forces. 
I immediately sent for one of Meredith's regi- 
ments, the 6'th Wisconsin, a gallant body of 
men, who I knew could be relied upon, and 
Lieutenant-Colonel Dawes, their commander, 
ordered a charge, which was gallantly exe- 
cuted.' The fire of Colonel -Dawes' men 
checked the headlong advance of the Confed- 
erates, who halted in a railro^ad cut, 175 paces 
from the turnpike fence, where his men were 
in line. 

"Colonel Dawes' horse had been shot from 
under him, and he was unmounted. Climbing 
the fence, under fire, with his regiment, the 
wonderful charge of the Sixth Wisconsin was 
made under his command. In the face of 
■ the awful fire delivered from the railroad cut, 
the only orders of the young commander were, 
'Align on the color! Close up on that color! 
Close up on that color!' And by Ihe side of 
the flag of the Union, as it fell and then was 
lifted and then fell and then was lifted once 
again, with 180 men dead or wounded, of the 
420 who started at the fence. Colonel Dawes, 
with the remnant of his regiment, reached the 
railroad cut and received the suiTender of the 
Second Mississippi Regiment. 

"It was an awful, though glorious, day for 
the 'Iron Brigade.' On that bright morning 
1,800 men had marched in its ranks. In the 
evening, of that heroic band but 700 were left. 



How hard the service was, the nnister-roll. as 
has been said, shows." 

It was a magnificent regiment, magnifi- 
cently led. 

In August, 1864, at the close of his term 
of service, the subject of this sketch was hon- 
orably discharged. Grant then had Lee se- 
curely shut up' in Petersburg, and the hard 
lighting was nearly over. 

During the period of his service he had 
from time to- time received well deserved pro- 
Tnotion; he was major in 3862, and lieutenant- 
colonel in 1863, colonel in 1864, and finally, 
at the close of the war, brigadier-general by 
brevet, and by this well-won title he waslience- 
forth known. The battle record of General 
Dawes is as follows : At Rappahannock, Au- 
gust 26, 1862, he served as major; Gaines- 
ville, August 26, 1862, as major: Bull Run 
(2nd), August 29, 30, 31, 1862, as major; 
South Mountain, September 14, 1862, as ma- 
jor; Antietam, September 16 and 17. as major 
commanding; Fredericksburg, December 13, 
14 and 15, 1862, as major commanding; Fitz 
Hugh's Crossing, April 29 to May 3, 1863, as 
lieutenant-colonel; Gettysburg, July i, 2, and 
3. 1863, as lieutenant-colonel commanding; 
Mine Run, November 27, 1863, as lieutenant- 
colonel commanding; the Wilderness. May 5 
and 6, 1864, as lieutenant-colonel; Spottsyl- 
vania Court Honse, May 8, 9 and 10, 1864, as 
lieutenant-colonel commanding; the Bloody 
Angle, May 12 and 13, 1864, as lieutenant- 
colonel commanding; North Anna, May 23 to 
25, 1864, as lieutenant-colonel commanding; 
Tolopotomy, May 28 to 31, 1864, as lieuten- 
ant-colonel commanding; Bethesda Church, 
May 30, 31, 1864, as lieutenant-colonel com- 
manding; Cold Harbor campaign, May 3 to 
June 9, 1864, as lieutenant-colonel command- 
ing: Petersburg campaign, June 15 to July 30, 
1864, 'as lieutenant-colonel commanding; and 
Mine Explosion, July 30, 1864, as colonel com- 
manding. General Dawes was commissioned 
major, June 21, 1862. He was commissioned 
colonel July 5, 1864, and was honorably dis- 
ch'arged by reason of expiration of term of 
service, August 10, 1864. On 'Shxy 22. 1866, 



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he was appointed brigadier-general by brevet, 
on account of meritorious service rendered in 
the foregoing list of battles. 

What sort of a man and si.ldier he seemed 
to his comrades may be inferred from a few 
extracts of letters written by them at the time 
of his death. Thus: "I know I but voice 
the sentiments of the entire brigade and all 
the officers who had the pleasure of has ac- 
quaintance, when I say that he was one of the 
fairest, coolest, and bravest of commanders." 
Another writes : "As an officer he was vigi- 
lant and painstaking to the extreme, consci- 
entious in the discharge of his duties, untiring 
in his efforts to perfect himself in the arts of 
war ; a father to his men, but strict in his disci- 
pline. In battle he was coolness and bravery 
personified.'' 

And this further, still higher praise, from 
the same source: "As a young man he was 
pure, chaste in liis language and his conduct. 
I never heard him utter a word amongst men 
that could not be repeated before the most re- 
fined woman." Still another: "1 have seen 
your father so many, many times in positions 
vviiere it tried the souls of the bravest men, I 
never saw him quail or flinch. I have seen 
him bearing the flag of the regiment in more 
than one desperate fight until some of us would 
force it from his hands. 1 have seen him, in 
the heat of summer and the rain and snows of 
winter, on the march and in camp, al\va3's and 
ever a true soldier and gentleman. He never 
swore, drank or used coarse language when 
most of them around him were proficient in 
these traits." Again : "He was my ideal 
commander, ever ready, alert, and efficient in 
every startling emergency, doing the right 
thing on the spur of the moment, watchful 
for the safety of his men, while seemingly ob- 
livious to his own danger. His heroic pres- 
ence, clear, ringing voice and erect figure in- 
spired his men — one and all — to do their whole 
duty. He was born a leader of men, and we of 
the rank and file appreciated him as such. He 
was the manliest man of a manly regiment. 
His personal character was not only without 
reproach, but he was also a shining example 



of chivalric gentleness. When occasion re- 
quired, he was the stern officer and wise coun- 
sellor. Camp life and army surroundings 
never tainted his gentlemanly instincts. He 
was a noble man, and his hopeful words, in the 
darkest days of the reljellion, as tO' the success- 
ful outcome of the war, yet linger in my mem- 

Such was his career in tlie great war. 
Naturally his interest in military matters con- 
tinued unabated. The great events of the 
mighty struggle offered a field of research in 
which he delighted, and one of the fruits of 
this study was a book of most graphic and de- 
lightful personal reminiscences, entitled, "Ser- 
vice with the Sixth Wisconsin \'olunteers." 

He was a member of the Loyal Legion and 
of the G. A. R. Even as shortly before his 
death as Decoration Day, 1899, the boys of the 
cadet corps of the JNIarietta High School 
marched up to his house, and the general, put- 
ting on his old uniform and looking, broken 
veteran as he was, every inch a soldier still, 
addressed them on patriotism and duty — a 
message the boys will not soon forget. But, 
to take up the story again, — the war was over, 
and, he, still a young man, turned, like the 
thousands of his conu"ules, to the duties of 
peace. He settled at once in Marietta, close 
to his boyhood home, and entered upon a busi- 
ness career which continued, with little inter- 
ruption, until his deatli. An im])ortant inter- 
ruption, however, occurred, which constituted 
another chapter in his life. He had served his 
country on the Ijattle-field, and it was destined 
that his work should be continued in legisla- 
tive halls and political life. General Dawes 
had won a wide reputation as an orator. Clear, 
eloquent, effective, and popular, in the liest 
sense of the word, it was inevitable that a po- 
litical career should be his lot. He was a 
party man, but always in an honorable, open 
way; and as such, after conspicuous service, he 
was, in 1880, nominated by the Republicans, 
and elected to Congress. There his career was 
most honorable. Especially in all the debates 
of those years on military matters, his was an 
influential voice, and an important piece of 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



legislation — the establishment of diplomatic 
relations with Persia — was wholly due to' his 
initiative. It was, therefore, a most graceful 
act when President ^IcKinley, in 1897, offered 
to him the position of minister tO' Persia, even 
though he could not accept it. General Dawes 
was renominated for Congress in 1882, but 
failed of election; and in 1889 he was one of 
the leading candidates for the nomination as 
Governor of Ohio. If less conspicuous, his 
services to- his country have been no less hon- 
orable in his civil than in his military career, 
and but f(_)r failing health they doubtless would 
ha\e gone much further. 

General Dawes found time in his busy life 
for other public activities. He was a loyal 
citizen of Marietta, thoroughly and wisely in- 
terested in its welfare, and ready for any ser- 
vice. He was deeply interested in temperance 
reform. He did admirable practical work on 
this line in the army, and was subsequently 
known as a most earnest and effective plat- 
form speaker in this good cause. 

The General's eloquent voice was often 
raised, and his powerful influence exerted, in 
behalf of good government and social reform". 
He was deeply interested in the Ohio institu- 
tion for Deaf and Dumb, of which he was a 
trustee for four years. What Marietta College, 
his alma mater, was to him. all friends of the 
college know well. From 1871 until his death 
he served on its Board of Titistees, and gave 
to the institution that he loved his best thought 
and constant sympathy. After he was dis- 
abled, to secure his presence, the meetings of 
the Board were regularly held in his parlor, and 
his wise counsel and encouragement were felt 
to he of the greatest value. Marietta College 
owes an untold debt of gratitude to General 
Dawes. He was one of the original Board of 
Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church, of 
Marietta, having been chosen in 1865, and 
continued thus until the end of his life, being 
president of the Board during his latter years. 
To this work he was always ready to give his 
time, thought and interest, as well as generous 
support. 

As a man, in all private relations, his char- 



acter was admirable and lovable. He was a 
stanch friend, loyal tO' those he loved, through 
good and ill report, as many a letter received 
by his sorrowing family testified. 

His sympathy with young men and his 
helpfulness to those struggling for a start in 
the world were notable characteristics of Gen- 
eral Dawes. An extract or two from letters 
may be added to illustrate this statement. One 
letter narrates this incident : "After finishing 
a term of teaching at one time, I called at his 
office and said, 'General Dawes, I can never re- 
pay you for all your kindness to me, but I have 
some money and can repay you the amount 
you let me have when I was in college." He 
said: 'Air. , you don't owe me any- 
thing. If I was helpful to you I am glad. If 
you feel under any obligation, and are ever 
able to help a young man to get an education, 
I shall be glad to- have you do so.' " An- 
other writes : "To me, his death brings 
back my childhood's days, and the friend who 
used to think as much of our joys and pleasures 
as those of his own boys. Many times have 
I thought of his great kindness to us boys and 
his interest in us. I can not express holw 
much I feel that I owe to him and his example 
of strength, vigor and courage, joined with pa- 
tient and unselfish kindness." 

"Such was the man and such his work, al- 
though these few pages furnish a very inade- 
quate portrayal of both. A man richly en- 
dowed with talent, successful in winning well- 
deserved honor, possessing in a high degree 
those elemental qualities that make a true man- 
hood, he was one who served well his day and 
generation, and left a multitude who- not only 
admired his ability and achievements, but loved 
him for the lovable traits in his nature." The 
foregoing quotation is an extract from an ad- 
dress delivered by Rev. William E. Roe, D. 
D., at the funeral of Gen. Rufus R. Dawes, 
August 3, 1899. 

Rufus R. Dawes was married to Maiy B. 
Gates, and six children resulted from their 
union, as follows : Charles G. ; Rufus C. ; Be- 
man G. ; Mary Frances ; Henry M. ; and Betsy- 
Gates. 




CHARLES G. DAWES. 



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901 



Charles G. Dawes was graduated from 
Marietta College in 1884, and from the Cin- 
cinnati Law School, in 1886. He went to 
Lincoln, Xeljraska, where he jjracticed law for 
a time, and finally moved to Evanston, Illinois. 
He is president of the Central Trust Company 
of Illinois, at Chicago, which has a capital antl 
surplus of $5,000,000. He is a strong sup- 
jjiirter of the Republican party, and in 1896, 
was on the Republican National Executive 
Ccmmittee. The distinguished service which 
he rendered to his party in the campaign of that 
year was recognized 1)\- Presitlent McKinley, 
wlin, in 1898, appointed him Comptroller of 
the Currenc}-. He filled this office acceptably 
and with honor, until the fall of 1901, when he 
resigned. He was married to Caro Blymyer, 
of Cincinnati, in 1889, by whom he has two 
children. 

RuFUS C. Dawes, president of the North- 
western Gas Light & Coke Company, of Evans- 
ton. Illinois, was graduated from Marietta 
College in 1886, and was engaged in the lum- 
ber business with his father, until 1897, when 
he removed to Evanston, Illinois, where he has 
since resided. He married Aliss Palmer, and 
has three children. 

Beman G. Dawes, president of the Ohio 
River Bridge & Ferry Company, is also largely 
interested in the gas industry, and other enter- 
prises. In 1894 he married ]\Iiss Burr, of 
Lincoln, Nebraska, by whom he has three chil- 
dren. 

Mary Frances Dawes married l\ev. A. G. 
Beach, pastor of the I'irst Congregational 
Church of Ypsilanti, Michigan, and they ha\e 
two children. 

Henry M. 'Dawes is president, treasurer and 
manager of the Dawes Lumber Company, of 
Marietta. 



I'..\1A.\" G. DAWES, president of the 

(Jhio River Bridge & Ferry Com- 

liany. and a prominent business man 

of Marietta, Ohio, was born in that 

cit\ in 1870. and is a .son of Gen. Rufus R. 

and Mar_\- B. (Gates) Dawes. 

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Mr. Dawes entered upon his business ca- 
reer in 1889, as a civil engineer, a profession 
he followed for two years. From 1892 to 
1896, he was locate<l in Lincoln, Nebraska, 
where he was engaged in the wholesale and re- 
tail coal business. From 1896 to 1900, he 
resided at Newark, Ohio, where he w- . iden- 
tified with the gas business and street railway 
interests. He then returned to Marietta, 
where he has since resided. 

The Ohio River Bridge & Ferry Company, 
of which Mr. Dawes is president, was incor- 
porated in 1900, and began actual ojjerations 
February I, 1901. A cantilever bridge 3,000 
feet long, is being erected which will be of 
incalculable advantage to ^Marietta, as the 
means of connecting that city and Williams- 
town by street railway. One span of the bridge 
will be 650 long, the longest along- the Ohio 
River, and the top of the bridge will be 180 
feet above the low water mark. The width 
of the bridge will be 28 feet in the clear, with 
space for street car tracks, wagons and side- 
walk. Its estimated cost is $600,000, furn- 
ished by local capitalists, and it will l)e a toll 
bridge. H. B. Hoyt is secretarv of the com- 
pany, and Capt. M. F. Noll is treasurer. 

Mr. Dawes is also interested in several oil 
companies, including the South Petroleum 
Company and the Hastings Oil Company. He 
is al-so president of the Newark (ias Light & 
Coke Company, and the Pulaski Gas Light & 
Coke Company of Little Rock. The subject 
of this sketch was united -in marriage with 
Bertie Burr, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and they 
have three children. — Burr Gates. Dorolhv and 
Carlos l)urr. 



EXRY M. DAWES, president of the 
Dawes Lumber Company, of Mariet- 
ta. Ohio, was born in Marietta in 
1877, and is a son of Gen. Rufus R. 
and Mary B. (Gates) Dawes. He 
was graduated from Marietta College in 1896, 
after which he engaged in the lumber business. 
He was as.sociated with his father until the lat- 
ter's death, and then the Dawes Lumber Con.i- 



902 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



pany was incorporated, in August, 1899, with 
the following officers : Henry M. Dawes, 
president, manager and treasurer ; Rufus C. 
Dawes, vice-president ; and G. W . Lansley, 
secretar}-. 

The business now conducted under the 
name of the Dawes Lumber Company was es- 
tablished in 1872 by Rufus R. Dawes, under 
the firm name of Dawes & Irish, Mr. Dawes 
later assuming the entire business. He en- 
.gaged in jobbing extensively and was highly 
successful. His son, Rufus C, became his 
partner and they conducted the business until 
1897. Henry M. Dawes then became asso- 
ciated with his father, and they conducted the 
business until the hitter's death. The com- 
pany has done a large business in oak and car 
timber, all classes of railroad and dimension 
lumber, and maintains offices in the new First 
National Bank Building. 

Mr. Dawes is interested in the oil business 
and is president of the South Petroleum Com- 

panv. 

♦-•-• 

ARTIN R. ANDREW'S, editor and 
compiler of the historical part of 
this book was born at Meigs, Mor- 
gan County, Ohio, April 6, 1842. 
He received his first schooling 
in a little log school house, which stood by the 
roadside, about six miles east of McConnels- 
ville. He afterward attended the graded school 
of that town, and was graduated from the 
High School, at the age of 16. For the next 
two years he spent the summers on the farm in 
the continuation of his studies and winters in 
teacliing a district school. 

In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, of the 
62nd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., commanded by Cccl. 
F. B. Pond. He served in ^Maryland under 
General Lander : in the Shenandoah Valley, un- 
der Shields: on the Peninsula, under McClel- 
lan; auvl in North Carolina, under Foster. In 
the spring of 1863 he returned to Ohio and 
helped to enlist the 43rd Battalion, Ohio Vol. 
Inf.. with which he served as adjutant in the 
blocxlless campaign against (jen. John Morgan, 




in Washington and IMorgan counties. Seeing 
no prospect of further active service in this or- 
ganization, he resigned his commission and en- 
listed in the Signal Corps, and served with the 
23rd Army Corps under General Schofield in 
Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and North Car- 
olina. He flagged his last message in the field 
from a tree-top in North Carolina in front of 
the head(iuarters of General Ruger. 

Retuming to Ohio in 1865, he arrived in 
time to enter the junior class of Bethany Col- 
lege, West Virginia. On account of weakness 
of the eyes he was compelled to withdraw be- 
fore the end of the year. For about a year he 
tavight a private school at Renrock, Noble 
County, Ohio. 

In 1S67 he was elected principal of the Har- 
mar grammar schools, and a little later entered 
the junior class of Marietta College. In those 
days, college exercises began at seven o'clock, 
sun time, while the public schools opened at 
nine and the last class in college recited after 
four o'clock; so throughout the year 1868-69 
he managed to do the work of both student and 
teacher. He was graduated from Marietta 
College in 1869. In 1870 he was elected su- 
perintendent of schools at Steubenville, Ohio, 
and filled that position until 1879 when he was 
elected principal of Marietta Academy, re- 
maining in charge of the Academy until 1894. 
Since that time he has been first, instructor, 
and afterward Douglas Putnam Professor of 
Historv and Political Science in Marietta Col- 
lege. 

He has taken an active part in educational 
meetings, paying particular attention to histor- 
ical subjects. He served, successively, as 
president of the Jefferson County Teacliers' As- 
sociation; of the Washington County Teach- 
ers' Association ; of the Ohio Superintendents' 
Section of the State Association; and of the 
County Examiners' Association of Ohio; he 
has also been Secretary of the department of 
Higher Instruction in the National Educational 
Association. 

Has for many years contributed to different 
educational journals, especially to the Ohio 
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903 



Cambridge, Ohio. This periodical was pur- 
chased in 1899, and for three years published 
at Marietta by Martin R. Andrews and Super- 
intendent H. G. Williams. In 1902 Mr. An- 
drews sold his share in the paper to JMr. Will- 
iams, but continued to serve as assistant editor. 



OL. JOHN MILLS. The city of Mar- 
ietta has sent out into the great 
world many distinguished sons dur- 
ing her years of prosperous growth, 
but owes her development largely to 
others who have devoted their energies to the 
industries within her borders. Such an one 
was the late Col. John Mills, to whom his na- 
tive city is much indel)ted. 

The birth of Colonel Mills occurred on De- 
cember 2, 1795, when Marietta was situated in 
what was then known as the Northwest Terri- 
tory. His father, William Mills, with other 
survivors of the Revolutionary War, came here 
in 1792. The Indian war was then in pro- 
gress and Capt. William Mills was made com- 
mandant of the little town which had been 
founded in 1788. at the niivuth of the Alusking- 
imi River. 

At that early date and in the prevailing un- 
settled conditions, educational advantages were 
meager, but young John Mills mastered enough 
of the essential branches to make him a desira- 
ble clerk in a mercantile establishment, at the 
age of eighteen years. Here he displayed such 
ability that he was placed in charge of a new- 
store at the age of 21 years. Close applica- 
tion and provident saving enabled him to secure 
.entire charge of this business some years later, 
and for the succeeding 40 }-ears. Col. John 
Mills was a successful merchant in Alarietta. 
He was much more. His public-spirit and lib- 
eralitv made him the ])romoter of every worthy 
enterprise started in his city. He was one of 
the founders of ]\larietta College, and served 
as a trustee of the institution from its establish- 
ment, in 1835. For 15 years he was its treas- 
urer, never asking nor accepting remuneration 
for his ser\ices. The Congregational Church 



also profited largely by his generosity, and until 
his death, both of these institutions were dear 
to his lieart. I'^or over 40 years he occupied 
positions of responsiljility in the various chari- 
table institutions of the city, and for 13 years 
he was the president of tlie \\'ashington Coun- 
ty Bible Society. 

As a capitalist and financier, Col. Mills was 
conspicuous. As early as 1824 he was chosen 
a director of the Marietta Bank, the first bank 
in the State, which was incorporated in 1808. 
In the ne.xt year, although then but 3 1 years of 
age. lie was chosen president of this institution, 
and continued as such until 1843, when the 
charter expired. He was also a director, and 
part of the time president, of the ^Marietta 
branch of the State Bank, which was estab- 
lished in 1845. He continued in this connec- 
tion until 1863, at which date the ^^larietta Na- 
tional Bank was organized. He served as a di- 
rector in this institution during the period of 
its continuance. From 1877 until the time of 
his death, he served as a director in the First 
National Bank of INl arietta. He was fhe larg- 
est stockhlder in the Marietta Chair Com])any. 
and was its president for many years. He was 
also for a number of years president of the 
Marietta Gas Company. 

It was largely due to the efforts of Col. 
Mills that the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad 
was built, the first to connect the town by rail 
with the outside world, and not only an im- 
portant factor in the development of the com- 
merce of Marietta, but also of vast importance 
to the whole State. 

Col. Johir Mills was twice married. In 
1824 he was united to Deborah Selden Wilson, 
who died in i8.|2, leaving two daughters — 
Martha S., who married Rev. George AI. Max- 
well, D. D., and Sarah, who married Col. T. 
C. Elston, a banker, of Crawfordsville. Indi- 
ana. In 1845 Col. Mills married Dorothy 
Webster, of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and 
they had two sons — John, who is president ot 
the Marietta Chair Company; and William 
Webster, who is president of the First National 
Bank of ^^larietta. 

In personal api)earance Col. Mills was of 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AXD Jl'ASHIXGTON COUNTY, 



stately and dignified bearing, and liis nn'litary 
title, whicli was earned by long and faitbl'ul 
service in tbe militia of the State, during his 
early inanho'id. seemed both natural and ap- 
propriate. He i.lied full of years and crowned 
with honor, lieloved and esteemed, in hi? own 
beautiful home, in his native city, on March 
14, 1S82, having almost rounded out 87 years. 



Ohi, 



DW AKD RICHARDSON DALE, de- 
ceased, was the eldest child of Rev. 
Ilervey S. and Amanda (Dana) 
Dale. He was born May 31, 184.1, 
at Xewpoit, Washington County, 
while his fruher was pastor of the Baptist 



Church at that place, one of the many Baptist 
churches which grew out of the work of his 
grandfather. Rev. Jeremiah Dale, a native of 
Danvers, Massachusetts, and for several years 
an evangelist in southeastern Ohio and adja- 
cent regions of West \"irginia. Through liis 
mother he was the grandson of Stephen and 
Bet.sy (Foster) Dana, two of the first settlers 
at Newport, and the great-grandson of Capt. 
William Dana, who settled at Belpre in 1789, 
and of Judge Peregrine Foster, one of the 48 
men who reached Marietta .\pril 7, 17S8, both 
of these men 1_)eing \eterans of the Ixcvolution- 
ary War. 

lidward R. Dale's earh" life was ^pent at 
Nev\port, and, later, at Lebancjn, Ohio, where 
he attended the State Normal School. At the 
death of his father at Cincinnati in 1857, the 
family remo\-ed to Marietta, where he con- 
tinued his studies in the High School until he 
felt compelled tn gi\-e all his time to work and 
to the support of his mother. 

At 1(1 years of age he entered the employ- 
ment of the Bank of [Marietta, then a State 
bank, as individual Imokkeeper, and_ steadilv 
advanced in efficiency until he enlistc.l in the 
army in i8''i2, as pri\ate in the 77th Ohio Reg., 
Vol. Inf., and se)'\e(l with that regiment in its 
cam])aign in the Southwest. He was promoted 
to tlie position of quartermaster segeant and 
was stationed al Little Rock, .Arkansas, and 



Alton, Illinois, and wa? hnall\- transferred to 
the chief quartermaster department at Balti- 
m.ore, Maryland. 

The close of the war opened the question of 
a fresh field of work, and, liringing with hitn 
high endorsements from his superior officers, 
he fi'UUfl hi? new work immediately upon his 
return to Ohio. His e([uipment for it lav in his 
skill for expert accounting, together with those 
sterling and admirable personal qualities which 
distitiguished him in all his business life. 

At 21 years' of age, he accepted a position 
in the First National Bank at Marietta, where 
he remained until 1885, consecutively filling all 
offices from that of clerk to cashier. As cash- 
ier, from 1809 to 18S5, he became very gener- 
ally known throughout the county and State, 
for his superior abilities and high integrity, and 
for a sincere courtesy, unfailing untler the mijst 
irritating provocations. 

^\'hen it is remembered that the 20 years 
from 1865 to 1885 cover the financial storm 
and stress ])eriod of our nation, when pa])er 
currency was lieing replaced by coin, to the 
dread confusion of all forms of business and 
to the utter disaster of many, especially all 
business bubbles, it will be apparent that at 
such a crucial time bank officers were daily con- 
fronted with perplexing difiicu.lties. ¥nv the 
solution of these there was no precedent to 
guide. The Marietta bank which he served en- 
io}-ed no immunity from the general tension. 
Rather, it was assigned an especialh- trying 
ordeal, and to all those who are familiar with 
its record through the panic of 1873, and 
through other stringencies, and with its suc- 
cess in meeting those situations, it \\'ould be 
superfluous to emphasize the signal \alue of 
Edward R. Dale's services, important not only 
to those directly interested in the bank, but also 
deeply important to the welfare of the general 
community, which Ijenefited in ways that never 
were made public, !)>• his business foresight, his 
sense of responsibility to do always the best 
possible thing, and his untiring patience in 
doing it. Those who stood next to him in 
confidence were surprised and delighted to see 
a man, still ^•r)ung tn vears, successfully e.xer- 




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cisino; the grasp and resourcefulness, properly 
the fruit of long training in finance. But how- 
ever \ital his share in meeting and solving the 
prohlems forced upon the Ijank, no one ever 
heard him utter the least hint of self-praise. 
He was content to know that his services had 
no counterpart in securing successful issues. 
Others were welcome to claim whatever credit 
for the work which seemed worth claiming. 

To enter into a sympathetic understanding 
of any man's business life it must be seen from 
the inside, but the rules of such life inexorably 
put the seal of silence upon many facts, essen- 
tial to full sympathy, and prevent the illuminat- 
ing testimonies which friends would eagerly 
give. Called upon to bear unusual burdens, 
Edward R. Dale's strength grew with the de- 
mand, and no higher record for business ability, 
for nobility of character, and for heroic self- 
control will ever be made than marked his en- 
tire business dealings while he was connected 
with the First National Bank of Marietta. 

In 1885 he engaged in the oil producing 
business on a large scale and acquired interests 
in the Macksburg and Xewell's Run fields of 
Ohio, and the Horseneck field in West Vir- 
ginia, then in the early stages of their history 
as oil territory. In 1886 he purchased the Joy 
farm in Morgan County and organized the 
Midland Company. With this company, and 
as its president. Mr. Dale became in every 
sense the pioneer of the oil industry of Morgan 
County, and in the face of the greatest obsta- 
cles and discouragements prosecuted the bus- 
iness until he demonstrated the fact that there 
was an extensive and valuable oil field there, 
awaiting development. The best vindication 
of his judgment and energy lies in the fact that 
since 1895 millions of dollars have been taken 
from the properties which he purchased, and 
those lying adjacent within a radius of a ver\' 
few miles, and that the district now is known 
and recognized as one of the most valuable in 
southeastern Ohio. 

Mr. Dale constructed the lirst pipe line ever 
laid in Morgan County for the transpc^rtation 
of oil, and the improvements and facilities es- 
tablished l)v his foresisrht still exist. 



He was connected with every important 
movement for the advancement of the commer- 
cial interests in Marietta, and his advice and 
judgment on all (|uestinns were highly valued. 
By natural taste and by training, lie under- 
stood and sympathized with the influences 
which promote the higher interests of com- 
munities and individuals, and was always ready 
to help develop such interests. He illustrated 
in himself the first quahties of citizenship and 
manhood. 

He was married September 14. 1871, to 
Sarah Vandiver Rolston, eldest daughter of W. 
L. Rolston. and granddaughter "of Xahum 
Ward, and six children were born. Katharine 
Rolston, Laurence Ward, Winifred, Rachel 
Vandiver, Grace and Harold Dana, all of 
whom are living excq)t Laurence. Mr. Dale's 
home life was an exceptionally happy one. his 
unselfish disposition endearing him hx more 
than the ordinan.- ties of afifectioii. and the 
heritage of a spotless name and noble deeds 
which he left to his wife and children is price- 
less in its value. 

His death occurred while with his family on 
a trip arranged for their happiness, and brought 
to a sudden close a life devoted to the care and 
pleasure of others. He had acomplished suc- 
cess for himself in a business sense, but was not 
permitted to enjoy the fruits of it. He died 
.August 12. 1899, and was buried in Oak Grove 
cemetery, Marietta, on August j 5th. The ex- 
pressions of grief from every one who had ever 
known him were sincere and outspoken. 




A]. EPHRAIM CUTLER DAWES 
was born at Constitution. Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, Ohio, May 
2j, 1840, and died in Cincinnati, 
April 23, 1895. 

.After graduating from Marietta College, 
in the summer of 1861. he was appointed ist 
lieutenant and adjutant of the 5v3rd Reg.. Ohio 
Vol. Inf. on the 26th of September. 1861 ; was 
promoted to major January 26. 1S63 : was dis- 
charged from the service October 25, 1864, 



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on account of wounds received in battle; and 
was brevetted lieutenant-colonel, to rank from 
March 13, 1865, "for gallant and meritorious 
services during the war." 

The Fifty-third was one of the untrained 
regiments which met the fierce assaults of the 
battle of Shiloh, and thereafter Adjutant and 
Major Dawes was associated with its hard- 
ships and combats through the sieges of Cor- 
inth and Vicksburg; in the operations about 
Jackson, Mississippi, in the summer of 1863, 
for the prevention of reinforcements to be- 
leaguered Vicksburg ; in the march to Chatta- 
nooga in October, 1863, for the relief of 
Thomas' army; in the battle of Mission Ridge 
and the rapid movement into East Tennessee 
for the rescue of Burnside shut up in Knox- 
ville; and in the opening of Sherman's cam- 
paign against Atlanta in 1864. 

In the series of severe battles of the lat- 
ter part of May, 1864, about Dallas, Georgia, 
Major Dawes was twice wounded, the second 
wound being of such a desperate nature, in- 
volving the lower jaw, that it was at first 
deemed improbable that he could ever again 
speak intelligibly ; but a highly skillful feat of 
surgery reconstructed the disfigured face and 
restored to comparatively comfortable utter- 
ance the vocal powers, in so much that one of 
the qualities in which Major Dawes was most 
distinguished as a presiding officer, was his 
graceful and effective speech. But thereafter 
to the end of his life he was a severe, though 
quiet sufferer, from this wound and its atten- 
dant strain upon his nervous structure. 

Throughout the greater part of his active 
life there was scarcely an hour in which he 
was entirely free from pain. In 1866 he mar- 
ried Frances Bosworth, and soon after took up 
his residence in Cincinnati, where he remained 
until his death. 

While engaging, immediately upon his re- 
tirement from war service, in active and ab- 
sorbing business. Major Dawes maintained an 
especially intelligent interest in military stud- 
ies, writing many papers for literary and army 
societies upon campaigns of the war, and gath- 
ering a large librarv of the records of the Re- 



bellion, among its contents being many orig- 
inal reports and other written documents from 
Union and Confederate sources. 

In one notable respect, that of the statis- 
tics of the opposing armies, Major Dawes 
came tO' be recognized by military historians as 
an expert authority, and his contributions to 
the Century Company's "Battles and Leaders 
of the Civil War," as well as to some of the 
official documents of the War Department, 
were deemed by intelligent students to sweep 
away many of the Southern traditions of the 
Confederacy, in important campaigns. In 
these articles he made it very clear that Lord 
Wo'lsely's estimates of the relative strength of 
Union and Confederate armies was very far 
from the truth, and the noble lord's reply ut- 
terly failed to break the force of the evidence 
whSch Major Dawes had carefully collected. 
Especially valuable were his examinations of 
the composition of Lee's armies, at Antie- 
tam and Gettysburg, which demonstrated that 
the twO' opposing armies of the Union and 
Confederacy were pretty equally matched in 
respect to numbers — a view of the case en- 
tirely opposed to that heretofore presented in 
even the most impartial stories of these great 
engagements. 

Nor were Major Dawes' literary activities 
confined to military studies, for he was a cor- 
responding and honorary member of State, 
local and EuropeanI hbtorical and folk lore 
societies, and edited several volumes relating to 
the early settlement of Ohio. 

In 1867 he became engaged with William 
P. Cutler and others in extensive railroad con- 
struction and operation. The Springfield & 
Illinois Southeastern, the Chester & Tamaroa, 
and the Marion & Carbondale roads in Illinois, 
and the Logansport. Crawfordsville & South- 
western road in Indiana were built and oper- 
ated by them. 

In 1872 construction of a railroad in Mis- 
souri, called the Chester & Iron Mountain, 
was commenced. This enterprise promised 
highly profitable results, but the panic of 1873 
came on. Major Dawes, after a gallant strug- 
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ly in 1874 forced into general bankruptcy of 
the times, and stripped of every dollar of prop- 
erty he had accumulated. But he was not idle 
for a day. He became again, in order, a con- 
tractor, builder, manager and president of dif- 
ferent railroads. In his later years he became 
successfully interested in developing the coal 
fields in southern Illinois. No doubt his in- 
tense devotion to business hastened the end of 
a life which throughout its whole course was 
characterized by enthusiastic fidelity tO' duty. 
Such a life may fittingly be classed among 
those described in his own words : "It is by 
the lives of such men as these that future gen- 
erations may estimate the* priceless treasure 
committed to their charge. For if liberty is 
worth what liberty has cost, no words may ex- 
press its value." 

» » » 

b:WETT PAL:\IER. one of Marietta's 
most prominent public men, has been 
engaged in the practice of law in that 
city for many )-ears, and has held nu- 
merous offices of public trust. He was 
1)orn May 7, 1 8.4.0, in Fearing township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, and is the youngest child 
of Jewett and Rachel (Campbell) Palmer. The 
Palmers were among the early settlers in New 
England, the head of this branch having lo- 
cated in Rowley, Massachusetts, soon after the 
town was founded, in 1639. Maternally, Jew- 
ett Palmer is of Scotch ancestry. William 
Campbell, his great-grandfathei", was a native 
of Scotland and came to America in 1766 after 
his marriage, settling in IMiftlin County, Penn- 
sylvania. His third child, William, was the 
mother of Rachel Campbell, who was the luoth- 
er of the subject of this sketch. 

Jewett Palmer, Sr.. was born in Orford, 
New Hampshire, i\Iay 18. 1797, and was a son 
of John Pemberton and .\bigail (Jewett) 
Palmer. At the age of 16 years he enlisted in 
the War of 1812, and was in the army two 
years. His union with Rachel Campbell re- 
sulted in the birth of eight children, all of 
whom grew to maturity and reared families. 
Jewett Palmer, son of Jewett and Rachel 



Palmer, remained on the farm with his ])arents 
until his twentieth year, and then went to Chi- 
cot Pass, Louisiana, where he engaged in lum- 
bering during the winter of 1860-1861, in con- 
nection with a brother-in-law. The relations 
between the North and South grew more and 
more strained until he belie\'ed war to be inev- 
itable, and tlierefore returned to his home in 
OhiiJ, in order to cast his lot with the defenders 
of the Union. He arrived at Salem on .\pril 
II, 1861, and enlisted at IMarietta in Capt. 
Frank P>ueirs Company, on April 17. This 
company subsequently liecame Companv B, 
i8th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., which was re- 
cruited for three-months' service. At the ex- 
piration of this term, the regiment returned 
from the field in the latter part of July, and 
was disbanded at Marietta. Mr. Palmer then 
began recruiting a company for the 36th Ohio 
Regiment, then being formed at Camp Put- 
nam, Marietta, and was assisted in his task by 
James Stanley, of Salem, a comrade in the 
three-months' service. On August 12 they went 
into camp with a company of 98 men. which 
had been recruited in 1 1 days. On August 
19, an election of nfficers was held and Mr. 
Palmer was unanimously elected captain of the 
company. The regiment left for the field via 
Parkersburg, .\ugust 29, 1861, to join Rose- 
erans' army on the Gawley River, in West Vir- 
ginia. Frou"^ this time <mi, his history and that 
of his company were substantially the same as 
that of the other officers and men of that gallant 
regiment, whose subsequent reputation for effi- 
ciency and valor was second to that of none in 
the Union .\rmy. Captain Palmer was pro- 
moted ti> he major }*Iay 9, 1864, and on July 
J..], of the same year, he was severely wounded 
in the left thigh at Kernstown, Virginia. On 
his return to the field, he was in temporary com- 
mand of the regiment, and while moving for- 
ward to repulse a reconnoissance of the enemy 
at Cedar Creek, his horse was shot from under 
him. Pie participated in the famous liattle of 
Cedar Creek, on October 19, 1864, the last 1)at- 
tle in. which the legiment took part. On No- 
vember 2(). he resigned his commission as 
major and returned hoiuc. In 1865, he was 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



elected clerk of the courts of \^'ashington 
County, on the Republican ticket, and was re- 
elected in 1868, but declined to accept the nom- 
ination for a third term. During his second 
term as clerk, he entered upon the study of law 
with Messrs. Ewart, Gear & Ewart. He was 
admitted to the bar in April, 1872, and at once 
began to practice law in Marietta. He was 
elected mayor of the city in 1874, and was re- 
elected in 1876. He served as chairman of the 
Republican Central Committee of Washington 
County, in 1875-1876, and was a delegate to 
the National Republican Convention held at 
Cincinnati, Ohio, in May, 1876. He was one 
of the "'Ohio 4.4 for Hayes," who stood by the 
Governor until he received the nomination for 
the presidency. In November. 1877, he resigned 
the office of mayor, to accept the position of 
collector of internal revenue for the Fifteenth 
District of Ohio, under appointment of Presi- 
dent Hayes. After relinquishing the duties of 
that office. Mr. Palmer resumed the practice of 
law, in which he has met with high success. 
He has also been identified with many business 
enterprises of Marietta, and has done much to 
promote the interests of the city. He again 
served as mayor of Alarietta from 1894 tO' 
1896. ha\ing been elected on the Republican 
ticket. Since July. 1898, he has been a referee 
in ])ankrupicy, under the act of August, 1898. 
September 19, 1866, Mr. Palmer was 
joined in the bonds of matrimony with Saida 
M. Scott, only child of Theodore Scott, of 
Marietta, and ihey have two daughters, both 
of whom are living at home. Fraternally, the 
subject of this sketch is a past officer of the 
several local Masonic societies, and is grand 
master of the Grand Council of Ohio. Relig- 
iously, he is a member of the Unitarian Church, 
in v.hicli he has been an oflicer nianv vears. 



K. JAMES McCLURE, one of the 
oldest and most prominent physicians 
of Marietta, Ohio, was born in Meigs 
County, Ohio, in 1835, and is a son 
of James McClure. 
James McClure was a bov when he re- 



moved from Maine to Ohio, and there he fol- 
lowed farming until his death in 1856. He 
married Jane Ogle, who was born in Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, and died in Meigs county, 
at the age of S.\ years. They reared five sons 
and five daughters, all of whom grew to matur- 
ity except one son, who died in infancy. The 
five sons participated in the Civil War as mem- 
bers of the Union Army. Dr. McClure is the 
only one of the children residing in Washing- 
ton County. 

Dr. James McClure attended the schools 
of I\Ieigs County, and also spent two years, in 
Ohio University, at Athens, returning to his 
home in 1857. He began the study of medicine 
during the winter of 1859-1860, and attended 
lectures at Starling Medical College, during 
1 860- 1 86 1. He then practiced at Albany, 
Athens County, for two years, after which he 
returned and was graduated from Starling 
Medical College, at Columbus, in 1864. Fie 
was at once commissioned as assistant surgeon 
of the 33rd Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., under Colonel 
Hayes, and served until the close of the war. 
He then resumed his practice at Albany, and 
remained there until . September, 1871. since 
which time he has practiced his profession at 
Marietta. He was alone until 1873, and on 
May I. of that year, became associated with 
Dr. Samuel Hart. This partnership continued 
uninterruptedly until November 30, 1901. when 
it was dissolved. Socially, Dr. McClure is a 
member of the American, State. County and 
City medical societies. 

In October. 1866, the Doctor was united in 
marriage with Sarah J. Greene, who was born 
at Newport, Washington County, and is a 
daugliter of Richard Greene. Her father, a 
descendant of General Greene, of Revolution- 
ary fame, came to Washington County at an 
early day. His only son is Hon. James B. 
Greene, of Newport, Ohio. Five children were 
born to bless this union, as follows : John B. ; 
Ella ; Harry ; Charles Richard ; and Frank 
Greene. Dr. John B., who is associated in 
practice with his father, went through the 
Marietta schools and for a time was a student 
of Marietta College, spent three years at the 




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Ohio Medical College, graduating in 1896, 
spent one and a half years as assistant physi- 
cian at Athens State Hospital, and at present is 
serving his second term as county coroner and 
his second term as city health officer. Ella at- 
tended the grade schools and graduated from 
the Marietta High School, spent three years 
acquiring a musical education in New York 
City, and is a fine pianist and instructor in 
music. Harry, who attended the Marietta 
schools, and later spent two" years in Marietta 
Academy and two years in college, was twice 
assessor of the Third Ward and spent a few 
years in railroading. Charles Richard, a grad- 
uate of the High School, Marietta College, and 
the C)hio Medical College, completed his course 
in the last named institution in 1901, and is 
now an interne at the Cincinnati Hospital. 
Frank Greene, who completed the high school 
course at Marietta, has for the past three years 
been in the offices of the Western Electric Com- 
pany at Chicago. Politically, the subject of 
this sketch has always been a Republican, and 
was councilman from the Third Ward six 
years, serving as chairman of various commit- 
tees. The last year he served in that body, he 
was its president. Dr. McClure erected his 
present fine home at Xo. 302 Second street, in 
the spring of 1880. 



UX. WILLIAM PARKER CUTLER. 
In the death of William Parker Cut- 
ler, Washington County and the 
State of Ohio lost a prominent citi- 
zen who, for very many }-ears, was 
a leading figure in business and political life. 
Few men of his day were more intimately as- 
sociated with public events, and few possessed 
more ability to meet the demands of every 
situation. Through his whole career he was 
devoted to the interests of Washington Coun- 
ty, and his services were of the utmost im- 
portance on account of his business abilities, 
high sense of commercial integritv and pure 
statesmanship. 

William Parker Cutler was born at the old 



homestead of the Cutler family in W'arren 
township. Washington County. Ohio, July 12, 
1812, and his death occurred on April ri, 
1889, at Marietta, Ohio, where he had lived 
since 1872. He was the youngest son of 
Ephraim and Sally (Parker) Cutler. His fa- 
ther was a man of affairs and much engrossed 
in public duties. For this reason the early 
training and education of William P. Cutler 
were under the supervision of his mother, who 
was a woman of cultivated mind and literary 
tastes, and of earnest religious feelinig. She 
left the impress of her strong character on the 
mind of her son. lit 1829, he entered the 
Ohio University, at Athens, in the class of 
1833. but at the close of the junior year, ill 
health obliged him to abandon his studies, and 
in the hope of regaining health he took a long 
horseback journey through the South. L'jjon 
his return he assisted his father in farming, his 
continued feebleness causing him to give up 
his cherished hope of a professional career. 

In the great political campaign of 1840 
he began to make public speeches, and his in- 
terest in politics, together with his ability, soon 
gained for him recognition from the leading 
men in the Whig party. In 1842 he was its 
nominee for Representative in the Legislature 
from Washington County, but he was defeated 
by George M. Woodbridge, who ran as an in- 
dependent candidate and received the support 
of the Democrats. In| 1844, he was again 
nominated, and was elected by a large major- 
ity. Notwithstanding his retiring disposition, 
Mr. Cutler soon acquired an infiuential posi- 
tion among his party friends in the Legisla- 
ture, and before the close of the session was 
recognized as a leader (^n the floor. In 1845 
he was re-elected, and during this year he be- 
came connected with a stirring event in the 
history of Washington County. In July, 
1845. three citizens of Washington County. 
Creighton J. Loraine. Peter M. Garner and 
Mordecai Thomas, while engaged in assist- 
ing runaway slaves to escape, were captured 
by a jjarty of Virginians on the banks of the 
Ohio River, within the limits of Washington 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



in the jail at Parkersburg. Na Virginian 
could be found to consent to bail them, al- 
though men like Nahum Ward, A. T. Nye, 
and William P. Cutler offered to indemnify 
their bondsmen in any sum. These men were 
tried and found guilty at the September term 
of court, at Parkersburg, but the question of 
the jurisdiction of the State of Virginia over 
the soil where they were captured was re- 
ferred to the Virginia Court of Appeals. In 
December the Ohio legislature met. Imme- 
diately upon Mr. Cutler's arrival, Governor 
Mordecai Hartley sent for him and informed 
him that he had matured a plan for the res- 
cue of the prisoners. This plan was to or- 
ganize a company of about loo men of the 
militia, at Cplumbus, place them under relia- 
ble officers, appoint a rendezvous near the 
Ohio River bank, where the men should quietly 
collect early on a given evening, secure boats, 
cross the river, take the three OhiO' men out of 
jail and set them at liberty on Ohio soil. . Al- 
though Mr. Cutler was willing to further any 
reasonable undertaking, his judgment was 
averse to this plan, and he boldly told the Gov- 
ernor that it would inevitably result in a bor- 
der war, and ended the conference by urging 
him to delay action, at least, and await the 
trend of events. Governor Bartley was dis- 
posed to put his plan in action at once, feeling 
it his duty to secure possession of the men, but 
before this unwise and lamentable plan could 
be put into operation, Samuel F. Vinton made 
his famous argument before the Virginia Court 
oif Appeals, and that court, at a special ses- 
sion held at Parkersburg, in January, 1846, 
admitted the prisoners to liail, each in the sum 
of $100, and each on his own recognizance. 
They were at once set at liberty, and the case 
never reached a final decision. In Chapter VI 
of this work the "Kidnaping Case" is discussed 
at length. 

In the fall of 1846 ]Mr. Cutler was again 
nominated and elected to the state legislature. 
At that period the transportation facilities 
were so meager, that a journey from his home 
to Columbus, which is covered in five hours 
by rail, reciuired a trip in a stagecoach con- 



suming three days. On December 7th of this 
year Mr. Cutler assumed new responsibilities, 
and wrote his famous speech beginning as fol- 
lows : "Tlie Whigs with great cordiality and 
unanimity have placed me in the Speaker's 
chair." In 1848, Mr. Cutler was warmly sup- 
ported for Governor, but the situation de- 
manded a candidate from Northern Ohio, and 
Seabury Ford was chosen. Later in the year, 
Mr. Cutler received. the Whig nomination for 
Congress, in the district composed of Wash- 
ington, Morgan and Perry counties, and after 
an active campaign was defated by 
William A. Whittlesey. In 1849 Mr. Cut- 
ler was chosen as a me:nber, from Washington 
County, of the convention which formed the 
present Constitution of Ohio. 

While a member o)f the Legislature, in 
1845, J^I''- Cutler was active in securing the 
charter of the Belpre & Cincinnati Railroatl, 
and he was elected a director in the organiza- 
tion of the company in August, 1847. At a 
meeting of the Board, in September, he was 
appointed to prepare a concise statement of 
statistical facts and arguments favorable to the 
construction of the road. In 1849, at the re- 
quest of a number of Marietta citizens, he vis- 
ited Baltimore, to ascertain the prospect of the 
completion of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 
and a satisfactory connection with it. He met 
with little encouragement, for while the officers 
of that company preferred to make the western 
terminus of the road at the mouth of Fishing 
Creek, or at Parkersburg, the citizens of 
Wheeling had secured the ]:assage of a law 
compelling them to build to that city. At the 
annual meeting of the Belpre & Cincinnati 
Railroad Company, in August, 1850, Mr. Cut- 
ler was chosen president. Surveys of the line' 
were at once commenced. After a vain effort 
to unite with the Hillsboro & Cincinnati Rail- 
road, a line was located from Chillicothe west, 
via Blanchester, to Milford, on the Little Mi- 
ami road, and east to Byers station. This part 
of the road was placed under contract in 185 1, 
although but $550,000 had been subscribed. 
East of Byers, the only subscription was $100,- 
000, from Athens County. Legislative au-- 



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thority having been obtained, subscriptions ag- 
gregating $350,000, were voted by Washing- 
ton County, Harmar and Marietta, and these, 
with individual subscriptions, representing 
$50,000, wer offered to the company, on the 
condition that its name should be changed to 
the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad Company, 
and that the road should be built through Bar- 
low township. Noah L. Wilson, a director 
of the company, had visited Philadelphia and 
obtained positive assurance of aid from the 
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in case the 
proposition of Washington! County was ac- 
cepted. Equally positive assurance came 
through other channels, that no aid could be 
expected from the city of Baltimore, or the 
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. 

A committee consisting of Mr. Cutler, Col. 
John Madeira, Judge Rittenhouse, an attorney 
of the company, and Allen G. Thurman, was 
appointed to visit Alari'etta and confer with 
the authorities in regard to the proposition. 
This committee unanimously recommended its 
acceptance "upon the terms, conditions and re- 
strictions therein specified." The report was 
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Bel- 
pre & Cincinnati Railroad Company, on Au- 
gust 12, 1 85 1, the only dissenting vote being 
that of Allen Latham. The name of the line 
became the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad. 
As the entire line t(j Wheeling was un- 
der contract to be completed December i, 
1854, over 6,000 men were at one time em- 
ployed, and all the conditions of success seemed 
to be fulfilled when, without warning, came 
the news of the Crimean War. The work was 
stopped, and every workmen disci i;irged. 

Mr. Cutler's health, which iiad long been 
feeble, failed entirely, and he was obliged to 
resign in September, 1854, continuing, how- 
ever, to be a director. Later on, he was 
obliged, on account of the .precarious condi- 
tion of his health, to abandon all his business 
and seek recreation in travel through Iowa 
and ^linnesota. Upon his return, about July 
I, 1855, he was summoned to a Board meet- 
ing in Athens. The engineers who had been 
engaged for months in making surveys for a 



modified line, reported that $1,000,000 would 
be required for the completion of the road 
from Athens to Marietta. This put the mat- 
ter entirely beyond the reach of th.e resources 
of the company, and under these circumstances 
Mr. Cutler felt obliged to again enter its ser- 
vice as a member of the committee on con- 
struction, the Dther members being Beman 
Gates and William S. Nye. Li 1857 Mr. 
Cutler was elected \-ice-presidcnt of the com- 
pany, and in the following May he was elect- 
ed president, to fill the vacancy caused by the 
resignation of Mr. Wilson. 

Notwithstanding the difficulties and per- 
plexities which surrounded Mr. Cutler in the 
decade from 1850 to i860, he did not relax his 
interest in public affairs. Always a "iM-ec- 
Soil Whig," he hailed as the dawn of a new 
day the formation of the Republican party, 
whose organic idea was opposition to the ex- 
tension of slavery. In 1856 at the request of 
the Republican Central Committee of Wash- 
ington County, he held a series of joint dis- 
cussions with Gen. T. C. H. Smith, the Dem- 
ocratic candidate for Congress. Li 1857 Mr. 
Cutler was a delegate to the Presbyterian Gen- 
eral Assembly, at Cleveland, when the absorb- 
ing topic before that body was slavery. In 
i860 he was elected to the Thirty-seventh 
Congress from the district composed of Ah:>r- 
gan, Washington and ,]\luskingum counties. 
The session of this memorable Congress was 
half over at the time of the defeat of the Un- 
ion Army at Bull Run. Immediately after 
the battle, a number of Ohio Congressmen met 
and each agreed to tender to the government a 
regiment of men from his own di.strict, the 
secretary of war agreeing to accept the regi- 
ments if they could be raised without expense 
to the government. Mr. Cutler telegraphed to 
Melvin Clarke and Jesse Hildebrand, of Mar- 
ietta, on July 23rd : "Government will prob- 
ably accept an infantry regiment if ready in 
15 days. Can you raise it? I will bear all 
incidental expenses of raising it." Following 
this loyal and patriotic action, the 36th Regi- 
ment Ohio \"ol. Inf., was sent to the front in 
the month of August. When the extra session 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



of Congress closed, on August 5th. Mr. Cutler 
came home, and was almost immediately tak- 
en violently ill with typhoid fever. For a 
considerable periotl it was feared he could not 
recover, and he was unable to return to \Yash- 
ington until some days after the convening 
of Congress, in December. 

On April 23, 1862, Mr. Cutler made a 
.memorable speech upou a Ijill then before the 
-House, the preamble of which declared that 
slavery had caused the Rebellion, and that 
there could be no permanent peace while it 
existed. Mr. Cutler, in the summer of 1862, 
was again nominated for Congress, in the dis- 
trict composed of Washington, Athens, Meigs 
and Monroe counties. Through the absence 
of thousands of voters who were in the Union 
Armv, and were not then permitted to vote, the 
opponent of the administration carried Ohio in 
the fall election, Mr. Cutler being defeated by 
James R. Morris,* of Monroe County. He 
was never afterward a candidate for office, al- 
though he took an active part as a speaker in 
■every subsequent campaign during the remain- 
ing years of his life. In the common accep- 
tation of the term, he was not a successful pol- 
itician, and whenever placed in nomr-aton by 
his party it was because of a belief in his fit- 
ness for office, and in spite of his unwilling- 
ness to "make interest," as he used to express 
it. Except in 1842, he always leceived the 
full party vote in Washington County, and 
usually led the ticket. 

In i860 Mr. Cutler was elected a mem- 
ber of the first Board of Directors in the reor- 
ganized Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad Com- 
pany, and was soon chosen its vice president ; 
he terminated his connection with it in 1868. 
In the same year he was elected president of 
the newly organized Marietta & Pittsburg 
Railroad Company, and continued in that posi- 
tion until 1872. From 1869 to 1873 he was 
principally engaged as a contractor, and built 
railroads in Illinois and Indiana. Tho panic 
of 1873, however, found him and his associates 
carrying heavy loans, and with much unfin- 
ished work, and, the value of their securities 



destroyed, many became bankrupt. In this 
situation, Mr. Cutler"s character was shown 
by his action in giving up all his property, and 
at the age of 61 years, commencing life anew, 
without either money or credit. In 1878 the 
depreciation of value of real estate in W'ashing- 
ton County. Iiecause of the stoppage^ of trains 
on the abandoned lines between Athens and the 
Ohio River at Moore"s Junction, was estimated 
at $400,000. 

A railroad compau}- was organized of 
which Mr. Cutler was made -president, and 
permission was sought to operate this aban- 
doned road but for reasons impossible to un- 
derstand, it was bitterly opposed by the man- 
agement of the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad 
Company, the attorneys of this company ap- 
pearing before the committee to whom the bill 
was referred and opposing it. Mr. Cutler, 
Hon. Thomas W. Evart and Judge Sibley ap- 
peared in behalf of the people of Washington 
County, in its favor. Mr. Cutler closed the 
discussion, supporting with great ability the 
proposition that the grant by the Legislature 
to a railroad company, of the right to con- 
demn property, construct and operate its line, 
and take tolls, was in consideration of its con- 
tinuous service to the public as a common car- 
rier, and that the abandonment of the use of its 
line, or any part of it, should constitute a for- 
feiture of its right to it. He argued that the 
Legislature could and should exercise the 
right of eminent domain, in authorizing some 
other railroad company to condemn it. A new 
company known as the Cincinnati, \\'ashington 
& Baltimore Railroad Company, acquired its 
property and rights and no further difficulties 
were encountered. 

During the last 10 years of his life, Mr. 
Cutler gave much attention to the congenial 
work of compiling a history of the early set- 
tlement of Ohio. He became, in 1888, a cor- 
porate member of the Ohio Historical and 
Archaeological Society, and served as one of 
its trustees during the remainder of his life. 
It is not too much to say that to him and Dr. 
I. W. Andrews was due the great success 




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which attended tlie Centennial celebration of 
the settlement of Ohio, which ti-ok place at 
Marietta. April 7. 1888. 

Mr. Cutler was married, in 1S49. to Eliz- 
abeth W. X'oris. of Warren township, who, 
with one daughter. sur\-i\es him. Three sons 
and two daughters died in early childhood. 
Their loss was a crushing blow to their jiar- 
ents. and from that grief neither ever full\ 
recovered. 

In summing up the character nf Mr. Cutler, 
his sturdy integrity, his personal independence 
and adherence to convictions of right and jus- 
tice, his manly honor and love of country, 
must not be overlooked. Combined with 
these were elements which made him a most 
companionable friend, and a devoted lover of 
home and family. 



.\PT. M. F. XOLL is a large oil pro- 
ducer, and one of the most influen- 
tial citizens of Marietta. Ohio. He 
is a native of Monroe County, where 
he was reared and educated. 
Me removed to Washington County in 
1889, and up to that time had followed steam- 
boating on tlie Ohio River, serving as clerk and 
also as captain, for a number of years. He is 
still extensi\-el>- interested in ri\-er business. In 
1889 he !)ecame prominently identified with the 
Marietta and Williamstown ferries, and dur- 
ing the same }-ear founded the Marietta Ice 
Company. The plant was Iniilt by Captain 
Xoll. and conducted by him until within the last 
year, when he sold his interests in it. He has 
extensi\e interests in the oil fields of Washing- 
ton, Wood and Pleasant counties, as well as 
across the ri\-er, and is mainly an individual 
producer. He is the originator of the Marietta 
and Williamstown bridge, now being erected 
over the Ohio Kiver, the company being known 
as the Ohio River Bridge & Ferry Co.. of 
which he is treasurer. 

The subject of this sketch is a Rejjublican. 
ii» politics. He is a mcmlier of the Presbyteri.an 
Church. His name appears in connection with 



many of the important commercial and finan- 
cial enterprises of Marietta, and he is a busi- 
ness man of extraordinarv abilitv. 




R. BEX'JAMIX FR.VXKLIX HART, 
fourth son of Deacon Benjamin Hart 
of Wooster (now \Vatertown) 
township, Washington County, Ohio, 
and Honor Deming, a daughter of 
Col. Simeon Deming, of Weathersfield, Con- 
necticut, was born January 5, 1823. 

Deacon Benjamin Hart was a son of Je- 
huda Hart and Abigail (Goodrich) Hart, of 
Kensingtoii, grandson of Deacon Elijah Hart 
and Mary (Thompson) Hart of Kensington, 
great-grandson of Deacon Thomas Hart, 
great-great-grandson of Capt. Thomas Hart, 
and great-great-great-grandson of Deacon 
Stephen Hart. The last named came from 
Baintree, Essex County, England, to Massa- 
chusetts Bay in 1632, and located in Cam- 
bridge. Dr. B. F. Hart's father was a farmer 
and rope-maker by trade, and made the cable 
for the first ship built at Marietta. Dr. Hart's 
mother died in 1826, when he was two years 
and 1 1 months old, and this is his earliest rec- 
ollection. He was less than four years old 
when his father was married a second time. 
As his father was about to depart on his white 
horse, named "Sami)," with a blazed-faced 
mare, named "Kate," with a side-saddle on, by 
his side, the son asked asked to accompany 
him. but was instructed to go back and he 
would be brought a new mother. This moth- 
er lived but nine years, dying in 1833. In 
1834, Deacon Benjamin Hart married \Vidow 
Lawrence, who brought with her three chil- 
dren, — a daughter older than tlie Doctor, a 
boy. and a younger daughter. 

When eight years of age. Dr. Hart drove 
two yoke of oxen to the i)Iovv, and assisted in 
other chores about the farm. He hired out 
on a farm when 12 years of age, at $4 per 
month, and in the winter of 1835 went to 
school, working to pay his board. He was 14 
years old when he came to Harmar. and his. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



teacher was Lionel Tenney, in the old school 
house which stood on the north side of the 
campus. He sawed wood at 37 cents per cord, 
and also groomed horses, boardinig Irmself 
in the meantime, and doing his own washing 
and ironing. He made butter of a superior 
quality, and sold it at I2>4 cents per pound, 
the market price being 10 cents. After his 
marriage and while living at Harmai. a lady 
told his wife that the best butter she ever 
bought was from her husband, when he was 
a boy attending school. At the age of 18 
years, he went to the north part of the State, 
where he taught school one winter, and tended 
a saw and grist-mill, driving a team to log 
and deliver lumber and fiour the next win- 
ter. He worked on a farm during two sum- 
mers, and studied at odd times. In the fall 
of 1843 he gathered his earnings together 
and returned to Harmar. Putting one spider, 
one kettle, a little bedding and his clothes into 
an old chest, he shipped on the dec!< of a 
steamboat, for Cincinnati, paying $1 for his 
passage, and slept on deck so as to save funds. 
Reaching Cincinnati, he raited a garret-rconi 
on \line street, bought a sheet-iron stove with 
one fire hole, and set up housekeeping, doing 
his own cooking, washing and ironing. He 
attended medical lectures until March, 1844, 
and as he was only able to pay for half of his 
tuition, he gave his note for the balance. He 
had but $1.50 left, and paid $1.00 for deck 
passage home, sleeping on deck, as before. 
The steamboat broke a shaft when about half 
way home. His $1 was refunded to hini, 
and this he paid to the captain of the "Swirt 
Sure." During this trip, he went for a period 
of 36 hours without eating, for want of money 
to buy food. On arriving at Harmar, lie 
found Dr. Seth Hart very sick with pneumo- 
nia, and nursed him for three weeks. He was 
then hired by the latter to care for his practice, 
at $10 per inonth. November 20, 1844, he 
went to Reno, Ohio, and began to practice for 
himself. As his practice grew, it became nec- 
essary for him to go sometimes to Virginia. 
He' had a flatboat built, eight feet wide and 26 
feet long, on which he ferried himself and 



horse across the river, during high water or 
low, night or day, often making the trip when 
the river was full of floating ice. It was a 
very perilous proceeding, but the poor state of 
his finances made it necessary to take the risk. 
Looking from the present standpoint, he was 
very poorly fitted for practice, but by using 
great care and being a good nurse, he had 
good success. His first amputation was of 
the thigh of a Miss Alton, who lived about 
eight miles back of Waverly, West Virgina, 
on the northwest turnpike. Having no instru- 
ments, he took a file to a blacksmith, and got 
a knife forged, which he ground and sharp- 
ened. He took a carpenter's saw for a tenon 
saw, a tow-string for a tourniquet, put the 
patient to sleep with chloroform, amputated 
the thigh before she awakened, and in all his 
subsequent experience never had a case which 
did better. In 1863 he took a six-months' 
course at Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 
New York. He has been in constant practice 
for O'ver 57 years. 

On October 19, 1848, Dr. Hart married 
Sally Maria Alcock, a daughter of Thomas 
and Sally Holliday (Wells) Alcock, a grand- 
daughter of William and Sarah (Brown) Al- 
cock, the last named being a daughter of 
Thomas and Ellen Brown. Thomas and El- 
len Brown, who lived in Twambly Green, Che- 
shire, England, had two children, — John and 
Sarah. Sarah Brown married William Al- 
cock, who owned a cheese farm in Cheshire, 
where they lived until July, 1797, when they 
sailed for America, arriving at Marietta, Ohio, 
in November, 1797. They ^bought a farm 
four miles above Marietta, on the Ohio' River. 
They brought with them to this country large 
quantities of fine cloth, velvets, etc., which, to- 
gether with what money he had, Mr. Alcock 
entrusted tO' a relative under promise of a large 
interest, and lost all. This unfortunate oc- 
currence left them in the wilderness, without 
money or friends. Mr. Alcock died before 
they had been in this country two years, leav- 
ing his widow with seven children. 

Thomas Alcock, the eldest of the children, 
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of age when he took full charge of the farm. 
In 1813 he married Sally HoUiday Wells, of 
Winchester, Virginia. He kept adding to his 
farm, as he could. He also engaged in the 
practice of loading boats (broad-horns) with 
produce, and taking them to market at New 
Orleans. The return trips were generally by 
vessel from New Orleans to Baltimore; from 
the latter city he walked across the country to 
Pittsburg, and from there returned home by 
canoe. Twice, however, he walked back home 
from New Orleans, carrying his gold in a 
leather girdle around his waist, his gun, blank- 
et and skillet over his shoulder, killing what 
meat he needed, and often sleeping with red 
men, for whom he never had anything but 
kind words. He kept the first and only ferry 
across the mouth of the Little jMuskingum, 
running it until the Marietta and Newport 
turnpike was built in 1839. He died in March, 
i860. His wife died July 7, 1874, at the 
home of her daughter, ]\Irs. Dr. B. F. Hart, in 
Marietta, where she had made her home after 
the death of her husband. Thomas Alcock's 
eldest son, Ttiomas, lived in the same house 
that his father had occupied, and died there 
April 12, 1878. His widow and her only 
child, George, with his family, still live at the 
old homestead, but in a modern house. His 
youngest son, Richard J., still lives on the same 
farm, making the fifth generation of the same 
name to occupy the same farm. Ten children 
composed the family of Thomas, and Sally 
Holliday (Wells) Alcock, as follows: Mar- 
garet; William; Sarah; Thomas; Robert 
Wells: Mary Ann; Martha: Sally Maria; 
Richard J. : and Nannie Hillidoy. Margaret, 
William and Sarah died in infancy during the 
sickly season of 1822 and 1823. Thomas mar- 
ried Ann Racer, and they had one son, George, 
who married Easter Smith and had seven chil- 
dren, as follows: Bertha, who died April 
29, 1895; Ada; George; Frank; Nannie; 
Grace; and Louise. Robert Wells, who never 
married, died in California in 1900. Mary 
Ann, whose death occurred in 1892, married 
Dudley Racer, and had three children. — 
Thomas, Horatio, and Benjamin, ^lartha 



died at the age of 13 years. Richard J. mar- 
ried Cynthia ]\Iiddles\vart, who died December 
27, 1884, and they had three children, as fol- 
lows : Nettie, who married Samuel M. Cary, 
and has two sons, — Granville and Kenneth ; 
Robert B., who married Mary Rowland, and 
has a daughter, Annie ; and Guy, who married 
Carrie Ladd. Nannie Holliday married Hon. 
Dwight Hollister, of California, and they have 
four children, namely: Charles, Katie, Frank, 
and Blanche. 

To Dr. Hart and his wife were born three 
children: Mary l'"ranklin, who lives at home; 
Nannie Holliday, who died in infancy ; and 
Dr. Charles S., a practicing physician of Mar- 
ietta, who married Julia Logan Holdren, and 
had two children, — Arthur Holdren, wlm died 
in infancy, and James Franklin. 

While in Harmar, Dr. Hart served on the 
School Board, in the City Conncil, on the 
Board of Health, and was a member of the 
Republican Central Committee. Hej became 
a member of Lodge No. 115, L O. O. F., in 
1852, and the same year joined the Ohio Med- 
ical Society. He joined the American Medi- 
cal Association in 1876. He was formerly a 
member of the Sons of Temperance. He 
joined the Congregational Church in Harmar. 
in March, 1840, and played the 'cello to lead 
the singing, for some years. His father was 
deacon of the church in Watertown township. 
After moving to Alarietta, Dr. Hart served as 
trustee of the Congregational Church there. 
His forefathers were Congregationalists, four 
of them having served as deacons. Li the face 
of much opposition, he assisted in the organ- 
ization of the present Board of Health, and 
was health officer for two years. 

In 1865 the Doctor had the misfortune of 
being swindled out of all the wealth he pos- 
sessed, by trusting a man wliom he thought to 
be honest, llie 20 years following were trv- 
ing ones, and in that time the Doctor and his 
faithful wife retrieved their losses. In addi- 
tion to educating their children and contribut- 
ing for religious purposes, they paid from 10 
to 1 1 per cent interest on a few hundred dol- 
lars, and 20 i)cr cent on another sum. in order 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



to save their creditors, — the experience cost- 
ing over $31,000. But thanks to a kind Provi- 
dence, it was all paid, and by ver}- close econ- 
omy, and much hard work and privation, they 
have secured enough to meet their ordinary 
needs for the balance of their lives. During 
this period, Dr. Hart attended poor students at 
college, and those preparing for the ministry, 
free of charge. He took sick ones from the 
college tO' his home and attended them. In 
two cases, the patients. C. E. Walton and Will- 
iam Cooder, remained at his h<5me for three 
weeks, each. He gave room to two students, 
free, for four years. During the Civil War, 
he was appointed by Governor Brough, mili- 
tary surgeon with the rank of major, and in 
1862, went, under the direction of the Chris- 
tian Sanitary Commission, without pay, 
to Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, Corinth, 
Washington. Baltimore, Gettysburg, and other 
places taking care of the men sent from Wash- 
ington County. After beginning practice at 
Reno, Dr. Hart taught singing school, to aid 
in getting funds to meet his indebtedness at 
Cincinnati for lectures. In September, 1901, 
he donated tO' Marietta College, three large 
cases, or cabinets, containing minerals, shells, 
and curiosities from many parts of the world, 
and also a full set of Chinese coins, covering 
every dynasty up to 1875. 




ILLIAM H. EBINGER. a member 
lit the large mercantile firm of 
Turner, Ebinger & Co.. and presi- 
dent of the German National Bank, 
is one of the foremost business men 
of the thriving little city of Marietta, and is 
self-made in every sense the term implies. He 
was bom in 1858. and is a son of Jacob Ebin- 
ger. 

Jacob Ebinger was born in Heibran. Ger- 
many, and upon moving to this country, came 
directly to Marietta, where he had friends. He 
embarked in the saddlery, harness and carriage 
trimming business on Cireen street, and during 
the last ] ; vears of his active life, was located 



on Eront street. He sold the business to his 
oldest son, Frederick, who still conducts it. 
He died in 1895, and his wife died in 1876. 
They had the following children: Frederick; 
H. J., who works in the store of Turner, Ebin- 
ger & Co. ; Mrs. H. B. Theis. whose husband 
is a prominent hardware merchant of Marietta; 
David, who is in the furnace business at Co- 
lumbus. Oliio: A\'illiam H. : Alfred, who died 
in 1898; Mrs. Kate Heidrick, recently from 
Butte City, Montana, who resides in Marietta; 
and the wife of Rev. Paul Menzel, the pastor 
of the Gerinan Lutheran Church at Washing- 
ton, D. C. 

At the age of 14 years, \\'illiam H. Ebin- 
ger entered lousiness in the employ of the dry- 
goods house of Turr-^r S: Sons, with which he 
has since been continuously identified. Upon 
becoming a member of the firm, its name 
was changed to Turner, Ebinger & Company. 
He is also president of the German National 
Bank, which was organized in September, 
1899. ''vith a capitalization of $100,000. It 
does a general banking business, with domestic 
and foreig!! exchange. The other officers are 
as follows: J. S. H.. Torner, vice-president; 
S. L. Angle, cashier ; H. J. Hofifer, assistant 
cashier : William D. Loomis and Beaman' 
Plumer are the bookkeepers. Following are 
the directors: William H. Ebinger; J. S. H. 
Torner; A. L. Gracey; Nelson Moore; William 
Wendell; William E. Detlor; John Kaiser; M. 
L. Travis; W. J. Speer ; J. A. ]McCormick; 
AVilliam Harrington ; \\\ H. Burns ; Samuel 
H. Plumer; and^'S. L. Angle. Although Mr. 
Ebinger devotes his attention mainly to the 
dry-goods business, he is interested in and 
identified with various other enterprises of the 
city. He is at present serving as trustee of the 
water works, but has steadfastl}- refused to ac- 
cept political offices. 

Tlie subject of this sketch married Rose 
Wehrs. a daughter of J. F. \A'ehrs. of Marietta, 
and thcv ha\-e tv.-o children. Lenschen and 
Frederick. Fraternally, Mr. Ebinger is a mem- 
ber of the Knights of Pythias and Order of 
Elks. He is a member of tlie German Lutheran 
Church, and his wife is a Unitarian. 




HON. HIRAM LUTHER SIBLEY. 



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JX. HIRAM LUTHER SIBLEY, 

disUn^-uishcd as a jurist, writer and 
lecturer, is circuit judge for the 
?J Fourth Circuit nf Ohio, and a resi- 
dent of jMarietta. He was born in 
Trumbull County, Ohio, .May 4. 1836. His 
father was a minister, and in later life a mem- 
ber of the Ohio Conference of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. 

The ancestry of Judge Sibley is traceable 
directly to John Sibley, of England, who came 
to America in the "Fleet'" in 1O29, and settled 
in Salem, Massachusetts. He became a se- 
lectmen of that town, and a member of the 
General Assembly of Massachusetts. On the 
maternal side his ancestors were from Col- 
brook, Connecticut. His maternal grand- 
mother was a sister of ]\Irs. Joshua R. Gid- 
dings, and .her husband was Luther Simons, 
a school teacher by profession, and a man of 
scholarly attainments. He frecjuently did 
the work of a pettifogger, and his brother-in- 
law, Mr. Giddings, an able lawyer, once re- 
marked that Mr. Simons was the only man he 
ever feared to meet in a law suit. He was 
rendered a cripple b_\- an injured spine, and 
died while in the prime of life. 

Hiram Sibley was apprenticed to the 
shoemaker's trade at the early age of 13 years, 
and followed it until he ,was 24 years old. 
During this time he attended school two terms 
of six months each, and worked morning and 
night to defray his expenses. He was always 
a student, although deprived of school and 
college advantages, and in his 23rd year, en- 
tered upon the reading of law. rising at 4 
o'clock in the morning, to study lieforc his 
day"s work began. He was elected clerk of 
the court for Meigs County, in i860, and con- 
tinued in that oftice until August. i86_'. He 
then became lieutenant of Companv l'>. i i<>th 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., which went into the com- 
mand of Maj. Gen. R. H. Milroy. That ofti- 
cer, in recommending 'Sir. Sibley for provost 
marshal of the 15th District of Ohio, in April, 
1863, paid him the following tribute: "I 
have known Lieutenant Sil)ley for the last six 
months, while with his regiment in my com- 



mand, and have observed that he is an able, 
energetic and efficient officer; always prompt 
and active in duty, a true gentleman of high 
moral cliaracter and excellent business talents 
and habits." June 15. i8f)3. in tiie Valley of 
Virginia, with nearly one half of the command 
to which he belonged, he was captured by 
General Lee's army. He was held a ])risoner 
at Richmond, Virginia; Alacon and Savannah, 
Georgia, and Charleston, and Camp Sorghum 
near Columbia, South Carolina. Decem- 
ber 10, 1864, he was exchanged, but his health 
having become too much impaired for field 
service, he was honorably discharged, Janu- 
ary II, 1865. He was admitted to the bar 
April 14, 1865, at Pomeroy, Ohio, nad in 
August of that year moved to Marietta, where,, 
except from 1869 to 1874, he has since re- 
sided. He served as clerk in the United States 
Assessor's office one year, and in 1866, be- 
came a partner in the law firm of Ewart, Shaw 
& Sibley. The following year, he was nomin- 
ated for prosecuting attorney, but with the 
remainder of the ticket, met defeat. He then 
formed a partnership with Hon. R. L. Xye,. 
but owing to ill health was obliged to relin- 
quish his practice for one year. During this 
period of recuperation, he wrote several news- 
paper articles respecting religious liberty un- 
der the Constitution of Ohio, which showed 
mature reflection and excited much comment, 
adding no little to his reputation. In 1870,. 
he resumed the practice of law as a member of 
the firm of Paine & Sibley, at Pomeroy, Ohio. 
As a sjieaker, Judge Sibley stands high. Pie 
spoke before a teachers' institute in Meigs 
County, upon the nature and true end of edu- 
cation, and on Decoration Day, 1877, he de- 
li\-ere(l an address at Marietta, which was a, 
notable effort, abounding in patriotism and 
paying a high tribute to the American soldier. 
Dining the Presidential campaign of 188O' 
he made a strong speech upon the question f>f 
State's Rights," which was ai'terward pub- 
li.shed, u]:)on request of those who heard it. 

While practicing law. Judge Sibley's firm 
was connected with many cases of great im- 
portance, some of them involving questions 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



never before raised in the Supreme Court, and 
in nearly all of these it was successful. He 
wrote the briefs and framed most of the arg- 
uments of his firm, including an extended and 
able one in a case in the United States Dis- 
trict and Circuit courts, wherein the question 
arose whether an assignee in bankruptcy could 
take title to assets sul^ject to eqi\itable liens, 
good only between creditor and bankrupt. The 
decision went against him. but the principle in 
an analagous case was afterward decided as 
he contended it should be. by the United States 
Supreme Court. In 1882, Mr. Sibley was 
elected to the Common Pleas bench in the Sev- 
enth District of Ohio, and was re-elected in 
1887 and 1892. He was each time nominated 
by acclamation, and was elected for the third 
time without opposition. During his long 
service on that bench, his decisions were but 
twice reversed by the Supreme Court O'f Ohio, 
and he took the initiative in the establishment 
of some principles which are now recognized 
as law. The period of limitation, in the fore- 
closure of mortgages, under the Ohio civil 
code was for many years held to be 21 years, 
and it was not until Judge Sibley, after care- 
ful investigation, declared it to be 15 years, 
that the error was seen. His decision, on ap- 
peal, was reversed l)y the Circuit Court, but 
afterward affirmed by the Supreme Court. 
Two other important cases, wherein his deci- 
sions were affirmed, the doctrines in which 
had never before been declared by an Ohio 
court were: Brundred vs. Rice. 49 O. S. 
640; and Pride vs. Andrew. 42 O. L. J. 248. 
On request of members of the bar, several 
other opinions of Judge Sibley were reported 
and carry great weight. In one of them he 
was called upon to define the right to, cause 
for. and locus of an action. This he did in an 
(ipininn so lucid and forcible as to prompt a 
Supreme Court justice to write him as follows : 
"The able manner in which you have applied 
elementary princples and your analytical dis- 
tinction of an action, right of action and 
cause of action, will make the opinion of per- 
manent value to the profession." In 1896 Mr. 
Sil)lev was nominated and elected circuit iudge 



of the Fourth Circuit of Ohio, and began his 
duties as such in February, 1897. To accept 
this office, he was obliged to resign as judge 
of the Court of Common Pleas, after a term of 
'service longer than that O'f any other judge in 
that district. He has since ably served as Cir- 
cuit judge. 

Judge Sibley has been a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church since 1856, and 
has always taken a prominent part in church 
work. In 1884 he was a lay delegate to the 
General Conference. That body, in 1888, 
provided for the appointment of a constitution- 
al commission to consist of three bishops, sev- 
en ministers and seven laymen, and Mr. Sib- 
ley was one of those appointed. He was on 
a like commission selected in 1896. He was 
a delegate to the Second Ecumenical Method- 
ist Conference held at Washington, D. C, 
in October, 1891, before which gathering he 
delivered an address upon the subject of "Mar- 
riage and Divorce Laws." The speech was 
published in full in the report of the proceed- 
ings of the conference. By request of the ed- 
itor, he afterward wrote an article on "The 
Grounds for Divorce" for the Methodist Rc- 
vim; discussing the subject in some wholly 
new lights. He has been writing upon ques- 
tions of church laws for many years, and in 
1894, published a small volume on "The Or- 
ganic Law of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church,"' wliich has been highly commended 
in critical notices. In the Methodist Rcxneio 
for July, 1895, the judge published an article, 
entitled "A Doctrine of Civil Liberty." He 
has also published a book on "The Right to, 
and Cause for, Action," — a strictly profession- 
al work. His versatility is evidenced by his 
lecture on the violin, which has been delivered 
at Mountain Lake' Park, Maryland, De Funiak 
Spring, Florida, Chautauqua, New York, 
and other places. He has lectured on the sub- 
ject, — "How Civil Law Came to Be," and is 
often called upon for speeches and addresses. 
He has given time to the study of theology, 
history, philosophy, sociology, and economic 
problems, and takes a deep interest in all that 
pertains to the laboring classes, and the im- 



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provement of their condition, fii.s opinions 
coincide with those of Professor Ely and other 
poHtical economists of the new school, who 
advocate putting under government owner- 
siiip "natural monopolies." His private and 
professional library is one of the best in the 
city. 

Judge Sibley was united in marriage, 
April 22, 1858, with Esther A. Ellis, of Ra- 
cine, Ohio, by whom he has three children. 
At its commencement in 1878, Marietta Col- 
lege conferred upon him the degree of M. A., 
and in 1895, Claflin University of Orangeburg, 
South Carolina, conferred upon him the hon- 
orary degree of LL. D. Both of these hon- 
ors came without solicitation on his part, and 
were unexpected tributes to his qualities as a 
man and abilities as a lawyer. He is a Knight 
Templar, and belongs to the G. A. R. and 
Loyal Legion. Although an unswerving 
Republican, in politics, many Democrats have 
been among his warmest supporters in his ju- 
dicial campaigns. 



L\RLES H. TURNER is a member 
of the largest dry-goods firm of Ma- 
rietta, — Turner, Ebinger & Co., 
wholesale and retail dealers, their es- 
tablishment being located at No. 165 
Front street. This business was established by 
S. R. Turner, father of the subject of this 
sketch. 

S. R. Turner moved from Connecticut to 
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, in 1848, 
and purchased the store of Captain Wells, on 
the site now occupied by .\. L. Richard's drug 
store. He operated a genera! store there under 
the name of S. R. Turner. Later, he moved to 
the corner of Front and Ohio streets, now occu- 
pied by the First National Bank Building, 
where he conducted his business until 1862. in 
which year the bank bought the ])roperty. The 
store was then moved to a building on the site 
of the one now occupied by the Zcitung news- 
paper office. In 1865, F. S. Turner, son of S. 
R. Turner, took an interest in the business, the 



firm name becoming S. R. Turner & Son. In 
1 87 1, the father purchased the building at No. 
165 Front street, which now forms a part of 
the present large store. Charles H. Turner 
was taken into the partnership at that time, the 
firm name being changed to S. R. Turner & 
Sons. The building was then 90 feet deep and 
three stories in height; at the present time it 
is 150 feet deep, the front part of the building 
only, being three .stories. In 1881, H. J. Ebin- 
ger took a partnership interest, and the firm 
name became S. R. Turner & Co. In 1893, 
\\. II. Ebinger became a partner, and in 1901, 
J. E. McGee took an interest in the comjiany. 
The firm name continued unchanged imtil the 
death of S. R. Turner, whose estate retained an 
interest. He died in 1897,, at the age of 83 
years. The present firm name of Turner, Ebin- 
ger & Company was then adopted and has since 
continued. Owing to the successful methods 
employed, and fair dealing, the business has 
gradually increased until now it is fully douljle 
tb.at of any other store of its kind in the city. 
The store is excellently arranged and equi])ped, 
and is a model of completeness, -with every 
facility for expeditiously caring for the exten- 
sive patronage. The office is located on one side 
and back aliout 100 feet from the front en- 
trance, and in the rear of it is a stock room, 70 
feet deep. Arc, incandescent and gas lights are 
all used in the store. The first floor is fully 
stocked with a strictly up-to-date line of general 
dry goods, the second fitx)r is devoted to ladies' 
waists, wrappers, muslin, underwear, etc.. and 
on the third floor is the cloak and ready-made- 
suit department, and also the duplicate stock 
and drapery dejiartment. There are 22 sales- 
men, including the members of the firm, two 
office girls, and two boys, as jjarcel carriers, 
delivering by bicycle. 

Mrs. S. R. Turner, mnthcr of Charles H., 
died a few months i)rior tci the death of her 
husband in 1897. They were parents of the 
following children: V. S. ; Edward .A., of 
Chicago, president of the Link Belt Machinery 
Com]>any ; Charles H. : and Kate, of Marietta. 
Charles H. Turner married Miss Ramsey and 
has two daughters : Hope, and Mary, who is 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



attending- Smith College. Religiously, the sub- 
ject of this sketch is a member of the Baptist 
(Diurch, of which his father was a member for 
many vears. Fnr ten years ]\Ir. Turner has 
been' secretary of the }\'iarietta Reading Club, 
and has been president of the Merchants' Asso- 
ciation since its organizatinn. 



<_)X. AV1LLIA?\I H. LEEPER is a na- 
tive of Amesville township, Athens 
Ciiuntv. Ohio, and was born March 
>), 1830. His parents, Mezekiah and 
Catherine (.Mnwrey) Leeper, are now 
deceased. 

Hezekiah Leeper was Ijoni ]\lay 22. 1824, 
in Guernsey C'ounty. Ohio, near Cambridge, 
and when he was a chiM his parents removed 
to Hocking County, where he was reared, and 
grew to manhootl. He was a business man and 
farmer. After his marriage, he moved to Mis- 
souri, and from 1840 to 1850, conducted a saw 
and grist null at Chillicothe, Missouri. In 
1832, he removed to ]\Iorgan County, Ohio, 
where he carried on farming for two years, and 
then embarked in the mercantile pursuits. He 
sold his store, and was engaged in farming 
until his death, wnich occurred in 1888, at the 
age of 64 years. Ele married Catherine Mow- 
rev, who w;is born in Athens County. Ohio, 
and their union resulted in the following off- 
spring: James F.. a physician of ^tlcConnels- 
ville. Ohio; Caroline, the wife of John G. Car- 
ter, a farmer of ]\Iorgan County, Ohio; Jane, 
the wife of Xeil ]\IcClenahan, of Albany, Ath- 
ens C'uuity. (_)hio ; Ellen, wife of Harmon Dew, 
of Athens County, Ohio ; and William H. 
Hezekiah T.eeper was an active worker in the 
Re]iul)lican partv, and held \-arious offices. 

William H. Leeper was but two years old 
when his parents mo\'ed to Morgan County, 
Ohio, where they settled on a farm in Homer 
township. He received his education in the 
common andi academic schools, and took a 
course in the business college at Zanes\'ille, 
Ohio, from vxdiich he was graduated in i86g. 
He taught <;cnool tlu-ee years, and in 1873, was 



elected clerk of the courts of Morgan County 
on the Rejiublican ticket. This office he filled 
with acceptabiliry for two terms, during which, 
time he read law under William B. Crew, of 
McConnelsville, (Jhio. now on the Supreme- 
bench of Ohio. .A])ril 3. i88t, he was admitted 
to the bar. by the Supreme Court of Ohios and 
in Septemloer of that year, he purchased an in- 
terest in a large mercantile concern at Water- 
ford. Washington County, and moving to that 
place, where he took an active part in politics.. 
In 1887 he was elected Probate Judge of 
A\'ashington ( ounty, which oftice he filled very 
acceptal>!y for two terms. At. the expiration 
of this period. Judge Leeper entered into a law 
partnership with Ellenwood ^' Smith, one of 
the leadin.g law firms of JMarietta, and the busi~ 
ness was then conducted under the firm name 
of Ellenwood, Smith & Leeper. At the No- 
vember election in 1807. he was elected Rep- 
resentative to the 7vd General Assemblv of 
Ohio. 

While Judge Leeper's time, of late years, 
has been (le\-oted to official and professional 
duties, he has given si.)me attention to other 
matters. He assisted in the organization of the 
Citizens" National Bank, of Marietta, and was 
elected a member of its first Board of Directors. 
He has also been, for several years, a director 
of the Dime Savings Society of Marietta, and 
was a member of the Board of Education, and 
its president for a number of years. For sev- 
eral years, Juilge Leeper has been a member of 
the City Board of School Examiners, and of 
the Board of Trade. In addition to this, he 
has alwa\'s been extensixelv interested in farm- 
ing, and is well informed on agricultural mat- 
ters. 

On December 26. 1872, Judge Leeper was 
united, in maniage \\ith Sarah Jane Carpenter, 
of Athens County, a daughter of Scpiire Car- 
penter, \*dio was a member of the 62nd Reg., 
Oliio Vol. Inf., and was killed in the battle of 
Fort Wagner. Their children are as follows : 
Alinnie C, the wife of George S. Alexander, 
who resides in Spencer, West Virginia, where 
Mr. Alexander is superintendent of the Carter 
Oil Company; Charles F.. who is now taking 




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a law course at the Ohio State Universit)- ; 
Marie Blanclie, who is studying art and litera- 
ture at home under a private teacher; and 
William F., wb.o attends the Marietta High 
School. 

Judge Lceper has ahva_\-s been an active 
working Republican since he became a voter, 
and has shown his loyalty to that party by 
financial contributions, and as a campaign 
speaker. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, 
a member of Alladin Temple, Mystic Shrine, 
■of Columbus, Ohio ; and also a member of the 
K. of P. and I. O. O. F. Religiously, he is a 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Probably no man is better known in Wash- 
ington County than Judge Leeper, and his rep- 
utation as a lawyer is by no means confined to 
tills county. He is an earnest speaker, is pos- 
sessed of sound judgment and keen perception, 
and is ranked among the foremost citizens of 
IMarietta. 




G. WAY, oue of the oldest and 
most prominent attorneys-at-law 
of Marietta, Ohio, is the senior 
member of the law firm of Way 
& Hancock, with oftice in the St. 
Clair Building, Winfield Scott Hancock being 
the junior partner. ]\Ir. Way was borii at 
Marietta, July 22, 1842, and is a son of 
Joshua Way. 

Joshua Way was born in Maryland in 
1809, and was a boy when he removed with 
his parents to Belmont County, Ohio. He 
came to Marietta in 1828 or 1829, and was 
engaged in carriage manufacturing until 1852, 
when he removed to Monroe County, where 
he followed farming until his death, January 
28, 1897. He married Lucinda Bishop, a 
daughter of Nathaniel Bishop. She was born 
in Marietta, August 30, 1814, and died April 
20, 1882. They were the parents of six chil- 
dren as fohows: C. B. and George A., de- 
ceased; W. G., the subject of this biography; 
Thomas A., residing in Monroe County, Ohio; 
J. 1'... an attorney, of Shelby County, Ohio; 
and Clara R. (Harmon), of Monroe County. 
Ohio. 



W. G. W'ay was educated mainly in the 
schools of Monroe County, Ohio, and took 
up the study of law in 1867 with \\'ylie H. 
Oldham, a prominent attorney of that day. 
He was admitted to the bar in 1869, and con- 
fined in connection with his former preceptor, 
Mr. Oldham, until the latter's demise in 1875. 
He then practiced alone until June, 1900, when 
Mr. Hancock became his partner.' They 
have a very large practice. 

Mr. Way was united in marriage with 
Eleanor Patetrsou, of Columbus, Ohio, while 
he was a member of the Ohio State Legisla- 
ture, to which he was elected in 1871. He is 
a Democrat, in politics, and served three terms 
as city solicitor. He was also trustee of the 
Washington County Children's Home. He 
was formerly active in various fraternal or- 
ders. Religiously, he is a member of the Con- 
gregational Church. He is also a member of 
the executive committee of the Marietta Read- 
ing Club. He has been the president of the 
Dime Savings Society for many years. 



E. VAN DERVOORT is the prop- 
rietor of the "Colonial Book Store," 
and also vice-president of the Dime 
Savings Society, of Marietta, Ohio. 
He was born inNew York, and reared 
in New England. During the Civil War, !vlr. 
Van Dervoort served in Company B, I4tli Reg. 
Conn. Vol. Inf., participating in some of the 
hardest-fought battles. He received a severe 
wound in the left leg at the battle nf I'redcr- 
icksburg. 

For" several years. :\Ir. \'an Derv<.</rt was 
engaged in the manufacture of stamped ware, 
at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and upon coming 
to Marietta" he engaged in the dry -goods busi- 
ness on Front street. He sold out and engaged 
in his present line of business, in November. 
1896. He carries a large and full stock of 
books, ])eriodicals, stationers" supplies, etc.. 
and regularly employs five people to assist him 
in the store. This store is 100 feet deep, and 
the goods are displayed in a neat and artistic 
manner. Mr. \'an l)ervoc,rl has a large num- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ber of patrons, and every one receives prompt 
and cotn'teous attention. He is a man of good 
business methods, and is quite deserving of the 
success which has attended liis efforts. 

3.[r. Van Dervoort resides in his home on 
Second street. He is a memlier of the Marietta 
Literary Clul), and belongs to the First Con- 
gregatid'.ial Church. 



IK .STRECKER BROTHERS COM- 
PANY'. The company, whicli is lo- 
cated in Marietta, Ohio, manufactures 
harness, saddles, etc., and does a jnl)- 
hing trade in saddlery goods of e\cry 
description. It is the largest concern of llic 
kind jjetween Pittsburg and Cincinnati. It 
occupies the four-story building at Xos. 117- 
119 Putnam street. 

The Strecker Brothers Company was estab- 
lished in 1 88 1, and incorporated in 1900, with a 
capital stock of $100,000, ha\-ing the following 
ofiicers : C. F. Strecker, president ; B. E. Streck- 
er, vice-president and treasurer; and W. S. 
Plumer, secretar\-. These gentlemen, together 
witli A. H. Strecker and'Charles S. Schaal, 
constitute Board or Directors. The business 
was begun in a small way, and has enjoved a 
steady and rapid increase. The company now 
employs eight traveling representatives to cover 
the territory of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Vir- 
ginia, Maryland. Kentucky and P'aslern Vir- 
ginia. 

The building, which is owned by the 
Strecker Brothers, is 48 by 100 feet in dimen- 
sions, consists of four stories and a liase- 
ment, and has a tl(jor space of about 25,- 
000 scfuare feet. About 60 men are em- 
plovcd in the building, many of these being 
skilled mechanics. The first floor is occupied 
mainly by saddlery, hardware, harness, sole 
leather and commodious offices, and each floor 
is connected with the office by a fine telephone 
system. The second floor is mainly used for 
the stock room for riding saddles, whips, horse 
blankets, robes and dusters. There is also a 
large room for collars on that floor. On the 
third floor, riding saddles are manufactured, 



and boxes for packing harness are made there. 
The harness stock-room is also on this floor. 
The fourth floor is lighted from all four sides, 
is equipped with machinery for the manufac- 
ture of harness, and contains also a harness 
store room. 

The above firm contemplates the erection 
of a six-story building in the rear of their pres- 
ent quarters, as their room is not sufficient for 
the demands of their ra])idly increasing busi- 
ness. 

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(MIX A. GALLAHER, a prominent 
memlier of the W'ashington County 
bar, is a well-known citizen of Mari- 
etta. He \\^as born near Aloundsville, 
in Marshall County, ( West) Virginia, 
and is a son of Silas Gallaher, Silas Gallaher 
was a farmer, and died some years ago. His 
wife died in August, 1901, at the age of 80 
years. With the exception of John A., all of 
the chilflren live in West Virginia. 

John A. Gallaher spent five years in Mari- 
etta College, and graduated in the class of 
1869, with Professor- Martin R. Andrews, T. 
B. Bosworth, and Seymour J. Hathaway, all of 
whom are residents of Marietta. ]\Ir. Gallaher 
taught school in Marietta from 1869 until 1872, 
and then, went to Cincinnati, where he spent 
several months in a law i>ffice. and took a par- 
tial course at the law scho(jl. He was admitted 
to the bar in 1873. He then went to Bellaire, 
Belmont County, Ohio, and there practiced un- 
til September, 1900. On removing to ]\Iarietta, 
he located in the St. Clair Building, where he 
devotes his time to a large general practice. He 
is a lawyer of fine ability, and much of his at- 
tention is given tO' corporation work. Mr. Gal- 
laher has become very well known in legal cir- 
cles, although he has been practicing but a com- 
paratively short time in Marietta, and he is 
ranked among the leading citizens of that place. 
The subject of this sketch was united in 
marriage with Laura Woodbridge, of Marietta, 
and they have two daughters, — Elizabeth, who 
has been teaching school in New York ; and 
^Maria W., who is attending Marietta College. 
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served as the first city solicitor of Bellaire. He 
is a trustee of Marietta College, and a member 
of St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church. He 
belon"s t(.) the Masonic order. 



EV. J. K". NICHOLS. D. D., pastor of 
the 1^'irst Congregational Church of 
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, 
is a native of W'atkins, Schuyler 
County, New York, where he was 
born in 1834, and is a son of Jnhn H. and Es- 
ther A. ( Townsend ) Nichols. 

John IL Nichols was born in Schuyler 
County, New York, and came of sturdy New 
England stock, from the region of Lake Cham- 
plain. He was a farmer by occupation. His 
wife, whose parents were from Massachu- 
setts, is still living in Schuyler County. Nine 
children blessed this unicjn, as follows: A. H.. 
who is engaged in the wholesale produce busi- 
ness in New York City; Martha (Goltry), who 
lives near the old home; Mrs. L. A. Randall, 
of Rochester, New York; Henry T., who' is 
engaged in the wholesale produce business in 
New York, in partnership with his brother, .\. 
H. ; Charlotte, who lives with her mother; 
]\Irs. Jeanette Robson, the widow of Rev. Se- 
ward Robson; J. R., the subject of this sketch; 
Charles \V., a contractor and luiilder, of \Yat- 
kins. New York; and L. L., a physician and 
surgeon of New York City. 

Rev. J. R. Nichols, whose name opens these 
lines, was educated at Starkey Seminary and 
(^l)erlin College, graduating from the latter in- 
stitution in 1879. He was graduated from Oii- 
erlin Seminary in 1883, and during his stay 
there, was a special instructor in the academy. 
From 1883 to 1887, he held a jxastorate at 
Garrettsville, CJhio, and for the following four 
years, he was pastor of a church in Cleveland, 
Ohio. From 1891 to 1897 '^^ '""^^l charge of a 
church at Medina, Ohio, and in \Sq/ he re- 
moved to Marietta. During that year he re- 
ceived the degree of D. D. from Marietta Col- 
lege. He has since had charge of the Congre- 
gational Church in that city, and under his 
pastorate and simcrvisinn nuich gniid work 



has been done, and the congregation has in- 
creased greatly. Rev. Mr. Nichols is a man 
of dignity and scholarly attainments, and is 
l>ossessed of many personal attributes which 
win for him tlie love and sym])athy of those 
who are associated with him in his wf>rk. 

In 1881 the subject qif this isketch was 
united in marriage with Nellie E. Hawley, of 
Mankato, Minnesota, and they ha\'e had five 
children, namely; Ruth G. ; Helen H. ; John 
Herbert; Florence ]\lay; and Marian, who died 
in June, 1900. 

Rev. Dr. Nichols is a trustee of Marietta 
College. He resides in the church, parsoji- 
age, at No. 300 Fourth street, ^larietta. 



CURTIS CHAMHERLAIN is the 
well known auditor of Washington 
( 'ounty, Ohio. He was born at Har- 
niar, Washington Count}-, in 1863, 
and is a son (.)f Judge L. W. Cham- 
berlain. 

He was reared in Marietta, where he re- 
ceived an academic education, and began his 
business life in 1882. He became assistant 
postmaster under Postmaster S. L. Grosvenor, 
and .served as such until April, 1884. On April 
21; of that year, he went to Colorado, where he 
was engaged in mining and other pursuits un- 
til 1890. Then he returned tf) Marietta, and 
resumed his former duties, under Postmaster 
E. R. Alderman, and (hu"ing one term of 
President Cleveland, under Henry Roeser. Mr. 
Chamberlain l)ecame a candidate for jjostmas- 
ter under President McKinley, but M. yi. Rose 
received the api)oint!uent. He was elected 
county auditor on the Republican ticket, in 
1899, and assumed the duties of that office, Oc- 
tober 15, 1900, succeeding W'. A. Patterson. 
He is now a candidate for renomination. Mr. 
Chamberlain has served most faithfully as 
county auditor, and much confidence is p'lacerl 
in his ability. He is conscientious and pains- 
taking, and discharges his duties in a most 
credital)le manner. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
marriage with Carolyn M. Pugh, a daughter 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



of Thomas Piigh. of Marietta. The Pugli fam- 
ily is one of the well-known families of Wash- 
ington Count}-. Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain 
have one (laughter, Frances W. Politically 
Mr. Chamberlain is a Republican. Religiously 
he is an attendant of the Congregational 
Church, of which Mrs. Chamberlain is a mem- 
ber. 



j, RICHARDS, the principal phar- 
macist and retail prescription drug- 
tiist in Marietta, Washington County, 
Ohi( J, is a native of Marietta, and was 
born in 1S50. He is a son of Thomas 
Richards, a native of England. 

Thomas Richards was killed before Atlan- 
ta, during the Civil War. His widow lives in 
Marietta, and is 73 }'ears old. She was born 
in Liverpool, England. Her children are as 
follows: A. J., the subject of this sketch; lil- 
len ; Margaret; and Edward T., a retail drug- 
gist at 23rd street and Cottage Grove avenue. 
Chicago, Illinois, and a graduate of the Chi- 
cago College of Pharmacy, who was born in 
1865, and was practically reared in A. J. Rich- 
ard's store. 

A. J. I\ichards commenced business life 
with Buell & Brother in 1870. Five years la- 
ter be began business for himself and has con- 
tinued in active duty ever since. He has been 
longer engaged in the retail drug business in 
Marietta than any other man. and was first 
located on C.reen street, near Second. In 1895 
he removed to his present three-story building, 
where he utilizes all of the three floors and the 
basement. The store is 40 feet deep, and is 
su]jp!ied with an elevator and all modern con- 
veniences. The first floor is provided with pre- 
scription accommodations, a full line of drugs 
and ])harmaceutical supplies, and also a soda 
fountain. On the second floor is a laboratory, 
and the third floor and basement are used for 
storage. The building is located at No. 104 
Front street, which is considered the best lo- 
cation in the city for a business of this kind. 
]Mr. Richard's long experience in the drug bus- 
iness, and his knowledge of drugs and all their 
uses, place him at the head of those in his pro- 



fession here, and he is considered one of the 
expert chemists in this section of the State. 

Mr. Richards married Sadie Eggleston, 
who was born in Philadelphia, and \\*as reared 
in Marietta. They have one daughter, Anna 
M. Richards, who is a graduate of INIarietta 
College. 

Mr. Richards was a memljcr of the Board 
of Education for two terms, and is now treas- 
urer of Marietta township, and of the town- 
ship school funds. Socially he is a member of 
the Knights of Pythias and Royal Arcanum 
lodges. He prefers the Protestant Episcopal 
Church. 



C. LORD, v,-ho is an extensive oil 

l^roducer and one of the most enter- 

])rising business men of Marietta. 

Ohio, is general manager of the Cum- 

Iierland Oil Company. Mr. Lord was 

born at Liiuerick, York Count}', Maine, in 

1858. and there was schooled and grew to 

manhood. 

He came to the oil country in 1876, and 
shortly afterward settled in Elk City, Clarion 
County, Pennsylvania, where he worked first 
as a driller and tool dresser. He followed this 
for several years, and then engaged in the gro- 
cery business at Dallas City, McKean County, 
Pennsvlvania, also continuing in the oil bus- 
iness until 1884. He remnved to Clarion, 
Pennsylvania, where he became largely inter- 
ested in the oil business together with J. A. 
Cadwallader, of Titusville, Pennsylvania. Still 
retaining his oil interest, Mr. Lord returned to 
Maine, and remained there about eight years, 
during which time, he built several gas plants 
and waterworks in Maine cities, which he still 
owns. The corporation is known as the 
Mousani Water Company, and the concern is 
under the management of George F. West, of 
Portland, Maine. This company supplies three 
towns — Kennebunk, Kennebunk Port and 
Wells, and does a profitable and progressive 
busiiiess. 

The Cinn1:ierland Oil Company, the oftices 
of which are located in the St. Clair Building, 
in Marietta, is operating in IMors'an County. 




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■where the company owns 225 wells. It owns 
about 25 weUs in Lawrence and Liberty town- 
ships, in \^'ashing■ton County, and a number 
in Pleasant County. West Virginia, where sev- 
eral wells are now being drilled. In addition to 
his connection with the Cumberland Company, 
Mr. Lord has other large oil interests, and is a 
director in the new Trust Company, recently 
organized in ^larietta. The subject of this 
sketch married a lady from Maine, and they 
have three sons — Philip, Charles S. and Henry 
C, Jr. I\Ir. Lord recently purchased a fine 
new home at Xo. 322 Fourth street. He and 
his wife attend the Congregational Church. 



OHN DAXA, one of the prominait and 
influential citizens of Belpre, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, and a pioaieer in 
the canning industry, is extaisively 
engaged in that line of business. He 
comes of one of the oldest and most highly 
respected families of the county, and is a son 
of George and Lucy (Byington) Dana. He 
was born on the old homestead, — one of the 
most beautiful farms in. this section, — about 
a half mile from Belpre. 

His great-grnad father was CapL William 
Dana, a son of William Dana. Capt. Will- 
iam Dana was born at Little Cambridge, now 
Brighton, Massachusetts, in 1745, and was of 
French Huguenot ancestry. In 1770 he mar- 
ried Mary Bancroft, who was born in 1752 
and died in 1831. After his marriage, he .set- 
tled in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and just 
before the battle of Lexington moved to Wor- 
cester. He became a captain in the army and 
rendered valuable service, but, having sold his 
property for worthless Continental currency, 
was obliged to quit the army. For a time he 
worked on a farm near Amherst, New Hamp- 
shire, and labored, during the winter, at the 
carpenter's trade, that he might supply his 
family with the necessaries of life. Leaving 
his family at Amherst, he came to Ohio with 
his two oldest sons in 1788. He made some 
mone\' in ^larietta 1)\' hurnino- brick, — the first 



brick known to have been made in 'he Terri- 
tory. In 1789 he brought his family to Mar- 
ietta, and later proceeded down the river, 
where he erected what was known as a salt- 
bo.x, in which his family lix-ed for a time. Cap- 
-tain Dana settled upon and cleared an excellent 
tract of land, became influential in the county, 
and connected himself with many prominent 
enterprises tending to develop the community. 
He died in 1809. 

George Dana, father of the subject of this 
jlketch. first saw the light of day on the farm 
owned by his grandfather in Belpre townshij). 
He was reared on the farm, attended the com- 
mon schools, and completed his education in 
Marietta and Athens colleges. He then re- 
turned to the farm, where he remained and 
looked after his farming interests, which were 
among the largest in the township. He was 
exceedingly successful, but withal was a 
quiet and unassuming man, who- never sought 
public recognition. He served two terms as 
township trustee. He was well posted on all 
topics of the day, and in politics was a Re- 
publican. He was highly esteemed and in his 
death, which occurred June 21, 1892, the com- 
munity lost one of its most enterprising and 
energetic citizens, who always had its inter- 
ests at heart. He married Lucy Byington, 
whose father was the distinguished Rev. Cyrus 
Byington, author of the "Grammar of the 
Choctaw Languages." This eminent scholar 
and missionary, whose name is inseparably 
connected with the later history of the Choc- 
taw Nation, was born at Stockbridge, Berk- 
shire County, Massachu.setts, March 11. 1793. 
He was one oif nine children, and as his 
father was a small farmer and a tainicr. his 
educational advantages were limited. When 
a well-grown lad, Mr. Byington received in- 
struction in Greek and Latin from Joseph 
Woodbridge, with whom he afterward read 
law. He was admitted to the bar in 1814. 
Init abandoned his practice for missionary 
work. With this object in view, he entered 
the theological seminary at Andover, Massa- 
chusetts, and was licensed to preach in Sep- 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



churches in his native state for aljout one 
year, and then upon the request of the Amer- 
can Board of Foreign Missions, Mr. Bying- 
ton took charge of 25 persons and piloted them 
by land to the Choctaw Nation in Mlissiissip- 
pi. Thus commenced his hfe among the Choc- 
taws. He continued in this work for nearly 
fift}^ years, tlie result being that the tribe was 
practically redeemed fr(.>m drunkenness and 
immorality. From the lirst he worked assid- 
uously in learning their language, in order to 
render it available for the missionary student. 
The first draft of his grammar v.'as completed 
in 1834, and was rewritten and rewritten until 
at the time of his death, which occurred in 
Belpre, Ohio, December 31, 1868, he was at 
work upon the seventh revision. Rev. ]Mr. 
Byington was united in mar-iage with Sophia 
Nye, the mother of Mrs. Dana. 

John Dana was born February 10, 1856. 
He (jjjtained his mental training in the schools 
of Belpre and at Marietta College, completing 
his education in 1878, and received his degree 
in 1885. Immediately thereafter he became 
interested in the canning business, together 
with his farming. He learned the business 
tjioroughly, and in 1887, with his father and 
brothers established in Belpre township a large 
canning plant, having previously conducted the 
same business on a large scale in Milford, Del- 
aware, whither he had gone to learn all the de- 
tails in relation t(j the production of material, 
and the output of his industrv. He also 
learned the trade of manufacturing cans, and 
in connectiim with the canning industry he 
was extensi\ely engaged in making the cans, 
in which he had a large trade. New condi- 
tions having arisen, however, this branch of 
the business was sold. Mr. Dana is also in- 
terested in the real estate business, and has 
platted about 75 choice building lots, known 
as "Dana's ist, 2nd and 3rd Additions." 

Mr. Dana employs a force of 150 men, a 
larger number than are employed in any like 
business in Washington County. He is also 
well posted in the nursery business, having had 
consideralile experience in that line in his 
younger days. He still has under his super- 



vision the fine old farm of 150 acres, cleared 
and cultivated by his great-grandfather. His 
residence in Belpre is one of the most beauti- 
ful in the city. 

Mr. Dana was joined in marriage with 
Anna E. Lockwood, a daughter of Jacob E. 
Lockwood, of Belmont County, her father be- 
ing one of the old Ohio River men. This 
union was blesseil by the birth of six chil- 
dren. The subject of this sketch and his wife 
are members of the Congregational Church. 
Mr. Dana is a Republican, in politics, but like 
his ancestors, has never sought public ofiice. 



(JH.\ MILLS, president of the ALirietta 
Chair (Jomj)any, is one of the most in- 
fluential business men of Marietta, 
\\ ashington County, Ohio. The ci>m- 
pany of which he is president is the 
largest manufactory of Marietta and between 
four and five hundred men are there employed. 
Its lumber yards and buildings cover 1 1 acres 
of ground. The plant has a fi.oor space of 168,- 
500 square feet, and a capacity of 10,500 chah's 
per week. 

This chair business was established in [Mari- 
etta in 1820. The present organization was 
formed in i860, the company being incorpor- 
ated January 24, of that year. The officers 
were:" Col. John Mills; J. F. and J. \V. Stan- 
le}' ; \\'il!iam Finley ; Thomas W. Ewart ; J. 
M. Eells; S. A. Cooper; Aaron Fuller; Sam- 
uel Shipman ; E. G. Toothaker and Anthony 
Garry. The first meeting of this company was 
held. February 2:\, 1866, and the follov.^ing offi- 
cers were chosen : Col. John Mills, president ; 
and S. A. Cooper, secretary. Colonel Mills 
died March 14, 1882. having served up to that 
time, and was succeeded by John' Mills, who 
was elected president March 18, 1882, and has 
filled the office up to the present time. The 
present officers of the company are: John 
Mills, president and treasurer; and S. M. Thur- 
low. .^ecretarv. The directors are as follows : 
M. D. Follett; A. D. Follett; George R. Graf- 
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inal five directors were chosen from the in- 
corporators and were, Col. John Mills; Thomas 
^\'. Ewart ; J. ^M. Eells ; Aaron Fnller; and 
Samuel Shiprnan. 

The concern lias a record of "no strikes." 
The Marietta Chair Company, through its cat- 
alogue, does much to ailvertise the city, and the 
magnitude of its operations has been a great 
factor in the prosperity of the city. The com- 
pany is excellently managed, its officers being 
men of progressive and up-to-date methods. In 
addition to the chair plant, a sawmill is owned 
and conducted by the company. It has besides 
a wholesale warelnjuse in Pittsburg and one in 
Cincinnati. 



i-KED TYLER PERRY, A. M., D. 
1 )., si.Kth president of Marietta Col- 
lege, has in the short space of two 
\'ears risen to the foremost rank 
among the educators of Ohio. He 
has the qualities which combine to make a suc- 
cessful college president, and his administra- 
tion of the affairs of Marietta College has 
been such as to inspire the greatest confidence 
in his ability, and in the future growth of the 
institution. 

President PeiMw \vas born at Geneseo, Illi- 
nois, August 19, 1858, and was in his childhood 
when the family moved to North Adams, Mas- 
sachusetts, where he receis'ed his jjreliminary 
education. He is a graduate of \\'illiams Col- 
lege, class of 1880, and of Hartford Theologi- 
cal Seminary, class of 1885. In 1891 Will- 
iams College gave him the degree of A. M., 
and in 1901, that of D. D. Before taking his 
theological course, he had some experience in 
the lumber business, and spent a year in rail- 
road surveying. He was assistant pastor of 
the Memorial Church, of Springfield, Massa- 
chusetts, during 1S86, and held the pastorate 
of the East Congregational Church at Ware, 
ilassachusctts, during the next four years. Jan- 
uary I, 1 89 1, Professor Perry returned to 
Plartford Tlieological Seminary, as an instruc- 
tor, and in 1899, was inaugurated as full pro- 
fessor of bibliology. He also '^erNcd as librar- 
ian and instructor in ecclesiastical polity there. 



President Perry was elected president of 
Marietta College in Jn.ne, 1900, and assumed 
the duties of his position in September, 1900. 
The Marietta Daily Times, bearing date of 
June 13, 1900, paid the following tribute to 
his character and ability: "The new president 
is a scholar of high rank, a popular preacher, 
has uHusual executive ability, knows college 
conditions, and is full of resources and new 
ideas. He is enthusiastic, devoted, persistent 
and tactful. He is an earnest] consecrated 
Christian man. President Perry is a clever 
speaker, and has ways that are very attractive. 
His experience will prove invaliial.)le in tlie 
conduct of a college, and there seems to be no 
cause for doubt that he is just the man for the 
position to which he has been elected." 

President Perry was married, in 1887, to 
a daughter of the late Jonathan F. Morris, of 
Hartford. Mrs. Perry is a. lady of rare ac- 
comijlishmeiUs, and is in full sympathy with 
her husband's work". They have two sons, 
aged 12 and five x-ears, respecti\'ely. 



iDXEY KEEXE SHAW, one of 
Marietta's oldest and most success- 
ful lawyers, was born at Copenhagen 
in the town of Denmark. Lewis 
County, Xew \'ork. ]_^ecember 13, 
1829, and is a son of Zenas and Adelia 
(Keene) Shaw. 

Zenas .Shaw was a merchant lor many 
years, and a prominent business man. He 
moved to Parkersburg, (\^''est) Virginia, and 
there lived until a short time before his death, 
in 1859, when he returned to Xew York State. 
He married Adelia Keene, who was born at 
Chesterfield, Mas.sachusetts, and died in 1873, 
at Parkersburg, West Virginia, at tlie age of 
69 yearr. They were tJie parents of five chil- 
dren, as follows : The eldest, who died in 
infancy; Rodney Keene: Capt. Sydney F., of 
Parkersburg, who serxed throughout the Civil 
War, was major at the close, and was acting 
chief engineer of tlie Army of West Virginia ; 
Lucy ^r. ; and Fanny L. 

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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.. 



schooled iii New York State, and remained 
there until he was 20 years of age, when he 
went south. During the winter of 1850- 1831, 
he taught school at Belleville (\^'est) Virginia, 
and in May, 1851, went to Carroll County, Mis- 
sissippi, where he remained but one year. He 
then returned to New York and attended 
Union Academy at Beilleville, and, Lowville 
Academy, of Lewis Co'Unty. In addition to 
pursuing his studies, he taught a part of each 
year until 1855, securing a life certificate for 
the State of New York. He began the study 
of law at the age of 20 years, continued until 
past 23 years, being examined by Joshua A. 
Spencer, chairman of a committee of five in 
Oneida County. He was admitted to the bar 
at the general term of the Supreme Court of 
New York, January 2, 1855, and was engaged 
in practice in Lewis County until the fall of 
1858. He then went to ^West) Virginia, in- 
tending to go from there to Nebraska. His 
plans were suddenly changed because of the ill- 
ness of his father, whom he followed back to 
New York State, and remained with him until 
the latter's death, which occurred in October, 
1S50. Al'r. Shaw then returned to (West) Vir- 
ginia, wliere he remained during the winter of 
1859-1860. He came to Marietta in the spring 
of i860, and became a clerk in the office of Hon. 
Thomas VV. Ewart, with whom he continued 
one and a half years. He then became captain 
■of Company G, 63rd ]\-eg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and 
served as such until discharged on account of 
■disabilitv in the fall of 1862. He resumed his 
law business in December, 1863, as a partner 
of Mr. Ewart, under the firm name of Ewart 
& Shaw. In 1867 Hon. Hiram L. Sibley be- 
came a partner, and the firm name was changed 
to Ewart, Shaw & Sibley, and continued as 
such until the junior partner retired. The ti- 
tle of Ewart & Shaw was once more resumed, 
and continued until 1870, when Mr. Shaw re- 
tired and was succeeded l)y Hiram L. Gear. 
Mr. Shaw has since continued alone, success 
attending his efforts on every hand. He has 
enjoyed a large general practice, doing a large 
amount of pension business, and also attending 
to oflice accounts Although past ji years of 



age, he is possessed of all his mental vigor, and 
has the strength of a man many years his 
junior. In private life he is a pleasant man 
to meet, and numbers his friends by the hun- 
dreds, 

December 22, 1859, Mr. Shaw was joined 
in marriage with Lovina S. Clark, who was 
born in the town of Denmark, Lewis County, 
New York, and died March 22, 1893. They 
had four childien, as follows:. Charles Philip; 
Leonard Gark ; Robert Anderson ; and Emma 
Louise, who died at the age of fi\-e and a half 
years. 

Charles P. Shaw was graduated from Mar- 
ietta C-ollege in 1887, and is now located at 
Huntington, \Vest Virginia, where he is a 
bookkeeper in the water works. He married 
a daughter of Dr. Edgerton, of Rockwood, 
West Virginia. 

Dr. Leonard Clark Shaw was born at Mar- 
ietta, April 14, 1869, and was graduated from 
Marietta College in 1889. He then accepted 
a position as clerk in the post office at Hunting- 
ton, West Virginia. Later he became chief 
clerk, and remained there until the fall of 1894. 
He then entered the Ohio Dental College, from 
which he was graduated in 1897, with the de- 
gree of D. D. S. He practiced at Philadelphia 
and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, three years, and 
in August, 1900, came to Marietta, where he 
has established a nice practice. December 31, 
1901, he married Caroline Stroud, of Wilming- 
ton. Delaware. He is a member of the dental 
fraternity of Phi Alpha Chi, and Marietta 
Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. He won a prize 
in his first year in the Ohio Dental College, and 
was president of his class. 

Robert Anderson Shaw was graduated 
from Marietta College in 1890, and immedi- 
atclv afterward read law with his father's 
former preceptor. Judge Eliada S. Merrill, be- 
ing admitted to the bar, at Syracuse, in 1893. 
He is now with the strong legal combination 
of Phillips & Avery, of New York City, with 
offices in the Tribune Building. 

Rodney Keene Sliaw is a Republican in 
politics, although he has never Ijeen a politi- 
cian in the true sense of the term. He served 




SAMUEL H. PUTNAM. 




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as a member of the Soldiers' lielief Commis- 
sion for three years, and tlicn declined reap- 
pointment. He is a member of Buell Post, 
Xo. f78. G. A. U.; and the independent Order 
of Odd Fellows. Religionsiy he is a meriiber 
of the Baptist Church, as were his father and 
grandfather before him. 



\.\!UEL H. PUTXA.M. a retired bus- 
iness man and extensive land-owner 
iif Washington County, Ohio, lives in 
the old family residence, located at 
No. 519 Fort street. ^Marietta. He 
was burn at Harmar. Washington County, 
Ohio, in 1835, and is a son of Douglas and 
^lary Ann (Hildreth) Putnam. 

The Putnam family originally was from 
Buckinghamshire, England, and upon coming 
to America located in Salem, Aiassachusetts. 
]\laj.-Gen. Israel Putnam was born at Salem 
\'illage. near Danvers, January 7, 17 18, and 
his son. Col. Israel Putnam was also born at 
Salem. January 28. 1740. The latter had a 
son, David Putnam, born February 24. 1769. 
who was the grandfather of Samuel H. Put- 
nam, and was a native of Connecticut. David 
Putnam was a single man when he removed to 
Washington County, Ohio, in 1790, but six 
years later he returned to Connecticut, and 
was married. He was a clerk in the Ohio 
Company's Purchase ofifice. antl was one of the 
first employed by Gen. Rufus Putnam. He 
was a lawyer and also dealt extensively in real 
estate, leaving a large amount of property 
when he died. He also held the office of post- 
master. He married Betsy Perkins, of Plain- 
field, Connecticut, September 16. 1798, and 
they had 12 children, d wlmm Douglas Put- 
nam, father of Sanuiel 11.. was the last to 
die. 

Diiuglas Putnam was born in Washington 
C'.iunty, Ohio, .\pril 7, 1806. and died in 1894, 
at the age of 88 years, eight months and 13 
days. Pie was engaged in the real estate bus- 
iness and was also connected with the bucket 
factorv for manv vcars. He assisted in the 



construction of the first railroad between Alar- 
ietta and Parkersburg. which was later sold 
to the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Rail- 
way Company. He was a very prominent man 
in and about Marietta. On February 16, 
1 83 1, he married Mai'y .\nn Hildreth, a sis- 
ter of Dr. S. P, Hildreth. She died CJctober 
24. 1S42. leaving five children, namely: Ben- 
iamin. deceased; Sanuiel H. ; Douglas, pres- 
(lent (jf the iron works at Ashton, Kentucky; 
and John Day and Harriet Day, both of whom 
died young. On May 16, 1844, Dotiglas I'ut- 
nam married, as his second wife, Mrs. Ann 
Eliza T'ucker, a daughter of Levi and Eliza 
Whipple. She died September 9, 1862, leaving 
two children. — Mary Hildreth. who married 
Dr. Frank H. Bosworlh. of New York; and 
Eliza Whipple, wife of C. S. McCandlish, of 
Parkersburg, West \'jrgina. Douglas Putnam 
was married a third time, January 24, 1867^ 
wedding Sarah C. Diamond, of Springfield, 
Massachusetts, who now lives in Wichita,. 
Kansas. 

Samuel H. Putnam was reared at Harmar, 
and was engaged as a clerk for some time. 
In 1856, his connection with the bucket fac- 
tory began, and continued for many years. He 
was a member of the State militia, and in 1861 
enlisted in Company L. ist Reg., Ohio \'ol. 
Cav.. the first regiment of cavalry raised in 
the State. He rose to the rank of ist lieuten- 
ant, and for a time was with the escort of Gen. 
Getjrge II. Thomas, commander of the 14th 
Army Corps. He served nearly three years, 
and then returned home to attend to his fac- 
tory interests. He; was identified with the 
bucket factory until 1885, and has since lived 
practically a retired life, although he still con- 
ducts a farm. He has three farms in Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. 400 acres in Illinois, and 
other farms in Kansas, Arkansas and Colo- 
rado. 

On October 18, 1866. 'Mr. I'utnam married 
Abigail Fobes Alixer, who was liorn April 12, 
1839. at Unionville. Lake County, Oiiio. and 
they have three children, namely : Samuel 
Hildreth, Benjamin Barnes and Mary Dorcas. 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND IVASHINGTON COUNTY, 



he is identified with the Assets ReaHzation 
Company, of Chicago. He was married 
March 31, 1902, to Clara Louise Mooney, of 
Rochester, New York. Benjamin Barnes, 
born November 5, 1871, is in the real estate 
business at Marietta. On September 18, 
1894, he married Lucy Eleanor Hay, who w-as 
born in Fairfield, Illinois. July 12, 1872. They 
have three children, namely ; Benjamin Hay, 
born July 6, 1895; George Hildreth, born May 
I. 1897; and Samuel Torrence, who was born 
October 13. 1899, and died February 18, 
1901. ;\Iary Dorcas was born May 21, 1879. 
Fraternally, the subject of this sketch is a 
member of Buell Post, No. 178, G. A. R. He 
belongs to the Harmar Congregational Church. 
The family residence, at No. 519 Fort street, 
was built by David Putnam in 1798, and is 
now occupied by Samuel H. Putnam and his 
faiuilv. 



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R. VAN METRE, the subject of this 
sketch, was born at West Liberty, 
(West) Virginia, August 8, 1836, on 
the old Van Metre homestead, which 
has been in the family over 100 year^, 
and on which tlie original orchard is still bear- 
ing fine fruit. He came to Ohio when a young 
man. and engaged in teaching school, steam- 
boating and clerking, and afterward in the dry 
goods "ijusiness in Malta, Ohio, the firm being 
Palmer & Van Metre. In 1876 he removed 
to Marietta, Ohio, where he has e\-er since 
been successfully engaged in the clothing busi- 
ness. 

In 1862 he married Josephine Johnson, 
daughter of Isaac Johnson, born in Elmira. 
New York, and Laura Johnson ( nee Stanton ) . 
born in Massachusetts. To them were born 
three children — Laura, Mary and Wyllis Vin- 
cent. Mary Van Metre married Capt. O. J. 
Stowe (who built the steamers "S. R. Van 
Metre" and "Harry D. Knox.") Wyllis V. 
married Grace Applegate, of Beverly, Ohio. 
He was educated in the schools of Marietta 
and Oberlin, Ohio, and is now a partner with 
his fatlier in business. 

Besides his business interests in ^Marietta, 



S. R. Van Metre owns a fine stock farm of 
300 acres, five miles south of Beverly, Ohio, 
where he and his family spend considerable 
time ever}' year enjoying country life. They 
are all members of the First Congregational 
Church of Marietta, Ohio. 

S. R. \''an Metre had one brother, Joseph 
W. Van Metre, who was associated with him 
in business for several years and died in 1895 ; 
and three sisters, twn of whom, Henrietta and 
Margaret, are dead: the third, Sara (Van 
Metre) ^^'albridge. lives in Appleton City, 
Missouri. 

R(jbert \'an Metre, father of S. R. \^an 
Metre, was l)orn in 1803 and died in 1893. He 
had two brothers, Joseph W. and Vincent H. 
Van Metre,. and one sister, Sara (Van Metre) 
Duncan. ( Vincent H. Van Metre was born, 
lived and died on the old homestead.) Their 
father, Joseph Van Metre, grandfather of S. 
R. Van Metre, was the original owner of the 
Van ]\Ietre homestead. He had five brothers, 
Abisha, Josiah, Asahel, Abraham and Isaac, 
and three sisters, Ruth, Naomi and Elizabeth, 
all of whom settled in Kentucky and Ohio. 
Their father was Abraham Van Metre, son of 
John Van Metre, son of Abraham Van Metre, 
who with his brother Jan Van Metre, obtained 
from Governor Gooch, of Virginia, a grant of 
40,000 acres of land in the ^•alley of Opequan 
Creek and on the south branch of the Potomac, 
in 1730. 

Their father was Jan Gysbesten Van Metre, 
son of Jan Gysbesten Van Metre, founder of 
the family in America, who emigrated to New 
York from Bommel, a city in Holland, in 1663. 

The family was very patriotic, Abraham 
and 10 other Van ]\Ietres from Virginia, and 
as many more from New Jersey, having 
ser\ed in the Revolutionary War. 

Jiihn \'an Metre, great-great-uncle of S. 
R. Van Metre, took up 1,400 acres of land 
where West Liberty, Ohio (Tounty, West Vir- 
ginia, now stands, and had a fort built, called 
"Black's Cabin." Joseph Van Metre, his Ijroth- 
er, built Fort Van ]\Ietre on the south branch 
of Short Creek, eight miles from Wheeling, 
West Virginia. Aliraham Van ]\Ietre after- 
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now stands, and sold two acres tn Ohio County 
for £20, to be used for puljlic liuildings. 

It is a curious fact that Elsie Van iMetre, 
one of the daughters of Jacob Van Metre, 
grandson of Jan Van Metre, one of the grant- 
ees of Governor Gooch, married Walter Ap- 
plegate, and their son was named Abraham 
Van Metre Applegate, and now after a period 
of over 100 years the \^an ^Metres and Ap- 
plegates again intermarry. \\'yllis V. Van 
Metre marrying Grace Applegate. 

The descendants of Jan Gysl)esten Van 

^[etre are now found i'.i all ].iaris of the United 

States. 

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■.( )RGE MORGAN COOKE, form- 
erly editor and proprietor of the Mar- 
itita Leader, was born January 21, 
1861, in one of the oldest houses of 
^ilarietta, Ohio, built about 80 years 
ago. He is a son of Jonathan Russell and Su- 
sanna Morgan (Dodge) Cooke, grandson of 
Rev. Pardon Cooke, and great-grandson of 
Joseph Cooke. Avho was liorn in \\'ood Coun- 
ty, (West) Virginia, and came of Massachu- 
setts stock. 

Rev. Pardon Cooke was a Methodist min- 
ister, and was one of the early circuit riders 
of Southeastern Ohio. His son, Jonathan Rus- 
sell Cooke, was born in \\'ashington County, 
Ohio. June 15, 182 1, and early in life was a 
merchant of Monroe County. Later he oper- 
ated a planing mill on lower Third street, ISIar- 
ietta, in association with J. E. Hall and W. L. 
Rolston. His death occurred December 26, 
1861. His wife, Susanna il. (Dodge) Cocjke, 
was born August 13, 182 1. and died Decem- 
ber 2. 1900. Maternally she was descended 
from the Halls, who at an early day came to 
W'ashington County from Connecticut,' the 
family being conveyed across the mountains 
by one horse, "Old Charlie." wliich made three 
journeys over and back again. The Dodge 
family came from Massachusetts. Jonathan 
Russell Cooke and his wife had the following 
children: John, who died in infancy; Russell 
U., of Marietta; Edward P., M. D., of Bar- 
low, Ohio; Charles Foote, who died in in- 



fancy: Jessie, who died young; and George 
Morgan, the subject of this biography. 

George Morgan Cooke was reared in his 
native city, and attended the Marietta public 
schools. He learned the trade of a job printer, 
and after a time opened a small job printing 
office on Front street, which he conducted until 
18S5. In that year he began to work for The- 
odore F. Davis, on the Marietta Leader, and 
continued thus until November, 1890, when 
he purchased the business. He changed it to 
a semi-weekly publication, and in 1894, issued 
it tri-weekly. It was published as such for a 
period of eight months, and its success war- 
ranted him in converting it into a daily. This 
he did April i, 1895, 'i"^' conducted it as 
sole owner and editor until August i. 1900, 
when he sold it. He was the first to install a 
linotype in Southeastern Ohio. 

Mr. Cooke was married December 30, 1890, 
to Alice Lovia Hodkinson, a daughter of the 
late Matthew Hodkinson, who was a native of 
!Vlanchester, England. .She was born in New- 
Orleans, Louisiana. January 4. 187 1. Thcv 
have one daughter, Margaret Colman, who was 
born April 17, 1892. Politically the subject 
of this sketch is a Republican. He is a mem- 
ber of -'American Union Lodge, No. i, F. & 
A. M., of Marietta. Religiously, his family are 
Episcopalians, and he is an attendant and sup- 
porter of that Church. 



\PT. WILLIAM T. BLAKE, who is 
the proprietor of the Mu.^kingum 
Valley ?ilills at Beverly, Washington 
County, Ohio, was born at Stockport. 
Morgan County, Ohio, in 1859. He 
is a son of Thomas and Margaret (Callaghan) 
Blake. 

Thomas Blake was i)orn in Marshall Coun- 
ty. Virginia, Octolier 13, 1826, a son of James 
and Hannah Blake, and at the age of two years, 
his mother moved with him to Morgan Coun- 
ty. Ohio. There she married Roswell Whipple, 
a farmer who has been dead a number of 
years. She died at the age of 86 years. Thomas 
Blake married Alargaret Callaghan, a daughter 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



of Thomas Callaghan. She ^vas horn in 
Bnicke Cimnty, (West) Virginia, in 1824;, 
and is now hving at Swifts. Washington Coun- 
t\-. Ohio. Her father, Thomas Callaghan, was 
one of 'sex-en deserters from the British army 
of Canada. When he, in company with six 
others, phmged into the river, to swim for lilv 
ertv. bnt one companion reached the shore with 
h.im, tilt others being either shot or drowned. 

The two separated on the shore of freedom, 
and each struck out for himself. Callaghan, 
who was about 17 years old, reached \\'heeling 
in safety and went to work in a woolen factory. 
He married a lady by the name of Rush. Thom- 
as Callaghan died at the age of 65 years, in 
^^'indsor township, Alorgan County, Ohio'. 

Thomas and [Margaret (Callaghan) Blake 
had eight chililren. namely : Mary, who is liv- 
ing with her mother; James, also living with 
his mother : Charles, who died in infancy ; 
Clara, who is at hdnie: William T.. the subject 
cf this sketch: Laura, who married Charles E. 
Burr'-'ws, a retired merchant, of Marietta; Ella, 
who married James McConnell, and died in 
1885: and Florence, who married John H. B. 
Danford, a merchant of Pleasant City. Thomas 
Blake enlisted in the Civil \\'ar, at the last 
call, enlisting from Marietta in Company C. 
36th Reg., Ohio A'ol. Inf., and serving until 
the end of the war. He was a saddler by trade, 
and later in life farmed. He was a member 
of the Universalist Church. He was a Demo- 
crat, in i)olitical views. His death occurred 
]\Iay 30, 1890. 

Capt. V;'illi;un T. Blake received his mental 
training in the scho<ils cf Stockport, and after 
leaving sc1vh)1 learned stone-cutting. He 
worked a+ that trade for 15 years, and in 1893 
commenced steamboating, being one of three 
who built the steamer "H. D. Munson," at 
Marietta. This was the first compound engine 
boat built in [Marietta, and was used for the 
[Marietta and Zanesville trade. Captain Blake 
acted as clerk on the boat for three months, 
that being the length of time she plied on the 
Muskingum River. She was taken south, where 
she plied on the Tennessee and Mississippi riv- 
ers. The boat was sold, in 1895, at Evansville, 
Indiana, to the I'nited States government, and 



is now running in government service under 
the name of "Search." In 1895 Captain Blake 
returned t(5 Marietta, where he" took contracts 
for brick work for some time, in company with 
Anthony Brown. They l)uilt the gas reservoir 
for the Marietta Gas Company. In 1896 Cap- 
tain Blake bought a half interest in tlte packet 
boat "Sonoma," plying between Marietta and 
Beverly, and acted as clerk on that boat until 
Februar\-, 1900. 

In the summer of 1900 he jiurchased the 
Muskingum Valley Mills at lieverly and is now 
running them to their full capacity, which is 
50 barrels per day. He has a big trade in grist 
and feed, and his standard brand, which is 
called "Tip Top," is known throughout ^^'ash- 
ington, Muskingum and Morgan counties. Cap- 
tain Blake has the happy faculty of making a 
success of anything to which he turns his hand. 
He holds a United States license as captain 
and pilot. 

Captain Blake was married in 1884, to Sa- 
mantha Mathews, a daughter of Jar\-is and 
Samantha Mathews, of Morgan Comity. She 
died in 1886. He married, secondly, April 18, 
1S96. Laura Sheridan, a daughter of Thomas 
and Edith Sheridan, who was born at Mutton- 
burg, Morgan County, Ohio, in 1859. She is 
a member of the Christian Church. Captain 
Blake is a member of Beverly Lodge, No. 84, 
I. O. O. F., and of the Encampment. In poli- 
tics he is a Democrat. 



§^ 



FXJA^llX DAXA SHAA\', who is 
living on his farm a mile and a half 
niirthwest of Beverly, Washington 
County, Ohio, is one of the influential 
citizens of that section of the county. 
He was born near wdiere Fort Fry stood, in 
^Vaterford township. August 19, 1838, and is 
a son of Augustus \Varner and Lydia M. 
(Hayward) Shaw, grandson of Peter and Cla- 
rissa W^arner (Parker) Shaw, great-grandson 
of Benjamin and Elizalieth fCusbing) Shaw, 
and great-great-grandson of Peter and Eliza- 
beth Shaw. 

It has never been detinitelv decided whether 




DR. OSCAR A. LAMBERT. 



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the Sliaw family in Washington County is ile- 
sccnitc.l from the family tli;it originally settled 
in I)e ham, or the one tiiat settled in Plymouth, 
Massachusetts. Peter Shaw, the great-great- 
grandfather, was horn in 1730, an-d died in 
1823. The family of the suhject of this sketch 
has in their jmssession a spoon marked thus : 
P. & E. S., which was presumably used by their 
ancestors, Peter and Elizabeth .Shaw. 

P)enjamin Shaw, the great-grandfather, 
was Iiorn in 1753, and died in 1838. His wife's 
mother was a Sumner, from Beverly, Massa- 
chusetts. Benjamin Shaw was a Revolution- 
ary soldiei', and was one of the original 48 who 
landed at what is now Marietta, April 7, 1788. 
His wife's brother, Samuel Gushing, was also 
of this numljer. In the "History of Washing- 
ton (."ounty." mention is made of Mr. Shaw's 
taking refuge in Fort Fry, with his wife and 
four children — Sarah.. Elizabeth. Peter and 
Gushing — Boilston having been bom at fi la- 
ter period. 

Peter, the eldest son of Benjamin and Eliz- 
abeth ( Gushing) Shaw, and grandfather of 
Benjamin Dana Shaw, was born in 1788, and 
died in 1825, He married Clarissa (Warner) 
Parker, a daughter of W'illiam Parker, of 
Meigs County, Ohio, and their only child was 
Augustus ^Varner Shaw. 

Augustus Warner Shaw was born August 
24. 1 8 13. and when a boy he came to Washing- 
ton C'ounty, where he was reared by Winches- 
ter and Sarah ( Shaw) Dana, the latter his fa- 
ther's sister. As Augustus Warner's mother 
died at the early age of 21 years, the infant son 
was at tirst left in the care of her unmarried 
sister, but was afterward cared fnr as a foster 
son of \\'inchester Dana and his wife. Augus- 
tus Warner Shaw's luother's grandfather was 
an Upham. of Xew England. The late Mrs. 
Sarah (Cutler) ]3awes, mother of Gen. Rufus 
R. l^awes, was a cousin of .Augustus Warner 
Shaw. Their respecti\-e fathers, Ephraim Cut- 
ler and Peter Shaw, married daughters of \M1I- 
iam Parker, before mentioned. While Mrs. 
Sarah (Cutler) Dawes and Mrs. William 
(Parker) Cutler were Augustus Warner 
Shaw's maternal cousins. }ilrs. Caroline 
(Dana) Dawes. Mrs. Eliza Fearing and Win- 



chester Dana were his paternal cousins. Au- 
gustus W'arner Shaw died in [851, at the age 
of 38 years. He was a farmer, and also held 
stock in the Marietta Bucket Factor}-, where 
he worked for .some time. He owned the farm 
on whicli Benjamin Dana Shaw was liorn. He 
was an old-time Whig and later a Republican. 
He was a member of the Harmar Congrega- 
tional Church. June 12, 183S. Mr. Shaw mar- 
ried Lydia Minerva Hayward, who was l)orn 
in \\'aterford township. June 12, 1816. and 
was an only daughter in the large familv of 
Rotheus and Panthea (Xye) Havward. She 
died February 6, 1875, leaving five children,, 
namel_\ : Benjamin Dana, the subject of this 
sketch : Rotheus \A'arner. deceased ; Panthea 
Georgiana, who lives in Waterford township; 
Charlotte Virginia, deceased; and Caroline 
Augusta, who lives with Panthea Georgiana. 

Benjamin Dana Shaw, whose name opens 
these lines, was married in i860 to Elizabeth 
Ann McCollum. who was born in Washington 
County, Pennsyh-ania, in 1835. and is a daugh- 
ter of Asa and Elizabeth ( Drake) McCollum ;. 
she is descended from Sir Francis Drake. 

Benjamin Dana Shaw went with the Home 
(juards in pursuit of the ^Morgan raiders, but 
his war experieuces were ver}- meager. On his 
farm of 146 acres of land, located on the Mus- 
kingum River, one and a half miles from Bev- 
erly, he carries on general farming, in which 
he is very successful. He is a well-informed 
man, interested in local and national advance- 
ment, and possesses excellent qu;tlities. Mr. 
Sh.aw is a member of the Patrons of Hus- 
bandry. Politically he is independent. 




K. OSCAR A. LA^fBERT, mavor of 
.Marietta, and a physician of' much 
prominence in the city, is a native 
of Morgan Count}-, and was born 
near Plantsville, in 1867. 
In Morgan County he received his primary 
education, and later, attended Bartlett Acad- 
emy. He taught school in Morgan and other 
counties, during which time he read law. He 
also read law two years at AIcGonnelsville 



952 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



preferring this as a profession, but owing to 
his parents" opposition, gave up the idea of be- 
coming a lawyer. His parents were Quakers, 
and at their request he apphed himself to the 
study of medicine. Previous to this, how- 
ever! he went into merchandizing, in partner- 
ship with Mr. Fawcett, locating in Plantsville, 
Ohio. Later, his father bought Mr. Fawcett" s 
interest, and for four years, they conducted the 
business together very successfully. Dr. 
Lambert began the study of medicine under 
the family physician, and in the spring of 
1894 graduated from Starling Medical College 
\vith first honors and two prizes. 

He practiced for two years in Chesterville, 
and then removed to Marietta, where he opened 
an office on the corner of Fourth and Green 
streets. He is now located at No. 196 Front 
street, where he has a fine suite of offices. Dr. 
Lambert has a large and lucrative practice, and 
being of a studious turn of mind and of a pro- 
gressive nature, keeps well abreast of the ad- 
vancement made in the science of medicine. 

Dr. Lambert was united in marriage with 
Miss Lewis, of Lawrence County, Pennsyl- 
A-ania. and they have two sons, — Earnest, aged 
12 years; and Harold, aged six years. The 
Doctor has received nominations for State 
Senator and also for State Representative. He 
is a Democrat, in politics, and is deeply inter- 
ested in local and national political affairs. 
Early in 1902 a public meeting of the citizens 
of ]\iarietta who favor good government, was 
called, and a little later a committee was ap- 
])ointed to select a suitable candidate for may- 
or. This committee, consisting of represen- 
tative men, irrespective of party, recommended 
Dr. Lambert as the candidate of the Good 
Government League, and their choice was rat- 
ified by two-thirds of the voters at the spring 
election. 

Dr. Lambert contemplates the erection of 
a fine new home on the corner of Second and 
Sacra \'ia streets. He is a member of the 
American Medical Association ; Ohio State 
Medical Society ; Washington County Medi- 
cal Society ; and the Marietta Medical Society. 
He is a nieml)er cif the K. of P. ; and L O. O. F. 



and is examining physician of the I\L \V. of 
A. organization. Religiously, he is a mem- 
ber of the Methodist Church. He stands \-ery 
high in Marietta, both in a business and social 
way. 



ailOMAS GREENLEES, one of the 
farmers and land ow^ners of W'ater- 
t( iwn township, Washington Count_\-, 
Dhif.i, is now pursuing his chosen call- 
ing on his native place, a farm of 428 
acres, located about a mile from the little vil- 
lage of W'atertown. There he was born June 
II, 1846. He is a son of David and Agnes 
( Breckenridge) Greenlees. and a grandson of 
Robert and Sarah (Templeton) Greenlees, his 
ancestors being natives of Scotland. 

David Greenlees was a native of Argyle- 
shire. Scotland, where he was born March 16, 
1808. His life continued until October 4, 
1892. On June 3, 1832, he came from his na- 
tive country, landed in the Lhiited States and 
went to \\^atertown, making his home there 
a short time after the arrival of the Brecken- 
ridges and Wolcotts. His occupation was that 
of a farmer, and he chose for his wife, Agnes 
Breckenridge, born October 13, 1815, in Camp- 
l.)ellown, Scotlanil. She was the mother of six 
children, as follows : Sarah, a resident of \\'at- 
ertown : Andrew, living in Barlow township ; 
Jane, who became the wife of William Andrew, 
of Dunham township : Robert, who- is de- 
ceased ; Thomas : and Agnes, who married 
Joseph Arnold, of Barlow township. The fam- 
ily attend religious worship in the Presbyterian 
Church. Mr. Greenlees was a Republican, of 
strong, firm opinions. His beloved v>ife tie- 
parted this life July 7, i8()0. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
marriage with Adelaide H. Arnold in 1888. 
.She is a daughter of Albert and Harriet (Dun- 
ham) .-Arnold, and a granddaughter of Joseph 
Arnold, who was a native of Rhode Island and 
became a resident of W'ashington County at 
an early day. He was a millwright by occupa- 
tion, and lived to a good old age. He built the 
first mill on the south branch of W'olf Creek. 
.Vlbert .Arnold was born in 1820, in \\'ater- 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



953 



town township, and is a cabinet maker by trade, 
althongh he also taught school in Marietta, 
where he still resides. He married Harriet 
Dunham, a daughter of Thomas and Margaret 
Dnnham, born in 1822, in the State of Penn- 
sylvania. They had nine children, namely : 
Frank ; Margaret ; Mary .\nn ; Adelaide ; Em- 
ma: Albert; Edward; Ida; and A\'ilHam. 

Mrs. Greenlees is a native of Marietta, 
where she was born in 1 850. She and her hus- 
band have one child, Albert, who was born in 
1889. The family attend the Congregational 
Church, of which Mrs. Greenlees is an active 
member. The subject of this sketch is a Re- 
publican in political opinion. He is kept con- 
stantly busy in the work of farming, and his 
place is a model of neatness and productive- 
ness. 




ILLIAM HH.LIS UNDERWOOD, 
conspicuous among the leading- 
farmers of Wesley township, 
Wasiiington County, Ohio, has 
been for many years past a hard 
worker, directing his energies in a manner su- 
perior to the ordinary farmer. He was torn 
Decemlier 2'/. 1839, in Columbiana County, 
Ohio, and his parents were Israel and Sarah 
(Hillis) Underwood, of whom further men- 
tion is made in the sketch of his brother, Hor- 
ace G. Underwootl, which appears in this vol- 
ume. 

William Hillis Underwood enlisted as a 
private September 10, 1861, in Company D, 
19th Reg., Ohio Vet. Vol. Inf.. at Alliance. 
Ohio. He was promoted to be orderly ser- 
geant, and was later commissioned as a lieu- 
tenant. After .serving about two years and 
three months, he re-enlisted in the same com- 
pany and regiment, and served until November 
2.1, 1865. when he received an honorable dis- 
charge, at San Antonio, Texas. During the 
war Mr. Underwood ])articipated in about 30 
battles and engagements — many of which were 
the hardest fought in the Southwest. With the 
exception of a very few days, he never missed a 
roll-call. His parents having moved to Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, while lie was in the 



army, he joined them in Wesley township. 
There he made his home, purchased his fine 
farm, and followed agricultural pursuits. He 
owns 125 acres of very productive land, which 
is located two and a half miles southeast of 
Bartlett. He has labored zealously, and is 
now reaping his just reward. In his work for 
the Republican party he is scarcely less ener- 
getic. He has served his township ;is trustee 
for some time, and is now holding the offices 
of justice of the peace and school director. 

On June 21, 1868, Mr. Underwood was 
joined in marriage with Mary A. Quinn. a 
daughter of Samuel and Margaret ( Hlack) 
Ouimi. .She was born in Augusta County, 
Virginia, September 17, 1836, and departed 
this life July 11, 1900, leaving her sorrowing 
husband and two children — Rufus A. and 
Sarah Miargaret. The former was born No- 
vember 3, 1869, arid is now practicing law at 
the Marietta bar, while the latter, born April 
26. 1873. \^'^s united in matrimony with (ieorge 
(i. Phipps, and makes her home in ^\'esley 
township. 

Mr. Underwood is a member of the Patrons 
of Husbandry, and socially, he affiliates with 
the G. A. R. Post at Cutler. In township and 
county affairs, there is no more earnest worker 
or more devoted citizen than the subject of 
this sketch. 



IIILIP MATTERN, one of the most 
worthy citizens of Lowell, Ohio, is 
now retired from active Inisiness life. 
He was born in Marnheim. Rhein- 
pfalz, Bavaria, Germany, July 10. 
1828. His father, Henry Mattern, was born in 
the same place, in 1790, and died in 1861. when 
71 years old. Henry Mattern and his family 
left their home in Germany in 1836, traveled 
in France, passing through Forbach. Metz and 
Pn ris. tol Havre de Grace, where they emi- 
liarked for New York, arriving there in June, 
after being on the water for 42 days. From 
New "S'ork City they went to Buffalo, and 
thence to Erie. Pennsylvania. After remaining 
there six weeks they engaged a team to convey 
them to Pittsburg, Pennsvlvania, whence thev 



954 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



iiitende'! ti^, go Ijy boat to Marietta, but found 
the stage of water sd low, that they were 
obHged to go by land to Wheeling, West Vir- 
ginia. From \Vheeling they came to Marietta 
by water in Sei:itember. 1836, after journeying 
for about fi\e months. 

Henry Mattern married Kathrine Breohm, 
who was born in 1792, and departed this life 
in 1870. She was the mother of four children, 
namely : George; Christina; Magdalena; and 
PMiilip. Magdalena died in Germany; Chris- 
tina is the widow of Peter Rice, and lives in 
Li iwell ; and George lives in Salem township, 
on tlie old farm. I'oth parents were members 
of the Ewangelical Protestant Church. Mr. 
Mattern was a Democrat, in pnlitical affairs, 
until 185-', when he joined what is now the 
Republican party. He was a farmer all his 
days, and after his arrival in the United States, 
in Se]iteml)er. iS3(). he was located on his 
fai'm in Salem township, twO' miles from Low- 
ell. 

Philip ]\Iattern was united in marriage with 
Mairy T. Chandler, in i83r). She died in 
1S71, lea\'ing twi: children — John H., living in 
Lowell: and I'h.iHp P.. deceased. Mr. Mattern 
married a secrmd time, June K). 1873, havin.g 
chosen Christina M. Mincli, a daughter of Ad- 
am and Margaret Minch. f^r his wife. She 
was Ixirn in Adams tnwnsliip M.-rch 10, 185.1, 
and thev had two children, — Clarence \V'., a 
railroader; and Maria Jose])hine, who is at 
home. 

Mr. Mattern was a \er\- ])r()nu*nent Inisi- 
ness luan from 183O to i8')0. Ide was a mer- 
chant rmd was extensix'eJv engaged in pack- 
ing wriol. as well as jxirk. In 1890 he retired 
from active pursuits, and at the present time 
is building a haridsume new residence on his 
home place in Lijwell. Ohio, facing the Mus- 
kingum River. 

Politically, the subject of this sketch is a 
Repuljlican. of prijminence. Pie was elected 
county comnussioner and served six years as 
such, during which ])eriod he instituted manv 
in.iprovements, among them the building of 
three large bridges across the Muskingum Riv- 
er at [Marietta, Lowell and Beverly. The 
Washington Count\' Infirmary was also btiilt 



during his term of service. During the admin- 
istrations of Lincoln. Grant and Hayes, he 
efficiently as postmaster of Lowell. He has also 
served his town several years as mayor and 
councilman. Pie is a memljer of the Evangeli- 
cal Protestant Church. Fraternalh- he is a 
member of the Masonic order, having joined 
American I'nion Lodge, No. i, F. & A. M., at 
Marietta. Ohici, in 1852, and being a charter 
member of Lowell Lodge, Xo. 436. 



PWIS XICKOLAUS. the present effi- 
cient postmaster of New jMatamoras, 
Washington Count\', Ohio, is now 
filling his third term in this capacity, 
and is among the m<ist esteemed resi- 
dents of the town. 

Mr. Nickolaus was born in New York City 
June 27, iS.J7, and is a son of Fred and Ra- 
chel (Peffer) Nickolaus, both natives of Ger- 
man}-. Thev came from the parent country, 
and settled in New York, where their marriage 
took ])lace. The elder Nickolaus followed the 
shoemaker's trade, in which he was an adept. 
His closing years were passed in [Monroe Coun- 
ty. Ohio, wdnither the family had moved. He 
and his wife reared eight children, as follows; 
Fred, deceased; Henry; Lewis; A'alentine; 
John; Louisa, now Mrs. Schnegg; Catherine, 
now Mrs. .Zink ; and George. 

Lewis Nickolaus grew to manhood in [Mon- 
roe County. Ohio, and after finishing- school 
learned the shoemaker's trade with John Burge, 
at Pow-hattan Point, Ohio. Subsequently he 
was engaged in clerking for some time. He 
first located in New [Matamoras in 1S74, and 
remained there one year. Plis marriage took 
place in 1S75. Ella Richardson, a native of 
Monroe Count}-, became his wife, and they 
ha\-e reared four children, namely ; Clara, wid- 
ow of F, I-sirkbird, w-ho is employed in the 
post office at New- Matamoras, Ohio ; Forrest 
C, who is in the employ of the [Mountain State 
Gas Company; Buena V., who. for three years, 
served as assistant pcjstmastei" in the home 
post office \vith her father, an.d on June 17, 
1901, secured a [josifion in the post office at 




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957 



New Martinsville, West Virginia; and Adella 
E. Ill i88;s Mr. Nickolaus returned to New 
jMatamoras and conducted a grocery business 
until 1884, when he was appointed postmaster. 
He was first appointed to that office during 
Harrison's administration, and was reap- 
pointed under McKinley, in 1897. He is a Re- 
publican, as may be inferred from his posi- 
tion, and has proved to l)e a most capable public 
servant. He has also served as clerk oi Xew 
IVIatamoras for two terms. Fraternally he 
affiliates with the Knights of Pythias and the 
Masiins, and his preference in religious matters 
IS given to the Presbyterian Church. 




B. TORPY, president of the Phoenix 
Mill Company has been a life-long 
resident of :\Iarietta, Ohio. He was 
born April 22, 1846, and is a son of 
Michael and Elizabeth (Burke) 
Torpy. 

Alichael Torpy, immediately after his mar- 
riage, on April 7, 1841, moved to Marietta, 
from Zanesville, Ohio, having previously come 
from Ireland in 1839. He died in Marietta 
P""ebruary 14, 1882, and his wife died here 
February 10, 1896. They reared three chil- 
dren, as follows : D. B. ; Mary E. ; and John 
B. Mary E., who died in 1880, was the wife 
of Dr. Williajn P. Russell, for many years a 
physician of Marietta, who died at Coving- 
ton, Ohio. John B. was born August 22, 
1 85 1, and died July 21, 1899. 

D. B. Torpy attended tiie-public schools of 
Jvlarietta until he was 11 years old, and then 
attended a parochial school one year. On Oc- 
tober 31, 1858, he went to work in the store 
of John M. Woodbridge, with whom he re- 
mained for si.x years. He was next with the 
firm of Best & Brother for four and a half 
years. Prior to 1871, he .served three vears as 
city clerk, and on September 10, 1870. estab- 
lished a retail grocery on Greene and Second 
streets, which he conducted until October, 
1871. On October 11, 1871, he was elected 
clerk of the courts, was re-elected in 1874. and 



served until 1877. He was then depulv clerk 
for one year, assisting C. A. Etz. He re- 
signed his position, and in 1878 resumed his 
grocery business. In October, 1880. he was 
elected sherilif of ^\'ashington Countv, and 
was re-elected in 1882. Prior to the expira- 
tion of the latter term, he purchased an inter- 
est in the Phoenix Mills. 

The Phceix Mills were estaljlished in 
1838, by John O. Cram, and were known for 
many years as Cram's Mills. The\- haxe al- 
ways been located on the present site, on the 
bank of the Muskingum River, at the foot of 
Butler street. The plant was originally con- 
ducted as a custom mill. It was des'troved 
by fire in 1856, i860, and 1900, but each time 
was rebuilt on a more extensivel scale, and 
provided with better equipment. When Mr. 
Torpy became identified with it in 1884. the 
officers of the concern were : W. L. Ralston, 
president; D. B. Torpy, vice-president: and 
D. R. Greene, secretary and treasurer. The 
Board of Directors included T. W. Moore and 
C. B. Hall, in addition to the officers named. 
The present officers are : D. B. Torp}-, presi- 
dent; C. C. Torpy, treasurer; and O. C. Wil- 
son, secretary. These officers are directors, to- 
gether with Charles Krigbaum, H. Elierle. and 
Charles Groves. Mr. Krigbaum is mill-man- 
ager. Tlie capacity of the mills is 150 barrels 
per day, and nine men are employed, hicluding 
Mr. Torpy as president and general manager. 
It is a water-power mill, and cheapness of pow- 
er and exceptional railroad facilties are fac- 
tors in the splendid success achieved. "Guid- 
ing Star" and "Phoenix Patent" are the lead- 
ing brands, and are extensively sold in Ohio, 
West Virginia, and, to some extent, as far dis- 
tant as Boston, where the ])roduct is well 
known. Five hundred thousand bushels of 
wheat are raised in \\'asliington Countv, and 
the Pha-nix JNIills arc the only ones operated 
continuously. 

Mr. Torpy married Kate McGinty. who 
was born at Syracuse. Xew York, and came to 
Marietta when a child. They have one son, 
C. C. Torpy. The family are members of the 
Rnnian Catholic Church'. Mr. Torpv is a 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Democrat, in politics, and in 1888 was a presi- 
dential elector. He was a member of the City 
School Board three years. He is vice-presi- 
dent of the Citizens National Bank, a trustee 
of the Public Library, and is engaged in the 
oil business in Ohio and West Virginia. 

The subject of this sketch was treasurer of 
the Royal Glass Works until that concern was 
sold to the Xatioual Glass Company. He is 
now president of the -Stevens Organ Company, 
and is interested in companies and corporations 
at different points in Ohio and other states. 




J I. LIS H. THORNILEY, one of the 
most progressive farmers and bus- 
iness men of Marietta township, 
Washington County, Ohio, was 
born October 29, 184 1, and is a 
son of Philip Van, grandson of William, and 
great-grandson of Caleb Thorniley. 

Caleb Thorniley came from England to 
America in 1795, landing at the port of New 
York, and in July of the same year, came to 
Marietta township, Washington County, Ohio. 
He married Mary Alcock, and both died in 
August, 1807. They reared a family of seven 
children, namely: William: Samuel; Caleb; 
]\Liry ; Harriet ; John and Thomas. 

^Villiam Thorniley was born in England, 
and after coming to America, farmed during 
the remainder of his life, in Marietta township, 
where he died April 20, 1827. Pie resided on 
Sand Hill, APirietta township. He married 
Elizabeth Markham, a native of England, and 
they I eared the following children : Philip 
Van: Caleb; Augusta E. ( Beswick) ; William; 
and Thomas. 

Philip Van Thorniley was born December 
14. 1799, in New York City, and was reared 
in Marietta township, where he followed farm- 
ing all his life. He was a very successful man 
and became an extensive land owner. Politi- 
callv he was a Democrat. He died April 26, 
1 88 1. His wife, Nancy C. I\L-irtin, was born 
in Tyler County, Virginia, May 6. 181 1, and 
died September 5, 1883. They reared the fol- 
lowing children: \\"illiam, a resident of Mar- 



ietta township ; Walter Stanley, who resides 
in Wayne County, \Vest Virginia, and Au- 
gusta E., deceased, who were twins; Thomas 
W., deceased ; George W., who died at an early 
age; Philip V., who also died young; Saman- 
tha AL, wife of Samuel H. Dorman, of Wood 
County, West Virginia ; Willis H. ; L^ene B., 
who died young ; and Joseph W. and Willard, 
of Alarietta township. 

Willis PL Thorniley was born in Marietta 
township, where he received his preliminary 
education, and afterward entered the Marietta 
High School, in 1861. He left school to en- 
list in Company B, 77th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., 
No\'ember 5, 1861. He served in the Army of 
the West under General Grant, and was in nu- 
merous engagements, being wounded in the 
battle of Shiloh. He served until December 
12, 1864. when he was mustered out as a cor- 
poral. Mr. Thorniley then returned to Mari- 
etta township, where he resided and farmed 
until 1882, and then moved to Van Buren 
County, Iowa, where he resided for a period of 
10 years. In the spring of 1892, he returned 
to Marietta township, where he has since been 
located. In Iowa he was engaged in stock rais- 
ing, but is now occupied in general farming. 
He was one of the promoters of the Mutual 
Assurance Association of \\'ashington County, 
organized April g, 1897. and has since been one 
of its directors. He was one of the first sub- 
scribers of th.e local telephone company, and 
was among those who agitated the buihling of 
the electric railway from ^Marietta City to the 
town of Newp<:)rt. 

On September ,12, 1869, iMr. Thorniley 
married Minerva Beswick, who was born De- 
cember 22, 1846, and is a daughter of James 
Beswick of Marietta township. They had the 
following issue: Paul Van, born,.\ugust 13, 
1870, and now in Dominion Creek, Klondike, 
who on January 12, 1892, married Allie J. 
Keck, a daughter of Joseph A. Keck, of Van 
Buren County, Iowa; Thomas B.. born Decem- 
ber 25, 1 87 1, who on April 14, 1898, married 
Mary" J. Olds, a daughter of William Olds, and 
has two children : ^\'illiam Olds, born January 
30, 1899; Philip Van. born July 16, 1901 ; Wil- 
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March lo, 1884; Willard J., born October 11, 
1875; Alyrtle Augusta, born October 21, 1877, 
deceased July 31, 1897; Frances P., born De- 
cember 6, 1879; and John A. Logan, born Sep- 
tember 18, 1886. The subject of this sketch 
is a RepubHcan in politics, and while a resident 
of Iowa, represented his county in the 22nd 
General Assembly. He is a member of Perry 
Newell Post. G. A. R.. of Birmingham, Iowa. 



HE CORNER FAMILY.— George' 
Corner, with his wife, Martha (Dum- 
\iile) Corner, their three sons, Mat- 
thew. William and George, and a son- 
in-law, Samuel ^lellor, together with 
their respective families, numbering altogether 
about 30 persons, came from England to Amer- 
ica in 1795. 

They left their homes in Eastern Cheshire, 
in March, of tliat year, their purposed destin- 
ation being the Green River countrj^ in Ken- 
tucky, where they had purchased a large tract 
of land. They spent nine weeks on the ocean, 
and the journey from Baltimore to "Fort Pitt," 
( Pittslnirg), occupied about the same length of 
time. The greater part of the month of Aug- 
ust was spent in Pittsburg, from which point 
they Hoated down the Ohio River in keel- 
boats, reaching Marietta in the fall. 

The}' were well pleased with the country, 
and warmly welcomed by the people; and as 
they were worn out by "long tra\-el, and doubt- 
less discouraged by the certain prospects of 
greater hardships to come, they decided to go 
no further, and accepted the liberal offer made 
by the Ohio Company to all male settlers of tlie 
age of 18 years and upwards. 

.\ccordingly, George Corner, his sons. 
Matthew and CJeorge ( William having died 
on th.e way), and Mr. Mellor, settled on lands 
extending along \^'olf Creek Valley, in wiiat 
is now \Vaterf(jrd township, and in that part 
of ^Vashington County afterward set ofif into 
iMorgan County. Here they were soon joined 
by another son-in-law. John Bacon, and his 
family, who had followed the others from Eng- 
land. 



The little colony thus formed proceeded 
with quiet, sober industry, to convert the wil- 
derness into homes for themselves and their 
children. They prospered and multiplied, and 
their descendants are numerous throughout 
Morgan County and the western half of Wash- 
ington County, and are found in many parts 
of the Union. 

The family are mainly Methodists and have 
given several ministers to that denomination. 
The elders of the emigrant party were converts 
and followers of John Wesley and soon formed 
a Wesleyan Church on Wolf Creek. About 
1820, this became a Methodist Episcopal 
Church. George Corner, the father, who tlied 
in 1804, gave 40 acres of land for church, cem- 
etery and .scliool purposes, and his body, with 
those of his wife and many of their descend- 
ants, rests in the beautiful country graveyard 
that he had established. 

George Corner was a son of William Cor- 
ner and was born July 9, 1734, in England; 
he died October 5, i8o:i. His wife, Martha 
(Dumville) Corner, died October 6, 1803, aged 
y2 years. Their children were as follows: 
Mary; Ellen; Matthew; William: (ieorge; 
^Martha : Elizal)eth ; and .Sarah — all born in 
England. 

Mary, who was l)orn November 26, 1755,. 
and died in W aterford, Ohio, May 24, 1835,. 
was the wife of Sanuiel Mellor, who died in 
Waterford, July 30, 1825, aged 76 years. They 
had seven sons and hve daughters, namely : El- 
len, born February 12, 1757, married John 
Brentnell, and remained in England. Her son,. 
John Brentnell, Jr., came to America and mar- 
ried his cousin, Maria Bacon. Matthew was 
born October 16. 1759, and died in Indiana, 
about the vear 1836. His first wife was Han- 
nah Ilorsman, to whom he was married in 
1789, and who died in London, England, leav- 
ing three children. On July 4. 1805, he mar- 
ried .Ann Ashcroft, in Waterford, Ohio. She 
died January 31, 1S31, at the age of 55 years, 
leaving three sons and three daughters. George 
married Ann Clark, in England, and settled in 
Morgan County, Ohio; he had a son and a 
daughter, born in England, and other children, 
born in this country. Martha died in 1795. in 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Baltimore : her husband was a Air. Perc)-, \\ho 
remained in England. Sarah was born Sep- 
tember 8, 1/75, and died in Waterford, Ohio, 
February 25, 1852. She was the wife of John 
Bacon, wdio was born April 22, 1764, and died 
in Waterford September 9, 1854. They were 
married November 9, 1794, and had five sons 
and eight daughters, all biorn in this country. 

William Corner, second son of George and 
Martha ( Dumville) Corner, was born October 
-3. ]7'^'i> in Cheshire, England. He died of a 
fe\-er, July 16, 1795. in the mountains of Penn- 
syh'ania. before the family had reached Pitts- 
burg. His widow, Mary (Broadhurst) Cor- 
ner, was the daughter of Thomas and Mary 
(Percivalj Broadhurst, of Bosley, Cheshire, 
England, where she was born October 10, 
1764. She continued the journey to- Marietta, 
with the rest of the party. There she re- 
mained, although the eldest of the children was 
under 12 years of age, and mother ami all 
were debarred, by sex or age, from profiting 
by the Ohio Company's of^er. In 1796 the 
mother married Capt. Israel Stone, of Rain- 
bow, Ohio, a widower with a large family. He 
was born at Rutland, Massachusetts, July 15, 
1749. and died July 13. 1808. at Rainbow. She 
afterward made her home with her son, George 
Corner, of Cornerville, where she died July 8, 
1825. In 1799 she united with the First Con- 
gregational Church, of Marietta, and most of 
her descendants have been Congregationalists, 
while the other branches of the family were 
Methodists. The children resulting froni the 
two marria,ges of Mrs. Stone were as follows : 
George, Sarah, Mary, \Villiam, Ann Maria, 
Edwin and Emma, Corner ( the last of whom 
was born on the voyage, and died at the age of 
two weeks) : and John Broadhurst Stone. 

George Corner, son of William and Mary 
(Broadhurst) Corner, was born in Cheshire. 
England, December 12, 1783. and died De- 
cember 29, 1844, in Cornerville, Ohio. In 1795 
he was placed in the family of Gen. Rufus Put- 
nam, where he remained until his marriage, in 
1807. From General Putnam he learned sur- 
veying and made considerable use of such 
knowledge in after life, fn 1809 he moved his 



family from Marietta to lands on the Little 
Muskingum River, wdiich he had purchased be- 
fore his marriage, and for the next 20 years 
devoted himself to the development of his farm, 
making two visits to England in the meantime. 
He was early joined in his location by his 
brother, AMlliam Corner, his brother-in-law, 
James Flagg, and later, by his cousins,' Thomas 
J. H. Sandford and John Broadhurst, from 
England. The place, from the first, was known 
as "Corner's Settlement,'' in accordance with 
the usage of the times. After the erection of 
the mills, in 1830, the place assumed the name 
of "Corner's Mills." wliich was also according 
to custom. Since the death of its founder, in 
1844, it has been known as "Cornerville." In 
connection with Richard and Stephen Alcock, 
his neighbors in America, as in England, he 
liuilt. in 1829-1830. the "Clay Bank Mills," on 
the Little Muskingum River. I'liese consisted 
of a gristmill and sawmill, and for a number 
of years were operated cjuite successfull}-, sup- 
plying the needs of an extensive territory. 

On No\'ember 29. 1S07, George Corner was 
married, at Marietta, 01:io, to Susanna Burlin- 
game, daughter of Christopher and Susanna 
(Putnam) Burlingame. She was born June 
5, 1790, at Rutland, Massachusetts, and died 
April .4, 1864, at Cornerville. Ohio. Their 
children were as follows : Henry Hurst ; Re- 
becca Burlingame; Ann Maria; Persis Rice; 
Sarah Flagg ; George Sandford ; John Broad- 
hurst; Melville Rufus; Mary Stone; Edwin 
Locke; Susan Burlingame; and Elizabeth Put- 
nam. Henry Hurst Corner, born February 17, 
1809. and Rebecca Burlingame Corner, born 
October 22, 1810, died in childhood. Ann Ma- 
ria Corner was born November 3, 18 12. and 
died November 18, 1845. She was married Sep- 
tember 6, 1836, to David Chestnor Racer, who 
was born December 19, 1803. and died August 
9, 1 89 1. Persis Rice Corner was born October 
27, 1814, and died December 27, 1881, at York, 
Nebraska. She was married April 13, 1838. to 
Albert Barstow and removed to Iowa, where 
her husband died. Sarah Flagg Corner was 
born November 20. 1816, and died April 29, 
1865. She was married April 6. 1836. to 



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Thomas Percival Flagg, and moved to Dela- 
ware County, Ohio. George Sanford Conier 
was born January 26, 1819, and died April 11, 
1903. His whole 'life iwas spent upon the 
farm where he was born. For nearly 
a score of years, it was his annual cus- 
tom to make a trip to the New Or- 
leans markets, with flatljoats loaded with the 
products of the farm, as river traffic was then 
conducted. He also built, in the old "boat 
vard'' on his place, a great many flatboats for 
himself and for others, and old I)oatmen still 
remember many improvements which he made 
in their construction, which were widely adopt- 
ed by river men. On March 12, 1848, he mar- 
ried Emeline Putnam Blancett, who was born 
December 22, 1829, and died .\pril 19, 1878. 
John Broadhurst Corner, son of George and 
Susanna (Burlingame) Corner, was born July 
7, 1821, and resides in Petersburg, Virginia. 
On November 26, 1843, he married Mary Ma- 
ria Miner, who was born November 7. 1825, 
and died August i, 1847. On December 16, 
1849, he married Mary Eliza Flagg, who was 
born October 17, 1829. Melville Rufus Corner 
was born August 30, 1823, and died Novem- 
ber 18, 1876, at Lincoln, Nebraska. On Oc- 
tober 17, 1844, he married Lydia Rood, who 
was born June 25. 1825. She married, for 
her second'husband. Dr. S. D. Hart, of Mari- 
etta, Ohio. Mary Stone Corner was born No- 
vember' 27, 1825, and is living at Eddyville. 
Iowa. On November i, 1849, she was married 
to John Lcgett, who was born March 9, 1827, 
in Waterford, Ohio, and died at Eddyville, 
Iowa. I'dwin Locke Corner was born Decem- 
ber 22, 1827. married Mary Ann Wood, Sep- 
tember 6. 1858, and moved to Oregon, where 
he now lives at Portland. Susan Burlingame 
Corner was born January 8, 1830, and died 
September 12, 1891. She was married April 
17, 1 85 1, to James Mackey, who was liorn De- 
cember 12, 1814, and is deceased. For many 
years Mr. Mackey was a deacon and trustee of 
the Little Muskingum Congregational Church, 
and his wife was a devoted worker in church 
and Sundav-school. Elizabeth Putnam Cor- 



ner was born February 27, 1832, and was mar- 
ried, March 4. 1855, to Mariner Rood, who 
was born i\Iarch 10. 1821, and lives at Corner- 
ville. 

Capt. James Flagg, a blacksmith and farm- 
er, was born May 17, 1779, in Springfield. 
Massachusetts, and died August 21, 1854, at 
Cornerville, Ohio. Tn 1843 he was instrumen- 
tal in organizing the Little Muskingum Con- 
gregational Church, at Cornerville, of whicli 
he was a deacon until his death. On December 
4, 1803, he married Sarah Corner, who was 
born May 15, 1785, in Cheshire, England, and 
died January 21, 1868, at the home of her son 
Thomas, in Delaware County, Ohio. Their 
children were as follows : Edna Partington : 
William Corner; Gershom James; Thomas 
Percival: Susan Corner; Catherine Putnam; 
Emma and Edwin ; Sarah Maria ; and Mary 
Eliza. Edna Partington Flagg was born in 
1805, and died in 1868, in Delaware County. 
Ohio. She married Silas Richardson. \\'ill- 
iam Corner Flagg \vas born in 1806, and died 
near Lowell, Ohio, at an advanced age. In 
1830 he married Valeria Hays, of Newport. 
Ohio; his second wife was Elizabeth Sherfick. 
Gershom James Flagg was born in 1808, and 
died in 1865, in Paulding County, Ohio. His 
first wife was jMargaret Cisler; his second. 
Elizabeth Ann Cisler; and his third, ^lary 
Wright. Thomas Percival Flagg was born in 
181 2, and died in Clayton, Illinois. He first 
married Sarah Flagg Corner, and his second 
wife was Mrs. Carrie J. Jones. He lived in 
Delaware County. Ohio. Susan Corner Flagg 
was born August t8, 18 18, and died January 
29, 1877. She married David C. Racer, Jan- 
uary 30, T848, as his second wife. The next 
daughter, Catherine Putnam Flagg, who was 
i)oru in 1819, and died in 1854, was the wife 
of James Rtxid, and left one daughter, Char- 
lotte, who married Rufus Rowland, and lives 
at Hutchinson, Kansas. Emma and Edwin, 
twins, were born in 1822, and died in infancy. 
Sarah Maria I'lagg was born in 1826, and died 
in 1853. She was the first wife of Mariner 
Rood. Marv Eliza Flagg was born October 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



17, 1829, and lives in Petersburg, Virginia. 
Her marriage to Jolm Broadhnrst Corner oc- 
curred December 16, 1849. 

]\Iary Corner, daughter of William and 
■Mary (Broadhnrst) Corner was born Febru- 
ary 5. 1787, and died at Yankeeburg, Ohio, 
September 27, 1852. On February 23, 1806, 
at Marietta. Ohio, she married Whittington 
Williams Whitney McGrath, who was born 
May 3. 1779. in Alaryland, and died November 
22, 1813. at Marietta. On January 26, 1816, 
she married, for her second husband, Oliver 
Woodward, Jr., of Yankeeburg, Ohio, who 
was born September 30, 1 780, in Vermont, and 
died at his home February 20, 1853. Her chil- 
dren were as follows : Mary Broadhnrst Mc- 
Grath. born February 5, 1807, who' married 
John Broadhnrst August 16, 1824, and died in 
Barlow township ; William McGrath. born 
April 19, 181 1, who married Mary Ann Howe, 
and moved to McConnelsville, where both died ; 
Harriet Corner McGrath, who was born Oc- 
tober 8, 1813, and died in Barlow township; 
Caroline Amelia Woodward, born in 1816, 
who married Henry Barstow ; Emma IMaria 
^^'oodward, born August 25, 1819, who, on 
October 18, 1849, married Benjamin Patter- 
son Roach, and died in 1894; Vesta Elizabeth 
Woodward, born in 1821, who married Merit 
Byard ; Persis Clarinda Woodward, born in 
1824., who married Jacob Cooper; John Broad- 
hnrst Stone Woodward, born in 1827, who 
married Mary Ann Cain; and Edwin Corner 
W"oodward, born in 1830, who married Lucy 
Carver. 

William, second son of William and Mary 
(Broadhurst) Corner, was born February 3, 
1789, in- Cheshire, England, came with his par- 
ents to America, in 1795, and died August 17, 
1878, at Cornerville, Ohio. On November 21, 
181 1, he married Sallie Maxson, who was born 
March 4, 1792, and died December 16, 185.}.. 
On July 7. 1857, he married Mrs. Lucinda 
(Alinot) Wright, a native of New England. 
Their children were as follows : Henry W'ill- 
iam; Erwin Sallust; Lucy: Julia; Celinda; and 
Mary Elizabeth. Henry \Villiam Corner was 
Ijorn October 26, 1812. On February 9, 1837, 
he married Lucinda Rob. He lived many 



years at McConnelsville, later, at Cornerville, 
and removed to Kansas about 1879, where he 
and his wiie died. Erwin Sallust Corner was 
bom in 1S14, and dietd the following year 
Lucy Corner was born March 19, 1816, was 
married to James Franklin Anderson, moved 
to Cheshire. Meigs County, Ohio, and died 
there. Julia Corner was born in 18 17, and 
died in 18 19. Celinda Corner was born Janu- 
ary 17, 1822, and married John Percival Sand- 
ford, February 7, 1844. They live in Corner- 
ville, at the old Sandford home. Mary Eliza- 
beth Corner was born December 20, 1864. She 
was married, November 15, 1852, to Benjamin 
Posey, and moved to Williams County. Ohio, 
where Mr. Posey is a prosperous farmer. 

Ann Maria Corner, daughter of William 
and Mary (Broadhnrst) Corner, was born Jan- 
uary 8. 1 79 1. In 1 8 10, she married Richard 
Miner, and died the following year. 

Edwin Corner, son o-f William and Alary 
(Broadhurst) Corner, was born in Cheshire, 
England, June 16, 1793, and died March 11, 
1 88 1, at Columbus. Ohio. On November 19, 
1820, he married Rachel Howe, who was born 
March 10, 1803, and died March 10, 1835. 
Her children were as follows: William Merrill, 
who was born in 1822, at AlcConnelsville, and 
died in 1900, at Cleveland: and Elizabeth and 
Eliza, both of whom died in infancy. On Oc- 
tober 7, 1835, Edwin Corner married, for his 
seconcl wife, at AlcConnelsville, Belinda Con- 
vers Devol, who was born December 31, 1806, 
and died February 20, 1874, at Columbus, 
Ohio. The offspring of the second marriage 
was as follows: Edwin Cook, born in 1837, 
and Charles Benjamin, born in 1842, both of 
whom died in childhood : Alice Belinda, born 
in 1839, who, in 1862, married Louis William 
Brown, of Athens, Ohio : and Cassius Clay, 
born in 1845, wlio married Sarah Carlisle, and 
and resides in Columbus. 

John Broadhurst Stone, son of Capt. Israel 
and Alary (Broadhurst) (Corner) Stone, was 
born September 16, 1797, at Rainbow, Ohio, 
and died April 13, 1880. at AlcConnelsville, 
where he had made his home. He married, 
first, Selina Bosworth. and his second wife 
was Sarah Tavlor. 



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LIJAM A. DEVOL, a well-known, 
prosperous and respected farmer ol 
Adams township. Washingttm 
Countv, Oliio. was born on his 
present farm February 23. 1834. 
Tlie De\ol family originally belonged to Tiv- 
erton, Rhode Island, and there Daniel Devol, 
the great-grandfather of William A., was born. 
In 1795, a marriage license was issued at that 
place, by Justice Tillinghast Atly, to Allen De- 
vol and Ruth, daughter of John Bennett, of 
Tiverton. This document is a valued posses- 
sion of William A. Devol. 

Soon after his marriage, in 1795, Allen De- 
vol brought his young wife to \\'ashington 
County, Ohio, and they first located in Water- 
ford township, but later removed to Adams 
township, where Simeon, the father of Will- 
iam A., was born, in 1800. Simeon was a 
farmer and also ran a flatboat on the river. He 
supported the Democratic party, and was a 
leader in agricultural movements. He be- 
longed to the Christian Church. He married 
Rubv Sprague. daughter of W'illiam and Ex- 
perience (P3uck) Sprague. who was born in 
the old block-house in Waterford township, 
in 1795. They reared a large family, as fol- 
lows : Emeline, who married John C. Farns- 
worth, Silas, who was drowned in the Mus- 
kingum River, when a baby of two years ; Ruth, 
who married Pierson Jaquett, of Adams town- 
siiip, and whose second husband was A. Gor- 
rell; Lucena, who married Benjamin O. 
Sprague. and whose second husband was Will- 
iam A. Howell: Rhoda and Simeon, deceased; 
William A. : Experience, deceased ; Betsey, de- 
ceased, who was the wife of Marshall Coffey; 
and Adeiia, who marricil Irvin Hall, and re- 
sides at Coal Run. 

William A. Devol has followed farming all 
his life and his property of 90 acres, located 
within five miles of Lowell, is one of the best 
cultixated farms in Washington County. For 
a number of years, he was prominent in Grange 
movements. In politics, he has i^een a lifelong 
Democrat. On September 25, 1859. he mar- 
ried Catharine Angle, a daughter of Peter and 
Mary C. (Perkins) Angle, who was born June 
3. 1840, in Watertown township. They are 



the parents of three children, namely : Eva E., 
born August 2, i860, who married Russell A. 
Humiston, and resides in Waterford township; 
Roscoe G., born October 19, 1863, who mar- 
ried Carrie Hagerman, a daughter of George 
W. Hagerman. and resides on the home farm ; 
and Howell S., born December 17. 1868, who 
is the popular postmaster of Equity, Ohio, hav- 
ing been appointed by the late President Har- 
rison. 

Peter Angle, the father of Mrs. Devol, was 
born in 1S17, and died in 1897. He was a na- 
tive of Pennsylvania, and came to Washing- 
ton County when 18 years of age. He married 
the widow of James W'oodmansee, of New 
London. Connecticut, where she was born, on 
August 26. ]8i2; she died in January, 1877. 
They had the following children : Catharine, 
who became Mrs. Devol; Joseph W., born Oc- 
tober 16, 1841 ; George W., born April 30, 
1843: Louisa J., born September 13, 1845; 
Nancy A., born 'November 15. 1846; Charles, 
born June 20, 1848, who' died in infancy; Er- 
mina Ellen, born October 23, 1849, ^^'^^^ '^^^'^ 
in infancy; John H., born in February. 185 1 ; 
Peter R., liorn May 18, 1853; and Isabel, born 
August 15, 1856. 

These families represent some of the best, 
most reliable and substantial people of ^^"ash- 
ington County. 




JLLIAM MITCHELL, M. D.. a 
successful physician and surgeon, 
< if Marietta, Ohio, with office at 
No. 128 Front street, was born 
March 9, 1851, in Monroe County, 
Ohio, and is a son of John Julius and Lydia 
( Wiikerson) Mitchell. 

Dr. William Mitchell was but one year old 
when his ]:)arents moved to \\'ashington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, and here he has since lived. After 
completing his preliminary schooling, he took 
a course in the Eclectic Medical Institute, from 
which he was graduated June 7, 1881. Since 
then he has been engaged in the practice of 
medicine with marked success, and his son. Dr. 
Frank '^]. Mitchell, is now associated with him. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



May 21, 187C), Dr. Mitchell was united in 
marriage with Belle Moore, the}' had the fol- 
-lowing children : Frank G., born May 26, 
1877; Fred W., born October 12, 1878; For- 
rest M., born June 22. 1880; James H., born 
March i8. 1884; and Raymond, who was born 
May 27. 1888, and died at the age of six weeks. 
Mrs. Mitchell died October 21, 1890. The 
Doctor was married December 10, 1891, to 
Mary A. Miller, and they have one son. Robert 
Taylor, who was born April 20, 1893, and 
named Taylor, after his great-grandfather. 
Colonel 'J'aylor. the first soldier buried in 
Mound Cemetery. William ^Mitchell has one 
grandchild, Lloyd William Mitchell, who was 
born August 28, 1901, and is a son of Frank G. 
and Ida f Fitch) Mitcliell. Previous to her 
marriage. Mrs. F. G. Mitchell resided in Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio. In politics, the subject of this 
sketch is a Republican. Socially, he belongs to 
American Union Lodge. No. i, F. & A. M. 
He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, 
while his wife is a Baptist. 



OSEPH C. BRENAN, now serving his 
second term as prosecuting attorney 
of ^Marietta, is law partner of Hon. C. 
C. Middleswart, the firm being one of 
the strongest legal combinations of 
the count\'. He was born at Marietta and is a 
son of J. J. Brenan. 

J. J. P.renan came to this country from Ire- 
land in 1841. He was a Republican in politics. 
He died in the summer of 1900, at the age of 
71 years. He married Eliza J. Richards, who 
was of English parentage. Her father, John 
Richards, an early merchant of Marietta, died 
in 1885. Six children blessed this union, 
namely: Joseph C. ; Rev. Edward H., pastor 
of the Unitarian Church at Warwick, Massa- 
chusetts; Frederick F., who is identified with 
the Standard Oil Company, at Charleston, 
West \^irginia : Carl L., a druggist, of Cam- 
bridge, Ohio; Bayard R., assistant cashier in 
the freight oftices of the "Big Four" Railroad, 
at Columbus, Ohio: and Laura E., who is at- 
tending Marietta College. 



Joseph C. Brenan pursued academic and 
collegiate courses at Marietta, graduated from 
the Cincinnati Law School in 1891, and was 
admitted to the bar of Washington County the 
same year. He then began the active practice 
of law and has since continued with great suc- 
cess. Fie was city solicitor during 1894 and 
1895, and is now serving his second term as 
prosecuting attorney. He is a Republican in 
politics. In November, 1900, he formed a part- 
nership with Hon. C. C. Middleswart, and the 
firm commands a large practice. Socially. Mr. 
Brenan is a member and past master of Amer- 
ican L'nion Lodge, No. i, F. & A. M., of Mari- 
etta ; a member of ^Marietta Commandery. No. 
30. K. T. ; and of Syrian Shrine, A. A. O. N. 
M. S.. of Cincinnati, Ohio. In religious at- 
tachment, he is a member of the Unitarian 
Church. ]\Ir. Brennan was married in 1898 to 
Stella H. Harper, of ^Marietta. Ohio, and has 
one child Francis \'. 

Hon. C. C. Middleswart was born Sej^tem- 
ber IT. 1870. in W'arren township, \\^ashing- 
ton County, Ohio, and is a son of A. A. and 
Sarah (Dye) Middleswart. He was educated 
in the common schools of Warren township, 
Harmar Grammar School, Marietta Academy, 
and in Marietta College, from which he was 
graduated in 1894, with the degree of A. B. 
He was superintendent of schools of New 
Matamoras, Ohio, from 1894 to 1896. He at- 
tended the law department of the University of 
^Michigan, at Ann Arbor, during 1897, and 
afterward spent one year in Ohio State L^ni ver- 
sify, where he graduated in 1898, with the de- 
gree of LL. B. Since then he has practiced 
law at ISIarietta. He first formed a partnership 
with Hon. W. E. .Sykes. which continued from 
August, 1898, to No\'ember, 1900, when he be- 
came associated with the subject of this sketch. 
He was elected to the Ohio Legislature in 1899, 
and was re-elected in 1901, serving with honor 
and credit, and to the satisfaction of the most 
exacting of his constituents. Mr. Middleswart 
was married, September 10, 1900, to Bell L. 
Otis, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who graduated 
from the Lhiiversity of Michigan with the class 
of 1897. They have a daughter, Helen May, 
born January 30, 1902. They reside at No. 




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410 Sixth street. Fraternally, the stibject of 
this sketch is a nu'inlicr <<i American Union 
Lodge, No. 1. I". & A. .M. : Knights of Pythias; 
Odd Fellows; and Sons of Veterans. Relig- 
iously, he is a member of the First Presbyterian 
Church. 



T. XYE is general manager of the 
A. T. Xve & Sun Company, which 
(iperates a large foundry and stove 
manufacturing plant at the corner of 
Ohiu and ^Muskingum streets. Mari- 
etta. Ohi(.i. 

The business now conducted by this com- 
pany was established mnre than 75 years ago 
hv A. T. Xye. grandfather of the subject of 
this sketch. It was managed by A. T. Xye 
(2), his sou, from 1854 until his death in 1899, 
when the present company was formed and in- 
corporated with the following officers : G. L. 
Xye, of St. Paul, Minnesota, president; H. B. 
Xye, of Cle\-eland, treasurer; M. C. Xye-, of 
Marietta, secretary; and A. T. Xye (,3rd), 
general manager, in active charge of the busi- 
ness. The first site of the original foundry 
and machine shop was on the west side in ]\Iari- 
etta, where a few Franklin stoves were manu- 
factured. In 1867 A. T. Xye (^2nd) bought 
a woolen-mill plant, which forms a part of the 
present plant at the corner of Ohio and Mus- 
kingum streets, where, with the exception uf 
three small lots, they nuw own an entire city 
block. The office building contains three stor- 
ies, and is of brick, the dimensions being 40 
l)y 120 feet. The first lioor is devoted' to 
mounting cast-iron stoves and ranges: the sec- 
ond floor is equipiied with modern appliances 
for manufacturing steel stoves and ranges, and 
the offices are also located on this floor. The 
third floor is used for storage and an iron-pat- 
tern shop. The central building is 125 by 60 
feet in dimensions, and five stories h.igh. The 
first floor is the shipping department, the sec- 
ond floor the nickel-plating and wood-pattern 
shop, and the third, fourth and fifth floors are 
for storage of manufactured stock. The foun- 
dry building is partially of two stories, its di- 



mensions being- 60 by 140 feet, and is used 
entirely by stove moulders, ami for the storage 
of flasks. Two ^heet-ir(.n l)uildings, of two 
stories each, contain the shipping clerk's office, 
and storage room for patterns and stove trim- 
mings. The plant is located near the Ohio 
River, and within convenient distance of the 
depot. This is the only exclusive sto\'e fac- 
tor)- in the city, besides being the pionciM- foun- 
dry. Traveling representatives co\-er a terri- 
tory reaching from the Atlantic coast to the 
^Mississippi River, and from 60 to 75 skilled 
laborers are employed in the plant. 

A. T. Xye, the subject of this biography, 
was born at Marietta, as was also his father, 
who died in 1899. He was reared at Mari- 
etta, and until he was 21 years old was associ- 
ated w ith his father in the business. He then 
accepted a position with the Perry Stove Com- 
pany, at South Pittsluu'g, Tennessee, and re- 
maineil there until 1892, when he returned to 
Marietta. He was then a tra\eling salesman 
for a numlier of years, and' in 1899 became 
general manager of the A. T. Xye & Son Com- 
pany. He possesses unusual ability, and has. 
had wide experience in this industry. He has 
given his entire time to the success of the en- 
terprise, and the amount of the company's busi- 
ness has increased fully j^, per cent in the past 
five years. 

A. T. X'yc married a daughter of Capl. S. 
B. Hempstead, who (jwned the ICxcelsior Stove 
Works at Hanging Rock, Ohio, and they have 
three sons — Walker II.: .\llcu T. : and Dudley 
D. Fraternallv Mr. .Xve is a member of the 
B. P. O. E. 




ILLI.\]^I JOHXSOX CRAM. The 
frnnily of Cram is an early one in 
Marietta, the first, Jonathan Cram, 
having settled in Marietta with his 
fanuly in 1816. The American 
Crams descend from Euro])ean family of \"on 
Cramm. thrf)ugh Hans ^'on Cramm. a younger 
son, who went froni German}- to England in 
1528. The family records in Europe are veri- 
fied to 1246. The baronial standing of the 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



family in Europe has been recognized from an 
early date. The tombstone of Hans Von 
Cramm. the head of the English branch, is 
built into the side of the entrance of the south 
porch of the old church at Jarrow, England. 
His birth is recorded in 1504.. 

John Cram came from England to Boston 
in 1635. In 1638 he joined the adherents of 
the "Independent Old Puritan," Rev. John 
Wheelwright, and with him and his followers 
went to Exeter, New Hampshire, where the 
colony adopted a code of laws styled a "Com- 
bination," now historic. John Cram was one 
of the signers of the "Combination." He was 
a selectman at Exeter, but afterwards he 
purchased land at Hampton Falls, near 
Exeter, which he many years resided on 
and cultivated and where several succeeding 
generations of his family lived. He is styled 
in historic annals, "a judicious and honest 
man." The record of his death on the "town 
Ijook" at Hampton Falls is as follows, — "5 
March, 1681-2" "Good old John Cram, one 
just in his generation." 

I'lnathan Cram was the great-grandson of 
John Cram, of Exeter and Hampton Falls. He 
inherited the homestead at Hampton Falls and 
resided there after his marriage to Sally Dodge, 
in 1804, until 1S16, when he came to ?^Iarietta. 
The old Cram dwelling at Hampton Falls, 
erected by John Cram over 250 years ago, is 
still standing. It is a fine specimen of early 
New England architecture, with the large 
chimney in the center of the building, spacious 
rooms, wainscoted to the ceilings with hand- 
some panels, and containing many other inter- 
esting features of the dwellings of that period. 

The father of Jonathan Cram was Col. 
Jonathan Cram, of the Revolutionary Army, 
a resident of Hampton Falls. Jonathan Cram 
was one of the early merchants of Marietta, 
where, upon his arrival, he engaged in the gen- 
eral mercantile business with his brother-in-law 
N. Dodge. The location was on Ohio street, 
then the business part of Marietta. His fa- 
ther-in-law, Nathaniel Dodge, a pioneer set- 
tler of Marietta, in 1804, owned the ferry priv- 
ileges between Marietta and Harmar on the 
Muskingum Ri\-er. and 'Mr. Cram moved his 



business near to the eastern landing of the 
ferry. In these stores every merchantable ar- 
ticle, from a needle to a plow, was kept. Early 
pictures of Marietta show his store building, 
located near where the United States govern- 
ment lock-building now stands on the commons 
below Putnam street. While yet a young man 
and in the full tide of a successful business life, 
Mr. Cram, who was born in 1779, died in Mari- 
etta in January, 1821, aged 42 years. He left 
a widow and four children. The children who 
survived him were, — Jonathan Augustus, John 
Oliver, Jacob, and one daughter, Rebecca 
Dodge, who became the wife of Anselm Tupper 
Nye, of Marietta. 

Jonathan Augustus Cram was reared in 
Marietta, and received the most of his educa- 
tion at Ohio University at Athens. At a suitable 
age, he engaged in mercantile pursuits in Mari- 
etta and elsewhere. Later in life he moved to 
California, where he died at the advanced age 
of 82 years. He was married three times, but 
left no children. 

John Oliver Cram, like his brother, was 
reared, in Marietta and obtained his education 
chiefly at Ohio University at Athens. Arriv- 
ing at manhood, he engaged in business at 
Zanesville, but returned to ^Marietta in 1836, 
for permanent residence. He became one of the 
actix'c business men of the town, and "tO' him, 
probably, more than to any other citizen. Mari- 
etta owed its public improvements up to the 
time of his death." The "Cram Surveys" of 
the city are still the standard surveys and oc- 
casional attempts at deviations from the lines 
then laid down have always ended in errors, 
troublesome to the city. Mr. Cram established 
and operated the flouring and sawmills now 
known as the "Phccnix Mills," and rebuilt 
them twice after they were destroyed by in- 
cendiary fires. He was one of the promoters, 
and a director, of the old "Plank Road," and 
was also a promoter and director of the Mari- 
etta & Cincinnati Railroad. He rendered finan- 
cial assistance to Marietta College. "To an un- 
common degree, he impressed his views and his 
personality on the community in which he 
lived." He died November 2. i860, at the 
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ters survived him, and the latter have married 
and settled away from Marietta. 

Jacob Cram, the father of William Johnson 
Cram, was born August 3, 1820, in Marietta 
where he was reared and educated. His father, 
Jonathan Cram, died when Jacob was but six 
months of age. From the time that he arrived 
at manhood, Jacob Cram was actively engaged 
in lousiness affairs, a part of the time in the 
milling business with his brother, John Oliver 
Cram. He was also interested in a commission 
shipping concern and in ship-building. In 
1847, the brig "Walhonding" was built by a 
company at Marietta. Upon the completion 
the vessel carried a cargo of pork to New York, 
Capt. Jacob Cram going as supercargo. After 
a second trip from New Orleans, the vessel was 
sold in New York. Jacob Cram was a man of 
standing and influence in Marietta, and was al- 
ways alive to the interests of his native town. 
Through his business connections, he had a 
large acquaintance in the South. In the years 
preceding the Civil \\"ar, he had a keen fore- 
sight of the dreadful conflict which was im- 
minent, and although he was in every way op- 
posed to war, when it at last came, his patriot- 
ism and loyalty allowed no question as to where 
he stood. He was a true patriot. The whole 
country was Ids country, and the United States 
government was the one to which his allegiance 
held Arm. I'nalile, because of ill health, to go 
with others to the front, he took an acti\'e part 
at home in the support of military operations. 
A military hospital was established in Marietta 
on Second street, above Montgomery street. 
Soon, sick and disabled soldiers were gathered 
there, and there in his care for them Mr. Cram 
contracted typhoid pneumonia, which nearly 
cost him his life, and left him with permanent 
ill health. In 1863, the Rebel general Morgan, 
entered the State of Ohio with hostile troops. 
A call was made for troops to repel this in- 
vasion. Mr. Cram, although entirely unfit for 
hardship, raised a company of cavalry and 
called them the "Putnam Guards," in honor of 
Col. William R. Putnam, commandant of tlie 
post. On July 16, 1863, they left Marietta and 
were assigned to Captain U'ood's command. 
On the night of July 17, they went to the fords 



at Buffington Island, where Morgan, hotly pur- 
sued by Hobson, was aiming to cross the river. 
Captain Cram's conipan\- was there assigned to 
duty as a scouting force. On the morning of 
July 19, while thus engaged, Captain Cram was 
taken prisoner by Morgan's men. His horse 
and arms were taken from him and he was 
paroled. After the battle with Morgan. Cap- 
tain Cram was acting as aid to a Union Army 
officer. His duties required him to pass be- 
tween two Union posts, a mile, or less apart. 
At this time he happened to wear a suit of but- 
ternut brown, the coat being made in what was 
called a "hunting-shirt" style. This suit he 
wore when he left home. It was a costume 
often seen in Ohio, in the days l>efore the war. 
At the time of the war, however, it was dis- 
tinctly the dress of the Southern bushwacker. 
While in discharge of duty, on the morning of 
July 20, he was challenged by some Union 
soldiers of the 8th Reg., Mich. Vol. Cav. From 
his dress, they mistook him for a Southern 
cavalryman. As he made no reply to- their 
challenge, luit rode on. they cruelly shot him, 
and he died instantly. He was buried near the 
spot where lie fell, by the kindly hands of 
-Strangers. His brother. J. .A.. Cram, and his 
nephew, B. T. Nye, went to his resting place, 
recovered his remains, and brought them home 
for burial. On August 2, 1863, his funeral 
was held from liis old home on Putnam street, 
which had been his father's house, and where 
his sister, Rebecca (Mrs. Nye), resided. He 
was buried by the side of his parents in Mound 
Cemetery. His wife and three young children 
survi\ed him. His age was 43 years. 

William Johnson Cram, whose name heads 
these lines, is the only living male descendant 
bearing tlie name of Cram, of the family of 
Jonathan Cram, the early settler of Marietta. 
William J. Cram was born February 2, 1863, 
and was but six months old at the time of his 
father's death. Under the tender and wise 
care of a devoted mother, he and his brother, 
the late Oliver Dodge Cram, and his only sister, 
Grace Blocksom Cram, were reared and edu- 
cated in Jklarietta. While still a youth, in 1880, 
Mr. Cram entered the eni])loy of the Argand 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Ijrnther, 01i\-er. Ijecame holders of a large 
hliick of stuck- in this company. In 1897, the 
l:)usiness, ha\ing been eminently successful for 
a number of years, was sold to the Standard 
Oil C(>nii)any. For 12 years previous to this 
sale. ]\Ir. tram had been manager of the busi- 
ness. 

Since 1897, Mr. Cram has been actively en- 
gaged in business operations, chiefly in Mari- 
etta. He is the chief stockholder in the St. 
Clair Building, im I'utnam street, which he 
projected and erected, and where his office may 
be found. He was an active promoter of the 
People's Banking & Trust Company, in which 
he is a stockholder and director. This com- 
pany occupies a part of the St. Clair Building, 
for business purposes. Other business mat- 
ters also engage Mr. Cram's attention. 

On May 9, 1901, the subject of this sketch 
was united in marriage with Emma Safford 
Cole, daughter of Reese N. Cole, whose resi- 
dence is at "Highlantl Farm," Warren town- 
ship, in Washington County. 

The residence of Mr. Cram is at his coun- 
trv place, "Heinlock-on-Muskingnm," three 
miles, or piore. ab(i\-e Marietta. 

The uK.tlier of Mr. Cram, who is still liv- 
ing, \\as (_'ariilip.e Virginia BlocksDm, daughter 
of ludge William LUocksom, of Zanesville. 
Ohio. 



VTFIAXJEL ELDRED IvIDD, a well- 
kn<i\\n attorney and justice of the 
peace Incated in ^Marietta, Washing- 
tun County, Ohio, is a native of that 
count V, cuid was burn in 1-870. He is 
a son of Nathaniel .-ind Harriet A. (Barstow) 
Kidd. 

Nathaniel Kidd, the great-grandfather of 
Nathaniel Eldred Kidd, had the following 
sons. \\z: fohn ; WilHam: Thomas; Isaac; 
Joseph and Natlianiel. The last named was 
the youngest. They settled near Waterford 
but, on account of fever and ague in the low- 
lands, ren-ioved to a branch of Duck Creek, 
which is still known as Whipple Run. There 
they took u]) a tract of Innd, settling there in 
the summer of 1807. 



Nathaniel Kidd, father of the subject of this 
sketch, was born there in 1833; ^^ "o^'^' resides 
less than a mile from the old homestead, and 
owns a part of the original settlement. Na- 
thaniel Kidd married Harriet .\. Barstow, a 
daughter of Henry E. Barstow ; she was born 
in Newport township, January 3, 1840. Her 
father was also born tliere but removed to Will- 
iams County, Ohio, in 1869, his death occur- 
ring there in 1S80. Nine children were born 
to Nathaniel Kidd and his wife, nf whom two 
sons and one daughter are deceased. The 
others are — Mrs. Mary L. Cunningham, of. 
Eva, \\'est Virginia; Clai-k E., a farmer; Fre- 
mont ; Carrie A. : and Addie. 

Nathaniel Eldred Kidd, the subject of this 
biography, attended the common schools of his 
native county, and was afterward a pupil in the 
grammar and high school of Harmar. He pre- 
pared for college in Marietta, and read law 
with the well-known attorney, W. G, Way. He 
was admitted to the bar, ]\Iarcli 11, 1898, and 
has since practiced in Marietta. He is also a 
justice of the peace in that city, and enjoys a 
large and increasing- practice. Previous to 
taking up the practice of law, Mr. Kidd taught 
school in Washington County. He has always 
been of a studious turn of mind, and is con- 
stantly seeking knowledge which tends tO' ad- 
vance him in his profession. September 7, 
1893, Mr. Kidd was married to Mrs. Bessie 
I, Carroll) McVay, of New London, Ohio. 

From the formation of that party the 
Kidds have always been Republicans. Meth- 
odism has alwavs been the familv religion. 




I.L1A.^I H. GURLEY, who has 
been a resident of Marietta, Ohio, 
for more than half a centiu-y, h;is 
followed the occupations of a mer- 
chant, steamboater, lumbern-ian and 
oil prospector during his long and useful life. 
He was born in Portland, Mane, in 1824, is a 
son of Royal and Nancy (Hull) Gurley, and 
grandson of Rev. Ebenezer Gurley, who' grad- 
uated from Dartmouth College in 1772, and 
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Royal Gurley was born at Portland, Maine, 
in 1776, and served as a lieutenant in the 
United States Navy. He, too, was a graduate 
of Dr'rtmouth College, liaving completed the 
course in 1794. His death took place in 1824, 
when he was 48 years old. He was joined in 
marriage with Nancy Hull, a daughter of 
Capt. Samuel Hull, a cousin of Isaac Hull, and 
a niece of Gen. William Hull. Eleven children 
were horn to Ro}-al Gurley and his wife, two 
of whom are living. — Helen G. and William H. 
The former is now the wife of a Mr. Burlin- 
game. of Springfield, Ohio. 

In company with his mother. William H. 
Gurley left Portland and located in New Ha- 
ven, Connecticut, where a part of his youth 
was spent. At the early age of 12 years, he 
began work as a clerk in a store. In 1846 he 
went to Marietta, Ohio, and opened the first 
book store ever established in that city. It was 
located at Front street, at the present location 
of the H. P. Theis hardware store. After sev- 
eral years of successful business, Mr. Gurley 
sold his bookstore to Charles E. Glines, and 
turnetl his attention to steamboating. 

For three years he followed this occupation 
on the Ohio River, between Cincinnati and 
Charleston. Prior to the erection of a bridge 
across the jNTuskingum River, he ran the ferry 
boat "Two Sisters," between Marietta and 
Harmar. He brought from Wheeling, on flat- 
boats, the first railroad iron, IcKomotive and 
cars to equi[) the Marietta end of the Marietta 
8c Cincinnati Railroad. The engine was called 
the "Highland." 

In the course of his career on the water Mr. 
Gurley has met with various disasters, has sus- 
tained heavy losses, and in some instances, has 
barely escaped with his life. His steamer "Vir- 
ginia Home" was wrecked and lost in a tor- 
nado on the Ohio river. Later, Mr. Gurley 
was ingaged in the lumber business in Michi- 
gan, and while there, the steamer "Morning 
Star," on which he took passage, was wrecked 
on Lake Erie, and he was adrift on a hinse 
cabin door from 10 p. m. to 8. .\. m., when 
he v,as rescued. 

In 1873 ^^^- Gurley was called to New 
York bv some friends who had invested 

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from $20,000 to $25,000 in a lumber opera- 
tion in Virginia, near Gordonsville. The 
plan, as represented to them by a Cap- 
tain Harris, "the promoter," was for the 
New York jjurtics to obtain contracts from 
the various lumber dealers tor all kinds 
of sawed luml)er, and for ties from the 
railroad companies. Large contracts were 
made and orders were forwarded to Harris, 
and the company was w^anting and expecting 
shipments that never came. Mr. Gurley was 
asked to go to Gordonsville and investigate the 
situation. On arriving there he found a verv 
remarkable state of affairs. The Captain gave 
a very confused account of the business, and 
threatened to shoot Mr. Gurley if he interfered 
with him. Mr. Gurley, however, brought him 
to terms, but found little had been done toward 
producing lumber. Mr. Gurley was asked what 
he would take for the business, and replied that 
he would close it ont on the refunding, by Har- 
ris, of the money the company had furnished. 

Harris said he would bring a party from 
Washington and buy Mr. Gurley out. The' 
party came and I\Ir. Gurle}- was introduced to a 
"Colonel Ryan," who was a long-haired man 
of foreign apiiearance. Pie said he had over a 
thousand men on his pay-roll, and was very 
busy with Cuban affairs, but would close up the 
purchase iti a few days, on the terms proposed. 
He then left, but failed to return. Mr. Gurlev 
found that the money had been mostlv ex- 
pended for arms and outfit for a Cuban fili- 
bustering expedition. Ryan and Harris .sailed 
from New York for Cuba on the "Virginius." 
and were captured by the Spaniards, carried to 
Havana and shot. 

Mr. Gurley chose for his wife. Nancy A. 
Cliamberlain, a daughter of I.awrence and 
Laura (Clark) Chamberlain, and a grand- 
daughter of John Clark, who at one time was 
sheriff of W'ashington County. Lawrence 
Cliamberlain was formerly a resident of Coop- 
erstown. New York, but afterward ^removed to 
Ohio. He was a ship carpenter by trade, and 
followed that occupation for a number of years 
in Marietta, but finally engaged in the drug 
lousiness. His marriage with Laura Clark took 
place in 1823. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



One son, W. C, blessed the union of Will- 
iam H. Guiiey and his worthy wife. This son 
grew to manhood, and married. In the spring 
of 1882 he organized an association known as 
the Marietta Observatory Company. In No 
\'ember of that year the present observatory 
was completed, of which W^ C. Gurley was 
chosen director. In 1890 it passed into the 
possession of Marietta College, still remaining 
under Mr. Gnrley'.s direction. In June, 1898, 
his useful career was cut short by death. He 
is still survived by his widow, whose maiden 
name was Catherine Russell, and by three chil- 
dren, — Edwin, Laura and Norman. 

Fur more than 30 years Mr. and Mrs. Gur- 
ley resided on the west side, but about seven 
years ago the}' removed to their present home 
at No. 500 Fifth street. While living on the 
west side, they united in worship at the Con- 
gregational Church. In politics, Mr. Gurley is 
a Repulilican. 



LIJ.\:\I A. DAY, a prominent 
farmer of Wingett Run, Ludlow 
township, Washington County, 
Ohio, was jjorn in jMead township, 
UeluKint CV)unty, Oliio, September 
29, 1845, '^"'1 '^ ^ *o" of Samuel L. Day. 

Samuel L. Day was born August 31, 1820, 
in Pennsylvania, from which State he later 
mo\ed to Belmont County, Ohio. He 
sul)sequently moved to Wingett Run, where he 
settled on the farm now occupied by the sub- 
ject of this biography. He followed farming, 
and was quite extensively engaged in dealing 
in live stock. August i, 1846, he married Dru- 
cilla Johnston, who was born January 23, 1825, 
and lived in Belmont County. They were 
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
In politics, Mr. Day was a Democrat. Four 
children blessed their union, namely : William 
.A.: Rachel E., ^\•ho married Benjamin Scott, 
and lives in Council Grove, Kansas ; Lavinia, 
wife of Elzy Ridgeway, who lives in Pittsburg, 
Kansas: and Thomas Z., who died at the age 
of 14 years. Mr. Day died August 11, 1853. 

W'illiam A. Day has always lived on the 
farm, and his business career has been attended 




by success. He has 367 acres of land in Lud- 
low township, and is engaged in general farm- 
ing and stock raising. He has 18 oil wells on 
the farm, which produce 24 barrels per day. 

Mr. Day was ist sergeant of Company G, 
77th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf.. during the Civil 
War, having enlisted November 21. 1861. In 
May, 1865. he was commissioned as 2nd lieu- 
tenant of Company E, of the same regiment. 
He was in the engagements at Pittsburg Land- 
ing and the Fallen Timber, and was taken 
prisoner at Marks Mills, Arkansas, and im- 
prisoned for a period of 10 months at Tyler, 
Texas. He was discharged at Brownsx-ille, 
Texas. .April 8, 1866. 

The subject of this sketch married Joanna 
Hendershot, a daughter of Flarvey M. Hender- 
shot, a farmer of Ludlow township. The fol- 
lowing children were born tO' bless this union : 
Samuel L., who married Maggie Mulinex, and 
lives on Little Muskingum River, in Ludlow 
township; Clara B., wife of J. N. Dent, a prom- 
inent merchant of Wingett Run; George E., 
who> married Edna Grudier, and lives in Win- 
gett Run: Minnie D., who married J. F. Gra- 
ham, of Bloomfield, Ohio; Charles F., who is 
still unmarried and two children, who died in 
infancy. Mr. Day is a Republican, in politics, 
and, in religious belief, a Baptist. 




nJ.IAM L. ROLSTON. After a 
long, honorable and successful 
business career, William L. Rols- 
ton died, at his home in Marietta, 
Ohio, on June 22, 1895. He was 
born in Wood County, (West) Virginia, De- 
cember 10, 1820, and was a son of Ephraim 
and Rachel (Vandiver) Rolston, natives of 
Rfx-kingham County, Virginia. 

William Rolston, grandfather of the late 
William T.., purchased an extensive tract of 
land in Wood County. Virginia, in 1804, and 
this was the family home during the life of 
Ephraim Rolston, who died in 1823. The lat- 
ter married Rachel X^andiver. and she survived 
him, with her son, William L., who was then 
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ried James Dnnn, who was a well-known hat- 
ter, in Marietta, and also a leading member of 
the Methodist Church. He was a prominent 
citizen and ser\'ed as mayor. His death oc- 
curred in April, 187.1.. 

After his mother's second marriage, Will- 
iam L. KoLston accompanied her to Marietta, 
and there attended private schools. He was 
engaged in the shoe and tanning business for 
some years, selling his tannery in 1866. The 
succeeding year was spent in Cincinnati, and 
upon his return to Marietta, he engaged in the 
milling business as a partner in the great 
Phoeni.x Mills. A few years after the Photni.x 
Mills company was formed, he retired from 
business activity. On .\ugust 31, 1847, he 
married Sarah Catherine Ward, a daughter of 
Nahum ^Vard, one of the most prominent of 
the early settlers of Marietta. Three children 
were born to them, namely : Sarah V'andiver, 
who is the widow of E. R. Dale, and resides 
at Xo. 318 Fourth street, in Marietta; Alice 
Lovell, who is the wife of Cambridge C. Clark, 
of fronton, Ohio : and Grace, of Marietta. In 
religious matters, Mr. Rolston was identified 
with the Protestant Episcopal Church, to 
which his family belonged, but never lost his 
interest in the Methodist Church. His frater- 
nal association was with the 1. O. O. F. order, 
and in politics he was in accord with the Re- 
publican party. 

Mr. Rolston built up a large and important 
business enterprise. He was animated by high 
ideals, was interested in educational matters, 
and took an active part in proiuoting the 
growth and develo]3ment of .Marietta. 



BRUCE OLTXX. a representative 
agriculturist of Palmer township, 
Washington County, Ohio, and pro- 
prietor of Willow Roe Stock Farm, 
is well known as a busy, industrious 
man, who is thoroughly attention to his work. 
He is a son of George and Jane (Bruce) 
Quinn, is of Scotch-Irish descent, — his moth- 
er being of the historical Bruce stock, — and 
was born July 28, 1844. His paternal grand- 



father is believed to have come from Ireland, 
and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. 

George Ouinn was born in October, 1805, 
in Columbiana County, Ohio. He moved to 
Washington County in the spring of 1838, 
and his daughter, Lizzie, now owns and occu- 
pies the old homestead. He married Jane 
Bruce, of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, who 
was born February 29, 1816, and the follow- 
ing children composed his family : two daugh- 
ters,— Hannah and Lizzie E., and four sons, — 
Charles ; David ; G. Bruce, the subject of this 
sketch ; and William. Of these Charles, Will- 
iam and Hannah are dead. 

George Ouinn was a farmer by occupation, 
and was quite successful in his labors, having 
owned nearly 800 acres of land at one time. 
In politics he was a Democrat. He was a 
member of the Methodist Church, in his 
younger days. His death occurred January 
26, 1889. Mrs. Ouinn died April 27, 1895. 

G. Bruce Quinn was married. Xovember 
14, 1867, to Rowena Malster, a daughter of 
W^illiam a-nd Sarah (Baker) Malster. Will- 
iam Malster was born December 11, 1795, and 
was a son of Christopher ^Malster, the first 
settler within the limits of what is now Palmer 
township. 

Mr. Ouinn's farm has good outbuildings, 
is very well improved, and is finely adapted to 
general farming. He takes great pride in his 
Merino sheep, and has met with good results 
in all he has undertaken. On Feliruary 22, 
1882, Mr. Ouinn met, at the United States 
hotel in Columbus, Ohio, a number of promi- 
nent sheep breeders, of Ohio, to consult as to 
the propriety of organizing the Ohio Spanish- 
Merino Sheep Breeders' .Association, and to 
discuss the benefit that could be gained from 
such an organization. Tlie result of this meet- 
ing was the forming of a register association 
of the Spanish-Merino sheep breeders of 
Ohio. G. Bruce Quinn. of Washington Coun- 
ty, was chosen its first president, and held the 
position for eight years when, on his earnest 
request, the association consented to his re- 
linquishment of the ofifice. This association 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



the means of uniting the hest breeders of Ohio, 
and of placing tlie blood and breedings of their 
stock beyond doubt and caviL Mr. Quinn's 
hfe has been devoted to- his chosen work, — 
the breechng o^f American-Merino sheep and, 
lately, of some Sliorthorn cattle. Mr. Ouinn"s 
family consists of himself and Mrs. Ouinn, 
and Annie Kidd, a little girl taken from a be- 
nevolent institution about five years ago, who 
is a bright, promising child, now 15 years 
old. and is the pride and jnv of his home. 

In p(jlitics. Mr. Ouinn is an ardent Demo- 
crat. He is a man of great information, a 
sincere, earnest thinker, and a fine conversa- 
tionalist. 



V>. SMITH, one of the most promi- 
nent merchants and progressive citi- 
.^ens of Ludlow township. Washing- 
tun Cnunty, Ohio, was l)orn in Bel- 
munt County, Ohio, July 9, 1848, 
and is a son of Samuel Smith. 

Samuel Smith was born in 182 J, and is a 
farmer by occupation, now living in Kansas. 
He is a Republican, in politics, and in religious 
belief, a member of the M. E. Church. He 
mairied Adelinie AIcKnight, and they reared 
the following seven children: James \\'., 
who married Sarah Johnston, and lives in Ten- 
nessee ; J. B.. the su])ject of this biography; 
A. M., wliii married Arie Ste\'es and lives in 
Galena, Kansas ; Francis Marion, who lives in 
Kansas: Samuel A., who married Miss Long, 
and lives in Kansas ; Mary, a resident of Ore- 
gon : and Thomas Jefferson, deceased. 

J. B. Smith was educated in Monroe coun- 
ty. Ohii). where he lived until 1863, when he 
enlisted in the Hniiin army for three 
years' ser\-ice. He participated in numerous 
engagements, auKjng them those at Little 
Rock, Fort Morgan and Fort Blakely. He 
was captured at Marks Mills, Arkansas, April 
25, 1864, together with the rest of Company 
C, 77th Reg.. Ohio Vol. Inf., and was incar- 
cerated at T)ler, Texas, for a period of ten 
months. lie was exchanged at the mouth of 
Red River. Feliruary 2'^. 1865. and upon his 
return hinne. was engaged in farming at Rin- 



ard Mills, Monroe County, Ohio, for two 
years. He then went to Kansas, but, three 
years later, returned to Ohio and has since 
lived in Ludlow township, Washington Coun- 
ty. In 1900 he engaged in merchandising at 
Poc.il, Ohio, and carries a very complete line 
of goods. He stands well among the citizens 
of the township, and has received a liberal 
patronage. He is also postmaster of Pool. 

April 23, 1867, Mr. Smith was joined in 
marriage with Amanda McVey, who was born 
July 22,, 1850, and is a daughter of John Mc- 
Vey. They have six children, namely : Sarah, 
wife of I. Mendenhall ; .Ardella, wife of W. 
F. Brandon, of Jeannette. Pennsylvania; 
Mary, deceased : Martha : S. L. ; and E. W^, 
who married Myrtle Criffin, and lives at 
Bloomfield, Ohio. Politically, the subject of 
this sketch is a Republican, and served as. 
township trustee and assessor for three years. 
In religious attachment, he and his family be- 
ione to the United Brethren Church. 



WILL F. ^lOREY, a progressive 
farmer of Fairfield township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, was born in 
i8.].8, in ^\'asl^ington County, Penn. 
He is a son of Thomas T. and Ra- 
chel (Forbes) Morev., who moved to Wash- 
ington County. Ohio, in 1856, and located on 
a farm in Warren township,, where the father 
died in j 890, aged 80 years. He was followed 
to the grave two years later, by his compan- 
ion, who was then 70 years old. This couple 
reared four children,, namely : Harriet, wife of 
Joseph Perdew, of Barlow township ; Daniel 
F. : Walter F... of Muskingum township, who is 
foreman at Paine's pumping station, north of 
Marietta: and Hattie, who resides near Flem- 
ing, Ohio. 

Daniel F. Morey, when eight years old, 

accompanied his parents to Warren township,, 

where he was practically reared and schooled. 

He remained .at home, assisting in farm work 

I until he attained the age of 22 years. About 

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place. Mrs. Morey is a native of Woodsfield, 
Ohio, and is a daughter of WilHam and Ann 
(Cozzens) Moffett. Her mother is still living 
in Fairfield township, at the advanced age of 
S5 years. Besides Mrs. Morey, she has two 
other daughters. — Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, of 
Fairfield township, and Mrs. Mary Morris of 
Constitution, Warren township. 

After his marriage, Mr. Morey and his wife 
located on a farm in Warren township, three 
miles north of the tunnel at Half Way Run. 
Tliis farm contains 124 acres and is still owned 
by Air. Morey, who subsequently purchased 
the Simeon Meek farm of 164 acres, in Fair- 
field township, on which he now resides, and 
where he carries on general farming. He has 
remodled the house; built barns, and added 
many other impro\-ements to the farm, a part 
of which is leased to oil prospecters. 

Mr. and Mrs. Morey have three children, — • 
Clancie May, who was born in 1871, and who 
married David Mindling; Minnie, who was 
born in April, 1874, and is now known as Mrs. 
Root, of Decatur township; and Frank G., 
who was born in June, 1881. Politically, Mr. 
Morey is a Republican, like his father, and he 
has served as trustee of Warren township. 
Both he and his wife are members of the Uni- 
ted Brethren Church, and occupy a high social 
position in their community. 



•:V. HERMAN HERZER, pastor of 
the German Methodist Episcopal 
Church at Marietta, Washington 
Countv. Ohio, was born in Saxonv, 
Germany, in 1833. and is a son of 
Christopher Herzer. 

Christopher Herzer was a tanner by trade, 
and was also born in Sa.xony. He married 
Christina Goetz, and with his family moved to 
Detroit. Michigan, in 1848, where he was en- 
gaged in business for some time. He then 
bought a farm near that city, where he liveil 
until his death. 

Rev. Herman Herzer obtained his educa- 
tion partly in Germany, and partly in America. 
He taught school for some time, and entered 



the ministry 46 years ago. He was pastor of 
churches at Louisville, Kentucky, and Cleve- 
land and Columbus, Ohio, and in 1899 located 
in Marietta, where he assumed charge of the 
German Methodist Church of that city. He 
was presiding elder of Northern Ohio for six 
years, and has also been a member of the Ohio 
Academy of Science for the past eight years. 
He has made a life study of geology, in which 
he became interested in it more as a matter of 
recreation, and has gone through many scien- 
tific studies during his pastorates. He is a 
profound student, and in the summer of 1S77 
was engaged in Kentucky under Prof. Shaler, 
of Harvard, in some particular geologjcal 
work. He was employed by the State of Ohio 
in the geological surveys under Dr. Newberry, 
for five seasons. He has a fine collection of 
specimens which he has secured from vari(jus 
parts of the country, and has found several 
new specimeruj around Marietta, to which he 
has given names. As a minister of the Gospel 
he is highly regarded, and has won much praise 
for his manly discourses. 

Rev. Mr. Herzer was united in marriage 
with Pauline Seiberlich, and they reared nine 
children, namely : Edward, a physician, of 
Louisville, Kentucky ; Albert, who is connected 
with the U. S. Loan & Building Association, 
having headquarters at Akron, Ohio; Bruno, 
deceased, who was a soldier, and an officer in 
the army at Porto Rico; Milton, deceased; 
Annie, the wife of Rev. Emil Boch, of Day- 
ton, Ohio; Clarence, a moulder, of Louisville, 
Kentucky ; No-valis, a clerk in Columbus, Ohio ; 
Sheffel, who is engaged in the drug business 
in Marietta; and Cornelia \'. 

Rev. Mr. Herzer lives with his family at 
the church parsonage, No. 432 Third street. 



UTIIER EDGERTON. deceased, was a 
native of Norwich, Connecticut, where 
he was born October i, 1804, and was 
the son of Luther Edgerton, Sr., and 
Lydia Lord Waterman Edgerton. He 

came of worthy and distinguished ancestry. 

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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ford on his fatlier"s side, he inherited many of 
the traits that distinguished the famous Gov- 
ernor of Plymouth Colony. On his mother's 
side he was sixth in descent from Lieut. Thomas 
Tracy, of Tewksbury Manor, of Stanway, 
England, and one of the original proprietors 
and incorporators of Norwich. He was also 
seventh in descent from Maj. John Mason, of 
colonial fame. He was a lineal descendant of 
Rev. Peter Hobart, and ever proved himself a 
worthy representative of his noble Christian 
ancestry. 

When a lad, ^Ir. Edgerton with his father's 
family made a long overland journey of six 
weeks to Marietta, which was thai the far 
West. His early life was spent in the new 
community and in the course of time, while still 
young, he engaged in mercantile pursuits, in 
which he continued until near the close of the 
Civil War, when he retired from active busi- 
ness. 

Early in his career he was engaged in busi- 
ness for a few years in Parkersburg, (West) 
Virginia, later in Newport, Ohio, and still later 
in Pittsburg. He spent, however, almost all 
of his long life in Marietta, where he passed 
away at the family residence, December 30, 
1 89 1, at the age of 87 years. 

After returning to Marietta from his resi- 
dence in Pittsburg, and upon his retirement 
from active business. .Mr. Edgerton filled the 
office of treasurer of Marietta College for a 
time, as his early business habits made him re- 
luctant to become wholly inactive. 

In Mr. Edgerton a refined nature was com- 
bined with positive qualities and strong con- 
victions. His most notable characteristic was 
the singularly strong moral sense which in- 
spired and dominated his actions. His percep- 
tion of truth was certain and clear. He was 
distinguished for the courage and persistence 
with which he adhered to what he believed to 
be right, and for the fidelity with which he dis- 
charged every known duty, in his family, in his 
business, and in the church. During his long 
career as a business man, it is safe to say no 
Due ever gainsaid the fairness and integrity of 
his transactions. He had no ambition for pub- 
lic place, but always took the interest of a good 



citizen in the welfare of the community, state 
and nation. While living in Parkersburg, he 
erected, at his own expense, the first building 
used in that vicinity for the public worship of 
God, and with Rev. Dr. Addison Kingsbury, 
was instrumental in organizing the first Presby- 
terian Church in that part of the State. He 
united with the Presbyterian Church iu his 
early manhood, and for nearly half a century 
was an honored elder in that denomination. 

On December 15, 1830, Mr. Edgerton was 
united in marriage with Elizabeth McKennan 
Morgan, daughter of George Morgan, of Pitts- 
burg, and of their eight children, — six sons and 
two daughters, — but one, Mrs. Lydia Edger- 
ton Putnam, has retained her residence in 
Marietta. 

In connection with the early history of this 
country, it is pertinent to state here that Mrs. 
Edgerton was the granddaughter of Col. 
George Morgan, a native of Philadelphia, later 
a resident of Princeton, New Jersey, and the 
junior member of the firm of Morgan, Bayn- 
ton & Wharton, one of the first and leading 
mercantile houses in Philadelphia, or the colon- 
ies. Colonel Morgan was appointed president 
of the first court of judicature in the North- 
west Territory, November, 1765. He was also 
the first Indian Commissioner, having been sent 
out by Congress to Pittsburg, in April, 1775, 
as agent for Indian Affairs for the Middle De- 
partment. He was the first English-speaking 
person to make the trip from the mouth of the 
Ohio down the Mississippi to New Orleans, 
having organized an expedition which, besides 
himself and one or two' white men who accom- 
panied him from Philadelphia, consisted mainly 
of Indians. Few things are of greater interest 
in the history of early explorations, than Colo- 
nel IMorgan's journal. He was a patriotic and 
distinguished citizen, and the records of Con- 
gress bear the fullest testimonials as to his abil- 
ity and integrity. 

In 1777, George Alorgan received his com- 
mission of colonel in the army of the United 
States, and was offered an important command 
in the North. This he was induced to relin- 
(piish at the recjuest of Congress that he would 
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of preserving tranquility on the Indian frontier. 
He was regarded as preeminently qualified for 
that important trust, and in the latter part of 
1777 he accepted the commission of commis- 
sary general of the armies of the United States 
for" tire Western District. These facts are of 
interest to students of early Western history. 




KNJAMIN PERKINS PUTNAM, 
deceased, eldest son of Douglas Put- 
nam, of Marietta, was born May 4, 
1832, and died July 15, 1870. He 
was a lineal descendant of Gen. 
Israe' Putnam. His middle name was derived 
from his paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Per- 
kins, a tlaughter of Dr. Elisha Perkins, who 
was a Douglas, on her mother's side, and a de- 
scendant of the Scotch family of that name, 
famous in history. 

Mr. Putnam grew to manhood in his fa- 
ther's house, and graduated at Marietta Col- 
lege, in the class of 1852. Shortly afterward 
he visited the West and purchased a section of 
land in Iowa, where he spent a number of years 
in making agricultural experiments. In the 
winter of' i8()2. he returned to Marietta, where 
throughout his later life he was associated 
with his father in manufacturing interests, and 
resided on the old homestead, — the stone house, 
still standing on the west bank of the Muskin- 
gum River. 

In early manhocxl Mr. Putnam united with 
the Congregational Church (ju the west side, 
and was" a leading and influential member of 
that church, in which he held the offices of trus- 
tee and treasurer, and was also superintendent 
of the Sunday-school at the time of his death. 

Mr. Putnam was a man of cultivated, re- 
fined tastes, with a keen sense of humor. A 
lover of books, he was a charter member of 
the Marietta Reading Club, and to the last re- 
tained an active interest in the organization. 

On Eebruary 14, i860, Mr. Putnam was 
united in marriage with Lydia Waterman Ed- 
gerton. daughter of Luther and Elizabeth Mor- 
gan Eclgertrm. 'J'heir two children, Douglas 
and Elizabeth Edgerton, arc both living. The 
former, soon after his graduation from Mari- 




Susann 



etta College, in the class of 1881, moved to St. 
Paul, where he was made secretary of the 
Bankers' Life .Association, now the Minnesota 
Mutual Life Insurance Company, which posi- 
tion be 1 occupies at the present time. 

K. 1-.1)\\ARD P.\KDOX COOKE, a 
prominent physician and surgeon of 
Harlow, Washington County, Ohio, 
was born at Marietta, May 24, 1855, 
and is a son of Jonathan Russell and 
Morgan ( Dodge) Cooke. He is a 
grandson of Rev. Pardon Cooke, wdio for many 
years preached in Methodist churches in Wash- 
ington County and counties adjoining. Rev. 
Pardon Cooke was born in Belpre. Ohio, and 
was a son of Joseph Cooke. 

lonathan Russell Cooke was born June 15, 
1 8j"i . and during his early career in business, 
was engaged in merchanilising in :Marietta. 
Subsequently he was engaged in the planing 
mill business in partnership with J. E. Hall and 
W. L. Rolston, at Marietta, and continued thus 
until his death, December 26, 1861. He mar- 
ried Susanna Morgan Dodge, who was born 
.■\ugust 1,3, 1 82 1, and died December 3, 1900, 
at The age of 79 years. She was descended 
from the Hall andDodge families, both prom- 
inent among the early families of the county. 
The Halls came from Connecticut, (Mi horse- 
back, three trips over the mountains being made 
in moving to their new home. The Dodge 
family came to Washington County from 
Massachusetts. Si.x children were born to 'Mr. 
and Mrs. Cooke, namely: John, who died in 
infancy; Russell D., who lives in Marietta; 
Charles Foote. who died in infancy: Jessie, 
who dierl at an early age; Edward P.: and 
George M., a well known journalist of Ma- 
rietta. 

Dr. Cooke attended the public schools ot 
Marietta, and in 1876, was graduated from 
Marietta' College. He then studied medicine 
with Dr. J. D. Cotton, and in 1878 completed 
a course in the Medical College of Ohio, at 
Cincinnati, graduating with the degree of M. 
D. He i)racticed for one year at Portsmouth, 
Ohio, after which he became identified with the 



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Athens State Hospital, as assistant superin- 
tendent. He served two terms in this capacity 
covering a period of lo years. Between these 
terms he practiced at Barlow six years, and 
finally located permanently in that village, in 
1897. For about five years he has served on 
the United States Board of Pension Examiners 
for Washington County. His practice is not 
confined to the village of Barlow, but extends 
far out into the surrounding country. He has 
made a great success in his profession, and is 
one of tlie substantial men of the community. 
Dr. Cooke was united in marriage with 
Adelaide M. Cook, who comes of a West Vir- 
ginia family. Fraternally, he is a member of 
American ITnion Lodge, No. i. A. F. & A. M., 
of Marietta. He also belongs to the Washing- 
ton County Medical Society. Religiously, he 
was reared in tlie Episcopal faith. 



O'HX HUCK, a substantial farmer of 
Washington County, Ohio', who owns 
and operates a fine farm of 220 acres 
in Adams township, located within 
three miles of the village of Lowell, 
is one lit the most highly esteemed citizens of 
his locality. 

The birth of ;SIr. Huck occurred in Union 
(now Adams) township, Washington County, 
Ohio, on May 18, 1856. He is a son of The- 
odore and Bernhardina (Rauch) Huck, both 
natives of Baden Baden, Germany. Theodore 
Huck was born in 1822, and came to the 
United States in 1846, locating first in Penn- 
sylvania. In February, 1856, he came to 
Washington County, Ohio, and settled in what 
was then known as Union township. He is 
still residing on his farm, now in Adams town- 
ship. He is a man of means and reliability, 
and has been township trustee. His political 
sympathy is with the Democratic party. The 
religions connection of the family is with the 
Catholic Church. 

John Huck's mother, who- was born April 
23, 1830, passed from this life in December, 
1897, at the age of 67 years. She was a good 



Christian, and was devoted throughout her 
life toi the welfare of her family. The chil- 
dren born to these parents were as follows : 
Mary, who lives at home; Elizabeth, the wife 
Henry Toma, of Watertown ; Caroline, de- 
ceased ; John; Philomena, the wife of John 
Fisher, of Adams township ; Joseph, a resi- 
dent of Adams township; Christina, the wife 
of Landelin Strahler, of Watertown ; and 
Andrew, of Adams township. 

On October 29, 1885, John Huck was mar- 
ried to Justina Strahler, a daughter of Jo- 
seph and Katherine Strahler, who was born in 
Pennsylvania on May 10, 1864. They have 
had the following children: Emma; Mary; 
Loretta; Joseph; Clarence; Frank D.. de- 
ceased ; Raymond ; Eleanora ; and Caroline. 

Mr. Huck is an extensive farmer in Adams 
township and also owns and operates a saw- 
mill, and, in season, a thresher. He is a man 
of ability and business enterprise, and is just- 
ly regarded as one of the substantial citizens of 
tlie township, of which he is a very efficient 
trustee. He is identified with the Liemocratic 
party, and actively upholds its candidates and 
methods. He and his- wife belong to the 
Catholic Church, and have carefully reared 
their children in its teachings. 



TIS A. TRUE, who is a successful 
farmer and an enterprising citizen 
of Salem township, Washington 
County, OhiOj was born in Urbana, 
Illinois, in 1870, and is a son of Wil- 
bur L. and Sarah (White) True. 

Mr. True, although born out of the State, 
belongs to one of the old families of Washing- 
ton County, his great-grandfather. Ephraim 
True, having moved there from New Hamp- 
shire, in 1792, but four years after the coloni- 
zation of Washington County began. By trade 
he was a carpenter, and he found work in the 
growing village of Marietta. After his ,mar- 
riage he settled on the farm m Salem town- 
ship which is now owned and operated by 
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scendants liave passed away. Wilbur L. True 
was born in this old home, and was a son of 
Moses and Mehitable True, who also passed 
their lives on this farm. Wilbur L. was a 
carpenter by trade, but carried on farming for 
some years.' After the close of the Civil War, 
about'i8()y, he went to Champaign, Illinois, 
and there engaged in farming. He married 
Sarah White, who was a daughter of Joseph 
A\"hite, both natives of Pennsylvania. She 
died in Illinois, in 1872, at the early age of 26 
years, 'eaving three children, namely: Al- 
fred J., \Yho resides at Bonn, Ohio; Otis A., 
who is the subject of this record ; and Ada E., 
who is the widow of Joseph Williams, and re- 
sides in Kilmer, Ohio'. After the death of his 
wife. Mr. True with his little children returned 
to Salem township, and there followed his 
trade until a short time prior to his death m 
1894, at the age of 52 years. He enlisted in 
the Union army, in Company H, 92nd Reg., 
Ohio Vol. Inf., and served about two years, be- 
ing discharged on account of disability. He 
was a member of the G. A. R., and a sup- 
porter of the Republican party. His wife was 
a member of the Methodist Church. For his 
second wijfe, he married Mary O. Warwick, 
and one child was born to their union, Russell 
H.. who is in the U. S. Navy. 

Otis A. True was reared and educated in 
Salem township, and after completing his ed- 
ucation, was engaged, for eight years, in teach- 
ing in the district schools, meeting with much 
success. After giving up his profession he 
took charge of the home farm, and has lived 
upon and successfully operated it ever since. 

In 1896, Mr. True was united in marriage 
with Lottie J. Whetstone, daughter of Isaac 
and Hannah Whetstone, who was born in Sa- 
lem township, in 1875. Two children have 
been horn to this union, namely : Orpha A. 
and Wilbur I. Mrs. True is a member of the 
Methodist Church, and is active in its various 
charitable and missionary enterprises. Mr. 
True is fraternally connected with Aurelius 
Masonic Lodge, and Elba Lodge. Knights of 
Pythias. He is also an officer in the National 
Guards. In 1898 he was second lieutenant 



of Company D, 7th Reg.. Ohio Vol. Inf.. while 
in camp at Camp Alger, Virginia, and was af- 
terward promoted to be first lieutenant in the 
same company. Both he and his wife have 
a large social acquaintance, and are among 
the most highly esteemed residents of Salem 
township. 



M 



EYMOUR J. HATHAWAY, a promi- 
nent attorney-at-law of Marietta, and 
president of the Board of Trade, was 
born in Macedon, Wayne County. 
New York, and is a son of Luther 
and Clarissa Louise (Ripley) Hathaway. 

Mr. Hathaway attended the public schools 
of Marietta, whither he moved a short time 
prior to the Civil War, and was graduated 
from Marietta College in 1869. He then en- 
tered upon the study of law and was admitted 
to the bar in 1871, having been under the pre- 
ceptorship of M. D. FoUett. He served as 
clerk of the Probate Court about two years, 
under Judge McCormick, and in 1874 served 
as city solicitor. He has been a trustee of the 
Washington County Children's Home since 
1887, and took an active part in the organiza- 
tion of the Ohio Conference of Charities and 
Correction, of which he was president in 1894. 
In 1 89 1 he was elected to represent the Third 
Ward of Marietta in the Council, and in 1896' 
was chosen president of that body. He is a 
firm friend of the working man. and has taken 
considerable interest in the movement in be- 
half of organized labor. As a councilman, he 
served six years, and in that time substantially 
all the streets of the city were paved and most 
of the sewers constructed. Mr. Hathaway, 
during the whole period, served as chairman of 
the paving committee. He is now serving his 
third term as president of the Board of Trade, 
an organization which has proved of great 
value to the city. Ever since his admission 
to the bar, Mr. Hathaway has been engaged in 
the active practice of the law. 

Seymour J. Hatliaway was united in i-ijar- 
riage with Mary C. Means, a daughter of Will- 
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Portland, Maine, and they have two children, 
— William Luther ; and Louise Claire, who 
graduated from Marietta College with the class 
of 1901. The subject of this sketch is a mem- 
ber of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the 
blue lodge, chapter and council. Religiously, 
he and his familv are Baptists. They reside 
at No. 319 Third street. 



SA D. HALLETT, a well-known 
farmer and highly respected citizen 
of Salem township, Washington 
County, Ohio, and an honored sur- 
vivor of the Civil War, was born in 
this township in 1843. His parents were Zen- 
as and Alaria (Whetstone) Hallett. 

Zenas Hallett was born in Adams town- 
ship, Washington County, in 1820, and was a 
farmer by occupation. During the Civil War, 
wdien the loyal sons of the state were called 
upon to protect her property and people from 
the raider Morgan, Mr. Hallett was one Oif 
the first to leave his plow and go to assist. Re- 
turning then to his peaceful avocation, he con- 
tinued in active labor until near the close of 
his life, in 1891. He married Maria Whet- 
stone, who was Ijorn in 18 19. in Guernsey 
Count}-, Ohio, and was a (laughter of Daniel 
and Mary Whetstone. She died in 1890. 
Mr. and Mrs. Hallett were consistent mem- 
bers of the Methodist Church, and were hon- 
ored and respectetl through life. They had 
three children, namely: Asa D. ; Lucy t., de- 
ceased; and John C., of Pike Connty, Ohio. 

Asa D. Hallett, the subject of this sketch, 
was reared on his father's farm in Salem town- 
ship, and attended the public school. He was 
a lad of but 18 years when he offered his ser- 
vices in defense of his country. In 1861 he 
enrolled his name in Company D, 42nd Reg., 
Ohio. Vol. Inf., under Captain Riggs, and re- 
mained in the service until September, 1864, 
when he was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio. 
He participated in maiTj- of the important 
engagements of the war, and took ]iart in the 
siege of Vicksl)urg, the battles of Chickasaw 



Bluffs, Thompson's Hill, Black River Bridge, 
and Champion Hill, and the battle of Middle 
Creek, under Col. James A. Garfield. He was 
4th corporal, and his record shows the valor 
of a true soldier. Mr. Hallett is a member of 
Stanley Post, G. A. R., at Lower Salem. 

After the close of the war, Mr. Hallett 
returned to Salem township and resumed 
farming. He now owns a very valuable and 
well-improved fann, located within three miles 
of Salem, comprising 52 acres of productive 
land. In 1870 Mr. Hallett was united in 
marriage with Mary E. Moreland, who was 
born in Wesley township, in 1852, and is a 
daughter of William and Winnifred Moreland. 
A family of ten children has been born to Mr. 
and Mrs. Hallett, whose names are as follows : 
Clyde; Noma M., deceased; Claude; Winne- 
fred ; Anna, who married Clarence Powell, in 
Coshocton county, Ohio ; Mary, deceased ; Au- 
gustus K. ; Corwin and Chester R., deceased; 
and Goldie. Mrs. Hallett and the children are 
members of the Methodist Church, of which 
Mr. Hallett is a liberal supporter. He has 
long served as school director and takes an 
active interest in the progress and development 
of the township. In politics he is identified 
with the Republican party. Mr. Hallett is one 
of the leading and representative farmers of 
the township, and enjoys the esteem of his fel- 
low-citizens. 




RS. LINNIE THORNBERRY, 
widow of the late Levi M. Thorn- 
lierry, is the possessor of a farm 
of 200 acres, all excellent, well- 
improved land, and in a state of 
high cultivation. She is a daughter of Harvey 
and Mary (Smith) Morris, the former, bom 
September 9, 18 15, and the latter, born Octo- 
ber 15, of the same year. They were mar- 
ried in Watertown township and Mrs. Thorn- 
berry was born there December 4, 1874. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
marriage with Levi M. Thornberry on July 
II, 1899, the ceremony being performed by 
"Squire" Kidd, of Marietta, Ohio. They had 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CTTIZENS. 



one child, Levi Gordon by name, whose birth 
took place April 14, 1900. Mr. Thornberry 
was a son of Jesse Thornberry. who was 
iiorn Feljruary 3, i<^53, and lived and died in 
Watertown township. P'or hve years he 
served in the regular army faithfully and well, 
and participated in the Indian wars, being in 
General Terry's command durino- the Custer 
massacre. 

Fraternally, I\lr. Thornberry was a member 
of Barlow Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and 
when his death took place. May 27, 1902, that 
organization had charge of the funeral. In 
politics, his vote and influence were cast in fa- 
vor of the Republican party, and he was ac- 
counted a iirst-class citizen by all in the com- 
munity. 

Mrs. Thornberry is a woman of good judg- 
ment and common sense, who thoroughly un- 
dertands her position as overseer of the farm 
work. She has many friends, and enjoys their 
highest respect and esteem. 



James, who lives at home; Mary; Philip; and 
Annie. 

Mr. ]\IcDermott was a faithful member of 
the Catholic Church, in politics he was a 
valued member of the Democratic party and 
served creditably as justice of the peace. The 
farm which he owned consisted of 160 acres, 
located six miles south of Lowell, and is chief- 
ly under the control of James McDermott, 
who makes his home there. 



VMES J. MrDF.R.MOTT, deceased, 
was one of the prominent farmers of 
Watertown township, formerly known 
as Union t(jwnship, until his death, 
which occurred in 1899, when he was 
tifty-one years of age. 

Mr. McDermott spent his entire life in his 
native place. He was a son of Philip Mc- 
Dermott, who was born in Ireland, came to 
the United States in 1837. and purchased the 
farm, later owned by his son, James J., in 
1844. He was one of the first to settle in that 
township, in which but one or two families 
lived at that i)eriod. 

In 1877 the ceremony was performed 
which made James McDermott and Margaret 
Crane husband and wife. Mrs. McDermott 
was a daughter of Martin and Marj- Crane, 
and was born in 1852, in Fearing township. 
She was the mother of five children, as fol- 
lows : Frank, who makes his home in Mariet- 
ta, Ohio, and is an efficient bookkeeper, hold- 
ing a position with the American Bridge Co. : 



\COV> HROC)Kl-".K. deceased. wIki was 
tormerlv a prosperous tiller of the soil 
in Watertown township. Washington 
(.'ounn-. ( )hi(), was a man of integrity, 
and was well worthy of the consider- 
ation and resi^ect of his fellowmen. He w-as 
born in the Keystone State, in 182 1, and died 
in 1898. He was a resident of his native 
state until his remo'val to Michigan in the early 
"fifties" and in 1858, he moved to Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, purchased the farm now- 
owned by his son, four miles from the city 
of Lowell, and lived comfortably there until 
his demise. He chose for his wife a lady 
whose name was Mary Ann Becher, who was 
also a native of Pennsylvania, and whose par- 
ents were David and Ellen Becher. Her 
birth occurred in 1835, and she still survives 
her husband and makes her home with her 
sons, on the old farm. She and her husband 
were devout members of the Catholic 
Church. They reared a family of eight chil- 
dren; namely, Lizzie, who is a resident of 
Pittsburg. Pennsylvania; Daniel and Andrew, 
who make their home in Watertown ; John, also 
of Pittsburg; Martha, who was united in mat- 
rimony with Patrick Dyar, of Watertown 
township; Joseph, who is still at home; and 
David and Jacob, who own and operate the 
farm. 

Mr. Brooker was always interested in po- 
litical affairs, following the lead of the Demo- 
cratic party, and served, with credit, as asses- 
sor and school director. After his death, the 
two youngest sons. Jacob and David Brooker, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



purchased the shares of the other children in 
the hometsead, and have since coutrc.lled the 
150 acres, showing in many ways their abihty 
and knowledge in that direction. Jacob is 
married, having been united with Magdalena 
Singer, a daughter of Anthony Singer, and a 
native of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. His 
two children are named Alice and Francis. 
The brothers are progressive in their methods, 
and keep the home place in the best condition 
possible. recei\ing the commendation and 
_good wishes of all who know them. 



:^ED S. McGEE, M. D., a prominent 
physician of Belpre, Ohio, and a rep- 
resentative of one of Washington 
County's most respected families, was 
born at Moss Run, Washington 
County, Ohio, October 8, 1869. He is a son 
of Samuel S. and Susan E. (Dye) McGee. 

Samuel S. McGee was born in Noble 
County, Ohio, and obtained his mental train- 
ing in the common schools. For many years 
he was an extensive oil operator, and was af- 
terward engaged in mercantile pursuits, in 
which he accumulated considerable wealth. He 
was a very successful farmer, and now, in his 
declining years, is leading a retired life, in 
tiie full enjoyment of the fruits of his early 
toil. The only official position he ever accept- 
ed was that of commissioner of Washington 
County, in which capacity he served seven 
vears. His wife departed this life Februarv 
26, 1894. 

Dr. Fred S. McGee attended the common 
schools of his native county, and later was a 
pupil in Marietta Academy. He read medi- 
■cine under the preceptorship of Dr. E. W. Hill, 
and later entered Starling Medical College, at 
Columbus, Ohio. He was graduated from 
that institution with the class of 1891. 

In August, 1894, Dr. McGee was united in 
marriage with Mary Stone, a daughter of A. 
D. Stone, one of the most prominent and 
Avealthy residents of Belpre. Since his grad- 
uation he has followed his profession in Bel- 



pre, and has established an enviable reputa- 
tion as a physician, and a remunerative prac- 
tice. 

Dr. McGee and his wife are parents of two 
children, — Lawrence S. and M. Cornelia. The 
Doctor is a strong supporter of Republican 
principles. He is a member of Parkersburg 
Lodge, No.. 198, B. P. O. E. ; Harmar 
Lodge, No. 390, F. & A. M. ; Belpre Lodge, 
No. 619, L O. O. F. ; of which he is past 
grand ; the Knights of Pythias of Belpre, of 
which he is past chancellor, and the Sr. O. U. 
A . M . , of which he is past counselor, and 
has also served as treasurer for the last five 
years. Dr. McGee is a member of the Wash- 
ington County Medical Society, and the Ohio 
State Medical Society. He is a public-spirited 
citizen, and evinces a deep interest in all that 
pertains to the good of the county. 



HARLES F. SHANKLAND, a drill- 
er by trade, and an expert workmen, 
is an esteemed resident of Reno, 
Washington County. Ohio. He 
was born at Masterton, Ohio, in 
1876, and is a son of James and Annie (Bull) 
Shankland. 

James Shankland is now sixty-four years 
of age, and is successfully conducting a gro- 
cery store in Marietta, Ohio. Ho was united 
in marriage with Annie Bull, a daughter of 
Rease Bull, a prominent farmer of Jackson 
County, West Virginia. 

Five children resulted from this union, as 
follows: B. W., an oil pumper by trade; 
Charles F.. the subject of this writing; James, 
a clerk in his father's store in Marietta ; Lulu, 
a tailoress by occupation; and an infant, as 
yet unnamed. 

Charles F. Shankland was united in mar- 
riage with Lulu Hyler, a daughter of James 
and Betsy (Hook) Flyler, the former a promi- 
nent grocer at Reno, Marietta township. The 
latter was a daughter of Captain L N. Hook, 
who for many years ran a boat on the Ohio 
River, but is now living a retired life. The 




A. L. GRACEY. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CTTIZENS. 



mother of Mrs. Shaiikland was reared at 
Hooksburg, Morgan County, Ohio. 

One Httle daughter named Editli, now three 
years old, brightens the home of Mr. Shank- 
land and his worthy wife, and in her sweet 
life their fondest hopes are centered. In his 
political opinions Mr. Shankland is a decided 
Republican, and exerts all his influence for the 
success of that party. He has followed his 
present occupation for a period of eight years, 
and is considered an excellent workman. 




L. GRACEY has been closely identi- 
fied with many of the most promi- 
nent business concerns in Marietta, 
and has done much to advance and 
develop the interests of the city. He is 
a native of Washington County, having been 
born lo miles east of Marietta, and is a son of 
William Gracey. 

William Gracey, his father, moved from 
Jefferson County to Washington County, 
Ohio, in 1840. and here resided until his 
death. His wife, Sarah . Andrews, was 
born in Somersetshire, England, and came to 
this country when six years of age, her family 
locating in Belmont County, Ohio. There she 
was married, and then moved with her husband 
tq Washington County. They reared four 
sons and three daughters, as follows : Joseph, 
who is engaged in mercantile pursuits at Qua- 
ley, Ohio; A. L., the subject of this biography: 
George W., a merchant at Gracey. Ohio ; Will 
iam, who died in July. 1901. was in the oil 
business; and Elizabeth (Root), Martha 
(Scott), and Jestina (Mi.reland), all of 
Gracey, Ohio. 

A. L. Gracey was reared on the farm, and 
obtained his mental training in the public 
schools. He was then engaged in teaching 
for some 10 or 12 years, and came to Marietta 
in 1884. He next engaged in the oil business, 
and finally made his headcjuarters in Marietta, 
where he has his office at Xo. 302 Front street, 
in the building in which are located the offices 
of the Marietta Electric Cnmpany, of which he 



was president until May, 1902, when the com- 
pany was merged into the Parkersburg, Mari- 
etta & Interurban Railway Company. The 
Marietta Electric Company was estaljlished in 
1896 by Air. Gracey, Nelson Moore and John 
Kaiser, the officers being A. L. Gracey, presi- 
dent; Nelson Moore, vice-president; J. S. H.. 
Torner, secretary; W. H. H. Jelt, general 
manager: and I. O. Alcorn, electrician. These 
officials, with John Kaiser, John Simpson, E, 
Clark, Jr., and D. S. Doyle, were the directors. 
They succeeded the old horse-car company, 
which had about two miles of trjck. This 
they increased to nine miles, reaching prac- 
tically all the main portions of the city, before 
the company was merged into the Parkersburg, 
Marietta & Interurban Railway Company. The 
power liouse is located at Norwood. The main 
engine and dynamo room is 90 by 100 feet, the 
boiler room 55 by 90 feet, and the car barns 
are 55 by 155 feet, in dimensions; the barns 
have a capacity for 35 cars. All are brick 
buildings, with truss roofs. At the power 
house are employed two engineers, two fire- 
men, one helper, two night hostlers, and a first- 
class machinist. Connected with the plant is 
a fine machine shop, 26 by 40 feet, in dimen- 
sions, supplied with lathes, drill-presses and 
other machines necessary for repair work. 
Twenty-one men are employed regularly on the 
cars, besides six extras and a general book- 
keeper. The power is generated by three dy- 
namos—two 250-K. W. and one loo-K. \V. 
The company also does commercial lighting,, 
for which are required three dynamos, — one 
360-K. W., one 150-K. W'., and one 75-K. W. 
— each dynamo having a separate engine to run 
it, and the three engines having an aggregate 
strength of 1,500 horse power. The Marietta 
Electric Company was one of the main spoke.s 
in the wheel of progress of Marietta during its 
few years of operation. 

Mr. Gracey is still a large oil producer, 
and, in addition, does an extensive real estate 
business in connection with the Union Invest- 
ment Company, of which he is president and 
treasurer. I. O. Alcorn is secretary of this 
comi)any. and its directors are as follows : A. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



L. Gracey, I. O. Alcorn, W. H. H. Jett, J. S. 
H. Torner, John Kaiser, William H. Ebinger, 
and Nelson Moore. Mr. Gracey is also a di- 
rector of the German National Bank. He is 
a director of the Acme Brick Company, of 
which W. H. H. Jett is general manager, the 
plant having been established in Nofwcod, in 

1899, for the manufacture of ornamental, 
pressed and coanmon bricks. The subject of 
this sketch is also a director of the Crystal Ice 
Company, and president of the Marietta Tele- 
phone Company, which was incorporated in 

1900, with J. S. H. Torner as vice-president, 
and A. C. Davis as general manager. He is 
also a director and charter member of the Pi- 
oneer Citv Building & Loan .Association. 



GUIS E. MILLER, an influential 
farmer of Marietta township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, was born Feb- 
ruary 17, i860, on the farm on which 
he now lives. His father, Robert T. 
Miller, was born in Fearing township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, June 18, 18 10, and was 
a son of John Miller, a native of New York 
State, who settled at an early date in Fearing 
township. John Miller moved to Marietta town" 
ship in 1826, with his family, and located on 
the farm now owned and occupied by his 
grandchildren. Robert T. Miller inherited a 
part of the old homestead and purchased the 
rights of the other heirs, and at the time of his 
death, left to his children 200 acres of rich 
land. He married Marietta Fuller, born in 
1814, a native of Massachusetts, and a daugh- 
ter of Charles Fuller, who with his .family. 
came to Fearing township, Washington Coun- 
ty, driving an ox team, when his daughter 
was about nine years old. Mr. and Mrs. Rob- 
ert T. Miller had nine children, of whom five 
are now living, namely: Charles; Robert T., 
Jr.; Lucy E., wife of J. W. Thorniley; JMary 
A., wife of Dr. William Mitchell ; and Louis 
E., all of Marietta township. 

Robert T. ^liller died August 25. 1896. 
Mrs. Miller died September 26, 1886. She 
was a member of the Bajjtist Church. 



Louis E. Miller was the youngest son of 
the Miller family. He received his primary 
education in Marietta township, and later at- 
tended Marietta College, for one year. He has 
always lived on the old homestead, and is now 
devoting his time and attention to agricultu- 
ral affairs. 

He married Josephine Racer, a daughter 
of O. E. Racer, who was a son of Benjamin 
J. Racer, an old settler of Marietta township. 
E. O. Racer had two children, — Josephine, 
the wife of Louis E. Miller, and Valmar, wdio 
married Lucy Miller, a daughter of C. A. Mil- 
ler, and has an infant son, — Maurice. 

Louis E. Miller and wife have been blessed 
with two children, namely : Mary Caroline, 
born September 3, 1887, who attends the town- 
ship high school; and Ezra Racer, who was 
born December 9, 1893. Mr. Miller is a Re- 
publican, in politics, The family are Metho- 
dists. Mr. Miller has spent all his life in Mar- 
ietta township, where he is well known, and is 
generally admired for his many good traits of 
character, and his energetic spirit. 

John Miller and his son, Robert T., in an 
early day, followed flatboating to New Or- 
leans, in addition to farming. 



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nSEPH SCHILLING, a worthy citi- 
zen of L'nion township, Washington 
County, is a farmer by vocation, and 
owns 115 acres of good land four 
miles southwest of Lowell, where his 
nd e.xperience are manifested by the man- 



ner in wliicb he conducts his w^ork. 

Mr. Schilling was born in i860, on the 
farm on which he lives, and is a son of Phil- 
ip and Elizabeth (Hopp) Schilling, natives of 
Germany, where Joseph's birth took place in 
181 1. The father emigrated to this country 
when a young man, scarcely twenty-two' years 
of age, and was located first in New York, and 
later, in Florida, during the first years of his 
residence here. He came to W^ashington 
County, Ohio, during the latter part of 1836, 
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mained a number of years. In 185 1, however, 
he went to Union township, and worked at his 
trade, as wagon-maker, for the greater part 
of the time. He chose for his wife, Ehzabetli 
Hopp, daughter of John and Margaret Hopp, 
who died in 1881, at the age of sixty-four 
years. Tlhey had eleven children, namely : 
John; Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Reck, 
of Kansas; Philip; Peter, deceased; William; 
George; Mary and Edward, deceased; Jacob; 
Caroline, the deceased wife of Philip Trapp; 
and Joseph. 

Philip Schilling and his family were mem- 
bers of the Catholic Church. In politics, he 
was ever faithful to the Democratic party, 
and served well as trustee of his township for 
many years, and also as school director. His 
death took place April 20, 1902, and he was 
mourned by all as an upright, conscientious 
citizen. 

Joseph Schilling was united in marriage 
Septemljer 9, 1885, with Margaret Ouinn, a 
daughter of James and Julia Ouinn, who was 
born in Cnion township, June 25, 1867, and 
bore him seven children as follows. Mary; 
Leo; Joseph; Elizal^eth; Anna; Eulalia; and 
Aloysius. The family attend divine service at 
the Catholic Church, of which the}- are mem- 
bers. In politics, Mr. Schilling is a Demo- 
crat, of true and honest type. He has gained 
the good will and best wishes of all in his 
community, and takes an active part in all en- 
terprises which tend toward the betterment of 
his township and county. 




IM'.S ALLISON STACY, a pros- 
perous farmer of Muskingum 
township, Washington Countv, 
Ohio, was born March 14, 1829, 
at Rainbow settlement. He is a 
son of John and Louisiana (Frost) Stacy, 
and grandson of Josqjh Stacy. 

Joseph Stacy was one of the pioneer set- 
tlers of Muskingum township. He was a na- 
tive of Salem. Massachusetts, came to this 
county about 1789. located at Rainbow settle- 



ment and there spent his last years. His wife 
was Martha Perry, and she was the mother 
of three children, — Joseph, Mary, and John. 
John Stac}' was born in Rainbow, and there 
lived and died, having followed farming all of 
his life. He married Louisiana Frost, and 
they had four children, namely : Miles Alli- 
son ; Osmer A. ; Lucebe ; and Sophia. 

Miles A. Stacy's grandmother, Mrs. Nancy 
Allison Frost, lived to the advanced age of* 
107 years, and retained her faculties until the 
last. She lived in the block-house at Marietta, 
having been one of the original settlers of this 
county. She was noted for her remarkable 
memory, and remembered events of recent 
date as well as occurrences during her early 
life. She possessed an immense ctillection of 
facts pertaining to the early history of Ohio, 
which she graphically related. She was born 
October 22, 1784, and died February 10, 1892. 

Joseph B. Dyar, the father of Mrs. Miles 
A. Stacy, was a native of Nova Scotia, liorn 
in 1800. He came to this country in 1815, and 
settled in Muskingum township, where he re- 
mained the rest of his life, carrying on fyrm- 
ing. His wife, Abigail Proctor, was the 
daughter of Sir Nathan Proctor, who was 
born in Barlow township, Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, in 1802, and was one of the pioneer 
settlers of this section. Joseph B. Dyar's 
death occurred in 1890; his wife survived un- 
til 1896, and died, aged 94 years. 

Miles .'\. Stacy, the subject of this sketch, 
received his mental training at Rairbow settle- 
ment, and followed trading until 1861, when 
he enlisted in the 36th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., 
and served for a period of three and a half 
years. He went out as a private, was shortly 
afterward promoted to be orderly sergeant, 
and later, was made captain of his company. 
He was mustered out of service at Columbus, 
Ohio, in 1864, after havinig participated in 
the following engagements : That at Lewis- 
burg, Virginia, Second Bull Run, and those 
of South Mountain, Antietam, and Cloyd's 
Farm, in the last of which he was slightly 
wounded in the arm. He was in comman<l of 
his company at that time, and, refusing to en- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND IVASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ter the hospital, continued in active service. 
He took part in the battles of Kernstown, and 
Berryville, Virginia, and participated in other 
important engagements and skirmishes. 

Mr. Stacy was united in marriage with 
Harriet A. Dyar, a daughter of Joseph B. and 
Abigail (Proctor) Dyar, and to them were 
born six children, namely : Adelaide, who 
lives at home; Amelia; Ella; Grace and Joseph 
Maxwell, deceased ; and M. Edwin, a gradu- 
ate of the Marietta High School, who is living 
with his parents at home. 

Mr. Stacy's farm is on the banks of the 
Muskingum River, and is one of the finest in 
Washington County. He keeps it under a 
state of high cultivation, and takes great pride 
in its care and management. 



ACOB A. SCHWEXDEMAX, who 
li\-es on his fine farm of 270 acres, 
line mile south of Lowell, Washington 
County, Ohio, is a native of Salem 
township, and was born in 1846. He 
is a son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Brooker) 
Schwendeman. 

Andrew Schwendemaji first saw the light 
of day in the Grand Duchy of Baden, in 1S18, 
and lived in his native country until 1837, the 
year of his coming to the United States. 
Upon his arrival here he located in Allegheny 
County, Pennsylvania, and remained there un- 
til 1845. He then setlled in Salem township, 
Washington County, Ohio, where many years 
of his life were spent in comfort. His occu- 
pation was that of a farmer, and, in this he 
was busily engaged until his death, in 1890, 
while in Watertown township. His wife was 
Elizabeth Brooker, a daughter of Joseph and 
Elizabeth (Frick) Brooker, who was born in 
]\lifflin County, Pennsylvania, in 1822. Her 
grandfather Frick was a surgeon of note in 
the German army. To ^Ir. and Mrs. Schwen- 
deman were born nine children^ as follows: 
Jacob A. ; Mary, who married August Weber, 
and lives at Marietta ; Caroline, the widow of 
John Fondreau, of Waterford ; Joseph, wlio 



lives in Watertown township; Elizabeth, de- 
ceased ; Peter and Frank, residents of Water- 
town ; Andrew, of Marietta ; and a child, also 
called Andrew, who died at the age of nine 
months. The parents of these children were 
Catholics, in religious faith. Mrs. Schwen- 
deman's death took place in 1893. The father 
was a Democrat, in politics, and was quite ac- 
tive in the service of his chosen party, having 
served at one time as trustee of old Union 
township. 

In 1870 the subject of this sketch was 
united in marriage with Caroline Kern, a 
daughter of John and Elizabeth Kern. She 
was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, 
in 1 85 1, and departed this life in 1897, leav- 
ing nine children to mouni her loss. Their 
names are as ifollows : Edward ; Sophia ; 
Maximilian; John; Frank; Mary; Ida; and 
Peter and Paul, twins. The family were 
reared in the Catholic faith, and are active 
members of that church. In politics, Mr. 
Schwendeman is an influential Demo- 
crat, working for the good of his 
party. Pf-e\-ious to entering up m a 
farmer's life, he taught school for five 
years, giving satisfaction in all his engage- 
ments. He is well educated and keeps posted 
on all current topics, while superintending his 
farm and fulfilling his obligations as a good 
citizen. 




JLLIAM BERNHARD PAPE is 

engaged in agricultural pursuits in 

Marietta township, Washington 

County, Ohio. He was born in 

i860, in Fearing township, and is 

a son of John D. and Christina (Fitchin) 

Pape, who moved to' Marietta township in 

1867. 

John D. Pape was a native of Germany, 
and came tO' this country with his parents, 
when quite young. They settled in Fearing 
township, where his father engaged in farm- 
ing. John D. Pape is now living a retired life 
in Marietta, his wife having died four years 



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MRS. LYDIA R, HART. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



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William Bernhard Pape. the subject of this 
sketch, attended school at Sand Hill, Marietta 
township, and worked on his father's farm 
for a few years, before he began farming for 
himself. He purchased the homestead farm 
in 1 901, but has owned land in this section of 
the county for the past eighteen years. I\Ir. 
Pape is a man of good principles, and a citi- 
zen of which any county might well be proud. 
He is always interested in any enterprise which" 
is undertaken for the good of the people of 
Washington County, and readily gives it his 
support. He is a thrifty farmer, and the gen- 
eral appearance of his farm speaks well for 
his ability as a manager. 

On January 10, 1S84, Mr. Pape was mar- 
ried to Marilla Florence Hoffman, a daugh- 
ter of Henry Hoffman, who was a farmer and 
stock raiser, of Marietta township. They 
have had nine children, namelv : Kasper E., 
who was born January 17. 1885, and is at- 
tending the Marietta Township High School ; 
Bertha Columbia, who was born November 12, 
1886, and is attending High School; Jennie 
Gertrude, born February 17, 1888. a pupil in 
the High School ; Herbert Hoffman, born No- 
vember 10, 1889, who attends the grammar 
school; Eldon Orville, born Januarv 10, 1892, 
who is in .school ; Maudes Lewis, born Febru- 
ary 2j. 1894; Harold McKinley, who was 
born November 3, 1896, and died' October 31, 
1898; Clara Sophia, born April 7, 1899; ^""^ 
Christina Alice, born March 15, 1901. 

Mr. Pane is a Republican in politics. His 
familv attend the Methodist Church. 



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K, SIMEON D. HART is one of the 
oldest residents of Washington Coun- 
ty living, as well as a pioneer settler 
of that county. He is a son of Ben- 
jamin and Honor (Deming) Hart. 
The former came to Marietta in 1800. from his 
home in Connecticut. He spent five years in 
that city, but on account of sickness removed 
to the valley of Waterford, and applied himself 
to agricultural pursuits. He was married 
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three times, our subject's mother, who was. 
Honor Deming, being his first wife. She was 
a native of Massachusetts, and they reared 
seven children, as follows : Austin, born in 
1808, who followed farming until his death; 
Columbus, born in 1810, a carpenter by trade, 
now deceaseil ; Mary Ann. born in 1812, de- 
ceased; Lucy W., deceased; Simeon D., born 
August 13, 1818, the subject of this personal 
history; Sallie Emeline, born in 1820, who 
died at the age of eight years; and B. F., a 
physician, born in 1822, a history of whose life 
is given elsewhere in this book. 

The second wife of Benjamin Hart was 
Mrs. Esther Wilson, a daughter of Deacon 
David Wilson, of Washington County. One 
of their children is Henry C. Hart, who now 
resides at Yankeeburg, Newport township. 
Some time after her death, Mr. Hart was uni- 
ted in marriage with Mrs. Rebecca Lawrence, 
who was formerly Rebecca White, a daughter 
of David White, of \\'indsor township. They 
had one daughter, Frances A. (Plumer), who 
is now living in Marietta. 

The subject of this sketch attended the 
schools of ^larietta, and afterward took a 
course in the Academy. He began the prac- 
tice of medicine with his brother. Dr. B. F. 
Hart, in 1844, and diligently kept at work at 
his profession until a few years ago. He was 
united in marriage with Lydia I\linerva Law- 
rence, a daughter of Rufus and Rebecca Law- 
rence, also early residents of Washington 
County. Dr. Hart was called upon to mourn 
her loss in 1884, the same year in which his 
father was laid to rest. At that time the Doc- 
tor was superintendent of the Washington 
County Children's Home. ha\ing assumed the 
duties of that position on April i. 1869. His 
wife assisted in e\ery way she could, to help 
her husband in the work, and served as matron 
in the institution. In 1881, owing to ill health. 
Dr. Hart resigned, in January, but the board 
declined to accept his resignaticjn. and he held 
the position until 1888. 

For four years. Dr. Hart spent two or 
three months yearly among the mountains of 
West Virginia, and in 18S2 he went to the 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



sanitarium at Battle Creek, Michigan, where 
he remained nearly four and a half months. 
After his wife's death, Miss E. A. Nixon, a 
most faithful teacher under the doctor and his 
wife, ser\-ed as matron in the Children's Home, 
from 1884 to 1888. Over 700 children passed 
through the Doctor's hands, and the institution 
was very prosperous and widely knuwn during 
his management. 

1890 Dr. Hart was united in marriage 
with Mrs. Lydia Corner (nee Rood), a daugh- 
ter of David and Cyrena Rood, and a native of 
Washington County. They are members of 
the Congregational Church and contribute lib- 
erally to its support. In politics, the subject 
of this sketch was first a Whig, and later a 
Republican. Fraternally, he has been a \alued 
member of the I. O. O. F. for 49 years. 



:XRY H. MINCH, who is engaged in 
farming in Adams township, Wash- 
nigton County, is also a very active 

liusiness man, being president of the 

Lowell Steam Mill Company, and also 
a director in the First National Bank of that 
city. He is a son of Adam and Aima M. 
(Rice) Minch, and was born in January, 1856, 
in Adams township. His father and mother 
were born in Bavaria, Germany, the former, 
January 24, 1824, and the latter, in 1828. Mr. 
Minch, died in 1886, when sixty-one years 
old and his widow is still residing with her 
son, Henry H. In 1838 Adam Minch came 
from the land of his birth to the United States, 
and made his home in Marietta until 1852. 
when he removed to Adams township, and 
started work on his farm there. In this occu- 
pation he continued successfully, living in 
comfort and happiness with his wife and fam- 
ily, until his death. Mrs. Minch was a daugh- 
ter of Frank W. and Susan ( W"endell) Rice, 
and is the mother of nine children, those 
reared being as follows: Phoebe B., who be- 
came the wife of George E. BoAver, and is 
now deceased; Christina M., who married 
Philip Mattern. and lives in Lowell ; Henry 



H., the subject of this personal writing; Mary 
E., who united in marriage with Jacob Snyder, 
of Zanesville, Ohio; Caroline R., the wife of 
Daniel Snyder, also of Zanesville; Sarah K., 
who married John J. Rice, and lives in Zanes- 
ville ; Emma E., now Mrs. Eli Wilson, of 
Glendale, Oregon; and Peter R.. a resident of 
^Marietta. Ohio. The parents of these children 
were German Lutherans in their religious 
faith. In political affairs Mr. Minch was a 
straight Republican, and as a citizen was hon- 
ored by all who knew him. 

In 1887 Henry H. Minch was united in 
marriage with Rosie Ann O' Conner, a daugh- 
ter of Thomas and Mary (Cunningham) 
O'Conner, and a native of Roseville, Ohio, 
where her birth took place in January, 1863. 
They have four children, namely : Statie M. ; 
Henrietta J. ; Ernest L. ; and Ara G. Tlie 
family attend the German Lutheran Church, 
in the faith of which they have been reared. 

The duties of a farmer do not occupy all 
the attention and time of Mr. Minch, for he 
is also extensively interested in the oil indus- 
try. For the past four years he has been con- 
tracting in the oil fields of Washington Coun- 
ty, and he is also a producer, of note. He 
is a millwright by trade, but has not given his 
attention to that work for some years. In 
politics he is a n.iember of the Republican 
party, and in social circles he affiliates with 
the I . O . O . F . , the Encampment and Rebe- 
kahs, auxilian,- lodges, and the Marietta Lodge 
of Elks, in all of which he proves a valued 
member. 



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AMUEL L. DAY, a valued citizen of 
Washington County, Ohio, has fol- 
lowed farming all his busy life, and 
is now looked u]3on as one of Ludlow 
township's most progressi\-e agricul- 
turists. 

Mr. Day was born October 26, 1868, and 
is a son of William A. Day, a highly respected 
farmer now residing in Ludlow township, who 
was born in Belmont County, Ohio, and was 
united in marriage with Toanna Hendershot, 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CTTIZENS. 



999 



a daughter of Harvey M. Hendershot. a farm- 
er of Ludlow township. This union was 
blessed with seven children, two of whom died 
in infancy. The others are as follows: Sam- 
uel L., the subject of this sketch; Clara B. ; 
George E. ; Minnie D. : and Charles F. 

Samuel L. Day was reared on a farm, re- 
ceived his mentral training in the schools of 
Ludlow township, and has since gven all his 
attention to general farming. His farm con- 
sists of 1 60 acres of the best of land, on a 
part of which are 23 oil wells, 18 of which are 
producing. These wells make the land doub- 
ly valuable, and in addition to operating them, 
Mr. Day raises Durham and Shorthorn cattle 
Cjuite extensively. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
matrimony with i\Iaggie Mulinex, a daughter 
of Dax'id Mulinex, and they reared two chil- 
dren, namely : Annie Alary, whose birth took 
place in 1899; and Drucilla B. 

The family of Air. Day are Protestants in 
religious faith. In politics. Air. Day is active 
in the interests of the Republican party. 



A\'ID B. AlULIXEX, who buys and 
sells stuck, in addition to carrying 
on g-eneral farming, in Ludlow town- 
ship, Washington Cuunty. Ohio, was 
l)orn August 27, 1844, in Guernsey 
Liiuni), Ohio. He is a son of Rol)ert Aluli- 
nex. 

Robert Alulinex was born January 5, 1820, 
in Guernsey County. Ohio, and renun-ed to 
Washington county, in 1845. Me bought 80 
acres of land 'from Alexander Bell. 80 acres 
from Bailey Keys, of Baltimore. Alaryland ; 
40 acres of the Olds estate, 1 20 acres from Ol- 
iver Reese, in 1867, and 40 and 56 acres, still 
later. This he deeded to his son, David B., 
the subject of this sketch. Robert Alulinex 
was married in Guernsey County, to Alarga- 
ret Brill, a daughter of Samuel and Alargaret 
Brill, and they reared two children, — David 
B.. the subject of this sketch; and Priscilla 
Jane, who died at the age of t\\cntv-t\vo years. 



After the death of his first wife, Mr. Mulinex 
married Xancy Brill, her sister. Robert Alul- 
inex was a Whig, and served as county com- 
missioner for some time. He attended the 
United Brethren Church. 

The farm of David B. Alulinex consists 
of 515 acres of finely improved land, some of 
which he rents. He carries on general farm- 
ing and also buys and sells stock, extensively. 
He served in Company H, 92nd Reg., Ohio 
Vol. Inf., and was discharged after eleven 
months" service, on account of disability. 

Air. Alulinex married Mary M. Alosey, a 
daughter of John Alosey, a farmer of Liberty 
township, Washington County. She was born 
October 5, 1847, ^"d has borne him the fol- 
lowing children, namely : Ettie I. ; Alaggie, 
who married Samuel L. Day; Robert T., de- 
ceased: Lala AL; Xellie P.. deceased; Cadie, 
deceased ; and Byron B. 

The subject of this sketch favors the Re- 
publican party. The family attend the United 
Brethren Church. Air. Alulinex is a member 
of the F. & A. AI. lodge, and also of the G. A. 
R. lodge. He is prominent in all public enter- 
prises and undertakings whch tend toward the 
advancement of the people of Washington 
County, and is well known throughout the 
countv as a man of high principles and firm 
resolution. 




ILLI.\AI L. RECKARD. one of the 
many prominent agriculturists liv- 
ing on the west side of the Mus- 
kingum River, has a farm about 
two and a half miles from Alariet- 
ta. Washington County. Ohio, his native city, 
and carries on .general farming to a great ex- 
tent. He has a valuable sand bank on his farm, 
of a depth of at least 60 feet, and supjilies most 
of the sand u.sed in the trades at Alarietta. 

Air. Reckard is a son of Alvin and Esther 
(Brown) Reckard. and grandson of Joseph 
Leonard Reckard. who was in the livery bus- 
iness, and also worked as a blacksmith in Mar- 
ietta, for a number of years. The maternal 
grandfather of the subject hereof was James 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Brown, formerly of New York State, who 
went to Washington County and settled on 
W^olf Creek, where the mother of William L. 
was born. He afterward w^ent back to New- 
York on account of sickness, but later re- 
turned to this ci.iunty, where he settled about 
three miles i.ait on Duck Creek. Alvin Reck- 
ard and his wife had eight children, as fol- 
lows: May Elizabeth, wife of George Dav- 
enport, residing in Norfolk, Nebraska; Frank 
B., who resides in Chicago, and is a bridge 
builder; James L.. who resides in Sioux City. 
Iowa, and conducts a livery business ; William 
L. ; George W., of Norfolk. Nebraska, a car- 
penter; Margaret Ella, wife of Rev. S. S. 
Sharpless, of Norfolk, Nebraska; Joseph Al- 
vin, of Los Angeles, California, who is in a 
ralroad office; and Nathan F., of Omaha, Ne- 
braska, teller in the Union Stockyards Na- 
tional Bank, of South Omaha. Alvin Reck- 
ard died in 1882, aged 65 years. Mrs. Reck- 
ard still survives, and lives with her daughter, 
Mrs. Davenport, in Norfolk, Nebraska. 

The subject of this sketch was born ]\Iarch 
15. 1846, in Marietta. He chose for his wife, 
Martha S. Mathews, a daughter of George 
Mathews. She was born and reared on the 
farm on wdiich she still li\-es, which was the 
property of her father. Mr. Mathews' fa- 
ther-in-law, Peter Fernley, who came to this 
country from England, and who w-as one of 
the pioneer settlers of Washington County, 
left it to his care. Mr. Reckard and his 
worthy wife have two children, namely : Mar- 
garet Ella, who married George P. Wilking, 
of Marietta, a foreman in Becker's Mill; and 
C. W., a young gentleman of 20 years, who is 
.still at home. 

Mr. Reckard is a believer in the principles 
of the Republican party, and does his part to 
promote the success of that organization. 



I VAUGHN, a prominent and substan- 
tial farmer and successful oil opera- 
tor, of Washington county, was born 
in Aurelius township, in 1858. and 
is a son o'f Adroyal and Sallv A. 



(Wharff) Vaughn. 



Adroyal Vaughn was born in 1819, in Au- 
relius township, on the same farm which later 
became the birtiiplace of his son. His death 
occurred on October 26, 1894. He was a son 
of Ely Vaughn, a native of New York, who 
came to Washington County, as one of its ear- 
liest settlers, in 1789, and one year afterward, 
his permanent settlement was made at Mariet- 
ta, and in Aurelius township. Adroyal 
\ aughn was a farmer all his life. In politics 
he was identified with the Rqjublican party. 
His religious connection was with the Baptist 
Church. He married Sally A. Wharff, who 
was a daughter of Oliver and Nancy Wharff. 
She was born in Salem township, Washington 
County, in 1823, and died on January 10, 
1899. She also was a consistent member of 
the Baptist Church. They had a family of 12 
children, as follows : Ira ; Mary ; Margaret 
Ann ; Caroline ; Andrew ; Miles ; Amanda ; Ai ; 
Warren. Emma, Bertha, and Arletha. Ira 
died in the services of his country, having en- 
listed in 1 86 1, in Marietta he died at Fortress 
Monroe, in 1864. JMary married Herman 
Henninger, of Marietta. Margaret Ann first 
married James Stacy, and next Newhall Wil- 
son, and resides on the old home farm. Car- 
oline married Isaac Wilson, and resides in No- 
ble County. Andrew resides in Salem town- 
ship. Miles is a farmer in Adams township. 
Amanda is deceased. Warren lives in Cleve- 
land. Emma married Adolph Schulheiz. of 
Aurelius township. Bertha married Clarence 
Haga, of Aurelius township, and Arletha. who 
is deceased. 

In April, 1881, Mr. Vaughn was united 
in marriage with Almira Schuster, a daughter 
ter of Isaac and Margaret Schuster, who was 
'lorn in Jackson township, Noble County, Ohio. 
in 1856. They have a family of five children, 
namely: Charles; Mina ; Effie; Carrie; and 
Gertrude. Mrs. Vaughn and her children be- 
long to the Methodist Chuch. Mr. Vaughn 
is fraternally connected with the Odd Fellows, 
of Salem; the K. of P., of Macksburg; and 
the INIarietta lodge of Elks. In politics, he is 
a stanch Republican. 

Mr. Vaughn is one of the very substantial 
men of Lowell. He is a large oil operator in 




HON. FREDERICK J. CUTTER. 



AMD REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



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the Macksbiirg district, and owns not only a 
fine farm of 330 acres of prodiicine land, in 
Adams township, on the Aluskingum River, 
but also the old family homestead, consisting 
of 70 acres in Aurelius township. 



lOX. FREDERICK J. CUTTER, a 
gentleman who has been highly suc- 
i wM ^"'^-^*f"' ''^ '^'is practice of law, is one 
g^^l of the most prominent and energetic 
citizens of Alarietta, Ohio. He was 
born in W'atertown, Washington County, 
Ohio, October 5. 1839. and is the fourth son of 
Lewis J. and Eve Eleanor ( Wagner) Cutter, 
of Durkheim, Bavaria. Germany. 

Lewis J. Cutter, with his wife, came to 
America in 1838, and settled in Watertown, 
Ohio, in the spring of 1839. In 1841 they 
purchased the Cutter homestead at Church- 
town, Ohio. Until 1900 this property re- 
mained in the possession of the family, which 
originally consisted of the father, mother and 
12 children. 

Frederick J. Cutter was reared on the Cut- 
ter homestead, and at the age of 16 years en- 
gaged with the late Hon. William P. Cutler, 
grandson of Manasseh Cutler, on his farm at 
Constitution, Ohio, where he remained four 
years. He then went to Cincinnati and took 
a course in Grundy's Commercial College. In 
January, 1861, ambitious to obtain a liberal 
education, he secured a route on the Cincinnati 
Dailv Gazette, which he held until June, 1865, 
and which enabled him to pay his expenses 
while att aiding school at Herron's & Pro- 
fessor Clive's seminaries. In September, 1865, 
he entered Marietta College, ou the advice of 
Hon. William P. Cutler, a trustee of that in- 
stitution, from wliich he was graduated in 
1868. While at college, he taught school dur- 
ing the winter vacations, and in summer 
worked on the farm. During the two years 
following his graduation, he taught school and 
assisted his father on the homestead. In 1870 
he took charge of tiie Cutter homestead and 
continued in its management until 1891. In 



1872 he commenced the study of law under 
Hon. Thomas W. Ewart, and was admitted to 
the bar in April, 1875. He remained in the 
law office of Ewart & Sibley until December, 
1876, and then engaged in practice for him- 
self. From 1876 to 1878 he was deputy 
United States marshal for Washington County. 
In 1879, he was elected secretary of the Mus- 
gingum Bridge movement. In 1881 he was 
elected Probate judge of W'ashington County, 
and was re-elected in 1884, serving six years. 
In February, 1888, at tlie close of his second 
term, he resumed the practice of law, and in 
1 89 1 was admitted, at Columbus, to practice 
in the United States Courts. In 1889 he was 
elected to the 69th General Assembly of Ohio, 
and served with credit. In April, 1902, he 
was elected city solicitor of ^Marietta, for a 
term of two years. He has always taken an 
active part in matters of public interest. For 
14 years he was connected with the Washing- 
ton County Fair Association as a director, 
eight years of which time he was president of 
that body. In 1881 he led in organizing the 
Washington County Farmers' Association, 
under the auspices of which tlie annual Farm- 
ers' Institutes were held, and of this organiza- 
tion he was president eight years. During his 
presidency, more addresses and essays pre- 
pared by 1( ;cal talent were delivered at the In- 
stitutes and pul^lished in the annual agricul- 
tural reports of the State, and in the local 
newspapers, than during any other equal pe- 
riod in tlie iiistory of the county. In politics. 
Judge Cutter has always been a stanch and 
faithful supporter of the Republican party, 
casting his first vote in i860, for President 
Abraham Lincoln. He has been an active Re- 
publican worker as well, having served several 
years as secretary of the county executive com- 
mittee, and having taken an active part as a 
campaign speaker. 

Judge Cutter is a member of tiie First Con- 
gregational Church, of Marietta, and lias 
served as a trustee of the First Religious So 
ciety. He took a leading part in the Marietta 
Centennial Celebration. l)eing chairman of the 
entertainment committee for .\])ril 7, 1888. 



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HJSTORV Of MARIETTA AND ll'ASHL\'GTON COUNTV. 



Socially and fraternally, Judge Cutter is a 
memlier of the Marietta Reading Club and the 
Knights of Pythias. 

On March 2^, 1887, Judge Cutter was 
united in marriage to Marguerite Hentun Car- 
ter, at the home of the bride's parents. No. 305 
West 55th street, New York City, by Rev. 
William M. Taylor, D. D., LL.D., pastor^ of 
the Broadway Tabernacle Church. Mrs. Cut- 
ter is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Car- 
ter, and a great-granddaughter of Mr. and 
Mrs. John Henton, of No. 93 Oldhall street, 
Liverpool, England. 

Judge and Mrs. Cutter came at once to 
their new home. No. 227 Putnam street. Mari- 
etta, where they have since resided and where 
their son, Frederick Carter Cutter, was l)orn, 
Sqjtember 10, 1888. 




RS. MARY J. HOON. One of the 
tine homes of Watertown town- 
ship, Washington county, Ohio, is 
the property of Mrs. Mary J . 
Hoon, whO' is not only a most es- 
timable and universally esteemed lady, but is 
also a member of one of the old and leading 
families of Waterford township. 

The birth of Mrs. Hoon occurred in Wa- 
terford township, on August 13, 1842, and 
she is a daughter of John B. and Flnra 
(Bingham) Hagerman. Her mother was a 
daughter of David and Hannah (Chandler) 
Bingham, the family having originated in 
Vermont. The ten children of Mr. and Mrs. 
Hagerman were as follows : Aaron, who was 
born April 11, 1834, and lives in Morgan 
county, Ohio; Seth C, who' was born on Feb- 
ruary 25, 1836, and died in Kentucky, in 1880; 
Adelia. wIkj was born June 2y, 1838, married 
Jesse Smith, and lives in Nebraska; Hannah 
J., born October 7, 1840, who married Lieut. 
O. P. Hill, and lives in Viroqua, Wisconsin; 
Mary ].. who is the subject of this sketch; 
Daniel B.. who was born in September. 1844, 
and died when six years old; John H., who 
was born September 16, 1846, and died in 



September, 1864, from the effects of expo- 
sure during his service in the Civil War ; 
Frank, who was born August 11, 1848, and 
died November 16, 1899, leaving eight chil- 
dren: Flora B., who was born February 3, 
1850, married Lewis Dolan, and lives at Dell, 
Wisconsin, having seven children ; and Hiram 
C. who was born July 13. 1853. '^'""^ ^^^^'-^ 
March 2t,. 1896. 

Airs. Hoon grew to womanhood in Water- 
town township, and obtained her mental train- 
ing in the public schools. On November 2^, 
1862, she was united in marriage wdth Sam- 
uel A. Hoon, who was a son of John B. and 
Jane (Patterson) Hoon. One son resulted 
from this union, namely : S. Bennett, born 
on July 4. 1863. On September 23, 1896, S. 
Bennett Hoon married Estella J. Pryor, who 
was a daughter of Amos and Lizzie Pr\or, 
residents of Barlow township. 

In 1 86 1 ]\Ir. Hoon enlisted in Company D, 
63rd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf.. under Capt. G. B. 
Bartlett. of Waterford. He was a brave sol- 
dier, participated in many battles, and was so 
severely wounded at Atlanta, Georgia, that it 
was necessary to amputate his leg. His rec- 
ord as a soldier was a fine one, and his pension 
was richly deserved. He died October 11, 
1867. 



UNCAN DRAIN, one of the well- 
known and energetic land-owners of 
Palmer township, \\'ashington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, is the possessor of 245 
acres of land and like many nf his 
neighbors and friends, is engaged in 
general farming and the raising of 
stock. He was born in October, 1817, and is 
a native of Argyleshire, Scotland. His par- 
ents were Daniel and Jeanette (Templeton) 
Drain, the latter being a daughter of John 
Templeton. and a native of the same place as 
Duncan Drain. Daniel Drain departed this 
life in 1864. in Scotland, where he farmed, 
and two years later his widow followed him. 
Duncan Drain came to this country in his 
19th year, making the voyage in a sailing ves- 



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sel, which took six weeks to cross the ocean. 
He and his two brothers, John and Daniel, 
landed in New York, and by means of the rail- 
road, canal and wagon conveyance, arrived at 
length in Ohio. It took several days to make 
the trip down the river, from Pittsburg to 
Marietta. They landed in ]\Iay, 1838, and 
proceeded to the farm of his brother, Thomas, 
who had come to the United States in 1831, 
and purchased a farm in Barlow township. 
Here these boys remained until the fall of that 
year, when the subject of this sketch went to 
Cincinnati, and plied his trade of harness mak- 
ing, which he had learned in Scotland. Re- 
moving from Cincinnati, Air. Drain went to 
Charleston, (West) Mrginia, and worked at 
his trade for nine months, but his health failed 
him and he was compelled to stop work and go 
to Washington County, Ohio, where his broth- 
er Daniel was located. He went into partner- 
ship with Daniel on his farm in Dunham town- 
ship. Another brother, Thomas, who had. as 
already stated, come to this country in 183 1. 
located first in Barlow, now Palmer, town- 
ship. Thomas finally bought a part of Blen- 
nerhassett's Island, and settled on his pur- 
chase, on the opposite end of the island from 
the site of the old Blennerhassett home. Later, 
he moved to Long Bottom, Ohio, and still later 
to Warren township, where he died. 

Duncan Drain purchased his present home 
of James Hunter. It then consisted of 160 
acres, and he has added to this from time to 
time until he is now the possessor of 345 acres 
of valuable land. 

Mr. Drain chose for his wife Catherine 
Greenlees. a sister of Thomas Greenlees. whose 
personal history appears elsewhere in this book. 
The ceremony was performed May 29. 1845. 
Catherine Cireenlees was a daughter of Hugh 
and Ann (Harvey) Greenlees. Their union 
resulted in nine children, namely: Hugh: 
Jeanette: Ann Harvey; Xancy : Daniel: Mary; 
Elizabeth: Margaret: and Rosa. Hugh 
still resides at home. Jeanette became the 
wife of C. C. Curtis, of Athens County. Ohio. 
Ann Harvey was united in matrimony with 
Orlando Trotter, who was afterward clerk of 



courts at Marietta. Nancy, who married Ed- 
ward Glen of Roxbury, Obit), is deceased. 
Daniel was united in marriage with Mina Ar- 
nold, of Watertown. Mary married Marcel- 
lus Lawton, of Barlow. Elizabeth lives at 
home. Margaret married James M. Proctor, 
of Barlow. Rosa married Walter S. Proctor, 
of Barlow. 

In religious belief, Duncan Drain, like his 
father, is of the Lnited Presbyterian faith. 
He is a member of the Republican party, and 
has stood for its principles during his entire 
life. His farm is well kept; the house is of 
brick, and the other buildings are convenient 
and up-to-date. He is a representative citizen 
in many respects, and is a very useful man in 
his township. 



M. GRAHAM, a prosperous farmer, 
of Ludlow township. Washington 
County. Ohio, was born February 8, 
1847, in Belmont County, Ohio, and 
is a son of Hamilton Graham. 
Hamilton Graham was born in Pennsyl- 
vania, and came to Ohio when a mere boy, set- 
tling in Belmont County. Later, in 1849. he 
removed to Ludlow township. Washington 
County, where he engaged in general farming, 
having entered 120 acres of land in section 7, 
range 6. He married Mahala Baker, a 
daughter of James S. Baker, who lived near 
Wheeling. West Virginia, and they reared 
nine children, namely : .\. M.. the subject of 
this sketch: Hulda. who married John Mc- 
Cormick. and lives in Southern West \'irginia; 
Philip, who married Rachael Devol. and lives 
in Grandview township. Washington County ; 
Americus. who married Margaret Devol, of 
Grandview township: Jane, who married Lu- 
ther Thomas, of Ludlow township; Jerry, who 
married Belle Wostle. of Grandview township; 
Isaac, who married Mary Wostle, and lives in 
the same township: Anna M.. who married 
-Alex Lisk, of Ludlow township ; and John, 
who lives at home. Hamilton Graham was a 
Democrat, in politics; in religious belief he 
was a Methodist. 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND Jl'ASHINGTON COUNTY 



A. M. Graham, whose name heads these 
lines, was united in marriage with Eunice Ad- 
amson, who was born June 28, 1850, in Mon- 
roe County, and is a daughter of John Adam- 
son. They have reared eight children, 
of whom the names of those living are as fol- 
lows : William R., of Ludlow township, who 
married Laura Rinard ; Annie E.. of Ludlow 
township ; Maurice, whi> married Mary Mil- 
ler*; Bessie, who married Jolm L. Hall ; and 
J. F., who married Minnie Day, and is living 
in Pool, Ohio. 

Mr. Graham formerly had a farm of 240 
acres, but at present he is the owner of but 100 
acres, on which he carries on general farming, 
most successfully. He has oil wells on his 
land, which are producers. He is an enterpris- 
ing citizen, and has served as township trus- 
tee. He also served as justice of the peace 
for a period of six years, and as treasurer of 
the township ten years. His name is iden- 
tified with all the charitable and public en- 
terprises of his vicinity. He is a man of good 
judgment and correct principles, and is great- 
ly esteemed by^all who come in contact with 
him. He belongs to the Democratic party. 
Religiously, he is a Baptist. 



EORGE HESS, a prominent citizen of 
Washington County, Ohio, who has 
long been identified with oil interests 
in this county, both as owner and 
operator, was born in Aurelius tdwn- 
ship. in this county, on Feljruary 22, 1857. 

Mr. Hess is of German ancestry, his par- 
ents being William and Mena (Henniman) 
Hess, both of whom were natives of that coun- 
try. The father was born in 181 5, and the 
motlier in 1818. In 185J, thev came to Amer- 
ica, and made their first home in Pittsburg. 
Pennsylvania, where Mr. Hess followed his 
trade of stonemason. Later he removed to 
Ohio, settling on a farm in Aurelius town- 
ship, in Washington county, where he died on 
April 20, 1883. his wife having passed away 
on September 10, 1876. They were both con- 
sistent members of the German Lutheran 



church. In political action, Mr. Hess was a 
Democrat. They had a family of tliree chil- 
dren, as follows : Charles, who is engaged in 
the meat business in Marietta ; George, who 
is the subject of this sketch: and John, who is 
deceased. By a previous marriage, to Jacob 
Grosskloss, the mother of George Hess had 
four children, three of whom grew to maturity, 
namely : Jacob, who served in the Civil War, 
was wounded, and died in Adams township, 
Washington County, in 1890; Minnie, who 
married Louis Shan, and resides in Wheel- 
ing, West Virginia : and Lizzie, who married 
Adam Miller, and resides in Aurelius town- 
ship. By a previous marriage to a Miss Ba- 
ker, the father of George Hess had a family 
of four children, as follows : Christian, who, 
during the Civil War, enlisted at Marietta in a 
cavalry regiment, and was killed ; Jacob, who 
enlisted at Marietta, in an infantry regiment, 
in the Civil War, and was afterward a butcher 
in Chicago, where he died in 1900; William, 
who was a mill man, and died in Wlieeling, in 
1900; and Lizzie, who married a Mr. Baker, 
and resides in Wheeling, 

George Hess, the subject of this sketch, 
was reared on his father's farm in Aurelius 
township, and attended the public schools. His 
fine farm is located one and a half miles north- 
west of Warner, and consists of 105 acres of 
excellent land. For the past 14 years, Mr. 
Hess has been interested very extensively in 
the oil business. On the old homestead farm, 
which he once owned, 12 producing wells were 
located. His present attention is more partic- 
ularly given to the rich oil sections of Jackson, 
Aurelius and Salem townsiiips. where he leases 
and operates, and where his efforts have been 
\-ery successful. Mr. Hess is a member of the 
Crossley Oil Company, of Aurelius township; 
and of tlie firms of Hess, Hall & H. H. Long- 
■fellow, of Salem township ; and Longfellow 
Bros., at MackslDurg, contractors and pro- 
ducers of oil, gas and artesian wells. 

On July 22, 1878. Mr. Hess was married 
to Calla Augustine, a daugliter of Matthew and 
Christina ( Baisch ) Augaistine. who was born 
in Adams townslii]i. Washington County, on 
June 17, 1862. They have three children, as 




CHARLES H. NEWTON. 



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follows: Charles, born September 10, 1880; 
George, born March i, 1883; and Stella, born 
October 29. 1890. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hess 
belong to the German Lutheran Church. The 
father's fraternal relations are with the Salem 
lodge of Odd Fellows, and the Encampment, 
and Charles belongs to the Maccabees. In pol- 
itics, the subject of this sketch is a Democrat, 
although not an active politician. For a con- 
siderable length of time he has served on the 
school board, and always lends his influence in 
the direction of those enterprises which prom- 
ise to be of benefit to this section. As a citi- 
zen and business man, ]Mr. Hess is regarded 
with esteem in Washington County, where his 
large business interests have made him well 
known. 



("»HX LIGHTXER. a prosperous mer- 
chant, oil producer and farmer, of Wolf 
Creek, Washington County, Ohio, was 
horn September 5, 1854, and is a son 
lit John and Eliza J. (Dickinson) 
Lightner, natives of Harrison County, Ohio. 
John Lightner, the father of the subject of 
this sketch, was a farmer by occupation. He 
moved from Harrison County. Ohio, to Mor- 
gan County. Ohio, and died, when compara- 
tively a young man, in Harrison County, while 
on a business trip. Unto him and his wife 
were born six children, as follows : Levi : 
Mary J.; Alex.; Maggie: John: and .\manda. 
In religious belief, John Lightner. Sr.. was a 
Methodist. His widow died when her son. 
John, was but 1 1 years of age. 

The subject of this sketch received his men- 
tal training in the common schools of Morgan 
County. He engaged in farming and sawmill 
work when a young man. He moved to Wash- 
ington County in 1884, and engaged in fann- 
ing upon a tract of 102 acres on \\'olf Creek. 
This he cultivates very successfully, and in 
connection with farming, he also conducts a 
store. He carries a full su])ply of choice fam- 
ily groceries and provisions, boots and shoes, 
clothing, dry-goods, etc., etc. 

Mr. Lightner was married, in 1883, to 



Matie Murdock, a daughter of G. W. Mur- 
dock. of Morgan County. Ohio. They have 
had four children, namely: Xellie; Mary V.; 
Lucy E. ; and Charley B. Mrs. Lightner is a 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
In politics. Mr. Lightner is a Republican, and 
has been treasurer of Palmer'township for 12 
years. He is postmaster of Wolf Creek, hav- 
ing held the office even since the post office was 
established here. 



HARLES H. XEWTOX. a promi- 
nent citizen of ]\Iarietta. Ohio, and 
treasurer of the Dime Savings So- 
ciety, was born at Harmar, Ohio, 
July 13. 1842, and is a son of 
Stephen Xewton. 

The Xewton family is one of the oldest 
families of the county. Ellis Newton, great- 
grandfather of Charles H., was a silversmith. 
He was born in X^orwich, Connecticut, came 
to Washington County, Ohio, about 1801, and 
a few years later erected a home in Warren 
township. He was a Revolutionary soldier, 
and after the war engaged in farming. His 
son, Oren Newton, grandfather of Charles H., 
was born at Norwich. Connecticut, and came 
here with his father. He bought a farm on 
which he lived the remainder of his life. 

Stephen Xewton was born in Washington 
County April 2^. 1813, and until recently was 
actively engaged in business, but is now re- 
tired. He is past 89 years of age, in full 
possession of all his faculties, and has the ap- 
pearance of a man many years his junior. He 
came to Marietta at the age of 16 years, and 
engaged as clerk in a store. About 1836 he 
went into business on his own account, and 
continued this until 1843, \\'hen he was elected 
countv recorder, and served in that capacity 
until 1855. Fnim 1857 to 1859 he was coun- 
ty treasurer, after which he was actively and 
successfully engaged in the life and fire in- 
surance and real estate business until recent 
years. In the latter line of transaction he was 
one of the pioneers. 

Charles H. Xewton recei\ed a recruiting 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



commission from Governor Da\-i(l Tod. and 



recruited 



men fur tlie 2nd Res".. Ohio 



Heav)- Artillery, which was regularly organ- 
ized at Camp Dennison, in 1863. He was 
commissioned second lieutenant, and July 19, 
1864, first lieutenant while on duty at Fort 
Saunders, Kentucky. Returning from the army, 
he was engaged in the real estate and fire in- 
ysurance business with his father for a time. In 
October, 1865, he became a partner in the gen- 
eral store of Turner, Bosworth & Company, in 
Harmar, Ohio ; but one year later he sold his 
interest to Moffit Dye. In the fall of 1868 
he moved tu Iowa City, Iowa, and remained 
there until June. 1870, when he returned to 
Marietta, and became teller of the Union Bank. 
In 1874 he purchased the business of John- 
ston & Beck, general insurance agents, which 
he conducted until July 12, 1877, when he was 
elected treasurer of the Dime Savings Society, 
to succeed W. H. Johnston. 

The Dime Savings Society of Marietta was 
incorporated December 6, 1871, by John L. 
Mills, C. K. Leonard, H. B. Shipman, R. P. 
lams, E. B. Read, C. C. Warner and J. C. 
Blauvelt. The primary object of the incor- 
porators was Uy induce the saving of small 
amounts, and this has been lived up to. Ten 
cents and upwards are received at the institu- 
tion, upon which semi-annual, compound in- 
terest is figured. The depositors are the only 
stockholders and deposits now aggregate over 
$750,000. Money can be loaned only on first 
mortgage security, and government. State and 
county bonds. The past five or six years have 
been years of especially rapid development in 
the banking business, and this bank has flour- 
ished with the rest. The original home of the 
bank was in the building now occupied by Full- 
er's undertaking establishment. After one or 
two changes, it was permanently located at No. 
114 Front street, in 1886. In November, 
1886, the bank purchased the property, which 
has a frontage of 40 feet, and was formerly 
occupied by the Bank of Marietta. In April, 
1901, the institution was temporarily moved, 
and the erection of the present fine, modern 
structure w^as commenced. The new building 



was occupied February 13, 1902. It consists 
of four stories and a basement, and is built of 
brick, with stone front. There are two store- 
rooms on the first flijor ; the elegantly deco- 
rated and commodious oftices of the bank, and 
the offices of the Ohio Dental Company are on 
the second floor, and the other two stories are 
devoted to' offices. The building is a model of 
completness in arrangement and conveniences, 
and is well lighted and equipped with a good 
elevator service. The officers of the bank are : 
W. G. Way, president ; J. E. Van Dervoort, 
vice-president ; Charles H. Newton, treasurer ; 
and Rufus H. Steele and Pressly M. White, 
tellers. The directors are as follows : JNI. F. 
Noll, Charles W. Otto. ^l. R. Andrews, ^Vill- 
iam H. Lord. A. W. Tompkins, Jacob Seyler, 
A. J. Richards, C. L. Flanders, Henry Wen- 
delken, and G. B. Sunderland, The bank has 
been of great benefit and importance tO' Mari- 
etta, and the officers are deserving of much 
praise for the able manner in which they have 
handled the affairs of the institution. 

March 6, 1865, Mr. New'ton married Mary 
Elizabeth Dana, who was born November 21, 
1843, ^""J is a daughter of William P. Dana, 
who died in 1858. They had two sons, name- 
ly : Stephen D., who died September 8, 1869, 
while residing wth his parents at Iowa City ; 
and Charles William, who was born Novem- 
ber 29, 1867, at Marietta, and is now a promi- 
nent physician of Toledo, Ohio. Charles Will- 
iam Newton was assistant surgeon of the loth 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., in the Spanish-Ameri- 
can War. He is a graduate of Marietta Col- 
lege, and of the Ohio Medical College at Cin- 
cinnati. The subject of this sketch is a mem- 
ber of Euel! Post, No. 178, G. A. R., and 
was vice-department commander of Ohio for 
the term expiring in 1901. 



AIMAX R. WARREX, :\I. D., who 
has been a practicing physician in 
Germantown. Washington County, 
Ohiii, since 1874. traces his ancestry 
t(i a Warren who reached America 
m the Ma\fliiwer. The name has been one of 



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honor and renown in tlie United States for 
many generations. 

The birth of Dr. Warren occurred in 1852, 
in Liberty township, Washington County, 
Ohio, and his parents were Dr. Justus Al. and 
Behnda (KiddJ Warren. Justus j\I. Warren 
was born in 1829, near Caldwell, Noble Coun- 
ty, Ohio, and died in German town, in 1868. 
His father was James S. \\'arren, who was one 
of the early pioneers from Sterling, Massachu- 
setts, who came to settle at Marietta, but perm- 
anently located in Noble County. From there 
in 1849, Dr. Justus M. Warren removed to 
Liberty township, in Washington County, 
where he was engaged in medical practice for 
18 years. He was a man of prominence, was 
held in high esteem in the Baptist Church, and 
was a captain in the township militia. For 
a number of years he served as justice of the 
peace, and was considered a leader in all mat- 
ters of pubhc importance. Politically, he was 
a Democrat, and fraternally, he belonged to 
the Masonic lodge at ]\Iacksburg. His cap- 
tain's commission- was signed by Governor 
Tod. The mother of the subject of this 
sketch was a daughter of Amos and Keziah 
Kidd, and was born in Fearing township. Her 
present residence is in Monroe County, at the 
age of /2 years. A family of seven children 
was born to Dr. Justus AT Warren and wife, 
namely: Raiman R. ; Justus J.; and Charles 
\\'., of Liberty township; Eugene and Tla, de- 
ceased; Jennie, the wife of Charles Pearce, of 
Monroe County; and Don L'., of Liberty 
township. 

Dr. Warren attended the common schools, 
prepared with liis father for a medical course, 
and later attended the Baltimore Medical Col- 
lege. In 1874 he located in Germantown, 
and has conducted a lucrative practice in this 
vicinity ever since. In 1875 he married Jane 
M. Dearth, daughter of John and Elizabeth 
(Lemley) Dearth, residents of West Virginia. 
Mrs. Warren was born in 1856. in Monroe 
County, Ohio. Dr. Warren an<l his wife have 
six children, as follows: Marv E., who mar- 
ried Peter F. Stickrath, and resides in Liberty 
township; Justus M., who is preparing himself 



for the practice of dentistry; Erma B., who 
married David Dutton, and resides in Liberty 
township; and Lola, Jane, and John, who are 
still at home. Mrs. Warren is active in the 
work of the Methodist Church, of which she is 
a devoted member. 

Dr. Warren is a Democrat, and takes an 
active interest in political matters. Both he 
and his son, Justus M., belong to Masterton 
Lodge, No. 429. of Alasons. The family is 
well known and universally esteemed in Liber- 
ty township, where for so many }-ears both 
father and son have enj(jyed the confidence 
of the community, through their faithful and 
efficient professional labors. 



REDERICK WILLIAM BODE, a 
general merchant at Germantown, 
Washington County, Ohio, and post- 
master there, was born at the old 
family homestead in Bethel township, 
Monroe County, Ohio, in 1859. His parents 
were Henry F. and Phoebe (Kimnach) Bode, 
both of whom were born in Germany. 

Henry F. Bode came to America, from 
Germany, when he was a lad of 16 years, and 
for a long period he has been an extensive 
farmer and tobacco and wool merchant in 
Bethel township. Monroe County, Ohio. Both 
he and his wife have reached the age of 68 
years. They are among the most respected 
residents of the township, and are leading 
members of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. 
Bode is identified with the Democratic party. 
Of the 12 children born to them, they reared 
nine, viz : Lizzie, who married Frederick Ull- 
man, of Monroe County ; Henry P., who is 
treasurer of \\'ashington County, Ohio; Fred- 
erick W., the subject of this sketch; Jacob, 
who lives at Rinard Mills, in Alonroe 
County ; Caroline, who married Charles 
Groeschner, and lives in Scotts Landing, 
Washington County; George E.. who resides 
at Rinard Mills; Charles J., who resides at 
Sycamore X'alley. Alonroe County; Herman 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



his brother, Frederick W. ; and Erwin R., wlio 
resides in Monroe County. 

In 1887, the subject of this sketch was 
united in marriage witii Mary UHman, who is 
a daughter of Jacob and Maria Uhnian, and 
was l)orn in 1863, in Noble County. Four 
children were born to this union, namely : An- 
nie, who died in iSgoiXora, who died in in- 
fancy: Freda P.. who was Ijorn March 18, 
1892: and Clarence E., who was born January 
8. 1895. On April 6, 1898, Mr. Bode was 
appointed postmaster and still retains the office. 
He is identified with the Republican party, and 
with the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the 
Masterton Lodge, No. 429, of Masterton, Ohio. 

Herman O. Bode, deputy-postmaster at 
Germantown, and associated with his brother 
in business, was born in 1872, in Bethel town- 
ship, Monroe County, Ohio, and has been a 
resident of Germantown for the past five years. 
On May 20, 1899, he married Maggie Flem- 
ing, a daughter of Tiliomas and Polly Flem- 
ing. Mrs. Bode was born in Bethel township, 
in 1876. Two children have resulted from 
this union, the one surviving being a little 
daughter. Gertrude B., who was born June 
28, 1901. Mr. Bode has interests in the Ri- 
nard Mills and Graysville oil lands, and is one 
of the substantial business men of this vicinity. 
Like his brother, he is identified with the Re- 
publican party. The Bode family has been 
connected with the German Lutheran Church' 
since its establishment in Ohio, and has liber- 
allv contributed to its support. 



(mACE G. UNDERWOOD, one of 
the well-known farmers of Weslev 
township, Washington County, Ohio, 
was born in 1851, in Columbiana 
County, Ohio, and came to Washing- 
ton county with his parents, in 1863. They 
located in Wesley township and there Mr. Un- 
derwood resides upon a fine farm cf 150 acres. 
Lsrael Underwood, his father, was born in 
1814. in Columbiana County. Ohio, and died in 
1881. Although he wa-^ a plain, sensible 



farmer, he possessed a legal mind, and had he 
turned his attention to the law, would doubt- 
less have succeeded in that profession. His 
judgment was considered sO' good, and his re- 
liability and honesty were so great, that he was 
constantly called upon by his neighbors to at- 
tend to their legal matters. His superior mind 
could grasp a situation and see the unraveling 
of a tangle, while many others would feel dis- 
couraged and incapable. He had been reared 
by a Quaker mother, and he adopted many of 
the simple ways of the Society of Friends. 
From the organization of the Republican party, 
he was one of its most earnest supporters and 
most active workers. Although lie never 
sought office, he was shown the appreciation 
in which he was held b}- his fellow-citizens, 
by election as trustee and school director in his 
township, and through many years he held the 
office of justice of the peace. His mother was 
Sarah, a daughter of William and Mary 
(Hays) Hillis, and she was born in Columbi- 
ana County, on July 8, 1818. Her father was 
a native of Harrison County, Ohio, her mother 
of Loudoun County.- Virginia, and her moth- 
er's father of Fauquier County, Virginia. The 
seven children born to Israel Underwood and 
his wife were as follows: W'illiam H. : Mary, 
the wife of George Whaley. deceased; Phoebe, 
deceased : John \\"esley Taylor : Hannah, de- 
ceased, who was the wife oi Wilders D. Jones ; 
Elizabeth, deceased : Horace Greeley ; and 
Newton. The last named resides in Missouri, 
and is an agent for the Missouri Pacific Rail- 
way Company. 

The suljject of this sketch celebrated 
Christmas Day, 1878, by his marriage with 
Emily C. Alger, who was liorn in Decatur 
tnwnshii). Washington County, in 185S. and is 
a daughter of James and Harriet (Thomas) 
Alger. Two children resulted from this un- 
ion, namely: Frances L.. born in 1889. who 
died at the age of six years: and Molly, who 
was born in 1895. and died at the age of nine 
months. Mrs. L'nderwood is a valued mem- 
ber of the Methodist Church. By trade Mr. 
Underwood is a harness maker, and lias a shop 
on his farm, but he is much interested in the 




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cultivation of his land. Few of his posses- 
sions are as liighly vahied as is his noted horse, 
"Pontiac,"' whose sire was imported. Its fine 
breeding is shown in its magnificent appear- 
ance, its mane being eight feet long and its tail 
dragging on the ground. 

^Ir. Und«rwood is one of the most intelli- 
gent and up-to-date farmers of this section. 
In his earlier days, he taught school, and has 
always been interested in educational matters. 
Fraternally he belongs to Cutler lodge of 
Odd Fellows, while politically he is an ardent 
Keijublican. 



TEPHEX XEEDHAM, a prominent 
farmer in Dunham township; who has 
gained a strong position in his local- 
ity on account of his ability and in- 
dustry, was born in Washington 
County, Ohio, X-ovember 29, 1833, and is a 
son of Stephen and Margaret ' (Hawkins) 
Xeedham. 

Stephen Xeedham. the father, was a native 
of Massachusetts, in which State the name of 
Neetiham is an old and honored one. The 
family trace their ancestry through Jasper 
Xeedham, who was born in 1708, in Pea- 
body, ^Massachusetts, and died in 1794, at the 
age of 86 years. In 1731, he was united t" 
his wife Mary, who died February 16, 1788. 
aged 81 years. They had three sons, namely: 
Stephen, Daniel and Benjamin. The eldest 
married Elizabeth Moulton ; he died December 
28 1 801, and his wife died December 4, 1827. 
Their rhil'lren were, — Daniel; Jasper: Ste- 
])hen : Mary and David. On October 22, 
1783, Daniel, of this family, married Ede 
Flint, who was born Ai)ril 18, 1764. Their 
children were three daughters. — lietsev. Sally 
and Polly. 

Jasper Xeedham, grandfather of the sub- 
ject of this sketch, was lx)rn in 1763, and in 
1793. was married to Mary Twiss. who was 
born in 1773. in Massachusetts. Their chil- 
dren were. — Stephen ; Jasper : Elias : Eliza- 
beth and Mary. The mother of the subject 
hereof was a native of Virginia, and was born 



July 26, 1805. Her husband was born March 
8, 1794. They had the .'ollowing children: 
Mary A., born June 29. 1829; Barton, born 
May II, 1 831; Stephen, born Xovember 29, 
1S33; S'ld John, born September 8, 1839. 

The subject of this sketch has devoted his 
life to agricultural pursuits, developing the 
property which was settled upon him by his 
father. Through constant application, he has 
made steady progress in the accumulation of 
the fruits of his toil, and in every way deserves 
the great measure of success which he has at- 
tained. On Xovember 12, 1862, Mr. Xeed- 
ham was married to Caroline Schooner, who 
was born January 15, 1840, and is the daugh- 
ter of Henry and Eunice (Hopkins) Schoon- 
over, of whom the former was born in Penn- 
sylvania, and the latter in Connecticut. Three 
sons have been born to Mr. and ?klrs. Xeed- 
ham, namely: Adolphus H., William J., and 
Dana R. Mr. Xeedham is an excellent farm- 
er, who thoroughly understands the practical 
side of his business, and who is also one of the 
upright men and useful citizens of his neigh- 
borhood. 



UFUS A. UXDERWOOD, a success- 
ful lawyer, and senior member of the 
well-known law firm of Underwood 
& Ludey. of Marietta, Ohio, was 
l)orn in Wesley township. Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, Xovember 3. 1869. He is 
a son of William H. Underwood, and comes of 
a very prominent old Ohio family. 

The first of the fannly to come to this 
country was William Underwood, who, it it 
said, came over with William Penn. Jesse, 
his youngest son, was the father of William 
Untlerwood, Rufus A.'s great-grandfather, 
who was born in York County, Pennsylvania, 
and removed to Lisbon, Columbiana County, 
Ohio. Among his oldest sons was Israel Un- 
derwood, grandfather of Rufus A. Israel 
Underwood moved to Washington Countv, 
Ohio, in 1863, and bought a large farm in Wes- 
ley township. He was also an attorney-at-law. 
and served as justice of the peace until his 




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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



death in August, 1883. at the age of 67 years. 
He married Sarah Hilhs, after whom one of 
the children of Rufus A. is named. 

William H. Underwood was born in Co- 
lumbiana County, Ohio, December 2^. 1839. 
He served more than three years, during the 
Civil War, as first lieutenant in Company D, 
19th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., in the Army of the 
Cumberland. He was a stanch Republican, in 
politics and succeeded his father as justice of 
the peace. He married Mary Ann Guinn, who 
was bom in Augusta County, (West) Vir- 
ginia, September 16, 1841, and died in July, 
1900, at the home of her son, in Marietta. 
Two children blessed this union, — Rufus A., 
whose name heads this sketch; and Maggie, 
wife of George G. Phipps, of Wesley town- 
ship. 

Rufus A. Underwood attended the public 
schools and Bartlett Academy, and completed 
Latin and scientific courses at the National 
Normal University, from which he was gradu- 
ated in 1891. He then taught grade schools 
in Ohio and Tennessee, was superintendent of 
schools at Alexandria, Tennessee, and finally 
became principal of the high schools of Wesley 
township and Vincent. During school vaca- 
tions, he attended Vanderbilt University at 
Nashville, Tennessee, a.nd was admitted to the 
bar in June, 1896, having read law with Judge 
W. B. Loomis, deceased. He then began the 
practice of law at Marietta, in partnership with 
Charles A. Ludey. 

Charles A. Ludey was born in Bellaire, 
Belmont County, Ohio, in 1874, and was grad- 
uated from the high school at Woodsfield. He 
then attended Ma.rietta College and the Uni- 
versity of Ohio, graduating from the law de- 
partment of the latter institution, in 1895. He 
was admitted to the bar the same year, and in 
June, 1896, formed a partnership with Mr. 
Underwood under the firm name of Under- 
wood & Ludey. Tlie firm represents some of 
the strongest independent oil companies, and 
has been most successful in practice. Mr. 
Ludey married Miss Mooney, of 'Wotxlsfield, 
Ohio. Socially, he is a member and president 
of the Alarietta Club, and is a member of the 



Elks, Knights of Pythias, and Odd Fellows. 
Religiously, he is a member o-f the Christian 
Church. 

Rufus A. Underwood married Florence 
Cross, of Marietta, a daughter of James AI. 
and Eliza Cross, who moved here from Mary- 
land. They have two sons — Arthur Kent and 
Hillis. Politically, Mr. Underwood is a Re- 
publican, and takes an active part in political 
affairs. He is past chancellor of the Knights 
of Pythias ; and a member of the Odd Fel- 
lows ; Elks ; Sons of Veterans ; Knights of the 
Maccabees ; Marietta Club and Board of Trade. 
Religiously, he favors the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, although he is of Quaker descent. 



ITiRAIAI HARRIS PALMER, a 
worthy representative of one of the 
oldest families of Palmer township. 
Washington County, Ohio, was born 
June 22, 1847, in this township, and' 
IS a son uf Harris and Annie (Houghland)_ 
Palmer. It is 100 years since Joseph Palmer, 
the great-grandfather of the subject of this 
sketch, settled in Palmer township and gave it 
its name, and a centennial anniversary celebra- 
tion of this event by his descendants will take 
place, at Brown's Mills. The family has been 
identified with the progress, growth and ma- 
terial development of this section, its members 
have founded and fostered its institutions, and 
it is very meet that such a public demonstra- 
tion should be held. 

Joseph Palmer, above mentioned, was born 
on January 13, 1761, at Scotland, Windham 
County, Connecticut, and seems to have been a 
man of excellent judgment and business in- 
stincts. He was engaged for a time in mer- 
cantile pursuits at Poultney, Rutland County, 
\^ermont. but returned to Windham County for 
a wife, and there married Hannah Fox, on 
February 7. 1785. They had the following 
children: Joseph, born November 24, 1785; 
Jabish Fox. who was born August 31. 1788, 
and taught the second term of school ever 
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lin, born November 10, 1791 ; Jerusha Perkins, 
born August 12, 1795; Isaac Lazel, born Jan- 
uary II, 1797; Ephraim, born August 4, 1799: 
and Betsy, born February 4, 1803, at Brown's 
Mill, Palmer township, who never married. 
All but Betsy were born in Poultney. Vermont. 

Joseph Palmer (2), grandfatlier of the sub- 
ject hereof, was born in Vermont, and married 
Sarah Martin, in the fall of 180S. Their 
children were as follows : Harris, who was 
the father of Ephraim Harris Palmer ; James, 
Martin, whose children were, — David, Mary, 
Lydia, Dudley, Hiram and Laura : Sheldon, 
whose children were, — Alfred, Hannah, Dan- 
iel and Ellen ; and Elizabeth, whose children 
were, — Sarah, Jane, Xancy, Lydia and Mar}s 

Harris Palmer was born on the old, origi- 
nal fami of his grandfather (now owned by 
John StoUar), located north of the present 
farm of A. F. Breckenridge, on July 16, 1809. 
On April 3, 1834, he married Annie Hough- 
land, whose birth took place on February 5, 
1817. Harris Palmer died November 8, 1855, 
and his widow passed away on January 11, 
1897. Their children were as follows : Sarah 
Houghland, born February 27. 1835, deceased 
December 9, 1861 ; Edward Rowe, born Janu- 
ary 8, 1837, deceased February 17, 1901 ; Jo- 
seph Franklin, born August 13, 1839, deceased 
October 9, 1840; Ruth Annie, who was born 
April 24, 1842, married E. A. Chapman, and 
had two children, — Merrill, and Anna ]\L, who 
died January 31, 1902; Ephraim Harris, born 
June 22, 1847 ; a"d John Edwin, who was born 
May 8, 1850, and died November 25, 1861. 
Saraii married George Camp, on October 2^. 
1855 and her two children were Alice and 
Elmer. Edward Rowe married Mary Jane 
T/hornberry. ..n .Xugust 12, 1858, and their 
children were. — James Airier. Emma and ^lny. 
Ruth Annie li\es near her lirother. Ephraim. 

On December 28. 1870, Ephraim Harris 
Palmer was married to Sarah Jane Stollar, and 
the children born to their union were as fol- 
lows: Nancy Annie, born January 22. 1873: 
Ruth .Xdella. born January 27. 1876; John 
Leslie, born April 18. 1880, deceased ALiy 21, 
1895; '1"'' Lucy Arena, born June 18, 1883. 



The birth of Mrs. Palmer occurred on Alarch 
4. 1847. i'l W'asliington County, Pennsylvania. 
She is a daughter of Daniel and Nancy Stollar, 
who had the following children : Isaac ; Ka- 
tie; Margaret; Jemima; Sarah Jane; John; 
Pliebe; Aden and Mary. This family." also, 
has had a numerous progeny. Isaac's chil- 
dren are Wilma, Clair and Fhwd. The 
children of Katie (Wood), are Chaiiie, Omer, 
Lester and May. Those of Margaret ( Ai- 
kens), are Nellie, Annie and William. The 
children of Jemima (Daugherty) were. — 
Dora ; Dennis ; Frederick M. ; Alice ; Jesse Dot : 
Bertha ; and Landen. John's children were : 
James, Jennie, and Lizzie. Those of Phebe 
(Breckenridge) were, — Flora Ethel; Harvey 
Brooks ; William D. ; and Clarence. Aden's 
children were, — Vernie; Grace; Charm; Ma- 
bel ; Letha ; and Paul Stewart. Those of Mary 
Blind (Zumbro) were. — Fred Knapp; John 
Leonard ; and Alva D. 

The subject of this sketch owns one of the 
well-improved and productive farms of Palmer 
township, and his 127 acres yield large re- 
turns. His handsome and substantial build- 
ings testify to his ample means and excellent 
management, and show plainly that an agricul- 
tural life in this locality brings with it many 
pleasures and advantages. In political action, 
Mr. Palmer is a Republican, and has accepta- 
bly tilled the oliices of school director and town- 
ship supervisor. For many years he has been 
a leading member of the Methodist Church. 



CLAY WEST, a respected and es- 
teemed citizen of Reno, Washington 
County, Ohio, is regarded as one of 
the most progressive farmers in ^lari- 
etta township, which is his native 
place. He was born in 1843. ^''"^1 is a son of 
John A. and Cynthia B. (Racer) West. 

John A. West was a nati\-e of West Vir- 
ginia, and followed agricultural pursuits for a 
livelihood during his entire life. His death 
took place in 1892. His wife was a daughter 
of Benjamin Racer, and was born and reared 
in Marietta township. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Mr. West grew to manliood in the locality 
where he still lives, and received his scholastic 
training in the public schools. In 1861, he 
enli-sted in the 36th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and 
served three years in that famous regiment. 
He participated in the battles of Lewisburg, 
3outh Mountain and Antietam, and was color 
guard in the last-named engagement. He was 
mustered out of service in 1864, having made 
an honorable record. 

Mr. West was joined in matrimony with 
Phoebe A. McKibbon, who was born in 1844. 
and passed to her final rest in 1894. She was 
a daughter of Henry McKibbon, a farmer by 
occupation, and was one of a family of six 
children. Several are now deceased. The 
names of other members of the famil}- are, — 
Edward, a farmer in Kansas; Susan, a widow, 
residing in Colorado; and William, deceased. 

Mr. West has two children : Mary Z. and 
Elizabeth C The former is the wife of Jo- 
seph Greene, a business man of Newport, Ohio. 
The latter still resides with her father on the 
home farm. In politics, Mr. West is a pro- 
nounced Republican, strictly adhering to party 
principles. He stands well- in his communitv, 
and has hosts of friends. 



• RACE D. GAGE, a iirominent farm- 
er and successful stock raiser of 
Washington Coiuity, Ohio, owns, oc- 
cupies and operates a fine farm in 
Wesley township, comprising 193 
acres. His birth occurred in 1843, i" what 
was then Wesley, but is now Fairfield, town- 
ship, \\'ashington County, and he was the third 
of nine children born to James H. and Marv 
A. (Cook) Gage. 

James H. Gage was born in 18 15, in Rock- 
ingham County, New Hampshire, and died in 
Washington County, Ohio, in 1895. He was 
just 18 years of age when he came to this lo- 
cality and secured land in Fairfield, then Wes- 
ley, township. Here his life was spent in ex- 
tensive farming and stock-breeding. He 
made a specialty of growing fine sheep, as long 



as that industry was profitable in the East. In 
his political belief, he was a sound Democrat, 
and served the township in many of the local 
offices, being trustee and treasurer for a long 
period. His wife was a daughter of Salmon 
and Polly (Drew) Cook. She was born in 
Vermont in 1813, and difed in Ohio, in 1897. 
In former vears, she was a member of the 
Methodist Church, Imt later united with her 
husband in the Universalist belief. They had 
a family of nine children, viz. : Caroline and 
Lucius, deceased ; Horace D., of this sketch ; 
John, of Fairfield township, formed- county 
commissioner; Mary Ann, Mrs. Waldo Smith, 
of Columbus, Ohio; Polly, deceased; Flora, 
Mrs. J. T. Dunbar, of Watertown, whose hus- 
band was formerly a merchant there; George, 
of Bartlett, Ohio ; and IMyron, a farmer in 
Fairfield township. 

Mr. Gage was reared in his native place, 
and attended the district schools. In early 
manhood, he learned the milling business and 
during several years worked in a flouring mill 
at Stockport, Ohio. For five years he oper- 
ated the Pattin iSIills, in Weslev township. 
Later, he began farming and stock raising on 
a well situated tract three miles north of Bart- 
lett. In his business ventures, Mr. Gage has 
always used good judgment, and has been em- 
inently successful. 

In 1 86 1 the subject of this sketch was unit- 
ed in marriage with Margaret J. Cody, who 
was born in 1844, in Fairfield township, Wash- 
ington County, and is a daughter of Ansel and 
Lydia (Nixon) Cody. Eight children have 
been born to this union, namely : Ransom, 
who is a physician located at Carroll, Fairfield 
Count}', Ohio : Alice, who married Jordan Bur- 
field, of Palmer township ; Alva, who resides 
at Bartlett ; May, who married Saul Metzger, 
and resides in Chesterfield ; Jay, a licensed en- 
gineer, who lives in the State of Washington ; 
Lucy, who married Alvin Pugh, and resides 
in Stockport, Ohio ; and Lena and James, who 
are at home. In politics, Mr. Gage main- 
tains an independent attitude. His family be- 
longs to the Methodist Church, in v.-hich they 
are highlv valued. He is liberal in relieious 




DR. SIMEON D. HART. 




CAPT. AND MRS. GEORGE B. BARTLETT. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



views. For a long period he has been con- 
nected with the }iIasonic fraternity, as a mem- 
ber of Webb Lodge at Stockport. Mr. Gage 
has been prominent in township affairs, has 
served as assessor of Fairfield, and has always 
performed the duties of an honorable and law- 
abiding citizen. The family and its connec- 
tions belong tr what is known as the 'best so- 
cial circles of this Incahty, and are nniversal- 
Iv esteemed. 



.\IT. GEORGE B. BARTLETT, a 
representati\e farmer of Waterford 
townshi]). Washington County,, 
Ohio, was born on the farm where 
he now resides, one mile and a half 
southwest of \\'aterford. in 1842. He is the 
youngest son of Wyrum Piartlett, and a grand- 
son of Benjamin D. Bartlett. 

Benjamin D. Bartlett and his wife came 
from New York and settled on the farm now 
owned by George B. Bartlett. He was a sol- 
dier of the Revolutionary War. Wyrum Bart- 
lett was bom June 29, 1793, in St. Lawrence 
County, New Yo'-k, and died in 1855. At an 
early dav be ran keel-boats, and later operated 
a flouring mill on his farm, selling the product 
in Xew C>rleans. He owned 120 acres of land 
and also followed farming. He was an old- 
line Whig, and later, a Republican, and. it is 
supposed, interested himself in the "Under- 
ground railroad." Religiously, he was a mem- 
ber of the L'niversalist Church. He married 
Sarah Kinney, who was born in the block- 
house at Lowell, Ohio, May 12. 1798, and died 
in 185-I. Her father was born in London. Eng- 
land, went to Xova Scotia, and came to Lowell. 
Washington County, Ohio, at an early day. 
where he located near the mouth of Wolf 
Creek. He and a son met ileath by drowning 
in this creek. Wyrum Bartlett and his wife 
had eleven children, as follows: William, de- 
ceased : Oscar, who was a member of an Illi- 
nois regiment, and was killed during the Civil 
\\'ar ; Rosina. Mary and Miles, deceased ; 
James, a wagon maker of Coal Run. Water- 
ford township: Frank: Sarah Prudentia, who 
married Andrew J. Hart, a florist and gardener 



at !\[cConnelsville, Ohio; Almira, deceased; 
Marion, who died in infancy: and George B. 

George B. Bartlett enlisted October i, 1861, 
at Beverly. Ohio, in Company D, 63rd Reg. 
Ohio Vol. Inf.. under Col. John W. Sprague. 
Flis regiment was in the first advance down the 
Mississippi Kixer, and had engagements at 
Xew Madrid and Corinth. In the Battle of 
Corinth, the regiment sustained a loss of 62 
per cent, of its men. After this battle. Mr. 
Bartlett was detached as assistant in the quar- 
termaster's department of the engineering 
corps, and all of the materials used in the 
construction of the canal at Vicksburg passed 
through his hands. He enlisted as a private, 
and was made a corporal upon the organiza- 
tion of his company. He then was advanced 
to be sergeant, second lieutenant, and first lieu- 
tenant, and then became captain of Company 
A, of the same regiment. ' He was in Sher- 
man's "]\Iarch to the Sea," and at the grand 
review at Washington. He was mustered out 
at Louisville. Kentucky, July 8, 1865. The 
day before the disbandment of the regiment, 
his conn-ades in arms presented him with a 
handsome gold-mounted sword, sash and belt. 
On the scabbard of the sword is the following 
inscription: "Presented to Capt. G. B. Bart- 
lett. Company A, 63rd Regt., O. V. I., by the 
members of his company." The sword is still 
in his possession and is most highly prized. 

Captain Bartlett was married January 20. 
1866, to Vesta Wolcott. who was born in Wat- 
ertO'wn. Washington County, Ohio, in 1843, 
and is a daughter of Aianson and Caroline 
(McClure) \\'olcott. Her father was also born 
in \^■atertnwn, in 1804. and died in 1873. He 
was a farmer by occupation. Politically he 
was originally a Whig, and became a Republi- 
can upon the organization of that partv. Her 
n-T.ther was born in Lawrence County. Ohio, in 
1813. and died in 1886. She was a member of 
the Universalist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Wol- 
cott had thirteen children, namely: Oscar, 
deceased : Wallace, deceased, who was in the 
three-months service as a member of the 14th 
Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf. ; Lewis, who was a mem- 
ber of the 36th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., and died 
of fever, three months after his enlistment: 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND Il'ASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Amanda: Salome; Vesta; Edwin: Rollin, who 
served first in tlie 4tii Reg. Va. Cav., and later 
in the United States Army until the close of the 
war; Corwin; Helen; Mary: Katie; and Ida. 
Captain P.artlett and his wife have four chil- 
dren, namely : Min.nie, wife of Edgar Grant 
Baldwin, a farmer near Swifts, Waterford 
township; Stanley Oscar, who lives in Water- 
ford township; Harvey L., riverseer of tli^ 
farm at the Children's Home, Marietta; and 
Katie, a graduate of \\'aterford Township 
High School, and now a teacher in the district 
scliools of that township. Captain Bartlett is 
a memher of the Patrons of Husbandrv^ and of 
Dick Cheatham Post, G. A. R., of Beverly, of 
which he was commander two years. He is in- 
dependent in politics and has served as justice 
of the peace of the townsh'p. 



.MMOR BOWMAN, a leading citizen 
and representative business man of 
Chester Hill, Washington County, 
Ohio, is well known through the 
eastern part of the State, as the gen- 
eral superintendent for the Ohio Consolidated 
Oil Company, 3,600 acres of their land being 
located in this section, and in Marion and 
\Vindsor townships, in Morgan County. 

The Bowman family is of English origin. 
Isaac Bowman, the grandfather of Emmor, 
was a son of Richard and Mary Bowman, and 
was born at Lake Place, Parish of Aske, West- 
moreland County, England, December 22, 
1774, and was educated at Earlham College. 
It was here that he formed his life-long friend- 
ship with the noted Elihu Burritt, whh whom 
he corresponded for many years. In college, 
both were interested together in astron(jmy 
and geography, subjects which always claimed 
Grandfather Isaac's attention. He was a man 
of great learning, and became closelv associat- 
ed with many of the notable men of his time. 
Thomas Clarkson, the great philanthropist, be- 
ing counted among his friends. On November 
26, 1807, Isaac Bowman located in Jefferson 
County, Ohio. Later, he removed to the 



vicinity of Kendall, Jackson township, Stark 
County, where, after a pioneer life of hard 
work and sturdy endurance, he passed out of 
life, leaving to his family one of the most valu- 
able farms of that locality. Prior to coming 
to America he had been a cabinetmaker, but 
agriculture claimed his attention through all 
his later years. On November 26, 1807, Isaac 
Bowmari was married tO' Ann Hobson, a 
daughter of Joseph and Ann Hobson, natives 
of England, but then residents of Jefferson 
County, Ohio. She died September 25, 1823. 
At Bright Falls, England, in the Friends' 
Meeting House, March 27, 1828, Isaac Bow- 
man married as his second wife, Elizabeth 
Greenwood, who died September 18, 1S62, 
aged 85 years and three months. Mr. Bow- 
man died April 20, 1858, aged S^ years, three 
months and 28 days. Both w'ere interred in 
the Friends' burying-ground at Kendall, Ohio. 
Isaac Bowman was the father of the following 
children: Mary; Joseph H. : Ann; Thomas; 
Richard and William. Hilary was born Feb- 
ruary 14, 1809, and died March io, 1810. 
Jospeh H. was born October 15, 1810, died 
May 22, 1877, and was buried at St. Paul, 
Minnesota, to which city he had moved from 
Cedar County, Iowa; he left seven children. 
Ann was born March 25, 1812, and married 
Isaac H. Elliott, March 26, 1830. Mr. Elli- 
ott was born August 16, 1805, and died De- 
cember 28, 1829. They had the following 
children : Jane Amanda ; Clarissa ; James 
Bowman ; and William Watson. Thomas 
was born August 4, 1813, and married Eliza- 
beth L. Lupton, daughter of Henry and Ach- 
sah Lupton, May 2, 1838, at the Friends' 
Meeting House at Mount Pleasant, Jefferson 
County, Ohio. Mrs. Thomas Bowman w.as 
born October 24, 1814, (.lied ]\lay 4, iSfio, and 
was buried at Bartlett, Ohio. They had one 
child, who' died at the age of nine vears. 
Thomas married, secondl)', Ann Test, daugh- 
ter of Samuel and Mary Test, at the Friends' 
Meeting House, on February 2j. 1862. He 
died March 22. 1887, and was buried at Plym- 
outh, Ohio. Richard was born March 3, 
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died January 18, 1S56. William, who was 
burn February 2, 1817, had the following chil- 
dren: Helen, born January 9. 1841 ; Emil_\' 
Elizabeth, born December 27, 1843; ^^ ihi^ni 
H., born August 2/, 1845, ^^''""^ served in the 
Civil War from the first call to the end. and 
li\es at Etna Green, Indiana ; Charles C, l)orn 
in 1849, ^^'ho served in the Civil War, and 
also lives at Etna Green. Indiana; James M., 
who was bom August 7, 1850, and died Sep- 
tember 27, 1862; Alary Alice, born July 2, 
1853; Clara Ida, born April 30. 1856; and 
Florence Eva, born September 16, 1858: all of 
them survive. 

James M. Bowman, the youngest son of 
Isaac Bowman, was born December 15. 1818, 
and on May 25, 1842, was married at the 
Friends' Meeting House at Cross Creek. Jef- 
ferson County. Ohio, to Elizabeth Baily, a 
daughter of Henry and Mary (Folk) Baily, 
I if Somerton. Ohio. In 1843, thcv nii:)\'ed to 
Washington County, and located near Plym- 
outh, where James M. Bowman bought 160 
acres of land for which he paiil $5 an acres. 
.\t the time of his death on July 14th. 1880, 
he owned 250 acres. Mr. Bowman was one 
of the road viewers who established the road 
from Hill's Landing to McConnels\ille. James 
M. Bowman had few educational ad\-antages. 
as he grew u]) in a pioneer locality. Init he in- 
herited a good mind, and took every opportun- 
it_\- to improve it. His staid demeanor and ex- 
emplary life caused his appointment as one of 
the overseers of the Friends' Meeting, when 
only 25 years of age, which honor he held 
through life. He was one of the founders of 
the Friends" Boarding School, in Belmont 
(_'ounty, and was always liberal in his bene- 
factions to it. .\ man of equable tem];er, one 
who commanded respect from every one with 
whom he came in contact, he was a i:)eacemak- 
cr in his neighborhood, and faithfully showed 
to the world the practical teachings of the reli- 
gion he professed. No office could tempt him. 
although he sometimes consenterl to accept 
some position which his judgment assured 
him would benefit his locality. Tlie children 
t:orn to James M. Bowman were as follows: 



'Phebe, who was born June 20, 1843. ^.nd died 
July i(>, 1843; Isaac, who was born August 
22, 1844, and died February 16. 1863: Henry, 
born May 11, 1847; Emmor, the subject of this 
biography ; and Thomas I. 

On December 31, 1868, near Alalta, Mor- 
gan County. Ohio, Henry, of the above family, 
married Rachel Crew, a daughter of Hem-y 
Crew, born October 21, 1845. Hiev had the 
following children: Joseph, born in 1869; 
Elizabeth J., born in 1872; Edith Anna, liorn 
January 22, 1878; JNIartha C, who was born in 
Xovember, 1879, 'i""^' 'I'^d April 9, 1881 ; and 
H(ward, born October ro, 1885. 

Emmor Bowman was born July 18, 1849, 
near Bartlett. Ohio, and remained at home un- 
til he was almost 30 years of age. For a per- 
iod of 10 years, he taught school throughout 
Morgan and Washington counties. For sev- 
en years, he ojierated a store at Potter's Mills, 
Pennsyh'ania. Init after his marriage he spent 
one vear at the home of his father-in-law, and 
then bought his present fine farm of 200 acres. 
This farm Mr. Bowman devoted principally to 
the raising of Alerino sheep, in which he suc- 
ceeded \ery well. gi\dng close and careful at- 
tention to the business. In time, he Iiecame an 
expert shearer himself his limit being 50 
sheep a day. His wool always brought the 
highest market price. For many years Mr. 
Bowman continued in profitable sheep raising, 
his knowledge of which made him very valu- 
able in the offices of secretary, vice-president 
and president of the \\'ool Growers' Associa- 
tion, to which offices he was elected. For 15 
years, he !ias been connected with the Eastern 
Ohio .Agriculutral Society, of Chester Hill. 
His time has also been devoted to the raising 
of fine jjoultry and Poland-China hogs, and 
he ser\'ed for years as vice-president of the 
Muskingum X'alley Poultry Association, until 
that organization ceased to e.xist. 

On March 10. 1879, Emmor Bowman was 
married to Elizabeth L. \'an Law. who was 
born April 30 1851. and is a daughter of 
Jolhn and Hannah Van Law. of Chester Flill, 
Ohio. Tlie paternal ancestors of Mrs. Em- 
mor Bowman were French, while her mater- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND JVASHINGTON COUNTY, 



nal ancestry was German and English. Her 
great-grandfather Dennis. Hved in Alaryland, 
but was a great Abolitionist, and assisted many 
slaves to escape by the "Underground Rail- 
road." He spent one summer with the In- 
dians, and was always a sympathizer with the 
oppressed. Her grandfatlier, John Van Law, 
was born in JetTerson County, Ohio, but at 
the time of his death, lived in Morgan Coun- 
ty. Her father was Ixjrn in Flushing, Bel- 
niijnt Cuunt^•, and came at an early day to 
Washington County. The mother of ]\Irs. 
Bowman was Hannah Ann ( Lerke ) Van Law, 
and her grandninther was Elizabeth Dennis. 
The children nf Mr. and Mrs. Bowman were 
as fnllows : John V., liorn December 28, 
iSSo, who is at home, unmarried: James Ar- 
thur, who was born in October, 18S2, and 
died September 28, 1898; William T., born 
February 10, 1885: Charles P., liorn February 
26, 1888; and Harvey E,, born August 12, 
189*2. 

In politics, the subject nf this sketch is a 
Republican, and in principle, a Pruhibitiijn- 
ist. Reared a Quaker, he is temperate in all 
things, and subscribes tO' the rules of the reli-, 
gious body 'in which his parents were such 
shining examples. His attendance on meet- 
ing is regular, on Sundays and Thurstlays, and 
no press of business or uutside care is per- 
mitted tn disturb these times of quiet reflec- 
tion. Mr. Bowman has given little attenticin 
to political matters, but has served for three 
terms as justice of the peace, having been nnm- 
inated by acclamation. 

Mr. Bowman was one of the incorporators 
of the First National Bank of Chester Hill, 
in 1900. He is its heaviest stockholder, and 
has served as director and vice-president. This 
bank ha« over $102,000 in deposits, with $94,- 
000 in loans, and is CDUtinually growing 
stronger. The town of Chester Hill has a 
population of about 800, and is very proud of 
tliis thriving financial institution. 

Mr. Bowman has been interested in oil de- 
\elopment ever since 1894, when he and Judge 
Chamberlain, of Marietta, took a number of 
leases for oil in Wesley tnwnshi]), in the name 



of Emmor Bowman. Later, Mr. Bowman 
sold his interests and leases to Mr. Reader, 
and with his o-wn sons, leased the Wagoner 
farm, w ith four producing wells. In addition 
ti) th.ese, Mr. Bowman owns fi\'e producing 
wells on the Elizabeth L. Bowman farm, and 
j?i on the Emmor Bowman farm, operated 
by Eachel, Ritchie & Company. 

Air. Bowman has a justifiable respect for 
his ancestors and treasures souie interesting 
mementoes of them. One nf these is a poem 
which was written and printetl by Mrs. Bow- 
man's uncle, Jesse Van Law. entitled "Life 
was a Beautiful Poem," which is both poetic 
and lofty in sentiment. Another is the will of 
his grandmother, which was dated October 9, 
1782, prior to her marriage with Henry Hob- 
son, in 1784. Still another is the will of his 
great-grandfather, Richard Bowman, dated 
March 8, 1777, in which he bequeaths to 
Thomas, £100; to Eleanor Nobel, £100; to Jo- 
seph, £30; to his grandson, Richard, £5; to 
his grandson, Joseph, £20; to his grandson, 
Isaac. £20, and to his daughters, Rachel and 
Sarah, each £10: his wife receiving- the rest of 
the estate. ^Iv. Bowman also owns a field 
glass which was made in 1777, for his grand- 
father, Isaac Bowman, by Harris & Son, in 
London. 




1LLIA:\I R. SHANER, who stands 
among the leading citizens of 
Washington County, has made a 
success of agricultural pusuits to 
some extent and is .low profitably 
empk(yed in the nursery business. He has a 
farm of 105 acres of the most fertile and pro- 
ductive land. He is a son of Alfred W. and 
Rebecca J. (Squibb) Shaner, and his liirth- 
place, Westmoreland County, Pennsyh-ania, is 
also the native county of his parents. 

Alfred W. Shanelr has reache<l the ad- 
vanced age of seventy-six years, and is at pres- 
ent, residing near Bartlett. Washington Coun- 
ty. His entire life has been most diligently 
spent in the pursuance of his chosen occupa- 
tion, that of a saddler and harness maker. He 




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led Rebecca J. Squibb to the hymeneal altar, 
and their union was blessed with three chil- 
dren, as follows : William R. ; Deborah, who 
Ijecame the worthy wife of Charles Johnson, 
of Wesley township. Washington County; and 
Caleb S.. also a resident of Wesley township. 
Mrs. Shaner is also living at this writing and 
she has reached her seventieth mile stone. 
Both she and her husband are still active and 
clear-minded. They have long been members 
of the Baptist Church. Mr. Shaner voted the 
Republican ticket all his life until 1896, when 
his vote was cast for Mr. Bryan. He enjoys 
the esteem and confidence of his community, 
and has always been an active, influential cit- 
izen. 

William R. Shaner was born September 
6. 1850, and li\-ed with his father and mother 
in Westmoreland County until 1865, the date 
of their removal to Wesley township. Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. The mental training of 
Mr. Shaner was obtained from the common 
schools, but he applied himself industriously, 
and at the close of his school career, obtained 
a teacher's certificate and taught school in 
Wesley township for fifteen years. He met 
with unqualified success during that time. He 
left this occupation, however, to enter the 
nursery business, in 1870, and that, in con- 
nection with a small amount .of farming, has 
been his chief occupation since. His farm is 
located alx)ut two and a half miles south of 
Bartlett, and the manner in which he handles 
ills business and attends to the other work on 
the farm, speaks well for iiis knowledge and 
experience in this line. 

In 1873, the suljject of this sketch was 
united in marriage with Sarah J. Dickson, a 
daughter of Tliomas and Eliza Dickson, who 
are well-known citizens. Mrs. Shaner was 
Ijorn in 1850 and is a native of Mercer Countv, 
Pennsylvania. Siie and her husband are com- 
fortably situated in their home on the farm, 
where everything is modern and convenient. 
Mr. Shaner has a weil-paying business, and is 
a man of excellent judgment and fine char- 
acteristics, to whom many give their 
patronage. Socially, lie is a meml)er of Cut- 



ler Lodge, No. 784, I . O . O . F . . For many 
years, he was faithful to the Repuljlican party, 
until "Free Silver" became a partv issue, when 
he supported Bryan. 



)X. CHARLES H. XIXOX. who has 
held the office of Probate judge since 
I'ebruary 9, 1900, is a resident of 
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, 
and is one of the influential citizens of 
the county. He was born in Washington Coun- 
ty, in 1870, and is a son of James X'ixon. 

James X'ixon was also born in Washington 
County. Ohio, in October, 1839. He died here 
in 1888. He served in the army during the 
Civil War. losing a limb at the Battle of Stone 
River. From 1867 until 1882, he was re- 
corder of Washington County. ^Ir. X'ixnn has 
a sister — Flora Malster — who li\es in \\'ater- 
ford township. 

The sul>ject of this sketch attended the 
grammar scliools of ^Marietta, and entered 
Marietta College in i88(). In 1889, he began 
his active career, and for some time read law. 
He was appointeil dejmty clerk in the Probate 
judge's office, in 1891 and in 1900. was made 
Probate judge. He fills tliis office with dignity 
and with credit to himself and the CDinmunitv. 
Judge Xixon is much interested in the ad- 
vancement of Washington County, and liljer- 
aliy lends his support to any enterprises which 
tend to promote it. 

In politics the Judge is a Repulslican. and 
takes an active interest in the affairs of that 
party. Socially he is a member of the Masons 
and a memlaer of tlie I. O. O. V. : and K. of P. 
He attends the Baptist Church. 



AMF^S M. BELL, who is superintend- 
tiu (if tlie Washington County In- 
liiinary, was born in Salem townsliip, 
Washington County, Ohio, in 1852, 
and is a son of James Bell, and grand- 
son of Tolin Bell, both natives of Scotland. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



James Bell was but nine years old when 
his ]iarents came to America and settled in 
Aurelius township, Washington County. 
Ohio. James Bell married Mary Carlon. a 
daughter of Thomas Carlon. She was l)orn 
in 1825. and is now living in ]\Iarietta town- 
ship. After their marriage, they settled in 
Salem tOAvnship. Later, they removed to 
Fearing township, and again to Marietta 
township, where James bought a farm, which 
is still owned by his wife. James Bell was 
born in 1808. and died in 1883, after a life 
spent in farming and other useful occupations. 
Politically, he was a Republican. Both he 
and his wife were members of the Baptist 
Church. They reared the following otYspring: 
John, a resident of Marietta township; Ellen, 
deceased; A. Emma (Brown), deceased; Mar- 
garet, the wife of Charles Miller, of Marietta 
township : James M., the subject of this sketch ; 
William, a resident of Westphalia, Kansas; 
and Amos, deceased. 

James ^I. Bell spent his early days in [Mar- 
ietta township, in which he also receiveil his 
schooling. He has devoted much uf his time 
to farming, and has been very successful in all 
his undertakings. In 1882, he was appointed 
superintendent of the county infirmary, and 
served until 1884. In 1888, he received the 
appointment again, and served until 1891. In 
1809, he took the office for the third time, and 
filled it most acceptably. Much confidence is 
placed in his ability and trustwisrthiness, and 
he commands the respect of all who come in 
contact with him. 

Mr. Bell was married in 1880 to Maggie 
Wagner, a daughter oi Jacob Wagner, of 
Marietta township. Politically, he is a Re- 
publican. 



HARLES A. MILLER, who resides 
near the OhiO' River, at the mouth 
ijf the Little Muskingum River, in 
Marietta township, Washington 
County, Ohio, is extensively engaged 
in the manufacture of fruit baskets, crates, and 
egg cases. He was born in Marietta town- 



ship, July 16, 184J, and is a son of Robert T. 
and Marietta Miller. 

The subject of this sketch was born on the 
farm now owned and occupied by L. E. Mil- 
ler, and attended the ci-unmon schools of his 
district, and also the [Marietta High School, 
which he entered in Septemljer, 1859. There 
he continued until the war excitement of 1861, 
when he enlisted in Company H, 7th Reg., 
Ohio Vol. Cav., and was mustered into ser\'ice 
September 2. 1862. His regiment became a 
part of the Army of the Cumberland, ser\-ing 
under Gen. Burnside in East Tennessee. He 
was with Sherman's army on its march to At- 
lanta, Georgia, and returned to Xashville with 
the command of General Thomas. He was in 
Gen. Wilson's cavalry corps during the raid 
through the Southern States, and was mus- 
tered out of service at Xashville, June 2, 1865. 
Since the War he has served in the Ohio X'a- 
tional Guard, and was captain of Battery G, 
from 1884 tu 1889. After the close of the 
war, Mr. [Miller worked on the farm for two 
years, in the meantime teaching school dur- 
ing the winter months-. In 1867, together 
with his brother John W., he purchased a lot 
at the mouth of the Little [Muskingum River, 
and erected a sawmill. They were extensive- 
ly engaged in the lumber business under the 
firm name of Miller Brnthers. until February, 
1878, when the death nf Jnhn W. [Miller oc- 
curred. Charles A. [Miller then purchased the 
interest of his deceased brother, and conducted 
the business until 1890, when he began the 
manufacture of baskets, crates, fruit packages 
and egg cases. He has since continued in this 
field of business, and finds sale for his product 
in the southern, central and eastern sections of 
Ohio and in West Virginia. His annual out- 
put is about one million berry baskets, eight 
thousand dozen fruit baskets, and fifty thous- 
and egg cases. 

November 18, 1868, IMr. Miller married 
[Margaret Bell, a daughter of James Bell, of 
[Marietta township, and they became the pa'^ 
rents of seven children, as follows : George 
[M., who died June 3, 1893. at the age of twen- 
ty years; Etta M., wife of Clavton B. Smith, 



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1029 



of Marietta townshi-p, by whom rhe has four 
children, — Mildred Glen, and Clayton and 
Clara, twins; Emma D., wife of F. A. West, 
of Marietta township, b)- whom she has a 
daughter, Margaret; Clara, who married Dr. 
Eugene Hemmeger, of Adelphi, Ohio, and has 
two children. — Mary and Frances ; Lucy, who 
married V. E. Racer, of Marietta township, 
and has one child. Maurice; Olive, who mar- 
ried Zenas B. Hildreth of Marietta township; 
and Carlin Fuller, the youngest of the family, 
who is at home and attending school. Mr. 
Miller is a Republican, in politics, and was the 
candidate of his party for the state legislature, 
in 1883, going down to defeat with the rest of 
the ticket. 



XSEL W. ^lAGEE, a prominent farm- 
er in the vicinity of Reno. Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, ranks among the 
foremost and most enterprising 
farmers of Marietta township. Mr. 
I^lagee was born January 4, 1845. on the same 
farm which is now his home, and which has 
been the scenes of his labors for many years. 
He is the third son born to Abner and Eliza- 
beth (Riley) Magee, and is a grandson of 
Robert Magee. 

Abner Magee was also a native of Marietta 
township, where he was born in 1822. The 
early part of his life was spent as pilot of a 
flatboat on the Ohio River. In 1875. he 
moved west, to Lancaster County. Nebraska, 
and followed farming until cut off by death, 
April 2, 1889. 

Ansel W. ^lagee"s mother was born in 
1818, and died in 1895. They reared seven chil- 
dren, as follows : George, now a resident of 
Chicago : Hiram, a farmer of Lancaster Coun- 
ty, Nebraska; Ansel W-, the subject of this 
biograpiiy; John, deceased; Anna, now Mrs. 
Lacy, of Lancaster County. Nebraska : Cornel- 
ia, now Mrs. Fulton, of Nebraska: and Mar- 
tha, now Mrs. Forrest, of Lancaster County. 
Nebraska. 

Ansel W. Magee received his mental train- 
ing in the public schools. In 1863. he enlisted 



in Company L, ist Reg., Ohio \'ol. Cav.. and 
served under General Thomas until the suc- 
cessful termination of the Civil War. He 
saw active service in the campaign from Chat- 
tanooga to Atlanta, and back to Nashville, and 
was mustered out September 15. 18O5. He 
subsequently returned to his nati\-e place, and 
at once engaged in farming, which has occu- 
pied his attention ever since. 

In 1869. ]\Ir. Magee was joined in matri- 
mony with Emily Lackey, a daughter of Car- 
los Lackey, of Newpnrt tnwnship. Washing- 
ton County. Ohio. One son, Charles E., 
blessed their union, and he is now successfully 
engaged in farming near the home place. His 
marriage with Ida Perkins, a daughter of F. 
T. Perkins, uf ^Marietta township, has re- 
sulted in one child. Glad^'s May. 

In politics, Mr. Magee is a stanch Republi- 
can, and served his party as township asses- 
sor in 1900. He is a valued member of G. 
A. R. Post, No. 178. 



\1AH O. BARTLETT. a prominent 
fanuer of Washington Cnunty. Ohio, 
located on a fine farm of 131 acres in 
Wesley township, is a descendant of 
Mue of the old and honorable families 
of New England. The name of Josiah Bart- 
lett appears as one of the signers of the Declar- 
ation of Indei^endence. 

The birth of Mr. Bartlett occurred in 
Morgan County, Ohio, on April 12, 1856, and 
he was brought to Washington County when 
his parents came here in 1858. and located in 
Wesley township. Asa Otis Bartlett, his fa- 
ther, was born in Chester Hill. Morgan Coun- 
ty, and died in 1864, at the age of 27 years. 
At the time of his death he was a member of 
Company D, 148th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., and 
was on board a L'nited States transport ves- 
sel. Prior to the Civil War. he was both a 
farmer and merchant and taught several terms 
in the district school. In religious belief he 
was a Methodist, and belonged, fraternally, to 
Bartlett Masonic Lodge. No. 274. His wife 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



was Ellen, daughter of Josiah and Letitia At- 
kinson. She was born on June i6, 1822, in 
Bucks Count}'. Pennsylvania, and died in 
1S92. She, also, was a consistent member of 
the Methodist Church. The four children 
born to Asa Otis Bartlett and his wife were 
as follows : Mary and Samuel A., deceased ; 
Isaiah O. ; and Daniel, of Beverly, Ohio. 

Tlie subject of this sketch obtained a good 
common-school education, and has followed 
farming through life. His large and valuable 
farm, within one mile of Bartlett, is one of the 
best in the locality. Here may be enjoyed the 
benefits of both urban and rural life. ^Ir. 
Bartlett is an excellent farmer, and has de- 
veloped his land and continuallv improved it, 
hoth in appearance and real value. In 1878 
he was married to Adeline Edgerton, a daugh- 
ter of John and Margaret Edgerton. who was 
born in Morgan County, on February 29, i860. 
The children born to this union were : Mary. 
deceased: Daisy and Gertrude, teachers: and 
Ethel and Ida, who are at home. Mr. Bart- 
lett has reared his family in the Methodist 
Church, where they are much esteemed and are 
acti\e meml^ers. Fraternally. Mr. Bartlett is 
associated with the Bartlett lodge of Masons, 
and the Chester Hill lodge of Odd Fellows. In 
politics he chooses to be independent, and 
votes for the candidate who comes the nearest 
to his idea of fitness. 



ilLir C. FISCHER, who has been a 
dealer in shoes, continuously, in ]Mar- 
ietta, for more than half a century, 
conducts an establishment at No. 246 
Front street, and enjoys the patron- 
age of the leading citizens of this vicinity. 

Mr. Fischer was born near Coblenz, Prus- 
sia, and is a son of John and Sophia Fischer, 
who came to Marietta about 1858. Both died 
in 1873, the father at the age of eighty-eight 
years, and the mother at the age of se\-enty- 
eight years. They were parents of the follow- 
ing children : Christ, a farmer, who died at 
Williamstown. West \'irginia. in 1892 : lohn : 



George, who was engaged in the shoe business, 
and died in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in 
1887; Katherine: Peter C. ; Henry, the oldest 
shoe dealer of Parkersburg; and Elizabeth, 
who died in 1893. The last-named was the 
wife of Jacob Volkwein, liy whom she had nine 
children, as follows : Charles and Henry, 
who are in the shoestore of Mr. Fischer, in 
Marietta : George, a bookkeeper, of Columbus, 
Ohio: Lizzie (Haberling), of Columbus; Em- 
ma (Mendenhall), of Wheeling, West Vir- 
ginia: Rosa (Bolte), of West Marietta: Ka- 
tie: Anna; and Tillie (Donahue), who died in 
Pittsburg. 

Philip C. Fischer was nineteen years of age 
when he came to [Marietta, in 1850, and immed- 
iately thereafter started in the shoe business 
with his brother. John, who had located in 
Marietta in 1848. They established the busi- 
ness on Front street, and in the time that has 
since elapsed, have moved but once. During 
the Civil War. the_\- were engaged in both 
wholesale and retail business, manufacturing 
boots and shoes. They dropped the manu- 
facture of shoes in 1870. but the brothers con- 
tinued together until 1879, — in all 29 years. 
John Fischer is now eighty years of age, an^l 
resides in Williamstown, West Virginia, in 
vicinity he owns a farm. Since 1879, Philip 
C. Fischer has conducted the store alone, and 
has met with great success in ever)- way 

Mr. Fischer was first married to Elizabeth 
Feik, who was born in Germany, and was a 
baby when brought to Washington County. 
Three children were born to them, two of 
whom died in infancy. The third, Emma, 
married Dr. F. W. Fishbach. of Newport, 
Kentucky, by whom she has two sons, — How- 
ard, aged sixteen years ; and Victor, aged 
seven years. The subject of this sketch formed 
a second matrimonial alliance, wedding Anna 
A. Wendelken. whose father. Martin, first 
came to ^larietta in 185 1. The latter died in 
April, 1902, at the age of seventy-nine years. 
This union was blessed by the birth of five chil- 
dren, namely: Nellie, wife o\ J. W'. Dysle, a 
druggist of [Marietta : Dr. F. W.. of Newport. 
Kentucky: Flora, wife nf L. D. Strecker; 




J. S. H. TURNER. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



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Harr>-, a member of the firm of Fischer & 
Graesle, photograpliers : and Selm-a. who (Hed, 
aged sex'eii montlis. Tlie subject of this sketcli 
is a Rqniblican in ])(>litics. Religimisly, he 
has beai a member of tlie Gennaii M. E. 
Church for the past forty-five years. He is 
an efficient ofticer of tiie church, and lias served 
us local minister for over twentv vears. 






S. \\. 'rOi\.\i'"R, superintendent of 
the city water wx^rks, and an, oil pro- 
ducer, of Marietta, Ohio, is one of the 
ablest business niicn of the city. He 
was born January 6. 1853, at Stock- 
holm, Sweden, and is a son of Victor Tomer. 
Victor Tomer was born at Stockholm, 
Sweden, and his wife, whose maiden name was 
Weiss, was 1x)rn at Gothenburg, Sweden. She 
was of a prominent Swedish family, and her 
brother, D. W. \\'ei.ss, who came to America, 
when a young man, was one of the first presi- 
dents of the Lincoln Society, of New" York. 
He w^as identified witli the Ulster Iron Com- 
pany, of New York, with offices at the cornei' 
of BrtKidway and Wall streets. Victor Tomer 
was educated for the ministry, his father being 
a minister of the Lutheran Church, but instead 
of (Kcupying the pulpit he l>ecame superin- 
tendent of the estate of the King of Sweden. 
He brought his family to New York in 1855, 
but soon removed to Lewis County. (West) 
Virginia, where he purchased a large tract of 
land and farmed for two seasons. Not find- 
ing his farm as profitable as he anticipated, he 
moved to Parkersburg. (West) Virginia, and 
one year later, in 1861. located in Belpre. 
Washington County. Ohio. He retained his 
West Virginia interests until 1884. when he 
disposed of them. At Belpre he engaged in 
the oil business, whicli he followed until near 
the time of his death. I^eceml>er 29. 1891. He 
was al.so engaged in the milling business at 
Newport. Ohio, for some years. Politically 
he was an active Republican, having filed his 
declaration to become a citizen of the United 
States as soon as he arrived in this coamtry. 
His wife died June 15, 1890. Thcv reared 
three children, as follows: Elvjra; J. S. Hugo, 



the subject of this sketch; anid iWilliam V. 
IClvira Torncr, who was born in January, 1850, 
married J. R. Dye, oif Marietta, and died in 
July, 1890, leaving three children, viz.: Lulu 
E., w-ho w-as lx)m in Washington' Countv in 
1872, and is the wife of R. J. Mechling, an oil 
producer, of New^^ort, Ohio: Victor Hugo, who 
attended Marietta College, is a graduate of the 
Baltimore Medical College, and is now practic- 
ing his profession : and Hilda E., aged 13 years, 
who is at school. William V. Torner was bcn'n 
in January, 1859, and is in the milling business 
at New]5ort. Ohio. His sketch and portrait 
appear elsewhere in this work. 

J. S. H. Torner attended the Washington 
County schools. Martha Institute and Has- 
brook's Classical and Commercial Lrstitute, in 
Jersey City, from 1868 to the fall of 1871. He 
then returned home, and within a few days, 
went into the oil business, operating in the 
Cow Run field. Hte has since beeiu a constant 
operator and successful producer, and now has 
extensive oil interests. His father-in-law, 
Moffit Dye. together with John Newton, drilled 
the first well in the Coav Run field. Mr. Tor- 
ner spent abont to years with the Standard 
Oil Company, anfl was also six years with the 
W'est Virginia Transportation Company, with 
headquarters at Marietta, which has been his 
home for some years ])ast. He now has large 
interests both in Washington County and in 
West Virginia. He is vice-president of the 
Pioneer City Building & Loan Association, 
which was organized July 25, 1893, the in- 
coqiorators being as follow^; : Tliomas Ewart ; 
A. L. Gracey : George \\'orrell : Willis Morris; 
and John Kaiser. The first officers were J. 
S. Simpson, president: Willis Morris, vice- 
president: George Worrell, secretary; D. T. 
McEvoy, treasurer ; and Thomas Ewart. at- 
torney-. The pre.sent officers are — J. S. Simp- 
son, president ; J. S. H. Torner. vice-presi- 
dent; O. P. Hyde, secretary and treasurer; and 
J. C. Brenan, attorney. The Board of Direc- 
tors consists of the following gentlemen: .\. 
L. Gracev ; N. Moore ; ]. S. Simpson ; J. S. 
H. Torner: W. H. H. jett: S. J. Hathawav; 
J. W. Williams: H. E. Smith :"D. S. Boyle; 
L O. .\lcorn ; W. S. Dvc: and S. H. Plummcr. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



The authorized capital stock is $2,000,000 and 
more tlian $400,000 is loaned. The corpora- 
tion has been most successful, never having had 
a foreclosure, and its mission, to assist poor 
people in building' liomes and husbanding sav- 
ings — has been fullilled. Mr. Tomer is vice- 
president iif the Cierman National Bank, sec- 
retarv of the Marietta Electric Company, was 
formerlv president of the Union Investment 
Companv, and is interested in the Crvstal Ice 
Company, the (Hiin Vallev Wag-i>n Cmnpany 
ind other businesis en.terprises. Hb has pmba- 
blv had as full and varied an' experience in the 
oil business as anv man of his age in the nil 
region. He ser\-ed as clerk of Lawrence town- 
ship two terms, and as treasurer three terms, 
without soiliciting the fiffices. and was a meni- 
l>er of the School Board for ten years. In' July, 
1890, he accepted his present position as super- 
intendent of the M'arietta City Water Works, 
which was also unsolicited. 

Tannarv 12, 1875, INIr. Torner was married 
in \A';ishingtnn County, to Lucv J. Dye, who 
was born and reared in Marietta, and is a 
daughter of Moffit Dye, formerly o,f the firm of 
Turner, Dve & Company. Mr. and Mrs. Tor- 
ner have five cbildrai, as follow.S': Fred W., 
who was born June 2T, 1879, graduated from 
Marietta College at the age of 19 years, took 
a business course in Eastmen's Business Col- 
lege at PouR-hkeepsie, New' York, and is now 
Ixjokkeener for the Marietta Electric Company ; 
Mabel, bo-ni April it, 1881, who is a graduate 
of the High School, and is in the junior year 
at Marietta College; Ada E., born December 
ij., 1883, also a graduate oif the High S'chool, 
who is in the freshm-an vear at Marietta Col- 
lege: Howard T., born Ma.v I7, 1886, who is a 
freshman in the High School : and W. Ray- 
mond, born October 8, 1888. who' conmleted 
the grammar school course in 1902. Frater- 
nally, the subject of this sketch is a Scottish 
Rite Mason, belonging to American Union 
Lodge, No. T, F. iSr A. M. : American Union 
Chapter, No. t, R. A. M. : Marietta Com- 
manderv, N(». 50. K. T. : Marietta Council. 
No. 78.' R. & S.' M. ; Cinchmati Consistory. S. 
P. R. S., ,^2nd degree; and the Eastern Star 
Chapter, No. 59, of which Mrs. Torner is also 



a member. Mrs. Torner is a meml>er of the 
Congregational Church. The family residence 
is at No. 420 Fifth street. 



\MUEL KIR BY STEELE, who is 
the leading merchant of Bartlett, 
(Jliio, successfully carries on a busi- 
ness which was established here Ijy 
bis maternal grandfather more than a 
half century ago. He was born in Wesley 
township. Washington Coimtv, Ohio, in 1872. 
John W. Steele, his father, was born in 
1849, in Amanda, Ohio, anil was the son of 
Rev. John W. Steele, a minister in the M'ethod- 
ist Church, Avdio was born at Newtown, Vir- 
ginia, in 1813, and died in 1900. At the time 
of his death he was the oldest Ehorer in the 
field of the Ohio Conference, he ing been in 
the ministry for 64 years. His faithful work 
l>rought m.'iny into the church an(! he was ad- 
mired and re\ere(l by his brethren, as well as 
by the niemljers of the different churches where 
he served as ])astor. 

John W. Steele was one of the yoamgest 
soldiers rif the Ci\il War. He enlisted at the 
age of 14 years, first in the 129th Reg. O'bio 
Vol. Inf., and later in the 2nd Reg. Ohio Vol. 
Cavalry. Realizing that he co-uld not secure 
his parents" permission to enlist, he left home 
without it, and served for three years, making 
an e.xcellent record. Upon hiS' return he 
learned the caipenter trade, and in 1868 came 
to Washington County, located in Bartlett, and 
engaged with the produce finn oif S. B. 
Kirby 1.^ Co. In |)olitics Mr. Steele has 
always ])een an ardent Republican, and in 1888 
he was elected recorder of Washington Coun- 
ty, and was re-elected in 1891. His term oif 
serx'ice covered six vears. He has alsoi been 
a justice of the peace in Wesley township, is 
a well-known member of the Bartlett Masonic 
lodge, and is a leading supporter of the Meth- 
odist Church. Mr. Steele was married to Lu- 
cinda Holloway, who was born in Flushing, 
Belmont Connty. Ohio, in 1849, and is a 
daughter of Elisha and Lydia Holloway, the 



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former of wliom died in 1884. at the age of 65 
years. The maternal grandmother of Samuel 
Kirby Steele was a woman of more than or- 
dinary force of character and business ability. 
She was born in Belmont County. Ohio, in 
1820. and died in 1898. In 1840. she mar- 
ried Elisha Hollowav, and some years later, 
they moved to Chester Hill, in ^lorgan Coun- 
ty, 'where they opened up a general store. In 
1859, they moved the business to Bartlett, 
where she ably assisted her husband by her 
good judgment and business sense. She and 
her husband were mutual owners of the busi- 
ness, and she remained active in it until her 
death, when her son, Samuel, took her place. 
Few residents of this locality did more earnest 
or effective work in promoting the objects of 
the "Underground Railroad." They made no 
concealment of their true sentiments. The_\- 
were most highly esteemed, and are still re- 
membered with respect and affection. 

Although Mrs. John \V. Steele was reared 
in the principles of' the Society of Friends, in 
which she had a birthright membership, she 
later in life joined her husband in the mem- 
bership in the Methodist Church. They had 
three children, namely: Horatio. Samuel 
Kirbv and Rufus. The last named is the head 
book'keeper for the Dime Savings Bank, of 
Marietta, while the eldest brother is associat- 
ed with the subject of this sketch in business. 
Samuel Kirby Steele obtained his mental 
training in the public schools, and spent the 
five subsequent years in a general store in 
Flushing, Belmont County. In 1892, he came 
back to Bartlett and entered the general store 
of S. B. Kirby & Co-. In the spring of 1898 
he b<night a half interest in the business, and 
upon the death of :Mr. Kirby. in 1901, pur- 
chased the interest of his heirs, and is now in 
full control. Mr. Steek carries a large and 
complete stock of all goods usually found in 
village stores, selected with careful discrimin- 
ation which assures ready sales. To the 
shreAvd tutelage of his grandmother, Mr. Steele 
attributes nnich of his success, as it was under 
her good management that he gained his 
knowledge of business. 



In August, 1898, Mr. Steele was united in 
marriage with Elma Leota Morrow, who was 
born in Bartlett, in 1872, and is a daughter of 
Capt. J. C. and Lucy (Swayne) (Van Law) 
Morrow. The latter was formerly the widow 
of Dr. Samuel Van Law. To this union was 
born a daughter, Lucv Melva, in 1901. :Mr. 
Steele and "his wife belong to the Methodist 
Church. In politics, the former adheres to the 
Republican partv. The subject of this .sketch 
is a young man of excellent business ability, 
of pleasant and winning manners, and most 
successfully conducts an old business house, 
which has 'always been conducted with integ- 
rity. 



H. McCOXXP:LL, general manager 
of the ^Marietta Manufacturing Com- 
pany, Avas born October 31. 1848. at 
I^Iarietta, and is a son of James and 
Hannah McConnell, the mother being 
uriginally from western \'irginia, where the 
Og-den oil fields are now located. 

" James ^vlcConnell, the father of J. H., was 
a cooper bv trade, and was born in Ohio. He 
also followed the river, handling produce and 
commodities as far as New Orleans, until 1856, 
and was then employed h\ Captain Gurley, on 
the ferry across the Muskingum River. He 
died in 'i860. Previous Xo their arrival in 
Marietta, the family lived about four years af 
Williamstown. ]\Ir. McConnell's only broth- 
er, W. H. McConnell. was born at Williams- 
town, and is now superintendent of the Cov- 
ington Machine Company. 

' |. H. McConnell attended the public 
schools of Marietta in his early youth, but at 
the age of 12 years began to be a wage-earn- 
er, having entered the machine shop of Put- 
nam Sons & Co.. on Fort street, where, dur- 
ing the war. he was employed in the bucket 
shop. For two years he worked in the foun- 
dry and machine shop of A. T. Xye. He then 
went to the oil fields of Pleasants County, West 
\'irginia, where he followed engineering for 
several years, and then worked on the steam- 
boat "Argo," on the Ohio River, for one year. 



1036 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



After the death of his father, T. J. Pattin was 
appointed his guardian, and by his advice he 
attended 'school during the folowing year at 
Marietta. 

In 1869, Mr. McConnell engaged in busi- 
ness for hnnself, forming a partnership with 
Austin Alcock, in a machme shop at Harmar. 
In 1871 he bought Mr. Alcock's interest, and 
conducted the business alone until 1879 when 
he consolidated with J. M. Blair, and also took 
in J. G. Hall and Frank Barnes. This strong 
combination of practical young men bought 
the Knox foundry, and made it the Harmar 
Foundry & Machine shop. Hard work and too 
close application, broke down Mr. McCon- 
nell's health, and in 1881 he sold his interest 
in this business, and in 1882 went as far west 
as North Dakota, locating above Grand Forks, 
near the Canadian line, and in that neighbor- 
hood, w-as engaged in farming for a year. 

Home ties are strong, however, and in 
1883, Mr. McConnell found himself back in 
Marietta. Here he was employed by W. F. 
Robertson & Co., as draftsman and pattern- 
maker, and later, as foreman, a position which 
he filled until 1890, when he bought Mr. Pres- 
ton's interest. Later, another combination 
was formed, Mr. McConnell, with Messrs. 
Lashlej- and Robertson, buying out Mr. Mc- 
Atee, and the new firm continued to prosper. 
Then Alia Winsor bought Mr. Robertson's in- 
terest, and the concern became the Marietta 
Manufacturing Company. In January, 1900, 
W. S. Dye bought Mr. Lashley's interest, the 
business being carried on under the 
same name. The officers of this con- 
cern are: Alia Winsor, president; W. 
S. Dye, secretary and treasurer ; and 
J. H. McConnell, general manager. The 
output is stoves and. machinery of all kinds,' 
machinery for steamboats being a specialty. 
This house has equipped some of the best tow- 
boats on the rivers, for parties in Cincinnati 
and Pittsburg, as well as other places, the ex- 
cellence of its work taking the trade from the 
larger cities. The company employs about 65 
men. This is one of the leading industries of 
Marietta, and it is interestinig to note how it 



has grown, through the enterprise of one 
strong, persistent, persevering man. 

Mr. McConnell married Sarah Smith, who 
was born at Marietta, and is a daughter of 
William Smith, who formerly conducted a 
sawmill in this county. He resides with his 
son-in-law, and has reached the age of 84 
years. Six children have been born to ■Mr. 
and Mrs. McConnell, three of whom are liv- 
ing, namely: J. P.. foreman of the Marietta 
Manufacturing plant, who married Mary 
Johnson, and has one daughter, Faye; Edna, 
an accomplished young lady, who assists her 
father in his drafting; and Clarence A., who 
is employed in the company shops. 

Mr. McConnell has served several 
years as Water Works trustee, jjeing 
president of the board during the 
greater part of the time. He has also 
served as a member of the School Board 
and has been a member of the Council, at Har- 
mar. In a fratenal connection, he belongs to 
Harmar Blue Lodge, No. 390, F. & A. M. ; 
Union Chapter No. i ; Marietta Commandery, 
No. 50 ; and Syrian Temple, at Cincinnati. 
He is a Shriner; and also a member of the 
Eastern Star, and was instrumental in the up- 
building of the lodge and chapter. His relig- 
ious membership is in the Congregational 
Church. 




1LLIA:\I M. STILWELL, secre- 
tary, treasurer, and general man- 
ager of the Ohio Valley Wagon 
Company, of Marietta. Ohio, is a 
man of good judgment and practi- 
cal ability, and possesses the kindly regard of 
the people of his adopted home. He was born in 
Franklinville, Cattaraugus County. New York, 
and is a son of Lewis E. Stilwell, who carried 
on a manufacturing plant at that place, making 
carriages, buggies, and surries, so that the 
subject of this sketch learned thoroughly every 
detail of the business which he afterward made 
his own. 

William M. Stilwell has traveled all over 
the United States, picking up ideas here and 




CAPT. JAMES B. SHOOP. 



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1039 



there and utilizing them in his business. He 
has been employed at Jacksonville, I'lijrida ; 
Chattanooga, Tennessee; Cincinnati, Ohio; 
and in different cities in Kentucky, etc. When 
still a young man, he was interested a short 
time in the oil fields at Bradford, Pennsylva- 
nia, but entered business in his own name at 
Marietta, about four years ago, at Church and 
4th streets, where he occupied the building 
used by the Ohio Valley Wagon Company as 
a repository,' that company having been the 
outcome of the business first started. 

The subject '.of this sketch was united in 
marriage with Miss Martin, of Clarion County, 
Pennsylvania, and they have two children, — 
Garnett, now a stenographer for the Ohio Val- 
ley Wagon Co., and Isabelle, attending school. 
They reside at their beautiful residence at Xo. 
431 Third street. The Presbyterian is the fa- 
vorite religious denomination of the family. 

In politics, Mr. Stilwell is a Democrat of 
the truest type. In social circles, he is a mem- 
ber of the Masonic Order, affiliating with the 
Harmar Blue Lodge, No. 390, American Un- 
ion Chapter No. i, and Marietta Council, No. 
78. For the past twenty yeirs, he has also 
affiliated with the A. O. U. W. fraternity. He 
is a i)ractical man, and uses his common sense 
in all departments of his business, • which is 
ranidlv increasing. 



\PT. JAMES B. SHOOP was born 
in Marietta. February 2. 1842. About 
Uic year 1850 his parents removed 
to McConnelsvilie. and in that vil- 
lage, or \-icinity, continued to reside 
until the l:)eginning of the Civil War. 

Mr. Slinop had such v^iJportunities of edu- 
cation as were afforded by the public schools, 
but early in life he began work in the cabinet 
shop with his father. \\'hen the Civil War 
began Mr. Shoop, at the age of 19 years, re- 
sponded to the first call for volunteers. He 
enlisted in the first companv which went from 
Morgan County, commanrled by Capt. F. B. 
Pond, and assigned as Company H, to the 17th 



Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., at Camp Anderson, near 
Lancaster, Ohio. With this company he served 
in what is now West V'irginia, during a cam- 
paign of nearly four months, distinguishing 
himself by his cheerful, soldierly conduct, 
which gave assurance of his success. 

Returning to his home he promptly re-en- 
listed for three years or during the war, in 
Company B, 62nd Reg. Ohio- Vol. Inf., then 
fornring at Camp Goddard, near Zanesville, 
under Col. F. B. Pond. His reputation as a 
soldier was such that ere the regiment left Ohio 
he had been made a sergeant. His subsequent 
history was so identified with that of his com- 
pany and regiment, that their history is his. 
Without influential friends, on his merit alone, 
evinced on many a field of battle, he passed 
through the dift'erent grades of non-commis- 
sioned officers, to the command of a company 
with the rank of captain. 

As early as August, 1863, while first lieu- 
tenant, he was in command of Company B, in 
which he enlisted. He participated in the ar- 
duous campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, m 
the first battle at Kernstown, or Winchester, 
and in many skirmishes in other parts of the 
valley. \Vith his regiment, he helped to cover 
the rear of McClellan's retreating army before 
Richmond, and was in many skirmishes in 
front of Harrison's Landing. From the Pe- 
ninsula he went to Suffolk, and was engaged 
in at least four skirmishes along the Black 
Water. Thence he went with his reeiment to 
Newbern. and a little later, in 1863, to the 
coast of South Carolina, where, on Folly and 
Morris islanrls, he was engaged in the sie^e 
of Charleston. In the bloody charge on Fort 
Wagner, on Morris Island, he received a se- 
vere wound which, however, did not deter him 
from rejoining his command, after a short ex- 
perience in the hospital : yet from the resuh'= 
of that wound he has ever been a sufferer, and 
for the last twelve years, he has been para- 
lyzed in his lower limbs, and confined to his 
rolling chair. He rejoined his company in time 
to take an active part in the long and' arduous 
campaign (which might almost' be called one 
continuous battle) for five or six months, in 
front of Petersburg anrl Richmond. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



At this distance of time it is hard to reaUze 
that dav after day and week after week, there 
was ah'nost continuous tiring in the trenches 
and on the picket posts before Richmond and 
that here the soldierly qualities of men weie 
more severely tried perhaps than in some of 
the bloodiest battles. Within this time the 
subject of this sketch also took part in some 
battles that have come down in history as dis- 
tinct engagements, namely : Those at Cha- 
pin"s Farm, the Darbytown Roads. Strawberry 
Plains and Deep Bottom Run. 

Captain Shoop received many assurances 
and testimonials of the respect and esteem in^ 
which he was held in his command. One of 
the most cherished of these was an elegant 
sword, sash and belt, presented to him by his 
old company, B, at Christmas, 1863, at Hilton 
Head Island, South Carolina. 

At the close of his term of enlistment the 
Captain returned to his home in Morgan Coun- 
ty, and on July 18, 1865, he married Lizzie 
Koons, of McConnels\-ille. Eight children 
were lx)rn to this union, of whom seven are 
still living. 

In 186C) Captain Shoop began business as 
a cabinetmaker, in Amesville, Ohio, and fol- 
lowed that occupation assiduously until strick- 
en down by paralysis. While engaged in this 
business he was singularly ;Un(fortuna(te 
through losses occasioned by fires. The first 
fire, in 1870, destroyed his home. In 1873 
a building, in which he had stored furniture, 
was burned: and in 1875 his entire shop and 
tools were consumed. Yet. all these disasters 
did not deter him from again starting in busi- 
ness, and he was actively engaged as long as 
his physical strength would jjcnnit. He has 
been an office bearer in the Presbyterian 
Church, and in the Masonic bodies, of which 
he is still an honored member. In politics he 
is a Republican : but although he takes an ac- 
tive interest in the questions of the dav. that 
interest has been manifested as a patriotic cit- 
izen, and not as an office seeker. Of him. says 
Ins friend. Martin R. Andrews : "He now lives 
a quiet and retired life in his pleasant home at 
Beverly, beloved by all his surviving comrades, 
and honored bv the whole community 



"Among these comrades, it was m>- fortune 
to be numliered. and the name of Captain Shoo]) 
recalls manv a pleasant memory of times lo:V" 
past. He \\as my first teacher iri the school 
of a soldier: ni}- companion on picket post, 
through a long winter night, amid the snows of 
a Virginia mountain. In field or camp, in line 
of battle or in the deadly trench, as we marched 
by day or night, through snow or mutl or 
scorching dust, he was ever the same dear, 
cheerful conn-ade, ready to help the sick an.l 
weary, and to encourage them by word or 
deed. It is no wonder that he is held in lo\'- 
ing remembrance by his comrades, for, in all 
the scenes of arduous campaigns he was ever 
a model in the cheerful performance of all that 
belono's to a soldier's dutv." 



E. SXODGRASS, one of Newport's 
busy men, is quite profitably engaged 
in the li\-er}' business, and has a wide 
circle "f friends and acquaintances. 
He is a son of Beniah antl Melvina 
(Chase) Snodgrass, and was born Septem- 
ber 20, 1849, at Marietta, Ohio. 

Beniah Snodgrass was a farmer liy occu- 
pation, and lived until 1892, when his death 
took place in Kansas. He and his worthy 
wife had a family of four children, viz : Eliza, 
who married Selden Garrison, and is deceased ; 
J. E., the subject of this brief biography; \'ir- 
gina, who married Mr. Clough, of Laclede, 
Missouri : and Thomas, who was married and 
removed to California where he still resides. 
In politics Mr. Snodgrass was a Republican ; 
he was a member of the M. E. Church. 

The subject of this sketch received his 
primar}- teaching in the schonij of his native 
place, and carefully prepared himself for the 
struggle of life. Since then he has followed 
a business career. First, he was in the gro- 
cery business for three years, and met some 
success. He abandoned that for the general 
produce business, whcich occupied his attention 
for the next nine years. For the past twelve 
years he has been in the livery business and' 
now has a good patronage. The oil excite- 



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1041 



ment in West X'irginia claimed the attention of 
Mr. Snodgrass as of many others, and lie is 
at present interested in some of the producing 
wells in that region. 

The subject of this sketch married Clara 
C. Reynolds, of St. Clary's, West Virginia, a 
daughter of G. W. Reynolds, and they have 
five children, now living, as follows. Geor- 
gia, the wife of Lewis Xeibert, living in Par- 
kersburg; Richard C. ; Sylva, who married J. 
F. Harris, and now makes her home in New- 
port; Kenneth .V., a resident of Xew York 
City ; and John E. : an infant, unnamed, is de- 
ceased. The family are faithful to the doc- 
trines of the JNI. E. Cliurch. Politically the 
subject of this sketch is a Republican, and 
Has been of service to his party whenever it 
was possible. 



EORGE H. HOLDREX is one of the 
most extensive agriculturists in 
Newport township, Washington 
County, Ohio. He cultivates i84>2 
acres of fertile land, and is a pros- 
perous, careful and worthy representative of 
his calling. He is a son of Thomas and Alary 
A. (Riggs) Holdren, and was born June 5. 

1847. 

Thomas Holdren was born in 1812, and 
died in 1885. He was engaged in farming 
on a tract of 1,000 acres, excellently adapted 
for that purpose. He was united mh mar- 
riage with Mary A. Riggs, and they had eight 
children, namely : J. Calvin, who married 
Miss Bell, anil lives in Wood County, West 
Virginia: J. I., who married Mary Martin, 
and now resides in Grandview township: Ed- 
mond, who chose Mary Browse for his wife, 
and now resides in Pleasants County, West 
Virginia: George H. : Allan: Josiah, who was 
united in marriage with Miss Morgan, now 
deceased : Mary C, the wife of L. D. Ellis, liv- 
ing in Grandview township: and Eliza, who 
married James Moore, and also resides in 
Grandview township. 

George H. Holdren was united in marriage 
with Harriet E. Webber, and thev were 



blessed with ten children, as follows : Herbert 
T., who married Bertha Irwin; Mazie; Stella; 
Rose; Clifford: Clyde; Gertrude; Lorena; 
Vere ; and Alice. 

Mr. Holdren is a Democrat and has served 
his party faithfully for six years as trustee of 
Grandview township, and six years in the same 
capacity in Newport township. In fraternal 
circles, he affiliates with I. O. O. F. organ- 
ization. In the work of the farm he uses 
good judgment and plenty of exertion, and 
makes a specialty of keeping good road horses. 
As a dutiful citizen, he enjoys the respect of 
all around him. 




IIOMAS I. BOWMAN, one of the 
most substantial farmers and wool 
dealers of \Vashington County, Ohio, 
was born in 1852, in Wesley town- 
ship, and is a son C'f James and 
Elizabeth (Baily) Bowman, both of whom 
were born in Ohio. 

James Bowman was born in 1818, in Stark 
County, Ohio, and died in Washington County, 
on July 14, 1880. He followed an agricultu- 
ral life and came to this county in 1832, locat- 
ing in Wesley township. In politics, he sup- 
ported the Republican party, although he never 
accepted any public office. He married Eliza- 
beth Baily, a daughter of Henry and Mary 
Baily, who was born in Belmont County, in 
1820. She resides in Wesley township, with 
her son, Emmor. Both she and her husband 
belonged, from youth, to the Society of 
Friends. Five children were l)orn to them, 
namely : Phoebe and Isaac, both of whom are 
deceased; Henry, who lives in Morgan Coun- 
ty ; Emmor, who is State superintendent of the 
Standard Oil Company, and resides in Wesley 
township ; and Thomas I. 

The subject of this sketch was reared on 
the home farm in Wesley township, and at- 
tended the district schools. He was reared by 
careful, pious parents, and was taught moral- 
ity and frugal habits. Mr. Bowman has de- 
voted his life to farming and wool dealing, and 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND IVASHINGTON COUNTY, 



owns one of the best properties in Wesley 
township, comprising 676 acres. He has been 
identified with pubhc matters in the township, 
and has most etificiently filled a number of the 
local otifices, among them, that of trustee. For 
the past ten years he has been a member of the 
school board. 

In 1873, ^^^- Bowman was unitetl in mar- 
riage with Melissa Emmons, who w as born in 
Columbiana County in 1850, and is a daughter 
of Isaac and Alary Emmons. Isaac Emmons 
was born in Columbiana Countv and died in 
1902, at the age of jy years. His wife was 
born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 
and died in 18S8, at the age of 60 years. A 
family of nine children was born to Air. and 
Mrs. Bowman, as follows : Alay Alarie ; 
James, who married Data Place, and lives in 
Wesley township ; George, who married Alate 
Yarnell, and lives in Wesley township; 
Charles F., who is a student in the Methodist 
Theological Seminary at Delaware, Ohio ; and 
Oswald, Thomas, Daniel, Alary and Alva, who 
are at home. The religious membership of 
the family is in the Alethodist Church. In 
politics, Air. Bowman has been a lifelong Re- 
publican, and exerts considerable influence in 
his party in this locality. Air. Bowman is one 
of the honorable and trustworthy citizens of 
Wesley township and has always taken a great 
interest in the development of the county, par- 
ticularly in tlie line (if agricutural progress. 



RANK P. AIORSE, superintendent 
and active manager of the Acme 
Brick Plant, located in Norwood, is 
a prominent business man of Alariet- 
ta, Ohio. He was born and reared 
in Alarietta, and is a son of William AI. and 
Charlotte A. (Palmer) Alorse, and grandson 
of Alarcellus Alorse, at one time sheriiif of 
Washington County. 

William AI. Alorse was born at Alarietta, 
January 14, 1843, and when a young man, be- 
gan railroading. For more than twenty years 
he was a locomotive engineer on the Baltimore 



& Ohio Railroad, and then spent fourteen 
years in the service of the Toledo & Ohio Cen- 
tral Railway Company, serving as general su- 
perintendent of the road for several years 
prior to 1900. He is now extensively engaged 
in mining pursuits in North Carolina. As a 
result of his union with Charlotte A. Palmer, 
he had the following children : Jennie, who 
married Charles T. Alcllyar, one of the part- 
ners in the Star Clothing House, of Alarietta, 
by whom she has two sons, — Kent, and Glenn ; 
Laura, who is an art student, and is living at 
home; and Frank P., the subject of this biog- 
raphy. 

Frank P. Alorse was educated at Alarietta, 
attending the Academy, under Professor AI . 
R. Andrews. ' He then spent seven years with' 
the Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Company, 
two or three years of which time was in the 
auditor's office. Later, he was agent of the 
road, in Alarietta, until 1897, when he began 
the manufacture of brick. His plant was lo- 
cated on Alontgomery and Seventh streets, and 
was succeeded by the Sterling Brick Com- 
pany, which was organized in 1899, largely 
through the efforts of Air. Alorse and F. L. 
Alexander. The officers of this company are 
F. L. Alexander, president ; D. R. Rood, vice- 
president and secretary ; H. P. Bode, treasurer ; 
and Charles Sugden, manager. The board of 
directors is made up of the above named offi- 
cers, and F. P. Alorse, T. H. Sugden, and W. 
S. Patten. Tlie plant is located on a tract of 
thirteen acres, gives employment to thirty 
men, 'and has a capacity of 30,000 bricks per 
day. Early in the spring of 190J, Air. Alorse 
became superintendent and active manager of 
the Acme Brick Plant, of Norwood, \vliich 
gives employment to forty men, and has a ca- 
pacity of 40,000 bricks in ten hours. Mr. 
Alorse is an active, progressive and practical 
business man, and is well deserving of the 
success with which he is meeting. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
marriage with Cora Sugden, a daughter of 
T. H. Sugden, and they have one son, W; rd 
Palmer, who was born in Alarietta. The 
family residence is at No. 324 Gilmore ave- 




JACOB FOX. 




MRS. ROSA R. FOX. 



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nue. 'Sir. Morse is a Republican, in politics. 

He belongs to the [Masonic Order, being past 

master of Harmar Lodge, No. 390, and a 

member of American Union Chapter. Relig- 

iniisly he is a member of the Congregational 

Church. 

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ACOF; FOX, one of the representative 
citi;^ens of Grand View township. 
Washington County, Ohio, was born 
in Bavaria, Germany, .August 8. 1846, 
and is a son of Xicbolas and Eliza- 
beth I Snyder) Fox. 

XichoJas Fox was bi irn in Germany in 
181C;, and was a farmer by occupation. He 
came to the United States with his family in 
1847. landing at Xew York. He went from 
there to Wheeling, West Virginia, where he 
folkjwed mining for two years, and then went 
to Bellaire. Ohio. After residing there for 
three years, he went to Alonroe County, Ohio, 
where he bought land and farmed near Clar- 
ingti'u. He next moved to Grand View town- 
ship, \\'ashington County, and located upon 
the farm now owned and occupied by his son, 
Jacob. He lived there until his death, IMjiy 4, 
1889. His wife, Elizabeth Snyder, who was 
born in Germany, August 3, 1809, <ii^d Au- 
gust 17. r888. They reared two children, name- 
ly : Jacolj; and Margaret, who was born in 
Germany October 31, 1835, and married Hen- 
ry Ressieger. The father was a Democrat in 
])'ilitics. Religiously. lie was a member of the 
(ierman Lutheran Church. 

Jacob Fox received his mental training in 
the schools of Monroe County, after which he 
en.gaged in teaching ui that county, and in 
Grand View tuv.nship, Washington Countv. 
He began teaching at the age of 17 and coil- 
tinned until he was 40 years old. From 1878 
until 1882, he was successfully engaged in the 
general merchandise business' in Grand View. 
He lias since been engaged in general farming. 
and has 135 acres of land, all under a higli 
state of cultivatior. 

In 1870 Mr. Fox married Rosa Roth who 
was l>orn in Monroe Count.\-, Oliio, May 23, 



185 1, and is a daughter of John W. Rotii. Her 
father was born hi .Swil/.erlar.d, in 1825, and 
came to the United States iu 1834. He spent 
most of his life in .\binroe County, Oliio. en- 
gaged in agricultural pursuits. He died .April 
J, 1878, aged 53 years, one month and 17 days, 
having been born in 1825. He married Rosena 
R. Rabel, who was born in Wurtemberg, Ger- 
many, in 1827, and died May 9, 1889. They 
reared the following children : Mary ( Kocb- 
er), of Monroe County: Rosa, wife of Mr. 
Fox; Lizzie (Zink). of Afonroe County; Car- 
oline, wife of Isaac Kocher, of Monroe Coun- 
ty; Edward, of Monroe County; and Matilda, 
who married (jeorge Berentz. of W'ashington 
County. Mr. and Mrs. Fo.x became the ]xir- 
ents of 14 children, as follows: Mary I., wboi 
was born November 13, 1870, and married !•'. 
J. Lantz, of Grand View township ; Charles W., 
born April 27, 1872, who lives in Pittsburg; 
George E., of Pittsburg, who was born No*- 
vember 21, 1873, and married Minnie Adam- 
son; Cora A., born March 25, 1876; Arthur, 
born July I, 1877, at St. Louis, Missouri; Rosa 
S., who was born April 7, 1879, and died Aug- 
ust 3, 1880: Edward E., born October 16, 
1880: Clara V., born April 29, 1883; Jacob 
W., born March 12, 1885; Clarence E., born 
February 2Z„ 1887; Buna V., born March 28.. 
1889 : Truman B., who was born June 19, 1891,. 
and died January 18. 1892: Raymond T., l)orn 
June 19, 1891 ; and Chester U. R., bom Febru- 
ary 26. 1894. Tntman B. and Raymond T. 
were twins. The subject of this sketch is a 
Dan«,crat in ])olilics, and served as township 
clerk four terms, as jisses.sor 12 terms, as land 
appraiser two terms, as road super\-isor. and is 
now a member of the School Board. Mr. Fox 
and his family are members of the Methodist 
Episcoi)al Church. 



I\'ER TUCKER, one of Beverly's 
most prominent and progressive bus- 
mess men, is engaged in mercantile 
pursuits, and is also president of the 
Citizens' Bank. He was bom in 
Washmgton Countv, Pennsvlvania in Mav 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



1832, and is a son of Alexander and Delilah 
(Hughes) Tucker. 

Alexander Tucker was born in Washing- 
ton County, Pennsylvania, and died in 1850, at 
the age of forty-three years. He was a hat- 
ter by trade but after coming to Waterford 
township, Washington County, Ohio, engaged 
in farming owning a tract of 81 acres of land. 
He was a Whig in politics. He married De- 
lilah Hughes, who was born in Jefferson Coun- 
ty, Ohio, in 1813, and died in 1898. She was 
a member of the Presbyterian Church. They 
had eight children, as follows: Oliver; 
Thomas S., deceased, who was adjutant gen- 
eral in the army and was located eight years 
at Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he died ; Ly- 
curgus, who died in 1869; John, a manufac- 
turer of steel-sheet goods, at Newark, Ohio; 
Julia E., who married Dr. L. P. Culver, of 
Unionville, Morgan county, Ohio; Lily, wid- 
ow of W.'C. Townsend, of Zanesville; Will- 
iam Rufus, a merchant at Beverly; and Alice, 
wh(.) died in 1899. 

Oliver Tucker was seven years of age when 
he accompanied his parents to Waterford 
tuwnship, Washington Cuunty, Ohi(3, two miles 
north of Beverly. He received his mental 
training in the district schools and Beverly 
High School, after which he worked for two 
years in the store of J. B. Bane, as clerk. Then, 
hi connection with Andrew Denny, he bought 
out Mr. Bane, and he has since continued as a 
merchant. He also owns a tract of 375 acres 
one half mile south of Waterford, and is ex- 
tensively engaged in farming. He has, besides, 
a valuable farm of 240 acres in Wayne County, 
Illinois, and owns, in all, about twelve acres in 
the town of Beverly, all of which is valuable 
lantl. Mr. Tucker was in the Home militia 
during the Civil War, and was mustered out 
fifteen days after the Morgan raid. He has 
served as president of the Citizens' Bank for 
a numljer of vears, and has been identified with 
other enterprises of the city. 

In October, 1857, Mr. Tucker was joined 
in matrimony with Jane Buck, who was born 
in Washington County, Ohio, in 1841, and is 
a daughter of James and Esther Buck, They 



have two children — Alice R., who is at home; 
and Mary J., who married Edwin O. Town- 
send, of Mansfield, Ohio, at present a whole- 
sale merchant in New York City. The sub- 
ject is a member of the Presbyterian Church. 
He belongs to Mount Moriah Lodge, A. 
F. & A. M. ; Rufus Putnam Chapter, R. 
A. M., in which he has served a number of 
years as high priest ; and Marietta Com- 
mandery. No. 150. In politics he is a strong 
supporter of Democratic principles. 



R.\NK B. LEONARD, proprietor of a 

general store at Newell's Run, Ohio, 

tor the past six months, is rapidly 

making his way toward the front as 

one of that city's hustling business 

men. He is a son of Augustus and Margaret 

A. (Clark) Leonard, the former born June 2y, 

1830, in Dresden, Ohio. 

Augustus Leonard is now retired from 
the pursuits of active life, and has been post- 
master of Newell's Run since 1898. He is 
the owner of ten acres of fine land in New- 
port township, which will some day be very 
valuable. In the Civil War he enlisted in the 
100-day service, in Company G, 148th Reg. 
Ohio Vol. Inf., and was an eihcient soldier, 
ranking as first lieutenant. 

Augustus Leonard was united in marriage 
with INIargaret A. Clark, who was born in 
MeKeesport, Pennsylvania, June 6, 1831. 
They had a family consisting of nine children 
namely : Eliza D., who married Alfred C. 
Seiwers, and lives in Cincinnati, Ohio ; Ella 
L., who is the wife of A. Schnaufer, of Mar- 
ietta, Ohio; Margaret, born October 15, 1857, 
who is deceased ; Mary Augusta, born Decem- 
ber 19, 1859; Frank B., the subject of this 
brief sketch; Fannie E., who became the wife 
of Dr. Cline, and lives in Williamstown, West 
Virginia; Sarah, deceased; Samuel C, who 
married Kate Rymer, and lives in Williams- 
town, West Virginia; and W. B., who was 
born October 6, 1871, and married Minnie 
Gano. 



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1049 



Air. Leonard and his family are Presbyter- 
ians, in religious belief. Politically the 
former was first a Whig, and later took sides 
with the Republican party, to which he has 
since been faithful. He has the good wishes 
of all in the conimunit}-, as the result of his 
useful citizenship. 

The subject of this sketch gained the rud- 
iments of an education in the common school 
of Newport township. Later, he took a two 
years course in Marietta Academy, and still 
later attended Marietta College for two years. 
He was of a studious nature, and made rapid 
progress in acquiring knowledge. Li the gen- 
eral merchandise business he has a good pat- 
ronage, which is daily increasing. 

jNIr. Leonard chose for his wife Alice Bond, 
a daughter of Thomas Bond, and they have 
reared four children, namely : Ethel, Enid, 
Paul, and Eliza. Politically, the subject of 
this sketch has ever been a Republican, and 
he is ready at any time to defend his chosen 
party. He is still young in years, his birth 
having occurred December 17, 1861, and a 
briiiht future awaits him. 




(S. RUTH B. DEVOL, who is 
living on the homestead farm 
about five miles from Marietta, in 
Washington County, Ohio, is the 
widow of the late Benjamin 
Frank Devol. She was born in Marietta town- 
ship, in 1823, and is a daughter of Basil and 
Worthy (Broom) Cross. 

Benjamin Frank Devol, the deceased hus- 
band of Mrs. Ruth I!, l^evol, was Ixirn in 
1818, and died in July, 1876. He was a most 
worthy gentleman and was highly esteemed 
in \\'ashington County, where he was well 
known for his many admirable traits of char- 
acter. He was an ardent member of the Re- 
publican party. Fourteen children blessed his 
union with Ruth B. Cross Devol, namely: Cyn- 
thia, deceased; Charles Henry, a farmer of' 
Muskingum township, who married Josie 
Lewis; William, of ALarietta. who married 



Clara Jett; George, deceased; Benjamin, a 
farmer, of Muskingum townshin. who married 
Carrie Spindler; Mary, who married Frank 
Lancaster, a carpenter, of ALarietta; Charlotte, 
deceased, who was the wife of J. P. Ridge; 
Kate, who married Henry Faulkner; Ruth, 
who married Charles Griffin, and is living in 
Alarietta; Clara and Lorenzo, deceased; Em- 
ery, who lives with his mother; Elmer, a 
farmer of Aluskingum township, who mar- 
ried Clara Cline; and Wing, who is farming 
at home. 

AL's. Devol is a woman of many lovable 
traits of character, and she is a kind and help- 
ful neighbor, always lending assistance to 
those who' are in distress. 




LTOX H. DEVOL is one of the 
respective farmers of Aluskingum 
townsliip. A\'ashington Ciamty, 
BJ (_)hi(i. He is a son of Theodore 
and Jane (Clark) Devol, and grandson of 
Stephen Devol. 

His paternal great-grandfather, Stephen 
Devol, came from Rhode island in the _\ear 
1800. and with his family, settled in Watert'ord 
township, \\'ashington County, Ohio, where 
he lived and died. He was a ship carpenter 
by trade. His son, Stephen Devol, was a 
farmer of that township, and was three times 
married. !Je reared five children, namelv; 
Theodore, the father of Alilton H. : Emily ; 
Hiram; Betsy; and Louisa. 

Theodore Devol married Jane Clark, a 
daughter of Seneca Clark, of Waterford town- 
ship. Seneca Clark reared three children, 
namely: .\. S. Clark, of Beverly, a physi- 
cian; Jane F., mother of Alilton H. ; and Hen- 
ry, deceased. Theodore Devol and his wife 
reared five children, as follow : Frances, who 
married Captain J. G. Barker; Stephen, who 
married Kate O'Donnel, and is living in Zanes- 
ville; Augusta Jane, who died February 5, 
1902: Alilton H.. the subject of this sketch; 
and Lewis A., who married Xcttie Stagg, and' 
is living in Wisconsin. 

Alilton H. Devol, whose name opens these 



1050 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



lines, was united in marriage with Lizzie Kee- 
ler, a daughter of PhiHp Keeler. of Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, and they have four children, 
namely: Clark, aged sixteen years; Hattie, 
aged fifteen years ; Gertrude, aged thirteen 
years: and Marjrjrie, aged six years. 

Mr. Devol is deeply interested in the wel- 
fare of the pei iple in the community in which 
he lives, and is a man of high standing. 




1)\\"1X W. DEVOL, a highly success- 
ful truck farmer of \\'ashingt(jn 
Cnunt\'. is located on his farm in 
-Muskingum township, 
in 1858, and is a s(jn 



He was horn 
.f I. H. and 



Katherine (West) Devol. 

The farm nn which Mr. DcvdI lives was 
recently purchased. It had been owned by 
his father for a number of years, having come 
to that gentleman by division of estate. There 
Mr. Devol conducts a garden or truck farm, 
and being but four miles from the city of Mari- 
etta, finds a reach- market for the products 
which he takes so much pride in raising. He 
is thoroughly cnuversant with gardening 
methods, and truck rai>ing, and he ranks 
among the leading and influential farmers of 
the county. 

Mr. Devol is a Republican, in politics. Re- 
ligiously, he attends the Cougregational 
Church. 



FRANCIS RIDLEY SPARLING. 
The subiect nf this sketch was born 
in Xdlile Ciiintv. Ohio, ^Tay 10,1853. 
lit Irish parents, and is the eldest 
of a family of six children. His 
father and mother were born near Tullamore, 
Ireland. His father studied medicine in Dub- 
lin, ser\-ed as surgeon on board of one of Her 
Majesty, Queen Victoria's ships, and made 
two trips to Sierra Leone, on the coast of Af- 
rica. He came to .Vmerica in 185 1, and set- 
tled in Nol)le County. Ohio, where he prac- 
ticed medicine until -\pril. 1861. Then he 



mo\ed with his family to Washington County 
Ohio, where V. R. Sparling grew toi man- 
hood, and studied medicine under hi^ father. 
He graduated from Starling IVIedical College, 
of Columbus, Ohio, in the spring of 1880, and 
located on the old homestead in Liberty town- 
ship. Washington County, Ohio, in 1881. 

Dr. Francis Ridley Sparling was united 
in marriage with Carrie C. Perkins, a daugh- 
ter of Ezra Perkins, of Salem township, 
Washigton County, Ohio. To this union 
were born six children, all of whom are living. 

Dr. Sparling acquired a large practice, 
which he conducted successfully for nearly 18. 
>ears in Liberty and adjoinng townships. 
Feeling unable, .however, to endure the strain 
and exposure of country practice, and in order 
to secure better educational facilities for his 
children, he moved with his family, in the fall 
of 1897, to Devol's Dam, near Marietta. He 
also took an acti\-e part in the development of 
oil and gas interests in Liberty and Lawrence 
townships, and the betterment of roads and' 
postal service in Liberty township. 



MES LTXTNER BRECKENRIDGE, 
ganger for the Buckeye Pipe Line 
I 'ompany at Elba, ^\'ashington Coitn- 
t\-, Ohio, has been a faithful employe 
of that company since 1877, ^"'^l ^^^ 
l)een located at Elba since 1885. Mr. Brecken- 
ridge is a Pennsylvanian by birth, having been 
born in Meadville, that state, July 6, 1845. 
He is a son of William B., and Nancy (An- 
drews ) Breckenridge, both natives of Crawford 
Cijunty, Pennsyh-ania, and grandson of David 
and Sarah (Lintner) Breckenridge. David 
Breckenridge settled in CraAvford County, 
Pennsylvania, in 1802, cleared a farm in Ver- 
non township and built the first frame barn in 
Crawford County. He was of Scotch-Irish 
stock: his death took place in 1863. 

The maternal grandfather of the sul)ject 
hereof was Robert Andrews, a native of the 
north of Ireland, and also of Scotch-Irish 
stock. He, t(jo. was among the pioneer set- 




DR. JAMES M. HARDY. 



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1053 



tiers in Vernon township, and after farming 
for many years in Crawford County, lie died 
there. He married Sarah Chidester. 

\\'illiam B. Breckenridge followed agri- 
trultural pursuits near Meadville. Vernon town- 
ship, for many years. After his retirement, 
he moved to ^leadville. Pennsylvania, where he 
died, in 1893. Tlie subject of these lines re- 
ceived his mental training in the public schools 
■of Crawford County. Pennsylvania. He 
served as an apprentice at the jeweler's trade, 
and followed that line of work for fifteen 
years, with M. P. Jenks. in Meadville. In 
1877, li^ entered the employ of the United Pipe 
Line Co., at Edinburg, Lawrence County, 
Pennsylvania, and has continued in the service 
ever since, being now gauger for \\'ashington 
County. Ohio, with loaction at Elba. 

Mr. Breckenridge has been twice married. 
September 3. 1879. he was united in marriage 
with Emma Colt, a daughter of Sydney and 
Charlotte (Whitman) Colt, of Meadville. 
Three sons blessed this union. — John C, Har- 
ry W. and Lawrence B. In 1887, the mother 
of these children crossed the river of death, and 
after many years, I\lr. Breckenridge formed a 
second matrimonial alliance. This event took 
place October 7, 1897. and ]\Irs. Clara (Mc- 
Xamara) Cady, of Meadville, was the lady of 
his choice. In politics, the subject of this 
sketch is a Republican. He affiliates with Elba 
Lodge, Xo. 4J0. Knights of Pythias. 



. J.\MES .M. HARin'. a competent 
,iud reliable practitioner of medicine 
in Salem townslii]). Washington 
I'liunty, Ohio, is a native of Sharon. 
Xoble County. Ohio, where he was 
born July 7, 1844. his parents being Dr. John 
R. and Julia .\. ( Robinson) Hardy, natives of 
Maine and Xew \ork, respectively. His pa- 
ternal grandfather was Jesse Hardy, a pioneer 
of Bedford, Cuyahoga County, ©hio, who, some 
years later, remo\ed from Bedford to one of 
the towns in Xoble County, and resided there 
until his death. The maternal grandfatlier of 
James M. Hardy was William Robinson, a res- 



ident of Salem township, where he was engaged 
in farming until his daiiise. 

Dr. John R. Hardy arrived in Ohio with 
his parents in 1820, and prepared to fit him- 
self for the study of medicine, as he had chosen 
for his life work the profession of a physician. 
In 1835 he located in Xoble County, and. until 
1848, actively pursued his practice' in Sharon; 
afterward he moved to Sale;ii township. Wash- 
ing County. Until his death, M-av 3, 1875. at 
the age of 63 years, he was kept verv busy at- 
tending to the work always awaitinsrhim. ' He 
was twice married, first to'a Miss Goodrich, who 
was the mother of his first three children, name- 
ly: Martin V., who for 46 vears was a prom- 
inent physician of Salem to\vnship; Susan, the 
wife of Pemberton Palmer: and Andrew J 
of Missouri. The mother of these children 
died, and subsequentlv ImIui R. Hardv married 
again, being united with |uli;i A. Robinson 
who had two children by this marriage: [ames 
M. : and Josephine, deceased. 

James M. Hardy was reared in \\'ashington 
County, Ohio, and received a part, of his educa- 
tion in the high school of Lelianon. Ohio 
Uhen he, like his father, determined to prac- 
tice medicine, he became a student at the medi- 
cal college at Columbus. Ohio, and graduated 
with the class of 1876. Since obtaining his 
degree he has had great success, and iwnv en- 
joys to a high degree, the regard and esteem of 
the people of his townshi]) and county. 

Dr. Hardy was united in marriage with 
Alary E. Miller, a daughter of George Miller 
ot Salem township, and thev ha\-e two sons' 
namely : Maurice L.. who was a soldier in the 
Spanish-American War. and .served 22 months 
HI the I'hihppine Islands; and Arthur G.. who 
IS fitting himself for civil engiiieerin<r 

During the Civil War. Dr. Hardv served 
for 27 months in the armv. He enlisted as a 
private m Company H. 7111 M^s,. Ohio Vol 
Cav., in August, 1862, and took active part in 
opposing Morgan's raid. The last vear he 
spent in the service he was on detached duty 
at Camp Xelson. Kentuckv, where he was hon'- 
orahly discharged with the rank of cc^rpora! 
in Xovember, 1864. Dr. and ^frs. Hardv are 
members of the Universalist Church 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Fraternally the doctor affiliates with Amer- 
ican Union Lodge, No. i, F. & A. M., of Mari- 
etta, Ohio; Palmer Lodge, No. 351, I. O. O. 
F., of Salem ; \A'illiam Thomas Encampment, 
No. 266, L O. O. F. ; and G. J. Stanley Post, 
G. A. R. In politics he is at all times a Repub- 
lican, and takes great interest in city, township 
and county affairs. He is a member of the 
Washington County Medical Society, and also 
of the Ohio State Medical Association. 



OBERT EMMET SMITHSON, de- 
ceased, lately a prominent citizen of 
^lacksburg, Ohio, where his death 
to(jk place April 25, 1901. will ever 
be remembered as one of the substan- 
tial citizens of that place. Mr. Smithson was 
born in Aurelius township, Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, May 4, 1831, and was a son of John 
and Jane (Campbell) Smithson. His pater- 
nal grandfather was Thomas Smithson, of 
England, who came to America in 1804, and 
settled in Otsego County New York. He be- 
came a naturalized citizen of the United States 
in 18 14 and about two years later, removed 
to Ohio, and settled in Aurelius township, 
Washington County. 

Robert E. Smithson obtained his mental 
training in the public schools of his native 
township. He learned the carpenter's trade, 
which he followed previous to the Civil War, 
and also assisted his father, at times, in his 
store at Macksburg. During the great con- 
flict between the north and the south, like a 
true American citizen, he responded to our 
country's call for volunteers and became a 
memljer of Company G, //th Reg. Ohio Vol. 
Infantry. He took an active part in the great 
battle of Sbiloh, but was engaged in skirmish- 
ing most nf the time previous to the evacua- 
tion of Corinth. He was taken ])risoner at 
Marks Mills, Arkansas, April 25, 1864, and 
was sent to Tyler, Texas. In July, of the 
same year, he succeeded in making bis escape, 
but was recaptured on August 12, and re- 
turned to prison. After ten months' imprison- 



ment he was exchanged February 25, 1865, 
While on his way home, he received his com- 
mission as captain from Governor Brough. 
He returned to his regiment, and March 8, 
1866, fifteen days later, -was mustered out of 
service. He went into the army as a private, 
and tilled every position up to that of brevet 
major, having been discharged as such after 
serving nearly four years and a half. 

After his return from the war. Major 
Smithson was engaged, for several years, in 
general merchandizing in Ringgold, Morgan 
County, and subsequently, in Marietta. In 
1876, he retired from mercantile life and re- 
moved to Macksburg, where he became con- 
nected with the oil industry, in which he was 
largely interested up to the time of his death. 
He was the tirst mayor of the village of Macks- 
burg, and both as a public and private citizen, 
he enjoyed the esteem of the public in general. 
He was a member of the Masonic order for 
nearly half a century, and also affiliated with 
the I. O. O. F. He was vice-president of the 
association of the 77th regiment and also of 
the branch association of prisoners of war, for 
southeastern Ohio. 

Mr. Smithson was twice married. In 
1863, he was joined in matrimony with Ara A. 
Harris, who, after a brief wedded life, passed 
to her final rest in 1866. On August 19, 1867, 
Mr. Smithson contracted a second marriage, 
being this time united with Julia M. Collins, 
who still survives him. Five children blessed 
this union, namely, Jennie B., wife of Wilbur 
Atherton: Margaret; Mary G. ; ]Mal)el I., wife 
of Osmer Parker; and Donald R. 

Mrs. Julia E. Smithson, widow of the sub- 
ject of this sketch, is a daughter of Captain 
William R. and Margaret Lee (Hutchison) 
Collins, at one time prominent residents of 
Loudoiui County, Virginia, who later moved to 
Ohio. Her father, Captain Collins, was a sol- 
dier in the War of 181 2, with the lank of cap- 
tain. He enlisted in the army at Leesburg, 
V'irginia, when but eighteen years old, and 
served until the successful termination of that 
conflict. He was a son of Horatio and Abigail 
(Richison) Collins. His father, an English- 



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1055 



man by birth, was a soldier in the Revokition- 
ary War, ami iiis niotlier was a lady of Irish 
birth. 

Captain ColHns settled in Cambridge, Ohio, 
in 1822, and engaged in merchandizing, mill- 
ing and other pursuits. In 1839, he located in 
Macksburg, and followed similar pursuits for 
ten years. He then removed to Bonn, Ohio, 
where he remained for several years, after 
which he moved to .Albany, Athens County, 
Ohio. Some time later he went to Pomeroy, 
Ohio, where the closing years of his life were 
spent. He died in 1859. During the "for- 
ties," he was captain of a militia company at 
Macksburg. 

Airs. Smithson is one of a family of the 
following children, seven girls and two boys. 
Their names are Elizabeth ; Nancy ; Mary E. ; 
William A.; Margareta L. ; Enoch A.; Julia 
M.; Sallie M.; and Abigail. Elizabeth mar- 
ried James Mace ; Nancy, who married Robert 
P. Dilley, is deceased ; .\l>igail married Al- 
bert S. Perkins, and is deceased; Mary E. is 
the widow of Henry Ewing; and William A. 
and Enoch A. are deceased. Sallie is the 
widow of John T. Matthews, and Margaret 
L. was the wife of Hiram D. Davis, but is 
now deceased. Julia M. is the widow of the 
subject of this sketch, and is a highly respected 
resident of Macksburg, where she has hosts of 
friends. 




;S. IlETTV WASHINGTON 
(LEWIS) LOVELL, born in 
Richmond. Virginia, in 1796. eld- 
est child of Howell Lewis and El- 
len Hackley Pollard. Howell Leav- 
is was the son of Eielding Lewis and Betty 
Washington, (.mly sister of George Washing- 
ton. Mrs. Lovell's father, Howell Lewis, in 
181 1, removed to land on the Big Kanawha 
below Charleston inherited from his uncle, 
General \\'ashington ; the family, including 
slaves, numbered fifty. 

In 1818, Mrs. Lovell was married to Col. 
Joseph Lovell, of Charleston, Virginia. Mr. 
Lovell was Imrn in England, came in early 



life to Virginia, and became prominent as a 
lawyer and legislator ; he died in Charleston, 
Virginia, and his widow, with ftve sons, re- 
moved to Marietta Ohio', in 1838, chiefly for 
the education of her children. Mrs. Lovell 
took a long lease of the Governor Meigs 
home on Muskingum avenue, and was identi- 
fied with Marietta till her death in 1866. 
Her mother, Mrs. Ellen H. Lewis, and 
two sons lie beside her in Mound Ceme- 
tery. Her fijurth son, Joseph, born in 1827, 
was reared to manhood in Marietta, graduated 
from Marietta College in 1850, read law in 
Marietta, but removed to Nash\-ille, Tennessee, 
going into the commission business. 

November 15. 1852, Mr. Lowell married 
Sarah Sophia Nye, eldest daughter of .\. T. 
Nye (grandson of General Benjamin Tujjper, 
one of the founders of the Ohio Company). 
During the Civil War Air. Lovell and family 
returned to Marietta, where he died in 1865. 
The one daughter of this marriage is Betty 
Washington, married, in 1876, to Francis Eo.k 
Oldham. With their three children they re- 
side (1902) in Cincinnati, Ohio. 



\MES N. C.ASSIDY, a leading farmer 
'if Washington County, Ohio, occu- 
pies one of the well-improved and 
tinely-cultivated farms which make 
I'airfielil township a most desirable 
•part of the county. 

Mr. Cassidy was born in L nion township, 
Carroll County, Ohio, on November 29, 1844, 
and is a son of John and Mary ( Russell) Cass- 
idy. John Cassidy died on September 15, 
1 89 1, aged 71 years, two months and 20 days. 
His wife died on November 28, 1888, when 
more than 60 years old. They had a family of 
eight children, James N. being the second in 
order of birth. The others were as follows: 
William, who operates a farm in Augusta 
townshii), Carroll County : Samuel Russell, who 
died in August, 1877, in early manhood: Rob- 
ert George, who resides at .\twater Center, 
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died in 1859, at the age of seven years; Mat- 
thew, who resides in Union township, Carroll 
County ; John Patterson, who is a resident of 
Carroll County: anil one who died in infancy. 

The subject of this sketch was reared and 
schooled in Carroll county. In early life he 
became interested in agricultural pursuits, 
which have claimed the most of his attention 
through life. In March, 1880, he sold his farm 
in Carroll County, and located in his present 
place in Washington County, where he has 
made most of the excellent improvements. He 
bought the farm which was known as the 
Laughlin Devine farm. Mr. Cassidy is a 
practical farmer, and carefully manages to 
make every part of his property rennmerative. 
He has a particularly thrifty orchard, and car- 
ries on a general line of farming. 

In February. 1867, Mr. Cassidy married 
JNIargaret Isabel Dager. who was born in 
Washington County, Ohio, on July 8, 1846, 
and is a daughter of John anil [Margaret 
(Means) Dager, who became residents of Ohio 
when she was but two years of age. They lo- 
cated in Augusta township, where they resided 
through life. TUie father of Mrs.' Cassidy 
died in 1868, aged 70 years, and her mother, in 
December. 1870, aged about 74 years. They 
had a family of eight children, the youngest 
member being the wife of Mr. Cassidy. The 
others were as follows : Jacob, who died in 
April, 1862; Martha Ann, who resides at East 
Rochester, Columbiana County, Ohio ; John and 
Catherine, both of wdiom died young, from 
scarlet fever; Wesley, who also succumbed, in 
youth, to the same malady; Mary Elizabeth, 
who still resides in Augusta township, Carroll 
County : and Isaac, who' is deceased. 

Six children ha\e been born to Air. 
Cassidy and his wife, as follows: John Da,- 
ger; Margaret Jane; Mary Martha; Jacob 
Clement ; Viola Bell ; and Brady Neel. John 
Dager, who was born January 13, 1868, re- 
sides near Oualey Station. He married Bertha 
Barnhart, of Center Belpre, and has one daugh- 
ter, — Pauline Bell. Margaret Jane and Mary 
Martha are twins, and were born on November 
7, 1869. The former lives in Marietta, The 



latter married Stephen B. Freese, and they re- 
side on the Israel Devol farm, near Marietta. 
They have three children, — James D. ; Stephen 
Paul; and Mildred Margaret. Jacob Clement 
was born June 3, 1870, is unmarried, and is 
the engineer employed at Haas" family 
laundry at Marietta. \^iola Bell, who was 
born April 1,1, 1876, died Febriiary 2, 1900. 
Brady Neel, the youngest, born December 17, 
1880, resides in Western Virginia and is en- 
gaged in the sawmill business. 

Mr. Cassidy has been a lifelong Democrat. 
In the spring of 1901, he was elected justice of 
the peace for a tenn of three years, and it 
speaks well for the law-abiding ctizens of Fair- 
field township, that he has not yet had any se- 
rious cases in which tO' adjust differences. In 
connection with his farming, Mr. Cassidy has 
acted as agent for several first-class fertilizers, 
representing the Cleveland Drier Co., the West- 
ern Union, and the Jarucki Chemical Co., of 
Sandusky, Ohio. In fcjrnier years, he was 
active in the Masonic fraternity. His re- 
ligious connection is with the Centenary 
Methodist Church. Air. Cassidy is well 
known in this connnunity, and is recognized as 
a ]3rominent and useful citizen. 



H. \\'ELCH, a prominent and sub- 
stantial farmer, as well as a repre- 
sentative citizen, of Fairfield town- 
ship, \\'ashington County, Obio, was 
I)orn on his present farm on February 
12, 1851, and is a son of Henrv and Barbara 
t, Smith) Welch. 

The Welch family is of German ancestry. 
Henr)- Welch was born in Pennsylvania, in 
October, 1805, and died on this farm in May, 
1882. The mother was born on the shores of 
the Susquehanna Ri\-er. in Pennsylvania, in 
1806, and died in Ohio, on November 20, 
1884. In 1843, tlicy came to- Washington 
County, Obio, and Mr. Welch purchased this 
farm from the court. It was formerly the 
property of James Campbell, and consists of 
169 acres of most valuable and productive land. 




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The following- children were born to Henry 
and Barbara Welch : Peter, who resides in 
Decatur township : Susan, who is Mrs. Rem- 
ley, and lives in Fairfield township; Martin, 
whoi resides at Da\-enport. Nebraska ; John, 
who lives in Decatur township; James, who is 
a resident of Parkersburg. West Virginia ; and 
G. H. 

]\lr. Welch has i)asse(l much of his life in 
Fairfield township, where he was reared and 
schooled. He has business interests in other 
parts of the county and in West Virginia, but 
bis attention has been most closely given to the 
development of his farm and the breeding of 
blooded stock and standard horses, in which 
he has been eminently successful. The pro- 
ducts of his farm command very high prices, 
and give great satisfaction over a large extent 
of country. He has the reputation of being 
an excellent farmer, and a first-class judge of 
stock, as well as a reliable authority. 

Mr. Welch was married to E. A. Roof, who 
was born in Fairfield township, and was a 
daughter of T. C. Root, a native of Vermont, 
now deceased. Like his father, the subject of 
this sketch is identified with the Democratic 
party, and for a number of years served as 
township clerk, having resigned the office but" 
lately. His fraternal connections are with 
Bartlett Lodge, No. 283, A. F. & A. M. ; and 
Cutler Lodge, No. 784, L O. O. F. He is 
a member of the Decatur Presbvterian Church. 
Tlie family is one of prominence in this lo- 
cality, and Mr. Welch sustains a reputation 
for integrity as a man of business, and is a 
verv useful and estimable citizen. 



< )X. THEODORE F. DAVIS has been 
actively identified for many years 
with the interests of Marietta, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. He was born 
in New Trenton, Franklin County, In- 
diana, in 1S44, and came to Marietta in 1869. 
Mr. Davis passed the early part of his life 
on a farm, and was barely 17 years of age 
when the Civil War began, and President Lin- 



coln issued his first three-months call for vol- 
unteers tcv defend the Union. Notwithstanding 
his youth, Mr. Davis eagerly offered his serv- 
ices, and subsequently, when his term had ex- 
pired, enlisted in the 83rd Reg. Ind. Vol. Inf.. 
and served valiantly until the termination of the 
conflict. 

.\fter the war, Mr. Davis took up the study 
of ci\'il engineering, and became a civil engi- 
neer in railroad construction. He accepted a 
position as engineer to assist in making sur- 
veys and locating locks and dams in the im- 
provements of the Little Kanawha Ri\-er, in 
West Virginia. In 1869 he came to Marietta. 
where he had made the first surveys for the 
Marietta & Cleveland Railroad, and was placed 
in charge of its construction. This having 
been successfully completed, he was elected citv 
engineer, and served two terms as such, there- 
by doing credit to himself, and benefiting his 
city to no little degree. 

Mr. Davis was elected to the State Senate 
from the 14th Senatorial District in the 68th 
General .Assembly, and served as president pro 
tem of that body. While Senator, he jjresented 
the first municipal ownership bill ever brousrht 
before the Senate, and by his persistent efiforts 
secured the passage of the measure, althou.o-h 
many o]jposed it. The beneficent results of 
the act were so manifest that a large number of 
similar bills has been passed since that time, 
and in every instan.ce municipal ownership of 
water-works, lighting systems, etc.. has been 
the means of saving a great amount of monev 
to the jjeople. Mr. Davis is an enthusiastic 
exponent of municipal ownership, and throuo-h 
his advocacy of it has rendered good service 
to the people of ^Marietta. 

Mr. Davis is mainly occupied in real estate 
transactions, and is the owner of a lar<re 
amount of property. He is also identified with 
the de\-elopment of extensive interests, in whicli 
he employs many men. The citizens of Mari- 
etta are grateful to Mr. Davis for his services, 
and they unite in expressing esteem and friend- 
ship for him. 

Mr. Davis is a member of the following 
fraternal bodies : American L'nion Lodge. No. 
I, F. & A. M. ; American L^nion Chai)ter. No. 



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I, R. A. M. : Marietta Commandery, No. 50, 
K. T., of which he is a charter member; Mari- 
etta Council, No. 78, R. & S. M. ; and Syrian 
Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Cincinnati, Ohio. 
He is a member of Ohio Commandery of the 
Loyal Legion of the United States ; and Buell 
Post, No. 178, G. A. R. He has held several 
important positions and ranks in the Ohio De- 
partment of the G. A. R. as a member of the 
Sons of Veterans. He belongs to Lodge No. 
477, B. P. O. E., and is a charter member of 
Marietta Council, No. t,2, of United Commer- 
cial Travelers. 



DWARD THOAIAS WICKENS, a 
successful farmer and oil producer of 
\\''ashington County, Ohio, is among 
the most enterprising citizens of 
Au-relius township. Mr. Wickens 
was born in Jhe vicinity of his present home, 
July 6, 1852. He is the eldest son of William 
R. and Sarah (Cadwell) Wickens, and grand- 
son of George and Charlotte (Rowland) Wick- 
ens. The great-grandfather on the paternal 
side was George Wickens, Senior, who was 
born on the Lsle of Wight, England, and spent 
his entire life there. He was a farmer by oc- 
cupation. Additional mention is made of the 
Wickens family, particularly of George and 
Charlotte (Rowland) Wickens, the grandpar- 
ents, in the sketches of Henry and William R. 
Wickens, found elsewhere in this book. 

TJie maternal grandparents of the subject 
hereof were James and Lucy (Hamilton) Cad- 
well, of Marietta, Ohio. The bel<5ved mother 
of Edward Thomas Wickens departed this life 
April 22. 1902, in her seventieth year. His 
father still lives in Aurelius township, at an 
advanced age, and is extensivelv engaged in 
farming and oil pnulucing. Four children 
were born to him and his wife. Of these, Ed- 
ward T. is the eldest. The others are, — 
Charles A., Ellis W., and Joseph A. The 
last-named is also engaged in the od business, 
and a sketch of him is given in anrither part 
of this volume. 

Edward T'. \\'ickens attended the public 



schools and received but a limited schooling. 
Upon reaching his majority, he commenced his 
career as a farmer. He resides upon and owns 
the original ancestral farm of 85 acres, set- 
tled upon by his parents in 1832. The old barn 
is still standing, a relic of former days, and is 
^ in a fair state of preservation. It was built 
with forty dollars in gold, brought from Eng- 
land by his grandmother. 

Li addition to the ancestral farm, of which 
Mr. Wickens is the possessor, he also owns 
a 120-acre farm in Noble county, and since 
1 89 1, has been engaged in the oil producing 
business. He, in company with others, owns 
threel valuable leases in Aurelius township, 
where eleven producing wells are in successful 
operation, yielding to ^Ir. Wickens. alone, an 
income of $180 per month. 

March i, 1879. Mr. Wickens was united in 
marriage with Martha J. Brown, a tlaughter of 
Jacob Brown, of Salem township, but original- 
ly from Germany. Seven children blessed this 
union, as follows: Howard E. ; Frank E. ; 
Garfield; Chester A.; Mary A.; H'.liart Mc- 
Kinley; and Asa. In his pnlitical \iews. ]Mr. 
Wickens upholds the principles nf llie Repul)- 
lican party. Socially, he is a memlier of Liber- 
ty Hill Grange, No. 1027, P. of H. His rec- 
ord as an enterprising and successful ])usiness 
man is worthv of commendation. 



)\\'ARD L. CARSON, a prominent 
ciintractor and oil producer, of New 
Matamoras Washing^ton County, 
Ohio, was born in Grandview. town- 
ship, November 10, 1866, and is a 
son of William and Elizabeth (Joly) Carson. 
William Carson was born in Ireland, in 
1842, and came t<i the United States wdien a 
youth, landing at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
where he followed the trade of a weaver, for 
one vear. He then located in Guernsey Coun- 
ty, (i)hio, where he resided until the outbreak 
of the Civil War, when he enlisted in the 43rd 
Reg. Ohio Vol. Infantry. At the close of the 
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rented a farm, which he afterwards bought. 
He has hved on this farm, wliich consists of 
160 acres, for the past thirty-six years. He 
married EHzabeth Joly, who was born in 
Washington County, Ohio, and died in 1884. 
Tliey reared two children, — Edward L., the 
subject of this sketch, and Cliarles M., who 
was born March 4, 1S68, and is engaged in 
contracting and farming with his brother. 
WiHiam Carson is a Democrat, in politics. He 
is a member of the Methodist Church. 

Edward L. Carson received his mental 
training in Washington Coimty, Ohio, and re- 
mained in Grand View township until Septem- 
ber I.J, 1891. He then moved to Xew Mata- 
moras, where he has since resided. On his 
farm are ele\en oil wells, on which these 
brothers realize a royalty. They are both very 
well known in Xew Matamoras and Washing- 
ton County, and are closely identified with the 
growth and prosperity (jt the place of their 
residence. 

Mr. Carson belongs to the Democratic 
party. He is a member of Matamoras Lodge, 
No. 374, of the Masonic order; American 
Union Chaptejr, No. i, of Marietta, Ohio; 
Mountain State Commandery, of Sistersville, 
West Virgina; and Osiris Temple of the Mys- 
tic Shrine, of Wheeling. Religiously, he is 
a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

'Mr. Carson was married September y, 
1891, to Effie True, who was born in New 
Matamoras, and is a daughter of Charles W. 
True, a prominent merchant of that place. 
They have two children, namely : Blanche, 
who was born October 7, 1893 ; and Beryl, who 
was born October 11, 1896. 



nOMAS T. DUXBAR, a prominent 
farmer of Washington County, Ohio, 
and an esteeined and useful citizai of 
L'airfield township, was born in this 
township on June 12, 1855, and is a 
son of David and Matilda (Hull) Dunbar. 

David Dunbar was lx)rn in Virginia, and 
his father, Thomas Dunbar, was one of the 



first settlers in Fairfield township, and lived 
near Fishtown. In i860, David Dunbar pur- 
chased the farm which is now the property of 
Thomas T., consisting oi 200 acres of very 
valuable land. Prior to the Civil War, Mr. 
Dunbar and his brother, Shelton Dunbar, con- 
ducted a store, which was the first establish- 
ment of its kind at Dunljar Station. At the 
outbreak of the war, David Dunbar enlisted 
in a company of the 92nd Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., 
in which he was orderly sergeant, and served 
three years. He sufifered a severe wound in 
t'.ie arm at the battle of Chickamauga. After 
his return from the army, Mr. Dunbar sold his 
store and resumed farming. He was a very 
prominent man in his locality, and was called 
upon to ser\-e in man}- of the local oflices, — be- 
ing assessor, constable, and member of the 
school board. He was always interested in 
public enterprises. His death occurred on Oc- 
tober 10, 1900, at the age of O4 years. He 
was identified with the Republican party. His 
wife died on February 19, 1893. Mr. Dunbar 
married for his second wife, Margaret Winn, 
of Marietta, who now resides in Michigan. 

David Dunbar was the father of the follow- 
ing children:' Thomas T.. who is the subject 
of this sketch; Leonidas S., who resides at 
Phoenix, Arizona; Anna L.. who is the widow 
of Mr. Schrader, resides with her brother, 
Thomas T., and is preparing for the profession 
of a trained nurse; and Etta Ellen, Ida May 
and Hester .\dcll, who died in infancy. 

The subject of this sketcli was reared and 
schooled in Fairfield township, and during his 
father's life, was associated with him on the 
farm. Since then he has had charge of this 
large estate and has carried on general farm- 
ing. He is somewhat prominent in politics, is 
active in the Republican party, and has served 
efficiently as township treasurer. 

Thomas T. Dunliar was married to Sarah 
L. T. Carothers, who is a daughter of R. D. 
Carothers, of Cutler, Ohio. Six children have 
been lx)rn to Mr. Dunbar and his wife, as fol- 
lows : Carrie Mildred, born on August 8, 
1890; Matilda Elizabeth, born on ]\Iay 23, 
1892; David Deane, born on July 6, 1894; 



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Laura Mertie, bom on January 20, 1896; John 
William Ellis, born on February 6, 1896; and 
Alice Dorothea, born on March 20, 1902. Mr. 
Dunbar"s fraternal association is with the 
Knights and Ladies of Security. The family 
attend the Centenary Methodist Church, near 
Cutler, in which they are most highly valued. 



EVI W. GREEX, for many years a 
prominent and prosperous business 
man, is now living a retired life at 
New Matamoras, Washington Coun- 
tv, Ohio. He was born in Belmont 
County, Ohio, August 11, 1833, and is a son of 
Isaac H. and Delilah (Ruble) Green. 

Isaac H. Green was born in New York 
State in 1792. He was a farmer by occupa- 
ti(in, and was also engaged in merchandizing 
many years. He came to Ohio when a young 
man, and located about twenty miles south of 
St. Clairsville Belmont County, where he 
bought a farm. He was a prominent man, 
and represented his county in the State Legis- 
lature of Ohio, for two terms. Religiously, 
he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. His death occurred in 1847, while 
on a business trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. 
Mr, Green married Delilah Ruble, who' was 
born in Belmont County, Ohio, and they reared 
the following children: Andrew; James and 
Samuel, deceased; Charlotte; Levi \\'. ; Ben- 
ton, deceased ; and Susanna, wife of Isaac 
Young. 

Levi W. Green left his native county at 
the age of 16 years, and has since lived in 
Washington C"ounty. Ohio. He first located 
■on a farm in Lawrence township, and then 
spent four years in Marietta, learning the trade 
of a brick-mason. He afterward located in 
Bloomfield, and in 1857, came to New Mata- 
moras, where he followed his trade for many 
years. He purchased the old Shannon House 
in 1891, and established the Green Hotel, which 
flourished under his management and owner- 
ship until 1899, since which time he has leased 
the building. He also conducted the Central 



Hotel for a period of three years. He has 
large real estate interests in New Matamoras, 
but is now living in retirement, and enjoying 
the fruits of his early toil. 

November 16, 1859, Mr. Green was joined 
in hymeneal lx)nds with Margaret Ellis, who 
was bom in Grand View township, Washington 
County, in 1843, and is a daughter of William 
M. and Clara ( Ankrim) Ellis, both natives of 
Washington County. Her father was born in 
18 19, and was a 1>rick and stone mason by 
trade. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis had five children, 
namely: Margaret; Rebecca, wife of Robert 
\\'illiamson; Sibyl, wife of Dr. Richardson; 
W^illiam P. ; and Silas H., deceased. Mr. and 
Mrs. Green became the parents of seven chil- 
dren, namely: Emma C. (Raper), of Wheel- 
ing, West Virginia; Thomas B., of New Mata- 
moras; Eann}- N. (Fulton), of W'heeling; 
Sibyl R. (Lydick), of Pittsburg; WiHiam 
R., deceased; F. W., avIto graduated from 
Duff's Business College, at Pittsliurg, in the 
class of 1902 ; and Gwendolyn (Weeter). The 
subject of this sketch is a Democrat, in politics. 
He is now serving his sixth consecutive term 
as councilman, and is also a trustee of Grand 
View township. Mrs. Green is a member of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. 



OSEPH H. GAGE, deceased, who was 
one of the most prominent and influen- 
tial residents of Fairfield township, 
\\'ashington County, Ohio, settled on 
the farm now owned by his son, ]\Iy- 
ron W. Gage, as early as 1835. 

Joseph H. Gage was born in Salem, Rock- 
ingham County, New Hampshire, Feljruary 16. 
181 5. He removed to Washington County, 
Ohio, in 1835, and settled on a farm in what 
was then Wesley township, and is now Fair- 
field township. He was a stone-mason by 
trade, and was also engaged in stoiie cutting 
for Hanford Powers, in and about \Vater- 
ford, for manv vears. In religious belief he 
was a Universalist. 

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ber 8, 1838. with Mary Adliza Cook, who was 
born in Jericlio, Chittenden Connty, Vei'mont. 
and was two months old when brought by her 
parents to this county. She was also a mem- 
ber of the Universalist Church. They had 
the followinig children: Caroline F.. who 
was torn September 3. 1839. and died August 
3, 1845; Lucien Cook, who was born April 
20, 1841, and died November 11, 1841 ; Hor- 
ace Dunsmoor, who was born March 19, 1843, 
resides at Patten Mills. Ohio, married Jose- 
phine Cody, and has eight children ; John Ab- 
ner, born July 5, 1845: :\la.»y Ann, born Oc- 
tober 15, 1847, who is the wife of Waldo 
Smith, a farmer living near Columbus, Ohio; 
Flora TSieodosia, born December 5. 1849, who 
is the wife of J. T. Dunbar, of Watertown ; 
Polly Judith, born September 24, 1851, who 
died' August 26. 1852; George Rodney, a res- 
ident of Bartlett, and a farmer, of Wesley 
township, who was born January 10, 1854, ^"^ 
married Emma Selby, a daughter of Marion 
Selby, of Wesley township ; and Myron Went- 
worth, who was born August 23, 1857. Jo- 
seph H. Gage died November 25, 1895, at the 
age of eighty years, nine months and nine days. 
after an industrious and well spent life. His 
widow died January 12. 1898, at the age of 
eightv-three years, ten months and two days. 




H. TRICKLE. M. D. The high 
standard attained by the medical pro- 
fession in Wa.shington County, Ohio, 
is well represented in the person and 
practice of Dr. E. H. Trickle, whose 
skill and ability as well as his wide experience 
have made him known beyond the limits of 
Cutler, where he has been an important fac- 
tor ever since his location there. 

'Ilie birth of Dr. Trickle occurred near 
Saint Clairsville, in Belmont County, Ohio, on 
July I, 1836. His preparatory education 
was obtained in the common schools of Har- 
rison County, where he began his medical stud- 
ies, and he later entered Miami Medical Col- 
lege, at Cincinnati. Ohio. The outbreak of 



the Civil War interrupted his education, his. 
lovaltv inducing him l(j jjut aside his personal. 
aims in nvder to become a det"ender of his 
counlrv. lie enlisted in July, 1861, as a pri- 
vate, in Cmnpany E, 4th Reg. West Virginia 
Vol. Inf., but soon received ])romotion to the 
rank of first sergeant of Company I. At Vicks- 
burg, his gallant conduct gained' him the rank 
of lieutenant, and as such he served until Oc- 
tober, 1864, when he was mustered out at Har- 
per's Ferry. During the summer of 1861, his 
regiment was located in the Kanawha Valley 
in West Virginia, and took part in the cam- 
paigns of that section until the winter of 1862, 
when it was sent to Vicksburg and did gallant 
service in accomplishing its surrender. After 
the capture of Jackson, Mississippi, the regi- 
ment went to Chattanooga in time to take part 
in the Battle of Missionary Ridge, under Gen- 
eral Sherman, in the 15th Army Corps. It 
next went to Knoxville to relieve General 
Burnside. and returned to Larkinsvlle, Ala- 
bama, where it went into winter quarters. In 
the spring of 1864, Lieutenant Trickle came, 
with his gallant regiment, back to West Vir- 
ginia, participated in the Lynchburg raid, 
and spent the summer fighting and skirmish- 
ing through the Shenandoah Valley. 

After his return to peaceful pursuits, and 
i his recuperation from the strain of this long 
service, the subject of this sketch went to Ra- 
cine. Ohio, in order to resume his medical stud- 
ies. In the spring of 1868. he settled for pre- 
liminary practice, at Parkersburg, West Vir- 
ginia and two years later, returned to Miami 
Medical College, at Cincinnati, where he ttxjk 
his degree. Dr. Trickle was engaged in the 
successful practice of his profession at Racine, 
Ohi(i, until 1879. when he removed to Wash- 
ington County, on account of failing health. 
Since February. 1879. he has been a resident 
of Cutler and has been identified with the 
town's remarkable growth. He invested 
heavilv in real estate, owns much toiwn ]jrop- 
erty. including an excellent hotel, and but late- 
Iv has platted an addition to the town. 

Dr. Trickle was married in 1S57. to Jane 
Hamilton, who was born in Ireland in 1838,. 



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and came to America with her parents wlien 
eight years old They settled in Athens County, 
Oiiio. Dr. and Mrs. Trickle have a family of 
three daughters and two soiis, one of the lat- 
ter being engaged in business in California, 
and the other being connectetd with the Asso- 
ciated Press, in Colorado. As a physician 
and surgeon^ Dr. Trickle's ability has received 
flattering recognition. For eight years' he 
was the examining surgeon of the pension bu- 
reau, in Meigs county, and has also served in 
the same capacity under the administrations of 
Harrison, McKinley and Roosevelt, in Wash- 
ington County, covering a period of ten years. 
He has also been surgeon for different rail- 
road companies, and is a member of the Amer- 
ican Acadaiiy of Railway Surgeons. He is 
also a member of the Washington County 
Medical Society, and the Meigs County Med- 
ical Society. He has served as president of 
the society in Washington County, and sus- 
tains the most cordial relations with his broth- 
er physicians and surgeons. His fraternal 
association is with the A. F. & A . M . and 
the I. O. O. F., both in Racine, Ohio. Dr. 
Trickle is a member of the Methodist Church 
in Cutler, and is a liberal supporter of its 
many lines of benevolent and Christian en- 
deavor. 



EV. \V. E. ROE, D. D., who has been 
pastor of the First Presbyterian 
Church of Marietta since 1892, is a 
native of Cornwall, New York, and 
was born in 1857. He is a son of 
James G. Roe, who was a business man, and 
had three brothers who were ministers. James 
G. Roe and his father were Presbyterian eld- 
ers all their lives. \V. E. Roe's younger 
brother. Rev. Walter C. Roe, of the Dutch 
Reformed Church, is a missionary among the 
Indians. 

Rev. W. E. Roe graduated from Williams 
College in 1878, and from the Union Theolog- 
ical Seminary, in 1886, having spent four 
years intervening, in teaching in New York 
and Pennsvlvania. He taught school in 



Brooklyn. New York, and at the "Hill" school 
at Pottstown, Pennsylvania. 

He was pastor of a church at Jacksonville, 
Florida, from 1886 to 1887, and had charge 
of another at King Ferry, New York, from 
1887 to 1892. He then accepted the pastorate 
of the First Presbyterian Church in Marietta, 
and under his guidance and leadership, it has 
grown perceptibly each year. He is highly 
esteemed in Marietta, where his discourses are 
recei\ed with much praise. 

Rev. Mr. Roe was married in 1889, to Ab- 
by S. Adams, of King Ferry, New York, and 
the[y hai\'e had three children, — Samuel A., 
who died January i, 1898, aged seven years; 
Caroline Clark, who was born November 19, 
1893; and James .:\dams, who was born De- 
cember 30, 1899. 

Rev. Mr. Roe received the degree of D. D. 
from Williams College in 1898. He is a 
nephew of the well-known novelist, E. P. Roe. 




R. CHARLES S. HART. This gen- 
tleman stands, among the foremost 
physicians of Marietta, Washington 
County, Ohio. He was born in 
Washington County, in 1856, and is 
a son of Dr. B. F. Hart. 

Dr. Charles S. Hart received his primary 
education in Marietta, and later, took a course 
of study at Roanoke, Virginia, which he com- 
pleted in 1875. H^e entered the Columbus 
Medical College, in 1875, graduating in 1877, 
and at once took up the practice of his pro- 
fession in Marietta, Ohio. He spent thirteen 
years in Lincoln, Nebraska, returning to Mar- 
ietta in 1893, when he took up office quarters 
with his father. In 1896, he entered his fine- 
ly fitted-up office and home at No. 306 Putnam 
street. He has a very large practice, which 
demands his entire time and constant atten- 
tion. Great confidence is placed in his ability 
as a physician and surgeon, and his reputation 
is by no means confined to the limits of his 
home town. 

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they have one son, — James F., who is attend- 
ing ^larietta College. Dr. Hart is a member 
of the Ohio State Medical Societ_v, and the 
American Medical Association, and was exam- 
iner for the United States recruiting officers, 
while examinations were held in Marietta. He 
is a member of the Elks lodge, having served 
as exalted ruler of that body. He is a Repub- 
lican, in politics. Religiously, he is a member 
of the First Congregati(.)nal ChvuTh. 




ILLIAM EATOX. a highly re- 
spected farmer of Xe\\' Mata- 
moras, Washington County. Ohio, 
was born in Graysville, Monroe 
County, Ohio, January i, 1844, 
and is a son of Kennard and Rebecca (Phil- 
lip) Eaton. 

Kennard Eaton was also born in Grays- 
ville and followed the occupation of a black- 
smith until his death, in 1862. irie married 
Rebecca Phillip, and they reared William, the 
subject of this sketch: John: Mary Jane, who 
married Mrs. Flowers, of \\'ashington Coun- 
ty; Louisa, who married Thomas Miller, of 
Wa-shington Coimty : and Nathan. Mrs. Eaton 
married, for her second husl)and. Franklin Mc- 
Knight. 

William Eaton, the subject of this bio- 
graphy, has farmed all of his life, and with the 
exception of eight years spent in Monroe coun- 
ty, has lived in New Matamoras since 1868. 
On October 18, 1861, he enlisted in Company 
C, 77th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., and served until 
March 8, 1866. He was in the Battle of 
Pittsburg Landing, where his regiment lost 
700 men, and marched under General Grant 
from Pittsburg Landing to Memphis, Tennes- 
see, and thai to Alton, Illinois. From Alton, 
the regiment went to the Mississippi River, 
thence to Little Rock, Arkansas, and later, to 
Camden, Arkansas, where Mr. Eaton's com- 
pany undertook to take a supply train to Pine 
Bluff, and were captured. Mr. Eaton was 
kept as a prisoner at Fort Tyler for ten 
months, when he was exchanged, in April, 



1864, and sent home on a prisoner's furlough. 
He reix>rted for duty at New Orleans, Louisi- 
ana, going from there to Mobile, Alabama, 
and thaice to Brownsville, Texas, where he 
was discharged, March 8, 1866. lie saw 
much hard fighting throughout the war in 
which he bore himself gallantlv. 

At the close of the war, JMr. Eaton re- 
turned home, and devoted himself to farming, 
which has been his occupation ever since. He 
owns 154 acres of finely improved land, the 
most of which he rents. He has several val- 
uable oil wells on his farm in Monroe county. 
Mr. Eaton thoroughly understands agricultural 
matters, and is one of the most successful 
farmers in the county. 

The subject of this sketch was married De- 
cember 20, 1866, to Reljecca Wheeler, who 
was born in Pennsylvania, in 1847, 'i"'' they 
have had eight children, namely: Albert'; 
George \\'. ; Rosetta Ann. who married P. 
Hall ; Kinsey K., deceased ; James J. ; j\Iary 
J. ; John O. ; and Maggie L. Mr. Eaton and 
his family attend the First Presbyterian 
Church I if New Matamoras. He is a' Dem- 
ocrat, in piilitical views. He is a meml)cr <if 
the G. A. R. 



lARLES W. ATHEY, a prominent 
citizen of Marietta, was born in 
1S43. i" Fearing township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, and is a son of 
Hezekiah and Mary Ann (Tidd) 
Athey, the families on both sides belonging to 
the farming comnnmities of Virginia. Benoni 
Goldsmith, the father of grandmother Athey, 
served as a soldier in the Revolution, and was 
wounded and captured by the British at the 
Battle of Cowpens, in South Carolina. 

Hezekiah Athey was born in Fearing town- 
ship also, and was a son of \\"alter Athey, who 
came to Washington County from Hampshire 
County, Virginia, and settled along Du,ck 
Creelk. Like his ancestors, he engaged in 
farming and stockraising. He spent four 
years in Marietta, but died on his farm in 
Fearing township, in 1899. I" 1842, he mar- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ried Mary Ann 'I'idd. who died in 1852. They 
had three cliildren, namely : Charles W., 
James L. ami Annie E. James L. lives in 
San Francisco, California, and Annie E. is the 
wife of Joshua P. Doan, of Warren township. 
The second wife of Mr. Athey was Phebe M. 
Huggins, who became the mother of four chil- 
dren, namely : Frances E., wife of J. C. Se- 
crist, of Sherrodsville, Ohio; Elizabeth, who 
resides with her mother on the homestead; R. 
\\'., who is a physician of Marietta; and Etta, 
the wife of George Pfeiffer, of Newport town- 
ship. 

Charles W. Athey was reared in Fearing 
township and accjuired his mental training in 
the district schools of his locality. 

On October 20, 1861, when but 18 years 
of age, he enlisted in Company B, 77th Reg. 
Ohio Vol. Inf., and faithfully served through 
the stormy years until March 26, 1866, partici- 
pating in the Battle of Shiloh, the Siege of 
Corinth and the Battle of Fallen Timber. He 
escaped wounds, but was captured at Marks' 
Mills, Arkansas, and spent ten of the longest 
months of his life, as a prisoner at Tyler, 
Texas. Upon his return home, he followed 
farming for one year, and was then engaged in 
mercantile pursuits at West Marietta, for two 
years. He then carried on the same business 
at Stanleyville, where he continued until 1897, 
when failing health warned him to seek a 
warmer climate. He then went to Florida, 
although his home is still in Marietta, where he 
has a large circle of friends. 

^Ir. Athey was married in Fearing town- 
ship, to Mary E. Dowling, who was born in 
1842, in Fearing township, and is a daughter 
of Lewis and Elizabeth (Young) Dowling, 
who were married in 1836. The former was 
of Scotch-Irish descent, was born in 1810, and 
came to Washington county, in 1814, with his 
parents. AIts. Dowling. who was affection- 
ately known in the community as "Aunt Bet- 
se}-," atid "Mother Dowling," on account of 
the estimable characteristics which endeared 
her to all within her influence, was born Octo- 
ber 9, 1812, at Path Head, Scotland. She 
accompanied her parents, John and Mary 



Young, from Pittsburg, by flatboat, down the 
Ohio River ; to Bull Creek, and married Lewis 
Dowling, at Caywood. She died in May, 
1902, aged 90 years. Her life had been an 
exemplification of the religion of the Methodist 
Church, which she professed from girlhood. 
The family born to Mr. and Mrs. Dowling 
consisted of the following: James R., born 
in 1837, a resident of Kentucky; John \\'., of 
Fearing township; Lewis W., of Kentucky; 
I\lary E. (Athey); Thomas B., of Marietta; 
George F., who lives on the homestead farm 
in Fearing township; Martha J. and Sarah M. 
(Sheldon), both deceased; and Rose M., the 
wife of Henry Caywood, of Fearing township. 
Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ath- 
ey, namely: May E., who is the wife of S. 
A. Palmer; and Charles E,, a physician of To- 
ledo. 

In politics, Air. Athey is a stanch Republi- 
can, and for many years was postmaster at 
Stanleyville. He has acceptably served as 
treasurer of Fearing township, and is known 
as a man of excellent judgment, strict integ- 
rity and great worth in positions of responsi- 
bility. His fraternal relations are with Amer- 
ican Union Lodge, No. i, A. F. & A. M., 
and Buell Post, No. 178, G. A. R. Hebe- 
longs to the Congregational Church, and liber- 
ally supports its various religious and carita- 
ble undertakings. The residence of Mr. and 
Mrs. Athey is a pleasant one, at No. 726 5th 
street. Marietta, where they delight toi welcome 
a large circle of friends. 

Charles Edgar Athey, now one of the sue- ' 
cessful medical practitioners of Toledo, Ohio, 
the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Athey, served in 
the Spanish-American War as a member of 
the 1st Territorial Regiment, New ^Mexico 
battalion, having enlisted from Albuquerque, 
New Mexico. He had previously been a mem- 
ber of the National Guards. His promotion 
was rapid, and he served until the regiment 
was discharged, in February, 1899. The 
young man then went to Cuba, where he ac- 
cepted a clerkship, for a time, in the custom 
house. He a graduate of Western Reserve 
College, at Cleveland, Ohio. From Cuba, he 




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went to Xew York, where he finished his med- 
ical education. He then took a post-gradu- 
ate course, and settled in Toledo, CJhio. 



A\TD HAVES, who is one of the 
prominent and substantial farmers of 
Washington County, as well as one of 
its oldest and most esteemed citizens, 
was born in Columbiana County, 
(Jhio. on April 18, 1824, and is a son of Ed- 
mund and Sarah (Whittaker) Hayes, natives 
of X'irginia. 

The parents of Mr. Hayes came to seek a 
liome in Ohio from Loudoun county, Virgina, 
about the year 1806, bringing with them their 
provident habits and keeping to their simple 
Quaker faith. Edmund Hayes was a mill- 
tender by trade, and after locating in Colum- 
biana County, he engaged in milling and also 
in farming. Later, he located on a farm on 
the Marietta road, in Washington County, and 
still later, farmed with his son. He died about 
1855, at the age of 84 years. His widow sur- 
vived until 1862, dying at the age of 84 years. 
Both parents were interred in Wesley township. 
Thev reared their family of 1 1 childrai to ma- 
turity, although David, the youngest, is the 
only one now living. The others were as fol- 
lows : Polly, who died when past 80 years ; 
Catherine; Phoebe; Caleb, who lived to reach 
85 years; William Oliver Perry; Amanda; Al- 
ma ; Harriet ; and Martha. This was a family 
of reiriarkaTjle longevity. 

David Hayes started out in life with little 
capital but health and energy, fortified with the 
])rinciples of upright living taught by a most es 
timable mother. His desultory mental train- 
ing had been accpiired in a few terms at the 
common schr)ol in his neighborhood, his youth 
having been mainly spent in securing a home, 
in caring for his aged parents through their 
declining years. He came to Washington 
County in 1845; and located on section 16, 
Barlow township. He erected a log house, 
and througli persevering industry, cleared his 
farm and placed it in such a state of cultiva- 



tion that it is now valuable and desirable, from 
any point of view. Mr. Hayes owns 240 acres 
in section 16, in Barlow township, and 60 acres 
on the Marietta road. After a number of 
years, the log shanty was replaced with a 
commodious and comfortable dwelling, and 
other buildings of modern style were erected, 
as needed. The place presents a most attrac- 
tive appearance, and represents a large money 
value. 

For his wife, Mr. Hayes chose Xancy Had- 
dow, daughter of a neighbor, Robert Haddow, 
who was formrely an elder in the Presbyter- 
ian Church at Barlow. Mrs. Hayes was born 
near Edinburgh, Scotland, and was one of the 
estimable wives and mothers for which that 
coimtry is noted. She passed away December 
22, 1901, having been the mothei' of 10 chil- 
dren, eight of whom still survive, namely : 
Lewis C. ; William, a partner in the firm of 
Hayes Brothers ; Robert, a partner in the same 
firm; Lizzie, the wife of Charles Palmer, a 
farmer, of Barlow township ; John, who is at 
home; Jennie, the wife of William Skipton,- 
of Barlow township; and Caleb and Lydia, 
twins, who are at home with their father. 

In religious sentiment, Mr. Hayes is very 
liberal. His wife belonged to the Presbyter- 
ian Church at Barlow. Since the Rebellion. 
the former has been identified with the Repub- 
lican party. His standing is high with his 
fellow-citizens, who feel that when they are 
dealing with him, it is with a man of princi- 
ple and integrity. 




,MKR E. TROTTER, of Marietta, 
who since September 10, 1901. has 
been clerk of the Washington County 
courts, was born in Washington 
County, May 17, 1880. and is a son 
of Orlando and Annie (Drain) Trotter. The 
father passed from this life on September 10, 
1901, and the mother resides in Marietta. Or- 
lando Trotter was also clerk of the W:\sliing- 
ton County courts. 

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I070 HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



at Conference College. Biickhannon, West Vir- 
ginia, where he graduated in June. 1899. after 
a three-years course. Upon the death of his 
father, he was appointed to the office the 
former had filled, and his efficiency was proved 
by his election to that same office in the fall C'f 
190 1. Mr. Trotter's fraternal connection is 
with the K. O. T. M. He is a member of tlie 
Methodist Church. 

The late Orlando Trotter was a man jf 
such estimable character and lived so exemplary 
a life that it is profitable to recall its years of 
usefulness and ponder upon its lessons. No 
better tribute can be placed before the public 
than the following extract, prepared, in me- 
mwiam. bv one who knew and loved him 
well. 

"Orlando Trotter was born in Palmer 
township, Washington County, Ohio, Septem- 
ber 24, 1850, and his life was mostly spent in 
the neighborhood of his birthplace, with the 
exception of one year spent in the West. He 
was the son of Richard and Caroline B. Trot- 
ter. His mother died June 10, 1891. His fa- 
ther died in October, 1901. Orlando was the 
oldest of the children in this home, and had 
two brothers and three sisters. In the order 
of their ages, they were as follows : Edward 
G. ; Amanda Chadwick ; Martha Davis ; Henri- 
etta Goddard; and Alsinas F., who died in 
March, 1899; one child also died in infancy. 
On May i, 1878, Orlando Trotter was united 
in marriage with Annie H. Drain, and two chil- 
dren were born to them — Elmer E. and Ella 
(J., both of whom, with their mother, are \\\- 
ing in the family home, and deeply mourn the 
death of husband and father. For a time in his 
early life, both before and after his marriage. 
Mr. Trotter taught school, but the most of his 
life was spent in farming. He held the high 
esteem of his neighbors and was well and fa- 
vorably known throughout the county. In Xi>- 
vembcr, 1898, he was elected clerk of the courts 
< t Washington Coimty, and held the office until 
his death. Louring the summer of 1901, he 
was renominated, but later on account of se- 
vere illness, withdrew, and his son, Elmer E., 
who was his deputy, and upon whom the great- 
er p.nrt of the work fell, during his father's 



illness, was named by the executive committee 
as a candidate instead of his father, and was 
also appointed to fill out the latter's unexpired 
term. In contrast with the selfish scramble for 
office that so frequently characterizes the poli- 
tics of our country, it is a pleasure to mention 
the kind, thoughtful and graceful acts that are 
occasionally done in the political world. It was 
a fitting tribute to the noble worth of our 
brother, who has gone from us, and to the high 
esteem in which he was held in the county, that 
in a time wdien his health was so rapidly de- 
clining that the tenure of his life was very un- 
certain his party unanimously honored him 
with a renomination, and it w'as likewise a fit- 
ting and graceful tribute to his worthy son, 
that with a like unanimity, he was appointed to 
fill the unexpired term and to be the standard 
bearer in the stead of his father, in the ap- 
proaching campaign. 

"Our brother who has finished his work 
and passed to his rest, was for 25 years, and 
until his death, a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, at Layman, Ohio. His old 
friends and neighbors here knew well the worth 
of his Christian character, and he was also 
held in very high esteem in Marietta, where he 
lived for his last two years. His affliction bore 
upon him for many months, and since March, 
190], he was entirely unable to work. He suf- 
fered very greatly and very patiently. He had 
the most loving and tender care from his wife 
and children, his sisters, brother and neighbors, 
but it was not in the province of human love 
and care tO' prevent the cooling of death. As 
he brushed the borders of Eternity, he gave his 
family every assurance of his preparation and 
his safety. He felt that it was better for him 
to go, and urged them not to grie\'e for him. 
Weary and worn with many months of sufifer- 
ing, with his cause safely anchored in the Re- 
deemer's care, in the afternoon of September 
10, 1901, death came to him as the relief mes- 
senger of God. As we stood in the presence 
of our dead, we heard no message from his si- 
lent lips tu tell us of the mysteries of life or 
of death. Yet "Silence is vocal if we listen 
weir ; and these words seemed to be voiced to 
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Life, we have been long together, 
Through pleasant and through cloudy weather. 
'Tis hard to part when friends are dear, 
Perhaps 'twill cost a sigh or tear; 
Then steal away, give little warning, 
Choose thine own time; 

Say not Good night, but in some brighter clime, 
Bid me Good morning. 

Mrs. Annie (Drain) Trotter is a daughter 
of Duncan and Catherine Drain, natives of 
Argyleshire, Scotland, who are residents of 
Pahner township, aged, respectively, 85 and 75 
years. Their nine children, all born in Wash- 
ington County, were as follows : Hugh, who 
is at home : Jeannette, who resides in Athens 
County, and was the wife of the late Cary Cur- 
tis; Annie H., who became I\Irs. Trotter; Nan- 
cy, deceased, who was the wife of Edward 
Glenn, who resides on Wolf Creek, in Mor- 
gan County; Daniel, who married Mina Arn- 
old, and lives in Palmer township; Mary, 
who married Marcellus Lawton, and lives in 
Barlow township; Eliza, who is at home; Mar- 
garet, who married James Proctor, and lives 
in Barlow township ; and Rosa, who married 
Walter Proctor, and also resides in Barlow 
township. Mrs. Trotter is a memlier of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. 



REDERICK A. WHEELER, one of 
the few remaining pioneer citizens of 
Marietta, is a man who was, for many 
years, prominently known in political 
and business circles. He was born 
January 27, 1814, near what is now Bridge- 
port, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and is a 
son of Samuel and Julia (Odeil) Wheeler. 

Samuel Wheeler was born on Park Ave- 
nue, in the town of Fairfield, Connecticut, in 
January, 1761. During the Revolutionary 
War, he served six months in 1778, twelve 
months in 1781, and eight months in 1782, his 
last ser\'ice being as corjjoral under Captain 
David Lacey and Colonel Samuel Whitney, 
January 22, 1792, he married Julia Odell, and 
died October 27, 18 19. 

Frederick A. Wheeler was the youngest of 



eleven children, — seven daughters and four 
sons, — and is the only one now living. He 
learned the trade of silver plating at Bridge- 
port, having served an apprenticeship of six 
and a half years. He was then engaged in 
that business for four years, and subsequently 
embarked in various lines of business, both in 
Connecticut and in Washington County, Ohio, 
manufacturing carriages, also tin, sheet-iron, 
and marble, at different times. He came to 
Marietta in June, 1839, ^^'^ h''S since made 
his home in that city. He was appointed post- 
master of Marietta in 1850, and ser\-ed as such 
three years during the Taylor administration. 
He was then engaged in the marble business 
for a time, and in 1855, was elected county 
auditor, in which capacity he served four con- 
secutive terms, or for a period of eight years. 
Later, he was deputy auditor for a number of 
years. He was mayor of Marietta four years, 
and also served as justice of the peace. For 
a number of years he was infirmary director, 
and was one of the first trustees of the Chil- 
dren's Home, in which capacity he acted for 
nineteen years. 

Mr. Wheeler was married in Fairfield Coun- 
ty, Connecticut, to Harriet Wheeler, who, al- 
though she bore the same name, was not re- 
lated to him. Their marriage occurred in 
1837, and she died in February, 1886. Six 
children blessed this union, of whom four 
grew to maturity, as follows : Harriet Fran- 
ces ; Julia A. ; Frederick A., Jr. ; and Clara. 

Harriet Frances Wheeler, deceased, mar- 
ried Judge William B. Loomis, who is also de- 
ceased. They left the following children: 
Frank B., now United States Minister to Port- 
ugal ; Charles W., deceased, who married Mir- 
iam Nye, a daughter of Colonel R. L. Nye; 
and F. Kent, one of the proprietors of the Par- 
kcrsbitrg Daily Ah^zvs. 

Julia A. Wheeler is the wife of J. D. Cad- 
wallader, who was born in Mahoning County, 
Ohio, in 1829, and is a son of Eli Cadwallader, 
who was born at Redstone, Pennsylvania. He 
was one of five children, as follows : Jesse, 
deceased; John, of Indianapolis; J. D. ; Will- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



iam, who lives in Iowa ; and Mary, who died 
at the age of ten years. J. D. Cadwallader 
came to Washington comity, Ohio, in i860, 
and followed the profession of a photographer 
until 1890. Since that time he has dealt ex- 
tensively in real estate, buying and selling, 
and also building fine homes in the city, which 
he rents. His parents were Quakers, and al- 
though contrary to the religious belief of his 
sect, his father'was drafted into the army for 
service during the Revolutionary War. J. D. 
Cadwallader has always i'.dhered to the faith 
of his fathers. He and his wife have one 
daughter, Agnes, who is now traveling in 
Europe, with several young ladies and a chap- 
erone". They reside at No. 109 Putnam street. 
Frederick 'a. Wheeler, Jr., resides at Mans- 
field, Ohio, where he is engaged in the drug 
business. He married Laura, a daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Franks, and they have a 
daughter, Constance. 

Clara Wheeler married Rufus Putnam, a 
descendant of Israel Putnam, of Connecticut. 
She now resides in Marietta, her husband and 
only child being deceased. 

Tlie subject of this sketch is a member of 
the Episcopal Church, and has taken a deep in- 
terest in church work for many years. He 
resides at Xo. 109 Putnam street, and has 
many friends throughout Washington County. 



1CH.\RD T. ARCHEi-i, a prosperous 
farmer of Waterford township, 
Washington County, Ohio, is a na- 
tive of Xoble County, Ohio, and was 
born in 1857. He is a son of James 
and Janette (Smith) .Archer. 

James Archer was born in Noble County, 
in 1835 ; he died in June, 1897. and was buried 
at Rainb'iw. He enlisted during the Civil 
War. in Company 1. 1 7(ith Ohio \u\. Inf., 
and served from 1864 until the close of the 
war. He was a farmer liy occupation, and a 
man who was highly esteemed in the com- 
numity. He married Janette Smith, who was 
born in Xohle County. Ohio, and is a daughter 



of James H. and Ellen (Enoch) Smith. She 
died in 1890, aged seventy years, leaving five 
children, namely: Richard T., the subject of 
this sketch ; Harvey, who went to Alaska seven 
years ago ; Jackson, who was killed on the rail- 
road between Beverly and Alarietta, in 1893;, 
Mary, who married Ennnett Wooden, and is 
living in Washington County ; and Ida, who. 
lives at Parkersburg, West Virginia. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
marriage in 1885, to Ida Wolford, who was 
born in Washington County, Ohio, in 1866, 
and is a daughter of Alfred and Eliza (Wal- 
ler) Wolford. They have three children, 
namely: Frank, who was born .April 9, 1887; 
Xellie, who was born Alarch 11, 1892; and 
Ada, who was born February 4, 1896. 

Richard T. Archer lives one mile and a 
half north of Beverly, and there carries on 
general farminig. He is a man of thrift and 
energy, and is ranked among the leading farm- 
ers of Washington County. He is a member 
of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Political- 
ly, he is a Democrat, and a member of the 
township school board. 




ILLIAM SMITH, a native of 
A'orkshire, England, was born in 
Alarch. 1841. and is now a farm- 
er, of Waterford township. Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. His father 
was also named William Smith, and was born 
in Yorkshire, in 1801 : his death occurred in 
i>872. He was employed as a steward for no- 
blemen in England. His wife, whose name 
was Elizabeth, was born in Yorkshire, Eng- 
land, in 1 80 1, and died in 1851. They had 
three children, namely : John, deceased ; Eliz- 
abeth, who lives in England ; and William. 

The subject of this sketch, was married in 
1867, and his wife died ten years later. She 
left two children, — Cohen, an engineer on .the 
Ohio River; and Margaret E., who married 
Harmon Matthews, a stationary engineer in 
Duquesne, Pennsylvania. Mr. Smith was 
again married, in 1884, to Mrs. Vesta Foster^ 




I. O. ALCORN. 



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widow of Lemuel Foster. She was born in 
Adams tnwnsliip. Washington County, Ohio, 
in 1 84.1 and is a dangliter of Adeipha and Pa- 
tience Mason. By her first marriage she had 
one ciiild, — Ishmael, — who was lx)rn in Adams 
township, in May, 1870, and died in infancy. 
Mr. and Mrs. Smitii have one child — Letitia — 
who was born in 1884, o" the Dana farm in 
Waterford township, and is now living in Al- 
legheny City, Pennsylvania. 

Mr. Smith came from England to the Unit- 
ed States in 1870, and located on the Shaw- 
farm, in Waterford township, where he re- 
mained two years. He then managed the 
Dana farm for twenty-one years, or until 1894. 
At present he is living two miles southeast of 
Beverly, where he owns a farm of 40 acres, 
which he successfully operates. He is very 
well informed on agricultural matters, and has 
had a long e.xperience in farming. He is a 
member of the Episcopal Church, and his wife 
attends the Christian Church. Mr. Smith is 
a member of the Beverly lodge of Odd Fel- 
lows. Politically, he is a Republican. Both 
he and his wife stand very high in the com- 
munitv, where thev have nianv friends. 



O. ALCORN, president of the Ohio 
Valley Wagon Company, is one of the 
leading business men of Marietta. The 
plant of which he is the head is located 
at Norwood, and is prominently known 
throughout this, and adjoining States. 

diie Ohio \^alley Wagon Company was 
chartered April 7, i8gg, the original officers be- 
ing William Reader, president ; J. A. McCor- 
mick, vice-president: and William M. Stilwell, 
secrctarv and treasurer. These gentlemen, 
with John Kaiser and Philip Trapp. constituted 
the directorate of the company. Its present 
officers are L O. Alcorn, president; J. .\. Mc- 
Cormick. vice-president: and William M. Stil- 
well. secretary and treasurer. In addition to 
those above named, John Kaiser and W. H. H. 
Jett are directors. Tiiis company is the out- 
growth of the firm of Trapp & Stilwell. which 
manufactured wagons at the corner of Fourth 



and Qiurch streets. Tlic cnnii)any ])urchasc(l 
three acres of land in Xorwuod, anci in the sum- 
mer of 1900, erected a large plant, the dimen- 
sions of which are 150 by 50 feet. Thev also 
ha\-e a boiler room and dry kiln together, meas- 
uring 32 by 100 feet : and a blacksmith shop 
and shipping store room, each 32 by 150 feet 
in dimensions. The engine room is 32 bv 34 
feet in size, and the motive power is furnished 
by a 216-horse power "Buckeye" engine. 'i"hc 
main building is of three stories, built of inick. 
and is one of the best equipped in the country 
for the uses to which it is devoted. The nui- 
chinery was mainly manufactured by the De- 
fiance Machine Company. The business is un- 
der W'illiam M. Stilwell as general manager, 
and about 50 men are employed. Two trav- 
eling salesmen cover Southern Ohio, Western 
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and parts of 
Kentucky and Indiana, in addition to which 
the company has a large trade by mail order. 
The "Marietta" wagon is the leader and thev 
manufacture numerous styles of farm and 
spring 'wagons, oil-country buckwagons, es-v 
pecially adapted to the country, as well as wag- 
ons for carrying torpedoes. The company still 
owns the property at Fourth and Church 
streets, where their agents, Trapp & Shilling, 
carry a complete line of wagons for sale. 

I. O. Alcorn was born at Titusville. Penn- 
sylvania, and was there reared and schooled. 
He left there for the oil fields in 1889, having 
nothing but energy and good health for capital. 
He located first at Macksburg. Washington 
County, Ohio, working as a laborer, tool dres- 
ser and driller. He went through the Mc- 
Donald excitement in Pennsylvania, and also 
that in the West Virginia and Lima fields. He 
was engaged as contractor until the fall of 
1896, when he moved to Marietta and became 
identified with the Marietta Electric Company, 
the business of which cnmi>any he still actively 
manages. It was under his direction that the 
model plants of the company were built, n-^^ 
thoroughly equipped. Since 1896 his business 
has been mainly that of an engineer and elec- 
trician, and he has met with unqualitied suc- 
cess. 

Mr. Alcorn married Flora .\. Wvlnnd. of 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, and they reside 
at No. 527 Third street. Two children were 
born to them, I. W. and F. M. Fraternally, 
he is a Mason, belonging to American Union 
Lodge, No. I, F. & A. M. ; Cumberland Chap- 
ter, No. 318, of Caldwell, Ohio; Marietta 
Council. No. 78, R. & S. M. ; and Marietta 
Commandery, No. 50, K. T. He is a niiember 
of the N. A. S. E. He is also a director of the 
Leader Publishing Company. 

J. W. Scott, the efficient bookkeeper nf the 
Ohio Valley Wagon Company, was born in 
Washington County, and is a son oif D. W. 
Scott, a salesman for the company. He has 
three sisters — Kate D. ; Mary L. and Clara A. 
He is a Democrat in politics. He is very prom- 
inent fraternally, belonging to Harmar Lode ^ 
No. 390, F. & A. M. ; Ariierican Union Chap- 
ter, No_ j_ R_ A. M. ; Marietta Council, No. 78, 
R. & S. M. ; and Commandery No. 50, K. T. 




ILLLAM B. SHAW, who resides 
upon his large and well-cultivated 
farm, located four miles northeast 
of Beverly, Ohio, was born here in 
1832. He belongs to an old and 
honoraljle family, which through many gener- 
ations, has taken an active part in the devel- 
opment of the country and the spread of edu- 
cation. In the case of this family, like many 
others of early New England, the conditions 
of living caused the loss of many records 
which would be highly valued by their descen- 
dants. 

In Salem, Massachusetts, may be found a 
record of the marriage of Peter Shaw and Be- 
thia Lovett, dated October 14, 1705. They 
had two children, Peter (2), who was born 
March 6, 1708, and was baptized March 21, 
1708; and Bethia, who was born July i, 1709, 
and was baptized after her father's death, on 
August 28, 1709. Peter Shaw's will was pro- 
bated at Salem, on February 7, 17 10. The 
maternal grandfather, John Lovett, remem- 
bered these two children by name, in his will. 
On March 19. 1730, Peter Shaw (2), mar- 



ried Jemima Woodbury, of Ipswich, third 
parish, Massachusetts, and their children v.-ere 
as follows : Peter, who was born December 
-9- ^7o^- 'Tifl christened January 2. 1732; 
Benjamin, born May 2, 1734, and christened 
May 5, 1734; and Bethia. born August 29, 
1739, and ch.ristened September 2, 1739. Je- 
mima Woodbury was the ninth child of Capt. 
Isaac \\'oodbury, who married Elizabeth Her- 
rick and lived in Salem, Massachusetts. 

In 1752, Peter Shaw (3), married Eliza- 
beth Meacham, and their children were as fol- 
lows: Benjamin, born October 19, 1753, 
and christened in the 2nd church in Beverly, 
Massachusetts, June 27, 1756; Sarah, born 
December 11, 1756, and christened December 
12, 1756; and Elizabeth, born December i^ 
1759, and christened December 2, 1759. In 
this Peter Shaw's will dated May 30, 1800, 
mention is made of a daughter, Elizabeth Wy- 
att, a granddaughter, Sally Dana, and grand- 
sons, Peter, Cushing, Benjamin and Boyls- 
ton Shaw. 

Benjamin Shaw married Elizabeth Cush- 
ing in 1777, and their children were as fol- 
lows: Sarah; Cushing, Benjamin; Peter; 
Boylston and Betsy. Sarah was born June 
20, 1779, and died August 22^ 1844; Cushing 
was born August 30, 1781, married Mary 
Parker and lived in Meigs County, Ohio, 
where he was county clerk and judge of the 
Probate court following also the occupation of 
a farmer; Benjamin was born September i, 
1784; Peter was born March 20, 1788, and 
married Clarissa Parker. -By trade, he was a 
tinner. His later years were passed in poor 
health, he lived with his son Warner, and 
died September 15, 1825, at the age of ;^y^ 
years. Boylston was born October 16, 1795, 
and died December i, 1876; Betsy was born- 
August 19, 1798, married Randolph Fearing, 
and died January 26, 1817. 

Benjamin Shaw, the grandfather of Will- 
iam B. Shaw, served in Danner's company of 
minute men under Capt. Israel Hutchinson, at 
the battle of Lexington, and afterwards, as a 
regular soldier in the Revolutionary army. He 
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a later date, when the Northwest Territory 
was thrown open for settlement, removed his 
family ot the West. They were at Fort Fry 
during the war, and afterwards settled in the 
rich bottom land. Their farm subsequently 
came into the possession of Boylston Shaw, 
and is now owned by his son, William B. 
Boylston Shaw was united in marriage, No- 
vember 18, 1819, to Eliza Hamlin, a native of 
New York. To them were born four chil- 
dren, namely : Charlotte ; Sarah ; Harriett 
and W'illiam B. 

Great-grandfather Peter Shaw was also a 
soldier in the Revolutionary War, serving un- 
der Capt. John Woodbury and Col. Henrj' 
Hench, and was ist lieutenant of the 4th Com- 
pany, 8th Reg., on April 2, 1776. The loyal 
spirit of these valiant ancestors was displayed 
by the lamented Gen. B. D. Fearing, of the 
Union army, during the Civil War. Another 
notable and distinguished descendant was the 
Hon. James W. Dawes, later governor of Ne- 
braska. 

The location of the Shaw family in Ohio, 
doubtless dates from April 7, 1788, and it is 
reasonable to infer that Benjamin Shaw was a 
member of the Ohio Company which was com- 
posed of Massachusetts men, and who founded 
the city of Marietta. In 17S9, he settled at 
W'aterford, Elizabeth Gushing, his wife, being 
a daughter of Bera Gushing, of Weymouth, 
the tifth in his family line from the original 
founder, Matthew Gushing. She lived in the 
family of Manasseh Cutler, at Hamilton or 
Ipswich, in 1771, having formerly made her 
home with he cousin, Mary Sumner Balch, of 
Dedham. When the last named married 
Mr. Cutler, she accompanied them to their 
home and remained there until her own mar- 
riage. Her father, Bera Gushing, appears on 
the roll of a military company of Hingham 
men, commanded by Capt. Edward Ward, in 
1758. Bera Gushing married Hannah Boyls- 
ton. 

On September 14, 1S57. ^^'ilhanl B. Shaw, 
son of Boylston and Eliza Shaw, the former 
of whom died December i, 1876, aged 81 
years, and the latter of whom died March i;, 



1872, aged 71 years, was married to Louise 
P. Devol, daughter of Stephen and Silence 
(Hatch) Devol, born in Waterford, Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, December 29, 1836. Her 
father was born in Rhode Island and died Jan- 
uary 21, 1875, ''^ '^'^ 90th year. He came to 
Washington County in its early days and lo- 
cated in Waterford township. He was an ex- 
tensive farmer, and a member of the Masonic 
fraternity. Religiously, he was a Methodist, 
and politically, he belonged to the Republican 
party. The mother of Mrs. Shaw was born 
in Connecticut, and was a daughter of Nathan 
Hatch, who was lost at sea when she was a 
child. Two children were born to William 
B. Shaw and his wife, namely : Caro, born 
September 26, 1858, on the Dana farm, in Wa- 
terford township, who married Edmund R. 
Taylor and lives in Plainfield, New Jersey; 
and Hiram D., who married Catherine Rath- 
bone. One daughter, Caro Louise, was born 
to Hiram D. Shaw and his wife; and she re- 
sides with her mother in Marietta, where the 
father died. The subject of this sketch is a 
Republican in political identity. The family is 
connected with the Presbyterian Church. 



( )!!X K.MSER 
and successfu 



(lue cjf the prominent 
business men (jf ^lar- 
ietta, Ohio, is local manager of the Na- 
tional Supply Company, an extaisive 
crmcern with stt)res in ever\- oil field 
in the United States. 

The National Supply Company, with 
headquarters at Toledo, Ohio, and Pittsburg, 
Pennsylvania, is a consolidation of the old Na- 
tional Supply Co., the Buckeye Supply Co., 
the Union Supply Co., Shaw, Kendall & Co., 
and many smaller concerns. It was incorpor- 
ated in 1893, and the present capital stock and 
surplus is $2,000,000. It has branch stores 
in every oil region in the United States, aggre- 
gating fifty or more. The officers are as fol- 
lows: Henry M. Wilson, of Pittsburg, Peim- 
sylvania, president; William Hardee, of To- 
ledo, Ohio, 1st vice-president; W". G. Hillman, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.. 



of Toledo, Ohio. 2nd vice-president; and J. H. 
Barr, secretary; and E. B. Kin,g^, of Toledo, 
Ohio, assistant treasurer. Tilie Marietta store 
was opened in July, 1895, under the manage- 
ment of John Kaiser, who for six }-ears pre- 
vious to that time, had been with the Oil Well 
Supply Company, and is one of the most active 
developers of Marietta enterprises. George 
B. Eyssen is the efficient and active field man 
of the vicinity. The general warehouse, 
owned by Gracey, Kaiser & Moore, is located 
at No. 134 Second street, along the Pennsyl- 
..-ania Railroad track. The cordage and en- 
gine warehouses, and the pipe yards, cover- 
ing several acres, lie along the same tracks, 
between Sixth and Seventh streets. The prin- 
cipal factories of the company are located at 
Toledo, Pittsburg and Buffalo. The Marietta 
house furnishes every article required by oil 
men, also gas, water and steam fixtures, and 
assists in making this an important center for 
oil operations. 

John Kaiser was born in Allegheny, Penn- 
sylvania, in 1866, and is a son of Gustav and 
Catherine (Miller) Kaiser, and a grandson of 
Wilhelm and Louise Kaiser. Wilhelm Kaiser 
now resides in Germany, at the age of eighty- 
seven years, but his wife died about 1872. 
Tihey had the following children: Gustav; 
Louise (Roon), who died in New York State, 
in 1892; Sophia; Frederick, who resides in 
Lawrence County, Ohio; and Henry. 

Gustav Kaiser w-as born in (Westphalia, 
Germany, March 11, 1840, and in 1865, came 
to Pittsburg and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, 
and conducted a store in the latter city, for a 
period of three years. In 1868, he moved to 
a farm in old Union township, Washington 
County, Ohiii. where he followed farming, and 
at the same time was engaged in coopering 
for a number of years. He moved to Mari- 
etta in 1876. locating- at his present place of 
residence. No. 722 Seventh street. He mar- 
ried Catherine Aliller, a daughter of John and 
Catherine Miller. She was born in Prussia, 
January 4, 1839, and first came to America in 
1853. She spent 1854 and 1855 in Cuba, and 
then returned to New York Citv. She next 



went back to Germany where she remained un- 
til 1859. Upon her return to this country, she 
located in St. Louis. Missouri, later in Ljwa, 
and still later in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, 
where she married Gustav Kaiser. Five chil- 
dren were born to them namely: John; Kate, 
born at Allegheny, in 1868, who married Harry 
Schlicher, and resides in Fain'iew Heights ; 
William, born in Washington County, Ohio, 
in 1870, who is manager of the Oil Well Sup- 
ply Co., and is located at Salem, West Vir- 
ginia ; and Elizabeth and Karl, twins, born in 
\\"ashington County, Ohio, April 2, 1877. 

John Kaiser marrietl Flora Seyler, a daugh- 
ter of Jacob Seyler, and they have one son, 
Harold. His family belongs to the German 
Methodist Church. The suliject of this sketch 
and his family are members of the Congrega- 
tional Church. They reside at No'. 606 Second 
street. 



R. O. M. W'lLLIS, a prominent physi- 
cian of Marietta, Ohio, who built the 
Grace Hospital, and is its proprietor, 
was born in Noble County, Ohio, in 
1859, and is a son of J. M. Willis. 
His is the only insthution of the kind in the 
city. 

J. M. Willis lived in Noble County, Ohio, 
until 1868, when he moved to Washington 
County. He became a Methodist minister in 
1873, and preached in various circuits of the 
county until 1882, when he moved to Lincoln, 
Nebraska, where he remained some years. He 
is now located at Burr Oak, Kansas. He mar- 
ried a daughter of Lemuel Grimes, who first 
located in Washington County, Ohio, in 1850. 
She was born in Sharon, Noble County, Ohio, 
and died in 1896, having given birth to six 
children, four of whom are livng, as follows : 
O. M., the subject of this biography; Arthur 
C, a farmer oi Pottawattomie County, Kansas; 
Lemuel C, an expert machinist, of Kansas, 
who has charge of contract work in connection 
with pumping stations and water works : and 
Rev. Fred N., who is secretary of the Kansas 
M. E. conference. 




JAMES A. REPPERT. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



Dr. O. M. Willis completed his academic 
course at Marietta, and took a medical course 
at Columbus, where he was graduated in 1882. 
He has also done considerable post-graduate 
work at the New York Polyclinic. He has a 
thorough knowledge of the intricacies of his 
profession, and has made a specialty of sur- 
gery and the diseases of women. He built 
Grace Hospital, which is a private institution, 
located at Nos. 822-824 Third street, in 1898. 
It has accommodations for about fifteen pa- 
tients and is modernly equipped throughout. 
It has received a liberal patronage from the 
citizens of Marietta and its vicinity, and satis- 
fies a long-felt need, other prominent physi- 
cians often making use of the institution. As- 
sociated with Dr. Willis, is Dr. A. Howard 
Smith, an able physician. 

Dr. O. M. Willis married Harriet E. 
Stowe, a daughter of S. S. Stowe, of Lowell, 
Ohio, and they have two children, — Earl Ham- 
ilton and Florence. Fraternally, the subject is 
a Mason, belonging to American Union Lodge, 
No. I ; and belongs to Marietta Commandery, 
Chapter No. i ; and the Elks. He attends the 
Unitarian Church. The family home is on 
the Muskingum road. 




ALTER B. HARTNELL, who is 
engaged in the practice of dentis- 
try in Beverly, Washington Coun- 
ty. Ohio, was born June 13, 1872, 
in Gallipolis, Ohio. His parents 
are Joseph and Mary J. (Hunt) Hartnell. 

Joseph Hartnell was born in England, came 
to the United States in 1872, and located in 
Gallipolis, Ohio, where he was engaged in 
flour milling. He is now living at Coolville, 
Ohio, aged fifty-two years. His wife, Mary 
H. (Hunt) Hartnell, was born in England, 
also, and is now fifty-five years old. They 
have three children, namely: Walter B., the 
subject of this sketch: Ida J.: and Minnie B. 
\\'alter B. Flartnell was reared in Coolville, 
Ohio, and attended the University of Indiana, 
an institution in Indianaj)olis, graduating from 
the dental dei)artment. \\tv\\ 7, 1S97. He lo- 



cated in Beverly, where he has been actively 
engaged ever since. He spent two years in 
practice in Coolville. His patrons are many, 
and he is highly commended for his good 
workmanship. Possessed of considerable me- 
chanical ingenuity, he has found no difficulty 
in mastering his profession, and has met with 
much success in his short career. 

Dr. Hartnell was married August 23, 1900, 
to Adda L. Lansley, of Beverly, a daughter of 
Cyrus and Louise Lansley. He is a member 
of Buell Lodge No. 35, K. of P. Politically, 
he is a Republican. 



.\MES A. REPPERT, deceased, for 
many years a prominent resident of 
Warren township, W'ashington Coun- 
ty. Ohio, was born in 181 1, in Greens- 
lioro, Greene County. Pennsylvania, 
and is a son of George Reppert. His father, 
who was one of the ])ioneer window-glass man- 
ufacturers west of the Alleghenies, came to this 
country from Alsace-Loraine, then French ter- 
ritory, and was identified with .\lbert Gallatin 
in the manufacture of glass at New Geneva. 
Pennsylvania. 

James A. Reppert was united in marriage 
with Frances Petite Hays, who was born near 
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, in 181 7, and is a 
daughter of Jacob Hays. She is descended 
from William Hays, of Scotland, who left that 
country during the religious persecution and 
settled in County Tyrone, Ireland. He was 
at the siege of Derry and suffered with the rest 
of the besieged until relief came, having been 
absent from his family for twenty-two months. 
The first of the family that settled in America 
was Abram Hays, who married a lady of 
French birth, Frances Petite. They located in 
Maryland, and thence moved to the vicinity of 
Homestead, Pennsylvania, in 1776. Here Mr. 
Reppert took up land which is still in the pos- 
session of his descendants. He and his wife 
died on this farm, having reared nine children. 
Of tliese children, the fourth was Jacob Hays, 
the father of Mrs. Reppert. Fie was born in 
1778. and in 1799 married Jane Harden, bv 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



whom he had the following children : James 
H.; Thomas; Emily J.; Frances P.; Nancy; 
Mary ; Abram ; John K. ; Sarah ; Alexander ; 
Ivy; and Caroline. 

I\Ir. and Mrs. Reppert became the parents 
of six children, namely : Rush, Avho died in 
infancy ; Byron, who married Katrina Gerrish, 
of Chillicothe, Ohio; Christianna Margaretta, 
who lives on the homestead farm ; Jacob, who 
resides in California ; and George and James, 
deceased. James A. Reppert died October 4, 
i88g, after an honorable and well-spent life. 
I\Irs. Reppert lives with her daughter, Giris- 
tianna Margaretta Reppert, on the old familv 
homestead, located four miles below Marietta. 
She is a lady of many estimable traits of char- 
acter, and is loved and respected by all who 
know her. 




ICHAEL C. DEARTH, a prosper- 
ous farmer residing two miles 
north of Beverly in Waterford 
township, Washington County, 
Ohio, was born in Monroe County, 
Ohio, 1852 and is a son of John and Rosanna 
(Wise) Dearth. 

John Dearth was born in Pennsylvania in 
1808 and died in 1884. He moved to Mon- 
roe County at an early day, was married there, 
and came to Washington County in 1858, lo- 
cating in Aurelius township. He moved to 
Morgan County in 1865, where he died. He 
was a farmer by occupation. He was a mem- 
ber of the M. E. Church, of which he was a 
steward many years, and the door of his home 
was ever open to the minister who made the 
circuit. Politically, he was a Democrat in 
early life, but in later years, was a Republi- 
can. He married Rosanna Wise, who was 
born in Monroe County, Ohio, in 1810, and 
died in 1885. She was also a member of the 
M. E. Church. This union was blessed with 
ten children, as follows: Jacob, a farmer of 
Morgan County; Hamilton, a retired farmer of 
Hutchinson, Kansas; William, a capitalist of 
Hutchinson, Kansas ; Lucy, deceased, who was 
the wife of Samuel Rock; James, who lives on 



the old homestead, in Morgan County ; Nehe- 
miah, who at the outbreak of the Civil War, 
enlisted in the 77th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., served 
four years, re-enlisted in the same regiment, 
came home on a furlough, and died at the end 
of tlie war, of camp diarrhea at Clarksville, 
Texas, where he was buried ; Nancy, who has 
been an invalid for many years; John, who 
died when a boy ; Mary, who married Charles 
Barkhurst, and died in Oregon : and Mich- 
ael C. 

Michael C. Dearth has always followed 
farming, except a few years spent in merchan- 
dizing, and at present owns a fine farm of 
seventy acres, two miles north of Beverly. He 
is a man of modern ideas and great energy, 
and has met with unqualified success in the 
prosecution of his work. 

January 6, 1876, Mr. Dearth was united in 
marriage with Frances Dye, who was born in 
Marietta in 1852, and was a daughter of Uriah 
and Jane Dye. She died in 1889, leaving one 
child, Robin R., who was born in Waterford 
township, in November, 1876, and is a mer- 
chant of McPherson, Kansas. Mr. Dearth 
was married in 1891 to' Flora 'Mi. Calder, who 
was born in Briggs, Ohio, in 1858, and is the 
daughter of David and Mary Calder. They 
have a son, Oliver Kenneth, who- was born 
March 14, 1896. Mr. Dearth is a member of 
the M. E. Church, of which he has been stew- 
ard, trustee and recording steward, many 
years. In politics, he is a strong and unswerv- 
ing Republican. 



HARLES GRASS, a member of the 

firm of Stanley & Grass, dealers in 

furniture in Marietta, Washington 

County, Ohio, is one of the most 

prominent business men of that city. 

He was born in Marietta in August, 1854, and 

is a son of William and Elizabeth (Brinkwed- 

die) Grass. 

William Grass died over forty years ago, 
and his wife died in 1872. Thev reared three 
sons, and one daughter (Mary), who lives at 
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1083 



ta. Henry is engaged in the cigar and stogie 
business at Wheeling; Charles is the subject of 
this biography ; and William died in Marietta, 
aged 54 years. 

Charles Grass has spent his entire life in 
Marietta, and since 1870 has been identified 
with his present business, in which he is now a 
partner. He is a man of scrupulously correct 
business principles, a good manager, and is 
possessed of unusually keen judgment and 
foresight. He stands high among the leading 
business men of the city, who respect him for 
his open methods of doing business, and for his 
loyalty to any worthy cause or enterprise which 
is undertaken for the city's good. 

Mr. Grass married Auxcey Gorrall, a na- 
tive of Yankeesburg, Washington Coimty, 
Ohio, in September, 1881. Tliey have two 
daughters and two sons, namely : Florence ; 
Mabel; Qiarles Henry; and Lawrence. 

Mr. Grass is a Democrat, in national poli- 
tics. He is a member of the Methodist Church. 



iM 



W. HUTCHIXSOX. the proprietor 
of Hutchinson's Bargain Store at 
Nos. 169-171 Front street, Marietta, 
Washington County. Ohio, estab- 
lished his present business in 1889, 
and has continued to add one line of goods 
after another, until he now has a full depart- 
ment store. The dry goods department cov- 
ers dry goods of all descriptions, notions, la- 
dies' and children's wraps and ready-made 
wear, hosiery, underwear, and gents' furnish- 
ings. He also carries a full line of clocks and 
jewelry, groceries and confections, queens- 
ware, glassware, hardware, tinware, carpets, 
portieres, curtains, wallpaper, shades, medi- 
cines, oilcloths, sewing machines, books, .sta- 
tionery, musical instruments, picture frames, 
baskets. Japanese ware, and also man}" other 
things which are sold at retail and wholesale. 
The store gives employment to over thirty peo- 
ple. an<l transacts an annual business of about 
$100,000. 

Mr. Hutchinson is to be complimented 



upon the extraordinary success of his business 
undertakinigs, a fact which has been due en- 
tirely to his own energetic efforts and faith- 
fulness to duty. He is an excellent manager, 
and is proprietor of one of the largest stores 
of the kind in this section of the coun- 
try. His goods are of the best quality, and 
are displayed tastefully throughout the entire 
store. His patrons receive the best of atten- 
tion, and are, one and all, treated with court- 
esy and promptness. 

The subject of this sketch was born in 
Greene County, Ohio, and has lived in Wash- 
ington County nearly all his life. He lived 
and was in bitsiness in East Livei"pool, Ohio, 
II years, and returned to this county 14 years 
ago. His early life was spent ;n his father's 
store at New Matamoras, Ohio. At one time 
he was a partner in the firm of S. Hutchinson 
& Sons. He was married 26 years ago, to 
Rachel A. Wells, of W'ells Bottom. West Vir- 
ginia, and has three children, — Jennie D. ; 
Samuel ; and Wells. 

In politics, Mr. Hutchinson is a Republi- 
can. Religiously, the family are members of 
the First Presbyterian Church, of Marietta, 
Ohio. Socially, Mr. Hutchinson is a Knights 
Templar. 




ILF.S HUMISTOX, who lives on 
his farm half a mile south of Bev- 
erly, Washington County, Ohio, 
was born in .Vdams township, No- 
vember 28, 1840. He is a son of 
Lyndes and Betsy ( Starland ) Humist(m. 

Lyndes Humiston was born in Little Mus- 
kingum, W'ashington County, Ohio, in 1797, 
and died in 1881. in his 84th year. He was 
a farmer, and. politically, an old-time \\'hig, 
although in later days he voted the Rqiub- 
lican ticket. He married Betsy Starland, 
who was born in W'aterford township, 
and died in January. 1879. at the age of 
80 years. They had seven children, namely : 
Hiram, of Adams township; Lyman; Eliza, 
who married Abner Devol ; Charles, deceased ; 
Sallv, who married David P. Slater, and lives 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



in Indiana ; Jason, deceased ; and Miles, the 
subject of this sketch. 

Miles H-umiston was married September 
24, 1866, to Emeline Beebe, who was born in 
W'aterford township, Washington County, in 
1847, '"""J 's a daughter of George W. and 
Sarah J. (Webster) Beebe. They have two 
children namely : David, an engineer living in 
Beverly, who married Maggie Kile, a daughter 
of Clark and Ann Kile; and Dora, who mar- 
ried Carlos Smith, a merchant, of Waterford. 

Mr. Humiston enlisted in 1864, at Water- 
ford, in the 148th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., al- 
though he first enlisted in the National Guard. 
He went out as a one-hundred-day man, but 
did not get back home until after the time limit 
•of service. He owns a farm of 121 acres of 
land in Waterford township, just a half mile 
south of Beverly. In the cultivation of this 
he takes great pride, and he is considered one 
■of the best farmers in that part of Washing- 
ton County. He is prosperous, having met 
with considerable success, and is a kind and 
helpful neighbor, esteemed by all for his up- 
right principles and good character. 

In politics, Mr. Humiston is a Republican. 
He is a member of Mount Moriah Lodge, No. 
2,7. A. F. & A. M., of Beverly. His wife is 
a memlier of the Meth(idist Church. 




«. CATHERINE PARR 

FRANKS, the widow of Owen 

Franks, formerly a prominent 

business man of Marietta, W'ash- 

ington County, Ohio, was born in 

Grandview, this county, November 3, 1814, 

and is a daughter of Nathan and Mary 

(Daugherty) Parr. 

•Nathan Parr was a native of Maryland, 
and his ancestors were partial owners of what 
is now known as the city of Wheeling. The 
three Parr brothers who came to this country, 
were natives of England. Nathan Parr mar- 
ried Mary Daugherty, and they removed to 
Washington County, where Nathan put up the 
first "hewed" log house built in Grandvie^v 



township. He cleared two hundred acres of 
land, and had the first tree cut down in the 
"Long Reach," some five miles below Mata- 
moras. Nathan Parr and his wife had the 
following children, namely : Stephen ; Sam- 
uel, the grandfather of Dr. J. D. Parr, of 
Marietta; Benjamin; Isaac; Jesse; Hamilton: 
VJachel ; Nelson ; Rebecca : W. H. Harrison ; 
Catherine, the subject of this sketch; and 
James H. Samuel Parr married Grace Hold- 
ren and reared several children, among whom 
was Nathan Parr, the father of Dr. J. D. Parr, 
of Marietta. 

Catherine Parr Franks, the subject of this 
biography, was married in 1833, in Grandview 
township, to Owen Franks. Owen Franks 
was born in 1806 in the Shenandoah Valley, 
and was a son of Henry and Margaret (Van 
Buskirk) Franks, who removed from Virgin- 
ia to Washington County, Ohio, and located in 
Grandview township. After their marriage 
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Franks farmed for several 
years, after which Mr. Franks was-engaged in 
trading along the Ohio River, and down the 
Mississippi to New Orleans. He remi>ved to 
Marietta, in 1846, where he engaged in the 
foundry business, erecting what is now the 
Leidecker Tool Works building, on Second 
street. He followed that business, practically 
until the time of his death, which occurred in 
1880. He was one of the most influential cit- 
izens of Marietta, and was a man of excellent 
character. 

Mrs. Catherine Franks is the mother of 
ten children, (four of whom are now living), 
as follows : Maria Louise, the wife of H. J. 
Brinker, of New Orleans, Louisiana ; William 
Hayden and Rebecca, who died in infancy ; 
Mary Catherine (Nye), and Lavinia, de- 
ceased ; Lafayette, a railroad man in Califor- 
nia; Rose T. (Vickers), of Arkansas; Laura 
W. (Wheeler), who died in Georgia; Charles 
Owen, who died in the City of Mexico; and 
Lucy W. (Stowe), who lives with her mother, 
at the old home, No. 524 Second street. This 
home, which is large and imposing, is located 
on an elevation, and at once commands the at- 
tention of passersby. It is of colonial archi- 




DR. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS JARRETT GUTHRIE. 



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tecture, and has I)een the family home for fifty 
years. 

Mrs. Franks is ])ossessed of a sweet and 
charitable nature, and is highly esteemed in the 
community for her many w(jmanly traits of 
character. 




OSES B. JOHNSTON, a prominent 
citizen of Waterford township. 
Washington County, Ohio, was 
liorn in Brownsville, Licking 
G unity. ()hin. July i. 1837, and 
is a sun (if Josiah and Alary ( W'arbritton) 
Johnston. 

Josiah Johnston was born in Coshocton 
county, Ohio, in 1809, and for a period of fifty 
years was engaged in teaching school. Later 
in life, however, he conducted a general store 
at Coal Run. He died in 1890 and was bur- 
ied at Zanesville, Ohio. He was a member 
of the Methodist Protestant Church. Frater- 
nally, he was a Mason, and in politics, a Re- 
publican. He married Mary Warbritton, who 
was born near Metz, then in France, in 181 1, 
and died in 1873. She came to the United 
States with her parents when twelve years of 
age, and lived on Wheeling Creek, near the 
city of Wheeling. Her father was John War- 
britton. This union resulted in the birth of 
eight children, as follows : Eleva ; Joseph ; 
Sarah ; Moses B. ; Josiah ; Mary ; Caroline 
and Robert. Eleva is the widow of 
Rolicrt Fnltnn, who was a marble cut- 
ter by trade: Joseph is deceased: Josiah 
closed his school at the firing on Fort Sum- 
ter and enlisted in the regular army, before 
the call for volunteers by President Lincoln. 
He was a member of the '18th Reg. U. S. Lif., 
and was killed at the Battle of Stone River 
when but eighteen years of age. Mary mar- 
ried David P'oerster; Caroline married J. M. 
Moore, a traveling salesman, of Zanesville, 
Ohio; and Robert is a caterer, and resides at 
Columbus, Ohio. 

Moses B. Johnston enlisted at Athens, 
Ohio. September 12. 1862, in Company L 7th 
•-'"" Ohio Vol. Cav., under Col. Lsrael Gar- 



rard. He was in the siege at Knoxville, and 
in Gen. Carters' second raiil through Tennes- 
see. He sustained a gunshot wound in the 
left wrist, at Winchester, Kentucky, while act- 
ing as first iluty sergeant, and was mustered 
out as an subaltern of that rank. He was dis- 
charged on account of physical disability, on 
surgeon's order, June 20, 1805, at Covington. 
Kentucky. He draws a ])ension of $24 per 
month. 

On jMarcli 24, 1858, Mr. Johnston was 
united in marriage with Miss N. J. Jarvis, who 
was born in West Wheeling. Ohio, in 1839, 
and is a daughter of Peter and Margaret 
Jarvis. They had one child, Mary M., who 
was born March 4, i860, and died March 24, 
i860. Fraternally, the subject of this sketch 
is a member of Beverly Lodge, No. 84, L O. O. 
F.: Mount Moriah Lo<lge. Xo. T,y. .\. F. &: A. 
M. ; and Dick Cheatham Post, No. 317, G. .\. 
R. He is a Republican, in politics, and held 
the postmastership in Beverly under the Har- 
rison administration. He seiwed as peniten- 
tiary gtiard of the annex, at Columbus, from 
1898 to 1900. He is one of the progressive 
men of Waterford township, and enjoys a 
wide acquaintance in Washington County. 



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K. CHRLSTOPHER COLUMBUS 
JARRETT GUTHRIE, decea.sed. 
one of Washington County's most 
prominent physicians for many years, 
was a resident of Belpre. He was 
born in that part of Virginia which is now the 
State of West Virginia. March 10, 1828. He 
was a son of Rev. Francis and Elizabeth- 
CHtighes) Guthrie, and a grand.son of Dr. Na- 
than and Mabelie (Patterson) Guthrie. 

Rev. Francis Guthrie was born in Sher- 
burne. Chenango County, New York, June 4. 
1801, and was first prepared for the medical 
profession. He afterward ptirsued the study 
of theology and became a noted divine of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. He died in Gal- 
lipolis, Ohio. July 7. i88i. He married Eliza- 
beth Hughes, a native of Kanawha County. 
\\>st \'irginia. October 2r. 1821, and thcv be- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND IJ'ASHJNGTON COUNTY, 



came the parents of 13 children, and Hved to 
see their descendants increased to 54 grandchil- 
dren and 28 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Guth- 
rie was a woman of exceptional ability, and an 
earnest Christian; she died in Cheshire, Ohio. 

In the "Life of Sir William Wallace," ap- 
pears the following relative to the Guthrie fam- 
ily : "The name of Guthrie is an ancient and 
honorable one, the name of a family of great 
antiquity in Scotland like the most ancient is 
of local origin, being assumed by the chief 
when such designations were adopted from his 
lands in Forfarshire. In the year 1299, after 
the great Sir William Wallace had resigned 
his guardianship of Scotland and retired to 
France, the Northern Lords of that Kingdom 
sent Squire Guthrie to desire his return that 
he might assist in opposing the English. Guth- 
rie embarked at Aberbrothock, landed at Sluis, 
from whence they conveyed Wallace and his 
retinue back to Montrose." 

Crawford, in his "Lives of the Officers of 
State," says : "The Guthries held the Barony 
of Guthrie by charter from King David the 
II, but they were men of rank and property 
long before the reign of James II. There are 
five crests of the Guthrie family, four Scotch 
and one English. Guthrie Castle is still entire 
and stands at the foot of Guthrie Hill, For- 
fars'hire, Scotland. The massive tower is 60 
feet high, and the walls 10 feet thick. The date 
was 1.^.68 when James III gave license to David 
Guthrie to fortify a tower with an iron zett. 
James Guthrie, a minister at Stirling, was be- 
headed June I, 1661, because of his writings 
in Edinburgh. On account of the religious per- 
secutions under which the family suffered, 
James, John and Robert Guthrie decided to 
leave Edinburg and seek security in the United 
States, settling first in Boston. Chlorofonu 
was the discovery of a member of this family, 
Dr. Samuel Guthrie, of Sacket Harbor, New 
York, in 1831. About the same time it was 
discovered by Soubeivan, in France, and Lie- 
big, in Germany. There being three claimants 
for the honor, a committee was appointed to 
consider the subject, and after thorough inves- 
tigation, they concluded that Dr. Samuel Guth- 
rie was justly entitled to the honor of first dis- 



covering chloroform, and that the publication 
of his discovery antedates that of either Liebig 
or Soubeivan." 

Dr. C. C. J. Guthrie, the subject of this 
biography, was graduated from Ann Arbor 
(Michigan) Medical College, and subsequent- 
ly took a post graduate course in the Ohio Med- 
ical College, of Cincinnati. He made seven 
different visits to Europe, and pursued 'the 
study of his profession in London, Paris and 
Vienna. He first engaged in practice in Clarks- 
ville, Arkansas, where he was married. In 
1865, he removed tO' Belpre, Ohio, where he 
estaljlished an extensive practice, his patients 
coming from all parts of the Union, Canada 
and the islands of the Pacific. He was one 
of the most distingtiished men who ever graced 
the medical profession in Washington County. 
He was a man of commanding presence, be- 
nevolent and kind, and had the confidence and 
esteem of his patients and of all who knew 
him. He was a thorough student, fond of 
good literature, and a fine historian. Dr. 
Guthrie died at his home in Belpre, April 2S. 
1893. 

October ti, 1854, Doctor Guthrie married 
Mary Frances Collier, who was born near 
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, Aug- 
ust 24. 1836. She was a daughTer of Willis 
and Mary T Morgan) Collier, who were con- 
verts 'to the Cumberland Presbyterian faith 
through the teachings of Eli Guthrie, one of 
the founders of that church. Her parents 
moved to Arkansas, and settled on a planta- 
tion near Clarksville. ' This union resulted in 
the following children : Anna, wife of Philip 
Cole; David P., who was born August 18, 
1857; George Wesley, who was born Novem- 
ber 14, i860, and died March 2, 1884; and 
Francis Willis, who was born September 4, 
1863, and died January 8, 1875. 

Anna Guthrie was born July 23, 1855. and 
was united in marriage with Philip Cole, Feb- 
ruary 28, 1883. He is a son of William P. and 
Louisa (Shields) Cole, and was born June 17, 
1852. His father was a farmer and followed 
that occupation throughout life. Philip Cole 
is a traveling man. He is a member of the 
Knights of Pythias and the Odd Fellows. In 



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politics he is a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Cole 
have one child, Pauline C, who was born Ne- 
vember 9, 1885. The widow of D.r. Guthrie is 
spending her declining years at her home in 
Belpre, surrotmded by members of her family 
and many old friends. Religiously the family 
is identified with the Congregational Church. 




fiNDREW J. BACOX. an extensive 
farmer, of Waterford township, 
Washington County, is a native of 
that township, and was born Febru- 
ary 2, 1846. He is a son of Mar- 
tin and Mary M. (Hurlbert) Bacon, and 
grandson of John Bacon. 

John Bacon was born in Sheffield, England, 
and came to the United States, where he fol- 
lowed the trade of a cutler, in New York City. 
He removed to Washington County, Ohio, in 
1798, and thereafter followed farming until 
his death. Martin Bacon was born on Wolf 
Creek, Waterford township, Januarv 25, 1803, 
and died in 1885. He was a cooper by trade; 
and also followed farming the greater portion 
of his life. He was a Democrat, in politics, 
and held numerous township offices. He mar- 
ried Mary M. Hurlbert, who was born in 
Palmer township, Washington County, Ohio, 
February 19, 1809, and died September 19, 
1866. She was a daughter of John and Bet- 
sy (Mellor) Hurlbert, her father being a na- 
tive of Vermont, and her mother of Liverpool, 
England. He died in 1855. and she survived 
him until 1875. 

Andrew J. Bacon is one of eight children, 
namely: Rachel J., born June 15, 1831, who 
died January 31, 1887, and was the wife of 
Miles Lawrence; Mary E., born Xovember 30, 
1832, who was first married to James Oliver, 
and afterward to John Hill, and is now a wid- 
ow, living in Waterford ; Sarah, born Octo- 
ber 4, 1834, who married Danic! Boland; Bet- 
sy, born November 17, 1836, widow of Isaac 
Baldwin who died March 31, 1902; Emilv, 
Ixirn May 10, 1839. wJio is deceased: Miranda, 
who was born September 19, 1841, and died at 



the age of twenty-one years ; Andrew J. ; and 
John E., Ixjrn March 30, 185 1, who is als(> de- 
ceased. 

Andrew J. Bacon received his intellectual 
training in the public sc1kx)1s of his native 
count}-, after which he took i:p the occupation 
of a farmer. He has always been engaged in 
this work in Washington County, and oAvns a 
valuable tract of 260 acres of land, located 
about five miles west of Beverly. He is a 
man of the strictest integrity, with a high sense 
of honor and stands high in the esteem of all 
who know him. 

March 18, 1877, Mr. Bacon married 
Georgia R. Tbwnsend, who was born in Water- 
ford township, September 21, 185 1, and is a 
daughter of George and Mary E. (Devol) 
Townsend. Her father was born in New- 
York February 22, 1815, and died August 29, 
1886. Her mother was born in Waterford 
township, March 25, 1829. The subject of 
this sketch and his wife had one child, — George 
D., who was born July 25, 1880, and died 
January 17, 1881. Mrs. Bacon is a member 
of the M. E. Church. Mr. Bacon is a strong 
supporter of the Democratic party, and takes 
a deep interest in its success. 



ENRY LESLIE SKIPTON, a tiller 
of the soil in Waterford township, 
Washington County, Ohio, is a man 
I if prominence in his community. He 
is a son of Lindley Skipton, also of 
Waterford township, whose biography appears 
elsewhere in this volume. 

The subject of this sketch was born May 
10, i860, in Waterford township, and has fol- 
lowed the occupation of a farmer for 
many years, keqiing himself fully p<jsled 
on all the \'arious improvements that ai"e 
made, and cultivating his 130 acres of ground 
with wisdom and forethought. He raises 
stock quite extensively, esi>ecially sheqj, and 
has always enjoyed most remarkable good 
fortune. 

On September 2^. 1881, Mr. Skipton was 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND IVASHING'TON COUNTY, 



united in marriage with Adda Lege., a native 
of W'atertown township, Washington Cotmty, 
where lier birth occurred in 1862. She was a 
(laughter of .Vrgailes and Hannah ( Pahner) 
Leget, the former a native of Palmer town- 
ship, a farmer by vocation, and an energetic 
worker in the Repubhcan party's interest, who 
departed this Hfe at the early age of 36 years. 
Mrs. Palmer, the mother of Mr. Skipton's 
wife, was a daughter of IsaaC and Persus 
(Tilton) Palmer. Isaac Palmer was of Eng- 
lish ancestry ; he was born in the State of Con- 
necticut, and settled in Waterford township, 
Washington County, Ohirj. during the early 
days of its development. 

Mr. and Mrs. Skipton have one child, Ma- 
bel Fern, who was born May 20, 1888, in Wa- 
terford township. The family attend the 
Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Skipton is now 
serving as elder in the church and as a teacher 
in the Sunday school. In politics, he is a Re- 
publican, and has served his community " as 
president of the school board, with satisfaction 
to all. 

Socially, the subject of this sketch, is a 
member of Mount Aloriah Lodge, No. 2,^, F. 
& A. M. ; the L O. O. F., and the Court of 
Honor, all of Beverly. His farm is located 
about one and a half miles southeast of Bev- 
erlv. 



1LLL\M A. FAUBLE, an exten- 
sive farmer of Grand View town- 
ship, Washington County, Ohio, 
II was born in New Matamoras, Feb-- 
ruarv 22. 1868, and is a son of 
Andrew and Elizabeth (Bendle) Fauble. 

Andrew Fauble was born in Germany, in 
i82q, and died in 1801. He came to^ the Uni- 
ted States when twenty years of age. and lo- 
cated in New Matamoras, where he engaged in 
the meat lousiness and carried on farming. He 
married Elizabeth Bendle, who was born in 
IMonroe County, Ohio, in 1837, and is nowi 
!i\-ing in New Matamoras. Thev reared three 
children, namely : Lucy, who married Mr. 
Grohs. of New Matamoras: ^\'illiam■. and 




Mary. Andrew Fauble was a Democrat, in 
politics. 

William A. Fauble received his mental 
training in the public schools of New Mata- 
moras, and there also learned the butcher's 
trade. He has been a farmer most of his life, 
and is one of the most successful in his town- 
ship. His farm, which consists of 244 acres 
of hnely improved land, was purchased by him 
in 1901. 

On October 13, 1901. Mr. Fauble married 
Althea Williamson, a daughter of H. A. Will- 
iamson, who was born in Grand View town- 
ship, Washington County, November 13, 1813. 
Mr. Williamson married, January 14, 1841, 
Temperance Hubbard, who was born May 16, 
1824. Of eleven children born to them three 
are now living, namely : Narcissa ; Mary E. ; 
and Althea. H. A. Williamson was treasurer 
and trustee of his county for eleven years, and 
at the time of his death had a farm of 900 
acres. His father, William Williamson, the 
grandfather of Mr. Fauble's wife, was born in 
1790, and died in Texas, about 1855. He 
was married, in 1809, to Sarah McMahan, 
who was born in 1778, and died in 1838. They 
had three children, — Narcissa, Hannah and 
Hannibal A. 

William A. Fauble was a member of the 
council while a resident oi New Matamoras. 
He is an ardent Democrat, and is much inter- 
ested in that party's success. He is very well 
known in agricultural circles in Washington 
County, and is held in high esteem for his 
many good qualities of mind and heart. 



h 



H. CUNNINGHAM , a prominent 
undertaker of New Matamoras. 
Washington County, Ohio-, is the 
proprietor of one of the largest and 
best establishments of its kind in that 
section of the state of Ohio. He is an expert 
embalmer and opened his present business in 
1882. His fine business block, which also in- 
cludes his residence, is 60 by 120 feet, in di- 
mensions, and is considered one of the most 




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valuable pieces of real estate in the town. His 
undertaking- rtxjms are 50 by 24 feet in di- 
mensions, and are up-to-date in every respect. 

]\Ir. Cunningham was born in Pittsburg, 
Pennsylvania. October 8, 1844, and is a son of' 
Mathew and Eliza (Girt) Cunningnam. The 
elder Cunningham w'as a native of Ireland, and 
his wife was born in the "Keystone" State. 
Matthew Cunningham came to the United 
States when but thirteen years old. He lo- 
cated in Pennsylvania, where he learned the 
carpenter's trade, which was his principal vo- 
cation through life. Pie went to New Mata- 
moras in 1846. In politics, he was a lifelong 
Whig. 

Mr. Cunningham was the second son in a 
family of four. The others are, — James; 
Mary, wife of G. Springer; and Sarah ]., now 
Mrs. Gilliland. On November 13, 1872, the 
subject of this sketch was joined in matrimony 
with Allie A. Ballentine, who was born in Lit- 
tle Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1852. Their 
union resulted in four children, namely : An- 
na B.; Olive V., wife of A. F. Humphrey; 
Robert M.; and Delia. 

Mr. Cunningham spent his early manhood 
as a carpenter. On February 14, 1865, he en- 
listed in Company G, 187th Reg. Ohio A'ol. 
Inf., and ser\ed until the close of the war. He 
is an influential member of the Baptist Church. 
In politics, he is a decided Republican, and has 
served two terms as town clerk. Fraternally,- 
he is a member of New Matamoras Lodge No. 
374, F. & A. M. 



UICE MOODY, M. D., one of the suc- 
cessful physicians of \\'ashington 
C. junty, Ohio, who has taken a lead- 
ing position in the profession for a 
number of years, has been located at 
Bartlett since 1898, where he has become very 
favorably known. 

The birth of Dr. Moody occurred on Feli- 
ruary 6, 1858, in Mountville, Morgan County, 
Ohio, and he is a son of David and Nancy 
More (Price) Moody. David Moody was 
born in 1812. in Pennsylvania. He was a 
farmer of substance and prominence, served 

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his township as trustee, and was a leading 
memljer of the Presbyterian Church in Mount- 
ville, where he died in 1880. His widow sur- 
-vived until 1896; she was also a member of 
the Presbyterian Church, and a most estima- 
ble Christian woman. l~heir nine chiklren 
were as follows: John, who is a blacksmith, 
and resides at Gloucester, Ohio : ]\Iary, who 
married John Stevenson, and resides in Mor- 
gan County ; Rebecca, who married Jtjhn 
Dougherty, and lives near Mountville; Susan- 
na, who married Aaron Wells, and resides at 
Gloucester, Ohio : Price, whb is the suljject of 
this record; Zach, who is a farmer at Mount- 
ville; Emma, who is deceased; Nancy Bell, 
who married ■ Nathaniel Hart, and resides at 
Elliott's Cross Roa<ls. Ohio ; and Loretta, who 
married James Cain, at IMountville. 

Dr. Moody was reared in Mountville and 
where he received his preparatory schooling, 
and subsequently attended the "Ohio Universitv 
at Athens. .As it was his intention from ycfiith 
to enter the medical profession, he began his 
studies as early as 1876. Dr. ^I'cxjdy in the 
meantime very efficiently pursued other avo- 
cations. For some time he was interested in 
mine engineering, and his ability was such in 
this line that in March, 1878, he was appointed 
topographical engineer for the military district 
of Montana under Gen. Nelson A. Miles, in 
1878. and retained this office until May, 1882. 
In 1884 he was elected surveyor of Morgan 
County, and resigned in the following year, in 
order to accept a position as county surveyor 
of Meade County, Kansas. After his return to 
Ohio, he served as deputy surveyor of Atliens 
County. This, however, was not Dr. Moody's 
chosen life work. His early preparation for 
college under Dr. R. N. Norris, of Mount\illc, 
resulted in his entering Starling Medical Col- 
lege, at Cohmibus, Ohio, in 1892, and his grad- 
uation from that institution in 1895, although 
for four years previously he had practiced at 
Utley, in Athens County. In 189S. after two 
years as prosector at Starling Medical Col- 
lege, he located at Bartlett, Ohio, and since 
that time has enjoyed a large practice, in which 
he has been unusually successful. 

In 1884 Dr. Moodv was married to Ma- 



1094 HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ria C. I vers, a daughter of Barney- and Cla- 
rissa IViCrs. who was born near Bisliopville. 
Alorg-an County-. Ohio, and four children have 
been born to tlieir uninn, namelv : \'ittoria ; 
Beatrice, deceased : Fannie and ^larie. The 
subject of this sketch is well known in the pro- 
fession throughout the State. He belongs to 
the Morgan County ^ledical Societv. as w"ll 
as the Ohio State Medical Societv. and the 
American ]\IedicaI Association, and takes a 
leading part in their discussions and investi- 
gations. 



B. GIFFEX, manager of the Mari- 
etta Bone and Phospliate Ccmipanv, 
which is lucated at Mile Run, in 
JNlarietta township, Harmar district, 
is one of the leading men of that lo- 
cality. He was born in Wheeling. West Vir- 
ginia. July 12, 1876. and is a son of R. K. 
and Emma J. GiiTen. 

Mr. Giffen received Iris mental training at 
Washington, Pennsylvania, and after complet- 
ing a course in engineering, entered his present 
business in 1899. In this he has met with 
considerable success, and, being a man voung 
in years, is alile to look forward to a most 
prosperous and useful future. 



CHRAMM BROTHERS. These gen- 
tlemen, John J. and Edward' 
Schramm, are extensi\-e florists, gar- 
deners and produce merchants, of 
W^ashington County. Ohio. Their 
parents, John and Margaret (Heil) Schramm, 
were natives of Washington County, Ohio, and 
Germany, respectively. John Schramm was 
reared in Washington County, and was a 
farmer and merchant by occupation. His 
wife came to this country with her parents, 
who settled in Washington countv. 

John J. and Edward Schramm purchased" 
the tract of three acres of land on which thev 
now live, in 1896, and there they raise general 
produce and flowers. The produce business 



they carry on in Marietta, at No. 266 Front 
street, and in this they are highly successful. 
Both gentlemen are well known in farming 
and business circles in Washington County, 
and they are ranked among the leading and 
influential citizens of that county. In politics, 
they are Republicans, and in religious belief, 
are German Lutherans. 




RS. AXXA M. COLE, a well known 
resident of Marietta township, 
AA'ashington County, Ohio, is a 
daughter of Francis Gaylord Guit- 
teau. Her father was a farmer, 
of Fearing township, Washington County, 
Ohio, where he was born and reared. He 
married Sarah Fulton, who was one of the 
first school teachers of JMarietta. He died in 
1890, at the age of eighty years, and his wife 
died in 1885, at the age of seventy-four years. 
Anna AI. Guitteau was united in marriage 
with William Henry Cole, who was born in 
Marietta in 1835, and was a son of Sampson 
Cole. Sampson Cole owned what was called 
the Fay Farm, located where Norwood now 
is, and this farm he traded for the Cole farm, 
one mile east of Marietta, where Mrs. Cole now 
lives. William Henry Cole attended the pub- 
lic schools of Marietta, after which he was en- 
gaged as clerk on a steamboat for about three 
years. He was afterward connected with the 
lumber business in Salem township, \\'ashing- 
ton County, and also with the oiil business, to^ 
some extent. Mr. Cole died at his home, Au- 
gust 20, 1899. 

Mr. and Mrs. Cole became the parents of 
the following children : Alice, who gradu- 
ated as trained nurse, from the Memorial Hos- 
pital for \\^omen and Children, at Brooklyn, 
New York, May 20, 1901, and is now located 
in Marietta, Ohio ; Charles Francis, proprietor 
of the Huntington Plumbing Company, of 
Huntington, West Virginia ; Arthur Fulton, a 
graduate of Marietta College in 1890, and a 
civil engineer, of ^larietta, who was first ser- 
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to Cuba in 1898, and was afterward promoted 
to the signal corps of tlie 2n(l Reg. of 111. Vol. 
Inf. ; John Plumer, who was graduated from 
^Marietta College in 1894, and is studying 
medicine in Baltimore. ^laryland ; Walter Put- 
nam, who is conducting a livery stable in !Mari- 
etta ; Edwin, who is at home with his mother ; 
and Clara Jeanette, wife 1 if Donald Carl Snod- 
grass, who is in the clothing business in Mari- 
etta. Mrs. Cole is a woman of many admira- 
ble traits of character, and has many friends. 
She is a Presln-terian in reliiiious belief. 




1 lARLES P. DYAR, one of the most 
successful farmeirs of iMuskingum 
township, \\'ashington County, Ohio, 
was born in Wheeling, West Vir- 
ginia, in 1857, and is a son of Augus- 
tine and Elizabeth (Pollard) Dyar, and grand- 
son of Joseph B.Dyar, who was a native of 
Nova Scotia. 

Augustine Dyar returned to Muskingum 
township, Washington County, in 1859, and 
purchased the farm now owned by Charles P. 
Dyar. There he resided until his death, on 
January 3, 1883. He married Elizabeth Poll- 
ard, a "daughter of William Pollard, who was 
a contractor and builder, of Philadelphia. This 
union resulted in the following offspring: 
Charles 1'. ; Bessie A., who married Lewis 
Blickensderfer, and now lives in Omaha ; Will- 
iam Wade, who married Fanny Shumard, of 
Cincinnati, and is now engaged in the practice 
of law in Boston, Massachusetts ; Fred E., who 
lives at home; Anna Bell, an infant who died 
Jiuie 2, 1866; Richard Augustine, deceased; 
and Lotta B., who married A. D. Thorniley, 
of Marietta township, by whom she has a son, 
Richard Dyar Thorniley, aged ten years. 

Charles P. Dyar was but two years of age 
when his parents removetl to Muskingum 
township. Washington County, and here he 
was reared. He lias since resided in this town- 
ship, and upon the death of his father, came 
into possession of the okl liome farm, which 
he successfullv conducts. He is a man of good 



business ability and strong personality, and has 
many friends thnnighout the c<iunty. 

Charles P. Dyar was united in marriage 
with Mabelle Devol, a daughter of W. D. 
De\'ol, of Muskingum township. 



IIO.AIAS CISLER, a prominent busi- 
ness man and brick manufacturer, of 
Marietta township, Washington 
County, Ohio, was born in Baltimore, 
Maryland, October 14, 1836, and is 
a son of Henry and Anna (Bernhart) Cisler. 
Henry Cisler and his wife were natives of 
Hessen-Darmstadt, German}', and came to 
America in 1836, settling in Marietta in 1S38, 
where they lived the remainder of their lives. 
Thomas Cisler was reared in ilarietta, and 
received a public school education. In 1856, 
the present business was established by him, 
which has always thrived, and has grown into 
an extensive plant. He is now assisted in the 
undertaking by his son, Thomas H. Cisler, a 
very capable business man. 

Thomas Cisler was married, April 8, i860, 
to Caroline Schneider, a daughter of Theobald 
and Caroline (Garber) Schneider, and they 
have three children: Eleda S., who is living 
at home; Thomas H., who married Lillie 
Weiss, of Marietta ; and Caroline A., who is 
living with her parents. Mr. Cisler possesses 
many excellent traits of character, and enjoys 
the esteem and friendship of his fellow citizens.' 



HEODORE G. W. KRAFT, a prosper- 
i)us farmer, of Marietta township, 
Washington County, Ohio, has a 
beautiful home overlooking the Ohio 
River. He was born at Bremen, Ger- 
many, in 1829, and is a son of John, and grand- 
son of George Declrick Kraft. 

George Dedrick Kraft came to .\merica in 
1832, and settled in Wheeling. Wesr \'irginia, 
where he remained but one year. He then 
siartcd west for the nciint known now as Ken- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ton, Oliio ; he cut brush and wended his way 
through the unbroken forest, and upon arriv- 
ing at his destination built a hut of bark, which 
served as a home until a more substantial house 
was built. The Indians were thick in that sec- 
tion, and did not begin to move \\'est until 
seven years later. George D. Kratz died in 

1854- 

John Kraft, father of Theodore, was born 
in Hanover, Germany, in 1808, and came to 
this country with his father. He did not go 
west with his father, but remained in Wheel- 
ing until 1864. He married Caroline Klieves, 
a native of Bremen, Germany, and they reared 
a family of nine children, namely : Theodore G. 
W. ; William, who operates a machine shop at' 
Parkersburg, West Virginia ; Albert, deceased, 
who served in the hospital corps of the United 
States Army during the Civil War; Emma, 
who died in infancy; Gertrude, who died 
young; Lewis, deputy sheriff of Wood County, 
West Virginia, residing at Parkersburg; Lo- 
venia, wife of W. B. Odbert, a jeweler, of 
^^'heeling, West Virginia; and ^Nlary E. and 
Amelia, deceased. 

Christopher C. Kraft, a lirother of John 
Kraft, was born in 182C), and now resides in 
Wheeling, West Virginia, where he is treas- 
urer of the KlieVes-Kraft Company, which 
operates a large planing mill. He is also inter- 
ested in the German Bank of \\'heeling, and 
the Dollar Savings Bank, and is one of the 
substantial men) of that city. He married 
Caroline Smith, a native of Saxony, Germany, 
and they have a family of five children, name- 
ly : S. H. ; Gertrude; Ellen; Julia; and ]\[ay. 
The familv resides on the island, where ]\Ir. 
Kraft has been for the past twenty-three years. 

Theodore G. W. Kraft received his mental 
training in the private schools of Wheeling, 
and there learned the trade of a carpenter and' 
builder. He continued to reside in Wheeling 
until 1852, engaged in mercantile pursuits a 
portion of the time, and then went to Grafton, 
West Virginia, where he built the first hotel 
in that city. In 1853, he began building sta- 
tions for the Northwestern Railroad Company, 
now the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, 



and continued at this for one year. From 
1855 to 1857, he served as conductor on the 
Baltimore & Ohio road, and during 1861 and 
1862, was deputy United States Marshal for 
the First District of W'est Virginia, under 
Major Darrali. Since his marriage, he has 
spent most of his time in farming, although' 
for a few years, he was oui the road as an oil 
salesman in the interest of his brothers. He 
has been very successful in a business way, 
and is one of the influential men of Marietta 
township. In 1876, he built his present hand- 
some residence, which is located on the banks 
of the Ohio River, and commands a fine view 
of that picturesque streain. 

In 1866, Mr. Kraft w-as married to Kather- 
ine A. Harness, a daughter of Granville and 
Jane Harness, who located in Marietta town- 
ship. Washington County, about 1830. 




l.VRLES ABBOTT, who was born 
in Prussia, January 12, 1839, is a 
son of William, and Mary (Dunsing) 
.\bbott, who- came to Marietta, 
Washington County, Ohio, in 1842, 
and soon afterward settled on a farm in Fear- 
ing township. His mother was born in Ger- 
manv, and came to this country with her hus- 
band and children. 

Charles Abbott located on his present farm 
in Marietta township, in 1895, and there he 
carries on general farming and stock raising, 
in which he is highly successful. He is well 
known as a man of upright principles, of thrift 
and ability, and is looked upon as worthy of 
the highest esteem and confidence. 

He married Martha Wehrs, a daughter of 
Henry and Catherine Wehrs. Henry Wehrs 
died in Marietta, in 1891, at the advanced age 
of ninety years. The subject of this sketch' 
and his wife have reared eight children, as fol- 
Ipws : Willianv, wdio married Mary Oliver, a 
daiighter of Henry Oliver, of Pleasant Hill, 
Lawrence township, and has one child. Lulu'; 
Mary, the wife of George Block, of Marietta, 
who has two daughters, — Hattie and Martha ; 



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1097 



Henry, who married Phoebe ]\Iootz, of Hunt- 
ington, West \'irginia, and has three children, 
— Jacob, \\'iihani. and Grace; John, who is 
married to Retta Roberson, and has two chil- 
dren, — Raymond and Earl ; Katie, who is liv- 
ing at home with her jiarents ; ami Chris. 
Martha, and Fannie, all at home. 

Mr. Abbott is a Republican, in politics. He 
is a member of the Methodist Church. 



\MES M'cCLELLAX WHARTOX, 
who tor many }-ears has been a suc- 
cessful contractor for drilling oil and 
gas wells, is a well-known citizen of 
}ilacksburg, Ohio. He was born in 
Jackson township. Noble County, Ohio, May 
24, 1 86 1. He is a son of John and Sarah 
(James) Wharton, a grandson of Jacob and 
Katherine (Shannon) Wharton, and a great- 
grandson of Robert Wharton. 

Robert Wharton was a native of England, 
who came to the United States, and settled in 
Greene County, Pennsyh-ania, where he spent 
the remainder of his life. He ranked high' 
among the sturdy pioneer farmers of that 
county. His marriage with a Miss Farley re- 
sulted in several children, one of whom was 
Jacob, the paternal grandfather of the subject 
of this sketch. Jacol) Wharton was a native of 
Greene County, Pennsylvania, where he spent 
his boyhood. In 1851. he went west, to Xoble 
County, Ohio, and lived in Jackson township, 
for a brief period. The following year, he re- 
moved to a permanent home in Washington 
county, Ohio, and spent the balance of bis life 
as a farmer in Aurelius township. He died 
there in 1866. He was joined in marriage 
with Katherine Shannon, a nati\e of Ireland, 
and a daughter of John Shannon, also a pioneer 
of Greene County, Pennsylvania, where the 
greater part of his life was spent. His death, 
however, occurred in Muskingum County, 
Ohio. Six children were born to Jacob W'har- 
ton and his estimable wife, as follows: John, 
the father of James McClellan: Xancy, who 
married John Shaffer: Margaret, who mar- 



ried William Wells : Maria : James : and Cath- 
erine, who married William S. Smith. 

On the maternal side, the subject of this 
sketch is a grandson of John D. and Rebecca 
(Johnson) James, and great-grandstm of Ev- 
ans and Susannah (Whittaker) James. John 
D. James, the grandfather, was of both Welsh 
and English descent. He was born in Jeft'er- 
son County, Ohio, August 7. 1810, and was 
reared and schooled in his native county. Af- 
ter attaining his majority, he was engaged in 
agricultural pursuits in \ari(ais parts of 
Guernsey, Morgan, Xoljle and \\'asliington 
counties, and also followed carpenter work 
during the winter months. About 1862, he 
settled in Aurelius township, Washington 
County. He was a man of prominence in his 
locality, and for thirty-one successi\'e years, 
served as justice of the peace in Xoble and 
Washington counties. September 30, 1830, 
he married Rebecca Johnson, a daughter of 
Samuel and Sarah (Carr) Johnson, of Guern- 
sey County, Ohio-. N^ine children were born 
to them, viz : Sarah E., the mother of the 
subject hereof ; Susannah, who married James 
Dearth; Eliza J., who married Oscar Mat- 
thews; Rebecca H. : Rachel, who married 
Frank Tavener; John W. : Emily: Samuel; 
and William E. John D. James, the father 
of these children was of Quaker stock, and an 
advocate of the Quaker doctrine. In politics, 
he was a stanch Republican, and socially, a 
thirtv-second degree Mason. He died in 1874. 

John Wharton, the father of James Mc- 
Clellan Wharton, is a native of Greene County, 
Pennsylvania. He accompanied his parents to 
Ohio some time prior to 1840. In 1851, he set- 
tled in Jackson township. Noble County, where 
he followed farming for many years. He is 
now a highly res]>ected resident of Ava, Ohio. 
Fie and his wife liad a family consisting of 
seven children. Fi\-e are still living", namely: 
Sophronia. wife of Layman Dutton : William 
A.: James M., the suliject of these lines: John; 
and Annie, wife of Kure Queen. 

James McClellan Wharton was reared in' 
Washington County ami attended the public 
schools. He liegan his life as a farp.ier, and 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



followed that vocation in Aurelius township 
for several years. In 1882, he did his initial 
work in the oil fields, being engaged as a tool' 
dresser at ]Macksburg for two years. He then 
began drilling, which he followed nntil 1894, 
and since then has been contracting for drill- 
ing both oil and gas wells, in which he has 
met with unqnalified success. July 4, 1885, 
he was joined in matrimony with Christina 
Smith, a daughter of James W. and ^Melissa 
(Ludwig) Smith, respected residents of Au- 
relius township, yir. and Mrs. Wharton have 
twO' daughters — Flossie JNI. and V. Ruth. The 
family unite in worshiping at the INI. E. 
Church. Fraternally, the subject of this 
sivetch is a membjer of [Macksburg Lodge. Xo. 
366, Knights of Pythias. In politics, he is an 
ardent Republican. He has the respect of the 
entire community and his reputation as a con- 
tractor is above reproach. 




OKAXK A. THORXILEY, who is a 
prosperous farmer of Marietta town- 
ship, Washington County, Ohio, is 
li\ingon the old Thorniley homestead, 
which is located six miles from Mari- 
etta Citv. He was born on that farm, in 1866, 
and is a son of William E. Thorniley. 

Islv. Thorniley's paternal great-grand- 
father, William Thorniley, came from Eng- 
land. His son, Caleb, was the grandfather of 
Frank A., and his son. William Thorniley, was 
the father of Frank A. William was born 
September i, 1824, and was a prosperous farm- 
er, of Alarietta township. He married Eliza 
J. Smith, a daughter of Samuel H. Smith, win:) 
came from Connecticut, and located in ^[ari- 
etta township. They had four children, all of 
whom are deceased except Frank A. ]\Irs. 
William Thorniley died April 14, 1866. Mr. 
Thorniley was married again, in May, 1867, 
being united with Mrs. Mary J. Cm"]^, who 
lives with the subject of this sketch. \\'illiam 
Thorniley died July 24, 1895. 

Frank A. Thorniley received his mental 
training in Marietta township, where he has 



lived all of his life. His farm contains 52 
acres of well-improved land, and is considered 
one of the best farms in the county. He has a 
thorough knowledge of agricultural matters, 
and is conversant with all modern improve- 
ments in the way of farming implements. 

Mr. Thorniley was united in marriage with 
Ida ]M. Hudkins, a daughter of Eli and Mary 
Hudkins. Eli Hudkins is living a retired life 
in ^larietta. He came from West Virginia, 
and has reared eight children, namely : Will- 
iam, who married Hattie Cisler; Ida M. ; Car- 
rie, who married Robert Wellspring; Laura, 
who married Charles Hall, and has one child, 
— Grace ; Addie, who married Lawrence Thor- 
niley, and has one child, — Edith; Hettie, "who 
is living with her parents, in Marietta; Estella, 
who married William Patton ; and Ethel, who 
married Louis Fosse. 

]vlr. Thorniley is a Republican, in politics. 
Religiously, he is an attendant of the Meth- 
odist Church. Airs. Thorniley belongs to the 
Baptist Church. The subject of this sketch is 
well known in the community as an upright 
and honoraljle citizen, and is held in the highest 
esteem hx all who come in contact with him. 



A. DYE, a prominent oil producer 
if Xewpiirt, Ohio, has followed that 
ine I if Inisiness since 1862. He 
ipened up the Archer's Fork oil 
held, where he still owns three tracts 
of land, two of forty acres each, and one of 
sixty-two acres. He also has five good, pro- 
ducing wells in Lawrence and Independence 
townships, and four in Elk Run. 

Mr. Dye was born December 28, 1840, and 
is a son of John H. and Eliza (O'Blenis) Dye, 
grandson of Samuel Dye, who was born in 
1775, and great-grandson of John Dye, who 
purchased 1,800 acres of land, or what is 
known as the Cow Run oil field. He subse- 
quently ga^•e each of his sons a farm from 
this tract. John H. Dye. the father, was born 
December 27. 1800, at Bull Run, Virginia. 
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Ohio, in 1806, and was reared and schooled 
in Washington County. 

Six children were born to John H. Dye 
and his wife, as follows: Rev. H. B. Dye; 
Rev. L. B. Dye; Rachael ; D. A., the subject 
of this biography; Elizabeth; and ]\liles, now 
deceased. Rachael married Isaac Dilly and 
resides in Cairo, West Virginia. Elizabeth 
married Capt. W. A. Snodgrass, who is de- 
ceased. John H. Dye followed farming as an 
occupation, and was an active member of the 
Congregational Church, in politics he was 
an ardent Republican, and never failed to use 
his influence for the good of that party. His 
widow survived him until May 3, 1902, when 
she, too, passed away at the extreme age of 
ninety-nine years. 

.D. A. Dye was united in matrimony with 
Mary E. Clogston, a daughter of Thomas 
Clogston. They reared six children, namely : 
Charles L., who married Mona Goddard, and 
resides in Newport, Ohio ; Edward, who mar- 
ried Anna White, and lives in Lawrence town- 
ship; James, who married Luella Rogers, and 
is also a resident of Newport; Elida, wife of 
G. L. Myer, of Marietta, Ohio; Fannie, wife 
of Edward A. [Myer, also of Marietta; and 
John H., who is a physician, of Louisville, 
Kentucky. He married ^laud Manuel. 

Like his father. :\Ir. Dye is a Republican, 
in politics, and a Congregationalist, in his re- 
ligious belief. He is a man who is well known 
all over the county, and is recognized as one 
of the most successful oil producers in that 
section. 



S. BLIS.S, a member of the firm of 
Bliss & Deucher, merchants of 
Deucher, Ohio, also owns large farm- 
ing interests in \\"ashington County. 
He was born in Westmoreland coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania, October 28, 1836, and is a 
son of Thomas and Mary A. (Sloan) Bliss. 
Thomas Bliss was born in Westmoreland 
County. Pennsylvania, June i, 1810, and at 
an early age learned the shoemaking trade, 
which he followed throughout life. He came 



to Ohio in 1861 and settled in iNlonroe Coun- 
ty. In 1869 he came to Washington County, 
where he worked at his trade. He died in 
1896, after a very successful life. He was a 
Democrat in politics and a Quaker in religious 
belief. Air. Bliss was united in marriage with 
Mary A. Sloan, who was born in October, 
1 8 14, and they had eleven children, as fol- 
lows : T. S. ; John, who married Ada Louder- 
back, and lives in Little Hocking, Ohio; Sam- 
uel, who married Alaria Hill, and lives in the 
same town; Elizabeth, wife of John Beaver, 
of Lidependence township; Belle, wife of Jo- 
seph Riggs, of Little Hocking, Ohio; Jane, 
who died at the age of two years ; James, who 
died when seven years of age; Thomas E., 
who died at the age of twenty-one years ; 
Sarah Ann, who married Joseph Yestef ; 
Eliza, wife of Daniel Deucher, of Independ- 
ence township ; and Maggie, who married 
George Hendricks. 

T. S. Bliss served in the Union army 
during the Civil War, from 1861 to 1864, as 
a member of the ist Reg., Ohio Light Artil- 
lery. Among the engagements in which he 
participated were the battles of Winchester, 
Stone River; and Port Republic. He was 
wounded at Chancellorsville, and was a pa- 
tient in the Judicial Hospital in Washington, 
D. C. He was later taken to New York City, 
where he was kept for about three months 
and then to Alexandria, Virginia, where he 
served as hospital ward master. Mr. Bliss now 
owns the home farm, consisting of forty acres, 
and besides is part owner of 142 acres, and 
the owner of 50 acres more. The firm of 
Bliss & Brothers was established in 1869, and 
conducted a general merchandizing business 
at Wade, Ohio, until 1873, in which year the 
concern was moved to Deucher, and Mr. 
Deucher was taken into partnership. They 
are wide-awake and energetic men, and de- 
serving of the success with which they are 
meeting. 

Mr. Bliss was first marrieil to Belle 
Deucher, by whom he bail (me child. Belle, 
who married Edward Dye. Mrs. Bliss died 
in 1882. Mr. Bliss formed a second union. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



with Ida Riley, in 1885, and they have three 
children, namely ; Herman, Hazel and- 
Homer. Mr. Bliss is a Prohibitionist in pol- 
itics, and in religious \-iews a Lutheran. Fra- 
ternally he is a member of Augusta Council 
No. 364. J. O. U. A. AI.. at \\'ade, Ohio. 



.\.MES A. BEVAN, senior member of 
the firm of Bevan Brothers, who con- 
duct a large general merchandise store 
at Bevan. a suburb of the town of 
Newport, Ohio, also owns valuable 
real estate in that place, and ranks among 
the most progressive citizens. 

Mr. Bevan was liorii January 8, 1858. in 
Monroe County, Ohio. His father, John M. 
Bevan, was born December 10, 1830, and. died 
in ,the hospital at Cleveland, Tennessee, in 
1865, having served as a soldier in the Civil 
War, from January, 1865, to the time of his 
demise, a few months later. He was a mem- 
ber of the i86th Reg. Ohio Vol. Infantry. 
His nicirriage with Sarah A. Hineman, a 
daughter of John Hineman, of ]Monroe Coun- 
ty, Ohio, resulted in the birth of seven chil- 
dren as follows: William H., who married 
Esther Duval, and lives in West Virginia : 
Martha J., wife of Joseph McFaddan, of 
Newport township ; Charles H., who married 
Emma Sheets, and lives in Galia County, Ohio ; 
James A. ; Caroline, wife of E. W. Kesselring, 
of West Virginia; Melvina, wife of J. R. 
Greene, of Newport township : and Herman 
E., who married Jennie Kraft, and is the jun- 
iiir member of the firm of Bevan Brothers. 

John M. Bevan was a carpenter liy trade, 
and followed that occupation prior to his en- 
listment in the army. He was a believer in 
the ]\Iethodist Episcopal faith. In his political 
opinions, he was a close adherent of the Re- 
publican party. 

James A. Bevan grew to manhood in his 
native place, and was the recipient of a com- 
mon-school education. About five years ago 
he embarked in the general merchandise busi- 
ness at his present location at Bevan, and car- 



ries a complete and well assorted stock. In 
1889 lie was united in matrimony with Mar- 
tha W. Green, a daughter of Charles H. 
Green; she was born May 2," 1859. I" his 
political belief, Mr. Bevan, like his father, is 
an ardent Republican. He served as postmas- 
ter of Bevan for a term of four years. Both 
he and his wife are members of the M. E. 
Clinrch. 



IIARLES E. CARD, a civil engineer 
by profession, has been identified 
\\\t\\ railroad work for the greater 
portion of his life, and was officially 
connected with the Marietta Min- 
eral Railroad from its inception until the fall 
of 1900. He was born in \\'ashington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, in 1832, and is a son of Hiram and' 
Ataline Gage (Dunsmoor) Gard. His an- 
cestry, which appears imire completely in the 
sketch of Henry C. \'incent, dates back to 
an early date in this country. ]\Ir. Gard now 
has in his possession a Ijeautiful old clock, 
which was manufactured for his grandfather 
at Charlestown, New Hampshire, about 1798, 
and was brought to \\'ashington County, 
Ohio, in 1822. It is not only an interesting 
family heirloom, ]>ut is a perfect time piece. 
Charles E. Gard attended the public 
schools, and for two years was a student at 
Western Liberal Institute. During the next 
year he pursued an engineering course in 
Ohio University at Athens, having previously 
studied for that profession at his home. Upon 
leaving- school he spent some time with the 
engineering corps on the old Marietta & Cin- 
cinnati Railroad, and then engaged in farm- 
ing and mercantile pursuits in Barlow town- 
ship. He served a term as surveyor of the 
county, in a most acceptable manner. Later, 
he removed to Athens County, Ohio, and for 
a period of five or six years was engaged in 
mercantile pursuits at Alineral City. Return- 
ing to Big Run, Athens County, he continued 
to sell goods from 1878 to 1885, when he dis- 
posed of his interests there to engage with" 
the Tbiedo & Ohio Central Extension Rail- 




WILLIAM F. ROBERTSON. 



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road Company. He was also one of the di- 
rectors of the old ^Marietta ^Mineral Railroad, 
and continued with that company until it was 
purchased and became the M. C. & C. Rail- 
road : he acted as chief engineer, arranging 
the right of way. and had entire charge of the 
engineering work. The road was Ijegun in 
1883 and completed in 1885, cars then be- 
ing run to Big Run. Mr. Gard continued with 
that company until Xovember, 1900, and un- 
der the organization known as the Toledo & 
Ohio Central Extension Railroad Company, a 
line was surveyed to Sharpsburg Junction 
from Palos, Oliio. jNIr. Gard also surveyed 
several projected lines in different portions of 
the state, under the direction of T. D. Dale, 
the general manager. 

^Ir. Gard was united in marriage with 
Rachel Broadwell, who was reared in Cincin- 
nati, Ohio, until she was eleven years of age, 
and then accompanied her parents to Athens 
County. Three children were born to them, 
as follows : Orlo L. : Grace, who was born 
in Athens County, Ohio, and is the wife of 
W". S. Plumer, of Marietta ; and O. Brent. 

Orlo- L. Gard was born at Vincent, Barlow 
township, in 1862. He has been identified 
with different commercial enterprises, and has 
been in the employ of various railroad com- 
panies. He served as agent for the Toledo 
& Ohio Central Extension Railroad Company, 
and was line bill clerk, for four years, with the 
"Big Four" Railroad Company. He is at the 
present time superintendent of the Fairfax 
Company, manufacturing Monarch Foundry 
facing, the office of the company being in 
Marietta, and the plant at Broadwell, Athens 
County. He married a daughter of Georee 
Dye, of Marietta, and resides in this city with 
his wife, and two children. — Edgar E.. who 
was born January 13. 1894: and Royal L., 
born T"'ie 24. 1901. A daughter. Gladys Lu- 
cile. horn Octuhcr 16. 1899. died January 4. 
1902. 

O. Brent Gard was born at \'incent, Wash- 
ington County, in 1876. and now owns and op- 
erates a large coal mine at Broadwell, Athens 
County. He completed an academic course of 
study at Marietta, and enieretl the coal busi- 



ness in 1897. The average number of his 
employes is about fifty, and the outi)ut of the 
mine approximates 200 tons per day. The 
mine is modern in all its appointments, and 
was equipped by Mr. Gard with electric ma- 
chinery. Sales are effected through brokers at 
Toledo and Detroit, thus supplying the north- 
ern market. Mr. Gard resides at No. 513 
Tupper street, with his parents. Religiously, 
he is a member of the CMiigregatinnal Churcli. 




ILLL\M F. ROBERTSON, who re- 
sides at Xo. 411 Franklin street. 
Marietta, retired from acti\-e par- 
ticipation in business, was for many 
years prominently identified with 
various leading enterprises in Marietta .''•1 ' 
Washington County. 

Mr. Robertson was born February 2('>, 1823. 
at Steubenville, Ohio, and is a son of Andrew 
and Mary J. CFinley) Robertson, both of 
whom were nati\'es of Westmoreland County. 
Pennsylvania. William was 11 years of age 
when the family naoN-ed to Washington Coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania, and there he learned the tan- 
ning business. He worked for two years in 
a tannery at Claysville. and for three years in 
the same line in Washington. Pennsylvania. In 
1850 he took charge of a tannery at \\'oods- 
field. ilonroe County, Ohio, and successfully 
operated it for four years, at the end of which 
period he moved to Beverl}-. Ohin. and there 
conduct^'d a tannery for two years. Mr. Rob- 
ertson then purchased a half interest in a 
foundry, in partnenship with James Patterson, 
and the business was carried on under the firm 
style of Patterson &• Robertson for four years, 
Mr. Robertson then retired from the firm, he- 
came interested in coal mining, and with part- 
ners operated two mines for several years. In 
186.J he became a member of a company which 
operateil a foundry at Beverly. This company, 
in iSf^q. built a new plant at that place, and 
l>rosperously continued in I)usiness until 1884. 
under the firm name of W. F. Robertson S; 
Company. In 1881 Mr. Robertson moved the 
macliinery and plow department to Marietta, 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



in company with two of his partners in the 
business at Beverly. They purcliased tlie Mar- 
ietta Lock Works, and carried oai lousiness on 
that property. Mr. Robertson retained his in- 
terest in the furnace business at Beverly. Fire 
devastated the Beverly plant in 1884, and in 
1 89 1 Mr. Robertson disposed of liis interest. 
In 1848 Mr. Robertson married Rebecca 
Henderson, daughter of Joseph and i\Iary ( Bu- 
chanan) Henderson, of Gaysville, Pennsyl- 
vania. Three children were born t'l their 
union, namely: Mary J. and George B.. both 
deceased: and Enmia, who married Charles R. 
Buchanan, of Marietta. The second marriage 
of ]\Ir. Robertson was to^ Matilda Frances 
Glass, of Beverly. The present attractive fam- 
ily residence was built by Mr. Robertson. In' 
politics Mr. Robertson is a Dennicrat. In re- 
ligious belief he is a Presbyterian. For a con- 
siderable period, he has been one of the trus- 
tees of the Washington County Children's 
Home, and has held other responsible positions. 
During a long, active and useful life, Mr. Rob- 
ertson lias commanded the respect of his fel- 
low citizens, and in the sunset of life, he is sur- 
rounded \)\ manv attached friends. 



EORGE E. LEHAIER, one of Wash- 
ington County's substantial citizens, 
is known as an extensive operator of 
oil wells in Lawrence township, but 
makes his residence in Marietta. 
I\Ir. Lehmer is a son of George Lehmer, 
and is a Pennsylvanian by hirtli. His fa- 
ther conducted a foundry in Rochester, Penn- 
sylvania, and there the son thoroughly learned 
the stove-plate molder"s trade, which he 
made his occupation, subsequently, for four 
years. From 1858 until 1861 he was em- 
ployed in a commission house in Cincinnati, 
Ohio, but when the South seceded from the 
Union and war broke out, he returned to 
Rochester, and immediately enlisted in the 
service of his country. In May, 1861. he 
became a member of the Pennsylvania Reserve 
Corps under Col. J. S. McCalmont. He 



enlisted as 2nd sergeant, was promoted tO' be 
2nd lieutenant in 1862, and became ist lieu- 
tenant of Company F, loth Reg., Pa. Vol. Re- 
serve Corps, in May, 1863. For three years 
he saw service under the "Maltese Badge" of 
the 5th Army Corps, was under General War- 
ner at Antietam, and participated in the battles 
of Dranes\'ille, Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, 
White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, Grovetown, 
Second Bull Run, South ]\Iountain, Freder- 
icksburg, Gettysburg, Bristow Station, and 
Mine Run. He was in the battles of the 
Wilderness twenty-five days, at Spottsylvania, 
North Anna River, Tolopotomoy and Be- 
thesda Church. While valiantly fighting at 
Fredericksburg, December 13, 1863, he was 
wounded in the right knee, and to this day 
it troubles him more or less. In June, 1804, 
he was mustered out of service at Pittsburg, 
Pennsylvania. 

While at home on a furlough, in 1864, 
Air. Lehmer was united in marriage, at Cincin- 
nati, Ohio, with Anna E. Stickel, a daugh- 
ter of S. B. Stickel. who was born and reared 
in Cincinnati. Mrs. Lehmer is also a native 
of Cincinnati, and she and her husband have 
one son, William H., born in June, 1865. 
He attended school in Marietta, and later, 
finished at the academy, and took a position 
in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio South- 
western Railroad Company at McCarthy 
Junction, where he was agent until 1901. He 
married Emma Faires, of JMarietta, and they 
have two children, Mary Elizabeth and Kent 
D. The family now reside at Byesville, Ohio, 
where the father is prosperously engaged in 
the hardware business. 

Mr. Lehmer has a brother, James D. Leh- 
mer, who owns 500 acres of land in Lawrence 
township, at the Cow Run field, and as the 
latter has business of importance in Cincin- 
nati, the subject of this sketch takes care of 
his interests in the oil business, as well as his 
own. Lentil 1897 he resided in Lawrence town- 
ship, but at that time he built his beautiful 
new residence at No. 503^ A\'ashington street, 
in Marietta, and has since lived there. He 
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by careful and shrewd investments is always 
sure to reap handsome profits. 

In social circles Mr. Lehmer affiliates with 
the G. A. R., being a member of Buell Post, 
No. 178. In politics he is a Republican, and 
is active in his partisanship. Since June 7, 
1868. he has beep a resident of Washington 
County, and the people of his cnmmunity re- 
spect and trust him. 



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EXRY C. M-XCEXT, for many years 
a prominent railroad official of Mari- 
etta, is now proprietor of a drug store 
at the corner of Third and Clarion 
streets. He was born in Washington 
Ohio, and is a son of Henry Earl and 
Rhoda E. (Clark) Vincent, and grandson c_if 
William Vincent. 

\'incent. Ohio, which is located in the 
township of Barlow, Washington County, 
Ohio, deri\-ed its name from Henry E. Vin- 
cent, who at that time owned the land where 
the village of Vincent is now situated. He do- 
nated a parcel of land for railroad purposes, 
the railroad company being the first to give the 
place its name. Afterward the government 
adopted the nam.e for its postoftice. 

William \'incent came to Marietta from 
Rhode Island in 1800. He married a Miss 
Earl and among their children was Henry Earl, 
who was born in Barlow township, \\'ashing- 
ton County, Ohio, in 1802. The latter mar- 
ried Rhoda E. Clark, who was born at 
Belpre, Ohio, in 1806, and was a daugh- 
ter of Elihu Clark, who came from New 
Jersey in 179S. The subject of this sketch 
has a brother, O. B. \'incent, who is 
freight agent for the M. C. & C. R. R. One 
sister resides in Michigan and one in \'incent, 
Ohio, and a cousin. J. C. N'incent. lives at \'in- 
cent. 

Henry C. \ incent began his railriiad career 
on the old Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad, now 
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in 1857, as 
telegraph operator at Vincent Station, and has 
been railroading most of the time since. Dur- 
ing a part of the Civil War he served as tele- 



graph operator for General Thomas, in Ten- 
nessee antl Kentucky. He served as operator 
and agent until i88.j, and from that time until 
the fall of 1900, with the exception oi a siiort 
period spent in Athens County, engaged in the 
coal business, was with the M. C. & C. Rail- 
road, which was then known as the Marietta 
Mineral Railroad, in the capacity of general 
freight and passenger agent. \V. P. Cutler 
was president and T. D. Dale, vice-president, 
treasurer and general manager. From 1891 
to 1894 M''- ^'incent was secretary and mana- 
ger of the Athens Coal and Coke Company, 
now known as the Luhrig Coal Companv, and 
during that time J. V. Parker acted as general 
freight and passenger agent of the road. In 
the fall of 1S94, Mr. Vincent resumed his du- 
ties of that office, and continued thus until No- 
vember, 1900, when the road passed into tlie 
hands of the present owners. 

January 20. 1864, Henry C. Vincent mar- 
ried Helen Josephine Gard, who was born Au- 
gust 22. 1839, a daughter of Hiram and Ata- 
line Gage ( Dunsmoor) Gard. The Gard fannly 
is an old and prominent one of Washington 
County. Cornelius Gard, grandfather of Hi- 
ram, was born near Morristown, Xew Jersey, 
October 13. 1749, and was of English descent. 
He was married near Pughtown, Frederick 
County. \'irginia. October i, 1774, to Mary 
Hancher, wlio was Ixirn June 22. 1757, her par-' 
ents being fn>ni \\'ales. Cornelius Gar<l came 
to Ohio in 1802. and fitllowed shoemaking in 
Washington County. He died in Palmer town- 
ship, ^^'ashington County, November 2, 1841, 
his wife having died .Aiigust 6. 1840. They 
left two sons — Timothy, born February 21, 
17S0: and David, born April 18, 1782. David 
Gard, father of Hiram, was born in Hampshire 
County, Virginia. March 25, 1802. he mar- 
ried Mary Hiett, of that place, and in 1803, 
moved to \\'hite Oak settlement, in what is 
now Palmer township, Washington County, 
Ohio. David died February 16. 1859. and his 
wife on May 15, 1861. They had the follow- 
ing children : Hiram : James, born January 2, 
1828: ]\Iaria: Rowena : Sophia and Jane. Hi- 
ram Gard was born in Palmer t(iwnship, Mav 
II, 1804. He moved to Vincent in 1854, and 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



resided there for many years. He dealt in 
stock during his early life, and while a resi- 
dent of Vincent, graded one and a half miles 
of the old ^Marietta aaid Cincinnati Railroad. 
At the age of nineteen years he was elected 
captain in the militia, and, later, lieutenant-col- 
onel. He once received a tie vote for the nom- 
ination as representative for \\'ashingtnn coun- 
ty. He married Ataline Gage Dunsmoor, a 
daughter of Phineas Dunsmoor. 

The Dunsmoor family was established in 
this country in 1719. settling in Londonderry, 
New Hampshire. They were descended from 
Tord John Dinsmore, of Achumore, Scotland, 
who possessed- large land interests in the Xorth 
of Ireland. Londonderry County, for which 
Londonderry, New Hampshire, is named. From 
Lord Dinsmore are all the Densmores. Duns- 
moors and Dinsmores of this country descend- 
ed. Phineas Dunsmoor, father of ]\Irs. Card, 
was born in Townsend, Massachusetts, Decem- 
ber 29. 1771. On April 10. 1798, he married 
Pollv Gage, who was born in Pelham. New- 
Hampshire. July 16. 1782. and was a daughter 
of Abner Gage. Her father was in the Revo- 
lutionary \\'ar. and at the Battle of Bunker 
Hill, had a portion of his foot shot off by a can- 
non ball. Phineas Dunsmoor owned a, large 
tract of land at Charlestown, New Hampshire, 
where he resided with his family until Ataline 
was ten years of age. He then sold the farm 
and purchased a hotel and farm afljoining at 
Goshen, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, 
whei'e he resided five years. He then sold out 
and purchased of J. Buck, a farm of 905 acres, 
situated in the Ohio Company's purchase in 
Wesley township. Washington County, Ohio. 
They arrived a,t their new home July 25, 1822. 
He died May 6. 1R23. and his wife on March 
20. 1857. They had se\-en children, as fol- 
lows: Horace; Abner G. : ]\lary K. ; Hiel : 
Lucius P. ; Ataline G. ; and Daniel N. They 
were all born at Charlestown. New Hamiishire, 
but the last named, who was born in Gnshen. 

Heriry C. A'incent and his wife ha\'e imc 
son. Frecl W.. wh<> \\as lnjrn in jSCiCk The lat- 
ter is now engaged in the general merchanclise 
business in a fine large building at the corner 
of Third and ^farion streets, his store adjoin- 



ing that of his father. Both families reside 
above the stores, and have comfortable homes. 
Fred W. Vincent married a daughter of Pro- 
fessor R. J. Smith, deceased, of Beverly, and 
they have a daughter, Helen A. Li politics Mr. 
Vincent is a Republican. He and his wife are 
members of the Congregational Church. He is 
also a member of the Order of Odd Fellows. 



E. FINCH, general freight and i>as- 
senger agent for the M. C. & C. 
Railroad Company since November 
20, 1901. understands the duties of 
his position thoroughly, and is ad- 
mirably adapted to the place. 

Mr. Finch is a native of Fleming, Ohio, 
where he attended school and afterward learned 
telegraphy, which he has put to good use in the 
business he now pursues. He has served in 
various capacities and places since the begin- 
ning of his railroad career, having previously 
acted as shipping clerk for the McKinney Coal 
& Coke Company, whose headquarters were at 
Zanesville. Ohio, and having been an agent and 
operator at different points. In 1892 he took a 
position as agent at Lathrop, and remained 
there until 1803. when he was called to Mar- 
ietta, and employed in the auditing department. 
He also ser\-ed as paymaster until November 
20, 1901, when he was appointed to his present 
lucrati\'e pi^sitiim as general freight and pas- 
senger agent. 

The \l. C. & C. Railroad has a mileage of 
fifty-four miles, and the company employs 
ahou.t two hundred people. Its present officers 
are: fl. H. Isham. of New York City, presi- 
dent : H. A. Clare, of New York City, vice- 
president and general manager; J. C. Riddle, of 
Marietta, general superintendent ; F. L. Alex- 
ander, of Marietta, auditor and secretary ; E. E. 
Finch, general freight and passenger agent; 
M. T. Seymour, train dispatcher ; J. E. Irvine, 
master-mechanic: and C. R. Huffman, road- 
master. The road is largely patronized and has 
many conveniences and comforts. 

Mr. Finch was united in marriage with 
Miss Tratchel, a daughter of Charles Tratchel, 




MRS. LEAH S. DYE. 




LUDWELL PETTY DYE. 



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of Tunnel, Ohio, and the marriage ceremony 
was performed at Marietta, Ohio, where they 
now reside at No. 403 Second street. In re- 
ligious belief they are members of the Presby- 
terian church. Air. Finch is deservedly popu- 
lar among his many friends and acquaintances, 
and treats all with unfailing courtesv. 



UDWELL PETTY DYE, a farmer and 
oil operator, of Marietta township, 
was born in Lawrence township, 
\\"ashington County, Ohio, in Octo- 
ber, 1842, and is a son of A. J. and 
Maria (Petty) Dye. Maria (Petty) Dye was 
a daughter of Presley and Margaret (Jen- 
nings) Petty, nati/es of Ohio, who had 14 
children. 

Preslev D}-e was a farmer. living in New- 
port township, and he and his wife spent their 
lives there. 

John Dye, grandfather of Ludwell P., was 
an early settler in Washington County, Ohio, 
having come from near Fairfax Court House, 
\'irginia. He died when his son, A. J. Dye, 
was six years of age. 

Ludwell P. Dye was reared in Washington 
County, and in November. 1863, enlisted in 
the Q2d Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., 3rd Division, 
1st Brigade, 14th Army Corps. In the Atlanta 
campaign he participated in all the engage- 
ments, marching to the sea with Sherman's 
Army, and acquitting himself with honor. He 
Avas at the grand review at Washington. He 
was nnistered out at Louisville in 1865, his reg- 
iment being disbanded at Columbus, Ohio. He 
then went tO' his father's home and for nine 
and a half years worked in the oil business, 
having an interest in a number of wells. He 
purchased his present farm in Marietta town- 
ship in March, 1875, and on this farm, has ten 
])roducing oil wells. It is a valuable piece of 
property, and is located Ixit four miles from 
Marietta. Mr. Dye is a progressive man and 
is deeply interested in the welfare of his town- 
"^hip, county and State. 

Mr. Dye was married to Leah \'. Snider, 
a daughter of Jacob and Catherine Snider, her 



father being a farmer, of Harrison county, 
Ohio. Both he and his wife are deceased : they 
left six children, namely : John, who died in 
the army; Mary, who married Albert jMoore, 
a carpenter, of Harrison County ; Leah V. ; 
Mattie, who married John Striker, a farmer, of 
Harrison County, Ohio; Sarah Jane, who died 
aged eight years; Jacob, a farmer, of Harrison 
county: and Fanny, who died in infancv. Mr. 
and Mrs. Dye became parents of five children, 
as follows: .Rosella; Selinda: Beatrice Blanche 
and Ora Virginia. Rosella is teaching school 
in Alarietta : one, unnamed, died in infancy; 
Selinda is the wife of George Wallace Robin- 
son, a farmer, of Alarietta township, by whom 
"she has three children, — Helen M. ; Wilbur A., 
and Blanche, aged, respectively, nine, seven 
and five years. Beatrice Blanche married Nor- 
val J. Stewart, and lives at Zanesville, Ohio. 
Ora Virginia died in infancy. Mr. Dye is a 
Republican in politics, whilst in religious at- 
tachment he is a Methodist. 



ASON D. CAROTHERS. a sub- 
stantial, retired farmer of Washing- 
tun County, Ohio, and one of the pi- 
oneer settlers in the vicinity of Cut- 
ler, has spent a long life in this local- 
ity, and has devoted much effort to the agri- 
cultural development of Fairtreld township. 
The birth of Mr. Carothers took place Decem- 
ber 2, 1818, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, 
and he is a son of Andrew and Jane (Fitz- 
simmons) Carothers, both of whom were na- 
tives of Eastern Pennsylvania, and were of 
Scotch-Irish ancestry. 

Andrew Carothers and his wife moved in 
1832 to Crawford County, Ohio, where they 
lived until within a few years of their death, 
when they moved to Morrow County, where 
the father died at the age of 86 years, and the 
mother at the age of 90 years. The members 
of their family who reached maturity were as 
follows : William ; Reason D. ; Jonothan ; 
Dr. James H., of California; Dr. John, who 
died in California; Mrs. Jane Morrison, a 
widow, who resides in Tuscarawas County, 
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HISTORY- OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



On September 15, 1846, Reason D. Ca- 
rothers was married to Elizabeth B. Dawson, 
who was born May 2, 1825, in Beaver County, 
Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of Benjamin 
and Sarah (Bain) Dawson. She was the 
fourth, in order of birth, of the family born 
to her parents, the others being as follows : 
Catherine, Mary, Benoni and Margaret, all de- 
ceased ; Rebecca, a resident of Brooklyn, New 
York ; and \\'illiam F., a resident of East Liv- 
erpool, Ohio. In 1854, ]\Ir. Carothers and 
his family settled in Washington County, 
Ohio, on their present farm, which was then 
located near the few straggling houses which 
represented the village of Cutler. Mr. Ca- 
rothers has lived to* see a busy, thriving town 
grow up under his eyes, and he has done his 
part in encouraging worthy enterprises which 
have benefited the place. His farm comprises 
113 acres, and the adjoining farm of 113 acres 
is owned by his son, Andrew L. Both are 
under the efficient management of the latter, 
the combined properties being operated in gen- 
eral farming and successful stockraising. The 
subject of this sketch was engaged in railroad 
contracting and constructed a portion of the 
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad, 
known at that time as the Springfield & 
Illinois Southeastern. He was superintend- 
ent of the line from Springfield to Shaw- 
neetown, Illinois. He was also superinten- 
dent of the division from Tamaroa to Chester, 
on the Mississippi. He was, previous tO' this, a 
millwright by trade. 

The subject of this sketch and liis \\'ife had 
nine children, of, whom the survivors are num- 
bered among the most respected residents of 
their several localities. Tlie eldest, Benoni 
H. Carothers, was born June 12, 1847, i'"" 
Beavor County, Pennsylvasia, and now re- 
sides at Chillicothe, Ohio, where he has charge 
of the water tanks and pumps of the Balti- 
more & Ohio Southwestern Railroad ; he mar- 
ried Marcella Staley, of Chester, Illinois, and 
they have one daughter, Nellie. Phebe Jane 
Carothers was born in Columbiana County, 
Ohio, September 24, 1849, '"^^ iy\ti[. unmar- 



ried, in 1 87 1. Andrew Lamar Carothers was 
born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, May 
18, 1852. He spent four years, from Febru- 
ary, 1877, to 1880, in Topeka, Kansas, and in 
Jefferson and Pottawatomie counties in the 
same State, and then returned tO' Ohio, where 
he has been engaged in the management of his 
own and his father's property ever since. He 
married Euphemia Barnes, who was born in 
Washington County, Ohio, and is a daughter 
of Henry S. Barnes, an early resident of the 
county. The three childrai of Andrew La- 
mar Carothers and his wife are, — Henry R., 
born June 6, i88g; Sella Louise, born March 
3, 1891 ; and Eliza Jane, born April 20, 1894. 
William H. Carothers, who' was born Novem- 
ber 2, 1S54, is a physician located at Boston, 
Massachusetts. He married Helen Norris, a 
daughter of George Norris, and their only 
child is Elizabeth Alvira. Dr. Carothers is a 
regular practitioner, was educated at Cincin- 
nati, and completed his medical course at Phil- 
adelphia. James A. Carothers, who' was born 
November 11, 1857, resides in \\'a_\-ne County, 
Illinois, and is engaged in farming. He mar- 
ried Rachel Morris, O'f Washington County, 
and their six children were, — Dora C. ; Morris 
D. ; Earl T., deceased; George N. ; Helen H. ; 
and Reason J. His first wife died in April. 
1897. He later married Early Pureed, of 
Wayne County, and they have one son, Daniel 
L. Daniel L. Carothers, who was ]3(>rn Au- 
gust 22, i860, resides in Chicago, and is su- 
perintendent of the Chicago- Division of the 
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He married Car- 
rie Leland, a native of the State of Maine, and 
they had one child, Leland D., deceased. John 
B. Carothers, who w^as born February 26, 
1863, is married, and resides in Cincinnati, 
where he is an engineer of the Baltimore & 
Ohio Railroad. Sarah Louise Theresa Ca- 
rothers who was born April 9, 1863, married 
Thomas T. Dunbar, of Fairfield townsh':.\ The 
youngest of this family is Myrtie Elvira Ca- 
rothers, who was born December i. 1867, and 
resides at home. 

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the Whig party, but since the advent of the 
Republican party has lieen identihed with that 
organization. 

His Masonic connection was with Bart- 
lett Lodge, while his son Andrew L., belongs 
to Cutler Lodge, No. 784, 1. O. O. F. The 
religious connection of the family has long 
been with the Centenary Methodist Episcopal 
Church, which is located on the farm. Mr. 
Carothers enjoys the respect of the whole 
community, and his venerable figure is wel- 
comed wherever he goes. His long life 
bridges a wonderful part of the world's his- 
tory, in which he has always taken an intelli- 
gent interest. 



El'ER KUXZ, Jr., whu conducts a 
general dry goods store in Marietta, 
Ohio, was born in Washington Coun- 
t_\-, Ohio, near I\larietta, in 1853, and 
is a son of Peter Kunz. 
Peter Kunz, Sr., was born in Bavaria, 
Germany, in 1821, and came to America about 
1842, where he engaged in farming and shoe- 
making. In 1858 he removed to Marietta, 
where he opened a general store on Greene 
street. This store was burned out in May, 
1859. Purchasing a stock, he continued in 
business on Front street and in 18G1, bought 
a lot at the corner of Front street and Foun- 
dry Alley, on which he built a storeroom and 
dwelling, and carried on business at this place 
until his retirement, in 1885. His death oc- 
curred in October, 1897. He married 
Mary Elizabeth Zumbro, who was born in 
Bavaria, Germany, and is a daughter of 
Franz Zumbro. who came tO' this country and 
settled at Cedar Xarrows Bridge, in \\^ash- 
ington County. Peter Kunz and his wife 
reared the following children, namely: Frank, 
who was his father's partner from 1880 until 
1885, and is nuw in business at Columbus, 
Ohio; Caroline (Wetz), of Zanesville, 
Ohio; Charlotte (Schafer), whose husband is 
a harness dealer, of Marietta ; ]\Iary. deceased ; 
Margaret (Sei])el), deceased; Kate J. (Ste- 
phenson), of Marietta; Annie, the wife of Clin- 



ton E. Pape, who is proprietor of the Marietta 
Distihery Company. 

Peter Kunz, Jr., the subject of this sketch, 
received his mental training at J. D. Phillips' 
grammar school, and Theodore Scott's private 
school. He clerked for his father until he 
was twenty-seven years old. Li 1881 he 
opened a general store, and four years later 
assumed control of his father's store. His 
stock is fresh and up tO' date, and occupies two 
fionrs, the buildinig being 130 feet deep. Mr. 
Kunz inherits his father's superior business 
qualities, and is one of the leading merchants 
of the city, as well as an active worker in all 
movements undertaken for the welfare and 
advancement of the people. 

^Ir. Kunz married Ella L. Biszantz, a 
daughter <if Charles F. and Philipena Bis- 
zantz, and they have three children, namely : 
Charles Frederick; Blanche Florence; and 
Laura Fedora. 

Politically, I\lr. Kunz is Republican, Pie 
attends the Conyreyational Church. 



R. A. H. S\MXBURXE, of :Marietta, 
Ohio, is recognized as a most suc- 
cessful specialist in stomach ailments 
and abdominal diseases, and has built 
up a practice in this locality that is 
second to none. His reputation extends not 
onlv throughout the Ohio and ]\Iuskingum 
valievs but to" every part of the country, and 
the patients now under his advice and treat- 
ment, come from every state, from Elaine to 
the Golden Gate, while he has correspondence 
with hundreds of others. 

Dr. Swinburne is a native of Delaware 
County, Iowa, where he was born Xoveml)er 
6, 1866. Until he attained the age of fif- 
teen years, he attended the High School of 
Delhi, Iowa, his studies there being supple- 
mented by a course at the Upper Iowa Univer- 
sity, at Fa\-ette. After this, he taught school 
for three years previous to taking uj) mctlicine 
as a study. To fit himself to be a physician, 
he entered the medical department of tlie state 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



university at Iowa City, and recei\ed the de- 
gree of AI. D., in 1S91. He chose for his 
first field of practice, Earlville, Iowa, and re- 
mained there for some time. Before he left 
Iowa, to come to IMarietta, he went to Chi- 
cago, taking two special courses in preparation 
for his specialties, which are diseases of the 
stomach and abdomen. Since August, 1900, 
he has been a resident of Marietta, Ohio, with 
his otfice in the St. Clair Building, and his res- 
idence, on Fifth street. His success has been 
pronounced and rapid, and his skill is widely 
recognized. 

Dr. Swinburne is married and lives in a 
comfortable residence with his wife and two 
children, Algernon C. and R. Dewey. He is a 
member and supporter of the Congregation? 
church of the city, oi which he is a faithful at- 
tendant. In fraternal circles he aftiliates with 
the I. O. O. F. organization. He is a mem- 
ber of the State Medical Society, of Iowa. He 
is a self-made man, and his reputation has been 
fairly won by the successful treatment of nu- 
merous and difficult cases. 



E\-. S A AI U E L FREDERICK 
.MUELLER, pastor of St. Paul's 
German Evangelical Church at Mar- 
ietta, Ohio, was born at Saline, 
Alichigan, in 1876, and is a son of 
Rev. F. [Mueller, who is now pastor of St. 
Mark's German Church at 35th street and Un- 
ion avenue, Chicago, Illinois. 

Rev. F. Alueller was born in Wurtemberg, 
near Stutgart, Germany, and came to this 
country in 1874. He received his education at 
Basel, Switzerland, and after coming to the 
United States held the pastorate of churches 
in [Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois. He was 
married in America to [Miss Raible, and to 
them have been seven children, namely : Sam- 
uel Frederick ; Rudolph : Dorothea : Sophia ; 
Amelia; Gertrude; and Edward. 

Rev. Samuel F. [Mueller was but a small 
boy when his parents removed to a suburb of 
Chicago. He graduated from the St. Louis 




Theological Seminary in 1898, taking a post- 
graduate course at the [McCormick Theological 
Seminary in Chicago. He remained in that 
city for one year, and May 28, 1899, accepted 
the pastorate of liis present church, St. Paul's 
German Evangelical, in [Marietta. This 
church has 200 enrolled members and much 
good is done by these active workers. Rev. 
Mr. Mueller is a fluent speaker, a man of much 
influence in the community, and is held in high' 
esteem by all. 



VCOB H. DYE, a prominent citizen of 
.Marietta, Ohio, is now serving his 
twenty-fifth year in the capacity of 
city marshal, and his twenty-sixth 
year as constable of Marietta town- 
ship. He was born in that city [March 14, 
1850, and is a son of Jonathan T. and Cather- 
ine (Weekley) Dye, and grandson of Samuel 
Dye, who came to Washington County from 
Pennsylvania, and served as justice of the peace 
of Lawrence township for many years. 

Jonathan T. Dye was born in Lawrence 
township, Washington- County, Ohio, and as 
a young man came to [Marietta, where he 
learned the trade of a tanner with [Mr. [Mc- 
Farland on Second street. He was a veterin- 
ary surgeon, with ofiice on Sixth a'ld War- 
ren streets, and also built and owned a num- 
ber of houses in that part of tlie city. He 
was engaged in gardening for man}- years. 
He and his wife reared the following children : 
Elijah, Avho served in Company A, 39th Reg., 
O. Vol. Inf., and died as a result of wounds 
received during- the war; William P., who 
was killed at the massacre of Custer and his 
army by the Indians; Charles G., who was 
deputy sheriff of Washington County, under" 
Sheriff D. B. Torpy, and died of typhoid fever, 
while in office ; Jacob H. ; Abbie, wife of Will- 
iam Coen, of Athens County; Elizabeth (Has- 
kell), of Boston, Massachusetts; Mrs. E. P. 
Davis, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. F. H. 
[Martin, of Pennsborough, West Virginia, who 
died in 1896; and [Mrs. Ansel Jones, who died 
at Marietta. 




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Jacob H. Dye was reared at Marretta and 
first learned the trade of a carpenter, serving- 
time with Phihp W'aUers. He shortly after- 
ward went to the \'olcano Oil region in Wood 
County, West Virginia, where he was engaged 
in the oil business for ten years. He returned 
to Marietta and has occupied his present posi- 
tion as marshal of ]\Iarietta City 24 years, and 
as constable of 2^Iarietta township continu- 
ously since 1876. He has efficiently dis- 
charged the duties of his office, and has the 
unbounded confidence and esteem of his fel- 
low citizens. 

Mr. Dye was united in marriage with Car- 
oline Leonhardt, who was born in 1854, at 
Wheeling, West Virginia, and was a mere 
child when brought to Marietta by her family. 
To this union were born the following chil- 
dren : Walter E., who is in business at Mari-_ 
etta; John W., foreman for the Marietta Fuel 
and Gas Co.; Charles G., a jeweler, of Boston, 
JMassachusetts ; Benjamin G., a contractor in 
oil-well drilling in the fields of West Virginia ; 
Howard W., aged fourteen years, who is at 
school; Marietta, wife of C. C Collins, who 
is superintendent of the Bell Telephone Com- 
pany at ^Marietta ; and Virginia, wife of Fred- 
erick Strecker, the liveryman. Mr. Dye en- 
tered the army in the fall of 1864, when but 
little more than fourteen years old, and served 
five months in Company A, 48th Reg. Ohio 
Vol. Inf., under Colonel ^loore. He belongs to 
Buell Post, G. A. R., the Order of Odd Fel- 
lows; Knights of Pythias; and Knights of the 
Maccabees. Religiously, he was confirmed in 
the Lutheran Church, but now attends the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. 



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OX. THOMAS WATSOX MOORE, 
who resides at his beaiuiful home at 
Moore's Junction in Marietta town- 
ship, ^\'ashington County. Ohio, is a 
prominent business man. who has for 
many years l^een engaged in railroad contract- 
ing. He was born ill Allegheny County. Penn- 
sylvania, March 22. 182;. and is a son of Jo- 



seph and Rebecca (Watson) }iloore, his father 
being a well known farmer of that county. 

At the age of 17 years, Thomas W. IMoore 
left farm life for the city, and he served an ap- 
prenticeship as an engine forger, with the firm 
of J. B. Warden & Company, engine builders. 
After an apprenticeship of four years he con- 
tinued with the firm two years as journeyman, 
at the end of which time he was engaged as 
engineer on the steamer "Xorthern Light," 
then pl}'ing between St. Louis and Xew Or- 
leans. One year later, he was engaged as en- 
gineer on the passenger steamer "Pennsyl- 
vania," plying between Pittsburg and Cincin- 
j nati. Li this position he remained about one 
j year, and then determined to abandon river 
work. Having laid by about $1,200, by the 
strictest frugality and economy, he came to 
Warren township, ^Vashington County, and in- 
! vested the entire amount in a farm near what 
! is now known as Tunnel Station, on the "Old 
i.Line" Railroad. Li April, 1850, he came wun 
■ his two children to his new purchase, and dur- 
; ing the four years following was engaged in 
I farming and stock dealing. In 1854, when the 
Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad was in the 
I course of construction, he renroved to a farm 
along the line, at what is known as Tunnel 
Station. Here he opened a store with a geileral 
line of merchandise, and at the same time did 
railroad contracting. He continued thus until 
1858, and in the meantime held a number of 
local offices. He served as justice of the peace 
for seven years in succession. In 1858 he took 
a contract for the construction of a tunnel near 
White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, on what is 
j noAV the Chesa])eake & Ohio Railwav. 'i'lie 
I war broke out before the completion of this 
; work, and as I\Ir. ^Moore was a strong Llnion 
sympathizer it was unsafe for him to remain in 
that section. He disposed of his interest in 
the contract, and returned home. It was about 
! this time that the ;Marietta & Cincinnati Rail- 
; road Company completed plans for Iiuilding a 
' tunnel through the hill before mentioned, and 
this contract was let to Hon. William P. Cut- 
ler and ;\Ir. Moore. In July. 1861. the pros- 
: ecution of this work cea.sed because of lack of 
I funds on the part of the railroad company. Mr. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Moore at once raised a company of lOO volun- 
teers and offered their service to the govern- 
ment. They were accepted and the company, 
of which Mr. Moiire was made captain, be- 
came a part of the 36th Reg". Ohio Vol. Inf. 
He remained at the head of his company until 
the next February, when the Marietta & Cin- 
cinnati Railroad Company, having secured the 
requisite funds, demanded that he fulfill his 
part of the contract. This resulted in his resig- 
nation from the army. He returned home and 
completed the work in 1863. Shortly after- 
ward, he purchased his beautiful home on the 
bank of the Ohio River, about three. miles dis- 
tant from Marietta, and has since resided there. 
The farm includes 600 acres of both high and 
bottom land, and is ke]it up by a numljer of 
tenants who live upun it. In the spring of 
1864, he raised a company of the National 
Guard in Warren tinvuship, and held himself 
and company in readiness to enter the service 
whenever a call should be made. During the 
same sirring he took a contract to build a por- 
tion of the Baltimore Short Line Railroad, and 
liad just entered upon this work when his mil- 
itary company was ordered into active service. 
This company, with a number of others, ren- 
dezvoused at Marietta, May 2, 1864, and he 
was at once elected colonel of the regiment. 
The regiment was ordered to Harper's Ferry, 
thence to Point of Rocks, via ^^'ashington City, 
and from there to Bermuda Hundred, where 
it performed garrison service until mustererl 
out. Colonel Moore was made commander of 
the fort, and to this important duty was after- 
ward added that of assistant inspector general. 
Upon returning home from the war, he resumed 
his work on the Baltimore Short Line, which 
was completed in 1865. He then went to Mis- 
souri and taught a farm of i.ooo acres within 
sight of Sedalia, in which city he assisted in 
organizing the First National Bank. He was 
engaged extensively in the stock business until 
1 868, and then went to Saginaw, Michigan, 
where he carried on the lumber business for two 
years. He then returned to his home in Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. He has had a remark- 
ably successful career in various lines of busi- 



ness, and is respected as one of the foremost 
citizens of his township, and county. 

Thomas W". Moore was married at an early 
age, to Margaret McClelland, of Pittsburg, 
who died in 1850, leaving two children, Mary 
and Margaret. The former lived to reach the 
age of three years and the latter that of six 
years. In April, 1853, Mr. Moore formed a 
second matrimonial alliance, wedding Mary 
Green, a daughter of Caleb Green, of Wash- 
ington County, and they became the parents of 
three children, as follows: Julia Fremont. 
Rowena Green and Flora Rebecca. Julia Fre- 
mont was born in August, 1856, and is the wife 
of F. M. Reed, who is in business with Colonel 
Moore ; they have one child, Gertie May. Row- 
ena Green was b(^rn in November. 1858; and 
Flora Rebecca was born in March, 1864. 



\SPER E. AHLBORN, a member of 
the law firm of O'Neil & Ahlborn, 
is line (if the prominent attorneys of 
Marietta, Ohio. He was born on Feb- 
ruary 15, 1865. in Lawrence town- 
ship, Washington County, Ohio, and is a son 
of John H. Ahlborn. 

John H. Ahlborn was born near Gottingen, 
Germany, and came to this country about 1845, 
locating in Pittsburg. A few years later he 
moved, with his family, to Monroe County, 
Ohio', and otie year afterward to Washington 
County, where he lived in Alarietta for a time.' 
He then bought a farm in Lawrence town- 
ship, on which he carried on general farming 
and stock raising until his death. He was 
married, in Germany, to Catherine Meiers, who 
is living with her son, Jasper E. Their chil- 
dren were as follows: L. C, who is a phy- 
sician, of Waverly, ^^'est \'irginia ; Mary, who 
is at home; John; William, deceased; Henry, 
deceased ; and Jasper E. 

Jasper E. Ahlborn was primarily educated 
in Lawrence township, after which he attended 
Marietta Academy and Marietta College, for 
two' years. He read law one year with Henry 
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the National Normal University at Lebanon, 
Ohio, and completed the law course there in 
1893. He was admitted to t\vt bar in June, 
1893, and has since practiced in Marietta. K 
partnership now exists between him and 
Charles T. O'Neil, which was formed in No- 
\ember, 1896. JMr. Ahlborn was elected jus- 
tice of the peace in April. 1899, and re-elected 
in the spring of 1902. He is one of the lead- 
ing members of the bar in Washington Coun- 
ty, and is possessed of unusual ability as a 
lawyer. 

Socially, the subject of this sketch is a 
member of I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 115, sec- 
retary of Harmar Lodge, and belongs to the 
Encampment. He is also a member of Tribe 
No. 39, L O. R. M., and the ]M. W. A. Re- 
ligiously he is an attendant at the Congrega- 
tional Church. 



R, J. L. AL\SON, one of Marietta's 
most successful practicing physi- 
cians, is also proprietor of a phar- 

macy on Tiber Way, Marietta. He 

was born at Stafford, Monroe Coun- 
ty, Ohio, in 1857, and is a son of Dr. G. W. 
JNlason. The latter was for many years a 
prominent physician of Monroe county, but is 
now living in retirement. He became the fa- 
ther of five sons, as follows : J. L., the sub- 
ject of this sketch; G. -M., a physician of Sa- 
lem, Washington County, Ohio; Walter, who 
lives at the old home in 2^Ionroe county ; W. P., 
ex-city engineer of ]Marietta, who is now suc- 
cessfully following his profession in Spring- 
field, Ohio; and Frank, who is connected with 
a manufacturing concern in Zanesville, Ohio. 
Dr. J. L. Mason attended Dennison Uni- 
versity during 1877-1878, and then took up 
the practice of metlicine, in connection with 
his father. He continued thus until 1883, and 
then attended the Ohio Medical College at 
Cincinnati, from which he graduated in 1884. 
He resumed his former practice at his old 
liome and continued there for some years. He 
ne.xt moved to Marietta, opening an office on 
Front street, and also spent one year in West 



Marietta. He built up a large and lucrative 
practice, and in addition theret(j conducts a 
drug-store, which he established on Tiber 
Way, in October, 1900. 

Dr. Mason was united in marriage with 
Miss Hattie Okey of Monroe County, and they 
have three children, — George, Catherine and 
Clesson. Fraternally, Dr. Mason is a mem- 
ber of the order of Odd Fellows, and the 
Modern Woodmen of America. He is a mem- 
ber of the city and county medical societies, 
and has held various offices in those organiza- 
tions. In religious attachment he is a mem- 
ber of the Christian Church. The family res- 
idence is at No. 936 Third street. 



E. GUYTON, a prominent and suc- 
cessful attorney-at-law, of Marietta, 
Ohio, with office in the Mills Build- 
ing, was born in Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, in November, 1861, and is 
a son of J. L. Guyton, and grandson of Abram 
Guy ton. 

Abram Guyton was born in ^Maryland, 
March 8, 1785, and followed the trade of a 
millwright, together with farming. He mar- 
ried ^largaret Walraven of Delaware, a daugh- 
ter of William Walraven. J. L. Guyton was 
born in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1828, and 
early in life moved to Washington County, 
Ohio. He married Myrtella \'an W'inkle 
Johnson, who was born and reared in Mari- 
etta township, and is a daughter of Edward 
and Maria (Van Winkle) Johnson, both na- 
tives of New York. To this union were born 
three children, but one of whom. B. E.. grew 
to maturity. 

B. E. Guyton was reared in Marietta and 
received his mental training in the public 
schools and Marietta Academy. He learned 
the trade of a stationary engineer, which he 
followed in Marietta and elsewhere for a per- 
iod of seven years. He took up the study of 
law, and was admitted to the bar in Februarv, 
1886. A few days later he engaged in prac- 
tice and has since continued with uninterrupted 
success. He served eight years as L'nited 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



States Commissioner, and twelve years as 
justice of the peace, and has always taken an 
active part in political affairs as a member of 
the Republican party. He has a high reputa- 
tion as a speaker, and has been active in cam- 
paign work, although he has never sought po- 
litical preferment. 

In 1888, ]Mr. Guy ton was married to ]\Iary 
Salisbury, by whom he had two children, ]\Iyr- 
tella Celeste, who died in March, 1S96; and 
Marv Margaret. Religiously the family are 
members of the ]\Iethodist Episcopal Church. 
Fraternally, Mr. Guyton is a member of the 
Ancient Order of United Workmen, and is 
"Guide" of ^larietta Lodge, No. 68. 



R. L. E. WARREN, a physician and 
surgeon, of ]\Iarietta, Ohio, was born 
in Noble County, Ohio, and is a son 
of Elbridge Warren, a grandson of 
William Warren, and great-grandson 
of John Warren. Tlie last-named was a Rev- 
olutionary soldier, and was with Washington 
and his army at \'alley Forge. He was a 
cousin of Gen. Joseph \\'arren, who was 
killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill. 

William Warren came from Boston to 
IMorgantown about the year 1800 by ox-team 
and then built a boat and came down the river 
to Washington County, Ohio. He entered land 
here and built the first house in the locality of 
the county infirmary. About the year 1817, 
he moved to Noble County, Ohio, where he 
took up a large tract of land, built a cabin, and 
spent years in clearing the land. He was a 
cooper by trade. He married a ^Nliss Liver- 
more, of Boston, Massachusetts, and of eight- 
een children born to them, Elbridge AWarren, 
father of L. E., was the youngest. 

Elbridge \\'arren and his wife were born 
in Noljle County, Ohio. The former died in 
1896, and his widow resides in Newport town- 
ship, Washington county. They had four 
children, namely : L. E. ; Dudley, who is en- 
gaged in farming, and the stock business : 
Mrs. Abbie Haminger, a widow, of Newport 



township; and Emma, wife of Thomas Snyder, 
residing in Newport township. 

L. E. Warren was seven years of age when 
his parents moved from Noble County to 
Washington County, Ohio, and here he at- 
tended school until he entered Columbus Med- 
ical College. He graduated from that insti- 
tution with the class of 1878, after which he 
engaged in practice at Reno' for a period of 
ten years. He then came to Marietta, where 
he has since practiced with unvarying success. 

Li 1866, Dr. Warren married Mary Whis- 
ton, of Yankeeburg, Washington County, Ohio 
who died leaving four children, namely: 
William, who is a physician of Newport; 
Jesse, a farmer, of Sand HiU; Oella, wife of 
Bart Thorniley, a druggist of Randolph Coun- 
ty, West \'irginia ; and Curtis, a physician, of 
Round Bottom, Ohio. The subject of this 
sketch formed a second union, with INLiry 
Dearth. Dr. Warren is a member of the state, 
countv and citv medical societies. 



ACOB BOHL, M. D., one of the most 
prominent physicians and surgeons of 
Marietta, Ohio, with ofifice and resi- 
dence at No. 212 Maple street, was 
born at WatertOiwn, Washington 
County, Ohio, in 18^4. He is a son of John 
Bohl, AL D., and Elizabeth (Weihl) Bohl. Dr. 
John Bohl is a practicing physician of Water- 
town, which has always been his home. The 
mother died in November, 1898. 

Dr. Jacob Bohl was reared and primarily 
educated at Watertown, and in 1884, entered 
tipon the study of medicine. He attended ]Mi- 
ami Medical College until his graduation, in 
1887, after which he was engaged in practice 
in Watertown for a period of four years. He 
removed to }ilarietta in 1892, and soon estab- 
lished a remunerative practice. Li 1896 he 
took a post-graduate medical course in New 
York City, and then resumed his practice in 
]^Iarietta. Li 1899 Dr. Bohl went to Ger- 
many and completed a post-graduate course in 
the medical department of the University of 




JOHN A. GAGE. 



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Berlin. His skill as a practitioner is recog- 
nized, and the best people of the community 
are included among his patients. He is a 
member of the city, county, state and national 
medical associations. 

Dr. Bohl was joined in matrimony with 
Mary Louise Strecker, at [Marietta, and they 
have one daughter, Corinne. Religiously, 
he is a member of Harmar Congregational 
Church. 



R. F. G. MITCHELL, who is engaged 
in general practice with his father, 
Dr. William Mitchell, is one of the 
leading physicians and surgeons of 
^larietta, Ohio, and was born at 
Scott Town, Washington County, Ohio, May 
26, 1877, a son of Dr. William jMitchell 

The maternal grandmother of Dr. F. G. 
Mitchell, who lives at Newport, Ohio, is 
eighty-nine years old. His grandmother Mitch- 
ell is living in Xew INIatamoras. Dr. William 
Mitchell, \\'as born in Washington County, 
Ohio, in 1854, and is a son of William Mitch- 
ell, who was born at New Matamoras, and' 
followed the tannery business. Dr. William 
Mitchell was reared at New ?iIatamoras, and 
as a boy worked at the tannery business and 
boarded at the St. Cloud Hotel. He studied 
medicine, first with Dr. Mcllhaney, and later 
attended the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio, for one year. He practiced 
awhile in Monroe County, and then 
returned to college, from which he 
was graduated in the spring of 1882. 
He practiced in Scott Town, JNIasterton and 
Hills, and located permanently at Marietta, in 
1892. Dr. Mitchell married Belle Moore, a 
daughter of S. J. Moore. She was born at 
Newport, Ohio, and died in 1890. The sub- 
ject of this sketch, is the eldest of four chil- 
dren, the others being. — Fred, who was born in 
Scott Tbwn, in October, 1878, and is now at- 
tending a medical college in Chicago; For- 
rest M., who was born in 1S80, and is attend- 
ing Bennett ^ledical College, in Chicago; and 
Harry, who was born in 1884, and is studying 
at Marietta Academv. Dr. William !\Iitchell 



was married, secondly, in 1893, to Mary A'. 
Miller, who was born and reared in Marietta, 
and they ha\e one child, — Rol)ert T,, — aged 
seven years. 

Dr. F. G. Mitchell, w lv>se name ripens these 
lines, was primarily educated at Sand Hill 
High School, after which he look 'a course 
at the Eclectic Medical College, in Cincinnati, 
' from which he was graduated in 1899. He 
at once took up the practice of his profession 
at Marietta, being associated with his father, 
I at No. 128 Front street. Thev are general 
practitioners and surgeons, and have a large 
j and lucrative practice. Dr. ^litchell and his 
' father both stand high in their profession and 
\ are known as two of the leading physicians of 
I Washington County. They are public-spir- 
ited, progressive and influential men. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
marriage with Ida Fitch, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 
and they have one son, — Lloyd \\'illiam, — w ho 
was born August, 1901. They live in Nur- 
wood. Dr. Mitchell and his father are mem- 
bers of the Ohio State Eclectic Association, 
and the National Eclectic Association. Dr. 
William Mitchell has served for over twenty 
years as physician of the Washington County 
Infirmary. He was superintendent of the 
Presbyterian Sunday school, and also trustee 
of that church, during his resilience at Hills. 



r)TIX A. (;;\(;i"., e.\-County Commis- 
sioner, and one nf the large land- 
owners of Washington Count}-, Ohio, 
was born in Fairfield township, in 
1S45, and is one of the nine children 
of Joseph H. and Mary A. ( Cook) Gage. His 
father located in township 7, range 11, in Fair- 
field township, as early as 1835, settling upon 
the farm now owned by M\ron \\', Gage, a 
brother of John A. 

John A. Gage attended the ])ublic and select 
schools of the vicinity, and was reared in his 
native township. He also attended school at 
Lebanon. Ohio, for a time, and at the age of 
21 years entered the field of business. His en- 
*^ire career has been one <>i continued success, 
lie located on tlic farm where he now lives, and 



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added to it constantly until he now owns 470 
acres in Fairfield township, and 170 acres in 
Palmer township, all of which he actively man- 
ages. He is one of the most progressive and 
enterprising business men of the community, 
and stands high in the esteem of every one with 
whom he is acquainted. He is a Democrat, in 
p<:)litics, and has served as township trustee, 
clerk, etc. He was elected County Commis- 
sioner in 1890, to succeed Thomas Fleming, 
and was in turn succeeded by Mr. Randolph, 
of Eartlett. Mr. Gage is a member of the 
Universalist Ciiurch, of Layman, Ohio. 



( )HX IMcDONALD, a successful farm- 
er of Waterford township, W^ashing- 
tiin County, Ohio, was born in that 
township in 1827, and is a son of 
Thomas and Elizaljcth ( Feather- 
stone) McDonald. 

Thomas McDouald was born in Union 
County, Pennsylvania. April 28, 1778, and died 
in 1865. He came to Washington County at 
an early day, and followed the trade of a mill- 
er. He operated the Dodge Mills, about a 
mile above Wolf Creek, for at least twenty-fi\e 
years. Religiously, he was a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. He was origin- 
ally a Whig, and afterward a Republican, in 
politics. He married Elizabeth Featherstone, 
who was born August 18, 1784, in Pennsyl- 
vania, and died in 1843. She was also a 
Methodist, her father, wIkj came from England 
being a minster of that church. Eight chil- 
dren blessed this uniun, nanielv : Alaria ; Will- 
iam; Mahala ; Lindsey ; James; Eliza; Nancy; 
and John. All are now dead but John. 

John McDonald was a miller for many 
}ears, operating hoih mills at Beverly, one at 
East Liverpool, and others. During the past 
twenty-one years he has been engaged in farm- 
ing, and is now located four and a half miles 
west of Beverly, where lie owns 475^ acres of 
land. During the Civil War he enlisted at 
Beverly, August 6, 1862, in the g2nd Reg. 
Ohio Viil. Inf.. and was mustered out at Look- 



out Mountain in May. 1865. He served in 
the Army of the Cumberland, under Rose- 
crans, and among other engagements partici- 
pated in the battles of Chickamauga and Mis- 
sionary Ridge, and in the last battle before 
Nashville. He received a bullet wound in his 
leg at Missionary Ridge, and was obliged to 
remain in the hospital for several months. He 
was mustered out with the rank of first ser- 
geant. 

In 1 85 1, Mr. McDonald was united in mar- 
riage with Mary E. Bowman, who was born 
in Germany, and was one year old when she 
came to America with her mother, Annie Bow- 
man. Seven children were born to them, 
namely: Frances; Asa H. ; Ebenezer; Mary 
E. ; Frederick L. ; Charles ; and Ida, de- 
ceased. Religiously, they are members of the 
]Methodist Episcopal Church. 

The subject of this sketch is a member of the 
Dick Cheatham Post, Grand Army of the Re- 
public, and in politics, supports the Republi- 
can party. 



CSSELL A. HU?\nSTON, a promi- 
nent agriculturist, of Waterford 
township, ^^'ashington County, Ohio, 
was born in Adams township, Wash- 
ington County, in 1850, and is a son 
of Hiram and Margaret (Null) Humistou. 

Lvnds Humiston, grandfather of Russell 
A., was born in Washington County, in 1798, 
a year after his father, Jason Humiston, with 
his brother-in-law, Ferrian Waterman, had 
ciMue to the county in ox carts from Walling- 
ford, Connecticut. Hiram Humiston, father 
of Russell A., was born in \\'atertown town- 
ship, Washington County, in 1820, and now 
resides on the farm in Adams township on 
which his son. Russell A., was born. He mar- 
ried Margaret Null, who was born in 1826, 
near Harmar, in ^Marietta township, and died' 
in 1885. She was a daughter of Scpiire and 
Annie (Parker) Null. They had eight chil- 
dren as follows: Amanda: Russell A.; Min- 
erva, deceased ; Lucy ; Henry W. ; Betsy Ann, 
deceased ; Edna B. ; and Charles E. 



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Russell A. Humiston obtained a common 
school education, after which he was engaged 
in teaching, for seventeen terms. He then 
worked at carpentering for several years, and 
for the past twenty years, has followed agri- 
cultural pursuits. At the present time he owns 
a tract of seventy-five acres, situated south- 
east of Beverly. On this property he has 
erected a handsome home in which he and his 
family reside. He has served as township as- 
sessor, and in 1900, was land appraiser. 

In 1878, Air. Humiston was joined in mat- 
rimony with Eva Devol, who was born in 
Adams township in i860, and is a daughter of 
William A. and Catherine (Angle) Devol. 
They have five children, as follows: May. 
wdio' was born in 1880; Harry D., born in 
1884; Delbert A., born Deceniber 9. 1886;^ 
Muriel W., whose 'birth occurred in 1889:' 
and Gladys, born in 1895. Fraternally the sub- 
ject of this sketch is a member of ISbiunt Mo- 
riah Lodge, No. 37. A. F. & A. M.. at Bev- 
erly. He is a Republican in politics. 




K'GUSTUS \V. REMLEY, a well-to- 
do agriculturist, residing in Water- 
town, Watertown township, is own- 
er of a farm of eighty acres, and is 
also an active man in township and 
countv affairs. He is a son of John E. and 
Dorothea (Meiers) Remley. both natives of 
Wurtemberg, Germany, of whom the former 
was born October 26, 1805, and the latter, m 

1809. 

John E. Remlev and his wife lived in then- 
native countrv until June 5, 1833, and then 
came to the United States and located _ in 
Watertown", which at that time was in Union 
township. Mr. Remley followed the vocation 
.of a stonemason, and was also a farmer, and 
when he arrived in Ohio, he worked on the 
buildings of the Marietta & Cincinnati Rail- 
road, and assisted in the construction of the 
tunnel at Tunnel Station. At this time he also 
owned a- farm, which he had purchased short- 
ly after coming to Watertown township, and 



which he cultivated with good judgment, and 
with profit. While living in the old country, 
he served eight years in the German army. 
He w-as a Democrat, in politics, ever zealous 
in serving his party. 

Dorothea Meiers became the beloved wife 
of John E. Remley, and they had four chil- 
dren, namely : John L., who enlisted, at Mar- 
ietta, Ohio, in Company L, ist Reg., Ohio Vol. 
Cav., under Captain J. T. Patton, in the fall 
of 1861, and died of measles in 1863, at West 
Point, Kentucky : Charles, living in Waterford 
township; Carrie, now the wife of Christian 
P. Strauss, who is a resident of Muskingum 
township: and Augustus W. Mr. and Mrs. 
Remlev were devout members of the German 
Lutheran Church. Mrs. Remley departed this 
life in 1857, and her husband survived until 
October 13, 1883. 

Augustus W. Remley was born in Klingen- 
burgh, Wurtemberg, Germany, January 28, 
1850, and has followed the fortunes of an agri- 
culturist for many years. His farm consists 
of eighty acres of land, and is well cultivated 
and managed. Before engaging in farm work, 
'Mr. Remlev followed railroading for seven 
vears. He' first had charge of the timber 
work, and later served as conductor on the 
:Marietta. Pittsburg & Cleveland Railroad. 
Afterward, he had charge of the timber work 
for a lock and dam constructed by the gov- 
ernment, on the Illinois River. Mr. Remley 
was united in marriage with Barbara Wagner, 
Mav 2, 1878. She is a daughter of Adam and 
Mary Wagner, a native of Watertown town- 
ship.' and was born August 9, 1854. Her par- 
ents came to the United States from Baden, 
Germany, about 1847, and immetliatelv went 
to Muskingum township. Washington County. 
Ohio, where they made their home. Mr. and 
Mrs. Remley have had three children, namely: 
Alfred, born May 12, 1879, in Watertown; 
Howard, who was born in February, 1884, 
and departed this life October 16, 1885: and 
Agnes, now at home, whose birth took place 
September 2. 1885. The family are members 
of the German Lutheran Church 

Mr. Remley is a Democrat, of decided 



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type, and has always taken an active part in 
public affairs. He is now serving his third 
year as township trustee. Fraternally, he af- 
filiates with the Watertown Lodge, I. O. O. 
F. j\lr. Reniley enjoys the good will and es- 
teem of the people in his township, and has oc- 
cupied many positions of trust. 



-MOX D. FORD, a gentleman profit- 
ably engaged in mercantile pursuits 
in Watertown, Watertown township, 
Washington County, Ohio, is a hus- 
tler in business, and needs small in- 
troduction to the people of his vicinity. He 
is a son of Jude and Sarah Ann ( Woodford) 
Ford, and a grandson of Anion Ford, who 
was a native of Vermont. 

Jude Ford lived in Watertown, Water- 
town township, from his birth- in 1842 until 
about 1 88 J. He was very actively engaged as 
a tanner, for some ten years, in his native city. 
In 1882 he traveled west tO' Kansas, and there 
remained until his death took place, in 1884, 
about eighteen months afterward. 

Jude Ford chose for his wife, Sarah Ann 
Woodford, a daughter of ^^'iIliam G. and So- 
phia Woodford. She was also a native of 
Watertown, and her death occurred just four 
days after that of her beloved husband, in 
1884. They had two children, — Jennie, the 
wife of John Schweikert, residing in Fleming. 
\\'arren township, Washington Count}' ; and 
Anion D., the subject of this sketch. Both 
husband and wife were active members of the 
Universalist Church, and JNIr. Ford was for a 
number of years superintendent of the Water- 
town Sunday school. In political affairs, he 
was a member of the Democratic party. 

Like his father, the subject of this sketch 
is also a native of ^^'atertown, where his birth 
took place in 1866. His scholastic training 
was obtained in the village schools, and at the 
close of his school days he traveled on the 
road, as a musician, until 1897. Mr. Ford 
then returned to Watertown and there pur- 
chased of J. T. Dunbar his ])resent place of 



business. He is attentive to the wants of his 
customers, and never fails in his eft'orts to 
please them- His stock is one of the best, and 
there is plenty of it. He is lecognized by all 
as a first-class business man, and is reaping 
the profits of a splendid trade. 

Air. Ford was united in marriage with Ida 
J. Hartnell, February 26, 1897. She was a 
daughter of Joseph and Mary Hartnell, and 
was born in Charleston, West Virginia, July 
12. 1875. They have one little daughter, 
]\Iary Louise, who was born July 24, 1899. 

The family attend the Episcopal church, of 
which Airs. Ford is an active member. Mr. 
Ford is a Democrat, in politics; for some time 
he rendered efficient service as treasurer of his 
township. Sociallv. he aftiliates witli the local 
lodge of the I. 6. O. F. 




ILLIAAI BRECKEXRIDGE, a 
well-known citizen and prosperous 
farmer of Watertown township, 
Washington County, Ohio, was 
born in that township, in 1835, 
and IS a son of Edward and Jane (Fleming) 
Breckenridge. 

Edward Breckenridge was born in Argyle- 
shire, Scotland, June 25. 1803, and came to the 
United States in 1830, locating in Watertown 
township, where he followed farming until his 
death, January 20, 1892. He and his wife 
were members of the Presbyterian Church. 
In politics, he was a Whig, until the organ- 
ization of the Republican party, when he joined 
its ranks. He married Jane Fleming, who 
was born in Argyleshire, Scotland, April 23, 
1806, and was a daughter of John and Jane 
Fleming. She died December 16, 1865. To' 
this union were born nine children, as fol- 
lows : Andrew, who is living in Watertown 
township; John, deceased: William; Edward, 
of Watertown township, who married Nancy 
Greenlees, and had three children, — Jane and 
Annie, deceased; and Mary; James F., who 
enlisted from Watediown township in the 
148th Reg. Ohio \^ol. Inf., and died in the mil- 



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itary hospital at Baltimore, J^Iaryland, in 1864; 
Agnes, who lives on the old homestead; Jane 
C, who also lives on the old home farm : ]\Iary, 
wife of David E. Mercer, of Watertown town- 
ship ; and Elizabeth, deceased. 

William Breckenridge attended the com- 
mon schools of his native county, and during 
his younger days was engaged in teaching 
school. He then took up the occupation of 
farming, which he has since followed most 
successfully. He lives in Watertown town- 
ship, one mile west of the village, where he 
owns a valuable farm of 105 acres. In 1864, 
he enlisted at ^Marietta, in the 148th Reg. Ohio 
\'ol. Inf., and was mustered out of service in 
the fall of the same year. 

In April, 1866, Mr. Breckenridge was 
joined in marriage with Ermina L. Deming, 
who was born in Watertown township, in 
1840, and is a daughter of Daniel and Lois 
(Curtis) Deming. Her grandfather, Colonel 
Simeon Deming, with the Wolcotts and oth- 
ers, came toi Ohio from Sandisfield, Massachu- 
setts, in 1796, locating in Watertown town- 
ship. During the winter, smallpox broke out, 
and the Deming cabin was made a pesthouse, 
members of the family and their neighbors 
having contracted the disease. The Demings 
and Wolcotts formed what was known as the 
Sandisfield settlement. Daniel Deming was 
born in Watertown township, November 4, 
1809. He married Lois Curtis, who was born 
in Meredith, Xew York, in 1813, and died 
November 14, 1887. She was a daughter of 
Bildad Curtis and Thankful (Orcutt) Curtis. 
Six children blessed this union, namely : Ma- 
ria L., who was born in 1835, and is living 
in Watertown township ; Henry Martin, who 
was born in 1836, and lives in Larkin, Kan- 
sas; Ermina L., wife of Mr. Breckenridge; 
Vesta Curtis, born in 1844, who married Cap- 
tain George Turner, and lives at Effingham, 
Kansas; Sophronia O., born in 1847, ^^l^o ^'^'^^ 
in Watertown; and Sarah O., born in 1850. 
who is the widow of George E. Henry. 

Mr. Breckenridge and liis wife are parents 
of three children, — Daniel, Lois and \\'illiam 
Kemper. Daniel Doming, born in 1869, lives 



in W^atertown. He married Ethel Gould, a 
daughter of Rev. C. C. and Lydia Gould, at 
Athens, in 1896, and they have a daughter, 
Lois, born June i. 190 1. James E.. born in 
1872, died April i, 1901. William Kemper, 
born August 18, 1874, is in the second year of 
the course of veterinary surgerv at Ohio Uni- 
^•ersity. Religiously, the family are Presby- 
terians. In politics, the subject of this sketch 
is a Republican. 



189.^ 



IIAKLES S. LAFLIX, who is pros- 
perously engaged in the milling bus- 
iness at VWatertown, Watertown 
t.iwnship. Washington County, 
Ohio, has been thus occupied since 
He is a son of Harley and Anna 
(Shields) Latlin, and his birth occurred in 
1839, in Barlow township, \\"ashington 
County. 

Harley Laflin was a man of influence and 
note in the public affairs of his township and 
county. He was born in 1807, was a native 
of ^^'atertown township, and followed the vo- 
cation of a farmer all of his life. He chose 
for his life companion, Anna Shields, who was 
born in West \'irginia in 1809, and they had 
three children, as follows: Diantha C. wid- 
ow of John A. Seeley, living in Watertown; 
Marv A., who was united in marriage with 
James T. IMorrison, of Athens County; and 
Charles S. 

Harlev Laflin was a Jeffersunian Demo- 
crat, and served as justice of the peace of his 
township for many years. In 1854, he served 
as a member of the Ohio State senate. His 
death took place in 1892, and five days later, 
his widow also died. 

In 1868, Charles S. Laflin was united in 
marriage with Caroline M. Cooksey. a daugh- 
ter of Levi and ^lartha (Wood) Cooksey. 
She was a native of Morgan County, and was 
liorn in 1844. This union resulted in three 
children, namely: Charles E.. a native of 
Barlow township, born in 1871 ; James T. I\I., 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



1874, and who is now a resident of Chicago, 
IlHnois; and Lizzie A., who was born in 1S77, 
and died in 1896. 

]\Ir. Laflin followed the life of a farjner 
until he attained the age of forty years, and 
then turned his attention to mercantile pur- 
suits, in Watertown, for the following ten 
years. In 1892 he purchased the Wolf Creek 
Mills at Watertown. and has been in the same 
business up to the present time. During the 
late Civil War he served in a company of mil- 
itia, which was ordered to stop the ravages of 
the famous Morgan raiders. 

Mr. Laflin is a Democrat, of firm opinions, 
and has done much that is of benefit to this 
township and county. 



J. BARRY, largely identified with 
the oil business, and also connected 
with the Marietta Torpedo Company, 
of Marietta, Washington County. 
(Jhio, has led a busy life in many 
cities, and has been a resident of Washington 
Co'unty, only since 1896. 

Mr. Barry was born at Randolph. Orange 
County, Vermont, in 1853, and has made him- 
self what he is by his own industry, thrift, and 
persistent efforts. He started for the oil fields 
in Pennsylvania, intending to learn the busi- 
ness, and in 1872, went to T'liumph Hill, neai 
Tidioute. and there engaged first as a pumper. 
Afterward he made contracts for drilling, and 
finally became a producer in the Brandford 
fields. At Brandford, he also became inter- 
ested in the torpedo business in 1879. and 
continued there for the following six years. 
when he moved west, to Washington and was 
engaged in the raising of stock for twelve 
years. He then returned and settled at Macks- 
burg. Washington County, in 1896, being in- 
terested in the torpedo business. Later, he 
removed to Marietta, and in July, 1900, was 
admitted to a partnership in the Marietta Tor- 
pedo Company to which he still devotes his 
attention. 

Mr. Barry was united in marrias'e. in 



Pennsylvania, with Minna Singleton, and they 
now have two children, — Frank, aged fourteen 
years; and Neva, agetl twelve years. The 
family reside in a beautiful home at No. ■/t,2 
Third street. 

Li fraternal circles, the subject of this 
sketch is a member of the B. P. O. E., and 
also at^liates with the A. O. U. W., of the 
State of Washington. He carries a policy in 
one of the old line companies. — the New York 
Mutual. 



ELEM DEVOL, an oil driller of 
note and prominence in the town of 
Belpre, Washington County, Ohio, 
makes his home in Rockland, Wash- 
ington County- He is a native of 
Devol Dam, of the same county, where he was 
born November 2, 1853, and is a son of Helem 
Devol and a grandson of Wing Devol, a 
Frenchman by birth, who came to the United 
States at a very early period in its history. 
During the youthful days of his life, he was 
a sea captain, and when he came to America 
he abandoned that occupation and settling in 
Ohio, devoted his time to tilling the soil and' 
becoming a first-class citizen. During the 
War of 1812, he served bravely as a soldier, 
and returned at its close to his farm on the 
Muskingum River, at Devol' s Dam, which 
place was named for him. He was married 
and had a family of six children, ail of whom 
are now deceased. 

Helem Devol, Sr., was born at Devol's 
Dan, Washington Count}', and devoted the 
early part of his life to boating on the Ohio 
River. He ran produce boats to- New Orleans 
and other cities, and twice had occasion to 
walk the whole distance from New Orleans tO' 
his home. He finally accumulated enough of 
this world's goods to purchase a small farm, 
which he operated with ease until his demise. 
Helem Devol. the father, was united in 
marriage with Betsey Lewis, a native of 
Rhode Island, and they were parents of ten 
children, as follows: Edward: Clarissa; 
Maria: Fax: Harris: Betsy; Lewis; Emeline; 



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Helem ; and Fanny. The family were liberal 
in their religious views, and attended various 
churches. 

The subject of this history, Helem Devol, 
Jr., attended the best schools of Washington 
County, aiid began his first work on a farm. 
For some time he had no other occupation, 
but at length he embarked in the oil business as 
a driller, and since then has found employ- 
ment in the principal oil fields in the countr}-, 
in Pennsylvania, West Virgina, and Ohio. He 
has met everywhere with the best success, and 
is considered an expert in his line of work. 

Helem Devol has been twice married. His 
first union was contracted with Esther Harsha, 
a native of Washington Countv. by whom he 
had six children, namely: Charley; Clara; 
Harry ; Bessie ; George ; and Dale. Some time 
after his first wife's death, he was united in 
marriage with Emma Keener, of West Vir- 
ginia, and they had one child, Albert. Be- 
fore her marriage, Mrs. Devol was engaged in 
teaching school, and was considered an able 
instructor. 

In political opinions, the subject of this 
sketch is a Democrat, and is prominent and in- 
fluential in his party. Fairminded, upright as 
a citizen, and wellposted in all matters, Mr. 
Devol stands high in the regard of his fellow 
citizens. 



TER AlcLAREX. a pioneer marble 
dfaler, a successful oil producer and 
and a well-known business man of 
.Marietta, Ohio, was born June 3, 
1S31, in Edinburgh. Scotland, with- 
in a stone's throw of Holy Rood Abbey, and 
is a son of John and Margaret (Bell) Mc- 
Laren. His father was a carriage maker by 
trade, and died in Edinburgh in 1850. His 
mother died in 1854. 

After his mother's death, Peter McLaren 
took passage on a new steamer, the Clyde, leav- 
ing Glasgow, ]\Iay 20, 1854. and arriving at 
New York about a montli later. The sum- 
mer he spent at Albany and Troy. New York, 
and Slatington. Pennsylvania. He spent the 



major portion of the winter in Cincinnati, Ohio. 
He had learned the trade of marble cutting 
in Scotland, having served an apprenticeship 
of six years and two months. In March, 1855, 
he passed Marietta by boat on his way to 
Washington. Owing to low water he was 
unable, for a time, to go farther than Wheel- 
ing. There he was recommended by a mar- 
ble-cutter, of Wheeling, to ^lessrs. Wheeler 
and Gardner, members of a marble firm of 
Marietta, and he came to this city. He en- 
tered the employ of that firm and soon ac- 
quired an interest in it, the firm name being 
Hollister, McLaren & Co.. from 1856 to i860, 
after which time Mr. McLaren conducted the 
business alone, until 1870. Since 1870, he 
has been engaged in real estate and building, 
and also in conducting the marble works, 
some times alone and part of the time with a 
partner. He has been very successful and 
sold monuments throughout Washington 
County and adjoining counties. He built and 
also conducted the marble works, being at 
times alone and at times having a partner. At 
present his attention is mainly given to looking 
after his real estate interests. He owns several 
valuable properties in the city, prominent 
among them the Leader store building, in the 
third story of which is a fine hall 36 by 70 feet, 
in dimensions, which is used by the order of 
Odd Fellows. 'Sir. McLaren helped to "kick"' 
down one of the first oil wells in the Macks- 
burg field, and although it proved to be of 
little value, he was more successful in later 
ventures. He has handled a large number of 
leases, and is also interested as a producer. 
He now has an interest in the oldest producer 
in Cow Run, the "Schoolhouse," which is still 
productive. He was also employed about 
three years by the Standard Oil comi)any, hav- 
ing charge of three refineries. 

In 1867, Mr. jMcLaren was united in mar- 
riage with Maria T. Hadley,.who was born 
in Marietta, in 1847, ^nd is a daughter of Will- 
iam and Catherine ( Turnbull ) Hadley, who 
came from the Cheviot Hills section of Scot- 
lan<l, near Melrose Abbey, their nearest town 
being Kelsij. -Mr. Hadley had been a sliep- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



herd in Scotland, and, some years after arriv- 
ing Marietta, bought from Col. John Alills, a 
farm two miles from town. His son, George, 
now lives on them farm, of which he is the 
owner. The subject of this sketch and his 
• wife have five children, as follows: Flora, 
who most admirably filled the ot^ce of field 
secretary of the Sunday School Association of 
Washington County, for three years; \\'illiam 
L., who married Daisy Lancaster, and is a 
member of the marble firm of McLaren & 
W^ommer, whose fine establishment is located 
on Butler, near Front street; Ida, who is re- 
siding at home ; James, who is taking a course 
of instruction in electrical engineering. at the 
Ohio State University; and Blanche, who is 
preparing herself as an osteopathic physician in 
the American School of Osteopathy at Kirks- 
ville, Missouri. ]Mr. jNIcLaren's comfortable 
residence at No. 504 Second street has been 
his home since January 29, 1889. He bought 
the property of Prof. Mills shortly after the 
destruction of his home on Green street bv 
fire. 



J. FULLER. The gentleman whose 
name heads this sketch is a funeral 
director in ^Marietta, ^^'ashington 
County, Ohio. He was born in that 
city in 1S61, and is a son of Samuel 
A. and Eliza Z. (Judd) Fuller, and can trace 
his lineage back to the days of the landing of 
the Pilgrims from the jNIayflower. His an- 
cestors subsequently removed to New York 
and located at Whitehall. 

Samuel A. Fuller was a native uf \\'ash- 
ington County, Ohio, where his l>irth took 
place in 1821, on the old "Bishop" farm. His 
father, John Fuller, settled in Washington 
County during the early part of the nineteenth 
century. He married and had several chil- 
dren the last of whom passed awav in 1902. 

Samuel A. Fuller was a cabinet-maker by 
trade, and divided his attention between this 
and undertakinig. Prior to the establishment 
of the chair factory at Marietta,. he made fur- 
niture quite extensively. Then. too. he and 



his brother, Aaron Fuller, were partners in 
the undertaking business. This partnershrip 
lasted until the latter accepted the position of 
foreman in the chair factory. Some years 
later he removed from the city and is now de- 
ceased. Samuel A. Fuller was united in mar- 
riage with a daughter of Chamicey T. Judtl. a 
gentleman who served efficiently as postmas- 
ter at Harraar. W'ashington County, for many 
years, and died in January, 1863, or 1864. To 
this union were born four children as follows : 
Albert a resident of Portsmouth, Ohio, where 
lie and his brother Andrew J., are partners in 
the funiture and undertaking business ; O. J. ; 
and Clara S., now residing with Andrew J., 
her twin brother. 

The subject of this sketch attended school 
at Marietta, and at the age of sixteen years, 
started to work in the chair factory, where he 
continued for the following six vears, and 
meantime devoted all spare time to learning 
the wood-turner's trade. He chose for his 
.wife. Nellie H. Sayre. 

Since 1884, ]\Ir. Fuller has been sole pro- 
prietor of the undertaking and embalming bus- 
iness established by his father in 1840. Al- 
though the patronage of his father was Ijy no 
means small, ]\ir. Fuller has nevertheless in- 
creased his trade, and to him belongs the credit 
of bringing the business to its present high" 
standard in "Marietta. His place of business 
is at Nos. 142 and 144 Front street, and con- 
sists of a well-furnished office, large and com- 
modious show-rooms, well stocked with a most 
complete line of funeral supplies, and a donni- 
tory. He is said to have the most complete 
line of equipments in the state. Three funeral 
cars, one white, one black, and one for country 
use, are owned by Mr. Fuller, and he also op- 
erates the only ambulance wagon in the city, 
taking special care of bodies intended for con- 
signment to foreign points. The residence and 
office of ]\Ir. Fuller are adjoining, and calls 
are thereby answered easily, both day and 
night. Being a graduate of Clarke & Sulli- 
van's Oriental School of Embalming, Mr. Ful- 
ler is fully acquainted with every detail of 
this branch uf the work, and is an expert em- 




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balmer. For his straightforwardness and 
integrity, as well as for the attention and care 
he gives to all his duties, he is widely known 
throughout the surrounding country, and has 
a steadily increasing business. He is a val- 
ued member of tlie Undertakers' Association of 
Ohio. 



VMAX WINDSOR PHILLIPS, a 

Civil War veteran and retired brick 

maker, has been a lifelong resident of 

[Marietta. Having now nearly 

reached the far milestone of three 

score and lo years, he is living quietly at his 

pleasant home at the corner of Eighth and 

\\'arren streets. 

},rr. Phillips was born in Marietta, August 
2, 1S33, and is a son of a carpenter and mill- 
wright'of that place. His father. C. A. Phil- 
lips, born m 1804, settled in ^Marietta in 1832, 
when but a young man. Plere he followed his 
trades, making a specialty of the building of 
wheat-fanning mills. He died in Marietta, in 
1882. at the age of 78 years. In early man- 
hood, he married S. Marilla ]Morse, a daughter 
of Eusebus ]Morse. When rather young, she 
moved with her parents from ^lassachusetts to 
\\'ashington Count}-, Ohio. She died in 1880. 
P)V her Mr. Phillips had four sons, two of 
whom are now deceased, and two daughters: 
Rhoda. who married a Mr. Pierce and resides 
at Xorfolk, Virginia; and Sarepta M., who 
married James Steen. and lives at Hamilton, 
Ohio. 

Lyman W. Phillips shouldered the respon- 
Mbilitics of active business in the manufacture 
nf brick at the age of 23 years. When the Civil 
War broke out. however, he felt forced to en- 
list. In i86t, with Company L, ist Reg., Ohio 
\'ol. Gav., he entered the Army of the Cumber- 
land, and afterward participated in many hard 
fights. !\[ore foitunate than the majority of 
his comrades, he escaped without a wound, or 
injury to his health. -He was mustered out at 
Atlanta, in 1864. After returning from the 
war. ^Ir. Phillips resumed his first line of busi- 
ness, that of brick manufacturing and contract- 
ing, which he followed until 1876, when he en- 



gaged in the manufacture of brick, having es- 
tablished a plant on Seventh street, between 
Putnam and Greene streets. Tliis he continued 
on that site until 1883. He then moved to 
Eighth street, between Washington and War- 
ren streets, where he remained until his retire- 
ment, about five years ago. From the start, 
his business proved successful, and he has, by 
prudence and wise management, amassed con- 
siderable property. In 1889 he erected his 
present residence, a substantial brick structure, 
in a district now thickly settled, but then con- 
taining hardly any other houses on the sciuare. 

Tn 1856, JMr. Phillips married Eunice 
Wright, a daughter of Da\-id \\'right, for many 
years a \\'ashington County farmer, formerly of, 
Morrow, Ohio. He died in 1S76, at the age of 
85 years. ]Mr. and ]\Irs. Phillips have had 
eight children, six of whom are married and 
five of whom live at I\Iarietta. Their names 
are as follows: Alma, wife of Elliot Cochlan, 
a contracting carpenter ; Frank, an engineer on 
the M. & C. R. R. ; Leon, a bricklayer: Jane, 
who married John Becker ; Emma, the wife of 
Le\-i Bell; David, a brickmason, who ne\er 
married, and lives at home ; Bertha, who mar- 
ried George C. Rowland, and lives at Chester 
Hill, where he is engaged in the pipe line busi- 
ness : and George, who died, aged 29 years. 

Mr. Phillips ix>ssesses a, remarkable phy- 
sique, and has been a strong, vigorous man all 
his life. He passed through the war without 
being once enlisted on the sick list. Politically, 
he is a Republican. 



R. LOUIS H. CISLER, a successful 
practitioner of medicine in Marietta, 
Washington County, Ohio, was born 
near that city, and is a son of Charles 
Henry and Mary (Blohm) Cisler. 
Charles Henry Cisler was born in Marietta 
in 1838, and is a son of Henry and Anna 
(Earnhardt) Cisler. He was educated in 
Marietta township, and later moved with his 
parents to the farm which is now his home. 
In 1869, he nnrried Mary Blohm, a daughter 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



four children, as follows : Louis H ; Reuben 
T., D. D. S., of Marietta; Clara L., a gradu- 
ate of Marietta High School, who is living at 
home ; and John \\'allace, who is also at hou;e. 
Religiously the family is Lutheran. 

Reuben T. Cisler. D. D. S., was bom near 
JNIarietta, in 1874, and completed an academ- 
ic course at ^Marietta. He studied dentistry 
in the Cincinnati College of Dental Surgery, 
and immediately after graduation, came to 
Marietta to practice. He has received a lib- 
eral patronage from the citizens of the com- 
munity, and is everywhere held in high es- 
teem. ' His office is at No. 210 Front street, 
and he resides at Xo. 209 Oilman street. He 
married a daughter of J. A. Davis, of the 
wholesale grocery house of C. L. Bailey & 
Company. 

Dr. Louis H. Cisler was graduated from 
Marietta College with the class of 1892, and 
thereafter received careful preparation ' for his 
profession. He studied medicine at the Uni- 
versity of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, from 
which institution he was graduated in 1895, 
and has since practiced successfully in Mariet- 
ta. In 1898, he pursued a post-graduate 
course in the New York Polyclinic, and has 
always been a student of his profession. He 
is a member of the William Pepper Medical 
Society, of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. 

Dr. Cisler married Miss Walker, a lady of 
Philadelphia birth, and they have three chil- 
dren, — Frances, Walker and Anna. His office 
and residence are at No. 317 Fourth street. 
Religiously he is a member of the Lutheran 
Church. 



HO^L\S BIRT HIBBARD, deceased, 
who spent half a century of his ac- 
tive life in Belpre township, was born 
near Sacket Harbor, New York, De- 
cember I, 1 82 1, and died April 26, 
1902. He was a son of James S. Hibbard, a 
former resident of Sacket Harbor, who located 
in Athens County. Ohio, when the subject of 
thes lines was but eighteen months old. 

Dr. Hibbard spent the balance of his life 



near Amesville, Ohio, where he practiced his 
profession with marked success. Especially 
was this true during the period when cholera 
was prevalent in that locality. His success in 
battling with that dread disease was phenom- 
enal. He married Lucy Blanchard, whose 
mother's maiden name was Birt, which was 
adopted by the subject of this sketch as his 
middle name. 

Mr. Hibbard was the eldest of nine chil- 
dren who grew to maturity. The others are 
Sophia ; Henry ; Juliette ; Clark ; Louisa : ^Mary ; 
Rudolph; and Lucy. Thomas B. Hibbard 
took naturally to agricultural pursuits, and 
during his prime, was an extensive stock deal- 
er, often shipping to Baltimore, Philadelphia, 
and other markets. Washington County had 
no more progressive man than he, and he was 
strictlv honest in all his dealings, and charitable 
to all whom he belie\-ed worthy and deserving. 
These and kindred characteristics stand as a 
monument to his memory, and will perpetuate 
the name of this time-honored citizen. 

He was joined in marriage with Sarah 
Porter, a daughter of Samuel Porter, who 
was a native of Massachusetts, but went west 
and settled in Ohio, near Little Hocking, in 
the early part of the history of Washington 
County. 

Mr. Hibbard and his wife reareil two 
daughters, — Edna A. and Sarah A., — both of 
whom are deceased, Edna married Prof. 
Guthrie and their union was blessed with two 
children. — Frank H. ; and Hattie A., wife of 
William Ellwood. Sarah A. married William 
Richards, and five children were born to them, 
as follows : Birt H. ; Ruby ; Garnet : ^'ictor 
and Emerald, Mrs. Hibbard crossed the river 
of death to the life beyond, September 16, 
1894, aged seventy-seven years. She was a 
devout member of the Congregational Church. 

Mr. Hibbard was a member of no church, 
but was liberal in his views on the subject of 
religion, contributed largeh^ of his means to- 
ward the support of all denominations, and 
will long be remembered as one of the most 
charitable men of that section. 

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publishers of this book by Lucy D. Rosecrans, 
or Lucy Goss, as she is more commonly known, 
as a tribute to the memory of Mr. Hibbard, 
and as a token of her esteem for one who was 
always kind to her. and befriended her on many 
occasions. 

Lucy D. Rosecrans is a niece of the illus- 
trious Gen. Rosecrans and also of Bishop 
Rosecrans, formerly of Cincinnati. When but 
two weeks old, she was adopted by Daniel Goss 
and his wife. She has two brothers, Colum- 
bus and Eli. both residents of California. 



AMES \\"ILEY WEST, who resides 
on his farm four and a half miles 
from ^Marietta, in Marietta township, 
\\'ashington County Ohio, was born 
on the old homestead, where he now 
lives, in 1859, and is a son of James C. and 
Adeline B. (Thoniiley) West. His pa- 
ternal grandfather was William West. His 
maternal grandfather, John Thorniley, was 
a captain in the war of 1S12. He was 
born in Chester. England, in 1810, and 
came to [Marietta township, where he pur- 
chased the farm now owned by Mrs. Caleb 
Thorniley. He was a manufacturer of 
brick, and built the house which is oc- 
cupied by ^Irs. Caleb Tliorniley; he also 
built the church located near her home. He 
and his wife reared the following children : 
William; John; Thomas; James; George; 
Elizabeth; Caleb; and Adeline. William 
married Eliza Rowland, a daughter of Will- 
iam Rowland, and has five children, — ^John, 
Minerva. Rinaldo, Alice, and Newton N. 
John married Jane Temple, a dalighter of Ben- 
jamin J. Temple, and they had one child, — 
Benjamin Thorniley, — now deceased ; Thom- 
as married Mary Ralston, and their children 
are, — Nathan, Matilda, Sarah, and George. 
James and George are deceased. Elizabeth 
married Leumel \^'ells, and they have two 
children, — ^Joe, and Jennie. 

James \\'iley West, whose name opens 
these lines, married Annie Thorniley, a 
daughter of Captain \\'iiliam Thorniley. and 



they have two children. Helen E., aged nine 
years; and lames William, aged three years. 
Mr. \\'est has been engaged in general farming 
for a number of years, and has mtt with con- 
siderable success. He is conscientious and thrif- 
ty, has worked with untiring energy, and is 
considered one of the leading farmers in the 
township. 



EURGE DUDLEY MURDOCK, 
who has a clear title to a leading 
pkice among the farmers of Palmer 
township. Washington County, Ohio, 
gi\es undivided attention to the till- 
ing of the soil. His farm, which was his birth- 
place, was known as the J. M. Murdick farm. 
He is a son of James ^lonroe Murdock, who 
was a prominent man in political affairs in the 
township and county, prior to his death, ever 
ready to uphold the Republican party, he did 
all he could to build up its interests and help 
it in its further advancement. He served as 
county commissioner one term, and was re- 
elected. During his second term, he caught 
the measles and this disease finally caused 
his death. He was a well-read man, fully 
posted on current events, and was a great 
stump speaker, being fluent and enthusiastic 
in his speeches. At one time he ran for the 
legislature, and was defeated by only a few 
votes. 

George Dudley Murdock was born October 
25, 1853, and after attaining manhood's years, 
was united in marriage with Mary E. Breck- 
enridge, a daughter of Andrew F. Brecken- 
ridge. Their family consisted of four chil- 
dren, as follows: Clair M., who was born in 
June, 1880, and still resides on the home farm; 
Maude M., born in 1883; Hazel M., whose 
birth took place in June, 1895; and Fern M., 
born in December, 1899. 

Mr. I^lurdock purchased his preseiU farm 
at two different times. His first purchase 
consisted of 100 acres, which he bought of Jiis 
father-in-law, A. F. Breckenridge, in 1880. 
He paid $25.00 per acre for this, and erected 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



eighteen winters he had a sawmill on the farm, 
and he paid for nearly all the improvements 
from the proceeds of the sheep which he raised. 
These sheep are thoroughbred jMerino and have 
taken many prizes at the fairs given in the 
county, especially at the county fair, the Bever- 
ly fair and the Barlow fair. Some time after 
his first purchase oi land. Mr. Murdock 
bought sixty acres more, making in all i6o 
acres,' well adapted to the raising of stock, as 
well as general farming. In carpenter work on 
the buildings he had only the help of one man, 
and the material, such as stone and timber, 
he obtained from the farm. His farm is now 
one of the best kept in the county, and through 
all the years spent in building on and improv- 
ing it, no small credit should be given to the 
willing assistance of Mrs. Murdock, who 
helped in so many little ways to further the 
work. 

Mr. Murdock is a member of the Repub- 
lican party,, in which he has been cjuite service- 
able. For nine consecutive years, he was 
school director, and for ten years he served 
his township as land appraiser. He is a char- 
ter member of the Watertown Mutual Farm 
Insurance Company, and has been its agent 
since it was first organized. In religious be- 
lief he is a finn Methodist and holds to the 
old creed of the M. E. Church. Fraternally 
he belongs to the Masonic order, affiliating 
with Mount Moriah Lodge, No. t,-/. A. F. & 
A. M., at Beverly. Great confidence is reposed 
in the subject of this sketch by the people of 
his accpiaintance. 




SML'XD KOSSUTH HAMILTON. 
The subject of this personal history, 
line of the best-known men of Mari- 
etta, Washington County, Ohio, is a 
member of the firm of Hamilton & 
Heidrick, merchant tailors, of that city. This 
Ijusiness is the largest of its kind in Marietta, 
and was established, in 1884, by O. K. Ham- 
ilton and A. R. Heidrick, the building being 
located on Front street. The partners do all 



the cutting required by the amount of work 
they have, and employ from twelve to four- 
teen people for other work. They use two 
floors, and are strictly merchant tailors. The 
patronage of the firm speaks for the integrity 
and worth of its members, as well as their 
thorough-going business methods, for their 
custom is of the best, and there is plenty 
of it. 

Osmund K. Hamilton is a Pennsylvanian 
by birth, and was born in 1853, at Allegheny, 
Pennsylvania. The following year his par- 
ents with their family removed to Marietta, 
Ohio, and there made their home. A brother, 
J. A. Hamilton, attorney-at-law, is represented •• 
by a sketch elsewhere in this book. Osmund 
K. Hamilton was the youngest in the family, 
and attended the pubhc schools of Marietta 
for some years. He also took instruction in 
the private schools of Mr. and Miss Combs. 
At the early <.ige of seventeen years he de- 
cided to become a tailor and for a while 
worked with ]\Ir. Heidrick for C. C. Ketter, 
in the same establishment. Subsequently he 
learned cutting in New York City, previous to 
launching into business in 1884. 

Mr. Hamilton was joined in marriage with 
Joan Cunningham, a daughter of Michael 
Cunningham, who' was a veteran of the Civil 
War, and died in 1891, at the age of seventy 
years. His residence in Washington County 
dated back to its early history. He was sur- 
vived by his widow until 1894, when she, too, 
was laid to rest. Mrs. Hamilton has one sis- 
ter, Alice Cunningham, who now lives in 
Oregon. She taught school in Marietta, and 
graduated at the Cook County (Illinois) 
Normal School, in 1897. One year was 
spent in teaching in Chicago, and this was 
followed by two years of experience as a 
teacher in the State Normal School, at 
Charleston, Illinois. She now travels through- 
out Oregon for a Seattle firm, selling educa- 
tional books and publications, especially to the 
Indian schools. 

The subject of this sketch and his wife 
are active members of St. Mary's Catholic 
Church. Of their family of four daughters,. 



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Ruth, the eldest, is a graduate of the Marietta 
High School, and is attending College at 
Marietta; Alice graduated from the parochial 
school in June, 1901 ; Marie graduated in 
June, 1902; and ^largaret is still attending 
school at St. Mary"s. 

Mr. Hamilton is faithful to the principles 
of the Republican party. He is careful, con- 
scientious business man, and his present posi- 
tion is gratifying to himself and the many 
friends who have watched him in his progress. 




FREDERIC SPEAR Y was born 
in Macksburg, Ohio, in 1873, of 
German-French extraction, his fa- 
ther, who was born in France, com- 
ing to this country in 1861, and 
serving in the 7th Virginia Regiment, U. S. 
A., during the Civil War. 

Mr. Speary, in early years, assumed the 
responsibilities of life by entering into the 
business world, having in 1884 affiliated him- 
self with the Macksburg Pipe Line Company, 
now known as the Buckeye Pipe Line Com- 
pany. On April 5, 1890, the offices were 
moved to Marietta, Mr. Speary remaining 
with the company. Li 1892 he was made oil 
buyer for the Joseph Seep Purchasing Agencw 
which agency has its headquarters at Oil 
City, Pennsylvania. 

Mr. Speary was married in 1899 to Nellie 
Best, who was born and reared in Marietta, 
being a daughter of G. C. Best, who was so 
well and favorably known. They now reside 
at Xo. 505 Washington street. 



( iJlN XOBLE MACKEY, a prominent 
farmer of ^larietta township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, was born in 
i860 and is a son of James ]\Lickey. 
James Mackey was Iwrn in Columbi- 
ana County, Ohio., in 1814, and purchased the 
homestead farm in 1847. He married Susan 
B. Corner, in 1851, and to them were born 



seven children, five of whom are now living, 
as follows: Airs. Luella Middleswart; Mrs. 
Susie Kerr; JNIrs. Annie Efiferson; Frank; 
and John Xoble. James Mackey died in De- 
cember, 1900, after a life of usefulness and" 
uprightness. 

John Xoble Alackey, the subject of this bi- 
ography, was married to Fanny DeWitt, a 
daughter olf Francis DeWitt. Francis De- 
Witt was born in 1824, and came to Wiishing- 
ton County, at the age of ten years. Tliere he 
married Eliza Dornan, in 1857, and they were 
blessed with six children, as follows: Frank, 
of Alarietta; Charles, of Colorado; Mamie, 
wife of J. P. Brown, of Cay wood; Hattie B. ; 
Anna; and Airs. J. X. Alackey. 

Air. Alackey and his wife were married in 
1888, and they have four children, namely: 
James Dean, who was born in 1889; Arthur, 
who was born in 1893; Carlton Louis, who 
was born in 1S95 ; and Ruth, who was born in 
1902. 

Air. Alackey is one of the .'eading citizens 
of \\'ashington County ; he is influential in lo- 
cal affairs, and is a man ot honor and integ- 
rty. He is well known in the county, and is 
deeply interested in its welfare. 




RS. AIAGDALEXA SAllTH, who.-;e 
wide circle of acquaintances and 
friends testifies to her goodness and 
])i>pularit_\-, is a woman of kindly 
impulses and generous disposition. 
She is a native of Germany, where she lived un- 
til 1874, when she came to the L'nited States, 
and soon afterward located at Alarietta, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. 

While still living in that city she bccajne 
acquainted with Lewis W. Smith, whom she 
married some time later. He was born in Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio, in 1849, and during his life was 
all that a good husband should be. For a con- 
siderable time he was the owner and manager 
of a planing mill in Alarietta, which he sold to 
James Foreman and James Hall, and purchased 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 




1892, they settled on this farm, and here they 
reared three children; namely. Walter G., 
Oiarles F., and ]May IM. 

I\ir. Smith departed to his tnial rest on 
April 23, 1901, and was monrned liy the citi- 
zens of Warren township, as a good, useful 
citizen is always mourned. His portrait ac- 
com])anies this sketch. On the farm of J\Irs. 
Smith are now several protlucing oil wells. It 
is located ahout four miles out on the river road 
from Marietta, and is well cared for under the 
(lirect:ion of Mrs. Smith, \\diose judgment and 
good common sense can always be counted 
upon. 



(3L0XEL WILLIAM BION MA- 
SOX, deceased, for many years a 
limminent and influential citizen of 
[Marietta, Ohio, was born in Adams 
townsh.ip, \\'ashington County, Ohio, 
r\ugust 16, 1823, on land near Lowell, which he 
had inherited from his ancestors. He was a 
son (if William Bond Mason, grandson of 
\A'illiam Mason, and a descendant of Hugh 
Ma.son, who came to this country in 1634, 
from Ipswich, England, and settled in Water- 
town, Massachusetts. 

William Mason, the grandfather, was one 
of the original 48 who came with Rufus R. 
Putnam from Massachusetts, and located in 
Washington County. He settled in Adams 
township, and was one of the earliest minis- 
ters of Rainbow Settlement, being a Baptist. 
He was a farmer, as was his son, William 
Bond Mason, who was a fine carpenter and' 
cabinet-maker. 

Colonel IMason was reared in Adams town- 
ship and attended college in Meadville, Penn- 
sylvania. He taught school for a number of 
years, beginning when he was 18 years old. and 
teaching (jne year near Keokuk, Iowa. He re- 
turned to W'ashington County, Ohio, shortly 
before his marriage in 1852, and in November. 
1855, was elected county recorder. He was re- 
elected to that office in 1858, and served until 
June, 1862. when he resi.gnetl. leaving the 
office in charge of Manley ^^'arren. his clerk. 
On Tulv 27, i8f>i. he entered the militia, and 



served as captain of Company D, ist Reg. 
Ohio Vol. Inf., Third Brigade, Seventh Divi- 
sion, until October 10, of the same year. He 
resigned and the day of his :resig"nation he 
signed the muster roll as a private, and was or- 
dered to report at Columbus. Two days la- 
ter, he was mustered in as 2nd lieutenant, and 
on December 2, of the same year, was pro- 
moted to be captain, under Jesse Hildebrand, 
colonel of the 77th Reg. Ohio Vol. Infantry. 
He was promoted to be major on August 26. 
1862, and as such served until April 18, 1863, 
when he was promoted to be colonel of the 
77th regiment. He served until December 31, 
1864, and was nmstered nut at Little Rock, 
Arkansas. He returned home and one year 
later was elected county treasurer of Wash- 
ington County, assuming the duties of office in 
the spring of 1867. He served in this capacity 
one term, until tiie spring of 1869. He was 
appointed postmaster by President Grant, and 
served efficiently in that position from 1870 
to 1878. Then, for seven years, he was suc- 
cessfully engaged in the mercantile line, at 
No. 175 Front street. He was thus occupied 
at the time of his death, November 11, 1885. 
He was a man of the highest character, and 
was e\'erywhere held in the greatest esteem. 

Colonel Mason was married May 25, 1852, 
to Lucetta B. Mason (not a relative), who was 
born in Adams township, and was a daughter 
of ^^'il!iam jNIason. Two children blessed this 
union, Mary E. and ^Villiam Bion. The sub- 
ject of this sketch was a member of the Odd 
Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Grand Army 
of the Republic. 

William Bion Mason, son of Colonel Ma- 
son, was 1:)orn at Marietta, in 1S57, and re- 
ceived his mental trainin.g in the public schools. 
He entered the postoffice as clerk under his 
father, at the age of sixteen years, and served 
with the latter during the last five years of his 
incumbency, as assistant postmaster. He af- 
terward ser^•ed some time with S. L. Grosvenor 
and later in the Parkersburg postoffice. Later he 
was engaged in the mercantile line with his 
father, at No. 175 Front street, and continued 
the business three years after the father's death. 
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wav mail service, over the Baltimore & Ohio 
Railroad, and now runs between Chicago and 
Wheeling. The Alason family has resided at 
the corner of Third and Sacra Via streets for 
the past thirty-five years, and the present 
house of brick veneer was completed l)y Mr. 
Mason in May, ic)00. Fraternally, he is a 
member of the Knights of P}lliias and Har- 
mar Blue Lodge, No. 390. 



ilIX H. BECKER, occupying the 
prominent position of president and 
treasurer of the Becker Lumber & 
.Manufacturing Company, of Mariet- 
ta. Washington County, Ohio, is a 
man of great executive ability and is one of 
the most prominent citizens of Marietta. 

]\rr. Becker is a son of Jacob Becker, and 
claims Marietta as his birthplace. He chose 
Miss Wolfram for his life companion, and 
they have a family of four bright, intelligent 
children. The greater part of Mr. Becker's life 
has been spent in the endea\xir to make his bus- 
iness a complete success. 

The Becker Lumber K Manufacturing 
Company was first established in 1888. It 
was located on I'ront street and through the 
untiring efl'orts of Mr. Becker, its founder, 
became the largest plant by far in the city of 
Marietta. Throughout the entire history of 
the plant, Mr. Becker has been a potent factor, 
ever aiding in its development, ever willing to 
devote his talents and time to its advancement. 
In this he is aided l)y D. R. Rood, vice-presi- 
dent, and John Pfoff, secretary, most valuable 
assistants in the work. Li 1901, tiie location 
of this plant was changed from Sacra Via and 
Front streets to Pike and Queen streets, and 
there the buildings, which have been quite re- 
cently completed, occupy between two and 
three acres of space. The main structure is 
of brick, 64 by 112 feet, in dimensions, and 
besides the basement, has three stories, each 
being supplied with its share of machinery, etc. 
The other buildings, and there are many, are 
all equipped with the most modern machinery. 
The plant employs about fort_\--five people. 



Hardw'ood luml:)er is mainly used, and a plan- 
ing mill turns nut a vast amount of custom 
work. The ])ower of the plant is supplied by a 
100 horse power engine, and it manufactures 
lumber and finishing goods. Besides the local 
trade, a heavy business is carried on by supply- 
ing the contractors of surrounding towns. 

INIr. Becker is much interested in his plant, 
and is regarded as one of Marietta's most use- 
ful and progressive citizens. Li fraternal cir- 
cles, he is a member of tlie Knights of Pvthias, 
and is Exalted Ruler of the B. P. O. E. He 
and his family enjoy a beautiful home at No. 
631 Second street. In religious belief, they 
adhere to the doctrines of the German Lu- 
theran Church. 



!•: MARIETT.V STEAM LAUN- 
DRY', of which C. H. Taylor and P. 
\i. Clark are proprietors, is the largest 
place of its kind in the city of Mari- 
etta, Ohio. It was established in 
J 895, by the consolidation of the American 
Steam Laundry and the Marietta Laundry. 
The former was started in October, 1892, on 
Front street, by Mr. Taylor, and the latter, by 
Messrs. Clark & Cole. G. C. ?iIohler was identi- 
fied with the American Steam Laundry prior to 
1895, and when the two concerns were merged, 
on April 27, of that year, he continued in the 
business with Messrs. Clark and Taylor, Mr» 
Cole withdrawing. Mr. Mohler withdrew in 
the spring of 1901. and its present owners have 
since conducted the business. They occupy 
two floors at No. 205 .Second street, and em- 
ploy a force of twenty people. They not only 
control the local trade, but received patronage 
from towns as far distant as Belington, \\'est 
Virginia, and the I\Laryland line. The plant 
is thoroughly equip]jcd with modern machin- 
ery of the best type. To show the enterprise of 
its proprietors, it may be stated that they have 
placed in use a new collar and cuff machine 
at a cost of nearly $1,000, which is equal to 
any in use and is the only one in this section 
of the country. It produces work equal to 
new. The concern does work ol every kind, 



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making a specialty of collars, cuffs and shirts, 
and two wagons are constantly used in making 
the deliveries. The proprietors are men of rec- 
ognized ahility. and are held in high esteem by 
the citizens of Marietta. 

C. H. Taylor was bom in Zanesville, Ohio, 
in i8')-i, and removed to ^Marietta in 1891. He 
married a daughter of S. \Y . Harvey, and re- 
sides at Fairvievv' Heights with his wife and 
family of four children. He is a Republican 
in politics, and socially, belongs to the 'Sla.- 
sonic fraternity. Religiously he favors Chris- 
tian Science. 

P. E. Clark w as born at Beverly, Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, April 19, 1862. and has 
spent most of his life in Washington County. 
From 1887 to 1894, he was mail clerk, running 
from Grafton, ^^'est Virginia, to Chicago, a 
distance of 560 miles, his home then being at 
Zanesville, Ohio. His first marriage was with 
a daughter of Captain R. N. Cole, of Marietta. 
She died leaving one child, Ruth. July 18, 
1890, Air. Clark formed a second union, wed- 
ding Alary McXamara, who is of Canadian 
parentage, in politics the subject of this sketch 
is a Democrat. "He belongs to the Masonic 
fraternitv and the Elks. 



E. COEX, senior member of the 
firm of Coen tS: Wilson, lawyers and 
Qt-neval ])ractitioners of Alarietta, 
Ohio, with othces in the St. Gair 
Building, was born in Xoble Countv, 
Ohio, in 1 87 1, of English ancestry. He is the 
son of Jacob S. and Lydia C. Coen, grandson 
of Richard Coen, and great-grandson of Abra- 
ham Coen. whO' came to this country from 
England during the Revolutionar}- \\'ar. Mr. 
Coen spent his boyhood days on a farm in 
Noblfc County, his father being a farmer and 
stock dealer. When he was ten years of age, 
his father died, and he and his mother there- 
after continued to^ reside on the farm until 
1890, when they removed to Alount Ephraim, 
a small town near their farm, where they lived 
until the former's removal to Alarietta. At 
the age of 17 years, he became a member of 
the Christian Church, and after leavino- school 



traveled as a vocalist, having sung in religious 
work in more than thirty States. While trav- 
eling he began the study of law with L. A. 
Koons, of the Athens County Bar, and contin- 
ued his studies for more than four years, a 
large portion of which time Avas spent in the 
office of JMr. Koons. In 1898, he was admitted 
to the Bar in Ohio and since that time he has 
been admitted to practice in the United States 
Courts. He located in ^Marietta for the prac- 
tice of his profession shortly after his admis- 
sion to the Bar, and in the fall of 1900, formed 
a partnership with Air. Frank Wilson, which 
still continues. Many lawyers are to be found 
among his ancestors. His great-grandfather 
was admitted at Westminster, and was for 
many years a successful practitioner of law in 
London. Air. Coen was married in Omaha, 
Nebraska, to Anna E. Thompson. They have 
one daughter, Alildred L., and reside at Xo. 
511 Warren street. Socially Mr. Coen is a 
member of Alarietta Lodge, No. 477, B. P. 
O. E., and in politics he has always been ac- 
tively allied with the Democratic party. 



-^AX'K \\TLSOX, junior partner of the 
firm of Coen & Wilson, lawyers and 
general practitioners, of Marietta, 
Ohio, v.ith offices in the St. Clair 
Building, was born December 22, 
1864, at Brownsville. Alonroe County, Ohio, 
and is the son of Dr. Josiah and Ruth Wilson. 
Until he was twenty-one years of age, he 
resided a part of the time on the farm, and 
part of the time in Brownsville. At an early 
age, he taught district schools in Monroe and 
Harrison counties, Ohio, and during the years 
.1892 and 1893 was principal of the public 
schools at Hannibal. In the meantime he was 
ftirthering his own education and in June, 
1894, was graduated from Scio College. In 
189^ he came to Alarietta, and read law under 
the preceptorship of A. D. Follett, of the firm 
of Xve ^- Follett. In the fall of 1895. he went 
to Alount Pleasant, Ohio, and taught during 
the three years following, -in the high school 
at that place. He pursued his law course while 
there, under the preceptorship of Attorney E. 




JOHN T. CLEARY. 



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L. Finley, of the Jefferson County Bar, and 
during- the winter of 1898 and 1899 was iden- 
tified with tlie schools of New Matamoras. 
He v.'as enabled to enter the senior class of the 
law dejjartment of the Ohio State University, 
from which he was graduated in the spring of 
1900. He was immediately thereafter admit- 
ted to practice, and in October, IQOO, came to 
IMarietta, and formed a partnership with Mr. 
Coen. He has been a success as a lawyer, and 
stands h.igh at the bar of ^^'ashington County. 
Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of 
Pythias. He is a Republican in politics, and 
belongs to the M. E. Church. 



OHX T. CLEARY. superintendent of 
the Constitution Stone Company, of 
Constitution, Oliio, and one of the 
prominent young business men of this 
locality, was born in IMarietta. Ohio, 
on February 16, 1877, and is a son of Thomas 
and Catherine (Conley) Cleary. Thomas 
Clearv is a native of County Clare. Ireland, and 
his wife was born in Ohio. 

Thomas Cleary was born on December 20, 
1S48. in the village of Ennis, Ireland, and is 
a son of Thomas and Bridget (Cunningham) 
Cleary, both of whom were natives of Ireland. 
Thomas Cleary. father of John T., was brought 
to America by his parents in 1850. They set- 
tled first at \\'hitehall. New York, where they 
remained one year, and then moved to the state 
of Maine, where Thomas first worked on the 
Boston & Alaine Railroad. In 1853, 'i^ went 
to Pennsylvania, and thence to Washington 
County. Ohio, where the grandfather assisted 
in the first grading work on the Marietta & 
Cincinnati Railroad, between Marietta and 
Athens. Grandfather Cleary followed railroad 
work until alxiut i860, when he purchased a 
farm on which he spent the remainder of his 
days. Fie died in 1892, his wife having died 
about twelve years previously. Their children 
were as follows : Thcimas ; ^Michael ; Cath- 
erine: James: John; Ellen: William: I\lar- 
garet : Susan : Sarah : Mary : and one who died 
in infancv. 



Thomas Cleary, the eldest of this large fam- 
ily, attended school in Lancaster County, Penn- 
sylvania, and later, in W'ashington County, 
Ohio. His first work was done in the stone 
quarries, as a laborer, and he afterward learned 
the mason trade, in combination with stone cut- 
ting, and was employed as a foreman by the 
old M. & C. R. R. Company for a period of 
four years. Later, he was employed in the 
grindstone Ijusiness. but did not become an in- 
dividual owner until 1899. He is now operat- 
ing a very successful business at Moore's Junc- 
tion, Ohio. On November 24, 1873, he mar- 
ried Catherine Conley, who was a native of 
Chillicothe, Ohio, and a family of nine children 
was born to them, namelv : Thomas M. ; lohn 
T.: \\'illiam J.. Mabel A. : Mary J.: Ellen; 
Catherine; Edward: and Alice. All are living 
with the exception of Edward. Mr. Cleary 
supports the Democratic party. He has served 
as township trustee, and in the fall of 1901 was 
selected by his party as a candidate for County 
Commissioner. For a number of years he has 
served on the School Board and is a leading 
citizen of h.is localitv. Fraternallv, he is con- 
nected v.ith the A. 'O. H. : K. of C. : and B. 
P. O. E. For four years, Thomas Cleary was a 
very efficient traveling salesman for the large 
wholesale grocery house of Bosworth, Wells 
& Company, of Marietta. 

John T. Cleary attended the [nililic schools 
of Constitution, Ohio, and his first work was 
done on a farm. Later, he entered the employ 
of the Constitution Stone Company, as a team- 
ster, and three years afterward, on account of 
his reliability and efficient discharge of his du- 
ties, he was appointed assistant superintendent. 
He remained in this capacity until 1897. when 
he was made general superintendent of this im- 
portant company. Although but 20 years of 
age. at that time, he had gained the confidence 
of the company to such an extent that he was 
placed in charge of the business of its three 
mills and five quarries, with at least 100 men 
under his supervision. This concern manu- 
factures grindstones, and ships extensively to 
all parts of the United States. It supplies all 
the first-class tool houses, making a specialty of 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AXD U'ASHIXGTON COUNTY, 



stones and heavy tool stones. The company 
has a large capital invested, and its officers are : 
M. J. O'Connor, of Hartford, Connecticut, 
president; and Fergus C. O'Connor, secretary. 
The main office is located at Constitution, Ohio. 
In political sentiment, Mr. Cleary is a D«n- 
ocrat. He belongs to the K. of C. and B. P. 
O. E. His career is a striking example of what 
may be accomplished by honesty, industry and 
eners'v. 




II-: OHIO DENTAL CO?.IPAXY. of 
\\ Iiich J. P. and T. A. Becker are pro- 
prietors, was established in IMarietta, 
]May I. 1898, with office first in the 
First National Bank BuikHng. The 
place of business was then changed to the Belle- 
vue Hotel, and is at the present time well lo- 
cated in the Dime Savings Society Building. 
Dr. T- P- Becker has the management of the 
enterprise, and to him is due much of its suc- 
cess. 

The Becker family has been one of promi- 
nence in ibis county for many years. George 
Becker came to this country from Germany 
in iSj.o. stopping for a short time in Cincin- 
nati, Ohio, and then locating in Washington 
Countv. Ohio. He was a weaver and tailor by 
trade, and the family now has the scissors and 
eye-glasses used by him. 

Peter Becker, son of George and father 
of T- P. ami T. A. Becker, was born in (icr- 
manv in t8j8, and died in 1893. He was en- 
gaged in merchandising at Hills. Ohio, and 
owned a farm in that vicinit}', which is still 
in the possession c f members of the family. He 
was an extensive dealer in stock and produce, 
and shipped largely tO' Pittsburg. He was also 
interested in several of the first oil wells in 
the celebrated Cow Run field. In 188S, he was 
the Democratic candidate for county treasurer, 
and was defeated by only 1 k; \otes. tlie county 
l)eing Republican at that time ])y fully 600 
votes. Peter Becker married Rhoda ^Vhitney■ 
who was liorn April 2, 1841, and is a daughter 
of Rev. John Whitney. Her father was born 
in 1804. and was a P.aptist minister; his wife 
was a Mi-s Hensel, of Penns\'lvania. ]\Ir. and 



Mrs. Becker became the parents of eight chil- 
dren, as follows: Eliza Rebecca; George Sim- 
eon: Thomas A.; JNIichael Augustus; Mary 
Catherine; Flora Nevada; John Peter; and 
Harriet, who was born August 3, 1883, and 
resides with her mother in ]\Iarietta. 

Eliza Rebecca Becker, who was born March 
27, i860, is the wife of Dr. J. R. Spencer, of 
Cincinnati, Ohio, by whom she has a daughter, 
Mary. 

George Simet>n Becker was born ]\Iarch 12, 
1862, and died July 13, 1S93. He married 
Mary Wallbright, a daughter of John Wall- 
bright, of Washington Count}-, and they had 
one daughter, Clara. 

Thomas .A. Becker, one of the proprietors 
of the Ohio Dental Company, was born August 
II, 1863, and during his business career, has 
l:>een mainly engaged in oil production in the 
vicinity of Newport. He attended Marietta 
Academy under Professor Andrews, and was 
a member of the class of 1887. He married 
Margaret E. Caywood, a daughter of J. R. ami 
Eli.za Caywood, of Washington County, and 
Ihey have two children : Anita Belle, born De- 
cember 18, 1898; and- Donald Caywood, born 
June 24, 1 89 1. The family residence is at No. 
226 Second street. 

Michael Augustus Becker was born August 
3, 1S66, and is practicing dentistry in Laricas- 
ter. Pennsylvania, \vhere he has a large and 
well established busii-iess. He was graduated 
from the OhiOi Dental College of Cincinnati in 
1888, with the degree of D. D. S. He married 
Anna Beiser, of Washington County, Ohio, 
and they have one child, Rhoda. 

]Mary Catherine Becker was born June 20, 
1868, and is the wife of Capt. Gordon C. 
Greene, of the stean-ier "Greenwood,"' running 
between Charleston and Pittsburg. They 
have two children. — Wilkins Greene and Chris- 
topher. 

Flora Xe\-ada was born October 3, 1870, 
and niarrieil I'^erdinand Haag. of Marietta, by 
v\-hom she has two children, Baron and Naomi. 

John Peter Becker was born January 12, 
1875, '"^"d received h's educational training in 
Sand Flill High School, under Professor H. 
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College, where he was graduated in 1897, hav- 
ing spent a part of his time as a demonstrator. 
He then went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
where he acted as manager of the Alhany 
Dentists for nearly a year, and then wait to 
Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the same capacit}'. 
In 1898 he came to Marietta, and opened an 
oflice on May i, of that year. The Ohio Den- 
tal Company, during its hrief existence, has 
been a decided success, and its patronage is be- 
coming larger every day. Dr. Becker is an 
enterprising man and is held in the highest es- 
teem by all who know him. ^larch 15, 1897, 
he was imited in marriage with Floella Tot- 
ton, who was born at Cynthiana, Kentucky, 
and is a daughter of Thomas \\'. and Ella 
(Slaughterback) Totton. Her father was a 
soldier in the Union army during the Civil 
War. Dr. Becker is a member of the Phi Al- 
pha Chi. of Cincinnati College. Religiously 
he is a member of the Baptist church. 



L. ALEXANDER, the. el=ticient sec- 
retary of the M., C. & C. Railroad 
Company, is also president of the 
Sterling Brick Conip;iny on Seventh 
street, and of the Marietta Plaster & 
Fuel Company, of which he has been one of 
the most helpful promoters. He is a son of R. 

F. Alexander, and was born in Wood County. 
W'est Virginia, in 1S69. 

R. F. Alexander was a millwright by oc- 
cupation, and for many years was manager of 
a sawmill, previous to engaging in agricultural 
pursuits. Later he became deeply interested 
in mercantile affairs, and is also serving as 
postmaster at Cutler, Washington County. He 
and the beloved mother of F. L. Alexander 
are still enjoying life as best they can. The 
subject of this sketch has one sister. ]\'Irs. T. 

G. France, who conducts a successful general 
merchandise business in Cutler, in which he 
has a half interest. 

Mr. Alexander first entered railroad serv- 
ice in 1887, when he became agent at Sharps- 
burg, for the Marietta, Columbus & Northern 
Railroad Company. This position was his for 



three years, and in 1890, he was transferred 
to service as clerk in the auditor's office in the 
Mills Building at Marietta, under Auditor G. 
W. Mulks. When the latter left in 1891 Mr. 
Alexantler was given his place as auditor, 
while the name of the road was changed to the 
Toledo & Ohio Central Extension. The duties 
of auditor and cashier were faithfully attended 
to by him until November. 1900, at which time 
the road was sold to the ]\L, C. & C. Railroad 
Company, and ^Ir. Alexander was shortly af- 
terward appointed to his present lucrative po- 
sition as secretary and auclitor of the company. 
His duties are performed with promptness and 
accuracy, and he is most serviceable to the 
company. His business interests are enten- 
sive, of which he is president, and a descrip- 
tion of one of the enterprises with which he is 
conected, the Sterling Brick Company, is 
given in another part of this volume. 

Frances C. Irvine, daughter of Alexander 
Irvine, became the beloved wife of Mr. Alex- 
ander, and they have three children, namely : 
Harold V., Sarah Marjorie, and Kathiyn 
}*Iarie, aged ten years, six years and two years, 
respectively, all born in Alarietta. Mrs. Alex- 
ander has one sister, Maggie Irvine, who is 
also a resident of ^larietla. Her father was of 
Irish birth, and came to the United States, 
where he remained for a time in the South, but 
prior to the Civil War located at Decatun-ille, 
and was one of the early residents of Wash- 
ington County. 

Mir. and Mrs. .'Vlexander and their little 
family reside in their beautiful and comforta- 
ble home at No. 401 Second street. Although 
Mr. Alexander is a member of the Christian 
Church, he attends with the family, the serv- 
ices at the Presbyterian Church, that being 
^Irs. .Vlexander's preference. Politically he 
is a Republican, and in fraternal circles he is 
a K. of P.. and a Mason of high degree. He 
is a member of Blue Li)dge No. 390, at Har- 
mar, of which he is also past master, having 
served as master in 1900 and 1901. He is a 
member of the Chapter. Council and Com- 
mandery at Marietta, and is a Shriner of .Mad- 
din Temple, at Columbus, Ohio. The subject 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



nent and progressive citizens, and posseses the 
unlimited confidence not only of his employers, 
bnt likewise of all in the communitv. 



OHX ^^^ ATHE^\ ex-county record- 
er of Washington County, Ohio, and 
a prominent insurance dealer and oil 
operator of IVfarietta, with office in 
the Law ]3uilding, \\as born in ^^''ash- 
ington County, in 1844. and is a son of Solo- 
mon and Lucinda (Hill) Athey. 

Walter Athey, grandfather of John W., 
came from the Valley of Virginia in 1808, and 
located on Duck Creek, as did James Hill, ma- 
ternal grandfather of the subject of this sketch, 
who later remo\-ed to town. Solomon Athey 
was a native of Washington County, and was 
a carpenter and boat builder by trade, being 
in the employ of the Knox Company. He re- 
moved to Kansas in the spring of 1868, locat- 
ing at Wamego, Pottawatomie County, where 
he died. His wife, who was a native of \\'ash- 
ington County, also died in Kansas. They 
were the parents of seven daughters and two 
sons, all of whom reside in the vicinity of To- 
peka, Kansas, except a daughter, who is in 
Golden, Colorado; a son, James W., who is a 
railroad man, of Kansas City; and John W. 
John W. Athey attended the pitblic schools 
of Marietta and vicinity, and his first active 
business was as a contractor and builder. Oc- 
tober 16, 1861, in the county recorder's office, 
he enlisted under Captain W. B. INIason, who 
was then recorder, in Company B, 77th Reg. 
Ohio Vol. Infantry. He served until February 
26, 18G6, when he received an honorable dis- 
charge, after a most thorough war experience. 
He was with Sherman at Shiloh. and later, par- 
ticipated in many important battles, including 
the siege of Corinth. After the war. he re- 
sumed his business as a contractor and builder, 
which he continued very successfully until 
1893, when he was elected county recorder, on 
the Republican ticket. He held that of^ce for 
six years and eight months, his term expiring 
September i, 1900. and discharged his duties 
to the entire satisfaction of his constituents 



and e\ery one concerned. He has since been 
engaged in the insurance business. He is also 
vice-president and director of the Washington 
County Savings, Loan and Building Associa- 
tion, one of the most successful institutions of 
the kind in the State. He is interested in the 
Long Run and Sand Hill oil fields. Prior to 
his election as recorder, he served ably as 
township trustee and member of the board of 
education of Marietta township. It was larg- 
ly through his efforts and influence that the 
Sand Hill high school was brought to its pres- 
ent high standard. 

]Mr. Athey w as united in marriage at Mar- 
ietta with Lottie Chambers, and they have six 
children, as follows: Delbert R., a millwright 
;md operator at Manilla, Iowa ; David E., who 
is in the steam laundry business in Des Moines, 
Iowa; Harvey E., who is a millwright, in part- 
nership with his brother, Delbert R., at Ma- 
nilla, Iowa ; Jessie F. ; Gordon C. ; and Nellie 
C. The family residence is at No. 503 Wash- 
ington street. Mr. Athey is a member of Buell 
Post, G. A. R. Religiously, he is a member of 
the First Congregational Church. 



nilERT W. BESS, of Marietta, 
though scarcely past middle age, has 
for the last t,j years been a well- 
known person in the oil regions of 
his section. In 1865, before attain- 
ing his majority, he was initiated into the oil 
busin.ess in Macksburg-, and he has since been 
engaged in the same line in various places and 
at dift'erent times. 

R. W. Bess, his father, was for some time 
a resident of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, \\here 
he worked as a sheet and nail roller. Later, 
in 1833, he settled on a farm, which he pur- 
chased in Aurelius township, Washington 
Count}-, Ohio, and tnrned his attention to ag- 
riculture. After ir years of successful indus- 
try, he sold this place and moved to Belpre 
township. Finally, in 1884, he settled at Bril- 
liant. Ohio, where he resided for the rest of 
his life, which ended there in 1895. Mr. Bess 
had eight sons and six daughters, as follows : 




MRS. MILLIE M. AMOS. 




JAMES L. AMOS. 



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Samuel, now a resident of Aurelius township: 
Robc't W. ; Jolin. who lives at Brilliant. Ohio ; 
William, who is in California: Benjamin, de- 
ceased ; Benjamin, who resides in Athens 
County, Ohio: and Peter ]\I.. who lives in Bel- 
pre township : James. Cornelia and Hannah, 
deceased; Anna (Faulkner): Caroline 
(Reed) ; Jennie B. ; and Katie V. 

Robert \\'. Bess was born in Pittsburg. 
Pennsylvania, in 1844. After two years' resi- 
dence in Macksburg. where, as has been said, 
he was engaged in the oil business, he re- 
moved to Volcano, \\'est Virginia. Here he 
made his home for about 17 years. Then, re- 
turning to Macksburg, he began operating in 
the oil fields of that section. Later, he ful- 
filled a two-years contract for a firm in Indi- 
ana, after which he went into the fishing and 
casing pulling business, in Macksburg. For 
four successful years, he carried on this indus- 
try. Then he resumed the oil-well drilling 
business at Corning. Ohio, in which he contin- 
ued for six years. In 1866, Mr. Bess assisted 
in placing the first torpedo ever put in a well in 
Ohio. In the fall of 1900, he came to Mari- 
etta and purchased the Pascal Hoff farm, a 
well-cultivated loo-acre tract, valued at $7. 500. 
After a few months, however, he erected a new- 
residence at No. 104 New street, in West 
Marietta, where he now resides. T. S. Nichol- 
son, his son-in-law, is now carryng on the 
farni. Mr. Bess, in partnership with George 
C. Best, W. U Neubeck. and R. H. Bess, is at 
present successfully engaged in the oil business. 

In Washington County, in 1867. INIr. Bess 
married Mary E. Davis, who was born at Little 
Hocking, and is a daughter of James and At- 
tilla (Barrows) Davis, of Belpre township. 
Of this union, there are two children, R. Harry 
and Attilla. R. Harry, who was born in 1868. 
is now field manager of the oil company men- 
tioned abo\-e. He married Emma Seidler. of 
Washington County, and they have one child. 
Helen Pauline. Attilla. who was born in 
Woo<l County, West \'irginia. in 1870. married 
T. S. Nicholson, of Guernsey County. Ohio, 
and has two children. Naomi Bess and Harry 
Grant. 



Mr. Bess has ever evinced a keen interest 
in educational affairs, and while in \\'est Vir- 
,ginia. served on the school board. Politically, 
he aftiliates with Democrats, and fraternally, 
with the Knights of Pythias Lfxlge No. 420, 
Elba. Ohio. The Methodist Episcopal Church 
numbers him among its substantial members. 

James Davis, father of Mrs. Bess, born in 
\'ermont. in 1814. lost his father at an early 
age, and when six years old moved with his 
mother to Belpre township. She soon after- 
ward married Squire Guthrie, and in a few 
years, died, leaving James an orphan. Through 
the kindness of his stepfather he was placed in 
the home of Judge Curtis, where he received 
careful rearing. He died at the age of 57 
years, leaving a wife and 12 children, six of 
whom have settled in the Western state. Mrs. 
Davis is now in her eiphtv-first vear. 



lAMES L. AMOS, an influential farmer 

of Grandview township, is a man of 

wide experience in matters pertaining 

t') agriculture, and is well known 

tlu-oughout \\'ashington County. 

which has lieen his home since 1869. He was 

ixjrn in 1854, in Monroe County. Ohio, and 

spen" his boyhood days there. 

Robert Amos, liis father, who was of Eng- 
lish ancestry, was bom in Harford County, 
Maryland, where he was reared. In 1835. he 
located in Monroe County, Ohio, and engaged 
in agricultural pursuits. During his youth, he 
drove the stage between Baltimore and Wheel- 
ing. He also drove on a stage route in North 
Carolina, and later drove from Marietta to 
Newport. Ohio, following the life of a stage 
driver for nine years. 

L'pon locating in Ohio. Robert Amos pur- 
chased an 80-acre farm in Benton township. 
Monroe County, and cultivated that tract for 
several years, but subsef|uently traded his farm 
for another, which he afterward sold. In 1869 
he n'.oved to Washington County, and pur- 
chased a tract containing 240 acres. This land 
was among the most valuable in Grandview 



II 54 HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND ll'ASHIXGTON COUNTY, 



township, and was located on the bank of the 
Oliio River. It formed the foundation of a 
splendid farm, additional purchases being made 
at intervals until at the time of his death. Jan- 
uary 15. 1891, Robert Amos owned 500 acres, 
which then became the property of his heirs. 
He was united in marriage with Elizabeth Dye, 
a daughter of James Dye, a Virginian by birth, 
who followed farming in ]\Ionroe Count}', 
Ohio, where the birth of Elizabeth took place 
in 1822. She died August 12, 1892. 

James L. Amos is one of 1 1 children. Those 
deceased are: Millie; Francis M. ; Benjamin: 
George W. : and Corbin. Those living are : 
Minerva ; Elam D. ; James L. : Anna E. 
(Moore), a resident of Washington County; 
Martha E. (Locke), of St. Mary's. West Vir- 
ginia ; and Robert E., who resides at the home 
place. James L. Amos oljtained his mental 
training in ]\lonroe and \\'ashington counties. 
After reaching manhood he engaged in the gen- 
eral merchandise business at Mill Creek, where 
he was located for three years. Since then he 
has devoted his time and attention to farming. 

December 8, 1879, Mr. Amos married [Mil- 
lie P. iNIartin. who was born in New Mata- 
moras in 1861, and is a daughter of Sylvester 
C. Martin, who is deceased. Mr. Martin was 
born in South Rygate, V^ermont, ]*Iarch 21, 
182.1.. He spent his boyhood in \'ermont. and 
when a young man went to Pittsburg. Penn- 
sylvania. He was a miller by trade. He moved 
from Pennsylvania to New Matamoras, Ohio, 
where he lived for several years. He afterward 
bought a farm in Monroe County, Ohio, and 
still later moved to \\"irt County, West Vir- 
ginia, where he died March 21, 1900. His 
wife, who was Hannah Curran. of Thomaston, 
Maine, bore him 12 children, as follows: Syl- 
vanus; Charles S. ; Mary (Holdren) ; Roberta 
(Alexander); Alberta and Sarah, deceased; 
]\Iillie P. ; Emma and Clara (Amos) deceased: 
Charles, Albert and Ollie Whitlatch. The fa- 
ther was a JMethodist and the mother was an 
Episcopalian. On July 4, 1861. Mr. ]\Iartin 
sustained an accident during a celebration, by 
which he lost both arms. One was amputated 
below the elbow, and the other, a little further 
down. Strange to relate, he was able to do, 



with mechanical contrivances, all the ordinary 
farm work, and was never known to complain 
of his lot in life. ]\lrs. [Martin died May 22, 
1888, aged 59 years. 

[Mr. and Mrs. Amos had two children, of 
whom the elder, Charles E., died February 8, 
1891. Ella A., the younger, is the only sur- 
■\-i','ing child and in her many hopes are cen- 
tered. 

Mr. Amos, like his father, is a stanch 
Democrat. He has served as trustee of Grand- 
view township for nine years, and as a member 
of the School Board for six years. Frater- 
nally, he is a Master Mason and affiliates with 
Matamoras Lodge, No'. 374, F. & A. M., of 
New [Matamoras, Ohio. 



FR.\NK G.VTES, city engineer of 
[Marietta, his native place, was born 
in 18G9, and is a son of E. D. and 
[\Iargaret (Arnold) Gates. He is an 
excellent engineer and his ability in 
this line is recognized by all. 

E. D. Gates, the father, was a native of 
Gallia County, Ohio, and when quite young re- 
moved with his parents tO' Washington County, 
where they located, near Marietta. When he 
made his start in life, he chose Marietta as his 
home, and there for many years, was profitably 
engaged in a general produce and commission 
business. His death took place in Chicago in 
189T, and he left, besides his widow, three chil- 
dren to mourn for him. Their names are 
[Mrs. ^\^ W. Boyd, E. Frank and [Mrs. James 
Bird. [Mrs. Boyd is a resident of Painesville, 
Ohio. Her husband was formerly superin- 
tendent of the [Marietta schools, and now holds 
the position of superintendent of the Paines- 
ville schools. They have one daughter, Marion, 
a native of Washington County. [Mrs. James 
Bird is a resident of [Marietta, and her husband 
is a musical instructor in the [Marietta schools. 
[Mr. Gates was a firm believer in the principles 
of the Republican party. His widow was born 
in \\'ashington County, and is a daughter of 
.\lbert Arnold, an architect and builder, who 
is now over eighty years old and still resides, 
as (loes also 'Mrs. Gates, at [Marietta. 



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The subject of this sketch graduated from 
the Marietta College in the class of 1889. hav- 
ing completed his course in civil engineering 
and immediately afterward began active work 
in his profession. He found his first employment 
in AEexico, where he was with the Mexican 
Northern Railway Company. After remain- 
ing there a short time, he returned to ^Mari- 
etta, where he soon afterward became city en- 
gineer and served two terms very successfully, 
from the date of his election in 1892 until 1896. 
He then made his way back to ]\Iexico, where 
he was engaged as engineer on the Potosi & 
Rio \'erde Railroad. There he remained a 
year, when he again returned to ^Marietta, and 
in the spring of 1898, was re-elected city engi- 
neer. In 1900, he was succeeded to this posi- 
tion by W. P. Mason, who held the office one 
term, for two years, and during that time, oc- 
cupied his time in general surveying. In 1902, 
however, the citizens of Marietta, for the 
fourth time, elected him city engineer, and he 
is now fulfilling his duties to the best of his 
ability. His office is in the City building, on 
the corner of Third and Putnam streets. 

Mr. Gates is unmarried, and makes his 
home in Marietta, where he takes great inter- 
est in his work, and is a pulalic-spirited citizen. 
In religious attachment, he is a member of the 
Congregational Church. In a fraternal rela- 
tion, he affiliates with the Knights of Pvthias 
and the B. P. O. E. 



H( ):iIAS McDERMOTT. a resident of 
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, 
is a son of Philip and Anne (Clark) 
McDermott, and was born August 30, 
1845, in Union (A\'atertown ) town- 
ship, Washington County, of Irish lineage. 

Philip ]McDermc>tt was a man of some 
prominence in his township, and during his 
long life of seventy-eight years, was ever ac- 
tive in serving his community. He was born 
in County Monaghan, Ireland, in 181 5, but 
came to America when but a boy, and in 1837 
located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There 
he was united in marriage with .Anne Clark. 



also of Irish birth, and they had several chil- 
dren, among them, Thomas, the subject here- 
of: Mary (O'Lynn), of Warren tow-nship, 
Washington County ; and J. J-, also of Wash- 
ington County, who died in 1898. In ix)liti- 
cal affairs Philip ]McDermott always took a 
conspicuous part, having served his township 
for many years in the offices of treasurer, trus- 
tee, etc.. and having been a resident of what was 
at that time Union township, ever since 1837, 
when he removed from Pennsylvania and took 
up the business of farming. His beloved wife 
departed this life in 1886, and tw'O years la- 
ter, he, too, was laid to rest. 

Thomas McDermott resided on the home 
farm for many }-ears. His mental training 
was deri-\-ed from the schools of Marietta, and 
the instruction of Theodore Scott. In the 
spring of 1864 he presented himself for en- 
listment at Marietta, with the intention of 
serving his country, but was rejected on ac- 
count of his health, which at that time was 
poor. Some years later he recuperated, and 
has since enjoyed •che best of health. He was 
united in matrimony with Margaret D}-er, a 
daughter of P. J. L)}-er, of Allegheny, Penn- 
sylvania. Mrs. McDermott was born and 
reared in Washington County, and she and her 
husband have six children, as follows : Philip, 
who married, and lives in ?klarietta; John, of 
Marietta; Thomas; Charles; Ella (Jordan), 
of Watertown township; and Anna, fourteen 
years old, who is still at home. The family 
attend the Roman Catholic Church. 

Mr. McDermott lias taught school for near- 
ly a third of a century. He resided until 1895 
in Watertown township, and afterward re- 
moved to Marietta, wdiere he tau,ght in Mari- 
etta township for ihe lour years following. TI:e 
term lasted eight months, and in summer, liis 
attention was full}- occupied v,ith farming. Li 
1900 he was elected to fill the office of Justice 
of the Peace of Marietta, and Marietta town- 
ship, and is still fulfilling his duties with the 
directness and promptitude characteristic of 
all his actions. His office is in the St. Clair 
Building, where he may be foimd at any time. 
\Miiie his politics were formerly Democratic, 
he is now indejiendent. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Mr. McDermott !ias the respect and esteem 
of all his acquaintances. He shapes his daily 
life with the aim of l>eing of the utmost ser\'- 
ice to himself, his friends, his townspeople and 
his country. 



M. BOOTH is president of the Cit- 
izens' National Bank of Marietta, 
Ohio, which is one of the leading 
financial institutions of Southeastern 
Ohio. During the 13 years of busi- 
ness life of this institution it has developed 
into one of the most important commercial 
centers of the city. 

Although the Citizens' National Bank is 
not the oldest institution of its kind in the 
city, its board of directors and its stockhold- 
ers represent a large proportion of the wealth 
and solidity of Marietta's business circles. 

To meet what seemed to be a public need 
in the way of banking facilities, the Citizens" 
National Bank was organized in 1889, and 
opened for business on December 9 of that 
year. Its first location was at 123 Putnam 
street, but in February, 1893, removal was 
made to the commodious quarters now occu- 
pied, on the corner of Putnam and Second 
streets. The capital of the bank was increased 
from $50,000 to $100,000, on June i. 1895. 
The original officers of the bank were, — Har- 
low Chapin, president : Theodore F. Davis, 
vice-president ; and E. ]M. Booth, cashier. Mr. 
Chapin died in September, 1891, and was 
succeeded in January, 1892, bv A. T. Nye. 
D. B. Torpy being made vice-president. ]\lr. 
Nye died in January, 1899, and was succeed- 
ed, as president, by E. M. Booth. The present 
officers of the bank are as follows: E. M. 
Booth, president: D. B. Torpy, vice-president: 
T. M. Sheets, cashier: and C. L. Booth, as- 
sistant cashier. The names of the board of 
directors of the Citizens' National Bank, in- 
spire confidence as representing the city's act- 
ive and successful business men. They are, — 
D. B. Torpv, B. F. Strecker, Jacob Wittlig, 
Frank Weber and E. M. Booth". Mr. Torpy, 
the vice-oresident. is identified with manufac- 
turing interests in Marietta ; T. M. Sheets has 



been connected with the bank since its organi- 
zation; C. L. Booth has been in its service 
since 1890. 

The statement of the condition of the Cit- 
izens' National Bank on July 20, 1902, was as 
follows : 

Cash in bank $ 61,267 72 

Cash due from banks 147,637 04 

Loans 399.241 74 

U. S. bonds 51.70000 

Banking House 15.000 00 

$674,846 so 

Capital stock $100,000 00 

Surplus and profits 45. 077 88 

Circulation 49,000 00 

Deposits 480.768 62 

$674,840 50 

The wise policy of President E. M. Booth 
has contributed very materially to the present 
splendid condition of this bank. His wise 
oversight, his careful and conservative invest- 
ments and his thorough comprehension of 
banking, and of financial conditions, have 
gained for this institution the confidence of 
the public. It controls a large business not 
only in Marietta, but in the country tributary 
thereto, and it is regarded sound and reliable, 
its character being typical of those who so ably 
manage its important affairs. 




< )L. J. H. RILEY, one of Marietta's 
most successful attorney s-at-law 
and an extensive real estate dealer, 
was born in that part of Virginia 
which has formed a portion of West 
Virginia since the establishment of the lat- 
ter state. During his residence there he was 
admitted to the bar and engaged in successful 
practice. He was called upon to fill many of- 
fices of a public nature, among them being, 
that of prosecuting attorney, and he was twice 
a member of the legislature. He was also a 
delegate to the Republican National Conven- 
tion which nominated General Garfield for 
president. In 1881-1882, he was Grand Mas- 
ter of the A. F. cS: A. M.. of West Virginia. 
In the fall of 1882 he moved to Marietta, 




MR. AND MRS. JAMES G. CAIN. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



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where he has since continued in active prac- 
tice. As a lawyer he has attained a high stand- 
ing at the bar by his connection with many 
prominent cases, both in Ohio and West Vir- 
ginia. He has a large practice in cases in- 
volving land titles, and has acted as counsel 
in many land cases before the Supreme Court 
of West Virginia. 

Col. Riley has been prominently identified 
with the affairs of Marietta. He is a mem- 
ber of the Board of Trade, and was for ten 
years a director of the Citizens' National 
Bank. He was chairman of the Republican 
Executive Committee of Washington County 
in 1 89 1, and was a delegate to the National 
Convention which nominated General Harri- 
son for the presidency. He was a member of 
the Ohio senate in 1898. The Colonel has a 
beautiful residence on the farm called "Or- 
chard Place,"' near the city of Marietta, which 
is devoted to fruit growing. 



A]\JES G. CAIN, who is engaged in the 
nursery business and farming in Ma- 
rietta township, Washington County, 
Ohio, was born January 21, 1 838, in 
the town of Clinton, Pennsylvania, 18 
miles from Pittsljurg. His father was John 
Cain. 

John Cain married ^lary Swick, a daugh- 
ter of John Swick, and they came to iVlarietta 
township in 1843. settling on the branch of 
Eight ^lile. They came down the river from 
Pittsburg in a flatboat. bringing the family, 
farming implements and household goods, and ' 
also a team of horses valued at $500. John 
Cain and his wife raised 10 children, namely: 
Jane, who married Sinclair Baldwin, a cooper 
by trade, both of whom are deceased : William 
G., who was a farmer near Cedar Rapids. Iowa, 
until his death. October 25, 1896: Alexander, 
deceased : Mary Ann, who married John Wood- 
ard. of Williams County, Ohio; John, who was 
killed in Texas, in t86o; Sarah, who married 
Michael Dodson. a farmer, and died in Jackson 
County. West Virginia; Eliza, who married 
Henry Northrop, deceased ; Nancy, who mar- 
ried Francis Peters, a steamboat man, livine in 



Springfield, Missouri ; James G., the subject of 
this sketch; and J^Iartin S., of Toledo, Ohio, 
who is in a wholesale saddlery house in that 
city. 

James G. Cain, whose name opens these 
lines, enlisted in Company B, 148th Reg., Ohio 
Vol. Inf., served 100 days, and was mustered 
out September 14, 1864. He has two farms: 
the home farm, which is located five miles 
southeast of Marietta, consists of 43 30-100 
acres of fine farming land, and on it are four 
oil wells, which bring a royalty of $38 per 
month. The other farm of 18 acres, is on Sand 
Hill. ^Ir. Cain has lived in Marietta township 
since his childhood, and is very well known in 
the community, where he is admired for his 
energetic, spirit, his thrift, and his upright, 
honest nature. 

The subject of this sketch married Mary 
Ann Posey, a daughter of James Pose\-, and 
they have been blessed with five children, name- 
ly : Horatio B. ; Leslie M. ; Julius ; William 
C. : and Lucy A. Ploratio B., a gardner living 
at Sand Hill, married Kitty Kester, and has one 
.child,— Letha. Leslie M. married Pearl Myers, 
and has two children, — David and Charles. 
Julius died April 14, 1900, aged 32 years. 
William C. is a Methodist minister, and is 
preaching 36 miles from Cleveland, Ohio. He 
married Fannie Kester, and has one child, 
\^"ilmer, aged eight years. Lucy A. is the wife 
of Roy McKibben, who is a ganger in the Jack- 
son Ridge ( ]\tonroe County) oiffields. He has 
one child, James Wesley. In politics, Mr. 
Cain is a Republican. The family attend the 
Congregational Church. Mr. Cain is one of the 
most active and infiuential farmers of Marietta 
township, and is always ready to assist in any 
worthy enterprise undertaken by the citizen's 
of Washington County. 




T O'NEILL, of the firm of O'Neill 
& Ahlborn, attorneys-at-la\v, of 
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, 
is a .wide-awake }-oung man and is 
rapidly identifying himself with 
many of the interests of the city. He is a na- 
tive of Newport township, where he was born 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



January 5, 1869, and is a son of William and 
Mary (Tompson) O'Neill. 

William O'Neill was born June 24, 1829, 
in Ireland. He came to this country, in 1854, 
locating in Marietta, and shortly afterward 
removed to his farm in Newport township. 
December 11, 1841, he was joined in marriage 
with Mary Tompson, a daughter of A. D. and 
Elizabeth (Phillips) Tompson. Mrs. O'Neill's 
father was born at Harper's Ferry, West Vir- 
ginia, in 1814, and there resided until 1835, 
the date of his removal to Ohio. There, he 
settled on his farm in Newport township, where 
he lived until his death, July 14, 1899. He was 
a Democrat in politics, and for many years w^as 
very active in political affairs. His wife was 
Elizabeth Phillips, Ijefore marriage, and she 
was born May 10, 181 5, at Pittsburg, Penn- 
sylvania. For over four score years she has lived 
in Newport township, and is now one of the 
oldest residents in Lower Newport. Mrs. 
O'Neill had one child other than C. T., and 
her name was Lizzie. She was born in July. 
1873, and for several years, was a school teach- 
er in \\'ashington County. Mrs. W^illiam 
O'Neill was born on the same farm as was her 
son, C. T., and since the death of her husband 
in 190T, has made her home with the subject 
of this sketch, at Marietta. 

C. T. O'Neill spent the first eighteen years 
of his life on the farm ; he then went to Mari- 
etta, and attended grammar school for two 
year.s. In 1890, he entered the Marietta town- 
,ship high school, and graduated the following 
year. Obtaining a teacher's certificate, he 
taught school in Defiance and Williams coun- 
ties from 1 89 1 until 1893, being in the neigh- 
borhood of Evansport most of the time. He 
decided to study law, and in 1893, entered the 
law department of the National Normal Uni- 
versity, at Lebanon, Ohio, and took a two 
years' course. He passed his state examina- 
tion soon afterward, and was admitted to the 
bar June 7, 1894. Mr. O'Neill then returned 
to Marietta and taught school in Washington 
County, also opening a law office. In Novem- 
ber, 1896, he formed a partnership with Squire 
Ahlliorn, which is still in existence. Their 
office was at first located in the Colonial Block, 



but in 1897 it was removed to its present lo- 
cation in the Union Block, on Front street. 
Mr. O'Neill is yet unmarried, and resides 
with his mother at No. 333 Pike street. They 
favor the Baptist Church, and attend services 
regularly there. Politically he is a member 
of the Republican partv, and sociallv, affiliates 
with the I. O. O. F. and tne M. W.'A., Lodge 
No. 4138. The subject of this sketch is coni- 
mended foi' his ability as a lawyer, and has a 
brig'ht future before him. He has won the 
esteem of all in this community by his upright- 
ness and integrity. The business of the firm 
is growing daily, and has alreadv extended far 
over the surrounding cO'Untr\-. 




ILLIAM W. :\IILLS is presi.lent of 
the First National Bank of Mari- 
etta, Ohio, a financial institution 
which well reflects the solid, sub- 
stantial character of the capitalists 
of this section of the State. This bank was or- 
ganized on November 14, 1863, the signers to 
the articles of association being leading busi- 
ness men of Marietta. The seven signers, 
Bcman Gates, William F. Curtis, John New- 
ton, J. B. liovey, M. P. Wells, D. P. Bosworth 
and A. B. Battel!, held all of the original stock 
of the bank, and constituted the first board 
of directors. On December 4, 1863, the new 
institution was authorized to commence busi- 
ness, by Hon, Hugh McCulloch, comptrol- 
ler of the currency. On February 25. of the 
same year, the National Banking Act had be- 
come a law, and this institution was one of the 
first to organize under it, its number being 142. 
.Since that date, nearly 6,000 National banks 
have been organized. The First National Bank 
of Marietta opened early in 1864, with Beman 
Gates as president; William F. Curtis, as cash- 
ier; and Dr. H. B. Shipman, as teller. 

The first home of this great institution was 
in a small room in a building which then stood 
on the site of the Colonial Block. In January, 
1865, the building at the corner of Front and 
Greene streets was purchased of D. C. Skinner, 
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by the bank in Xo\-ember. Here it remained 
until May, 1901, when the business was trans- 
ferred to temporary quarters in the Bellevue 
Hotel Block, the former building- being town 
down to give place to the present magnificent 
structure, on the same corner. This is modern 
in every respect, and in its interior appoint- 
ments, is probably unexcelled by any like edi- 
fice in the Ohio Valley. The banking room 
proper, is a very large, well-lighted apartment, 
with marble fioors, mahogany counters and 
furniture of substantial character and attractive 
design. A notable feature of this superb new 
bank building, is a massive, chrome, steel-lined 
vault, for money and securities, fitted with 221 
safe deposit boxes, the metal, alone, in this im- 
pregnable vault weighing 25 tons. These safe 
deposit boxes are of special design and were 
made with a view of embodying every perfec- 
tion possible. Two other fire-proof vaults for 
books and storage purposes are on the banking 
floor, while on other floors fire-proof vaults 
have been constructed for the use of the River 
Gas Company, the Buckeye and Eureka pipe 
line companies, and the Ohio River Bridge and 
Ferry Company, which occupy offices in this 
building. These vaults are entirely isolated 
from the walls or supporting foundations of 
the I'uilding, occupying a central space with a 
passageway all around them. The interior 
walls of the safe deposit vault are constructed 
of tempered, tested and impenetrable layers of 
chrome, iron, and Bessemer steel, while the en- 
trance is ])rotected by two folding, inner doors 
and by a massive outside door, weighing five 
tons, so perfectly balanced on liall bearings 
that it moves on its great crane-hinge, with 
ease. The inner doors are further protected 
by the attachment of an anti-dynamite device. 
The world-celelirated builders of these vaults 
assert that while they ha\e constru.cted larger 
vault'^, they have ne\'cr built one more impreg- 
nable. 

In immediate connection with the banking 
room, ha\e been constructed a beautiful rece])- 
tion room for ladies, a customers' room, a pri- 
vate room for the president of the bank, a di- 
rectors' room, coupon rooms, and a multitude 



of conveniences to facilitate business and also 
make it agreeable. The new home of the First 
National Bank is in keeping with the solid, 
substantial character of the institution. 

The capital of the bank was increased from 
$50,000 to $100,000, in May, 1864. and to 
$150,000 in July, 1872. The surplus, for 
many years after the last increase of capital, 
stood at $30,000, but on November i, 1900, 
it was increased out of the earnings, to $150,- 
000, and on May i, 1902, to $200,000, and the 
undivided profits now amount to $26,000 more. 
The following is a contlensed statement of the 
condition of the bank, at the close of business 
April 30, 1902 : 

Resources. 

Loans and discounts $1,044,002 89 

Overdrafts 3.684 21 

U. S. bonds to secure circu- 
lation 150,000 00 

U. S. bonds to secure U. S. 

deposits 50.000 00 

Other bonds 3S.532 00 

Premium on bonds 17,50000 

Banking House 50,000 00 

Safe deposit vault and fix- 
tures 15.000 00 

Other real estate 11,80000 

Due from reserve agents 
and other banks $ 209,991 44 

Cash 106,992 00 

Five per cent. Redemption 
Fund 7.500 00 

Due from U. S. Treasurer.. 2.000 00 — 326,483 44 

$1,707,002 54 
Liabilities. 

Capital $ 1 50.000 00 

Surplus 200.000 00 

Undivided profits 20.762 52 

Circulation 148.150 00 

Individual deposits $1,057,465 12 

Bank deposits 80.624 9° 

U. S. deposits 50,000 00— 1,188.090 02 

$1,707,002 54 

The policy of the present management of 
the First National Bank is to build up a large 
surplus and undivided profit account, rather 
than to pay large dividends to its stockholders. 
During the nearly 40 years of its existence it 
has been a tower of strength in this communitx', 
and especinliy during its more recent years, it 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.. 



has been recognized not only as the leading 
financial institution in Southeastern Ohio, but 
as one of the strongest, most progressive, and 
at the same time, one of the most conservative 
banks in the whole Ohio Valley. Its business 
has grown immensely, until its individual de- 
posits average more than $1,000,000. 

The president of this reliable institution is 
William W . ]\Iills, who succeeded Beman 
Gates, in June, 1887. The careful, conserva- 
tive policy adopted by INIr. ]SIills has contri- 
buted in no small degree to its great prosperity, 
and to the public confidence which the bank has 
enjoyed since that time. His unerring judg- 
ment, together with his ability as a financier, 
has made his advice and direction of the great- 
est value, both to directors and stockholders. 
His financial acumen has largely enabled the 
bank to steer safely through great seasons of 
financial depression in the country, and its 
business has steadily increased, when many 
other concerns, with speculative tendencies, 
have gone down. The other ofiicials of the 
bank have been connected with it for many 
years. Col. T. W. Moore has been vice- 
president since January, 1895 ; Joseph S. Go- 
bel, cashier, has served continuously for 29 
years; and George C. Best, assistant cashier, 
has been associated with it since 1869. The 
present efficient board of directors consists of 
William W. :\Iills, Col. T. W. Moore, Charles 
Penrose, W. D. Devol, and John Mills,— all 
substantial, reliable and prominent citizens of 
Marietta, whose names are synonyms for busi- 
ness stability. 




HARLES A. WARD, proprietor of 
the \\'akefield Hotel, at Marietta, 
Ohio, is one of the successful young 
men of this city. M"r. Ward was 
born July 27, 1870, in Marietta, and 
is a son of Augustus T. and Kate L. (Wake- 
field) Ward. 

Augustus T. \\'ard was born in Fearing 
township, Washington County, Ohio, and was 
a son of Robert Ward, who had come from 
England and engaged in farming in the above 



locality. Against his parents' wishes, at the 
outbreak of the Civil War, he ran away from 
home and became a member of Company G, 
36th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., in the capacity of 
musician. He served until the close of hos- 
tilities, and left the army with a fine record 
as a soldier, and with the rank of captain. 
Mr. Ward was prominent in both political 
and business life in Marietta, after returning 
from the army. He served for three years 
as county recorder, and then entered into the 
gents' furnishing business, in which he was 
engaged until the time of his death, in 1874. 
On September 17, 1869, he married Kate L. 
Wakefield, of Lawrence Cotmty, Ohio, a 
daughter of Benjamin T. Wakefield. The 
Wakefields were of old colonial stock, the first 
of the family who came to America having 
landed in Boston in 1613. Mrs. Ward's 
grandfather was a soldier in the Revolution- 
ary War. Two children were born to this 
marriage, namely : Charles Augustus ; and 
Willia Wakefield, who married Charles L. 
Flanders of Marietta, in 1900. 

In 1875 Mr. Ward married George P. 
Dye, of Marietta, who died July 26, 1888. 
Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Dye, namely : Alice, deceased, Florence B. 
and Grace L. 

Charles A. Ward obtained his early men- 
tal training in the public schools of Marietta, 
took an academic course, and later gradu- 
ated from Marietta College, with the class of 
1890. In the fall of the same year, he went 
to West Superior, Wisconsin, where he was 
engaged for 18 months in the real estate and 
insurancel business. He then purchased a 
half interest in the "Inland Ocean," a weekly 
newspaper published in that city, which he con- 
ducted until April, 1900, when other interests 
recalled him to Marietta. In 1894, dur- 
ing his residence in Wisconsin, he organized 
the Republican State Press Association, of 
which he was secretary for two years. Dur- 
ing 1898 and 1899 ^1^ ^Iso Served as secre- 
tary and acting chairman of the Douglas 
County (Wisconsin) Republican Committee. 

After his return to Marietta Mr. Ward 




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built the Hotel Wakefield, — thus designated in 
honor of his mother's ancestral name. This 
first-class hostelry has been in successful op- 
eration since December i, 1900. Mr. Ward 
has other business interests, and is a member 
of the firm of Scott & Ward, newsdealers and' 
tobacconists, of this city. He also served as 
secretary of the Introstile and Novelty Com- 
pany, of Marietta. In the spring of 1902 he 
was elected as a member of the City Council 
from the Third Ward. On April 16, 1901, he 
was married to Annie K. Reppert, a daughter 
of Byron Reppert, of Marietta. 




ILTON ELLENWOOD. one of the 
pioneer settlers of Dunham town- 
ship, \\'ashington County, was 
born in Belpre township on Janu- 
ary 7, 1 81 7, and is a son of Samuel 
and Pamela (Doty) Ellenwood. Samuel El- 
lenwood was born in the State of Maine, De- 
cember 2, 1785. and his wife was born in Con- 
necticut December 18, 1786. Both were con- 
sistent members of the Methodist Church, and 
in its precepts carefully reared their children, 
who were as' follows : C. ^Melissa, born Sep- 
tember 9, 181 1 ; Sylvester, born July 11, 1813 ; 
Samuel .S., born February 7, 181 5; Milton, 
born January 7, 1817; Augustus, born Octo- 
ber T2. 1818; Benjamin, born October 30, 
1820; Harvey B., born August 7, 1822; Pa- 
mela A., born July 3, 1824; Cynthia, born 
March 26, 1826; and Persis. born October 3, 
1829. Tn 1808, Samuel Ellenwood moved t'j 
Ohio and settled in Belpre township. He pur- 
chased of the Ohio Company a farm of 300 
acres, which now belongs- to his son, Milton 
Ellenwood. His life was one of industry and 
until within a few years of his ■leatli. which 
occurred at Harmar, now West ^larietta, Jiine 
25, 1857. he continued his agricultural labors 
here. His wife died March 7, 1862, having 
pas=cd through all tb.e privations of pioneer 
days. 

The only eflucational advantages enjoved 
by the boys in the days of his youth in that lo- 
cality were meager, but Milton Ellenwood at- 



tended every session in the old, log school- 
house when farm work did not claim his atten- 
tion, and thus acquired a fair knowledge of the 
ordinary branches of study. When he started 
out to work, he was first engaged by a Mr. 
Bailey, at a salary of S13 per month. His par- 
ents had taught him the value of mouev, with 
other excellent lessons, and consequently he 
accumulated the means, in time, to enable him 
to purcha.se of Xahum Ward, in 1843, his pres- 
ent desirable farm. ]\Ir. Ellenwood owns about 
256 acres of very valuable land, which he has 
devoted to general farming and stock raising. 
He has seen this land develop from almost a 
wilderness into its present highly cultivated 
state, through his own energy and industry. 
Mr. Ellenwood has retired from active labors, 
and rents his property. 

On September 23, 1S40, Mr. Ellenwood 
was united in marriage with Sophronia Need- 
ham, of Warren township, Washington Coun- 
ty, and the following children have been born 
to them : Rowena R. ; M. Everett ; Oscar N. ; 
Pamela:' Adelia; Ida; Estella: and Flora B. 
In religious faith, the subject of this sketch be- 
longs to the Universalist Church, and is a lead- 
ing supporter of its many benevolent enter- 
pri.ses. His political opinions are those of a 
Democrat. He is kiKnvn as one of the sub- 
stantial and reliable men of his township, and 
has Ijeen called upon to serve as trustee, super- 
visor and school director. 



A TT U. CROSBY, agent for the Oil 
C'it\- Boiler. Works, of Oil Citv, Penn- 
sylvania, and also of the Star Drill- 
ing Machine Company, of Akron, 
Ohio, is a gentleman who has practi- 
cally spent his life in the oil business, in difl'er- 
ent capacities, and who is an activ'e worker in 
whatever he undertakes. He is a native of 
New York State, and has worked either in the 
oil fields or around the machinerv of oil plants, 
since 1869. A\'hile in New York Citv, he was 
engaged with Day «& Co.. refiners, and in 1872, 
he went to Tidioute, where he was actively en- 
gaged in the oil exchange and brokerage busi- 



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ness. His residence lias been in many places 
sin.ce that time, the folloAving cities being 
among the number : Titusville, Oil City, Par- 
ker's Landing; PetroHa, Milierstown, and 
Bradford. He returned to^ New York Cit)' for 
a brief time, tlien left for Pittsburg, thence to 
Sistersville, and in 1894 arived in Marietta, 
where he has since lived. 

Mr. Crosby's territory as agent extends 
over \\''estern Virginia and Eastern and South- 
ern Ohio, and he covers it in an able manner. 
He married Ella A. Baldwin, the daughter of 
a prominent attorney of Pittsburg, Pennsyl- 
vania. They are devoted to the Episcopal 
Church, in their reli.gious belief. Their home 
is at No. 222 lliird street. 

In fraternal relations Mr. Crosby is a mem- 
ber of the B. P. O. E. and St. John's Lodge, 
A. F. (.^ A. M., of Pittsburg. 



HO^L\S H. SUCtDEN, a prominent 
citizen of Marietta, who is identified 
with the Buckeye Novelty Company 
and the Sterling Brick Works, was 
l3orn in Allegheny County, Pennsyl- 
vania, in 1845. and is a son of James and Eliza- 
beth ( Wostenholme) Sugden. Both parents 
were born in Sheffield. England, the father in 
1812 and the mother in 1813. 

James Sugden and his wife were married 
in 1S34, and came to Pittsburg in 1842. 
George \A^ostenhoIme, a brother of Mrs. Sug- 
den, was for mar>y years manufacturer of the 
famous L X. L. cutlery. Mr. Sugden ^vas en- 
gaged in the manufacture of files for many 
years, and in the winter of 1853-1854, moved 
to Valley Mills, Virginia. Later, on account 
of war troubles, he went to Marietta, where 
he lived for some years, and then moved to 
Pittsburg, where he spent the remainder of his 
life. From 1866 until his death, he was en- 
gaged in the manufacture of hay-rake teeth. 
He died in Jime, 1892. and his wife died in 
February, of the same year. They were the 
parents of three sons and one daughter, as 
follows: William F., of Haysville, Pennsyl- 
vania; Mary Ann, deceased; Edward J., of 



Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, who served in the 
39th Reg.. Ohio Vol. Inf. ; and Thomas H. 

Thomas H. Sugden entered the 63rd Regi- 
ment. Ohio Vol. Inf., January 24, 1863, as a 
recruit, at first going into the telegraph ser- 
vice. \\'hen eighteen years old, he enlisted and 
served as a drummer until discharged in July, 
1865. He was in many important engage- 
ments, and accompanied Sherman in his march 
to the Sea. Returning to Marietta, he engaged 
in the photographic business with Mr. Marsh- 
all, and some time later, returned to Pittsburg, 
where he was engaged in the manufacture of 
hay-rake teeth until 1886. He has since been 
a resident of Marietta, where he has been iden- 
tified with many different enterprises. He es- 
tablished a gold and silver plating works, 
which, in the spring of 1901, was consolidated 
with the Buckej-e Novelty Works, whose main 
product is a twine holder. This company was 
incorporated in May, 1901, with a capital stock 
of $50,000, and the following officers : W. H. 
Etter, president; J. A. Steadman, treasurer; 
F. A. Steadman. secretary: and Harry Moore, 
general manager. These ofticers and Mr. Sug- 
den form the board of- directors. Mr. Sugden 
owns the building at No. 224 Oilman Avenue, 
the two lower floors of which are occupied by 
the company, and the upper floor, by the Union 
Suit Factory. He is also a stockholder and 
director of the Sterling Brick Company, which 
was established, in 1899, by himself and the 
following gentlemen: I-'rank Morse; S. L. 
Alexander; William jVIorse: D. R. Ande; and 
C. W. Sugden. The first officers were : S. L. 
Alexander, president ; D. R. Ande, vice-presi- 
dent ; C. ^^^ Sugden, secretary ; T. H. Sugden, 
treasurer; and F. P. Morse, manager. Its 
present officers are : S. L. Alexander, presi- 
dent; Mr. Rude, vice-president and secretary; 
H. P. Bode, treasurer; and C. W. Su,gden. 
manager. Thomas H. Sugden is one of the 
present board of directors. The company was 
capitalized at 830,000, and has a capacity of 
nearly th.irty-thousand bricks per day. 

The subject of this sketch married Clara 
W. Ward, of Pittsburg, and they have seven 
children, namely : Cora M., wife of Frank P. 
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Brick Company; Nelly L., who is attending 
Marietta College ; Burt W. ; Ralph C. ; Clara 
B. ; and Thomas H., Jr. Mr. Sugden is very 
prominent, fraternally, belonging to McCand- 
less Lodge, No. 390, F. & A. M. ; Duquesne 
Chapter, No. 193, R. A. M. ; Pittsburg Com- 
mandery No. i, K. T. ; Gourgas Ljodge of Per- 
fection, 14 deg. ; Pittsburgh Council, Princes 
of Jerusalem, 16 deg. ; Pittsburgh Chapter, 
Rose Croix, 18 deg.; Pennsylvania Consistory, 
S. P. R. S., 32 deg. The lodges mentioned are 
all at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Sugden is 
a member of the following lodges located at 
Marietta, Ohio; jSIarictta Council, No. 78, R. 
& S. M. ; Marietta Chapter, No. 59, O. E. S. ; 
P. G. Hnrmar Lodge, No. 115. L O. O. F. ; 
D. S. P. Harmar Circle No. 258, P. H. C ; 
jMarietta Council, No. 32, U. C. T. ; and C. 
B. Gates Post, No. 452, G. A. R. He is also a 
member of Syrian Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., 
of Columbus, Ohio; and Capital Council, No. 
I, K. & L. of S., at Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Sug- 
den has the English coat of arms of his an- 
cestor. Sir Thomas Sugden. In religious at- 
tachment, he is a member of Harmar Congre- 
gational Church. 



liARLES \V. CLOGSTON, the gen- 
ial proprietor of the 99-cent store, 
at Marietta, Ohio, is a capable busi- 
ness man and carries a complete 
assortment of the finest toys in the 
city. Mr. Clogston has had broad experience 
in the line of work in which he is engaged, 
having established his present business in 
1878, at No. 131 Greene street, with W. T. 
Westgate as his partner. Li 1883 the store 
was moved to 129 Greene street, which is its 
present location. The following year the firm 
lost $1,600 by the flood. On September 8, 
1891, Mr. Westgate retired from the firm, hav- 
ign sold his interest to Mr. Clogston, who has 
conducted the business alone ever since. His 
large and commodious storeroom is 100 feet 
deep, and he has ample warerooms in the 
rear. His stock of toys is always large and 
finely assorted, and additions are made to it 
as necessity demands. 



Mr. Clogston is a native of Marietta, his 
birth having taken place July 7, 1843. His 
parents were John Thomas and Mary Ann 
(Wood) Clogston, the former a native of 
Goffstown, New Hampshire, where his birth 
occurred in 1813. The paternal grandfather 
of the subject hereof died in New Hampshire, 
and in 18 18 his father and grandmother re- 
moved to Marietta, Ohio, where the latter 
died many years afterward. 

John Thomas Clogston was a carpenter by 
trade, and at one time served as city clerk, or 
recorder, as that official was then called. He 
was united in marriage with Mary Ann Wood, 
a daughter of Rev. James Wood, a Methodist 
minister. They reared seven children, viz. : 
Agnes ; Ivebecca ; William ; Maria ; ]Mary ; 
Charles W., the subject of this biography, and 
Frances. Of these children all are deceased 
except Charles W. and his sister, Mary, who 
is the wife of D. A. Dye, of Newport, Ohio. 
The beloved parents are also deceased, the fa- 
ther having laid down the burden of life in 
1846, in early manhood. His widow survived 
him until 1895, and was eighty-five years old 
at the time of her death. 

Mr. Clogston's education was derived from 
the schools of Marietta, where he finished a 
two-years high school course. He was but 
a youth when the Civil W'ar broke out, but 
nevertheless, enlisted in Company B, i8th 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Lif., and served three months, 
until August, 1861, under the command of 
Captain Buell. In Februan,-, 1862, he re-en- 
listed as a member of the Pierpont Battery, 
and was in service for three years. Again he 
re-enlisted as a veteran, and served altogether 
44 months, being a non-commissioned officer 
during his last term. The first battle in which 
he took part was at Cross Keys, but he after- 
ward participated in twenty-two engagements, 
including Gettysburg and Chancellorsville, 
where he served in the artillery. He was on 
duty as night guard at a fort near Washing- 
ton, D. C, when President Lincoln was as- 
sassinated. In the summer of 1865 he was 
mustered out and immediately returned to his 
home. 

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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ties of clerk in the store of Mr. Westgate, and 
iater served in the same capacity with Hovey, 
Imes & Company, whosesale grocers, for 
three years. During 1874, 1875 and 1876, 
he was in the auditor's office of the Cleveland 
& Marietta Railway Company, under General 
Warner, and shortly afterward entered into 
business in partnership with Mr. Westgate, as 
mentioned above. 

Emily W. Brookover, who was born and 
reared in Washington County, and is a daugh- 
ter of Thomas Brookover, became the wife of 
Mr. Clogston, and they reside at No. 710 But- 
ler street, in a beautiful home, which was built 
in 1884. Her father was born and reared in 
Williamstown. Two children. Helene and 
Grace H., blessed this union. The former is 
a partner in the Carbon Studio, and the lattei 
is a teacher in the Greene street schools. The 
family adhere to the doctrines of the Presby- 
terian Church, which they regularly attend. 

In politics Mr. Clogston is a firm believer 
in the principles of the Republican party, and 
is an active partisan. Socially he affiliates 
with the G. A. R., being a charter member 
of the Buell Post. In 1867 he became a mem- 
ber of the I. O. O. F., in which he has since 
filled various chairs. His activity and willing- 
ness to do his part in e\-erything in which he 
becomes interested, make him a valued mem- 
ber of these organizations. 



ORAIAX S. CADY, esteemed and 
honored Idv the people of Indepen- 
dence township, Washington County, 
Ohio, has lived a useful and exem- 
plary life as a general farmer, and 
is now living in retirement and enjoying the 
fruits of his early years of toil. He is a son 
of Ira and Veronica (Sipple) Cady, and was 
born April 4, 1850. 

Ira Cady was a native of New York State, 
where his birth occurred in December, iSio. 
At the early age of eight years he went to 
Washington County. Ohio, and was there en- 
gaged in farming all his life. He was united 
in matrimony with Veronica Sipple, a daugh- 
ter of Martin Sipple, and they reared four chil- 



dren, as follows : Norman S. ; George, who 
married Lovina Fulmer, and is now deceased ; 
Ira H., who departed this life January 24, 
1884; and Maggie, who became the worthy 
wife of John J. Dornbush, and now resides in 
Antioch, Monroe County, Ohio. 

Norman S. Cady is the possessor of 2^y 
acres of very fertile land, which he improves 
and cultivates in the most progressive manner. 
He was united in marriage with Robirda Rin- 
ard, who was born November 4, 1859, and is 
the daughter of Isaac Rinard. This ceremony 
took place in 1877, and their union resulted in 
six children, two of whom died in infancy. 
The names of the others are, — Emmett, who 
was united in marriage with Maud Edwards, 
and who is now residing on the home place ; 
Lulu, deceased, who was the wife of Osborne 
Miller; Ethel, who is at home; and James 
Floyd. 

In politics, Mr. Cady is an active worker 
in the interests of the Democratic party. In 
religious attachment he is a member of the 
Christian Church. He is a good, upright cit- 
izen, and has been prominent as a farmer in 
his township. 



W. WARD, M. D., a prominent phy- 
sician in Independence township, 
Washington County, Ohio, was born 
January 3, 1856, and is a son oif Jesse 
\L. and Elizabeth fKirkbride) \Vard, 
well-known and esteemed citizens. 

Jesse M. Ward and his estimable wife 
reared four children, as follows: Sarah J., 
wife of James Scott, who married Jacob Cline, 
deceased ; Harriet, deceased, who was united 
in marriage with Isaiah Cline, who has likewise 
departexl this life; Addie, the wife of Andrew 
Wilson, residing in Sistersville, West Virgin- 
ia ; and J. W. 

Mrs. Ward was a daughter of Nathan 
Kirkbride, and proved a worthy helpmeet. Her 
husband was engaged quite successfully in 
farming for many years, and at one time, for 
five years, also conducted a hotel at New Mat- 
amoras, Ohio. His farm consisted di 298 
acres of valuable land in Washington Countv, 





PHILLIP BOYE. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



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Ohio, all of which he kept in the hest cnndi- 
tiim. A Democrat in [xjlitics, he worked hard 
in the interests of his party. His relig'ious 
association was with the United Brethren. 

Dr. J. W'. Ward had good educational ad- 
vantages, and attended the College of Physi- 
cians ruid .'surgeons at Baltimore, Maryland, 
from which he graduated. He has been prac- 
ticing his profession since 1890, and has been 
pre-emdnently successful. He owns a fine 
farm of 298 acres, on w hich is one oil well. 

Matilda Snyder, a daughter of James and 
Margaret Snyder, l)ecame the wife of Dr. 
Ward. They had nine children, as follows: 
Mabeil, who wais united in matrimony, with 
John W. Eddy, and resides in' Independence 
township; Daisy E., the wife of L. S. Metz, of 
Mannington, West Virginia; John M., whoi is 
married to Martha Scott, of Arclier's Fork, 
Ohio, and is prosperously engaged in 1>usiness 
in East Li\^erpooi!, Ohio-; Lorenzo ; Otto ; James 
Virgil, who departed this life March 2,3, 1898: 
Kathleen ; Asa ; and Mary. 

The subject of this sketch is a Democrat 
in politics; in religicnis belief he is inclined to 
the doctrines of the M. E. Church. Socially, 
he affiliates with Masonic Lodge, No-. 374, 
f)f New Matamoras, and is also a member of 
the J. O. U. A. M., of Wade, Ohio. 



IIII.LIP r,()\K. <uic of the leading 
farmers and substantial citizens of 
Washington County, Ohio, owns a 
farm of 240 acres in Salem township. 
He is of German birth and ancestry, 
although he has been a resident of the United 
States since 1849. His life has been identified 
with the interests of Washington County since 
1849, and he has been an important factor in 
the development of its industrial and agricul- 
tural resources. 

The birth of Phillip Boye (xcurred in 1834, 
and with his parents he reached the Unites] 
States on Christmas Day, 1849. Frederick W. 
Bovc, his father, was born on July 9, 1795. 
and l)ccame a man of prominence in his nati\e 
town in Clermauy, Sittensen, of which he was 



mavor ; he was also- controller of [)robates and 
state insurance, and operatc<l a large farm. He 
canie to the United States with some means 
and immediately became the owner of proper- 
ty and the operator of mills. His first loca- 
tion was at Whipple Run, in P'earing tmvnsliii), 
Washington County, Ohio. In 1851 he re- 
moved to Salem township, and erected a mill 
upon the site of the Mount Pisgah floitring 
mill, which is o-wned and operated by his son, 
Phillip. Mr. Boye was also engaged in farm- 
ing, and prospered through a long life. He 
never became a citizen of the United States, 
on account of property interests in his native 
land, but he perfonned the duties of one, in 
upholding the laws and lending his influence 
to the support of all worthy enterprises. The 
mother of Phillip Boye, Cln-istina (Bellman) 
Boye, was Iwrn in Germany in 1807, and died 
in Ohio in 1886. Both parents attended the 
Universalist Church. Thgy had a family nl 
seven children, as follows : Frederick W. : 
Phillip; Ernest, deceased; Theodore; August; 
Alma ; and Bertha. Frederick W. is engaged 
in the wholesale grocery business in Cincin- 
nati. Theodore, who died in Cincinnati, Ohio, 
enlisted in Marietta in 1862, in the 85th Reg.. 
Ohio V^>1. Lif., under Captain Moore, was at 
Harper's Ferry wdieiv Co^lonel Miles surren^ 
dered, was paroled, and after the war was sec- 
retary and treasurer of the Lane & Bodley 
Company, of Cincinnati. August, who en- 
li.stecl in the 6th Reg., Ohio Vol. Cav., during 
the Civil War, is a farmer in Colorado, .\lnia 
resides with her brother, Phillin, and is a ca- 
pable bcjusekeeper. P.ertha married Daxid 
Thomas, and resides in Amelia. Clermunt 
County. Ohio. 

Mr. Boye has devoted the most of his life 
to farming and to managing and operating a 
custom feed and flour mill. His well cultivated 
and valuable farm is located one mile west 
of Salem. The Mount Pisgah mill is situated 
near Warner, and the latter village is'a jiart 
of the Boye farm. In both lines of activity 
Mr. Boye has been successful, and is justly re- 
garderl as one of the substantial men of the 
county. In former days he was somewhat act- 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ship is with the Universalist Church. His 
standing among his feJloiw-citizens is one of 
lionor, h'is integrity is unquestioned, and lii 
l>usiness ability is everywliere recognized. 




ILLIA]\'I READER, most promin- 
ent and successful in his business 
as oil operator and producer, is a 
native of Erie County, New York, 
and was born April 15, 1848. He 
has traveled about through many places, seek- 
ing his fortune, and has always met with good 
success. 

At East Aurora Mr. Reader attended 
school and spent most of his early life there, 
but -when still a youth he left his home and 
unassisted, financially, by his parents has made 
progress in the w.orld e\-er since. His first 
year away from home was spent in the lumber 
camps of Michigan, and when about twenty 
years old he went to- Petroleum Center, Venan- 
go County, Pennsylvania, and later to^ Oil 
Creek. liis w^ork there was pumping or "en- 
gineering," as it was then known. Two years 
were spent in this way and then Mr. Reader 
removed to Mount Hope, on the Allegheny 
River, and there followed the same occupa- 
tion until his removal to Petrolia, Butler 
County, Pennsylvania, where he took con- 
tracts for drilhng wells for a number of years. 
In 1876 he began operating on his -own ac- 
count in the oil fields of Butler County but 
removed ti_) the Bradford fields when' they 
were first oi>ened up. For five years he 
worked as a contractor and producer, and in 
1882 s])ent the vear in .\lleganv Countv, New 
York. 

Mr. Reader then sokl out his interest and 
went to Macksljurg, Washington County, 
Ohio, where he did contracting for M. C. 
Guyder, James P. Lang and George McDon- 
ald. He drilled the "Lang" well, which oc- 
casioned :i great rush and excitement, and the 
opening of the iiil field at that place. Return- 
ing to Bradford, Pennsylvania, Decem1>er 9, 
18S3, he remained there until March, 1884, 



and finally returned to Washington County 
and operated for himself from that time on, 
yrst at Elba, on the Archibald Dutton farm, 
and afterward at many other places. He con- 
tinued to take contracts until about eight years 
ago, and has been a producer in the oil busi- 
ness since 1884, working in Washington 
County. He owns a 160-acre farm in that 
county and leases other farms. At present he 
controls 450 acres of land, and has, at this 
time, fifty-five producing wells. Most of this 
is individual property, but Mr. Reader has a 
partner, Ji. A. Myers, who controls a part of 
the leases. No matter what obstacles present 
themselves to Mr. Reeder he crvercomes them 
one and all, and for this reason, he has had the 
best of success in his business. He is inter- 
ested in many other business enterprises and 
was president of the Ohio Valley Wagon Com- 
pany and one of the prime movers in the build- 
ing of its plant. He erected the buildings now 
occupied by that finn for their business, but has 
now sold his interest in it. He is a stock- 
holder in the German National Bank, and like- 
wise a stockholder and director in the new 
People's Banking & Trust Company. 

Mr. Reader has been twice married. He 
chose for his fitst wife Violeta Hbiderson, 
of Franklin, Venango Coimty, Pennsylvania, 
and the ceremony was performed at her home 
there. Two years later she died, leaving her 
husband, one daughter, Etta, who has since 
married C. A. Peary, and now has one child, 
— William Adelbert. She was a graduate of 
Marietta College in the class of 1884, and her 
husband is Mr. Reeder's superintendent. Two 
other children, Harry and Charles by name, 
died in infancy. Mr. Reader was united in 
marriage some years later, with Hannah ¥.. 
Bisher, the ceremony taking place at Brad- 
ford, Pennsylvania. She was reared in Lu- 
zerne County, Pennsylvania: they have no 
children. 

The heautiful residence in whicli ■Mr. 
Reader and his wife make their hnnic was 
built not very Jong ago, and! is located at 
No. 427 iMftli street. Mr. Reader was reared 
and baptized in the Eiiiscopal Church, but his 



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wife and daughter are members of the Pres- 
byterian Church. In poHtics he ahvays votes 
for the Repubhcan candidates. Fraternally he 
is a member of the A. O. U. W. of East 
Aurora, New York, and belongs to the Pro- 
tective Home Circle, being a member of Lodge 
No. 253, of Marietta. He is a thirty-second- 
degree Mason, being a member of Blue Lodge 
NO'. 540, of Chicora, Pennsylvania ; of Kit- 
tanning Chapter, Xo. 247; of Mt. Aloriah 
Council, No. 2, of Pittsburg; of ^larietta 
Commandery, No. 50 ; of Ohio \"alley Con- 
sistory; and of Aladdin Temple. 




RS. E. G. GILBERT, widow of the 
late Elbridge G. Gilbert, is a lady 
of many beautiful traits of char- 
acter, who is well known in Mari- 
etta, Ohio. Her beloved husband 
died in March, 1899, and was one of the pio- 
neer settlers of Washington County, in the 
region where the oil wells are now plentiful. 
Mrs. Gilbert was the daughter of Daniel 
Davis, familiarly known as "Sciuire" Davis, 
of Lowell, Ohio, and ALiry (Dutton) Davis. 
\\-\\o was born in Virginia, and departed this 
life in 1882, eight years after her husband's 
demise, at the age of 92 years. Tlie father 
of "Squire" Davis was a native of Massa- 
chusetts, and the latter came to Washington 
County with his parents while still a boy. He 
and his wife, who was Mary Dutton before 
\ier marriage, had the following children : 
Mrs. Gilbert; Mrs. Sarah (McHugh), resid- 
ing in Marietta ; Daniel, of Lawrence town- 
ship; George, of Lowell; Joseph; Olive; Dud- 
ley ; JMarvel ; Sylvester ; Annie ; and an infant; 
unnamed. The first four only are living. 

In 1865, during the spring of the year, 
Mr. Gilbert was united in marriage with the 
subject of this sketch at Macksburg, Ohio. 
Mr. Gilbert was born in 1828, in Worcester 
County, Massachusetts, and prior to the Civil 
W^ar went to Ohio, and settled in Washing- 
ton County. In 1867 he and his beloved wife 
removed to Cow Run, and the familv home 



was at that place until his death, in 1899. 
After this bereavement Mrs. Gilbert moved 
to Marietta, and is now living at No. 616 4th 
street. Mr. Gilbert was an eminent man of 
his county, and ever alert in his business af- 
fairs. He served as superintendent for the 
Burden Company fur twenty or twenty-five 
years, in Cow Run, where the oil wells were 
operated, and always gave the greatest satis: 
faction to his employers. In politics he was a 
stanch Republican. He and his worthy wife 
had three children, as follows : Juna, Lora, 
and Ethel. Juna Gilbert died March 21, 1902. 
She was the wife of F. W. Bliss, of Massa- 
chusetts, and left one child, Warriner. Lora 
Gilbert married C. V. Dye, D. D. S., of Mari- 
etta, and they have one child, Frances. Ethel 
is now ^Irs. 'Ct. W. Gray and has one daughr 
ter, Mildred, the family also being residents of 
Marietta. 

Mrs. Gilbert is now an honored resident 
of ^Marietta, and is living in peace and con- 
tentment after her well-spent life, having 
earned the rest that is now her due. 



ENTER C. D.WTS. prominent as an 
oil operator, and general manager 
and treasurer of the Ohio & Califor- 
nia Refining Oil Company, has his 
headquarters at New York and his 
office at Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. 
He sustains a very important relation to this 
business and his services are essential to the 
company. He is a son of Dudley Davis, and 
grandson of Daniel Davis, who was a very 
early settler in Washington County. 

Dudley Davis was also born in Washington 
County, and with his father and brothers, was 
largely interested in the early oil development. 
In 1861, he enlisted to fight for the Union and 
when the war was over he was an invalid, and 
died soon after returning home. 

The subject of this sketch was born at Lo- 
well, \\'ashington County, in i860, and there 
spent the early part of his life, and attended the 
High School. Beginning at the age of six- 
teen years, he spent three years in the drug 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



store of C. R. Buchanan, who is still in busi- 
ness in Marietta. He became a registered 
pharmacist and followed that business in sev- 
eral states. He worked in Chicago, Detroit, 
Cleveland, etc., and went to Pittsburg. Penn- 
sylvania, in 1886. There he received some as- 
sistance from a friend, and engaged quite ex- 
tensively in the drug business, owning at one 
time about tive stores in different cities and 
towns. 

When the oil fields of Pennsylvania, West 
Virginia and Ohio were opened up, and wells 
were drilled, the subject of this sketch, like 
manv others, soon found himself interested in 
this industry. His first operations were in the 
McDonald field, but since then he has operateil 
in all the above named states, as well as along 
the Kern River, in California, and now has 
several large contracts for drilling. The com- 
pany ini which he is interested owns thirty- 
eight wells, in Wood County, West Virginia, 
and controls 52,000 acres of land, altogether. 
Besides the Ohio & California Refining Oil 
Company, Mr. Davis is connected with several 
others, either as stockholder, ofiicer or member- 
At one time he owned a half interest in the 
Bellevue Hotel, but sold it and removed from 
Pittsburg to Marietta in the fall of 1807. 

Wliile residing in Pittsburg, Mr. Davis was 
united in marriage with ]\Iiss Kaylor, a daugh- 
ter of J. J. Kaylor, deceased. He has two chil- 
dren, — Dexter C, Jr., aged eleven years, and 
Ida ]\I., aged thirteen years. They live in a 
handsome residence at No. 309 Putnam street. 

It may be seen from the above that Mr. 
Davis is a very industrious gentleman, who 
realizes a good income from his business, and 
who fully and carefully reflects before attempt- 
ing any new venture. 



[LLIAM C. OLDS, who died Aug- 
ust 24, 1900, was for aliout 20 
years a prominent railroad contrac- 
tor. He was especially well known 
in the Oliio A'alley, where he spent 
n great part of his life. His family now live 




at Marietta, in the fine residence recently erect- 
ed at i\o. 125 Seventh street. 

Mr. Olds was the son of Ezekiel and Rox- 
anna (Wilcox) Olds, residents of Illinois. 
Born in Conneaut, Ohio, he there grew to man- 
hood. Though scarcely 20 years old when the 
Civil War broke out, so zealous was he to help 
along the cause of the Union, that on August 
6, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company 
G, 105th Reg. Ohio Vol. Infantry. Ability 
and exemplary conduct secured him rapid pro- 
motion, and when he was mustered out at 
Cleveland, Ohio, at the end of the war, he 
was wearing the honors of a captain. During 
his service he fought in many important bat- 
tles, and accompanied Sherman on the famous 
march to the sea. Forturnately he escaped witli- 
out a wound, but his health was much impaired. 
After the war he attended a commercial 
school at Poughkeepsie, New York, from 
which he graduated, and for a number of years 
afterward, worked at bookkeeping, at which 
he was an expert, ^^'hile engaged in this oc- 
cupation at Corry, Pennsylvania, his health 
broke down, and he was obliged to go West, 
to recuperate, taking his family with him. In 
1 88 1 he started out as a railroad contractor, 
and, meeting with success, continued as such 
until lie died. He fulfilled many large con- 
tracts and employed a great force of men, — 
usually from 500 to i ,000, — besides large num- 
bers of teams. Among- the important lines 
which he assisted in building, was the Ohio 
River Railmad. the greater part of which he 
constructed. 

October i, 1867. Mr. Olds married Jessie 
Gould, daughter of Loren and Mary (Silver- 
thorn) Gould. The Goulds were Quakers, 
ilr. and Mrs. Olds reared five children, name- 
Iv: Clira. now a resident of Akron. Ohio, 
who married John B. Rieg, secretary of a large 
publishing company, and has one child, Alice; 
Loren Gould, now a farmer of Marietta town- 
ship, who married ^Mahala McAllister, and has 
had one child, Rebecca, who is deceased ; Mary, 
now a resident of Marieita township, who mar- 
ried Thomas Thorniley, and has two children 
— \\'illiam and Phillin; \MlIiam C, jr.. \y)w a 




GOTTLIEB MEISTER. 



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reiident of Marietta, who married Irene Bres- 
sington, and has one child. Waiter: and Rob- 
ert E., 13 years old, who lives at home, and 
is attending school. 

]\Ir. Olds was a man who always com- 
manded the highest esteem from all who know 
him. Fraternally he affiliated with the Ma- 
sons, and for many years, with the G. A. R. 
He and his family regularly attended the Con- 
gregntional Church. 




( )TTLIEB MEISTER, now in his 
(Sjnd year, is a retired citizen of Mar- 
ietta, whose large and commodious 
resideiice stands at No. 745 Greene 
street. For many years he was one 
of the best known leather manufacturers in 
the Ohio Valley. 

A well-directed ambition and an unlimited 
capacity for work are the traits which thus 
brought him to the front. These he inherited 
from sturdy German ancestors. His father. 
Godfrey Meister, was a well-to-do tanner of 
\Vurtcmberg, Germany. Late in life, in 
1848, at the earnest request of Gott- 
lieb, he took his wife and children to 
America, where they settled in Philadelphia, 
and in 1850 came to the Ohio Valley, 
wliere, in 1858, Godfrey Meister died. His 
wife survived him, dying in 1872, at the age 
of 78 years. Both are buried in Oak Grove 
cemetery at Marietta. Mr. and ^Irs. Meister 
had five children, namely : Gottlieb ; two 
flaughters, now known as Mrs. Fredericka 
Roeser and Mrs. Mary Xeubeck. who resides 
at Marietta; Christian, who died in 1859; and 
John, who came to Marietta in 1858, and now 
resides in Pittsliurg, Pennsylvania. 

Gottlieb Meister was bom in Wurtemberg. 
Germany, April 9, 1821. and at an early age 
entered his father's tannery, where he became 
thoroughly acquainted witli all branches of 
the business. After coming to .\merica, he 
resided for some time in Cincinnati. Ohio, but 
in 1855, moved to Marietta, wliere he has 
since made his home. Here lie engaged in the 
tannerv business, first with Eljincrer & Killin- 



ger, and later, with the late A. Roemer. About 
i860 he dissolved his partnership and opened 
a tannery of his own, at the corner of Greene 
and Pike streets, where the Becker lumber 
buildings now stand. Mr. Meister started in 
on a small scale, and at first made a specialty 
of shoe leather. Subsequently, he undertook 
the manufacture of harness leather, and suc- 
ceeded m making a very superior quality, 
which is still well remembered by Cincinnati 
dealers, his largest customers. Wise manage- 
ment enabled Mr. ]\Ieister to enlarge his bus- 
iness from year to year, and in 1873 he took 
in his five sons as partners. Under the firm 
name, "G. ^Meister & Sons," he carried on the 
most extensive leather manufacturing industry 
in the Ohio Valley, for many years. For a 
long time his business yielded an annual in- 
come of 850,000 or $60,000. Finally, in 1900, 
he closed out, selling the tannery to John H. 
Becker, who has since torn down the building. 

In 1845 Mr. Meister marred Elizabeth 
Stuhr, of Hanover, Germany, who died in 
1891. Of this union, there are seven chil- 
dren, namely: Fred; Louis; George; Will- 
iam : Henry ; Mary ; and Anna. The sons are 
now engaged in different lines of business in 
Marietta. Marv, who lives at the Meister re-s- 
dence, married Capt. J. D. Otherbein. and they 
have five children — William. Henry C Lfjuisa, 
Mary and Amelia. Anna, who was born in 
Cincinnati, married Henry G. Ebinger. of 
Turner, Ebinger & Company's dry goods firm 
in Marietta. 

^Fr. Meister, a man of pronounced politi- 
cal views, adheres to the Democratic partv. 
Deeply religious, he is one of the pillars and 
oldest members of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 
of which for 12 years he was president. 



RAXK H. RAXGER, r,f Marietta, 
whose pleasant residence stands at 
Xo. 308 Fifth street, is one of the 
loremost business men of the city. In 
years past he has occupied a leading 
place among the oil men of \\'ashington Coun- 
ty and of West \'irginin, and he still hns inter- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ests in oil fields. He has recently, however, 
turned his attention more especially to the real 
estate business. 

Mr. Ranger's success ' has undoubtedly, 
been largely due to careful rearing. His fa- 
ther, Ephraim Ranger, a native of Connecticut, 
was for many years a prominent manufacturer 
of Marietta. When but four years old, he went 
with his parents to that place, whei-e,' for the 
most part, he made his'home through life. In 
liis youth he learned the trades of a niilhvi-ight 
and a pattern-maker, which he followed with 
success for many years. Several mills -in his 
section now stand as evidences of his skillful 
workmanship. Later in life he became a mem- 
ber of the Frank Foundry Company, with 
which he was associated for many years. This 
corporation was succeeded by the Leidecker 
Tool Company, which owns the kirgest manu- 
facturing plant in Marietta. Mr. Ranger died 
in Marietta, in 1S97, at the age of 84 years ana 
five months. He married Mary A. Ault, who 
was born in Pennsylvania, and died in 1879. 
By this union there were two children, — Frank 
B. ; and a daughter, born in Marietta, who 
married J. T. Towsley, and now resides in Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio'. 

Frank B. Ranger was born in Marietta, in 
1862, and there grew to manhood. At an 
early age he learned telegraphy, and in 1887 
secured a position with the Standard Oil Com- 
pany, with which he worked as operator for 
some time. Later, he was assigned to field 
work, taking charge of the wells and attending 
to the running of the oil. He ran the first 
barrel of oil from the Sistersville field, in West 
Virginia. Encouraged by his successes, he left 
the Standard Oil Company, after a number of 
years, and in partnership with T. N. Barns- 
dale, leased large tracts of oil land and began 
operations of his own. Fortune fa\'ored the 
new enterprise, and shortly afterward, on the 
Whitraken farm, he struck the largest well in 
the vicinity, with a capacity of So barrels per 
hour. So valuable was it that the firm sold out 
for $100,000. The well has proved to be a re- 
markable producer, and is still earning for its 
purchasers a large premium on their in\-est- 
ments. \\'it]iin the last few vears, ]\Ir. Ranker 



has disposed of a large number of his wells and 
leases, and has invested largeh' in city prop- 
ertv. At the corner of Wooster and Fifth 
streets, not long ago, he erected nine handsome 
modern flats, known as the Ranger flats, wdiich 
he has since sold to good advantage, pro\ing 
his investment to have been a wise one. He 
has made a success of allliis business ventures, 
and now owns'two elegant residences in Mari- 
etta, and a splendid loc-acre farm in Barlow 

township. 

Mr. Ranger married "Anna Nesperly, a 
daughter of Louis Xesperly, of Marietta, and 
the}- have two children, — Ruby and Ray. The 
subject of this sketch stands high, socially; he 
belongs to the local lodge of the-B.- P. 6. E. 
Politically he is an influential Republican. 



HARLES HUTCHINS, the most 
extensive manufacturer of stogies in 
Marietta, Washington County, 
Ohio, learned the business of cigar- 
making and general tobacco manu- 
facture, in McConnelsville, Ohio, in 1847, """■ 
der the instruction of Lowry Cochran, with 
whom he remained until 1850. He worked as 
a journeyman from 1850 to 1852, and then 
went to Marietta, where he engaged in business 
with Gazley Paxton, under the firm style of 
Paxton & Hutchins, manufacturers of cigars. 
Their place of business was located on Ohio 
street, facing the "Island," and the firm con- 
tinued for two or three years, and then dis- 
solved partnership. Some years later the 
present business was established on Front 
street, and the present number, 123 Front 
street, has been their location since 1897. They 
have a large building, and occupy three floors. 
About twenty-five men and ten girls and wo- 
men are there employed, and thev manufacture 
from 100,000 to 125,000 cigars, weekly. They 
make stogies exclusively, and the Hutchins 
stogies, especially the "Missing Link," are 
justly famed far and wide. Mr. Hutchins has 
never solicited trade and his extensive busi- 
ness has been due to the superior quality of 
the goods. 



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1179 



The subject of this sketch is a son of Will- 
iam and Catherine (Heath) Hutchins, and 
was born near London, England, April 8, 
1830. He came to the United States with his 
parents, in 1832, and they located at Zanes- 
ville. Ohio, upon their arrival in this country. 
William Hutchins followed the trade of a 
baker, and for some little time owned a shop 
at Zanesville, which was the first baker's shop 
in that city. Later he removed to ]\[cCon- 
nelsville. ^Morgan County. Ohio, where he 
lived until 1880, when his death took place. in 
his ninetieth year. Charles Hutchins' mother 
died when he was quite young, and the fam- 
ily were living in Zanesville. Of the three 
brothers and two sisters of the subject of this 
sketch, but two are now living. — William, the 
eldest child of the family, who is a wood-turner 
by trade, and a resident of Richmond, Indiana ; 
and Hilary (Cochran), who lives in Zanesville, 
Ohio. 

The schools of Zanesville and 2^IcConnels- 
ville were the sources of Mr. Hutchins' early 
mental training, and after leaving there, he 
immediately began to learn the business which 
has occupied the most of his time since then. 
Soon after leaving the employ of Lowry Coch- 
ran, he attended school for some months at 
Richmond. Indiana, then worked as a journey- 
man, and later engaged in business with Gaz- 
ley Paxton, as before mentioned. Following 
his retirement from that business, he drove an 
omnibus for Vincent Payne, a venerable gen- 
tleman, now ninety-six years old. The Civil 
War then threatened our Union, and in the 
spring of 1861 Mr. Hutchins enlisted in the 
1 00-day service, becoming a member of 
Company A. 87th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., un- 
der Captain David Moore. He re-enlisted in 
Company A, 148th Reg. Ohio \^ol. Inf., under 
Colonel T. W. Moore, in the 90-dav service, 
and at the expiration of that term was mustered 
out. During his service, he was taken pris- 
oner by Stonewall Jackson at Harper's Ferrv. 
Tlie livery business occupied Mr. Hutch- 
ins' attention for the first five years after Jiis 
return home, but at the end of that time he 
again engaged in the cigar business, in which 



he has continued successfully up to tlie present 
time. 

The subject of this sketch was joined in 
matrimony November 17, 1853, with Elizabeth 
T. Payne, a daughter of Vincent Payne, and a 
native of Marietta, where her birth took place 
November 17, 1S35. They have two children, 
Lucy B. ami Julia Helen. Lucy B. is now the 
wife of P. H. Glines, and her husband is as- 
sociated with Mr. Hutchins in the cigar-mak- 
ing business. Julia Helen married J. C. Mc- 
Donald, of Chicago, who is engaged with the 
Standard Oil Company. They have one 
daughter, Helen, born at Chicago- Mr. and 
Mrs. Hutchins reside at their comfortable home 
at No. 410 Front street. They worship at the 
Congregational Church. 

Politically, ]\Ir. Hutchins does all he can 
for the benefit of the Republican party, and so- 
cially he is a member of the I. O. O. F-, which 
he joined about thirty years ago. He is 
a busy man in all he undertakes, and has the 
respect and esteem of all the citizens of Mar- 
ietta. 



ATHAN EVANS RUSSEL, who is 
prominent among the citizens of Pal- 
mer township, is engaged in general 
farming and the raising of stock, al- 
though he is also interested in the oil 
fields of that section of the county. He was 
born December 2, 1830, in Goshen township, 
Belmont County, Ohio, and his parents were 
William and Nancy (Phillip) Russel. 

^^'iliiani Russel was a son of John Russel, 
who was of English descent, and spent his life 
in Loudoun County, Mrginia. William Rus- 
sel was reared and schooled in that county, and 
at his majority, married Nancy Phillip, a 
daughter of Fielding Phillip. 

Nathan Evans Russel grew to manhood's 
estate and upon the completion of his scholastic 
training, decided to follow the fortunes of a 
farmer. His starting place was the old Jenkins 
farm, where, in 1858, he began to til! the .soil. 
He continued on that farm for a number of 
years, but in 1875 sought a better place and 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



purchased his present property consisting of 
256 acres of land. He has never regretted this 
move, for his success has been great. The oil 
excitement in other places finally spread to this 
section of Washington County, and he soon 
began to take interest in the new field and now 
has seventeen wells on his farm. Although 
five of these are now dry holes, the other 
twelve are good producers, and their profit is 
large. By the use of good common sense and 
sagacious judgment, he has realized a large 
amount of gain from this industry, and his ex- 
perience in general farming makes that, also, a 
source of profit. 

The subject of this sketch has been twice 
married. His first union was on September 9, 
1852, with Elohama C. Leget, who twice bore 
him twins. Of these children, one of each 
pair died young, but the other grew to ma- 
turity. The second wife of Mr. Russel was 
Jane Breckenridge (Gard), the widow of Ed- 
ward D. Gard, whom he married in 1858. She 
had one child, Mattie Gard, who was born May 
17, 1856, and died April 17, 1881. The children 
of the second marriage were as follows : Ar- 
thur, who was born July 10, 1S60, and died 
December 13, 1865 ; Lizzie, who was born No- 
vember 29, 1863, and died August 9, 1866; 
Warren W.. who was born in 1871, died Au- 
gust 8, 1873 • ^'""^ Carrie L., who was born No- 
vember 13, 1866, was united in marriage with 
R. P. Leget, and lives in Palmer township. 

Li politics, I\Ir. Russel is a Republican, and 
has served commendably as school directoa 
and supervisor, giving satisfaction to all. The 
respect of all the citizens of his community is 
free!}- accorded to him, as his just desert. 



EZF.KL-\H FISHER, a pmgressivc 
business man of \A'aterto\\n. \\'ash- 
ington County, Ohio, was hr,rn in 
EarJov: township, this county. No- 
vember 23. 1852. and is v. son of 
Thomas and Mary (Cousins) Fisher. 

Thomas Fisher was born in Lancashire, 
England, in 181;'. and came to the United 
State? in 18 'o, locating on the farm where 



Hezekiah was born. He first worked in Cincin- 
nati. Ohio, and later on public works at Mari- 
etta, where he helped to build the dam in 
1836. He finally settled in Barlow township, 
where he died in 1890. Fie was a niember of 
the United Brethren Church, and in politics 
was a Republican. He married Mary Cousins, 
who was born near Manchester, England, an.l 
is now li\-ing at Fairview Heights at the ad- 
\'anced age of eighty-eight years. She is also 
a member of the United Brethren Church. Si-<. 
chddren were born to Thomas Fisher and his 
wife, namel}- : Richard, a carpenter residing 
in Barlow township; John, deceased; Sarah E.. 
who married Thomas J. Miller, of Fair\iew 
Heights, who was a soldier in the Union army, 
serving in the 148th Reg-, Ohio Vol. Inf. : 
Thomas J., who lives on the old homestead; 
Hezekiah ; and Joseph, who owns and lives 
upon what is known as the Amos Prior farm, 
located near the old homestead. 

Hezekiah Fisher is a prosperous merchant 
of Watertown, carrying a general line of 
g'oods. For some years he was engaged in 
farming and operating a sawmill. In 1898 
he was one of a committee of five formed to 
build the Watertown and Vincent Telephone 
line which is now controlled by himself, to- 
gether with H. ^^'. Harvey and L. C. Hayes. 
In 1900 he formed the Marietta and Stockport 
Telephone Company, owned by himself, to- 
gether with S. W. Harvey, L. C. Hayes. Jo- 
seph Fisher and Roscoe Wolcott. In 1898 the 
\A'atertown and Tunnel Telephone Company 
was also established, which is owned by He- 
ckiah Fisher. Roscoe \Volcott, Henry Mercer 
and Joseph Fi'^her. In 1901 he built the East 
^^'atcrt(■■wll Telephone line, which he owns and 
operate-. .-Ml of these enterprises are in good, 
soui;d condition, and reflect credit on the pro- 
moters. Mr. Fisher also handles a general 
line fif fer'ih'/ers, and has a large business in 
that line. 

In iScjo ^Ir. P'isher was united in mar- 
riage with T.nc} A. Seely, who was horn in 
^\'atertuwn November 24, 1862, and is a 
daughter of John A. and lanthe ( Laflin) Seely. 
Thev have two sons. — Herman W.. born Aug- 
ust I, 1893: and Emmett. born January 6, 




JOSEPH S. HUMPHREY. 



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1183 



1899. Fraternally the subject of this sketch 
is a member of Beverh- Lodge. No. 27> -^- F- 
& A. ]\1. In politics he is a strong Republican. 



AURA A. HUMPHREY, one of the 
most esteemed residents of Water- 
ford, W'atertown township. Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, owns a farm of ^t, 
acres, on which she now lives and on 
which she was born in 1843. She is a daugh- 
ter of Joseph S. and Elmina (Muchler) 
Humphrey, and a granddaughter of Seth and 
Olive (Smith) Humphrey. Joseph S., who 
was born in 1805, at Goshen, Connecticut, 
died in 1889. 

Seth Humphrey was not content to spend 
his life in the East but started for the unset- 
tled part of the country, and in 1816 arrived 
in Washington County, purchased the property 
m nv owned by his estimable granddaughter and 
lived there until his demise. 

Joseph S. Humphre\v, later came into pos- 
session of the property and when he was taken 
away by death he possessed about 300 acres 
of the most valuable land in his township. In 
politics, one could alwaj'S count him among the 
workers for the advancement of the Republi- 
can party, and in his religious connection he 
was a devout member of the Presbyterian 
Church. His portrait acompanies this sketch. 

Joseph S. Humphrey chose for his life 
companion a lady of many good pualities of 
mind and heart. Elmina Aluchler. who was an 
honored resident of the town of Waterford un- 
til her fleath, in 1895. She was born in Water- 
ford township in 18 16, and she and her hus- 
band were blessed with three children, whose 
names are as follows: Laura A.: Elisha O. 
and Edward M. Elisha O. Humphrey now 
lives in Watertown township; in the Civil War 
he joined the 148th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. 
rOhio National Guard). Edward M. is also 
a resident of Watertown township. He was 
born in 1847, ^nd married in 1876, to Aro- 
mantha Skipton. who was born in 1857. They 
iiave three children, — Mildred O.. born in 
1877; Joseph v., born in 1880, who is de- 



ceased; and Carl B.. born in 1891. J^Iildred 
O. is the wife of William Sheldon, an attorney 
of Marietta. 

The subject of this sketch is a devout mem- 
ber of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. 
She is widely known for her many kind acts and 
thoughtful services to others, her unselfish- 
ness and generosity being among her best 
characteristics. 




A.AIES P. LAING is probably one of 
the most successful and widely known 
oil drillers in the Ohio Valley, and has 
for the past 18 years made his home 
at Marietta, his family now residing 
at No. 421 Second street. 

Mr. Laing was born at Buffalo, New York, 
and here in early manhood, as a wholesale 
grocer, he first embarked upon his business ca- 
reer. In 1868, his attention was first drawn to 
the oil industry. In that year he took up his 
residence at Shamburgh, near Titusville, in the 
outskirts of the Pennsylvania oil region. Soon 
after this he moved to Petrolia. and hired out 
as manager for Kerr, Geider & Co. He also 
made short engagements with other companies, 
and remained there till about 1877. Later hav- 
ing moved to Bradford, he was employed by 
M. C. Geider. He then opaied a hardware 
store, worked up a good patronage, and con- 
tinued, the business till 1883. In that year he 
moved to Macksburg, Ohio, and soon after- 
ward, to Marietta, Ohio, where he has since 
resided. While in Macksburg, it was his good 
luck to drill the first paying oil well ever opened 
m that section. During the excitement coin- 
cident with the event, he opened over 100 wells 
in that vicinity. He has since been similarly 
engaged, drilling in wells at various places iii 
Pennsylvania. Ohio, and West Virginia. He 
was interested in the second oil-producing well 
opened at Corning, Ohio, has driven over 80 
wells in that field, and is still carrying on busi- 
ness there. At present he is starting operations 
at .Athens, Ohio, with the best of prospects. 
In early manhood. Mr. Laing married Net- 
tie AI. Allen, of Buffalo, and thev have one 



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daughter, who was bom in that place. Po- 
litically, Mr. Laing is a Democrat. Frater- 
nally, he is a member of the Masonic Lodge, 
of BufYalo, and of the Knights Templar. 

T. J. Lockwood, a brother-in-law of Mr. 
Laing, is another well-known oil man. He, 
too, is a native of Buffalo, New York. Li 
1864 he went into the "upper oil country," 
where he began operations. Since then he has 
driven wells in nearh^ every oil field of Penn- 
sylvania, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia, 
having been prominently identified with sev- 
eral different companies. At present he is con- 
nected with a West Virginia firm, Lockwood 
& Currie. Fraternally he belongs to the Uni- 
ted Commercial Travelers Association and the 
the RoRyal Arcanum. Politically he affiliates 
with the Democratic party. 



EORGE W. HAGER]VL\N. a prosper- 
ous 'farmer, located two and a quar- 
ter miles east of Beverly, where he 
owns valuable farming property, was 
born in Waterf®rd township, Wash- 
ington Cotmty, Ohio, May 12, 1827, and is a 
son of William and Betsy (Greenman) Hager- 



William Hagerman was born in Lycom- 
ing County, Pennsylvania. He came to Wash- 
ington County in 181 7, and located in Water- 
ford township, where he followed farming. He 
died in 1870. tie married Betsy Greenman, 
who was born in Waterford township and died 
at the age of fifty years. To them were born 
six children, as follows : Frank, of Water- 
town tOAvnship, Washington County; Eliza, de- 
ceased; Aseneth, who married Sylvester Grubb, 
and lives at Marion, Ohio ; Mary ; George W. ; 
and Hannah, who- married James Leget. 

George W. Hagerman enlisted from W^at- 
erford townsliip, in -Company I, 148th Reg. 
Ohio A'ol. Inf.. in 1864, and was mustered out 
September i6th, of the same year. He was in 
the battles of Bermuda Hundred and Deep 
Bottom. He was in the brush with Moseby's 
Cavalry at ITarper's Ferry. He saw much 
liard fightinp; durin.g his short period of serv- 



ice. After being mustered out he resumed his 
occupation as a farmer, which he has since fol- 
lowed, onvning- a fine farm of 100 acres near 
the city of Beverly. 

In t86i Mr. Hagerman married Eliza 
Wallace, who v."as born in Zanesx'ille, Ohio, 
in 1844, and is. a daughter of James Wallace, 
who was born in Ireland, and upon coming to 
this country, served in the United States Army, 
in the War with Mexico, during which he lost 
his life in battle. His wife was Theodosia 
Hull, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- 
vania, and died in 1871, at the age of 46 years. 
They liad two children, — Hannah, widow of 
Hiram Beebe, who was born in 1846, and lives 
in Nebraska ; and Eliza;, who married Mf. 
Hagerman. Mr. and Mrs. Hagerman have 
liad seven children, as follows : Carrie, born 
in 1866, who married Roscoe Devol. of Ad- 
ams township; Olive P.. born October 15, 
1869, who married Levi Cowell, of Marietta; 
Lizzie, born October 17, 1871, who is living 
on her farm in Waterford township : Lou, born 
September 2, 1873, who is a stenographer and 
lives in Pittsburg; Hubbell, born June 18, 
1876, -w iio died at the age of two years ; Anna, 
born June 18, 1878, who is teaching school 
and resides in Washington County ; and Nellie, 
born Januarv 18, iS8t, who lives at home. 



ON. GEORGE IRISH, The death of 
George Irish in 1891, chronicled the 
passing away of one of the leading 
business men of Marietta. For over 
20 years he prominently identified 
himself with the interests of this place, and the 
pleasant home at No. 333 Fourth street, which 
iie erected in 1886, stands as an evidence of his 
thrift. 

INIr. Irish was born at Tully, Onondaga 
County, Ne\v York. Ambitious for a western 
career, he cast his lot after reaching manhood, 
with the settlers of the newly formed State of 
Wisconsin. On a farm there, in 1848, he first 
took up his pioneer residence. Later he. moved 
to Clinton, and for some time, resided, also-, in 
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places in the general merchandise business.' 
After four years' residence in Illinois, he final- 
ly, in 1 87 1, settled in Marietta. Here he first 
tried his luck at one of the leading industries 
of the State — the oil business. Later he went 
into partnership with Gen. R. R. Dawes, and 
opened up an extensive trade in lumber and 
ties. So successful was he that he continued 
his connection with this business until he died. 

Several years after moving to \Msconsin 
Mr. Irish married Martha E. Edmunds, of 
Senate, New York. To this union was born 
one child, Alice C, who is an ardent lover of 
art. Alice C. graduated from the Marietta 
schools and for two years attended the Acad- 
emy of Design, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
After the death of his first wife ]\Ir. Irish 
formed a second union with Miss E. A. Gil- 
bert, who was born at Rochester, New York, 
and in early life moved with her parents to 
Medina County, Ohio, and later to Norwich, 
Ohio, where she secured her education, fin- 
ishing at the Norwalk Seminary. 

Mr. Irish was a stanch Republican through- 
out his life, and always evinced a keen inter- 
est in politic?. While in Wisconsin he repre- 
sented his district in the State Legislature, and 
displayed marked efficiency and much force of 
character. 



P.. SCHNAUFER and J. N. 
.^^OUIER, proprietors and managers 
1)1 the United States Steam Laundry, 
located at No. 118 Maple street. Mar- 
ietta, are among the most progres- 
sive and successful business men of this city. 
Mr. Schnaufer is of German ancestry, his 
grandfather, John Schnaufer having been born 
in German}- in 1791. According to the laws 
of his country he served a stipulated time in the 
German army, and obtained legal permission 
to emigrate to .\nierica. He located in Mary- 
land, and there his son, William Frederick, the 
father of J. B , was born, July 15, 183 1. In 
the boyhood of William F. the family removed 
to Washington County. Ohio. William F. was 
the eleventh child of ills parents. Early in 
the "sixtie"^"' he wont during the first oil ex- 



citement to Cow Run, and spent eight years 
in tlie oil fields there. In 1873 he bought a 
farm on the Ohio River, three miles below 
Newport, upon which he resided for 21 years, 
removing to Marietta in the fall of 1895, where 
he now resides a' No. 1 29 Gilman avenue. In 
the fall of 1856 he married Jane, a daughter 
of James and Jane Hoff, who was born in 
Lawrence township, W'ashington County, in 
1836. .Six children were born to this union, 
of Villi im those living are as follows : Will- 
iam, who is a partner in the Crescent Supply 
Company; Albert .Muslin, who is engaged in 
the oil business and resides near his father; 
and John Baxley, of the above named laundry 
conifiany. The birth of J. B. Schnaufer oc- 
curred in Washington Ci-iimty, at Cow Run, 
on June 3. 1879. 

The United States 'Steam 'Laundry was 
established in July, 1899, by J. B. and A. A. 
Schnaufer. the firm style being Schnaufer 
Bros. In February, 1900, J. N. Scpiier bought 
the interest of the junior partner, and at that 
time the present firm was formed, and the bus- 
iness has since been carried on under the name 
of the United States Steam Laundry. For one 
year the plant was located at No. 202 Gilman 
avenue, and was then removed to its present 
excellent situation on Maple street. The build- 
ing occupied by this laundry is 90 by 22 feet 
in dimensions, with two floors in use, and em- 
ployment is given to a force of from 18 to 
20 sk"illed wdrkmcn, two wagons being re- 
quired for delivery. Messrs. Schnaufer and 
Scpiier have equipped their establishment with 
modern machinery, and their patronage ex- 
tends as far east as Oakland, Alaryland. with 
a large trade along the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- 
road. They are progressive in their methods 
and were the first firm to introduce the steam 
mangle in Marietta. They were also the in- 
troducers of the convenient towel-racks or 
cabinets, supplied with toilet necessaries into 
the court house, schools and other public 
places. Their business has developed into one 
of the larger industries of Marietta. Mr. 
Schnaufer is a Republican in politics, and is 
fraternally connected with the K. of P. and the 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



plant, the power of which is supphed by a 
25-liorse power, high pressure steam engine, 
while Mr. Squier attends to the outside affairs. 

J. M. Squier was born in T872, at Chicago, 
Illinois, and li\-ed in that cit}; until he was ten 
years of age. In company with his paraits, he 
traveled OA^er a large portion of the West, but 
has been a resident of Marietta, practically, for 
the past i?> }'ears. He enjoyed a two-years 
course at the academy, and spent one year at 
Marietta College. At the age of 17 years he 
began his I'.us-ncss career, being connected for 
ten years with the Argand Refining Company 
in the oil business. After severing his relations 
with that concern, he entered upon his present 
partnership. 

Mr. Squier is a member of Harmar Lodge, 
No. 390, A. F. & A. ^i.. and the 2\Inrietta 
Club. His religious connection is with the 
Presb\ terian Church. 



ARLE^' CHAPMAN MUGRAGE. 
prcjprietor of a livery establishment 
a:id horse exchange, located at No. 
no Second street, Marietra, has been 
a resident of this city since 1889. 
Mr. jMugrage \vas born 64 years ago in 
Morgan (now Noble) County, Ohio, and is a 
son of Eurnham and Mary (Chapman) Mug- 
rage. Rurnham Mugrage was born in 1814, 
near Bangor, IMaine. and was a son of Simeon 
and Hannah (Davis) Mugrage. Simeon Mug- 
rage was Ijf)i'n in Scotland and died in 1845 ^t 
the age of 75 year.s. His wife was born in 
Ahiine. on <he Penobscot River. In 1818 Sim- 
eon Mugrage. with his wife and son, Burn- 
ham, th>m four years old, moved to Ohio, mak- 
ing the long journey in an ox-cart, and settled 
at Dexter Cit_y, in Noble County. Burnham 
Mugrage d'ied in 1878, aaid ihis widow, in 
1897, at the age of 85 years. She was born' 
in the same county, and was a daughter of 
Parky and AInry (Ogle) Chapm.an. 

The ^ul'jject of this biography is one of a 
family of 13 children, all of whom are still 
livinic with the exception of two sisters and 
three brothers. Of those living. Dr. S. G. is 



professor of anatomy and surgery at Denver 
Medical College; James is a justice of the 
peace and a prominent citizen of Sheephorn, 
Eagle County, Colorado; S. S., is a resident of 
Newcomerstown, Ohio; B. M. is a resident of 
South 01iie, Noble County, Ohio; F. N. is a 
resident of Dexter City, Ohio; B. H. is a farm- 
er in Wayne County, Illinois ; Mfrs. Mary 
Weber lives in South Olive, Ohio; and Mrs. 
Margaret Cheshier resides in Flora, Clay 
County, Illinois. 

The boyhood and youth of Mr. Alugrage 
were passed on the farm, and at the age of 
20 years he enlisted in Company K, 30th Reg. 
Ohio Vol. Inf., and for three years did a faith- 
ful soldier's duty in the war for the Union. The 
three succeeding years he spent in the oil busi- 
ness in Noble County, Ohio, and then began 
railroading" as foreman of a large force of men 
in the construction of the Marietta branch of 
the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was then given 
charge of a passenger and mixed train, as con- 
ductor, and continued as such until 1889, when 
he located in Marietta and opened up a livery 
and horse-exchange business. His efforts in 
this direction have been very satisfactory, liis 
establishment securing the bulk of the business 
in his line in the city and vicinity. 

Air. Alugrage has been thrice married. Plis 
first wife was Elizabeth Davis, wdio died in 
1874, leaving five children, as follows: Floril- 
da A. ; Alav; Robert L. ; William S. ; and John 
S. Florilda A. is the wife of E. T. Ogle, of 
Alarietta. Aiay is the wife of Professor Will- 
iam I. Bowers, of Clarksburg, W'est Virginia, 
who is connected with a business college there 
and formerly served in the same capacity in the 
Marietta Business College. Robert L. mar- 
ried Hattic Wells, of Caldwell, Ohio, and is 
foreman and manager of the livery establish- 
ment of J. W. Titley, of Marietta. William S., 
who is an oil well driller, resides unmarried in 
Alarietta; and John S., who -married Nellie 
McAllister, resides at Alarietta, and is en- 
gaged in business with his father. The sec- 
ond w'ife of Air. Alugrage was Charlotte B. 
Alagee, a native of Lower Salem, Ohio. The 
present Airs. Alugrage was Airs. Marie Yeo- 
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A\ a«liington County. The attractive and com- 
fortable family home is located at Xo. 8 1 1 
Front street, Marietta, where both Air. Mug- 
rage and his estimable wife delight to oiTei a 
generous hosjiitality to tlieir many friends. 

In 1867 Mr. Mugrage was made a mem- 
ber of th.e Masonic fraternity at Aurelius 
Ledge, in Macksburg, and is now connected 
^ with American Union Lodge, No. i. He be- 
came a member of the G. A. R., at Dexter 
City, but since he located at Marietta, in 1889. 
he has been active in Euell Post, Xo. jS. of 
this city. For 30 years Mr. Mugrage has been 
connected with the Alethodist Church, and he 
is a constant attendant at its services in Mari- 
etta, and a very liberal supporter of all religious 
enterprises. 

The foUowing is a copy of the marriage 
license of the maternal grandparents of Mr. 
Mugrage. It is highly valued as a bit of his- 
tory, has been framed, and is now carefully 
preserved :n the relic room of the Woman's 
Centennial Association, of Marietta, Ohio'. 
The document reads : 

"Marietta, .Sept. 15, 1803. 
"Washington County, .ss: 

"Whereas it hath been representetl to me that 
Parley Chapman and Polly Ogle both of the 
town of .Sa'.em of sd. county, of legal age in- 
tend marriage. This is to permit any person 
legally authorized to solemnize the same to 
unite them in the bonds of matrimony. 
(Signed) 

"Edward W. Tupper, Clk." 




H.\RLES J. WOOD, a representative 
citizen and prominent farmer of 
W'aterford township, Washington 
Count}'. Ohio, was born in. \\'ood 
(now Pleasants) County, West Vir- 
ginia, in 1835. He is a son of Joseph and La- 
vina (Cook) Wood. 

Joseph W'ood was born in Wood County, 
West Virginia, in 1808. and came to Washing- 
ton Coi'nty. Ohio, in 1855. locating in Water- 
ford township. He was engaged in farming 
until his death, which occurred in 1899. He 



was a member and deacon of the Baptist 
Chvn-ch. Politically he was originally a Whig 
and later a Republican, and at different times 
he'd minor ofiices. He married Lavina Cook, 
v.ho was born in Dutchess County, New York, 
in 1812, and was a daughter of Job and Sarah 
Cook. Her father was a sailor when a young- 
man .-iud in later years, a blacksmith by trade. 
She was a member of the Baptist Church for 
many years prior to her death, in 1882. Eleven 
children were born to Mr. and Airs. Wood, 
namely: Charles J., the subject of this biog- 
raphy; Jan-ies M., a farmer in Illinois: Sarah 
E., wife of Beniamin F. Jackson, of Beverly; 
Theodore, deceased: Josejah X., of Sanduskv, 
Ohio: one who died in infancy; William, de- 
ceaserl; Amanda, wife of AVinfield Malster, of 
Waterford township; Mary Jane, wife of Will- 
iam Ethel!, of Tippecanoe, Ohio; Hervey D., 
who lives in California; and Frank, of Paris, 
Ilhnois. 

Charles J. Wood rocci\c<I his schooling in 
his native county, and at an early age applied 
himself to farming, which has been his life 
vocation. He has 137 acres of valuable farm 
land along the Muskingum River, about one 
mile east of Waterford. A man of strong char- 
acter, he is public spirited, and an admirable 
citizen. He served in the militia for a brief 
period during the Civil \\'ar. 

In 1858 Mr. Wood was joined in marriage 
with Isabella Dcvol, who was born in Water- 
ford in July. 1838, and is a daughter of George 
and Mary Ann (Boyzer) De\ol. Her father 
was born in Adams tcr>vnship, Washington 
County, in 1800, and died in 1841. bemg 
drowned in the Muskingum River, near his 
home. He was a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Chu'.cli. His wife. Mary Ann Boy- 
zer, was born in Virginia, in 1801, and died in 
1887. She, too, was a member of the M. E. 
Church. Tlw' had the following children: 
Isaac, deceased; Mary E.. who married 
George W. Townsend, of \Vaterford; George 
B., who was eleven years old when he met 
deatii by drowning, with his father; Rebecca 
S.. deceased: and Isabella, wife of Mr. W^ood. 
Mr. aufl Afrs. Charles J. Wood had one child, 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



and died in infanc}. The subject of this 
sketch and his wife are members of the M. E. 
Church, of which JNlr. Wood is serving as trus- 
tee. In politics he is a Repuljlicau. 



AUGHLIN DEVIXE. a retired citizen 
of Marietta, now residing at the pleas- 
ant home erected in 1890 at No. 325 
Franklin street, has been well known 
as a bridge builder and railroad man 
in h.is section for many years. He was also at 
one time a prominent agriculturist, having been 
trained m that occupation from his earliest 
years. 

His father. James Devine, one of the pi- 
oneers of Washington County, Ohio, pur- 
chased a farm one mile north of Dunbar Sta- 
tion as early as 1830, where he resided for the 
rest of his life, and dietl there in 1877. at the 
ao-e of 84 vear*;. lie married Mary McDon- 
ough, who'v,-as a faithful helpmeet for many 
years, likewise lived to the age of 84 years, 
and died in 1883. Of this union there were 
seven children. Of these, George, who was 
born in Pennsvlvania, is now deceased, and 
Laughlin is mentioned below. John, a farmer, 
who died in January, 1902, was the first boy 
born on Sliuttleworth's Run, Washington 
County, Ohio. Jane, wdio never married, died 
at the family homestead in 190T. Martha Ma- 
tilda now owns a large share of the homestead. 
Elizabeth, who lives on the home farm, mar- 
ried a Mr. O'Conner (now deceased), who 
was for many years a conductor on the Mar- 
ietta & Cincinnati Railroad, now the Balti- 
more & Ohio .Southwestern. William, a re- 
tired blacksmitlT and boiler-maker, having been 
employed in this line at Dayton for the Mari- 
etta ^ Cincinnati Company, is now living ou 
the home farm. Mr. Devine was highly re- 
spected in his community, and acted as scho>jl 
director and road supervisor for some time. 

Eaughlin Devine, born in Northampton 
County, Pennsylvania, was but two years old 
when his parents moved to Fairfield township. 
Washington County, Ohio. Here he remained 
until he was 26 years years old, when he pur- 



chased a farm of his own neai Oualey's Sta- 
tion, where he made his home until 1880. In 
that year he sold his farm, and four years la- 
ter moved to M'arietta. Thirty-five years ag'O, 
while living on the farm, he first became inter- 
ested in railroading, and has since been con- 
tinuously engaged in this line. He has built 
many railroad bridges in his section, has been 
bridge foreman on the Baltimore & Ohio' 
Southwestern road as far as Hampden, and has 
at different times acted as bridge inspector. 
For a number of years pre\'ious to his retire- 
ment in 1899 *^^ acted as timber inspector and 
superintendent of bridges and track for the 
M., C. & C. R. R. Co. During his long expe- 
rience in railroading he has had large forces 
i>f men almost constantly in his employ, but he 
has ne\-er had cue injured, — a fact for which 
he may take great credit. 

Mr. Devine was first married to a Miss 
Roe. b\' whom he had four children, namely: 
Esther J. : Ruth, 'leceased ; James P. ; and Mrs. 
Ella Taylor. His next wife was a Miss Crip- 
pen, of Athens County, Ohio, by whom he 
had one son, Owen G. A.fter her death, wdiich 
occurred in 1880, he married Mrs. Irvine, wid- 
o\v of the late John Irvine. Mr. Devine's ac- 
ti\-e interest in politics has often brought him 
to the front in the public affairs of his place, 
and he has served his party as a candidate for 
\'arious county and city offices. Socially he 
stands higli. ami while livnig near Stewart, be- 
longed to the I. O. O. F.. of Athens. He is 
a regular attendant of the Episcopal Church. 



OHN V. ATHEY. M. D.. a successful 
physician of Belpre, Ohio, was born 
in Wood County, West Virginia, 
March 26, 1872, and is a son of John 
W. and Chartley (Van Vlack) Athey, 
and grandson of Jonah .\they, who< was a 
native of A'irginia, and followed farming 
throughout life. 

John W. Athey, the father, was born in 
Wood County, ^^'est A^irginia, and was en- 
gaged in agricultural pursuits until the year 
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gaged in mercantile pursnits. He has since 
pursued that hne of business in a most suc- 
cessful manner. He married Chartley Van 
Vlack, who was horn in Lake County, Illinois, 
and they became the parents of seven children, 
of whom five are living at the present time. 

Dr. John V. Athey attended the common 
schools of his native county, and then read 
medicine under Dr. Harry M, Campbell, of 
Parkersburg, West Virginia. In September, 
1896, he entered the Eclectic Medical Insti- 
tute, of Cincinnati. Ohio, from which he was 
grad-.iated in Alay. 1899 with the degree of 
M. D. Immedaitely thereafter, he located in 
Belpre, where he has since enjoyed a fair pa- 
tronage from the citizens of the community. 
Politically he is a Republican. He is a mem- 
ber of the ^I. E. Church, of Belpre, Ohio. 



I \RLES MEISENHELDER, re- 
siflingat No. loi Washington street, 
Marietta, is the senior member of 
the firm of Meisenhelder & Leonhart, 
proprietors of the marble and gran- 
ite works at No. 147 Front street. He is one 
of the most expert marble-cutters in this sec- 
tion, which fact is due, undoubtedl}-, to his 
long experience and his excellent early train- 
ing in this line. 

John Meisenhelder, father of Charles, was 
a well-known marble-cutter of Marietta, for 
many years. He \vas born in Wurtemburg, 
Germany, and came to this country when a 
young man, settling at Marietta, where he has 
been a resident for the last 52 years he is now 
past 77 years old. Soon after coming here he 
opened a marble shop, which for man}' years, 
stood on Putnam street. It was he who cut 
the first block of marble ever brought into Mar- 
ietta, and the work of which it forms a part is 
now standing in Mound Cemetery. He con- 
tinued his business with much success imtil 
1895, when he retired. His wife. Catherine 
Meisenhelder. a native of Wurtemburg. Ger- 
many, who is still living, is past 76 years of 
age. Seven children were born to ilr. and 
]\Irs. Meisenhelder. Of these Edward served 



as Democratic mayor of Marietta in 1898 and 
1899, and was for some time engaged in the 
marble business on Putnam street, and is now 
interested in the oil industry. Christina mar- 
ried C. C. Wagner, who^ is deceased. 

Charles Meisenlieldcr was born in Mari- 
etta, in April, 1859. and there grew to man- 
hood. From watching and assisting his fa- 
ther, he early became familiar with the marble 
business, and at the age of 18 years, began 
regular wrirk in the shop. He has since fol- 
lowed this Inisiness steadily. At first he was 
associated with his father, but later took Mr. 
Leonhart as a partner and c^pencd a shop of his 
own at No. 147 Front street, where he still 
carries on his bu.siuess. The firm keeps a full 
stock of marble and granite, and most of the 
monuments in the cemetery, and by far the 
best of them have ])eon turn.ed out from its es- 
tablishment. 

Mr. Meisenhelder married Lulu Ross, a 
(laughter of James Ross, who was a Lowell 
manufacturer, and died 23 years ago. This 
union resulted in one sen, — John, — who is now 
13 years old. JNIr. Meisenhelder always mani- 
fested a keen, interest in educational affairs, 
and he is now ser\"ing on the Board of Educa- 
tion. He is a thoroughly consistent Christian 
and is a iiicmber of St. Paul's Lutheran 
Churcli, on Fifth street. 




HARLES H. SCOTT, :\I. D., a well 
known physician and surgeon of 
\\'atcrtown, Watertown township. 
Washington County, Ohio, is also 
acting as medical examiner ifor 
prominent insurance companies of that place. 
Dr. Scott is a .son of \\'illiam and Rebecca 
(Havener) Scott, and was born in 1866, near 
Mill Grove, Morgan County, Ohio. 

William Scott first saw the light of day in 
1839, and was also a native of Morgan County. 
For some years in the early stages of his life 
he was a farmer. He is still li\-ing in Morgan 
County, a prominent anrl prosperous citizen. 
P(;litica'1y lie is a Republican, and has served 
in many of the township offices, to the satis- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



faction of all concerned. He was united in 
marriage with Rebecca Havener, whose birth 
occnrred. near SAvifts. Washington County, and 
who is still living, at the age of 58 years. This 
worthy couple hafl three children, as follows : 
Albeit H., a resident of Idaho, where he is 
successfully engaged in the raising of stock: 
Charles H.. the subject of this sketch : and An- 
nie M., whose death took place when she was 
but four years old. 

Durinfr the Civil War Mr. Scott enlisted in 
the i-th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf.. in the hundred- 
day serA'ice, and served until the expiration of 
hh term. Both he and his wife are members 
of the iMethod'sr Protestant Church. 

Charles H. Scott recel-r'ed his early mental 
training in the country schools, afterward at- 
tended the ]\IcCon.nclsville High School, and 
sti'l later matriculated at the Cincinnati Ec- 
lectic Medical School, in 1894, where he grad- 
uated in 1897. He immediately Jocated at 
Watertown. Watertown township, and there 
has made his home ever since. He enjoys the 
best patronage and has the good will of the 
people in his community, who regard him as a 
well-read and skillful practitioner. 

December 3, 1896, ]\Ir. Scott was united 
in morriage with Lenore McVeigh, who is a 
native of Hooksburg, Morgan Coamty, Ohio, 
where she was born in 1875. and is a daughter 
of James, Jr., and Lydia McVeigh. They have 
two children, — Russell T., born in Aprii^ 1898, 
and William L., who was born in December, 
1900. Mrs. Scott is an active member of the 
Presbyterian Church, wdnich the family attend. 

The subject of this sketch is a member of 
the Ohio State Fxlectic Association. In social 
circles he affiliates with the A. F. & A. M. 
lodge, at Beverlv. 



OSIAH CALVERT, one of the sub- 
stantial citizens of Belpre township, 
Washington Cotmty, Ohios is a farm- 
er by vocation. He was born July 19, 
1828, and is a son of John and Edith 

(Eeale) Calvert, and grandson of John and 

Esther (Jones) Calvert. 



Joh.n Calvert, the grandfather, was a di- 
rect descendant of L.ord Baltimore, of English 
renown, whose name was George Cal\-ert. The 
former was born on the eastern shore of Mary- 
land, and wh.en he grew^ to manhood, mo\-ed to 
Center County, Pennsylvania, and farmed dur- 
ing all the succeeding years of his life. He was 
united in marriage with Esther Jones, wdio 
was Ixjrn at sea, while her pai'ents were com- 
ing from Wales to America. She and her hu? 
band had ten children, of whom the father of 
the subject of this sketch was one of the young- 
est. 

The second John Calvert vras a native cf 
Center County, Pennsylvania, and went to 
Belmont County, Ohio, with his parents, who 
moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio when he 
was four years old. In 1842 he moved from 
Belmont County to I^Jeigs County, Ohio, and 
still later settled in Athens County, of the same 
State, where he remained until his death in 
1S71. 

He was united in marriage with Edith 
Beale, and they were the parents of sixteen 
children, fourteen of whom grew to maturity 
and married. They have an extraordinary 
record in this regard, but it is still more re- 
markable that nine of the sens were fighting 
in the Civil War at the same time, and all re- 
turned home safe and .sound, except one, John 
W., who was killed at the Battle of Shiloh. The 
mother of these children was a native of 
Greene County, Pennsylvania, and lived to a 
.good age. 

Josiah Cahert enlisted in Company C, 17th 
Reg. Iowa Vol. Inf.. on March 10, 1862. at 
Keokuk, Iowa, and was in the United States 
service three and one-half years, receiving an 
honorable dischar.ge at I^avenport, Iowa. He 
returned to Meigs County, Ohio, and applied 
himself to farming for a year. Then he nio\-ed 
to Illinois, where he remained five years. From 
Illinois he traveled west to Kansas, settled in 
the Republican River rlistrict, and carried on 
farming for the next twenty years. In 1893 
he went to Pnrterfield, Ohio, where he pur- 
chased his present property, on wliich he has 
been diligently engaged in farming ever since. 
Mr. Calvert has been married three times. 



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His first nnrriage, witli Isabella Coe. resulted 
in three children, namely: Abram J., Ida M. 
and Charles C. His second marriage was with 
Ann DeCamp, and they had no children. _ His 
third wife was Margaret Coe Blake, the widow 
of 5-cphen Blake. Thev are devout members 
of the Yl R. Church. In politics Mr. Calvert 
is a stanch Republican. The citizens of Bel- 
pre township honor and respect him for his 
worthv attributes as a citizen and farmer. 



EORGE A. HOWE, a representative 
farmer of Belpre township, Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, whose farm is lo- 
cated on the outskirts of Belpre, was 
born on his present homestead Octo- 
ber I, 18.36. He is a son of Rufus W, and 
PoUv (Proctor) Howe, and grandson of Per- 
lev Howe, a native of Connecticut. 

Perley Howe went to Ohio in the early 
stages of the history of Washington County, 
and settled in Marietta, where he taught school. 
His first nosition as teacher was in the Old 
Stockade, where he was known as Master 
Howe. In his day he was a very prominent 
man: his death took place in 1855 at the ad- 
vanced age of eighty-six years, depriving Bel- 
pre of one of her best citizens. Persis Put- 
nam, a daughter of Rufus Putnam, became his 
wife. She was one of four children, the others 
beiiir,, — Joseph, Perley, and Abigail. In re- 
ligious belief he was a Presbyterian, and 
founded the first Presbyterian Church in Bel- 
pre, of whicii he was a deacon until his death. 
Politically he was an old line Whig. 

Tlie father of Rufus W. Howe was also 
born u])on the farm now owned by Iiis son, 
George A,, which was the original Howe home- 
stead. Thei"e he spent all of his life, engaged 
in agricultural pursuits, and died on July 24. 
1865, aged sixty years. He married Polly 
Proctor, and reared the following children : 
Joseph : George A, : Persis P. : Rufus W. Po- 
litically he was an advocate of the principles of 
the Repuljlican party and held the office of 
magistrate. His estimable wife departed this 
life August 9, 1865, at the age of fifty-nine 
vear^. 



Geoijje A. Howe received what education 
was possible in commo-n schools of the county. 
He has always been a ifarmer by occupation, 
with the exception of the period spent in the 
service of his country. At the breaking out 
of the war, he enlisted in Company H, 148th 
Reg, Ohio Vol. Inf., known as 100-day men, 
and was also a member of the state militia. 

Octo')er 26, t866, Mr. Howe led to the 
hymeneal altar, Charlotte A. Wyatt, ? native of 
.Amesvil'.e. Athens County. Ohio, who died, and 
left the follov.'ing children : Charlotte W. ; 
Mary E. ; Persis P. ; Blanche, and Jessie, The 
mother of these children was a de\'out member 
of the Presbyterian Church. After her demise, 
Mr. Howe, in the course of time, formed a 
second matrimoriial alliance, this time w-ith 
Mary S. Chapman, of College Hill, a suburb 
of Cincinnati, Ohio. She and her husband 
attend serx'ices at the Cougregatioual Church. 
Politicallv, Mr, Howe is a member of the Re- 
publican party. 




LLIAM V. TORNER has been one 
of Washington County's most ca- 
llable citizens, and is now promi- 
nently identified with the oil busi- 
ness as well as with agricultural 
pursuits, having been formerly engaged in the 
milling ixisiriess. His birth occurred January 
2S, 1859. i'^ Jacksonville, Lewis County, 
(West) Virginia, and his parents were Vic- 
tor and Charlotte Gustavia (Weiss) Torner, 
both deceased. 

Victor Torner was iKirn in Stockholm, 
Sweden, March 29, 1815, and his wife first 
saw the light of day in Gothenburg, in 1824- 
They were united in marriage May i, 1849, 
and reared the foIlowMug children : Elvira, 
who was liorn in January, 1850, and married 
J, R, Dye, a native of Sistersville, (West) 
Virginia: J, S. Hugo, born January 6, 1853. 
who married Lucy J. Dye. and lives in Mari- 
etta. Ohio, where he is a prominent business 
man : and William V. 

Victor Torner crossed the ocean from his 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



New York harbor. From that place he jour- 
neyed west, and finally settled at Bel pre, Ohio. 
Thence he moved to Cow Run and then to 
Newport, where he resided until his demise, 
December 20, 1891. His beloved wife had 
already laid down the burden of life, June 15, 
1890. He was a Republican, of firm political 
opinions. His wife was a member of the Con- 
gregational Church, and was actively employed 
in church work. During his residence in Ohio 
Mr. Torner was mostly interested in the oil 
business. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
matrimony with Jennie A. Greene, a daughter 
of J. B. Greene; she was born September 7, 
186,^. Their union resulted in seven children, 
namely: J. V. H., born April 24, 1881 ; Flor- 
ence ]M., whose birth took place May 10, 1886; 
Elsie L., the date of whose birth is March 10, 
1889; Ruth C, bom March 20, 1892; Law- 
rence G., born October 8, 1896; Norris G., 
born March 3, 1900; and W. Harley, born 
February 21, 1902. 

Mr. Torner is a member of the Congrega- 
tional Church and his wife is a Baptist. Pre- 
vious to engaging in the flour mill business in 
Newport. Ohio, Mr. Torner was engaged in 
the oil business quite extensively. He still 
has six producing wells which occupy his at- 
tention, and his land consists of two farms — 
one containing 40 acres, and the other 34 
acres — all cultivated in the best possible way. 
In politics he is a very earnest member of the 
Repulilican party and is active in public af- 
fairs. Fraternally he belongs to the Masonic 
fraternity, being a member of American Union 
Lodge, No. I. F. & A. M., of Marietta, Ohio; 
and the Knights Templar, of the same place. 




ILLIAM P. MlKINXEY, for many 
>ears a prominent business man of 
I'.elpre, Ohio, is now living a re- 
tu'ed life afier years of the great- 
est acti\'ity. He comes of a promi- 
nent Pennsvlvanin fr.mily, and is one of nine 
children born to William and Mary W. (Mil- 
ler) McK'.nney. 



His grandfather. William McKinney, was 
born in Pennsylvania and served throughout 
the Revolutionary War. His wife was Fran- 
ces Piatt, who saw General Washington and 
his command marching through Trenton, New 
Jersey. ]\Tany of the soldiers were without 
shoes, and these articles she supplied to some 
of them. 

W'illiam McKinney. father of William P.. 
was born in Pennsylvania. He served tlirough- 
out the War of j8r2, and then followed mer- 
cantile pursuits during the remainder of his 
life. He lived to reach a ripe old age, his death 
occurring in 1888. Fie married Mary W. Mil- 
ler, a daughter of Robert ]\liller, an extensive 
farmer in Pennsylvania. 

W'illiam P. McKinney was born in Wood 
County, Virginia (now 'West Virginia), De- 
cember 24, 1 82 1, and was reared on a farm 
until he w.as nine }ears of age, a greater part 
of his schoohng being obtained during that 
time. When quite a youth he began to as- 
sist his father in h.is store, the latter being 
quite an extensive merchant. After working 
thus for several years, he was placed in charge 
of hi« father's store in Harrisville, Virginia, 
where he continued until 1855. Fie then em- 
barked in a similar business for himself in 
Willow Island. \\"cst \"irgim'a, and continued 
thus until he disposed of the store to engage in 
the oil business. As an oil producei' he was 
eminently successful, and acquired considerable 
wealth. In 1865 he mo\ed to Belpre and was 
engaged in the wharf-boat business for a pe- 
riod of fourteeri years, his success being as 
great as that achieved in his former ventures. 
Upon disposing of that business he retired 
from acti\'e affairs and has since spent his 
time in Belpre in the quiet enjoyment of home 
life. He owns his home in Washington Coun- 
t\-, as well as property in the State of Florida, 
from which he derives a good revenue. 

Mr. ^IcKinney was tmited in marriage 
June 34, 1849. with Indiana H. Jackson, a 
daughter of William L. Jackson, of Clarks- 
burg, Vrginia (now W'est Virginia), and a 
■second cousin of Gen. Thomas J. Jackson. 
Three children •^^•ere born to them, namely: 
Benjamin J. ; Josephine J\I. ; and William, who 




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died at tlie age of four years. Mr. McKinney 
and his family are devout member of the Pres- 
byterian Church. His \vife was a Methodist. 
She died May 29, 1S65, and in compliance with 
her request was buried in Parkersburg. West 
Virginia. Fraternally the subject of this 
sketcli is a memlier of the Independent Order 
of Odd Fellows. His political views coincide 
with those 01 the Democratic party. He lives 
with his sister in a cozy residence on Main 
street, in Eelpre, Ohio. 



PT. JACKSON HARRISON, for 
many years one of the most prom- 
inent steamboat captains on the Ohio 
Ri\'er, is now living a retired life 
at his home in Belpre, Ohio. He 
was born in Monroe County, Ohio, February 
12, 1829, and is one of ten children born to 
Jesse and Phccbe (Mozney) Harrison. Captain 
Harrison is a grandson uf Joseph Harrison, 
who was an extensive farmer. 

Jes.se Harrison was born in Norfolk. Vir- 
ginia, December 20, T794, and ran away from 
home to enlist in the American army during 
the war with England in 1812. He ser\ed 
throughout the war, and then returned home 
and engaged in farming. He married Phoebe 
Mozney, who v/as born in January. 1800, and 
was a daughter of John Mozney, who was of 
French birth. 

Capt. Jackson Harrison attended the old 
log-school in his vicinity, and three months 
each winter attended pay schodl. He was 
reared on his father's farm until he reached the 
age of seventeen years, but. being ambitious to 
earn his own livelihood, ran away from home. 
He secured employment as a deck hand on a 
steamboat on the Ohio River, but was destined 
to remain in that capacity but a short time. His 
rise was rapid and he was promoted succes- 
sively to be watchman, second mate, first mate 
and captain. In i8-,3 he became captain of his 
first boat, tb.e steamer \''iroc|ua, plying between 
Garington and \\'hecling. West Virginia. He 
served ns captain of various boats until 1884, 
the year of the flood, when he retired from ac- 



tive business. He has lived in Belpre since 
1867 and owns considerable valuable real es- 
tate in that city. 

Captain Harrison was united in marriage 
with Louisa Shearer, a daugliter of Joseph 
Shearer, of West Virginia. Eight children 
were born to them, of whom two survive, — 
Mary M., wife of E. W. Stone; and Dora, 
widow of Cieorge M. O'Neal ; Mr. O'Neal died 
in Januarv-, 1897. Mrs. O'Neal resides in 
Belpre with her only child, Carroll H. Mrs. 
Harrison has been a member of the Episco- 
pal Church for more than fifty years, and the 
Captain is a member of the same church. He 
cast his first vote for the Democratic ticket 
and has since vot(<l that way. A brother of 
Captain Plarrison, John W. Harrison, served in 
the Union army during the Civil War, and 
was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg. Cap- 
tain and Mrs. Harrison are spending "their de- 
clining years in a beautiful residence in Belpre, 
where they are surrounded by many friends of 
long standing. 



rniN II. RRECKENRIDGE, a promi- 
nent farmer of Palmer township, 
Washington County, Ohio, has spent 
his entire life in that calling. He is a 
--.on of Robert and ]\Iary P. (Mur- 
dock) Breckenridge, and grandson .if John 
and Margaret Breckenridge, and his maternal 
granvlfather was Elias Murdock, a sturdy citi- 
zen, kr.own to many in this neighborhood. 

Mr. Breckenridge was born September 26, 
1 86 1, in Palmer township. His early mental 
training was obtained in the public schools, 
and when his stmlics were over he applied him- 
self to farming. He is now the possessor of 
132 acres of valuable land and together with 
general farming, he raises stock advantageous- 
ly. His hor.ie place is very comfortable and 
attractive, the buildings being well improved 
and neat, while his house is furnished with 
modern conveniences. 

On March 30. 1887, Mr. Breckenridge mar- 
ried Agnes Chcadle. a daughter of Christopher 
Columbus Cheadle. She was born July 11. 
1867, and is a woman of many amiable quali- 




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ties. They vere never blessed with any chil- 
dren. The religions sentiments of Mr. and 
Mrs. Ereckenridge are broad and liberal, and 
their support is given to all denominations. 

Politically ?.ir. Ereckenridge is a Republi- 
can, and he has served in a number of township 
offices with satisfaction to all. 



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OHX DAXA BROWNING, a success- 
ful liveryman of Belpre, Ohio, was 
born January 5, 1856, in Belpre. and 
is a son of Alexander H. and Augusta 
(Stone) Browning. His great-grand- 
William Browning, came from Massa- 



chusetts to ^Marietta in 1789, and later settled 
in Belpre, v.nerc he lived until his death, in 
t82V He married Abigail Putnam, daughter 
of Gen. Rufus Putnam, and they were the 
parents of four children, of whom three grew 
to maturity, namely: William R., grandfa- 
ther of John Dana; George; and Samuel M. 
Williani"R. BroAvning married Sophia Barker, 
of WasliingtoP County, Ohio. Unto this union 
the following children were l.iorn, namely: 
William; Toseph; Abigail and Cynthia, both of 
whom died unmarried: Alexander H.; Sophia, 
who married MeU'in H, Clark; and R. P. 

.-Mexander H. Browning was born and 
reared m Belpre, where he carried on farming 
and merchandising for many years. He was 
the original owner of the land on wliich the 
village of Belpre is platted. He also operated 
a mill for some time. He died in April, 1873, 
and his wife survived him until October, 1884. 
John Dana Browning was reared on his 
father's ifarm and obtained the greater part of 
h'K mental training- in the common schools of 
Belpre township. Pie also attended Oberlin 
College. In early days he assisted his father 
on tlie farm, and afterward engaged in busi- 
ness in Belpre, where he continued for live 
years. He disposed of his stock and again 
farmed for three years, at the same time hav- 
ing tlie contract for carrying the mail tO' and 
from the depot. He fulfilled this contract for 
a period of six and a half years, and upon its 
expiration in 1899 engaged in the livery and 



feed stable business in Belpre. He has since 
continued in this line and enjoys a liberal pa- 
tronage. 

January 31. 18S4. 'Sir. Browning was 
united in marriage witJi ;\Iary F.i R)-an, a 
daughter of James R}-an, of Parkersburg, 
Wst Virginia, by whom he has four children, 
namely : Laura N. ; Julia M. ; Frank R. ; and 
Mary L. Religiously tlie family are Congrega- 
tionalists. The subject of this sketch is a 
Republican in politics and fraternally he is a 
memljer of the Knights of Pythias, of which 
lie is past chancellor. 



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A^IITKL E. WEAVER, superintend- 
ent of schools of Belpre, Ohio, \vas 
bcrn on his father's farm near San- 
dvville, Ohio. August 13, 1870. and 
was the only child born to John D. 
and Mary (Cable) Weaver. 

His grandfather, Frank Weaver, was a 
farmer by occupation and lived at Sandyyille, 
Ohio, wh.ere Jolin D. Weaver, father of Sani- 
u.e! E., was born. The latter i'- also an extar- 
sive farmer, and has always lived in the vi- 
cinity of his native town. He married Mary 
Cable, a daughter of Samuel Cable, the latter 
also being an agriculturist of some prominence. 
,San;uel E. Wea^'er was reared on his fa- 
ther's farnu and at an early day, attended the 
Eastern Ohio Normal School, at Pierce. Ohio. 
He completed a course of study at Mount 
Union College, and was finally graduated from 
the Ohio Normal Uni^'ersity, at Ada, Ohio, in 
1S98, having completed three courses of study. 
His profession as an instructor then had its be- 
ginning at Belpre, where he is now serving as 
superintendent of schools. The choice of Mr. 
Weaver for this office proved a wise one, and 
met with universal approval, and Proifessor 
Weaver enjovs the confidence and hearty sup- 
port of the public to a marked degree. 

]Mr. Wea\er was united in marriage with 
Chloe McKinney, a daughter of Washington 
McKinney. of Stavk County, Ohio, and they 
have three children, as follows: Owen K. ; 
Guv F. ; and Alary. Religiously the subject 




MR. AND MRS. STEPHEN RAWSON. 



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of this sketch and his wife are devcut memJ>ers 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a 
Republican in politics, and fraternally is affili- 
ated with the Jr. O. U. A. RI. He has a very 
comfortable honie on Main street. Belpre. 



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TEPHEX RAW'SON. a successful 
farmer and esteemed citizen of Wash- 
ington County, who owns and oper- 
ates a large farm in Dunham town- 
ship, was born in Pleasants County, 
(West) Virginia, August 31. 1844, and is a 
son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Guard) Raw- 
son, both of whom were natives of the Old 
Dominion. 

Stephen Rav>son, the father, was reared 
on a Virginia farm and resided in that State 
until 1864, when he moved to Ohio and pur- 
chased a farm of 160 acres, from Neil Mc- 
Taggart, who erected the residence upon it. It 
had originally been government land, and was 
formerly owned by Daniel Shaw- and Doug- 
las Putnam. A family of 1 2 children was born 
to Stephen and Elzabeth (Guard) Rawson, as 
follows: William; Louis, born July 26, 1829: 
Richard, born May 8, 1831 ; John, born June 
10, 1833; Sarah, born July 23, 1835; Samuel, 
born July 12. 1837; David, born September i.i-. 
1839: Elizabeth and Ann, twins, born April 
28, 1842; Stephen, born August 31, 1844. 
Eliza, born July 31, 1847; '^"d Mary Cather- 
ine, bom October 6, 1849. The father of thi'^ 
family was born July 24, 1805. and died March 
2, 1872; his wife was born Ja iviary 19, 180:, 
and died July i, 1884. They were attendants 
of the Baptist Church. In politics Mr. Raw- 
son favored the Democratic party. 

Stephen Rawson, the subject of this bi- 
ography, attended the district schools of Vir- 
ginia, in the neighborhood of his father's farm, 
and assisted in the farm management, which 
he also continued after the settlement of the 
family in Ohio. His father's will gave him 
the farm he now owns, and his own energ>- 
and industry have enabled him to add 112 
acres to- the original 160. making one of the 
large and valuable properties for which Wash- 



ington County is noted. In connection with 
his son-in-law, Bannie Spencer, he carries on 
a general line of farnung here, in connection 
with st(3ck raising, a specialty being made of 
breeding fine cattle. Mr. !vawson"also oper- 
ates a feed mill which has a capacity of from 
35 to 40 bushels an hour. This is well patron- 
ized by the neighboring farmers, to whom it 
is a great accommodation. 

In 1867 Mr. Rawson was married to IMary 
S. Needham, a daughter of Jasper and Es- 
ther Marilla (Sage) Needham, who are resl- 
flents of Ozark, Missouri, where Mr. Need- 
ham owns a farm of 160 acres. Mrs. Rawson 
was the eldest child in the follow-ing family 
born to her parents : Harlow E. : Marcus E. ; 
Louis M. ; Susan R. and Sophrona, deceased; 
Milton J.; John W. ; Douglass A.; Stephen 
E. : Susan R. ; Lucinda M. : and one that died 
in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Rawson have one 
daughter, Elizabeth G., who is the wife of 
Bannie Spencer, and has had four children, 
namely: Ida L. ; Harry E., deceased; Homer 
E. and Bertha L. Mr. and Mrs. Rawson are 
highly esteemed in their locality for their hos- 
pitality and their many acts of neighborly 
kindness. Mr. Rawson is an upright, reliable 
citizen, who looks well after his home and fam- 
ily and takes an intelligent interest in the well- 
!:)eing of his section of the township. 




CS. BETSEY J. THORNILEY, 
w idow of the late Caleb S. Thorn- 
iley, is living on her farm of no 
;i.cres, which is one of the l^est in 
W^ashington County, Ohio. She is 
a daughter of Edward and Delilah (Ryeson) 
Sheldon. 

F.dv.ard Sheldon was Iiorn in one of the 
New England States, \vhere he followed the 
trade of a carpenter and cabinet maker. He 
married Delilah Ryeson in Vinton County, 
Oliio, and they reared se\'en children, as fol- 
lows: Th.omas, a widower, who has seven 
children , Sarah, who married Henry Reckard, 
a farmer: Betsey J., the subject of this sketch; 
Hiram, a carpenter, living in Bratlford, Penn- 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



sylvania; Lvicina and Laura, deceased; and 
Eliza, who live« in Marietta, and is the widow 
of I. H. Talbot. 

Caleb S. Thorniley was born on the old 
Thorniley homestead, and 'his deart:h, which 
was sincerely mourned in the community, oc- 
curred in January, 1899. Mr. and Mrs. Thorn- 
iley were blessed with two children, — Ella, 
who married Charles Perkins, a farmer of 
Muskingiim County, Ohio; and Bartlett S., 
who is livin.<;- at Horton, West Virginia. 

1 he Thorniley farm of 1 10 acres, owned by 
the subject liereof, contains several valuable 
oil wells, from which a good income is derived. 
Mrs. Thorniley has competent help toi look af- 
ter the place, and may well be proud of her 
home and the appearance which it presents. 
She is well known in Marittta township, and is 
a woman of many admirable traits Cif character. 
•She is a u'.ember of the Baptist Church. 



P.FL W. CL./\ZIER, one of Belpre's 
nldest and most highly respected cit- 
izens wiio is spending his declining 
vears in retirement, was born No- 
vember 13, 1823, in Amesville, Ath- 
ens County, Ohio. He is a son of Lowring B. 
and Jar.ette (Henry) Glazier, and grandson 
of Abel Glacier. 

i-.bel Glazier was a native of New York 
State, where he also followed farming. His 
son, Lowring E., v.-as born in 1705. i" Wash- 
ingtini County. New York, where he followed 
merchandising the better part of his life, and 
also farmed on a large scale for many years. 
He died Julv to, 1S59. and his wife died No- 
vember 3, t88_'. His wife, Jjinette Henry, was 
born in Pennsylvania August i^, 1795. and 
was a daughter of J'^hn Henrv who was also 
a farmer by occupation. 

Abel W. Glazier attended the common 
schools of his native town, and was also a 
pupil in Ames\-ille Scminarv. After graduat- 
ing from the latter institution, he clerked in a 
store for several years, and then gave his at- 
tention to farming. He began the manufac- 
ture of pumps in 1876. which he continued in 
a highly successful manner in Bel]>re until 



1892, wlien he decided to retire and enjoy the 
fruits of his early toil. He sold out bis busi- 
ness and has smce lived in happy retirement, 
although he has looked after his large farming 
interests. In the year 1898 he suffered an at- 
tack of paralysis, which has partially disabled 
him. He is a man of prominence throughout 
this section, and he is held in the highest es- 
teem by his fellow citizens. 

Mr. Glazier was united in marriage with 
Mary \\'. Hyde, a daughter of William and 
Axio ( Wyatt) Hyde. William Hyde was born 
in New York City, where he was a prosperous 
merchant. His wife, Axie Wyatt, was of old 
and aristocratic Pennsylvania stock. The sub- 
ject of this sketch and his wife were married 
Occober 30, 1S51, and to them were born 
seven children, three of whom died in infancy. 
Those li\-ing arc as follov.'s : Addie M.. wife 
of William Coe, of Bclpre; Herbert H., of Bel- 
pre; Lulu ]\I., wife of Dr. H. J. Steward, of 
Logan, Ohio' and Bertha B., wife of Dr. 
Charles B. Ballard, formerly of Belpre, and 
now of Marietta. ^^]\•. and Mrs. Glazier are 
members of the Congregational Church. Mr. 
Glazier has always voted the Republican ticket, 
and during 1886-1887, was a member of the 
.State Senate from the Belpre district. He has 
also served on th.e scliool board, as land ap- 
praiser and a? justice of the peace. 



OHN G. STEPI-IENSON, for many 
years one of the leading agricultur- 
ists of },Tarietta township. Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, is now living in re- 
tirement at his home in Norwood. He 
was born on Sixth street in the city of ]Mari- 
etta Jar'uarv 23, 1S26, and is a son of John 
Steplienson. 

John Stephenson, v.-as born in Virginia, and 
was but six years of age when his father died. 
During the \Var of 1812, he was drafted into 
the arn.iy and in 1S13 was mustered out at 
Columbus, Oliio. He walked from that city 
to Marietta, with which town he was so favor- 
ably im.pressed that he located there. He mar- 
ried Louisa Gray, a native of Marietta, and a 
daughter of Robert Grav, and thev were the 



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parents of the following; children : John G. ; 
Charles; Isabella, widow of Benjamin Cogs- 
well, who died April Ti, 1888; Russel J. ; Hen- 
ry, who is living in Kansas; Algernon, who 
lives in Marietta; Jewett, who lives in Kan- 
sas; and Anna, who died in Kansas about the 
year 1S89. 

John G. Stephenson was reared and 
schooled in the city of Marietta, after which he 
applied himself to farming. He met with 
great success at that occupation and became the 
owner of the entire section knovvu as Nor- 
wood, which he finally disposed of for $25,- 
000. He then retired from active business and 
bought a farm for his sou near Columbus, Ohio, 
for which he paid $20,000. He is a man of 
high cliaracter, of strong personality and pos- 
sesses many friends throughout this section 
of the county. 

Mr. Stephenson was joined in marriage 
with Emeline M. Ouinby. a daughter of Dr. 
Ephraim Ouinby, whose parents were from 
England. Dr. Ouinby was born and reared in 
Sharon, Pennsylvania, and moved to Marietta 
in 182-!.. He married Sarah (White) Guit- 
teau. of Fearing townsiiip, Washington Coun- 
t}', Ohio, and they had tive children, as follows : 
Julia, Avho married George Hill, now deceased ; 
Emeline l^.I., the wife of our subject; George, 
deceased ; Teressa. who is living in Kansas ; 
and a child who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. 
Stephenson have a son. William E.. who lives 
on a farm near Columbus. He married Rosa 
Coil and they have two children : John, born 
April 17, 1S98: anil Ernest, born November 
17, 1000. Politically Mr. Steplitenson is, a 
Republican. He is a Methodist in religious 
belief. 



Ll.TAM J. WHARTON, senior 
pprtner of t!ie firm of Wharton & 
Reed, ^vholesale and retail hard- 
ware merchants, of Belpre, Ohio, 
v.-as born in Wood County, West 

August 23, i860, and is a sou of Ab- 




Yirg'ui.i 

ner and Carob'nc (Cross) Wharton 

Abner \\'harton v>-as born in the State 
Prnnsvlvauia October 27. 1832. and when 



yoimg man moved to Wood County, West 
Virginia, and was there extensively engaged 
in farming until his death, which occurred in 
January, 1897. He married Caroline Cross, 
who was born in West Virginia October 27, 
1840. and died in the fall of 1852. 

William J. Wharton, after completing the 
course of study prescribed in the common 
schools, attended the Southern Ohio State 
Normal School. After graduation he began 
his career as a teacher, continuing thus for a 
period of five years. He then entered the em- 
ploy of the B.altimore & Ohio Railroad Com- 
pany in the capacity of bill and rate clerk at 
Parkersburg, and remained with that company 
for several years. He then became identified 
with the Oh'io River Railroad Company, in the 
auditor's office as revising rate clerk and con- 
tinued wit'i that company eight years. In the 
meantime he became interested in mercantile 
pursuits. To do justice to the latter he re- 
signed his railroad position and with ]Mr. Reed 
purchased the present business, which they 
have since conducted most successfully. They 
own th.e building occupied by them, which con- 
sists of two stories and covers a lot 60 by 160 
feet in dimensious. They are wholesale and 
retail dealers in general hardware, farm im- 
plements, fertilizers, vehicles, builders' supplies, 
guns, bicvclcs, cutlery, stoves and gas fixtures, 
and also' manufacture tinware. They are 
agents for thi- Avdriance Buckeye mowers, 
reapers and biu'lers. and make a specialty of 
roofing and spouting. They are both enterpris- 
ing and progressive business men, and have in- 
creased their business many times over. They 
carrv a stock \alued at $8,000, and the amount 
of their annual transactions exceeds $13,000. 
Mr. Wharton is also engaged in the production 
of oil, and owns tv,o farms of 200 acres each, 
each one containing a large well. He has been 
a resident of Belpre since 1887, and has been 
engagCvl in his present l.tusiness four years. 

"Mr. Wharton was married July 5, 1888, to 
Jessie Hender.son, who departed this life in 
iSqi;, leaving two children. — Lloyd and M. 
Gertrude. He formed a second union June 29, 
(898, wedding Carrie R. Reed, a daughter of 
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I202 HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Eelpre, and later of Columbus, Ohio, where 
his death occurred. The subject of this sketch 
is a member of the First Baptist Church, and 
his wife belongs to the Congregational Church. 
He is a niembcr of the Knights of P\-thias, 
of which he .is past cliancellor. In political 
views he is a Democrat. When Belpre was 
first incorporated he was made city clerk, and 
has since served in that capacity. 




RS. LUCY AI. COLE, a highly es- 
teemed resident of Marietta, is a 
direct descendant of one of the old 
and honored families of New Eng- 
land, which was connected with 
the early settlement cf Dorchester, Massachu- 
setts, and of Windsor, Connecticut. Mrs. Cole 
was born in West Marietta October 13, 1854, 
and is a daughter of Levi ami Abigail ( Kelly) 
Barber. Levi Barber was of the seventh gen- 
eration in descent from the f(iun(ler of the fam- 
ily in America. 

The first generation of the Barber family 
in this country began with Thomas Barber, a 
native of Mildred Bridestrat, England, who, 
in Alarch, 1635. at the age of 21 years, took 
passage frf)m London in the good ship "Chris- 
tian," and finally landed on the shores of New 
England. After taking the oath of allegiance, 
he resided among the ea'-ly settlers at Dorches- 
ter. Massachusetts, and later joined the settler? 
at Wimiso'-, Connecticut. He participated in 
the Pequot ^\''ar, under Sioughton. and, doulit- 
less. was prominent in the affairs of the colony. 
He and his wife Jane, died in 16O2. They 
had a family of six children. 

Tn tlie second generation Samuel Barber, 
son of Thomas and Jane, was born in 1648, 
and first married either Mary Cousins or Mary 
Long, according to dilYerent records. His 
second wife was a daughter of John Drake. 
Two children were 'born of each marriage. 

In tlie third generation San-:'uel Barber ( 2 ) 
son of Samuel, was born in 1673, and married 
Tvlercv. daughter of the first Thomas Holcomb. 
They had a family of four sons and two daugh- 
ters. After th.c death of hei husband. Mercv 
(Holcomb) Barber, with her si.x children. 



moved from Windsor, Connecticut, to West 
Shrewsbury, now Canton, Connecticut : this 
was in 1738. when she was 47 years old, 18 
years younger than her husband. She died in 
1787, aged 06 years. 

In the fourth generation. Dr. Samuel Bar- 
ber, .son of Samuel (2), was born in 1713, 
and died in 1797. Eor his first wife he mar- 
ried Trvphena Ilup.iphrey, born in 1722, a 
daughter of Samuel Humphrey; she died in 
1752. The second wdfe of Dr. Samuel Barber 
was Hannah Humphrey, dauglilter of Capt. 
Noah Humphrey, who died in 1819, aged Q3 
years. Se\'en children resulted from each mar- 
riage. 

In the fifth generation David Barber, snn 
of Dr. Samuel, was born in 1746, and died in 
1783. He married Sarah La.wrence), who, 
after his death married William Dyer, of Hub- 
bardlon, \'^ermont. David and .Sarah Law- 
rence Barber had six children, who were 
named as follows: David Humphrey, who 
died in i860; Tryphena, who died in 1802; 
David, wdio died in 1814; Levi, who died in 
1833 ; Timothy, who died in 185 1 ; and Luther, 
who died in infancy, in 1783. The father 
of this family, after the Battle oif Lexington, 
became a soldier in Massachusetts, and partici- 
pated in the Battle of Bunker Hill. 

In the sixth generation Levi Barber, son of 
David, was born October 16, 1777, and died 
April 23, T833. He married Elizabeth, daugh- 
ter of Capt. John Rouse, on February 15, 1803. 
She was 1-iorn June 16, (772, and died June 2%, 
183T. They had five children, namely: Da- 
vid: Elizabeth; Austin; Levi, who died in in- 
fancv; and Levi, again. The father of this 
family was known as Col. Levi Barber, and 
was a \-ery distiiiguished citizen of Ohio. He 
was United States surve^^or, aid to^ Gov. R. 
J. Meigs in the War o^f 181 2, was clerk of the 
court of common pleas court of Washington 
County and the supreme court, receiver of pub- 
lic moneys at the United States land office at 
Marietta, and a member of Congress from the 
Marietta district from 1817 to 1819, and from 
1821 to 1823. Col, Le\i Barber was tlie grand- 
father of Mrs. Cole. 

In the se\'enth jjeneration of the Barlier 




HENRY L. PUGH. 



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family Levi (2). son of Col. Levi Barber, was 
born at ATarietta, Ohio, November i, 1S14, 
and died October 16, 1887. He married Abi- 
gail Kelly, who was born May 18. 1818, and 
died February 9, 1886. She was a daughter of 
Joseph and Cynthia (Flagg) Kelly. Four 
children were born to Levi and Abigail Barber, 
namely : Levi deceased ; Henry, a resident of 
St. Louis, Missouri ; David, deceased ; and 
Lucy ]NL, the subject of this biography. Until 
1 86 1 Levi Earlier follo^ved mercantile pursuits 
and steaniboating on the river. L: 1861, at 
the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in 
the 36lh Reg. Ohio Vol. Lif., going out as 
quartermaster, and later served as provost 
marshal until the close of the war. After his 
return he engaged in farming, near Carthage, 
Hancock County, Illinois, where he accumu- 
lated large means. He owned an extensive es- 
tate at the time of his death, which occurred 
at the home of his second son, Henry Barber. 
Col. Levi Barber also owned a large tract of 
land bordering on the site of old Fort Harmar, 
and this property he presented to his daughter, 
Mrs. Cole. With excellent business foresight 
Mrs. Cole has retained this land, which is very 
valuable, and upon it she has erected six resi- 
dences, from which she enjoys an excellent in- 
come in rentals. Her handsome residence at 
No. 407 Fort street, was erected in 1829 by 
her grandfather, Hon. Levi Barber, and re- 
placed a log house. Previously he planted two 
pear trees at either end of the log house, and 
these are still living and bearing fruit, and are 
doubtless the oldest in the city of Marietta. 
l^.Irs. Lucy M'. Cole was educated in the 
schools of her native city. Li 1788 she was unit- 
ed in marriage with James F. Cole, who was 
born June 16, 184Q, at Briscoe, West Virginia. 
He was a young man of unusual merit and 
bright promise, graduating in the class of 1871, 
at ALarietta Coilege. He died May 4, 1881, 
leavi'ig his widow and two children, viz. : Sel- 
don Barber, who was born Alay 11, 1879, and 
is connected with the railway mail service be- 
tween Pittsburg, Canova and Cincinnati, 
Ohio ; and Lucy James, who- was born Septem- 
ber 3, 1881. She was married December 2j. 
1900, to Edwin A. Fleming, of Alabama. 



ENRY L. PUGH is engaged in farm- 
ing, high grade stock and cattle rais- 
ing, and oil producing. He is a rep- 
resentative of one of tlie old and hon- 
orable families of Virginia, which, 
for generations, has been established in Lou- 
doun County, at the foot of the Blue Ridge 
Mountains. 

Mr. Pugh was born on April 19. 1839. on 
what is known as the old Hiram Pugh farm, 
on the west side of Wolf Creek, in what was 
then known as Roxbury township, but is now 
called Palmer township. He was a son of 
Benjamin, and a grandson of Benjamin Pugh. 
The last named had a family of seven children, 
namely : Benjamin ; Hiel ; Hiram ; Harvev ; 
Austin : \^'illiam L. : and Joel. 

The birth of Benjamin Pugh (2), occurred 
on the farm located to the east of the farm of 
Henry L., and there died on February 16, 1841, 
when Henry L. was but two years of age. His 
age was but 25 years, and his burial was in 
the old Gard cemetery, where a fitting monu- 
ment to his memory is being prepared bv his 
son. In February, 1837. he married Mary 
Johnson, who, after his death (in 1843). mar- 
ried his brother. Hiram Pugh. She still sur- 
vives, in the enjoyment of excellent health, 
and in the possession of all of her mental fac- 
ulties, despite her more than 83 years. She 
reads without glasses, and puts many younger 
members of her family to shame by her vigor 
and activity. Her liome is with Henrv L. 
Pugh, the only child of her first marriage. The 
children of the second marriage were as fol- 
lows: Martha Isabel, who was born Decem- 
ber 9, 1845, and died at the age of eight years; 
John Austin, who was born March 13. 1848, 
married Samantha Shields, a daughter of Levi 
Shields, and had two sons, Oliver Isaac and 
Arthur E. : Harvey, who was born August S, 
1850, married Josephine Byers, who, at his de- 
cease, left two sons — Everett G. and Perley 
H. ; George, who was born Februarv^ 22, 1852, 
married in Illinois, and had four children. — 
Bertha: Clarence; Nellie: and Jessie, who died 
at the age of two years; Thirsi, who was torn 
October 5. 1S54, married Timothy Blackimer, 
and has three children, — Annie, Lucy and 



I206 HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Frank; and Lydia E., who was born June lo. 
1858. married Charles B. Perry, and had a 
daughter, Lucv M., who died in October, 
1 88 1. 

On November 29, 1861, Mr. Pugh en- 
Hsted at Stockport, Morgan County, Ohio, as 
a private, in Company F, 77th Reg. Ohio Vol. 
Inf., Colonel Hildebrand's regiment. He par- 
ticipated in all of the leading battles of the war 
and was promoted for gallantry on numerous 
occasions. He was mustered out of the serv- 
ice as captain, on March 8, 1865, after serving 
four years and nine months. Mr. Pugh had a 
fine record as a soldier, and he has sustained it 
as a citizen. 

On February 6. 1864, the subject of this 
sketch was united in marriage with Catherine 
Blind, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Is- 
ley) Blind, natives of Germany. Mrs. Pugh 
was born Marcli 5, 1841, and became the be- 
loved mother of the following children : John 
Henry: Benjamin M. ; Lizzie Mary; Allie 
Kaiherine ; Laura S. ; and Charles Garfield. 
John Henry Pugh was born November 6, 1865, 
married Ella Armstrong and has the following- 
children : Ella May ; Alva Henry ; Grace Mil- 
dred; Alice Gertrude; William McKinley; 
Jessie Blanche; and Bertha Edna. Benjamin 
M., born on February 28, 1867, married Dora 
Dougherty. Lizzie Mary, born on January 6, 
1872, married Joseph J. Eldridge, and has one 
daughter, Marian Elizabeth. Allie Katherine, 
born on January 13, 1874, and Laura S., born 
on January 8, 1876, are teachers in the public 
schools. Charles Garfield, born on October 28, 
1878, is at home. 

Mr. Pugh's fine farm comprises 165 acres, 
and he is engaged in general farming and th.e 
breeding of fine Polled Angus cattle and Po- 
land-China hogs. He has been prominent in 
Republican politics, stanchly supporting the 
principles of that party. Since 1866 he has 
served as a justice of the peace, and has his 
office at his farm. He has rendered 25 consec- 
utive years of service as school director, and 
has been the promoter of much of the educa- 
tional advancement of his locality. His re- 
ligious connection is with the United Brethren 




Church, and he is a liberal contributor to its 
work. 

Mr. Pugh is interested in 14 producing oil 
wells on his farm, from which he receives a 
royalty ; he is also interested in outside leases. 
He has done much to develop this region, and 
has taken an active part in the leasing of oil 
lands, making his first leases in 1885. In 1890, 
with Armstrong Perry, he leased over 3,000 
acres of oil land for Charles Duel, and in 1896, 
over 2,500 acres, for William Reader, of Mar- 
ietta. 

•-•-• 

OHN F. MORGAN, passenger con- 
ductor oil the Cleveland & Marietta 
Railway, running between Marietta 
and \"alley Junction, has led a varied 
career, railroading, and has held his 
present position since 1886. 

Mr. Morgan is a son of Aljram and Nan- 
cy (Evans) Morgan, and was born in Cler- 
ment County, Ohio. He obtained his mental 
training in the country schools, and was reared 
upon his father's farm until he reached man- 
hood. For a time, until 1864, he was identi- 
fied with various business interests, but at last 
enlisted, when but tw'enty-two years old, in 
Company I, 38th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., serving 
one year, until he was mustered out of service 
in 1865. 

After his return from the war, ;\Ir. Morgan 
farmed for one year on the home farm and 
then began his railroad career in the transpor- 
tation department of the Marietta & Cincinnati 
Railroad. From 1881 to 1883, he ran from 
Chillicothe, Ohio. He was next engaged on 
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad. After that 
he worked on the Flint & Pere Marquette Rail- 
way in Michigan, and then he went to Coving- 
ton, Kentucky, where for a short time, he was 
employed by the Kentucky Central or the C. 
& O. Railroad Company. In 1886, he ob- 
tained employment as conductor on the Cleve- 
land & Masietta road, and has been in that 
company's service until the present time. His 
has been a fortunate life for he has never sus- 
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\vorked on railroads, thirty of which have been 
spent in the position of a conductor. 

Mr. Morgan chose for his wife Helen M. 
Dewey, the daughter of Thomas Dewey, of 
Clermont County. He and his wife have had 
two daughters — Jessie M. and Lou Helen. 
Lou Helen was born in Michigan, and is now a 
student of Marietta College. Jessie M. was 
born in Chillicothe, Ohio, was a graduate of 
the high school in Marietta, and a Junior in 
the Marietta College at the time of her death. 
She died July 19, 1S96, aged 20 years. The 
family reside at the beautiful new house re- 
cently erected by Mr. Morgan at No. 424 Fifth 
street. In religious attachment, Mrs. Mor- 
gan is a member of the Unitarian Church and 
her husband also attends services there. 

Socially, Mr. Morgan is a member of Divi- 
sion No. 273, O. R. C of Cambridge, Ohio, 
having served as chief conductor of the .same. 
He is a prominent Mason, being a member of' 
American Union Blue Lodge, Chapter, Coun- 
cil and Commandery, and is a Shriner in the 
Syrian Temple, of Cincinnati. Both Mr. and 
Mrs. IMorgan are members of the O- E. S. 



JIOSEPH LEONARD RECKARD, a 
worthy and retired citizen of Marietta, 
Ohio, his native city, w-as born Febru- 
arv 3, 1839. He is a son of Joseph 
L.', Sr., and Delilah (Jennings) Reck- 
ard. and grandson of Calvin and Hulda (Leo- 
nard) Rickard, the family name being after- 
ward changed to Reckard. 

Joseph L. Reckard, Sr., the father, was a 
native of Ashfield, Connecticut, where he was 
born March 17, 1794. He was a blacksmith 
bv trade, and after locating in Marietta, Ohio, 
opened the first livery establishment in that' 
city, in connection with which he conducted a 
blacksmith shop. He continued to follow that 
line of work up to his death, in June 9, 1870, 
and his residence was on the corner of Green 
and Third streets. He was a devout Christian 
and spent half a century of his life in the ser- 
vice of the M. E. Church. 

Josejih L. Reckard's iriother, w'hose maiden 



name was Delilah Jennings, was born Septem- 
ber 17, 1798, at Brownsville, Fayette County, 
Pennsylvania. She was a daughter of Jona- 
than and Elizabeth (Stevenson) Jennings, 
granddaughter of Zebulon Jennings, Jr., and 
great-grandfather of Zebulon Jennings, Sr. 
Mr. Reckard's parents were united in mar- 
riage May 2, 1816, at Marietta, Ohio, Stephen 
Lindsay officiating. The beloved mother 
passed to her final rest November 25, l88i- 
Eleven children were born to her and her hus- 
band. All are now deceased except three, — 
the subject of this sketch and two elder sis- 
ters. Margaret married Nathan Fawcett, now 
deceased, and resides in Marietta with her 
daughter, Mrs. Esther Hovey. Harriet Ellen 
married Henry M. Amlin, of Ivansas City. 

Joseph L. Reckard, the suliject of this 
sketch was reared and schooled in his native 
place and upon reaching maturity, entered 
into the livery business with his father, which 
claimed his attention until his retirement from 
active business pursuits in 1900. During the 
ten years or more when he was associated with 
his father, the firm name was styled Reckard 
& Son. Upon the death of the father, ]\Ir. 
Reckard carried on business alone until his son, 
Harry, was old enough to assist, when tlie 
original firm name was resumed. In the 
spring of 1900, Mr. Reckard sold the business, 
but still retains ownership of the barns. 

On January 27, 1863, Mary Elizabeth 
Morse became the wife of Mr. Reckard, Rev. 
Edward Kirkham officiating at the ceremony. 
Mirs. Rleckard was born in ^Marietta, April 14, 
1839, and is a daughter of Justus and (Sarah) 
(Morrison) Morse. Two children blessed 
the union of Mr. and Mrs. Reckard. Tlie eld- 
est of these, Maggie Maria, was born Decem- 
ber 5, 1864, and is now the wife of Arthur 
Grant Smith, who is a native of Syracuse, New 
York, but at the age of sixteen years went to 
Florida, which has been his home ever since. 
He is now a prominent wholesale and retail 
grocer, of Eustis, Florida, and they have two 
children, — Marie and Harold. 

Harry Leonard, the youngest child, and 
only son, of Mr. and Mrs. Reckard, was Imrn 
January 26, 1872. As before mentioned, he 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



assisted his fatlier in the livery business for a 
number of years. He was joined in marriage 
with Nancy EHen King. 

Mr. Rectcard was an efficient and active 
member of tlie Board of Heahh for several 
years, and a member of the Board of Education 
12 years. Socially, he is allied with the 
Knights of Pythias. His religious views are 
in accord with the Congregational denomina- 
tion. He has a pleasant home at No. 802 
Front street. In matters pertaining to poli- 
tics, he is independent, Irecjuently voting 
the Repulilican ticket, however. 



B. THOMPSON, a prominent farm- 
er and stockman of Washington 
County, and one of the leading citi- 
zens of Dunham township, was born 
in that township, on May 2t,, 1861, 
and is a scju of Nathan K. and Mary (Need- 
ham) Thompson. Nathan K. Thompson was 
born in the state of New York, and his wife, 
in Washington County, Ohio. 

The Thompson family has been identified 
with the interests of Washington County from 
the early days of its settlement, Caleb Thomp- 
son, the grandfather of L. B., having located 
here among the pioneers. In his native state 
he followed the trade of a shoemaker, but af- 
ter coming to Ohio, he ran a ferry-boat on the 
Muskingum River, at Beverly, for a nuinber of 
years. His death was caused by accident, in 
1822. His wife was Electa Rasey, and they 
had three children, — Robert, Lydia and Na- 
than. Mrs. Thompson afterward married a 
Mr. Rich and had one daughter, Serena, who 
married John Brown. They moved to Illi- 
nois, where Mr. Brown still resides, near Pana. 
Nathan K. Thompson, the father of L. B., 
was but seven years of age at the time of his 
father's location in Ohio, and his educational 
advantages were only those to be obtained in 
the primitive schools of the new settlement. 
From his father, he learned to be a shoemaker, 
and followed that trade for about 20 years, 
when he purchased the farm which is now oc- 
cupied and operated by his son. According to 



deeds and old papers this land originally be- 
longed to the Dodge family. It contains 206JX 
acres, and is so located as to be very valuable 
either as a stock farm, or for the production of 
all kinds of grain, vegetables and fruits. Here 
Mr. Thompson remained during his life, and 
took an active part in the de\elopment of Dun- 
ham township. His death occurred in 1897. 
His widow still survives, and resides with her 
son in the old home. She has been granted a 
long life, ha\'ing been born on January 29, 
1829, and has witnessed the wonderful changes 
which have taken place in this section of the 
county. 

L. B. Thompson was the only child of his 
parents and obtained a good common-school 
education in the schools of Washington Coun- 
ty. His early interests centered in agricultu- 
ral pursuits, which he always followed, adopt- 
ing modern methods and machinery, as occa- 
sion demanded. He has become widely known 
as a successful raiser and a breeder of fine 
horses, and is justly regarded as a representa- 
tive of the agricultural community of his town- 
ship. Although he is deeply interested in his 
farming operations, he has found time for oth- 
er activities, and is identified with the Dunham 
and Constitution Telephone Company. It was 
mainly through his efforts that the rural mail 
delivery to the farmers of Dunham and Bel- 
pre townships became a fact, and in many ways 
he has proven himself a very useful citizen. 

On January 4, 1890, Mr. Thompson mar- 
ried Dora Goddard, a daughter of Charles and 
Catherine (Pittenger) Goddard), both of 
whom were born in Jackson County, Ohio. 
Charles Goddard was born in 1847, in Jackson 
County, Ohio. His wife, Agnes Catherine 
Pittenger, was born in Jackson County in 1849. 
They were married March 17, 1869. They, 
were the parents of five children, namely: 
Dora ; Homer ; Maud ; Alva and Bessie. 
Charles Goddard was accidentally killed while 
taking a gun from a wagon, June 12, 1879- 
Mrs. Goddard is living in Wellston, Ohio. The 
following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Thompson : Keth, deceased ; Mary K. ; Esth- 
er G. ; and Gwendolyn. In political sentiment, 
Mr. Tliompson adheres to the Democratic 




L W. ELLENWOOD. 



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party ; he has been a trustee of Dunham town- 

sliip for the past eight years. He has ahvays 

been thorouglily in toucl: with ah agricultural 

movements, and is an active memljer oif the 

Grange. 

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DW'IN RUSSELL O'NEAL, a prom- 
inent farmer and dairyman, of Bel- 
pre, Ohio, was born in Belpre, on Oc- 
tober 2, 1839. He is a son of Col- 
bert and Sarah D wight (Dana) 
O'Xeal. The former was born in Culpeper 
County, Virginia, and the latter, in Newport 
township, Washington County, Ohio. 

Colbert O'Neal was a cooper by trade, but 
followed farming during the greater part of 
his life. The farm which he purchased is now 
included in the thriving hamlet of Belpre, and 
is )-early becoming more A'aluable. He took 
an interest in the progress and development of 
his section, was ready to- promote all worthy 
enterprises, and was one of the prominent men 
of the locality. Three children were born to 
him and his wife, namely : Foster, Amanda, 
and Edwin Russell. These children were 
carefully reared in the precepts of the Method- 
ist Church, of which the parents were consis- 
tent members. Tn his earlier days Colbert 
O'Xeal was a Whig, and later, identified him- 
self with the Republican party, in the success 
of which he took a deep interest up to the time 
of his death, in September, 1900, at the age of 
94 years. His wife passed away in 1886, at 
the age of 72 years. 

Edwin Russell O'Neal obtained his prim- 
ary education in the district schools of Belpre, 
and took an academic course at Cooh'ille, Ohio. 
Upon his return to Belpre, he adopted farming 
as his vocation, and has successfully followed 
it ever since. He has also engaged extensively 
in dairying, which has yielded a handsome in- 
come. He owns 20 acres of land within the 
corporate limits of Belpre, and is considered 
one of the town's substantial and represen- 
tative citizens. 

Li 1863, Mr. O'Neal was married to Nancy 
J. Scott, a daughter of William Scott, and two 



children were born to their union, namely : 
Joanna D., who graduated from the Belpre 
high school, and is now the proprietor of the 
Belpre huok and stationery store; and Will- 
iam R., who is a prominent real estate and 
insurance man, of Winter Park, Florida, 
where he is treasurer (jf Rollins College, 
and postmaster. He married Mabel Cope- 
land, of Berwick, Maine, and they have 
two- children, Helen and Mabel. W'illiam R. 
O'Neal is also prominent in fraternal circles, 
—belonging to the A. F. & A. M., L O. O. 
F., and K. of P. La religious connection,, 
he is an elder in the Presbyterian Church. 

Edwin Russell O'Neal has been one of the 
leading men of his township for many years. 
For six years he was a director on the board' 
of the count infirmary, and has most efficiently 
served as township trustee, supervisor and 
school director. His character is that of an 
honest, upright and progicssive citizen, and he 
enjoys the esteem of the community. 



W. ELLEXWOOD, senior member 
of the prominent law firm of Ellen- 
wood, Smith & Leeper, of Marietta, 
was born near Belpre, Dunham town- 
ship, \\'ashington County, Ohio, in 
1855, and is a son of S. D. Ellenwood, and 
grandson of Samuel Ellenwood. 

Samuel Ellenwood came from Massachu- 
setts and located first at Port Plarmar, and 
later, in Dunham township. S. D. Ellenw^ood, 
who was also born in Washington County, in 
1 813, was an extensive farmer and stock rais- 
er. He was an active Democrat in politics, and 
held varifuis township offices. He married 
Lucy Angeline DeLano, daughter of Thomas 
and'Cynt'ha DeLano, of French descent. They 
had nine children, three of whom are living, 
as follows : L. W., the subject of this biogra- 
phv; O. 0., a farmer, of Veto, Ohio; and a 
daughter, who married Judge L. W. Chamber- 
lain. 

L. W. Ellenwood attended the country 
schools, and also recei\-ed instructions under 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



a private tutor. He l)egan the study of law in 
Marietta, and graduated from the Cincinnati 
Law School in May, 1879. He was admitted 
tO' the l^ar upon his grachiation examination, 
and began practice September i, 1879, at Mar- 
ietta. Three years later he was elected prose- 
cuting attorney, and served one term. On Jan- 
uary I, 1866, he formed a partnership with A. 
L. Smith, which has since continued, William 
H. Leeper becoming a member of the firm 
May I. 1895. They have a very large general 
and" corporation law practice, and represent nu- 
merous oil companies, and other prominent 
concerns in this locality. Mr. Ellenwood has 
also attained a reputation as a criminal lawyer, 
in whicl: l)ranch of his profession he ranks high 
in Southeastern Ohio. The firm is a reliable 
one in every sense, and commands the respect 
of the bar and of the citizens of the count}'. 

Mr. Ellenwood was married March i, 
1S83. to Effie E. Cole, a native of Washington 
County, and a daughter of William P. Cole, 
who was a highly respected and influential 
farmer in this county. They have one child. 
Ethel. The family residence is at No. 619 
Fifth .street. Politically the subject of this 
sketch is a Democrat, yet broad-minded, con- 
servati\-e and liberal. He has been a candidate 
for Congress, and the oftice of Probate judge, 
and declined a nomination for the State Leg- 
islature. He is a member of the Knights of 
Pythias and since 1884 has been an officer of 
the Grand Lodge of the State, having been 
elected and installed as grand chancellor in 
May, 1901. for the term expiring in May, 
190.?. The following article recently appeared 
in the Toledo Tribune, in connection with Mr. 
Ellenwood's term as grand chancellor of the 
order of Knights of Pythas : 

"X'! Pythian administration ever sur- 
passed that of Past Chancellor Ellenwood, for 
active, progressive work, and such successes 
as touch the heart, quicken the mind and make 
better and happier the lives and homes of men 
and women. 

'"His logic and eloquence have advanced 
P>thianism and the pul)lic conception of its 
noble principles. His words, so eloquentlv 
spriken, will never be forgotten but echo for- 



ever in the home, in the heart, and be comfort- 
ing to the poor and needy and a solace to the 
sick and aPflicted. 

"His magnificent championship of 'Prac- 
tical Pythianism,' has invaded the precincts of 
all fraternities and all societies, subjecting mal- 
ice, greed, hatred, haughty pride, with the 
sweel, soft notes of friendship, charity and 
l)enevolence. True manhood and true wom- 
a'lihood Avere gi\'en the sterling \tributes of 
honor, of character and the station that is the 
highest, richest and the best. 

''There is but one I-. W. Ellenwood and he 
lives and labors for the good of humanity." 

Mr. Ellenwood is a life member of the B. 
P. O. E.. Lodge No-. 477, and past grand of 
Lodge Xo 67, I. O. O. F. Religiously the 
family are Unitarians, Rev. E. A. Coil being 
pastor of their church. 



OSEPH W. DOUDXA, vice-president 

and manager of the Marietta Mantel 

& Casket Company, is also engaged in 

undertaking business on Second street, 

just above Tiber Way. He was born 

on W'o'lf Creek, near the Washington County 

line, in 1852, and is a son of Joseph and Mary 

(Van Law) Doudna. 

Mr. Doudna comes of Scotch ancestors. His 
l)aternal great-grandfather, when a boy. was 
kidnapped and taken on shipboard. Henry 
Doudna, the grandfather of Joseph W., was a 
pioneer of Morgan County, Ohio, and built 
one of the first houses at Chester Hill. He 
was a man of ability, with a natural bent to- 
ward mechanics. By his marriage there were 
three sons and eight daughters, namely : Eliz- 
abeth ; Sarah ; Margaret ; Temperance ; Mary ; 
Joseph; Millicent; Henry; Martha; James; 
and Sarah. Joseph is mentioned below. Hen- 
ry was a blacksmith near Malta, Morgan 
County, and died in 1893. James, now de- 
ceased, left four daughters and three sons, 
Mrs. Lida Duttoai, of Marietta, being one of 
the former. 

Joseph Douflna, father of Joseph \\'.. re- 
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Count)-, Ohio. At an early date, in company 
with William Devvees, he came to Washington 
County, and there bore his share of the labor 
of opening up that part of the country to set- 
tlers. He helped to cut roads through the 
forests, and as a hunter of considerable skill, 
assisted in clearing the place of wild beasts. 
Having inherited a taste for handicrafts, he 
followed the trades of a carpenter and ma- 
chinist for many years,- and was also engaged 
in farming. He died in 1889, at the age of 
83 years. Hjis wife, Mary, a daughter of 
John Van Law, died in 1891, in her 79th year. 
By her he had 11 children, — Jeptha, now a 
resident of Zanesville, Ohio ; Samuel, de- 
caesed; Joshua; Lindley N., now living at 
Zanesville; Lydia B., who died at that place; 
Henry, deceased; Rebecca, who died young; 
Charles, who died in 1900; and Sarah, who 
died in childhood; Joseph W., and John S., 
who died in 1898. Mr. Doudna was a Qua- 
ker in religious belief, and in politics, at first, 
a Whig, and, later, a Republican. A strong 
anti-slavery man, he was for some time con- 
nected with the underground railroad move- 
ment. At one time he and Mr. Dewees cared 
for 18 unfortunate negroes, and helped them 
on their way to Canada. 

Joseph W. Doudna resided at the family 
homestead on Wolf Creek, in Washington 
County, until he was 12 years old, wdien he 
moved with his parents to Morgan County and 
there made his home with his family until he 
was 15 years old. At the age of 19 years, he 
went into business for himself as a cabinet 
manufacturer. Later he opened a furniture 
store with an undertaker's department, at 
Chester Hill . This he conducted with much 
success for 28 years. In 1894, a fire broke 
out in his establishment, destroying a large 
amount of property. Four years later, in the 
fall of 1898, he came to Marietta, and opened 
present shop on Second street. His family 
followed in the spring of 1899, and here he 
has since resided, and conducted a large busi- 
ness. Being an enterprising man, he has done 
much to build up city industries. He was one 
of the prominent organizers of the Marietta 
Mantel & Casket Company. This company 



was incorporated May 3, 1901, and was com- 
posed of five leading members, namely : Dr. 
A. O. Lambert, secretary; M. L. Luchs, pres- 
ident ; J. W. Doudna, treasurer and manager ; 
M. S. Luchs and Dr. E. W. Le Fever The 
factory opened by this company is located on 
Fort street, in West Marietta, and here man- 
tels of every style and in all varieties of woods, 
are turned out. From eight to ten skilled 
workmen are constantly employed. The show 
and stock room, of which Mr. Doudna has 
charge, is on Second street, nea.r Tiber Way. 

Mr. Doudna married Mary A. Gibbons, 
who was born near Plymouth, in Washington 
County, and reared at Chester Hill, in Mor- 
gan County. This union resulted in one 
daughter, — Agnes, — who married George 
Knight, and has one son, — Dean, — born in 
February, 1899. 

Fraternally, Mr. Doudna stands high, and 
affiliates wath the L O. O. F. : the Pathfind- 
ers; and the Red Men, all of Marietta. As a 
Republican, he is keenly interested in politics. 
Religiously, he belongs to the Friends' Church. 



IMEON WEBBER. This gentleman 
is one of the well-known and highly 
respected agriculturists of Grand 
View township, Washington County, 
Ohio. He was born in England Au- 
gust 14, 1834, and is a son of Charles Webber. 
Charles Webber was born in England 
where he was a tavern keeper. He came to 
this country, in 1841, and located at Pittsburg, 
where he remained two months. Thence he 
removed to Ohio, where he entered 160 acres 
of land, on which Simeon Webber now li\'es. 
His death occurred September 5, 1873. He 
married Phebe Glover, who was also born in 
England, and they reared eight children, as 
follows: Robert, deceased; Anna, who mar- 
ried Mr. Edwards, of Grandview township; 
Simeon ; Harriet ; Winford ; Henry C. ; John, 
deceased ; and Maria, who married Mr. Ed- 
wards of Grandview township: 

Simeon Webber, the subject of this sketch, 
was reared on his father's farm, and followed 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND lyASHLNGTON COUNTY, 



the plasterer's trade for many years. In 1872, 
he located on his present farm, which consists 
of 83^ acres, on which he raises stock and 
carries o-n general farming. He has a thor- 
ough knowledge of the tilling of the soil, and 
is well known among the farmers of \\'iash- 
ington Cnunty. He is a man of much ahil- 
ily, and is wcirthy of the success which he has 
^von through _\ears of industry and close ap- 
plication to his work. 

In 1866, ]\lr. Weblier married Isabella 
Taylor, who was born in Scotland, in 1843. 
The subject of this sketch is a member of the 
Presbyterian Church. He is a Democrat, in 
his political \-ie\vs. 



EOIRGE ROWLAND, a farmer of 
Palmer township, Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, raises stock to some extent, 
but has leased his farm for four years 
to parties interested in the oil busi- 



]\lr. Rowland is a son of Alordecai and' 
Rachel (^laxwell) Rowland, the latter being 
of Irish descent. He was born in Morgan 
County, Ohio, December 11, 1859. His 
grandparents were Elisha and Phoebe (Ad- 
rian) Rowland. The Rowlands went to Jef- 
ferson County from their home in the east, 
and later, moved to Morgan County, where 
they resided many years. Mordecai Rowland 
chose Rachel Maxwell, of Guernsey County, 
Ohio, lor his bride, and they made their home 
in Morgan County. Previous to her mar- 
riage Mrs. Rowland was a teacher, and taught 
school in Wesley township. She was well ed- 
ucated, having received her training in the 
schools of Marietta, and made a success of her 
profession. Her mother is now si.xty-five 
years of age, and makes her home with Mr. 
Rowland's mother. 

On September 25, 1879, George Rowland 
was united in marriage with Sidney Ann 
Chatlwick, a daughter of Simeon and Lucinda 
(Bolen) Chad wick. Her mother was a daugh- 
ter of Enoch Bolen and spent her youthful 
davs in Greene Countv, Ohio, where the Ijirth 



of Sidney Ann Chadwick took place March 15^ 
1858. yiv. and Mrs. Rowland had seven 
children, namely : Everett B. ; Locia C ; Har- 
ley E. ; Sydnia ; Clarence E. ; Sylvia May ; and 
ilatie. Everett B., born July 30, 1880, was 
united in marriage with Alyrtie E. Smith, Jan- 
uary 28, 1900. She was a daughter of Rolfe 
Smith, and has two children, — Sarah Hazel 
and Gertrude, the latter born July 14, 1902. 
Everett B. Rowland accidentally shot himself 
August 13, 1902, and although every effort 
was made to save him, he died August 15. 
Locia C, born October 10, 1883, is still single 
and resides at home. Harley E. was born De- 
cember 26, 1885; Sydnia was born April 26, 
1889; Clarence E. was born August 6, 1891 ; 
Sylvia Alay was born April 2, 1895; and Ma- 
tie was born January 17, 1897. 

The home farm consists of 80 acres of 
land, and it is well supplied hy producing 
wells. Five wells, four of them producers, are 
now in operation, and the output is 180 bar- 
rels per day, yielding a handsome income. Mr. 
Rowland's attention is entirely devoted to the 
interests of his business, and he enjoys the 
well merited consideration which is due to a 
fair-minded upright citizen. 




ILLIAM FULLERTON, a prosper- 
ous farmer of Dunham township, 
Washington County, Ohio, was 
Ijorn in Warren township, in that 
county, in that portion which is 
now called Dunham, on Ajjril 2;^, 1839, and is 
a son of Daniel and Elizabeth ( Fleming) Ful- 
lerton, both of win mi were natives of Argyle- 
shire, Scotland. 

Daniel Fullerton came to the United States 
about 1832, and located in Ohio, where he pur- 
chased a small property in Washington County, 
on Wolf Creek. He did not live long enough 
to see much result of his industry there, as 
his death occurred in 1843, when he was but 
^y years old. His widow died in October, 
1900, aged 79 years. Both were members of 
the Congregational Church at Belpre. 

William Fullerton was the onlv child born 




JOHN LINDSEY MALSTER. 




MRS. NANCY B. MALSTER. 



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to his parents. He was given the best edu- 
cational advantages afforded in his neighbor- 
hood, and recalls the old, log schoolhouse with 
its rough, board benches, without backs, a.nd 
with few books. ^Ir. Fullertoin earned the 
money to pay his own tuition by farm work. 
Later he learned the carpenter and builder's 
trade and, in connection with farming, has fol- 
lowed it to some extent, ever since. His farm 
is well improved, and the substantial buildings 
erected upon it testify to his ability in the 
building line. Mr. Fullerton's farm comprises 
320 acres of valuable land, wihich he has de- 
voted to general farming, stock raising, and 
to the cultivation of fruit. 

In 1894, JNIr. Fullerton married Anna G. 
Dunlop, a daughter of Robert and Jenet 
(Greenlees) Dunlop, who were bom in Argyle- 
shire, Scotland. In politics, Mr. Fullerton is 
a Republican, and as one of the leading men in 
his township has been called upon to serve 
in its government, efficiently filling the ofifice 
of trustee for a considerable period. He is a 
member of the Congregational Church. He 
is regarded as a reliable, substantial and repre- 
sentative citizen, and enjoys the esteem of the 
communitv in which he lives. 



lOHX LIXDSEV :vIALSTER, a well- 
to-do agriculturist living in Palmer 
township, Washington County, owns 
I a valuable farm of 415 acres, where 
he attends to general farn-'.ing and the 
raising of stock. 

Mr. I\Ialster was born August 16, 1824, in 
Palmer township, a son of William and Sarah 
(Baker) Malster, and a grandson of Christo- 
pher and Margaret ( Mahaffey) Malster. Chris- 
topher Malster was born in 1755, and removed 
from his home in Delaware to the State of 
Pennsylvania. Later he went to Ohio, where 
he lived until his demise, January 11, 1832. 
His son, William, was Jjorn December 11, 
1795, and died February 12, 1876. William 
IMafster married Sarah Baker. He had re- 
moved with his parents from Pennsylvania to 



Ohio, when quite )-oung. Sarah Baker was a 
native of Delaware. 

Xanc}' Breckenridge, a daughter of John 
and Agnes (Fleming) Breckenridge, became 
the wife of John Lindsey Malster. Mrs. 
Breckenridge was a native of Argyleshire, 
Scotland, where she was born May 12, 1798. 
She lived in Palmer township until her death 
Tulv 7, 1838, and left a number of children, 
iiesides her husband, to nuiurn for her. Their 
daughter, Xancy was born on May 15, 1833. 
Air. and Mrs. 'Malster had a family of 10 
children, as follows: Flora A., who married 
Charles S. Pugh, and has seven children ; Sa- 
rah E., who married Edward Tompkins, and 
has four children; William B.. deceased, who 
left a widow and one child to mourn his loss; 
Dr. John Charles, unmarried, who makes his 
home in Stromsburg, Xebraska ; Alva L., who 
married Mary Xixon, and has three children; 
Alfred E., living in single blessedness at 
home; I'dla J.; Dr. Robert M., who is .single 
and resides "in Honolulu; Letha E., still at 
home; and Hattie, deceased. 

The 'subject of this sketch does not belong 
to anv secret order or to any church. In poli- 
tics lie has ever been a Democrat, and took 
great pleasure in voting for Cleveland and 
Bryan. He has a gentle, kindly manner to all, 
and o^.-ersees the farm work. Mr. Malster and 
his wife are highly esteemed by all who have 
the pleasure of their acquaintance, and their 
home surroundings are of the most pleasant 
nature. 



LEXAXDER AIcTAGGART, JR., a 
|)rominent and representative farm- 
er of Washington County, Ohio, was 
born upon the property which he now 
owns, in Dunham township, on July 
27, 1844. He is a son of Alexander and Ja- 
net (Fleming) McTaggart. His father was 
a native of Scotland, and his mother, of Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. The latter, who was 
a woman of Christian virtues, and a member of 
the Congregational Church, died in 1886, at 
the age of 64 years. The father lives at Pana, 
Illinois. 



I220 HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Alexander McTaggart, Jr., was the only 
child of his parents. He attended the district 
schools and assisted his father in his farming 
operations, and has always followed agricul- 
tural pursuits. He owns a very valuable prop- 
erty, which formerly belonged to the Cole es- 
tate, comprising i6o, on which he is engaged 
in successful general farming and extensive 
stock raising. 

In i<Sg5 he was married to Istalina E. 
Knowles, a daughter of Addison Knowles, and 
one child has been born to their union, name- 
ly : Howard Fleming. Mrs. McTaggart is a 
lady of culture, her district-school studies hav- 
ing been supplemented by a course at Prof. 
John D. Phillips' Grammar school. Later, she 
became a teacher, and followed that profession 
for a numljer of years. She is a member of 
the Universalist Church, while her husband is 
liberal in his religious views. Their pleasant 
home is attractive, comfortable and hospitable, 
and they are among the most highly-esteemed 
residents of the community. 

Addison Knowles, the father o.f Mrs. Mc- 
Taggart, is a retired farmer of Dunham town- 
ship, and now resides at Briggs Station. He 
was JDorn in Xewbury, Ohio, on April 17, 
1S25, and is a son of Amos and Polly ( Por- 
ter) Knowles. His father was born in Had- 
dam, Connecticut, and his mother in the vicin- 
ity 'if Xewburyport, Massachusetts. Amos 
Knawles, the grandfather of Mrs. McTag- 
gart, was a son of James and Martha (Smith) 
Knowles, whose children were as follows: 
Reuben; Jesse; James; Amos; Samuel; Will- 
iam ; Esther, who married Charles Curtis ; and 
the youngest daughter, who married Daniel 
Estler, and lived in New Jersey. 

In his early years, Amos Knowles followed 
the sea, visiting many foreign ports. He ac- 
companied his parents when they moved to 
New Jersey, and later, became a pioneer in 
Ohio, where he followed agricultural pursuits 
until his death. He married Polly Porter, 
and they had a family of eight children, of 
whom tlie two sur\"ivors are Addison (2) and 
Stephen. The others were named as follows : 
Addison; \\'allace; \Vells ; Reuben; Aseneth, 
and Harford. 



Addison Knowles has been a farmer in 
Washington County during all his active life. 
In 1884, after a long and successful career, he 
sold his farm property and moved to Briggs 
Station, where he is passing the evening of 
life in contentmait and comfort. In 1855 he 
married Diantha Demin_g, who was born in 
Watertown, Ohio. A family of five children 
^\ as born to their union, namely : Istalina E. ; 
Philip L. ; Mary L. ; Frank W. ; and Anna L. 
In religious belief, Mr. Knowles is a Univer- 
salist. He is held in high esteem, and enjoys 
a wide acquaintance in Briggs Station. 



EXNIS CASSADY, a prominent 
farmer of Belpre township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, is a native of 
of a country which has contributed 
to .America many of her most 
worthy citizens. Mr. Cassady was born in 
County Antrim, Ireland, in 1831, and in 1847, 
at the age of 16 years, came to the United 
States. His young wife accompanied him and 
they remained for several months in New York 
Citv, and then jonrneved to Washington Coun- 
ty. 'Ohio. 

Work was plentiful in Dunham township, 
where Mr. Cassady settled, and he possessed 
plenty of energy and was determined to make 
a comfortable home for his family as quickly 
as possible. He obtained work by the month, 
and for several years labored as a section hand 
on the railroad. Later, he began farm work, 
which he followed for about 20 years. His 
first purchase of land, consisting of 80 acres, 
was made in Barlow township. Upon this 
he remained for nine years ; he improved it, 
and sold it to great advantage. Mr. Cassady 
then bought his present fine farm, containing 
200 acres, located in Belpre township, and 
known as the Dilley farm. He also owns 200 
acres in Dunham township, — making large 
holdings in Washington County, which he had 
entered, a poor lad. IMr. Cassady has made 
a success of general farming and stock rais- 
ing, and in fromer years he was a large sheep 
raiser. During the Civil War he was subject . 



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to draft, but his business required his attention, 
and he paid a substitute to take his- place. 

Mr. Cassady married Jeanett jNlcPherson, 
who was a native or Argyleshire, Scotland, 
and they have reared a fine family of of chil- 
dren, whose names are as follo-ws : Alexan- 
der ; Agnes ; Henry ; Daniel ; John ; Thomas ; 
Ella ; James and Jeanett. Mr. Cassady is 
well known and most highly respected in his 
neighborhood. In politics, he is a stanch Dem- 
ocrat, and exerts considerable influence. He 
belongs to the Catholic Church. His esti- 
mable wife died on March 12, 1896. 



OMX BARTH, well known throughout 
Washington County, Ohio, as a gen- 
eral merchant of Watertown, Water- 
town township', purchased froan his 
brother-in-law, in November, 1901, 
the business in which he is now engaged, and 
has conducted it up to the present time with 
marked success. 

Mr. Barth is a son of Marcus A. and So- 
phia (Lipps) Barth, the former, born in 1821, 
and the latter, ten years later. Marcus A. 
Barth crossed the ocean tO' the United States 
in 1853, and chose Cincinnati, Ohio, for his 
home, becoming immediately busy at his trade 
as nailsmith. He and his beloved wife had a 
large family, consisting of twelve children, of 
whom eight are living, as follows: Theresa, 
the wife of George Lorch, of Cincinnati ; An- 
drew, who lives in Newport, Kentucky ; John, 
the subject of this sketch; Lena, of Cincinnati, 
where her brother, Adam, also resides ; Mary, 
who becani'e the wife of Lewis Herper, also of 
that city ; and Sophia and Charles, residents of 
the same place. Mr. Barth died in 1887, ana' 
his widow survived until 1898. He was a 
Republican, of strong and decided opinions and' 
an upright citizen, in all respects. 

John Barth was born in 1858 in Cincinnati. 
1x1 the public schools of that city he received 
the mental training which fitted him to make 
his own way in the world. After leaving school 
he worked for Emerson & Fisher, and became 



an expert carriage-maker, remaining with the 
company twenty-two years, in all. In Novem- 
ber, 1 90 1, he purchased his present business 
from John L. Schweikert, Jr., having previous- 
ly moved to Watertown. 

Mr. Barth was united in marriage with 
Margaret Schweikert, in 1880. She was a 
daughter of John L. and Phoebe Schweikert, 
and a native of Watertown, Watertown town- 
ship, where she was born in 1857. Jol''" L. 
Schweikert, Sr., was a native of Germany, ana* 
came, with his wife, at an early day, from their 
native country to the United States; he set- 
tled in Washington County in 1855. Mr. 
Schweikert was a wagon-maker by trade, and 
worked at his trade in Watertown for over 
forty years. Both the husband and wife were 
members of the German Lutheran Church. In 
1 90 1, at the age of eighty-one years, the hus- 
bnbd was laid to rest, the wife having been 
laid to rest in 1898. 

Mrs. Barth and her husband have two chil- 
dren, Mabel F., born in 1881 ; and Clifford M., 
born in March, 1885. Fraternally Mr. Barth 
is a member of the local lodge, I. O. O. F., 
and of the Provident Union. 



OlLX FISCHER, a well-known Ger- 
man citizen of Macksburg, Washing- 
t-in County, Ohio', is a shoemaker by 
trade and conducts a business of his 
ovvn in that city, where he is looked 
upon as a man of sturdy character. He was 
born Oiv ember 15, 1837, in the Kingdom of 
Prussia, and his parents were Christian and 
Mary Ann (Michel) Fischer. 

Christian Fischer crossed the ocean in 
company with his wife and children and ar- 
rived in the United States in 1854. He settled 
in jNIarietta, Ohio, and followed his trade as a 
shoemaker in that city until his demise in 1861. 
His children were as follows: William and 
Jacob, deceased : Louisa, the deceased wife of 
Herman Weber; Elizabeth, wife of J. Otto; 
and John. 

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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



life were spent in his native Prussia, but at' 
that period he crossed the ocean with his father 
and with him settled in Washington County. 
With his father in Marietta, he learned all the 
details of the shoemaker's trade and made it 
his means of livelihood. In 1872 he moved 
from Marietta to Macksburg, where he has re- 
mained in business for himself until the pres- 
ent day. He has done much hard work in his. 
chosen occupation, and by his efforts in vari- 
ous directions, has secured a good patronage- 

In 1875, Mr. Fischer was united in mar- 
riage with Maggie Collins, a daughter of An- 
drew and Campsydell (Wheaton) Collins of 
^Macksburg and they have had five children, 
four of whom are still living, as follows: 
Jolm W., editor of the Marietta Leader; Wal- 
ter E., bookkeeper and at present notary pub- 
lic and township clerk for Aurelius township; 
Freda ; Louisa ; and Mary, who died of diph- 
theria when but twelve years old. The fam- 
ily attend the M. E. Church, to the support of 
which Mr. Fischer contributes. 

In political affairs, Mr. Fischer is a Repub- 
lican, and socially, he is a member of Aurelius 
Lodge, No. 308, F. & A. M., and has been 
tyler of the same for the past twenty years. 
He is also a member of the Eastern Star. 




ICHAEL MULLIGAN, one of 
Washington County's prominent 
influential citizens, who owns a 
fine farm of 480 acres, on the 
l)anks of the Ohio River, was born 
in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1837. His pa- 
rents were Michael and Mary (Drudy) Mulli- 
gan, both of whom were natives of the Emer- 
ald Isle, and wcvq good, industrious farming 
people. 

The opportunities offered for advancement 
in his native land, did not seem sufficient, and 
in 1854, when but 17 years of age, young 
INIichael decided his future by running away 
from the old home, and embarking for Amer- 
ica. He had heard of other lads of his na- 
tive land, who became rich and independent, in 
the United States, and he had enoueh confi- 



dence in himself to believe that he could ac- 
complish the same results, if he had the chance. 
That he was right, is proved, by contrasting 
the poor Irish boy who landed m the great city 
of New York, with but a half-penny in his 
pockets, with the substantial and influential 
citizen of Washington County, who can now 
look over smiling acres of land and great herds 
of cattle. This change was effected by Mr. 
Mulligan himself. Making his way to Belpre, 
Ohio, he immediately secured farm work on 
the very property which is now his own, and 
although he was paid but $7 per month, a jjart 
of that was put aside for the purchase of the 
farm, which he intended to own, in the future. 
In time his industry and honesty were ade- 
quately rew'arded, and he accumulated enough 
money to invest, under the ad\-ice of Thomas 
Lewis, for whom he continued to work 
until his death. So faithfully did Mr. Mulli- 
gan carry on the farming operations for his 
employer, that after his deathi the sister of 
Mr. Lewis retained him, and he remained in 
her employ until 1866. At this date, he 
bought the property, although he was oJjliged 
to go somewhat in debt for it. Such was his 
reputation for honesty, however, that he had 
no trouble in securing the land, and in a short 
time, had it all paid for. Later, he purchased 
more land, and his 480 acres include some of 
the best land in Washington County. While 
he has been in engaged in general farming, he 
has made a specialty of stock raising and in 
this line he is an authority throughout Belpre 
township. 

In 1867, !Mr. ^Mulligan was united in mar- 
riage to Eliza A. Mendenhall, who was a 
daughter of James Mendenhall- She was born 
upon this property, where she was also mar- 
ried, and died. The following children were 
born to them : William ; Edward ; Mar_\- ; 
Martin ; Albert ; David ; John ; Julia ; Ellen ; 
Joseph, and one who died in infancy. In polit- 
ical sentiment, ]\Ir. ]\Iulligan strongly favors 
the Democratic party, but has steadfastly re- 
fused public office, although by character and 
reputation, he is well-fitted for responsible 
public positions. He has always been much 
interested in agricultural enterprises, and has 




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taken great pleasure in the development and 
improvement of his own farm. He is known 
as a man of strict integrity, and his courage 
and industry, with their natural reward, may 
be held up as an example to other young men on 
the threshold of active life. 



OSEPH AMOS WICKEXS, a prom- 
inent farmer and oil producer of 
Washington County, Ohio, is one of 
the most progressive citizens of 
Aurelius township. He is the young- 
est son of William R. and Sarah L. (Cadwell) 
Wickens, grandson of George and Charlotte 
(Rowland) Wickens. and great-grandson of 
George Wickens, Sr., who was a well-to-di 
farmer on the Isle of Wight, England, which 
was his home throughout his active life. 

The paternal grandfather of the subject 
hereof, George Wickens, came to America in 
1833. and settled in Aurelius township, where 
he cleared, cultivated and otherwise improved 
a large tract of land. This land is still the 
pride of his descendants. He married Char- 
lotte Rowland, a daughter of William and 
Nancy (Beer) Rowland, who were among the 
pioneer settlers in Aurelius township. They 
also originally came from the Isle of Wight, 
England, which they left in i8jo, and settled 
in America the same year. Eor further an- 
cestry, see sketches of William R. and Henry 
W^ickens, which also appear in this volume. 

W^illiam R., the father, accompanied his 
parents to America in 1832, being then but nine 
years of age. They settled in Aurelius town- 
ship, upon a farm which is his home at the 
present time. He is extensively engaged in 
farming and in the oil producing business. Sep- 
tember 23, 1849, he married Sarah L. Cadwell, 
a daughter of James and Lucy (Hamilton) 
Cadwell. They reared four children, namely: 
Edward T., Charles A., Ellis W. and Joseph 
Ames, the subject of these lines. The eldest 
son, Edward T.. is also engaged in the oil in- 
dustry. The beloved mother passed to her 
final rest April 22, 1902, in her 70th year. She 
was a lifelong member of the Baptist Church. 



Joseph A. Wickens was born October 4, 
1865, in Aurelius township, Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, which is still his home. He grew to 
manhood there and attended the common 
schools. Upon attaining his majority, he en- 
gaged on his own behalf as a plumper in the 
oil fields. In 1894 he became a producer, and 
still continues in this lucrative business. In 
connection with this industry Mr. Wickens 
has also been quite successfully engaged in 
farming. In 1898 he leased the Davidson farm 
of 112 acres, in section 30, Aurelius township, 
which he operates in addition to his own farm, 

November 8, 1892, Mr. Wickens was 
joined in marriage with Mary Schlarb, who 
was born September 5, 1872. She is a daugh- 
ter of Peter and ]\Iary ( Ruch) Schlarb, of Lib- 
erty township. The father of Mrs. \\'ickens 
was a native of Germany, but her mother was 
born in W^ishington County, Ohio. The sub- 
ject of this sketch and his wife have three chil- 
dren, Ara, Ollie and Clarence. In politics, Mr. 
Wickens adheres to the principles of the Re- 
publican party. Ele is a valued member of 
Liberty Hill Grange, P. of H., and is popular 
amorig his neighbors. 



\RLEY D. WOODFORD, who is en- 
gaged in farming to some extent, and 
is also a carpenter, is a member of 
the Watertown Planing Mill Com- 
pany, which does a large planing 
business in that town. He was born in 1862, 
in Watertown township, Washington County, 
Ohio, and his parents were William and Emi- 
ly R. (Deming) Woodford. 

William Woodford was born in \\'ater- 
town township, and departed this life in 1872, 
at the early age of thirty-three years, eight" 
months and 12 days. He followed farming 
and also bought stock. In politics, he was a 
Democrat. He chose for his wife Emily R. 
Deming, who w'as born in Watertown town- 
ship, and is still living, at the age of fifty- 
eight years. She was a daughter of Harley 
Deming, and is an active member of the LTni- 
versalist Church. • 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



]\Ir. Woodford was one of a family of six 
cliildren, namely: William G. ; Harley D. ; 
Mina, who married Charles Slaughter, and re- 
sides in Oklahoma; Mary S. ; Anna L., who 
lives in Washington County, and is the widow 
of John Bohl ; and an infant, deceased. Will- 
iam G. and Mary S. live in Watertown town- 
ship. 

On October 27, 1892, Mr. Woodford mar- 
ried Arie Wood, a daughter of Caius and Ves- 
ta (Burchett) Wood. She was born in Wa- 
tertown township, December i, 1873, and their 
union was blessed with five children, namely : 
Dewitt H. ; Eugene, deceased ; Helen, James 
and Mina. 

Mr. Woodford owns a farm of twenty 
acres and is much interested in his work. He 
is wide-awake, up-to-date, and ready to have 
his say in all matters pertaining to the welfare 
of his county. In politics he acts with the 
Democratic party. Fraternally, he is a mem- 
of the I. O. O.'F. and also affiliates with Mt. 
Moriah Lodge, No. :^-/, A. F. & A. M. of 
Beverly, Ohio. 



<m 



\'LVESTER W\ BARTLETT, living- 
iin his fifty acres of fine land about 
fiiur and a half miles soiith of Bev- 
erly, Washington County, Ohio, was 
born in Union township, of that coun- 
ty, in 1838. He is a son of Smith Bartlett, 
and a grandson of Jeremiah and Jerusha (Jef- 
ferson) Bartlett. 

Smith Bartlett and his wife had the fol- 
lowing family : Lucinda ; Sarah, deceased ; 
John; Harriet; James and William, who are 
deceased ; Charles ; and Sylvester W. Smith 
Bartlett was born in Providence. Rhode Island, 
in 1798, and died in 1869. His first appear- 
ance in Washington County was in 1804, 
when, with his parents, he located three miles 
above Marietta, on the Muskingum River. 

During- the Civil war, ]Mr. Bartlett desired 
to fight for his cormtr\-, and in 1864 he enlisted 
at Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States Navy, 
serving faithfully until July, 1865, when he re- 



ceived an honorable discharge and returned 
home. 

j\Ir. Bartlett was united in matrimony with 
Louisa Mossholder in 1856. She was a 
daughter of Jacob Mossholder, and was born 
in 1838, in Knox County, Ohio. They had 
eleven children, as follows : Mary ; Lizzie ; 
Smith; Addie; John; Leota and Lillie, twins; 
Charles; Georgiana; Levi; and Nellie. The 
family are devoted to the work of the M. E. 
Church. In politics Mr. Bartlett votes the 
Republican ticket- Fraternally, he is a mem- 
ber of the Dick Cheatham Post, G. A. R., of 
Beverlv. 



ARVEY MORRIS, an extensive agri- 
culturist and land-owner of Water- 
town township, resides on his farm 
of III acres, about two and a half 
miles southwest of Watertown, and 
is regarded as a man of consequence among 
his many friends and acquaintances in W'ash- 
ington County. He is a son of John and De- 
lilah (Biggins) Morris, natives of Virginia. 
John Morris is a native of Loudoun Coun- 
ty, Virginia, and first saw the light of day 
in 1796. while his wife was born January 22, 
1805. The former was a farmer all his life 
and took up his residence first in Palmer town- 
ship, and later in Watertown township, hav- 
ing arrived in Washington County in 1822. 
His wife was a daughter of John and Eliza- 
beth Biggins, and was the eldest in a family 
of twelve children. She and her husband had 
eight children, namely: William, a resident 
of Palmer township; Minerva, deceased; 
John ; Nancy, the widow of John Orrison, now 
residing in Belmont County ; Tamar, who 
married Henry Smith and is living in Belpre; 
Elza and Elwood, twins, now deceased ; and 
Harvey. John enlisted in Company B, 77th 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and served his country 
in the Civil War. He died in February, 1901, 
and was at that time filling the position of 
postmaster at Watertown. In politics the fa- 
ther of these children was a Whig and later 
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surviving until July 9, 1894, wlien she, too, 
passed away. 

Hai-\-ey Morris was born in Watertown 
township in 1842, has followed the occupation 
of a farmer all his life, and thoroughly under- 
stands his business. H-e enlisted at Marietta, 
Ohio, in 1864, in Company I, 148th Reg., Ohio 
Vol. Inf., served until the fall of the same year, 
and was then mustered out of service. All of 
the Morris brothers served their country val- 
iantly in time of need, and but two of them 
are living. Harvey Morris draws a pension of 
$24 per month. 

In 1867 Mr. M(jrris was united in matri- 
mony with Marv Smith, a daughter of Paul 
and Elizabeth Smith, who was born in Bar- 
low township, in 1844. They have ten chil- 
dren, as follows : Annie, the wife of Martin 
Robinson, a resident of Marietta, Ohio; Elza, 
living at home; Cora, the wife of Putnam 
Phipps; Linnie, who married Levi Thornber- 
ry, and lives in Barlow township ; Bertha, who 
was united in marriage with James Kinney, 
and resides in Palmer township; Harvey; 
Jesse; Carl and Smith, who are at home; and 
Emmett. 

Mr. Morris is a member of the Republi- 
can party and serves his township to the best 
of his ability. He is a good, well-informed 
and industrious citizen. 




RS. MELISSA B. BUELL, widow 
of the late Edward W. Buell. a 
prominent citizen of Marietta, oc- 
cupies a recognized position in this 
city, both through her ancestry, 
and also on account of estimable personal char- 
acteristics, which command the esteem of the 
community. 

Mrs. Buell was born in i^?^},, in Washing- 
ton County, and is a daughter of Judge Joseph 
Barker by his second marriage, to Mrs. 
Mary Ann Shipman, (nee Edgerton), and a 
granddaughter of Col. Joseph Barker, of the 
militia, who came to Marietta in 1789, fol- 
lowfed the trade of architect and builder, 
and left the Blennerhassett house, on die 



Island, as a mouument to his ability. Col- 
onel Barker died at Rainbow, in 1840. 
Judge Joseph Barker was b'orn February 
28, 1790, and was the first white child 
born in the Northwest Territory, as this 
section was then named. He was a man of 
prominence and ability, and served for a num- 
i)er of years as judge in Washington County. 
His death took place in February, t86o. Mrs. 
Buell's mother was born in Norwich, Connecti- 
cut, and came to Washington County, Ohio, 
in 1 817. Four children were boi-n to the second 
marriage of Judge Barker, of whom Mrs. 
Bnell i= the only survivor. Her brother, Jo- 
seph, served with distinction in the Civil War, 
and died in looc. 

The late Edward W. Buell was born in 
1832, and was a son of Daniel Hand Buell, and 
a grandson of Gcti. Joseph Buell, who for many 
years was a noted figure in Marietta, where his 
days ended. General Joseph Buell was born at 
KiUingworth, Connecticut, the family beloug- 
ing- originallv to Litclifield. Connecticut. He 
came with tli'e troops to Fort Harmar. in 1786. 
A comprehensive sketch of this pioneer is em- 
Ijraced in an article treating of the early set- 
tlers of Ohio. His wife was a Miss Hand, a 
native of Guilford, Connecticut. 

Edward W. Buell began his active career 
in the drug business, when quite a young man, 
and later went into the oil business. He en- 
gaged in the drug 1)asiness, first with Dr. Cot- 
ton"", and later, in association with his brother, 
the'firm name of Buell & Bro. carrying weight 
and influence with it during the life of Mr. 
Buell. In city affairs he was prominent, and 
took a deep interest in the material develop- 
ment of his city and county. His death oc- 
curred in 1875.' at the early age of 42 years. 
Six children were born to Air. and Mrs. Buell, 
viz-: Alice, whol niarried James Creelman, 
and resides in Washington, D. C. ; Daniel 
Hand, who married a daughter of A. T. Nye, 
and is enga.Tcd in tlie manufacturing business, 
in Marietta'; I'.dward \\'y]lys, who is in the 
United Stales engineering 'service, and resides 
at Cincinnati ; ]\laric, who married Donald 
Hart, of Boston: Joseph Lawrence, who is in 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



business at Boston, Massachusetts; and Helen, 
wlio with her mother, resides in the pleasant 
home at No. 221 Fourth street. In political 
acHon Mr. Buell was a Republican. The fam- 
ily attend the Episcopal Church. 




RS. ^lAKY E.( WARD) RHODES, 
widow of the late Charles R. 
!\.hodes, a prominent attorney and 
distinp;uished citizen of Marietta, 
who died in September. 1887, re- 
sides in this city and is one of the four sur- 
viving daughters of Nalunm Ward, who at one 
time had la'rger landed interests than any other 
man in Southeastern Ohio. 

Nahum Ward, the father of ]\Irs. Rhodes, 
was hoirn October 23, 1785, in Shrewsbury, 
Massachusetts. He ^va,s a, son of Thomas W. 
and a grandson of Artemiis Ward, who was 
the first major-general oi the Revolutionary 
army. Early in life he filled the position of a 
clerk, and gained the practical experience wliich 
served him \vell -when lie embarked in mer- 
cantile pursuits for himself. This was in 1807, 
and his capital was $500, given himi by his 
father. Two prosperous years followed, but 
the young man was ambitious and desired a 
larger field in which to use his talents. In 
June, iSog, he sold his goods and turned his 
face toiward what was then the great West, his 
destination being INIarietta. He had a letter 
of introduction to Gen. Rufus Putnam, and 
was given every opportunity to see the lands 
which were thrown open for settlement. After 
traveling for six weeks over the State oi Ohio 
the young man returned on horseback, a's he 
had come, and was appointed a deputy-sheriff 
in his native town, from which he later moved 
to Worcester. The effect of his western jour- 
ney soon became manifest in his purchase of 
about 5,000 acres of Ohio land. 

In 181 1 Mr. Ward returned to Ohio, and 
became a citizen of 'Marietta, where hei re- 
mained until his death, in i860. He continiied 
his purchase of land, his foresight enabling him 
to see its great future, until he owned 37,000 
acres, lying mainly within W^ashington, Ath- 
ens, Morgan, Gallia, Lawraice and Meigs 



Counties. Making trips to Scotland, he se- 
cured desirable settlers upon these lands, in 
whom he never lost a personal interest. The 
title to over 100,000 acres of land in South- 
eastern Ohio was \-ested in Mr. Ward during 
his 48 years of residence at Marietta, and he 
greatly improved every ])a,rt of this vast estate. 

Mr. W^ard's hoane at Marietta, was in the 
house on Putnam street, between Front and 
Second, which had been built by Edward W. 
Tupper, and which Mr. Ward purchased in 
1817. He was identified with public life in 
Marietta,, and in 1845 ^^'^s elected mayor of 
the city, in which office he continued for ten 
years. He was tireless in public-spirited ef- 
forts, and was more than generous in his be- 
neficence to religious organizations. He built" 
the L'nitarian Church, on the corner of Third 
and Putnam streets, which was dedicated on 
June 4, 1857, ^^ ^ '^"^t to Mr. Ward of, proba- 
bly. $30,000. This he donated to the First 
Unitarian Society. 

Mr. Ward's first wife, whom be married 
in the fall of 1817, was [Miss S. C. Skinner, a 
daughter of William Skinner, a prominent pio- 
neer merchant, of Marietta. They had a fam- 
ily of seven children, five of whom arrived at 
maturity, viz.: William S., who carried on his 
father's business until his death, in 1871, his 
son, ^Villiam Nahum, alsoi passing away, in 
1874, and lca\ing the name extinct: Sarah C, 
who is Mrs. W. L. Rolston : Mary E., Avho is 
the widow of Charles R. Rhodes; Harriet C, 
who is the widow of Goodrich H. Barbour, of 
Cincinnati ; and Henrietta D., who is the widow 
of E. G. I-eona,rd, of Cincinnati. Mrs. Ward, 
the mother of these children, died in 1844. In 
1848 Mr. Ward married Harriet Denny, of 
Worcester, Massachusetts, who died in 1872. 

Charles Rathbone Rhodes was born at 
Zanesville, Ohio, November 5, 1819, and was 
the third child of Dr. Dudley Woodbridge 
Rhodes. In 1835 h'^ entered the preparatory 
department of Kenyon College, and in 1836 
became a member of the freshman class, gradu- 
ating with second honors in 1840. He studied 
law in the office of Messrs. Goddard & Con- 
verse, at Zanesville, and was admitted to the 
bar, at Newark, Ohio, in 1843. He moved at 




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once to St. Louis, JNIissouri, where he practiced 
law until 1846, when he returned to Marietta. 
In January, 1855, he was elected prosecuting 
attorney, and served as such for two years. 
In February, 1858, he was elected judge of the 
Probate Court of ^Vashington County, and 
served in this office until 1861. 

During the Civil War many residents of 
Ohio near the border lived in constant fear o-f 
the depredation's of lawless bands oif the enemy, 
and Mr. Rhodes recognized the necessity for 
some protection. With the friendly assistance 
of Colonel William Craig, who was stationed 
at Marietta, Mr. Rhodes organized a company 
comprising from 40 to 60 men, and kept them 
equipped and drilled, ready for any emergency. 
He was captaiu of this company. 

As a man of prominence in the Repulilican 
party, he was appointed by Gov. Rutherford B. 
Hayes a delegate to the National Commercial 
Con\'ention which met at Cincinnati, and in 
the following year was sent again as a delegate 
for Southeastern Ohio- to^ the convention at 
Baltimore. His wliole life in Marietta was 
closely identified with the manufacturing and 
commercial enterprises of the city. Especially 
was he interested in the history and prosperity 
of St. Lukes Episcopal Church and Sunday- 
school. For 30 years he had been a membei' of 
this church, and had served as a member of the 
vestry. He was many times a delegate to the 
diocesan convaitions, and for more than 20 
years was superintendent of the Sunday-school. 

In XoA-ember, 1S46, Mr. Rhodes was 
united in marriage with ]\Iary E. W'ard, and 
they reared a, family of seven children, namely : 
Kate Rathbone: Rev. Dr. Dudlev Ward; 
jNIarv ; Harriet Denny ; Edith ; Charles Ward ; 
and Eleanor. Kate Rathbone is the wife of 
T. Romeyn Bunn, of Amsterdam, New York. 
Dr. Dudley \\'ard, of the Episcopal Church, 
took a theological course at Philadelphia, and 
for twent}' years was rector O'f the church at 
Mt. Auburn, Cincinnati, to the upbuilding of 
which he materially contributed. He has taken 
several trips abroad, and spent three years as a 
clergyman at St. Paul, Minnesota. Mary is 
the wife of F. R. Ellis, of Cincinnati, who is 
prominently connected \\-ith the American Book 



Company. Harriet Denny, who died in 1888, 
was the first wife of W. W. Harris, who- later 
-married her sister Eleanor. Edith married L.. 
L. Peddinghaus, a leading jeweler of Marietta. 
Charles Ward is an artist of reputation, who is. 
located at the University of Fine Arts at St. 
Louis, Missouri. He has studied at Berlin, 
ilunicli and other points abroad, was assistant 
director at the W'orld's Columbian Exposition,, 
and is now engaged in preparations for the 
coming exposition in St. Louis ; and Eleanor, 
who became the widow of W. W. Harris, and 
is now Mrs. \\'il]iam B. Charles, of Amster- 
dam, New York. 



W. ^IIXSFIALL. deceased, for many 
\'ears a prominent oil producer, and a 
resident of Marietta, attained high 
distinction by his geological research 
in the oil regions and his practical 
demonstrations of the "anti-clinal theory." 
This theory was first brought to his consid- 
eration in 1878, in which year he noticed that 
the producti\-e area in the Cow Run pool of 
Washington Comity, Ohio, was confined tO' 
the crests of a well-defined anti-clinal arch 
of small dimensions. This led to his mak- 
ing a careful survey and measurement of' 
what is known as the ^A'llite Oak Anti-clinal 
beginning north of French Creek, on the Ohio 
River, near the present station o'f Belmont, and" 
running thence through Pleasants, Ritchie 
and W'irt counties, W'est Virginia, to Burning- 
Springs on the Little Kanawha. A profile 
along the axis of the arch, and cross section- 
at Horseneck, White Oak and Burning Springs 
were drawn to scale, and a detailed descrip- 
tion oif the whole Jine was 'published, -.with 
an account of the manner in which the action 
of natural forces caused the gas, oil and water 
to accumulate at different points along the 
arch. This appeared in the Parkcrsburg State- 
Journal under the title of 'A\'est Virginia Ge- 
ology," and was the first definite and thorough 
explanation of the theory, and facts by which 
it was sustained. The drawing and descrip- 
tion were of a high order and of such impor- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



tance as to be published in the United States 
Census Report, in 1880. Mr. jNIinshall's abil- 
ity and knowledge in this line attracted much 
attention, and he was secured to furnish for 
the Ohio Geological Survey a chapter upon 
the history of oil development in Southeastern 
Ohio, from' 1860-61 to 1886, when the work 
was published. Later his time was devoted 
to the geology of the subject, and he did more 
field work than any other person similarly en- 
gaged, measuring and mapping all the anti- 
'clinal folds in ^Vest Virginia and Southern 
O'hio'. besides performang .considerable work 
of like character in Southwest Pennsylvania. 
He was the first to secure gas for Marietta 
from "Fifteen." 

Mr. Minshall was born in Illinois, im 1839. 
and there received his educational training. He 
prepared himself for the profession of law, 
and after his admission to the bar, practiced 
for a shoi-f time. . At the outbreak of the Civil 
War, he enlisted at Springfield, Illinois, but 
was shortly called home by the serious illness 
of his mother. He was detained by his mo- 
ther's death until his regiment had departed, 
and being persuaded by his relatives to tempos 
rarily abandon his war plans, he spent a few 
months in Danbury, Connecticut. He came 
to Marietta in November, 1864, and entered 
upon his career as an oil operator, which he 
was destined to follow the remainder of his 
life. He took charge of the business of the 
Bergen Oil Company, of New York, and was 
in its employ for several years. He then en- 
gaged with Girard Crane, in a refinery at Par- 
kersbnrg. West Virginia, where he continued 
froni 1869 to 1876. He moved with his fam- 
ily to Parkersburg in 1874, and remained there 
until 1886. In that year he sold his interests 
to the Camden Oil Company, a branch of the 
Standard Oil Company, but continued to be 
active in the oil fields. During the last five 
years of his life, he was in the employ of J. 
M. Guffey, ef Pittsburg, in West Virginia 
fields, his death occurring December 27, 1900. 

Mr. Minshall was married, in Illinois, to 
Maria Read, a native of New York Citv, who 
located in Marietta in 1865. Five children 
were born to them, namely: Katherine; ju- 



lia; Herbert, who is in the employ of the Citi- 
zens' National Bank; Eugene, who is in the 
employ of J. M. Guffey, of Pittsburg; and 
Marie. 2AII but Eugene reside with their mo- 
ther, at No. 421 Fourth street. In politics, 
the subject of this sketch was a stanch Repub- 
lican. Religiously, the family are Unitarians. 



UGH GILBERT JACKSON, one of 
the leading farmers of Washington 
County, Ohio, is a steady, reliable 
citizen, and one wlioi serves his town- 
shi]3 well whenever it is possible. Hte 
is a native of z\urelius township, and has lived 
in ^\'ashington County since his birth, on 
^larch 29, 1837. Flis parents were Hugh and 
Harriet ( Putnam) Jackson, and his paternal 
grandparents were David and Sarah (Norris) 
Jackson. 

Da\-id JacksoU' went to Wlashington Coim- 
ty in 1892, and remained there during the re- 
mainder of his life. He purchased a farm., and 
with the help oif his sons cleared and improved 
his land. His children w-ere as follows : Hugh ; 
Robert; David; Ruhama, who married Samuel 
Fulton; Marg'aret, the wife of William Hale; 
Phoebe, who married Perley Chapman ; Jane, 
who married Joseph Reed; Sarah, who mar- 
ried Amariah Sutton; and Nancy, wife of 
Thomas Taylor. 

The maternal grandparents of Mr. Jackson 
were Allen Putnami and his wife, Anne (Por- 
ter) Putnam, the former being a native of 
Chelsea, Massachusetts, a pioneer settler of 
Fearing township, Washington County, and 
one of the 48 settlers of the Oliio Company. 

Hugh Jackson, father o^f the subject hereof, 
was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, and went 
with his father and mother toi Washington 
County in 1S02. He was a soldier in the War 
of 181 2. and spent the greater part of his life 
as a resident of Aurelius township, where he 
farmed to some extent. He married Harriet 
Putnam, and they had the following nine chil- 
dren : Clarissa, the wife of James Dye; An- 
drew ; Thomas ; Joseph ; Olive, who married 
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Clogston ; Eliza, wife of John Ward; and 
Hugh Gilbert, the subject of this brief sketch. 
Hugh Gilbert Jackson was reared in Aurel- 
i'us township, where he attended school, and 
chose farming for his life work. Deceni'ber 
20, i860, he was united in marriage with 
Sarah M. Larcoml>, a daughter of Emanuel 
and Ph'oebe (Ward) Larcomb, of Salem toiwn- 
ship. Their union was blessed with six chil- 
dren, namely : Emma ; George; John : Charles ; 
James ; and Pitt. In politics Mr. Jackson is a 
Republican, and he has filled various local 
offices with credit. He is well informed on all 
current topics, and is generally known and re- 
spected throughout his county. 



ACOiB THOMPSON DILLON, a 
prominent oil producer in Macksburg, 
\\'ashington County, Oliio, is a native 
of Monroe County, Ohio, where he 
was born October 14, 1858, and is 
a son of Peter and Julia A. (May) Dillon: he 
is of Scotch-Irish descent. 

The maternal grandfather of the subject 
hereof was William H. May, who' occupied a 
leading place among the farmers of Monroe 
Count}', and had a fine, large farm on the 
banks of the Ohio River. Peter Dillon, the 
father of Jacob T. Dillon, was born in West- 
moreland County, Pennsylvania, and was one 
of the first farmers in Monroe County to deal 
extensively in stock. He married twice, his 
first wife being Miss Moore, by whom' he had 
eight children, seven of whom grew toi matur- 
ity, and are as follows : \A^illiam ; John W. ; 
Hamilton; Mazie, who married Polk Baker; 
Susan, the wife of Jacob Dearth; Rachel, who 
married Mr. Coburn ; James ; and Mark. After 
the death of his first wife, Mr. Dillon again 
married, Julia A. May becoming his second 
wife. They had six children, namely : Mary 
L., who married Frank W. Litten; Jacob T. ; 
Ida M., who married Thomas Crumbaker; 
Clara B., the wife of William ]\I. Wickham ; 
Eva, the wife of Edward Chapsaw ; and Pearl, 
who married Blanchard Dean. 



Peter Dillun was a soldier in the Civil War. 
He enlisted as a member o^f Company E, 8th 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and was mustered out of 
service as a captain, after three years of hard 
fighting. Three of his sons, Hamiilton, Mark 
and James, also served in the army during this 
war. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Ohio, 
and there he has lived all his life. H|e attended 
the county schools and afterward started out 
in life as a stock dealer. Later he was in the 
hotel business for a time in West Virginia,. In 
1886 he located in Macksburg, and spent five 
years in the liquor business. Since 1890 he has 
been successfully identified with the oil Ixisi- 
ness, as a producer. 

Mr. Dillon's first wife was Sadie McLaugh- 
lin. Some time after her death he married 
Rosa \VharfTf, a daughter of H'enry and Mary 
(Rothley) Wharff, of Salenn township, and 
the}' have one daughter, Julia. In religious 
views the family are liberal. In politics Mr. 
Dillon is a Republican, who takes much interest 
in township and county afifairs, as becomes a 
true-hearted and earnest citizen. 



lOHN BOHL, M. D., one of tlie fore- 
most physicians and surgeons in Wa- 
tertown township, occupies a beau- 
tiful home in Watertown, Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, and has spent over 
half a century in the practice of his profession 
in that city. 

Dr. Bohl is a son of Conrad and Margaret 
(Smith) Bohl, and like his parents, was born 
in Bavaria, Germany, October 21, 1828. 
Conrad Bohl was born in 1791, and li\"ed until 
1874. He came to the United States with his 
wife and family in the spring of 1834, and 
located in Salem township, where he followed 
the occupation of farming. The family were 
members of the German Lutheran Church. In 
politics Mr. Bohl was always an advocate of 
the principles of the Democratic party. Mrs. 
Bohl was born in 1789. and lived a useful life 
until taken avsav bv death in 1881. She and 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.. 



her liusband had six children, as fohoxvs : 
Ehzabeth; Nicholas; Barbara; Philip; Con- 
rad ; and John. 

Elizabeth Bohl was united in marriage 
with Oliver Nelson, and both husband and 
wife are deceased. Barbara Bohl became the 
wife of Henry Barnburg, a minister of the 
2^1. E. Church.' who is now laid to rest, and his 
widow makes her home in the city of St. Louis. 
Philip and Conrad Bohl are deceased. Nich- 
olas Bohl is a progressive farmer and exten- 
sive land owner, residing with his family, 
three miles northeast of Watertown, on his 
beautiful farm. In 1845 he married MaryE. 
Gaddel, a lady of many commendable qualities, 
who was also of German descent. She was 
born in 1826, and died March 8, 1897. She 
bore her husband eight children, namely: 
Philip, of Nebraska; Conrad, living in Water- 
town;' Mary, wife of Jared I. Budd, of 
Beckett's Station, Ohio; Katharine and Mar- 
garet, living at home; Nicholas, of Nebraska; 
and Jacob, and an infant, both deceased. 

John Bohl received his scholastic training 
in ditTerent common schools, and attended the 
College of Medicine and Surgery, in Cincin- 
nati, "to fit himself for his chosen calling in 
life. From this institution he graduated with 
honor in 1859, and immediately afterward 
chose Watertown for his field of practice. 
Since the year in which he graduated, half 
a century ago, he has lived in no other city 
but this. He is a member of the National, 
State and County Medical societies, and helped 
to organize the last named association in i860. 
In 185 1 Dr. Bohl was united in matri- 
mony with Elizabeth Weihl, a daughter of 
Clephys and Alargaret Weihl, born in Bavaria, 
Germany, in 181 7. She was the mother of 
three children. — Elizabeth, wife of Dr. J. A. 
Reynolds, of \Vaterville, Minnesota ; Jacob, a 
prominent physician in Marietta Ohio ; and 
John, formerly a physician and surgeon in 
W'atertown, Ohio, who died September 10. 
1900. Mrs. Bohl departed this life October 
28, 1895. 

Dr. Bohl is a faithful member of the Ger- 
man Lutheran Church. In political opinions 



he is a Democrat. His experience and skill 
in the practice of his profession have won for 
him the confidence of all his friends, and of 
the citizens of W^atertown in general. 



EWTS AA'ALLER. a prominent farmer 
and oil producer of Aurelius town- 
ship, Washington County, Ohio, is a 
native of Jackson township, Noble 
County, Ohio, and was born January 
JO, 1846. His parents were Thomas and 
Sarah (Taylor) Waller, natives of Noble 
County, Ohio. 

The paternal grandfather of Lewis Waller 
was also named Lewis Waller; he was born irt 
Ireland. He came to the United States and 
was one of the pioneer settlers and farmers of 
Jackson township, where he spent his life and 
died. Pie chose for his wife Phcebe Hughes, 
and they had a number of children. 

Lewis Waller's maternal grandfather was 
William Taylor, a native of England, wdio was 
also one of the pioneer settlers of Jackson town- 
ship. His wife's maiden name was Mary Tay- 
lor, but she was not related tO' him. 

Thomas W'aller, father of Lewis, was ex- 
tensively engaged in farming in Jackson town- 
ship, and lived and died there. He was united 
in marriage with Sarah Taylor, and their chil- 
dren were as follows: Phoebe, the wife of 
James Roff; Mary, wdiO' was united in mar- 
riage with Jacob Gessel ; Lewis ; Josq:)h ; James 
and Lucy, the wife of George Bell. 

Lewis \\'aller was reared in Jackson town- 
ship, and in the common schools he learned 
what he could in the way of educating himself, 
and directly afterward applied himself to farm- 
ing in Aurelius township. He now owns two 
farms of 85 and 57 acres respectively, located 
on sections iS and 20, and 10 acres off of the 
Leper farm. In 1888 he became interested in 
the oil lousiness, and now owns fifteen produc- 
ing wells in his township, with an average 
yield of 150 liarrels per month. 

Mr. A\'aller was united in marriage, Jan- 
uary 9, 1871, with Amelia J. Atherton, a 
daughter of John and Rebecca (Dickey) Ather" 
ton. of Jacksrm township. Noble Countv. Thev 




DANIEL R. SHAW. 



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have six children, namely : Florence, now the 
wife of Elmer W'ickens ; Harry, deceased ; 
Howard, twin brother to Harry; Armenia, the 
wife of Thomas Diehl ; Lulu, who married 
Josq)h Ward ; and Frank. 

During the Civil War. Mr. Waller enlisted 
in Company D, 174th Reg.. Ohio Vol. In- 
fantry. In September, 1864, he took part in the 
battles at Overall Creek and the Cedars, near 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and likewise in other 
minor engagements, and in August, 1865, he 
was honorably discharged. 

Politically Mr. Waller is a firm believer in 
the principles of the Republican party, to which 
he gi\'es his heart}" su]iport. 




ARL BOESHAAR. For fully 30 
years, JMr. Boeshaar has been en- 
gaged in the tannery business in 
Lower Salem, and by conducting a 
flourishing establishment and fur- 
nishing employment to a large number of men, 
he has been of great service to his community. 
He deserves the credit of having risen to his 
present position mainly through his own ef- 
forts. Born in Prussia. August 3, 1843. ^''^ is 
the son of Jacob and Philippina (Baker) 
Boeshaar. 

Jacob Boeshaar, a tanner by trade, came to 
America in 1845. After a short residence in 
Pittsburg. Wheeling, Gravel Hill, and Belmont 
County, Ohio, he moved to W^ashington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, and settled upon a farm in Aurelius 
township. Here he was engaged in agricul- 
ture, with much success, for many years. Later 
in 1867, he moved to Salem, and in 1869. with 
his son, Carl, opened a tannery. Two years 
later, in 1871, at the early age of 52 years, he 
died, leaving his son to continue the business. 
Li early manhood. Jacob Boeshaar married 
Philippina Baker, who died July 4. 1867. To 
them were born nine children, namely : Carl ; 
Carolina (i), Caroline (2), Jacob, Theobald, 
Mary, Fred, and Christian, all of whom are de- 
ceased; and John H. 

Carl Boe.shaar, was but two years old when 
his parents came to America, and was mainly 



reared in Ohio, where they finally settled. 
Here, with hard work and an active intellect, 
he obtained such educatiun as the common 
schools could afford. Upon starting out in life, 
in 1865, he hired out as apprentice to a tanner. 
After three years, he became so proficient at 
the business that he was enabled to command 
good A\-ages, and for nine months he worked as 
a journeyman. Li 1869. as has been said, he 
with his father, open.ed a tannery in Salem. 
From 187;, the time of his father's death, until 
1883. he carried on the business by himself, 
with very good results. He then closed the 
tannery f'jr a period of three years, but in 1886 
opened it again under the firm name of Carl 
Boeshaar & Son. Putting into this industry re- 
newed strength and vigor, he was now enabled 
to conduct it on a larger scale than before. 
Each succeeding year has added stability and 
capital to the firm, which now turns out 130 
hides per month. 

Li 1867, Mr. Boeshaar married Catherine 
W'etz. daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Say- 
ler) \\'etz, residents of Salem township. Six 
cliildren have been born to Mr. and J\L"s. Boe- 
shaar, four of whom have been married as fol- 
lows, — Lizzie, to Daniel J^Iattern ; Katie, to 
John Garver ; Mary, to Jacob Hart ; and Phil- 
ipena A., to Lewis Hart. The other chiklren 
are Carrie L. and Fred C. ]\Ir. Boeshaar is a 
man of irreproachable character, and is a mem- 
ber of the Protestant Lutheran Church. Fra- 
ternally, he belongs to Lowell Lodge. No. 438, 
L O. O. F. : and politically, he aftiliates with 
tlie Democrats. 



ANIEL R. SHAW, who for many 
years was successfully engaged in 
mercantile pursuits in Vincent, Ohio, 
which is still his home, is now serv- 
ing a three-years term as County 
Commissioner of Washington County, having 
been elected to^ that office in November, 1899, 
on the Republican ticket. He took his seat in 
September. 1900, siicceeding Mr. Randolph, of 
Bartlett. Wesley township. Mr. Shaw was 
born in Dunham township, and is a son of the 
late Daniel and Catherine Shaw. ' 



1238 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Daniel Shaw was born in Argylesliire, 
Scotland, in 1798, and came to this country 
about 1820, and located ui Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, where he was among the early set- 
tlers. In politics he was a stanch Democrat. 
He departed this life in 1872. His wife came 
to Washington County in 1841, and survived 
her husband about 10 years. They reared a 
family of several children, who are mainly resi- 
dents of Washington County. 

Daniel R. Shaiw remained in Dunham town- 
ship until he reached maturity, and followed 
farming until 1S84. In December of that year 
he went to Vincent and opened a general mer- 
chandise store, in connectimi with which he 
acted as agent for the Marietta Mineral Rail- 
road Company, as it was then called. Three 
years later, in 1887, he sold his store to his 
brother, Alexander Shaw, and took a vacation 
which he spent principally in traveling and 
sightseeing. He was 18 months in California, 
having relatives about 30 miles sonth of Los 
Angeles, and during this time visited many 
places of interest. 

Returning to Vincent, Mr. Shaw was en- 
gaged in mercantile pursuits until 1892, when 
he sold to advantage, and since that time vari- 
ous business enterprises have claimed his at- 
tention. In partnership with L. C. Hayes, he 
purchased and platted what is known as Hayes 
& Shaw's addition to Vincent. They also put 
down the first oil well in that vicinity, and Mr. 
Shaw is still extensively engaged in leasing and 
operating oil fields in various sections oi the 
county. He owns a splendid farm but a short 
distance north of Vincent-. Besides this he 
has a fine, large residence in Vincent, which 
was completed in February-, 1894. 

IMr. Shaw Avas joined in marriage with 
Blanche Agin, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
James Agin, Iwth of whom are prominent resi- 
dents oif Vincent. Three children blessed this 
union, the eldest of whom, Luella, died in in- 
fancy. The others are Fergus, aged nine 
years ; and Delbert, aged seven years. Al- 
though reared in the Presbyterian faith, Mr. 
Shaw has liberal ideas on religious sul>jects. 
In politics he has played a promitient part. 
AMicn Init twentv-one vears of age he was 



elected assessor of personal property in Dun- 
ham township, and to his credit it may be said 
that he held that office for 14 consecutive years. 
In 1880 he was elected real estate assessor of 
the same township. Mr. Shaw is a public- 
spirited citizen, and is intensely interested in 
local and national affairs. To his efforts are 
largely due the successful completion and dedi- 
cation of the new $200,000 Court House, 
which is the pride of the citizens of Washing- 
ton Countv. 



R. RICHARD H. WHITTINGTON. 
able and widely known physician of 
Xe\\" Matamoras, Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, has a general practice which 
does credit to his skill and experience. 
L) owns a fine farm and does general 
Dr. \\'hittington was born July 20, 
Summerfield, Noble County, Ohio, 
and Hannah 



He also 
farming. 
1859, in 
and is a son of Benjamin H 



(Merrill) Whittington. His grandparents 
were Henry and Rebecca (Hunt) Whitting- 
ton. The former was a native of Calvert 
County, Maryland, and the father of Massa- 
chusetts. The Whittingtons are of English 
descent. 

Benjamin Whittington. like his father, 
clainied i\Iaryland as his native state, and was 
born in Calvert County, August 16, 1832. At 
the age of 14 }-ears, he journeyed west with 
his mother, to Belmont County, Ohio, leaving 
behind the pleasant scenes of his boyhood days. 
They located in Barnesville, and M'r. Whitting- 
ton remained there until he attained the age 
of 17 years, when he again took his leave of 
familiar scenes, and went to Summerfield, 
Noble County, Ohio. There he resided until 
1880, when he located in Washington County, 
and purchased a farm near Bloomfield, Ludlow 
township, where he spent the remainder of his 
life. The date of his demise was December 18, 
1898. \\'hile still a resident of Noble County, 
he followed the occupation of tobacco raising 
on a farm there, and cultivated quite an exten- 
si\'e supply of toljacco. 

Benjamin Whittington was united in mar- 
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Richard and Hannah (Perkins) MerriU. She 
is a native of Noble County, Ohio, where her 
birth occnrred April 10, 1835, in Summer- 
field. Their union was l)lessed with eight chil- 
dren, as follows: an infant, deceased, born 
April 7, 1853; Sylvester, born April 29, 1854: 
Margaret R., born March 24, 1856; Richard 
H. ; James T., born December 13, 1861 ; El- 
mer, born October 12, 1864; Laura J., born 
February T2, 1868; and William A. born Sep- 
tember 25 1870. Mrs. Whittington died Octo- 
ber 2, 1870. The father of these children was 
an acti\-e member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church for twenty-five years. In political 
opinions he was a Republican. The mother 
was also an active memlser of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. 

Richard H. Whittington was reared in 
Noble County, Ohio, and attended the public 
schools. At the termination of his school ca- 
reer he became an instructor, and taught school 
for about six years. He spent eighteen months 
in Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa, and filled 
positions in Noble, Monroe and Washington 
counties in Ohio. After this he attended Star- 
ling Medical College, at Columbus. Ohio, to 
fit himself for the medical profession, and in 
1891. received his degree. In May, of the 
same year, he purchased a fine farm near New 
Matamoras, but chose for his first field of prac- 
tice the town of Rinard's Mills, Washington 
County, where he remained until 1893. He 
then left that place for West, Ohio, where he 
practiced successfully for a time, and then spent 
two years in New Matamoras. His health 
failed him then, and he was compelled to give 
up his practice there, and go to his farm near 
New Matamoras, where he began general farm- 
ing on his 120 acres, and has since lived, and 
continued in general practice. He is especially 
fitted for a ph}'sician's work, having taken a 
post-graduate course of six weeks at the Star- 
ling University, where he graduated in the 
year 1896. He makes a specialty of female dis- 
eases but is also skillful in many others. 

On June 24, 1894, the subject of this sketch 
was united in marriage with Clara Berentz, a 
daughter of Christopher W. Berentz, and they 
have had two children, namelv : Starling, de- 




ceased, and Chauncey. By a former union Mt. 
Whittington lias had two children, — Homer 
M., and Cora B. Mr. Whittington. to- 
gether with his family, attends the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, of which he has been a 
member twenty-seven years. Since 1899, he 
has iieen a member of the American Medical 
Association. In politics, he is independent, 
and has served on the board of health of New 
J.Iatamoras. He is a gentleman who enjoys 
the esteem and resoect of his fellow citizens. 



W. GRIMES, one of the foremost 
farmers of Grandview township, 
Washington County, Ohio, owns 
171 acres of ^'aluable land in sections 
15 and 21. and carries on general 
farming, although he rents the greater part of 
his laud to other people. He was born in Bel- 
mont County, Ohio, January 7, 1839, and is a 
son of Jolin and Anna ( Creighton) Grimes. 

John Grimes was born in County Down, 
Ireland. Ele lived to see many years of active 
life, ami when still a young man, previous to 
coming to this country, he was a weaver of 
fine linen. After arriving in the United States, 
he traveled from New York to Guernsey Coun- 
ty, Ohio, and there made his home. He soon 
found work at that place, and was employed in. 
doing contract work on the National Road. 
For a number of years, he also followed gen- 
eral farming, and in 1862, he moved from Bel- 
mont to Washington County. Ohio, where he 
purchased the farm now owned by his son, C. 
W., and lived there until 1882, the date of his 
demise. 

]\lr. Grimes was united in matrimony with 
Anna Creighton, while a resident of Guernsey 
County, and they were blessed with 13 children : 
Those now living are as follows : Jane; Mary ; 
C. W. ; Michael C. ; Samuel S. ; James K. ; and 
George W. Michael C, James and George are 
ministers of the Go.spel in the Methodist Epis- 
copal denomination, having been reared in that 
faith by their parents. In politics John Grimes 
was always a Republican. 

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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



places in Gnenisey and Belmont counties until 
the Civil War. when he enlisted as a private, 
August 12, i8t)2, in Company C, S^nd Reg., 
Ohio Vol. Infantry. He fought under Gen- 
eral Daniel McCook, and saw hard ser\'ice un- 
til he was honorably discharged in 1S65, at 
Washington, D. C. He was in the battle of 
Perryville, on August 8, 1862, at Stone River, 
and in North and South Carolina with General 
Sherman. During this period he was wounded 
three times, once, July 19, 1864, in the left 
hand, while fighting in the battle of Peach 
Tree Creek, in Georgia, and again in the left 
shoulder, by a minie ball, at Bentonville, 
North Carolina. He was advanced, on ac- 
count of \-a!iant service, from a private's rank 
to tliat of captain. After the war, he returned 
to his farm, where he has continued until 
the present time, a well-to^do and successful 
farmer. 

Tlie subject of this sketch is a Prohibition- 
ist, in his political opinions. He is an active 
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at 
New Alatamoras, \\'ashington County, Ohio. 



OHN H. RUSSELL, a prominent oil 
operator of the Ohio Valley, owning 
extensive holdings of valuable oil 
land both in Ohio- and West Vir- 
ginia, has been a resident of Mari- 
etta, since 1898. A Pennsylvanian by birth, 
he is a son of T. H. and Almeda M. (Fir- 
man) Russell, of whom the former was a na- 
tive of the state of New York, and the latter 
of Pennsylvania. 

T. H. Russell accompanied his parents, in 
childhood, to Warren County, Pennsylvania, 
where his father engaged in farming. In early 
manhood he became interested in the oil fields 
of the Keystone state, and embarked in the 
oil business, in which he continued through 
life. In 1893 he went to the vicinity of Corn- 
ing, Ohio, and there his death occurred in 
1898, at the age of 56 years. 

The oil business has been familiar to John 
H. Russell since his boyhood. He is the sen- 
ior member of the firm of Russell & Metzger, 



the scene of whose present labors is in the 
northern part of Washington County. 

!Mr. Russell and his family reside at No. 
^2^ Second street, ^^larietta, and they are at- 
tendants of the Methodist Church. Fraternal- 
Iv he is affiliated with the ^Masons and Elks. 



S.VAC AND LEVI SOLE, brotliers, and 
prominent agriculturists of Grandview 
township, Washington County, occupy 
farms side by side, about six miles 
from New Matamoras, on the Ohio 
River. They are prominent citizens of their 
township, and are experts in the line of -work 
they pursue with such diligence and constancy. 
Thev are sons of Stephen and Catherine 
(Brown) Sok, well-known and respected citi- 
zens. 

Stephen Sole was born in 18 17, in the Key- 
stone State, while his wife was a native of Bel- 
mont County, Ohio, where her birth took place 
in 1827. They had a family of thirteen chil- 
dren, of whonii the following are still living: 
Isaac ; Jacob, a farmer in ]\Ionrte County, 
Ohio; and Levi. 

Isaac Sole was born in Monroe County, 
Ohio, on June 11, 1844, and lived on the home 
place until the Civil War broke out, in 1861. 
He then determined to fight for the Union, and 
enlisted in Company C, 2nd Reg., Virginia 
\'olunteer Cavalry, in the Department of tlie 
East. Throughout the long struggle that fol- 
lowed he saw hard service, and fought with 
courage and resolution. While in Charleston, 
West Virginia, he was struck by a minie ball in 
the left shoulder, and the wound thus received 
kept hini) in the hospital forty-three days. On 
July 3, 1865, he was honorably discharged and 
returned to his home in Monroe County. 

While serving his country he was united in 
marriage with Merinda E. Shrives, a native of 
Monroe County, whose birth took place in 
1845. To their union were born eight children, 
as follows : James ; Sylvester ; Libby ; Cor- 
delia ; Hattie (deceased): Catherine: Stephen 
(deceased) : and Oscar. The family attend the 
LTnited Brethren Church, of which ]Mr. Sole is- 
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After the war Mr. Sole pitrchased a farmin 
Monroe County and remained there in the in- 
terests of his calHng until 1896, tlie time of his 
removal to his present farm of thirty acres. 
He does general farming and has been a tiller 
of the soil all his life. In politics he is a Demo- 
crat, and always defends his party principles. 

Levi Sole, brother of Isaac, was born Au- 
gust II. 1849. in Monroe County, Ohio. He 
was a resident of tlie homestead farm until 
1872. when he was united in marriage with 
Marv Bowen. also a native of Monroe County, 
who' was born in 1833. He then started out 
for iiimself, and after various experiences pur- 
chased his present home farm, beside that of his 
brother, Isaac. His family consists of four 
children, namely: E. Wilson: Charles; Mag- 
gie : and Elmer. 

Levi Sole's farm contains forty acres of 
fertile land, which he keeps highly cultivated. 
He has always taken sides with the Democratic 
party, in politics, and is a valued member of 
that organization. 



HILIP F. KARCHER, who carries 
on general farming and dairying in 
Grand View townsliip, Washington 
Countv. Ohio, is of German descent, 
but was born in Monroe County, 
Ohio, December i, 1857. He is a son of 
Henrv and Catherine (Voegley) Karcher. 
The former is a native of Alsace, where he 
was born in 181 7. and the latter was born in 
Germanv in 1821. 

In 1S44 Henry Karcher came to the United 
States and located in Pittsburg. Subsequent- 
ly he went to ^.lonroe County, and later on set- 
tled in New ]\Iatamoras. Washington County. 
He worked at his trade as a carpenter and also 
farmed during the remainder of his life there. 
He and his wife had nine children, as follows : 
Lena, who is the wife of Mr. Gautschi : 
Henry, deceased : Charles : William : Au- 
gust :' Philip F- : Catherine, who married 
Henry Clerner. deceased: Henry: and Em- 
ma, who became the wife of Mr. Langs- 
dorf. The family were niembers of the Ger- 



man Lutheran Church. In ])olilics the father 
was an acti\'e worker in Democratic interests. 
He died December 19, 1898, age 81 years, 
two months and seven davs. Mrs. Karcher is 
still living, aged 81 years. 

The subject of this Ino-graphy was born, 
reared and married in Monroe County, Ohio. 
His marriage took place August 7, 1881, 
when he led to the altar Caroline E. Lohr. who 
was born in Monroe County on July 6. 1859, 
and is a daughter of John and Caroline 
(Deagle) Lohr, natives of Germany. In 1838 
Mrs. Karcher's father came to the United 
States. He was but nine years old at the time 
of this voyage. The family located in Pitts- 
burg, and' later moved to Monroe County, 
where he now resides, foUo'wing the double 
occupation of carpenter and farmer. He and 
his wife had fourteen children, eight of whom 
are still living. Mrs. Karcher is the oldest 
child. The others are as follows : JMargaret ; 
George: John; Louise; Ed; Henry; and 
Amelia. 

Philip F. Karcher and his wife have six 
children, as follows: Clarence: Olive; Roy; 
Lester; Archie; and Gracie. The family have 
lived in Washington County since 1891. Pre- 
vious to their arrival Mr. Karcher was a bar- 
ber in Moundsville, West Virginia, for ten 
years and ten days, but is now content with 
general farming and dairying on his 165 acres 
of land. He also raises stock to some extent, 
and prospers in all he undertakes. In politics 
is a Democrat of active partisanship. He and 
]Mrs. Karcher are valued members of the Lu- 
theran Church- 



1E0RGE DEXTER HARVEY.^ a 
well-known insurance agent of New 
]\Iatamoras, Washington County, 

Ohio, was Ij'iirn at Flints ]\Iill. in 

the same county, September ir, 
1859. He is a son of George W. and Mary 
E.'( Stout) Harvey, the former being a na- 
tive of Greene County, Pennsylvania, and the 
latter O'f Pleasants County, West Virginia. 
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and located at Flints Mill, where he followed 
general merchandizing until his death, which 
occurred in 1873. He was preceded to the 
grave by his wife, who died in 1872. They 
reared four children, all oi whom are de- 
ceased, except the subject of this biography. 

George Dexter Harvey was the recipient 
of a good mental training. He attended the 
Greene Street School in Marietta, Ohio, and 
subsequently took a supplementary course in 
Dufifs Business College, in Pittsburg. He 
then returned to Washington County, engaged 
as clerk on a steamboat and followed that oc- 
cupation for a number of years. In 1894 Mr. 
Harvey embarked in the insurance business. 
He writes a large number of policies each 
year, dealing principally in fire insurance. He 
carries an agency for numerous eastern com- 
panies, and does quite an extensive business- 
Among the companies he represents are the 
Hartford, the ^Etna, the Glens Falls, the Co- 
lumbia, of Dayton, Ohio', and the Fire Asso- 
ciation, of Philadelphia. 

In 1885 Mr. Harvey was united in mar- 
riage with Lida Blanche Talbut, a native of 
New Matamoras, and a daughter of C. W. and 
Nancy J. Talbot. Mrs. Harvey was born 
May 5, i860. She and her husband are active 
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
They have three children, — Nellie Grant, Nan- 
cy Talbot, and Mary West. Fraternally Mr. 
Harvey affiliates with the Knights of Pythias. 
He is a man ,<>f broad ideas, and is a public- 
spirited and worthy citizen. 



OHN W. BERENTZ, cashier of the 
First National Bank of New Mata- 
moras, was born in Adams County, 
Ohio, January 17, 1871, and is a son 
of Christian W. and Rebecca (Bar- 
rett) Berentz. 

Christian W. Berentz, who is one of the old 
and favorably known residents of Washington 
County, was born January 8, 1836, in Penn- 
sylvania. He led toi the hymeneal altar Re- 
becca Barrett, a native of Monroe County, 
Ohio, and their union was blessed with ten 
children, as follows: Delia; Eliza; George 



V. ; Eveline ; Alice ; John W^ ; Belle ; Clara ; 
and Cora and Nora, twins. 

John W. Berentz applied himself to his 
studies in the schools of Monroe and Grand- 
view townships, and thus received his early 
training in the paths of knowledge. The 
greater part of his youth was spent on a farm, 
and when his school days were past Mr. 
Berentz began life as a teacher and taught 
school very ably and successfully for the 
twelve years that followed. Half of that time 
was spent in the schools near New ]\Iatamoras. 
Since 1902 he has held his present position as 
cashier in the First National Bank, and has 
won the confidence) and approval of those 
around him. 

In 1892 the subject of this sketch was 
united in matrimony with Lilly M. Springer, 
who was born in New ^ilatamoras, September 
19, 1891. and is a daughter of George 
Springer, of New ]\Iatamoras. Thev have two 
children,^George W. and Alma Beryl. The 
former was born February 19, 1893, and the 
latter October 14, 1899. The family attend 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

Mr. Berentz is a valued member of the 
Democratic party, to which he has been of 
service many times. He was clerk of his 
township for two terms, and village clerk two 
terms. His reputation as an honest, public- 
spirited citizen is untarnished, and he enjoys 
the good wishes of his fellow-citizens. 



R. R. B. ROWLES, a rising young 

physician and surgeon of New j\Iata- 

moras, Washington County, Ohio, 

has a profitable practice extending 

far into the surrounding country, 

and makes a specialty of treating nose, throat, 

and chest diseases, having taken special 

courses on such ailments. 

Dr. Rowles was born in Monroe County, 
Ohio. October 30, 1865, and is a son of Jacob 
and Eliza fColvin) Rowles, and grandson of 
John and Mary Rowles. 

Jacob Rowles was also an Ohioan by birth, 
and in 1841 accompanied his parents to ^Ion- 
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on May 3, 1835. In 1894 he located in New 
Matamoras, where he is spending his decHn- 
ing years. In pohtics he is a Democrat. He 
and his wife reared four children, viz : Ad- 
die, deceased ; Charles ; Benton, who is suc- 
cessfully engaged in teaching; and R. B., the 
subject of this writing. 

R. B. Rowles attended the public scho<:>ls 
of both Monroe and Washington counties, and 
took a supplementary course at Ada, Hardin 
County, Ohio, where he received the degree 
of B. S. He then entered the Baltimore 
Medical College, from which he graduated in 
1899. He took special courses in nose, throat 
and chest ailments and has met with unquali- 
fied success in the treatment of those dis- 
eases. 

Dr. Rowles located in Xew ^Nlatamoras in 
1899, soon after his graduation, and is looked 
upon as one of the most successful physicians 
in that locality. April 21, 1898, he was joined 
in matrimony with M. Marie Walter, and two 
children bless their home. These children are 
twins, and their names are Everett and Em- 
mett. Mrs. Rowles was born in ^lonroe 
County, Ohio, December i, 1873, but was 
reared and educated principally in Washing- 
ton County. She is a daughter of Israel and 
Catherine Walter, of New ^Matamoras. She 
is a member of the M. E. Church. 

Politically Dr. Rowles is allied with the 
Democratic party, and fraternally is a mem- 
ber of the I. O. 0. F. and K. of' P. He is a 
good and useful citizen of his community, and 
has hosts of friends, who predict a prosperous 
future for him. 




ilUGUSTUS DANA STONE, de- 
ceased, was one of Belpre's oldest 
and most prominent citizens. He 
was born February 17, 1835, in 
Washington County, Ohio, and was 
a son of Col. John and Charlotte P. (Loring) 
Stone. 

Col. John Stone was born June 23, 1795, 
and was a son of Capt. Jonathan Stone, who 
first came to Marietta in 1788. Capt. Jona- 
than Stone was born at Braintree, Massachu- 



setts, in 1 75 1, and was a tanner by occupa- 
tion. He enlisted in the Colonial army dur- 
ing the Revolutionary War, with the rank 
of orderly sergeant. He was commissioned 
captain in 1781, and served in that capacity, 
until the close of the war. He was appointed 
treasurer of Washington County in 1792. He 
died March 24, 1801. Colonel Stone lived 
upon the old homestead, now occupied by the 
widow of Augustus Dana Stone. The house 
is over a hundred years old, and originally 
stood near the river. Later it was moved to 
its present location with thirty-eight yoke of 
oxen, in four hours' time. In 1826 ]^Ir. Stone 
was made colonel of militia, and was there- 
after known by the title of colonel. In 1819 
he married Charlotte P. Loring, a daughter 
of Ezekiel Loring, who came to Ohio from 
Massachusetts, when she was seventeen vears 
old. 

Augustus Dana Stone received a good 
mental training in the log school liouses of 
Belpre township, and thereafter took up farm- 
ing, which he followed throughout life. He 
enlisted in the 100-day service during the 
Civil \\'ar, and served in the 148th Reg., Ohio 
Vol. Infantry. He was a member of the 
Grand Army of the Republic, and in politics 
was a strong Republican. 

Mr. Stone was united in marriage with 
Ro'wena Nye Putnam, who was born in Belpre 
township November 5, 1834, and is a daugh- 
ter of William P. and Rowena N. Putnam. 
Her father was born April 2, 1792, and died 
May 31, 1 87 1. His wife was born August 
15, 1802, and died in September, 1885. They 
had eight children two of whom survive, 
namely : Mrs. Stone, and Mrs. Julia Wilcox, 
who resides in St. Louis. William P. Putnam 
was the founder of the Universalist Church 
in Belpre township, and was very active in 
church work. He was a good man, and was 
lield in the highest esteem by all who knew 
him. 

Mrs. Rowena Nye Stone received her 
mental training in the common schools of' 
Belpre township. She is well-read, and is 
thoroughly posted on the history of the town- 
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all that pertains to the welfare of the county, 
and now resides on the old homestead, which 
is located within the corporation limits of 
Belpre. Four children hlessed her uni' m with 
Mr. Stone, namely : Anselm Tupper ; Grace, 
wife of P. W. Athey; ?^Iary X.. wife of Dr. 
F. S. McGee: and V\"ilham X., wlio married 
Josephine Thompson, a memljer of a Pennsyl- 
vania family. !Mrs. Stone is a memher of the 
Uni\'ersahst Church. 



|£TER HICKAIAX, a retired farmer 
of Grandview township, Washington 
County, Ohio, is an upright, worthy 
gentleman, respected and honored by 
all. He was horn December 28, 1830, 
in Monroe County, and is a son of William and 
Margaret (Green) Hickman, nati\es of the 
Keystone State. He is the only survivor of 
ten children horn to iiis parents. 

William Hickman was also a farmer, who 
went to Ohio al)out 1822, when still young, and 
located in ^Nhmroe County, where he lived all 
his life. In politics he was of the Democratic 
party. 

ilonroe County was the scene of Peter 
Hickman"s boyhood experiences, and there also 
he received his mental training. When the Re- 
bellion spread confusion and gloom over the 
country, he enlisted, in 1862, in Company D. 
1 16th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf.. and served through- 
out the Avar, taking part in many skirmishes 
and battles. He fought in the battle of Pied- 
mont and was v.^ounded in the head by a minie 
ball ; he was also in Hunter's raid in the Shen- 
andoah Valley. He became sick at Staunton. 
and was sent to Gallipolis. where he remained 
in the hospital aiDout a month, and then re- 
ported for duty at Harper's Ferry. He was 
sent to the Shenandoah \"alley and there served 
under General Sheridan. Afterward he was 
on duty near Richmond and along the James 
River. He was in the hospital at Point of 
Rocks for some time, and was discharged at 
Dennison. Ohio, thus ending his service in the 
army. 

At the close of the \A'ar Mr. Hickman re- 



turned to Mom'oe County and there lived un- 
til i866. when he remox'ed to Payton Island 
and farmed three years pi'eA'ious to! his arrival 
in Grandview township, the place of his resi- 
dence for so many years. He bought his farms 
there in sections 31 and 35, where he remained 
fi\'e years. Following this, he lived in Lower 
X'ewport for fifteen years, and then returned to 
his old homestead, where he has been in re- 
tirement during the past five years. 

In 1854 ]\Ir. Hickman chose for his wife 
Eliza Jackson, and they had three children, 
\\'illiam Edward; John Thomas; and Elida 
Belle, who was united in marriage with Mr. 
X'ewlen. Mr. Hickman is a member of the 
Christian Union Clnu'ch, and is a Prohibition- 
ist in his political opinions. 



C. THOMPSON, the genial pro- 
prietor of the Green Hotel at New 
jNIatamoras, W'ashington County, 
Ohio, has been located there only 
since 1900, but his place has become 
popular and enjoys a fair patronage. Mr. 
Thompson is a native of Armstrong County, 
Pennsylvania, where he was born November 
8, 1 86 1. He is a son of Captain John A. and" 
Nancy (Adams) Thompson. 

Captain John A. Thompson was born in 
Tylersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1823. From 
1865 to 1869 he followed a river life and sub- 
sequently engaged in the hotel business, which 
occupied his attention for a number of years. 
He was located three years at Foxburg, Penn- 
sylvania, after which he went to Clarion 
County, of the same state, and conducted a 
general store for a brief period. Selling out 
to advantage in 1873. he went to Butler Coun- 
ty. Pennsylvania, and again engaged in the 
hotel business. He remained there two years, 
and afterward followed similar work in Brad- 
ford, Pennsylvania, where he spent the closing 
years of his life, and died in 1878. He was 
a Republican in politics. 

Captain Thompson's wife was also born 
in Pennsylvania, near Parker's Landing. 
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erva ; Alfred ; Cassius M. C. ; O. C. ; and Al- 
fred- Mr. Thompson was reaied in the state 
of Pennsylvania and New York. He followed 
the oil business for many years, and located 
in New Matamoras in 1900, as previously 
mentioned. In 1885 he was united in mar- 
riage with Minnie Golden, a native of Roches- 
ter, New York, where her birth took place in 
1864. Mrs. Thompson is a daughter of P. 
Golden, who is now a resident of Butler Coun-' 
ty, Pennsylvania, where he follows the oil 
business. He and his wife reared six chil- 
dren, namely: Joseph; John: \\'alter; Min- 
nie: Anna; and Agnes. 

The subject of this sketch and his es- 
timable wife have seven children, namely : 
Anna ; Mabel ; Louis ; Agnes ; Mary ; Edna ; 
and Helen. The family worship at the Cath- 
olic Church, of which Mrs. Thompson is a 
member. Mr. Thompson has liberal ideas on 
the subject of religion. In his political action 
he is an earnest supporter of the Democratic 
party. 



HARLES THEODORE NINON, 
who is a prosperous farmer, owns a 
farm of 140 acres, about three and 
a half miles southwest of Beverly, 
Washington County, Ohio, and is 
well known all over the county for his integ- 
rity and industry. He is a son of George H. 
and Adaline A. (Smith) Nixon, and was bnrn 
October 8, 1S52. in W'atertown township, 
Washington County. 

George H. Nixon was l)orn in Herkimer 
County. New York, April 7, 1828. He nmde 
his home in Watertown township, W'ashington 
County, in 1839, at which time his father, 
Otis Nixon, purchased the place now owned' 
by his son, the subject of this sketch. .George 
H. Nixo'u's demise took place in 1894, and 
was deply mourned by his fellow citizens, as 
during all his life he was highly respected in 
the community. He was a Democrat, in poli- 
tics. October 28, 1851, George H. Nixon 
married Adaline A. Smith, who was born Au- 
gust 22, 1 83 1, and is living in Washington 



County, on the home place. She is a native 
of Fairfield township and was the mother of 
five children, namely: Charles T. ; Mary E., 
who was born December 27, 1854, and died 
May 31, 1862; Emma C. who was born July 
20, 1858. and died June 21, 1862; George D., 
who was born June 15, i860, and died June 
19, 1862; and William W., whO' was born June 
26, 1867, and now lives in Missouri. 

July 4, 1872, Charles T. Nixon was united 
in marriage with Bernendina Bennink, a daugh- 
ter of John and Fredricke (Darding) Ben- 
nink, and a native of Watertown township, 
wdiere she was born in 1851. This union was 
blessed with twoi children, — Lawrence E., born 
Noivember 30, 1874, who was killed September 
I, 1884, when 10 years old, having been run 
o^ver by horses: and Addie L., born July 8, 
1879, who' married Pearl Pickering, and lives 
in Watertown, Ohio. 

John Bennink, ]\Irs. Charles T. Nixon's 
father, was a native of Zutphen, Holland, 
where, during his early years, he was a sea- 
man, and later, took up the occupation of an 
awning-maker. After coming to this coun- 
try, he farmed until his death, on June 14, 
1875, at the age of 62 years. His wife, Fred- 
ricke Darding, before marriage, was a native 
of Durkheim. Bavaria, born in 1828, and is 
living in Louisville, Kentucky. She was the 
mother Oif T2 children, namely: Elizabeth, 
born May i, 1849; Henry, born August 27, 
1850; Bernendina, born January 22, 1852: Jo- 
hana, born September 14, 1853 : John, born 
January 13, 1855; ^lary, born June 11, 1856; 
Fredericke, born June 20, 1858; W^illiam, born 
November 3, i860; Amelia, born August 16, 
1863; Louisa, born January 5, 1865; Jacob, 
born July 11, 1869: and Wilhelmina, born De- 
cember 23, 1870. 

Mrs. Nixon died July 19. 1881. She was 
a member of the Universalist Church, and was 
devoted to its work. On May 3, 1882, Mr. 
Nixon was united in marriage with her sister, 
Johana, and they have two children, — Min- 
nie J., born July 10, 1884, who married Floyd 
L. Waterman, and resides in Watertown ; and 
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at home. During the Civil War, Mrs. Nix- 
on's fatlier served as a telegrarph repairer in 
the Union Army. 

Mr. Nixon is a Democrat, in political af- 
fair.s, and is now serving his second term as 
trustee of his township. Washington County 
would greatly miss him, since he is just the 
type of citizen that helps to elevate the stand- 
ard of any township or coimty. 




LBANESS SPENCER, a well-known 
and highly respected farmer of 
Washington County, residing upon 
a line, highly-cultivated farm of 131 
acres, in Dunham township, was 
born May 3, 1822, and is a son of Samuel P. 
and Catherine (Profitt) Spencer.' His fath- 
er was a native of Virginia, and his mother, 
of East Tennessee. 

Samuel P. Spencer was a son of James 
Spencer, who was also born in Virginia, and 
during the greater part of his life, was a con- 
tractor for public works. He built many of 
the canals, which in his day were used as the 
principal transportation routes. His useful 
life closed at the age of 43 years. His wife 
survived until 1880, and died when 84 years 
old. Three children born to Samuel and 
Catherine Spencer, namely : Albaness, Mary 
and Adelina. 

Albaness Spencer had but the meager edu- 
cational advantages of those early da^'S, his 
schooling being confined to the few v.-inter 
months, when farm work was light. His 
tastes have always been in the Ime of farming, 
and to that he has devoted his attention, occa- 
sionally engaging in logging in the timber 
lands. The fine property o\TOed by Mr. Spen- 
cer, which he has brought to such a state of 
productiveness, was purchased bv himself. He 
is occupied in farming and stock raising. 

In 1848, Mr. Spencer married Perlinia 
Dye, who was a daughter of Amos Dye, and' 
to this union has been born a family of nine 
children, namely : Amos, deceased ; John R. ; 
Thomas, deceased; Samuel; an infant, de- 
ceased ; Bannie ; Florence ; Leota C. and Au- 



gusta. Mr. Spencer has reared his family in 
the faith of the Congregational Church, of 
which he is a member and to which he liber- 
ally contributes. His life has been a com- 
paratively quiet one, filled with the duties of 
the hour; in its decline he finds himself sur- 
rounded with many friends. 

Bannie Spencer, son of Albaness Spencer, 
is also a farmer and resides in Dunham town- 
ship. Since attending the district schools of 
Washington County he has devoted his whole 
attention to agricultural affairs. He owns one 
of the finest farms in Dunham township, the 
old Gregg place, consisting of 112 acres, which 
he purchased in 1898. This is valuable, pro- 
ductive land, and under Mr. Spencer's excel- 
lent cultivation yields enormously. 

In 1885, ]Mr. Spencer married Lizzie Raw- 
son, who was a daughter of Stephen Rawson, 
and four children resulted from this union, 
namely : Ida ; Harry, deceased ; Homer and 
Bertha. In political adherence, Mr. Spencer 
is a stanch Republican, and capably filled the 
position of township trustee for three years. 
Being a man well qualified for almost any of- 
fice in the gift of the party, he came near to be- 
ing made the candidate for sheriff of the coun- 
ty, being beaten at the convention by a small 
majority. ]\Ir. Spencer belongs to a substan- 
tial and reliable family, all of whom have been 
respected in their various communities. 




EORGE T. GALE, M. D., who com- 
mands an extensive practice in New- 
port and its vicinity, was born in 
that town, in Washington County, 
Ohio, December 22, 1852. and is a 
son oif George Washington and Cathrine 
(Wells) Gale. His grandfather was George 
Gale, a sea captain by occupation. 

George Washington Gale was born in 
Hampshire County, W'est Virginia, where he 
received his early educational training. He 
completed his education at Cumberland, 
Maryland, and prepared himself for the med- 
ical profession under the preceptorship of Pro- 
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practice in 1821, and later located in Wood 
County, West Virginia, where he practiced 
until 1 84 1, after which he was located at New- 
port, Washington County, until his death, in 
July, 1877. He married Cathrine Wells, who 
was from Tyler County, West Virginia, and 
was a daughter of Nicholas W^ells, for many 
years a farmer of that county. 

Dr. George T. Gale was a pupil in the 
public schools in early life, after which he 
attended Jefferson Medical College three years, 
graduating therefrom in 1874. In that year he 
began the practice of his profession in New- 
port. He took a post-graduate course in 1891. 
He is one of the leading physicians of New- 
port, and his patients include many who reside 
in other counties and cities. Dr. Gale is a mem- 
ber of the Washington County Medical Soci- 
ety, the Ohio State Medical Society, and the 
American Medical Association. The Doctor 
is a breeder of fine, thoroughbred horses and 
cattle, and has a very fine home place con- 
sisting of ten acres, located in the suburbs. 

Dr. Gale married Myra H. Hays, a daugh- 
ter of Richard Hays, a farmer of Washing- 
ton County. To' them were born three chil- 
dren, of whom two survive, namely : George 
H. and Larry H. Religiously Dr. Gale is of 
the Catholic faith, while Mrs. Gale adheres to 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. 



LTUS M. ^lAXKINS. a substantial, 
retired farmer of Dunham town- 
ship and an esteemed citizen of the 
village of Belpre, was born in Dun- 
ham township, Washington County, 
Ohio, May 4, 1834. He is a son of John and 
Betsy (Ellenwood) Mankins. the former a 
native of Washington County, and the latter a 
native of Virginia. 

John Mankins was a very successful farm- 
er of Dunham township and was considered in 
his day one of the substantial men of his town- 
ship. The excellent farm which is now the 
property of Esquire Phillips, in Dunham 
township, was a part of ^Ir. Mankins' es- 
tate. In politics he was an Old-Line Whig, 



and welcomed the advent of the Republican 
party, to which he attached himself, although 
never a seeker for political honors. He was 
much respected and his death, in 1884, at the 
age of 65 years, was very generally mourned. 
His widow died in 1892, aged 76 years. 
Their children were five in number, as fol- 
lows : Rufus M. ; Catherine L. ; Caroline C ; 
Daniel E. ; and Mary. 

Rufus M. Mankins obtained his mental 
training in the district schools of Dunham 
township, and employed himself in farm work 
until the outbreak of the Civil War. With other 
loyal young men of Washington County he 
otifered his services in defense of his country, 
enlisting at Camp Chase, in Company B, 88th' 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under the command of 
Maj. John W. Schuyles and Capt. John C. 
Moon. During the greater portion of his 
three years of army service he was detailed 
for garrison duty, and was honorably dis- 
charged July 3, 1865. 

Mr. Mankins then returned to peaceful 
pursuits, and continued to operate his large 
and valuable farm until 1892. This desirable 
property is located within three miles of a 
railroad, and being well watered, is well 
adapted to the raising of stock, in which Mr. 
Mankins has been extensively engaged, in 
connection with general farming, for many 
years. He became possessed of 90 acres of 
this farm prior to the war, and the other 94 
acres he has added since then. In 1892 Air. 
Mankins retired from active life and removed 
to a pleasant residence in Belpre, w-here, sur- 
rounded by comforts, he proposed to spend his 
declining years, leaving the management of his 
large farming interests to the younger mem- 
bers of the family. 

In 1859 Mr. Alankins was married to Mary 
Brown, a daughter of John Brown, a native of 
Argj'leshire, in the Highlands of Scotland. 
Mrs. Mankins was also born in Scotland, and 
belcvngs to a well-knoa\Ti family of this locality. 
Tliree children were born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Mankins, nan^ely: Ella R., Xorville W. and 
Anna B. Ella R. married Dillon Warfield, of 
Washington County, who operates the farm 
for his ifather-in-law. The children born to Mr. 



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and Mrs. Warfiekl are. — Sidney; Charles; 
Frank; Walker; Wilson; Mary; and John. 
Norville W\ married Alice Grnbbs, a native 
of Illinois, and they now reside on a farm 
seven mileS' from Kewanee, Illinois. Anna B. 
married David Abbott, who resides in Belpre, 
Ohio, and they have two children, Arthur and 
Harry. 

Mr. Mankins is well and favorably known 
throughout the county. In politics, he is a 
Republican, and has very capably filled the of- 
fices of township trustee, supervisor and school 
director. His integrity is beyond question, 
and his personal attributes have won him many 
lifelono- friends. 



LANKLIX McGIRR, one of the most 
enterprising citizens of Little Hitck- 
ing. Washington County, Ohio, is an 
extensive lumber dealer and manufac- 
turer of building material : he is also 
a land owner, and an agriculturist of no mean 
ability. Mr. McGirr is a native of Washington 
County, where he was born in 1854. and is a 
son of' Jonah and Lucy S. (Fairchild) JNIcGirr, 
natives of Stark County. Ohio. The family is 
of Scotch Hneage. 

Joiiah McGirr was a carpenter by trade, but 
during his active life he also farmed to a great 
extent. He has a fine farm, upon which he is 
now spending his declining years in peace and 
contentment. He and his worthy wife reared 
a family of four children, namely : Selden : 
Franklin ; Fmily : and Esther. 

Franklin ^IcGirr attended the common 
schools of his native county and then worked 
upon the fann until 1876. At that period he 
went to Little Hocking, and in company with 
his brother engaged in the planing-mill busi- 
ness, which they conducted profitably and well 
until 1880. Then iNIr. ^McGirr sold his interest 
to his brother and purchased his present prop- 
erty and the manufacturing establishment 
founded in, 1836 by William Bartlett and Hor- 
ace Curtis. In this line he has met with success. 
He handles all kinds of paints, oils, glass and 
buildei-s" hardware, and he has erected many 
substantial residences throughout Washington 



County, which testify to his ability and skill in 
that direction. In partnership with his wife, he 
owns one of the finest farms to be found in this 
section, consisting of 132 acres of land, and 
located on Big Hocking River, in Athens Coun- 
ty, Ohio. This he devotes to the raising of 
good stock. On a part of the farm there is a 
fine young orchard of 700 choice apple trees, 
which will some day bring him a handsoane 
profit, and which are now a source of pride and 
gratification to him. 

In 1875 M'r. McGirr was united in mar- 
riage with Mary J. Bean, a daughter of Amos 
Bean, of Athens County. They have had eight 
children, five of whom are still living, namely : 
Orland ; Laura ; Estella ; Grace ; and Arthur J. 
Mrs. McGirr is a member of the M. E. Church, 
and Mr. McGirr is a believer in the Quaker 
faith. In politics, he is of a liberal muid, and 
has served as school director for five years 
with good judgment. He is a public-spirited 
citizen, and stands high in the comnnmity. 




G. E\'AXS, M. D. Among the 
many good, reliable citizens of 
Washington County the name of 
Dr. W. G. Evans is exceptionally 
well known. He is a resident of 
Little Hc->cking. and is one of the foremost 
practicing physicians of this section. His 
birthplace was Richardsville, jefi'erson Coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania, where he was born February 
4, i86q. He is a son of Lewis and Julia (Pres- 
ton) Evans, both of whom were also natives 
of Pennsylvania. 

Lewis Evans is still a resident of the Key- 
stone State, and has been a prominent and in- 
fluential citizen all his life. He is engaged in 
the occupation of farming and 'lumbering. He 
and his estimable wife had five children, as fol- 
lows : Luther F., a practicing physician, of 
Alton, Ohio; Harry L., a school teacher and 
law student, living at Braddock, \\'ashingtoii 
County, Pennsylvania; Charles, who is pur- 
suing a prosperous mercantile life in Pennsyl- 
vania; Elizabeth, the wife of Benjamin Snyder, 
a farmer and lumberman, of Hazen, Jefiferson 
Countv, Pennsvh'ania : and W. G. 




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\Y. G. Evans received his preliminary edu- 
cation in the common schools of his native 
county, and some time later attended the State 
Normal School at Edinboro, Erie County, 
Pennsylvania, for three years. He subse- 
quently entered the Starling Medical College, 
oi Columbus, Ohio', ■where he took a three 
years' course, and graduated with the degree 
of M. D. on April 14, 1898. He chose for his 
first field of practice, Jersey. Ohio', but soon 
afterward located at Little Hocking, Washing- 
ton County, where he has been so successful as 
to be content to remain. His practice is stead- 
ily increasing, and he has some of Washing- 
ton Comity's best citizens among his patients. 

May 19, 1900. Martha Humphreys, a na- 
tive of Jefferson County. Pennsylvania, became 
the Doctor's wife. They have one child. Mary 
Elizabeth, born June 23, 1902. In political 
opinions he is a firm Republican. Fraternally 
he belongs to Colville Lodge, No. ^;^y, A. F. 
& A. M., and is also a member of the J. O. 
U. A. M. 




ILLL-\:M AXDREW. a prominent 
farmer of Washington County, re- 
siding on a well cultivated farm in 
Dunham township, near Veto, was 
I)orn in Palmer township, in the 
same county, on April 10. 1837. He is a son 
of \^^illiam and Elizabeth ( Breckenridge) 
Andrew, both of whom were natives of the 
highlands of Scotland. 

William Andrew, the elder, came to) Amer- 
ica in 1836, and located in Washington County. 
Oliio. on a farm in Palmer township. Subse- 
quently he disposed of this farm, and pur- 
chased land in Dunham township. His death 
occurred in i860, at the age of 67 years. He 
was a typical Scot, careful, industrious and 
provident, and accumulated a large property, 
which insured the comfort of his family. He 
had also the integrity and honesty of his coun- 
trymen, and no bond was needed in any busi- 
ness transaction when William Andrew had 
passed his word. The children born to Mr. 
and ATrs. Andrew were as follows: David; 
Charlotte, who married J. H. Shaw, of Pana, 



Illinois; Elizabeth, deceased; William; Jane, 
widow of Peter Watterson ; A. Thomas, de- 
ceased; Jeanette, who married J. H. Newell, 
and li\es in Kansas ; ]\Iargaret. who' married 
Andrew Greenlees, and lives in Barlow town- 
sliip ; and Emma A. ]\Ir. and Mrs. Andrew 
were members of the Luiited Presbyterian 
Church. In his early life. i\Ir. Andrew voted 
with the Whig party, but at the date of his 
death, in 1896. he was supporting the Demo- 
cratic party. 

William Andrew, the subject of this sketch, 
enjoyed the educational privileges of the pub- 
lic schools of W'ashington County, and at an 
early age became familiar with the life of a 
farmer. He has successfully followed agri- 
cultural pursuits since his school days. In 
1872. he purchased his father's estate, which 
consisted of 200 acres of very valuable land, 
and since then has raised wheat, corn, oats and 
vegetables. As a grower of fine cattle and 
stock, Mr. Andrew is known through the coun- 
ty. He has about 150 sheep, and many head of 
hogs, cattle and horses. 

In 1867, Mr. Andrew married Jane Green- 
lees. of Watertown township, Washington 
County. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew attend the 
ser\-ices of the Presbyterian Church, at Veto, 
and contribute to its support. Mr. Andrew 
takes an intelligent interest in politics, and 
votes with the Republican party. His stand- 
ing in his community is high, and he is re- 
garded as a good neighbor and an excellent 

citizen. 

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A:\IILT0N p. SHEETS, of the firm 
of H. P. Sheets & Son, a prosperous 
general merchant in Lower Newport, 
Newport township, Ohio, is a son of 
Henrv and Rebecca (Parr) Sheets. 
He was born in New Matamdras, Washington 
County, Ohio. June 13, 1847, ^"^ was the 
first child born there. 

Henrv Sheets was born December 8, 1807, 
in Washington Comity. Ohio. He laid out 
the town of New Matamoras. in 1847, and built 
the first store and flour mills there. His wife 
was Rebecca Parr, before her marriage, and 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



was a native of Grandview township. Their 
offspring was as follows: John N., deceased; 
Minerva; Jesse P.; Sylvester; Leander; Will- 
iam H. ; Alonzo; Rebecca, deceased: Ruth; 
Hamilton P., the subject of this personal his- 
tory; M. Catharine: George \\'. ; and JMary E. 
Henry Sheets is now deceased. 

Hamilton P. Sheets received his mental 
training in the schools of his native place. He 
chose for his wife, Kate A. Wamsley, a daugh- 
ter of Judge Thomas O. Wamsley, of Edina, 
Missmiri. She was born October 23. 1854. 
Her father was county judge of Knox County, 
Missouri, and a very prominent jurist of his 
day. It was while he was visiting in Knox 
County, that Mr. Sheets married his daughter. 
The nuptial ceremony was performed Febru- 
ary 16, 1875. They now have three children, 
— Grace E., born February 12, 1876: Henry 
Lee, born January 19, 1878: and Bertha F., 
born January 23, 1885. The family attend 
divine worship at the Baptist Church. 

Mr. Sheets has a fine faruT of 125 acres, 
which he cultivated until 1898, but since that 
time he has been in the merchandise business 
with his son. Henry L., although meanwhile 
superintending his landed interests. Poiliti- 
cally, he may be relied upon tO' promote the 
success of the Democratic party. He has 
never had reason to regret his change of occu- 
pation, as a mercantile life offers many induce- 
ments to one who has energy, and is alert for 
the main opportunity. 



ON. AUSTIN L. CURTIS, ex-mem- 
ber of the Ohio Legislature, has held 
all the township offices in Belpre 
^ township, and represented his dis- 
trict in 1865, 1866 and 1867 in the 
State Legislature ; he is now a prominent farm- 
er in Belpre tcnvnship. His fine residence in 
the Newbury settlement is not only one of the 
most attractive in that section of Washington 
County liut is the ancestral homestead of the 
Curtis family. 

Mr. Curtis was born December 19, 1828. 
He is a son of Judge Weaker and Almira 



(Guthrie) Curtis, and grandson of Eleazer 
Curtis. The Curtis family are of English de- 
scent, and the grandfather of Austin L. acconir- 
panied his parents from Connecticut in 1792. 
In 1828 he settled upon the property now 
owned by the subject of this sketch, and soon 
afterward built the substantial brick house 
upon his farm, the brick in which was manu- 
factured from clay found upon the property. 
He owned at one time 400 acres of land, and 
carried on general farming and stock raising. 
He was one of the substantial men and pro- 
gressive farmers of his day. 

Judge Walter Curtis was a native of War- 
ren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, where he 
was born September 20, 1787. He was a 
Whig, and held all the township offices, always 
talving a very prominent part in politics. He 
was a member oi the state legislature in 1837, 
and was associate judge for a number of years. 
He and his wife were Universalists. They 
reared four children, as follows : Augustus 
Stephen ; Caroline C. ; Marion : and Austin L. 

Austin L. Curtis was reared tO' agricul'ur 
pursuits. He obtained, in Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, such meagre education as the district 
schools afforded, which Avas the only mental 
training the youth of those early days received. 
After reaching maturity he remained on the 
farm, and has made a specialty of general 
farming. 

The subject of this sketch has been twic 
married. In 1854 he was joined in matrimony 
with M. Bethia Putnam, a daughter of Will- 
iam Pitt Putnam, of Belpre. This union re- 
sulted in the following children: HenrietCa 
D., wife of A. J. Hitt, of Chicago', Illinois; 
Laura G. ; Herbert S. ; Elizabeth P. ; and three 
others who are deceased. A. J. Hitt was for- 
merly general manager of the Chicago, Rock 
Island & Pacific Railway, and is still a promi- 
nent official in connection with that road. 
Laura G. married George Preston, of Marietta. 
Herbert S. is a successful dentist of Parkers- 
burg, \\'est A'irginia. Elizabeth P. is unmar- 
ried. 

In 1879 Mr. Curtis was called upon to sus- 
tain the loss of his beloved companion, and 
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monial alliance. This time Mrs. Mary A. 
(Pennybacker) Tompkins was the lady of his 
choice. The present Mrs. Curtis is a native of 
West Virginia, and one child blessed her union 
with Mr. Curtis. His name is Harry P., and 
he is still at liome. By a former marriage, 
with Dr. J. C. Tompkins, Mrs. Curtis had one 
child, Anna L. Tompkins. 

In religious belief, Mr. Curtis and his fam- 
ily are Universalists. In his political opinions, 
he is a stanch Republican, and has ever been 
faithful to the interests of his party. During 
the Civil War he enlisted with the 100-day 
men, as a member of Company H. 148th Reg.. 
Ohio Vok Inf. At the expiration of his term, 
September 4. 1864, he received an honorable 
discharge. In the campaign along the James 
River Mir. Curtis contracted malarial fever, 
and was many moaiths in recovering. He is 
recognized as one O'f the representative citizens 
(of Relpre township, and is exceedingly popular 
and influential throughout Washington County. 



ROY C. KERR, a stock buyer and 
shipper, and a prominent liveryman 
i")f Newport, Ohio, is one of a family 
of five children born to Samuel and 
Hannah (Brown) Kerr. His father 
was a Pennsylvanian by birth and followed the 
life of a farmer, and was also engaged in the 
river work during his 3'ounger days. While 
farming he paid considerable attention tO' stock 
raising antl shipping. 

LeRoy C. Kerr Avas born in Newport town- 
ship, Washington County, Ohio, September 20, 
1 85 1, his mother dying when he was a mere 
lad. He received a common school education 
and was reared on his father's farm, where he 
obtained a considerable knowledge of stock 
dealing. When he grew to manhood he en- 
gaged in stock buying and shipping, and con- 
tinued in that business for a period of seven- 
teen years. In the spring of 1898 he estab- 
lished in Newport a fine livery, sale and feed 
stable, which he has since conducted. It has 
been a great success in every way, and he en- 
joys the patronage of the leading citizens of 
the communitv. 



Mr. Kerr was united in marriage with Su- 
sie Mackey, a daughter of James Alackey. of 
Marietta township, one of the prominent and 
well-to-do- farmers of the county. This union 
was blessed with two children, namely : Car- 
rie H. and Katherine M. Airs. Kerr and her 
children are members of the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church. Mr. Kerr has always been a 
stanch Democrat in politics. He owns a fine 
residence in Newport, and he and his family 
enjoy the respect and friendship of the com- 
munity. 




l'>. McGlLL, a prominent farmer 
iif Dunham township, and a lead- 
ing citizen of Washington County, 
was l)orn upon his present farm, 
(iu Alarcli 22. 1844. and to the im- 
provement and development of this property, 
lie has devoted a goodlv portion of his active 
life. 

Mr. McGill is a son of Neil and Isabel 
(Patterson) McGill. both of whom were born 
in the highlands of Scotland. For a number of 
years. Neil McGill followed the carpenter trade 
in the city of Glasgow. In 1832, he came with 
his family to America, and located in \\'ashing- 
ton Count}-, Ohio, where two vears later he 
purchased a farm of 60 acres. This, his in- 
dustry and good management increased to 180 
acres. His useful life ended in 1871. when he 
was /2 years of age. The children born to 
Neil AfcGill and his wife were as follows: 
John, born in Scotland: Sarah, and Hugh, 
Mary, and W. B.. Iiorn in America. An in- 
fant child of the family died in Scotlantl, and 
another in America. These parents were pious 
and estimable members of the United Presby- 
terian Church, and brought their cliildren up 
in that religious faith. 

\Y. B. McGill, the subject of this biography, 
^\■as reared on the farm which he has increased 
to 300 acres. He acquired a good common- 
school education in Dunliam township. His 
early environment caused his selection of agri- 
cultural pursuits as an occupation, and through 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



only to improve his own large proper!}'. I^ut 
also to further the interests of the farmers in 
his locality. His connection with the Grange 
movement has been active, and when elected to 
positions of public trust, he has endeavored to 
secure legislation of advantage to the agri- 
cultural regions. In politics, ]Mr. McGill is a 
Republican, and as a man of worth and respon- 
sibilit}-. lie has been called upoU; at various 
times to serve his township. He represented 
his district in the state legislature during the 
session of 1896-1897. 

In 1875, Mr. }vIcGill was united in marriage 
with ]\Iary Drain, who was a daughter of Dan- 
iel Drain, a native of Washington County, 
Ohio, and two children were born to their 
union, namely: Frank C.; and Bonnie B., 
who is the wife of Rev. Samuel E. Foote, of 
Barlow township. 'Sir. iNIcGill is a leading 
member of the Presbyterian Church, of Veto, 
Ohio, in which he is one of the elders. He is 
interested in a number of enterprises in his 
community, and is one of the directors of the 
Washington County Alutual Insiu'ance Com- 
pany, of Marietta. He is known as a thorough 
business man, and enjoys, in no small degree, 
the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens. 



EV. EDWARD MORRIS, a minister 
of the E'niversalist faith, residing at 
Center Belpre, Washington County, 
Ohio, is district superintendent of the 
IJniversalist churches for the South- 
eastern Ohio district. Rev. Mr. Morris was 
born hi Stockport, England, on January 24, 
1837. He is a son of Jesse and Frances 
(Cheetham) Morris, both natives of England. 
Jesse Morris came to America in 1841, and set- 
tled in Columbus, Ohio, where he plied his 
trade of plasterer for many years. His death 
took place in the same city in 1884, when he 
was sixty-nine years old. 

Edward ■Morris began to accjuire an educa- 
tion by diligently attending the public schools 
of Columbus, Ohio. This was supplemented 
by a complete theological course at the St. 
Lawrence Universitv. at Canton, New York, 



which he attended for three years, graduating 
from the theological department of that insti- 
tution i;i 1S64. His first charge in ministerial 
work was at Lansing, Michigan, where, how- 
ever, he remained but a short time. He then 
located at Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, 
where he labored earnestly for two years. But 
the western climate impaired his health, and on 
this acc(_)unt he returned to \\'ashington Coun- 
t)', Ohio, where he regained his health. 

After recuperating Rev. Mr. Morris 
preached at Mt. Gilead, Ohio, after wdiich he 
again spent a brief ' period in Washington 
Count}-. His next field of labor was at Kent, 
Portage County, Ohio, where he remained five 
}"ears. I'he five years following were spent in 
the State of New Jersey, after which he la- 
bored four years at Chatham, Mtissachusetts, 
and three years at Weymouth, in the same 
State. In 189S Rev. ]\Ir. Morris returned to 
\\'ashington County, which has been his 
home ever since. 

Mr. Morris moved onto a farm in Wash- 
ington County belonging tO' Ithe Loring es- 
tate, and in connection with his ministerial du- 
ties he is quite a prominent agriculturist of 
Belpre township. October 26, 1866, he was 
joined in matrimony with Delia M. Loring, a 
daughter of Hon. Oliver Rice and Orinda 
(Howe) Loring. Her father was associate 
Judge of Washington County for many years. 
Her paternal grandfather, Daniel Loring, was 
born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and was one 
of the original settlers of Washington County, 
He settled at Center Belpre, opposite the fa- 
mous Blennerhasset Island. In company with 
other settlers of those early days, for the sake 
of safety, he lived in the farmer's castle, which 
was built for the purpose of protecting the 
white settlers. Fle accumulated 200 acres of 
valuable land along the Ohio River, which he 
bulwarked during the period of Indian activity. 

Mrs. Morris is one of a family of nine chil- 
dren, five of whom died in infancy. Those 
who reached maturity are. besides the wife of 
Mr. Morris, Francis H. : Delia M. ; Lethe S. ; 
and Corwin H. The father of these children 
died November 2^,, 1873. By a previous mar- 
riao-e, contracted with Fannv ^^^arren, three 




ANDREW FLEMING BRECKENRIDGE. 




MRS. ELIZABETH P. BRECKENRIDGE. 



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children were born to liim. — D. W. : Lucy R- ; 
and Jesse D. The mother of M'rs. Morris sur- 
vived her husband many years, her death tak- 
ing place April 30, 1889. Both Mr. and Mrs. 
Morris are highly esteemed throughout Wash- 
ington County, and they are among the most 
prominent citizens of Belpre. 




ALCOM SHAW', who is prominent- 
ly identitied with the farming, mer- 
cantile and political interests of 
Washington Gxmty, was born in 
Dunham township, Washington 
County, Ohio, April 15, 1853. and is a son of 
Daniel and Catherine (McKay) Shaw, both of 
whom were natives of Argyleshire, in the 
highlands of Scotland. 

Daniel Shaw was born in 1798, and died in 
1873, aged 75 years. In 1819, at the age of 
21 years, he came to America and located in 
Washington County. Ohio, where he at one 
time owned 800 acres of land, and was one of 
the largest tax-payers in tlie county. He was 
a man of excellent reputation, became promi- 
nent in Democratic politics, and efficiaitly filled 
the office of township trustee for a consider- 
able period. He was also a leading member of 
the United Presbyterian Church, to which he 
was a liberal contributor. His generosity is 
remembered in connection with many benevn- 
lent enterprises. Daniel Shaw was twice mar- 
.ried. His first wife, Mary Harvey, left, at 
death, two children, — Maria and Harvey. Mr. 
Shaw, in course of time, married Catherine 
McKay, and the surviving children of this 
union are as follows : Daniel : Xeil : Alexan- 
der; Malcom, Dougal ; and Ella, Katherine, 
deceased, was the wife <A James Fleming. 

Malcom Shaw was reared on the farm, and 
continued to assist his father in agricultural 
pursuits until he was 25 years of age, in the 
meantime acquiring an excellent, common- 
school education. His tastes led him into mer- 
cantile pursuits, and at this time he established 
himself at Veto, Ohio, where i:e has success- 
fully operated a large store. Mr. Shaw car- 
ries a complete and varied stock of evervthing 



to meet the demands of the trade in his local- 
ity, including groceries, boots, shoes and gent's 
furnislnngs. Althongh his has been a pros- 
perou.s business from its inception, and one 
which has required close and careful manage- 
ment, l^Xr. Shaw has found time to be active- 
ly interested in many other enterprises. In 
connection with H. B. Goddard, he is con- 
ducting an agricultural antl carriage business, 
including robes and harness, and is handling 
in this vicinity the McCormick mowers, bind- 
ers and reapers. He also deals in the goods 
of the Cincinnati Buggy Company, and of the 
A. B. Piepho Company, of Melbourne, Ken- 
tucky, and holds the bulk nf such business in 
Washington County. Mr. Shaw is also a 
heavy buyer of wo'jl and farm produce. He 
lilierally supports the United Presljvterian 
Church, of which he is a member, and is active 
in promoting the general prosperity of his com- 
munity. In the Democratic part}- he has long 
shown an active interest, and is the present 
efficient township treasurer. 

In 1877 ^J^r. Shaw was marrietl to Phoebe 
J. Agen, a native of Washington County, and 
one daughter was born to their union, Laura 
Mae, who married H. B. Goddard. Mr. and 
Mrs. Goddard have one son, who has been 
named Herbert Shaw. 



XDREW FLEMIXG BRECKEN- 
RIDGE, one of the most highlv es- 
teemed citizens of Palmer township, 
Washington County, Ohio', was born 
July 25, 1823. He is a son of John 
Breckenridge, a grandson of Andrew Brecken- 
ridge, and a great-grandson of John Brecken- 
ridge, all of whom Iiave been men of sterling 
worth. 

In the contention between Robert Bruce 
and John de Baliol for the throne of Scotland, 
many most worthy gentlemen were involved, 
causing- losses of estates and changes of resi- 
dence. Among the refugees who- fled from the 
successful aspirant and took refuge in the 
Highlands of Scotland, w'ere the Brecken- 
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family came 'John Breckenridge, the great- 
grandfather uf Anih-ew Fleming Breckenridge. 
His children were as follows: Hugh; John; 
Andrew; Isabel; Williami; Thoioias; Pegg:>'; 
Mary ; and Jane. Four of this family came 
to Washington County, Ohio, of Avhom the 
names of two are unknown. The others were 
Isabel and Thomas. Isabel married Jchn 
Clark and settled in \'irginia. Thomas came 
to Belpre, Ohio'. in 1831, with a large family, 
named as fi:)llows: Alary, Avho married 
Thomas McMillen, and settled in Iowa; Sarah, 
who married George Turner, and resides in 
Barlow township, Washingotn County ; Mar- 
garet, who married James Fleming, and also 
lives in Barlow township ; John, who married 
Nancy Clark, of Virginia, and settled in Bel- 
pre; Thomas, who married Polly Brown, and 
located in Palmer township, where he was post- 
master for many years ; and Samuel, who on 
March 26, 1851. married Sarah M. Dtmlevy, 
and mo\-ed to Iowa in 1852, where she died 
Noveml^er q, iSg/. No other records of 
the family of John Breckenridge ( i ) have Ijeen 
discovered. 

The children ijf Andrew Breckenridge, son 
of John (i'), were as follows: Robert, born 
Februan- 24, 1794; Isabel, born January 7, 
1796; John and Hugh, born May 12, 1798; 
Edward, born January 25, 1803; William, 
born December 10, 1805; Elizabeth, born 
March 30. 1808: and Xancy, Ixirn Octo- 
ber 10, 18 1 5. Of these, Robert married 
Catherine Harvey, April 25, 1818, and left 
Greenwich, England, on June i, 18 18, arriv- 
ing at Marietta, Ohio, October 4, 1818. He 
first located in Wesley township, A\^ashing"ton 
County, but in 1828 removed to Barlow town- 
ship, where he died October 2, 1871. His 
wife died in her 85th year. 

John Breckenridge (2) married Agnes 
Fleming, and they had the following' children : 
Andrew F. ; John; Robert; Jane; Nancy; and 
Martha. The mother died July 7, 1838, aged 
36 years; the father died October 23, 1882, 
aged 84 years, six months and 1 1 days. He 
was one of the leading members of the "Old 
School" Presbyterian Church in Barlow. 

Andrew F. Breckenridge has been engaged 




through life in farming- and stock raising, and 
still owns an estate of 226 acres in Palmer 
toiwnship. The subject of this sketch has been' 
one of the most prominent men oif his township, 
and has efficiently filled many of the township 
offices, his standing as a reliable and repre- 
sentative citizen making his selection appropri- 
ate. In politics, he is a Republican. 

December 12, 1848, ]\Ir. Breckenridge mar- 
ried Elizabeth Palmer, and they have the fol- 
lowing children : Sarah Jane, the wife pf 
John C. Stoller; Nancy B., the wife of H^ugh 
B. Murdock; Lydia J., the wife of Thomas E. 
Ferguson ; and Marv Allen, the wife of George 
D. -Murdock. 



1LLI.\:\1 W. WARREN, M. D., a 
successful physician of Newport, 
Ohio, was born in Marietta town- 
ship, Washington County, Ohio, 
August 8, 1868. He is a one <if 
a lamilv of four children born to Dr. Leonard 
Warren and Mary (Whistou) Warren, the 
former a native of South Olive, Ohio, and the 
latter of Marietta towiiship, and a daughter of 
Jesse \\'histon. Dr. Leonard Warren is one of 
Washington County's most prominent physi- 
cians and is located at Marietta, where he is 
held in high esteem. 

William W. Warren received his mental 
training' in the common schools. At the age 
of fourteen years he worked on the Ohio River, 
and during that period saved about $480, which 
amount he used in obtaining bis professional 
education. He attended Columbus Medical 
College, from which he was graduated April 4. 
1889. and was then located in Marietta for a 
short period. He next wait to Newell Run, 
where he remained in practice for two years. 
He came to^ Newport, Ohio, in 1893, and has 
accpiired a large and remimerative practice. He 
was appointed by the infirmary directory^ town- 
ship physician, and has served in that capacity 
for a period of thirteen years, with the excep- 
tion of one year, when ill health prevented his 
discharge of the duties of that office. 

Dr. 'Warren was united in marriage with 
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sylvania. The\- have had three children horn 
to them, of whom Fred is the only survivor. 
Mrs. Warren is a member of the Presbyterian 
Church. Fraternallv the Doctor is a member of 
Lod.ee No. 255, T.'O. U. A. M.: Lodge No. 
82. K. of P.Tand Lodge No. 477, B. P. O. E. 
He also belongs to the American Medical As- 
sociation and the \\^ashington County Medi- 
cal Society. In politics he affiliates with the 
Democratic party. 



OHN H.\DLEY, who was for many 
}ears prominently engaged in the 
milling business in Washington 
County, Oiiio, is now living in retire- 
ment at Newport. He was born in 
Roxburghshire, Scotland. April 22, 1831, and 
is a son of Thomas and Jane ( Patton) Hadley. 
Thomas fladley was born and reared in Scot- 
land, where he followed fanning until his 
death in 1852. His wife died in 1850. 

Jiihn Hadley received his mental training 
in the common schools of his native country, 
and while yet in his "teens, learned the trade of 
a miller. At the age of twenty-three years he 
came to .\merica, two brothers and an uncle 
having preceded him tO' this country. With his 
wife he set sail on ]\\\\ 18, i854,and upon land- 
ing in New York left for Marietta, Ohio, the 
same day. On September 3,' 1854, he began 
milling under J. O. Cram, as head miller, and 
continued thus for three years. He then be- 
came superintendent of a mill which had been 
built at Harmar ; it was a watei' mill and had 
been converted from an old sawmill. He con- 
tinued in charge of this for two years, and 
then formed a partnership under the firm name 
of King, Rreckenridge & Hadley, and con- 
structed a mill at Rockland. Some years af- 
terward this mill was remodeled and moved to 
Belpre village. A new company was formed 
and Mr. Hadley continued as a partner. In 
connection with the flouring mill, they con- 
ducted a sawmill successfully. Mr. Hadley 
remained in Belpre until 1879, when he moved 
to Newport and formed a new company, which 
built what is naw known as the Newport Mill. 



He operated this mill until July, 1901. when 
he disposed of his interest and is now spending- 
his declining years in comfort and ease. 

John Hadley was united in marriage with 
Margaret Scott, a daughter of George Scott, 
oi Scotland. They were married in Scotland 
in .\pril, 1854. and six children were born to 
them, of whom two died in infancy. Those 
living are: Thomas S., whose biography ap- 
pears elsewhere in this work; Isabel E. ; Mag- 
gie G. : and John D. The three last named re- 
side in Newport. Religiously the familv are 
Congregational ists. The subject of this 
sketch is a member of the Grand Armv of the 
Republic. During the Civil \\'ar he enlisted 
at Belpre in a company under Capt. John 
Mitchel, recruited for the 100-day service, and 
remained four months. He and his familv are 
well known in Washington Count}- and are uni- 
versally held in high esteem. 



D\\\\RD :\I. HALSEY, proprietor of 
the leading furniture store and un- 
dertaking establishment of Belpre, 
Ohio, was born in Meigs Countv, 
Ohio, Jtuie 15. 1866. arid was one of 
eight children born to Leroy and Mary (Stew- 
art) Halsey. 

Leroy Halsey was born in the State of 
New York, where he followed farming for 
some years. He continued at that occupation 
after his removal to INIeigs County, Ohio, un- 
til his death in 1892. He married Mary Stew- 
art, who died in 1891, and of the eight children 
born of this union, fou'- survive. 

Edward M. Halsey received his earlv men- 
tal training in the common schools of his na- 
tive county, and this he supplemented with a 
course in the State Normal School. He taught 
school for a period of five years, and as an in- 
structor, met with success. He entered the 
I^Tassachusetts Enibalming College, and was 
graduated from that institution in April, 1900. 
He then engaged in the undertaking business 
in Belpre, in connection with a furniture store 
which he established. He commands a liberal 
patronage of the citizens of the communitv. and 



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is meetino^ with deserved success. He carries 
an excellent stoc koi furniture, ivalued at 
$2,000. and is one of the progressive merchants 
of Belpre. 

J\lr. ?Ialsev was joined in matrimony with 
Ollie Griffin, of Meigs County, in March, 1891, 
and they have one child. Kenneth. Religiously 
the suhject of this sketch and his family are 
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
and take an earnest interest in church work. 
Politicallv he has always l)een affiliated with 
the Republican party. 




RTHUR G. REED, junior member of 
the firm of Wharton & Reed, hard- 
ware merchants, of Belpre, Ohio, 
was brrn October 21, 1876, and is a 
son (jf Dr. George W. and Mary 
(Davis) Reed. 

Dr. George W. Reed was born in Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, near McConnelsville, and 
became one of the pr(jminent physicians of the 
county. He practiced here until his death, 
^vhich occurred on April 4, 1896. He was 
chairman of the Washington County Medical 
Society, and was one of the officials of the Ohio 
Medical University. Mrs. Reed was born in 
Lowell, Ohio, and came of one of the pioneer 
families of W^ashington County. She died in 
1876, the year in which Arthur G- Reed was 
born. 

Arthur G. Reed received his mental train- 
ing in the common schools of his native county 
and later attended the granunar and high 
schools of Columbus, 01iio>, and the Ohio State 
University. After completing his studies he 
was engaged in business with a .Wheeling firm 
for a sh.ort period, and was later in the grocery 
business at Parkersburg, West Virginia. Af- 
ter acquiring a sufficient knowledge of general 
merchandising,- he fomied the present partner- 
ship with Mr. Wharton in 1898. They have 
since continued and each year has witnessed a 
large increase in the amount oif business trans- 
acted. They carry a stock valued at $8,000, 
including e\-erything known to the hardware 



trade, together with plumbers' supplies, vehi- 
cles, etc., : they also manufacture tinware. They 
carry a line of builders" and building materials 
and do house roofing. They have an exten- 
sive trade, amounting to $15,000 annually, a 
portion of it coming from Parkersburg. 

Mr. Reed was united in marriage June 20, 
1 90 1, with Alatilda Roeser, a daughter of Will- 
iam Roeser, one of Marietta's most prominent 
citizens. She was graduated from Marietta 
College with the class of 1901. She is a mem- 
ber of the First Congregational Church, which 
her husband also favors. He is a member of 
the Republican party, and upon the incorpora- 
tion of Belpre, was honored with the position 
of sealer of weights and measures. Frater- 
nally he is a member of the Knio-hts of Pvthias. 



LMER S. COX, Litt. D., an eminent 
educator and lecturer of Belpre, 
Ohio, was born at Alorgantown, 
West Virginia, February 29, 1842, 
and is a son of Mbses and Charlotte 
(McDermitt) Cox. His father was born in 
Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1777, and w"as 
a captain in the War of 181 2. He was a farm- 
er and followed that occupation throughout his 
entire life. His wife was of Scotch-Irish an- 
cestry. 

Elmer S. Cox received his preliminary edu- 
cation in the public schools, and in a college in 
Morgantown, Ohio. He afterward graduated 
from a college at Waynesburg, Pennsylvania,, 
and continued his education with the special 
study of English literature in the East under 
teachers at Har\ard and Cornell Colleges. Soon 
after leaving college he entered upon his ca- 
reer as a teacher, first as principal of the State 
Norma] School at California, Pennsylvania^ 
About 1869 he took charge of the Beverly 
Academy, which he conducted about three 
years, preparing boys for advanced standing in 
colleges. The thoroughness of this prepara- 
tion won for the academy from the President 
of Marietta College the credit of being the best 
preparatory school within his knowledge. 
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of the public schools at Parkersburg, West Vir- 
ginia, where he remained for five years. His 
work in the schools of that city testified strong- 
ly to h.is efticiency as a superintendent. Under 
liis administration they were brought up from 
a crude condition to that of the best-ordered 
and most successful public schools in the State. 
He was next superintendent of the public 
schools of Bellaire, Ohio, for two years and 
resigned to accept a similar position at Ports- 
mouth. Ohio, in the fall of 1883. There he 
prepared and put into effect a course of study 
which was fully abreast of the best thought and 
work of the time, raising the schools of that 
city to a high standard. He was elected super- 
intendent of schools in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 
1888, and remained there a number of years. 
As a school superintendent and scholar, Pro- 
fessor Cox is accredited among the first in this 
country. He is especially proficient in Eng- 
lish literature, is well up in the ancient and 
modern languages, and is noted as a botanist. 
He has contributed largely to literary and edu- 
cational periodicals, and has frequently read 
papers before State and National institutes. 
His reputation as a writer is national, and as 
a lecturer he is most favorably known for the 
refined, logical and lucid character of his pro- 
ductions. Professor Cox took charge of the 
schools in Sidney in September, 1894, and re- 
mained there six years. During this period 
he devoted considerable time to the study of 
the improvements in educational methods in 
this country and Europe, and organized the 
school under his charge in accordance with the 
best modern thought and work. During the 
past two years he'has been engaged in lectur- 
ing in various towns and cities on the English 
laiiguage and literature. He has also assisted 
his°son, Edward Cox, in the preparation of an 
elaborate work on the English language. This 
work is based upon an exhaustive examination 
of the usage of the great writers of English 
in all periods from old Saxon. Gothic, etc., to 
the present. In 1895 Mr. Cox received the de- 
gree of doctor of letters for special investiga- 
tions in the English language. 

Professor Cox was married August 10, 
1869. to Frances McCollum, a daughter of 



Samuel and Anna M. (Barclay) McCollum. 
Her father was from a proirinent family of 
Pennsylvania. He was in the ministry for 
some vears and later became an extensive mer- 
chant.' The subject of .this sketch and liis 
wife are the parents of four children, namely: 
Edward L., a graduate of Virginia University 
and Johns Hopkins University, who is a promi- 
nent" attorney ; Frank M.. a graduate of Hering 
Medical College, of Chicago ; Anna L. ; and 
Winifred G.. 

Professor Cox is now in the zenith of his 
reputation and usefulness. He is honored in 
his oft'spring and enjoys the profound regard 
of thousands of people who ha\-e profited by his 
patient aiid unselfish endeavors. 



OHX HENRY COLLINS, who has 
been successfully engaged in agricul- 
tural pursuits ail his life, owns a fine 
farm in Grandview township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, where he was 
born on October 7. 1852. 

The Collins family is an old and in-omment 
one of the county and was established here in 
1S03 bv John Collins, who was born in 1754, 
and died in 1842. His wife was Sarah Hen- 
thorne, who died about 1814, leaving three 
sons and four daughters. John Collins formed 
a second union with Deborah Dickerson, who 
died in 1847. Henry Collins, a son of John 
Collins, was born in Pennsylvania in 1788. and 
came to Grandview township with his father 
in 1803. In 1 8 10 he married Frances Ewart, 
w.idow'of William Peyton, and they had a fam- 
ily o:f six children, among them being Francis 
E., father of the subject of this sketch. 

Francis E. Collins was born in 181 8, and 
became one of the most successful farmers of 
Washington County. He was one of the lead- 
ing men of his community,and owned a farm of 
2^8 acres, most of which was cleared by him. 
He was married in 185 1 to Mhrgaret M. Bell, 
who was born in 1829. Of f(Xir children liorn 
to them three are now living, as follows ; John 
Henry: Mary E. : and Frances B. 

John Henrv Collins received his intellec- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



tua! training- in tlie public schools and in Mount 
Union College. He then devoted his attention 
to agricultural pursuits, in which he has been 
quite successful. He has a farm of 140 acres 
and carries on general farming". He is an in- 
dustrious and intelligent man, and takes a deep 
interest in all that pertains tO' the welfare of his 
county. State and country. 

John Henry Collins was married in No- 
vember, 1891, to Narcissa Williamson, who 
was born in Grandview township August 15, 
1857, and is a daughter of H. A. Williamson. 
The Williamson family were among the first 
to settle in Washington County, and has since 
been closely identified with its development. 
Mr. and Mrs. Collins have three children. — 
Hannil)al F., Edward ^^■. and John B. The 
subject of this biography is a Democrat in 
politics. He has servetl as trustee of the 
township, and also as a member of the school 
board. Mrs. Collins is a member of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church. Fraternally Mr. Col- 
lins IS a member of Matanic iras Lodge No. 374, 
F. & .\. Al.. I'f Xew ARitamoras. 



L'STUS .ALDERMAN, deceased, for 
man_\- years a pn.'minent merchant and 
one of the must highly respected citi- 
zens of Belpre, Ohio, was born in 
Ibjmer township, Morgan County, 
Ohio, .Septemlier to, 1837. He was oue of 
eight children, seven sons and one daughter, 
born to Hosea and Hannah Alderman. His 
father died in Octolier. 1843, and was sur\-ive(l 
manv vears hv his wife, who departed this life 
in 1 886. 

Justus Alderman mo\-ed with his family to 
Belpre, Ohio, in the fall of i8()(), and here be- 
came established in business as a dry goods 
merchant. He met with success from the first 
and grew to be one of the town's most able and 
suljstantial business men. His prosperity was 
born of his own industry ; it was not due to 
chance or a stroke of good fortune and it can 
never be said that success came to him In' an- 
other's n?isfortune. He was a man of big 
heart, g'enerous to a fault, and was ever readv 



to assist his less fortunate brothers. He 
possessed an even temperament, with the 
power of almost perfect self control, to 
such an extent, in fact, that it has been 
remarked that even his brothers had never 
seen him angry. He was a devont Chris- 
tian, and was identified with the Metho- 
dist Church for about twenty years prior tO' his 
death, assisting in all church work and charit- 
able undertakings. He continued in business 
in Belpre for twenty-two years, and was called 
to his eternal rest October 21, 1888, at the age 
of fifty-one years, one month and eleven days. 

Justus -Mderman was united in marriage 
November 10, 1861, tO' S. Josephine Brown, a 
daughter of Benjamin Mason Brown. Her 
father was born in Hartford, W^ashington 
County, New York, November 2/, 1797, and 
was a son of Benjamin Brown, and a grandson 
of Capt. Benjamin Brown, who was born in 
the State of Massachusetts. He was a very 
success ful farmer in Athens County, Ohio, and 
located in Washington County, Ohio, in the 
early "forties." when Mrs. Alderman was but 
four years of age. He was at one time sheriff 
of Washington County. He married a daugh- 
ter of David Card and to them were born five 
chililren. H^e died July -4, 1849. 

S. Joseph.ine Brown was born June 3, 1840, 
in Athens County, Ohio. This union resulted 
in one son, Dorus M.. who was born September 
8. 18A5. in Lawrence County, Ohio, and was 
reared in Belpre. His early mental training- 
was obtained in the public schools at Belpre 
and was supplen-iented by a course in Delaware 
College. He became associated in business 
with his father in the dry goods store at Belpre 
as a clerk, and learned the business in all its de- 
tails. Upon his father's demise he succeeded 
to the ownership and management of the estab- 
lishment. He carries a general line of dry 
goods and notions, valued at about $8,000, and 
commands a large patronage. He is a thor- 
i>ngh business man and enjoys the respect and 
confidence of the communit}-. Fraternally he 
is a member of the Ivnights of Pythias, and the 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. May 18, 
1893, ^''^ '^^''*s united in marriage with Louise 
O'Neal, of Belpre, aufl they becan-ie the par- 



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ents of two children, one of whom. Justus O., 
sun-ives. Mr. Alderman is a Republican in 
politics. 



EORGE WIESER, who is a leading 
undertaker of Marietta, Washington 
County, Ohio, is also' engaged in the 
furniture business in that city. He 
was born in Marietta and is a son of 
John Wiescr, deceased, who^ came to this coun- 
try from Germany in 1855. The subject of 
this sketch has one brother and twO' sisters, liv- 
ing in Marietta, namely: John. Mary and 
Theresa. 

George Wiesei' was reared and educated in 
Marietta, having graduated from Marietta Col- 
lege in 1 88 1. From 1884 to 1892 he served 
as city clerk of Marietta. In 1890. in connec- 
tion whh J. L. Reynolds, he established his 
present business, and for three years the firm 
name was Wieser & Reynolds. 

Mr. Wieser erected the building which he 
now occupies, which is one of the most sub- 
stantial in Marietta. It is a four-story struc- 
ture, ^vithl basement, is steam-heated through- 
out and has a combination freight and passen- 
ger elevator. The building is located at Xos. 
2i.?-2i4 Putnam street, and is 125 by 26 feet 
in dimensions. Tlie first floor, which is finished 
in oak, with steel ceilings, is a general display 
room, filled with a fine asosrtment of furniture. 
The rear is de\-oted to the office, while in the 
front part is a fine show-window. The second 
floor, which is alsO' finished in oak. with steel 
ceilings, is devoted to the undei'taking depart- 
ment, in the front part of which is an elegantly 
fitted chapel, together with a display room. This 
room is of Mr. Wieser's own design, and is one 
of the neatest and best appointed in the State. 
The chapel is used for holding religious serv- 
ices and is imique in design. To the rear of 
the chapel is a full stock of carpets and rugs. 
The third floor contains furniture and uphol- 
stering goods, while the fourth is devoted to a 
display of chamber suites, iron bedsteads, matt- 
resses, etc. The basement contains the large 
stock which Mr. Wieser handles. He pays par- 
ticular attention to undertaking, and his entire 



business is one of the most successful in that 
city. While it is mostly retail, Mr. Wieser 
does some wholesale business around Marietta. 
The subject of this sketch is a man of splendid 
business ability, and he has won a good repu- 
tation for his straightforward methods and hon- 
est treatmait of all who have dealings with 
him. 

Ele is a member of the Knights of Colum- 
bus. 



EORGE F. L. DODD. wIk^ has charge 
of the Washington County oil inter- 
ests of the Carter Oil Company, is a 
resident of New Matamoras, Ohio. 
He was born in Armstrong County, 
Pennsylvania. September 27. i860, and is a 
son of John Dodd. 

lohn Dodd was born in England in 1820 
and came to the United States in 1841, landing 
at New "^'ork City. He first located at Wheel- 
ing, \Vest Virginia, and later at Pittsburg, 
Pennsvlvania. and continued to reside in the 
latter State until his death in 1902. He mar- 
ried aviary E. Dunlap, whO' was born in Penn- 
svlvania in 1822, and is now deceased. They 
were the parents of nine children, namely : Ala- 
tilda. Robert and ]\Iary. deceased; Sarah A.; 
Rebecca : Eve A. ; Tohn ; Louisa : and George 
F. L. 

George F. L. Dodd was reared in Pennsyl- 
vania and has been engaged in the oil business 
most of his life. He located in Belmont, ^^'est 
Virginia, in 1892, and later in Sistersville, 
where he was superintendent for William John- 
son until the latter sold his business to the Car- 
ter Oil Company. Mr. Dodd was then engaged 
with the firm of Betman & Watson, of Sisters- 
ville, for a short time and has since then been 
foreman for the Carter Oil Company. He now 
has charge of the company's work in Washing- 
ton County. Ohio, and his many years of expe- 
rience enable him to render his employers in- 
valuable service. He located in this county in 
1895 and since 1901 has made his home at 
New Matamoras, where he is held in high es- 
teem. 

In 1884 ]Mr. Dodd was married in Pitts- 



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biir^ to Jennie P. Murdock, who Avas born in 
Ireland in 1S62. Tliey have five children, 
namely : Warren ; Anna ; George; James ; and 
John. The subject of this sketch is a member 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a 
Republican in politics. 



HARLES ROWLAND has for nearly 
forty years been one of the promi- 
nent agriculturists of Newport town- 
sliip, Washington County, and is also 
well known as a steamboat naviga- 
tor on the Ohio River. He was reared in this 
scrtion, ha\-ing been born in Newport iNIav 29, 
1827. 

His father, \\ illiam Rowland, who was 
born in 1789, was one of the early settlers of 
Washington County, where he was engaged in 
farming for man}- years. F'or a considerable 
time he also worked at keelboating", making 
trips from Nashville to New Orleans. In early 
manhood he married Annie E. Clark and they 
had ten children, as follows: Eliza, John, 
William and Robert, deceased; Tlliomas ; 
Charles ; Lewis, deceased ; Virginia, George 
and Rufus. ]\lr. Rowland was a well-informed 
\Miig. and always took a keen interest in poli- 
tics. In religious belief he was a Baptist. 

Charles Rowland was reared tO' farm work 
and also, through his father, early became fa- 
miliar with river boating. Naturally, as a 
young man, he turned to these occupations. 
.After considerable ])re]iminary experience in 
farming he purchased his present place, — a 
splendid T25-acre tract in Newport township. 
Here he lias resided for 38 years, and has made 
a thorougli success of his work, — a fact of 
ndiich his well-kept farm bears evidence. For 
a number of years during this same period he 
also materially increased his income by run- 
ning a steamboat on the Ohio River. 

Mr. Rowland married Jane D. White, who 
was born in Watertown township, \\^ashington 
County, Ohio. March 5, 1842, and is a daugh- 
ter of Kyes White. From this union there have 
been born six children, as follows : Addie, born 
May 22, 1869, and now residing at Zanesville, 



Ohio, who married George Heslop; Charles, 
born December .l, iSoi, who is a resident oi 
New Matamoras, and married Tillie Semon; 
Lucy, born .\pril 12, 1S62, who married Doug- 
las Dilley : Willard G., who wa.s born April 13, 
1864. and died at the age of 11 months; and 
Myrtle B. and William S., both of 'whom are 
deceased ; the former was born February 9, 
:86r>. and the latter January 3, 1870. Mr, 
Rowland is one of the influential Republicans 
of the township. Religiously he is a highly 
esteemed member of the Baptist Church. 




IIARLES S. DANA is president of 
the Marietta Paint & Color Com- 
])any, manufacturers of superfine 
colors, paste fillers, sur facers and 
wood finishing specialties. This 
compan.y is the only plant of the kind in Mari- 
etta, and there are but six in the United States. 
The other ofiicers of the concern are C. J. La- 
Vallee, vice-president and secretary ; and Rob- 
ert Walker, superintendent. 

The Marietta Paint and Color Company 
was incorporated on March 18, 1898, practical- 
ly by the same men who are now its ofiicers, for 
the manufacture of wood finishing materials 
and prepared paints. They purchased the plant 
at Fort and \\'ood streets, which had been built 
for the Marietta Bucket Company about fifty 
years before. This was remodeled and equipped 
with suitable machiner}- and is an up-to-date 
plant in every respect. It is 40 by 100 feet, in 
dimensions, and is constructed of brick with a 
stone foundation. It consists of three stories 
and a basement, and is all used by the company. 
■The amount of business transacted exceeds 
$150,000 annually. Six traveling men cover 
the territory reaching from New York City 
to Leavenworth. Kansas, and from the St. 
Lawrence River to the Gulf of Mexico. Two 
of these travel in the pro\'inces of Ontario and 
Que1>ec, Canaila. Frank Wallack is the ex- 
port representative. The New York office is 
located at No. 39 Cortland street. Distributing 
stores are maintained at Marietta and Parkers- 
burg, supplying paints and wall paper to the 




CHARLES TRATCHEL. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



wholesale and retail trade in their immediate 
Aicinity. The plant is well located in respect 
to railroad facilities, and has a side track of its 
own, all goods heing' handled by car-load lots. 
The company has a commodious and well-ap- 
pointed office in the front of its plant. This 
is an extensive concern and a credit to- the city 
of Marietta. 

Qiarles S. Dana was born in Belpre, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. He is a son of George 
Dana, grandson of Gerjrge Dana, Sr., and 
great-grandson of Capt. William Dana. 

Capt. William Dana was one of the earliest 
settlers of the county in which he located in 
1788. He was a Revolutionary soldier and re- 
ceived a grant of land from the Government. 
He was a native of Worcester, Massachusetts, 
enlisted from New Hampshire, and served at 
Bunker Hill, and in other engagements until 
the war closed. He bought a farm in Belpre, 
Washington County, Ohio, in 1789, which is 
still in possession of the family and is known 
as the Dana farm. He married Mary Bancroft, 
a relative of tlie great historian. Their son, 
George Dana, Sr., was amcmg the youngest of 
eleven children. He made his home at Belpre, 
and was a prominent and successful business 
man and farmer. 

George Dana, the father of Charles S., was 
lx>m in W'ashington County and was a fruit 
farmer aufl manufacturer of vinegar at Belpre. 
where he died in June, 1892. at the age of sev- 
enty years. He married Lucy (Byington, a 
granddaughter of Ichabod Nye, and also of 
General Tupper. She died in June, 1899, at 
the age of sixty-nine years. They reared nine 
children, namelv: John, 'who is in business in 
Belpre: Mrs. l'. D. Dale, of New York Citv; 
Mrs. D. C. McKay, of Marietta; W. F.. of 
Marietta; E. B., an editor in Muskegon, Mlich- 
igan; Mrs. G. P. Devol, of Beverly; Lawrence 
"N.. member of a zinc mining company, of Jop- 
lin, Missouri; George B., a musician, of Paris; 
and Charles S. 

Charles S. Dana attended Marietta Col- 
lege from 1879 to 1886, and since then has been 
in, various lines of business. He was in the 
fruit canning business in Belpre, with the firm 
of George Dana & Sons, the business being: 



now conducted liy John Dana. Mr. Dana mar- 
ried Mary Anderson Sa_vre, a daughter of Capt. 
D. F. Sayre, deceased, who was a prominent 
man, o^f Marietta. They have a daughter, 
Frances Bancroft Dana. The subject of this 
sketch is a member of Harmar Lodge, No. 390, 
A. F. & A. M. ; and the Knights of Pythias. He 
is a Republican in politics and served a term 
in the State Senate in i8q6. 




HARLES TRATCHEL, ahhough 
not one of the foremost farmers and 
oil prodcers of Washington County, 
has his place in the list of those who 
in the pursuance of this occupation 
spend their time most diligently and success- 
fully, and by reason of their industry and 
frugality, are a credit to the township and 
county in which they live. 

Mr. Tratchel was born in Germany in 1834. 
In 1849, !'''■'' parents sailed over the ocean to 
this country, bringing their son, Charles, with 
them. They found a suitable location in War- 
ren township, \\'ashington County, and there 
engaged in farming. They reared a family of 
five boys and three girls, whose names are as 
follows : John ; Charles ; Walter ; Andrew ; 
Herman ; Christina ; Louisa ; and Fredericka. 
These children grew to manhood and woman- 
hood, and are good citizens of their respective 
towns. 

Charles Tratchel married Martha Bartman, 
of Monroe County, Ohio, and they have five 
children, namely: Emma; Henry; Lucy; 
Janet: and Charlcjtte. Emma is the wife of 
John Hanna, a farmer in ^^'arren township, 
and they have four children, — Henry: Clar- 
ence; Helen ; and Madeline. Henry is a farn> 
er in Barlow township, and married Mary An- 
derson. His twO' children are named Herman 
and Jennie. Lucy married Joseph Perdew, 
and their family consists of Dean. Twila and 
Bernice. Janet still lives at home, and Char- 
lotte married Edward Finch, of Marietta. 

Tlie subject of this sketch has been living 
at his present farm since 1878. He has three 
oil wells, all producing, and besides these, he 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



leases about 67 acres of land, on- which are 
two producing wells. Politically, he is a Dem- 
acrat. He and his family are believers in the 
doctrine of the German Lutheran Church. 



A. GOEBEL is well known as the 
proprietor of one of the largest furni- 
ture establishments in the Ohio- Val- 
ley, located at No. 206 Front street, 
]\iarietta. It is one of the oldest con- 
cerns in the city and was originally the store of 
his father, Ix^uis Goebel. 

Li'uis Goebel was bom in Prussia in 1829, 
and came to America in 1852. After spend- 
ing tliree years in New York State, he came 
to Marietta, Ohio, in 1855. He was identified 
with the Marietta Chair Company until 1865, 
and the ftillowing year embarked in the furni- 
ture l)usiness. After the first year the part- 
nership of Schmidt & Goebel was formed, 
which continued until 1879. He then built the 
present storeroom at No. 206 Front street and 
continued until 1894, when he was succeeded 
by his two sons. Henry T. and F. A. Goebel. 
In i8q6 Henry T. Goebel took a half interest 
in the firm of J. Krupp & Son, at Sandusky, 
Ohio, an old-established furniture and under- 
taking house, and F. A. Goebel has since con- 
tinued as the head of the Marietta house. Un- 
der capable managemait the volume of busi- 
ness has increased to many times that of seven 
years ago, more room being required from time 
to time until three floors and a basement are 
now utilized, the basement being devoted to a 
stock of linoleums, bed-springs and a general 
suiplus stock. In passing the store one is im- 
pressed with the artistic arrangement and dec- 
oration O'f the show-window. It is plastered 
and beautifully decorated in oil inside, and cov- 
ered outside with steel, thus rendering it ab- 
solutely dust-proof. It was designee! by F. 
A. Goebel. The white, steel ceiling and the 
white trimmed elevator shaft, in contrast with 
the highly polished and luxurious furniture on 
the first floor, present a neat and attractive ap- 
pearance. .\ solid pine walkway leads from the 
front door diagonally to the rear, and is cov- 



ered with rubber matting, making footsteps 
noiseless. The second floor contains three 
rooiris. all steel-sheeted, as below, and is stocked 
with parlor furniture and leather goods, the 
walls being gracefully adorned with beautiful 
pictures. The carpet room is in front, and here 
is carried a complete line of carpets and rugs, 
of the highest grades. The third floor is 100 
feet square and contains four rooms, extend- 
ing over the German National Bank, Wittlig's 
jewelry store, and the Schram Block; the table 
and stand room being over the last named. 
The other rooms contain large stocks of cham- 
ber suites, iron beds, chairs, hall furniture, etc. 
.V complete line of rugs and portieres is car- 
ried in stock. The distributing room, or 
warehouse, is located on Butler street. Mr. 
Goebel is one of the enterprising and progress- 
ive citizens of Marietta, and stands high in the 
esteem of the public. 



E\'. F. ^l. \\'OESMAN, who is pas- 
tor of St. Mary's Roman Catholic 
Church, Marietta, Washington Coun- 
Xy, Ohio, was born in Cincinnati, 
Ohio. He has been a resident of 
since 1892. 

'Mr. Woesman was educated at St. 
College, Cincinnati, Ohio, having 

He 



Marietta 
Rev. 
Navier's 
completed the classical course in 1874. 



then went to St. Mary's of the West, and com- 
pleted the theological course there in 1878. 
He was ordained the same year by the Rt. Rev. 
S. H. RosecranSi a brother of General Rose- 
crans, and a graduate of Kenyon College. Rev. 
Mr. ^^'oesman assisted at the cathedral in 
Columbus, under the pastor. Father AI. AI. 
Meara, for two }'ears and the next four \-ears 
were spent as assistant at Newark, Ohio, un- 
der Rev. Air. De Cailey. 

Father AVoesman's first pastorate was at 
Churchtown. Washington County, where he 
remained from 1884 to 1892, and then ac- 
cepted the pastorate of St. Mary's Roman ' 
Catholic Chnrch in ^larietta. Under his di- 
rection and the active support of his parish- 
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scliofil has been built near its place of worship. 
February 22, 1900, the congregation purchased 
the "Putnam Hall" property at the corner of 
Fourth and Wooster streets, at a cost of $15,- 
750, and plans are now being considered for a 
new church, the edifice to cost about $100,000. 
Father Woesman is a man of fine charac- 
ter, and is sympathetic and charitable. He is 
deeply loved and reverenced by the people of 
his parish and is held in the highest esteem by 
the citizens of Marietta. 




)AVARD W. STANLEY is a member 
of the wholesale and retail furniture 
firm oi Stanley & Grass, which con- 
ducts the largest business of the kind 
in Marietta, Ohio. He was born in 
Marietta and is a son of John W. Stanley. 

John W. Stanley came to Marietta about 
1855 and was for a number of years a director 
in the Alarietta Chair Company, out of which 
grew the furnitm-e establishment of Stanley & 
Grass. Mr. Stanley started in business where 
Webber's meat market is now situated, and in 
1866, built and occupied the four-story build- 
ing at No. 166 Front street, which is now occu- 
pied by the firm and is the pioneer establish- 
ment of the kind in that section, which now 
constitutes the business heart of the citv. In 
1868 he built the building adjoining on the 
north. These buildings, with the warehouse in 
the rear, contain a total floor surface of 30,000 
square feet. John W. Stanley continued in the 
business until 1880, when he retired. He is 
now living in Marietta at the advanced age of 
eighty-one years. He has always been stanch 
in his support of the Republican party. Re- 
Hgiously he is a member of the First Congrega- 
tional Church. His wife died in 1897. How- 
ard W. Stanley was reared in his native town 
and attended Marietta College, from which he 
was graduated in June, 1880. He then went 
into business with his father and continued un- 
til the latter retired in 1880. In January, 1881, 
the present firm was organized, which consists 
of Howard W. Stanley and Charles Grass. 
They have the largest establishment of the 
kind in IMarietta, and one which will compare ' 



^■avorably with any in the Ohio Valley. The 
buildings are the property of Howard W. Stan- 
ley. The front of the first floor is used for 
the display of sideboards, cases and fine cabi- 
net work, — more than thirty-five sideboards 
being shown. Ihe rear contains a large and 
complete assortmait of wall paper. To the rear 
and extending to Second street is a large ware- 
house, the two buildings being separated by an 
alley for the convenience of wagons. The sec- 
r.nd floor front is occupied with parlor chairs 
arid dining room furniture, and in the rear is 
the large carpet room, extending over the two 
stores, the dimensions being 40 by 90 feet. 
Hiere is a man in charge of each of the differ- 
ent departments, including curtains, wall pa- 
per, carpets and packing. A full line of piece 
goods in carpets is carried, and the firm does 
the fitting and laying of carpets, when so de- 
sired. The third floor is devoted to chamber 
suites, parlor tables and fancy cabinet work, 
the front being a double storeroom. The rear 
of the third floor contains a large stock of iron 
beds and couches. On the fourth floor is to 
be found bedding supplies and rockers. An el- 
evator makes access easy to all the floors. 
Twelve people are employed steadily, and fre- 
quently more, and members of the' firm give 
their exclusive attention to the business. The 
v.-hoIesal_e business extends within a reasonable 
radius of ^Marietta, and is mainly carried on as 
a mail-order business. The firm has always 
contributed liberally to all worthy enterprises 
tending to improve the city, — considering this 
a part of their duty as progressive and repre- 
sentative business men. They also conduct 
quite an extensive real estate business, mainly 
in the cit}-. Mr. Stanley purchased the first 
Norwood lot, and was among the early pur- 
chasers of the Glass Plant lots. John T. Stan- 
ley, his brother, is in the wholesale carpet bus- 
iness in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Charles Grass, who has been identified with 
the firm since 1871, was born at :\Iarietta, and 
is a son of William Grass, deceased, who was 
a^ miller by trade, and caaue here about 1840. 
Charles Grass began as clerk in a grocery and 
has assisted materially in building up the pros- 
perous business of Stanley & Grass. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Howard W. Stanle}' married Nettie Glines, 
who died in January. 1892. Their only child. 
Edith, is attending- Marietta Academy, and giv- 
ing special attention to music. The family res- 
idence, at No. 51.1 Second street, was built in 
1S83 '^y Jcl''" ^^'- Stanley and remodeled in 
1901 by tire subject of this sketch. 



DWARD INIELLOR. a farmer living 
about four miles from ^Marietta, 
Washington County, Ohio', is a sub- 
stantial citizen of his township, and 
possess the high respect oi all his ac- 
cjuaintances. He is a son of Jesse and Mary Ann 
(Kidwell) Mellor, and was born in 1840 in 
what was then Union township, but has since 
been changed to \\'arren t(jwnship, Washington 
County. 

Jesse Mellor was born and reared near 
Beverly, Ohio, and during his long life did 
much to win the esteem and admiration of his 
neighbors and friends. The subject of this 
sketch obtained his mental training in the 
Warren township schools. He subsequently 
learned the carpenter's trade, which he fol- 
lowed in connection with farming until the 
Civil War stirred all parts of our country and 
the call for 100-day men was issued. He en- 
listed, served 100 days and re-enlisted as a 
member of the 2nd Reg. Ohio \f*\. Ca\'.. and 
served until mustered out at the close of the 
conflict. He then returned to his home and 
took up farming as an occupation, and has lived 
thus ever since. His farm consists of twenty- 
two acres of good, valuable land, which Ire 
keeps in a high state of cultivation. 

Mr. Mellor was united in matrimi:)ny with 
Catherine ^^'right. a daughter of Robert and 
Sarah ( Pinkerton ) W'rig-ht, and they reared 
ten children, as follows: Margaret: William: 
Naonn' ; Tosq:)h: James; Tliomas and John, all 
deceased: Catherine. Air. Mellor's wife: Sarah 
Jane: and Robert. 

Mr. and Mrs. Mellor have reared six chil- 
dren, namely: Martha: Jesse: Clara: Frank; 
Etta J. and Bertha, of whom the last named is 
still living with her parents on the farm. Mar- 



tha married Abner Harris, now deceased, and 
had two children, Austin and Lloyd. Her sec- 
ond husband was Andrew Pinkerton. and they 
had three children, — Adda, Lina and Martha 
Elizabeth.. Jesse was united in marriage with 
Eliza Miller, and lives in Bloomington. Illi- 
nois. Mrs. Jesse Alellor was the daugiiter of 
William and Mary Mjller, and she has had two 
children, — Clifford and Selma. The third 
child, Clara, was united in marriage with John 
Reed, and they had five children, namely : El- 
lis; Cora, deceased; Annie: Carlos; and an in- 
fant. Frank Mellor chose Susanna Miller, a 
daughter of William Miller, for his wife. They 
have three children,— Huldah, Ora and Dollie 
May, and are at present living in Kansas. Etta 
J. married Henry Fann. They ha\'e three 
children, — Wreatha, Harold, and an infant, 
uimamed, are also residents of Kansas. 

The parents of these children are attend- 
ants of the M. E. Church. Mr. Mellor is a 
Democrat in politics, and in fraternal relations 
Ke affiliates with the G. A. R.. belonging to the 
C. B. Gates Post. 



H. B.\CHP:LDER. for years a prom- 
inent and judicious oil producer of 
Newport township, is also a real es- 
tate holder of Newport. By his pru- 
dent manner and wise management 
he has won the esteem and confidence of his 
neighbors and fellow citizens generally. He is 
a son oif Nelson D. and Mary Ann (Fisher) 
Bachelder, and a grandson af Abner S. Bachel- 
der. 

Nelson Bachelder is a native of New York, 
where he was born January 31, 1848. He 
chose for liis life companion Mary Ann Fisher, 
of Saratoga, New York, and they reared two 
children, — Willis, who is deceased ; and G. H. 
G. H. Bachelder married Annie Neath, a 
daughter of Jasper Neath, and they have had 
three children, — Georgiana, Helen Marie and 
Lucile. The last named died October 29, 1899. 
The others were born July 19. 1895, and Oc- 
tober 29, 1897, respectively. I\Ir. Bachelder 
is a member of the j\I. E. Church, where he and 
liis cliildren worship. 




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DR. JOHN H. MARTIN. 



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1277 



The subject of this sketch was born in Ve- 
nango County, Pennsylvania, December 14. 
1867. During his entire active hfe he has pur- 
sued the oil business successfully. Since June 
13, 1901, he has mourned the loss of his be- 
loved wife, to whom he was married October 
24, 1892. 

In political affairs Mr. Bachelder is a Pro- 
hibitionist of the strictest type. As a business 
man and citizen he stands among the most 
jiromincnt and most worthy people of \\'ash- 
ineton County. 



.. JOHN H. -MARTIX, a physician 
and surgeon, of New Mataimoras, 
Ohio, is reputed to be one of the ab- 
lest practitioners in Washington 
County. The Doctor is no stranger 
in his conmiunity, as he was born in Monroe 
County, adjacent to Washington County, and 
his parents were natives of the same county. 
He was born March 3, 1861, and is a son of 
the well-known Dr. F. P. jMartin, and his wife, 
Adeline A. (Davis) Martin. 

Dr. F. P. Martin was born May 12, 1836. 
He attended the Barnesville Academy, and 
later, the Cincinnati Medical College, gradu- 
ating from the latter institution. He located 
in New Matamoras in .1862, and practiced his 
profession continuously for more than 40 
years, meeting with unqualified success. He 
finally retired to his old home in Monroe Coun- 
ty, where he still resides and is still recognized 
as one of the most skillful physicians of that 
section. Tlis wife was born in 1840 and they 
reared nine children, of whom John H. is the 
eldest. The others were as follows : Francis, 
deceased; Lillian: Addie, deceased: Thaddeus 
T. : Nimrod A.: Luther R. ; Matilda; and 
Lucy. 

Dr. Martin was the recipient of a good edu- 
cation, and after completing his studies, he en- 
gaged in teaching. He first had charge of the 
school in Ludlow township, which he taught 
one year. He followed teaching for an un- 
broken period of thirteen years. He served 
three years. — from 1888 to 1891, — as superin- 



tendent of the New ^latamoras schools. He 
then attended a medical college at Baltimore, 
Maryland, having previously read medicine. 
He graduated in 1893, and the same year, re- 
turned to New ^latamoras, and commenced 
the practice of his profession. 

September 26, 1880, Dr. Martin was joined 
in marriage with Amelia V. Burgbacher, a na- 
tive of Woodsfield, Ohio, where her birth oc- 
curred July 19, 1863. The Doctor and his 
worthy wife have one son, Francis Eugene, 
whoi is now attending medical college at Balti- 
more, ^Maryland, and is a member of the class 
of 1905. Like his father. Dr. Martin is a 
Democrat, in politics, and has served two terms 
as town clerk, and nine years as township clerk. 

Dr. JMartin is a man of broad ideas, is pub- 
lic-spirited, and takes a fitting interest in the 
welfare of his community. He is a member 
of the Board of Education, and in fraternal 
circles, is master of Matamoras Lodge, No. 
374, F. & A. j\L The subject of this sketch 
isi up tO' date in his profession, and is well-read 
upon all the leading questions of the day. He 
is a valued member of the Washington County 
Medical Society. 



TEPHEN L. ANGLE, cashier of the 
German National Bank of Marietta, 
nhile a comparatively recent comer to 
tliat city, is recognized as a represent- 
ative and able business man. He lo- 
cated in Marietta in the summer of 1899, where 
he assisted materially in organizing the bank. 
He was born in the southern part of New York 
State, and since first entering upon a business 
career has been engaged in the banking busi- 
n.ess. 

His first duties in a bank were at Bradford, 
Pennsyl\-ania, and for two years immediately 
preceding his location in Marietta he was cash- 
ier of the First National Bank at Sistersville, 
U'est \'irginia. ]\Ir. Angle spent twelve years 
in Buffalo, New York, where he was engaged 
mostly in the Bank of Commerce. Thus he is 
thoroughly familiar with every detail, and per- 
fectly qualified to assume the responsibilities 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



and duties of any position in the banking busi- 
ness. 

Mr. Angle is a meml>er of the National 
Bankers' Association and State Bankers" As- 
sociation, and is a stockholder in one of the 
banks in Richmond, Virginia. Fraternally he 
is a member of the B. P. O. E. Religiously 
he is a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. 
J.fr. Angle has become well known as one of 
the leading men in business circles in Marietta, 
and he is highly esteemed for his upright prin- 
ciples and superior business methods. 



L. SIMITH. who is a member of the 
well-known law finn oi EUenwood, 
Sn.iith & Leeper, of Marietta, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, is a native of 
that county, and a son of S. B. 
Smith. 

Samuel Smith, the grandfather of A. L., 
died in 1824. His son, S. B. Smith, father of 
the subject of this sketch, settled in Washing- 
ton County in 181 6, when he Avas but four 
years old, his parents having removed from 
their native town, — Clinton, Connecticut, 
which was formerly known as Killingworth. 
S. B. Smith had several brothers, one of whom 
conducted a nursery for several 3'ears near 
Marietta. Mr. Smith married Susan Racer, a 
daughter of Benjamin Racer, who came as a 
boy, in 1793, from Penmar, Pennsylvania. He 
\vas a farmer and also flat-boated produce down 
the Ohio River. Susan Smith, the mother of 
A. L., died in 1888. She had five sons, all of 
whom reside in Marietta township. 

A. L. Smitli, whose name opens these lines, 
attended the county schools ami later graduated 
from Marietta College, with the class of 1875. 
For several years he taught school, having 
charge of the schools at Volcano, West Vir- 
ginia. He was for tJiree years clerk under 
Probate Judge C. T. Fra^yer, after which he 
went west, where he had charge of schools in 
Olympia, Washington, during the winter of 
1881-1882. He was then engaged in the United 
States Land Office at Olympia, and returned 
to Marietta in 1882. Having studied law with 



Judge M. D. Follett and others, prior to his 
western trip, M'r. Smitli was admitted to the 
bar in 1881, and upon his return to Marietta 
formed a partnership with Judge Frazyer, 
■which continued until 1885. In that year he 
entered into partnership with L. !\L EUenwood. 
and ten years later Judge Leeper also became 
a member of the firm. Business is conducted 
under the firm name of EUenwood, Smith & 
Leei^er, and their practice is general. 



DGAR \\'. GODDARD, a promi- 
nent and representative farmer of 
Fairfield township, Washington 
Count}, was born in this township 
i\Iay 30, 1854, and is a son of AV)ram 
W. and Maria Jane (Coulter) Goddanl. His 
birth occurred in the house now occupied l)}- 
Waldo Putnam, located opposite tO' Blennerhas- 
sett Island. 

Abram Wood Goddard, tlie fatlier of Ed- 
gar \\'.. was a son of Charles Hapgood God- 
dard, who was born in Connecticut, while his 
mother was born in New Hampshire, Thus 
Abram Goddard came of good, old, New Eng- 
land slock and although he had but a limited 
schooling, he became a man of enlightened 
mind, acceptably filled many of the leading 
offices in his townslup, and served for many 
years as justice of the peace. He was noted 
for his excellent penmanship, and it was often 
a great convenience for his neighbors to ind*ce 
him tO' write their documents. When Abram 
W. Goddard settled on his farm in Fairfield 
townshi]), the forest was still supreme, and 
here he Ijuilt his log cabin, cleared up his land, 
every year encroaching- farther and farther 
upon the woodland witli his plow, until at the 
time of his death, in 1882, he had accomplished 
wondeiiful changes. These his sons later car- 
ried o>n to successful completion, turning the 
wilderness into one of the finest farms in Fair- 
field township. 

The mother of Edgar W. Goddard was the 
eldest sister of Isaac B. Coulter, a well-known 
resident of Cutler. She was married to Mr, 
Goddard in this township April 23, 1843, '^''"' 
a familv of nine children was born to them. 



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1279 



as follows : Melissa Emeline, who married 
William F. Ouinn, of Palmer township, and 
has two children ; William Rodney, who mar- 
ried first. Anna Blake, of Salem, and second. 
Fannie Henry, of Athens County, and who 
lives in the latter place and has seven children 
by his last wife, and three by the first wife ; 
Edna Rosalie, who married James Randolph, 
lives in Cutler, and has two children : Talma 
Ferona. who married W. \\'. Roland, lives in 
Racine, Wisconsin, and has three children ; Ed- 
gar Warren, who is the subject of this sketch : 
Hannier Hapg'ood, who married Emma A. 
Randolph, and has three children ; Alva Curtis, 
who died at the age of two }ears ; Zaidee Es- 
telle, who married first, Lewis Ouinn, and sec- 
ond, Daniel Deweese, lives on the old home 
farm and has two children ; and Alinerva El- 
len, will! married George B. Henry, resides in 
Cutler, and has four children. 

Edgar W. Goddard was reared to hard 
work on the pioneer farm, and attended first, 
the district .schools of his locality, and later, 
the select schools in Plymouth, acquiring a 
good education. On March 3, 1877, he mar- 
ried Emma A. Bucey, a daughter of J. K. 
Buce}-, of Palmer township, and the two chil- 
dren resulting from this union are, — Don C, 
bom April 15. 1878, and Georgia Estelle. born 
October 26, 1883. The former married Bessie 
Trickle, daughter of Dr. Trickle, of Cutler, and- 
they have one daughter, Pauline Frances. 

On July 3, 1879, Mr. Goddard located on 
his present farm, consisting of 160 acres, which 
at that time was heavily wooded. He has 
placed it in excellent condition, and has been 
very successful in his stock raising, many of 
his .specimens being so purely bred that they 
could be easily registered. All of the modern, 
comfortable and convenient buildings on the 
place, with other improvements, have been add- 
ed by Mr. Goddard. and his is one of the model 
farms of the township. He takes an interest 
in and belongs to the Grange. During the 
Cleveland administration Mr. Goddard voted 
the Poimlist ticket, but is identified with the 
Democratic party. His liberality extends to 
all churches, although his leanings are in the 
directii'u of the Cniversalist belief, as his par- 



ents were of that denomination. Mr. Goddard 
has been too liusy toi be a politician, but he has 
acceptably held the offices of trustee, justice of 
the peace and assessor, being always ready to 
do his part toward advancing the interests of 
his township in every legitimate way. He is 
a man very highly esteemed in Fairfield town- 
ship. 



APT. HIRA^.I F. TOBEY, who is the 
genial proprietor of "Pleasant View 
Fruit Farm," located in Decatur 
tiiwnship. Washington County, 
Oliiii. is a well-knoiwn and univer- 
sallv esteemed citizen. Captain Tobey traces 
his ancestry through \\'illiam. Eliakim and 
Samuel Tobey back to the first hardy member 
of his family who left the shores of England 
and settled in America on the coast of jMaine- 
There, in the village of Xorridgewock. on Oc- 
tober 16. 1834. Captain Tobey was born. He 
is a son of farmer William Tobey (2). who re- 
sided near the Kennebec River. William To- 
bey (2), was born 011 March 6, 18 12, and died 
on April 26, 1848, at the age of 36 years. He 
was a man of most exemplary life and an active 
supporter oi the Free Will Baptist Church. 
His widow, Ruth (Xorton) Kelly. I>..rn in 
1 814, still li\-es on Marthas Vineyard, in good 
health. His three children were: Hiram F., 
of this sketch; Julia. whO' was born in 1836, is 
a resident of Hartford, Connecticut, and has 
two children ; and Marcellus, who was born 
in 1842. died in Torch. Ohio, in 1888, and is 
Inu'ied there. His wife, also, Sara M. (Pease), 
born in Edgartown, Massachusetts, lies in the 
Torch cemetery by his side. One son. W. Mil- 
ton Tobey, survives. 

Captain Tobey for a period of twelve years 
belonged to that bold and hardy set of men 
known as whalers, and sailed from New Bed- 
ford in many expeditions, gaining his title in 
this way. On June 12. 1864. he was drafted 
while at sea and came into New Bedford a few 
days after and paid $550 for a substitute. In 
1865 he came to Ohio, bought the farm pro])- 
erty on December 2^. 1867. and settled in his 



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new hoipe ]\Iarch 4, 1868. Under Captain To- 
bey's manag-ement Pleasant View farm has 
justified its name. He is engaged in general 
farming, but cultivates fruit particularly, and 
with great success, his peaches being among the 
finest raised in the State. He is also' success- 
fully engaged in the breeding of registered 
Hereford cattle, and his herd is very valuable. 
Bees also have done well under his magic care, 
and for their accommodation he grows great 
fields of fragrant clo'\-er. The buildings on the 
farm are as well adapted to their purpose as 
those of any rural home, and it is the delight 
of Captain Tobey tO' offer hospitality to his 
friends and to any worthy visitor who can ap- 
preciate the thorough cultivation of this most 
charming and valuable place. 

Captain Tobey was identified with the Re- 
publican party until 1867, when he became a 
Democrat, In 1S91 he was a very prominent 
candidate for the Legislature, and has most 
efficiently filled many of the township ot^ces. 
Fraternally he is a member of Coolville Ma- 
sonic Lodge No. 2,2>7- I" religious life he has 
long been connected with the Lhiiversalist 
Church at Little Hocking. Ohio. 

On August 12, 1866, Captain Tobey was 
first married, to ]\Iary C. Ballard, a daughter 
of Zebulon and Mary Ann (Cole) Ballard, who 
was Ijorn September 27, 1847, and died August 
21, 1897, withont issue. On May 17, 1899, the 
Captain was married to Myrtle E. Philbrick, 
widow of B. F. Philljrick, of Summit County, 
Ohio. Captain Tobey is widely known, and 
has many friends in Decatur township. His 
reinilation as a farmer, horticulturist and api- 
arist is second to none in Eastern Ohio'. 



R. IRVING J. JOHNSON, well 
known as a leading physician in the 
town of Constitution,, Warren town- 
ship, Washington County, Ohio, has 
been prominently identified with the 
medical circles of that city since 1887, and has 
a large number of patrons. He enjoys a rep- 
utation for energy, skill and determination, 
and these qualities have given him a successful 
practice, and placed him in a high position. 



Dr. Johnson was born in Bolton, Ontario 
province, Canada, but after undergoing pri- 
mary instruction, studied for a time at Dart- 
mouth College, in New Hampshire. Wishing 
to fit himself more thoroughly for his pro- 
fession, he took a post-graduate course at the 
university in Baltimore, Maryland. His first 
work was done in Vermont, but not being sat- 
isfied with matters there, he moved to his pres- 
ent location, and soon found a suitable place 
for his practice in Constitution. He has 
given his work in that place undivided atten- 
tion since 1887. Shortly after locating there, 
he purchased the ground on which is his com- 
fortable residence, together with his office. 



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ECUM'SEH SHERMAN NICHOL- 
S(J'N, who owns and operates a fine 
t'-uck farm in the vicinity of Mariet- 
ta, was born in Guernsey County, 
Ohio, in 1866. His parents were Ja- 
and Mary (Cramblett) Nicholson, of 



whom the former was reared in Noble Coun- 
ty, Ohio, and is still living at the age of 69 
years. Six children were born to Jacob Nich- 
olson and his wife, namely: Ida; Eli; John; 
Grant ; Tecumseh Sherman and Plobert 
Moody. 

Ida, the eldest of the fannly, married Luke 
Thompson, who is a farmer in Guernsey 
County, and the}' have one child, named Burt. 
Eli is a farmer in Noble County. He married 
Josie Person, and has three children, — Edna, 
Irel and Ava. John is engaged in the hard- 
ware business at Byesville, Guernsey County. 
He married Nancy Trott, and has three chil- 
dren, — ^^'ilbur, Dwight and Nancy. Grant is 
a resident of Guernsey County. His marriage 
with Etta Secrest resulted in three children. — 
Ruth. Lowell and Lillian. Hobert, the young 
est member of the family, is at a theological 
seminary in Springfield, preparing for the min- 
istry. He married Bertha Kackley, and they 
have one child, Beatrice. 

Tecumseh Slierman Nicholson, the fifth 
member of the above family, is successfully en- 
gaged in the cultivation of one of the most de- 



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sirable farms in this part of Washington Coun- 
ty. It is located on the west side of the Mus- 
kingmn River, within one and a half miles of 
the city of Marietta. This fertile and produc- 
tive land is valued at $500 per acre. Air. Nich- 
olson has been actively engaged in agricultural 
pursuits for a long period, and is generally re- 
garded as one of the best farmers in this lo- 
cality. 

Mr. Nicholson married Tilla Bess, daugh- 
ter of R. \V. Bess, whO' resides on New street, 
in Marietta. They have two children, — Na- 
omi, aged eight years, and Harry, viho has 
seen but three birthdays. In fraternal affilia- 
tion Mr. Nicholson is an Odd Fellow, and a 
member of the Ivnights of Pythias. Politically 
his sympathy is with the Democratic party, and 
his religious connection is with the Lutheran 
Cliurch. He is a much respected citizen, who 
is kn'jwn to be honest and upright in his busi- 
ness dealings, and who is ever ready to show 
friendly feeling and neighborly kindness. 




LBERT DOLE, a blacksmith, of 
Warren township, Washington 
County, OhiO', is skilled in the work 
of his trade, and has a good patron- 
age. He was born in that township 
in 1S68, and is a son of Robert and Sarah 
(Cunningham) Dole. His father was a na- 
tive of Montreal, Canada, and was a black- 
smith during his active life. He worked at 
blacksmithing in the Union army during the 
Civil War. 

At the close oif the conflict he settled down 
in Warren township, and followed his trade 
until a few years ago, on the farm which he 
had purchased, and which he still possesses. 
He is now eighty-nine years old, and is spend- 
ing the sunset of his life in retirement, free 
from the cares he has always known. His 
son, Albert, has his blacksmith shop on the 
premises, and is thus near the father who 
takes pride in his skill and success. 

Mr. Dole was united in matrimony with 
Katie Skipton, a daughter of Samuel Skip- 
ton, who owns a farm in Warren township, 

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on which are a number of oil i)roducing w-^sUs. 
Their union was blessed with three childreji- 
namely: Myrtie M., Dewitt A., and Kelmer 
jNI., aged respectively eight, six. and four 
years. The family are devout members of the 
United Brethren Church. 

In politics, Mr. Dole is ever ready to de- 
fend the principles of the Republican party 
against the arguments of those who do not 
believe in them. 



RANK R. SMITH, the efficient engin- 
eer of the Buckeye Pipe Line Com- 
pau)', at Elba pump station, was born 
in Reinersville, Morgan County, 
Ohio, October 21, 1S78, and is a son 
of John and Rachel (Clendenning) Smith, 
both natives of Morgan County, Ohio. His 
paternal grandfather was Adam Smith, a 
Pennsylvanian by birth, but of German de- 
scent. Adam Smith is one of the pioneer set- 
tlers of Morgan County, and has spent his en- 
tire life in farming. He is now ninety-five 
years old, and is residing at Reinersville. His 
wife w'as Elizabeth Patterson. 

The father of Frank R. Smith is a farmer 
in Morgan County. In early life he drilled 
for oil in the Macksburg district, before oil 
was discovered there, but failed to find any. 
He was a soldier in the Civil War, having en- 
listed at Marietta, as a private in the 77th Reg. 
Ohio Vol. Infantry. He was taken prisoner 
at Little Rock, Arkansas, wdiile on special duty, 
and was honorably discharged after four years 
i;ervice, with the rank oi captain. He mar- 
ried Rachel Clendaining and they reared six 
children, as follows : Willis, deceased ; Jo- 
seph A. ; Frank R. ; William ; Harry, wdio 
grew tO' maturity, but is now deceased ; and 
Edna. 

The subject of this sketch was reared in 
Morgan and Washington counties, and at- 
tended the public schools. He served an ap- 
prenticeship at telegraphy at Elba, where he 
has been located since 1895. He was in the 
employ of the Cleveland & Marietta Railroad' 
Company until 1897, since which time he has 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



been in the employ of the Buckeye Pipe Line 
Company. 

Nm'ember 30, 1899, Mr. Smith was uni- 
ted in marriage with Ahce Harper, a daug'hter 
of John H. and Sarah (Porter) Harper, of 
ReinersviUe, Morgan County, Ohio. Mr. 
Smith is a manber of the Cliristian Church, 
and in fraternal circles affiliates with Mar- 
ietta Lodge, No. 477, B. P. O. E. Li politics, 
he gi\-es his support to the Republican party. 



OHX C. PRESTON, a pro-minent law- 
yer of Beverly, Ohio, who has fre- 
quently been called into' public service, 
is one of the enterprising and influen- 
tial men of the city. He was born in 
Washington County, Ohio, two miles northeast 
of Beverly, October 3, 1832, and is a son of 
Frederick and Joanna (Chapin) Preston. 

Firederick Preston was born in Luzerne 
County, Pennsylvania, and died in 1862, aged 
about sixty-five years. He came to- Ohio in 
1819. located two miles northeast of Beverly, 
and followed farming all his life. Politically, 
he was a Whig. He married Joanna Chapin, 
who was also born in Luzerne County, Penn- 
sylvania, in 1798, and who died in October, 
1854. They were members of the M. E. 
Church. Nine children were born to them, 
namely : Wesley, William and Solomon, de- 
ceased ; Lucinda, widow of Isaac Hedges, 
who resides at McConnelsville, at the age of 
eighty-six years; Delia A., wdio married J. 
M. TVuesdell, deceased; Mary, who died De- 
cember 3, 1900, and was the wife of Thomas 
Sweazy; Washington, who lives in West Mar- 
ietta; James H., whO' died in Kansas City, 
April 4, 1900; and John C- 

John C. Preston attended the common 
schools, and was a pupil for one term in the 
academy at Columbus, graduating in 1847. 
Upon completing his studies, he served an ap- 
prenticeship to the trade of a blacksmith, at 
which he worked for six years. He was then 
employed in a machine-shop until i860, when 
his health began to fail. In 1858 he had been 



elected justice of the peace of Waterford town- 
ship, and in 1861 was appointed postmaster 
of Beverly, by President Lincoln. In 1857 
he studied law under S. B. Robinson, and had 
made arrangements for admission to the bar 
when the Civil War broke out. Upon two 
different occasions he tried to enter the Union 
Army, but, because of physical disability, he 
was not accepted. When the war broke out, 
his office became a recruiting office and re- 
mained such until the conflict ended. He con- 
tinued to serve efficiently as postmaster of Bev- 
erly until 1876, when he resigned and was ad- 
mitted to the bar. He entered upon the ac- 
tive practice of law, which he has since con- 
tinued, with office at Beverly. In politics he 
was flrst a Whig, but became a Republican, 
ujion the organization of that party. He has 
served as justice of the peace, as postmaster, 
fifteen years, as mayor of Be^■erly, a number 
of terms, and was elected attorney of the 
county in 1891. He was re-elected to the 
last-named office in 1894, receiving next to the 
largest majority ever polled in the county. The 
majority was 2,167, '^"^ of this, Mr. Preston 
may well feel proud, as it attests the charac- 
ter of his sei"vice, and the esteem in which he is 
held in the county. He has been a notary 
public since 1859. 

November 23, 1855, ]\Ir. Preston was 
joined in marriage with Hannah Anderson, a 
daughter of James and Catherine Anderson, 
her father being the first mayor of Beverly. 
She was born in 1836, in Beverly, and died in 
March, 1873, leaving three children, namely : 
Burton, who is engaged in the granite and 
statuarjr jobbing business at Mansfield, Ohio; 
James A., who lives in Seattle, Washington, 
and is engaged in farming; and Kate C, wife 
of Edward Oliphant, a lawyer at Seattle. Mr. 
Preston formed a second matrimonial alliance, 
wedding Kate Shoop', who- was born in Bris- 
tol township, Morgan County, Ohio, in 1857, 
and is a daughter of William and Emeline 
Shoop. They have four children, namely : 
Bessie, a school teacher; Fred N., a theatrical 
man; Mabel C, also a teacher; and John C-, 
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of Mount Moriah Lodge, Xo. 37, F. & A. M. , 
of Beverly, of which he is past master; and 
Rufus Putnam Chapter, No. 108, R. A. M., 
of which he has been high priest for years, and 
is the present incumbent of that office. 



LIVER S. GILCHREST, a prominent 
hardware merchant of Macksburg, 
Washington County, has been in 
that business since 1898, and has 
made a great success of it. He was 
burn in wliat is now Wolfsburg, Bedford 
County, Pennsylvania, July 10, 1845, «^"d is a 
son of Thomas and Catherine (Manspeaker) 
Gilchrest, natives of Pennsylvania, the former, 
of Westmoreland County, and the latter of 
Bedford County. He is of Scotch-Irish, Eng- 
lish and German descent. 

The paternal grandfather of Mr. Gilchrest 
was a native of Scotland, and his wife was 
born in Ireland, but they came to- America, 
and became pioneer settlers of Westmoreland 
County. The maternal grandfather was Reas- 
oner Manspeaker, born in England, whose wife 
was Sarah Leader, and they were pioneers of 
Bedford County, Pennsylvania. 

Tliomas Gilchrest followed the trade of a 
carpenter, but before the time O'f railroads he 
drove a team between Baltimore, Philadelphia, 
Ligonier and Wheeling. The greater part of 
his life, however, was spent in Bedford Coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania, where his death occurred. 

Mr. Gilchrest Avas reared in Bedford 
County and received a common school educa- 
tion. Prior to the Civil War, he was employed 
for four years at the miller's trade. At the 
beginning of that conflict, he enlisted in Com- 
pany H, 54th Reg. Penn. Vol. Inf., served 
nine months as a private, and was honorably 
discharged. On his return home, he worked 
for a time at the painter's trade, and in 1864, 
went to Macksburg, Washington County, 
where he has, practically, lived ever since. He 
became connected with the oil business, find- 
ing employment in the George Rice refinery, 
for two years, and for the following five years, 
led a railroad career. From February, 1885, 



until 1898, he was in the grocery and dry- 
gi>uds business in Macksburg. Then he 
opened up a hardware st(jre, and has been suc- 
cessful in this last venture, as in all others. 
During President Cleveland's administrations 
he held the position of postmaster at Macks- 
burg, and served two terms of four years, 
each. 

In iS(j5, he was united in matrimony witlr 
Nancy J. Eagler, a daughter of John and 
Mary (Scolield) Eagler, of Noble County, 
Ohio. They had two children, — Frank, now 
deceased, and Kenner Fred, a tool-dresser in 
the Macksburg oil field, who married Delia 
Dilley, daughter of E. M. Dilley, of .Macks- 
burg, find has two children, Catherine and 
Robert. 

I\Ir. Gilchrest is a thorough Democrat, in 
politics. He takes much interest in public af- 
fairs, and is ever ready to do his part. He 
has been useful to the city of Alacksburg, both 
as mayor and as clerk of the school board. 
The latter position he held for manv years. 
The subject of this sketch affiliates with the 
Aurelius Lodge, No. 308, F. & A. M., the 
J. O'. U. A. M. Lodge, No. 247, of Macks- 
burg, and also with the K. of P. lodge, of that 
city. He and his family attend services at the 
M. E. Church. 



[ARRY O. GOODRICH, the enterpris- 
ing editor and proprietor of the Bev- 
erly Dispatch, a weekly newspaper 
issued every Friday, at Beverly, Ohio, 
is a journalist of recognized' ability, 
being both conservative and progressive. Mr. 
Goodrich was born February 19, 1863, in 
Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio, and is a son 
of the late Charles H. Goodrich, whose death 
took place in \\'ashington, D. C, Aueust 71 
1892. 

Charles H. Goodrich was a native of Shar- 
on, Ohio, and was a man of prominence in his 
day. He was first a physician, and later a 
lawyer, and devoted many years of his life to 
the practice of these professions. In the latter 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND IVASHIXGTON COUNTY, 



was that of a newspaper organizer, and his suc- 
cess proved that he possessed an unusual de- 
gree of executive abihty. He founded the 
Nobh- Coiiufy Rc/yublitan'; The Cahkccll Press, 
The jNcK'coiiurstoicn (^Ohio) Argus; The 
Rocky Monntaiii N(.m's, at Cahfornia, Mis- 
souri ; The Monroe' Gazette, at Woodfield, 
Ohio; and The Troy Chronicle, at Troy, Ohio. 

In 1889, diaries H. Goodrich was ap- 
pointed doorkeeper of the House of Represen- 
tatives at Washington, D. C. At the close of 
that congress he was appointed Fourth Assis- 
tant United States Treasurer, under Charles 
Foster. While still tilling this position, he 
was cut off by death, as before mentioned. His 
widow still survives, and makes her home in 
Washington, D. C. 

]\Ir. Goodrich has three brothers, all en- 
gaged in newspaper work. Charles F. is con- 
nected with a newspaper in Indianapolis; Louis 
P. is employed on the Mail-Tribune, at 
Charleston, West Virginia ; and Walter R. is 
engaged on the Nez^' i ork Tribu)ie. 

January 2, 1892, Mr. Goodrich was united 
in marriage with Mary I. Smith, of Caldwell, 
Ohio. They have four chibiren, namely : 
Catherine L., Syble L., Mary L. V., and James 
Hugh. The family worship at the M. E. 
Church, of which Mrs. Goodrich is a member. 

Mr. Goodrich located in Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, September 2^, 1899, ^"<J ^^ that time, 
succeeded R. J. Smith in control of the bright, 
newsy sheet which it is still his pleasure to 
edit. The Dispatch was established in 1878, 
by William C. W^alters and C. E. F. Miller. 
The subject of this sketch is now the sole pro- 
prietor of this paper, which is Republican in 
politics and has an established and profitable 
advertising patronage. It is the aim of Mr. 
Goodrich to do good work, stick to his busi- 
ness, give the people all the news possible, and 
thus merit the approbation of every one. He 
shows individuality in his writings, convinc- 
ing both the advertiser and the candidate that 
while he labors for money, yet it is not his sole 
purpose in life. He realizes that the country 
press is more powerful than the metropolitan 
papers, because it reaches more homes and in- 
fluences the farmers, who compose the bone 



and sinew of the republic. Therefore, in edit- 
ing his pajier, his motto is "upward and on- 
ward." In fraternal circles the subject of 
this sketch atirliates with I. O. O. F. Lodge, 
Xo. 616, at Carnegie, Pennsylvania. 




ILLIAM R. PARKER, the well- 
known druggist of Beverly, Ohio, 
was born in Stockport, Morgan 
County, Ohio, in 1850, and is a 
son of Ezra and Lucy (R;jss) 
Parker. 

Ezra Parker was born in Belmont County, 
Ohio, January 3, 1824, ami was of Quaker 
parentage. His father, George Parker, was 
a native of North Carolina, and a son of Jacob 
and Rhoda (Belmon) Parker, his mother be- 
ing a native of France. He married Rachael 
Jones, the only child of Joseph and Mary (Gil- 
breath) Jones. Joseph Jones was of Irish 
l)irth, having come from the North of Ireland 
to Georgia, in 1776; his wife was born in 
Wales. Ezra Parker leit Belmont County and 
came to W'ashington County, where he was en- 
gaged in a variety of pursuits, engineering, in 
the employ of the Government, operating in 
oil during the early days of the Duck Creek 
field, conducting a shoe-manufacturing busi- 
ness in Beverly, and finally operating lumber 
and flouring mills at Plainfield. CoshLCton 
Coimty, where he mo^-ed in 1872. He lived in 
Plainfield until his death in 1881. His re- 
mains rest beside those of his wife, in the cem- 
etery at Beverly. He married Lucy Ross, 
who was born in Waterford township, Wash- 
ington County. Ohio, and died in 1872, at the 
age of forty-eight years. She was a member 
of the Alethodist Episcopal Church. One 
child blessed this union, William R., the sub- 
ject of this sketch. 

William R. Parker was reared in Beverly, 
where he attended the public schools. He 
went intoi the drug business at his present loca- 
tion, where he has had an uninterrupted busi- 
ness career. He has a first-class store, car- 
rying a complete line of drugs, paints, wall- 
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eral patronage from the citizens of Beverly 
and its vicinity. 

November 9, 1872. Mr. Partcer married 
Alary E. Hoye. who was born in Beverly, Ohio, 
January 2^,. 1851, and is a daughter of Solo- 
mon Gore and Lucy Alclntosh (Chamberlin) 
Hoge. Her father was engaged in steamboat 
trade between Pittsburg and Zanesville, and 
Marietta and Zanesville. He first came down 
from Belmont County, to clerk in his brother's 
store. In the last few }-ears of his life, he was 
engaged in the manufacture of cigars. He 
was a Republican, in politics, and served as 
postmaster of Beverly under the Garfield-Ar- 
thur administration. Mr. and Mrs. Parker 
have two children, — Walton Hoge, who was 
born in Beverly, July 9, 1873, ^"d is assistant 
to his father, in the drug business; and Lucy, 
who was born in Beverly, January 6, 1881, and 
is at home. The subject of this sketch is a 
member of Mount Moriah Lodge, No. ^y, F. 
& A. M. He is a Republican in politics. His 
son, Walton Hoge Parker, is' a member of 
Alount Moriah Lodge, No. 37, F. & A. M., 
of which he is now worshipful master. He 
has reached the 32d degree, and is a member oi 
Cincinnati Consistory, and of Marietta Com- 
mandery, K. T. He was educated in Putnam 
Military Academy, graduating with the class 
of 1893. He is now treasurer of the corpora- 
tion of Beverly. 



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AAIUEL R. NICKEL, ex-mayo-r of 
Beverly, and the proprietor of a bar- 
ber shop in that town, was born in 
Beverly, August 10, 1845, ^"^1 is a 
son of Samuel R. Nickel, who came 
to this country from County Antrim, Ireland, 
at the age of twenty-five years. He located in 
Beverly, where he died in 1897, aged eightv- 
five years. 

Samuel R. Nickel was educated in the 
schools of Beverly, and went into the drug 
business at an early age. He continued in that 
line for ten years, and then engaged in the ton- 
sorial line. He has a well-patronized shop on 
Main street, emplo}-ing competent men to at- 



tend to the work. In the sprmg of 1900, he 
was elected mayor of Beverly, his opponent 
being J. C. Preston, the Democrat o\-ercoming 
the Republican majority. He served in that 
ofiice with great acceptability, faithfully dis- 
charging his duties. 

Mr. Nickel was married, ui i8fj5, to Eliza 
Beatly, a daughter of William and Eliza Beat- 
ly. She was born in Behr.umt County in 1843, 
and lias had five children : Margaret, who mar- 
ried Irvin Beatty, in Beverly; Anna, who mar- 
ried Curtis Leget, and is living in Waterford; 
Lily, who is at home; Mary, who married Dow 
D. Davis, and is living in Kansas City: and 
William P., who died in 1892. Mrs. Nickel 
is a member of the Methodist Church. 

Mr. Nickel has been one of the most active 
and progressive citizens of Beverly for a num- 
ber of years, and is trustee of the cemetery. 
It was through his instrumentality that a neat, 
brick walk, 1150 feet long, was laid from the 
town to the cemetery. The subject of this 
sketch is always deeply interested in any public 
enterprise, and cheerfully gives his assistance 
to every \\orthy cause. He is well known in 
the vicinity, and has many friends. 




OLUMBUS F. HAYWARD, a rep- 
resentative farmer of Waterford 
township, Washington County, 
Ohio, was burn on the old family 
homestead, of which his farm now 
forms a part, April 13. 1831, and is a son of 
Rotheus and Rebecca (Gray) Hayward- 

Rotheus Hayward was born in Easton, 
^Massachusetts, October 14, 1781, and came to 
Washington County, Ohio, in 1805, locating 
one mile up the river froin ^\'aterford. He 
purchased a farm, and at the time o^f his death, 
May 22. 1842. owned 500 acres of land. He 
followed farming and stock raising very suc- 
cessfully. Religiously, he was a member of 
the Presbyterian Church. He was a member 
of the Masonic order, and in politics, was a 
Whig. He was a captain in the militia, and 
served as township trustee many vears. He 
married, first, Panthea Nye. a daughter of Ich- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



abod Nye, January 29, 1807. They had seven 
children, namely: Joseph; Benjamin T'upper; 
Rotheus; Ichabod; Lydia M., who married 
August W. Shaw ; Edward N. ; and George B. 
The mother of this family died in 1823. Mr. 
Hayward was again married, to Rebecca Gray, 
who was born at Fort Fry, near Waterford, 
October 4, 1791, and died September 28, 1876. 
She was a daughter of Captain William Gray, 
who was captain of the garrison at Fort Fry. 
Her mother was a Miss Diamond, a native of 
Massachusetts, as was her husband. Mr. and 
Mrs. Hayward reared five children, namely : 
Charlotte and Panthea, deceased ; Daniel W., 
who lives in Empire, Oregon ; Columbus F- ; 
and Cyrus B., who lives on the home farm. 

Columbus F. Hayward attended the com- 
mon schools of his district and Beverly High 
School. He has always been engaged in ag- 
ricultural pursuits, but is not active now, al- 
though he still looks after his farm of 100 
acres, which was a part of the old home farm 
on the Muskingum River. 

In 1869, the subject of this sketch was 
united in marriage with Emily Devol, who 
was born in Waterford township, Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, September 24, 1829, and is 
a daughter of Stephen and Silance (Hatch) 
Devol. Her father came from Rhode Island 
and her mother from Connecticut. Her fa- 
ther was a farmer, and both were members of 
the [Methodist Church. He was a Whig, in 
politics, and later a Repuljlican. Silance 
Hatch first married a Dr. Buell, who died in 
Gallipolis. and their only child is also de- 
ceased. Mr. Flayward and his wife have one 
son, Ed\\ard T. 

Dr. Edward T. Hayward was born in Wa- 
terford township, Sepit ember 15, 1871, and 
received his educational training in the select 
school known as Beverly College, and in Mar- 
ietta College, from which he was graduated 
in 1893. He then read medicine with Dr. P. 
H. Kelley, and entered Bellevue Hospital Med- 
ical College, from which he graduated in 1896, 
with the degree of M. D. He returned home, 
opened an c^ff^ce, and has since practiced suc- 
cessfully. He is a member of the Ohio State 
Medical Society, and the Washington County 



Medical Society. In politics, he is a Repub- 
lican. 

Columbus F. Hayward is a member of 
Mount Moriah Lodge,"^ No. 37, F. & A. M., 
and also of the Chapter, R. A. M. Mrs. 
Hayward, who died May 30, 1900, was a faith- 
iful member of the Presbyterian Church, of 
which her husband is also a member. He is a 
Republican, in politics, was formerly justice of 
the peace of Waterford township, and is now 
township clerk. 



R. SAMUEL G. ADAIR, a success^ 
ful physician of Beverly, Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, is a native of 
Guernsey County, Ohio, and was 
born in 1848. His parents were 
Arthur B. and Eleanor G. (Orr) Adair. 

Arthur B. Adair was also^ a native of 
Guernsey County, and was born in 1818. His 
death occurred in 1893. He was a farmer by 
occupation, and was well known in his locality. 
His wife was born in Ireland, in 1818, and was 
Init six weeks ohl when her parents moved to 
this country. Her parents, George and Eliza- 
beth Orr, are long since deceased. Arthur B. 
Adair and his wife had five children, namely: 
JNIary D-, who married Henry Berkey, and 
died in Denver, in 1890; William A., a physi- 
cian, who died in Athens County in 1899; 
Samuel G., the subject of this sketch; Jennie 
J., who died at the age of twenty-two years ; 
and Robert O. 

Dr. Samuel G. Adair, the subject of this 
Ijiography, obtained his early mental training 
in Athens County, Ohio, in the common 
schools, and at Atwood's Institute, at Lee, 
Ohio. He was but five years old when his pa- 
rents removed to Athens County, and he re- 
mained there until 1879. At the age of fif- 
teen years, he entered the army, serving in the 
transportation department for a short time. 
He attended Downington University in Meigs 
County, Ohio, after which he taught school 
four or five years, and then went into the office 
of his brother, where he read medicine. He 
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and received his diploma from that college in 
1879, after which he at once located in Bev- 
erly, where he has been in active practice up to 
the present time. In 1901, he took a course 
in medicine at The Post Graduate Medical 
School and Hospital of Chicago. He is one 
of the best physicians in and about Beverly, 
and his practice is large and lucrative. He 
aims to advance with his profession, and is 
thoroughly modern in his ideas and treatment. 

Dr. Adair married, in 1879, Ella F. Pat- 
terson, a daughter of John Patterson. She 
was bo>m in Athens County. Ohio, in 1853. 
and five children have resulted from their un- 
ion, namely : Lee P. ; Florence B. ; Wilbur 
G. ; Frank E. ; and Raymond G. 

Dr. Adair and his wife are members of the 
Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the 
Odd Fellows lodge, Court of Honor; and of 
the State and Washington County medical so- 
cieties. In politics, he is a Republican. He 
has been a member of the Pension Examining" 
Board for nine years, and is a member of the 
town council and school board. 



R. CHARLES W. EDDY, who has 
been a practitioner of medicine for 
the past twenty-iive years, and a resi- 
dent of Marietta, iov the past twen- 
ty-one years, is a native of Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, and was born in 1852. He 
is a son of Erastus Eddy. 

Erastus Eddy, the father of the subject of 
this sketch, was bom March 27, 1829, in Mas- 
sachusetts, and settled in Ohio in 1838. He 
located in Adams township, Washington 
County, where he followed farming and stock 
raising during his active life. His wife was 
born in Noble County, in 1832, and they now 
live in Marietta. Two children blessed their 
union, namely: Dr. Charles W., the subject 
of this sketch ; and Elvin Parker Eddy, who 
died in 1897. He was a graduate of the Ohio 
Dental College, and was practicing in Marietta 
at the time of his death. Erastus Eddy served 
a number of years as justice of the peace, and 
also' as trustee of Adams township. 



Charles W. Eddy, the subject of this sketch, 
attended Beverly Academy, after which he 
took the full course at the Miami Medical Col- 
lege in Cincinnati, where he graduated in 1877. 
He is a general practitioner, and at present is 
located at No'. 304 Front street. 

Dr. Eddy married Anna Teter, a native ot* 
Van Buren County, Iowa, and they have one 
son, — Homer E. In politics, the Doctor is a 
Democrat. He has served two years as a 
.member of the staff in the Hospital for the In- 
sane, at Athens, Ohio, and for eight years was 
a member of the Board of Pension Surgeons 
in Marietta, — during both of Cleveland's ad- 
ministrations. Fraternally, he is a member of 
the following organizations : American Med- 
ical Association ; American Association of Life 
Insurance Examiners, of which he was a char- 
ter member; the Ohio State Medical Society; 
and the Ihio' Pediatric Society ; he has served 
as both president and secretary of the Wash- 
ington County Medical Society. He is a mem- 
ber of the American Union Lodge, No. i. A. 
F. & A. M.. and the Knights of Pythias. Re- 
ligiously he is a i\Iethotlist. 

Dr. Eddy ranks among the leading physi- 
cians of Washington County, and is a man 
whO' commands the respect of all who come in 
contact with him. 



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AMUEL BAILEY, who is postmaster 
of Beverly, Washington County, 
Ohio', was born in Morgan County, 
Ohio. April 24, 1847, and is a son 
of James and ]\Iarv M. (Price) 
Bailey. 

James Bailey was born in Jeft'erson Coun- 
ty, Ohio, in 1799, ^"'i '^'^^d ^1'' 1865. He re- 
moved to Morgan County, in 1830, and was 
a merchant at McConnelsville, in partnership 
with Alexander Simpson, for a number of 
years. He afterwards bought a farm near 
Deerfield Church, where he spent the rest of 
his days. He lies buried in the noted Deer- 
field Cemete^\^ He was a member of the Pres- 
byterian Church. His wife, whose maiden 
name was Mary M. Price, was born in Zanes- 
ville, Ohio, in 1808, and died in 1896. She 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



was a daughter of John Price. James Bailey 
and his wife had nine children, namely : John, 
a member of Company B, 62nd Reg. Ohio 
Vol. Inf.; James ^I., a member of Company 
E, 78th Reg., Ohio A'ol. Inf., who died in the 
hospital at Vicksburg, and is buried in that 
city; Benjamin, a member of Company E, 78th 
Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf.. \\\\o was wounded in the 
battle before Atlanta, and is buried in Rome, 
Georgia ; William, deceased ; an infant de- 
ceased : Sarah, who married James M. Fergu- 
son, and is li\-ing on the home farm; Mary, 
who married Hiram Johnson, and is a widow, 
living in Missouri; Nancy V., who died in 
1858, of what was then called putrid sore 
throat, — the first case of diphtheria in South- 
western Ohio: and Samuel, the suhject of this 
sketch. 

Samuel Bailey attended the common 
schools of his native county, and after leaving 
'school, followed farming until 1880. He then 
followed civil engineering, in railroad work, 
for ten years, and in 1893, located in Beverly. 
He was elected justice of the peace in 1897, 
but resigned that office to accept the appoint- 
ment of postmaster of the town, under Presi- 
dent McKinley. He now fills that office to the 
entire satisfaction of his constituents. He was 
mayor of Beverly during 1895, filling the un- 
expired term of John Lansley. 

j\Ir. Bailey was united in marriage in 1S70 
with Ella Filler, a daughter of William Filler. 
She was born near Roseville, Muskingum 
County, Ohio, and died in 1888, leaving four 
children, namely: Hattie L., who lives near 
Denver, Colorado; Oakley M., agent for the 
Rio Grande Western Railway Company, at 
INIurray, Utah; Mary E., who lives near Den- 
ver, Colorado-; and Anna, deceased. Mr. 
Bailey married, secondly, in 1891, Mary M. 
Jumper, a daughter of Mrs. Margaret Jumper. 
Her father was Captain John Jumper, and 
she was born at Rainersville, Morgan County, 
Ohio, in 1857. 

Mr. Bailey is a Republican, in politics; he 
holds a commission as notary public from 
Governor George K. Nash. He is a member 
of Valley Lodg^, No. 145, F. & A. M. of Mal- 
ta. Ohio; and of the Rufus Putnam Chapter, 



and Fraternal Mystic Circle. He is a Presby- 
terian, in religious belief, while his wife is a 
JNIethodist. 



B. \\'EST, who, during his active ca- 
reer, has been engaged in various lines 
of business and has been identified 
with many enterprises, is a successful 
oil producer, and one of the leading 
men of Marietta, Ohio. He was born near 
Moundsville, \'irginia (^now West Virginia), 
in 1838. 

When about eighteen years of age, jMr. 
\\'est removed to the neighborhood of Park- 
ersburg, and came to Marietta during the Civil 
War. He first engaged in the grain and pro- 
duce trade. For several years he was a mem- 
l)er of the firm of Reppert, West & Jones, 
dealers in grain and produce, their place of 
liusiness being wdiere the Belleview Hotel now 
stands. He operated in oil, to some extait, 
in West \'irginia, prior to- 1869, and tlien at 
Federal Creek, Morgan County, Ohio, in the 
Chesterfield district. Later, he sold there, 
and is now interested in Athens and Washing- 
ton counties. He has a large number of 
wells, is interested in many oil companies, and 
is manager of the Alice Oil Company. For 
years he was secretary and manager of the 
Konk Oil Company. Fronr 1879 to 1889 he 
dealt in Pittsburg coal under the firm name 
of J. B. West & Co., \\\t\\ floats and barges 
at the ifoot of Butler street, on the IMuskin- 
gum River, his office being near the corner of 
Putnam and Front streets. He disposed o-f his 
coal business, and again resumed oil opera- 
tions, in wdiich he has attained a high degree 
of success. j\Ir. West was superintendent of 
the Marietta City \\'ater Works from its incep- 
tion until July, 1900, when he resigned and 
was succeeded by J. S. H. Tomer. He is a 
public-spirited man. and has taken a deep in- 
terest in the welfare and progress of Marietta. 
Mr. West has two brothers, — Dr. W. L. 
West of New ]\Iatamoras : and Dr. G. B. West 
who is identified with the banking business at 
Sistersville. The subject of this sketch was 
joined in marriage with a daughter of Willard - 





JOHN T. HAINES. 



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Merrian, who \\-as born and reared in Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. Her paternal great- 
grandfather was one of the original 48 settlers 
of Marietta, of whom Amos Porter, the young- 
est member, was the last survi\-or. One child 
blesses this union, namely: James Herbert, 
D. D. S., a graduate of Marietta College, who 
is engaged in practice at Mansfield, Ohio. By 
previous marriage, with Mary C. Neal, of 
Parkersburg, West Virginia, there was one. 
son, William Edward, a steamboat man of 
Huntington, West Virginia. Mrs. West was 
an own cousin of Stonewall Jackson, who was 
brought up in her father's family. Politically, 
J. B. West is a Republican. He is a member 
of the Ancient Order of United WoTkmen. 
In religoius convictions, he is a believer in the 
Congregational Church. He owns a home at 
No. 326 Third street, but resides at the corner 
of Third and Putnam streets. 



OHN T. HAIXES. one of the repre- 
sentative farmers and stock raisers 
of W^ashington County, Ohio, owner 
and operator of a fine farm of 80 
acres in Palmer township, was born 
in Guernsey County, Ohio, on August 15, 1838. 
He is a son of Charles and Phoebe (Cook) 
Haines. His great-grandfather was of Hol- 
land birth and ancestry. 

Charles Haines was born in 1810, in Bel- 
mont Co\mty. and his wife was born in 18 18, 
in Guernsey County. The}' came to Washing- 
ton County in 1847, ^"<i located in Wesley 
township, near Plymouth. 

John T. Plaines has devoted the greater 
portion of his life to agricultural pursuits. His 
education was obtained in the public schools. 
During the Civil War he enlisted in the 100- 
dav service, and performed the dutes of a loyal 
citizen. ]\Ir. Haines has been located on his 
present farm for 25 years. He devotes it to 
a general line of farming and to stock raising, 
making a specialty of registered Jersey cattle. 
He keeps a herd of about 30 head, and has the 
reputation in Marietta, of making the best 
quality of butter in Washington County. Mr. 



Hames operates his farm with the assistance of 
his son-in-law, John T. Ullom. 

On February 24. 1S02, the subject of this 
sketch was united in marriage with Rachel J. 
Dunsmoor, who was a daughter of Lucius P. 
and Mahala ( Williams) Dunsmoor. The 
former was bcjrn in January, 1810. ]Mrs. 
Haines was born December 20, 1842. The 
children of Mr. and Mrs. Haines are Clara 
and Carrie D. The last named married Jijhn 
T. Ullom, and has one son, George Lawrence 
Theodore. The lirothers and sisters of Mrs. 
Haines are as follows: Albina; Polly; Ma- 
hala Josephine; Lucius Jasper: Laura Virginia 
and Lodema A. The first wife of Mr. Haines 
died on June 10, 18Q9. On January i, 1900, 
he v.-as married to Ella \Vebster. a daughter 
of Joseph and ALary Webster. 

Li political sentiment the subject of this 
sketch has been a lifelong Republican, as was 
his fatlier. and he actively supports that party's 
candidates. For 30 years, he has been a mem- 
ber of the Universalist Church. Mr. Haines 
is connected with no secret orders, although he 
is a man of social instincts and delights to offer 
hospitality to his wide circle of friends. He 
is a quiet, self-respecting man, who' is liberal 
with his means when he sees the need of the 
unfortunate. He is kind to his neighbors, and 
looks well after his business and his familv, 
dealing justly with all. In fact, he is a first- 
class, tvpical American citizen. 






R. E. SLOAN, who has been success- 
fully engaged in the practice of med- 
icine at Marietta, Ohio', since Octo- 
ber, 1894, was born in Independence 
township, Washington County, 
Ohio, in 184.7 and is a son of Mathias and 
Margaret (Coan) Sloan. 

Mathias Sloan was a descendant of a Penn- 
sylvania family which at an early day removed 
from Belmont County, Ohio, to Washington 
County, Ohio, where he died in 1874, on New 
Year's Day. After marriage he moved to 
Independence township. He married Marga- 
ret Coan. who was of Irish descent, and died 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.. 



in j\Iarch, 1854, leaving four children, namely: 
E., a physician ; Nancy Jane, wife of Rev. Mr. 
Taylor, of Independence township, by whom 
she has two children, — Amelia, aged nineteen 
years, and James, aged seventeen years; Eliz- 
abeth, wife of Joshua Goodman, of Indqien- 
dence township, by whom she has several chil- 
dren; and Lydia, who married Rev. Luther 
Handlan. She died in Florida, and Mr. Hand- 
Ian, who was again married, died at Plymouth, 
Ohio, leaving one son, Irving. Mathias Sloan 
was married a second time, to Miss Donalley, 
now deceased, and ten children were born to 
them, as follows : Barnard, of West Vir- 
ginia; John, who lives near Martin's Ferry; 
George, who lives in Alartin's Ferry; Marga- 
ret; Ella, who resides at Martin's Ferry; 
Katherine, who resides in East Liverpool, 
Ohio; James, of Newport, Ohio; Isaac, de- 
ceased; Carrie, of ^lartin's Ferry; and Effie, 
deceased. 

Dr. E. Sloan attended the schools qif Inde- 
pendence township, the high school at New- 
port, and Dennison University. He taught 
one term in the schools of Newport, and sev- 
eral terms in the surrounding country. He en- 
tered the Eclectic ^ledical Institute, of Cincin- 
nate, in the fall of 1872, and was graduated 
in January, 1874, with the degiee of M. D. He 
practiced at Archer's Fork- Independence 
township, for a short time, and then went to 
Williamstown, West Virginia, where he prac- 
ticed with good results until 1894; in Octo- 
ber of that year he located at Marietta. He 
soon became well established, and now has an 
extensive practice. He has been a student of 
his profession through all these years, and is 
thoroughly familiar with all new discoveries in 
medical science. He is held in the highest es- 
teem by the citizens of Marietta and the med- 
ical fraternity. He belongs to' the Eclectic 
Medical Society of Ohio. 

Dr. Sloan was married ]March 21, 1872. to 
Sarah E. Cline, a daughter of Reuben and Di- 
ana (Cady) Cline. Her parents now reside 
at Williamstown, as does also her brother, who 
is a physician. This union resulted in the 
birth of four children, as follows: Mira E., 
who was married in the spring of 1902, to 



Samuel H. Plumber; Dr. H. E., a graduate 
of the Eclectic Medical Institute, of Cincin- 
nati, whO' is now practicing at Clarksburg, 
West Virginia; Arthur D., D. D. S., a grad- 
uate of the Cincinnati Dental School, whO' is 
practicing in Marietta ; and Clarence R., who 
graduated in the spring of 1901, with the de- 
gree of M. D., and is associated in practice 
with his father. Religiously, the family are 
Baptists. 



ARVEY E. SMITH, for many years a 
prominent educator of Washington 
County, is at the present time assist- 
ant manager of the Cumberland Oil 
Company, with headquarters at Mar- 
ietta, Ohio. 

iMr. Smith was born in Morgan County, 
Ohio, in ]May, 1863, and is of Quaker par- 
entage. He was educated at the Ohio 
State University, at Columbus, after which 
he took up the profession of teaching. He 
first taught at Chester Hill, Ohio, and 
other towns, until 1869, and then came 
to Washington County, and had charge of 
the schools of Marietta township for two 
years. His ability was soon recognized 
and he became principal of the Marietta 
High School, in wdiich capacity he served for 
eight years. In November, 1899, he accepted 
his present position with the Cumberland Oil 
Company. He gave marked satisfaction as 
an instructor, and his resignation was accepted 
with regret. Mr. Smith has done considerable 
work of a literary character, which has at- 
tracted much attention. 

The Cumberland Oil Company was char- 
tered in 1899, at Portland, Maine, with a cap- 
ital stock of $500,000, to operate in Ohio. 
The officers are, — George P. Wescott. presi- 
dent; J. G. Shaw, vice-president; George F. 
West, treasurer; H. C. Lord, general man- 
ager; and H. E. Smith, assistant manager. 
Mr. Lord is an old time oil operator who came 
to Marietta in 1898, and in July, 1899, con- 
summated the organization of the company, 
which runs several strings of tools. It is ac- 
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sources of this section, and owns a number of 
productive wells. In 1897 Harvey E. Smith 
was engaged with J. A. Lowell, to locate the 
pool that supplied the wells oil the Joy farm, 
and they, with others, drilled a score of wells 
to ascertain its location. Persistent effort fin- 
ally resulted in success. The corporation, 
which maintains offices in the St. Clair Build- 
ing, has done good work for this section of the 
oil country. 

The subject of this sketch was married to 
Ella Curry, of Morgan County. Ohio, who 
was also' engaged in teaching school. Mr. 
Smith has one son, Edward Orton, who was 
born in Morgan County. iPolitically, Mr. 
Smith is a Republican. He is a member of 
the Board of Education, for which office none 
is better qualified. Religiously, he is a mem- 
ber of the First [Methodist Episcopal Church. 




ILLL\iI P. DYE, a retired oil pro- 
ducer and successful business man, 
ijf [Marietta, Ohio, was born there 
in 1844, and is a son of James H. 
Dve, and grandson of Samuel 
Dye. 

Samuel Dye was born in Prince Edward 
County, Virginia, and removed to Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, where he located in Law- 
rence township, early in the nineteenth cen- 
tury. He married Susan Huff, and they 
reared nine children, as follows : John H. ; 
Jonathan T. ; James H.; George; Sophia; An- 
nie; Betsey; ]Mary and Xancy, all of whom are 
deceased. 

James H. Dye was born in Lawrence town- 
ship, on the Little [Muskingum River, in 1816, 
and came to [Marietta in 1830. when fourteen 
years of age. He learned the trade of a tan- 
ner with Thomas Vinton, and followed it un- 
til 1862, when he engaged in the cutlery busi- 
ness. One year later he established a livery, 
which he conducted until his death, in 1880. 
His establishment was located on 3rd street, 
between Greene and Church streets. He was 
prominent in local affairs, and served for a 



mmiber of years as a member of the city coun- 
cil O'f Marietta. He married Clarissa Jack- 
son, whO' came of a prominent Washington 
County family, and was a daughter of Hugh 
Jackson. She was born in 1817, and died in 
1899. They were parents of nine children, 
namely : Harriet, deceased ; George and 
Mary, of Marietta, the latter being the widow 
of Mattison Holmes ; William P. ; Catherine, 
who died young; Marcellus, whoi died in De- 
cember, 1900; Louisa, wife of Wallace Scott, 
of Marietta ; Henry, a physician, oi Cleveland, 
Ohio; and Fanny R., whO' resides with her 
brother. William P., as does also Mrs. Holmes. 

William P. Dye attended the grammar 
schools of Marietta, and in 1862 entered the 
Union anny. He enlisted as a member of 
Company A, 87th Reg., Ohio' Vol. Inf., for 
three months' service, and returned to Mariet- 
ta in September, 1862. In 1864, he enlisted 
(in the gunboat Louisville, on the Mississippi 
River, where he served as a sailor for twelve 
months, and was mustered out July 3, 1865. 
Returning to Marietta, he conducted a livery, 
in connection with his father, until the latter's 
death, when he became a partner of his brother, 
[Marcellus, in the same business. This they 
continued until 1893, when the subject of this 
sketch engaged in the oil business at Chester 
Hill, [Morgan County. He still has large oil 
interests, but his health has been such as to 
prevent him from taking any active part in 
the work in recent years. [He was elected 
sheriff of Washington County, on the Repub- 
lican ticket, in 1893, serving until 1897; and 
was formerly a member of the city council 
from the Second Ward. 

Mr. Dye was married at [Marietta to Clara 
Kinnard, a daughter of Pascal Kinnard. She 
was born in 1844, and died in September, 
1S79, leaving two children, — James K., who 
was born in 1873, ^"<^1 died in 1898; and Ag- 
nes L^, who was born in 1875, and died in 
1887. Fraternally [Mr. Dye is a 32d degree 
Scottish Rite [Mason, and belongs to- Harniar 
Blue Lodge, No. 390. He resided in the 
Second Ward until 1889, when his home was 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



and built a home at Xo. 312 Third street, 
\vhere he now resides with his two sisters. 
Rehgioiisly the family belrings to the ^Nleth- 
odist Episcopal Church. 



ENRY WENDELKEX, a retail grocer 
of Marietta, Ohio, located at No. 250 
Front street, has been a resident of 
that city since 1853. He was born 
in the Pro\'ince of Hanover. Ger- 
many, in 1S40, and is a son of Gerd Wendel- 
ken. 

Gerd Wendelken brought his family to 
America in 1853, and cmiducted a general 
store from 1855 to 1870. He died Fel^ruary 
27, 1893, at the age of eighty-three years, his 
wife having died some years previous to that 
time. ]\Ir. Wendelkai has two sisters who 
are married, and live in \\'heeling. West \'ir- 
ginia, and a brother. Martin K. \\'endelken, 
who is a member of the firm of R. \'an Metre 
& Compiany. 

Henry Wendelken, subject of this sketch, 
went to school until he was fourteen years 
old, and then became employed in a bucket 
factory on the west side of Marietta, which 
was then conducted by John Newton, the site 
being that of the present jSIarietta ]\Ianufac- 
turing Company. After four years' employ- 
ment in that factory, he learned the carpenter's 
trade, at which he ser\-ed a four-years' appren- 
ticeship. In 1864, he entered the army, and 
served fo-ur months, after which he assisted 
his father in the store until 1865, when he en- 
gaged in business for himself. He first opened 
a general store on Front street, where Craig's 
photograph gallery now stands, and carried it 
on foir ten or twelve }-ears. Fie is no\\- en- 
gaged in handling groceries, alone, and has a 
fine stock of both staple and fancy goods. He 
his occupied his present building, which was 
erected in 1859, for the past twenty-four years. 
Mr. Wendelken now owns the building, which, 
when first built, was 60 feet deep. He has 
added 40 feet to the rear, and the store is now 
100 feet long, and 20 feet wide. 

The subject of this sketch was wedded, in 



1866, to Elizabeth Andreae, of Matamoras, 
Ohio. She died in 1885, leaving six children, 
whose names are as follows : Edward, who is 
in the employ of the Buckeye Pipe Line Com- 
pany ; Clara, the wife of W'illiam Sayres ; 
Emma, the wife of George Schad ; Sargeant, 
who assists his father in the store; Louisa ; and 
Harry, a clerk in the First National Bank of 
Marietta. Mr. Wendelken married, secondly, 
in 1 888, Mrs. Elizabeth Rotchey, and they have 
one son, Gerd, who is in school. 

Mr. Wendelken is a director in the Dime 
Savings Society, and also has other business 
interests in Marietta, although he devotes most 
of his time to the grocery business. He is a 
very successful man, and his success has 'ueen 
of his own making, as he hks striven untiringly 
for many years. He is honest and upright in 
every way, and enjoys the confidence and es- 
teem of all in the community. In politics, he 
is a Republican. He is a member of Buell 
Post, G. A. R., and has served three terms as 
senior vice-commander. He attends St. Paul's 
German Church. 



LMER E. W^HITTINGTON, who 
carries on a general merchandise 
store at West, Grandview town- 
ship, Washington County. Ohio, was 
born in Summerfield, Noble County, 
Ohio, October 12, 1864, and is a son of Benja- 
min Whittingtou. 

Benjamin Whittington was born in Mary- 
land August 12, 1832, and went to Belmont' 
County, Ohio, with his mother, at the age of 
twelve years. There he lived until he reached 
the age of twenty-one years, when he settled 
in Noble County. In 1881, he moved tO' Mon- 
roe County, where he continued to reside until 
1898, and then located in Washington Coun- 
ty, where he dietl December 13. 1898. He 
was a farmer, and an upright, honest man. He 
married Hannah ]\Ierrill, who was born in 
Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, and is now 
deceased. They reared the following offspring, 
namely : Sylvester, a farmer, of Monroe 
Countv : Marguerite, who married M. Sny- 




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der, and is living in Xoble County Dr. Rich- 
ard H., of Washington County; James T. ; 
Ehiier E-; Laura J., deceased; and William A., 
a teacher in W'ashington County. 

Elmer E. Whittington came to Washing- 
ton County, in 1891, where he conducted, in 
partnership with his brothei% Tames T., a gen- 
eral merchandise store at W' est. There they 
supply the wants of the farmers of the vicin- 
ity, and also the residents of the neighboring 
towns. They carry a good line of stock, and 
are well patronized. Mr. Whittington is well 
known in the community, and is a man worthy 
of the confidence placed in him. 

The subject of this sketch was married 
September 20, 1898, tO' Julia A. Loman, who 
was born in Washington County, Ohio, Sep- 
tember 9, 1872, and is a daughter of John R- 
Loman, deceased. 

Mr. Whittington is a Republican, in poli- 
tics. He was appointed postmaster of West in 
1 89 1, and has served in that capacity most ac- 
ceptably since that year. He is a member of 
the Methodist Church. 




. J. D. PARR, a well known practi- 
tioner of jMarietta, Washington 
County, Ohio, was born in Washing- 
ton County, September 3, 1858, and 
is a son of Nathan and Casinda (An- 
crum) Parr. 

Nathan Parr lives near New MatamoTas, 
Washington County, and is a native of this 
'county. His father, Samueil Parr, died at 
the age of ninety years. J. D. Parr, the sub- 
ject of this sketch, remained at home until he 
was 21 years old. He attended the grammar 
school of John D. Phillips, and taught school 
eight years in \\"ashington County. He spent 
two years in Kansas, where he also taught 
school aboiit 30 miles southeast of Kansas City. 
He began the study of medicine in Kansas 
City, with Dr. M. T. Runnels. On returning 
home, he took a course at Pulte Medical Col- 
lege, in Cincinnati, from which institution he 
was graduated in 1890. He at once began 
the active practice of his profession, spending 



the first two years at New Cumberland, West 
Virginia. He then practiced for nine years 
in Huntington, West Virginia, and moved to 
Marietta, in September, 1901. There he pur- 
chased a fine home, in which he has his offices. 
Dr. Parr is a physician of more than ordinary 
ability, and has a large and increasing prac- 
tice. He is a man who inspires confidence in 
his patients, and treats them with consideration 
and sympathy. His knowledge of his profes- 
sion is thorough, and he is constantly seeking 
to advance, taking a deep interest in the prog- 
ress made in that science. 

Dr. Parr wedded Mary F. Dailey, a daugh- 
ter of Nicholas Dailey, of Washington County. 
Her people come from Belfast, Ireland, and 
with the exception of herself and brother, John 
Dailey, of Pittsburg, are all deceased. The 
Daileys came to America in 1840, and located 
at Wellsburg, West Virginia, whence they 
moved tO' Washington County. Dr. Parr and 
his wife have three sons, viz : Donley J., who 
was boirn March 12, 1892, at New Cumber- 
land, W'est Virginia; Robert Wesley, who Avas 
born March 9, 1894, at Huntington, West 
Virginia ; and Willie Everett, who was born 
March 14, 1897, at that place. 

Dr. Parr is a Democrat, in politics. He 
is a member of the Homeopathic Medical So- 
ciety, of West Virginia ; the Hahnemann Med- 
ical Society, of Cincinnati, Ohio; and the 
American Institute of Homeopathy ; and has 
serv€id as examiner for various old-line insur- 
ance companies. He is the examiner, at Mari- 
etta, for the j\I. W. of A. lodge, of which he is 
a member. In religious belief he is a Meth- 
odist. 



r)HX M. WALKER, who has been en- 
gaged in farming in: Grandview 
township, ^Vashington County, Ohio, 
since 1866, was born in Noble Cotmty. 
Ohio. April 2, 1845, and is a son of 
John and Elizabeth (Low) Walker. 

John Walker was born near Morgantown, 
Morgan County, West Virginia, and when 
twenty years of age moA^ed to Ohio and lo- 
cated in Noble County. In 1867, he settled in- 



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Liberty township, Washington County, Ohio, 
where lie foHowed farming until his death. 
He married Elizabeth Low, who was born on 
Duck Creek, Noble County, Ohio, in 1820, and 
they reared the following children : Sarah 
(Fleming) ; James A., of Belmont County, 
Ohio; Elizabeth; John. M. ; George, \\\\o was 
a member of Company C, 36th Reg. Ohio Vol. 
Inf., and died during the Civil War; David, 
deceased; Susan Ann, wife of L Birch, of West 
Virginia; Delilah, wife of C. Wise, of Monroe 
County, Ohio; and Eliza (Wiley), of Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. 

John M. Walker came to Washington 
Coiuity, Ohio, in 1S66, and located in Grand- 
view township. He purchased forty acres oif 
his present farm in 1868. Since 1878, he has 
added by purchase, 137 acres, and now has 246 
acres of line farm land. He is engaged in 
stock raising and deals largely in wood, and 
his success has been continuous. 

Li 1866 Mr. Walker was united in mar- 
riage witli Mary Shaw, who was born in Penn- 
sylvania, in 1844, 3.nd they have had five chil- 
dren: William H., and Francis E., deceased; 
Flora B., and Robert and John D., deceased. 
Mrs. Walker died May 10, 1876. John M. 
Walker was again marred, in 1878, Emma J. 
Wells, who was born in Washington County, 
Ohio, becoming his bride. Their children are 
as follows : F. Warren ; Mary ; George ; Ed- 
na C. ; Blanche E. ; and Thurman R. Politi- 
cally, Mr. Walker is a Prohibitionist, and has 
served two terms as township trustee. Reli- 
giously, he is a member ol the Christian 
Church. 



HOMAS STANTON, one of the well- 
known and representative farmers of 
Washington County, Ohio, who has 
been identified with the growth and 
development of Wesley township for 
many years, was born in Somerset township, 
Belmont County, Ohio, in 1828, and is a son 
of William and Mary (Leslie) Stanton. 

William Stanton was horn in North Car- 
olina, in 1796, and there in the home of his 
parents, he grew to maturity, learning the tan- 



ning business. Later in Jife, he became a 
farmer and died in 1861. The maternal 
grandfather of Thomas Stanton was Robert 
Leslie, and the grandmother was Rachel Rog- 
ers, both being honored names in the State of 
Maryland, Nvhere Mary (Leslie) Stanton was 
born in 1801 ; she died in Ohio in Januarv, 
1868. 

Thomas Stanton was reared in Belmont 
County and learned the blacksmith trade in 
Somerton, where he conducted a shop for seven 
years. He moved to Little Hocking in 1859, 
and cultivated his small farm, which he left to 
enter the army. He enlisted under the 100- 
day call, and after his service was ended, he 
sold his 50-acre farm at Little Hocking, and 
moved toi Athens County, where he bought an- 
other farm and operated it for seven years. 
In 1872 Mr. Stanton secured his present fine 
farm, which was at that time known as the 
"Windfall" tract, on account of its big timber 
having gone down in a very destructi\-e storm 
which swept over the locality some years prior 
to Mr. Stanton's purchase. With the excep- 
tion of 50 acres, he cleared this land and has 
made his farm a model in tillage and improve- 
ments. The property comprises 164 acres, 
and originally belonged to the well-known Xa- 
hum Ward, and was a part of "the Ohio Pur- 
chase." j\lr. Stanton keeps only good stock, 
and he has been particularly successful in sheep 
growing, his wool bringing the highest market 
price. 

In 185 1, Mr. Stanton was married to Pa- 
tience C. Hobbs, a daughter of Amos Hobbs, 
of Belmont County, who was born in 1830, in 
Maryland, and came with her parents to Ohio, 
in childhood. To this union the following 
children were born: Greenberry W., born in 
1852, who married Jennie Barton, has foui 
children, and lives in Morgan County, Ohio, 
Mary E., bom in 1854, who married John 
Murphy, and lives in Athens County ; William 
A., born in 1856, who died at the age of 18 
years; Charles J., born in 1858, who resides at 
home and is unmarried ; Louis Eugene, born 
in 1859, who married Emily Fawcett. has one 
child, and lived in Colorado; Elmer Ellsworth, 
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ton. and has five children; Sarah A., born in 
1866, who resides at home; and School ey, born 
in 1867, who resides in Marietta, and is con- 
nected with the Standard Oil Company. Mr. 
Stanton gave his children excellent educational 
advantages, in select schools at Bartlett, and 
two of them took business courses. Both Ells- 
worth and Eugene taught school in Iowa and 
Dakota. The former is now a rising attorney 
at Stromsburg, Nebraska, and the latter is a 
successful physician at Sterling, Colorado. 

In politics, Mr. Stanton has been identified 
through life with the Republican party, his 
interest beginning when he was 12 years old. 
His first vote was cast for the Free Soil ticket. 
Although he never sought oftice, he has served 
as assessor and, school director, and is regarded 
as one of the most useful, reliable and sub- 
stantial citizens of Wesley township. 



EORGE \\'. PFEIFFER, a well- 
known educator and agriculturist of 
W^ashington County, is now living 
upon his well kept farm in Lawrence 
township. 
William Pfeifiier, father of George W., our 
subject, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, on 
the Rhine, in Germany, Febrijary 27, 1820. 
On January i, 1847, he landed in New York 
and after some time settled in the Ohio Val- 
ley. Here he followed wood turning, and was 
also engaged for many years in farming. He 
married Priscilla S. Bircher, who was born in 
Sussex County, Delaware, September 15, 1831. 
Mr. and Mrs. Pfeiffer reared four children, 
namely ; Lizzie, deceased ; George W. ; Le- 
nora and Charles S., deceased. After settling 
in this county Mr. Pfeiffer became a citizen, 
and was a Republican in politics. He liecame 
a member of the Christian Church in middle 
life. 

George \\'. Pfeiffer was born in Newport, 
Kentuck}-, April 18, 1858. He received a good 
education, and after reaching manhoo'd began 
teaching school- This profession he followed 
for 17 vears, giving most excellent satisfac- 



tion. In the meantime he had become inter- 
ested in agriculture, and being a progressive 
man, he puts into practice the latest and most 
approved methods of farming. His specialty 
is the raising of Durham cattle, and swine. 

Mr. Pfeift'er married Etta Athey, who was 
born October 7, 1867, and is a daughter of 
Hezekiah Athey. This union has resulted in 
three children, — Charles, Georgiana and Theo- 
dore Alston. Mr. Pfeiffer keeps thoroughly 
informed upon all the leading questions of the 
day. Politically, he is a Republican, and takes 
much interest in local politics, having served 
his community as assessor for one year. He 
is a man of irreproachable character, and is 
highly esteemed by all who know him- 




EORGE WORRALL, who is one of 
the acti\e and prominent young busi- 
ness men (if INIarietta, Washington 
Cuuntv, Ohio, is treasurer of the 
■'Worrall Grocery Company," which 
he conducts. He was born in Morgan County, 
Ohio, at Chester Hill. 

Mr. Worrall attended the common schools 
of Chester Hill, and began his business career 
by clerking in a general store in that village. 
He has had many years of experience in the 
grocery business, having spent ten years in 
service with the Penrose & Simpson Company. 
The Worrall Grocery Company was incor- 
porated under the laws of Ohio, in September, 
igoo, and its officers are as follows: J. S. 
Pierpont. president; P. W. Leedom. vice-pres- 
ident; M. E. Coffman, secretary; and George 
Worrall, treasurer and manager. The build- 
ing now occupied by the firm is on Second 
street, and was built for their use, consisting 
of four floors and a basement. This company 
has an entire floor space of about 20,000 square 
feet. Three traveling men cover the territory 
for a radius'of sixty miles. The business of 
1902 shows an increase of 20 per cent. o\-er 
the corresponding months in 1901. They 
carry on purely a wholesale business, and have 
one of the largest and finest stocks of grocer- 
ies in Marietta. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Mr. Worrall married [Miss Leedom, of But- 
ler, Pennsylvania, and they have one son, — 
Ralph L. Tliey live at No. 408 Scammel 
street, and are members of the Congregational 
Church. 

Mr. Worrall was secretary and treasurer of 
the Marietta Council of United Commercial 
Travelers of America, which organization was 
established in April, 1891. He was one of 
the thirty charter members, and from 1894 to 
1899 held the office of secretary and treas- 
urer. This organization now consists of no 
members, and its present officers are as fol- 
lows : E. C. Wise, past counselor ; A. H. 
Strecker, senior counseloT; Lou Strecker, 
junior counselor; W. ^I. Dearth, conductor; 
O. J. Hawk, sentinel; and Al. Rea Gano, sec- 
retary and treasurer. 

Mr. Worrall is one of the rising young 
business men of Washington County, and is 
possessed of more than ordinary mercantile 
ability. He is progressive and active and is 
keenly alive to the necessity of untiring en- 
ergy and zeal in this day of keen competi- 
tion. He displays much tact and good judg- 
ment in the management of his business, and 
is a man of upright principles. 



lAMES F. BRIGGS, numbered among 
the substantial and representative cit- 
izens of Warren township, W'ashing- 
ton County, Ohio, is well known and 
^ , popular in that vicinity, and is ever 
ready to perform his share of the duties of a 
citizen. 

}vlr. Briggs is the son of Andrew and 
Mary (Black) Briggs. The subject of this 
sketch w-as born in Morgan County in 1839, 
and has been located at his present place since 
1890. The father was born in Ohio and the 
mother in Pennsylvania. 

In 1864 Mr. Briggs enlisted in the 174th 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., in the 23rd Army Corps. 
Tie spent most of his time in Tennessee, doing 
brave service under General Schofield, at 
Cedar Creek, Murfreesboro, and Over-all 
Creek. He was honorably discharged at the 
close of the war and returned to Ohio. 



Mr. Briggs chose for his life companion 
Harriet E. Marshall, a daughter of Thomas 
and Jane Marshall, of ]\Iuskingum County, 
Ohio. They have had five children, namely : 
Emmett, who died in infancy ; Evert ; Theo- 
dosia ; Charles A- ; and E. Stanley. Theo- 
dosia and Charles A. are still residing at 
home. E. Stanley is running a lease in the oil 
luisiness with great success. Evert married 
Emma Pfeffer, and thev have twO' children, — 
Floyd and Alta. The family are faithful in 
their attendance on religious service at the 
Presbyterian Church. 

Mr. Briggs is a Republican in politics and 
is often of service in helping tO' advance the 
interests of his chosen party. His good-na- 
tured ways and pleasing manners have won 
him many friends on every side, who delight 
in his prosperity. 



URjNIAN J. DYE, an extensive agricul- 
turist, living on his farm four miles 
from Mtarietta, on the River Road, is 
recognized and has been for some 
years past, as one of the most substan- 
tial citizens of Warren township, Washington 
Count}-. Ohio. 

Mr. Dye is a son of Samuel and Lucinda 
(Dye) Dye, and was born November 10, 1841, 
in Lawrence township, Washington County. 
His father was born September 24, 1806, in 
Lawrence township. Washington County, and 
died June 3. 1884. In 1868 he moved to War- 
ren township, where he spent his last days. He 
and his wife were the parents of 16 children, 
six of whom are now living, as follows : Mor- 
gan I. ; John J. : Furman J. : Hattie R. ( Scott) ; 
Joseph R. ; and Samuel ]M. Samuel M. re- 
sides with his brother on the home farm. He 
married Mary Ward, a sister of the wife of 
Furman J. Dye. Samuel M. and his wife have 
a family of five children, as follows : Thomas ; 
Lizzie : Edna ; Mamie ; and Wirt. 

Marietta College furnished the education 
with which Furman J. Dye made his start in 
life, and it was wdiile he was attending to his 
studies there that his fatlier purchased the 




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farm now owned by liis three children, Fur- 
man J.. Samuel M. and Hattie R., wife of D. 
A. Scott. It consists of 232 acres of the best 
kind of land, and Mr. D)-e is deriving great 
profit from its cultivation ; he raises principally 
grain and hay. On this farm, the first oil in 
the vicinity was discovered, and there also the 
first well was drilled by Newton & Company 
at "Cow Run," the farm at that time being still 
in the possession of his father. 

Furman J. Dye was united in matrimony 
with Lizzie Ward, a daughter of Patrick and 
Mary Ward, of Warren township, and their 
union resulted in two children, namely : How- 
ard and Dewey W., whose ages are twelve and 
two and a half years, respectively. 

Mr. Dye is an upright, consistent and re- 
liable man, progressive in all his methods of 
farming, and public-spirited as a citizen. The 
greater part of his time and energy are spent 
on the farm in attending to its various duties. 




pILLIAM ROWLAND WICKENS, 

er and oil producer in Aurelius 
township, Washington Comity, 
Ohio, which has been his home 
since early boyhood, was bom on 
the Isle of Wight. England. March 15, 1823, 
and is a son of George and Charlotte (Row- 
land) Wickens, both natives O'f the same place. 
George Wickens, the paternal grandfather, 
spent his entire life on the Isle of Wight, ac- 
tively engaged in farming. The maternal 
grandfather, William Rowland, was a native 
of the same isle, where he followed the occu- 
pation of a ship carpenter. In 1820 he came 
to America, and was among the pioneer set- 
tlers in Aurelius township, Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio. He married Nancy Beer, and they 
reared six children, as follows : Harriet, who 
married James Rowland, known as James May ; 
Jane, who married John Hutchins; William 
Rowland: Charlotte; Mary A., who married 
Alfred Regnier; and Edward, who married 
Eliza Kidd. 

George Wickens, the father of William 
Rowland, sought a home in America in 1832, 
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bringing his family with him. He located in 
Washington County, Ohio', and p^l^chased land 
in Aurelius township. He was a shoemaker 
by trade, and worked at the bench for 40 years. 
After clearing a portion of the land he en- 
gaged in tilling the soil, and also improved his 
farm by the addition of substantial Ixiildings. 
Upon this farm' he and his wife passed their 
closing years, having realized their fondest 
hopes. 

Five children were born to him and his 
estimable wife, namely: George: Betsey, who 
married Allen Pierce: William Rowland, the 
subject of this biography; John; and Henry, 
a short sketch of whose life appears in another 
part of this work. 

William R. Wickens was reared and 
schooled in the vicinity of his present farm, 
which consists of 300 acres. A part of this 
land was taken up as a government claim, by 
his brother, George, shortly after the family 
came to America. This tract not only ranks 
among the t^est farming land in Aurelius town- 
ship, but is good oil property. Over 200 acres 
of it was cleared by its present owner, who, in 
1865, began prospecting for oil. His efforts 
were crowned with success, and since that time, 
much attention has been given by Mr. Wickens. 
to the development of the oil industry in his 
sfection. He now has a large number of wells 
in successful operation, yielding an average of 
70 barrels of oil every 24 hours. 

September 23, 1849, Mr. Wickens was 
joined in marriage with Sarah L. Cadwell, a 
daughter of James and Lucy (Hamilton) Cad- 
well. Their union was blessed with fotir chil- 
dren, namely: Edward T., Charles A., Ellis 
W. and Joseph A. Two of these, Edward T. 
and Joseph A., are farmers of considerable 
prominence, as well as oil producers. An ap- 
propriate account of their careers is found in 
another part of this volume. 

April 22, 1902, Mr. Wickens was deprived 
of his beloved companion by death, when she 
was in her seventieth year. She had' been a 
devout and active meinber of the Good Hbpe 
Baptist Church, since 1856. Mr. Wickens is 
a member of the same church, and served in the 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



a century. He is a firm advocate of the Re- 
publican party, and is highly esteemed as a citi- 
zen. 




APTAIX J. C. MORROW, a gen- 
tleman well known to the citizens of 
Washington County, Ohio, is sher- 
iff of the county, in wdiich he has 
lived most of his life. He was born 
in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in 1833, and 
is a so« O'f James and Sarah (Moore) Mor- 
row, both natives of Pennsylvania. 

The parents of Captain Morrow removed 
to Washington County, Ohio, in 1845, 'Ac- 
companied by their five children. They lr)cat- 
ed in Wesley township on a farm, and the 
father followed farming and blacksmithing 
for many years- He was a stanch Republi- 
can in politics. He died iiu 1892, at the age of 
eighty-eight years, and his wife died in 1888, 
aged about eighty-five years. The five chil- 
dren born of their union were as follows : 
Rebecca, who died in 1880; John, who was a 
farmer of Wesley township, and died in 1896; 
Polly, who was the wife of Mr. Williamson," 
of Wesley township, and died in 1855; 
Charles, who is living in retirement in Bart- 
lett, Wesley township, and has served as town- 
ship trustee and in other ofiicial positions ; and 
J. C., the subject hereof. 

Captain J. C. Morrow spent his boyhood 
and youth in Washington County, and then 
located in Athens County, Ohio- He enlisted 
from Amesville, in August, 1861, as a private 
soldier in the 36th Reg., Ohio' Vol. Inf., and 
served in four different companies of that regi- 
ment, namely : B, F, G and D. He became 
orderly sergeant and later second lieutenant, 
and during the latter part of his army career 
was captain of Company D, 36th Regiment, 
•which rank he held for more than a year. Dur- 
ing the year 1864 he commanded General 
Cook's escort. During his entire service he 
was never wounded or ill. Throughout his 
life he has been a stranger to sickness, and 
is noiw as hale and hearty as a boy. At the 
close of the war he returned to Athens Coun- 
tv, Ohio, and followed blacksmithing, a trade 



he had learned with his father. He continued 
there for about twO' years, and then returned 
to Bartlett (Post Office), or Plymouth, as it 
is now called, in Wesley towmship, where he 
followed his trade- He still owns and con- 
ducts a blacksmith shop there, and hires men 
to do the work. In 1898 he was appointed 
postmaster, and served under McKinley's ad- 
ministration until he resigned to accept the 
office (j'f sheriff of Washington County, to 
which he was elected January 9, 1901, suc- 
ceeding John McAllister. He was for twenty- 
three consecutive years treasurer of Wesley 
township, and resigned when he rauoved to 
Marietta in the winter of .1900-1901. He is 
a faithful and efficient public servant, and is 
held high in the esteemi of his fellow men. 

Mr. Morrow married Lucy A. Van Law, 
who was horn and reared in Washington 
County, and is a daughter oif Thomas Swain, 
an old resident of the county. Her mother 
resides at Bartlett, at the age of almost ninety 
years. This union has been blessed by the 
birth of four children, as follows: Lncy A- 
(Luft), of St. Louis, Missouri; Charles, a 
tinner by trade, now residing in the West; 
Elma Leotia (Steele), whose husband is a 
merchant of Bartlett ; and Myron M., aged' 
twenty-two years, who is assisting his father 
in the office. 




B. SUNDERLAND, a prominent 
real estate dealer, of Marietta, Ohio, 
is engaged in business at No. 229 
Second street. He was born in Bel- 
mont County, Ohio, near Barnesville, 
and is a son of Richard P. Sunderland, de- 
ceased. He has two brothers and one sister, 
living in the West. 

The Sunderland family removed from Bel- 
mont County to Athens County, Ohio, when 
G. B. Sunderland was very young and there he 
received his early training and schooling. For 
a number of years he was an extensive stock 
buyer and seller, and in that business was very 
successful. He located in Washington Coun- 
ty, in 1876, where he continued in the stock 
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the real estate business, in connection with his 
brother-in-law, B. B. Putnam, and they are 
now among the foremost real estate firms of 
\\'ashington County. Mr. Sunderland has es- 
tablished a reputation as a man who deals fair- 
ly with all, using only the most open business 
methods. He is well known in that section of 
the Ohio, and is a man of splendid business 
ability. 

He married Miss Hay, of Fairfield, Wayne 
County, Illinois, and they reside at No. 606 
Third street, in Marietta. Mr. Sunderland is 
a Republican, in politics, but does not aspire 
to political preferment. He is a member of 
the First Presbyterian Church. 




APT. REES X. COLE, an extensive 
fruit grower and prominent resident 
of Warren township, Washington 
County, Ohio, was born in Gallia 
County, Ohio, December 27, 1839. 
He is a son of Samuel and Mary (Davis) 
Cole, and grandson of Samuel Clay Cole. 

Samuel Cole was born and reared in New 
York state, and afterward settled in Saint 
Clairsville, Ohio, where he followed farming. 
His wife was a native of Cork, Ireland, and 
they were married in Belmont County, Ohio. 
Later Samuel Cole purchased the farm in Gal- 
lia County, on which Rees N. Cole was born. 
Nine children were born to him and his wife, 
as follows: Rees N. ; Marshall G., who en- 
listed in 1861, when the tall for three-hun- 
dred-day men was issued, in the 7th Reg., 
Ohio Vol. Cav., in which he became a second 
lieutenant, and who was killed in the Wilson 
Raid at Selma, Alabama, which occurred after 
the declaration of peace; Sardis, who is a 
farmer of Lancaster, Ohio; Samuel Clay, a 
railroad engineer, who makes his home at In- 
dianapolis, Indiana; Leroy F., who is a cab- 
inet-maker of Indianapolis; William F., who 
is a cabinet-maker of Indianapolis ; Mary, wife 
of Samuel McElhenny, who lives in Gallia, 
Ohio ; Celicia Jane, who is living at home with 
her mother; and Emma, who married Warner 
Safford, of Gallia County, Ohio. Samuel Cole 



died in April, 1887. ( Mrs. Cole resides in 
Gallipolis, Ohio, at the age of 86 years. 

Capt. Rees N. Cole was a captain on the 
river for many year,s, following steamboating 
from 1856 until 1870. He then moved on a 
farm, and at the present time is a prosperous 
fruit grower, having a fine farm in Warren 
township. He was united in marriage with 
Amelia Elizabeth Dyar, a daughter of J. B. 
and Abigail (Proctor) Dyar, and grand- 
daughter of Jeremiah Dyar. Her father came 
to Washington County, Ohio, from Nova 
Scotia, with his parents. Eight children were 
born to bless this union, namely: Abigail 
Proctor, who married P. E. Clark, of Mari- 
etta, and died in 1898, leaving a daughter, 
Ruth, who is now thirteeii years old; Rees 
Herbert, a machinist by trade; Caro Amelia, 
who married John F. Bukey, by whom she has 
a son, Joseph Dyar, aged fourteen years ; Har- 
riet Estella, wife of Walter McNeal, of 
Charleston, Virginia, who is cashier of the 
Standard Oil Company at that place; Mar- 
shall Grasson, who lives in Gallipolis, Ohio; 
Emma Safford, wife of W. J. Cram, of Mari- 
etta, Ohio; and Chester Dyar and Joseph 
Dyar, who are at home. Captain Cole is a 
Republican in politics. His wife is a member 
of the Congregational Church. 




RS. CHARLOTTE C. CONE is a 
lady who has passed tlirough many 
varied circumstances of life, and 
one whose personality and agreea- 
ble traits are recognized by a large 
circle of friends and well-wishers about her 
Jiome near ]\'Iarietta, Ohio. 

Airs. Cone is a daughter of Charles and 
Mary ( Frazier) Little, and was born in New- 
port township, Washington County, Ohio, 
where her parents lived on a farm. The father 
died at the advanced age of seventy-eight years 
and his wife preceded him some years to the 
grave. They had a large family and among 
their children were the following: Pamelia, 
widow of William Greenwood ; Otis, now liv- 
ing in the west; Jane, who married Stephen 



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Dana, of Marietta, Ohio; George and Nathan- 
iel, deceased ; Charlotte C. ; Wealthy, who was 
united irt marriage with James Dills, of Park- 
ersbnrg, deceased; Maria, wife of John Cook; 
Charles, a resident of Marietta; Arthur Little, 
ex-sheriff of Marietta; and Cora Columbia, the 
wife of James Record, now living in the su- 
burbs of Chicago. 

Mrs. Cone and her husband were the par- 
ents of four children, three of whom grew to 
maturity, and are as follows : Cora, who was 
united in matrimony with Henry Harnish, as- 
sistant postmaster at Parkersburg, West Vir- 
ginia ; Joseph, a resident of Marietta; and Lin- 
nie, living with her beloved mother on the home 
farm. Afr. Cone died in 1895, aged 78 years. 

Mrs. Cone 'has spent the past forty-one 
years of her useful life on the farm that is now 
her home. She has had the best of teachers, 
time and experience, and is in a fitting posi- 
tion to give valuable counsel and admonition 
to the rising generation. She has a kindly dis- 
position and her gentle ways come from aheart 
that is full of regard for those whose privilege 
it is to be counted among her friends and ac- 
(juaintances. 

On Mrs. Cone's farm, which is about four 
miles out of Marietta, on the River Road, are 
four oil wells, which gi\-e the property addi- 
tional value. 




\RV E. CISLER. Among the 
many respected and honored resi- 
dents of Marietta, Washington 
County, Ohioi, the lady whose name 
heads this short biography holds a 
high place, and is much esteemed for her 
many excellent qualities, both moral and intel- 
lectual. She is a daughter of Peter Young, of 
^Marietta, who came from Gemiany to the New 
World, and settled in Marietta, where he sub- 
sequently embarked in the coal business. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
marriage with Henry AVilliam Cisler. a son of 
Henry and .-Xuna Cisler, in 1871. Mr. Cisler 
was engaged in the dairy business until his 
death, in 1887, at the early age of forty-two 
years. He was a Democrat, in political'opin- 



ions. anfl faithfully performed his duties as a 
citizen. He and his wife were blessed with 
four children, namely : Flora, who married 
Frederick Blume, a barber in Marietta; Bart- 
lett, who married Nellie Racer, and has one 
child, Ruth; Mary L., a resident of Marietta; 
and Alice Ann, who lives on the home place. 
Bartlett is quite profitably engaged in farming 
on his mother's farm. The family are mem- 
bers of the Lutheran Church. 



LOOM F. MURDOCK, a highly re- 
spected resident of Columbus, Ohio, 
was born on March 9, 1859, and is 
a son of George W. and Sarah E. 
(Shinn) Murdock, who were mar- 
ried on June 10, 1854. 

George W. Mudrock was born on June 26, 
1 83 1, and died on April 16, 1899. He was 
a son of Elias and Malinda (Penothers) Mur- 
dock, who were married on January 16, 1826, 
and had the following children ; Elizabeth 
A.; James Monroe; Mar)- P.; George W. ; 
Virgniia A- ; Jesse G. ; Sarah C. and Charles J. 
Elizabeth A. was born November 6, 1826, 
and died January 25, 1827. James Monroe 
was bom March 4, 1828, and died August 
12, 1886. He was married October 24, 1849, 
to Nancy Breckenridge, and had five children. 
Mary P., who was born September 24, 1830, 
was married on October 25, 1849, to Robert 
Breckenridge, and has five children. Virginia 
A., who' was born February 26, 1833, was 
married to Alonzo B. Ellis, who died in a 
Confederate prison. Her second marriage 
was to Brazil Waterman, of Watertown, 
and her four children were, — Josie, born 
in 1852; Orlando, born April i, 1854; 
Edwin, b<jrn in 1856; and Alonzo B., 
who was borni May 7, 1862, and died March 
2j, 1883. Jesse G., who' was bom November 
I, 1834, was married November 3, i860, to 
Mary A. Palmer, and their children were, — 
Augustus E., born August 5, 1862; Susie A., 
born in 1864; Addie J., bom June 21, 1866; 
Julia S., born in January. 1868; James D., 
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in 1872; and Nellie, born in 1875. Sarah C, 
who was born October 16, 1837, was married 
on October 17,, 1857, to Dr. William H. 
Bryan, and they have had three children, — 
Charles E. ; George M. ; and Hattie O., who 
died February 3, 1871. Charles J., who was 
born January 28, 1840, and was a soldier dur- 
ing the Civil War, died while at home on a 
furlough on April 29, 1864. 

Sarah E. (Shinn) Murdock was born 
March 19, 1829, in Guernsey County, Ohio, 
and died on June 4. 1898- She was a daugh- 
ter O'f Samuel and Mary (Pugh) Shinn. The 
children resulting from her union with George 
\\'. Murdock were as follows: Matie; Bloom 
F. ; Milton S. ; and Charles Jerome. Matie, 
born December 2, 1S55. is the wife of John 
Lightner, of W'olf Creek, and lis a lady of 
liberal education. She attended Beverly Acad- 
emy, under Prof. R. J. Smith, and later 
taughtj school successfully for ten years in 
Morgan and Washington counties ; she is a 
consistent member of the Methodist Church- 
Milton S., who was born August 25, 1862. 
married Charlotte Winner, a daughter of 
Moses and Sarah Winner, and they have the 
following children : Clarence A. ; Roy E. ; 
Alice R. ; Zoria T. ; and Bertha. Charles 
Jerome, who was born March 11, 1872, mar- 
ried Bertha Dill, of Columbus, Ohio, and they 
have one daughter, Doris. 




ARY EMMELINE DEVOL, the 
esteemed subject of this biography, 
is now residing on a farm about 
three miles from Marietta, Ohio, 
on the Muskingum road. The 
farm is owned jointly by her brothers, Jesse 
B. and Gordon B., and herself. She is a 
daughter of Josiah and Catherine (West) De- 
vol, and a granddaughter of Wing Devol. 

Wing Devol was one of the pioneer set- 
tlers in the section of country known as Wash- 
ington County, and formerly lived in Rhode 
Island. He passed to his final rest in 1866, at 
the good old age of ninety-two years, leaving 
the homestead farm to the care of his son, Jo- 
siah Devol, father of Mary Emmeline. 



On this farm Josiah Devol was born and 
reared, as was also the subject of this sketcli, 
her four brothers and one sister. They are 
as follows : E. W. ; Jesse B., living on the 
home farm ; Clara, who was united in marriage 
with William Gates; Gordon B., and Josiah 
H., Jr. 

Gordon B. Devol married Mina Harsha, 
and lives on the home farm^, having three chil- 
dren : Robert Gordon, aged ifour years ; Harry 
M., aged tv.'o years; and Wilmer Deane. an 
infant. Josiah H., Jr., married Florence 
Stowe, and has three children, — Garald, Glenn, 
and Nonnan. They are now enjoying life in 
California. 

The subject of this sketch is a valued mem- 
ber of the Congregational Church. She is of 
a kindly and generous disposition, has many 
friends, and is esteemed and loved by all. 



ESLIE BURFIELD, a prominent 
farmer and representative of Wash- 
ington County, Ohioi, who owns ome 
of the fine farms in Palmer town- 
ship, was born in that township on 
March 31, 1844. His father was Francis 
Burfield, and his mother was Mar}- Ann 
(Campbell) Burfield. who was a daughter of 
Moses Campbell, and died in 1863, leaving 
four children, namely : Jordan ; Leslie ; 
Charles ; and Nancy Jane. The first marriage 
of Francis Burfield took place on August 8, 
1852, and his second, to Isabel Campbell, oc- 
curred in August, 1865. She bore the same 
surname as his first wife, although no rela- 
tionship existed. The children of the second" 
marriage were also four in number, namely : 
Mary; Eva Jane; Elsworth; and Ida. Mr. 
Burfield .still resides on the old home farm, 
which has been his home for 55 years. It con- 
tains 204 acres, and is devoted mainly to sheep 
raising and general farming. 

The early life of Leslie Burfield was passed 
and the farm and his mental training wa^ ob- 
tained in the district schools. On April 3, 
1883, he was united in marriage with Rowena 
Selby, a daughter of Hines Selby, of Athens 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



County, Ohio, and a family of five children 
was bom to their union, namely: Osca^r; 
Selby; Roy Lawrence; Lyle; and Ethel. 

Mr. Burfield operates a farm of 213 acres, 
is engaged in general farming and stock rais- 
ing and breeds pure Durham cattle. In both 
lines oif activity he has been very successful, 
and is justly regarded as one of the substan- 
tial citizens of Palmer township. He enjoys 
great popularity, of which, perhaps, no- better 
proo'f could be offered than the fact of his elec- 
tion for 15 years, in a Republican township, 
to the office of trustee. He is identified with 
the Democratic party. For many years he 
has also served as school director. He was 
engaged for 22 years with his brothers in the 
lumbering business, and in taking Govern- 
ment contracts, but now devotes his attention 
exclusively to his fanning interests. His fra- 
ternal membership is with Watertown Lodge, 
No. 8^2, I. O. O. F. 



ICHARD LANE, one of the promi- 
nent and representative farmers of 
Washington County, who' is the 
owner and operator of a well-im- 
proved and productive farm in Wes- 
ley township, was born June 9, 1832, in 
Wesley township, on an adjoining estate. His 
parents were Hiram and Drusilla (Davis) 
Lane. Hiram Lane was born in 1802, in 
Westmoreland County, iPennsylvania, and 
was brought to Ohio at the age of four years 
by his father, John Lane, who settled in Rox- 
bury township. John Lane was an iron man- 
ufacturer and made the iron that was used in 
the construction of the jail at Marietta. 

Hiram Lane was a prominent citizen of 
Wesley township for many years and. as one 
of its trustees "wais associated with the Breck- 
enridges, the Goods and others whose names 
are representative. His wife was a daughter 
of Jesse Davis, whose father came tO' Mari- 
etta in company with Rufus Putnam, and her 
brother, Simon Davis, was one of the children 
born in the blockhouse at Waterford, opposite 
Beverly. 



Richard Lane attended the district schools 
of Palmer township, and was alsoi a pupil in 
the select schools in 1856- 185 7, and he re- 
members among his teachers Jefferson Yarnell 
and Zodach Bundy, late auditor of Washing- 
ton County. Under their careful instruction 
he became qualified to take charge of the dis- 
trict schools himself, and for six winters 
taught through Palmer, Wesley and Windsor 
townships. In 1859 '""^ purchased his present 
valuable (farm, formerly the property oi Dea- 
con Isaac Melvin. It contains 124 acres of ex- 
cellent farming land, 25 of which Mr. Lane 
cleared from its original growth of timber. Al" 
though there has as yet been no oil develop- 
ment, it is in the near vicinity O'f the oil belt, 
and there are many indications of its presence. 
The land, however, is admirably adapted to the 
production of general crops, and few agricult- 
urists in this locality have been more success- 
ful in the growing of fine Durham cattle and 
Merino-Delaine sheep. Mr. Lane has com- 
modious and attractive buildings on his farm, 
and a general air of comfort and thrift pre- 
vails. This is most gratifying, as he has oc- 
complished everything through his own en- 
deavors. 

In 1 86 1 Mr. Lane was married tO' Eliza- 
beth Miller, a daughter of Samuel G. Miller, 
of Pennsylvania, whose ancestry was German. 
Mrs. Lane passed from this life in 1896. The 
children resulting from this union were as 
follows: Minerva, born in 1862, who was 
married, and died in 1900; Adella, who was 
born in 1864, and died unmarried in 1895; 
Mary, born in 1866, who married Jolui Cole- 
man, and has two children; Homer, bom in 
1868, who resides at home; Ralph, born in 
1870, who married Ida Geddes, and has two 
children; and George, born in 1872, who re- 
sides at home. 

In politics Mr. Lane is identified with the 
Democratic party, following in the footsteps 
of his father, who cast his first vote for An- 
drew Jackson. The subject of this sketch cast 
his first presidential vote in 1856. He has 
served the township both as trustee and super- 
visor. Mr. Lane is much esteemed in Wesley 
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of honesty and strict integrity, an excellent 
farmer and an intellisrent and useful citizen. 



OSEPH I. HOLDREN, who conducts 
a sawmill and operates oil wells on 
his farm, is also one of the most in- 
fluential fanners of Grandview 
township, Washington County, Ohio. 
He was born in that township November 26, 
1843, ^^'^ ^s a son of Thomas Holdren and 
grandson of Joseph Holdren. 

Thomas Holdren spent most of his life in 
Grandview township, where he was engaged 
in farming. He dqaarted this life on the farm 
of his son, Joseph I. He married Mary Ann 
Riggs, who was born in Pleasants Co'Unty, 
West Virginia, and they reared eight chil- 
drai, namely: J. Calvin; Joseph I.; Edward; 
George H.; Allen; Josiah; Mary E. ; and 
Eliza J. 

Joseph I. Holdren was engaged in operat- 
ing a sawmill for several years, and for one 
year and a half he conducted a general mer- 
chandise store in New Matamoras. His fann 
consists of 198 acres, on which are four val- 
uable oil wells. He drilled the first well in 
1890. It is the first oil well drilled in Grand- 
view towlnship, and is 1,200 feet deep. At 
present he has five wells producing oil. Mr. 
Ho'ldren has met with much success, and is 
widely known in Washington County. He is 
progressive and aiergetic, and may well be 
proud of his success, which is due entirely to 
his own efforts. Mr. Holdren was for several 
years engaged in river traffic, and bonght and 
sold produce from New Matamoras to Vicks- 
burg, Mississippi. He was in that business 
during the Civil War, which caught him with 
his first load of produce at Nashville, Tennes- 
see. 

Mr. Holdren was married October 31, 
1867, to Mary M. Martin, who was born in 
New Matamoras February 2, 1852, and is a 
daughter O'f Sylvester Martin. Mr. Martin 
was born in New Hampshire and was a miller 
by occupation. He married Hannah Curran, 



of Thomaston, Maine, and they reared eleven 
children, as follows: Sylvanius and Charles, 
deceased; Mary M., the wife of Mr. Holdren; 
Roberta and Alberta, deceased; Amelia M. 
(Amos); Sarah, deceased; Charles; Emma 
and Clara, deceased ; and Ollie. 

Mr. Holdreni and his wife have been 
blessed with 12 childrai : Carrie B., born 
October 9, 1868; Charles M., who was born 
April 18, 1870; Roberta J., deceased; Frank, 
born February 28, 1873; O^ie A., born No- 
vember 3, 1875; Thomas P., bom January 15, 
1878; James C, born March 12, 1880; Mae, 
bom April 26, 1882; Emma, born November 
24, 1884; Ruth, born March 22, 1886; Bessie, 
Ixj-rn September 4, 1888; and Otis, born June 
3, 1891- 

Mr. Holdren is a Republican in politics. 
He has served as township trustee, and was 
assessor for six years. He is a member of the 
Center Valley Baptist Church. Fraternally 
he is a member of Matamoras Lodge, No. 
374, F. &. A. M., of New ]VIatamoras. 



HEODORE HEDDLESTON, who is 
engaged in mercantile pursuits in 
New Matamoras, Washington Coun- 
ty, was born in Grandview town- 
ship, October 4, 1857, and is a son 
of David and Sarah (Meeks) Heddleston. 
His parents were natives of Washington 
County. 

Theodore Heddleston attended school in 
New Matamoras, where he learned the trade 
of a carpenter, and worked at it for twenty 
years. He aigaged in merchandizing in New 
Matamoras in 1892, and has continued thus 
ever since. He carries a full line oi general 
merchandise, his store is liberally patronized 
and his customers receive the best of atten- 
tion and fair dealing. Mr. Heddleston is a 
man of good business ability, honest and 
straightforward in his methods, and has met 
with much success in New Matamoras. 

The subject of this sketch was married in 
June, 1885, to Jennie Mitchell, who was born 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



in Grandview township in 1868, and they 
have reared the following children : Thur- 
man ; Lewis ; Charles ; Roy ; Walter ; and 
Paul. 

Mr. Heddleston is a Democrat in politics. 
He served as township trustee for a period of 
nine year.s, — from 1886 to 1895. He has been 
a. membei- of the town council, and has served 
as a member of the Ijoard of health. He be- 
longs to the Odd Fellows and Knights of 
Pythias. He attends the Baptist Church. 




ILLI.AM E. DETLOR, president of 

the Ohio Valley Supply Company. 

and an extensive oil producer of 

that locality, is a well known citi- 

citizen of Marietta, Washington 

County, Ohio. He is a Canadian by birth, but 

for twenty years was a resident of Bradford, 

Pennsylvania. 

The Ohio Valley Supply Company was in- 
corporated in 1900, with the following officers, 
— William E. Detlor. president; M. J. Peters, 
vice-president ; F. F. Howe, secretary and 
treasurer; and William H. Westerman, general 
manager. The plant, which is located on 
South Third street, has a frontage of 210 feet, 
and the building is 210 by 180 feet in dimen- 
sions. .About thirty-five men are employed in 
the establishment, most of these being skilled 
latorers. The company manufactures oil 
wiell supplies, tools, and gas engines, and also 
has the agency for the Ajax Steam Engines, 
and Brennan boilers. The Ohio Valley Sup- 
ply Company is the most complete plant south- 
west of Pittsburg, and handles all tools used 
by oil men, and all kinds of oil-well machinery. 
In addition to this, Mr. Detlor is exten- 
sively interested in the oil business, as well as 
in various other enterprises, and is one of the 
most highly successful business men in Ohio. 
He is a stockholder and director in the German 
National Bank and the Marietta Mantel and 
Casket Company. He is president of the Union 
Overall Garment Company; treasurer of the 
Marietta Building and Savings Ci>mpany; is 
a charter member and a stockholder in the 
Crystal Ice & Preserving Company; the First 



National Bank of Chester Hill, Ohio; and the 
Pioneer Produce and Dairy Company. Mr. 
Detlor has various real estate interests, and 
has been an oil producer for many years. For 
the past eighteen years, he has been an em- 
ployer of labor, and he may well be considered 
one of the most progressive, substantial and 
successful business men of Washington Coim- 
ty. His success is entirely of his own making, 
and he is a self-made man in every sense of the 
word. He has worked with untiring energy 
and zeal, and his career, which has been one of 
usefulness and conscientious labor, is one of 
which any man might well be proud. 

Mr. Detlor is married and resides with his 
family at No. 419 Fourth street. His childrai 
are, — William Edison and Bertlia E. Mrs. 
Detlor and the children are members of the 
Episcopal Church. Mr. Detlor is independent 
in politics. In a fraternal connection, he is 
treasurer of the B. P. O. E. lodge, of Marietta, 
in which he is a charter member. The subject 
of this sketch is much interested in the welfare 
and progress of the citizens of Marietta, and is 
always a liberal supporter of any worthy cause. 




ILLIAM HEXRY CORDRAY, a 
prosperous farmer of Grandview 
township, and an extensive land 
owner of Washington County. 
Ohio, was bom in that portion of 
Tyler County which is now Wetzel County, 
West Virginia, November 20, 1835, and was 
the only child of Nathan and Drucilla W. 
(Pad en) Ccwdray- 

Nathan Cordray, the father, was born in 
Morgantown, Pennsylvania, and was a miller 
and wheelwright by trade. He located when 
quite young in that part of Virginia which 
became West Virginia, and lived in Tyler 
County a number of years. He served under 
General Houston in 1836, during the war with 
Texas, and died in Jeffersoii, Texas, in 1841. 
On Christmas day, 1834, Mr. Cordray mar- 
ried Drucilla W. Paden, w'ho was born in 
Tyler County, Virginia (nowi West Virginia), 
November 20, 1806, and was a daughter of 




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William Paden, a fairmer of Paden Valley, 
West Virginia. She died in September, 1893, 
■at the age of 87 years and two months. 

William Henry Cordray was about five 
months of age when his parents first located 
in Washington County, Ohio, and was reared 
•on his present farm. He attended the district 
schools, and has since followed farming all 
liis life. Hisi home farm consists of 290 acres, 
and all told he possesses 908 acres of valuable 
farm land in Washington County. He also 
has 160 acres in Monroe County, Ohio'. He 
is a man of many excellent traits oi character," 
and is held in the highest esteem by his fel- 
low men. 

November 25, 1869. Mr. Cordray married 
Anna S. Algeo, who was 'born in Monroe 
'County, Ohio, September 15, 1839, and was 
a daughter of Charles and Eliza Algeo, her 
father being a farmer. She died December 
7, 1899, having had four children, three of 
■whom are now living, viz. : Fannie, Eliza and 
Cora. The subject of this sketch is a, strong 
isupporter of the Democratic party. Mrs. 
Cordray wag a faithful member of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church. 



AMUEL F. KOONTZ, a member of 
the firm of Koontz & Meyer, en- 
gaged in tlie general harness, saddle 
and shoe business at New Matamoras, 
Washington County, Ohio, is a native 
of Brownsville, Monroe County, Ohio. He 
■was born January 15, 1854, and is a son of 
Peter F. and Ann (Speck) Koontz. 

Peter F. Koontz was born in Hagerstown, 
Maryland, in 1825, and was a merchant for 
many years. He settled in Monroe County in 
1848, where he became a merchant at Browns- 
ville, and resided there until his death. He was 
a Democrat, in politics, and in religious attach- 
ment belonged to the Methodist Church. His 
wife, Ann Speck, was lx>rn in Hagerstown, 
Maryland, in 1848. They had four children, 
all of whom are living as follows : William 
T., of Woodsfield, Ohio; Martha R., who mar- 



ried C. A. Cline; Samuel F., the subject of this 
sketch; and Addie, who married Dr. G. B. 
West. 

Samuel F. Koontz located in New Mata- 
moras in 1881, where he worked as a clerk for 
Cline & Son. He engaged in his present busi- 
ness in 1898, forming a partnership with Mr. 
Meyer. They carry on a general harness, sad- 
dle and shoe business and the store is very well 
patronized. Mr. Koontz has l>een very suc- 
cessful in a business way, a fact which is due 
entirely to his own efforts. 

The subject of this sketch was married in 
1 881 to Jennie Ellrod, who was born in Mon- 
roe County, December 29, 1859. They have 
two children, — Mattie R. and Delia. Mr. 
Koontz is a Democrat, in politics, and is a 
manber of the Masonic order. He served as 
postmaster of New Matamoras, under Presi- 
dent Cleveland, from 1884 to 1892, and has 
served as township clerk three terms. 




EORGE W. BONNELL. recorder of 
Washington County, Ohio, is a resi- 
dent of Marietta. He was born at 
Brownsville, Monroe Coimty, Ohio, 
March 31, 1847, ^nd is a son of 
George W. Bonnell. 

George W. Bonnell was a native of Vir- 
ginia, and for many years resided in Bames- 
ville, Belmont County, Obio. He was a miller 
by trade, and followed that occupation until 
he settled in Monroe County, when he became 
a flealer in, and packer of, leaf tobacco. He 
married Cavy Ann Anderson, who was reared 
in Guernsey County, Ohio, and died in 1852. 
Their children were as follows: George W., 
the subject of this sketch; Ruth (Cochran), of 
Marietta; V. T., of Center View, Monroe 
County, Ohio; Harriett (Reynolds) of Du- 
pont, Jefferson County, Indiana; Sarah (Rom- 
inger), of Hartsville, Indiana. George W. 
Bonnell, Sr., died in 1867. 

George W. Bonnell. the subject of this 
sketch, resided in Monroe County until 1867, 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



returned tO' Monroe County in 1868, and three 
years later settled in Grandview, Washington 
County. Ohio', where, for 22 years, he was en- 
gaged in merchandizing with G. A. Shap.ley. 
The last three years of that time he was also 
engaged in the leaf-tol>accof business, as a 
dealer for himself. He was elected county re- 
corder, tO' succeed John W. Athey^ in the fall 
of 1899, and assuniicd the duties of his officQ 
in September, 1900, moving to Marietta in 
June of that year. He has filled this office in 
a most acceptable manner, and bids fair to hold 
it for somte time to come. 

He married Amanda J. McCrackai, who 
was born in Monroe County, Ohio, and was 
reared in Greene County, Pennsylvania. They 
live on the west side in Marietta. Mr. Bon- 
nell belongs to Lodge No. 374, F. & A. M.. of 
New Matamoras, American Union Chapter, 
No. I, R. A. M., of Marietta; and Marietta 
Council, No. 78, R. & S. Ml. He is a member 
of Buell Post, G. A. R. He enlisted at the age 
of 17 years, in 'Monroe County, and served 10 
months in Company I, 179th Reg., Ohio Vol. 
Infantry. 



HE PENROSE & SIMPSON COM- 
PANY. This firm, which deals in 
wholesale groceries at No. 157 Front 
street, Marietta, Ohioi, is the largest 
concern of the kind in that city and its 
vicinity. It was incorporated in 1898, and its 
present officers are practically the same as those 
who established it. Charles Penrose is presi- 
dent; J. S. Simpson, vice-president and treas- 
urer: R. G. Simpson, secretary; and W. M. 
Sprague and Frank Penrose are directors. 

The finn of Pairose & Simpson succeeded 
Bosworth, Wells & Company, January i, 1891. 
Bosworth, Wells & Company had conducted a 
similar business in Marietta for, probably, fifty 
years, and were well known in the states of 
Ohio and West Virginia. The building which 
Penrose & Simpson now occupy is 30 feet wide, 
extending from Front street to^ the next street 
west, and consists of three floors and a base- 
ment. Twelve men are employed in the house, 
and four traveling salesmen cover the territory 



of Washington, Noble, Monroe, Morgan, Ath- 
ens and Meigs counties in Ohio, and also the 
border counties in West Virginia and along the 
Ohio River. Besides this, a large mail-order 
trade is rlone. Only a high grade of stock is 
carried, and the b\isiness, which increases an- 
nually, is one of the most successful in Mari- 
etta. ' 

Messrs. Penrose and Simpson, president 
and vice-president of the Company, respect- 
ively, were formerly general merchants in Mor- 
gan County, Ohicv, the former, at Chester Hill, 
and the latter, at Pennsville, for over twenty 
years. 

J. S. Simpson is a native of Morgan coun- 
ty, and has devoted his life to mercantile pur- 
suits. He married a daughter of John Pairose, 
and with their children, they live on Fifth 
street, in Marietta. The children are as fol- 
lows : Robert J., who is secretary of the Pen- 
rose & Simpson Company; Mary P., who is 
the wife of Dr. Donalson. of Marietta ; Ethelyn, 
who is a graduate of Marietta College ; Charles 
O., who graduated from that college in the 
class of 1902; and Janet and Filmore, who^ are 
in school. Mr. Simpson is president of the 
Pioneer Building & Loan Association; and is 
a member of the Commercial Travelers' Asso- 
ciation and the Board of Trade. He is a thor- 
ough business man, is known as one of the rep- 
resentative citizens of Marietta, and has taken 
a deqi interest in the advancement of that city. 

Charles Penrose, who is alsoi a native of. 
i^torgan County, married a daughter of James 
B. McGrew, who was a pioneer of Morgan 
County. They have four children, namely : 
Frank, a salesman for his father's company, 
who lives in Marietta, and married Lillian 
Sleigh ; Mar\\ the wife of T. E. McKinney, of 
Marietta College; James, who graduated from 
Marietta College, with the class of 1902 ; and 
Chester, who is at present employed in the of- 
fices of the Penrose & Simpson Company. 

Mr. Penrose is a member of the Board of 
Trade and a director in the First National 
Bank of Marietta. Both Mr. Simpson and Mjr. 
Pem-ose are memliers of the Congregational 
Church. They stand very high in Marietta, 
Ix)th in a business and social wav. 



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OSEPH FISHER, a well-known farm- 
er and business man, residing in the 
northeast corner of Barlow township, 
IS prominently identified with various 
successful enterprises in WashingtO'U 
County, Ohio, and ranks among its most enter- 
prising citizens. Mr. Fisher is a native of 
Barlow township, where, since 1884, he has 
resided on his fine farm of 330 acres. For a 
number of years he was engaged in buying and 
selling wheat and wood, and he aJsO' spent ten 
years in the lumber business. Some time later 
he was a prime mover in establishing an oil in- 
dustry in his immediate vicinity. He secured 
leases covering considerable territory, and in 
company with his brother, put down a well 
\\hich proved to be an abundant producer and 
caused great excitement in the neighborhood. 
Mr. Fisher subsequently sold his leases tO' the 
Fisher Farm Oil Company, which is composed 
of reliable oil men and has its office in Mari- 
etta. He retains, however, an interest in the 
business, from which he derives considerable 
income. The company operates 12 pumping 
wells, which are quite prcKluctive. 

Various other business enterprises claim the 
attention of Mr. Fisher, among them the tele- 
phone system conducted by Messrs. Hayes & 
Harvey, which has been so beneficial to the 
community, and which is described elsewhere 
in this volume. He is also successfully en- 
gaged in general farming. 

j\Ir. Fisher has been twice married. His 
first wife was Marion B. Turner, a daughter of 
George B. Turner. Her death took place in 
1900, and some time later, Mjr. Fisher was 
united with Ruth Brockway, a daughter of 
Herman Brockway, a prominent resident of 
Washington County. 

Fraternally, Mr. Fisher is a charter member 
of the I. O. O. F. Lodge at Watertown, and 
for the past twenty-two years has affiliated with 
Mt. Moriah Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Beverly, 
Ohio. He is regarded as one of the most suc- 
cessful men of the township, and he is virtually 
a self-made man, his success being due to his 
individual efforts, and his good investments. 
His farm is well improved, well stocked, and 
kept in excellent order. A few years ago, a 



handsome seven-room cottage, of modern de- 
sign, was built on it, and other modern im- 
provements were added, until he now has one 
of the most attractive homes in the vicinitv- 



OSEPH A. ARNOLD is one of the 
prominent farmers of Washington 
County, and lives upon his productive 
and well-improved farm of 200 acres, 
which is located partly in the north- 
ern portion of Barlow township and partly in 
the adjoining township of Watertown, — be- 
ing principally in the latter. 

i/W. Arnold was born in Watertown town- 
ship, on May 12, 1846, and is a son of Hairy 
S. and Janett (Woodruff) Arnold. Tlie former 
was born in Rhode Island, in the early part of 
the 19th century, and died on July 26, 1874. 
He came with his father, Joseph P. Arnold, to 
Marietta, the trip being made by flatboat, 
which also conveyed ox-teams and farming im- 
plemaits, with household goods and domestic 
conveniences. Reaching Marietta, the goods 
were loaded on wagons, and the little cavalcade 
started for Lancaster, Ohio, where it was the 
intention to locate. Progress through the 
wcx>ds was necessarily slow and wearisome, 
but b)- the end o'f the second day the family had 
reacheil the hamlet of Wooster, which had 
probably been so named by Esquire Woodford, 
who was then the only resident. Owing to the 
high waters of the creek, Joseph Arnold found 
that he could proceed no further, and making 
a virtue of necessity, he located one and a half 
miles north of the intended village, remarking 
to its inhabitant, that in his opinion the name of 
the place should be changed to Watertown, 
which it henceforth became. 

The first marriage of Henry S. Arnold was 
to a Miss Burlingame, who, at her death, left 
one child, now Mrs. Elizabeth Yarnell. who is 
a resident oif Columbus, Ohio. His second 
marriage united him with one of the most 
prominent families in Washington County. He 
married Janett Wocxlruff, who- was born on the 
farm adjoining Mr. Arnold's present home, 
and was a daughter of Isaac and Margaret 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



(Green) Woodruff. She resides now in Wat- 
ertown. Isaac Woodruff died May 4. 1861, 
aged ~T. years, nine months and 28 days, his 
\vife having passed away on February 13, 1853, 
aged 62 years, six months and four days. The 
maternal granduncle o Mr. Arnold was Abner 
Woodruff, who came from New Jersey to 
Watertown, in 1802 or 1803, bringing with 
him his wife and three sons, viz : Abner Jr., 
Isaac and Elias. 

Abner Woodruff, Jr., was born December 
II, 1 80 1, and died October 11, 1882. His 
first wife, Mary H., died October 6, 1833, aged 
.32 years, leaving one daughter, — Emily A., — 
born June 29, 1829, who died in the 15th year 
of her age. The second wife of Abner Wood- 
ruff, Jr., was Parmelia P. Gilmore, who died 
December 13, 1849. A. daughter of this mar- 
riage, Amanda L., born July 4, 1832, married 
John Ford, who was a brother of Seth Ford, 
■of Barlow township, — this family being also 
■one of prominence. Mrs. Ford died on May 
29, 1893, at Arkansas City, Kansas. Abner 
'Woodruff, Jr., fell heir to the Woodruff farm, 
which Mr. Arnold purchased in 1874. 

Elias Woodruff was born in New Jersey, 
on June 20, 1793. and was brought to Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, in April, 1798, where he 
lived until his death, on October 21, 1874. 
His wife, Eleanor McGuire, was born 00 No- 
vember 16, 1793, in Hampshire County, West 
Virginia, and was brought to Ohio' in 1801 ; 
she died January 12, 1877. Their daughter, 
Mrs. Sarah Ann Browning, died on January 
2, 1894. aged 72 years and 10 months. Ten 
-children were born to Isaac and Margaret 
(Green) Woodruff, as follows: Silas; Duty; 
John; Chester; Janett; Caroline; Parmelia; 
Maria ; Nancy ; and Calvin. The last-named 
died in D'ecatur township, in 1861. Silas, the 
eldest of the family, was born December 13, 
181 1, and is now' the oldest man in Barlow 
township; he still resides upon the fann on 
which he was Iwrn. His first marriage was to 
Mary, a davighter of David Stvmip, and they 
had the following children : Hiram, a resi- 
dent of Kansas ; Isaac, deceased ; David and 
Anson, both residents of Kansas ; Sarah, de- 
•ceased, wlro was the wife of Samuel Cross ; 



Maria, widow of Isaac L. Palmer, a resident 
of California; and Mary A., wife of Harvey 
Martin, of Iowa. Mrs. Silas Woodruff died 
in 1859, and Mr. Woodruff married Mrs. Eliz- 
abeth Stoller, daughter of Peter and Martha 
J. Young, natives of Pennsylvania. By her 
first marriage, the second Mrs. Woodruff had 
four children, namely : Mrs. Sarah Ann Dill- 
ing, of Iowa ; Peter W.. who died in Kansas ; 
and Cromwell and John H.. both of Waterford 
township, Washington County. Four chil- 
dren were born to Mr. Woodruff by his second 
marriage, namely; Mrs. Alfretta Potter, who 
died in Belpre township; Calvin E., who lives 
in Oklahoma; and Marion G. and Clarence L., 
both of whoin are at home. Silas Woodruff 
is a highly esteemed man. and is noted far and 
wide for his charity and bene\olence. He is a 
man of large means, oil having been discovered 
in large quantities on his land, and several 
wells being in operation there. Duty Woodruff 
served as a soldier in the Union army during 
the Civil war, and died in Missouri. John 
left Washington County in 1849, for Pike's 
Peak, and has never been heard from since. 
Chester died in Missouri. Caroline, born Feb- 
ruary 5, 1821, is the widow of Hiram Martin, 
who died Deceml>er 31, 1888, aged 69 years; 
she resides at Watertown. Parmelia is the 
widow of William Bell, who died June 17, 
1868, aged 58 years; she resides in Barlow 
village. Her children were as follows : An- 
sell J., who died August 13, 1875, aged 22, 
years; Henry L., who died in September. 1901 ; 
Charles W., also deceased, who' is buried in 
Barlow cemetery; Mrs. Haimah Henry, who 
died at Amesville, Athens County. Ohio; Ves- 
ta, who is the wife of Hugh Greenlees, of Bar- 
low township; John, who resides at Fishtown, 
or Layman, in Fairfield township; and Isaac, 
who resides in Barlow village. Maria was the 
wife of John Atkinson, and died in Gallia 
Coimty, Ohio, about 15 years ago. Nancy 
married Joseph Stump, and died near Nauvoo, 
Hancock County, Illinois. Tlie mother of Jo- 
seph A. Arnold was the oldest daughter of the 
family. 

A family of two sons and three daughters 
was bom to Henry S. and Janett (Wbodruff) 



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Arnold, as follows: Joseph A., the subject 
of this sketch ; George, who resides in Water- 
town township; Mrs. Emeline Hildebrand, who 
resides in Palmer township; Mrs. Mina A. 
Drain, who also resides in Palmer township : 
and Mrs. Mary Jane Bingham, of Watertown 
township. 

Joseph A. Arnold was reared on his father's 
farm, the same property on which his brother, 
George, now lives, and attaided the Barlow 
schools, and later, the Beverly high school. 
In 1863 when ]\Iorgan. the gtierrilla, was mak- 
ing his raids through portions of Ohio^, Mir. 
Arnold became a member of the Home Guards, 
or state militia, and was out in pursuit of the 
famous raider, for two weeks. Although but 
18 years of age, in 1864, he succeeded in en- 
listing in the army, and took part, as a member 
of Company I, 148th Reg., Ohio' Vol. Inf., 
which was raised at Watertown, in the opera- 
tions of General Grant's army before Rich- 
mond and Petersburg. He is thus entitled to 
his honorable membership in Barlow Post, 
No. 434, G. A. R., of which he was command- 
er one year, and quartermaster for 16 consecu- 
tive years. After the surrender of General 
Lee and the close of the war. Mr. Arnold came 
home and resumed peaceful pursuits. With 
ajl his experience he was still a youth, in years, 
and while looking alx)ut for a suitable career, 
began to teach school. He passed the winter 
of 1867-1868 in following that profession, in 
Alissouri. and was likewise engaged in W'ash- 
ington County, Ohio, after his return. In 
187 1, he went to Kansas, and then taught 
school in Missouri, until his second return 
east, in the fall of 1872. During that winter 
and the one following, he taught the school 
in his home neighborhood, having then com- 
pleter! 10 terms as a teacher, which proved his 
great adaptability to that calling. Had his 
lines fallen in that direction, Mr. Arnold, with- 
out doubt, woiild have become noted as an edu- 
cator. He is one) of the most intelligent, 
thoroughly-posted and progressive farmers of 
this part of the cotmty, and manages and op- 
erates his large farm with a thoroughness 
which produces most satisfactory results. In 
the fall of igoi, he remodeled his residence, 



and also built a home for his tenant, in the 
vicinity ; he carries on extensive modem farm- 
ing. Mr. Arnold has valuable oil land, and 
on July 16, 1902, a lOO-barrel well was bored 
on his farm, and other wells are under way. 
In 1874, Mr. Arnold was united in mar-- 
riage with Agnes Greenlees, a daughter of Da- 
vid and Nancy Greenlees, and a native of Wa- 
tertown township. Tliree children have result- 
ed from this marriage, namely: Ella V., born 
June 20. 1882; an infant son, who died in 
1879: and an infant daughter, who died in 
1890. In politics, Mr. Arnold is an active 
member of the Republican party, and has; 
served as tcv\vnship trustee, and, very frequent- - 
ly, as his party's delegate to county and state 
conventions. He is a man of broad views and 
progressive ideas, and takes an interest in those 
enterprises which promise to benefit his com- 
munity. He is the president of the board of" 
directors of the Watertown Farmers' Mutual 
Insurance Company, which is officered by the 
fo'llowing reliable and responsible men of 
Washington County : Joseph A. Arnold, 
president: J. M. Tresh, of Warren township, 
vice-president; William Biedel, of W^ater- 
town township, secretary and treasurer ; and 
Joseph Fisher, of Barlow. J. M. Brown, of 
Palmer, and W. C. Arnold, of Watertown, 
directors. The office of the company is lo- 
cated at Watertow^n village. 



AUSTIN COFFMAN. who is ex- 
tensively engaged in the real estate 
business in RIarietta. Ohio', was born 
in Warren township, Washington 
County, Ohio, and is a son of John 
and Jane (Miller) Coffman. 

The Coffman family has long been one of 
prominence in Washington County. Jacob. 
Coffman. great-grandfather of S. Austin, was 
born in Germany, and at an early age came to 
Amercia. first locating at Lancaster. Pennsyl- 
vania. He moved to Washington County,. 
Ohio, in 1795. settled in Alarietta township, 
and later located in Warren township. In 
1834, he moved toi Hardin County, Ohio,. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



where he lived until his death. He was the 
father of five children, namely : Jacob; Polly ; 
Fannie; Deborah ; and Thomas. Thomas Coff- 
man, grandfather of S. Austin was lx)rn No- 
vember 8, 1805. June 18, 1829, he married 
Rebecca Callahan, whoi was born in Water- 
ford toiwnship, Washington County, Ohio, Oc- 
tober 18, 1807, and they had nine^^&iuldren, as 
follows: Mary J.; Hemy; Gedrge W. ; 
Charles; John-; Thomas A.; Sarah; Lucy; and 
Martha. Thomas Coffman served 15 consecu- 
tive years as township trustee. 

John Cofifman was born in^ Watertown 
township, FeljTuary 28, 1840. Hie married Jane 
Miller, June i, 1862, and they are the parents 
of the following children: Lizzie; S. Austin; 
Franklin; and Carrie. 

S. Austin Coffman attended the J. D. 
Phillips grammar school, after which he Avas 
engaged in teaching for two terms. Li 1888 
and 1889, he was with the Baltimore & Ohio' 
Railroad Company and the United States Ex- 
press Company, in different capacities. H)e 
was alsoi engaged in agricultural pursuits un- 
til 1895, when he moved to Fleming, Barlow 
township, and conducted a general store for 
two and a half years. In 1898 he sold out his 
business to Mr. Starr, and moved to Marietta, 
He purchased the Plumer & Cochran insurance 
business, in addition to^ which he subsequently 
engaged in the real estate business. He re- 
cently sold the insurance branch tO' C. C. Ev- 
ans, who is a native o^f Butler County, Ohio, 
and a graduate of Marietta College. Mr. 
Coffman is now devoting his attention aitirely 
to his real estate transactions, and oil interests 
at Tunnel and other fields. His ofiice is at 
No. 6 Mills Building. 

Mr. Coffman was joined in matrimony with 
Kate A., a daughter of William' and Lucinda 
Wittekind, and a native of Warren township. 
They have a son, Melvin Ray, aged eight vears. 
Fraternally, Mr. Coffman is a member of Har- 
mar Lodge, No. 390, F. & A. M. ; American 
Union Chapter, No. i, R. A. M. ; Miarietta 
Commandery, No. so, K. T. ; Marietta Coim- 
cil. No. 78, R. & S.^M. ; Syrian Temple, A. A. 
O. N. M. S., of Cincinnati; Lodge No. 115, 
L O. O. F., of Marietta; Lodge No. 1544, 



: Royal Arcanum', of which he was a charter 
1 member, and has served as secretary several 
years. He and his wife are members of the 
Order of the Eastern Star, — the ladies auxili- 
ary of the Masonic order. They belong to 
Gilman Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. 
Mr. Coffman served most acceptably as clerk 
of Warren township a number of years. In 
1900 he was elected to the Coimcil of Mari- 
etta fromi the Sixth ^W-lrd, and was re-elected 
in 1902. 

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RS. CLARINDA JANE McIN- 
TOSH, deceased, a member of one 
of the most prominent old iam>- 
ilies of Washington County, Ohio, 
resided in Beverly, where she had 
many friends, whose acquaintance she had en- 
joyed for many years. She was born at the 
old homestead on Fifth street. Marietta,, Feb- 
ruary 17, 181 1, and was a daughter of John 
and Laura (Shepard) Clark. 

John Clark was lx)rn near Boston, Mas- 
sachusetts, in 1763, and was a son of Samviel 
Clark, who was born in Massachusetts, and was 
engaged in ship building. John Clark wias a 
lumber man in Maine, for some time, and in 
1793, came tO' Marietta, O'hio, where he fol- 
lowed farming in the vicinity of Beverly. He 
was sheriff' of the county from 1803 to 1810, 
and was serving as such during the Burr ex- 
pedition. In serving subpoenas in the cele- 
brated case brought by the government against 
Burr, Mr. Clark rode fifty miles a day, for a 
month, going as far as Tennessee. He specu- 
lated somewhat in cattle and horses, and at one 
time lost considerable money in iron specula- 
tion. In 1795, he bought lots, on which, in 
1 798, he began the construction of the old ifam- 
ily homestead, on Fifth street, Marietta. Two 
years were consumed in its construction, and 
the deed to the property was in the possession 
of Mrs. Mcintosh at the time of her death. 
Mr. Clark, in 1793, brought froini Pennsyl- 
\'ania the first sheep known to have been in 
\\'ashington Coimty, and they had to be kept 
near the house, as a protection from the wolves. 
He died in 1850, and was buried at Mound 



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Cemeter}-. Fraternally, he was a prominent 
Mason. His first marriage was with Rosanna 
McAllister, by Avhom he had four children, 
namely: John; Sally, who married Benajah 
Curtis ; Polly, who married Jason R. Curtis ; 
and Isaac. 

After the death of his first wife, John 
Clark married Laura Shepard, who was born 
in Massachusetts on' the day the Battle of 
Bunker Hill was fought, June 19. 1776. In 
1788, she accompanied her parents to Marietta. 
She was a daughter of Enoch and Esther 
(Dewey) Shepard. Her father brought with 
him' a company of twenty-three artisans to the 
new settlement at Marietta. Mr. and Mrs. 
Clark became parents of nine children, as fol- 
lows : Laura, who was born Noivember 23, 
1800, and married Lawrence Chamberlin; Me- 
lissa, 'born November 25, 1802; Timothy T., 
born December 19, 1804; Edward W. T., born 
October 8, 1806; Esther Ann, born October 
9, 1809; Clarinda Jane, the ^subject of this 
biography; Nancy, who was born in 181 3, and 
died in infancy: Samuel, born in 1815; and 
Hannah, born in 1818. Mrs. Clark was a 
member of che Congregational Church. 

Clarinda Jane Clark obtained her educa- 
tion in the private schools of Marietta and 
Zanesvalle. After leaving school she taught 
for nine years, and in 1838, was married to 
Charles Russell, a son of Squire John Russell. 
Tlhe latter was bom in Connecticut, and came 
to Marietta some time before the Indian War. 
He married Betsy Smith, a daughter of James 
Smith. Charles Russell and his wife became 
parents oi one child, Julia. 

Julia Russell was born October 26, 1839, 
and was married, in 1861, to Robert M. Ap- 
plegate, a son of Daniel and Margaret Apple- 
gate. He was a wholesale grocer and banker, 
of Zanesville, Ohio, where he died September 
9, 1896. He was a miaiiber of the Episcopal 
Church. They had four children : Charles, 
who is in the bank at Be\'erly : Margaret, wife 
of Louis Robinson, O'f Coshocton, Ohio: Grace, 
who married W. V. Van Metre, of Marietta; 
and Jane, wife o^f Dr. E. T. Hayw'ood, of \Va- 
terford, Ohio. Charles Russell died in 1841. 

After the demise of her liusband, ?^Irs. Rus- 



sell again engaged in teaching school, at which 
she continued for a period oi twenty-seven 
years. In 1868, she married Colonel Enoch 
S. Mcintosh, who was born in Marietta, May 
23, 1793, and died March 30, 1889. He was 
a banker and extensive farmer, owning seven 
hundred acres of land. He was appointed 
colonel in ''he militia by Governor Brown, of 
Ohio. Religiously, he was a member of the 
Presbyterian church. He was a member of 
the Pioneer Society, of which he was presi- 
dent, and of the State Board of Public \^'orks. 
He was a prominent and influential man. ]\Irs. 
Mcintosh was a member of St. Luke's Episcr)- 
pal Church, of Marietta, and lived in Beverly. 
She embodied the highest type of womanhood, 
and was loved and respected by her neighbors 
and friends. The date of her demise was June 
30, 1902. 



AMES F. WAGNER, who is superin- 
tendent of the public school of Bev- 
erly, Washington County, Ohio, was 
born in Morgan County, Ohio, in 
May, 1858. and is a aon of Harvey 
M. and Susan (Crawford) Wagner. 

Harvey M. Wagner was born in Licking 
County, Ohio, and is now living in Waterford 
township, where he is retired from active busi- 
ness life. He is now seventy-five years old. 
For many years he was a teacher in the public 
schools of Washington County. He isi a 
strong Republican, and for a number of years 
has been justice of the peace and a notary pub- 
lic. He is a trustee of the Coal Run Metho- 
dist Church, in which he is an active worker. 
He married Susan Crawford, who was born 
in Morgan County, Ohio, in 1836, and is a 
daughter of John and Margaret (West) Craw- 
ford. They have had six children, namely: 
Arthur W. ; James F., the subject of this 
sketch: Warren; Ida, who married Edwin 
Sprague, and is living in McConnelsville : Da- 
vid : and an infant child, deceased. 

James F. Wagner received his education 
at Beverly Academy a'ud the Lebanon Normal 
College. Fie engaged in teaching. Immedi- 
atelv after leaving school, he had charge of a 



en B 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



district school for four years. He then taaight 
the village school in Coal Run for three years, 
when he removed to Belpre, and taught there 
for four years. He took charge of the school 
in Beverly in 1888, since which time he has 
been its superintendent. He has 175 pupils 
enrolled at the present time, and is thoroughly 
competent to instruct and manage so large a 
number. He is modern in his methods of 
teaching, and has met with much success, re- 
ceiving a great deal of praise for his discipline 
and good instruction. 

Mr. Wagner was uuited in marriage to 
Vesta M. Glines, who was born in Morgan 
County, Ohio, in April, 1865, and is a daughter 
of Frank and Hannah Glines. Her father 
w-as a farmer in that section. The subject of 
this sketch and his wife have six children: 
Claudia T., born in June, 1885; Rowena M., 
born in April, 1887; Glenna L., bom in July, 
1890; Piiuline E., born( in August, 1894; Alva, 
born in June, 1897; and Herrick, born in Au^ 
gust, 1900. 

Mr. Wagner is a member of the Methodist 
Church. He is a member of Beverly Lodge, 
No. 84, T. O. O. F. : Shiloh Encampment, No. 
158 ; and the Court of Honor. He is a Repub- 
lican in politics, and has served as county 
school examiner for ten years. At the last 
session of the Cambridge District M. E. Con- 
ference, held at Summerfield. Ohio, he was li- 
censed as a local preacher. 




[.KXANDER ORMISTO'N. Among 
the well-to-do farmers of Barlow 
township, Washington County, OhiO', 
the name of Alexander Ormiston de- 
serves especial mention in this vol- 
ume. He was born August 22, 1835, and has 
spent almost his entire life in the vicinity of 
his birth place. He is of .Scotch extraction, 
and his parents were James and Lucinda (W'il- 
mirth) Ormistou. 

James Ormiston was a native of I^nark- 
sliire, Scotland, and cajue to the United States 
in 1828, locating for a time in Marietta. Ohio, 
where he secured employment in the boat 



yards. In 1830 he settled permanently on sec- 
tion 16, in Barlow townsihip. The following 
year, his father, James Ormiston, Sr., and his 
wife, took passage for America and soon after 
their arrival, settled on a farm in the same- 
county. They reared the following children, 
namely: James, the father of Alexander Or- 
miston; David; Michael; Janet (Hoddow); 
Agnes (Anderson) ; Christina; and John. 

James Ormiston. Jr., was an old line Whig, 
and later in life a Republican in politics. He 
died in Barlow, in 1889. in his eighty- fourth 
year. His marriage took place in Wesley 
township, where he was united with Lucinda 
Wilmirth, who pro\'ed a faithful companion 
throughout the remainder of his life. She sur- 
vived her husband for twehe years, and died 
in December, 1901, in her eighty-eighth year. 
Twelve children were Ixirn to this couple, viz: 
Alexander: Isaac A.; Martha N. ; Christiana; 
James F., who for the past forty years has lived 
in the West ; Janet, deceased : Jane, who died 
in infancy; Mary Lovina (Root), a widow; 
Rufus P.; Anna Jane, deceased; Thomas L., 
a resident of Barlow township ; and Ruth Lu- 
cinda, of Meigs County, Ohio. 

Alexander Ormiston lives on a part of the 
ancestral farm which contains 130 acres, which 
he purchased forty-three years ago. His farm- 
ing is diversified, and a portion of it contains 
an oil pumping station and is leased to oil pros- 
pectors, who are developing the natural re- 
sources of the land. In 1861, Mr. Onniston 
responded to our country's call for volunteers, 
and enlisted in Company G, Ohio Volunteer 
Infantry. He served three years and ten 
months in the i6th and 17th Army Corps, — 
the latter portion of the time as a non-com- 
missioned officer, and participated in twenty- 
tv.'O engagemaits, fortunately escaping injury 
or capture. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
matrimony with Isabella Heslop, who was born 
in the North of England, in 1833, but is of 
Scotch parentage. Two sons resulted from 
their union. The elder of these. James W., 
w'as born in 1870, and married Elma Gilbert. 
They reside with Mr. Ormiston, and have one 
son, Frank, born in February, 1900. George- 




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H., the 3-ounger son, married Jane Fleming, 
and resides on a farm near tliat of his father. 
They also have one son, Alexander Clifford, 
born in 1897. In his political views, Mr. Or- 
niiston is an ardent Republican, and took an 
active part in the formation of that party, cast- 
ing his first presidential vote for John C. Fre- 
mont. He is a prominent membei' of Barlow 
Post, No. 434, G. A. R., of which he served as 
chaplain at the time of its organization. He is 
also a prominent figure in religious circles hav- 
ing been an elder of the Presbyterian Church 
for a number of vears. 



OHN BEAVER, one of the well-to- 
do farmers of Grandview township, 
Washington County, Ohio, is a native 
of Maryland, where he was born May 
16, 1S31. He is a son of ^lichael and 
Catherine (Benine) Beaver. The latter is a 
native of Maryland, where she was born Sep- 
tember 10, I/Qt). 

Michael IBeaver was a farmer all his life, 
and a valued member of his community. He 
was born in Germany, in 1784, and when still 
a youith he and his parents crossed the ocean 
to the United States, and located, for the time, 
in) Maryland. In 1832 Michael Beaver left 
that state and settled in Monroe County, Ohio, 
where he bought his farm, and tilled "^the soil 
for many years. In 1838 he bought more prop- 
erty in Washington County, removed thither, 
and made his home there until his death. 

Michael Beaver was united in marriage 
with Catherine Benine, and they reared nine 
children, three of whom now survive, namely : 
Nancy, who married Thomas Lee, and is a 
resident of Independence township; Rachel, 

who married Mr. Mount, and lives in Grand- 
view township: and John. The family were 
United Brethren in their religious faith. In 
pohtics, Mr. Beaver voted the Democratic 
ticket. He was a useful citizen and an expert 
agriculturist. 

John Beaver was reared and schooled in 
his native pJace. He has been a farmer all of 



his life, and located on his present ample farm 
in 18S2. It consists of 145 acres of excellent 
land, located in, section 28, and well adapted to 
farming. 

Mr. Beaver was united in. marriage with 
Rebecca Thompson, in 1856. She was a na- 
tive of the Keystone State, and was born in 
1840. They have had thirteen children, nine 
of the family still living, as follows: Will- 
iam, born January 13, 1858: Martha, born Au- 
gust 18, 1856, who married Mr. Northcraft; 
Belle, who was horn June 2, i860, and married 
a Mr. Mounts ; Elmer, born July 7, 1865 = Flor- 
ence, who married A. AI. Mounts; Etta, bom 
June 29, 1871, who inarried Mr. Thompson, of 
Marietta, Ohio; Charley, born August "26, 
1875; Ada, who was born July 2, 1874, and 
married Harry Lane; and Harmon, born Au- 
gust 13, 1S81. 

Mr. Beaver is a Democrat in political opin- 
ion. Fraternally, he affiliates with the I. O. 
U. A. M. He is a member of the L^nited 
Brethren Church. 




HOMAS HANCOCK, superintendent 
of the city electric light plant of Ma- 
rietta, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, 
Septemher 10. 1832. His father 
was Jacob Bradshaw Hancock, of 
Belfast, Ireland, a scholar of unusual attain- 
ments, and a graduate of both Dublin and Ox- 
ford universities. After coming to this coun- 
try he became connected with the public schools 
of Cincinnati. In that citv. in 1830, he mar- 
ried Mary Hubbard of ^Vestfield, Massachu- 
setts. 

A\'hen Thomas was 13 years old, his father 
died. Being the eldest of a large family, this 
calamity threw him upon his own resources, 
and after a brief course in the Marietta Acad- 
emy, having a natural aptitude for mechanics, 
he apprenticed himself to the machinist's trade! 
A few years later, when steanrboating was in 
its prime and presented an alluring field of 
eniployment, he followed that occupation, as 
chief engineer, and worked on the Mississippi 
and Ohio rivers, and many of their tributaries. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



During the entire War of the Rebellion, he 
was in the United States transport service, 
upon the steamers "Famiy McBurnie" and 
"Ohio No. 3." One of these was captured 
by Gen. Albert G. Jenkins, of the Confederate 
forces. 

On the 27th of September. 1S70, at Mari- 
etta, Mr. Hancock was united in marriage with 
Estelle Frances Wilson, a native of Ellsworth, 
Maine, and an only daughter of Asa and Re- 
becca Joy Wilson. This union resulted in two 
children, — Mary Rebecca born October 25, 
1872, and Winfield Scott, born April 30, 1876. 
The latter is a lawyer liy profession, and a 
member of the well known firm of Way & 
Hancock. In 1899, ^l^ry Rebecca was mar- 
ried to .-Vsa Davis McCoy, assistant postmas- 
ter of Marietta, Ohio. Kingston Chanler 
Ware McCoy, born August 19, 1900. is the 
only grandchild of Thomas Hancock. 

Since leaving tlie ri\er, Mr. Hancock has 
been identified with t!ie city of ^Marietta in an 
official capacity for 24 consecutive years. He 
has had the supervision of the fire apparatus, 
and the management of the City Opera House. 
Taking a keen interest in electricity, and es- 
pecially in municipal lighting, he was appoint- 
ed superintendent of the city electric light plant 
at its installation in 1889, a position he still 
retains. 



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ETH FORD, a prominent and repre- 
saitative farmer of \\'ashington 
County, OhiO', who resides upon a 
well-improved farm in Barlow town- 
ship, was born on September 12. 
1830, in Barlow towiuship, and is a scni of 
Amon and Hannah (Parke) Ford. 

The Ford family is an old and respected 
one of the state of Connecticut, where its mem- 
bers have lived since colonial days. In 1793 
William Ford, the grandfather of Seth, came 
to Ohio from Avon, Connecticut, in company 
with his father, also William Ford, and lo- 
cated in Watertowii township, where William 
Ford ( I ) erected one of the first houses with- 
in its boundaries. This sturdy pioneer died in 
182=;. 



Anion Ford, son of William (2), and 
father of Seth, was bom in 1808, in Water- 
town township. He remained at home, and 
assisted his father in the clearing of his land 
until he had reached his majority. He then 
settled in Barlow township, Washington 
County, three miles east of the village, where 
he remained until 1839. At that period he 
moved to Watertown, where his death oc- 
curred August 7, 1895. He married Hiannah 
Parke, who was born Septemljer 5, 1809, and 
died at Barlow, on Christmas Day, 1892. The 
children born to: Amon Ford and his wife were 
as follows : John, who- died in Barlow town- 
ship, in i860; Seth; Sarah, who was born Sep- 
temlier 23, 1847, '^"'^1 d'^'' ^^ \Matertown at 
the age of 15 years-; Lucy and Laura, twins, 
who were born in June, 1834, the former dy- 
ing at Cincinnati and the latter becoming Mrs. 
Thompson, oi' Barlow ; Jude, who' was born 
in 1836, and died in Kansas, in 1880; and Will- 
iam, who> lives in Kansas. 

Seth Ford left Barlow township at the age 
of eight years and accjuired his mental train- 
ing in Watertown. Possessed of an adven- 
turous spirit, and desiroits of seeing so--' 
thing of the world, he made the trip across the 
country to California, in 1852, and returned 
to: Ohio in 1863. During th.ese years, he was 
engaged in mining, fanning and other occu- 
pations, and for a time, drove the stage be- 
tween Half Moon Bay and San Francisco. He 
was clerk at the first election held in San 
Mateo County, California. Upon his return 
to Ohio, in 1863, he resumed farming at Wa- 
tertown, where he lived for 30 years. In 
1893, he returned to Barlow township, and in 
the fall of 1897, located ujxin his present farm 
of 12 acres, which he improved with comforta- 
ble and commodious buildings, and made of it 
one of the finest rural homes in the locality. 

In 1863. Mr. Ford married Margaret Ross, 
whoi was born in Perry County, Ohio, in 1840, 
and is a daughter of James and Sarah (Dut- 
ton) Ross. James Ross was born December 
27, 18 13, in Perry County, moved to^ Water- 
town in 1850, and died there September 12, 
1864. His widow died at the home of Mr. 
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one brother, James Ross, who Hves in Guthrie 
County, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Ford have had 
four children.namely : Frank, Mary, Hattie 
and Fred. Frank was born on November 27. 
1864, married a Miss Murdock, resides in 
Palmer township, and has one son, — Leland. 
Mary was born Januarv i, 1867, and died in 
June, 1870. Hattie was \xjn\ on May 7, 1873, 
and resides at linme. Fred was born on De- 
cember 3, 1874, married a A[iss ^^'ibie, resides 
at \'incent, and has cmt daughter, — Freda 
Fernc. In politics, Mr. Ford is a Repubhcan. 
As three of his uncles were ministers in the 
Presbyterian Church, his religious tendencies 
are in that direction. 



•ORGF VAUGHX. uhr, is engaged 
in the general merchandise business 
in Waterford, Washing-ton County, 
O'hio, was born in. Washington Coun- 
ty, in 1844, and is a son of Robert 
and Eliza ( Drury ) Vaughn. 

Robert Vaughn was a native of Washing- 
ton County, and he died in 1864, aged 57 
years. He was a farmer, and lived two miles 
south of Waterford post office. He was a 
member of the Bar»tist Church, and a Republi- 
can, in politics. He married Eliza Drury, who 
was born in Vermont, and died in 1869, aged 
sixty-five years. They reared eight children, 
namely : Lucy, who married Elias Olney ; 
Elmira, who nrarried Alva Israel and is de- 
ceased; Mary, deceased; Sarah L., deceased; 
Emily, who lives with her brother, Charles; 
George, the stibject of this sketch ; and Frank 
B., who is in the drug business in Lowellville, 
Mahoning County, Ohio. 

George Vaughn was married, in 1874, to 
Jane Webster, a daughter of Owen and Eliza 
Webster. She was born in W^ashington Coun- 
ty, and has borne her husband fotiT children, 
namelv : George O. : Harriet ; Clara ; and 
Mabel. 

Charles E. Vaughn, brother of George 
went into the general merchandise business in 
1879. an'l three years later, George Vaughn 
entered into partnership with him. They lo- 



cated in Waterford, where they carry on gen- 
eral merchandizing, having a large store, which 
is very well patronized. They carry a full 
stock of dry goods, groceries, etc., and their 
customers receive prompt and ready attention. 

Charles E. \'aughn was born ' in Water- 
ford township, \\'ashington County, Ohio, Au- 
gust 18, 185 1. He married Julia Sprague, in 
1875. She was born in Waterford township 
in 1857, and is a daughter of Benjamin and 
Lucina Sprague. She is a memljer of the 
Presbyterian Church. He is a Democrat in 
politics, and was postmaster of Waterford un- 
der President Cleveland's first administration. 

George Vaughn and his wife are members 
of the Presbyterian Church. The former is a 
member of the Odd Fellows" lodg;. Both he 
and his brother are very well knovn in Wash- 
ington County, and are business men of un- 
disputed ability. 



VXES E. BOOHER who is efficiently 
filling the position of superintendent 
of the high schcol of Waterford, 
^\^ashington County, Ohio, was born 
in Mount Zion, Noble County, Ohio, 
July 25, 1856, and is a son of Samnel A. and 
Flarriet (Broughton) Booher. 

Samuel A. Booher was born in Mount Zion 
in 1823, and is living'- on the home farm. He 
has always followed farming and has been very 
successful Re.'igiously. he is a member o'f 
the Lutheran Church. Politically he is a Re- 
publican. He married Harriet Broughton, 
who was horn in Belle Valley. Noble County, 
Ohio, in 183 1, and was a daughter of Andrew 
Broughton. She was a member of the Pro- 
testant Methodist Church. Her death oc- 
curred in 1894, and she left foiu" children. 
naiTiely: Lynes E. : Emma C, who married 
Henderson Williams,' a carpenter of Chase^ 
ville, Ohio; Maretta, who is living on the home 
farm ; and [Margaret, wife of George Buckev, 
who also lives on the home farm, now owned 
by L. E. Booher. 

Lynes E. Booher, after completing his pre- 
liminary schooling in the Booher schoolhouse 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



at Mt. Zion, attended, successively, Mount Un- 
ion College ; Alliance College, two' years ; Mus- 
kingum College, at New Concord, two years ; 
and Ada Uni^'ersity, three years, graduating 
from the last-named institution in 1889. Af- 
ter completing his studies, lie became superin- 
tendent of schools at Sarahville, Ohio', and 
continued there two years. He was then 
superintendent at Dexter one year, at New- 
port, Washington County, three }-ears. and had 
charge of Marietta township high school, five 
years. In 1900, he accepted the position of 
superintendent of Waterford township high 
school, and has since continued most creditably 
in that capacity. He is a man of notable in- 
tellectual attainments, and progressive ideas, 
and under his administration the school has 
made great advancement. He has had wide 
experience as an instructor, having begim at 
the early age of sixteen years, in order to fur- 
ther his plans fur securing a higher education. 
In 1889. ^Ir. Booher was united in mar- 
riage with Alary .V. Cam])bell, who was bnrn 
at Seneca ville, Ohio, in 18O6, and is a daugh- 
ter Alexander and Annintha (Cook) Camp- 
bell. They have two children, — L. Harold, 
who was born in 1890; and Ruth Irene, born 
in 1900. Religiously, the family are Metho- 
dists. Fraternally, the subject of this sketch 
is a member of Marietta Lodge, No. i, F. & 
A. M.: and Ravnold L<idge, No. 82, K. of P. 



^AXK A. WORSTELL, who is en- 
gaged in the grocery business in Bev- 
erly, Washington Coinity, Ohio, was 
Ijorn in Beverly October 10, 1876, 
and is a son of John P. Worstell, and 
grandson of Isaac. 

Isaac Worstell was a saddler, and carried 
on his business in Beverly until his death. John 
P. Worstell was born in Harrisville, Ohio, and 
died in 1884, in his thirty-seventh year. He 
was a merchant of Beverly for many years, and 
a man of fine character. His death was greatly 
mourned in the comiminity, as he was esteemed 
by all and was an excellent citizen. He mar- 
ried Mary E. Fonts, who was born at McCon- 



nels ville, Ohio, in 1848, and is a daughter of 
Rev. J. W. Fonts, of Eastern Ohio. She is liv- 
ing in Beverly. John P. \^'orstell and his wife 
had three children, — Lulu E., who married 
James O. Cullen, and died suddenly, in 1897; 
John C, who was born July 11, 1874, enlisted 
April 25, 1898, in Company D, 7th Reg., Ohio 
Vol. Inf. and died at Camp Alger, Julv 12, 
1898; and Frank A. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wor- 
stell were devout members of the Methodist 
Church. 

Frank A. Worstell attended the public 
schools of Beverly, and went intO' the grocery 
business in 1899, in which he has met with 
much success. He is very active in local en- 
terprises which are conducted for the ad\-ance- 
iiient of Beverly and is a highly esteemed citi- 
zen of that place. He is a member of Beverly 
Lodge, No. 7,7. F- & A. :\I. Politically he is 
a Republican. 



ERNON W. KELLY. This gentle- 
man is one of the active young busi- 
ness men of Beverly, Waterford 
township, Washington County, Ohio, 
and was born in \\^aterford, Septem- 
ber 19, 1870. He is a son of P. H. Kelly, and 
grandson of P. H. Kelly. 

His grandfather, P. H. Kelly, was born in 
Ireland, and came to the United States in 1824, 
locating in New York. He removed to Mor- 
gan County, Ohio', in 1826, and his death oc- 
curred there several years later. He was a 
farmer by occupation. His wife, Catherine 
Twohey, was also a native of Ireland, and her 
death occurred in Morgan County. 

P. H. Kelly, father of the subject hereof, 
attended the academy and college in Marietta, 
and graduated from a medical college, in Cin- 
cinnati, in 1850. He opened an office in \\'a- 
terford, and continued in the active practice of 
his profession until 1894. He is a member of 
the county medical society and was also a mem- 
ber of the American Medical Association. He 
was the father of six children, namely : T. 
H., a lawyer, of Cincinnati : E. A. Kelly, a phy- 
sician, of Berkley, California ; Emma, who is at 
home: Lucy K. (Hussey), of Utica, New 




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York; Vernon W., tlie subject uf this sketch; 
and F. ]\I., a bookkeeper in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

\^ernon \Y . Kelly was reared in Water- 
ford. Ohio. He has a large li\-ery barn in 
Beverly, and is there conducting his business 
very successfully. He was united in marriage 
July 3. 1899. to Beryl Davis, a daughter of 
Marvin and Nancy Da\'is. She was born near 
Beverly, August 8, 1873. They have one 
child. — Dorothy. — who was born April 9, 
1 90 1 . 

!\Ir. Kelly is well knuwn and highly es- 
teemed. 




LEXAXDER W. HUMPHREY, one 
of the prominent business men of 
Waterford. Washington County, 
was born in Carlisle, Xohle County, 
r)hio, in 1846, and is a son of Alex- 
ander W. and Isabel (AlcCoUum) Humphrey. 
Alexander W. Humphrey was born in 
Greenbrier County, \\'est Virginia, and died 
in 1846, at the age of twenty-five years, before 
the birth of his only child. He was a physi- 
cian by profession. He married Isabel Mc- 
Collum, who was born in Noble County, and 
died in 1864, aged about forty-six years. She 
was a member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church. 

During most of his career, Alexander W. 
Humphrey has been engaged in lumbering in 
Ohio and West Virginia. In the fall of 1900, 
the Humphrey & Raney Panel and Veneering 
Company, of \\'aterford, was organized, the 
junior member being John E. Raney. They 
do panel and veneering work in all kinds of 
lumber, and their trade extends throughout the 
United States. Mr. Humphrey is also a mem- 
ber of the firm of Humphrey & Funk, of Pin- 
son Fork. Kentucky, where the firm has two 
mills. In 1901. ]\Ir. Humphrey built the Bev- 
erly Electric Light plant as a private venture, 
and subsequently sold it to the municipal cor- 
poration. He is a veteran of the Civil War, 
having enlisted in 1863, in Company G, 78th 
Reg.. Ohio Vol. Infantry. He went through 
the siege of Atlanta, and accompanied Sher- 



man on his march to- the sea. He served until 
the close of the war, and was mustered out at 
Louisville. Kentucky. 

Alexander W. Humphrey married Hannah 
Gorby, who died in 1878, at the age of thirty- 
one years, leaving a daughter, Isabel, who mar- 
ried Roscoe Angle, a farmer of Beverly. He 
formed a second union, with Vesta Rutter, 
who died in 1889, at the age of thirty years, 
leaving two children, — Herman L. and Iva 
May. In 1890, the subject of this sketch was 
married to Hattie Beach, who was born in 
Waterford township, in 1S69, and is a daugh- 
ter of Barney and Mary Beach, both deceased. 
Religiously, the family are members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Humphrey- 
is a member of Beverly Lodge, No. 'i,y, A. E. 
& A. M. He is a Republican, in politics. He 
was superintendent of the Sunday school ni his 
church for t\vel\-e }-ears, and is steward and 
trustee of the church and parsonage in Water- 
ford. 



USSEL J. STEPHEXSOX, a pros- 
perous farmer of Marietta township, 
living about one mile from Marietta, 
Ohio, was born in 1835, and is a son 
<jf John Stephenson. 
John Stephenson was born in Rockingham 
County, \'irginia, and served in the War oi 
1812. He was a shiiemaker, and alsr) fol- 
lowed the tanning business. He would buy 
a large drove of hirses, and putting the shoes 
in bags, which he had manufactured, would 
drive to Eastern markets, where he wouhl sell 
both horses and shoes before his return. He 
married Louisa Gray, a daughter of Rohert 
Gray, of Rockingham County, Virginia, and 
they reared the following children : John G., 
a retired farmer; Charles R., deceased; Isa- 
bella, who married B. F. Cogswell, now de- 
ceased; Paissel, the subject of this sketch; 
Henry, who now lives in Oklahoma.; Alger- 
non, who is living on a farm in ^Marietta Coun- 
ty ; Jewett, of Kansas ; and William and Amiie, 
deceased. 

The subject of this sketch enlisted with the 
100-day men during the raid of Morgan, in 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Ohio. He was schcx)led in Marietta, and is 
now living on liis farm one mile from Marietta, 
his sister, Isabella, also making her home with 
him. Mr. Stephenson has a finely improved 
farm, on which is a handsome brick dwelling. 
He is considered one of the foremoist famiers 
in Washington County. He is a well- 
informed man, and is thoroughly modern in 
his ideas of farming. Mr. Stephenson has a 
host of friends in the county and is highly re- 
spected by all who come in contact with his 
pleasing personality. 




J. PEGG, who stands well toward the 
front as a prominent producer in the 
oil business, has been identified with 
that line of trade during the greater 
part of his life, but is also engaged in 
farming to some extent. 

He is a son of Henry and Nancy (Hall) 
Pegg, and was bn-m June 7, 185 1, in New-jwrt 
township, Washington County,, Ohio. His 
father was born in 1801, and lived to a good, 
old age. He was proininent in his township 
as a farmer, and superintended the cultivation 
of 200 acres of land. He married Nancy Hall, 
and they reared a family consisting of eleven 
children, namely: Sarah E., deceased; Mar- 
garet : J. M. : Eliza ; Henry L. : John ; Thomas; 
Carrie; Ebenezer ; A. J.; and C. W. Henry 
Pegg was a Democrat, of fixed opinions. In 
religious matters, he and his wife were Metho- 
dists, and gave their support to the M. E. 
Church. His life was full of service to others, 
and in all things he was a model of integrity 
and truthfulness. 

A. J. Pegg was united in matrimony with 
Frances S. Lowther, a, daughter of Cambyses 
and Sarah Lowther. Mrs. Pegg was born 
August 5, 1850, and was a faithful wife. She 
and her husband had six children, .namely : 
C\rus. whose birth took place March 4, 1876; 
Ella B., born August 4, 1877; M'artha, who 
was Ijorn Aisril 27, 1879; Jennie, l)orn January 
15, 1881 ; Wylie M., born July 4, 1887; an 
Frances H.. born August 6, 1896. The fam- 
ily atteid services at the United Brethren 
Church. 



Mr. Pegg owns 68 acres of land, and 12 
oil wells, all producing. He is a Dem'ocrat, in 
his politics, but has not held ofiice. In fra- 
ternal circles he is a member o^f the I. O. O. 
F. organization, afliliating with Lodge No. 67, 
of Marietta, and Elk Eye Encampment, of the 
same place. He is conspicuous in the oil busi- 
ness in his part of the country, and has met 
with success in all he has undertakai. 



M. THORNILEY, of the firm of 
Thorniley Bros., successful produce 
merchants of Marietta, Ohio, who 
was the first to engage in that busi- 
ness in Marietta, is also a farmer to 
some extent. He is a son oi' S. S. and Frances 
E. ( Middleswarts) Thorniley, and is a native 
of J\Iarietta, where he was born February 2, 
1863. 

S. S. Thorniley was born June 6, 183 1, in 
Marietta township, and his occupation was that 
of a fanner and gardener. He ajid his wife 
reared a family of ten children, as follows: 
E. J.; Annie; J. M.; Cora.B. ; Harry; Jane; 
Elizabeth : Stephen ; Elmer ; and Emma. He 
was a Rqjublican, in politics, and was active 
in public service. The mother of these chil- 
dren was born February 12, 1837. 

J. M. Thorniley was united in matrimony 
with Cohimbia McClaskey, torn March 29, 
1864. They have two children, — Margaret 
and Harold. ]\fr. Thorniley owns 150 acres 
oif the Ijest kind of land, fertile and productive. 
As between political parties, he chooses tlie Re- 
publican, using his influence in its favor when- 
ever it is needed. 

The subject of this sketch is a thorough 
business man. He is a meml;ier of Marietta 
Council, U. C. T. 




\' . ALT\'ATER, a prominent 
florist of Newport, Ohio, who has 
an area of 10,000 feet under glass, 
has followed that line of work for 
about ten years, and has the repu- 



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best-kq)t -greenhoa.ises in his vicinity. He 
makes a specialty of growing carnations, antl 
roses of many different varieties, and has made 
a success of growing cucumbers in the winter 
time, having received as high as $3.50 per 
dozen in the Pittsburg market. He also grows 
tomatoes, lettuce, radishes and caulifloiwers un- 
der .glass, and finds a ready sale for all he can 
raise. He also raises early plants, such as 
sweet potato, early and late cabbage, celery and 
tomato plants. 

Mr. Altvater was born September 12, 1856, 
near Durkheim, Rheinfalz, Baden, Germany, 
and is a son of John Altvater. The latter, who 
was a blacksmith in Germany, and a farmer in 
this country, near Marietta, left Germany May 
16, 1862, and reached New York July 18, 
1863. He remained in that city until the fol- 
lowing February, and then came to Ohio, land- 
ing at Marietta, February 9, 1864, and set- 
tling on a farm near that town. 

John Altvater's marriage toi Katherine 
Stork tO'Ck place while he was yet a resident of 
the Fatherland. Five children were born to 
them, namely : Lizzie, wife of John Mattern, 
of Marietta ; Benjamin, whoi married Barbara 
Stork, and resides in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania ; 
W. V. : Philip, who' married Amelia Spindler, 
and resides in Marietta ; and John, who mar- 
ried Miss Healey, and located in Pittsburg. 
Mrs. John Altvater died at Marietta, Novem- 
ber 10, 1896, aged 71 years. John Altvater 
died at Marietta, October 11, 1897, aged 71 
years. The family name i'^ sometimes spelled 
Attwater. 

^^^ v. Altvater was joined in marriage 
with Ida Gibert, an accomplished daughter oif 
Gixlfrey Gibert. and they have eight children, 
namely: Fstella M.: \\'alter G. : Rose F. ; 
Myrtle Alay ; Gordon; Nora; Cornelia; and 
Julius. In his political opinions Mr. Altvater 
is a Democrat. He is a member of the Luth- 
eran Church. He owns valuable real estate in 
the town of Newport, and has been a resident 
of that place for 20 years, ten of which were 
spent at carpenter work. About ten years ago, 
he engaged in business as a florist and grower 
of early vegetable plants. He is a popular and 
deserving citizen, and enjoys a fair patronage. 



A. HAMILTON. This gentleman 
has won distinction as a lawyer of 
much ability, and is a well-known res- 
ident of Marietta, where he has been 
engaged in practice for a number of 
years. He was born in Allegheny City, Penn- 
sylvania, in 1847, 'i"<^l is a son of Dr. David 
and Ruth (Allen) Hamilton. 

Dr. David Hamilton was born in Pennsyl- 
vania, and his death occurred in 1872. He 
brought his family to Marietta, March 14, 
1853, and there continued to reside until his 
death. His wife reached the age of eighty- 
three years. May 14, 1902. Their children 
are. J. A., the subject of this biography; O. 
K., of the firm of Hamilton & Heidrick; Al- 
bert G. ; and Mrs. Robert Bruce, all of Mari- 
etta. 

J. A. Hamilton was schooled in Marietta, 
and although very young, enlisted in the 2nd 
Ohio' j-leavy Artillery, during the Ci\il War. 
He served 'n the army two years, rfter which 
he returned to Marietta, and in 1868 took 
up the study of law with Colonel Al- 
ban. He remained with that gentleman until 
his admission to the bar, in April, 1871, after 
which he at once began practice in connection 
with Knoiwles & Alban-, the firm name read- 
ing Knowles, Alban & Hamilton. This part- 
nership continued for several years, the office 
being located on Putnam street. Mr. Hamil- 
ton then formed a partnership with Judge L. 
W. Chamberlain, wliich lasted fourteen years, 
and business was carried on in the ^lills Build- 
ing until 1890, when the partnership was dis- 
solved. Mr. Hamilton then became a member 
of the firm of Hamilton & Kraft, which contin- 
ued until February 8. 1899, when Mr. Kraft 
died. yiv. Hamilton has since continued in 
practice alone, and now has his oflke in the St. 
Clair Building, on Putnam street. He has 
been attorney for the German. Savings Bank, 
and Building and Loan Association, for the 
past twelve years, and is one of the best-known 
lawyers in Marietta. He is an earnest and 
fluent speaker, and is possessed of a logical 
mind and a thorough knowledge of his pro- 
fession. 

Mr. Hamilton was united in marriaee with 



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Mary jM. Martin, of Pittsburg, and they, have 
two children, namely: i\Irs. Charles A. Foehl, 
Qif Pittsburg; and John F., who is with the 
"Leader" Publishing Company. In politics, 
Mr. Plamilton is a Repuljlican. and he has 
served one term as memlier of the Boartl of 
Education. He was formerly a member of 
the G. A. R. lodge. ]\Irs. Hamilton is a mem- 
ber of the Preshvterian Church. 




^\^ RICHARDS, a well-known law- 
yer of ^Marietta, who is now serv- 
ing his third coiisecutive term as city 
solicitor, was born in Washington 
County. Ohio, May ii, 1856. He 
is a son of George W. and Elizabeth C._ ( Hill) 
Richards, and a grandson of Luman Richards. 
Luman Richards, who was born in New York 
State, came to ^^'ashington County as a young 
man, and farmed in Barlow township. 

George W. Richards was born in Wash- 
ington County, September 28. 183 1. and was a 
carpenter by trade. He was serving his third 
consecutive term as infirmary director at the 
time of his death. December i, 1899. He is 
well remembered in Marietta as a true friend 
to manv. and a strong church man. He came 
to ^Marietta in 18^9. and lived here until his 
death. On October 21, 1852, he married Eliz- 
abeth C. Hill, by whom he had three sons, 
namelv : C. \\\,'the subject of this biography : 
Oren B., who was in the hardware husinessat 
Cherryvale, Kansas; and Frank H., a life-in- 
surance agent, of St. L<ahs. Missouri. The 
mother of these children died February 26, 
1870, aged abcut forty years. Mr. Richards 
then formed a second unii>n, wedding Anna 
H. Barker. August 31, 1871. He vras a faith- 
ful member oif the ]\Ieth(Klist Episcopal Church 
for more than forty years. C. W. Richar(ls 
is the sole sur\-ivor of this family. His 
brother, Frank H., left St. Louis on the night 
of Julv 14. 1900, to make a visit in Marietta. 
Learning of the illness of Oren B, Richards, 
he left for Kansas on August 14, arriving at 
Cherryvale on August t6, the day on which 
his brother died. Fie remained at Cherryvale 



to complete arrangements, and then returned 
to St. Louis. On October 8, of the same year, 
he was taken down with typhoid fever, and 
wrote to C. \A'. Richards telling himi of his ill- 
ness. The latter started fr»r St. Louis and re- 
mained with him until death occurred, 00 Oc- 
tober 16th, just two months after the death oi 
his lirother, and less tlian a year after the 
death of their father. 

C. W. Richards was reared in Marietta, 
and attended the city schools: his education, 
however, has been mainly self-acquired. He 
was admitted to the liar in 1877 and has since 
practiced at Marietta with success. During 
the past thirteen years, his ot^ice has been at 
No. 116 Putnam street. He is a Republican, 
in politics, and was mayor of the city from 
1882 to 1884; he also served in other munici- 
pal offices, and was justice of the peace. He 
was city solicitor from 1888 to 1890, and has 
ser\-ed in that capacity since 1896. He is a 
lawyer of ability, and has ably discharged the 
duties of his office. 

Mr. Richards was unitetl in marriage, Jan- 
uary 28, 1884, to Kate Maxon, and they have 
one son, Alex. The family residence is at No. 
532 Fifth street. 




S. BATTIN. a rising 3-oung real 
estate dealer of Marietta, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, whose office 
is located at No. 305 Second street, 
was born in Monroe County, Ohio, 
in 1 87 1, and as a young mian took a cotu'se in 
practical farming under W. W. Fenn, at Tall- 
madge. but never followed that occupation. 

During 1890, 1891 and 1892, he traveled 
from Parkersburg as a piano salesman for 
Hopkins & Amos, after which he went to Ath- 
ens County, where he engaged in the piano 
business for himself until 1896. He removed 
to Marietta, where he conducted a carriage 
business on Second street for one year. This 
he gave up, to enter the real estate business, 
and'now handles property in the city and coun- 
ty, as well as in Lancaster, and other counties. 
C. E. Mason was at one time interested in the 




BENJAMIN F. ARNOLD. 




MRS. ANN P. ARNOLD. 



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business for a short i>eriod. As an illustration 
of Mr. Battin's enterprising spirit, he is erect- 
ing the first two houses in the East NoTwood 
Addition tO' Marietta, ha\-ing sold one-fourth 
of the lots, or 77. the record next to this being 
48 lots, which were sold by another teal estate 
dealer, of Marietta. 

Mr. Battin wedded Emma Raybould, 
daughter of Samuel Raybould, deceased, who 
was a resident and coal dealer of the Hocking 
Valley for a number of years. This union 
has been blessed with three sons, namely : 
Glenn R., deceased; Saniuel R. ; and Clyde R. 

Politically, Mr. Battin is a Republican. He 
is a member of the Masonic order. Lodge Xo. 
390: and the B. P. O. E. His wife is a mem- 
ber of the Methodist Church. ^Ir. Battin is 
possessed of untiring zeal and energy, is pro- 
gressive and modern in his ideas, and deals 
fairly and squarely with all men. He gives 
his support liberally to any public enterprise, 
and is ranked among the leading men of INIari- 
etta. 



EXJA^IIX F. ARXOLD. The birth 
of this representative citizen who' is 
so well and favorabl}- known through- 
out \^'ashing■ton County occurred in 
Wesley township, March 27, 1825, 
when the great agricultural development of 
this part of the state was in its infancy. 
His parents were Levi B. and Sarah R. 
(Ligraham) Arnold. The former was burn 
in 1801. in Wood County (^^'est) ^'ir- 
ginia and died in 1868. in Missouri, and the 
latter was born, in 1803, in Greenlirier Coun- 
ty, (West) \''irginia, and died in ^Missouri, 
about 1870, at the age of 67 years. Mr. Ar- 
nold served as township trustee for many years, 
and was township clerk and a justice of the 
peace. By occupation he was a farmer. 

Benjamin F. Arnold was the second mem- 
ber of a family of 11 children, the others being 
as follows : Richard : Adeline, who married 
Thomas Hodgin ; Thomas J. : Levina D. ; Jo- 
anna: George: Joseph: Eliza J.; Alcinda; and 
Elizabeth. Manv of these are located in 



Washington County, and are niunbered among 
its representative people. 

In his youth Benjamin F. Arnold learned 
the tanning business and followed that line of 
industry near Plymouth, Ohio, for 25 years 
prior to the Civil War. In 1864, he enlisted 
in the 148th Reg.. Ohio Vol. Lif. (Ohio Na- 
tional Guard), and served from May until 
September of that year, in Company D. Mr. 
Arnold and his son, Frank, jointly own a fine 
farm of 156 acres, which is situated within 
three and a half miles of Bartlett, and there 
they carry on general farming, both residing 
on the farm. 

Li 1847. ^^^'- Arnold was married to Ann 
M. Palmer, who was born in March, 1827, 
in Palmer township, and a family of 12 chil- 
dren was born to their union, namely : Laura 
O. ; Dana J. : Isaac F. : George F. : Luc\- J. ; 
Levi S. : ^NLiry R. : Alfaretta and Anzonetta, 
twins: Hattie: Alpha; and Frank. 

Actively promoting all enterprises of a pub- 
lic-spirited nature, Mr. Arnold has at various 
times consented to hold official pO'sitions in tb.e 
township, at one time as trustee, and for a long 
period, as justice of the peace. He is identi- 
fied wntli the Republican party, in which he is 
held in high e-teem. as also in his neighbor- 
hood. 



(M 



A. PALMER, who has charge of 
the sales agency for the brick-manu- 
facturing institutions of jNIarietta-. was 
bcirn in ^^'ashington Cofimty, Ohio, 
and is a son of Thomas and Ellen 
(AIcAfee) Palmer. Thomas Palmer is de- 
ceased, and his widow is now residing 
on the home farm at Stanlevville. The 
survi\-ing members of his parents" family 
are as follows: G. A., who conducts the Pazi 
laundry, at Marietta: J. P.. who is the well- 
known harness manufacturer on Second street, 
j\Iarietta; Jewett, a carpenter by trade, who 
resides on Sixth street, in Marietta; William, 
who is a farmer, located near Reno. Washing- 
ton County : Mrs. Ellen Chapman, who resides 
at No. 306 Front street, Marietta ; Mrs, R. T. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Milkr, who lives at Reno. Ohio; Mrs. Asil Mc- 
Gruder, who- lives near Yankeeburg; and Al- 
zora, who lives on the farm with the mother. 

Mr. Palmer passed much of his early life 
on the farm, and for three years previous to 
his present engagement, was connected with 
the affairs of the City Transfer Comi>any, of 
which A. O. C. Ahrend is manager. Since 
February, igoi, Mr. Palmer has handled the 
business in this city of the following leading 
brick-manufacturing establishments : The 
Acme Brick Company ; and the Thos. Cisler 
& Sons Company and the Sterling Brick Com- 
pany. Mr. Palmer's ability is shown in the 
prosperous conditions prevailing in all these 
companies. The office of Mr. Palmer, in the 
St. Clair building, in Marietta, is ofteiT the 
scene of large transactions. Pie has shown 
himself perfectly capable, and possesses the 
tact and judgment which retain custom after 
gaining it. 

Mr. Palmer married a daugher of C. W. 
Athey. of Marietta and has a pleasant home 
and a wide circle of friends. His fraternal 
connection is with the Knights of Pythias. 
Although not a member, he attends the Congre- 
gational Church, and contributes lilierally to 
the support of its many lienevolent enterprises. 



AMES FLETCHER REED, who is ac- 
tively engaged in stock raising and 
general farming at his home in the 
\-icinity of Brown's Mill, Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, was born August 
1 6, i860, at Crooked Tree, Noble County, 
of the same state. He is a son of Wesley 
W. and Sarah Ann (Henderson) Reed and 
grandson of John Reed, of Belmiont County, 
Ohio. The Reeds were small in stature, 1>ut 
were courageous. They came from the East 
and the father of John Reed was a Revolu- 
tionary soldier, and fought for our country's 
freedom. John Reed, the grandfather, was 
born in New Jersey in 1781, and died in 1852. 
His wife. Mary Reed, was born in Virginia in 
1788, and died in Ohio, in 1857. They reared 
a familv consisting of twelve children, viz : 



John ; James ; Thomas ; Moses ; Amos ; Will- 
iam ; Wesley W. ; Jane ; Alary ; Jemima ; Eliz- 
abeth ; and one whose name is unknown. 

The Hendersons were of large size, and 
originally came f ronn Virginia. William Hen- 
derson, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Reed, 
was born August 17, 1797, and passed to his 
final rest in 1880, having spent the greater part 
of his life at McConnelsville. Ohio. His wife 
was born in 1793, and her death took place in 
1859. They also' reared twelve children, 
namely : James ; Nathaniel ; John ; Thomas ; 
William; David; Mary Jane; Lydia; Emeline; 
Lorena ; Sarah Ann ; and Rebecca. 

\\'esley W. Reed was born November 9, 
18-24. In 1850, he was united in marriage 
with Sarah Ann Henderson, a daughter of 
William Henderson, of Morgan Comity, Ohio, 
where her birth took place. May 31, 1830. 
Though advanced in years, both parents are 
still living, and make their home at Beckett, in 
Morgan County. The following children were 
born to this estimable couple: W'illiam Find- 
ley: Mary; Ellis M. : Jane; James Fletcher; a 
pair oi twins who died in infancy ; Lorena ; 
Sarah ; Lydia ; and Wilbur. 

A\'illiam Findley Reed was born January 
8, 1854, and was joined in marriage with 
Alice Cotton, a daughter of Rufus Cotton, of 
McConnelsville. Tliey have two children: 
Bernard and Charles. Mary Reed was born 
December 4, 1834. She is unmarried, and for 
many years, served as a missionary at Partab- 
garh, India. Ellis AI. Reed was born August 
15, 1857, and in FebruaiT', 1878, he married 
Maggie Ogan. They reside at Cloud, Mor- 
gan County, Ohio, and have seven children. 

Jane Reed was born April 15, 1859, and has 
been twice married. Her first union was con- 
tracted in 1879, with Jerod Smith, who died in 
1884. This union resulted in the birth of two 
children, — Lelia and Findley. Some time af- 
ter the death of Mr. Smith, his widow was 
united in marriage with Lafayette Carroll. 
They have three children, — Harold, Wesley, 
and Harley. Lorena Reed was born August 
31. 1863, and in 1897, was united in marriage 
with Thomas E. Ferguson, of Brown's Mill. 
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married, and resides with her aged parents at 
Beckett, Ohio. Lydia Reed was born in May, 
1868, and her brief young Hfe terminated in 
death, August i, 1870, when she was but lit- 
tle more than two years old. Wilbur, the 
youngest child, was born January 10, 1870. 
His marriage with Annie Ackerson was sol- 
emnized in October, 1900, and they have one 
son, Russell. 

James Fletcher Reed, the subject of this 
narrative, was joined in matrimony with Lucy 
Bell Breckenridge, November 14, 1889. They 
have two children, — Howard, who was Ijorn 
September 2, 1892, and Dudley Breckenridge, 
who was born April 16, 1900. Mrs. Reed 
is a daughter of Robert and Mary P. (Mur- 
dock ) Breckenridge, and was born Novem- 
ber 16, 1868. Her father, Robert Breckenr 
ridge, was of Scotch parentage, and was 
born June 7, 1828, at W'atertown, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. His death took place 
October 22, 1887. October 25, 1849, he was 
united in marriage with Mary P. Murdock, 
who still survives him. She is a daughter of 
Elias and Malinda Murdock. and granddaugh- 
ter of Malinda Pewthers, whose father, James 
Pewthers, was a distinguished Virginian. 
Mrs. Breckenridge is one of eight children, as 
follows: Elizabeth: James ^lonroe; Mary 
P. ; George \\\ : Virginia A. ; Jesse G. : Sarah 
Catherine: and Charles G. 

Mrs. Reed is one of a family of seven chil- 
dren, viz : James Monroe ; Nancy M. : John 
H. : Robert S. ; Joseph B. : Lucy Bell : and Dud- 
ley S. James Monroe Breckenridge was born 
July 31, 1850. and died September 29, i860. 
Nancy \l. Breckenridge was born July 8, 1857, 
and died from diphtheria, on October 18,1850. 
John H. Breckenridge was born September 26, 
1861, and when grown to manhood, married 
Agnes Cheedle. 

Robert S. Breckenridge was bora December 
21, 1863. On September 10, 1885, he was 
united in marriage with Rosa Dearth, a daugh- 
ter of James W. and Susannah (James) 
Dearth, of Macksburg, Ohio. This union re- 
sulted in three children, as -follows : Lucile 
bom at Beverly. Ohio, September 21, 1889; 
Robert Harold, born at ^larietta, OhiO', Sep- 



tember 25, 1891 ; and Janies P., born in Hunt- 
ington, West Virginia, April 20, 1899. In 
1899, the family moved to Butler, Pennsyl- 
vania, where they still reside. Joseph B. 
Breckenridge was born August 5, 1866. On 
November 18, 1896, he was joined in marriage 
with Lizzie Dipple, a daughter of Henry Dip- 
pie, Off Waterfoird. Tfwo children blessed 
this union, — Leroy and Chester. The former 
was born January 24, 1898, and died Septem^- 
ber 20, of the same year. The latter was born 
January 25, 1900. Dudley S. Breckenridge 
was born September 26, 1871, and on July 31, 
1892, he was joined in marriage with ^laggie 
Burris. They have no children. 

Mr. Reed's farm consists of 130 acres, and 
it is known as the old Breckenridge homestead, 
Mrs. Robert Breckenridge, ]\Ir. Reed's mo- 
ther-in-law, having lived upon the place for 
fifty-three years. Her children were all born 
there. Although the farm is well adapted to 
stock raising" and general farming, it is not in- 
ferior to neighboring farms in the production 
of oil. Three wells are successfully operated 
on it : they are good producers, and yield Mr. 
Reed a fair income. In politics, Mr. Reed 
voices the sentiments and principles of the Re- 
publican party, but does not aspire to ofifice. 
He is a g'ood and worthy citizen of his com- 
munity. The family unite in worshipping at 
the ]\Iethodist Episcopal Church. 




F. FOLGER, a well known farmer 
of New Matamoras, Washington 
County, Ohio, was born in Monroe 
County, Ohio, April 30, 1849, s"*! 
is a son of Henry T. Folger. 
Henry T. Folger was born in Ohio, in 
1824. and followed farming throughout his 
entire life. He was a Democrat, in politics. 
In religious attachment, he was a member of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church. He married 
Margaret McKnight, who was born in Wv- 
ginia, and was one of a family of ten children, 
of whoni' three are now living, namely : J. 
Amanda, who married \\'illiam Dye, now nf 
West \''irginia, Ijy whom she has a son. Will- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



iam H. ; B. F. Folger; and Otto M., who mar- 
ried Berta Hall. 

B. F. Folger attended the public schools of 
Monroe county, and also the Monroe county 
normal school. He then taught school in Dis- 
trict No. 7, Monroe County, for sixteen years, 
and also in West Virginia, and in Washington 
Connty, Ohio, for a number of years. He en- 
gaged in the oil business in Monroe County in 
iSqo. He has nine oil wells on his farm in 
Monroe County, which are all productive. He 
has eighty-three acres of good farm land in 
\^■ashingtol^ County, Ohio, just out of New 
Matamoras, on which he located October ii, 
1899. He is one of the progressive men of the 
community, in which he has a large circle of 
acquaintances and friends. 

Mr. Folger was married, in 1873, to Mary 
J. Stetson, who was born in Monroe County, 
August 18, 1 85 1, and is a daughter of George 
H. and Sarah ( Sims) Stetson. They have five 
children as follows : Araminta Inez : Clara 
Winifred: Everett F. : Henry H. ; and Mary 
F. Religiously our subject and his family are 
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
In politics he is a strong Democrat. 




LERAIONT L. HEDDLESON. a 
prominent lumber dealer of New 
^latamoras, \\'ashington County, 
Ohio, was born in that place, Sep- 
tember 26. 1863. and is a son of 
David and Sarah (Meeks) Heddleson. 

David Heddleson was l)orn in ]Matamoras, 
February 11, 1819. and is a farmer by occupa- 
tion. Both he and his wife are still living in 
Washington County. They had the follow- 
ing children: Josiah : !Maria : Mary; Vach, 
deceased; John; and Theodore, twins; Miner- 
va, deceased : Robert ; David ; and Clermont. 
L. David Heddleson is a Democrat in poli- 
tics. He and his wife are members of the 
]\Iethodist Church. 

Clermont L. Heddleson has been engaged 
as a carpenter and in the lumber business all 
of his life, living mostly in New Matamoras. 
He established his planing mill in New Mata- 



moras in 1893, and has since conducted a very 
successful business at that place. He is well 
and favorably known in the community where 
he is highly esteemed for his good business 
qualities and upright principles. 

Mr. Heddleson was united in marriage 
with Mary I. Hubbard, who was born July 18, 
1870, and is a daughter of Richard and Ann 
(Hancock) Hubbard. The former was a na- 
tive of New Matamoras, and was born in 1826, 
and his wife was a native of Cincinnati, where 
she was born in 1834. Richard Hubbard died 
in 1892, and his wife died one year later. Mr. 
Hubbard and his wife reared four children, 
namely: Clarence, deceased; Mary I., the 
wife of Mr. Heddleson; and Anna and Rosa, 
deceased. The subject of this sketch and his 
wife have reared three children, — Everett C, 
born May 26, 1893: Mary C, born Noveml)er 
6, 1895 ; and Richard D., born January i, 1898. 

Mr. Heddleson is a member of the 
Knights of Pythias. He belongs to the Meth- 
odist 'Episicopal Church, while his wife is a 
Presbyterian. 



W. SKIPTON, the efficient post- 
master of Waterford, ^^'ashing■ton 
County. Ohio, was born in Water- 
town township, in 1839. -^'s mother, 
Martha Skipton, was a daughter of 
George and Margaret Skipton, and \\as born 
in Watertown township. She is living in 
Kansas aged seventy-nine years. 

In 1857 Mr. Skipton married Elizabeth 
Jennings, a daughter of Lemuel Jennings. 
She was born in Pennsylvania in 1838, and 
they have six children, namely ; Alonzo B., 
a manufacturer of Marietta; Henry L., who 
lives on his farm in Waterford; Walter B., a 
merchant of Wyoming; Mary, who married' 
Delpha Beebe, a farmer of Oregon ; Emma, 
who married Osmer Leget, a farmer of Water- 
town ; and Lemuel E., who was proprietor of 
the Diamond Pants Company, of ^Marietta, 
but now lives in Zanesville, Ohio- 
Mr. Skipton was appointed postmaster of 
Waterford in June, 1897, and is still serving 
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He is one of the most prominent citizens of 
Waterforcl, and is always willing to- assist in 
any enterprise which is undertaken -for the 
good of the community. He is a member of 
the Presbyterian Church, and belongs to Bev- 
erly Lodge, Xo. S7. F. & A. M. 




ILLIAAI B. GAITREE, special 
agent in charge of the rural free 
delivery service, with headquar- 
ters at Marietta, Washington 
County, Ohio, is a young man of 
keen, discerning faculties, who has never been 
idle in his short life, and whose aspirations are 
of the highest type. He was born in Mari- 
etta, in 1864, and is a son of J. F. and Nancy 
(Reckard) Gaitree, honored and respected citi- 
zens of ^Marietta for many years. 

J. F. Gaitree is now retired from active 
life, and has reached the age of 76 years. He 
is a native of Louisiana, and has been a resi- 
dent of i\Iarietta since 1832. During his long 
busy career, 30 years were spent on the Ohio 
River as steamboat captain, and- he was one of 
the oldest men engaged in that occupation. 
After he left the river, he conducted a hotel 
very successfully at Marietta, and was active 
in business until quite recently. He has been 
married three times, his second wife, Nancy 
Reckard, being Williami B. Gaitree's mother. 
The subject of this sketch has two brothers 
and one sister, namely: Frank F., a clothing 
salesman, employed by S. R. Van Metre & 
Company, of Alarietta ; Louie F., a prosperous 
dniggist, located in Zanesville. Ohio; and 
Marv" W., employed in the census btn'eau at 
Washington, D. C. 

William' B. Gaitree attended the public 
schools of Marietta for some time, and left 
them to enter the drug business, being at first 
associated with C. B. McCaske}-\ Later, he 
was engaged at Cincinnati, Springfield, etc., 
as a phamiacist, for 12 years. In 1892, he 
seiwed as assistant secretary to Governor Mc- 
Kinley. and retained that important position 
until 1896, when he was made chief clerk of 
the department of railroads and telegraphs, at 



Columbus, Ohio. Soon after Mr. McKinley 
was inaugurated, Mr. Gaitree received the a.p- 
pointment of confidential clerk to Mr. Sher- 
man, Secretary of State. June 18, 1897, he 
received another appointment of note, being 
made chief of the rural free delivery service. 
He was the first' man appointed in that service 
as it is now maintained. About 10,000 men 
have been employed 'in the service up tO' July 
I, 1902. 

Immediatel}- after the declaration of war 
with Spain, Mr. Gaitree was sent to Tampa, 
Florida, by the post office department, to take 
charge of the military mail service. This posi- 
tion he filled with wonderful success, and re- 
mained in Florida until open communication 
was established with Cuba. He has also acted 
as secretary, as well as in various other con- 
fidential relations, to- Senator Hanna. 

June 12, 1890, Lucy N. Small, a daughter 
of Frank R. and Mary C. Small, and a native 
of Baltimore, Maryland, was united in mar- 
riage with Mr. Gaitree. She is an active mem- 
ber of the Episcopal Church, and is greatly es- 
teemed for her many excellent qualities. 

Mr. Gaitree has been very active in the B. 
P. O. E., and is now leading knight. Few 
young men of more spirit and zeal can be 
found in \\'ashington County than he. He is 
mounting the ladder of success with rapid 
strides, and will soon reach the highest round. 




ILLL\]\I ARTELLA GATES, 

prominent as a successful truck 

farmer of Muskingum township, 

Washington County, Ohio', is 

painstaking and diligent in the 

perfiirmance of all his duties, and is highly 

esteemed as a citizen and a useful friend to 

man)^ of the people of Washington Comity. 

Air. Gates is a son of Benjamin Austin and 
Sarah A. ( Pixley) Gates, and a grandson of 
Rasselas and Mary Maria (Derry) Gates. 
Rasselas Gates was born March i, 1804, in 
Marietta, Ohio, and there he also received his 
mental training and spent the greater part of 
his life. His wife was a native of Windsor, 
Vermont, and was born June 25, 1810. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Benjamin A. Gates was also a native of 
Marietta, Ohio, and was born in 183 1. He 
lived a long and useful life, and was nnich re- 
spected by his people. William Artella Gates 
was united in matrimony with Clara Devol, a 
daughter of Josiah and Catherine (West) 
De\-ol, of Muskingiim to^wnship. Their union 
was blessed with three children, namely : Aus- 
tin Devol, Raymond and Katherine, — aged six- 
teen, fourteen and seven years, respectively. 
Devol and Raymond are attemhng school at 
the present time. 

Mr. Gates has a fertile farm of twenty 
acres, located about two and a half miles from 
Marietta, on the west side of the Muskingum 
roiad. He and his family have many of the 
modern conveniences and enjoy a beautiful 
home with pleasant surroundings. A Repub- 
lican of decided opinions, the subject of this 
sketch is ever ready to defend his chosen party. 
He and his family are regular attendants of the 
Congregational Church. 



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ACOB MACHETANZ, one of the old 
and prominent residents of New 
Matamoras, AVashingtoii County, 
Ohio, was born in Saxony, Germany, 
October 12, 1837, and is a son of 
Gottfried and Maria (Jacob) Machetanz. 

Gottfried Machetanz was bom in Gemiany 
in 1808, and in 1858 came to the United States, 
locating at New Matamoras. In 1863 he pur- 
chased a tannery and residence of Samuel 
Hutchinson, and conducted the tanning busi- 
ness under the firm name oif Machetanz & Son 
luitil he retired from active life. Politically he 
was a Democrat. He died in 1895. His union 
with Maria Jacob, who was born in Germany 
in 1814, resulted in the birth of ten children, 
of whom seven are now living, as follows : 
Sophia; Jacob; Elizabeth; Maria; Louisa; 
Amelia ; and Edward. 

Jacob Machetanz received his schooling in 
Germany, and in 1858 came with his parents 
to the United States, locating in New Mata- 
moras. As above mentioned, he was junior 
partner with his father in -the tannery business 



until the latter retired in 1880, after which he 
conducted it in partnership with his brother, 
Edward, until the tannery was closed in 1897. 
They were good business men, and were very 
successful. 

Edward IMachetanz was born in Germany, 
December 15, 1854., and was schooled in Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. In 1879 he married Ida 
M. Algeo, who was liorn in ^lonroe Count}-. 
Ohio, No'vember 15, 1857, and is a daughter 
of George S. Alg^eo, a native of Ireland. They 
have four children, as follows : Minnie A., 
born July 2, 1880; Harriet, born February 10, 
1884; George S., born November 16, 1886: 
and John Jacob, born August 14, 1890. Ed- 
ward Machetanz is a Democrat in politics, and 
served in the city council two terms, and also 
as a member o'f the school boiartl. 

In 1868 Jacob Machetanz married Eliza- 
beth Lentz, who was born in Ohio, July 14, 
1835, 'i"*^' is a daughter of Israel and Caroline 
(Ehman) Lentz, both natives of Germany. 
They came to the United States witli the Rapp 
Society, and located in Penns_\l\'ania, whence 
they came to Ohio. Mr. Lentz was a tanner 
by trade. He and his wife reared five cliildren, 
namely: Jonathan; McLedy ; Elizabeth; Da- 
vid; and Lucinda. The subject of this sketch 
and his wife have no children. In politics Mr. 
Machetanz is a Democrat, and served as town- 
ship treasurer twenty-four years, as council- 
man a number of terms, and as mayor of New 
Matamoras three years. Fraternally he is an 
Odd Fellow. He is a devout memlier of the 
Presbvterian Church. 




AAIES G. BARKER, a representative 
farmer of IMuskingum township. 
Washington Coimty, Ohio, was born 
December iQ, 1834, and is a son of 
George W. and Emeline (Devol) 
Barker. 

The Barker family has been established in 
America for nearly three centuries. The first 
to come was James Barker, who was born in 
England, and in 1638 sailed for America. He 
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lived there until his death in 1678. His eldest 
son was Brazilla Barker, who died November 
16, 1694. leaving ten children. Noah Barker, 
the next in line of descent, was born at Rowley, 
Massachusetts, in 1689, and died in 1749, leav- 
ing ten children. The seventh in this line was 
Ephraim, who was born at Exeter, New Hamp- 
shire, in 1734, and died October 9. 1800. He 
had nine children, of whom the eldest was 
Colonel Joseph, grandfather of the subject of 
this sketch. 

Col. Joseph Barker was born September 
9 1765, and came to Marietta, Ohio, Novem- 
ber 13, 1789, with his wife, being one of the 
earliest settlers in this section. In April, 1795, 
thev left the garris(in at Marietta, and made 
the first opening on his wilderness farm seven 
miles abo^■e ^Marietta, along the Muskingum 
River, that section then being known as Wise- 
man's Bottom. The Colonel remained on this 
fami- until his death in 1843, ^^ the age of sev- 
enty-eight years. A fine painting of Colonel 
Barker is in the possession of James G. Barker 
and is highly prized. He married Elizabeth 
Dana, a daughter of Capt. William Dana, of 
Amherst, New Hampshire, and she died in 
1835. They reared four sons and six daugh- 
ters, as follows : Joseph ; Elizal^eth : Luther ; 
William, who died in infancy ; Sophia ; George 
W. ; Marv A.; Catherine; Frances Dana; and 
Charlotte C 

George W. Barker was born N(ivember 2, 
1801, and made his home with his father. He 
was a man of prominence and influence, served 
a term as sheriff of Washington County, and 
was a member of both branches oi the state 
legislature. On May 3, 183 1, he married Eme- 
line Devoh who was born in Noivaiiber, 1809, 
and was a daughter of Wing Devol. They 
reared six sons, as folloiws : Johni D. ; James 
G. ; Arthur \A'. ; J. H. ; Luther'D. ; and George 
H. John D., of Girard, Crawford Co-unty, 
Kansas, enlisted in the Union Army, Septem- 
ber 16, 1S61, and was captain of Company L, 
1st Reg., Ohio Vol. Cav., serving on the stafT 
of General Thomas. He married ]\Iary L. An- 
derson, of Marietta, Ohio, who was born March 
24, 1832, and died May 27, 1896. James G. 
is the subject of this biography, .\rthur W., 



born October 19, 1837, lives in Girard, Kansas. 
He enlisted in Company A. 36th Reg., Ohio 
Vob Inf., and was severely wo-unded at the 
battle of Antietam. He married Josephine 
Maxwell, December 6, 1872. She died in 1880, 
and he formed a second union, with Ghloe 
Holmes. J. H., born November 9, 1840, en- 
listed in 1 86 1 in Company A, 36th Reg.,, Ohio 
Vol. Inf., and died June 13, 1900. He mar- 
ried Mattie Trent, who died January 26, 1895. 
Luther D., born December 7, 1845, enlisted in 
the 148th Ohio Regiment, in the lOO-days 
service. He married Hester McOuillin, and 
died at Girard, Kansas. George H., born Au- 
gust 8, 1848, married Sallie Bailey, and resides 
in Girard, Kansas. 

James G. Barker enlisted July 29, 1861, 
and on July 31 was commissioned first lieu- 
tenant in the 36th Reg., Ohio VoJ. Inf. He 
was promoted to be captain 00 September 7, 
1862, and continued as such until honorably 
discharged on account of disability caused by 
woitnidsi, and the e.Kpiration of his ternn of 
enlistment, November 4, 1864. He was with 
his regiment in all of its marches, battles and 
hardships until mustered out, participating in 
the battle of Lewisburg, Virginia, May 23, 
1862: Second Bull Run, August 30, 1862; 
Frederick. Maryland, September 12. 1862; 
South Mountain. September 14, 1862; Antie- 
tam, September 17, 1862; Hoover's Gap. June 
24. 1863 ; Chickamauga. September 19 and 20, 
1863: Brown's Ferry, Tennessee, October 27, 
1863; Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863; 
Cloyd's Mountain, Virginia, May 9 and 10, 
i86'4; Lynchburg, June 17, 1864: Cable Town, 
July 15, 1864; Charleston. West Virginia, July 
19,' 1864; Kernstown, July 23, 1864; and Mar- 
tinsburg, July 25, 1864. He was wounded at 
Berrvv'ille, September 3, 1864; and was se- 
verely wounded at the battle of Opequon, Sep- 
tember 19, 1864. 

Mr. Barker has always engaged in agricul- 
tural pursuits, and is now located three miles 
from Marietta, on the west side of the Mus- 
kingum River. He is one of the substantial 
men of his township, and is held in the highest 
esteem bv all who know him. He married 
Frances H. Devol. -April 13, 1869. She was 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



born August 26, 1843, ^""^ is a daughter of 
Theodore Devol. Two children have blessed 
their union, namely: Arthur D., born Sep- 
tember 29, 1870; and Fanny J., born January 
II, 1873. Politically, Mr. Barker is a Republi- 
can, tie is a member of Buell Post, G. A. R., 
and the Loval Legion. 



ICIIARD GREENE LAWTON, a 
prominent and highly esteemed 
farmer, O'f Barlow township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, who has re- 
tired from active labors, was born 
in the same township, on the old family farm, 
on May 27, 1824. He is a son of Jesse and 
Maria (Haskell) Lawton. 

Both the Lawton and Haskell families 
were of New England ancestry-. The Lawton 
family was founded in Washington County by. 
James and Susanna (Gould) Lawton, natives 
of Rhode Island, Quakers in religion, who 
married in their native state and made the trip 
to what was then considered the frontier. 
They were the first of the family to locate in 
Barlow township, the second being the family 
of Nathan Proctor, Jr., who had come to Mari- 
etta from Danbury, jMassachusetts. Both 
James Lawton and his wife died on the farm 
near Barlow village, which is still in the pos- 
session of the family. They had the follow- 
ing children : Rebecca, who was born in 
Rhode Island and married Richard Greene, of 
NeAvport, Ohio; Jesse, who was the father of 
the subject hereof, and was born in Rhode 
Island in 1789; James, Jr., who was born in 
Marietta, and became a prominent citizen ; and 
Sarah, who was born in Barlow, married 
Isaiah Branson, and died in 1901. at the age 
of 99 years. The second son, James Lawton, 
Jr., served one term in the Ohio legislature 
at the time of the formation of the Republi- 
can party. He was a thorough and practical 
farmer and his unusual success drew the re- 
mark from him that, — "the great secret of suc- 
cessful farming is in being prepared tO' take 
advantage of every snow and every wind and 



every rain and all the sunshine," — which was 
considered worthy O'f publication in the New 
York Tribune as embodying the science of 
farming. 

Jesse Lawton was a man of scientihc learn- 
ing, who became known as a chemist, geologist 
and botanist, far beyond the confines of his- 
locality. A deep student, it was his study and 
patient investigation which added much to the 
scientitrc knowledge oi Washington County. 
In the course of his explorations he discovered 
on his own farm near Barlow village fossil 
shells which gave positive evidence that at 
one time an area about four miles in length 
and a mile or more in width was covered with' 
the waters of an inland lake. Many interest- 
ing discoveries concerning this lake are in the 
possession of the family. Mr. Lawton was 
a man of excellent citizenship, and filled many 
o^ the local offices. He died on his farm on 
July 5, 1870, when almost 80 years of age. 

The mother of the subject hereof was 
reared in Belpre, opposite Blennerhasset Isl- 
and, and was a daughter of Jonathan and 
Phebe (Greene) Haskell. The forn^er was a 
native o'f Rochester, Massachusetts, and died 
at Belpre, Ohio, in 1816, aged 62 years. He 
was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and 
was in Wayne's expedition. He was appoint- 
ed major by General Washington. His wife 
was a native of Rhode Island, and died in 
Belpre, Ohio, in 1809. Mrs. Lawton died in 
Barlow, Ohio, June 21, 1878, aged 80 years. 
She was the devoted and beloved mother of 
six children, namely: John; Richard Greene; 
Arthur ; Isaac and Phebe, twins ; and Isaiah B. 
John was born August 27, 1822, and died 
September 23, 1864. Arthur was born July 3, 
1826, and died at Kansas City, Missouri, Oc- 
tober 31, 1890- Phebe and Isaac were born 
August 9, 1828. Phebe never married and 
died at Bentonville, Arkansas, on August 28, 
1893. Isaac has resided at Paris, Illinois, for 
the past forty years. Isaiah was born Au- 
gust 24, 1838, resides at Bentonville, Arkan- 
sas, and is retired from business activity. 

Richard Greene Lawton was reared in a 
refined and intellectual home and was given 




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VAN SMITH. 



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the best advantagres afforded by the neighbor- 
hood schools. At tlie age of ]6 years his fa- 
ther, contrary tO' custom, gave the youth per- 
mission toi follow a career of his own choosing 
and allowed him the use of his earnings. Ac- 
cordingly he became a skilled carpenter and 
worked at that trade more or less during the 
succeeding 40 years, combining it with ex- 
tensive and successful farming operations. 
After his marriage he moved tO' his present 
home farm, which is advantageously located 
just one mile east O'f Barlow village, and now 
comprises 100 acres. Mr. Lawton has car- 
ried on general farming, but has devoted the 
greater part of his time tO' sheep raising, hav- 
ing been for many years one of the large sheep 
growers af this locality- 

On June 19, 1862, Mr. Lawton was united 
in marriage with Persis Putnam Walker, who 
was born January 15, 1828. and is a daugh- 
ter of William and Abigail (PI owe) Walker, 
and a great-great-granddaughter of Gen. 
Rufus Putnam. The Walker family came 
from Vermont to Athens County, Ohio, and 
there Mrs. Lawton's parents died, in 1855 and 
1835, respectively. Henry M. Walker, a half- 
brother of Mrs. Lawton, and the youngest in 
the family, is a minister of the Presbyterian 
Church. Edward Walker, a brother, gradu- 
ated at Marietta College, studied theology at 
Andover and was later elected a professor in 
the college; he died on Christmas Day, 1861. 
Still another brother, Douglas W. Walker, 
died in Athens County. Julia H., a sister, 
died March 25, 1893, in Kansas. Her first 
husband was Rev. William S. Beard whO' at 
one time served the church at Parkersburg. 
West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Lawton had 
one child, who died in infancy. 

During the Ci\'il War Mr. Lawton en- 
listed in the Home Guards and was in the 
100-day service, his knowledge O'f chemistry 
making him available as a hospital steward. 
Both Mr. and Mrs. Lawton are esteemed mem- 
bers of the Methodist Church in Barlow. 
They are well known and their pleasing per- 
sonal characteristics have drawn to them a 
lars^e circle of friends. 




AN SMITH engaged in agricultural 
pursuits about four miles northwest 
of Beverly, Washingtom County, 
Ohio, has been on the fann since 
1900, before which time, he was an 
e.xpert blacksmith. 

Mr. Smith is a son of Williami R. and Juliai 
D. (Ryland) Smith, the former a native of 
Morgan County, Ohio, where he was boirn in 
1823, and the latter claiming Pennsylvania as 
her native State. William R. Smith was for 
many years employed in the railroad shops. 
He settled in Marietta, Washington County, 
Ohio, in 1857, and remained there until 1873, 
when he moved to Waterford towTiship, be- 
came a tiller Oif the soil, and lived there until 
his death, in 1900. Pie took great interest in 
township affairs, and at one time served well 
as township trustee. He favored the doctrine 
of the Methodist Episcopal Chtirch. The 
mother of Van Smith was Julia D. Ryland, a 
daughter oif Hugh Ryland, and was born in 
1825. She and her husband had two children, 
namely: Van, the subject of this writing;: 
and Flora V., who is now the wife of Taylor 
K. Hunsaker, and resides at Milford, Ohio'. 

\^an Smith is a native of M'organ County;, 
Ohio, and was born in the year 1846. In 
1867, he led to the hymeneal altar, Martha) 
Murray, a daughter of George Murray. This 
worthy lady was also born' in Morgan County,, 
Ohio, her birth having occurred in 1844. She 
and her husband have but one child, Howard 
H., born in 1870, in Washington County, Ohio., 
Pie is now a competent engineer on the Ohio 
& Little Kanawha Railroad. 

For many years Van Smith was a black- 
smith ]>y vocation, and did most skillful work 
in that line, being employed in the blacksmith- 
ing department of a number of railroads. At 
one time he worked in the shops of the Balti- 
more & Ohio Railroad, after which he was 
similarly employed, for five years, in the shops 
of the L. C. & S. W. Railroad. Some time 
later, he had charge of the machinery depart- 
ment of the Zanesville & O'hio River Railway 
shops, at Zanesville, Oiiio. This position was 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



worked at intervals on a farm. In 1900, he 
settled down to fanning permanently, and 
now owns 69 acres, the home farm contain- 
ing 1 10 acres in all. 

In politics, the subject of this sketch is a 
Republican, and is ever zealous in his efiforts 
to promote the interests of his party. Hie has 
seen many years of good service during his life, 
and is highly regarded in his township and 
community. 




ILLIAM H. LANGENBERG, who 
in connection with his brother, 
John, is proprietor of a flour-mill 
at Beverly, Ohio, was born in 
Pittsburg', Pennsylvania, Decem- 
ber 25, 1852. 

Henry Langenberg, his father, was born in 
Saxony, Germany, February 15, 1815, and 
came to the United States in 1847. He lo- 
cated in New York and first worked on the 
Erie Canal. He was a, tanner by trade, and 
followed it for a time in Kew York state, 
and afterward in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 
He subsequently went tO' Pittsburg about 
1 85 1, and worked at his trade until 1855, when 
he came to Beverly, Ohio. He was then em- 
ployed in the tannery of W. F. Robertson, 
and continued thus after the plant was sold to 
Patterson O. Dodge. In connection with 
Capt. John Henderson he rented the tannery, 
which he conducted a couple of years, and at 
the beginning of the Civil War he bought it of 
Mr. Dodge. He continued in the business 
throughout his active career and was then 
succeeded by his two- sons, William H. and 
Jiihn. Religiously he belonged to the German 
Lutheran Church, as does his wife. He was 
a memljer of the I. O. O. F. In politics he 
\\as a Democrat and served as a member of 
the town council. He died October 23, 1896, 
leaving a considerable estate. He married 
Caroline Schlayer. who was born in Baden, 
Germany. November 18, 1827, and came to 
the United States with her parents in 1832, 
locating in Harrisbtu-g, Pennsyh-ania. They 
w^ere married in Harrisburg ]\iarch 25. 1852. 



Five children were born to them, as follows : 
William H. ; Charles; John; Mary, who was 
drowned in a cistern when a child ; and Emma, 
who was born October 31, 1868, and lives at 
home. 

Charles Langenberg was born October 
31, 1854, and aifter a preliminary mental 
training took a course in Duff's Business Col- 
lege, at Pittsburg. He was then identitied 
with a leather concern of that city for a num- 
ber of years. In 1882 he came tO' Beverly and 
engaged in the grocery business, his store be- 
ing at present in the Odd Fellows Block. He 
is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian 
Church. Fraternally he! is an Odd Fellow 
and belongs to the Encampment. He is a 
Democrat in, politics, is township treasurer, 
and has served in the council. April 25, 1882, 
he married Edith Palmer, a daughter of Jo- 
seph T. Palmer, and they have three children, 
— Edgar P., Henry and Charles F. 

John Langenberg, the third son of Henry 
Langenberg, was born September 23, 1859. 
He was married in September, 1893, to 
Blanche Hoge, a daughter of Solomon G- and 
Lucy M. Hoge. She was born in Beverly, in 
November, 1863, and her marriage resulted in 
two children, — Kent H., who was born in 
November, 1894; and Mary E., who was born 
in Fdjruary, 1902. Fraternally John Langen- 
berg is a member of Beverly Lodge, No. 84, 
I. O. O'. F. ; Shiloh Encampment, No. 158, 
and the Court of Honor. He is a Democrat 
in politics, and has served as a member of the 
town council. 

William H. Langenberg obtained his men- 
tal training in the public schools of Beverly, 
after which he and his brother John succeeded 
their father in the tannery. They conducted 
the business successfully until 1900, when 
they closed out. They purchased the Hardin 
& Raney flouring mill in January, 1900, and 
have since operated it. They have a capacity 
of 50 barrels per day. their leading brand be- 
ing "Legal Tender." which has a large sale- 
They also have a large custom trade in grind- 
ing meal and ifeed. 

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1874, to Jennie C. Leget, who was born in 
Waterford, Washington County, Ohio, in 
1854, and is a daughter of Samuel and Re- 
becca Leget. They have one child, — Bernice, 
who was born January 1 1, 1880, and was mar- 
ried July 17, 1902, to Ele B. Hall, of Beverly, 
Ohio. Religiously they are jnembers of the 
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Fraternal- 
ly Mr. Langenberg is a member of Beverly 
Lodge, Xo'. 84, L O. O. F. ; Shiloh Encamp- 
ment, Xoi. 158; and the Court of Honor. He 
is a Democrat m politics, served on the school 
board two terms, in the town council two terms 
and was postmaster of Beverly under Cleve- 
land's first administration. 



AMES R. SHELDON, who is engaged 
in farming in Waterford township, 
\\'ashington County, Ohio, was born 
in Noble County, Ohio, in 1840. He 
is a son of William and Amanda 
(Wells) Sheldon. 

His grandfather, Belteshazar Sheldon, 
was probably a native of Germany, and lived 
near Cumberland, Maryland. William Shel- 
don was born in Cumberland, Maryland, in 
1808, and was a farmer by occupation. He 
was a Whig in early days and later a Repub- 
lican- He died in 1892, and lies buried in 
the Haynes Meeting-House burying grounds, 
in Jackson toiwnship. Noble County. He mar- 
ried Amanda Wells, who was born in Water- 
ford township, on the Tucker farm, in 1803, 
and is a daughter of David and Mary (Coryj 
Wells. She died in Noble County, in 187 1. 
leaving three children, namely : Mary Eliza- 
beth, who married Edward Blakely, of Noble 
County, who became a \\idow' soon after the 
Civil War, and is now the wife of Samuel 
Boone, a farmer; Martha Jane, who married 
George Nickilsen; and James R., the subject 
of this sketch. 

James R. Sheldon was married in 1861 
to Mary Haynes, a daughter of Jesse and 
Phoebe Haynes. She was born in Belmont 
County, Ohio, in 1840. and died in 1869. 



They reared three children, namely : Amanda, 
who married Henry McNeal, and is living on 
a farm adjoining that oif Mr. Sheldon ; James 
E.,who lives in Waterford township ; and Jesse 
W., who died in infancy. 

Mr. Sheldon was married, secondly, in 
1872, to the widow O'f Rev. Lindley Yarnall. 
Her maiden name was Elizabeth Way ; she 
was born in Noble County, Ohio, in 1845, '^^^^ 
is a daughter of Edward and Ann Way, also 
of that county. Her parents came to Noble 
County from England, when children. She 
had three children by her first marriage, 
namely : Edward Lincoln, a mail carrier on 
the Waterford route, who owns a farm in 
Morgan County; Delia A., the wife of John 
Malster, oif Waterford township; and Mary 
A., who married Elmer Taylor, and is living 
in Ndble County. Mr. Sheldon and his wife 
have three children, namely : Caroline, a 
school teacher, living at home; William, an 
attorney-at-law, in Marietta ; and Horace, a 
minister of the Methodist Church, having 
a charge in Morgan County, Ohio. Both Mr. 
and Mrs. Sheldon are members of the Pres- 
byterian Church. The former is a Republican 
in politics. 

]Mr. Sheldon enlisted in 1864 at Columbus, 
Ohio, in the i6ist Reg.. Ohio Vol. Infantry. 
He went to Cumberland, Mar}'land, was on 
duty near Harper's Ferry som-e time, and was 
then mustered out at Camp Chase, Columbus, 
Ohio. Since that time he has been living in 
Washington County, and is one of the most 
highly esteemed and influential men of that 
section. 




ILLLVAI H. CUNNINGHAM, who 
has ]>een an undertaker and cab- 
inet-maker at Barlow, and also 
clerk of Barlow township since 
1884, was born in Harrison Coun- 
ty, Virginia, in 1842, and is a son of Ben- 
jamin F. and Sabra (Harvey) Cunningham, 
who came to Washington Countv, Ohio, in 
1852. 

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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



cultural pursuits through life and made his 
Washington County farm one ol the best in 
Barlow township. Its nearness tO' the village 
enhances its value. His death occurred on 
October 28, 1898, at the age of 78 years. His 
widoAV, who has reached the age of 76 years, 
still resides on the farm. They had a family 
of 12 children, as follows: \Villiam Harrison; 
Francis Marion, who died while serving in the 
Union army during the Rebellion; Louisa L., 
who died in infancy ; Melissa Jane, who re- 
sides on the home place; Leonidas Golden, 
who' died in 1874; Loring Melville, who re- 
sides at Fishtown, Ohio; John Wesley, who 
resides at Belpre, Ohio; Orlando Worilla, a 
(farmer and stone-masou, wh:) resides on his 
farm near Vincent ; Ister Carr. who is engaged 
in business at Petroleum, West Virginia, and 
has his home in Vincent ; Mary Elizabeth, who 
married Jason H. Madden and resides at Lum- 
berpcrt. West Virginia; Robert Franklin, who 
resides on the homestead near Barlow ; and 
Sarah Reliecca, \\\\o is the wife of George 
AlcLaughlin, of Fairfield township. 

William H. Cunningham was reared and 
schooled in Barlow. In 1868 he embarked in 
the 'business of cabinet-making and undertak- 
ing, and has associated his son, Charles H., 
with him. This firm i.s one of the most hon- 
orable in the city, both members being re- 
garded with universal esteem. Both are mem- 
bers of Bartlett Blue Lodge, No. 293, A. F. 
& A. M., and also of Barlow Lodge, No. 423, 
Knights of Pythias. 

The first marriage of William H. Cun- 
ningham was tO' Artemus Caroline Childers, 
a daughter of Basil Childers, of West Vir- 
ginia. She died in 1876, leaving three chil- 
dren, viz.: Charles H. : Sabra Ellen, the wife 
of William, IMalone, (,f Pleasants County, 
West Virginia; and Ida L.. who died at the 
age oi twO' years. The second marriage of Mr. 
Cunnino-ham was tO' .-\rtesia Childers, a sister 
of his first wife, and five children have been 
born to this union, namely : Edward Allison, 
who resides with his maternal grandparents ; 
Kittie Florence : Amanda Bertha ; Benjamin 
Harrison ; and Harvey Basil. The family re- 



sides in the village of Barlow, where they at- 
tend the Methodist Church, and take part in 
the social life of the community. 

During the Civil War ]Mr. Cunningham 
served in the pioneer corps, under A. C. Bur- 
roughs, and has been adjutant o^' Barlow Post, 
No. 434, G. A. R.. ever since its organization, 
in 1886. In politics he has been a lifelong 
Republican, differing from his father, who 
supported the Democratic party. Mr. Cun- 
ningham has always been interested in educa- 
tional legislation, and has served 00 the Board 
of Education for many years. Since 1888, 
when he succeeded David H. Merrill, of Mari- 
etta, he has been the efficient clerk of Barlow 
township. He is respected in business and in 
private life, and is a thoroughly good and de- 
sirable citizen. 



UHN MALSTER, a prominent farm- 
er O'f Waterford township, Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, is living on his 
farm otf 225 .acres in that township. 
He was born in Waterford township, 
in 1866, and is a son oif Closes and Emily J. 
(Dunsmore) MaJster. 

Mo'ses Malster was born in Palmer town- 
ship, Washington, May 20, 1826, and was a 
farmer by occupation. He served as county 
commissioner in 1876, and was justice of the 
peace. He died March 10, 1900. He was a 
member of Mt. Moriah Lodge, No. 2,7' F- & 
A. M., and Waterford Grange, No-. 231. He 
married, first, Martha White, and they had 
four children, namely : Charles Winfield, of 
^^'aterford township; Arnold O., who lives 
near the Maple Grove Church, in \Vaterford 
t()wnship; Mary A., who married Ed. W, 
Watkins, and lives in Michigan ; and Fre- 
mont W., of Waterford township. He mar- 
ried, secondly, Emily J. Dunsmore, who was 
born in Fairfield township in 1839, '^^''"^ they 
had two children, namely : Emily E., whO' mar- 
ried Arthur T. Baldwin, a druggist of Wash- 
ington Court House, Ohio; and John, whose 
name opens this sketch. 




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John Malster owns 225 acres of fine farm- 
ing land in Wateriford township, and this he 
-keeps under a fine state of cultivation. He 
has a thorough knowledge of farming matters 
■and is much interested in the progress and ad- 
vancement made in that line of work. He 
stands very high in the community, where he 
is admired for his good principles and his 
willingness to assist in enterprises which are 
undertaken for the good of the people who live 
in that section. 

He was married April 9, 1890, to Delia 
A. Yamall, who was born in Noble County, 
Ohio, in 1867, and is a daughter of Linsey 
and Elizabeth (Way) Yarnall. They had 
twio children, namely : Laura, who was born 
October 9, 1893, and died September 22, 1895 ; 
and Lucy E., who was born July i, 1897. 

Mr. Malster and his wife attaid the Meth- 
odist Church. He is a Democrat in politics 
and is a memljer of Waterford Grange, 
No. 231. 



IHOMAS OVID SCOTT, whose farm 
is located three miles from Marietta, 
is engaged in truck farming and in 
producing oil from the wells on his 
farm. He was born in Rochester, 
Pennsylvania, in 1852, and is a son of James 
and Sarah (Day) Scott. 

James Scott was a gardener, and settled 
in Marietta, in 1856. where he bought the farm 
on' which Thomas Ovid Scott now lives. He 
was a Republican in politics, and, in a re- 
ligious connection, a member of the Congrega- 
tional Church. His wife, Sarah Day, died in 
1872. She was a daughter of Jacob Day, who 
lived in Beaver County. Pennsylvania, and was 
a ship-carpenter. He came to Marietta. Ohio, 
in 1854. 

Thomas Ovid Scott has a farm of 96 acres, 
on which are located 15 oil wells, which pro- 
duce 30 barrels per day. He is also engaged 
in truck farming, although not to any great ex- 
tent, as he pays the greatest attention to his oil 
wells. i\Ir. Scritt is a thorough and con- 



scientious workman and is possessed of much 
energy and thriftiness. 

In 1883 Mr. Scott married Alice, daughter 
of WilliaiB Thorniley, of Marietta township. 
By a former marriage Mrs. Scott had three 
children, as follows : Annie is the wife of 
James Dilley, of Marietta, and has one daugh- 
ter. Effie. William J. married Eliza Allen, of 
Columbus, Ohio, and lives in Syracuse, Ohio, 
where he is a physician ; he has one son, Ovid. 
Thomas K. married Tallie Polton, of Marietta, 
and they have two children, — Olive and Hen- 
son. mVs. Scott is a sister of N. N. Thorniley, 
of Washington County. The subject of this 
sketch has one sister, — Catherine, — who mar- 
ried Herman Fuller, and is living near Belle 
Plaine, Iowa. Mr. Scott is a Republican in 
politics. 




HARLES B. PADGITT. who is 
bridgetender at Waterford. Wash- 
ington Cou«ty, Ohio, is a native of 
Waterford township, and was born 
February 7, 1850. He is a son of 
George M. and Mary (Brookover) Padgitt. 

George M. Padgitt was born in Perry 
County, Ohio, in 1824. and died in 1899. 
He was a shoemaker and settled in Water- 
ford township in 1848, where he worked 
at his trade until his death. He mar- 
ried Mary Brookover. who was burn in 
Maryland, and is living in Marietta, in her 
eighty-fifth year. She is a member of the 
Methodist Church. They had six children, 
namely : William, a plasterer and contractor, 
of Marietta; Charles B., the subject of this 
sketch ; John Henry-, who died when a boy ; 
Eliza, who married John Cowel. of Marietta ; 
George R., a molder, living in IMarietta ; and 
Susan, who married George Rock, foreman 
in a laundry in Marietta. 

Charles B. Padgitt learned his father's 
trade, that of a shoemaker. He was appointed 
bridgetender at \\'aterford in 1894, a posi- 
tion which he still retains. He also buys and' 
sells butter, eggs and poultry, having l)een 



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engaged in that line af business for the past 
five years. 

Mr. Padgitt was married in 1873, to Ro- 
setta Morey, a daughter of Cyrus and Re- 
becca Morey. She was born in Waterford 
township, in July, 1850. They have three 
children, namely : Bertha, who was born in 
1878, and is teaching in Waterford township; 
Myrtle M., born in 1880, wdio married David 
H. Stowje, an oil driller of California; and 
Frank, who died in September, 1895, at the 
age of twelve years. 

Mr. and Mrs. Padgitt are members of the 
Methodist Church. He is a member of Bev- 
erly Lodge, Xo. 84, I. O. O. F., and the Court 
of Honor, and for years has been a member of 
the Board of Education of Waterford. Po- 
litically he is a Democrat. He is well known 
in \\'aterford and the vicinity and is worthy of 
the confidence reposed in him. 



APT. JAMES HADDOW, a well- 
known farmer and a veteran of the 
Civil War, who now resides about 
one mile east of Barlow, in Barlow 
township, was born in Lanarkshire, 
Scotland, Decemlier 19, 1827, and is a son 
of Robert and Janet (Ormiston) Haddow, 
both of whom were natives of Scotland. In 
1834. they came to Ohio, lived two years at 
Zanesville, and then located in Washington 
County. 

Captain Haddow has been a resident of 
Washington County almost continuously for 
67 years. Prior to the location of his paraits 
here he was sent to some relatives in Barlow 
township and cared for by them. He leamed 
the carpaiter trade and has done excellent 
and satisfactory work in that line throughout 
the township. For the past 20 years, how- 
ever, he has been devoted exclusively to farm- 
ing. Li his earlier years he spent some months 
in Louisiana, and also in the pineries of Min- 
nesota. When the call was made for soldiers 
to come to the defaise of the old flag, one of 
the first loyal responses was made by Captain 



Haddow, then a young man, at the beginning 
of his career, with a wife and family. He 
enlisted on August i, 1861, as a private, in 
Company F, 36th Reg., Ohio Vol. Lif. 
He served in the ranks fo^r 13 months, but aft- 
erward won rapid promotion and was captain 
of Company E for one year before returning 
to his home in 1865. 

Li 1853 Captain Haddow was married to 
Lucy Dustin, who was born December 19. 
1834, her birthday having occurred exactly 
seven years later than that of her husband. 
She was a daughter of William and Eunice 
(W^alker) Dustin, the youngest of a family of 
1 1 children, of which she is the only survivor. 
Her father served as captain in the war of 
181 2. With his family he came to Marietta, 
Ohio, from Massachusetts and in 1830 set- 
tled in Barlow township. Nine children were 
born to Captain and Mrs. Haddow, viz. : Rob- 
ert W., who is a farmer and stockman, O'f 
Texas is married and has four sons ; John 
Fremont, who resides in California and has 
five children; Elvie (Richards), who lives in 
Iowa, and has four children; Lucy (Lynch), 
who resides in Barlow" township, and has three 
children ; Louella May, who' died at the age 
of 15 months; Myrtie, who is the wife of 
Charles Canfield, lives in Barlow township, 
and has five children ; Clara, who is the wife 
of B. S. Ball, of Barlow township, and has 
three children; James M., who is unmarried 
and resides at home; and Electa (Bartlett), 
who' has three children and resides near Wa- 
terford, Ohio. It will jje seen that a number 
of the children are settled in Barlow township 
and thus' Captain and Mrs. Haddow can' enjoy 
the companionship and attentions of their 
grandchildren. They have resided upon their 
present farm of 1 18 acres ever since their mar- 
riage. Many changes have been inaugurated, 
the old log house has given way to a substan- 
tial and attractive frame dwelling, while the 
surroundings have l>een likewise improved, 
and the fann has beai intelligently and care- 
fully cultivated. 

In political sentiment Mr. Haddow is an 
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niimljer of local offices, having been assessor 
several times. His fraternal interest is cen- 
tered in Barlow Post. No. 434, G. A. R., of 
which he was the first commander, and' in 
which he has filled other chairs. Mrs. Had- 
dow attends the Methodist ChuTch but the 
Captain is something of an agnostic. 




M. PAYNE, joint city passenger 
and ticket agent at Marietta for the 
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern 
Railway Company and the M. C. & 
C. Railway, has been a resident of 
Marietta since 1885. He was born August 22, 
1858, in Athens County, Ohio, near Coolville, 
or Tupper's Plains, aud was a son of J. D. 
Payne, a well-knoiwn practitioner at the bar in 
Athens and Washington counties. Hjs home 
was at Cambridge City, Indiana, but for the 
last 10 years of his life he conducted his busi- 
ness in Marietta, and attained a high position 
in the legal profession. His death occurred in 
1901 : his widow resides in Marietta. 

The youth and school days of G. M. Payne 
were passed at New Straitsville, Ohio, and 
later he was engaged as a, clerk in the Martin 
Ewing company stores at that place. Mr. 
Payne then went to Iowa, where he remained 
two years. Upon his return he engaged in 
mercantile pursuits for himself, at Bartlett. 
Washington County. Ohio. His affairs were 
in a prosperous condition, but after five years 
of business life he suffered from fire toi such an 
e.xtait that he retired in 1884. This was a dis- 
couraging occurrence, but Mr. Payne not only 
displayed his courage in his next step but also 
entered upon a career in which he has become 
highly valued by his employers. During his 
residence in Bartlett he studied telegraphy, and 
after losing his property he went to Marietta 
and entered the freight department of the Balti- 
more & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company. 
There he made use of his telegraphic knowl- 
edge for one year, and then for the three suc- 
ceeding years, up to 1889, was the agent for 
the Unitefl States Express Company. In the 



next year he returned to the railroad, removing 
to the present union dqjot. and accepting the 
position of joint agent for three companies, in- 
cluding the O. & L. K., now the Baltimore & 
Ohio Southwestern. 

Mr. Payne was married to Lydia Glenflen- 
ning, of Bartlett. and they have one daughter, 
Pearl, who' is now the accomplished stenog- 
rapher and typewriter for Dr. A. H. Swin- 
Ixime. The very attractive, pleasant and com- 
fortable family home is located at No. 717 Sec- 
ond street. Formerly Mrs. Payne had been 
one of the popular teachers in Washington 
County, and is a lady of much culture and re- 
finement. Both she and her daughter belong 
to the Methodist Church, and take an active 
part in its charitable and social affairs. Fra- 
ternally Mr. Payne is an active Mason and is 
secretary of Harmar Blue Lodge. No. 390. 
For the ]>ast two years he has been treasurer 
of the Knights Templar Commandery, of Mar- 
ietta. No. 50. He is a member of American 
Union Chapter, and of the Mystic Shrine at 
Cincinnati. Mrs. Payne also takes an interest 
in the order, and both belong to the Eastern 
Star, Mrs. Payne being the secretary of the 
Marietta lodge. In politics Mr. Payne is iden- 
tified with the Republican party. 



OBERT F. ALEXANDER, postmas- 
ter of Cutler, Ohio, is one of the lead- 
ing citizens of that place. He has 
been idoitified with the interests of 
Washington County since his youth, 
having been brought here by his parents when 
he was six years old. 

The birth of Mr. Alexander occurred in 
1833, 'in Perry County, Ohio, and he is a son 
of Robert and Elizabeth (Horner) Alexander. 
Roliert Alexander came tOi America at an early 
date, and was a soldier in the War of 1812. 
He was born in Ireland and his wife in New 
Jersey. They located first in Washington 
County, and purchased a farmi on Wolf Creek, 
in Barlow township, which was the family 
h(5me for a number of vears. Mr. Alexander 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



moved, however, to Paulding Coamty, Ohio, 
and there died at the age of 66 years. The 
family subsequently returned to Washington 
County, and the mother died at the age of 82 
years, at Fishtown. The ten children born to 
Robert and Elizabeth Alexander were as fol- 
lows : Mary Ann, Jane and Martha, deceased ; 
Nancy, who is a resident oi Kansas ; Elias, who 
died at Pittsburg Landing while sending his 
country as a soldier; John, deceased; Henry, 
who is living in Morgan County, Ohio; James, 
who lives in Kansas ; Robert F. : and Eliza- 
beth, who lives in Kansas. 

At the time of his father's death Mr. Alex- 
ander was about 23 years old, and he took 
charge of his mother and resided in Barlow 
township seven or eight years. He and his 
brother Henry enlisted in Company I, 148th 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., for the 100-day service. 
Robert F. went in as a second lieutenant, and 
was discharged as such. He returned to Wash- 
ington County and resumed farming. He also 
operated a sawmill, and cut the timber from 
Fairview Heights, Alarietta. After farmdng in 
the eastern part of Fairfield township until 
1889, he lived for several years in Marietta. In 
1891 he located in Cutler, embarked in mer- 
cantile pursuits, and for the past five years has 
been the popular postmaster of the place. His 
prominence in the Republican party has caused 
his selection for many of the local offices, the 
duties of which have been performed to the 
satisfaction of all concerned. He has been as- 
sessor, and in 1880 was made appraiser of real 
estate, both of which offices he filled with great 
efficiency. 

In 1S63 Mr. Alexander was married to 
Sarah Plumly, who was born im Belmont Coun- 
ty and came to Washington County when 12 
years of age. Three children were born to this 
union, namely : Flora, Frank L. and Leota. 
Flora died young. Frank L. is the auditor of 
the M. C. and C. Railroad Company. Leota 
is the wife of F. G. France, who conducts the 
largest general store at Cutler, and also op- 
erates a hardware store on the opposite side of 
the street from his other establishment. Mr. 
and I\Irs. France have three children, namely: 



Carlin, born December 20, 1896; and Robert 
and Sarah, twins, born May 12, 1899. 

In fraternal life Mr. Alexander has been 
interested in Masonry since 1864, and belonged 
first to the American Union. He is now a 
m^ember of Bartlett Lodge, and the American 
Union Chapter, No. i. In Cutler Post, No. 
502, G. A. R., he has filled all of the chairs 
and is a valued comrade. Mr. Alexander is 
a consistent member of the Christian Church, 
and is a liberal supporter of all worthy enter- 
prises which come to his notice. He is an 
honorable, trustworthy man, and has among 
his fellow-citizens a great many warm, per- 
sonal friends. 



UBEN E. HULL, who for a number 
of years conducted the leading hard- 
ware store in Cutler. Ohio, but is 
now retired from business, and who 
is one of the honored survivors of the 
Civil War, was born in Perry County, Ohio, on 
Februaiy 2, 1840. 

The parents of Mr. Hull were Tlieodore 
and Elizabeth (Ellis) Hull, both of whom 
were natives of Perry County, whence they 
came to Washin.gton County in 1844. They 
located on a fami about two miles northeast of 
Cutler, and there the father died in 1888, aged 
about 83 years; and the mother died in 1888, 
aged 78 years. Their lives were spent on this 
farm, in the quiet pursuits of agriculture, and 
they reared a family which has reflected honor 
upon them' and their native state. Three of the 
sons ofifered their services to their coimtry in 
her day of peril, and but one survived to enjoy 
the blessings of peace. Four children were 
born to Theodore Hull and his wife, nannely : 
Daniel, who was a soldier in Company G, 148th 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and died at Marietta, 
leaving a wife and two children ; Matilda Ann, 
who married David Dunbar ; Samuel, who died 
in 1863 while a member of Company G, 92nd 
Reg., Ohioi Vol. Inf.; and Reuben E.. who' is 
the subject of this sketch. The two children 
of Daniel Hull are John T., a resident of 
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Jane Basin, who resides mainly at Charleston, 
West Virginia. 

The subject of this sketch was reared on the 
farm and attended the public schools. The 
stirring events of 1861 aroused the loyalty of 
the youth of the land, and he was not slow in 
following the patriotic example set by his two 
older brothers. In September, 1861, his name 
was enrolled in Company H, 2nd Reg., West 
Virginia Vol. Cav., and he was a faithful, 
brave and gallant soldier until he was mustered 
out of the service on July 4, 1865. Re-enlist- 
ing after his first temi expired, he served as a 
veteran, and although he participated in many 
of the most perilous movements of the war, he 
was not seriously wounded. During the first 
three years his regiment was detached, in the 
Big Kanawha Valley, and was engaged in 
fighting and skirmishing during the greater 
part of the time. At the battle of Winchester 
his regiment was under the command of Gen- 
eral Crook, and in the Shenandoah Valley it 
was under General Custer. In the first battle 
Mr. Hull was in, at Winchester, his regiment 
was in the 8th Army Corps, under General 
Crook and General Averill.. The second was 
September 19, General Sheridan ccunmanding. 
Mr. Hull was still in-Averill's brigade there 
and at the battle of Fisher's Hill. Afterward 
his regiment was put into Custer's division, 
and went with him to Five Forks and to^ Appo- 
mattox, never missing a fight. After his dis- 
charge, on July 4, 1865, at Wheeling, the sub- 
ject of this sketch returned to the home farm 
and continued to operate it for a number of 
years. Later he moved into- the village of Cut- 
ler, and was there engaged in an extensive 
hardware husiness for some years. Since 
September, igoo, he has been retired from 
business care. 

On October 17, 1866, Mr. Hull was united 
in marriage with Ellen E. Griffith, who was 
born on April 12, 1845, ""•- Perry County, Ohio. 
Mr. and Mrs. Hull have had three children, 
viz. : Jessie L., Mary E. and Emma A. The 
eldest was born on October 7, 1868, and died 
on May 14, 1884. Mary E. was born on Sep- 
tember 7, 1870. and married Frank Goddard, 



of Fairfield township. They are farming peo- 
ple, and have three children, — Harry H., Don 
T., and Nellie. Emma A. was born on April 
29, 1876, and married G. W. Graham. They 
reside on Mr. Hull's former farnv, and their 
only child is named Jessie. Politically, Mr. 
Hull has long been an active Republican, and 
cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. He 
now fills the position of infirmary director, 
having been elected to this responsible office in 
the fall of 1901, for a tenn of three years. His 
reputation as a man of broad, humane prin- 
ciples makes this selection a most appropriate 
one. The subject of this sketch is a man of 
social instincts, and is connected with Cutler 
Lodge, No. 784, I. O. O. F. ; and Cutler Post, 
Noi. 502, G. A. R., and in the latter organiza- 
tion he has filled several of the official posi- 
tions. With his family he belongs to' the Cen- 
tenary ^Methodist Church, of Cutler, and lib- 
erally contributes to its work. As an honor- 
able and upright citizen Mr. Hull enjoys the 
esteem of his fellow-citizens. 




HARLES SCHIMMEL, a progress- 
ive agriculturist and an oil pro- 
ducer, of Aurelius township, was 
born in Fearing' township, Wash- 
ington County, September 24, 1842, 
and is a son oif Christian and Catherine (Pet- 
ers) Schimmel, both natives of Germany. 

Christian Schimmel was a fanner by occu- 
pation, and went to Fearing township in 1830, 
purchased a farm there, cleared it, improved 
it in numerous ways, and spent the remainder 
of his days there until his removal to Marietta, 
shortly before his death, in 1867, when he was 
55 years old. He was united in marriage with 
Catherine Peters, and their family consisted 
of five children, as follows : Elizabeth, the 
wife of Adam Reider; Kate, deceased wife of 
Peter Lauer; Emma, the wife of David Lauer; 
Charles ; and Jacob. 

Charles Schimmel was reared in Fearing 
township and received what education was 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



1867, he purchased a farm of 107 acres in 
Aurelius township, cleared a part of it and 
made some impro\'ements in the way of build- 
ing's. Little by little, he subsequently added 
mo-re to his possessions, until his farm now 
comprises 325 acres of the best kind of land, 
200 acres of which is under high cultivation. 

In 1896, Mr. Schimmel's attention was 
first attracted to the oH wells in Washington 
County. Since that time, he has l>een en- 
gaged in oil producing quite extensively, and 
at present has six producing wells. 

In Noveml>€r, 1867, Mr. Schimmel -was 
united in matrimony with Margaret, daughter 
of George and Margaret (Snyder) Stammi, of 
Lawrence township, who came to this country 
from- Germany. The subject of this sketch 
and his wife have three children, namely: 
William; Jacob: and Elizabeth, who is the 
wife of Henry Wepler. 

In politics Mr. Schimmel is an ardent 
Democrat, and has served his party as trustee 
of Aurelius township for six years. He is 
thorough and straightforward in. all he under- 
takes, and has the esteem and confidence of all 
citizens of the county. 



f|SAAC B. COULTER, a well-known and 
much respected citizen of Cutler, Eair- 
field township, Washington Co-unty, 
Ohio, is a native of Ohio-, where he has 
passefl his whole life. He began at the 
foot of the ladder, and through energy and 
good management has accumulated property 
and reared a family which ranks among the 
leading ones of the county. 

Mr. Coulter was born in Coshocton Coun- 
ty, Ohio, on June 27, 1834, and is a son of 
Thomas and Margaret (Kincaid) Coulter. 
Thomas Coulter came to Ohio when a young 
man, either from Virginia or Pennsylvania, 
married in Belmiont County, and resided in 
Guernsey and Coshocton counties. His wife 
died in Washington County in 1877. In the 
fall of 1837 the family moved from Coshocton 
County to Washington County, and located 



near Bartlett, in Wesley township, where 
Thomas Coulter rented a farm for about two 
years, and was a resident of Cutler for the two 
years following. Finally he lx)ught a farm 
near Fishtown, and lived there until his death, 
in 1848. The children born to Thomas and 
Margaret Coulter were seven in nurmber, as 
follows: Joseph C, who resides in Vernonia, 
Columl)ia County, Oregon ; William P., who 
resides in Crowley, Oregon ; Mariah Jane, 
who married A. W. Goddard, and died on 
January 30, 1902; Harriet, who married 
George Cunningham, and resides m Noble 
County, Ohio: Sarah E., who married J. H. 
Gage, and resides in Fairfield township; Isaac 
B. ; and David .A., who was born December 6, 
1837, and died April 15, 1838. 

When Isaac B. Coulter started out in life 
his capital was represented by muscle and en- 
ergy, but he was not discouraged. Securing 
work on the neighboring farms, he was careful 
and prudent, and by the time he was 26 years 
of age was able to purchase a farm of 80 acres, 
located near Cutler. To this tract he has added 
until his farm comprises 136 acres. Besides 
the farm he owns 20 town lots in Cutler, which 
are continuously increasing in value. In 1880 
he engaged in business in the village, in which 
he continued successfully until March, 1901. 
.\t that time the concern was removed to Byes- 
ville. in Guernsey County, where it is still car- 
ried on hv \Y. C. Gage, a memlier of the famn 
ily, retaining the name and honorable methods 
of its founder. Since 1884 Mr. Coulter and 
his estimable wife have also kept a hotel. Un- 
til December 17, 1873, the family remained in 
the old house. Then they moved to Cutler, 
where they have resided ever since. 

On November 29, 1865, Mr. Coulter mar- 
ried Esther C. Goddard, daughter of Edward 
H. and Jane (Hildebrand) Goddard, who 
were pioneer residents of the county. Both 
grandfathers of Mrs. Coulter lived to their 
82nd year, and died respected by the com- 
munity. Mrs. Coulter was born December 2y, 
1834, in Fairfield township. Two years later 
the family moved to Milton township, in Jack- 
son County, and resided there until the death- 



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136s 



of the father in 1853. The mother died on No- 
vember 18, 1 90 1, in her 91st year. Mrs. Coul- 
ter was one of a family of nine children, as fol- 
lows : Esther C, who tecame Airs. Coulter ; 
Mary E., who is the wife of Austin B. Miller, 
of Belpre township; David, who lives near 
Garden City, Kansas ; George Rodney, who re- 
sides near Jackson, in Jackson County, Ohio; 
Ruth, who married James Saunders, and died 
in Illinois ; Julia Rebecca, who married Adam 
Dempsey, of Berlin, Ohio; Charles Howard, 
who was accidentally killed in Kansas, where 
he lived, and whose family reside at Wellston, 
Ohio; Nancy A., who was drowned on July 15, 
1875, in Little Hocking Creek, in Dunham 
township, at the age of 27 years; and James 
E., who is a substantial farmer at Wellston, 
Ohio. 

Isaac B. Coulter and wife have had the 
following children : Clement Edward, of Cut- 
ler; Leora J., a resident of Hartford, Connec- 
ticut; Cvriida Margaret, the wife of W. C. 
Gage; Nancy A., who lives with her parents; 
and Esther C.. who is in Connecticut with her 
sister. Although not a politician, the subject 
of this sketch has always voted the Democratic 
ticket and upheld the principles of that party. 
Mrs. Coulter is a valued member of the Univer- 
salist Church, while her husband is liberal- 
minded in his religious views, leaning, perhaps, 
to the Presbyterian faith, in which he was 
reared, lire family is held in very high esteem 
in Cutler. 




R. AVILLIAM R. DABXEY, a spe- 
cialist in diseases of the eye, ear, 
nose and throat, came to Marietta in 
1896. He has built up a fine prac- 
tice, being recognized as the lead- 
ing practitioner in that line in the city. He 
was born at Guyandotte, West Virginia, and 
is a son of Dr. D. AV. Dabney, who is still en- 
gaged in practice at Huntington, in that State. 
He comes of an old Virginia family, of Eng- 
lish extraction, the name having originally 
been spelled, De Orbne\-. 

Dr. William R. Dalmey received his edu- 



cational training in the local school of Hunt- 
ington, and the Huntington State Normal 
school. He attended the Ohio Medical Col- 
lege from 1889 to 1892, and the New York 
Post-Graduate College during 1893 and 1894. 
He also took courses in the different post- 
graduate schools of New York in 1902. He 
was then engaged in practice at Huntington 
until 1896, when he removed to Marietta, and 
at first, located on lower Front street. He now 
has a neat suite of rooms at No. 282 Front 
street, and resides at No: 211 Scammel street. 
Dr. Dabney married Kate V. Murphy, of 
Guyandotte, West Virginia. He is a prominent 
member of the Marietta and Washington 
County medical societies. He is a man of the 
highest character, and enjoys the esteem and 
friendship of every one wi'li whom he is ac- 
quainted. 




AXNING M. ROSE, who has etfici- 
ently served as postmaster of Mar- 
ietta, Ohio, since 1898, was born in 
Waterford township, Washington 
County, Ohio, June 30, 1856. and 
is a son of James H. and Mary ( Schafer) 
Rose. 

James H. Rose was bom in Virginia, in 
1810, and came to Washington County, Ohio, 
about 1842, locating in Adams township, just 
across the line from Waterford township. For . 
many years Ijefore, during and after the Ci\il 
War, he operated the Clifif Coal Mines. His 
wife, Mary Schafer. was born in 181 2 and 
died in 1875. He died in 1881. 

Manning M. Rose attended the common 
schools of the county, and was aiftenvard en- 
gaged lin mercantile pursuits from 1878 to 
1884. He was chief deputy sherifY of Wash- 
ington County from 1885 tO' 1889, and dur- 
ing that period was also chairman of the Re- 
publican Executive Committee of the county. 
In February, 1890. he was apix>inted clerk of 
surveys in the general land office, and in Oc- 
tober, 1 89 1, was made chief clerk of the bu- 
reau. In November, 1892. he became assist- 
ant land commissioner, and had full charge 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



of the land office exhibit at the World's Co- 
lumbian Exposition. He returned to Ohio 
soon after Cleveland's inauguration and was 
engaged in the shoe business with C. W. 
James, ifor three years, when he sold out. He 
was appointed a member of the state board 
of pardons by Governor McKinley, who was 
his personal friend, and was chairman of that 
board for twO' years. In May, 1898, he was 
appointed postmaster of Marietta, and has 
since continued in that capacity. He is a man 
of recognized ability, and has the good will 
and hearty support of his fellow citizens. 

Manning M. Rose was united in marriage 
with Louisa M. Beish, of Beverly, Ohio, and 
they have two children, — C. Beish, who' is serv- 
ing as day-mail clerk in the post office; and 
Nellie M., who is at home. Mr. Rose is pres- 
ident of the New Century Historical Society, 
and a member of the official board of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church, to which he belongs. 



J. BAXKSOX, who has been a tor- 
pedo manufacturer for over 25 years, 
is vice-president of the Marietta 
Torpedoi Company. This company, 
which operates extensively in Ohio 
and West Virginia, was incorporated in 1902, 
with the following officers : N. Francis, of 
Titusville, Pennsylvania, president; .A.. J. 
Bankson, vice-president ; William H. Earnst, 
secretary; and A. Oppenheim, of Blockton, 
Indiana, treasurer. Branch stores are main- 
tained in Salem, Parkersburg, Sisterville, and 
St. Marys, West Virginia; and Wolf Hill, 
Malta, Co'ming, Woodsfield, Chester Hill, 
Macksburg and Graysville, Ohio. The com- 
pany also receives orders by mail. 

A. J. Bankson was bom in Pennsylvania, 
and has for many years been engaged exten- 
sively in the oil (business in Penns}'lvania and 
Ohio, although at the present time, his pro- 
ducing interests are all in Ohio. He has a 
wife, son and daughter and resides at the corn- 
er of Fourth and Washingtoi: streets. Mariet- 
ta. Fratemallv, he is a member of the I. O. 
O. F. and K. of P. 




ILLIAM A. CLARK, a well known 
citizen of Marietta, Ohio, has for 
some years been associated with 
his father, E. Clark, Jr., in exten- 
sive oil operations in Ohio, Penn- 
sylvania and West Virginia, and in many im- 
portant enterprises in ^Marietta. 

E. Clark, Jr., is a native of Crawford Coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania, and has been successfully en- 
gaged in oil operations for 25 years. He came 
to Macksburg, \\^ashington County, Ohio, in 
1S84, at the opening up of the oil fields there, 
and subsequently made his headquarters at Ma- 
rietta. He has since been active in the oil busi- 
ness, and particularly so in Washington Cou 1- 
tv. He has run, however, several strings cf 
tools in Belmont, Harrison, Monroe, Morgan, 
Vinton, Allen and Guernsey counties, in Ohio. 
He has operated throughout the Cairo fields in 
West Virginia, in Ritchie, Pleasants, Wood 
and Tyler counties, and in Allegheny, Wash- 
ington and McKean counties, in Pennsylvania. 
The father and son are among the largest 
operators at Marietta, and have offices on 
the second floor of the Pioneer City Build- 
ing & Loan Association block, fonnerly 
the Electric Building. In 1900 they pur- 
chased the old National Hotel, later known 
as the Yale Hotel, and changed its name 
to the Norwood Hotel. They have equipped 
it in modern style, furnished it anew, and 
provided steam heat, electric light and tele- 
phones in the rooms. The regular rates are 
from $2 to $3 per day. It is conducted on a 
most enterprising scale and in such a manner 
as to have won a liberal patronage from the 
traveling public. The subject of this sketch 
and his father have also other valuable business 
interests in the city, among them being the 
Acme Brick Company, in which they are the 
leading spirit. 

E. Clark, Jr., has five children, as follows: 
William A. ; ]\Irs. Wilson Donaldson, of War- 
ren County, Painsylvania ; Ralph, who is in 
business in West Virginia ; Charles, who works 
at the Norwood Hotel; and Iraie, aged 12 
years. The father of this family is a member 
of Spartan Lodge, F. & A. M., of Spartans- 




CHARLES M. GRUBB. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITFLENS. 



1369. 



burg, Pennsylvania : the Commandery ; Chap- 
ter, of Correy, Pennsylvania; and Aladdin 
Temple Shriners. Columbus, Ohio. William 
A. Clark married, in May. 1900, Lucia ]\I. 
Fetrick, of Cairo. West Virginia, and they have 
one child, H. T. The subject of this sketch 
is a member of American Union, No. i, F. & 
A. j\I. ; the Commandery; Chapter; Aladdin 
Temple, of Columbus. Ohio ; the Council ; Or- 
der of Elks; and Knights of the ^laccabees. 



HARLES :\[. GRUBB, who has been 

engaged in carpentering and bridge 

building for a number of years, is 

a well-known resident of Beverly, 

Washington County, Ohio. He was 

born in Morgan County, Ohio, Alarch 1 1, 1829, 

and is a son of Albert G. and Elizabeth (AIc- 

Carty) Grubb. 

Albert G. Grubb was born in Delaware, and 
in 1843 removed with his family to Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, where he followed the trade 
of a carpenter and was engaged in farming un- 
til 1877, when he died at the age oi 75 years. 
He married Elizalaeth McCarty, who was bom 
in Loudoun County, Virginia, and died in 
1858. They were members of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. Eleven children resulted 
from their union, as follows; INLiry J., de- 
ceased ; Elizabeth, widow of J. W. Fonts ; 
Charles M. ; Louis L., who lives in Beverly; 
Albert G., Lucelia and Goodsil B.. deceased; 
James, who lives in Missouri; and Sarah, 
Louisa and Josephine, deceased. 

Charles M. Grubb enlisted in 1861, as a 
private in Company F, i8th Reg., Ohio Vol. 
Lif., and served three years and three months. 
Shortly after entering the service he was made 
orderly of the company, then rose to be second 
lieutenant, and finally to be first lieutenant. He 
was for a time detailed as aide-de-camp on the 
stafif of the commander of the brigade. He saw 
hard service and participated in the following 
engagements; Stone River. Chickamauga, 
Lookout Mountain, and ^Missionary Ridge. 
He was mustered cut at Columbus, Ohio. No- 



vember 9, 1864, and returned home and en- 
gaged in carpentering and bridge building, 
which he has since continued. He resides in 
Beverly, and is held in high esteem by all who. 
knoAv him. Hie is a Republican in politics, and 
served for a time as county commissioner. One - 
of his last acts in that capacity was in assist- 
ing to locate the site of the new and handsome - 
$200,000 Court House, a structure he was in- 
strumental in securing for the county. 

Mr. Grubb was rnarried December 9, 1852,. 
to Susan F. Dutton, who was born in Aurelius . 
township, Washington County, in August, 
1829, and was a daughter of Hanson and Eliza- 
beth Dutton. They had five children, namely: 
Albert H., of Beverly ; Charles W^, of Havana, 
Illinois; Clara E., deceased; Frank F., a car- 
penter of Marietta ; and Ernest C, a carpienter 
of Lincoln, Illinois. Mrs. Grubb died July 20, 
1894. Fraternally, Mr. Grubb is a member of 
Mount Aloriah Lodge, No. t^j, F. & A. M.; 
and the Chapter. He belongs to the Grand 
Army of the Republic, and has served as com-- 
mander of the local post a number of times. 



Devol. 



\MES STOW DEVOL, who conducts 
a large dairy two miles from Marietta, 
m Aluskingum township, Washington 
County, Ohio, was born in 1867, and is- 
a son of Israel and Dyanthea (Stow) 
and grandson of ^^■illiam Devol. Dv- 



anthea (Stow) Devol, a daughter of James S 
Stow, was born in Union township, Washing- 
ton County, Ohio, September 20, 1837. 

Israel Devol was born October 28, 1836, in 
Union township, \\'ashington County, which 
is now known as IMuskingum township. He 
and his wife are living with their son. the sub- 
ject hereof, and at present are Ijuilding on a 
part of the homestead farm. 

James Stow Devol has a large dairy, which 
he conducts most successfully, being well 
known throughout that vicinity.' He is a man 
of excellent business ability, is conscientious 
and painstaknig, and ranks among the leading 
farmers and dairymen of Washington County. 



1370 HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 




ALOXZO DUXSMOOR. a promi- 
inent agriculturist of Barlow town- 
ship, owais one of the best improved 
farms in that section of Washington 
County, Ohio, on which he has lived 
since 1859. He was born in Barlow town- 
ship, in 1849, and is a son of Daniel X. and 
Isabella (Fleming) Dunsmoor. 

About 1827, the paternal grandfather, 
Phineas Dunsmoor, located in Palmer town- 
ship, Washington County, where he secured a 
section of land, and spent the remainder of his 
life. The homestead farm formerly owned by 
him is known at the present time as the Isaac 
Haynes farm. Phineas Dunsmoor and his 
wife reared six children, as follows : Hiel ; 
Abner ; Lucius ; Mary, wife of Ephraim Palm- 
er ; Attaline, wife of Hiram Gard; and Dan- 
iel X. 

Daniel X. was a native of Xew Hampshire, 
and lived to attain the age of 77 years. He 
died in August, 1896. He accompanied his 
parents to Washington County, and his early 
manhood was spent in Palmer township. He 
subsequently moved to Barlow township, where 
his marriage took place, and located on what 
is now known as the S. W. Harvey farm. Af- 
ter several years of residence there, he pur- 
chased a farm in the same township, and by 
subsequent additions to the original purchase, 
became the owner of 400 acres of land. About 
half of this tract is now owned by the sub- 
ject of this sketch. Daniel X. Dunsmoor was 
a prominent man in that section of .the county. 
In politics he was first a Whig, and later a 
Repuljlican. He served as township trustee 
and assessor, and was a justice of the peace 
for a number of years. His wife was born in 
Scotland, and was brought to this country 
when but five years old. She was a daughter 
of John Fleming, who located in the early 
days on a farm in BarloAV township, the same 
now occupied by J. C. Schweikert. Mrs. 
Dunsmoor died in 1894. aged 79 years. She 
bore her husband three sons, — Perley, Harvey 
and D. Alonzo. The eldest son is a respected 
resident of W^est Virginia. Harvey was a sol- 
dier in the United States regular armv at the 



time of his death. During the Civil War, he 
served with the 100-day men, and afterward 
enlisted in the 36th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. He 
died in 1868, at Devil's Lake, Dakota, where 
his regiment was on duty. 

D. Alonzo' Dunsmoor was joined in mar- 
riage with Annie E. Milligan, a daughter of 
John and Maria Milligan, both of whom died 
several years ago. ]\Irs. Dunsmoor was reared 
in the northwestern part of BarloAV township. 
Her only brother, John, died in 1899. She 
has three sisters, living, — Susan; Maria E, ; 
and Xellie. Mr. and Mrs. Dunsmoor have 
reared three children — Jennie S., Maria I., and 
Charles B. Jennie S. married C. S. Benedict 
and resides in West Marietta, where her hus- 
band is a member of the city council. The 
others still brighten the home fireside, the son 
having just reached his majority. Polit- 
ically, the subject oi this sketch is a faithful 
adherent of the Republican party. Both he 
and his wife are active members of the Bar- 
low Methodist Cliurch. 



C. CISLER, a prominent and influ- 
ential farmer residing in Ludlow 
township, W^ashington County, Ohio, 
was born near Caldwell, Xoble Coun- 
ty, Ohio, December 31, 1853, and is 
a son of John and Jane (Harris) Cisler. 

John Cisler was born about 1826, and was 
engaged in general farming throughout his en- 
tire career. He was a Democrat, in politics, 
and in religious views, held to the Protestant 
faith. Fraternally, he was a member of Olive 
Lodge, No. 259 i. O. O. F., of Caldwell. 
He married Jane Harris, who was born in No- 
ble County, Ohio, in 1826, and was a daughter 
of Stephen Harris. Eleven children blessed 
this union, namely: Rebecca, wife of D. S. 
Shqiherd; N. C, the subject of this sketch; 
Henry, deceased, who married Millie Clark; 
William, deceased; Isabella, wiife of William 
Seibold, who lives in Oklahoma Territory; 
Elza, who lives in Colorado; Daniel, who is 
married, and lives in Denver, Colorado ; Mary, 



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1371 



who is the wife of C. A. Pryor, and lives in 
Iowa; Stephen, who is in the mail service be- 
tween New York and Germany ; E. L., who 
lives at home; and John, deceased. 

N. C. Cisler was reared and educated in 
Noble County, and in 1874 removed to Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. Here he was engaged in 
sawmill work for a period of 18 years, and dur- 
ing the past 10 years, has been successfully 
engaged in general farming on his present 
place in Ludlow township. He is a man of 
superior business ability, and well merits the 
success with which he is meeting. 

Mr. Cisler was united in marriage with 
Sarah Edwards, who was born in \\'ashington 
County, Ohio, January i, 1853, and is the 
daughter of E. C. Edwards. They reared nine 
children, as follows: Precia; Clarence C. ; 
Ora ; Archie ; Edwiard ; Roxy ; John ; Scotia ; 
and Elsie. The subject of this sketch had one 
brother, who served in the American Army 
during the Spanish-American War. Frater- 
nally, Mr. Cisler is a member of the I. O. O. 
F. ; and the J. O. U. A. M. Council No. 59. 
He is a Democrat in politics. In religious 
views, Methodist Protestant. 



ICHARD BREWSTER one of the 
oldest inhabitants of Belpre town- 
ship, Washington County, Ohio, was 
born in Old Watertown, Ohio, 
November 27. 1820, and is a son of 
Levi and Lydia (Waterman) Brewster. Levi 
Brewster was also a native of Old Watertown, 
and a grandson of Seabury Brewster. 

Levi Brewster was born in Norwich, Con- 
necticut, and later removed to Smyrna, New 
York. He and His wife had two children, — 
Richard and Sherman. Mr. Brewster learned 
the trade of a tanner, and went to Ohio in the 
early part of the history of Washington Coun- 
ty. He never followed that trade, however, 
but devoted his time to buying and selling land, 
and was amply satisfied with the results. He 
and his family attended the Presbyterian 
Church. In politics, he was an old line ^\'hig. 



At the advanced age of eighty-six years, he 
laid aside the burden of life, and his compan- 
ion passed away at the age of seventy-foin- 
years. 

Richard Brewster attended the schools of 
Smyrna, Chenango County, New York, where 
his parents had located after leaving Ohio. 
When he was fourteen years old, the family 
returned to Ohio, and he has remained there 
e\'er since, a resident of Washington Coun- 
ty. The youthful days of Mr. Brewster were 
spent in buying cattle and selling at Baltimore. 
Maryland, and he has since been engaged in 
farming quite extensively. His land is fer- 
tile and his fields are many, fifteen hundred 
acres being the sum-total of his possessions. 
This property is one-third timber land, and 
the rest mostly devoted to grazing purposes. 

M'r. Brewster was united in marriage, first, 
with Anna Bachelor, and they had one child, 
Eugene, by name, -who is now at home. His 
second matrimonial alliance took place in 1864, 
when he was united with Sarah Knowls, of 
Athens County, Ohio, and they had three chil- 
dren, namely: Anna J., Lena M. and James 
H. In religious opinions, Mr. Brewster in- 
clines toward the Presbyterian faith, but is a 
member of no church. In political belief, he 
is a member of the Republican party, and takes 
a great interest in party affairs. The citizens 
of his township honor and revere him, and 
hope he may remain many more years among 
them. 



REEMAN S. BEEBE, for many years 
a prominent residait of Waterford 
township, Washington County, Ohio, 
is now manager of the mines at Coal 
Run. He is a native of this town- 
ship, the date of his birth having been April 
22, 185 1, and is a son of George W. and 
Sarah J. (Webster) Beebe. 

George W. Beebe was born in Watertown 
township, Washington County, Ohio, and died 
December 2, 1901, in the 79th year of his 
age. In early days, he was engaged in teach- 
ing school, and then followed farming the rest 



1372 



HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



of his active career. He was a member of 
the M. E. Church all his life, and was a class 
leader for many years. He was a member of 
Beverly Lodge, 1. O. O. F., and in political 
belief, was a Republican. He was drafted into 
the service of the Union Army, in 1863, but 
owing to sickness hired a substitute sliortly af- 
ter going to the front. He returned home and 
later, enlisted in the 148th Reg., Ohio Vol. 
Inf., serving until the close oi the war, when 
he was mustered out with the rank of corporal. 
Mr. Beebe was joined in marriage Vvfith Sarah 
J. Webster, whO' was boTn in Watertovvn town- 
ship, Washington Coimty, Ohio, December 7, 
1825, and w^s a daughter of Jolm L. and Mary 
(Burris) Webster. Her father's death re- 
sulted from an accidental gunshot wound. 
Nine children were born to bless this union, 
namely : John W., who lives in Baltimore, 
Maryland; Ruth P., wife oi James Fish, of 
Oregon; Emeline, 'wife of Miles M. Humis- 
toni, of Waterfortl ; Freeman S. ; George A., 
who is prospecting in Mexico; Lucius C, who 
is on a part oi the home farm ; Adelpha W., 
whoi is located in Oregon ; Watson Dorsey, 
whoi is also near Salem, Oregon ; and Mary O., 
wife of George W. Blake, who is a bridge con- 
tractor of Atkinson, Nebraska. 

Freeman S. Beebe engaged in agricultural 
pursuits for many years, after which he fol- 
lowed the trade oif a cooper. For a time he 
was engineer on the Ohio River and also in 
sawmills, but for the past two years, he has 
been manager of the mines at Coal Run. He 
is possessed of no little ability, is enterprising 
and industrious, and his success in the field of 
business is meriteil. 

Mr. Beebe was married in 1872 toi Rach- 
el A. Sampson, who died in July, 1885, leav- 
ing one child, George F., who is in Mexico. 
His second union, occurring in 1889, resulted 
in the birth of three children, namely : Charles 
R.; Mary O. ; and Orrin D. March 30, 1901, 
Mr. Beebe was married to- Sarah A. Phelps, 
whoi was born in Noble Coimty, Ohio, in i860, 
and is a daughter of J. E. and Rebecca (Cham" 
berlin) Phelps. Tlie subject of this sketch 
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal 



Church. Fraternally, he belongs to Beverly 
Lodge, L O. O. F. He is a Republican, in 
politics, and efficiently served as marshal of 
Beverly for 12 years. 




ILLL\M W. PERDEW, a progres- 
sive tiller of the soil in Washing- 
ton County, Ohio', is a native of 
Warren township, and was born 
August 9, 1S27, on one of the 
farms near his present possessions, which he 
sold to his son some time ago. He is a son of 
William and Susanna (Harris) Perdew, na- 
tives of old Fort Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 
and New York State, respectively. They set- 
tled on the Big Stillwater, Ohio, on arriving 
in this State, in 1806. William Perdew also 
came to Washington County, in 1806, and set- 
tled in Warren township. In 181 5, he was 
married to Susanna Harris, who was born in 
1795. They had 12 children, as follows: 
Susan ; Charles ; Rebecca : Luther ; Mary Ann ; 
William W. ; Henry; Moses; Diantha; and 
three who died young. 

William W. Perdew lived on his native 
])lace soine years, and proved by his mdus- 
try and toil that he was fully capable of man- 
aging farm work with credit tO' himself. He 
enlisted in 1861, as' a member of the 36th Reg. 
Ohio Vol. Inf., but on account of sickness, was 
never sworn intO' the service. He hired a sub- 
stitute in his place, however, at the next call- 

The lady whom our subject chose as his life 
companion was Sarah SefTens, a daughter of 
William and Ann (Shackelton) Seffens, the 
ceremony taking place in 1853. She was born 
in England December 20, 1827, and was but 
13 years of age when her father and mother 
came to this country, in 1830. Her father 
settled in Dunham township, where he pur- 
chased some time later, 160 acres of land, and 
henceforth occupied his time with farming. 
His wife died at the age of 45 years. 

The nine children that have blessed the 
union of the subject of this sketch and his wife 
are as follows: Annie L., deceased; Abbie 




WILLIAM SKIPTON. 




MRS. SARAH B. SKIPTON. 



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^177 



Amanda ; John ; j\Iary ; Elizabeth : Hannali : 
Joseph ; Benjamin ; and Clara. Abbie Aman- 
da, the oldest living child, married John Dean, 
and they now make their home at Fort Scott, 
Kansas, and have three children. — Harry. 
William and Frank. John married Sarah 
Duke, a daughter of Joseph Duke, of Pitts- 
burg, Pennsylvania, and they have fnur chil- 
dren, namely : Jennie. Alice, May and ]\Ia- 
rion. Mary is now the wife of Charles Duke, 
of Pittsburg, and has three children, — Joseph, 
Blanche and Kenneth. Elizabeth lived to ma- 
turity and married William France, of Athens 
County, Ohio, but is now deceased. She left 
the following children — Ethel, Ursula anil 
Clealand. Hannah became the wife of Henry 
Blume, of Marietta, and reared one child, Ger- 
aldine. Joseph is a farmer in Warren town- 
ship and chose for his wife Lucy Tretchel ; they 
have three children.^ Dean. Twila and Ber- 
nice. Benjamin and Clara are still living on 
the home place, with their parents. The fam- 
ily worship at the Methodist Church. In poli- 
tics, one may always find ]\Ir. Perdew sup- 
porting the Republican party. Fie has seen a 
lifetime oif good, steady service, and in that 
lifetime the principles of duty and honor have 
alwavs been his guide. 




ILLIAM SKIPTON, who has been 
engaged in general farming and 
stock raising for many years, has 
followed various other occupations 
(luring his career, among which 
are those of a carpenter, stone-mason and 
brick manufacturer. His birth took place Au- 
gust 6, 183 1, in a little log cabin with a punch- 
eon floor, in WatertOAvn township. Washing- 
ton County, and liis parents were George and 
Margaret (Rotli) Skipton. 

The Skipton family originally resided near 
Skipton, England, but before the Revolution- 
ary War they came to this countn,', and all but 
twoi were killed by the Indians. One oif these 
two, George Skipton. was our William Skip- 
ton's father. 
73 



George Skipton was a native of the state 
of Pennsylvania, and was born June 28, 1784. 
He chose for his wife a German girl named 
Margaret Roth. They had 10 children, as fol- 
lows : Susan: Catherine; Mary; John; Eliza- 
beth: Christiana: an infant who died un- 
nametl: Sarah: George H. : and William. 
Susaai Skipton was born June 12, 1807, mar- 
ried Archibald Xewbanks. and they had six 
children. Catherine Ski]3ton was born April 
-7, i''?09, Avas also married and is the mother 
of ten children. ]\Iary Skipton first saw the 
light of day in April. 181 1. John was born 
August I. iS!3, and died in 1896. Elizabeth's 
birth took place on ^March 12, 1816, and she 
lived to the age of thirty years. Christiana 
Skiptcn was born September 26, 1818, and is 
also deceased. Sarah. wIk.i was born March 
25, 1821, no'W resides in Kansas, and George 
H., born March 19, 1829, died on June 15, 
1862. The mother of these children was born 
June 9, 1787, and died January 10, 1873, 'it 
the advanced age of 86 years. 

William Skipton chose for his Avife Sarah 
F. Brown, a daughter o^f Silas and Zilpha 
(Rice) Brown, natives of Massachusetts and 
Vermont, respectively. The father was born 
on Novanber 12, 1784, and the mother on De- 
cember 2^. 1799. Their children were as fol- 
lows : Jemima ; Nancy J. : Zilpha Armantha ; 
^^'allace Rodolpha ; Fred Arthur: and Lelia 
May. Jemima, whose birth took place Novem- 
ber 4, 1852, married John Corner, and now re- 
sides in Watertown township. Nancy J., born 
August 24, 1859. also lives in Wtitertown 
township, and is the wife of George Arnold. 
Zilpha Armantha, born December 24. 18^7 be- 
came the wife of Edward .M. Humphrey. 
Wallace Rodolpha, whose birth occurred July 
2, 1865, was united in marriage with Zilpha A 
Cheedle. Fred Arthur, born March 4, 1869, 
was twice married, the first union being with 
Nelhe Stebver. who died December 7, 1896; 
on September 2y. 1899. lie married Daisy H.' 
Leget. of Palmer township, bv whouT he had 
one child, Marie Irene, born May 24, 1901. 
Leha May, who was born Tanuarv it. 1871 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



During the Civil War Mr. Skipton served 
with the loo-day men, from May 2 until Sep- 
tember 14, 1864, and now draws a small pen- 
sion. His farm consists of 200 acres of ground, 
which he is greatly interested in cultivating, 
and he makes a specialty of breeding sheep and 
other stock. He has always been ambitious 
and industrious, and in this way has gained a 
position of importance and influence in town- 
ship and county affairs. Although his begin- 
ning was small, his own efforts have advanced 
him thus and he is properly called a self-made 
man. 

In religious belief. Mr. Skipton is liberal. 
In fraternal circles he affiliates with the G. A. 
R. post of Beverly, and with the Sons of Tem- 
perance. He alsO' is a member of the Patrons 
of Husbandry Grange at W'aterfiird. 



\MES T. DUNBAR, who for many 
years conducted a first-class store in 
Watertown, Washington County, Ohio, 
is now located in the same business at 
Vincent, where he commenced in 1901. 
Mr. Dunbar is a son of Daniel and Mary 
(Lake) Dunbar, and was born in 1840, in 
Fairfield township, Washington County, Ohio. 
Daniel Dunbar was a native of Fairfax Coun- 
ty, Virginia, and was born in 1800. He was 
a son of William Dunbar, whose death oc- 
curred in 1852, at the extreme old age of 112 
years and seven months, and of whom it is 
said that he never missed a meal on account of 
sickness. Daniel arrived in Fairfield town- 
ship in 1812, and throughout his life fol- 
lowed farming, successifully. He took an ac- 
tive interest in the affairs of the Universalist 
Church, of which he was a member, and in pol- 
itics voted the Democratic ticket. 

Daniel Dunbar married Mary Lake, a na- 
tive of Watertown, and a daughter of Thomas 
Lake. Her father was born in Washington 
County, and her grandfather was a native of 
New Castle, England, whoi came to the United 
States, and settled in Washington County in 
the early days of its history. The first Sunday 



school in the State of Ohio was established at 
Harmar, and it is said that Mrs. Dunbar's 
mother taught this Sunday school. 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dunbar had the fol- 
lowing children : Augustus and Edward, de- 
ceased ; Jane Ann, the widow of Jacob Heus- 
ton; Judy B., the ^vidow of E. P. Duffur; 
James T- ; and Alpha O., wIkj now lives in 
Rifle, Colorado, and is the wife of C. M. Wi- 
ble. Mrs. Dunbar's death occurred in 1844, 
when James T. was but four years of age. 
She was always known as a good, virtuous 
woman, whose chief interest was in her home 
circle. 

James T. Dunbar was united in marriage 
with Flora Gage, a daughter of Joseph H. and 
Mary A. (Cook) Gage, in 1868. She was 
Ijorn in 1850, in Fairfield towmship, and her 
union with Mr. Dunbar resulted in two chil- 
dren. — Dayton G., born in 1870, and now a 
prosperous merchant at Vincent ; and Sylvie E., 
born in 1882, and still at home. 

Mr. Dunbar is a Democrat, in politics, and 
has served his township for twenty-three years 
as treasurer. Fraternally, he has been a mem- 
ber of the Masonic lodge at Beverly, for twen- 
ty-five years. In all respects he may be 
counted a citizen of the liest type, and one who 
will do' his utmost in promoting the prc>sperity 
of his city and county. He has ample exper- 
ience in mercantile affairs, having carried on 
business in Watertown from 1867 to 1899. 
He nowl has a flourishing and lucrative trade in 
Vincent and is connected with many other 
business interests in that citv. 



F. DANA is a prominent farmer in 
Newport township, Washington 
County, where he owns 432 acres of 
farming land in section 29. township 
I, range 6. Mr. Dana gives special 

attention to Ixith stock and fruit raising and 

his farm is well stocked and planted with many 

choice varieties of fruit. 

Mr. Dana was born November 30, 1843, 

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where he now hves, and whicli was also the 
birthplace of his father. He is a son of Steven 
A. and Jane U. (Little) Dana, grandson of 
Steven Dana, who was born in Amherst, Mas- 
sachusetts, November 24, 1779, and great- 
grandson of Capt. William and Mary (Ban- 
croft) Dana. Steven A. Dana was born Au- 
gust 27, 1819. He was united in marriage 
with Jane U. Little, who was born in New- 
port township. August 27, 18 19, and they had 
three children. Pamelia, the eldest, of these 
was born July 25, 1842, and is now, the widow 
of A. !W. D. Krakt. F. F. Dana is the sec- 
ond child born to his parents. Prescott, the 
third, was born September 26, 1845, and died 
June 30, 1846. Their father '.\as a believer 
in the Baptist faith. 

F. F. Dana was united in marriage with 
Mary Ellen West, November 19, 1872. Mrs. 
Dana is a native of Moundsville, \VesL Vir- 
gniia, and was born April 10, 1848. She is 
a daughter of Rev. Jolin B. W'est. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dana have reared four chil- 
dren, namely: Steven A., Mary Grace, Ed- 
ward D., and William Dwight. Tliey were 
born, respectively, February 15, 1874; Sep- 
tember 3, 1877 ; December 3, 1882, and October 
II, 1887. Steven A., the eldest son, married 
Hattie Green Knight, who was born October 
I, 1 87 1. They reside on their father's farm. 

In September, 1862, Mr. Dana enlisted in 
Company H, 7th Reg., Ohio Vol. Cav., and 
ser\'ed until the close iOf the war. He is a 
valued member of the G. A. R., and a firm sup- 
porter oif the Republican party. 




ILLIAM WARREX. Among the 
early scettlers of Marietta, was 
William Warren, who, in his home 
in Middlesex Coimty, Massachu- 
setts, had listened to the tales of 
the fertile country, the beautiful rivers and the 
oportunities for agricultural advancement, to 
be fonnd in Ohio. Although but a lad of 14 
years, he made the trip thither, with his pa- 
rents, being obliged tO' walk the greater part of 



the distance. This sturdy perseverance and 
courage were emphasized in later life, as he 
was one of the hardy, enterprising and bold 
pioneers, whose feats ot strength and endur- 
ance are still recalled. 

\Mlliam Warren was born on September 
24, 1800, at Shirley, Middlesex County, Mas- 
sachusetts, and was a son of William and Han- 
nah (Dickinson ) Warren, the father of the lat- 
ter, James Dickinson, having been a Revolu- 
tionary soldier, who survived until 1836. 
These parents also' came to Washington Coun- 
ty at the same early date, the father following 
the trade of cooper. Willian-;' Warren had 
xevy meager educational advantages in hisi 
youth, which made more remarkable his 
intellectual strength and wide and intelligent 
knowledge of men and events, during his later 
life. His tastes for reading introduced him 
to the best literature oif the world, and his chi- 
rography was compared tO' copper plate. In 
this connection, may be mentioned a unique 
volume t>f great value, which is carefully pre- 
served by his devoted daughter, being an im- 
mense scrap-book which was a compendium uf 
almost seventy years of the history of this 
country, so wonderful in its growth and ex- 
pansion. 

Mr. Warren located on a farm in the nor- 
thern part of Washington County, about 25 
miles from Marietta, which ^\■as his nearest 
depot of supplies. As an example of his fam- 
ily devotion, as well as his most remarkable 
ability as a pedestrian, it is related that upon 
a certain occasion, he walked the whole dis- 
tance to and from Marietta, 50 miles, in one 
day, in order to procure medicine for a sick 
son. Until slavery became a party issue, Mr. 
Warren affiliated with the Democratic party, 
casting his first vote for the country's hero. 
Gen. Andrew Jackson, but later, his attitude 
changed, and he embraced the principles of the 
Republican party and was among the last sur- 
vivors of the Silver Grays, to offer his ser- 
vices to the. government at the outbreak of the 
Rebellion. 

Mr. Warren was a striking and familiar 
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there were who did not lioiior this aged pio- 
neer. With his heautiful long, white hair, 
and strong, intellectual countenance, he might 
well have stepped from some canvas of im- 
mortal fame, as an exponent of the beauty and 
dignity of a l:)lameless life. His liberal and 
indulgent views on religious suljjects, made 
him a Unitarian, but his charity was with all 
moral enterprises under any name. 

The only surviving child of William War- 
ren is Sarah Rebecca, who for many years 
prior to his death, cared for her aged parent 
with a beautiful, filial devotion. Mr. War- 
ren passed away at his home on Second street, 
between Washington and Sacra Via streets, 
on April 2, 1892, and was laid to rest in Mound 
Cemetery. Universal sympathy was extended 
to Miss Warren, his only representative. Her 
home at No. 618 Second street, is comif oil- 
able, and upon her 90 feet of ground, she has 
erected two other residences. 

In front of her home stantls a weeping wil- 
low tree which is one of the old landmarks, 
having been planted by no less a person than 
Governor Aleigs. 



lEL CHAPMAN, who has been suc- 

cessfullv pursuing the occupation of 

farming, near Vincent, Ohio, for 

more than half a century, was born 

in Watertown township, Washington 

County, I\Iay 10, 1829. At the age of four 

years, he was brought by his parents to his 

present farm in Barlow township. 

Mr. Chapman is a son of Samuel and Cath- 
erine (Clark) Chapman. His paternal grand- 
father. Heman Chapman, was born in Connec- 
ticut, in 1764, and located in Marietta, Ohio, 
in 1806. He had previously lived in New 
York, and later, at Wilkesbarre, Pennsylva- 
nia. His death occurred in 1881, in Barlow 
township. He wasi joined in wedlock with 
Mary Potter, whose birth took place in 1767, 
and who passed to her final rest in 1834. 

Samuel Chapman, a farmer, was born in 
New York in 1793. He located in Waterford 
township, Ohio, in 1816. He passed his last 



days upon the farm which is now the home 
of his son, Hiel, who was the sole offspring of 
the union with Catherine Clark ; she was born 
in 1797. 

During the Civil War, Hiel Chapman en- 
listed in Company F, 148th Reg., Ohio Vol. 
Inf., and served for a term of 100 days, as 
corporal. He was wounded in the knee, and 
draws a pension from the government. At 
the close of the war he returned to the 
farm, and completed the substantial frame 
house which was commenced in 1857. The 
barn, which is still used, has been built over 
60 years, and formerly stood where the rail- 
road now crosses the farm ; about 50 years 
ago it was moved tO' its present location. 

Mr. Chapman carries on general farming 
on 80 acres of very fertile land. His mind 
is stored with reminiscences of the early days. 
^\'hen he first came to this vicinity, a log cabin 
was his home, the door of which was hung 
with wooden hinges. A little later, heavy 
sleepers were put under the liouse, the frail 
floor of which was replaced by a substantial 
one, the boards for which were obtained from 
Lyman & Harley Laflin, who operated the first 
sawmill in that neighborhood. In 1857, Mr. 
Chapman married Abigail Hutchins, who, was 
born March 22, 1830. Mrs. Chapman is a 
daughter of Shubel and Rhoda (Davis. Hutch- 
ins, who were married near Macksbm'g. Her 
father was a native oi Massachusetts, and de- 
parted this life in 1840, leaving three children, 
— Sarah Ann, who married John Black and 
died in 1902 ; Betsey, who died in Kansas, in 
1885; and Abigail, the wife of Mr. Chapman. 
]\Irs. Chapman's mother contracted a matrimo- 
nial alliance with George Morris, an English- 
man. He died about 1872 near Macksburg. 
His widow survived him many years and spent 
her closing years in Barlow with her son, a 
half brother of Mrs- Chapman. Her demise 
took place in 1884. The paternal grandfather 
of Mrs. Chapman, John Hutchins, was born 
in 1770, and married Joanna Weeks. Thev 
were the fourth or fifth family to settle at 
Macksburg, and reared four children, name- 
Iv : Mollie, John, Rosanna and Shubel. 




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In political opinions, j\lr. Chapman was 
Democratic, prior to the Civil war. Subse- 
(luently he voted the Republican ticket for 
man}- years. Inn of late years he has been a 
Prohibitionist o" the most pronounced type. 
He has served as justice of the peace and has 
filled other offices. He helped to build the first 
J\I. E. church at Vincent, and has been a leader 
and Sunday-school superintendent ever since 
the organization of the church. He is serving 
as one of the trustees. He is active in all 
church affairs, and distinctly remembers the 
first minister in Vincent, who was John Red- 
mond, through whose efforts the present church 
edifice was built. 




IIARLES W. DOWLING, the lead- 
ing general contractor of JMarietta, 
Ohio, who has his office in the St. 
Clair Building, was bom at Cay- 
wood Station. Washington Comity, 
Ohio, in 1866. He is a son of John W Dow- 
ling, and a grandson of Louis Dowling, who 
came to this country from Scotland and took 
the farm upon which his son, John W., now 
resides. Mrs. Louis Dowling, who died May 
4. 1902, had attained the age of 90 years, and 
enjoyed the best of health up to the time of her 
death. 

Charles W. Dowling was reared on the 
farm, and attended the schools of the township. 
He served an apprenticeship with his father, 
who was a carpenter, at Fort IMadison, Iowa, 
whither he went at an early age. He returned 
to Marietta in 1890, and has since engaged in 
contracting there. He does a general contract- 
ing business, and has more than a hundred men 
in his employ at all times. He does his own 
drafting and architectural work, and has 
erected man_\- fine buildings in Marietta, among 
them being the ilarion street school building, 
the St. Clair Building and the new high-school 
building. He has built many residences and 
business blocks at Parkersburg, West Virginia, 
and in other towns near-by, and is at the pres- 
ent time erecting the new penitentiary at 
Moundsville. \\'est \'irginia. 



j\Ir. Dowling was united in marriage with 
Ida Thorniley, who was born in Washingtcwi 
County, and is a daughter of R. R. Thorniley, 
and they have one son, Gu}-. The family resi- 
dence is at Williamstown, although Mr. Dow- 
ling contemplates removing to Marietta, where 
he owns considerable property. He is a Re- 
publican in pohtics, and in religious belief he 
favors the Methodist Church. Fraternally he 
is a member of I/)dge No. 477, B. P. O. E. 



AFRETT P. CORNER, a careful, 
conscientious citizen of \\'atertown, 
Washington County, Ohio, carries 
on a business as a photographer in 
that village, and also has a gallery in 
Beverly. Ohio. He is a son of William and 
Sarah R. (Sharp) Corner, and was born July 
17, 1876, in Waterford township, which was 
also his father's native place. 

William Corner, who was born in 1849, 
still resides in his native township, and carries 
on farming. He is a firm Republican, in poli- 
tics, and is a member of the M. E. Church. 
He married Sarah R. Sharp, a nati\-e of War- 
ren township, who' was born in 1830 and is a 
daughter of \\'illiam and Martha Sharp. 
William and Sarah R. (Sharjj) Corner had 
three children, — William, Carl and Everett P. 
William was born in 1870, Carl, in 1874. and 
both reside in Washington County, the former, 
in Waterford townsliip, and the latter, in Wa- 
tertown township. 

Everett P. Corner obtained his mental 
training from the public schools of ^^'heeling, 
and the schools of Waterford and Beverly. 
.\fterward, he took a course in the commercial 
school at Marietta, and subsequently, when his 
school days were over, he kept books for va- 
rious firms in Wheeling and Marietta until 
he decided to become a photographer, and fit- 
ted himself for this calling. He does excellent 
work, and accordingly has the patronage which 
he deserves. 

Mr. Corner was united in marriage with 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



ley and Ruth Davis, born in Morgan County 
in 1873. William Manley Davis enlisted in 
Company C, 97th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., at 
Zanesville, Ohio, and fought for his country 
six months, taking part in a number of battles. 
While in the line of duty was wounded, and 
this caused his discharge <from further service. 
Mr. and Mrs. Corner are active members 
oi the M. E. Church of Watertown. Mr. 
Corner is a Republican, in politics, and hears 
his responsibilities as a citizen in a public- 
spirited manner. 



RADLEY BURGESS STONE, a 
prominent business man of Marietta, 
former auditor of M'ashington Coun- 
ty, was born at Belpre, Ohio, De- 
cember 31, 1841, and is a son of John 
and Charlotte Putnam (Loring) Stone. The 
father died in 1884, and the mother in 1887. 
They reared the folio-wing children : Samuel ; 
Melissa (Northrup), of Chicago, Illinois; 
Boliver; Lydia L.. (Moore), of Pomeroy, 
Ohio; John; Augustus; Frank, of Belpre, 
Ohio; and Bradley B- 

Bradley B. Stone is the grandson; of Capt. 
Jonathan Stone, who was one of the foun- 
ders of Belpre, Ohio. Capt. Jonathan Stone. 
was born at Braintree, Masachusetts, in 1751. 
His father, who had been a soldier in the King's 
service, died in 1759, leaving him a child with 
limited opportunities for obtaining an educa- 
tion. He acquired a knowledge of 
sur\-eying, which proved in later years 
of much value to him. His first work 
was as an apprentice in his father's 
tannerv, and then he joined a whaling 
expedition. Upon his return, he entered the 
Revolutionary anny, as an orderly-sergeant, 
and served with credit in the Northern army, 
under Gen. Rufus Putnam and General 
Gates. In itSj he was commissioned cap- 
tain, and continued as such until the close of 
the war. He was afterward employed by Gen- 
eral Putnam in the survey of lands on the 
coast of Maine, and assisted in the suppression 
of Shavs" Rebellion, in 1786. 



On the formation of the Ohio Company, 
Captain Stone purchased two shares, and in 
the fall of 1788 he visited Alarietta, to prepare 
for the coming of his family- He located his 
farm in the upper Belpre, in the fine bottom 
land a short distance below the mouth of the 
Little Kanawha. He returned to Massachusetts 
and in the summer of 1 789, left Brookfield, his 
fonner home, with his family , and finally 
reached Belpre in December, of that year. Two 
ox-teams, with a large wagon, cows for fam- 
ily use, and a horse for each of the ladies, 
composed the outfit. After crossing the 
mountains, he procured a flatboat, and in this 
they came down the river. The! boards of 
which this boat was composed, were utilized 
for doors and floors of the first house which 
Captain Stone built in Belpre. 

When the Indian war broke out. Captain 
Stone removed his family to Farmers" Castle, 
but, after what was known as Stone's fort was 
constructed, they moved into ii and remained 
there until the ending of the war. Captain 
Stone was a fearless man and one of the most 
successful defenders of the Belpre garrison. 
After the close of the war, he was engaged, 
with Jeffrey Mathewson. to complete the sur- 
vev of the Ohio Company's lands, and in 1799 
was appointed, with Gen. Rufus Putnam, and 
B. I. Gilman, to lay out the university lands, 
at Athens. In 1792, he served as treasurer of 
\\"ashington County. Captain Stone died on 
3.1arch 24. 1 801. before his last great work 
was cumpleted. In politics he was a Fedar- 
alist. 

Captain Stone's wife, Susanna Matthews, 
was a niece of Gen. Rufus Putnam. She 
died November 3. 1833. Their children were 
as follows : Saniue)!, who died in Licking 
County, Ohio; Grace, the wife of Luther Dana 
of Newport, Ohio; Benjamin F., of Belpre; 
Rufus Putnam, oif Morgan County; John, of 
Belpre; and Melissa, the wife of Josq>h Bark- 
er, O'f Newport, Ohio. 

Col. John Stone, O'f Belpre, was born 
June 23, 1795, and has always lived on the 
old homestead. In 1826, he was made colo- 
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title. During the days of slavery, he was an 
Abolitionist, and took an active part in some 
of the stormy events along the Belpre shore of 
the Ohio River. He was the friend of the 
colored man, and watched with impatient inter- 
est the trial at Parkersburg, which involved 
the boundary-line controversy. On one occa- 
sion he ironically told Caleb Emerson, as the 
ferry was pushing tO' Virginia, to ask General 
Jackson what objection there would be to him 
watering his horse in Virginia's ri\er. Four 
of Colonel Stone's sons served in the Civil 
War. Bradley B. volunteered in the 92nd 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., and when discharged. 
bore a captain's commission. Simeon B., Au- 
gustus D. and Jonathan F. were out over 100 
days at City Point and Bermuda Hundred, 
where Boliver died from contracting malarial 
fever. 

Bradley B. Stone was reared on the home 
farm, and attended the country schools 
and also Pomeroy Academy. After 
teaching school through one winter, in 
Washington County, he eutercil the 
Union army, enlisting, as before stated, in Au- 
gust, 1862, in the 92nd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., 
and won rapid promotion for gallantry, rising 
from the rank of orderly-sergeant to the cap- 
taincy of Company D. He was mustered out 
in June, 1865, having participated, without 
injury, in all the engagements of his regiment 
\\ith the eneni}'. 

Soon after his return from the war, Cap- 
tain Stone was married to Lottie, daughter of 
Charles Ames, of Belpre, and was engaged in 
mercantile pursuits in that city, until 1878. 
In 1 88 1, he was elected county auditor, and 
served in that position for two terms and 10 
months over, — an aggregate of aliiost seven 
years. For about three years. Captain Stone 
was interested in the organization of the W'ash- 
ington County Loan & Business Association, 
in which most successful concern he is still a 
stockholder. During the past six years, he 
has been in the oil business, iii the Sand Hill 
district, in Washington County, with satisfac- 
tory results. He is a charter member of Buell 
Post, Xo. 178, G. A. R., and was the first 



officer of the day, at its organization. In pol- 
itics, he is an ardait Republican. 

The hospitable home of Captain and Mrs. 
Stone is at No. 515 Third street, ]\Iarietta. 
They have two children, — Laura, born at Bel- 
pre, in 1873 ; ^"d Chester, born at Marietta, in 
July, 1883. Although not an actual member. 
Captain Stone favors the religious creed of 
the Unitarian Church. 



EORGE E. ROBINSOX, who is en- 
gaged in farming in Marietta town- 
ship, Washington County, Ohio, is 
a son of George H. Robinson, and 
grandson of Ebenezer Robinson. 
Ehenezer Robinson came from Rhode Isl- 
and, in 1819, to> Fearing township, Washington 
County, Ohio, where he ran a sawmill and grist 
mill. His death occurred at the age of nine- 
ty years. He left one brother and one sister, 
namely : Leonard, deceased ; and Esther, who 
married Dr. Cleveland, of Pawtucket, Rhode 
Island. She died in 1893, leaving an estate 
valued at $152,000, — George E. Robinson, be- 
ing one of the heirs. 

George H. Robinson, the father of 
the subject of this biographical mention, was 
born in tSiS, and was but one ^-ear old 
when his father removed to Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio. In 1857, he erected a grist-mill, on 
the Little i\Iuskingum River, wliich he con- 
ducted up to the time of his death, in 1866. 
George E. Robinson married Jane Dornan, 
wlio was born on his present farm, and is a 
daughter of Robert Dornan, who came to this 
country from Belfast. Ireland. They have 
eight children, namely: \\'allace. a rig build- 
er living in Marietta township; Hattie. who 
married D. F. Dufer, of Parkersburg. West 
Virginia; R. R., living in Sistersville, West 
Virginia, who married a daughter of Amos 
Wright ; Arthur, who works in a chair 'factory 
in Marietta; Ida, living at home: Walter and 
Janie, who attend school ; and Alarjorie. 

Mr. Robinson is a thrifty farmer, owning 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



is kept well improved, and on it he carries on 
general farming and stock raising. He is well 
known in the community, and is a man of hon- 
or and integrity. He is a member of the Re- 
publican party. Religiously, the family are 
Methodists. 



A\'ID BRECKEXRIDGE. a retired 
farmer, residing near Vincent. Ohio, 
is a Scotchman by bu'th, and hails 
from Argyleshire, Scotland. He 
was horn June 13. iSjj. and crossed 
the ocean in company with his parents in 1832, 
celebrating his tenth birthday on the voyage. 
He is a son of David and Charlotte ( McMul- 
len) Breckenridge. and is one oif a large fam- 
ily of children. The father located in Barlow 
township. Washington County, Ohio, where he 
purchased a 120-acre farm from Samuel B. 
Pond. He died in 1843 ^^ ^^''^ ^"^ ^^ seven- 
ty years. His widow survived him until 1875, 
when she, too, passed away, having attained 
the great age of ninety-one years. 

Mr. Breckenridge has one brother, Thomas. 
n(iw living in the village of Barlow. He was 
born in 1 8 1 1 , and at one time owned a farm ad- 
jacent to that belonging to the subject of this 
sketch, which is one mile southwest of Vin- 
cent. Two older sisters were married and re- 
mained in Scotland, when the remainder of the 
family came to this country. Isabelle. anoth- 
er sister, who is deceased, married Mr. McTab- 
ish, and lived for a numher oif years in Chat- 
ham, Canada. Other members of the family 
are Elizabeth, wife of William .-Vndrews; 
Charlotte (Dunlap). who died in Indiana; An- 
drew, who died at Cincinnati, aged twenty- 
three years: Neil, whose death occurred in the 
same city when he was about twenty-eight 
years old; Margaret, wife of James McKay; 
Duncan, who was born in 1825, and resides 
on a farm in Iowa ; and Charles, a noted con- 
tractor and builder at Logansport, Indiana. 

When a bov, ^Ir. Breckenridge attended 
the schools of Barlow township, his first teach- 
er being Sarah A. Clough, who subsequently 
married Smith Green, of Barlow. Upon at- 



taining hs majority. Mr. Breckenridge started 
out to make his own wa}- in the world. For 
twenty years he followed \-arious occupations, 
in different parts of the South and West, doing 
teaming a part of the time in Ohio and Indi- 
ana. 

In the spring oif 1861, ^Nlr. Breckenridge 
returned to the home of his boyhood, and with 
the fruits of his toil, purchased the interests of 
the other heirs of the homestead farm, which 
is the same upon which he still lives. During 
all the years intervening between that period 
and the present time, he has tilled the soil un- 
til Cjuite recently, when he retired from ac- 
tive labors. He sold a imrtion of his farm, 
which originally contained 120 acres, and now 
makes his home with Mr. and .Mrs. Charles F- 
Tracey. 

Mr. Breckenridge has been twice married. 
He lost his first wife and one son, in Indiana, 
many years ago. His second marriage was 
contracted with Mrs. Harriet (Moffat) Turn- 
er, who had one daughter, Mary Ann, by her 
previous marriage. This lady, who is Mr. 
Breckenridge's step-daughter, married Charles 
F. Tracey, and it is their pleasure toi coanfort 
the declining years of the subject of this sketch. 
They have fi\-e children, namely ; Bertha E. ; 
Leslie T. ; Minnie ^l.: Harlow Lyle; and Carl 
Selvin. 

Mr. Breckenridge was reared in the Presby- 
terian Church of which he may be called a life- 
long memlier. fie commands the respect and 
esteem of a large circle of friends and acquaint- 
ances, and has filled with credit many of the 
tovvnship offices, ha\-ing been trustee, school 
director, etc. 




LGERNON STEPHENSON, a pros- 
perous farmer of Marietta township, 
is li\'ing twO' miles ifrom Marietta, in 
Washington County, Ohio. He was 
born in Marietta, in 1843. ^"^ is a 
son of John Stephenson, a sketch of whom ap- 
pears elsewhere in this voilume. John Ste- 
phenson and his wife had eight children. 

Algernon Stephenson, the suliject of this 




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sketch, married Frances Pape. ol Fearing town- 
ship, Washington County. She is a daughter 
of Diedrich and Mary Pape. both of whom 
were natives of Germany. They came to this 
country, and located in Cincinnati, where they 
remained for awhile, and afterward settled in 
Fearing township, where they purchased a 
farm. Diedrich Pape is still living, but his 
wife died in 1885. Algernon Stephenson and 
his wife have two children, namely : Annie B., 
who is teaching in the public schools in Mari- 
etta; and Algernon C, aged twenty-two years, 
■who is a graduate of Marietta College, and is 
now a reporter on "The Register." 

Mr. Stephenson has a fine farm, w hich is 
located about two miles from Marietta. He 
raises stock and general produce, and is o«e of 
the most prosperous and influential farmers in 
the community. He is active in all public 
works, and readily lends his assistance to any 
worthy enterprise. 

Mr. Stephenson is a Democrat, in politics. 
The familv attend the Congregational Church. 



GUIS C. P.RADFIELD, a prominent 
merchant, farmer and oil prospector, 
of New ^latamoras, Ohio, is one of 
the most extensive real estate owners 
in Grandview township. He owns 
113^/2 acres in one tract and 15 acres in another 
tract. The latter is adjacent to New Mata- 
moras, and upon it Mr. Bradfield has a fine 
grocery store, where he carries on quite a pros- 
perous business. In addition to these, he owns 
quite a number of houses in New Matamoras, 
and as oil has recently been disco\-ered on his 
place, the land is very valuable. 

3.rr. Bradfield was bnrn in iNIonrce Countv, 
Ohi(j. ]\Iarch 20. 1852, and is a son of James 
and Lucinda (Touel) Bradfield. James Brad- 
field was born in Virginia September 15, 1814. 
and Ills father was a farmer. When 13 years 
of age he moved to Ohio with his parents. He 
was twice married, his first union being with 
the mother of Louis C. This marriage re- 
sulted in nine children, several of whom are 
deceased. Those living, besides Louis C, are 



Jacob; Mary S., wife of John IMurvey; and 
Corbin. They are residents of Monroe County, 
Ohio. The mother of these children died, and 
some time after her death the father married 
Mary S. Rowles. Three sons blessed this 
union, namely : James, George and David. 
James Bradfield is now living in retirement in 
New Matamoras, having reached the advanced 
age of 89 years. He is a stanch Democrat. 

Louis C. Bradfield was reared and schooled 
in Monroe County, Ohio, and has followed 
agricultural pursuits during the most of his life. 
In 1895 he located in New ^latamoras, where 
his home has been ever since. Like his father, 
he has been twice married. His first wife was 
Elizabeth Timmons, whose demise took place 
in 1883. She left four children to the care of 
her husband, namely : Roxy, wife of W. Lip- 
pincott; Hugh; Lucy; and Charles. In 1884 
Mr. Bradfield was united with Isabelle Rowles, 
who was born in Monroe Cotmty, Ohio, Sep- 
tember 30, i860. The following children re- 
sulted from their union : Edward ; Barney ; 
Ellen : Nellie; Eliza, deceased : and Nettie. The 
family attend the ^Methodist Episcopal Church, 
of which Mrs. Bradfield is a devout memljer. 
Like his father, the subject of this sketch is a 
Democrat, and exerts all his influence in behalf 
of that party. He is a prominent member of 
his community and is popular among his asso- 
ciates. 



EWIS C. HAYES, one of the most in- 
fluential citizens and successful mer- 
chants of Vincent, Ohio, needs no in- 
troduction to the readers oif this book 
as he is well known throughout 
Washington County. Mr. Hayes is a native 
of Barlow township, where he was born in 
1848- He attended the public schools, and 
remained on his father's farm until he had at- 
tained the age of nineteen years. He then en- 
gaged in the lumber business and operated a 
portable sawmill for more than twenty years, 
mainly in Washinp-ton Count\-, and his suc- 
cess was phenomenal. 

In 1880, the firm of Hayes Brothers was 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Robert and William, the first named being the 
head of the concern. This firm is engaged 
principally in the hardware business, but it 
also buys and sells wheat, and deals largely in 
wool. The present large and commodious two- 
story building, 50 by 100 feet in dimensions, 
was erected by the brothers, and is stocked 
with the most complete line of hardware in 
Vincent. In the rear, a building 20 by 30 feet, 
in size, is used for lime, cement, and as a 
storeroom for heavy hardware. The finii en- 
joys a large patronage, and its success is at- 
tributed largely to the efforls oif Lewis C. 
Hayes. 

Mr. Hayes is also prominently identified 
with many of the most important enterprises 
of Washington County. In the spring of 1900 
he, in company with S. ^\^ Harvey, formed a 
telephone company, which has been operated 
with much success, — the company style being 
Hayes & Harvey. About twenty-one miles 
of line was constructed, connecting Marietta 
with Bartlett, Vincent and other ton'ns of the 
county. This line has not only proved a great 
benfit to the general public, but has yielded 
a fair income on the investment. 

Mr. Hayes is also interested in the oil and 
gas industries in his vicinity, and owns sev- 
eral good producing wells near Vincent. In 
1S95, he put down one large gas well, piped 
the town and has furnished both light and fuel 
to Vincent ever since. In addition to these en- 
terprises, Mr. Hayes purchased the Vincent 
homestead, which he platted and laid out into 
town lots, and it is now known as the Hayes 
addition to Vincent- Upon his fine farm, 
about one mile west of Vincent, he built a 
splendid residence, convenient and modern in 
design. Upon this farm is located also a fine 
grindstone quarry, which is leased by the 
Cleveland Stone Company, and has a capacity 
of 150 to 200 tons per month. It is rightly 
considered one O'f the large industries of the 
town, and furnishes employment to aliout thir- 
ty men. 

Mr. Hajes was united in marriage with 
Miss Seely, a daughter of Joseph Seely, of 
Barlow. Seven children were boni of this un- 



ion, E. E. Hayes, the eldest of these, is filling 
a clerical position in Hayes Brothers' store. 
Carrie married C. C Hopkins. Harry and 
Frank, aged respectively, fourteen and ten 
years, are attending school. The others, An- 
nie, Harriet and Shirley are at home. 

In his political opinions, Mr. Hayes is a 
decided Republican, but is not an aspirant to 
office as his time is fully occupied by his va- 
rious business interests. He is a public-spir- 
ited citizen hoAve\-er, who- has done his part in 
furthering and developing the natural resources 
oi his section, and. from a business standpoint, 
is looked upon as one of the most successful 
men of the countv. 



EORGE JOHNSTON, a well-to-do 
farmer living three and a half miles 
from Marietta, in Washington 
County, Ohio, was born in Marietta, 
in 1852, and is a son of Andrew and 
Agnes (Heslop) Johnston. 

Andrew Johnston was born in Scotland, 
October 17, 1819, and died February 12, 1897. 
His wife, who was born in West Newton, Eng- 
land, March 21, 1825, died December 24, 
1899, aged seventy- four years, nine months and 
three days. They came ot this country on the 
same ship, in 1844, and were afterward mar- 
ried in Lawrence township, Washington Coun- 
ty, in 1 85 1. George Heslop, father of An- 
drewi Johnston's wife, was a farmer of Law- 
rence township. Andrew Johnston and his 
wife had eight children, namely: George, the 
feubject of this sketch; Elizabeth, deceased, who 
married George Cuthbert, a farmer of Law- 
rence township, deceased; Nellie C, John Wal- 
ter and Margaret, deceased; Emma J., who 
lives with her brother, George, and two who 
died in infancy. 

George Johnston has 89 acres of land, and 
makes a specialty of raising grain. In this 
he has been very successful, and in fact, he has 
good cause to- \x proud of his entire farming 
career, as he is one of the most prosperous 
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a member of the Congregational Church. In 
politics, he is in accord with the Republican 
party. 



A. HOLLSTEIN, a promising 
young gentleman of Washington 
County, Ohio, is successfully en- 
gaged in teaching school, together 
with farming, at his home in Inde- 
pendence township. 

Mr. Plollstein was born January 20, 1880, 
and is a son of Adam A. Hollstein, and like his 
father, was born in Independence township. 
The days of his boyhood and early youth were 
spent in acquiring an education at Patterson's 
Hall, and on completing the course given in 
the public schools, he attended college at Ada, 
Ohio, taking one year of the teacher's course in 
that college. He has taught school for four 
terms, meeting with the best of success, and is 
untiring in his efforts to advance the interests 
of his township in this direction. He also takes 
care of his farm and home, and is as yet enjoy- 
ing a life of single blessedness. 

The subject of this sketch is a believer in 
the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, the divine services of which he at- 
tends. In politics he is an ardent Democrat 
and does the best he can for the success of 
tliat party. Fraternally he is a member of the 
Court of Honor, at New ]\Iatamoras, Ohio. 



EORGE DIXS.AIORE. who is num- 
bered among the intelligent, progres- 
sive citizens of Decatur township, 
Washington County, Ohio', has fol- 
lowed the profession of teaching 
school during the greater part of his life. He 
is now, however, established on a farm oi 140 
acres, where he raises fine stock and does the 
work that generally falls to the lot of a tiller 
of the soil. He has always taken a decided in- 
terest in township affairs, and is never Ijetter 
pleased than when he can promote the welfare 
of the community. 

George Dinsmore was burn Julv 22, 1839, 
in Carroll Countv, Ohio, and is a son of Will- 



iam and Margaret (Irvine) Dinsmore, the fam- 
ily being of Irish descent. His father and 
mother were born in County Donegal, Ireland, 
spent the early years of their lives in the same 
neighborliood, and were married in 1828. Mrs. 
Dinsmore was a daughter of Richard Irvine, 
and bore her husband six children, as follows : 
Catherine; Richard John; Robert; Letitia; 
Mary Weir; and George. The first three of 
this family died in New York City. Letitia 
was born in Ireland in 183 1 and died in Sep- 
tember. 1894. She was the wife of Dr. S. R. 
Elliott, who resides in New York City. They 
luid no children. Mary Weir was born in Car- 
roll County, Ohio, September 7, 1841, the 
same year in which thei father of the family 
died. After the death of Mr. Dinsmore Mrs. 
Dinsmore was married to Hugh Weir, by 
whom she had the following children : Jen- 
nie E., born August 17, 1845; Catherine, born 
July 2, 1847; ^''id John, who was born October 
31, 1849. The mother died September 4, 1887, 
aged 79 years and six months. Mr. Weir died 
February 12. 1896, aged 84 years and 10 days. 
Jennie E. was married June 3, 1869. to M. E. 
Ellenwood ; Catherine married O. N. Ellen- 
wood ; and John married Lizzie Godfrey. 

George Dinsmore strove to acquire his ed- 
ucation with energy and perseverance; he at- 
tended the common schools for a, time, and 
later became a student in some of the select 
schools of Barlow and Glendale. His efforts 
were not in vain, for he succeeded in master- 
ing all difficulties, and started in life for him- 
self as a teacher in the public schools in i860. 
For 33 consecutive years he followed his pro- 
fession, gaining the good will of all, and estab- 
lishing a reputation for justice, kindness and 
thoroughness in school work, as well as in all 
things. In politics he is a member of the Dem- 
ocratic party, but is also liberal in local mat- 
tei's. For five years he served well in the office 
of township treasurer, and also served one 
term as trustee. Besides these his services as 
school director were given freely for many 
years. He has made a success of farming and 
his home place, with its well-kept buildings, 
etc., is indeed attractive and pleasant to^ see. 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Mr. Uinsmore was united in marriage witli 
Mary A. Ballard, a daughter of P. E. Ballard, 
living in Decatur township. The ceremony 
was performed INIarch 30, 1870, and they ha\-e 
since beai blessed with three children, — Will- 
iam Everett, born IMarch 17, 1871 ; Cora May. 
born ]\I'arch 26, 1873 ; and Clarence George, 
born [May 13. 1878. These children have at- 
tended the common schools and are still un- 
married and reside on the home place. The 
family are very liberal in religious views and 
attend the Presbyterian Church, which is near- 
est to their home. 



ENRY H. PIOLLAND. a prominent at- 
torney-at-law. of Ludlow township. 
Washington County. Ohio, was born 
near Bloomfield, in Ludlow township, 
Xovember 25. 1851. He is a son of 
Harvev Hnlland, and grandson of Simian C. 
Holland, who was born in County Tymne. Ire- 
land. 

Plarxey Holland was born in Oswego Coun- 
ty. Xew Viirk. June 19, 181 5. and at an early 
day mo\ed to XA'oodsfield, Ohio. A part of 
the trip he made l)y boat, landing at Claring- 
ton. Ohio, in 1820. He was educated at Wootls- 
field and read law and was admitted to the bar 
at Columbus. He located in Ludlow township, 
Washington County, in 1832, and there prac- 
ticed law. He was the owner of 150 acres of 
land and was one of the most prominent citi- 
zens (if the community. His first marriage 
was with Mary Black. l>y whom he had three 
children. — Hulda J., wlm was born in July. 
1834, and died November 30. 1881 : Harriet 
E.. born August i, 1837. who married Bishop 
McYey, and lives at East Liverpool, Ohio; 
and James E.. born December 24, 1839, who 
married Rebecca ]M. Henry. Harvey Holland 
formed a second union, wedding Mary Mossor. 
who was born February 10, 1825. They reared 
the folio-wing children : Har\-ey. deceased, 
who was horn July 6, 1845, '^"t^ on May 16, 
1861, married Cynthia Dickson, deceased: Ar- 
ious N., born January 19, 1S47, who married 
Louise Smith, and lives in Ludlow township ; 



\Mlliam A., liorn ^lay 2, 1849, ^^'l^O' niarried 
Rebecca Thomas, of Ludlow township ; Henry 
H., the subject of this biography; Simon C, 
born February 11. 1854, who married Jane 
Simmons; Charles W., born January 29, 1856, 
who died October 15, 1856; Sylvester M., liorn 
August 25, 1857, who married Hannah Cline, 
and lives in Ludlow tov.nship; r^Iary B., liorn 
December 2, 1859; Stephen A., born April 18, 
1862, wh(.) married Xancy E. Jones; and Clem- 
ent L., born June 14, 1S65, who married Mary 
Mowder. The father died Xovember 26, 1893, 
and the mother August 2T), 1889. Mr. Holland 
«-as a Protestant in religious belief. Li politics 
he was a Democrat. 

Flenry H. Holland was engaged in te;!ch- 
ing school for seventeen years. He is now en- 
gaged in the general practice of law. antl has 
been justice of the peace of his township for 
the past nine years. In politics he is a Dem- 
ocrat. 



lARLES T. REED, a progressive 
farmer of ^Marietta township, is liv- 
ing about 3^ miles from Marietta, 
in Washington County, Ohio. He 
was born in X'ewport township, 
July 3, 1868, and is a son of Samuel D. and 
Mary G. Reed. 

His paternal great-grandfather. Anthony 
Reed, was a farmer, of Columbiana County, 
Ohio. His grandfather, Ezekiel Reed, died in 
1843. Samuel D. Reed, his father, 
was married in 1864, to Mary G. Hill, and his 
death occurred September 14. 1873. 

Charles T. Reed's maternal grandparents 
were William and Martha (Amlin) Hill. They 
lived in Pittsburg, and reared the following 
children; John Thomas,, born in 1823, who 
was a justice of the peace for a number of 
years, and is now li\-ing on his farm in X^ew- 
po'rt township; Jonathan, born in 1824, who is 
also living in Newport township; Rhoda Ann, 
deceased; Elizaljeth, who died in 1901, at the 
age of seventy-three; William Hill, Jr., living 
in Newport towiiship ; Sarah, who married 
William Caywood, a fanner of Lawrence town- 
' ship; Charles Hill, deceased in 1893; Amy S., 




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deceased ; Harriet N., who married Roswell 
LaRue, a farmer, of Marietta township ; Henry 
J., born in 1839, who is a carpenter, of Law- 
rence township; Mary, the mother of Charles 
T. Reed ; and Maria B., who married Benja- 
min Triggs, a farmer and carpenter, of New- 
port township. 

Charles T. Reed moved with his parents to 
Marietta to-wnship in 1872, and they are now 
living on the farm upon which they located at 
that time. It contains about 43 acres of land. 
Mr. Reed is a prosperous farmer, and is much 
interested in his vocation. He is well posted 
on agricultural affairs and ta-kes great pride in 
the care and managemeiit of his farm. 

On July 20, 1S92, Mr. Reed was married, 
to Laura Belle Brown, a daughter of Enoch 
and Rachael Brown, both deceased. They 
have two children, namely : John O., born 
June 8, 1895 ; and Austin Irwin, born October 
2;i,, 1897. Mr. Reed is a Congregationalist in 
religious belief. Politicallv, he is a Democrat. 



AMUEL W. HARVEY, who has been 

engaged in various enterprises, is now 

manager of the Bartlett and Marietta 

telephone line, and is identified with 

other interests. He is located on the 

old home farm in Barlow township, on which 

he was born June 17, 1840, being the only scm- 

of Samuel and Isabella (Fleming) Harvey. 

Samuel Harvey was born in Argyleshire, 
Scotland, and as a young man came to* this 
country and located on the farm in Barlow 
township. In 1838 he built the residence which 
still stands in an excellent state of preservation, 
although it has been remodeled once, and the 
shingles, which he himself mianufactured, 
lasted more than 50 years before being re- 
placed. He died in 1841. His widow married 
D. N. Dunsmoor, and several children blessed 
their union. 

Samuel W. Harvey at an early age engaged 
in the sawmill business, and also spent four 
years in a store at Marietta. Then for a period 
of 2T, vears he occupied a position as traveling 



salesman for the Cleveland Dryer Company, 
which he represented in six differait States, 
but mainly in Ohio. He decided to live a uKjre 
settled life, and located on the home farm in 
Barlow township. This consists of 240 acres 
(if well improved land, equipped with substan- 
tial buildings, and is devoted to general farm- 
ing. He was the prime mover in the establish- 
ment of a rural telephone line, wdiich is op- 
erated by himself and L. C. Hays, as the Bart- 
lett and ^Marietta line. It is. ecjuipped with 
heavy cedar poles, is first class in every respect, 
and recei^'es a liberal patronage from the resi- 
dents located along the 21 miles of line. The 
line, which was established in 1898, is actively 
managed by Air. Harvey. He is also interested 
in the Stockport and Marietta telq>hone line, 
and the firm of Hays & Harvey owns about •13 
miles of line north of the tunnel, connecting 
with the long-distance "phone"' at Athens. In 
1 86 1 Mr. Harvey enlisted in the Union Army 
and ser\'ed four years as a member of the 36th 
Reg.. Ohio Vol. Inf., participating in all the 
engagements of the regiment. He entered as 
a pri^-ate, served in every company oi the regi- 
ment, and was mustered out as captain of Com- 
pany G. 

Mr.Harvey was united in marriage with 
Amanda Wolcott, who was reared in Water- 
town township and is a daughter of Alansoii 
Wolcott, an early resident of that township. 
To them was born one daughter, Airs. C. H: 
Taylor, of Fairview Heights, Alarietta, whose 
husband is one of the proprietors; oif the Mari- 
etta Steam Laundry. In politics the subject oif 
this sketch is a Republican. For many years 
he has 1>een a member of the Loyal Legion, of 
Cincinnati. Ohio. 




ILLIAAI HUGHES, well-known as 
a farmer in Newport townshi]>, 
Washington County, Ohio, is a son 
of D. AI. and Elizabeth (Evans) 
Hughes, both nati\-es of Wales. D. 
M. Hughes was born December 31, 1812, and 
emierated from his native country at the earl\- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



age of twenty-four years. With his father and 
brotb.er, John D., he came to the United States 
and landed in New York, where he remained 
for some time. He A\-as subsequently engaged 
in the manufacture of white lead in Pittsburg 
and there met Elizabeth Evans, who becajne 
his wife. In 1848 they removed to Newport 
township, Washington County, Ohio. Eliza- 
beth Evans was born January i. 181 1, in 
Wales. She became the mother of a numlier 
of children, among whom were the following: 
Margaret A., who died at the early age of six 
years; Benjamin F., who died in infancy; Da- 
vid D., who was united in marriage with Es- 
tella F. Rea, and resides in Allegheny, Penn- 
sylvania; Evan D., who marriecl Anna Will- 
iamson and now resides in Wellsville, Ohio: 
and William. 

William Hughes was born September 17, 
1853, and is a native of Newport township. 
When grown to manhood he was united in 
marriage with Louisa Snyder, who was born 
December 25, 1852, and is a daughter of James 
and Margaret Snyder, of Grandview township. 
Mr. liughes and his worthy wife have had sev- 
en children, of whom all but one grew to man- 
hood and womanhood. Their names are as fol- 
lows : James W. ; Margaret A. ; Mary, de- 
ceased; Jennie L. ; Harry D. ; Edward D. ; and 
Estella Grace. The family attend the M. E. 
Church. 

From 1 88-1 ""til 1890 Mr. Hughes was en- 
gaged in the manufacture of apple barrels, but 
is now cultivating his land to the best of his 
ability. He has two farms of 36 and 20 acres, 
respectively. In politics he promotes the in- 
terests of the Republican party, and is a zeal- 
ous worker in its behalf. As a citizen he is 
regarded as a man of influence, ever ready to 
uphold the cause he thinks is right. 



\:\IES PATTERSON HOON, a suc- 
cessful blacksmith and farmer, of 
Palmer toiwnship, who' also owns and 
operates a blacksmith's shop at Wolf 
Creek, is a representative of an old 
and honored pioneer family of Washington 
Countv. > 



The birth of Mr. Hoon occurred Alav 20. 
1830, at Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Penn- 
sylvania, and he is a son of John and Jane ( Pat- 
terson) Hoon. John Hoon was born in 1803, 
anfl died in October, 1876. Mr. Hoon is of 
Dutch and Welsh ancestry. His great-grand- 
father Hoon was a native of Holland, who 
came to the United States and was a soldier 
in the Revolutionary War, while his grand- 
mother was of Welsh descent, — her uncle. 
William Williams, was one of the signers of 
the Declaration of Independence. 

Mr. Hoon is the eldest of a family of 1 1 
children, the others being as follows: Philip: 
Priscilla Jane; Jefferson C. ; Elizabeth Aman- 
da ; John Madison ; Samuel A. ; Lewis Claw- 
son; Clarissa; Armelda; and George. ^Ir. 
Hoon was a member of the State Guards for 
several years, and in, the Civil War enlisted in 
Company I, 148th Reg., Ohin A'ol. Inf.. under 
Colonel Moore and Capt. D. J. Richards, serv- 
ing under the 100-day call. 

The subject of this sketch was married in 
1853 to Susan Foutch, and the following chil- 
dren were born to their union : Jane Priscilla ; 
James M. ; Sylvester ; Orson E. ; Thoanas Jef- 
ferson ; Cassius M. ; Ulysses Grant ; and Jesse 
G. In politics he is identified with the Re- 
publican party. Mr. Hoon operates a farm of 
74 acres in Palmer township and also follows 
his trade of blacksmith at \\'o\i Creek. Be- 
sides his farming and work at the smithy Mr. 
Floon is interested in the oil business, owning 
26 producing wells, on which he recei\'es ro\'- 
alties. 




ILLIAM E. SMITHSON. conspic- 
uous among the citizens of Alacks- 
burg, Washington County. Ohio, 
has been in the employ of the Cle^•e- 
land & Marietta Railroad Company 
for 34 years. He is a son of John and Jane 
f Campbell) Smithson, natives of England and 
Ireland, respectively, and was born in Aurelius 
township, Washington County, July 23, 1837. 
The paternal grandfather of \\'illiam E. 
Smithson was Thomas Smithson, who came 
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part of the 19th centurj-, and was admitted to 
citizenship in the town of Butternuts, Otsego 
County, A'ew York, February 9, 1814. In 
1816 he removed from New York to Ohio, and 
settled immediately after his arrival in the lat- 
ter State, in Aurelius township, Washing;tO'n 
County, where he lived until his death. He 
was united in marriage with Rebecca Benning- 
ton and they reared a number of children. 

The maternal grandparents of William E. 
.Smithson were Richard and Martha (jReed ) 
Campbell, both of whom were natives of Ire- 
land. They came to the United States, how- 
ei'er, and made their home in Salem township 
in 1816. A more extended record of their an- 
cestry is given in the biography of R. C. Smith- 
son, also in this volume. 

William E. Smithson enlisted in the 77th 
Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf. on November 14, 1861, 
soon after the call for \olunteers in the early 
part of the Civil War. He rose to the rank of 
2nd lieutenant, and after three years and two 
months of hard and courageous service, re- 
ceived an honorable discharge at Little Rock. 
Arkansas. 

On January 7, 1864, Mr. Smithson was 
united in matrimony with Louisa C. Clark, a 
daughter of Andrew Qark, of Lowell, Wash- 
ington County. Their union resulted in two 
children, — H. Jennie, the wife of J. T. Bainett ; 
and John C. Mr. Smithson is a believer in the 
principles of the Republican party, and has 
served as mayor of Macksbur? for four years, 
giving satisfaction to all and reflecting credit 
upon his executive ability and strength of char- 
acter. Socially he is a manber of the Ma- 
sonic order, affiliating with Aurelius Lodge No. 
108, F. & A. M., and American Union Chap- 
ter No. I, R. A. M., of Marietta. 



Al. BROWXRIGG. who is one of the 
substantial citizens and leading farm- 
ers of Palmer township, Washington 
County, Ohio, was lx)rn at Olive 
Green, Noble County, Ohio. He is 
a son of William and Nancy ( Norris) Brown- 
rigg. and grandson of John W. and Matilda 



(Caldwell) Brownrigg, natives of Pennsyl- 
vania. Nancy (Norris) Brownrigg was a 
f laughter of Samuel and Jane Norris, natives 
of Morgan and Jefferson counties, respectively. 

Mr. Brownrigg is of English ancestry, his 
grandfather, John W. Brownrigg, having come 
from Northumberland, England in 1819, reach- 
ing America after a passage of 10 weeks and 
five days on the water. He came with his par- 
ents to Marietta, Ohio, and the family located 
in Morgan County (Noble County not being 
fonned until 1852), on the headwaters of Olive 
Green Creek. The father of Lewis M. suc- 
ceeded tO' the old homestead of 560 acres, and 
there his life closed. He was a man of sub- 
stance and one who was universally respected. 
Unto him and his wife were born the follow- 
ing children: Emma: L. ]M. ; Mary: Noble; 
Lillie: John W. : and jNIay. 

L. M. Brownrigg was afforded excellent 
educational advantages in his youth. He at- 
tended the Indiana Normal School at Valpa- 
raiso and later Professor Smith's private col- 
lege at Beverly, Ohio. He is a man of schol- 
arly tastes, and has enjoyed much tra\'el, his 
pleasurable wanderings having taken him 
through ] 5 different States. He has taken part 
in many of the sports in \-ogue in the different 
localities visited. In Montana he has hunted 
buffalo^ and in 1882 he saw there quantities 
of wild game and many Indians. His fine farm 
which is widely known as "Dunsmore" farm, 
consists of beautiful, rolling land, well-watered 
and perfectly adapted to the breeding of regis- 
tered Hereford cattle. IMr. Brownrigg is en- 
gaged in general farming on this property of 
230 acres, and is also interested in wool buying. 
He is especially interested in the breeding of 
fine cattle, and among his herd which are reg- 
istered, are Grove, a Hereford bull, registered 
as number 70.379 ; Erith's Pride, also a regis- 
tered bull : also cows which are full blooded 
Herefords. as follows : Empress : Cherry ; 
Be<achwoo<l Lass ; Actress ; and several others. 
Upon these cattle have been bestO'wed some of 
the best premiums ever awarded in the State 
of Ohio. 

On Seiitember 24. 1884. ]\Ir. Brownrigg 
was united in marriage with Rilla Jennings, a 



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daughter of Genrge N. Jennings, of Noble 
County. Ohio. They have two daughters. — 
Mary Bernice, born May 24. 1888; and Lura 
M., born August 13. 1S92. In religious faith 
;\Ir. Brownrigg is a jNIethodist. In politics the 
family have lieen Democratic for generations. 
In Masonry Mr. Brownrigg has attained high 
degrees and is well known in the order wher- 
ever he has visited. 



. CHARLES B. BALLARD, a phy- 
-ician of Marietta, Ohio, was l)iirn in 
tlie western part of Washington 
Countv, Ohio, in 1861. He is a son of 
Z. B. and :\Iary Ann (Cole) Ballard. 

Andrew Ballard, grandfather of the Doc- 
tor, was a farmer and died about 1868. He 
v.as an early settler of Belpre and resided on 
Major Rice's farm and cared for the major 
until that worthy gentleman's death. Later he 
moved to a farm in Decatur township, Wasli- 
ingtnn County, where he resided until his 
death. 

Z. B. Ballard was born in Vermont in 181 1 
and came to Ohio with his parents. His early 
boyhood was spent in Belpre, Ohio. After 
obtaining a common school education he clerked 
for a time for Dr. Gilbert in a general store. 
Subseciuently he removed to Decatur toavnship, 
where he taught school for several years. He 
then engaged in farming and merchandising, 
half a mile from Fillmore, Ohioi, where he died 
May 16, 1S78. In 1840 he married Mary Ann 
Cole, a native of Washington County, Ohio, 
and the following children were born to them, 
namely : George M., an attorney of Anderson, 
Indiana; Philip A., who lost his health in the 
Civil AVar, and subsec|uently died from the ef- 
fects of his service in the army ; Mary C. ( T( - 
bey), \vho died in 1897: W. W., who^ died in 
Washington Countv in 1872: Diantha L., wife 
of A. O. I'rame, of Coolville, Ohio; and Charles 
B., the subject of this sketch. 

Charles B. Ballard received his primary 
education in the country schools of his native 
county, after which he attended Purdue Uni- 
versity and then taught school for some years 



before taking up the study of medicine. In 
]\Iarch. 1889, he graduated from the ^liami 
Medical College in Cincinnati, Ohio, receiv- 
ing the degree of ]\I. D. For the next 10 years 
he practiced in Belpre and in January, 1899, 
removed to Miarietta, where he has since con- 
tinued to reside, attending to a general practice. 
The subject of this sketch was united in 
marriage October 6. 1891, with Bertha Glazier, 
a daughter of A. W. Glazier, a prominent and 
substantial citizen of Belpre, who- represented 
this district in the State Senate in 1883-1884. 
Dr. Ballard and his wife live at No. 205 Scam- 
mel street. In politics the Doctor is a Republi- 
can. He is a member of the American Medi- 
cal Association, the Ohio State Medical Soci- 
ety, the W'ashington County Medical Society, 
and the ^Marietta Medical Society. Religiously 
he is a member of the Presbvterian Church. 



W. STURGISS, a prominent real es- 
tate and insurance man of Marietta, 
C)hio. with nlhce at No. 115 Front 
street, was born at Ravenna, Ohio, 
May 29. 1840, and is a son of Rev. 
A. G. and Sabra L. ( Miner) Sturgiss. 

Rev. A. G. Sturgiss was born in Pennsyl- 
vania and at an early age located in Ashtabula 
County, Ohio, which was then but sparsely set- 
tled. He spent the most of his life as a ^leth- 
odist minister, and was for years secretary of 
the Pittsburg Conference. The subject of this 
sketch is one of three sons, his twO' younger 
brothers being George C. and Alfred G. The 
former is a prominent lawyer of Morgantown, 
West Virginia, and is regent of the college 
there. He has the distinction of being one of 
the first sujierintendents of free schools in the 
State. Alfred G. is a druggist in Oakland, 
Maryland. 

J. W. Sturgiss resided in Pennsyh'ania un- 
til 1861, when he enlisted as a private in Com- 
pany G, 8th Reg. Pennsylvania V^eteran Re- 
serve Corps, one of the first organizations to 
enter the United States sen-ice after the first 
battle of Bull Run. He was in the Army of the 
Potomac, and served altogether four years and 
three months. During the first three months 




JAMES COONEY. 



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he was a private, and then was made a lieuten- 
ant In the latter part of i86j he was detaileil 
in charge of a recruiting station at Little Wash- 
ington, Pennsylvania, and was in command of 
his company in various engagements, including 
those of Antietam and South Alountain. In the 
latter part of 1862 he re-enlisted in Company G, 
191st Reg. Pa. \^eteran Volunteers, and was 
mustered out in the spring of 1865 at Harris- 
burg. 

Mr. Sturgiss came to ^Marietta in Decem- 
ber, 1865, and became identitied with the firm 
of Bell, Morrison & Company, which afterward 
became J. C. Jamison & Company, and was 
engaged in the business of selling oil well sup- 
plies. The establishment was located on Greene 
street, opposite the National House, anil con- 
tinued until 1868 when it was closed. ]Mr. 
Sturgiss then embarked in the insurance busi- 
ness and later in the real estate business, and 
is now one of the firm of Roeser & Sturgiss. 
He rq>resents various life, fire, accident, steam 
boiler and plate glass insurance companies, and 
has a well estabhshed business. 

Mr. Sturgiss first married Mattie A. Beach, 
a daughter of Jesse Beach. She died in the 
early "seventies," leaving four children, name- 
ly: Charles E.. who is in the insurance busi- 
ness; Dr. Fred G.. of Lower Salem; Sarah A., 
wife O'f Charles E. Sayre, a druggist of Sharon. 
Pennsylvania; and Mattie B., wife of J. Leroy 
Cohagan, an insurance man of Marietta. Dur- 
ing the war the subject of this sketch became 
acquainted with Louisa Gilmoa"e, of Clifton 
Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, who 
later became his second wife. They have a son, 
George, whO' is a, clerk in the shoe store of W. 
A. Grimes. In politics J. W. Sturgiss is a 
Republican and has been re-elected clerk of 
Marietta township, an office which he has filled 
for about fifteen years. He is also clerk of the 
Board of Education of the township. For 
many years he has been secretary of American 
Union Lodge, No. i. F. & A. M. He has been 
a member of the T. O. O. F. since 1861 and be- 
longs to the K. of P. Religiously he is a mem- 
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in 
which he has been an official for 20 years. His 
residence is at No. 534 Fifth street. 




AMES COONEY. for many years a 
prominent and influential citizen of 
Washington County. Ohio, was the 
owner of the boat "Hubble," which 
plied between Marietta and Beverly 
and intermediate points. He was born in 
Count}' Donegal, Ireland, in 1818, and was 
a son of Mark Cooney, who was a freeholder. 
James Cooney assisted at farming and at- 
tended school until he was eighteen years of 
age. He shoAved a great aptitude foe mathe- 
matics, which branch he studied at the neigh- 
boring coast town of Ballyshannon, — his in- 
tention being to become a surveyor. He was 
offered a position in the service of his father's 
landlord. Colonel Conly, M. P., but decided to 
come to .\merica, being influenced in his de- 
cision by his br(ither, John, whom he joined 
in Canada, in 1837. He remained with him 
until 1840, and then came to Be\-erly, where 
he accepted a position on the Muskingum pub- 
lic works, which he held four years. He again 
went to Canada and taught school three years. 
Returning to Beverly in 1847, he was employed 
on public works until 1859. Until 1873 he 
clerked in stores and in the woolen factory, 
and owned a small clothing store. In that 
year, a company consisting of Thomas Clark, 
George Preston, George Worstell, and him- 
self, built a boat for the trade between Marietta 
and Beverly and intermediate points. The 
boat was named "Hubble." in honor of J. H. 
Hubble, a gentleman who operated a sawmill 
on his farm, and had been particularly accom- 
modating to them. In acknowledganait of 
the compliment, ]\Ir. Hubble presented theni 
with a $20 flag for the boat. Mr. Cooney 
acted as clerk on the boat until 1878. when he 
became its entire owner. It made convenient 
trips from one town, to another, and was a 
great accomodation to^ the residents of the 
places where it stopped. Mr. Cooney contin- 
ued as master of this boat many years, and had 
a very successful career. He ailisted as a pri- 
vate in the i8th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., under 
Capt. John Henderson, with which he contin- 
ued until the expiration of his term of enlist- 
ment. 

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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Ann Anderson April 8, 1848. She was born 
June 13, 1826, and was a daughter of James 
and Catherine (HogUn) Anderson. Her fa- 
ther was Beverly's first mayoir, defeating Col. 
Enoch Mcintosh. He was a carpenter by 
trade, and built a number of the first houses 
erected in Beverly, some of which are still 
standing. Mr. and Mrs. Cooney became the 
parents of two children, — Mary Jane; and 
Belle Ann, who died October 11, 1900. James 
Cooney died September 2, 1894, and was buried 
at Beverly. He was a member of the Beverly 
Lodge of Odd Fellows. Politically, he was 
a Democrat. 

Mary Jane Coone_\-. a daughter of James 
Cooney, was born in Beverly, April 4, 1850, 
and after completing her schooling was en- 
gaged as a teacher for five years, in and around 
Beverly, and at McConnels\'ille. She and her 
mother conducted a millinery and notion store 
in Beverly for two years, an<l in 1883, moved 
tO' the farm, where her mother died April i, 
1893, ^"fl ^^'^^ buried in Be\-erly. Miss Coon- 
ey has a farm of 78 acres in Wiaterford town- 
ship, three miles north of Beverly, wdiich was 
purchased by her grandfather, James Ander- 
son. She is a memlver <if the Christian 
Church. 



AVID S. MILNE, treasurer and man- 
ager of the Mjarietta Consolidated 
Gas Company, of Marietta, Ohio, is 
a rising young business man, who is 
capable of obtaining the best results 
possible in his presait position, and possesses 
the confidence of the company in no small de- 
gree. The Marietta Gas Company, of which 
D. S. Milne was treasurer and manager, was 
consolidated in May, 1902, with the Marietta 
Fuel Gas Company, the resulting corporation 
being known as the Marietta Consolidated Gas 
Company. Natural gas is furnished for fuel 
and light. The president oif this company is 
FI. A. Jamieson, of Warren, Pennsvlvania, and 
\\'. J. Cram, of Marietta, Ohio, is vice-presi- 
dent. 

Mr. Milne was born in the State of New 
Jersev, and later moved to Hornellsville, New 



York. It was there that he first became identi- 
fied with the gas business, to which he has 
given so mucli attention in his after life. For 
a time during his residence in New York he 
was associated with the Jamestown Gas plant 
and later was employed as superintendent in 
the building of several gas plants in that State, 
Pennsylvania and Ohioi.. He has made his 
home in Marietta since Mlarch, 1891, when he 
became interested in the gas plant there and for 
the past 12 years he has lived at the Bellevue 
Hotel. 

In social circles Air. ]\Iilne is a charter mem- 
ber of Lodge No. 477, B. P. O. E., of Mari- 
etta. He affiliates with the K. O. T. y\.. of 
New "^'ork State, and is a Mason of high de- 
gree, being a Knight Templar, a member of 
the commandery at Hornellsville, New York, 
and <yi the Svrian Shrine, of Cincinnati, Ohio. 
He is popular among his friends, and in busi- 
ness life and is rapidly mounting the ladder of 
success. 



OX. DAVID ROBERT ROOD. Al- 
though Judge Da\-id R. Rood, of 
Marietta, is a native of McConnels- 
\ille, Morgan County, Ohio, wdiere 
he was born February 23, 1847, this 
city claims him as one of her products, as his 
rearing and education were accomplished here. 
Here, also, he has made an enviable record both 
in professional and business life. 

The Rood family is one held in honor and 
esteem in the New England States, and the 
name is frequently found among the prominent 
citizens ()f Massachusetts and Connecticut. 

In the early summer of 181 7 Judge Rood's 
great-grandfather, Elijah Rood, his wife, Mar- 
tha (Stephens) Rood, a daughter, Thankful, 
two sons, Elijah and David, the latter's wife, 
Cyrena (Halstead) Rood. James, her oldest 
son, and Jadiah Scott, the husband of Thank- 
ful, came from the vicinity of Hornellsville, 
New York, and settled in ^^'aterford township, 
Washington County, Ohio. Elijah and Mar- 
tha ( Stephens) Rood, their son, Elijah, Jadiah 
Scott, David and Cyrena (Halstead) Rood, 
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County. After her husband's death Thankful 
Scott moved to Dresden, Ohio, where she died 
at an advanced age. At one time David Rood 
and his family mo\-ed into Meigs Count)', 
where the grandfather operated a farm, and 
during this time and afterward took occasional 
trips to ^yew Orleans. Later he returned to 
Washington County and died about 1835 on 
his farm on the Little INIuskingum River, fi\-e 
miles from Marietta. 

Richard H. Rood, the father of David R., 
was born November 2. 1817, proliably jur'. 
prior to the removal of the family from Hor- 
nellsville, New York, to Washington County, 
Ohio. Richard adopted the trade of cabinet- 
maker, which he followed in McConnelsville 
and later at Marietta. For a long period before 
his death, in April, 1873, he was one of this 
city's prominent carpenters and builders. At 
first he was a Whig, but in 1854 he became 
identified with the new Republican party. He 
married Mary A. Williams, a daughter of Rob- 
ert ^^'illiams, wdio came to Washington Coun- 
ty early in the 19th century and settled on 
Duck Creek, near Marietta. He engaged in 
farming and reared his family there. Mrs. 
Rood was born in February, 1S20. and resides 
at Norwood, a suburb of Marietta. The chil- 
drai of M'r. and Mrs. Richard H. Rood were 
as follows : David R. ; John W. : Mary ; Lydia 
C. ; Martin M. ; Hattie; and Dudley H. John 
W. resides in Illinois. Mary died in 1879 at 
Marietta. Lydia C. resides at Norwood _( Mar- 
ietta) with her mother. Martin M. died at 
Rushsylvania, Ohio, in January, 1894. He 
was educated at Marietta, graduated in medi- 
cine at Miami Medical College, and practiced 
succe.ss fully at Xenia, Kenton, Mlount Cory and 
Rushsvlvaiiia, Ohio. His widow and seven 
children are residents of Chicago, Illinois. Hat- 
tie died in 1879, aged 19 years. Dudley H. 
lives in Chicago. 

From his boyhood the city of Marietta has 
been the home of David R. Rood, and here he 
attended school until 1864. when, at the age 
of 16 years, he enlisted in Company L, ist 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Cav. This company was made 
the escort of Gen. George H. Thomas, and 
Mr. Rood, despite his youth, was made an 



orderlv and rode with many of the commanders 
of the armies of the Tennessee, Cumberland 
and Ohio. He was mustered ont of service on 
September 26, 1865, having served nearly two 
years. Upon his return from this loyal serv- 
ice to his country, on October 5, 1865, Mr. 
Rood veiy sensibly resumed his studies and 
prepared himself for teaching. For thirteen 
vears he followed this profession in Washing- 
ton County. In the meantime he studied law 
and was admitted toi the bar at Athens. Ohio,, 
in May, 1877, beginning practice one year later 
at Belpre and Marietta. For the 1 5 years suc- 
ceeding Judge Rood was occupied almost ex- 
clusively" with a very successful practice, which 
he relinquished in 1893 when hei was elected 
judge of the Probate Court, succeeding Will- 
iam^H. Leeper. He continued in this office un- 
til February, 1900. During these years Judge 
Rood has given considerable attention to re.-'l 
estate, and at present is interested in manufac- 
turing enterprises. He is a director, and also 
vice-jiresident, o.f the Becker Lumber & Man- 
ufacturing Company, and is also interested in 
oil production in Washington County. He is 
at present identified with some o^f the leading- 
industries of this city, and has been an import- 
ant factor in their developanent. 

In 1884 Judge Rood was married to Piis- 
cilla Hadley, a daughter of William Hadley, 
wh owas ail early settler and leading farmer 
of Marietta township, where he died in 1889. 
A family of five children resulted from this 
union, viz.: Edna M., who is attending high 
school : Elmer H., who is taking an academic 
course; Ethel C. and Melville H., who are 
students ; and Rowena C, who is still at home. 
Tn his fraternal associations Judge Rood is 
prominent and pojxilar. Since 1868 he has 
been connected -with the I. O. O. F., at Belpie 
and Marietta, and is now a member oi Lodge 
Nol 69, of Marietta. He first joined Lodge 
No. 319, of Belpre, where he -filled all the 
chairs. He has filled all the chairs in Blenner- 
hassett Lodge, No. 64, K. of R, of Belpre, ancl 
represented "that lodge in the Grand Lodge of 
Ohio for two tenns. He belongs to Buell Post, 
No>. 178, G. A. R. In politics Judge Rood has 
always been an active Republican and an en- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ergetic political worker. He has been a dele- 
gate to many judicial, congressional and coun- 
ty conventions, and was elected alternate from 
this district in 1888 at the time of the nomin- 
ation of the late President Harrison. He has 
taken a prominent part on his party's execu- 
tive committees in this district. Judge Rood 
is now president of the Blennerhassett Build- 
ing Company. For the past eight years he has 
been president of the Wasliington County Sav- 
ings, Loan & Buildings Association, and to- 
gether with its able Board of Directors has 
so managed its affairs that it is now one of the 
strongest and safest institutions of its kind in 
the country. It has never lost a cent for its 
membtrs except frcvm $200 to $300 in tiie re- 
cent cyclone. The association has recently 
purchased an elegant property in the heart of 
the city and will henceforth do business on its 
own premises. In religious belief, Judge Rood 
is a Baptist. He is well known and univer- 
sally respected. Ins business and professional 
career having met with the commendation of 
his fellL>w citizens. 



DHX A. LOVELL, one of the prom- 
inent oil producers of Washington 
County. Oliio, was born in Morgan 
Countv, Ohio, and is a. son of John 
Lovell. of Massachusetts ancestry. 
John Lovell, at the age of 76 years, is still an 
extensive farmer and prominent stockman in 
Morgan County. In politics he, with his son 
and grandsons, supports the Republican party. 
For about twenty years John A. Lovell lias 
been interested in oil as manager, superintend- 
ent, operator and owner. Earlier in his career 
he operated in the shallow oil fields in Morgan 
County, but since 1898 he has been engaged 
mainly in Wesley township, Washington 
County. He is associated with the Cumberland 
Oil Company and largely interested in the 
Soutliwestern Petroleum Coinpany, of which 
he has been superintendent for several years. 
The president of this company is G. A. Fore- 
man, of Buffalo. New York. Mr. Lovell has 
41 wells on the Emma Bowman farm in \\'es- 



ley township. His two sons are contractors for 
the same company, and attend to the drilling 
and other necessary contracting work. His 
long experience has made Mr. Lovell a very 
safe advisor in oil matters. 

Mr. Lovell was married to a daughter of 
S. M. Hobson, cashier of the ist National 
Bank, at Atliens, Ohio. She was born in Wes- 
ley township, but was educated ai Beverly, 
Ohio. Six children have been born to ]\Ir. and 
Mrs. Lovell, namely : Jessie; Annie; Paul and 
Earl, twins; Alice and Helen. Mr. and Mrs. 
Lovell belong to the Methodist Church. The 
pleasant family residence it as No. 607 Third 
street, ^Marietta. 



IIARLES JONES, a Civil War veter- 
an, and also proprietor of the flour- 
ishing dry goods establishment at 
No. 172 Front street, has been a resi- 
dent of Marietta for 70 years, and is 
n.ow living at No. 321 Fourth street. He was 
born in Montgomeryshire, North Wales, Oc- 
tober 6, 1823, and is a son of Joseph and Jane 
(Evans) Jones. 

Josqih Jones was born October 6, 1800. 
He came tO' America in 1832, bringing with 
him his wife and three children, and they set- 
tled at Cincinnati. Early in 1833, soon after 
the flood, they came to ]\Iarietta on the steam- 
er "Grenadier,'' and here the}- afterward made 
their home. Mr. Jones died July 20, 1878, in 
his 78th year. On January 30, 1823, he mar- 
ried Jane Evans, who died in 1883, in her 
84th year. By this marriage there were five 
children, of whom Charles was the eldest. 
Jane, now a resident of Toronto-, Canada, mar- 
ried a Mr. Fisher, who is deceased. Thomas, 
who was born in North Wales February 13, 
1827, and became a bricklayer and contractor,, 
diecl at Helena, Arkansas, October 9. 1851. 
John ]\I. died at Cleveland May 29, 1899, at 
the age of 66 years. Letetia, born July 21, 
1836, married George H. Eells, a pension ex- 
aminer, and tliey reside on Fourth street in 
Marietta. 

Charles Jones received his early education 
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for some time. At the early age O'f 12 years, 
on account of some tinancial reverses of his 
father, he was obliged to leave school and take 
lip the trade of a bricklayer, which he after- 
ward followed, often filling large contracts, 
until 1852. In that year he opened a dry goods 
and notion store on the site now occupied by 
Fred Wehr's grocery store, and here he contin- 
ued ijusiness for many years. During this 
period he also conducted an auction room and 
was a licensed auctioneer for 25 years. 

At the opening of the Civil \\'ar he enlisted 
for three years as ist lieutenant, and first served 
with the i8th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf. He was 
afterward quartermaster in the 2nd Reg. W. 
Ya. Ca\'. He ranained as quartermaster in 
the regiment about one }-ear. Mr. Jones was 
sworn into the service in this regiment as ist 
lieutenant and quartermaster October 25, 1861. 
his commission being signed by F. H. Pierpont, 
Governor. In 1863, while stationed at New- 
bern, North Carolina, he procured a furlough. 
Soon after returning home, however, he re- 
ceived orders to act as quartermaster of the 
expedition sent to meet ]\Iorgan at Buffington"s 
Island, the order being as follows : 

Special Order No. 1. 
Headquarters, Ca.mp Marietta. 
The following companies now at camp are hereby 
detached under command of Capt. D. L. Wood, 18th 
U.S. Inf., and will put themselves in readiness to march; 
Marietta Artillery Co. — Lieut. Xye, commanding. 
Vol. Mounted Company — Capt. Bloomfield , com- 
manding-. 

Co. A, 128th O. V. I.— Capt. Steadman, commanding 
Capt. J. P. Putnam's Company, Capt. Putnam, com- 
manding. 

Post Quartermaster Croxton will provide transpor- 
tation and forage for five days with fifty horses. Post 
commissary R. B. Treat will turn over to Charles lones 
(who will act as quartermaster of the detachment) 1,250 
ratious. 

Surgeon S. D. Hart will be acting surgeon. 
By order of 

W^r. R. Putnam, 

Colonel Commvnding. 

In response to the above order Mr. Jones 
took the steamer. Starlight, from Blennerhas- 
sett's Island, and transported provisions to the 
forces sent against Morgan. On the return 
trip the jNIorgan prisoners were conveyed to 
Citicinnati. Upon the expiration of his fur- 
lough Mr. Jones rettu-ned to headquarters at 



Xewbern, North Carolina, and shortly after- 
ward was mustered out of serxice. Hax'ing 
made a splendid reco-rd he was soon offered a 
liberal salary (which he accepted) to assist 
Captain Noble, at Crab Orchard. Kentucky, in 
straightening out accounts, and turning over 
government supplies to Camp Nelson. After 
finishing this work he returned to Marietta 
and engaged as bookkeeper for J. S. Connelly, 
proprietor of the Phoenix Mills. In 1867 he 
returned to Marietta and purchased of Col. 
Ji>hn C. Paxton, the drv- goods store near the 
St. Cloud Hotel; where he continued business 
for some time. Later he moved to a large, 
two-story brick store at No. 172 Front street, 
where he has conducted Inisiness until the pres- 
ent time. 

Mv. Jones married Amy Harris, who was 
born in Washington County and was a daugh- 
ter of Russell Harris. After her death, which 
occurred in 1865, he married Josqihine Thomp- 
son, of Wilmington, Delaware. By the first 
marriage there were five children, namely : 
Frank; Bertha: Thomas W. : an infant, de- 
ceased : and Mattie, who married a Mr. Dye, 
and resides in West Marietta. 

Mr. Jones has long occupied a high social 
position in Marietta. For about 30 years he 
has belonged to the I. O. O. F. ; and for about 
the same period to the American Union Lodge, 
No. I, F. & A. M. Although his parents were 
Congregationalists, and both his wives Epis- 
copalians, he is liberal in religious sentiment. 
Politically he votes with the Republicans. 



I'.ORGE B. EYSSEN. As traveling 
representative of the National Sup- 
ply Company, and as a large investor 
in numerous other corporations, Mr. 
Eyssen is exceedingly well known in 
and aI)out Marietta. His success in conduct- 
ing his various lines of business seems quite 
phenomenal, and the qualities which command 
it are tmdoubtedly inherited. Mr. Eyssen was 
born on a farm in Noble County, Ohio, in 
1861, and is a son of Charles and Nancy (' Wor- 
stell) Eyssen. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY 



Cliarles Eyssen is a native of Germany. In 
early manhood, about 1858, he left his family 
and his country and set out aloiie for America. 
In Monroe County, near Stafford, Ohio, he 
married Nancy Worstell, and they had four 
children, namely: George B. ; William P.; 
Lewis ; and a daughter, who now resides at 
Caldwell, Ohio. Mr. Eyssen is the only one 
of his family whO' came to the United States. 
He has, however, a nephew who is in business 
in Guatemala, Central America, wh^) has vis- 
ited this country. 

George B. Eyssen was reared on a fann in 
Noble County, Ohio'. At the age of 18 years 
he began teaching school and followed this 
occupation for about 10 years. During the 
last four years of this period he taught at 
Macksburg. While here he became interested 
in the oil industry in the employ of Clark & 
MtCormick, and later was with M. C. Geider, 
in Eureka, West Virginia. He continued in 
this line imtil 1895. At that time he entered 
the employ of the National Supply Company 
at Marietta, and soon afterward became their 
traveling representative. With shrewd busi- 
ness insight, he has never failed to invest his 
money where it would pay the largest divi- 
dends, and he now owns stock in the Delta Oil 
Company, the Alta Oil Company, the Leader 
Publishing Company, the Crystal Ice Company 
and the Acme Brick Company. He is also a 
director of the Eirst National Bank, of Ches- 
ter Hill, Ohio. 

In 1900 Mr. Eyssen erected a handsome res- 
idence on Fairview Heights, one of the pleas- 
antest sites in the city, and here he and his 
family reside. His wife was formei'ly Maria 
L. Williams, of Lebanon, Ohio. His children 
are Raymond C, Hirshell W., Timothy S. and 
an infant son. 

Besides attending to his varied Inisiness in- 
terests Mr. Eyssen always finds time for public 
and social duties. Since 1897 he has served on 
the Board of Education, and is now filling his 
second term. As a Republican he exerts a 
large influence in local politics. Eratemally 
he belongs to American Union Lodge, No. 
T, E. & A. M. ; Lodge No. 366, K. oi P., of 
Macksburg: Lodge No. 477, B. P. O. E.. of 



l^Iarietta ; Marietta Council, No. 32, United 
Commercial Travelers ; and Olive Lodge, No. 
259, I. O. O. F.. of Caldwell, Ohio. He is one 
of the most substantial members of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church in i\Iarietta. 




ILMER A. PATTERSON, secre- 
tary and treasurer of the Diamond 
Pants Company, of Marietta, and 
for several years auditor of Wash- 
ington County, was born in Mon- 
roe County, Ohio, in 1859, and is a son of 
James and Sophia (Gray) Patterson. The 
mother has resided with her son since the death 
of her husband in 1893. 

James Patterson, tlie father of Wilmer A., 
was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 
where his father had located on coming from 
Ireland. James was one of the younger mem- 
bers of the family, and was but a lad when it 
removed to Ohio. His business life began as 
a tanner at \\'oodsfield.. During a part of the 
Civil War he was engaged as a coal operator 
in Washington County, Ohio, and also worked 
on steamboats plying on the rivers. In the 
coal business he was associated with W .F. 
Roljertson, and with another partner at Coal 
Run. Later in life he engag-ed in mercantile 
pursuits at Coal Run and was located there 
at the time of his decease, in 1893, at the age 
of 69 years, ^^'ilmer A. Patterson had a half- 
brother, J. D; Patterson, who is a resident of 
Lucas, Iowa. 

Wilmer A. Patterson came with his parents 
to Washington County in 1862 and acquired 
his mental training here. Until he was 25 
years of age he assisted his father in the man- 
agement of his business. In 1885 he entered 
the county office as deputy to Auditor B. B. 
Stone, and served as such until 1894. In 1893 
he was elected auditor and served most accept- 
ably until 1900. On March i, 1901, Mr. Pat- 
terson became identified with the Diamond 
Pants Company, and since then the business 
has very materially increased. This company- 
was incorporated in 1900 with quarters at No. 
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are occupied, in addition to the third floor at 
\o. 207. The present officers of the company 
are: C. W. Otto, president; W. L. Neubeck, 
vice-president : W. A. Patterson, secretary and 
treasurer; and L. A. Pease, manager. The 
firm name was changed in 1902 to the Diamond 
Pants Company. This is an important Mari- 
etta business house. It requires 50 machines 
and from 50 to 60 employes, besides traveHng 
salesmen, and the trade co'vers Eastern Ohio 
and a part of West Virginia. 

Mr. Patterson may be called a wide-awake 
business man, one who is fully aware of the de- 
mands of the times and prepared to meet them. 
He is well and favorably known in Marietta 
and is a liberal supporter of the Methodist 
Church. 



B. REGXIER. senior member of the 
jewelry firm of Regnier & Wittlig. at 
Marietta, bears a name which is in- 
delibly associated with the early set- 
tlement of Washington County. He 
was born at Marietta and is a son of A. B. and 
Eunice ( Anderson ) Regnier, a grandson of Dr. 
Felix Regnier, and a great-grandson of Dr. 
Jean BapHste Regnier, who was the founder 
of the family at ^Marietta. 

As the "name indicates. France was the 
original home of the Regnier family and in 
Paris, France, occurred the birth of Jean Bap- 
tiste Regnier, where his father followed the 
profession of "notaire." or writer for the law 
courts, while his thrifty mother conducted a 
small notion store, and possessed the grace and 
beauty of a typical French woman. She be- 
came the mother of seven sons and two daugh- 
ters, lean Baptiste bore the name of his fa- 
ther, whose ambition it was to make of his son 
an architect, and for this purpose affording 
him excellent opportunities for study. How- 
ever, the young man's inclinations were in the 
direction of medicine, and he had attended pre- 
liminary lectures at the time whai the strug- 
gles of the French Revolution began. The el- 
der Regnier with his older sons adhered to the 
Loyalist cause, and trouble came when, in 
1790, the young men were called upon to en- 



roll themselves with the revolutionists. The 
father, in this dilanma, quickly collected all 
liis means and arranged to send them as exiles 
out of their own country. Jean Baptiste, with 
his little brother, Modeste, the fonner but 20 
years of age and the latter 14 years old, joined 
a company of emigrants who had purchased 
lands of Joel Barlow, and embarked for the 
United .States, parting at the port of Havre, 
from their brothers, Francis and Benjamin, 
aged, respectively, 18 and 16 years, who sailed 
at the same time for the island of St. Domingo. 

Early in 1790 the two brothers first named 
landed in the new country at Alexandria and on 
October 16, of the same year reached the lately 
founded city of Marietta, Ohio. A few days 
later they set out for their new possessions. 
They were provided with a year's provisions 
by tiie agent, Mr. Duer, in New York, and in 
their boats they proceeded to the assigned lands 
on the right bank of the Ohio at a point a little 
below the mouth of the Little Kanawha River, 
which was supix)sed to be the upper end of 
their purchase. Here the French refugees 
founded the city of Gallipolis, and here Jean 
Baptiste built for himself and brother during 
that first winter the only frame house in the 
place, the other dwellings all being made of 
logs. The strangei's soon found that they 
could obtain no clear titles to this land, and the 
conditions were such that want began to stare 
the colony in the face. Young Jean decided to 
go with his brother to New York and in the 
last of February, 1792, they embarked in their 
pirog-ue, finally reached Pittsburg on the way, 
and in the course of time after many vicissi- 
tudes, appeared in New York. Finding here 
neither friends nor employment the two young- 
men embarked on a vessel for Newfoundland, 
where they joined a French settlement. 

In 1794, giving up all hope of returning to 
his beloved land, Jean Baptiste returned to 
New York and settled on the military tract on 
the Conesewata Creek, having been commis- 
sioned an agent to explore the land, then a wil- 
derness, and to induce settlement and to sell 
10 actual settlers only. Dr. Regnier at that 
time was the only white man within 40 miles 
of the territocy who had any skill in medical 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



science, and in attending tn the sick and sup- 
plying tiie necessities of life at a general store. 
he found employment for his superabundant 
energy. 

After his marriage in I70f> to Content 
Chamberlain, of Unadilla, New York, he stud- 
ied medicine for a year with his friend, Dr. 
La Moine, \A-ho had located at Washington, 
Pennsylvania, and there spent the greater part 
of the year 1S02. Returning then to Unadilla, 
\vhere his wife and children remained, he de- 
cided to return to (Jhio, and carried out this in- 
tentii^n in 1803, landing at iMarietta in that 
}'ear. He settled <jn 'land on Duck Creek, 
which is now included in Fearing townshii: 
and entered upon the practice of his profession, 
making his visits on foot. In February, 1809, 
he felt justified in moving intO' Marietta, and 
there entered into a partnership with his broth- 
er Francis, who had reached there a short time 
before from St. Domingo^ When his brother 
later removed to St. Genevieve, the Doctor 
purchased a drug store and added the sale of 
medicine to his other (business. About 1814 he 
bought a square of city property which he grad- 
ually improved and sold it in 181 9 purchasing 
320 acres of government land on Duck Creek. 
In the next year he erected fine farm buildings 
and a large fiouring mill. In 1818. Dr. Reg- 
nier was elected county commissioner and as- 
sisted in drafting the plans for the court house, 
which was erected after his death in 1882. Dr. 
Regnier was an original member of the first 
incorporated medical society in the State of 
Ohio, in 1812. This remarkable man, public- 
sipirited citizen and noted physician, died from 
an attack of bilious fever in tlie winter of 182 1. 

Dr. Felix Regnier adopted his father's pro- 
fession. He married Libbie Barber, a great- 
granddaughter of Colonel David Barber, who 
was the first Congressman to represent the 
Xorthwest Territory. His son, A. B. Regnier 
became the father of the second A. B., who is 
so well known in the jewelry trade in this city, 
A. B. Regnier, Sr.. was a graduate of Mari- 
etta College and the time may be indicated 
by the fact that he was the first passenger to 
cross the railroad bridge erected between Har- 
mar and Marietta. Later Mr. Regnier grad- 



uated from the Cincinnati Law School and 
practiced in that city for twoi years. Failing 
health induced him in 1864 to go to Illinois 
and finding the climate agreeable he remained 
there until 1882, when he removed to Lincoln. 
Nebraska, and remained there until his death, 
Octolier 4, 1885. He married Eunice [E., 
daughter of David B. Anderson, Sr., who in 
18 17 established the jewelry business at Mari- 
etta. His death occurred many years ago, the 
business being continued by his son, D. B. 
Anderson wdiich, since his retirement in April, 
1899. li^s been successfully carried on by his 
nephew, A. B. Regnier. 

In 1879 A. B. Regnier began to learn the 
trade of jeweler and silversmith at IMarietta, 
and has followed it in n.any States, including 
Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Pennsyl- 
vania and Ohio. In April, 1901, he fonned a 
business partnership with H. T. Wittlig, and 
the business is in a prosperous condition. It 
is the oldest contiimous business house in Mar- 
ietta, and it is still conducted on the same hon- 
est lines and with the same upright methods 
which were introduced at its establishment. 
The junior partner has charge of the optical 
department, in Avhich eyes are satisfactorily 
fitted with glasses. A finely-equipped repair 
shop has been added, ■while the jeweler stock 
includes gems of great value. 

]\Ir. Regnier was married in Kansas to S. 
Theresa Vance, who was born in Wilton, Iowa, 
and the family home is in a pleasant part of 
Marietta. Regnier's religious views accord 
with the doctrine of the Episcopal Church. In 
fraternal association he belongs to the various 
Masonic bodies, the Elks and the A. O. U. 
W. As a business man Mr. Regnier is reliable 
and progressive and both he an<' /lis wife are 
prominent in social circles. 



EBEE L. \'AN WINKLE, ^l. D.. who 
has attained a high degree of success 
as a practitioner of medicine in Bel- 
pre. Ohio, is one of a family of eight 
children born to Louis G. and Eliza- 
beth I Barrere) Van Winkle. 






HIRAM HARDY LONGFELLOW. 



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Louis G. \''an Winkle was born in High- 
land Count}-, Ohio', where he followed the life 
of a prosperous farmer. He died in April, 
1890, leaving his widow to survive him. 

Dr. B. L. Van Winkle was born in Iowa, 
December 7, 1862, and was two years O'f age 
when his parents moved from there to High- 
land County, Ohio. He attended the public 
schools and later the high school, after which 
he pursued a course of study in the State Nor- 
mal School, of Lebanon, Ohio. Li the mean- 
time, in 1885, 1''^ I'^'id medicine under his broth- 
er, who was a very prominent physician. He 
entered Miami iNIedical College, of Cincinnati, 
and was graduated from that institution in 
i88q. with the degree of M. D. He immedi- 
ately thereafter began practice at Blanchester, 
Ohio, and in January, 1899, established him- 
self in practice at Belpre. He has given his 
attention strictly to his practice, which is a 
large and remunerative one, and by the kind 
and careful treatment he accords every patient 
has won tlieir lasting confidence and friendship. 

December 18, 1895, Dr. \'an Winkle was 
united in marriage with Dora Riley, a daugh- 
ter of Charles B. Riley, of Blanchester. Re- 
ligiously she is a member of the Universalist 
Church. The subject of this sketch is a strong 
supporter of the Republican party. He is a 
Mason and a Knight of Pythias. He belongs 
to the State JNIedical Societ}-, the National M'ed- 
ical Association, and the Aliami Valley Medi- 
cal Association. His residence is on Main 
street, where he also maintains an office. He is 
a stockholder in the Belpre Building and Loan 
Association, of which he is als(_) president, hav- 
ing been elected to that office in February, 
1901. 



[RAM HARDY LONGFELLOW, a 
]irominent farmer and oil producer, 
was born in Aurelius township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, September 19, 
1859. He is a son of Samuel and 
Catherine (Davidson) Longfellow, and grand- 
son of Samuel and Lydia CHuntoon) Long- 
fellow. 

Samuel Longfellow, the grandfather of 



Hiram Hardy, was a native of Maine and fol- 
lowed the trade of a carpenter. He was one 
of the pioneers of Aurelius township, where he 
also' followed farming in addition to his trade. 
Samuel Longfellow, his son, was born in 1833. 
and followed the trade of a cooper in connec- 
tion with farming, until the Civil War. In 
1864, he enlisted in the 77th Reg., Ohio Vol. 
Inf., and died of fever, at Little Rock, Arkan- 
sas, in 1865. He was married in 1852 to 
Catherine E)avidson, a daughter of William 
Davidson. The latter was a native of County 
Durham, England, and in early life was a sail- 
or. He ga\-e up that life, and in 1853, set- 
tled in Aurelius township, \\'ashington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, taking up land from the government, 
in section 30. He was first married to Jane 
Richardson, and later to Harriet Coles. Sam- 
uel Longfellow and his wife had the follow- 
ing children : Agnes, wife of Gottlieb Augen- 
stein ; Clara, widow of Ephraim Wilson ; 
Thomas; Hiram H. ; and William H. 

ITiram H. Longfellow was reared in Au- 
relius township and attended the common 
schools. Since attaining his majority, he has 
been eng-aged in the oil business as a driller, 
contractor and producer, and has attained a 
high degree of success. He is also engaged 
in farming in his native county. 

In 1S97. ^'^r- Longfellow married Flarriet 
R. Woods, a daughter of Moses and Catherine 
(Wolfe) W'oods, of Salem township, and they 
have one son, Forrest H. The subject of this 
sketch is a member of Palmer Lodge, I. O. O'. 
F., of Lower Salem: and Macksburg Lodge, 
K. o{ P. In politics, he is a Republican. 



UANK T. MURPHY, mayor of Bel- 
pre, and a prominent real estate deal- 
er of that city, was born March 7, 
1848, in Ritchie County, West \^ir- 
g'inia, and is a son of Purviance and 
Rachel (Butcher) Murphy. 

Purviance Murphy, a son of William Alur- 
phy, was born and reared in W'est Virginia. PIc 
followed farming until his death, M'hich oc- 
curred in 1865. He married Rachel Butcher, a 
daughter of Benjamin Butcher, and she died in 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



189S. To this union seven children were born, 
of whom three survive. 

Frank T. Murphy received his educational 
training in the common schools, and was then 
engaged in agricultural pursuits for a number 
of years. He also has a thorough understand- 
ing O'f all the details of merchandising, having 
clerked five years in a general store. He was 
elected a justice of the peace in April, 1890, 
and has since continued in that capacity. When 
the tOiwn of Belpre was incorporated he was 
appointed mayor in January, 1902, and at the 
election which followed in April, 1902, he was 
elected to that office. He has taken a deep 
intercut in all that pertains to the development 
of the town, and enjoys the confidence and es- 
teein of its citizens. In connection with his 
official duties he conducts a general real estate 
business in a most successful manner. 

I\Ir. Murphy was united in marriage with 
Maggie McLaughlin, a daughter of Isaac Mc- 
Laughlin, of Fairfield township, November 4, 
1878. They have no children. The subject 
of this sketch is a member of the Republican 
party, and he and his wife belong tO' the M. E. 
Church. Fraternally he is a member of the 
Senior Order nf United American ^Mechanics. 




AGGIE GREEXLEES, living on 
her fine farm in Palmer township, 
Washington County, Ohio, is a 
person of noble characteristics and 
a ref'ued and highly cultivated 
woman. With the valued assistance of her 
nephew, Walter Greenlees, a son of Robert 
Greenlees, she is engaged in general farming 
and raises stock qinte extensively. 

Miss Greenlees is a daughter of Hugh and 
Ann Greenlees, and was born on the farm on 
which she now makes her home. Her parents 
came to the United States from Arg}-leshire, 
Scotland, in 1834, and located in Roxbury, 
now Palmer township. They made their home 
on what is still the old homestead, and the 
small house in which they lived is still standing 
and is put to good use. Hugh and Ann Green- 
lees were united in marriage by Rev. Archie 



Dmilap. The marriage was proclaimed March 
21, 1 81 7, by the Established Qiurch of Scot- 
land in CampbeltoAvn, Scotland, and the cere- 
mony was performed March 24, 181 7, at 
her father's residence. Mrs. Greenlees united 
with this cliurch at the early age of six- 
teen years. She was born January i, 1800, 
and upon coming to the United States 
united with the Presbyterian Church. Later, 
until her death, she was devoted in her meni- 
bership with the United Presbyterians. Al- 
though living in. a free country, surrounderl b} 
many loved and dear friends, she always longed 
for her native Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Green- 
lees were the parents of eleven children, name- 
ly . John, who,':-e death took place May 13, 
1847: Robert, who died March 3, 1901 ; Hugh, 
a resident of Barlow, Ohio; James, who died 
September 20, 1879; Jeannette, who lives in 
Belpre, Ohio; Ann, who died Februai7 i, 
1899; Katherine, the wiife of Duncan Drain; 
Mai-y, who resides with her sister, Maggie; 
Nancy, now Mrs. Edward Breckairidge, of 
Waterfard township;- and Martha, who' died 
Jttne 19, 1870. The father 01 these children 
died March 9, 1863. 

Maggie Greenlees taught school for twen- 
ty-five terms, eight of which were spent in one 
school house. She was accounted very suc- 
cessful in this work, and is able to continue it 
to-day if she desired to do so. Her farm con- 
sists of 210 acres of very profitable land, with 
good buildings, etc., and she oversees all the 
work connected with it. Quite a number of 
heirlooms and relics have come into the pos- 
session of Miss Greenlees, especially furniture, 
etc., belonging to Governor Meigs. A chair 
which is now in her possession was given by 
Gov. Meigs to Daphne Squires, in \s-hose fam- 
ily she was a servant. At the time of her death 
she bequeathed it to Airs. .Ann McCuig, a lady 
who cared for her and who, in turn, willed it to 
her nephew, Walter Greenlees, thus bringing 
it into the home of Maggie Greenlees. A bu- 
reau and an office chair also belonging to the 
governor were given to Arthur Agin, who also 
left them with Miss Greenlees, and besides 
these she possesses the fire dogs, or andirons, 
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1415 



Meigs. Other relics of the governor are now 
in the possession of Mrs. Arthnr Pugh. In re- 
ligions belief Miss Greenlees is of the Presb\-- 
terian faith, having united with the United 
Presbyterian Church in 1863. She is a woman 
of fine ability and enjoys the respect of all 
who know her. 




.M. HUTCHINSON, sole owner 
and proprietor of the large mercan- 
tile establishment formerly owned 
by S. Hutchinson & Son, has one 
of the largest stores in New Mata- 
moras, Washington County, Ohios and is him- 
self one of the most enterprising and progres- 
sive citizens of that place. This business was 
inherited from his father, together with keeii 
business sagacity. The foundation of the pres- 
ent establishment was laid by the elder Hutch- 
insoai as early as 185 1. The business was 
prosperous, patronage increased, and when M. 
M. Hutchinson was of suitable age and had 
finished his education, he was admitted as a 
partner. Some years later the father retired 
and left the business to his son. 

Mr. Htitchinson was born in Fairview, 
Guernse}- County, O'hio, January 7, 1847. ^-'i^l 
is a son of Samuel and Jane ( Morton) Hutch- 
inson. • Samuel Hutchinso^n was a man of 
prominence in his day. He was born in Har- 
rison County, Ohio. September 14, 1820, and 
died in 1894. I" 1S51 he located in New Mat- 
amoras. where he engaged in the general mer- 
chandise business, abo\-e mentioned. He was 
a very successful merchant and catered to the 
needs of the general public with alacrity. In 
politics he was a Rq^ublican and served in 
1856 as representative of his county in the 
State Legislature. He possessed the confidence 
of the people in his community to a large de- 
gree and served as mayor and as justice of the 
peace. His wife was a Pennsylvanian bv l)irth. 
They reared seven children, namely; A. W. ; 
M. M.: William: Elizabeth: E. B.; T- W. and 
Mary. 

M. M. Hutchinson attended the public 
schools of New Matamoras, after which he 
took a complete business course in Duff's Bus- 



iness College at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and 
subsequently embarked in the business which 
has engaged his attention ever since. He makes 
practical application of the most approved and 
progressive of the present-day methods, and 
his success is even greater than he anticipated. 
He carries a complete line of general merchan- 
dise. His marriage with Harriet Graham, a 
popular yoxmg lady of the "Keystone State," 
took place in November, 1891. Like his fa- 
ther he is a stanch Republican, but does not al- 
low politics to interfere with Inisiness. 



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F. TURNER, a popular young agri- 
culturist of Barlow township, is a 
native of Washington County, Ohio, 
and was born in the village of Bar- 
low in 1863. He is a son of Daniel 
and Catherine (McVicar) Turner, lx>th of 
whom, like so many of the early settlei"s of 
that section, were natives oif Scotland. Dan- 
iel Turner, the father, located at Barlow in 
1 85 1, where for many years he followed the 
trade of blacksmith and machinist. He still 
resides in Barlow, and is seventy-five years 
old. Argyleshire, Scotland, was his native 
place. 

D. F. Turner's mother passed to the life 
beyond the grave in 1875, ^t the age of thirty- 
nine years. She left but twO' children — D. F. ; 
and Mollie, now Mrs. Lasure, of Belpre. 

Mr. Turner was reared and schooled in his 
native place, where he remained until 1888. 
At that time he was joined in marriage with 
Ella Fleming, a daughter of Thomas Fleming, 
also of Barlow township. Two sons bless this 
union — Arthur F.. who was born in October, 
1890; and Wilbur D.. who was born in Feb- 
ruary, 1900. 

Soon after marriage Mr. Turner moved to 
his present fann, wJiich contains 133 acres, 
and was known in the early history of the 
countn,^ as the Nathan Henry farm, Mr. Henry 
having been an early resident of the town- 
ship. This farm is highly cultivated and well 
improved and has a comfortable residence 
with plaity of good outbuildings, bams, etc. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Mr. Turner makes a specialty of mixed farm- 
ing and his efforts have been crowned with 
success. In poHtics. hke many of his neigh- 
bors, he is a Repubhcan. In their rehgious in- 
cHnations the family favor the Presbyterian 
Church. 




II.LIAM W. FIXCH, a prominent 
farmer residing in Barlow town- 
ship, Washington County,, Ohio, 
was I^orn in \\'arren township in 
the same county, January i. 1839 
and is a son of Calvin and Sarah (Harris) 
Finch. 

Calvin Finch was born in Xew York State 
Octobe'- 6, 1806. and is a son of Ezekiel and 
Sarah (Tom) Finch, who came to Washington 
County in 1806, their son Calvin being born 
on the' way. They came by flatboat from Pitts- 
burg to Marietta, and spent the winter of 1806- 
1807 on Bailey's Island, near Gravel Bank. 
Thev then located in W^arren township, where 
they lived the remainder of their lives. Eze- 
kiel Finch died November 25, 1848, at the age 
of seventy-nine years, and was buried at Gravel 
Bank. His wife, who was born November 28. 
1773, died March 3, 1864, at the age of ninety- 
one vears. They reared ten children, as fol- 
lows : ]\Ion-is. who served in the war of 1812 ; 
Lewis; Harris H.; Reuben: Samantha; Cal- 
vin; Darius; Sarah; Charles; and Alfred 
William. The Sword of iMorris is still in the 
possession of his family. 

During early life Calvin Finch was en- 
gaged in traveling and after his marriage lo- 
cated near Moore's Junction on a farm, where 
he owned and operated an extensi\'e grind- 
stone quarry. For over iforty years he did 
business with the firm of Bosworth, -Wells 
& Company. He was a Whig and Republican 
in politics and at different times was called 
upon to fill many minor offices. He married 
Sarah Harris, who died July 27, 1893, at the 
age of eighty-three years. He died on July 
23. 1882. To them were born the following 
children: William W. ; Lewis J.; Myra; 
Reuben L. ; Sarah E. ; and Daniel W. Lewis 



J., a farmer of Warren township, married 
Lucy Skipton, by whom he has the following 
children, Carrie (Dotson), Annie (Devol), 
and Bernice. Reuben L. died in infancy. 
Sarah E., deceased, was the wife of J. C. Du- 
Val. Henry C, a farmer of Ojata. North Da- 
kota, married Sarah Thompson, and has four 
childrai, namely: Harry B-. Clifford E., 
Winifred E. and Gerald T. Daniel W., who 
resides at Wayiie, West Virginia, first mar- 
ried Mrs. Dr. Berry, ncc Lummie Core, and 
they have had two children, Edith and Tillie. 
His wife and children died and he formed a 
union with a Mrs Bell. 

Myra Finch, abo\'e mentioned, married 
Amos Dunham Hollister, who was born in 
Belpre township, W'ashington Count)-, and is 
a son of Alfred G. and Julia (Delano) Hol- 
lister, the latter being a native of Washing- 
ton County. Alfred G. Hollister was born in 
Sharon, Connecticut, in 1804, and came to 
Washington County in 181 6, with his father, 
Ashel Hollister. He was a carpenter by 
trade, taught school, .and was a justice of the 
peace in Dunham township for many years. 
He -died in 1881. Amos Dunham Hollister 
was named for Amos Dunham, the first set- 
tler of Dunham township. He enlisted June 
20, 1861, in the 22d Reg., Ohio \'lol. Inf., and 
on July 31, of the same year, re-enlisted for a 
term of three years, in Company K, 39th Reg., 
Ohio Vol. Inf. On January i, 1864, he re- 
enlisted for a second term of three years and 
was discharged August 9, 1865, at Louisville. 
He served in the 15th, i6th and 17th army 
corps, and participated in twenty-eight, skir- 
mishes and battles. Upon one occasion he was 
quite seriously wounded and was in the gen- 
eral hospital at Parkersburg for six months. 
After the war he taught school tO' some ex- 
tent, and located in Illinois for one year, was 
in Kansas in 1868, and then returned to Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, where he now lives. 

William W. Finch spent his early years 
in Warren township, but for many years has 
farmed in Barlow township. He is a man of 
good business ability, and has been veiy suc- 
cessful in his pursuits. He is public spirited 




GEORGE H. LORD. 



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and evinces a deep interest in all matters per- 
taining to the \velfare of the commwnity. He 
married Ehza Jones, who was born in Barlow 
towaiship, and is a daughter oi John Jones. 
The}' have five children, as follows : William 
E. ; Charles E. ; John C. ; Alonzo Pardon ; 
and Edward E. William E., of Marietta, 
married Hattie Sutton, by whom he has 
two children, Lida ^I. and Hattie M. 
Charles E., who conducts a store in Flem- 
ing, Ohio, married Mary Shaw, and they 
have se\-en children, namely : Hazel ; John 
Carlisle; Harley; Janet; Charles Curtis; 
Gladys ; and Fergus. John C. is de- 
ceased. Alonzo Pardon, of Fair\-iew Heights, 
Marietta, married Sarah Hanna, and has had 
three children — Freddie, deceased, Clarence 
and Mildred. Edward E.. who is general 
passenger agent O'f the M. C & C. Railway, 
married Charlotte Tratchel. and resides at 

Marietta. 

♦-•-♦ 



FORGE H. LORD, for many years a 

genial conductor on the Marietta & 

Cincinnati Railroad, and one of the 

"Bs^Bl substantial citizens of Marietta, was 

born in New York State, and moved 

with his parents to Vermont when abont four 

years of age. 

Mr. Lord lived in Vennont until he attained 
the age of 20 years, and at that time began his 
railroad career, working first on the old Boston 
& Portland Railroad as brakeman. His serv- 
ice in this position was so satisfactory' that he 
was proinoted to the position of conductor in 
1848. He ran a train on that road for eight 
years, and then left the employ of that company 
and engaged with the Obio & Sandusky Rail- 
road Company, running a train there for a 
year, when he went to Marietta, and served as 
conductor on the C. & M. Railroad. He also 
ran a passenger engine on that road until 1891, 
and then retired. Li a period of 46 years' serv- 
ice he never had an accidait in which a man 
was killed, and he, during that time, never re- 
ceived a permanent injury. By his judicious 
investment and business sagacity Mr. Lord has 
accumulated considerable property. He now 



resides at his comfortable home at No. 232 
Fifth street, where he has lived since 1884. He 
has been numbered among the citizens of Mari- 
etta since 1S57. 

Mr. Lord has been twice married. His 
first union was with Caroline Hobbs, of Wells, 
Maine, whose death he was called upon to 
mourn in 1861. She left two sons, namely: 
William and Thomas. William lives in Mari- 
etta ; he graduated from Marietta College, and 
is now a conductor in the passenger service of 
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad 
Company. He has recently erected a fine honse 
at No. 423 Fifth street. Thomas died while 
living in the West. He was in the employ of 
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railwav 
Company, and always performed his duties to 
the satisfaction of all concerned. 

The subject of this sketch chose for his sec- 
ond wife Mary F. Newton, a sister of Stephen 
Newton, wdio is well known in Marietta. They 
have one daughter, j\Irs. Blanche N. Misener, 
of Niagara Falls, Ontario. The family are con- 
sistent members of the Congregational Church. 

Politically Mr. Lord is a Republican, and 
is active in his partisanship. In fraternal circles 
he was formerly the owner of a policy of in- 
surance in the O. R. C. 




RS. WILLL\M C. SMITH, a high- 
ly respected lady residing in Deca- 
tur township, Washington County, 
Ohio, in the vicinity of Cutler, is 
almost an octogenarian, having 
been liorn January 15, 1825. Mrs. Smith, 
whose maiden name was Phoebe Lee, is a na- 
tive of Belmont County, Ohio, a daughter oi 
Jonathan and Ruth (Wade) Lee, and grand- 
daughter of Daniel Lee, a sturdy Pennsyl- 
vanian. Her father was a native of Bucks 
County, Painsylvania, and her mother was 
born in North Carolina. On May 15, 1851, 
the subject of this sketch was united in the 
holy bonds of matrimony with William C. 
Smith, also a Pennsylvanian by birth. He was 
born September 17, 1825, and after a useful 
life died November 11, 1896. Soon after his 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



marriage he moved to Washington County, 
Ohio', where the remainder of his Hfe was spent. 

Mrs. Smith is one o-f a large family of 
children. Her twin sister, Margaret, died in 
infancy. The other members of the fainily 
are: Abdon ; Sarah \V. ; Samuel; Ellis; Ed- 
win : Ethan ; Jonathan ; Wesley ; and Lydia. 
Abdon Lee was born June 27, 1821, and was 
twice married. His first union was contracted 
with Margaret G. Adams. After a brief mar- 
ried life she died. December 28, 1849. She 
was preceded tO' the grave by a little daughter, 
Mary .-Vnn. who passed to her rest December 
20, 1849, when only a few days old. In 1853 
Mt. Lee married again, being united this time 
with Frances T. Morland. whoi bore him five 
children, as follows: Abi Ann; Jonathan H. 
E. ; Martha Roxana ; Lydia E. ; and Theo/Jore 
G. Abi Ann \\as born Septanber 11, 1854, 
and on January 6, 1 87 1 , she married Lee Cham- 
bers. Mrs. Chambers died March 11, 1893, 
leaving five children, two of whom died, and 
three live in South Dakota. Jonathan H. E. 
was bo'iTi December 8, 1856. and died unmar- 
ried February 9, 1882. Martha Roxana was 
born July 28, 1861, and on March 27, 1892, 
she \\-edded Benjamin F. Gill, who died May 
3, 1893. Lydia E. was Ixirn August 2t„ 1862, 
and on December 24, 1891, she was united in 
marriage with Marion G. Woodruff. Their 
union resulted in four children, namely : Syl- 
via, born December 5, 1892; Ivy, born No*- 
vember 5, 1895; Silas Rodney, born Novem- 
ber I, 1897, and Andrew Smith, born Febru- 
ary II, 1899. Theodore G. is mentioned at 
the close of this sketch. 

Sarali W. Ltee, the eldest sister oi Mrs. 
Smith, was born July 25, 1822. In October, 
t8_it, she was joined in marriage with Isaac 
C. Kille, who was born March 8, 1808, and is 
now in his ninety-fourth year. Mr. and Mt-s. 
Kille reside in Athens County, Ohio, and are 
the parents of thirteen children, as follows: 
William ; Thomas ; Jonathan Lee ; Mary ; Ruth ; 
Hannah; John Clayton; Elizabeth; Phoebe; 
Rachel : Charles ; Edward and James W. Will- 
iam was born July 7, 1842, and died in 1866; 
Thomas, who was born in October, 1843, died 
in 1898. He married Ora Johnson and they 



have four children. Jonathan Dee, who was 
born in 1845, rnarried and has a family of 
three children. Mary was born February 25, 
1847, 3"<J resides in Athens County, still un- 
married; Ruth, who was born in 1849, mar- 
ried J. C. Petitt ; Hannah, who was born March 
15, 1851, married Leander Parker, and with 
their three children, reside in Denver, Coli:- 
radoi; John Clayton was born in 1853. and is 
still a bachelor ; Elizabeth, whO' was born in 
1855, is now Mrs. John Weir; Phoebe, who 
was born in 1S57, is married and has two chil- 
dren; Rachel, who was born in 1859, married 
Reuben \\'hite. of Athens County, Ohio, and 
has five children; Charles, who was born in 
1 86 1, married iVlpha Arnold, whoi died Octo- 
ber I, 1 900, leaving foiu" children: Edward 
was born in 1863 and is united in marriage 
with Mary Funk, of Athens County ; and 
James W.. who was born in 1868. 

Samuel Lee, Mrs. Smith's second oldest 
brother, was born June 17, 1829. In 1854 he 
was united in marriage with Xancy Miller, 
who was born in 1831 and the}- reared a fam- 
ily O'f nine children, as follows : Jefferson ; 
Viola; Vesta Ann; Charles E. ; Alfred A.; 
P.ertha I. ; Ira O. ; Mary E. : and Ruth. Jef- 
ferson is deceased ; Viola was twice married. 
Her first union was with Joseph Selbv, b}' 
whom she had three children. Her second mar- 
riage was contracted with Emmanuel Russell. 
by whom she had one child, Carroll Russell. 
Vesta Ann was born in 1876. Charles E. 
Ruth was b(_)rn November 29. 1875, and (-^n 
November 22, 1896, she was united in mat- 
rimony with Waldo D. Root, who was bom 
August Ti, 1869. Two children blessed their 
union. — Ralph Emerson, born March 2'/. 1807. 
and Ernest Lee, born January 16, 1899. ]Mr, 
and Mrs. Root own a small farm and carry 
on general farming. 

Ellis Lee, another l)rother of Mrs. Smith., 
was born in April, 1831. He wedded Cath- 
erine McQuade and they have had five chil- 
dren, namely : Qiarles ; Viola ; William ; Jo- 
seph ; and one that died in infancy. The re- 
maining brothers of Mrs. Smith. Edwin, 
Ethan, Jonathan and Weslev, were born re- 
spectively, in 1832, 1834, 1836 and 1838. Ed- 



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1419 



win married Roxy Gearhart in 1866. Lydia 
E. Lee, the youngest sister of Mrs. Smith, was 
born in 18^.2. Mrs. Smith has no children of 
her O'wn. but has one adopted cliild, before 
mentioned. 

Theodore G. Lee, the adopted son of Mrs. 
William Smith, also bears the; relation of 
nephew to that lady. Mr. Lee was born June 
8. 1867. and is the youngest child in a family 
of five children born to Abdon and Frances T. 
(Morland) Lee, a brief sketch of whose lives 
is given above. Mr. Lee is unmarried and re- 
sides with his adopted mother, whose wishes 
are law to him, and whom he delights to honor. 
He superintaids the farm and everything on 
the place shows the effect of his care and 
thoughtfulness. He is well-known throughout 
the community and has hosts of friends, who 
wish him continued success and prosperity. 



HOAL\S FLEMING, a prosperous 
farmer of Barlow township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, was born 
March 15, 1836. on his present farm 
near the town oif Fleming, and is a 
son of James and Margaret ( Breckeiu-idge) 
Fleming. 

James Fleming was born near Glasgow, 
Scotland, and was a son of John Fleming. 
His brothers and sisters were as follows : 
John C. ; William ; Robert H. ; David F. ; Isa- 
bel ; Agnes ; and Margaret. John Fleming 
moved with his family to Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, in 182 1, and resided at Constitution. 
They intended moving to Cincinnati, but in- 
stead, in the spring of 1822, went to Barlow- 
township and located near Fleming Postoffice, 
on a fami now owned by William Fleming, a 
son of David F. Fleming, above named. The 
grandparaits of Thomas Fleming, with other 
deceased members of the family, lie buried in 
the private cemetery on this farm. David F. 
Flaning was born September 20, 181 1, and 
died in i8g8. He married Sophia Bell in 
1833, and she died in 1889, at the age of 
seventv-three vears. Eight children were 



born to them, as follows: Jane and Mar- 
garet, deceased; John F., oif McConnelsville, 
Ohio'i David H., who died at Chicago', in 
April, 1901 : James, of Cincinnati, Ohio; 
Hannah S. (Greenlees): William, who mar- 
ried Anna M. McKay, and has one child, Leila 
M., born in 1895; and Emma J. (Hollings- 
worth), of Bartlett, Ohio. 

James Fleming, father of Thomas Flem- 
ing, died in 1847. ^^ the age of fifty-nine 
years. He married Margaret Breckenridge, 
who died in 1889, at the age of eighty year.s. 
To them were born seven children, as fol- 
lows : John C. ; Thomas ; Sarah J. ; J. H. ; R. 
H. ; Jane; and Margaret. John C resides at 
Chicago and for more than forty years was 
an engineer on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & 
Chicago Railroad. Sarah J. lives in Van 
Wert County, Ohio-. J. H. was killed in the 
battle of Shiloh. R. H. served in the Union 
army and was wounded at the battle of Shiloh. 
Later he was taken prisoner and ifor thirteen 
months was incarcerated in Tyler. Texas At 
the close of the war he located in Ludlow, 
Kenton Count}-, Kentucky, of which city he is 
mayor. He is also a state senator, being the 
first Republican ever elected to rq^resent that 
county, in which he received a majority O'f 
1.600 votes. Jane, who is deceased, was mar- 
ried at Des Moines, Iowa, to Robert Cavet, 
who is also deceased. Margaret resides at 
Van Wert, Ohio, with her sister. The three 
sisters, Jane. Margaret and Sarah J., were en- 
gaged in the millinery and dress making busi- 
ness at Des Moines for several years, and the 
two surviving are comfortably located in Van 
Wert at the presait time. 

Thomas Fleming has spent his entire life 
on his present farm. He has 230 acres of 
well improved land, and is engaged extensive- 
ly in stock raising. On this property he erect- 
ed a store building, which he rents to Mr. E. 
Starr, who is now postmaster, an office which 
]\Ir. Fleming held for many years. Mr. Flem- 
ing has also served four and a half vears as 
county commissioner, his last term having ex- 
pired in January, 1891. He has been a mem- 
ber of the Barlow Fair Board for sc\-eral 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



years and was one af the organizers of that 
exhibit. He served on the Marietta County 
Fair Board in the same capacity. 

On April 8, 1858, when twenty-two years 
of age. Mr. Fleming was married to Mar- 
garet Breckenridge, who was born in Fairfield 
township, and was a daughter of John Breck- 
enridge. She died May 2, 1902, having given 
birth to seven children, namely: Ella Jane, 
wife of Daniel F. Turner, a record of whose 
life appears elsewhere in this work; James 
H. ; who married Miss Beach, and resides on a 
part of his father's farm, which he recently 
purchased; E. A., an extensive railroad con- 
tractor and superintendent of steam-shovel 
work, who travels extensively for a company 
which operates a number of steam shovels; 
Charles E., who is in the lumber business at 
Petroleinn, West Virginia; Hattie; Margaret 
(Smith), oif Dunham township; and Dora. 
The subject of this sketch is a Republican in 
politics. His wife was a Presbyterian in relig- 
ious belief. 




ARTHA RILEY. This lady is an 
esteemed resident of Marietta 
township, and is living on the old 
Riley homestead, which is owned 
by herself and brothers, John and 
Warren Rile_\-, and "Sirs. Adeline Gasline. 

Her father, William Riley, was born in 
181 1, and died in 1888. He was born arid 
reared on the if Jtrm on which Martha Riley now 
lives, near the mouth of the Muskingum River. 
He married Julia Ann Moats, of Virginia, who 
died in 1889. Their living children are as fol- 
lows : Martha : John ; Warren, a physician, 
wdio lives in the State of Washington; and 
Mrs. Adeline Gasline, who is a widow, with 
her daughter, lives on the old homestead. Em- 
ma died April i. 1880, aged 26 years. 

The Riley farm consists O'f 62 acres of 
land, on which are five oil w^ells, which pro^ 
duce 60 barrels of oil per month. These wells 
are kept in constant operation, and are of con- 
siderable profit to the ow-ners. Miss Riley is 
well known in the township, and is a woman 



of many good cjualities. A kind and sympa- 
thetic neighbor, she is highly spoken of, and 
her friends are manv. 




CHARD J. ALCOCK, a successful 
farmer living in Marietta township, 
Washington County, Ohio, was born 
in 1834, on the farm where he now 
lives. He is a son of Thomas Al- 
cock, and grandson of William Alcock. 

William Alcock died about one year after 
coming to this coimtry. He was a native Oif 
England, as was also Thomas Alcock. Thom- 
as Alcock was born in Chester, England, Feb- 
ruary 26, 1782, and came to this country with 
his 'father in 1797. Thomas Alcock settled 
at the mouth of the Little Muskingum River, 
and at the tune of his death, which occurred 
May II, i860, he owned 240 acres of land, 
on which he had first settled. This property 
was then divided among his six children, who 
were as follow^s : Thomas ; Robert ; Mary 
Ann; Sallie; Richard J.; and Nancy. Thomas, 
Rdbert and Mary Ann are deceased. ]\Iary 
Ann left three children — Thomas, Horatio 
and Benjamin. Sallie married Dr. Frank 
Hart, of Marietta. Nancy married Dwight 
Hollister, and is living in California. 

Richard J. Alcock, whose name heads this 
biography, married Cynthia Middlewest, a 
daughter of Jonathan IMiddlewest, of W'ash- 
ington County, Ohio, who was a fanner. They 
have had three children — Nettie E.. Robert 
and Guy. Nettie E. married Sanmel McCary, 
a farmer oif Marietta township, and has two 
children — Granville, aged eighteen years, and 
Kennet, aged fourteen years. Robert, a work- 
man in the Ohio oil fields, married Mary Row- 
land, daughter oifi George Ro\A-land, and has 
one child — Annie V. — fourteen years old. 
Guy, who is living at home with his father, 
married Carrie Ladd, a dairghter of S. Ladd, 
who is living oia a nearby farm. Mrs. Alcock 
died in December, 1884. 

Mr. Alcock carries on general farming and 
is highly successful. He is thoroughly posted 




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1423 



on farming matters and his advice is oftai 
sought 00 important subjects in that line. He 
is well known in the community in which he 
resides. 



UHX L. JORDAN is the present ef- 
ficient superintendent of the Waslii- 
ington County Children's Home. He 
IS a native of Noble County, Ohio, 
where he was born February 21, 1850. 
His early life was spent on a, farm and his 
experiences were such as came to most coun- 
try boys of his neighborhood. His parents, 
John A. and Nancy (Gorby) Jordan, were peo- 
ple of sterling qualities, although in humble 
circumstances. They reared a family o>f three 
sons and four daughters. 

Air. Jordan's early opportunities for edu- 
cation were meagre. He attended the district 
schools in winter and afterward supplemented 
this by a few terms at the Normal school at 
Lebanon, Ohio. 

When twenty years of age, he began teach- 
ing, and continued in that work with marked 
success for almost twenty-three years. He 
holds a life certificate to teach in O'hio-. He 
served as school examiner for Washington 
County for three terms, and in this capacity 
made many friends, and showed rare ability 
and judgment. While engaged in teaching, 
he was always active in local and county insti- 
tute work for the general betterment of teach- 
ers. In the winter of 1903-1904. his health 
failed while he was serving as principal of the 
Harmar schools. He took a leave of absence 
to recuperate, but in the meantime was ten- 
dered and accepted the superintendence of the 
Children's Home and did not return again to 
the schoolroom! 

Mr. Jordan was married in 1S71 to Han- 
nah F. Foreman, a daughter of the late Jacob 
Foreman, of Noble County. They have one 
daughter, who is the wife of \Villiam M. 
Sprague. of Marietta. 

Mr. Jordan is a prominent and popular 
Mason, being a past master of Lowell Lodge, 
and past high priest of American Union Chap- 
ter, Roval Arch Masons. He is a Knight 
75 



Templar, being a sir knight of Marietta Com- 
mandery. He is also an Odd Fellow, being 
a past grand of Harmar lodge. In religion, 
he is a Congregationalist, and in politics, a 
Democrat. Mr. Jordan and his wife are well 
qualified for their present position, and the 
Children's Home is always found in excellent 
condition under their managanent. Mr. Jor- 
dan recently built a handsome residence in Ma- 
rietta at No. 603 Third street, which is occu- 
pied by his daughter and her husband. 



UDLEY T^ HARTSON, a substantial 

farmer, is a highly respected citizen 

O'f Barlow township, Washington 

Cotmty, Ohio. He was bom in 

1838 in Waterford township, in the 

same county, which is still his ho^me, and is a 

son of Darius and Elizabeth R. (Bowers), 

Hartson. 

Darius Hartson was a native of Chittaiden 
County, Vermont, and in 18 14 located in 
Marietta, which was his home until 1832. His 
Vermont home was about eight miles from 
Lake Champlain, and previous tO' removing' 
to Ohio he was a soldier in the war of 18 12. 
He was a tanner and shoemaker by trade and 
conducted a shop at Marietta until 1832, when 
he ranoved tO' Waterford township. He after- 
ward moved to Barlow township, but was dis- 
satisfied and a little later returned tO' Water- 
ford towmship, where he lived for the three- 
following years, during which period Dudley 
T. Hartson was born. 

The elder Hartson again returned to Bar- 
low township, where he purchased a farm, 
the larger portion of which is now owned by 
the subject of this biography. Upon this 
fami the father wlas actively engaged in tilling 
the soil until the time of his death, January 
10, 1864, at the age of eighty-twoi years. He 
was survived about ten years by his wido\v, 
who died in December, 1874. Eleven chil- 
dren were bom tO' them, all of whom are 
deceased except Dudley T. and Mary M., who- 
resides in Vincent, Ohio. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Dudley T. Hartson was practically reared 
and schooled in Barlow! township, which has 
been his home since boyhood. He was joined 
in marriage with Julia Wyatt, who was born 
April 10, 1845, 'I'^d is a daughter of George 
Wyatt, an honored resident of Athens County, 
Ohio. Mr. Hartson has a valuable farm con- 
taining 93 acres, which is highly productive 
and well stocked, and upon wdiich he has made 
many improvements. Some time ago a cave 
of considerable size was discovered upon his 
place, which from appearances was used by 
a prehistoric race. It contained ashes, numer- 
ous specimens oif stone, arrow heads and many 
other interesting relics. 

Politically J\Ir. Hartson is a Republican, 
'ha\ing cast his first vote for Abraham 
Lincohi. Many years agO' he united with the 
Good Tiemplars and Grangers. On the subject 
■of religion he entertains broad, liberal ideas, 
and althoiugh a memlier of nO' church, he is a 
good, Christian gentleman, and contributes 
generously towards the support of all denom- 
inations. Mr. Hartson sei^ved five years as a 
member of the Ohio National Guard, and at 
the expiration of his term he was honorably 
discharo-ed. 




ARLES S. HOLLISTER, a pros- 
])erous farmer of Marietta township, 
Washington Comity, Ohio, was born 
on his present farm, June 4, 1829, 
and is a son of Sereno and Mary A. 
'(Ryan) Hollister, a grandson of Roger and 
Hannah (Stratton) Hollister, and a great- 
grandson of Elisha Hollister. 

Elisha Hollister was born in Glastonbury, 
Connecticut, in 1722, and was a farmer and 
innkeeper. He was a captain in the militia, 
and a re]>resentative of his tow-n in the legisla- 
turn of 1764. His wife, Penelope, was one of 
the most remarkable women of her time. She 
was very intellectual and it is said to have been 
considered by the people that she was better 
qualified to represent Glastonbiir}' than any 
two men in town. She entertained General 
Washington and many officei's o^f the Revolu- 



tionary War, and during that memorable 
struggle, opened her home as an asylum to the 
wounded sokliers. She was a woman of be- 
nevolent and charitable disposition, and was 
greiitly beloved. ■ - 

Sereno Hollister was born in East Glas- 
tonbury, Connecticut, August 10, 1797, and 
left there in 18 19, to settle in Marietta, Ohio, 
where he lived until his. death, September 2, 
1880. February 22, 1823, he married Mary 
A. Ryan, who was bom in Cork, Ireland, June 
27, 1799, and died June 30, 1837. Tliey had 
the following children: Dwight, who was 
h'orn September 27, 1824, and on December 8, 
1S57, married Nannie H. Alcock; Charles S., 
the subject of this biography; Almira, who 
married C. P. Wilson, a Methodist minister, 
who is pennanently located at Pomona, Cal- 
ifornia, and have a daughter, Mira Wilson, 
who married a Dr. Robinson, of Flagstaff, Ar- 
izona ; James, who died in infancy; and George, 
deceased. Mr. Ho-llister formed a second un- 
ion, November 4, 1838, with Cynthia A. 
Brooks, who was bom in Athens County, Ohio, 
September 22, 181 1, and died December 23, 
1848. To this union were born three children, 
namely : Mar)', Elizabeth R . and Harriet. 
Mary, who was born at Marietta, Ohio, Au- 
gust 17, 1839, married Albert Dorman on 
June 16, i860. He died in 1863, and she 
went to California where she married a Mr. 
Spencer, now deceased. By her first marriage 
she had two children, — Charles and Eliza. 
Eliza married Clayton Scribner, and lives at 
Bakersfield, California. Elizalbcth R. was born 
in Marietta, Ohio, November 28, 1842, mar- 
ried Hamilton Middleswart, who was a cap- 
tain of the 92nd Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf. during 
the Civil War, and had two children, — Eleanor 
and Charles. Harriet, born in Marietta, Ohio, 
April 26, 1846. married David Smith, a soldier 
in the 148th Reg. Ohio National Guard, and 
had three children,- — May, Blanche and Roena. 

Charles S. Hollister lives seven miles above 
Marietta on the banks o'f the Ohio River. He 
has always followed agricultural pursuits, and 
has attained a high degree oif success. He was 
a sergeant major in the 148th Reg., Ohio Na- 



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tional Guard, in 1864, and was with Grant, 
before Petersburg. 

Mr. Hollister married LoriUa Stacy, No- 
vember 7, 1867. She was born February 16, 
1846, and is a daughter of Aurehus and Sarah 
M. Stacy. This union resuhed in the follow- 
ing issue: Mary E., bom October 16, 1868; 
Nannie, born November 12, 1870; Dwight, 
bom February 4, 1873 ; and Herbert A., born 
June 24, 1882. The subject of this sketch is 
a member O'f the Masonic fraternity, and is a 
Republican in politics. Religiously Mrs. Hol- 
Hster is a member of the Baptist Church. 



UBERT BENTON ALCOCK. This 
gentleman is a well-kno'wn farmer, 
df Marietta township, Washington 
County, Ohio. He was born at Re- 
no, on the Alcock homestead, Decem- 
ber 3, 1861, and is a son of R. J. and Cynthia 
Alcock. 

He attended the primary schools of Mariet- 
ta township, and grew up on his father's farm. 
He was married March 11, 1886, to Mar>- C. 
Rowland, a daughter of George W- and Salina 
Rowland. 

Mrs. Alcock's grandfather, William Row- 
land, was born at Hagerstown, Maryland, Jan- 
uary 21, ,1790, and when he was very young, 
his parents moved to Pittsburg. There he 
married Ann E. Clark, oif Putnam County, 
West Virginia, and they settled in Newport 
township, on the !Ohio River, where they 
farmed. They reared eight children, namely : 
Eliza J. ; William ; Thomas ; Charles ; Lewis ; 
Virginia; George W. ; and Rufus. Eliza J. 
married William Thorniley, in March, 1834, 
and they reared four children, — Minerva, Rey- 
nolds, Alice, and N. N. William was born in 
1821, and died in 1865. Thomas was born in 
1823 and is a farmer living on the old home- 
stead. Charles was born in 1827. Lewis 
was bom June 29, 1829, and died in October, 
1890. Virginia born January 18, 1833. mar- 
ried J. B. Hovey on October 9. 1849. Rufus 
W3.S born April 12, 1842. 

George W. Rowland was born September 



25, 1836, and reared in Newport township. He 
married Salina A. Comer, a daughter of Henry 
W. and Lucinda Corner, who was born Feb- 
ruary 27, 1838, in Morgan Coimty, Ohio. They 
reared four children, namely : Mary C, the 
wife of Mr. Alcock; Alvin C., born December 
18, 1869; Harry Clayton, born June 13, 1872; 
and Perley Clark, born February 18, 1876. 

Mr. and Mrs. Alcock have one child, — An- 
na Virginia, — who was born April 4, 1887, and 
is attending the Marietta township high school. 
Mr. Alcock's farm, Avhich consists of 27J/2 
acres, is located near Sand Hill, in Marietta 
towaiship. On this farm are twoi oil wells, 
which produce about ten barrels of oil per day. 
Mr. Alcock is much interested in oil produc- 
tion, and is fortunate in having such wells on 
his farm. 

Politically, the subject of this sketch is a 
Democrat. The family attend the Methodist 
Church. Mr. Alcock is a prominent worker 
in township affairs, and is widely known in 
this section as a man of much enterprise and 
ability. 



ILLIAM F. LEIBRAND, a pro- 
gressive young farmer of Barlow 
township, Washington County, 
Ohio, was born in W'atertown 
township, of the same county. He 
is a son of F. G. and Elizabeth (Wagner) 
Leibrand, both of whom are still living and 
are highly respected residents of Vincent, 
Ohio, having moved to Barlow toAvnship eight 
years ago. 

F. G. Leibrand was born in Wurtemberg, 
Germany, in 1841, and was brought tO' this 
country by his parents when he was but six 
years old. His ifather, Godfrey Leibrand, set- 
tled in Watertown township on a farm. The 
ancestral homestead is still in the possession 
of the family, being now owned by Henry Lei- 
brand, uncle of William F. Godfrey Leibrand 
lived to an advanced age and left several chil- 
dren. Among them are F. G. ; Henry; Chris- 
tian ; and three daughters, all oif whom are 
residents of \\'ashington Countv- 




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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



William F. Leibrand is one of five children. 
The others are Henry ; Lewis A. ; Amelia, who 
man-ied Charles Hoffee and Lizzie, who is 
still at home. Mr. Leibrand attended the East 
Watertown schools, and remained at home 
with his paraits until 1887, when he entered 
the anploy of S. W. Harvey, of Barlow town- 
ship. In 1890 he wedded Lucy L. Dunsmoor, 
a daughter of Perley and Susan ( Milligan) 
Dunsmoor. Mrs. Leibrand" s grandparents 
were natives of Scotland, and .'-he was born on 
the same farm now occupied by the subject of 
this sketch, upon which the young people set- 
tled soon after their marriage. Tliey have one 
son, Chester A., born in 1S92. 

The farm upon which Mr. and Mrs. Lei- 
brand live is one of the best improved and 
best stocked in the vicinity. Through diligent 
attention to business and good managemait 
Mr. Leibrand has been most successful, and 
is now in good circumstances. In politics he 
is a Rqjublican and is serving as supervisor 
of Barlow township. He carries insurance in 
the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Com- 
pany. 



OSEPH ALBERT DUTTOX. a prom- 
inent oil producer of Macksburg, 
Washington County, Ohio, was bom 
(jn the old Button homestead in Aurel- 
ius township, oif that county. Septem- 
ber I, 1853, and is a son of William R. and 
Mary Ann (Gevrez) Dutton. He is a grand- 
son of James and Barbara (Raley) Dutton, 
and great-grandson of Joseph and Amy ( Chil- 
dreth) Dutton. 

Joseph Dutton came with his family from 
Loudoun County, Virginia, to Aurelius town- 
ship, Washington County, in i;o6, being ac- 
companied by his father, \,\\:\c''-, Dutton, who 
died here. His marriage with .Amy Childreth 
resulted in the following offspring: Polly, 
wife of Daniel Davis; Susan, wife of William 
Pennwell: Jane, wife of William True: Bet- 
sy, wife of William Garrett: and James. 

James Dutton was born in Loudoun Coun- 
tv, Virginia, in 1800, and came to Aurelius 



township with his parents in 1806, where he 
followed the vocation of a farmer. On his 
farm he bored the first oil well struck in Wash- 
ington County, in 1861. It had a capacity of 
130 barrels per day, and was operated with a 
hand pump. He married Barbara Raley, who 
was born in New York State, and was a daugh- 
ter of William and Sarah (Chamberlin) Raley, 
of xA.urelius township, and they had the follow- 
ing children : William R. ; Rasselas ; and Ad- 
eline, who' married John Smithson, Jr. 

William R. Dutton was born on the old 
homestead, November 10, 1830, where he has 
always resided and has been engaged in fann- 
ing and oil producing. On June 25, 1849, 1^^ 
married Mary A. Gevrez, who is of French 
ancestry, and is a daughter of Thomas and 
Felecity Gevrez. She bore him fourteen chil- 
dren, nine of wdiom grew to maturity, namely : 
James ; Joseph A. : Rasselas ; Frederick, de- 
ceased ; William ; Charles G. : Hanson ; Julius ; 
and Felicity, widow o'f Peter Peker. 

Joseph A. Dutton was reared in Aurelius 
township, and received a limited education in 
the conunon schools. In 1870, at the a,ge of 
seventeen years, he was employed by his grand- 
father in taking timber from the woods to the 
mill, and from the mill to the railroad, for use 
in the construction O'f six miles of the C, M. 
& P. Railroad. In 1872, he entered the oil 
fields as a pumper on his father's farm. In 
1874, he went to the Bradford oil field in 
Pennsylvania, where he was employed by the 
day as driller, for two years. In 1876, he re- 
turned to the Macksburg oil field, where he 
was employed one year as driller for George 
Rice. He was next a contractor for the 
Macksburg Oil Company iov three years, and 
then a contractor and driller on his own ac- 
count for three years. From 1882 to 1883, 
he was in the employ of the Union Oil Com- 
pany, in Washington (Pennsylvania) oil field. 
In 1883, he was engaged in contracting in 
Guernsey County, and in 1884 became a 
stockholder in the Cambridge Light & Fuel 
Company. He continued in the employ of 
that compan)' seven years when the plant was 
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himself in the Macksburg oil field, in which 
he has since operated successfully, and now 
o\\ais fi'fteen producing wells. 

October 2. 1873, Mr. Button was united 
in marriage with Sarah A. Ogle, a daughter of 
William and Maria (Hale) Ogle, of Aurelius 
township. They have five children, namely: 
Esther A., wife of Charles Pearcy ; Charles R., 
Emma B., wife of Jason McCleary; Benjamin 
R. and Harry G. The subject of this sketch 
is a member of Macksburg Lodge, No. 308, 
A. F. & A. M.; and Cambridge Lodge, No. 
448, B. P. Ol E. Li politics he is a Repub- 
hcan. 



LLEX XICKERSOX. a prosperous 
farmer residing in Waterford town- 
ship, Washington County, Ohio, was 
born in Noble County, Ohio, in 1840, 
and is a son of Joseph and Mary 
(Jordan) Nickerson. 

Joseph Nickerson was born at Cape Cod, 
Massachusetts, in 18 16, and in 181 8, accompa- 
nied his parents to Hoskinsville, Noble County, 
Ohio, a town on which a raid was made dur- 
ing the Civil War. His trade was that of a 
shoemaker, but he is now living in retirement 
on a farm in Center township, Morgan County, 
Ohio. He is a Republican, in politics, and 
was the second assessor of Noble County. He 
married Mary Jordan, who was born in Noble 
Comity, in 181 3, and was a daughter of Adam 
and Annie (Maple) Jordan. She died in 1852, 
having given birth to the following children : 
Annie, who married Thomas P. Clogston, of 
Marion, Iowa; Allen; and Eliza, Amanda, Cy- 
rus, and Hugh, deceased. 

At an early age, Allen Nickerson engaged 
in shoemaking, a trade which he had learned 
from his father. In 1862, he enlisted at Bever- 
ly, in Company H, 92nd Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., 
and participated in numerous engagements. 
In 1863. he was tranferred to the Veteran Re- 
serve Corps, which was first stationed in Syra- 
cuse, New' York, later in Buffalo, and then, in 
Chicago. He was mustered out at Springfield, 
Illinois, in July, 1865. He is now a member 



of Dick Qieatham Post, G. A. R., of Beverly. 
After the war, he was engaged in merchan- 
dizing at Luke Chute, for 17 years, and then 
moved t<:> his present farm, where he has since 
resided. 

January 24, 1861, Mr. Nickerson was 
joined in matrimony with Dorinda Swift, who 
was born on the place where she now resides, 
in 1840, and is a daughter of Charles Swift, 
Jr., born in Washington County. Ohio, in 1807. 
Charles Swift, father of Charles Swift, Jr., 
was boirn in Vermont, came to Washington 
County in 1799, and died in 1855. Charles 
Swift, Jr.. died in 1873, having followed 
farming all his life. He was a Republican, in 
politics, and served as justice of the peace for 
more than 25 years. His wife was Amy An- 
drews, a daughter of Philander and Annie An- 
drews. She was born in New York State, in 
181 1, and died in Washington County, Ohio, 
in January, 1895. Mrs. Swift had a twin sis- 
ter, Mrs. Pedee Evans, who died the same day. 
Mr. and Mrs. Swift had six children, namely : 
Susannah, who died in 1897, and was the wife 
of L. J. Coburn ; William, deceased ; Dorinda, 
wife of Mr. Nickerson; Lydia, wife of John 
D. Palmer, of California; Samuel, who lives 
at Swifts, Ohio; and James, who died in Jan- 
uary, 1862. 

Mr- and ]\Irs. Nickerson reside on the old 
Swiift homestead, purchased by her grand- 
father, Charles Swift, of the Ohio Company. 
They are members of the J^Iethodist Episcopal 
Church. The subject of this sketch is a memn- 
ber of Beverlv Lodge, and of Beverlv Encamp- 
ment, I. O. 6. F. 




\RTIN V. SUTER is a successful 
business man oi New Matamoras, 
Washington County, Ohio, where 
he owns a fine store most com- 
pletely stocked with general mer- 
chandise. He has carried on business there 
l)ut a few years, but has a well established pat- 
ronage among the most prominent and well- 
to-do citizens of the place. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



Mr. Suter was born April 29, 1863, and is 
a son of Jacob and Martha (Monroe) Suter. 
His maternal ancestors were among the pio^ 
neer settlers of Monroe County, Ohio, where 
he and his parents were born. His mother was 
a daughter of Miller Monroe. She was bom in 
1834, and passed to her final rest July 20, 1901. 

Jacob Suter, who followed agricultural 
pursuits during his active life was born dur- 
ing the same year as was his wife and died in 
1876. He was a Republican, in politics. He 
and his wife reared eight children, namely: 
John D. ; Alonzo M. ; Albert A. ; Solomon B. ; 
Martin V. ; James M. ; Allison B. ; and Helen J. 

Martin V. Suter attended the public schools 
of his native county, and after his school days, 
followed river life until 1892, in the capacity 
of a clerk, and otherwise. In 1898, he located 
in Xewi Matamoras and opened a general mer- 
chandise store. On Septeinber 20, 1883, he 
was joined in wedlock with Lizzie Hall, who 
was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, May 3, 
1861. 

Mrs. Suter is a daughter of Ira and Pru- 
dence (Sanders) Hall. Ira Hall was born in 
Belmont County, Ohio, and his wife was born 
in Pennsylvania. They reared six children, 
viz.: Mary, now Mrs. White; Emma; Liz- 
zie ; James S. ; Eva G. ; and Lula. 

Mr. and Mrs. Suter have a family of 'four 
children, namely : Wylie, born September 4, 
1885; Otto G., born February 15, 1891 ; Ira, 
born April 3, 1892; and Martin, born Decem- 
ber 21, 1894. Tlie family attend divine wor- 
ship at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Po- 
litically, Mr. Suter is a Prohibitionist. He is 
a valued member oif Matamoras Lodge, No. 
374, F. & A. M. ; Fairview Lodge, Knights of 
Pythias: and American Union Chapter, No. i, 
R. A . M . , of Marietta, Ohio. 



ICHOLAS BOHL, a wealthy, up-to- 
date agriculturist, of Watertown 
township, ^Vashington County, O'hio, 
ow^ns a fine fann of 1 14 acres of land, 
about three miles northeast of the city 
of Watertown. He is a native of Bavaria, Ger- 



many, where he was born May 14, 1816. His 
father and mother were Conrad and Mlargaret 
(Smitli) Bohl, the former bom in, the year 
1 79 1, and the latter in 1789. Both are de- 
ceased, the father having departed this life in 
1873. and tlie mother in 1861. They and their 
family of six children came from Germany 
to the United States in 1834 and settled in 
Salem township, Washington County, on their 
arrival in Ohio. The father was largely en- 
gaged in farming. He wtas a Democrat in poli- 
tics, and both parents were members of the 
German Lutheran Church. 

The names of the children were as fol- 
lows: Elizabeth, wife of Oliver Nelson, both 
O'f whom are deceased; Nicho'las, the subject 
of this sketch ; Barbara, the widow of Henry 
Barnburg, who was a Methodist minister; 
Philip and Conrad, deceased ; and John. 

John Bohl is a prominent physician and 
surgeon, of Watertoavn, where he has been 
in practice for 50 years. He was Well edu- 
cated, and is a graduate of the College o>f 
Medicine and Surgery at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 
the class of 1859. He chose Watertown as his 
first field of practice, and has never left it. 
He 'has the aitire confidence and respect of 
all its citizens, and is a skillful man in medical 
affairs. 1 

He was united in marriage with Elizabetlr 
WeiM, a daughter of Cliffus and Margaret 
Weihl and a native of Bavaria, born in 181 7. 
She died in 1895, leaving her husband three 
children, namely : Elizabeth, who married Dr. 
J. A. Rej'-nolds, and lives in Waterville, Min- 
nesota; Jacob, a physician, of Marietta, Ohio; 
and John, alsoi a physician, wiio died in 1900. 

! Nicholas Bohl came with his parents to 
the United States, in 1834, and located in Sa- 
lem township. He has always been a farmer 
by vocation, and the farm on which he now 
makes his home is in the names of Katharine 
and Margaret, his daughters. Mr. Bohl was 
united in matrimony with' Mary E. Gaddel, 
boni in Germany in 1826. She was the npther 
oif eight children, as folloiws : Philip ; John, 
who died in infajicy ; Conrad ; Mary ; Kathar- 
ine : Margaret ; Nicholas ; and Jacob, who died, 
aged 30 years, five months and six days. Mar- 



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garet and Katharine reside on the ihome farm ; 
Nicholas and Philip are both living in the 
State of Nebraska; and Mary, the fourth cliild, 
became the wife of Jared I. Budd, and now 
lives at Beckett's station. The mbther died 
Mjarch 8, 1897. 

The parents \\-)ere always members of the 
German Lutheran Church. Politically the sub- 
ject of this sketch is a Deirjocrat, and votes a 
straight ticket. Throughout his long career 
as farmer and citizen, Mr. Bohl has proved 
himself fully capable in either capacity, and 
he enjoys the respect and confidence of all. 




R. CHARLES M. HUMSTON, de- 
ceased, late physician and surgeon o^f 
Beverly, Waterford township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, ranked high in 
the esteem O'f his fellow citizens, and 
was a son of Charles Humston, also an expert 
and skillful physician and surgeon. 

Charles M. Humston had very good edu- 
cational advantages, and after pursuing a 
course in medicine, graduated from Louis- 
ville Medical College, making a specialty df 
surgery. He located in Waterford township 
in 1876, making Beverly his home and practic- 
ing there until his death. He was always 
thorough in the performance of his duties, and 
was highly esteemed by all who knew him. He 
was a member of the State Medical Society, 
the Washington County Medical Society, and 
the Medical Society of the United States. 

Charles M. Humston was a native of Port 
Royal Kentucky, where his birth took place 
August 21, 1848. Like his father, choosing 
the profession of medicine, he applied himself 
diligently to study, and became a physician and 
surgeon. He was educated at Cecelian College, 
at Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and studied medi- 
cine in 1870 and 1871, with Dr. Joseph Fore- 
man, at Port Royal. He entered the Univer- 
sity of Louisville in 1871, graduated in 1874, 
and was tfor six months assistant to Prof. Yan- 
nell, of that college. His first practice was at 
Morocco, Indiana, from 1873 to 1876. May 31, 



1876, he was united in marriage withe Jessie 
Fearing Mcintosh, a native of Beverly, and 
a daughter of William and Eliza M. (Fearing) 
Mcintosh. 

This union was blessed with two children, 
namely: Shepard Mcintosh, whose birth took 
place in Beverly, June 28, 1879, where he now 
lives, and is widely known and honored as an 
industrious and upright citizen; and William 
F., bom November 15, 1881, in Beverly, where 
he also resides. On June 18, 1902, Shepard 
Mcintosh Humston was united in marriage to 
Sue Page, a native of Guyandotte, West Vir- 
ginia, and a daughter of }. H. Page, of Bever- 
ly, Ohio. 

The subject oi this sketch departed this 
life November 6, 1887. His wife survived 
him until May 5, 1895, when she too, left her 
earthly home. Dr. Humston was mourned by 
all as a good, conscientious citizen, and a kind 
friend and neighbor. Politically, he was a Re- 
publican of decided opinions and did all in his 
power to advance the interests of his party. 
Religiously, he was a Baptist. 



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JHE DANA FAMILY. The Danas, of 
Waterford township, Washington 
County, Ohio, are descended from 
Richard Dana, a French Protestant, 
who', on the Revocation of the Edict 
Nantes, fled to England. In 1640 he 



came to America, and settled at Cambridge, 
Massachusetts, where he and his sons and 
grandsons possessed goodly properties land 
held various offices in the government of the 
town. He was born in 16 12, and died April 
2, 1690. 

A great-grandson of Richard Dana, John 
Winchester Dana, married Hannah Pope, 
daughter of Gar. Israel Putnami, October 26, 
1764, and after living in Connecticut, finally 
settled at Pomfret, Vermont. His son, Benja- 
min, was born in 1770, and died July 22, 1838, 
Together with a cousin, Israel Putnam, Ben- 
jamlin Dana made the journey from Brooklyn, 
Connecticut, to Marietta, Ohio, by liorse and 
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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Belpre, Air. Dana obtained a grant of lOO acres 
in Waterford, on Januan,- 19, 1795. He bought 
rnany other tracts of land, until his fami com- 
prised l>etAv*een 2,000 aiid 3.000 acres, and in 
1818, he completed his dwelling-house. April 
17, 1795, he married Sarah Shaw, of Water- 
ford, who was bom June 20, 1779, and died 
August 22, 1844. Their children were as fol- 
lows: Mary, born May 22, 1799. who mar- 
ried Benjamin PutnamL August 14, 1821, and 
died December 14. 1822: Eliza, born January- 
31, 1802, who married Henrj- Fearing, Febru- 
aryy 12, 1824, and died Januarj' 13, 1842; 
Eunice, bom August 9. 1804, wlio died, un- 
married, Mh.y 4, 1839; Hannah Putnam, born 
]\Iay 4. 1806, who married Joseph Chambers. 
December 15, 1825, and died July 11, 1827; 
Charlotte, born Niovember 23. 1807, wiho mar- 
rietl John Allen. ML D., April 15, 1835, and 
died November 4. 1839; Caroline, born Sep- 
tember 26, 1813. who married Edward Dawes, 
M. D., June 22, 1837. and died Februar}- 22, 
1897; and John Winchester, the youngest but 
one of this family, who was bom January 13, 
181 1, and died August 20. 1849. John W'in- 
chester Dana inherited his father's landed prop- 
erty. On December 22. 1836. he married Sally 
McFarland Dev'ol, of Hockingport, Ohio, who 
was born in 181 2, and died May 9, 1862. She 
had four daughters, two of whom died in in- 
fancy. The third, Sarah ilariette, bom Sep- 
tember 16, 1 84 1, married John H. Hubbell, of 
Boston, Mtissachusetts. June 10, 1867, and 
died Septen.l>er 22, 1894. leaving a son and 
daughter. Caroline Winchester Dana, bom 
October 13, 1843, the last of the children of 
Benjamin and Sarah (Shaw) Dana, spends a 
part of each year at the old home. 



\:MUEL J. BOGARD, one of the lead- 
ing citizens of \Vashington County, 
Ohio, was born in Newport town- 
ship, in 1866. and is a son of Isaiah 
and Mary (Kiggins) Bogard. 
Isaiah Bcgard, the father of Samuel J., was 
born in Pennsylvania, in 1822. He came to 



Washington County in 1861. and settled in 
Newport township, where he engaged in farm- 
ing. He became a valued and useful citizen, 
and was elected trustee of the township, and, 
in 1898, at the age of 67 years, passed from 
this life. In politics, he w'as identified with 
the Democratic party. He liberally contrib- 
uted to the Methodist Church, of which he 
was a leading member. His w'ife was born in 
Wheeling, West Virginia, and died in 1892, 
at the age of 56 years. She was a consistent 
member of the Metliodist Church. These par- 
ents reared a family of 10 children, as fol- 
lows : Lydia, who resides at Bill's Run ; Mar}-, 
who married Theodore Richtmeier, and re- 
sides in Marietta, Ohio; Callie, who married 
Ham.ilton Poole, and lives at Sistersville. West 
Virginia; John, who is a resident of Yankee- 
burg, Ohio; William^ who makes his home in 
L<jwell, Ohio; Samuel J., who is the subject 
of this sketch; James, who lives at Yankee- 
burg; Albert, who resides at Newell Run; 
Hannah, who married Harry Locke, and lives 
at Newell Run : and Dennis, who lives at the 
same place. 

Mr. Bogard was reared and schooled in 
Ne^v^ort township. For the past 14 years his 
home has been in Lowell, and he also owns 
a fine farm of no acres just north of the 
village. For about 12 years Mr. Bogard has 
been interested in oil ojierating, and is an oil 
contractor in the Cat's Creek district. He 
is a nian of business ability, and a stockholder 
in the First Nalional Bank of Lowell. 

In 1S88 Mtf-. Bogard was married to Ar- 
menia \'. Wood, a daughter of Jay and Mar- 
tha (Campjjell) Wood. Mrs. Bogard was born 
in Adams township, AVashington County, in 
1870. Four children have been born to tihis 
union, viz.: Clyde; Earl; Blanche and Hattie. 
Fraternally Mt. Bogard is a member of the 
Lowell Lodge of Knights of Pythias. In po- 
litical connection, he is a Dem.ocrat. Mr. Bo- 
gard is an active and progressive business man, 
who is awake to the demands of the time, 
and is always interested in movemeu'ts look- 
ing to the improvemait of his locality. For 
the past eight years he has served on the 




JOHN PLUMLY. 



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school board, and his judgrnent is considered 
of great value in this connection. He is well 
known and highlv esteemed. 



AMUEL T- IMcELHOSE, an efficient 
blacksmith of the town of Beverly, 
Washing-ton County, Ohio is a prac- 
tical horseshoer and an expert in his 
line of work. He claims Windsor 
township, Morg-an County, as. his native place, 
and his birth dates back to 1863. His parents 
are Archibald and IMatilda (Wallace) jMc- 
Elhose, the former of I'ennsylvania, and the 
latter of Windsor township. Tlie father is 
over sixty years of age and resides at R ox- 
bury, Morgan County, Ohio. All his life he 
has been a carpenter, and he is an able work- 
man. He is a meml>er of the Qiristian Churcli, 
and socially affiliates with Stockport Lodge, 
K. of P. In political opinions he is a manber 
of the Republican party. 

Mr. McElhose married ^Latikla Wallace, 
a daughter of James and Samjantha ^Vallace, 
bora in 1844, in Mbrgan County, Ohio. They 
had the following childrai, namely : Sam.an- 
tha, w^io became the wife of Bell Scott, and 
lives in Stockport, Ohio; N'annie, the widow 
of James Anderson, of Silver City, Iowa ; Sam- 
uel J., the subject of this biography; Elizabeth, 
who lives with her husband, Edward Adran, 
in Morgan County; Charles, living in West 
Virginia ; Bertha, who married George Sav- 
age, of Stockport, Ohio; Roxana, the wife of 
Peter Brannen, of Stockport; Ella (Phelps), 
wiho lives in Iowa; and George, of Beverly, 
Ohio. During the Civil war the father of 
these children enlisted and saw hard sennce, 
for two years and three months, in the 63rd 
Reg., Ohio Voh Infantry. 

The subject of this sketch chose Linnie 
Travis, a daughter of Asa and Mary Travis, 
for his wife, and they were married in 1884. 
She was born in Washington County, in 1870, 
they have had five children, namely : Jennison, 
bom in 1886; Charles, born in 1888; Kay, 
born in iSgri; Jeannette, born in 1899; and 
Francis L.. l>orn in 1902. The beloved wife 



joined the M. E. Church several years ago, 
and die familv unite in worshiping with her. 

In politics' Mr. McElhose is a Democrat, of 
value to his party. He owns about eighty 
acres of fine land east oi Beverly, and sees 
that it is cultivated to tlie best of his ability. 
He is prospering in his business, and is one of 
the foremost citizens of ^\'aterford. 



OHN PLUMLY, a farmer and stock 
dealer, near Little Hocking, Belpre 
township, Washington County, Ohio, 
was born in January, 1840, and is a 
son of Jonathan S. and Rebecca 
(Nicholson) Plumly, natives of Peiuisylvania, 
and a grandson of William Plumly, who was 
also born in Pennsylvania. The last named 
gentleman was a famner by vocation ; he went 
to Ohio, where he settled comfortably in Bel- 
mont County, and there lived until his demiise. 
Jonathan S. Plumly went from Belmont 
County, when a young man, and located in, or 
near, t.ittle Hocking. On his land purchased 
there all his active days were spent in agricul- 
tural pursuits. His death took place at the age 
of 84 years. He chose for his wife Rebecca 
Nicholson, and they reared eight children, as 
follows: Jacob N.; William; Clarkson; Peas- 
ley; Jane;" John; O shorn ; and Plannah. The 
mother of these children has been dead for a 
number of years. In their religious faith the 
family are Friends. 

John Plumly obtained all the education that 
could be gained from' the common .schools of 
Washington County, Ohio, by diligence and 
perseverance on his part, and afterward took a 
course in the high school at Guysville, Ohio. 
He subsequently purchased the farm which he 
Qiow owns and has been mainly engaged inthe 
raising of live stock, grain and wool. Since 
reaching manhood's estate he has carried on 
this business quite successfully. His farm con- 
tains alxnit 400 acres of the best kind of land. 
The sheep which he raises for their wool are 
of the best varieties. 

In 1878 Mr. Plumly was united in matri- 
mony with Imogene Clifton, a daughter of 



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HISTORY OF. MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



James Clifton, and a native of Wheeling, West 
Virginia. The\' have no children. Mr. Plum- 
ley is a Quaker, but as there is no church of 
that denomination in his vicinity he attends 
divine worship at the Universalist Church. 

In political opinions Mr. Plumley is a Re- 
publican, and is a valued niieml>er Oif his party. 
He has held the offices of assessor and trustee, 
in which he served with credit to himself. 




ILLIAMl BIEDEL, a model farmer, 
living five miles south of Beverly, 
on his productive and highly cul- 
tivated acres, was bom October 12, 
11858, in Watertown township, and 
is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Grasley) 
Biedel. 

Jacob Biedel, \A\o was boni July 23, 1833, 
enlisted in Company B, 77th Reg., Ohio Vol. 
Inf., in 1 861. He was taken sick and died 
September 5, 1863, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. 
He lies bnried near -wliere he died. Catherine 
(Grasley) Biedel was born Februaiy 14, 1839. 
At the time oif her husband's death she had 
three children, namely: William:, the subject 
of this sketch ; Jacob, born September 17, i860 ; 
and John, born Miirch 14, 1862. She married 
Pliilip Bohl July 30, 1864. From this union 
there were three children, nameh' : Henry, 
Philip and Lizzie. Philip Bohl died April 7, 
1872, leaving hei' a widow, a second time, at 
the age of 33 years. She never miarried again, 
and is still li\'ing on the farm owned by her 
last husband. 

William Biedel, after completing a common 
school education, taught for several tenns, and 
thai graduated from the Zanesville Business 
College, in 1881. From 1882 to 1884, he spent 
his time as salesman, bookkeeper, etc., but, 
tiring of tlie routine duties of OifBce work he 
returned to his old home. From 1884 toi 1888, 
he was principal oi the Watertown schools. 
After mariying in 1888, he settled on a farmi, 
but spent several succeeding winters in teach- 
ing in his own district. In 1897 he dropped 
teaching to give closer attention tO' the many 
problems that modem agriculture and stock 



breeding and feeding present to the live, up-to- 
date farmer. Mti\ Biedel looks upon his farm 
as a manufactory, of several depajrtments, pro- 
ducing, in direct ratio to the intensity of the 
woirk besto'wed, beef, pork, mutton, wool, eggs, 
etc., and the many other things that must re- 
ceive attention in mixed farming. ' 

The subject of this sketch chose for his 
wife, Lillian M. Deming, daughter of William 
H. and Mary Blair (Park) Deming, grandr 
daughter of David Deming, and great-grand- 
daughter of Col. Simeon Deming, of note in 
Revolutionary history. 

Col. Simeon Deming was born in Sandis- 
field, Berkshire Connty, Massachusetts, and 
with his son, David, left his native State in 
the fall of 1796, and traveled to the Northwest 
Territory. In company w-ith two others, he 
opened the first wagon road west from M&.ri- 
etta. He was a Revolutionary soldier in a com- 
pany of ]VIa.ssachusetts volunteers, and at one 
time was led into an ambuscade of Tories 
and Indians, where Colonel Brown and others 
met their death. He was commissioned by 
Governor Hancock, of Massachusetts, and Gov- 
emor Sargent, of the Northwest Territory, 
and was the oldest settler at that time in the 
Territory. He was a talaited njusician, and 
took deliglit in the display of this accom- 
plishment. 

Wiilliam H. Demiinjg, tlie grandson of 
Colonel Deming, and the father of Mrs. Biedel, 
was born in Watertown to\\'nship, July 15, 
1S19 and departed this life December 12, 1882. 
He miarried Mfiry Blair Park, a daughter of 
Robert Blair and Catherine Peck (Ford) Park. 
She was born in 1826, on the farm nowi occu- 
pied by William Biedel. She is now 76 years 
old, and is living on the old Deming farm. 
She and her husband had 'two children, — David 
M. of Watertown township ; and Lillian M. 
Mr. Biedel's wife. William H. Deming was 
three times married. By the first union he 
had one child. William W., ,wilio resides near 
Norristown, Illinois. By the second union, he 
had one child, Hiranr Burch, w!ho died in in- 
fancy. 

Lillian Ml (Deming) Biedel was bom De- 
cember 27, 1863, and was united in marriage 



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with William Biedel, Apanl 19, 1888. THiey 
have three children, namely: Clara F., born 
April 15, 1889; Grace M., born July 14, 1891 ; 
and Herbert W., born August 17, 1895. jVlJrs. 
Biedel is a devoted member of the Presbyterian 
Church, while hei" husband is a member of the 
German Lutheran Church. In politics Mr. 
Biedel is a Democrat, faithful to the interests 
of his party and township, and at one time 
served as assessor. At present he fills the po- 
sition oif secretai-y of tlie Watertoiwn Farmers' 
Mtiitual Insurance Company. His fami con- 
sists of 132 acres of land, and he enjoys the 
work it brings him, to the fullest extent. 




ILLARD H. DAVIS, the subject of 
this sketch, is a son of Willard and 
Caroline (Shepard) Davis, and 
grandson of Capt. William Davis. 
The family trace their an'cestiy 
to William Davis, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, 
who lived there in 1642. Capt. Daniel Davis, 
the o-reat-grandfather, was one of the 48 who 
came to Marietta in April, 1788; He went 
back to Connecticut for his family, and re- 
turned in 17S9, to Washington County Ohio. 
Capt William' Davis, grandfather of Will- 
ard H , was a native of Killingly, Connecticut, 
and traveled westward, with his parents, to 
Washington County, Ohio, in November, 1789, 
making^iis home, at first, in Watertown town- 
ship There Capt. Daniel Davis and his eld- 
est sons participated in the perils of Indian 
warfare and frontier hfe, until i794, after 
Wavnes great victory in the Northwest Ter- 
j-j^Q.-^^, After these dangers and hardships 
were' over, he settled down to a somewhat re- 
tired and quiet life, and aided much in estab- 
lishino- civil institutions in Ohio-. On the close 
of the Indian War, in I795, Capt. William 
Davis settled in Adams township. His first 
wife was Drucilla Olney, whom he married 
November 18, I794- She was lx>rn April 20, 
1771 in Nova Scotia, and died, August 21. 
18^4' On December 2, 1824, he married Mrs. 
Sarah Ransom, whose maiden name was 
Wrio-ht. She was bom IMarch 8, 1 789, in Eng- 



land, and died May 29, 1878, in Lowell, Ohio. 
Captain Davis died Mardi 18, 1843. 

Willard H. Davis was born March 5, 1806,. 
on the farm in Adams township, first occupied 
by his father. He was a farmer by vocation, 
and was also very fond of hunting and many 
a deer fell before his sure aim. In 1830, he 
purchased 100 acres of land near the home- 
stead farm, and soon had the reputation of 
being prosperous in his undertakings. At the 
death of his father, he purchased the old home- 
stead fami. On Miay 24, 1827, he married 
Caroline E. Shepard, a daughter of Jacob and 
Sarah Shepard. Caroline E. (Shepard) Da- 
vis was born November 27, 181 1, and 
was a native of Tompkins County, New 
York. She came to Ohio in 1813, and died 
September 11, 1894. Her husband's death 
took place August 8, 1866. He was a Re- 
publican in politics, and served his township' 
as trustee, and member of the School Board, 
for many years, with credit to himself and 
satisfaction to ah. He and his wife had five 
children, as follows: Elizabeth, the .Wife of 
George ' Snyder, who was born October 12, 
1829, and lives on tlie old homestead, in Adams- 
i.ownship: Walter, bom August 8, 1832, de- 
ceased in 1891; Luman, bom M'ay 24, 1837,. 
deceased August 6, 1841 ; Willard .H., born 
August 7, 1843; and Mary C. born Novem- 
ber 23, 1847, deceased Decenilber 11, 1876. 
Marv C. married Dr. George W. Reed, who- 
served with valor in the Civil War, in the 
4th Reg., West Virginia Vol. Cav., and also 
in the uSth Reg., Ohio Vol, Inf. (Ohio Na- 
tional Guard). He spent one year in the dmg 
business, in Lowell, Ohio, and was afterward, 
in conipany with W'illard H. Davis, in the 
same business, at Harmar, for about two years. 
He graduated from the Miami Medical Col- 
lege, of Cincinnati, Ohioi, Mlarch, 1873, and 
began his practice as a physician, in Lowell. 
He died in 1894, at Columbus, Ohio. 

The subject of this sketch was born Au- 
gust 7, 1843, in Adams township, and has foi- 
fowed various pursuits during the years that 
followed. In the autumn of 1869, he was, for 
a short time, engaged in the drug business in 
partnership with his brother-in-law, at Har- 



.1436 HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



mar, Ohio. In 1871 he located in Lowell, 
intending to pursue the occupation of a pho- 
tographer. This project was also abandoned 
after some time, but he has been busy ne^•er- 
theless, in various other occupations. He is 
the owner of 100 acres of valuable land in 
Adams township, as well as desirable proper- 
ty in Lowell. He has aesthetic tastes, aud 
has mlany interesting relics, especially those 
pertaining to the Miound-Builders, and has also 
been very much interested in genealogical re- 
search. 

Mr. Davis has never married. He is a 
Republican in politics, and has served as town- 
ship treasurer. In Lowell, where he lives, he 
has served on the school board, and has also 
been village clerk. He has been a notar\- pub- 
lic more than 20 vears. 



OSEPH COX, a courteous and estima- 
ble citizai of Lowell, Washington 
County, Ohio, is well-known through- 
out Adams towmship, and accounted 
among its first-class citizens. He was 
born in 1820, and is a native of Marshall 
County, West Virginia. His parents were 
George N. and Martha Cox. 

George N. Cox was a native of Pennsyl- 
vania, and was lx>ni May 15, 1787. Dtiring 
the year 1816 he removed from his native 
State to Virginia, where he resided until 1838, 
the date of his removal to Ohio' and his set- 
tlement in AVashington County. For some 
years he lived in Aurelius township, but after- 
ward m^ide his home in Salem toiwnship for 
a short time. Still later, he went to Adams 
township, wihere he remained until 1879, the 
year of his death. He and his Moved wife 
reared eleven children, as follows : Jane A- ! 
James F. ; Sam N. ; William F. ; Ben M'., and 
Joseph, twins ; George W. ; John F. : Charles ; 
Margaret, and Edwin R. jane, George and 
Charles are deceased. 

Joseph Cox learned the trade of a tinner, 
and at the age of 24 years, went to Adams 
township. Washington County, and fol- 
lowed his trade for ten vears. At the end of 



that time he made his homie in Lowell, and 
while still a resident of that city embarked in 
mercantile pursuits. In \\ihioh he continued 
for twenty-three years. In 1887, however, he 
sold his business to Sprague & Wolfram, and 
has since lived in retirement. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
marriage wHth Harriet Porter, of Salem tow^n- 
ship, in 1849. She was born in 1826, daughter 
of Thomas and Rhoda (Sutton) Porter, and 
the only survivor O'f the four children born 
of thjat union. Her father was later married 
to Pblly Stille. Thomas Porter died in i8gi, 
aged 90 years. The Porter family trace their 
ancestry directly back tO' one John Porter, 
wilio was born in England in 1596. It is not 
known at what date he arrived in the M'assa- 
chusetts Colony, but he was there as early as 
1635. H'e first settled in Hingham, but sub- 
sequentl}' rem'oved to Salem. At the time of 
his death, in 1676, he was the most extensive 
land owner in that colon}'. 

This John Porter and his wife, Mary, had 
a faiuily, among whom was Joseph, who mar- 
ried Ann Hawthorne, and they reared a son 
called Joseph. He and his wife, Mary, reared 
a son whom they also called Joseph, and thus 
the given name of the father was perpetuated 
through several generations. This last- 
mentioned Joseph and his wife, Mjary, reared 
a son, Amos, grandfather of Mrs. Cox, and 
tlie first of the family concerning \\hom any 
authentic facts are obtainable. 

Amos Porter was bom in Dan\-ers. Massa- 
cliiusetts, in 1742, and in 1764, married Annie 
Bradstreet, a direct descendant from Governor 
Sinuon Bradstreet. In 1788 Amjos w'.ait west, 
landing at Mlarietta, Ohio', in April, of that 
year, and some time later his marriage with 
Sabra Tolman was chronicled. His children 
were as follows; Amos, .Williami, Samuel, 
Thomas (the father of Mrs. Cox), Rufus, 
Hiram. Lydia, Jerusha, and Aimer. 

A few facts concerning Governor Brad- 
street will not be inappropriate in this place. 
Simon Bradstreet was lx>rn at Hurbling. Eng- 
land, in 1603. When grown to manliood he 
attended Cambridge College, England, and in 
1630, in company with the Winthrops, Dud- 



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leys, and other distinguislied personages he 
crossed the stormy sea in the "Arabella," and 
assisted in founding a colony in Allassachu- 
setts. Before leaving England he was vested 
with thie office of assistant judge in the colony 
of Sialenii, to which he was annually re-elected 
for a period of fifty years. He was afterward 
deputy governor of the same colony, and in 
1679 was appointed governor, and served as 
such imtil the charter was revoked. History 
says he was restored to office in 1680, and 
remained in power until the new charter ar- 
rived in 1692, when he was made first coun- 
cilor. 

Mr. and Alj'rs. Cox ha\-e one child, Flora 
M.. who became the wife of A. W. Tompkins. 
The father and moth.er are living a quiet, re- 
tired life at their beautiful home on the Mus- 
kingum! River, just on tlie outskirts of the 
city of Lowell. In their day they have been 
prominent and sen-iceable citizens, and their 
lives are now closing with the rest they well 
desen-e. 



AVID N. .MIXDLIXG, one of the 
most prominent farmers o{ Water- 
'town township, Washington County, 
Ohio, is a son of Henry and Mary 
Ann (Henry) Mindling, and was 
born in 1865, in that township. 

Henry Miindling first saw the light of day 
in Germany, in 1839. He left his native 
coi'.ntry in 1848, and coming tO' the United 
States located in Washington County. He has 
followed agricultural pursuits for many years, 
and is well accjuainted with all the details in- 
volved in that calling. ■ 

Mr. IMindling was united in matrimony 
with Mary Ann Henry, a daughter of Robert 
and Hannah Henry, her father being also ac- 
tive in farming. Mrs. Mindling was born, 
reared and died on tlie farm w.here her hus- 
band still resides, the first event occurring in 
1847, ^^d the last in 1891. She was a mem- 
ber of the German Lutheran Qiurch, which 
her husband still attends. The\- were blessed 
with si.x children, as follows: Marv, who mar- 



ried Jacob W'eihl, resides in Warren township ; 
David N'., the subject of this biography ; Philip 
who is deceased ; Christina, the wife of William 
Morris, of William'stown, West Virginia; Hi- 
ram J., deceased, and Frederick, living in 
Watertown township. M'r. Mindling is a firm 
Den-Jocrat in politics. 1 

David N. M'indling was united in mar- 
riage, in 1 89 1, with Clancie More>% daughter 
of Daniel and Jane Morey. She is a native of 
Warren township, and was bom in 1871. They 
have twO' children : Dayton N., born in 1892 ;. 
and Chester H., bom in Deceinber, 1898. The 
Gemian Lutheran Church is the preference of 
the family and they give that church their sup- 
port and assistance. 

Mr. Mindling is a \-alued member of the 
Democratic party, and is now serving his sec- 
ond term as township trustee. The farm, which, 
he now ow'ns, and on which the family are so 
comfortably situated, is about three miles east 
of Watertown, and consists of one hundred 
and thirty-eight acres. Mr. Mindling aijoys. 
the esteem and confidence of all who know 
them. 



ACO'B BIEDEL, a valued citizen of 
WatertoiW"n to<wnship. where he was 
born, carries on farming successfully 
on his home place of 84 acres, about 
three and a half miles from Be\'erly, 
\\'ashington County, Ohio. The date of his 
birth was September 17, i860, and his parents 
were Jacob and Catherine (Grasley) Biedel, 
h<A\\ natives of Germany, who', wibii their par- 
ents, camie to America. arri\-ing at Marietta 
June 24, 1850. 

Jacob Biedel, born July 27,, 1833, enlisted 
in Company B, 77th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf., in 
the Civil war, and served faithfully until he 
became sick and was taken to the hospital at 
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in 1863. Although he 
was given immediate treatment, he did not re^ 
co\er, and the citizens of Marietta, where he 
enlisted, never saw him again. He died on 
September 15. of that year, and lies buried 
where he died. His widow was married, oni 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



July 30, 1864, to Philip Bohl, whO' died April 
7, 1872, and she still resides in Watertown 
towlnship, at the age of 63 years. By her first 
ii'jarriage she was the mother of three children, 
— William, a sketch of whom also appears in 
this book, and who lives in Watertown town- 
ship; Jacob, the subject of this sketch; and 
John, who lives in Barlow township. There 
were alsoi three children by her second union, 
namely: Henry, Philip and Lizzie Bohl. Lizzie 
is the wife of Alphonso Pottmyer, of ^^'ater- 
town township. 

Jacob Biedel was united in marriage, in 
1886, with Mary Wagner, a daughter of Adam 
-and Mary Wagner, of Watertown township, 
wlho was born August 3, 1864. Their family 
consisted of the following children : Blanche, 
born July 29, 1887; Alice, bom November 20, 
1889; and Lawraice, born November 12, 1897. 
Alice died December 2, 1894. The family at- 
tend divine worship at the German Lutheran 
Church. In politics M!r. Biedel is a Democrat, 
and always votes a straight ticket. He ser^■ed 
with credit as trustee of his township, for six 
years, and has also beai land appraiser for 
one term, whiclT shows his interest in public 
affairs, and in the advancement of his com- 
munit\-. 



L'RELIUS J. LONGFELLOW, a 
prominent and influential business 
man and oil producer of Macksburg, 
Washington County, Ohio, was born 
in Aurelius township, in this county, 
December 19, 1857, and is a son of Aurelius 
and Elizabeth B. (Davidson) Longfellow. His 
paternal grandfather, Samuel Longfellow, a 
native of Maine, and a carpenter by trade, was 
among the pioneers of Aurelius township. 
Besides working at his trade, he was also en- 
gaged in farming. He was a cousin of Henry 
W. Longfellow, the illustrious poet, and came 
of a distinguished Ne\v England family. The 
maternal grandfather of the subject hereof was 
William Davidson, of County Durham, Eng- 
land, who in early life, followed the vocation 
of a sailor on the high seas. He settled in 



Aurelius township about 1838, and was en- 
gaged in farming there until his death. 

Aurelius Longfellow, father of the sub- 
ject of this sketch, was born in Aurelius town- 
ship, August 16, 1819, and was named for the 
town of his birth. He always followed farm- 
ing as a vocation, and died September 6, 1897. 
His wife, Elizabeth B. Davidson, who was 
born in County Durham, England, died Sep- 
tember 18, 1895. They had thirteen children, 
of whom nine grew to maturity, namely : Jo- 
seph W.; William M.: Albert W. ; Aurelius 
J. ; Samuel B. ; James B. ; Jane, wife O'f James 
A. Hall; Margaret, wife of Cassius M. Dilley; 
and Annie D., deceased wife of H. H. Math- 
ews. 

Aurelius J. Longfellow was reared in Au- 
relius township, where he attended the com- 
mon schools. At the age of seventeen years, 
he began work in the oil fields, and familiar- 
ized himself with all the details of the business. 
Since 1890, he has been associated with his 
brother, Samuel B. Longfellow, in the oil-pro- 
ducing business, and although they encountered 
many obstacles, they have made a substantial 
success. They have alsO' been interested in 
gold mining in Idaho, since 1901, and conduct 
a fine fami of 407 acres in Aurelius township. 
In the spring of 1902, they began the construc- 
tion of an elegant hotel in Macksburg, consist- 
ing of five stories, including the basement. It 
contains forty-eight rooms which will be fitted' 
up in matchless st)'le, with all the equipments 
of modern hotels, including steam heat, elec- 
tric lights, baths and hot and cold water. In 
fact, it is to be a hostelry which a city many 
times larger would be proud of. Mr. Long- 
fellow is a public-spirited citizen, and has been 
identified with many other local enterprises of 
a quasi-public character. 

Aurelius J. Longfellow was married, Sep- 
tember 20, 1877, to Florence M. Dyer, a 
daughter of George and Lois (Fowler) 
Dyer, of Noble Counts-, Ohio, and they 
have three children, — James F. ; :^nd Her- 
man H. and Harry L., who are twins. The 
subject of this sketch is a prominent fra- 
ternity maji, being a member pf Aurelius 



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Lodge, No. 308, F. A. & A. M.; American 
Union Chapter, No., i, R. A. M., of Mari- 
etta; Marietta Commandery, Knights Temp- 
lar, Scottish Rite, 32d degree, of Cincinnati; 
Macksburg Lodge, Knights of Pythias ; and a 
life member of Marietta Lodge, No. 477, Bj 
P. O. E. He has served as trustee of Aureliu 
township three terms, and was a member o 
the Macksburg school board for a period 
fourteen vears. Politically, he is a Repul)licar 




ARLEY RUMMER, for many years 
resident of Washington Count) 
Ohio, is now a retired mercliant i: 
Lowell, Adams township, and enjoy 
the consideration and respect of hi 
fellow citizens as a just reward for many year 
of service he has given to his township an. 
county. Mr. Rummer is a native of Nev 
York State, wlhere lie was born in 1826, an 
is a son of Parley and Sarah (Tillotson) Rum 
mer, likewise natives of New York. 

Parley Rumlmer, Sr., was born in 179^ 
and died' in 1865. He becaine a resident o 
Washington County in 1839, cultivated hi 
farm, although the greater part of his tim 
was given to working at his trade, which wa 
that of a carpenter. He was united in mai 
i^iage with Sarah Tillotson, ia daughter o 
Aaron and Sarah Tillotson, born in i8oc 
They reared eleven children, as follows: Ly 
Sander; Walter P.; Adelia; Aaron; Parley 
Darius: William J.; Richard; Melissa; an 
Sophronia and Salona, tAvins. The twins, M 
lissa, Darius, Aaron, Walter P., and Lysand 
are deceased. The parents of these childre 
were members of the Christian Church, i 
which they were faithful workers. Mr. Run 
mer was quite prominent in political affair 
being a member of the Republican party, an 
was for some time trustee of his township. 

Parley Rummer, Jr., was a merchant mos 
of his life. He clerked for a numlber of year: 
previous to forming a partnership with L D 
Spooner and Henry Wolf, in 1866. This fim 
continued business for two years, when Mr 
Rummer sold out. He purchased the business 



of Tilton & Spooner, which he conducted for 
seventeen consecutive years and then sold out 
to Franz Wilkins (2nd). Since then he has 
lived away from business cares and trials in 
the seclusion of his home life. 

In 1857 ^Ij'- Rumnier was united in mar- 
riage with Clarinda M. Roach, a daughter of 
Daniel and iAmy Roach, born in 1836, in what 
was then Morgan County, but has since been 
known as Noble County. Their union was 
blessed with four children, namely: Ira P., 
employed in Pennsylvania as a locomotive en- 
gineer; Flora C, who married Jacob Merritt, 
a prosperous farmer of Noble County, Ohio; 
Curtis, who died in infancy; and Effie M., 
the wife of Edtaund B. Geddes who was mar- 
ried August 10, 1886, and has one child, Cecil 
R., born July 30, 1S87. Mrs. Rum-pier is a 
devoted member of the Christian Church, of 
Lowell. 

Mr. Rumlmer's residence in Washington 
County dates hack from 1839, whai he lived 
hi Aurelius township, from which he moved 
in 1848 to Adams township and located at 
Lowell. He belongs to the Republican party, 
and serv^ed as a memiber of the Lowell Com- 
mon Council ; he has also held the position of 
clerk of the village. Socially he is a memr 
ber of the I. O. O. F., affiliating with the local 
lodge, and has been in continuous connection 
with the order since iStI. 



OBERT HADLEY BIRNIE, the pop- 
ular druggist of Macksburg, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, was born in 
Marietta, Ohio, June 24, 1875, and 
is a son of Robert and Eleanor (Had- 
ley) Birnie. 

The father is a native of Paisley, Scotland, 
and came to America in the early "sixties." 
Soon afterward, he located in Marietta, and 
has since followed his vocation, that of a ma- 
chinist, having been, for upwards of ten years, 
in the employ of the Marietta Chair Company. 
He is the father of eight children, namelv: 
Mary, the wife of A. G. Shires ; Charles f. ; 
Robert H. : Helen: James A.; Frank W. ; 
lorence; and Earl. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Robert H. Birnie was reared in Marietta, 
and educated in the public schools of that city. 
Subsequently he served five years' apprentice- 
ship at the drug business, with the tirm of J. 
W. Dysle & Co., of Marietta. He graduated 
with honors, from the pharmacy department of 
the O'hio Nomial University at Ada, Ohio, in 
1898, and later, was employed as a prescription 
clerk in various cities of Ohio until February, 
1901, when he embarked in business for him- 
self at Macksburg. This he has since success- 
fully continued, and carries as fine a stock of 
goods in his line as could be found anywhere 
in Washington County. Mr. Birnie is pro- 
gressive and enterprising, thoroughly up-to- 
date in his business, and is poi>ular with all 
classes. He is a prominent member of ]\Iari- 
etta Lodge, No. 477- B. P. O. E. 



lOHN A. BROWN, an influential and 
up-to-date famier of Belpre township, 
is a resident of Little Hocking, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio. He is a na- 
tive of Scotland, where he was bom, 
in I8^^5, in Argvleshire, and is a son of Jolm 
and Ellen (Lovnachan) Brown, who came to 
Uie United States in 1840, and landed in New^ 
York about six weeks after starting. 

John Brown and his family then traveled 
west and when they arrived at Barlow town- 
ship,' Washington County, Ohio, they settled 
there. Later, however, tliey removed to Bel- 
pre township, and made their home in that 
part which was afterward set off to Dunham 
towmship. There they lived and farmed the 
remainder of their lives. The n-pdier died m 
her prime, in 1863, and the death of the fatlier 
took place in 1887, at the advanced age of 
eighty-three years. They were members of 
the Presbvterian Church. 

John 'a. Broavn attauled th.e common 
schools of Dunham township, and vb.en he 
reached his nmjority he supplemented his pri- 
mary studies by a term o\ sch(X>l in Mlarietta, 
previous to applying himself to farming His 
present property was purchased in 1861, and 
consists of 120' acres of good, valuable land, 



well adapted tOi g-eneral farming. This he 
cultivated in summer, and taught school during 
the winter months, for many years. At the 
present time he makes a specialty of raising 
fine stock. 

Mr. Brown was one of the 100-day men, 
and enlisted, in Washington County, in Com- 
pany H, 148th Reg. Ohioi Vol. Inf., serving 
mder Colonel Moore and Captain Mitchell In 
1^63 he was unitetl in marriage with Isabella 
Sha\v, a native of Washington, County, and a 
Qughter of Duncan and Isabella (Golville) 
.'haw, natives of Scotland. This union was 
lessed with two' children,— -Edwy Rolfe and 
lary Eleanor. Edwy Rolfe is a graduate 
(f Marietta College, and is now actively em- 
^oyed in the oil business. M/ary E. is a teach- 
r in the Willard building at Marietta, and 
ks met with good success. 

Fraternally Mr. Brown affiliates with the 
. A. R. In religious opinions be is in accord 
ith the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church, 
lis long life has been full of useful and 
indly deeds to^ many, and he is a straightfor- 
ard, upright man whom it is a pleasure to 
dl friend. 



EWTS M. BATTIN, a prosperous 
fanner of Belpre township, Washing- 
ti>n County, CSiio, was bom in M'or- 
gan County, Ohio, Februar}- 20, 
1830, and is a son of Lewis and Han- 
ah Jane (Aikens) Battin, who had seven 
lildren. 

Mr. Battin received his mental training 
1 the common schools oif Morgan County, 
ntil he attained the age of eight years, when 
e attended school in Washington County, 
)hio. .'\s a boy he found plenty of work on 
he farm, and upon reaching his majority he 
vorked in a sawmill and followed that occu- 
)ation nearly all his active life. 

When the Civil War engrossed the atten- 
ion of all patriotic citizens, Mr. Battin enlisted 
in the 100-day service, as a member of Com- 
pany H, 148th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., and served 
bravely under Col. Moore. This was in 1864, 
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seeing hard service for the tiir.e of his enlist- 
ment, he returned home and resumed his 
former duties. 

In 1859 \'irginia Smith, a native of Wash- 
ington County, and a daughter of Royal S. 
and Jane (Dilley) Smith, became the wife of 
Mr. Battin and they had three children, as fol- 
lows : Leota, who married Rollin Bartlett, 
of Little iHocking; William A.; and Nellie, 
who ^\<as united in marriage with William L. 
Qiambers, of Athens Qxinty, Ohio. In re- 
ligious matters Atr. Battin entertains liberal 
views, but is a member of the Universalist 
Church. His services are valued as a member 
of the G. A. R. For the past sixty-four years 
he has been a resident oif the schoo'l district, 
and the people of his acquaintance are many. 

When Lewlis Battin first went to Wash- 
ington County there were no^ fences tO' be 
seen, and deer and wild turkey were abundant. 
The farmers had to go toi Big Hocking to 
mill. Wild hogs were very numerous in that 
section of the country, and only occasionally 
could be seen a little log-hut. 




R. GEORGE A. PHILLIPS, an in- 
fluential and industrious citizen of 
Lowell, Washington County, Ohio', 
was born in Belmont County, Ohio, 
in 1B56, and is a son of Lureston W. 
and Isabelle (Adair) Phillips, both being of 
Scotch-Irish descent. 

Lureston W. Phillips lives upon his native 
place, the farm he now owns, twoi miles north- 
west of Barnes\-ille, Belmont County, Ohio. 
Hie married Isabelle Adair, daughter of George 
Adair, born near Antrim, Guernsey County, 
Ohlio, in 1832. She and her busband are 
members of the Christian Church, in which 
they are faithful workers. They have had 
four childrai, namely : Allie, the widow of 
Dr. Charles Webb, living at Barnesville; Ed- 
v.-ard E., living at the homestead fann; May 
Belle, also at home; and George A. M[r. Phil- 
lips has ncHW reached the age of seventy-two 
vears. He has alwavs been a farmer, and in 

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political opinions takes sides with the Repub- 
lican party. 

The subject of this sketch chose for his 
wife Lizzie J. Shanton, a daughter of Jackson 
and ilartha Shantnn. She was born near Yel- 
low Bud, Ross County, Ohio, in 1867, and 
was married to Mr. Phillips in 1890. To this 
union one child, Iva Xarelle, was born in 
March, 1893. 

The early mental training of Dr. Phillips 
was obtained in the common schools, and at 
the Barnesville high school. He then deter- 
mined to fit himself to be a physician, and en- 
tered the Columbus Medical College in 1888; 
from this he graduated in i8go. He was one 
of a class of forty, :ind took second honors, 
the prize being S40. The year of his gradua- 
tion he started his practice in Lowell, and 
so marked and satisfactory has been his suc- 
cess there, that he has remained until the pres- 
ent day. PI is skill and knowledge are recog- 
nized by all and he has some of the best citi- 
zens of the town anvong his patients. He is 
a grave, coiu'teous gentleman worthy of the 
trust and friendship of those about him. 

Dr. Phillips belongs to the Republican par- 
t\', and has served on the school board, and 
as a member of the town council with attentive 
interest. In fraternal circles he affiliates with 
K. of P. Lodge, No>. 395, and is also a member 
of Barnesville Lodge. No. 18:;, I. O. O. F. 



OHN C. SANER, one of the busiest 
men of Lowell, Washington County, 
Ohio, is cashier and manager of the 
First National Bank of Lowell, and 
is also an extensive dealer in real es- 
tate and fire insurance to a great extent. He 
has helped to organize a number of banks in 
other cities, and for his age his record is one 
of the best. He has displayed the pluck and 
detemiination which he possesses in clim,bing 
from the loiwest round of the ladder of suc- 
cess, so rapidly and surely, towlard the top. 
Mir. Saner is the son of Conrad and Caro- 
line (Burdsung) Saner, and was born in M-a- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



rietta, Ohio', in 1874. Cunrad Saner was Ijorn 
in Germany, in 1837 an.d came to America in 
1852, finding a suitable location in the vicinity 
of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He located there 
with his parents, Henry and Elizal^eth Saner, 
and learned the trade of a carpenter and con- 
tractor. During the Civil ^\'ar. he enlisted, 
in 1862, as a member of Company H, 7th Reg. 
Oihio Vol. Cavalry. He was living at this time 
in Mlarietta, where he moved in 1853, pur- 
chased a fine farm of 100 acres on the bank 
of the Mluskingum River, and spent his time in 
cultivating the land until 1862. He served 
in the war until 1865, took part in the Battle 
of Shiloh and m'any other important engage- 
ments, and- was honorably discharged. He 
w'as united in marriage with Caroline Burd- 
sung, whoi was born in 1844, and they reared 
the folloiwing children: Jacifb; Willian: ; 
John C. ; Elizabeth and Frank, who are at 
home; Edith, who- graduated from the Marietta 
high school with the class of 1902 ; M'ary ; Ma- 
tilda; and Beulah. The two last mentioned 
are also living on the home place in Mlarietta, 
with their parents. Mary, \Vilham and Jacob 
are deceased. 

In fraternal circles Conrad Saner is a mem- 
ber of the Knights of Pythias and of Buell 
Post, G. A. R. Until 1896 he w/as always a 
Democrat. But since that timie he has voted 
the l-iepublican ticket. He and his wife are 
members o-f the German Lutheran Church at 
Marietta. 

Jolin C. Saner attended the public schools 
O'f Mlarietta, and upon the completion of his 
studies, spent some timte at work in the planing 
mil' connected ■\\'ith the Mkrietta Chair Com- 
pany. In April, 1891, he obtained a position 
as m.iessenger boy in the bank established by 
the Dime Saving Society, and after a year 
of good and satisfactory service in this capaci- 
ty he was advanced to the position of 'book- 
keeper and teller. This he retained until 1899, 
when he helped to organize the German Na- 
tioinal Bank of Marietta. Tliis institution was 
a marked success and he \^'as given a place 
in it as paying teller, which he held until May 
14, 1900. At this date the German National 
Bank of Marietta organized the First National 



Bank of Lowell, Ohio, and he w'as given a po- 
sition there as cashier and manager. It was 
one of the first institutions to be organized 
undei" the new' law"i which provided for the 
establishing of banks on a capital oi $25,000. 
It is now two years old, has a surplus and un- 
divided profits oi $5,000, a capital of $25,000, 
and is paying regular semi-annual dividends. 
The corporation owns the building in which 
it conducts its business, which is very nicely 
built, and is furnished throughout with all 
modern conveniences. Ilie stockholders of 
the German National Bank also organized two 
other banks, — the First National Bank, at Ches- 
ter Hill, and the First National Bank, at 
Woodsfield, Ohio, representing a ^capital stock 
of $200,000. ' 

Mr. Saner's duties as cashier and manager 
of the bank are such that one must possess 
the very best qualities toi discharge them with 
the promptness and correctness that character- 
ize the work of Mr. Saner. He has the con- 
fidence of everv'one around him, and uses his 
judgment to good ad\-antage. Hie has other 
enterprises which occupy much Oif his atten- 
tion, such as his transactions in real estate and 
fire insurance. He does cjuite a brisk business 
in the latter, and in the former he has laid 
out an addition to Lowell, as well as one to 
the to'wn of Willian-^stown, \^'est Virginia, and 
platted the Norwood Addition tO' Marietta. 

Mr. Saner chose for his wife Mlarie Weihl. 
a daughter of Frederick and Mbry (Deming) 
Weihl. The ceremony was performed June 
22, 1898. Mrs. Weihl was a daughter of 
Harley Deming, and was born in .Watertorwn 
township, Washington County, where she 
spent all her life. Her husband, Mrs. Saner's 
father, followed the occupation of a merchant 
at Watertowin for many years, and died in 
1 88 1. He was a member of Mount Moriah 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Beverlv. Ohio. Mrs. 
Saner taught school in Waterford township 
before ilier marriage, and was also bookkeeper 
in the Marietta Dimie Sa\-ings Bank, for a 
year. She and her husband are members of 
the First M. E. Church of ^Marietta. 

In fraternal circles Mr. Saner affiliates 
with Buell Lodge. No. 395, Knights of 



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Pythias, of Lowell; the Royal Arcanum; and 
the Elks, of Marietta. He is also a prominent 
member oif Harmar Lodge, No. 390, A. F. & 
A. M. ; American L'nion Chapter. No. i ; and 
the Marietta Council. In politics he is a mem- 
ber of the Republican party. 




1 CHARD CAMPBELL SMITHSON. 
senior member of the firm of R. C. 
Smithson & Son, who conduct an ex- 
tensi\e general merchandise business 
in Macksburg, Ohio, has served as 
township treasurer of Aurelius township, of 
which he is a native, for a period of twenty 
years. He is regarded as one of the most suc- 
cessful business men and one of the most enter- 
prising citizens of Washington County. Mr. 
Smithson was born October 17, 1840, and is 
a son of John and Jane (Campbell) Smithson, 
natives of England and Lxland. respectively. 
The paternal grandfather of the subject 
hereof was Thomas Smithson, a native of Eng- 
land, who, in the earh^ part of the nineteenth 
century, settled in New York, and February 
9, 1814, was admitted to citizenship in the town 
of Butternuts, Otsego County, New York. 
About 1816, he settled in Aurelius township, 
Washington Coimty, Ohio, locating on sec- 
tion 17, where he lived until his death. He 
chose for his wife Rebecca Bennington, and 
their family consisted of four children, namely : 
John; Mary A., who married John T. Jewell; 
Jane, who was united in tvarriage with The- 
odore Gevrez ; and Thomas. 

Richard C. Smithson's maternal grandpar- 
ents were Richard and Martha (Reed) Camp- 
bell, formeiiy of Lxland, who came to> the 
United States and, in 181 6, settled in Salem 
township, Washington County, where they be- 
came very prominent. 

John Smithson, father of the subject of 
this sketch, and eldest child of his parents, be- 
came an extensive landowner, possessing land 
in sections 16, 17, and 20, in Aurelius town- 
ship, besides large tracts in Noble County. He 
was united in marriage with Jane Cam]ibell 



and they had eleven children, namely: John; 
Mary A., wife ni \. T. Warren; Robert; Sal- 
lie, wife of 1. H. Belong; ALartha [., the wife 
of \V. H. Morris ; Thomas ; William ; Richard 
C. ; Rebecca, wife of J. S. Snvder; Horatio 
M.; and Lizzie, wife of J. B. Markey. Ho- 
ratio M. was a member of the 77th Reg. Ohio 
Vol. Inf. in the Civil War. and died during 
that conflict of disease contracted in the ser- 
vice. 

Richard C. Smithson was reared in Au- 
relius township, Washington County, and at- 
tended the schools of Macksburg. ' Prior to 
the Civil War. he clerked in his father's store 
at Macksburg. On August 2. 1862. he en- 
listed in Company H, 92nd Reg. Ohio Vol. 
Inf., as a private, and participated in the bat- 
tles of Missionary Ridge and Chickamauga, 
and in minor engagements. In May, 1864, 
he was promoted to be orderly sergeant, ancl 
was honorably discharged from ser\-ice lune 
10. 1865. a-t Washington. D. C. 

Returning from the war. Mr. Smithson 
embarked in general merchandizing with his 
father, at Macksburg, under the firm name of 
J. Smithson & Son, and continued thus until 
1870. He then formed a partnership with Mr. 
Snyder, and was senior member of the fimr of 
Smithson & Snyder for the following six years. 
In 1876, I\Ir. Smithson sold out and erected 
his present commodious store building and con- 
ducted a very profitable business alone, until 
1898. He then formed ai partnership with 
his son, Harry N.. under the firm name of R. 
C. Smithson & Son. which is still in existence. 
They are prospering as is only possible for a 
firm which gives complete satisfaction to all 
its patrons. Mr. Smithson has had wide ex- 
perience in mercantile life, and naturally makes 
a success of all he undertakes in that line. 

Mr. Smithson was united in marriage with 
Emma Atkinson, October 14, 1868. She is a 
daughter of Isaac and Hannah (Lippincott) 
Atkinson, of Marietta township, and has borne 
her husband three children, namelv : Harry 
N., Nellie and Dollie. ^, ' 

In politics, the subject of this sketch is a 
Republican, and has ever served his partv faith- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



fully. He was elected Justice of the Peace of 
Aurelius township in i8(j8, and served until 
1871. He was re-elected in 1897, and served 
with credit. Fraternallv, lie is a member of 
Aurelius Lodge, Xo. 308, F. & A. M. 



OHN D. HOLLINGER, a prominent 
and useful citizen of Lowell, O^hio, is 
a luember oi the well-known firm' of 
Hollinger Bros., of that city, wdiO' do' 
blacksmithing, make harness, and are 
extensive dealers in buggies and carriages. He 
was born March 13, 1873. in Low-ell, and is 
a son of Jacob and Katherine (Wagner) Hol- 
linger. 

Jacob Hollinger was iKjrn in Bavaria, Ger- 
many, on May i, 1840, and his demise oc- 
curred October 13, 1901. He came to this 
country in 1868, and made his home in Lowell 
directly after coming to this country. L^p to 
the time of his death, he followed his trade, 
that of a blacksmith, most industriously, and 
was considered an expert workman in that line. 
He and his beloved wife were united with the 
German Lutheran Church. In social circles, 
he affiliated with the A. F. & A. M, and L O. 
O. F. In politics, he was always a Democrat, 
and his public spirit was manifested in the ser- 
vice he rendered on the school board, and in 
the village council, of which latter office he was 
an incumbent for tw-enty years 

Jacob Hollinger w-as united in marriage 
with Katherine Wagner, a daughter of Adam 
and Katherine Wagner, born in Erie County, 
Pennsylvania, December i, 1850. She is still 
living, and makes her home with her father. 
She was the mother of five childrai, namely : 
Jacob F.. a member of the firmi of Hollinger 
Bros. : John D. ; Ettie M., of Lowell, who 
married Christian G. Schneider; Katherine, 
who' also lives in Lowell, as does her sister, 
Annie C, the fifth child. 

John D. Hollinger was married on March 
31, 1898, to Melissa C. Augenstein, a daugh- 
ter of John and Emma Augenstein. She was 
born August 6, 1874, near Lowell. They 
have been blessed w'ith one child, Hester, who 
was born in Lowell, December 19. 1899. 



Air. Hollinger is a member of the local 
lodge of the Knights of Pythias. He repre- 
sented his lodge at the annual meeting of the 
Grand Lodge at Cincinnati, Ohio, in May, 
1902, and had a most enjoyable time. In po- 
litical belief, he is a Democrat, and in 1896. he 
received the nomination for clerk of the courts 
of Washington County. He is now serving 
his fourth term as corporation clerk, and his 
second term in the office of tow'nship clerk. 
In his work as a harness maker, he has pros- 
pered, and the firm, consisting of his brother, 
Jacob, and himself, does a flourishing business 
at all times. The brothers are known through- 
out the county for their skill and fine work- 
manship, and the concern is one of the princi- 
pal business houses in Lowell. 




TIARLES SCHIMAIEL, widely 
known in AVashington County as a 
substantial farmer, of Adams town- 
ship, lives on his fine farm of 180 
acres, on the West side of the Mus- 
kingum River, about three miles from Lowell. 
He was torn September 28, 185 1, in Fearing 
township, and has lived in Adams township 
since 1889. His parents were Jacob and Caro^ 
line (Becker) Schimmel, natives of Bavaria, 
Germany, where the former was born in 1823, 
and the latter, in 1831. 

Jacob Schimmel came to the United States 
at the early age of sixteen years and went di- 
rectly to Fearing township, Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, where he became a tiller of the soil, 
and lived until taken away by death in 1896. 
In political affairs, he was always a Democrat. 
He and his family were devoted members of 
the German Lutheran Church. He was uni- 
ted in matrimony with Caroline Becker, who 
still resides on the home farm in Fearing town- 
ship. She became the mother of seven chil- 
dren, namely : W^illiam, who died in infancy ; 
Charles ; Wilhelmina. widow of Nicholas 
Reiter, of Marietta ; Carrie, who lives in Ma- 
rietta, and is the widow of Adam Young; Liz- 
zie, who is still at home; Louis, whose death 
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wife of Jacob Spindler. of Fearing- township. 

Charles Schimmel was united in marriage 
with Carrie ]Marscli, March 5. 1874. She is 
a daughter of Daniel and Katherine Marsch, 
and was born in 1855, in Fearing township. 
Their family consists of the following chil- 
dren: Jacob, who married Carrie Landsittle; 
William : Gilbert ; Lena ; Nettie ; Albert ; Har- 
ley ; Karl ; and Mildred. Two others of their 
children are deceased. The family are mem- 
bers of the German Lutheran Church. 

^\r. Schimmel is a Democrat, in his poli- 
tics, and while still a resident of Fearing town- 
ship, served in various township offices, and 
was township clerk for eight consecutive years. 
Socially, he affiliates with the Knights of 
Pythias, being a member of the lodge at Low- 
ell. The subject of this sketch is straightfor- 
ward in all of his business and political deal- 
ings, and has the respect and esteem of his 
neighbors and acquaintances. 




XTHOXV BROWX. one of the most 
reliable brick-masons and contractors 
in Marietta, and a citizen who enjoys 
the esteem and respect of the com- 
munity, was born in 1833, in Bavaria. 
Germany, and is a son of Philip B. and Mary 
Ann (Welsh) Brown. 

Philip Brown was born in Germany and 
with his family, came to America in 1839. In 
his native country he followed the weavmg 
trade, but after coming here he was a farmer 
until his death, in 1 881, at the age of 78 years. 
He supported the Democratic party. His re- 
lio-ious connection was with the Catholic 
Church. The mother of Mr. Brown was also 
born in Germanv. She was a de\-oted member 
of the Catholic 'Church. Her death occurred 
in 1890, at the age of 79 years. Five children 
were born to these parents, as follows : An- 
thony, of Marietta: John, a resident of Mon- 
roe County; Mary, deceased: Barbara, a resi- 
dent of Monroe County: and Mark, who was 
a member of Company B. 26th Reg. Ohio Vol. 
Lif. He enlisted at 'Woodsfield. in 1862, and 
gave up his life for his country. 



Anthony Brown was six years of age when 
he accompanied the family irom Germany to 
the United States. His tirst home was in 
Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, but one year 
later his father moved to a farm in Monroe 
County. Ohio, and there Anthony remained 
until 1863, in the spring of which year he lo- 
cated in Marietta. For the past 25 years, Mr. 
Brown has been one of the leading contractors 
of this city, his reliability and thorough com- 
prehension of the business having enabled him 
to build up a very large and successful trade. 

In 1856, Mr. Brown was united in mar- 
riage with Amanda Carrick, daughter of Mor- 
ris and Eliza Carrick, who was born in Mon- 
roe County, Ohio, in 1840. A family of nine 
children were bom to them, namely : Mary 
Virginia, who married Alden Pierce, and lives 
at Marietta: John, who lives in Wood County, 
West \^irginia; Charles, who lives in i\Iarietta; 
Mark, who is now deceased : Jacob. Frank and 
Ellen, who are at home: William, who resides 
at Massillon: and an infant, deceased. 

Mr. Brown is identified with .the Demo- 
cratic party, and actively upholds its principles. 
He is a member, and a generous supporter, of 
the Catholic Church. 



< )SEPH W. ALLISON. foUoAving the 
double occupation of farmer and car- 
penter, lives on his farm about three 
miles north of Lowell, and is a sturdy, 
progressive man. He Is native to the 
farm on which he now lives, where he was born 
in 1853, and is a son of Leiscester G. and Sarah 
A. (Davis) Allison. 

Leiscester G. Allison was also born in Ad- 
ams township, in 1823. He was a son of Ste- 
phen Allison, and grandson of Robert Allison, 
the last named having come from PennsyU-ania 
with the early settlers of Ohio. Robert Alli- 
son was in the garrison during the. wars car- 
ried on against the Indians, and about this time 
the birth of Stephen Allison occurred. He 
was born in the Marietta garrison in 1794. <^"<l 
died in 1876. After the Indian wars were 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY.. 



over, he moved from Marietta to a farm near 
Lowell, and ever afterward was a resident of 
Adams township. At one time, he owned sev- 
eral hundred acres of land there. 

Leiscester G. AUison first hecanie an occu- 
pant of the farm on which Joseph W. now lives, 
in 1847. Besides busying himself w'ith the 
carpenter's trade and his occupation as a farm- 
er, he drilled oil wells, and for several years ran 
a sawmill in Lowell. He was active in all 
township affairs, was a Republican, in poli- 
tics, and performed the duties of various of- 
fices in a creditable manner. He and his fam- 
ily were members of the Christian Church. He 
was united in marriage with Sarah A. Davis, 
a daughter of Frederick and Polly (Allison) 
Davis, who was born in 1825, in Adams town- 
ship. They reared five children, -whose names 
are as follows : Adelia, who married Adam 
Cramer, and lives in Adams tow'nship; Adel- 
phia, deceased; Joseph W. ; Charles F., who 
lives at Ventura. California; and Mary A., the 
wife of Martin Reed, of Waterford township. 

llie subject of this sketch w'as united in 
matrimony with Ida Buchanan, in 1882. She 
is the daughter of George W. and Laura 
(Woodford) Buchanan. The former was 
killed on the steamer, Harry Deau, while at 
Gallipolis, January 4. 1868. He chose for his 
wife Laura Woodford, a daughter of Grove 
Woodford. They had a family of five chil- 
dren, as follows; Edward F., of Watertown, 
Ohio; Ellsworth, deceased; Ida, born in 1857, 
at Raisselaer, Lidiana ; James L., of Water- 
town ; and Dora E., deceased. 

The subject of this sketch and his wife 
have four children, namely ; Zora M. born 
in 1883; Ewell V., born in 1885; Dudley L., 
born in 1889; and Laura A., born in 1894. 
The family are members of the Christian 
Church, of Lowell. Mr. Allison is a Repub- 
lican, in politics, and always stands by his 
part}'. During his busy life, he has made a 
success in his vocation, for thirteen years. 
Previous tO' taking up work on the fanu, he 
taught school in Waterford, Aurelius, Mus- 
kingum and Adams townships, and at Water- 
town. He is the possessor of about 80 acres 



of land three miles north of Lowell, and is a 
respected representative of his county. 



SAAC REED, widely known through- 
O'Ut Adams township, Washington 
County, Ohio, owns about sixty acres 
of first-rate land in that vicinity, and 
lives four and a half miles north of 
Lowell. He is a, citizen of prominence in his 
community^ and is greatly esteemed for his 
many good qualities, and his services to the 
township. His parents were Benjamin and 
Sarah (Dickerson) Reed, and he was born on 
Christmas Day, 1825, near Cambridge, Guern- 
sey County. 

Benjamin Reed, a native of Washington 
County, Pennsylvania, was born in 1787, and 
died in 1872. He was living in Guernse}' 
County, Ohio, when Isaac w-as born, where he 
followed farming to a great extent. His 
death, which occurred at the home of a son 
living in Lowell, was .mourned as the loss of 
a good citizen. He lived for a time in Noble 
County, and served as Democratic trustee of 
Jackson township in that county. Sarah Dick- 
erson, who became his wife, was a daughter 
of Gideon Dickerson, and was born in W'ash- 
ington County, Pennsylvania, in 1792. She 
was the mother of eleven children, as follows ; 
Evaline, Bonam and Joseph, deceased; Sally 
Ann, who lives in Macomb. Illinois, and is the 
widow of Joseph Merritt : Richard S., de- 
ceased; Isaac; Margaret E.. who lives at Des 
Moines, Iowa, and is the widow of Davis 
Hughes; John A., deceased; William, who lives 
in Washington County, Ohio; Mary J., de- 
ceased ; and Benjamin, who was killed while 
fighting in the Battle of Chickamauga, during 
the Civil War. The mother died in 1858. 

Isaac Reed Avas united in marriage, in 185 1, 
with Catherine Bowhan, a daughter of How- 
ard and Susan Bowhan, who lived in Mary- 
land, near Frederick, but removed in 1837, to 
Ohio. Mrs. Reed was born in 1825^ and went 
to Ohio when twelve years of age, locating, 
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death took place in 1894. She and her hus- 
band had nine chiklren, namely : Isaac N. and 
Howard, deceased ; Josepli B., who hves near 
Watertown; Edward P., deceased; Martin T. 
and Benjamin, of Waterford township ; Mary, 
who became the wife of William Way, and 
lives in Jackson township. Noble County; 
Charles A., who^ also lives in Noble Cotmty; 
and George F., wdio resides near Watertown. 

After the death of his first wife, Isaac Reed 
married again, choosing Addie Owen, a daugh- 
ter of Vincent and Mary (Wialler) Owen, who 
was born in Adams township, December 25, 
1854. She is a member of the Christian 
Church, which her husband also attends. 

In politics, the subject of this sketch be- 
longs to the Democratic party, and has served 
very creditably as trustee, assessor, and justice 
of the peace, of his township, at various times. 
In his service in these offices he was always 
prompt and energetic in performing his duties, 
and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his 
fellow men. He has always been a farmer, 
and from a lifelong experience in this vocation, 
is fully acquainted with the best methods of 
tilling the soil in order to insure success. 



ANIEL OWEN, a descendant of one 
of the early settlers of Washington 
Ciiunt}-. Ohio, is accounted one of 
the county's best citizens. 

Daniel Owen was born in 1831, 
on the place where he now lives, a short dis- 
tance from the city of Lowell. He is a son of 
Daniel and Deborah (Sprague) Owen, and a 
grandson oi James and Mary Owen. Mary 
Owen was the first white woman who came to 
the Northwest Territory, and on accoimt of 
that circumstance, received a deed o>f 100 acres 
of land in the Rainbow District, from the Ohio 
Company, through its representative, John Go- 
bel. The original conveyance had as one of its 
witnesses.. Gen. Riifus Putnam, and is now 
in the possession of the subject of this sketch. 
Mrs. Mary Owen now lies buried in the Rain- 
bow Cemetery. She and her husband were 
among the party of settlers which located at 



Marietta in June, 1788, another party having 
settled there in April, of the same year. They 
battled with the many hardships and dangers 
of a life in the wilderness, fought through the 
Indian Wars, and the father finally died while 
still a resident of Adams township. 

Daniel Owen, Sr., was born in Providence, 
Rhode Island, and died in 1855, at the age oi 
seventy-three years. He left his native state 
toi come toi "VV''ashington County. Ohio, when 
but six years old, and in company with Gen- 
eral Vanium and others, located at Marietta, 
and w^as among the first settlers in that city. 
He applied himself to farming, and spent his 
entire life on the farm now in the possession 
of his son, Daniel, taking a very important part 
in the affairs of the township and comity. He 
was first a Whig, and later, a member of the 
Republican party, and served at different times 
as trustee, clerk, etc., of Adams township. 

Daniel Owen, Sr., chose for his wife De- 
borah Sprague, a daughter of Wilbur Sprague, 
also a pioneer of Washington Countv, who, 
while standing in his barnyard, was shot in the 
back by a lurking Indian. The bullet struck 
a brass button and drove it into the flesh. Af- 
ter his brother, Jonathan Sprague, had ex- 
tracted the ball, however, he recovered com- 
pletely. Mrs. Owen was born in Waterford 
in 1801, and departed this life in 1880. She 
and her husband were faithful members of the 
Baptist Church. They reared a family of 
three children, namely : Hannah, who mar- 
ried Jesse Nicholson, and is noAV deceased ; 
Daniel; and Henry S., deceased. By a previ- 
ous marriage, with Hannah H. Allison, Mr. 
Owen had the following seven children : Sal- 
ly: Polly; James; Azubah ; Vincent; Leander; 
and Allison. After her death, and previous 
to his union with Deborah Sprague, he mar- 
ried Betsey Green, and had one child, 01i\er 
G., who is deceased. 

The subject of this sketcli was iniited in 
marriage with Mercy Cha]>nian, on May 9. 
1852. She is a daughter of Davis and Sallie 
(Davis) Chapman, and was born in Adams ■ 
township, in 1830. Tliey were blessed with 
four children, as follows : Florence, de- 
ceased ; Alice, who l^ecame the wife of J. W. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Kelly, at Marietta; an infant, wlioi died; and 
Linnie, residing at home with her parents. 
Mr. Owen lives on his fine farm about one mile 
from Lowell, and owns over 600 acres of land, 
all in Adams township. He is prominent in 
business circles, is a stockholder in the First 
National Bank, of Lowell, and also in the Citi- 
zens' Bank, of Marietta. Li politics, he is a 
Republican, and in social circles, he atliliates 
with the L O. O. F., l)eing a member of the 
Lowel! lodge. 



\NIEL MARSCH, one of the enter- 
prising and useful citizens of Adams 
township, is now serving with great 
satisfaction to all, both as trustee 
of his township, and as justice of tb" 
peace. He is a son of Jacob and Margaret 
(Gro'sclose) Mfarsch, and Avas boim in Ger- 
n'i(any in 1834, wbicb was also the native place 
of his parents. 

Jacob Marsch was born in 1809, lived a 
useful life, and died in t88i. He learned the 
trade of a shoemaker when young, and fol- 
lowed it for some years, previons to becoming" 
a farmer for the remainder of his days. He 
married Margaret Grosclose, who was born 
in 1809, and lived until 1883. Their union 
"svas blessed with two children, namely : Dan- 
iel : and Katherine, who' is deceased. The par- 
ents attended the German Lutheran Church, 
of which they were active members. Mr. 
March was a member of the Democratic party. 

The subject of this sketch came with his 
parents from his native country, when but six 
years of age. and settled first in Wheeling, but 
afterward m.ade Fearing township his place 
of residence until 1885, when he moved to 
Adams township. Since leaving W'heeling. 
he has lived in Washington Comity all this 
time. He was united in matrimony with 
Katherine Pfafif, in 1855, and they had eleven 
children, seven of whom w-ere reared to ma- 
turity, and are good citizens. Mrs. Marsch 
is a daughter of Jacob and Caroline PfafT, and 
was born in Germany, in 1835. Tlieir children 
are as follows: Caroline, who is the wife of 



Charles Schimmel, and lives in Adams town- 
ship; Jacob P., a resident of Marietta; Will- 
iam, a citizen of Fearing township, Washing- 
ton County; Andrew J. of Paines\-ille, Ohio; 
Lizzie, who married Charles Baesel, of Adams 
township; Ernest L. and Herman, who still 
live at the home place, three and a, half miles 
from Lowell. Ernest L. married Anna L. 
Becker, a native of Lowell. Ohio, and has one 
child, Bernice. 

Mr. Marsch has been a citizen of Adams 
towmship since 1885, when he went to that 
place and purchased the David Rumble farm, 
north of Lowell, on the INIuskingum River. 
At the present writing, he owns about 270 
acres of land there, and with the help of his 
two sons, before mentioned, keeps everything 
in the best of order. The family are members 
of the German Lutheran Church. In politics, 
Mr. Marsch is a Democrat, and has served in 
various offices of his township. When he lived 
in Fearing township, he served very commend- 
ably as treasurer, trustee and clerk of the town- 
ship, besides being land appraiser and justice 
of the peace. As a citizen, Mr. Marsch is great- 
ly interested in all the affairs of his township 
and county, and commands the respect and 
confidence of all who know him. 




II.IJAM E. STEPHENS, a suc- 
cessful tiller of the soil, has one of 
the attractive farms in Barlow 
township, where he has 150 acres 
under fine cultivation, and devotes 
his attention to mixed farming. His resi- 
dence is surrounded by fruit and shade trees, 
and well-kept lawns, .good, substantial barns 
and various farm buildings dot the place here 
and there, giving to the place an air of general 
prosperity. 

Mr. Stephens is a native of Monroe Coun- 
ty. Ohio, where he was born in January, 1856. 
He is a son of Joseph and Rachael (Mason) 
Stephens, who are highly respected citizens of 
Noble County. Ohio, the family home being 
but one mile from the Washington County 
line. Tbe father is also a native of Monroe 



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1449 



County, and his father was a Pennsylvanian 
by birth. The mother of WilHam E. was born 
in Belmont County, Ohio. 

W'ihiam E. Stephens is the eldest of a fam- 
ily of eight children. The others are as fol- 
lows : Rufus P., of Salem township ; John B., 
of Aurelius township; Joseph E., of Noble 
County, Ohio: Henry A., of Salem township: 
Frank, of Noble County : Amanda, wife of Mr. 
Pollard : Howiler, of Elba, Aurelius townshijj : 
and Emma, wife of Morrill Holden, an oil 
prospector of Graysville, Monroe County. 
Ohio. It will be observed that ii\-e of the 
above are residents of Washington County. 
Frank resides with his parents, on the home 
farm. 

Mr. Stephens remained at home until about 
the time of his majority. In December, 1876. 
he was united in marriage with Jane ^^lorris. 
of Noble County. Two children were born to 
them — Joseph 6. and Cora M. In 1883 their 
mother succumbed to a fatal disease. Mr. 
Stephens w^as subsequently joined in wedlock 
with his present wife, who was, before mar- 
riage, Hattie Ball, a daughter of Daniel Ball, 
of Nobile County. This union resulted in four 
children, — La,wrence, Edith, Harry and Lo 
ring, aged respectively, twelve years, ten years, 
eight years, and one year. 

Mr. Stephens located in ^\'ashington Coun- 
ty in 1881, and was a resident of Salem town- 
ship until 1888. In the spring of that year, 
he purchased the James Fleming farm in Bar- 
low township, which 'is his 'present home. 
Most of the improvements have been added by 
him. In politics, he is a Democrat, and has 
served several successive years as president of 
the Board of Education. The family join in 
worshiping at the M'. E. Church, of Barlow, of 
Avhich 3ilrs. Stephens is an active member. 



. C. T. RILEY, who is successfully en- 
gaged in the practice of medicine in 
New Matamoras. Washington Coun- 
tv. Ohio, enjoys the confidence of the 
public tn an unlimited degree, and has 
a large and lucrative jiatronage. The Doctnr 




was born in Washington County March 21, 
1848, and is a son of Rev. J. D. and Elizalieth 
(Leachman) Riley, Virginians bv birth. 

Rev. J. D. Riley was a minister of the 
Baptist faith for more than half a century. 
He was born in the State of Virginia (now 
West Virginia), in 1810. and passed to his 
final rest in 1892. During his early manhood 
he followed teaching, previous to studying for 
the ministry. His widow, a most worthy lady, 
survived him until the spring of 1902, when 
she died. They reared a large family, many 
of whom are deceased. Those living besides 
the Doctor are as follows: Carrie R.. now 
Mrs. J. B. Beach ; John N. ; Theodore D. : Mag- 
gie, wife of Rev. Mr. Dana: and George J. 

Dr. C. T. Riley attended public school dur- 
ing his youth and afterward took a more com- 
plete course in Marietta Academy. He subse- 
quently followed teaching as a profession for 
a period of ten years, three of wdiich were spent 
as instructor in the New Matamoras High 
School. In 1872 he commenced to read medi- 
cine with a \-ie\v of making a physician <A him- 
self. Some time later he entered the Pulte 
Homeopathic Medical College, of Cincinnati, 
and graduated in the class of 1881. Return- 
ing to Washington County he began the prac- 
tice of his profession at New Matamoras. which 
is still his home. From the start his success 
was pronounced, and his practice is now sec- 
ond to- none in his locality. 

October 12, 1871, Dr. Riley wedded Maria 
Dana, who was born in Newport, Ohio, and is 
a daughter of Charles Dana, a prosperous mer- 
chant of that place. Mrs. Riley was educated 
at Denison Ihiiversity, at Granville, Ohio, and 
is a ladv of high social attainments, and a 
writer of no little note. Her mother's maiden 
name was Churchill, and she was a native of 
Massachusetts. She and her husband reared 
fotir children, of whom Mrs. Riley is the third. 
The others are: Watson, a minister: Fanny, 
wife of Dr. McElhinny ; and Dr. Williams, de- 
ceased. 

Eight children have been born to Dr. and 
Mrs. Riley, as follows: George W. ; Archie; 
Dana : Frank : Thomas C. : Bessie C. : John C. ; 
and Carrie. The first four mentioned are de- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



ceased. George W.. the oldest, was drowned 
in the Ohio River when 1 1 years old. Thomas 
C. is a graduate of Denison University, of 
Granville, Ohio, and is now a member of the 
class of 1904 in the Rochester (New York) 
Theological Seminary. Bessie C. is the wife 
of W. P. Galbraith, living at Woodsfield, 
Ohio. John C. served in the war with Spain 
in the 7th Reg., Ohio Vol. Inf. Carrie is a 
senior in the Matamoras High School. 

Dr. Riley is a pronounced advocate of the 
temperance cause and votes the jProhibition 
ticket. He and his wife are regular attendants 
of the Baptist Church, of which the Doctor is 
a deacon, and in which both are active workers. 
The Doctor is also superintendent of the Sun- 
day-school. Socially he is a valuefl member 
of the Court of Honor. 



SAAC A. ORjNIISTON, one of the lead- 
ing' agriculturists of Barlow township, 
Washington County, Ohio, was born in 
that township on September i, 1837. 
A reccird of his ancestry is to be found 
in the sketch of his brother, Alexander Ormis- 
ton, which appears elsewhere in this work. 

Isaac A. Onniston remained at home until 
his' marriage, whai he was twenty-eight years 
of age. May 2, 1864, he entered the 100-day 
ser\-!ce in the Union anny. He purchased his 
present farm from his father, and has since 
lived upon it. He sold a portion of the prop- 
erty to his son, Robert, retaining 127^/2 acres, 
which he leases for oil purposes. He has for 
years been a breeder of Devon cattle, Poland- 
China hogs and sheep. He is a man of con- 
siderable influence in the community and stands 
high in the esteem of his fellow citizens. 

November 19, 1863. Mr. Ormiston was 
united in marriage with Isabella Breckenridge, 
who was born in Fairfield township April 7, 
1846. and is a daughter of John and Margaret 
Breckenridge. early residents of Washington 
County, who came originally from the vicinity 
of Glasgow, Scotland. Her father died in 1867, 
and her mother on August 15, 1872. Mr. and 
Mrs. Breckenridge had the following children ; 
Janett; Jane; Andrew; Elizabeth (Dinsmore), 



of Iowa; Hugh; Margaret, deceased, who was 
the wife of Thomas Fleming; and Isabella, 
wife of Mr. Ormiston. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ormiston became the parents 
of the following children : Margaret Janett, 
born November 6, 1S67, who married Frank 
Allebaugh. and lives in Perry County, Ohio'; 
Robert Milton, born September 10, 1870, who 
was married in August, 1901, to Mary Cook, 
of Virginia ; John Breckenridge, born April 
33, 1875, who has traveled considerably, 
spending two years in Oklahoma, and is now 
located in Perry County, Ohio; Laura Jane, 
lK>rn Ji'ly 29, 1879, who lives at home; Charles 
Everett, born August 12, 1883, who is at home; 
Hattie Mabel, born July 11. 1887; and Albert 
Wilmarth, born August 15, 1873, who died 
October 28, 1873. T\vO' oif the children, 
twins, died in infancy. Robert and Laura Or- 
miston were born mutes and for ten years pur- 
sued a course of study in Ohioi State Deaf and 
Dumb Institute. Both are well educated and 
Laura has done some fine crayon art work and 
painting. Robert ds successfully conducting 
the farm he purchased of his father. His wife 
is a mute and was educated in a Virginian in- 
stitution. 

Isaac A. Ormiston is a Republican in poli- 
tics and served several terms on the School 
Board and County Fair Board. He is a mem- 
ber of Barlow Post, No. 434, G. A. R., in 
which he is junior vice. In September. 1864, 
he and his wife. joined the Barlow Presbyte- 
rian Church, of which he has served as trus- 
tee for more tlian twenty years. Mr. and Mrs. 
Ormiston are both active church workers, the 
latter being president of the Ladies' Aid So- 
ciety. 



DAM J. GLAUB, who since 1856 has 
been a resident of Washington Coun- 
ty, and is now one of the substantial 
and useful citizens of Adams town- 
ship, was born in Allegheny County, 
Pennsylvania, June 20, 1849. 

Adam Glaub, his father, was born in Ba- 
varia, Germany, and came to the United States 
when 25 years of age. He located first in the 



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1451 



State of Pennsylvania, near Pittsburg, but a 
few years later naoved to Washington County 
and settled on the farm in Adanis townshij), 
which is now the proiperty of his son, Adam J. 
His political leaning was toward the Demo- 
cratic party. His religious connection was 
with the Catholic Church. The mother of 
Adam J. Glaub was Katherine Lang, a daugh- 
ter of Emanuel Lang. She was born in Ba- 
varia, Germany. She was a consistent member 
of the Catholic Church, a kind neighbor and a 
devoted mother. Her death occurred on Aug- 
ust 12, 1892, at the age of 74 years. Seven 
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Glaub, as 
follo'ws: Margaret, deceased; Adam J.; 
Emanuel, who lives in Zanesville,.Ohio; Anna, 
who n.arried Joseph Kern and lives in Water- 
town towtnship; MIfiry, who married Landolin 
Otfenburger and lives in Marietta; Jonathan, 
who mhrried Joseph \'ondereau and is de- 
ceased ; and Louis, the young'est, who is a resi- 
dent of Zianesville. 

Adam J.- Glaub is well known in Adams 
township, where the principal part of his life 
has been spent. On account of his ability as 
a carpenter, he has been called to various sec- 
tions of this township, where his work may b^ 
seen. He owns a fine, well-cultivated farm, 
consisting of 103 acres, three miles southwest 
of Lowell. He is a man of enterprise and in- 
dustry and enjoys the respect of all who know 
him. 

On April 27, 1876, Mr. Glaub was married 
to Mary A. Vondereau, a daughter of Aman- 
dus and Franziska ( Schaffer) Voiidereau, who 
was liorn in Pennsylvania November 7, 1856. 
They have had eight children, as follows : Ad- 
am E., born September 19, 1877; Joseph B., 
born March 23, 1880: Clara, born August 3, 
1882: Leo. born :\Iarch 19, 1885; Anna, born 
February 23, 1888; Romanus, born August 
23, i8go; ]\iarv. born February 17, 1893; and 
dliva, born August 27, 1895. The childrai 
have all been reared in the Catholic Church. 
In politics Mr. Glaub supports the Democratic 
partv. He stands high in his neighborhood as 
a man of reliability and honesty, and counts 
manv friends in Adams township. 






CLINTON CROOKS, a well-known 
citizen of Beverly township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, is engasred i' 
the life insurance business. He was 
born in Beveriy in 1877. His parents 
are A. Judson and Maria (Blackburn) Crooks. 
The former was born in Olive, Olive township, 
Noble County, Ohio, in 1850 and died in Aug- 
ust, 1893. He was a son of James and Patience 
Crooks', and followed the carpenter trade dur- 
ing the greater part of his active life. He was 
a manber of the Cumberland Presbyterian 
Church, and was fraternally connected with 
the Beverly lodge oi Odd Fellows. In politi- 
cal action he was a Democrat. 

The mother of the subject hereof was a 
(laughter of Thomas and Katherine Blackburn 
and was born in Morgan, Center township, in 
'853, and still resides near Beveriy. She is a 
consistent member of the Cumberland Presby- 
terian Church and is one of the most highly 
esteemed residents of her locality. Five chil- 
dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. A. Judson 
Crooks, namely: Flora, deceased; Nellie, the 
wife of Frank' Cochman, of Iowa; J. Clinton; 
Edwin, of North Dakota; and Harry, who is 
at home. 

The early life of J. Clinton Crooks was 
passed in. the vicinity of Beverly and he ob- 
tained his mental training in the local schools, 
graduating with honors from the Waterford 
township high school in 1898. After leaving 
school he was engaged in teaching for three 
years in Waterford township, and for one year 
in Adams township. In 1900 he embarked in 
the life insurance business and his energy and 
.abilitv have enabled him to make it very suc- 
cessful. He handles some of the best risks in 
this neighborhood. :Mr. Crooks is one of the 
active members of the Methodist Church at 
Coal Run and in that connection is well known. 
Fraternally he is connected with the order of 
Odd Fellows, affiliating with the lodge at Bev- 
eriy. His political sympathies are with the 
Democratic party. Mr. Crooks is a young man 
of sterling integrity, who has shown a marked 
aptness for business and has won the esteem of 
a wide cirlce of friends. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



OMAS S. HADLEY, one of the pro- 
lirietors of the Porterfield RlilUng 
Company, was l)orn in Marietta, 
Washington County, Ohio, in 1856, 
and is a member of a family of four 
children born to John and iSIargaret (Scott) 
Hadley. 

John Hadley was born in Scotlan;! April 
22, 1 83 1. His parents had seven children, a 
number of whom came to this country and lo- 
cated in the vicinity of Marietta. John was 
reared in his native country and at an early 
age learned the trade of a miller. He worked 
at it in Scotland until about 1854, when he set 
sail for America, and landed in New York 
City. He then came to Marietta and operatefl 
the old Phoenix M'ills there for several years. 
He was subsefjuently engaged in the milling- 
business in Belpre and Newport, with marked 
success, until 1901. After spending nearly 53 
years in the same line of business he disposed 
of his interests and is noiw living a retired life. 
He was married in the spring of 1853 to Mar- 
garet Scott, who was also born in Scotland, 
and is descended from Sir Walter Scott : John 
Hadley is a member of the Grand Army of the 
Republic, having served in the 148th Reg., 
Ohio \"ol. Inf.. during the Civil War. Politi- 
cally he is a Republican. 

Thomas S. Hadley was quite a young lad 
when his parents moved to Belpre, where he 
received his mental training in the common 
schools, \\lien he grew up he accompanied 
his parents to Newport, where he remaineri a 
short time. Seeing a good opportunity in his 
present line of business at Bel].ire, he returned 
and has since made his home here. He became 
head miller at the new Peerless Mill at Parkers- 
burg-, West Virginia, and when it was incor- 
porated in IQ02 as the New Peerless INIill Com- 
pany he was made its vice-president. He is 
president and part owner nf the Portei-field 
Milling Com])any, whuse plant is lucated in 
Porterfield. Ohio. It has a cajiacity r>f 50 
barrels daily and is equipped with all modern 
improvements, including the Case machinery. 
The plant has a Baltimore & Ohio Southwes- 
tern Railroad spur running tO' the mill. Mr. 
Hadle}' is a progressive busiiiess man atid takes 



a deq> interest in all that relates to the welfare 
of the community. He is also ser\-ing as treas- 
urer of Belpre \-ilIage, which was incorporated 
in 1002. 

Mr. Hadley was united in marriage with 
Lillie L. Bosworth, and they have one daugh- 
ter, Grace F. He is a Republican in politics, 
and fraternally is a member of Blennerhassett 
Lodge, No. 364, Knights of Pythias, of which 
he is past chancellor commander. He and his 
fai-nily have a pleasant home on Blennerhassett 
avenue, in Belpre. 



1( )H'N W. FRYE, who owns a fine farm 
of TOO acres, located half a mile west 
of Lowell, in Adams township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, is one of the 
substantial citizens of his locality. The 
birth of Mr. Frye occurred in 1841 on the 
farm he now occupies, and his parents were 
Joseph and Lucy (Coburn) Frye. 

Joseph Frye was born in Waterford, Wat- 
erford township, in 181 i. and died in Sep- 
ten-'ber, 1886. He was a son of Joseph Frye, 
vho can-ie to Washington County from Frye- 
burg. Maine, and was the first school teacher 
in Waterford township. The esteem in which 
he was held was shown by the naming of Fort 
Frye in his honor. Joseph Frye, Jr., followed 
an agricultural life, pursued the even tenor of 
his way, performed the duties of a good citizen 
and devoted husband and father, and i^assed 
awa}' respected b_v all who knew him. In poli- 
tics he was a Democrat. He long held menir 
bershi)) in the Christian Church. His wife 
was a daughter of Asa and Rhoda Coburn. She 
was born on the farm now owned by her son, 
in 1809, and is a beloved member of his fam- 
ily. The Coburn family originated in Massa- 
chusetts. The grandfather of Mrs. Frye, Ma- 
jor Asa Coburn. came to Marietta from that 
State, llie three children born to Joseph and 
Lucy (Coburn) Frye were: J(ihn \V. : Sarah 
S., the wife of Oliver W. Kile, of Indianapolis : 
and Mary A., deceased. 

On August 19, 1863, John W. Frye was 
married to ]\ralinda Mason, who was a daugh- 



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ter of William and Nancy Mason, and was 
born in Adams township in 1840. They have 
had a family lof four chfildren, as follows : 
Henry C, who is deceased : Harley E., who re- 
sides at home, but is connected with the Little 
Kanawha Railroad, as civil engineer; Joseph 
\\'.. who is a broker in Marietta, and married 
Nellie Sprague, a daughter of D. W. Sprague; 
and Nellie M., who lives with her parents. Mrs. 
Frye is a valued member of the Baptist Church. 
Mr. Fr^•e is a member of Loiwell Lodge, No. 
436. A.'F. & A. M., and the R. A. M., oi Bev- 
erly. In politics he adheres to the Democratic 
party. As a farmer he is regarded as progres- 
sive' and capable, and he is considered one of 
the u-^eful and reliable citizens of Adams town- 
ship. 




L:\rER L. BRO\\"N. the efficient post- 
master of Belpre and junior member 
of the firm of Brown Brothers, pro- 
prietors of a grocery and general 
store, is one of two children born to 
Charles A. and Martha J. ( Breckenridge) 
Brown. . . 

Charles A. Brown was born in the old jail 
at Marietta, his father at that time being sheriff 
of Washington County. He died in June, 
1898. and his wife survives him. He married 
Martha T- Breckenridge and they had two chil- 
(Iren,— Elmer L. ; and Leon H., who was born 
March s, 1859. 

Elmer L. Brown was born m September, 
1866, and received his mental training in the 
schools of his native county, Washington, 
where he completed a high school course. He 
then went West and remained for 10 years, 
being for a time assistant postmaster of Garden 
CitvT Kansas. He was also occupied with rail- 
road work in Topeka, Kansas, where he was 
in the employ of the Chicago, Rock Island & 
Pacific Railway Company for five years, 
his return to Washington County he embarked 
in his present business in partnership with his 
brother. They are progressive business men, 
conduct a first class store in every respect and 
enjoy a generous patronage from the citizens 
of" Belpre and vicinity. The subject of this 



sketch was appointed postmaster of Belpre 
February 24, 1902, and in the discharge of his 
duties he has given universal satisfaction. He 
is possessed of excellent traits of character, and 
is held in high esteem by his fellow citizens, re- 
gardless of party affiliation. He is a strong 
and enthusiastic Republican and takes an ac- 
tice part in party affairs. He was treasurer 
of the Republican Central Committee in 1897 
and except in the year 1S99 has acted as chair- 
man of the Republican County Central Com- 
mittee. He is also one of the supervisors of 
elections and is now serving his second term 
as such. He is one of the most prominent Re- 
publicans of the county and has at all times 
taken a deep interest in anything pertaining to 
the success of his party. 

Mr. Brown was united in marriage with 
Addie Cady, of \\' est Virginia. She is a mem- 
ber of the Baptist Church, of Parkersburg, 
West ^''irginia. Fraternally Mr. Brown is a 
member of the Knights of Pythias. Leon H. 
Brown, a brother of the subject of this sketch, 
married Flora B. Bosworth, of Newport, Ohio. 
The subject of this sketch is a manber of the 
K. of P. He belongs to the Methodist Epis- 
copal Church. He has been a member of the 
School Board since 1897. 




FORGE FELTON, a prominent and 
iiifiuential farmer of Ludlow town- 
ship, \\'ashington County, Ohio, was 
liorn November 4. 1848, on his pres- 
ent home farm and is a son of George 
Felton. 

George Felton, the father of our subject, 
was born in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, in 
November, 1816. He came to this country 
and entered a tract of 80 acres of land. Forty 
acres of this he sold and then bought a farm 
of 58 acres in Grandview township, from Cole- 
man brothers.. He settled on the fann now own- 
ed bv his son, George, and died in Matamoras 
in 1847. He married Margaret Nine, who was 
bom in Hessai-Darmstadt, Germany, and was 
a daughter of Jacob Nine. They reared the 
following children, namely : Conrad, who mar- 
ried E. jane Koontz, deceased; afterward mar- 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



ried Flora Grim, and is now living in Tyler 
County, West Virginia; Jane, who married 
Charles Miller, deceased, and is now living in 
New Matamoras, Ohio; and George, the sub- 
ject of this sketch. In politics George Felton 
was a Democrat, and religiously he favored the 
Methodist Church. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
wedlock with Mary Semler, a daughter of 
Nicholas Semler, of Independence township, 
and they have reared eleven children, namely : 
Amelia, who w-as born October 22, 1871, and 
died in 1873; Mary Jane, born October 3, 
1873; William F., born December 27, 1875; 
George, born October 18, 1878; John, born 
September i, 1880; Wesley, born February 
22, 1883; Nettie, bom October 20. 1885; 
Charles, born August 20, 1888; Oscar, born 
January 21, 1891 ; Minnie, born January 30, 
1893 ; and Edward, born May 5, 1895. 

Mr. Felton is engaged in general farming, 
in which he is very successful, being possessed 
of much energy and good judgnnent. He is a 
Democrat in poilitics. The family are Meth- 
odists. Mr. Felton is an active citizen and is 
greatly interested in the pro,gress of Washing- 
ton County and cheerfully gives his support to 
any worthy enterprise. 



FXRY WTCKEXS, an influential and 
successful farmer and oil producer of 
\\'ashington County, Ohio, was born 
in Aurelius township, which is still 
his home, January 5, 1834. He is a 
son of George and Charlotte ( Rowland) Wick- 
ens, both natives of the Isle of Wight, England. 
The paternal grandfather oi Henry Wick- 
ens was George Wickens, who was a native of 
the Isle of Wight and spent the whole of his 
useful life upon that island, following agricul- 
tural pursuits. 

William Rowland, the maternal grandfa- 
ther, was also a native of the same place, where 
he, too, carried on fanning in his early man- 
hood. He was also a shipbuilder. In 1820 he 
came to the United States, settled in Aurelius 
township. Washington County, Ohio, and lie- 



came one of the pioneers of that township. His 
marriage with Xancy Beers resulted in the 
birth of six children, as follows : Harriet, who 
married William ^\'ay; Jane, who married 
John Hutchins ; W'illiam ; Charlotte, the moth- 
er of H<enry \Vickens ; Mary A., who' married 
Alfred Reigner ; and Edward. These children 
settled in various parts of Washington and X^i 1- 
ble counties and became useful citizens in their 
respective communities. 

The jjarents of Henry \\'ickens came to 
America in 1832. They settled in Aurelius 
township, where they cleared, culti\-ated and 
improved land, which is now the pride of their 
descendants. Upon this land the closing years 
of their lives were spent. They reared a family 
of five children, namely : George ; Betsey ; 
William R.; John and Henry. All are now 
deceased except Henry and William R. The 
latter is also an extensive farmer and oil pro- 
ducer, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this 
volume. The only sister, Betsey, married Allen 
Pierce. 

Henry Wickens was reared in Aurelius 
township ;md ranks high among the best known 
farmers in \Vashington County. He is a pi- 
oneer in the oil business in that section kmnvn 
as the "Macksburg Field," where he owns and 
operates quite a number of good, producin,g 
wells. 

April 2/. 1855, ]\Ir. Wickens was united in 
marriage with Elizabeth Roff, a daughter of 
Oliver and Betsey (Stevington) Roff, who at 
that time were residents of Jackson townshii.i. 
Noble County, Ohio, and formerly lived in 
Leeds, England. Mt. and Mrs. Wickens have 
six children now living, namely: George O. ; 
William H. ; Miles ; Ida, wife of James Dar- 
rah ; Elmer ; and Dolly, wife of George Reed. 
Althou.gh at no time an active politician Mr. 
Wickens is a Republican and has served his 
township as trustee for several terms. He is, 
however, deeply interested in the cause of edu- 
cation and has served as a member of the 
school board for a period of twenty years. He 
ranks among the representative citizens of his 
township and is \'alued as a neighbor an 1 
friend. 



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N. DENT, a prominent mercliant of 
Wingett Run, Washington County, 
Ohio, was born December 22, 1869, 
and is a son of George E. Dent. 

George E. Dent was born April 
15, 1836, in Monroe County, Ohio, and with 
the exception of one year which he spent in 
Iowa, he was a farmer aU of his active Hfe. He 
married Rachael Hoskinson, who was born in 
]\fonroe Count}', Ohio, in 1838, and was a 
daughter of W'ilham Hoskinson, a farmer by 
occupation. 

Tlie subject of this sketcl: was united in 
marriage May 30, 1898, to Clara B. Day, a 
daughter of William A. Day, and they have 
one child, — Oris Glenn. Augivst 31, 1900, 
Mr. Dent bought the store of Rinard & Com- 
pany and since that time he has carried a full 
line of dry goods in Wingett Run. He has a 
large number of patrons who receive the most 
prompt and courteous attention. Mr. Dent has 
a complete stock of merchandise of a high or- 
der and he has met with marked success in his 
undertakings. He spent ten years in teaching 
school in Kansas previous to entering upci 
a business career. 

The subject of this sketch is a member of 
Dunlap Lodge, F. & A. M., of Masterton, 
Ohio, the Knights of Pythias and the M. W. 
A., of Dunlap, Kansas. Religiously he is a 
member of the ^kl'ethodist Church. In politics 
he adheres to the Rqsublican party. 



SSSXi 



AVID REED, a progressive tiller of 
the soil in Fairfield township, Wash- 
ington County, Ohio, has carried on 
general farming all his life, his farm 
having been purchased by his father 
many years ago. 

Mr. Reed was born in 1845 '" Washingtun 
Countv. and is a son of David and Elizabeth 
( Breckenridge) Reed. His father was a na- 
tive of Argyleshire, Scotland, born near Glas- 
gow, and crossed the ocean to the United States 
when still a young man. He chose farming as 
an occujiation antl located on a piece of land 
purchased from Walter Kidwell. This land 



consisted of 100 acres at first, but he gradually 
purchased more and more until he owned 236 
acres, all highly improved. Until he reached 
the age of seventy years he lived in comfort 
with his wife and family of four children, and 
at that period, in 1884, he laid down the bur- 
den of life. His widow survived him two 
years and went to her rest when sixty-two 
years old. The four children born tO' this cou- 
ple were, — Hugh. \\ho was a soldier in the 
Ci\'il ^^'ar, and is now living in Barlow ; Xan- 
cy Jane, the widow of Daniel Ferguson, of 
Barlow ; David : and Isabelle. wdio is single, 
and resides with her sister, Nancv. in Bar- 
low. 

David Reed, like his brothers and sisters, 
was reared on the farm and when he made his 
start in life chose general farming as his life 
occupation. He was united in marriage with 
Mary Starling, of Adams township, a daugh- 
ter of Willard Starling, oue of the oldest resi- 
dents of the county. They have three children, 
namely: Ennin, aged sevaiteen years; Ethel, 
aged fifteen years ; and Elbert, aged twelve 
years. The family adhere to the doctrines of 
the Presbyterian Church in their religious be- 
lief. In politics Mr. Reed is a firm Republi- 
can who is ready at all times to promote the 
interests of his party to the best of jiis abilitv. 



ILLIA:^! R. HART, a prosperous 
farmer of Fai:-field township, 
Washington County, Ohio, was 
born in Columbiana County, Ohio. 
October 2, 1839, and is a son of Da- 
vid and .Amanda (Green) Hart. 

David Hart was born in Westmoreland 
County, Pennsylvania, and died in March, 
i8()9, at the age of eighty-two years. Hb re- 
sided for many years on a farm bordering on 
the west line of Fairfield township. He was a 
Democrat in politics. His wife was reared in 
Columbiana County, Ohio, and died there in 
189 1 at the age of sixty-seven years. Fourteei'! 
children were born to them, namely: William 
R.. the subject of this sketch: Lucicn. a mer- 
chnit in Stark Countv. Ohio: \\"i]son S., of 




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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Oklalioma; Henry H., a fanner, residing in 
Indiana : Hiram H., a merchant of Stark Coun- 
ty, Ohio; Homer H., a farmer of Fairfield 
township ; EHza Jane, Sarah Catherine and Es- 
ther Ann, deceased ; Nora, wife of Frank 
of Noble County, Ohio; Carohne (Gordon), of 
Place, of Athens County, Ohio ; Flora ( Til- 
ton), of Noble County, Ohio; Caroline (Gor- 
don), of Barlow township; Laura (Pratt), of 
Nebraska; and Ida, wife of Benjajnin Wiley, 
oi Marietta. 

William R. H^irt was reared in Fairfield 
township and at the age of sixteen years went 
from home to earn his own way in the world. 
In 1 86 1 he enlisted in Company F, 70th Reg., 
Ohio Vol. Inf., and served four years, three 
months and four days, in the 2d Division, 15th 
Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee. He was 
mustered out at Little Rock, Arkansas, Octo- 
ber 14, 1865, never having been absent from 
his regiment a day during that time. He was 
with Sherman 011 his memorable march tO' the 
sea, and participated in the engagements at 
Vicksburg, Shiloh, Jackson, Corinth. Chatta- 
nooga, Missionary Ridge, the famous battle 
al)ove the clouds, Resaca, Altoona Pass, Mar- 
ietta ( Georgia ) , Kenesaw Mountain, Lost 
Mountain, Chattahoochie River, Decatur 
■ (Georgia), Leggett's Hill, Jonesboro and New 
Hope Church. He was the first man to set 
foot on the top of Fort McAllister in January, 
1865. Thongh oftentimes in the thickest of 
the fight and in a veritable hail of bullets, he 
was never seriously wounded. He returned in 
the fall of 1865 to his farm in Fairfield town- 
ship, which was known as the Graham farm. 
Here he has since resided, having 175 acres 
oif well improved land, which he ctdtivates. 

In November, 1866, Mr. Hart was joined 
in marriage with Qiarlotte Moore, of Fairfield 
tO'wnship, and they have two children, — Orlan 
and Mary Eunice. Orlan, born in 1871, is in 
the lumber and planing mill business at Vin- 
cent, Oliio. H.e married Miss McTaggart, of 
West Virginia, and they have one child, Will- 
ia.m M. Mary Eunice is the wife of J. M. Mil- 
ler, of Marietta. The subject of this sketch is 
a Democrat in politics and has served several 
terms at township assessor, road supervisor 



and justice ijf the peace; he is ser\-ing in the 
last named capacity at the present time. He is 
a member of Barlow Post, No. 434, G. A. R., 
in which he is junior vice. Religiously he fa- 
vors the Methodist Episcopal Church. 



EWTON N. THORNILEY, a suc- 
cessful oil producer of Marietta town- 
shi]). Washington County, Ohio, is a 
nati\e of that township, the date of 
his birth being May 19, 1852. He is 
a son of William T. and Eliza J. (Rowland) 
Thorniley, and grandson of jMtijor John 
Thorniley. 

Major John Thorniley was born July 17, 
1780, and in 1795 moved from Cheshire, Eng- 
land, to America. He came down the river 
from Pittsburg in a boat tO' Marietta township. 
He was in the \Var of 181 2 jinder General 
Harrison, ser\-ing in the Washington County 
Militia. He was one of the seven members 
who formed the first Baptist Church in Ohio. 
His wife was Mary Compton, who was born 
in 1788 and died in 1875. He died in August, 
1844. They reared the following children: 
William; Mary Ann (Howe); Thomas E., 
who married Mary E. Rawlston; John, who 
married Jane Temple; Elizabeth (Wells) ; 
Caleb S., who first married Mary Record, his 
second wife being Betsey Sheldon; Adaline 
( West) ; and James. 

William T. Thorniley was born May 5, 
181 1, and followed the trade of a tanner. He 
made two trips around Cape Horn to Cali- 
fornia, one in 1854 and one in 1858. He died 
in Marietta township in 1887. His wife, Eliza 
J. Rowland, was born on March 11, 181 7, and 
was a daughter of W'illiam Rowlaml, of New- 
port township. She died February 9, 188.^. 
Thev were the parents of the followine off- 
spring : Alinerva (Gates), who resides at 
Ironton, Ohio; Rinaldo R., who married ]\Iary 
Snyder, and now resides in the city of ]Mari- 
etta; Alice E. (Scott), who resides in Mari- 
etta toiwnship ; and Newton N. William T'. 
Thornilev was a Whig in politics and later 
became a Republican. 



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1457 



Newton N. Thorniley received liis mental 
training in liis native township and after his 
scliool days engaged in farming there. He has 
been interested in the oil business since 1896. 
and now has seven oil \\'ells on his farm. He 
has one gas well on the farm and has enough 
gas tO: run an engine for lighting and heat- 
ing his home. He is a Rqiublican in politics, 
and has served on the township school board 
for twenty years. He was one of the pro- 
moters of the Marietta Township High School, 
located on Sand Hill, which was estaljlished in 
1888. 

■ In 1875 Newton N. Thorniley was united 
in matrimony with Clara L. Kidd, who was 
born in Marietta township and is a daughter of 
Joseph Kidd. They have five children, viz. : 
S. Lawrence, who was born December 28. 

1876, married in 1901 Addie Hudkins, a 
daughter of Eli Hudkins, and resides in the 
city of Marietta ; Oma IM. ; Lelia L. ; Jennie 
W. ; and Eleanor C. 




OBERT T. MILLER, a prosperous 
farmer and gardener of Marietta 
township, Washington County, Ohio, 
was born on the old family home- 
stead in this township IVfarch 29. 
1847, and is a son of Robert and ^Marietta Mil- 
ler. 

He received his educational training in his 
native town and after the war broke out en- 
listed in Company B, 148th Reg., Ohio Vol. 
Inf., and was mustered into service May 2, 
1864. He served in the Army of the Cumber- 
land until September, 1864, when he was mus- 
tered out, having enlisted as a hundred-day 
man. He then returned to his native township, 
where he has since been aigaged in farming 
and gardening with marked success. He lo- 
cated in 1873 on his present farm, which is in 
section 16, two miles from the city of ^Marietta. 
September 2^. 1873, ^Ir. ]\i!iller married 
Mary Broughton, who died September 3, 1881. 
She was a daughter oi John and Lucy Brough- 
ton and as a result of her union with ]\Ir. Mil- 
ler, left three children, namely : Frank E., of 



Marietta, who married Julia Riley, of Mari- 
etta township, and has a daughter, Irene; and 
Martha L. and Augustus C, who died, aged 
16 years and 14 years, respectively. Mr. Mil- 
ler formed a second union March 16, 1884, 
with Alveretta Palmer, a daughter of Thomas 
and Eleanor Palmer of Fearing township, and 
they have three children, — Jane T. ; T. Lester : 
and Robert T., Jr. Mr. M'iller is a member of 
the Masouic order, and of Buell Post, G. A. R. 
Politically he is a Republican and has served 
six years as director of the county infimiary. 
Religiously he is a meinber of the Baptist 
Church, oi which he is a trustee. He has in 
his possession a watch which was owned by 
his grandfather as far back as 1805. It is an 
interesting family relic, and one which Mr. 
Miller treasures highly. 



OREN G. OLDS, who is a prominent 
citizen of Washington County, Ohio, 
is living on a farm about two miles 
from Marietta. He was born in 
Cori-y, Pennsylvania, in 1872, and is a 
son of William C. Olds and grandson of Eze~ 
kiel Olds. 

Ezekiel Olds is now living a retired life, 
in ComO'. Illinois, having spent many years 
of activity as a stock raiser and farmer. 
William C. Olds was born in Conneaut. 
Ohio, and died at a sanitarium in Battle 
Creek, Michigan, in AugTist, 1900, aged fifty- 
eight years. He served during the Civil 
War as lieutenant of Company H, 105th 
Reg., Ohio Vol. Infantry. His wife, Jessie 
(Gould) Olds, was born in Conneaut. Ohio, is 
a daughter of Loren Gould and is now living in 
Marietta. William C. Olds and his wife reared 
five children, namely: Clara, who married J. 
B. Ricg, of Akron, Ohio, wdio is connected 
with the Akron Printing Company; Loren G., 
the subject of this sketch ; Miary, who married 
T. B. Thorniley, a truck farmer and gardener 
of Marietta ; William C, a tool dresser in the 
oil fields, wdio married Ethel Brasington, a 
daughter of William Brasington, o-f Marietta, 
a manufacturer of roofing paint ; and Robert 
E.. who attends school. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Loren G. Olds, wlio. carries on general 
farming-, is widely known in Washington 
County and is a man of honor and integrity. 
He married Mahala Rebecca McAllister, a 
daughter of Madison McAllister, deceased. 

William MicAllister, the grandfather of 
Mr. Olds' wife, was born in the northern part 
of New Hampshire in 1768, and came to Mar- 
ietta in I Si 5, purchasing a farm from the Ohio 
Company. ]\Irs. Loren G. Olds now has the 
original deed in her possession. It was signed 
by Martin \'an Buren and bears the date of 
August 21, 1837. The subject of this sketch 
and his wife are now living on the original Mc- 
Allister farm. William McAllister married 
Nancy Learned October 22. 1771. She died 
August 22, 1865. Their children were as fol- 
lows: James, born February 2, 1790; Millie, 
born June 17, 1792, deceased October 8. 1878: 
Harvey, born May 20, 1794, deceased January 
23, 1870; Polly, born April 27, 1796; Rebecca, 
born April 6, 1798, deceased January 7, 1892; 
Irene, born yVpril 17, 1800, deceased May 3, 
1892; Nancy, bom January 11, 1803, deceased 
January 31, 1857; William, born February 10, 
1805, deceased August 5. 1823; John, born 
March iS, 1807, deceased September 28, 1880; 
Francis, born March i, 1809, deceased Janu- 
ary 22, 1879; Madison, born July 2, 1812, de- 
ceased August ID, 1883; and Haines, born 
in March, 181 5, deceased in March, 1834. 

IVlrs. Olds' mother was a daughter of Alex- 
ander Posey, who was born January 10, 1808, 
and died March 29, 1882. He married Mahala 
TMorrison, who< Avas 'born June 6, 181 1, and 
died February 8, 1859, and their children were 
as follows: Mary, born November 30, 1832, 
deceased July 12, 1853: Thomas, born Sep- 
temi>er 16, 1834, deceased January 11, 1853; 
Mahala, born September 16, 1836: Francis, 
born August 11. 1S38. deceased in December. 
1838; Jane, born September 6, 1839; Harriet, 
born April 6, 1842; Dudley, born September 
25, 1844; Henry, born February i, 1847; ^"^^" 
son, born October 21, 1849, deceased July 7, 
1 85 1 : Leonida, born June 4. 1854; and Min- 
nesota, born May 14, 1857. 

Mr. Olds is a Republican in politics. He 



and his wife attend the Congregational Church. 
They are good neighbors, kind and charita].)le 
cind their friends are many. 




HARLES H. GODDARD, the oldest 
native resident of Fairfield township, 
Washington County, Ohio, has a 
\'aluable farm in the northwest cor- 
ner of the township. He was born 
December 4, 1824, in what was then Wesley 
township, and on the farm which is now his 
home. He is a son of Hapgood and Rebecca 
(Wood) Goddard. 

Hapgood Goddard was born April 12, 
1783, in Swane}% Cheshire County, New 
Hampshire. He first came to Washington 
County, Ohio, in 181 2, and in 18 14 moved here 
witli his wife and three children. They set- 
tled in Belpre at the home of Major Putnam, 
an uncle of Mrs. Goddard, and in 181 5, re- 
sided on Blennerhasset Island. In 181 7 they 
moved to White Oak settlement, then a heav- 
ily timbered tract of land, where Mr. Goddard 
now lives. There he died on January 31, 1865, 
and his widow, who was born in August, 
1787, died on February 27, ,1875. To them 
were born the following children : Francis 
Amanda, who died August 19, 1844, and was 
the wife of Alanson Smith, also deceased; Ed- 
ward Hapgood, who died November 22, 1853, 
leaving a family of eight children ; Eliza AI- 
"ira, wife of James Smith, who* died in 1899 
at the home of her son, Alonzoi Smith ; Will- 
iam Pitt. whO' resided in Wesley township, and 
died in 1890, leaving a family of six children; 
Abraham \\'ood. who died October 22. 1889, 
and left three sons and five daughters, of whom 
one son. William R., was formerly treasurer 
of Washington County, and now lives in Ath- 
ens County; Julia Putnam, who married Alan- 
son Smith, and now resides in Colorado; Sa- 
rah, who married John V. Faires and resides 
in Mexico, Missouri; Charles H., the subject 
of this sketch; George Rodney, who^ resides in 
Dunham township: and Lucy Eaton, wife of 
Joseph Coulter. \\ho died in the State of ]Mon- 
tana about 1890. 



AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 



1459 



Qiarles H. Goddard was reared on the 
home farm and lias lived there all his life, with 
the exception of six years, — from 1853 to 
1859, — spent in Dunham township. He owned 
about 600 acres oi land at one time, and still 
owns two hundred and eighty acres, which he 
has managed continuously since 1846. The 
land is located in sections 15, 16, 21 and 22, 
township 7, range 11. His home is one of 
the finest" country residences in Washington 
County. 

Mr. Goddard was married October 21, 
1847. to Melissa Emeline Chamberlain, a 
daughter of John D. Chaanberlain, and a sis- 
ler of Judge L. W. Chamberlain, of Marietta. 
She was born at W'atertown, Washington 
County, Ohio, in 1826. Mr. and Mrs. God- 
dard have eight children, as follows : Rowena, 
born September 28, 1848, who is unmarried 
and resides on her o-wn farm near that of her 
father; Rodney Watson, born July 2j. 1853, 
who lives in Jackson Co-unty, Ohio, married 
Callie B. Foster, of that county, and has three 
children. — Lulu, Carrie and Luman ; Harley 
Charles, born October 26, 1856, is a farmer of 
Fairfield township, who first married Miss 
Dawson, by whom lie had four sons, and whose 
present wife was Leora Stephens; Arnold 
Douglass, born June i, 1862, who is an under- 
taker of Chesterfield, Morgan County, and also 
owns a farm in Fairfield township ; Ason Al- 
plionso', a farmer of Wesley township, who 
was born October 16, 1864, and married Hen- 
rietta Trotter, by whom he has three daugh- 
ters, — Bertha, Emeline and Gertrude; Frank 
Ernest, who resides near his father, was born 
May 23, 1867, married Lizzie Hull, a daugh- 
ter of R. E. Hull, and has three children, — 
Harn,', Don and Ella; Bertha, born j\Iay 19. 
1869,' who married Chase King, of Wesley 
township, and has one child, — Helen; and 
A\'ebster B., born April 12, 1874, who married 
Miaggie Smith. The subject of this sketch is 
a RqDublican in politics, although he was a 
Democrat until the candidacy of James G. 
Blaine for the presidency. He is an active con- 
vention member. In religious faith he is a 
L^niversalist. 




ILLIAM ADDIS, deceased. Among 
the many worthy settlers whose 
li\'es were closely interwo'ven with 
the early history of Washington 
County, Ohio, the name of the late 
William Addis desei'ves especial mention. 
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Was the place 
of his birth, and 1807, the year of that event. 
Mr. Addis inherited a rugged constitution, so 
essential in withstanding the hardships and 
early privations incident to the settlement Oif a 
new country. His father, John Addis, was born 
in England, but in early manhood, came to the 
United States, and spent some time in Penn- 
s}-lvania. He subsequently moved to Wash- 
ington Co'Unty, Ohio, where the closing years 
of his life were passed. 

William Addis left his native state at the 
early age oif twelve years, about 1830, and 
went to Columbiana County, Ohio. In the 
fall of 1839, he purchased a farm in Fairfield 
township, W^ashington Cotuity, Ohio, which is 
now! owned b}^ his sons, John R. and Charles 
M. The original purchase contained 160 
acres in section 8, township 7, range 11. Later, 
an additional purchase oi 80 acres was made, 
and thus the farm was increased to 240 acres, 
which is its present size. Upon this farm, 
William Addis carried on general farming and 
stock raising, and was very successful. 

William Addis married Martha B. Mor- 
lan, a native of Loudoun County, Virginia, 
whose paraits removed to Columibiana County, 
Ohio, where Mrs. Addis was reared. Later, 
the family located on a farm in Washington 
County, and there the death of Mrs. Addis 
took place — November 28, 1874, in her sixty- 
eighth year. Seven children were horn to ]Mr. 
and Mrs. .\ddis. The three eldest, Mary, 
Creighton, and B. F., were lx>rn in Columbiana 
County. Mary is still living, having married 
antl settled in Crawiford County, Indiana, which 
is still her home. The other children were 
horn in Washington County. They are Jason 
S., who died in 1866: Marshall L., who died 
in Febmary, 1867; John, who was born No- 
vember 2, 1844, and resides on the homestead; 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



and Charles AI., who was born July 3, 1850, 
and is a partner of his brother, John, on the 
ancestral farm. William Addis, the father, 
passed away in 1887, in his seventieth year. 
After his death, as before mentioned, the sons 
John and Charles M., succeeded to the farm, 
and the intervening years have been spent in 
carrying on general farming on practical and 
w-ell-paying lines. The brothers were reared 
in the same vicinity, and were the recipients, 
in their youth, of a commoin-school education. 
They are well-versed in everything pertaining 
to their work, and are well-read on the local 
and national questions of our day. Charles 
married Florence Camphell, a daughter of 
William Campbell. Mrs. Addis died May 20, 
1900, leaving one daughter, Vida E., aged fif- 
teen years, who keqis house fbr the brothers. 
Both brothers are Democrats, and Charles has 
served as township trustee, while JoItu filled 
the same office fo-r seven years, and also served 
three years as assessor. They have liberal views 
on the subject of religion. The -brothers have 
recently completed an extensive addition to 
their residence, which is now large and com- 
fortable. 




YROX WENTWORTH GAGE, 
one <_>f Fairfield township's mo'St 
progressive fanners and business 
men, was born August 23, 1857, 
on the farm where he now lives, 
and is a son of Joseph H. and Alary A. ( Cook ) 
Gage. His parents, now deceased, were for 
many years highly respected citizens of this 
township. 

Myron W. Gage attended the public schools 
and took an academic course oif study in Bart- 
lett Academy. For four years in the early 
'"eig'hties," he was most successfully engaged 
in the mercantile business with J. T. Dunbar, 
at WatertO'wn ; at the same time lived on the 
home fann, which he has since owned. It is 
a tract of three hundred and twenty acres of 
well inrproived land, which he devotes to gen- 
eral farming. 

Mr. Gage \\tis joined in marriage with 



Enuira S. Gage, who' was born in ^Mkcon Coun- 
ty, lUinods, on the 24th of February, 1868, 
and is a daughter of Wilson S. and Catherine 
H. (Sterigere) Gage. Her father died Jan- 
uary 26, 1896, aged seventy-one years. Her 
maternal grandfather was Judge David Steri- 
gere, of Misso'uri, a native of Pennsylvania. 
She was one of seven children, as follows : 
David Leslie, who resides at Blue Mound, Ma- 
con Cotmty, Illinois, married Mary Ware, and 
has forn" children ; Willard E., oif Chilhowee, 
Missouri, who married Dora Simons, and has 
four children; D. S. Page, Ph. D., D. D., of 
Fulton, Missouri, whO' is professor of the Greek 
languages and literature at Westminster Col- 
lege; Emma S., wife of Mr. Gage; Franklin; 
Marian H. (Royston), of St. Augustine, Flor- 
ida ; and Charles Edward, who' died in infancy. 
Mrs. M. W, Gage w^as reared in Illinois, where 
she lived until after marriage. Mr. Gage and 
his wife have three children, namely : Bea- 
trice Anita, born April 23, 1892 ; Daniel James, 
born January 20, 1894; and Frances Louise, 
born March 24, 1899. The subject of this 
sketch is a Democrat, in politics and has served 
as trustee oif the township, and also as school 
director. Fraternally, he is a member of Blue 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Bartlett. Mrs. 
Gage is a -member of the Presbyterian Church. 



M 



\MUEL BEXTOX LOXGFEL- 
LOW,* O'f Longfellow Brothers, oil 
producers, is one of the most pro- 
gressive and successful business men 
of Alacksburg, \Vashington County, 
Ohio. He was boni in Aurelius township 
October 12, 1866, and is a son oif Aurelius 
and Elizabeth B. (Davidson) Longfellow. His 
paternal gradfather was Samuel Longfellow, 
a native of Maine, and one of the pioneers of 
Aurelius township. His maternal grandpa- 
rents were ^\'illiam and Jane (Richison) Dav- 
idson, natives of County Durham, England,, 
who settled in Aurelius township, Washington 
Co'Unty, in 1833. 

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native township, and attended the pubhc 
schools of Macksburg. In 1883, he began his 
active career in the Macksburg oil field, as a 
driller and tool dresser, and in 1884 engaged 
in contracting, owning his own tools. In 1885, 
he became an oil producer. He was associated 
with H. H. Keeler until 1890, since which time 
he has been a member of the firm of Longfel- 
low Brothers, operating in Washington, No- 
ble and Monroe counties, Ohio, and Doddridge 
and Ritchie counties. West Virginia. They 
are also interested in farming in Aurelius towni- 
sliip, and gold mining in Idaho, and are own- 
ers of the elegant new hotel at IMacksburg, 
erected in 1902. 

Mr. Longifellow was married, May 23, 
1885, to Lizzie DeLong, a daughter o-f Will- 
iam and Mahala (Fowler) DeLong, of Aurel- 
ius township. To this union were born four 
children, namely : George E. ; Samuel H. ; 
Bessie F. ; and Ferest, deceased. The sub- 
ject of this sketch is a member Oif Aurelius 
Lodge, No. 308, A. F. & A. M. He has 
served as trustee of Aurelius toAvnship, and 
member of the Macksburg council, and in pol- 
itics is a Republican. 



GUIS D. STRECKER* is a general 
fanner of Muskingum township, 
Washington Comity, Ohio, and is 
alsoi e.xtensively engaged in the manu- 
facture oi glue, fertilizers, and tallow 
rendering. 

Mr. Strecker is a native of Marietta, Ohio, 
and Was born on the homestead fann, in 1872. 
He is the son of John, Jr., and Ricka (Baum- 
g-artner) Strecker, and grandson of John 
Strecker, Sr., who came with his family from 
the province of Wurtemberg, Germany, to the 
United States, and settled at JMIarietta. 

John Strecker, Jr., was born in 1832, in 
Germany, and became a farmer in Washington 
County, where he also manufactured glue on 
the homestead farm, until his death. December 
30, 1890. He married Ricka Baumgartner, 
and thev had se\-en children, namelv : C. F. 



Strecker, of the firm of Strecker Bros. & Co., 
engaged in the wholesale manufacture of leath- 
er and harness ; John, a prosperous farmer of 
Muskingum township; B. F., also' a member of 
the firm of Strecker Bro-s. & Co. ; Caroline, em- 
ployed as a teacher of German in the Marietta 
high school ; E. W., a Methodist minister now 
residing in Crawfordsville, Indiana; Ellen M., 
who is still at home with her mother, and Louis 
D., the subject of this biography. 

Louis D. Strecker was united in marriage 
with Florence Fischer, a daughter of P. C. 
Fischer, a shoe merchant in Marietta. They 
have no children. They are members of the 
German Methodist Church, of which they are 
regtdar attendants. Mr. Strecker is a Repub- 
lican in politics. He is a dutiful citizen, and 
verv efficient in his business manaerement. 



OHN W. GEDDES,* a well known 
citizen O'f Lowell, Washington Coun- 
ty, and a prominent oil producer 
and contractor in the oil fields at that 
place, is a native of Stockport, Mor- 
gan County, Ohio, and was born in 1871. His 
parents were Henry and Elizabeth (Walker) 
Geddes. Tlie former was a nati\-e of Bucks 
Coiunt}', Pennsylvania, and the latter of Bel- 
mont County, Ohio. 

Henry Geddes was born in 1844, and is 
living in Stockport, and follo\\ing the occupa- 
tion of a tiller of the soil. He was in the Mor- 
gan raid during the Civil War, and served his 
country with courage. Elizabeth Walker be- 
came the wife of Mr. Geddes. She died in 
1896, ^vhen forty-eight years of age. She 
and her husband adhered to the doctrines of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. Tliey reared 
seven children, as follows: Emma, deceased; 
John W. ; Marguerite, deceased ; William, who 
is engaged in business as an oil ganger at Scott 
Town; Adelia, now] Mrs. Dr. Peoples, of 
Ohio; Charles B., who is living in Lowell with 
liiis brother, John \\\ : and Bertha, who niakes 
her home in Stockport. In politics, tlie father 
was a Democrait. He was a member of the 
Grangers' Association. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



John W. Geddes obtained his mental train- 
ing in the ptvbhc schools of Stockport, and 
later became a telegraph operator and railroad 
agent. He worked as an operator one year 
then became assistant agent and operator at 
West Marietta, for one year, and was located 
at Lowell five years. In 1875, he Ijecame in- 
terested in the oil business in which he was a 
contractor for many years, and is now a pro- 
ducer. Besides his interest in the Lowell field, 
he is identified with oil interests in Church- 
town, where he owns five good wells. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
marriage May 12, 1897, with Enia B. Beck- 
er, a daughter of Jacob and Mary Beckei', Ijorn 
in 1879, in Lowell. They were blessed with 
one child, — Helen Marie, — born March 20, 
1898. ]\Irs. Geddes is a member of the Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church. In politics, he is a 
Democrat. Fraternally, he aftiliates with Buell 
Lodge. Xo'. 395, K. of P. Mv. Geddes is an 
upright gentleman, and enjoys the highest es- 
teem o'f his neisrhbors antl friends. 



D. SMITH,* a well known farmer 
and oil pro<lucer of Ludlow township, 
\\'ashington County, Ohio, was born 
on his present farm, February 10, 
1866, and is a son of Elijah Smith. 
Elijah Smith was boni July 4, 1832, in 
Sweitzer township. Monroe County, Ohio, and 
always follo'w-ed farming. He was a Demo- 
crat in ]iolitics, and religiously was a member 
of the Christian Church. He married a daugh- 
ter of Elisha Smith, of Washington township, 
Monroe County, Ohio, after which they moved 
to the farm now owlned and occupied by L. D. 
Smith. Six children blessed their union, as 
follows: F. A., who married Mahala Men- 
denhall, and resides in Ludlow tOiwnship ; Me- 
lissa; ]\Iary, wife of William Rinard, of Lud- 
low township: Eiunice, wife of T. 'S. Thomas, 
O'f Belief ontaine. Ohioi; Charlotte, deceased, 
who was the wife of A. M. Graham; and L. D. 
L. D. Smith received his schooling at 
Bloomfield. Ohio, and has alwavs been en- 



gaged in farming. He has a tract of 175 acres 
of valuable land, on which are nine oil wells. 
These wells produce 800 barrels of oil per 
month, and yielded as much as 250 barrels per 
day, wheii first operated. Politically, Mr. 
Smith is a strong supporter of Democratic 
principles. Religiously he is a faithful mem- 
ber of the Christian Church. A progressive 
nian of sterling character, he occupies a, high 
place in the esteem of his fellow citizens. 



DGAR ALLEN ROSS, M. D.,* one 
<i'f the successful young physicians of 
Bartlett, Ohio, was born in \Vesley 
township, Washington County, in 
1870, and is a son of James and Mar- 
tha Jane (Heald) Ross, both of whom were 
also Ijoni in Ohio. 

James Ross, who is a resident of Bartlett 
and an honored surv'ivor of the Civil War, 
was bom near Chester Hill, in Morgan Comi- 
ty, Ohio, and came in boyhood to Bartlett. Af- 
ter completing his education, he adopted the 
profession oi teaching, and in the meantime 
made preparations for the practice oif law but 
in 1 86 1 his personal affairs became of second- 
ary importance. He enlisted at Chillicothe in 
Company F, 73rd Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., was 
wounded at Resaca in 1864, was promoted to 
the rank of lieutenant, and was mustered out 
in 1865. With his regiment he participated 
in much hard ser\'ice and took part in the 
march to the sea, under General Sherman, and 
the Battles of Gettysburg, the Second Bull 
Run, and Chickamauga. Immediately after 
his retiu'n from the army, Mr. Ross was ad- 
mitted to the bar, at Marietta. Since then, he 
has acceptably filled the office of assessor and 
justice O'f the peace. 

Mr. Ross w-as married to Martha Jane 
Heald, who' was born in Columbiana County, 
and died in 1901, at the age of 64 years. Their 
children were as follows : Marion, a resident 
of Wesley township ; William, who also resides 
in Wesley; Edgar Allai ; Dr. Louis, oi Iowa; 
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Walker, of Pittsburg; and Grace, who is at 
home. 

Dr. Ross enjoyed many educational ad- 
vantages in his youth. He attended Bartlett 
Academy, Lebanon College and Marietta Col- 
lege. iWhen only 15 years of age, he taught 
his first term O'f school and continued in that 
profession for about eight years. Finally he 
entered the office of Dr. L. \V. Peeble and Dr. 
E. H. Trickle, to prepare for medical lectures. 
In 1894, he entered the Kentucky School of 
Medicine, at Louisville, and graduated in 1896. 
Dr. Ross gave particular attention to obstet- 
rics and the diseases O'f children, and in these 
branches has been very successful, although 
his practice co-vers ever}- field. His first three 
years were spent at Little Hocking, but in 1899 
he returned to Bartlett, and here, among his old 
neighbors and friends, he has been warmly 
welcomed. 

Dr. Ross was married to Anna Barlow, 
who was born in Barlow township, in 1868, 
and is a daughter of Joseph and Mary Bar- 
low. Five children resulted from this union, 
namely: Lester, born in 1892; Luther, born 
in 1894; Milan, born in 1898; and Ruth, born 
in 1900; and Mary, whoi is deceased. Dr. 
Ross and his wiife are members of the Method- 
ist Church and the former is a popular com- 
rade in Cutler Lodge O'f Odd Fellows. 



R. S. A. CUNNINGHAM,* who is 
one of the best surgeons of Marietta, 
Washington County, is a native 
of Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, 
and was born in 1867. He is a son 
of S. C. and Margaret (Reaney) Cunningham. 
His mother is a sister of Dr. Thad A. Reaney, 
of Cincinnati, Ohio. He has one sister, — 
Mrs. W. Lake, — who lives in Zanesville. Ohio. 
Dr. Cunningham was a pupil in Fulton 
Academy, after which he taughit scIkx)! for a 
number of years. He attended the Ohio Medi- 
ical College, from which he was graduated 
with the degree of M. D., in 1890. He at 
once began the practice of his profession in 
Greene Countv, at Cedan-ille, the home of 



Whitelaw Reid. After taking a post-graduate 
course in surgery, in 1896, he settled in Mar- 
ietta, wbere he has since resided. Dr. Cun- 
ningham makes a specialty of surgical work, al- 
though he also devotes much of his time to gen- 
eral practice. He has won an enviable repu- 
tation in the community, as a physician and 
surgeon of excellence, and his practice is very 
large. His offices, which are located at 258 
Front street, are equipped with all facilities for 
surgical work. He is thoroughly modern and 
progressive in all his ideas, and keeps abreast 
of any advancement made in the science of 
medicine. 

Dr. Cunningham married ]Miss Ferine, of 
Zanesville, Ohio, and they have two children, 
— Louetta, who was born in Greeire County, 
Ohio ; and Robert, who was born in Marietta, 
Ohio. He is a member of the State and Wash- 
ington County medical societies. Politically, 
he is a Rqjublican. 



ERNARD RODICK,* a prominent 
German-American citizen and suc- 
cessful business man, of Marietta, 
was born in Bremen, Germany, in 
1839, and is a son of Henry and 
Margaret ( Witte) Rodick, who were pioneers 
of Marietta and Washington County. They 
came here in 1850, having left Germany with 
the idea of settling in Texas, but on the way, 
joined others of their country-men, who wished 
to locate in Marietta, and accompanied them. 
In his own country, Henry Rodick had car- 
ried on a brewing business. He became a 
useful and respected citizen of Marietta, where 
he died in 1867. aged 72 years. His wife sur- 
vived him a few years, and died at the age of 
70 years. They were leading members of the 
upper Lutheran Church of Marietta, and their 
remains lie in the cemetery at this place. Their 
three children were as follows: Annie (Van 
Bergen), who resides in Marietta; Henry, 
whose wife died in 1895, and who lives with 
his sister, Annie; and Bernard, the subject of 
this record. 



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HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, 



Both Bernard and Henry Rodick have been 
prominent in business circles in this locality 
for a number of years. They are entirely self- 
taught in the English language, although they 
enjoyed many advantages in their native land. 
Bernard Rodick was connected for seven years 
with John M. Woodbridge, in the whoIesaJe 
grocery and produce business, and for some 
time with D. B. Tiorpy. During the progress 
of the Civil War, Bernard followed steamboat- 
ing on the Ohio aird Muskingum Rivers. He 
was interested in several vessels, and held the 
position of captain. In 1867, Henry and Ber- 
nard Rotlick embarked in the hardware busi- 
ness, in which they continued for about thirty 
years. Bernard Rodick erected the building 
now occupied by Saylor Bros. Their hard- 
ware business, which was carried on for fif- 
teen years where the store oif H. P. Theiss is 
located, was continued in the new building. 

Since closing out the hardware business, 
the Rodick brothers ha\'e acquired large lum- 
ber interests. The Reader Lumber company, 
with sawmills at Reader, Wetzel County, 
W'est Virginia, are manufacturers of. and 
wholesale dealers in, e.xport oak, ]^>opIar and 
other lumber. These mills have a daily capac- 
ity of 40,000 feet. They belong to the Rodick 
brothers. Bernard Rodick is also manager of 
the Broadwell Lumber Comipan)-, whose mills 
are located at Broadwell, Athens County, 
Ohio, and compose one of the most important 
industries of that section. Mr. Rodick is also 
the assignee of the Pioneer Mill Company. 

Mr. Rodick was married to Mary Smith, 
of Lowell, Ohio, and their surviving children 
are two daughters, namely: Carrie (Shirs), 
a widow, who lives at home; and Laura (Bet- 
tis), who lives at Jeannette, Pennsylvania. 
Mr. Rodick built a handsome residence at No. 
620 Front street, which is the scene of pleasant 
family life. Li politics, Mr. Rodick is ident- 
ified with the Republican party, and his reputa- 
tion ifor integrity and reliability could not have 
been better attested than his retention as coun- 
ty treasurer for a period of ten years, during 
which time he handled about a quarter of a 
million dollars. Although, as mentioned be- 



fore, Mir. Rodick taught himself the English 
language, his deep interest in the cause of edu- 
cation and his efforts to promote its best in- 
terests, made him one oif the most valued and 
useful memlbers the board of education ever 
had. For 1 1 years lie retained his membership, 
and during that time effected many needed re- 
fonns and furthered many desirable plans. His 
early religious training was in the German 
Lutheran Church, but since 1882, lie has been 
connected with the Congregational Church. 
Literal public-spirited, and reliable in busi- 
ness, Mr. Rodick ranks as a truly representa- 
tive citizen of this progressive city. 



A. MEYER,* a prominent oil pro- 
ducer oif Washington County, Ohio, 
has an office in the First National 
Bank Building in Marietta, and is 
doing a prosperous business. He is 
a native of Pennsylvania, and claims Philadel- 
phia as his birthplace. When but a boy he re- 
moved from that city and became a resident of 
Rochester, New York, and there he was reared 
and schooled. His arrival in the oil country 
was his beginning in active life for he was still 
a yoimg man, starting out to seek his fortune. 
He located first at Titusville, Pennsylvania, 
and was engaged for a number of years as a 
driller and toll-dresser. Some time later he 
began contracting, and for twelve years has 
operated wells in Washington County, Ohio. 
He is at present interested in the Spies Farm 
Oil Company and is also connected with other 
companies in the oil business. He is also a 
partner of William Reader, a very prominent 
oil operator, a sketch of whose life is also given 
in this book. Tliey have fields of oil in the 
neighborhood of Lowell, Ohio, and have been 
ver}' successful. 

The subject of this sketch was united in 
matrimony with Miss Dye, a daughter of D. A. 
D}'e, of Ne\\q>ort, Ohio, and descended from 
one of the pioneer settlers of the oil fields of 
Washington County. They have two little 
daughters, and enjoy a most comfortable home 
at 29 Fourth street. 



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Mr. Meyer affiliates with the Masonic fra- 
ternity, being a member of Harmar Bhie 
Lodge, No. 390, and also of Marietta Commian- 
dery, No'. 50. Mr. Meyer has good business 
ability ai:id his judgment is of the best. In 
Marietta he occupies a place among the worth- 
iest citizens. 



ESSE D. CLINE,* who is the proprie- 
tor of a livery stable in New Mata- 
moras, was born in Independence 
township, Washington County, 
Ohio, March 24, 1856, and is a son 
of Isaiah and Harriet (Ward) Cline. 

Isaiah Cline was born in Ludlow township, 
Washington County, and was a farmer. He 
served in the 77th Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., and 
died at Memphis, Kentucky, in 1863. His 
wife, Harriet E. Ward, was also a native of 
Washington County, and was born in 1838. 
She departed this life in 1869. Her father, 
Jesse M. Ward, was one of the early settlers 
of Washington County. Isaiah Cline and his 
wife reared four children, as follows : Jesse 
D., the subject of this sketch; Martin W., who 
teaches school in Oklahoma; Mary E., of 



Wheeling, West Virginia; and Andrew K., of 
Grand View. 

Jesse D. Cline was very young when his fa- 
ther died, and he was reared by his grand- 
father Ward, and lived on his fami until he 
reached the age of twenty-one years. He then 
went west, spent two years and a half in Kan- 
sas, one year in Iowa, and returned to Wash- 
ington County in the spring of 1861. He 
lived in Marietta until 1883, and during part 
of the time, he was employed railroading. He 
also spent two years in the meat business, while 
in Marietta. In 1898, he engaged in the liv- 
ery 'business at Newport, and moved to New 
^liatamoras in 1899, where he has since con- 
ducted a livery stable. His stable is well pat- 
ronized, and he gives his patrons the best of 
attention. He has a contract for the Star Mail 
Route from New Matamoras to Marietta. 

Mr. Cline was married in 1-886, to Fran- 
ces Deigmiller, who was born in Noble Coun- 
ty, Ohio, in 1867, and was reared in Wash- 
ington County. Her father, John Noble, was 
a famier. The subject of this sketch and his 
wife have four children, namely: Bessie F. ; 
Harriet E. ; Winford ; and John W. 

Mr. Cline is a Republican in politics. He 
was elected town marshal in 1901. He is a 
member of the Methodist Church. 



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Abbott, Charles iog6 

Adair. S. G 1288 

Addis, William 1459 

Ahlborn, J. E ;.. 11 18 

Alban, David 456 

Alcock, R. B 1425 

Alcock, R. J V. 1420 

Alcorn, I. 1075 

Alderman, A. D 402 

Alderman, E. R 402 

Alderman, Justus 1266 

Alexander, F. L 1 147 

Alexander, R. F 1359 

Allison, J. W 1445 

Altvater, W. V 1334 

Amos, J. L 1 153 

Andrew, William 1253 

Andrews, E. iB 712 

Andrews, M. R 902 

Angle, S. E 1277 

Archer, R T 1072 

Arnold, B. F 1339 

Arnold, J. A 1317 

Athey, C. W 1065 

Athey, J. V 1188 

Athey, J. W 1148 

Bachelder, G. H 1274 

Backus, Elijah 439 

Backus, Thomas 440 

Bacon, A. J 1089 

Bailey, Samuel 1289 

Ballard, C. B 1398 

Bankson, A. J 1366 

Barber, David 446 

Barker, Joseph 480 

Barker, J. G 1346 

Barnes, Samuel 87 

Barry, A. J 1 128 

Barth, John 1221 

Bartlett, I. 1029 

Bartlett, G. B 1021 

Bartlett, S. W 1226 

Barton, R. C 568 

Battelle, Ebenezer 501 

Battin, L. M 144° 

Battin, W. S 1336 



PAGE 

Beaver, John 1327 

Becker, J. H 1141 

Beebe, F. S 1371 

Bell, J. M 1027 

Berentz, J, W 1242 

Bess. R. W 1148 

Bevan, T. A Iioo 

Biedel. Jacdlj 1437 

Biedel, William I434 

Birnie. R. H 1439 

Blair. S. E 407 

Blake. W. T 947 

Blennerhassett, Harman 109 

Bliss. T. S 1099 

Bode. F. W loii 

Boeshaar, Carl 1237 

Bogard. S. J 1430 

Bohl. Jacob 1120 

Bohl, John 1233 

Bohl. Nicholas 14-28 

Bonnell. G. W I3I5 

Booher. L. E 1329 

Booth. E. M 115C1 

Bosworth. Sala 211 

Bowman. Emmor 1022 

Bowman. T. 1 1041 

Bove. Phillip 1171 

Brabham. Walter 457 

Bradfield. L. C 1389 

Bradford. Roland 502 

Bi=eckenridge, A. F 1261 

Breckenridge. David 1386 

Breckenridge Family. The 345 

Breckenridge, J. H IIQS 

Breckenridge. J. L 1050 

Breckenridge. William 1126 

Brenan, J.^C 964 

Brewster. Richard I37l 

Briggs, J, F 1302 

Brooker. Jacob 985 

Brown. Anthony 1445 

Brown. E. L 1453 

Brown. J. A 1440 

Browning, J. D 1196 

Browning, William 503 

Brownrigg. L. IV'1 1397 

Buell, C. F 447 



PAGE 

Buell, D. C 697 

Bucll, Frank 457 

Buell, Joseph 881 

Buell, Melissa B 1227 

Buell. Timothy 565 

Burfield, Leslie 1309 

Cady, N. S 1168 

Cain. J. G 11.=^ 

Calvert, Josiah 1 190 

Carothers. R. D nil 

Carson. E. L 1060 

Cass, Lewis 439 

Cassady, Dennis 1220 

Cassidy, J. N 1055 

Chamberlain. C. C 933 

Chapman, Hiel 1380 

Cheatham. R. B 726 

Cisler. L. H 1133 

Cisler, Mary E 1308 

Cisler. N. C 1370 

Cisler, Thomas 1095 

Clark, W. A 1366 

Clarke, Melvin 45° 

Cleary, J. T II45 

Cline, J. D 1465 

Clogston, C. W 1167 

Coburn. Asa 499 

Coen, H. B 1142 

Coffman, S. A 1321 

Cole , Anna M 1094 

Cole, Lucy M 1202 

Cole, R. N 1307 

Collins. J. H 126s 

Cone. Charlotte C 1307 

Condit, T. L 724 

Cooke, E. P 979 

Cooke, G. M 947 

Cooke, P.. Jr 729 

Cooney, James 1401 

Cordray, W. H 1312 

Corner, E. P 1383 

Corner Family. The 959 

Cotton, John 47° 

Cotton. J. D 472 

Coulter, L B 1364 

Cox, E. S 1264, 



1468 



INDEX. 



PACE 

Cox, Joseph 1436 

Cram. W. J 967 

Crooks. J. C 1451 

Crosby, P. B 1165 

Cunningham, R. H 1090 

Cunningham, S. A 1463 

Cunningham, W. H 1353 

Curtis, A. L 1254 

Curtis, H. M 472 

Curtis. J. R 568 

Cushing. Nathan 502 

Cutler, Ephraim 885 

Cutler, Manasseh 867 

Cutler. W. P 913 

Cutter, F. J . . , 1003 

Dabnev, W. 'R 1365 

Dale, E. R ^, 904 

Dale, T. D ■■-. 541 

Dana, Benjamin S04 

Dana, C. S 1268 

Dana. F. F 1378 

Dana Family, The 1429 

Dana, John 937 

Dana, William SOI 

Danielson, T. E 56^ 

Davis, D. C 1173 

Davis. T. F losg. 

Davis. W. H 143S 

Dawes. B. G 901 

Dawes, C. G 901 

Dawes, E. C 907 I 

Dawes, H. M 457 

Dawes, H. M 901 

Daw-es. Rufus C 901 

Dawes. R. R 89.^ 

Day, S. L 998 

Dav. W. A 972 

Dearth, M. C 1082 

Dent. J. N 1455 

Detlor, W. E 1312 

Devine, Laughlin 1 188 

T)evoI. E. W 1050 

Devol. Gilbert 504 

Devol. Helem 1128 

Devol, H. F 706 

Devol, J. S 1369 

Devol. Jonathan 500 

Devol. Marv E 1309 

Devol. M. H 1049 

Devol. Ruth B 1049 

Devol. W. A 963 

Dillon, J, T 1233 

Dinsmore. George 1391 

Dodd. G. F. L 1267 

Dodge Family, The 335 

Dodge, John 335 

Dodge, John 336 

Dodge, J. P 340 

Dodge, P. 339 

Dodge. Virginia V 340 

Dole. Albert 1283 

Doudna. J. W 1212 

Dowling. C. W 1383 

Drain, Duncan 1004 

Drown, Solomon 462 



PAGE 

Dunbar, J. T 1378 

Dunbar, T. T 1061 

Dunsmoor, D, A 1370 

Dutton. J, A 1426 

Dvar. C. P 1095 

Dye, D. A 1098 

Dye, F. J 1302 

Dve. J. H 1114 

Dye, L. P nil 

Dye, W. P 1295 

Eaton. William 1065 

Ebinger. W. H 922 

Eddy. C. W 1289 

Edgerton. Luther 977 

Eclls. A. D 720 

Ellenwood, L. W 121 1 

Ellenwood, Milton 1165 

Emerson, Caleb 441 

Emerson, W. D 447 

Evans, W. G 1250 

Ewart. T. W 452 

Ewing, Catharine F 177 

Eyssen, G. B 1405 

Farley. Thomas 462 

Faulile, W. A 1090 

Fearing, B. D 708 

Bearing, Paul 438 

^Ston. George 1453 

mxh. E. E 1106 

FitM, W. W 1416 

FiscBipr. John 1221 

Fisch'ei;, P. C 10,30 

Fisher, Jlezekiah 1180 

Fishei-i- Joseph 1317 

Flagg. Jaiii^s 961 

Fleming.'.Thomas 1419 

Folger, B. F'. I34i 

Ford. A. n... 1 126 

Ford. Seth .^> 1328 

Fouraker. L. ■ j'. , 7^3 

Fox, Jacob . . •! ,.\' 1047 

Franks. Catherine P 1084 

Frost. Nancy A.,.. 527 

Frye. J. W. ......' 14S2 

Fuller. O. J 1130 

Fuller, Shvibel ......'. 471 

FuUerton. William 1214 

Gaitree. W. B 1345 

Gage. H. D 1018 

Gage. J. A 1123 

Gage. J. H 1062 

Ga,ge. M. W >..■,.•• i46o 

Gale. G. T i,..^.. 1248 

Gallaher. J. A -.■', . ;V. • 932 

Card. C. E '. . iioo 

Gardner. D. E [. . 448 

Gates. E. F .;.. iiS4 

Gates. Beman 400 

Gates. C. B 72S 

Gates. W. A I345 

Gear. H. L 458 

Geddes. J. W. 1461 

Gern^an. Morris 471 

Giffen. C. B 1094 



PAGE 

Gilbert, Mrs. E. G 1173 

Gilchrest. O. S 1285 

Gilman, B. 1 498 

Gilman, Joseph 437 

Gilman, Rebecca 1 878 

Glaub, A. J 1450 

Glazier. A. W 1200 

Goddard, C. H I4s8 

Goddard, E. W 1278 

Goddard. L. H 447 

Goebel. F. A 1272 

Goodale. Nathan soo 

Goodrich. H. 1285 

Gracey. A. L 989 

Graham. A. M 1005 

Grass, Charles 1082 

Gray, William 504 

Green, Davis 450 

Green, L. W 1062 

Greene. Charles 499 

Greene. Griflin 503 

Greenlees, Maggie 1414 

Greenlees. Thomas 952 

Greenwood. T. E 722 

Grimes, C. W 1239 

Grubb, C. M 1369 

Guitteau, J. M 449 

Gurlev, W. H 970 

Guthrie, C. C. J 1087 

Guyton, B. E 11 19 

Haddow. James 1358 

Hadlev. John 1263 

HadleV. T. S 1452 

Hagerman, G. W 1184 

Haines. J. T 1293 

Hallett, A. D 984 

Halsey: E. M 1263 

Hamilton, J. .A 1335 

Hamilton, O. K 1136 

Hancock, Thomas 1327 

Hardy, J. M 1053 

Harrison. Jackson 1195 

Hart. B. F 919 

Hart, Josiah 462 

Hart. C. S 1064 

Hart. Sam 472 

Hart. Seth 472 

Hart, S. D 997 

Hart, W. R i455 

Harte, R. E 447 

Hartnell. W. B 1081 

Hartson, D. T 1423 

Harvey, G. D 1241 

Harvey. S. W 1395 

Haskell, Jonathan 502 

Haskins. A. L 716 

Hathaway, Luther 729 

Hathaway, S. J 983 

Hayes. David 1069 

Hayes. L. C 1389 

Hayward. C. F 1287 

Heddleson. C. L 1342 

Heddleston. Theodore 131 1 

Hempstead. G. M. P 470 

Herzer. Herman 977 



IND EX. 



1469 



PAGE 

Hess. George ioo6 

Hibbard. T. B 1134 

Hickman, Peter 1244 

Hildebrand, Jesse 711 

Hildreth, George O 471 

Hildreth, S. F 465 

Hill, Alexander 563 

Holdren, G. H 1041 

Holdren, J. 1 131 1 

Holland. H. H 1392 

Hollinger, J. D 1444 

Hollister, C. S 1424 

HoUstein, W. A ngi 

Hood, W. C 403 

Hoon, J. P 1396 

Hoon, Madison 719 

Hoon, Mary J 1004 

Howe, G. A 1 193 

Hiick. John 980 

Hughes, William 1395 

Hull, R. E 1360 

Humiston, Miles 1083 

Humiston, R, A 1 124 

Humston, C. M 1429 

Humphrey, A. W 1333 

Humphrey, L. A 1183 

Hutchins, Charles 1178 

Hutchinson, A. W- 1083 

Hutchinson, M. M 1415 

Ingersoll, George 502 

Irish, George 1 184 

Jackson, H. G 1232 

Jones, Charles 1404 

Johnson, I. J 1280 

Johnston, George 1390 

Johnston, M. B 1087 

Jordan, J. L 1423 

Jumper, J. J 722 

Kaiser, John 1077 

Karcher, P. F 1241 

Kelly, V. W 1330 

Keonig. Jacob 717 

Kerr, L. C 1255 

Kidd, N. E 970 

Knowles, Addison 1220 

Knowle-;, S. S 452 

Knowles, William 499 

Koontz, S. F 1 315 

Kraft, T. G. W 1095 

Kunz, Peter, Jr 11 13 

Laflin, C. S 1127 

Laing. J. P 118? 

Lake, Mary 878 

Lambert, 6. A 951 

Lane, Richard 1310 

Langenberg, W. H 1352 

Lawton, R. G 1348 

Lee. T. G 1419 

Leeper, W. H 928 

Lehmer, G. E 1104 

Leibrand, W. F 1425 

Leonard, F. B 1048 

Leonard, W. B 463 

Lightner, John 1009 



Longfellow, A. J' 1438 

Longfellow, H. H 1413 

Longfellow, S. B 1460 

Loomis, W. B 456 

Lord, G. H 1417 

Lord, H. C 934 

Loring, Daniel 503 

Lovell. Betty W 1055 

Lovell, J. A 1404 

Machetanz. Jacob 1346 

Mackey, J. N 1139 

Magee, A. W 1029 

Malster, John 1354 

Malster, J. L 1219 

Mankins, R. M 1249 

Marietta Steam Laundry, The. 1141 

Marsch. Daniel 1448 

Martin. J. H 1277 

Mason. J. L 1 1 19 

Mason. R. D 726 

Mason, W. B 1140 

Matthews, John 885 

Mattern, Philip 953 

Mayberry, J. P 443 

Mayo, Daniel 504 

McClure, James 910 

McConnell, J. H, 1035 

McCormick, .■\. W 458 

McCormick. J. W 458 

McDermott. J.J 985 

McDermott. Thomas 1155 

McDonald, John 1124 

McElhose, S. J 143^ 

McGee, F. S 986 

McGill. W. B 1255 

McGirr. Franklin 1250 

McInto.sh, Mrs. Clarinda J 1322 

Mcintosh. Nathan 464 

McKinney. B. J 404 

McKinney. W. P 1194 

McLaren. Peter 1129 

McMillen, S. ^l 403 

McTaggart. Alexander. Jr 1219 

Meigs. R. J 874 

Meisenhelder. Charles iiSc 

Meister. Gottlieb 1177 

Mellor, Edward 1274 

Meyer. E. A 1464 

Miles, Benjamin gc? 

I Miller. C. A 1028 

Miller. L. E 990 

Miller. R. T 1457 

Mills. John 903 

Mills. John 938 

Mills, William 499 

Mills, W. W 1 160 

Milne, D. S 1402 

Minch, H. H 998 

Mindlinp-. D. N 1437 

Minshall. F. W 1231 

Mitchell, F. G 1123 

Mitchell, William 963 

Monroe, Josiah 498 

Moody. Price 1093 

Moore, Jonas 470 



r.\GE 

Moore, T. W 11 17 

Morey, D. F 974 

Morgan, J. F 1206 

Morris, Edward 1256 

Morris, Harvey 1226 

Morrow, J. C 1306 

Morse. F. P 1042 

Mueller, Jacob 405 

Mueller, S. F 11 14 

Alugrage, P. C... 1186 

Mulinex. D. B.... 999 

Mulligan, Michael 1222 

Murdock, B. F 1308 

Murdock, G. D 1 135 

Murphy, F. T 1413 

Needham, Stephen 1015 

Newton, C. H loog 

Nichols, J. R 933 

Nicholson. T. S 1280 

Nickel, S. R 1287 

Nickerson. Allen 1427 

Nickolaus, Lewis 954 

Nixon, C. H 1027 

Nixon. C. T 1247 

Noll, M. F... 919 

Nye, A. T 967 

Nye, Arius 445 

Nye, A. S 448 

Nye, D. S 451 

Nye, Ichabod 876 

Nye, Horace 567 

Nye, W. S 451 

Ohio Dental Company. The... 1 146 

Oldham. F. F 4^8 

Oldham. W. H 448 

Olds, L. G 1457 

Olds, W. C 1174 

Oliver. .Alexander 503 

Oliver. Robert 873 

Olney, Coggswell 499 

O'Neal. E. R 1211 

O'Neill, C. T 1159 

Ormiston. .-Mexander 1324 

Ormiston. I. A 1450 

Otis. H. G 859 

Owen. Daniel • 1447 

Padgitt, C. B ir-,7 

Page. E. P 175 

Palmer, E. H 1016 

Palmer, Jewett 909 

Palmer. J. A 731 

Palmer. S. .A 1339 

Pape. W. B 992- 

Parker, W. R 1286 

Parr. J. D 1299 

Parsons, S. H 436 

Patterson. W. A 1406 

Paxton. J. C 714 

Payne. G. M 1359 ■ 

Pcarce, i:.. P 726 

Pegg. A. T 1334 

Penrose & Simpson Company, 

The ni6 

Pcrdcw. W. W 1372,. 



I470 



INDEX. 



PACE 

Perry, A. T 939 

Pfeiffer, G. W 1301 

Phillips, G. A 1441 

Phillips. J. D 209 

Phillips, L. W 1133 

Pierce, Isaac 503 

Plumly, John 1433 

Porterfield, W. L 73° 

Preston. J. C 1284 

Pugh. H. L 1205 

Putnam, A. W 502 

Putnam, B. P 979 

Putnam, David 889 

Putnam. Douglas 945 

Putnam, Ezra 499 

Putnam. Israel 502 

Putnam, Rufus 860 

Putnam, S. H 945 

Putnam, W. P 462 

Quinn, G. B 973 

Ranger, F. B 1177 

Rawson. Stephen 1 199 

Reader, William 1 172 

Reckard, J. L 1207 

Reckard. W. L 999 

Reed, A. G 1264 

Reed, C. T 1392 

Reed, David 1455 

Reed, Isaac 1446 

Reed. J. F 1340 

Regnier, A. B ^ 1407 

Regnier, Felix ' 471 

Regnier, J. B 463 

Remley, A. W 1 125 

Reppert. J. A 1081 

Rice, G. T 7I7' 

Rice. Oliver 502 

Richards. A. J 934 

Richards, C. W 1336 

Richardson. W. R 455 

Riley. C. T 1449 

Riley, J. H 1156 

Rilev, Martha .- 1420 

Rhodes, C. R 449 

Rhodes. Mary E 1228 

Robertson. W. F 1103 

Robinson. G. E 1385 

Robinson, S. B 450 

Rodick. Bernard 1463 

Roe. W. E 1064 

Rolston. W. L 972 

Rood, D. R 1402 

Rose, M. M 1365 

Ross. E. A 1462 

Rowland, Charles 1268 

Rowland. George 1214 

Rowlcs, R. B 1242 

Ruggles, Benjamin 440 

Rummer, Harley 1439 

Russell, Mrs. Jane 209 

Russel N. E 1179 

Russell, J. H 1240 

Saner, J, C 1441 

Sargent. Winthrop 498 



Schilling, Joseph . . . 
Schinimel. Charles . 
Schimmel. Charles . 

Schnaufer, J. B 

Schramm Brothers . 
Schwendeman, J. A. 

Scott, C. H 

Scott, T. O 

Selby. J. C 

Shaner, W. R 

Shankland. C. F. . . 

Sharp, John 

Shaw, Benjamin . . . 

B. i) 

D. R 

Malcom . . . . 



Shaw. 
Shaw, 
Shaw, 



Shaw, R. K 

Shaw. W. B 

Sheets. H. P 

Sheldon, J. R 

Shepard. Enoch 

Shoop. T. B 

Sibley, H. L. 

Skinner, William .... 

Skipton, H. L 

Skipton, L, W 

Skipton. William . . . . 

Sloan. E 

Slocomb. William .... 

Smith, A. L 

Smith, F. R 

-Smith. H. E 

-Smith, J. B 

-Smith. L. D 

Smith. Magdalena . . . 

Smith, Van 

-Smith. William 

-Smith. W. C 

Smithson, R. C 

Smithson. R. E 

Smithson, W. E 

Snodgrass, J. E 

Sole, Isaac 

Sole. Levi 

Sparling. F. R 

Speary. C. F 

Spencer, .\lbaness . . . 

Sproat, Ebenezer . . . . 

Squier. J. N 

St. Clair, .\rthur 

Stacy, M. A 

Stacv, William 

-Stanley. H. W 

-Stanley. Wilson 

Stanton. "Thomas . . . . 

Steele. S. K 

Stephens. W. E 

Stephenson, Algernon 

Stephenson. J. G 

Stephenson. R. J 

Stevens, G. J 

Stilwell. W. M 

Stimson. R. M 

Stone, A. D 

Stone. B. B 

Stone, Jonathan 



PAGE 

990 
1363 
1444 
1 185 
1094 

992 
1 189 
1357 

717 
1024 

986 

563 

504 

948 
1237 
1261 

939 
1076 
1253 
1353 
• 499 
1039 

925 

499 
1089 
1342 
1377 
1293 

163 
1278 
1283 
1294 

974' 
1462 
1 139 
1351 
1072 
1417 
1443 
1054 
1396 
1040 
1240 
1241 
1050 
1 139 
1248 
. 874 
1 185 

875 

991 

879 
1273 

471 
1300 
1034 
1448 
1386 
1200 
1333 

471 
1036 

401 
1243 
1384 

500 



PAGE 

Story, Daniel 884 

Strecker Brothers Company, 

The 932 

Strecker, L. D 1461 

Sturgiss, J. W 1398 

Sugden, T. H 1166 

Sunderland, G. B 1306 

Suter, M. V 1427 

Swan. Gustav 441 

Swinburne, A. H 1113 

Thompson. L. B 1208 

Thompson, O. C 1244 

Thornberry, Linnie 984 

Thorniley. Betsey J 1 199 

Thorniley. F. .A. 1098 

Thorniley. John 563 

Thorniley. J. M 1334 

Thorniley. N. N 1456 

Thorniley, W. H 958 

Tobey, H. F 1279 

Torner, J. S. H 1033 

Torner. W. V ii93 

Torpv. D. B 957 

Towne, H. A 451 

Tratchel, Charles 1271 

Trevor, Hugh 47i 

Trickle. E. H 1063 

Trotter. E. E 1069 

True. O. A 980 

True. Jabez 461 

Tucker, Oliver 1047 

Tupper, Anselm 880 

Tupper. Benjamin 870 

Tupper. Beniamin 881 

Tupper, E. W 561 

Turner, C. H 927 

Turner, D. F 1415 

Turner, G. B 72i 

Tyler, Dean 504 

Underwood, H. G 1012 

Underwood, R. A 1015 

Underwood. W. H... 953 

Van Dcrvoort, J. E 93i 

Van Metre, S. R 946 

Van Winkle, B. L 1408 

Varnum, J. M 437 

Vaughn, A\ 1000 

Vaughn, George 1329 

Vincent, H. C 1105 

Wagner, J'. F 1323 

Walker, J. M 1299 

Wallace, Robert 465 

Waller. Lewis 1234 

Walter. Z. D 472 

Ward. A. T 7i9 

Ward. C. A 1162 

Ward, J. W 1168 

Ward, Nahum 890 

Warren. L. E 1120 

Warren. R. R loio 

Warren. William 1379 

Warren. W. W 1262 

Way. W. G 93i 



INDEX. 



1471 



PAGE 

Weaver, S. E 1 196 

Webber, Simeon 1213 

Welch, G. H 1056 

Wendelken. Henry 1296 

West, H. C 1017 

West, J. B 1290 

West, J. W II3S 

Wickens, E. T 1060 

Wickens, Henry 1454 

Wickens, J. A 1225 

Wickens, W. R 1305 



PAGE 

Wieser, George 1267 

Williams, Isaac and Rebecca... 878 

Williams, J. M 406 

Willis, O. M 1078 

Wilson, Frank 1142 

Wharton, J. McC 1097 

Wharton, W. J 1201 

Wheeler, F. A 1071 

Whipple, Abraham 871 

White, Haffield 874 

Whittington, E. E 1296 



Whittington, R. H 1238 

Whittlesey, W. A 446 

Whittlesey, W. B 718 

Woesman, F. M 1273 

Wood, C. J 1187 

Woodbridge, Dudley 499 

Woodbridge, G. M 506 

Woodbridge, William 440 

Woodford, H. D 1225 

Worrall, George 1301 

Worstell, F. A 1330 



6, W I 



Illustrations 



PAGE 

Alcorn, I. 1074 

'Amos, J'. L 1 1 5 1 

Amos, Mrs. Millie M 1150 

Andrews, M. R 12 

Arnold, B. F 10.^8 

Arnold, Mrs. Ann P 1039 

Bartlett, Mr. and Mrs. G. B... 1020 

Beverly Public School Building 170 

Blennerhassett, Harman 108 

Bonnell, G. W i.'?i4 

Boye, Phillip 1170 

Bradfield, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. . 1.^88 

Breckenridge, A. F 1258 

Breckenridge, Mrs. Elizabeth P. i2=;q 

Cain, Mr. and Mrs. J. G ii.qS 

City Hall, Marietta 544 

Cleary, J. T 1144 

Coffman, S. A 1320 

Cooney, James 1400 

Court House and Jail at Mari- 
etta, built in 1798 132 

Cutler, W. P gi2 

Cutter, F. J 1002 

Dana, John 936 

Davis, T. F loqS 

Dawes, C. G 900 

Dawes, E. C qo6 

Dawes, R. R 804 

Devol's Dam in Muskingum 

River 404 

Dodge, John 334 

Dodge, I. S 324 

Dodge, J . P 330 

Dodge. Mrs, Laura L. J 342 

-Dowling. C. W 1382 

Dve, L. P 1109 

Dye, Mrs. Leah S 1108 

Ellenwood, L. W 1210 

Ellenwood, Milton 1164 

First Academy Building ^2 

First Congregational Church, 

Marietta 374 

Fox. Jacob 1044 

Fox, Mrs. Rosa R 1045 

Gage, J. A 1 122 



PAGE 

Gaitree, W. B 1344 

Gracey, A. L 988 

Grubb, C. M 1368 

Guthrie, C. C. J 1086 

I 

Haines, J. T 1292 

Hancock, Thomas 1326 

Hardy, J. M 1052 

Hart, B. F 918 

Hart, Mrs. Lydia R 995 

Hart, S. D 994 

Harvey. S. W 1394 

Hathaway, Luther 728 

Hathaway, S. J 982 

Herzer, Herman 976 

Humphrey, J. S 1 182 

Jordan, J. L 1422 

Lambert. O. A 950 

List of First Party of Pioneers* 66 

Longfellow, H. H 410 

Longfellow, Samuel 411 

Lord, G. H 1417 

Malster, J. L 1216 

Malster, Mrs. Nancy B 1217 

Marietta College Buildings.... 202 

Marietta from Harmar Hill... 284 

Marietta High School Building. 156 

Marietta in 1830 284 

Marietta Township High School 310 

Martin. J. H 1276 

Meister. Gottlieb 1 176 

Millstone, Coat of Arms. Gun, 
Bible. etc., brought to 
Northwest Territory by 

Capt. John Dodge 338 

Minshall. F. W 1230 

Modern View of Mound Ceme- 
tery 18 

Moody. Price 1092 

Moore. T. W 1116 

Mound-Builders' Earthworks on 

the Site of Marietta 18 

New Matamoras Public School 

Building 170 

Newton. C. H 1008 

Nixon. C. H 1026 

Nixon. C. T.. and Family 1246 



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Nye, A. T 966 

Ohio Company Land Office.... 52 

Oil Wells at Moore's Junction. 420 
Old Block-House at Southeast 

Corner of Campus Martins 84 

Old County Court House 454 

Parr. J. D 1298 

Phillips, L. W 1132 

Plan of Ancient Earthworks on 

the Present Site of Marietta 28 

Plumly, John 1432 

Pugh, H. L 1204 

Putnam, David 888 

Putnam, Douglas 943 

Putnam, Rufus 862 

Putnam, S. H 942 

Rawson, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen 1198 

Reppert, J. A 1080 

Robertson, W. F 1102 

Schimmel. Mr. and Mrs. Charles 1362 

Scott. T. 1356 

Shaw, D. R 1236 

Sheets, H. P .-. . 1252 

Shoop. J. B 1038 

Sibley, H. L 924 

Skipton, 'Mrs. Sarah B 1375 

Skipton, William 1374 

Smith, L. W 1138 

Smith. Van 1350 

Stephenson. R. J 1332 

Torner, J. S. H 1032 

Torner, W. V 1 192 

Torpy. D. B 956 

Tratchel. Charles 1270 

Trotter, E. E 1068 

Underwood, R. \ 1014 

Washington County Children's 

Home 1 182 

Washington County Court 

House 2 

Washington Countv Infirmary. 426 

Way, W. G ' 930 

Wickens, J. .A. 1224 

Wickens, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. . 1304 



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